The aim of this research is to predict the impact of the future
climate change on the flora, in particular forest flora. In a
first, observational part the relationship between plant species,
communities and functional groups on the one hand, and climatic
variables on the other hand will be investigated. With this
models we can make predictions about different scenarios of
climate change. In a second, experimental part we study the
phenotypic plasticity of plant species under a simulated climate
change, using controlled transplant experiments and/or in situ
heating of plots. In both cases phenological aspects, survival,
mortality and reproduction are measured to investigate the
adaptation capacities of plant species.