Dr. Christopher Martius

 
 
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Area of Specialization

Biology/Zoology/Tropical Ecology

Research Topics:
Ecology, agroecology
Sustainable development
Management of soils and soil biota
Sociobiology
Department ZEFc - Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Current Research Topics

Economic and Ecological Restructuring of Land- and Water Use in the Region Khorezm (Uzbekistan): A Pilot Project in Development Research (BMBF-funded project, November 2001-December 2004)

Management of plant organic matter and its effect on litter decomposition and soil macrofauna in central Amazonian agroecosystems (SHIFT Program of BMBF, October 2000- September 2003)
Further Research Topics Pest Control
Contacts / Partners / Funding Institutions

Project partners:

  • State University of Urgench, Uzbekistan
  • Tashkent Institute for Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME); Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental, Manaus (Brazil)
  • State Museum for Natural History Karlsruhe
  • ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Flörsheim (Germany)

Homepage of the SHIFT Project:
http://www.smnk.de/shifteng.htm

Homepage of the Uzbekistan Project:
http://www.uni-bonn.de/khorezm/

Publications

Martius, C., J. Lamers, P. Wehrheim, A. Schoeller-Schletter, R. Eshchanov, A. Tupitsa, A. Khamzina, A. Akramkhanov, P.L.G. Vlek, (2004): Developing sustainable land and water management for the Aral Sea Basin through an interdisciplinary approach. In: V. Seng, E. Craswell, S. Fukai, K. Fischer (eds.): Water in Agriculture. Proceedings of a CARDI International Conference ‘Research on water in Agricultural production in Asia for the 21st Century’, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 25-28 November 200. ACIAR Proceedings 116, pp. 45-60

Martius, C., Höfer, H., Garcia, M.V.B, Römbke, J., Hanagarth, W. (2004): Microclimate in agroforestry systems in central Amazonia: does canopy closure matter to soil organisms? Agroforestry Systems 60, 291-304

Martius, C., Höfer, H., Garcia, M.V.B., Römbke, J., Hanagarth, W. (2004): Litter fall, litter stocks and decomposition rates in rain forest and agroforestry sites in central Amazonia. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 68, 137-154.

Wilcke, W., W. Amelung, M. Krauss, C. Martius, A. Bandeira, M. Garcia (2003): Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) patterns in climatically different ecological zones of Brazil. Organic Geochemistry 34:1405-1417

Martius, C., H. Tiessen, P.L.G. Vlek (Eds.; 2001): Management of Organic Matter in Tropical Soils: Scope and Limitations. Kluwer, Dordrecht. 248 pp.

 
Curriculum Vitae
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