Satellite-derived ocean colour data provide continuous, daily measurements of global waters and are an essential tool for monitoring these in a changing climate. Merging observations from different satellite sensors is necessary long-term continuous climate research because the lifetime limited. A key issue deriving trends merged inconsistency between spatiotemporal coverage sensor datasets tha...

Ecosystems are dynamic systems and the study of their functioning and evolution requires the development of dynamic biogeochemical models. A wide application and a pronounced development of this type of model has taken place during the last two decades due essentially, to the development of computer technology, which has permitted the handling of very complex mathematical systems, and also to t...

Tropical forests are renowned for their biological diversity, but also harbor variable combinations of soil age, chemistry and susceptibility to erosion or tectonic uplift. Here we contend that the combined effects of this biotic and abiotic diversity promote exceptional biogeochemical heterogeneity at multiple scales. At local levels, high plant diversity creates variation in chemical and stru...

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