@techreport{HuettlKoegelKnabnerSchulinetal.2013, author = {H{\"u}ttl, Reinhard F. and K{\"o}gel-Knabner, Ingrid and Schulin, Rainer and Gerwin, Werner}, title = {Structures and processes of the initial ecosystem development phase in an artificial water catchment (Final report CRC/TR 38)}, organization = {BTU Cottbus}, issn = {1867-7800}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus-28658}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Objective of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre (CRC/TR) 38 was the study of structures and processes of the initial ecosystem development. It was assumed that the initial phase is characterized by less structured and therefore less heterogeneous ecosystems. Thus, analysis of young ecosystems in their initial stages should provide better insights into ecosystem functioning. Following this basic concept, the idea of the CRC/TR 38 was to analyze the establishment of new structures and processes which lead to a growing structuring and in consequence to a growing complexity and heterogeneity in an artificially created watershed. Further, with the help of this step-by-step development of the ecosystem it was aimed to learn from occurring feedbacks, which appear between old and newly emerging structures and patterns in order to better understand also the behavior of more mature systems. Special emphasis was placed on the spatial and temporal dynamics of both evolving structures and related processes and their interactions. In summary, the CRC/TR 38 was able to identify a number of structures and processes that are considered to be relevant and specific for young systems.}, subject = {Welzow; Braunkohlentagebau; Rekultivierung; Wasserherkunftsgebiet; {\"O}kosystem; {\"O}kosystem; {\"O}kologie; Bodenkunde; Hydrologie; Limnologie; Ecosystem; Ecology; Soil science; Hydrology; Freshwater science}, language = {en} }