Research projects

Current projects

DFG-Project: el-Sur Project Chile

Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Severin Irl

Project in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Dylan Craven

Duration: 07/2024-2026


DFG-Project: Quartz Islands II

Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Severin Irl

Project in collaboration with Dr. Ute Schmiedel and Dr. Jens Oldeland (both University of Hamburg)

Duration: 01/2024-2026


Hanna-Bremer-Foundation: Functional diversity and trait complementarity of co-occurring plant species in the patchy vegetation of two arid habitat types in the Succulent Karoo

Principal Investigators: Dr. Pia Eibes

Duration: 07/2024-2025


Schimper-Foundation Hohenheim: Unraveling direct and indirect effects of plant co-occurrences on functional diversity and dissimilarity of Succulent Karoo's patchy vegetation

Principal Investigators: Dr. Pia Eibes

Duration: 09/2024-09/2024


DFG-Project: Quartz Islands ‐ Island biogeography and ecology of distinct terrestrial habitat islands

Principal Investigators: Prof. Dr. Severin Irl

Project in collaboration with Dr. Ute Schmiedel and Dr. Jens Oldeland (both University of Hamburg)

Begin 01/2019 - End 01/2022

More information on the project: http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/404519812



Project: Functional island ecology

Dagmar Hanz, Severin Irl and many others