Contents: german research 2/2008

Contents: german research 1/2008

📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 54 KB

## Insights into Everyday Colonial Life Multifaceted testimonies of colonial history: 55,000 historical photographs document life in the German colonies before the First World War. A great effort has been put into indexing and digitalising the photographic record, the collection is now available o

Contents: german research 3/2008

📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 60 KB

Even to the present day, the fort and the city of Kronach in Upper Franconia are defined by enormous fortified walls. The historical Fortress Rosen berg consists of an impressive "pentagon keep". Engineers are trying to retrace the architectural history of these baroque fortifications and, in doing

Contents: german research 2/2006

📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 44 KB

Africa's highest mountain provides a habitat for fascinating plant communities. The montane forest belt, with over 1,200 plant species, including more than 100 ferns, has the greatest biodiversity on the mountain. However, more and more of the forest is disappearing due to forest clearing and fires,

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📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 115 KB

The cathedral-like mound, almost five metres in height, of a colony of termites in West Africa that grows fungi. Research has revealed how community life amongst termites follows certain rules.

Contents: german research 2/2009

📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 66 KB

## Mirror of Climate Change The large lakes in the Sahara still hold many secrets. With the help of the lake sediments, geologists are gaining new insights into the variable history of climate and environment in arid Africa.

Contents: german research 2/2011

📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons ⚖ 498 KB