TY - GEN A1 - Metin, Ayse Duha A1 - Dung, Nguyen Viet A1 - Schröter, Kai A1 - Guse, Björn A1 - Apel, Heiko A1 - Kreibich, Heidi A1 - Vorogushyn, Sergiy A1 - Merz, Bruno T1 - How do changes along the risk chain affect flood risk? T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Flood risk is impacted by a range of physical and socio-economic processes. Hence, the quantification of flood risk ideally considers the complete flood risk chain, from atmospheric processes through catchment and river system processes to damage mechanisms in the affected areas. Although it is generally accepted that a multitude of changes along the risk chain can occur and impact flood risk, there is a lack of knowledge of how and to what extent changes in influencing factors propagate through the chain and finally affect flood risk. To fill this gap, we present a comprehensive sensitivity analysis which considers changes in all risk components, i.e. changes in climate, catchment, river system, land use, assets, and vulnerability. The application of this framework to the mesoscale Mulde catchment in Germany shows that flood risk can vary dramatically as a consequence of plausible change scenarios. It further reveals that components that have not received much attention, such as changes in dike systems or in vulnerability, may outweigh changes in often investigated components, such as climate. Although the specific results are conditional on the case study area and the selected assumptions, they emphasize the need for a broader consideration of potential drivers of change in a comprehensive way. Hence, our approach contributes to a better understanding of how the different risk components influence the overall flood risk. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1067 KW - global sensitivity analysis KW - climate change KW - river floods KW - frequency KW - Europe KW - model KW - vulnerability KW - adaptation KW - strategies KW - catchment Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-468790 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 1067 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Weyrich, Alexandra A1 - Jeschek, Marie A1 - Schrapers, Katharina T. A1 - Lenz, Dorina A1 - Chung, Tzu Hung A1 - Ruebensam, Kathrin A1 - Yasar, Sermin A1 - Schneemann, Markus A1 - Ortmann, Sylvia A1 - Jewgenow, Katarina A1 - Fickel, Jörns T1 - Diet changes alter paternally inherited epigenetic pattern in male Wild guinea pigs T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Epigenetic modifications, of which DNA methylation is the most stable, are a mechanism conveying environmental information to subsequent generations via parental germ lines. The paternal contribution to adaptive processes in the offspring might be crucial, but has been widely neglected in comparison to the maternal one. To address the paternal impact on the offspring's adaptability to changes in diet composition, we investigated if low protein diet (LPD) in F0 males caused epigenetic alterations in their subsequently sired sons. We therefore fed F0 male Wild guinea pigs with a diet lowered in protein content (LPD) and investigated DNA methylation in sons sired before and after their father's LPD treatment in both, liver and testis tissues. Our results point to a 'heritable epigenetic response' of the sons to the fathers' dietary change. Because we detected methylation changes also in the testis tissue, they are likely to be transmitted to the F2 generation. Gene-network analyses of differentially methylated genes in liver identified main metabolic pathways indicating a metabolic reprogramming ('metabolic shift'). Epigenetic mechanisms, allowing an immediate and inherited adaptation may thus be important for the survival of species in the context of a persistently changing environment, such as climate change. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 1065 KW - DNA methylation KW - exposure KW - wild mammal species KW - inheritance KW - plasticity KW - adaptation Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-460031 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 1065 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Prahl, Boris F. A1 - Boettle, Markus A1 - Costa, Luís Fílípe Carvalho da A1 - Kropp, Jürgen A1 - Rybski, Diego T1 - Damage and protection cost curves for coastal floods within the 600 largest European cities T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - The economic assessment of the impacts of storm surges and sea-level rise in coastal cities requires high-level information on the damage and protection costs associated with varying flood heights. We provide a systematically and consistently calculated dataset of macroscale damage and protection cost curves for the 600 largest European coastal cities opening the perspective for a wide range of applications. Offering the first comprehensive dataset to include the costs of dike protection, we provide the underpinning information to run comparative assessments of costs and benefits of coastal adaptation. Aggregate cost curves for coastal flooding at the city-level are commonly regarded as by-products of impact assessments and are generally not published as a standalone dataset. Hence, our work also aims at initiating a more critical discussion on the availability and derivation of cost curves. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 938 KW - sea-level rise KW - topographic data KW - climate-change KW - adaptation KW - scale KW - exposure KW - model Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-459672 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 938 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schachner, Maja Katharina A1 - Juang, Linda P. A1 - Moffitt, Ursula Elinor A1 - van de Vijver, Fons J. R. T1 - Schools as acculturative and developmental contexts for youth of immigrant and refugee background T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Schools are important for the academic and socio-emotional development, as well as acculturation of immigrant-and refugee-background youth. We highlight individual differences which shape their unique experiences, while considering three levels of the school context in terms of how they may affect adaptation outcomes: (1) interindividual interactions in the classroom (such as peer relations, student-teacher relations, teacher beliefs, and teaching practices), (2) characteristics of the classroom or school (such as ethnic composition and diversity climate), and (3) relevant school-and nation-level policies (such as diversity policies and school tracking). Given the complexity of the topic, there is a need for more research taking an integrated and interdisciplinary perspective to address migration related issues in the school context. Teacher beliefs and the normative climate in schools seem particularly promising points for intervention, which may be easier to change than structural aspects of the school context. More inclusive schools are also an important step toward more peaceful interethnic relations in diverse societies. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 611 KW - youth of immigrant and refugee background KW - school KW - acculturation KW - adaptation Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-434082 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 611 SP - 44 EP - 56 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Unterberger, Christian A1 - Hudson, Paul A1 - Botzen, W. J. Wouter A1 - Schroeer, Katharina A1 - Steininger, Karl W. T1 - Future public sector flood risk and risk sharing arrangements BT - an assessment for Austria T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Climate change, along with socio-economic development, will increase the economic impacts of floods. While the factors that influence flood risk to private property have been extensively studied, the risk that natural disasters pose to public infrastructure and the resulting implications on public sector budgets, have received less attention. We address this gap by developing a two-staged model framework, which first assesses the flood risk to public infrastructure in Austria. Combining exposure and vulnerability information at the building level with inundation maps, we project an increase in riverine flood damage, which progressively burdens public budgets. Second, the risk estimates are integrated into an insurance model, which analyzes three different compensation arrangements in terms of the monetary burden they place on future governments' budgets and the respective volatility of payments. Formalized insurance compensation arrangements offer incentives for risk reduction measures, which lower the burden on public budgets by reducing the vulnerability of buildings that are exposed to flooding. They also significantly reduce the volatility of payments and thereby improve the predictability of flood damage expenditures. These features indicate that more formalized insurance arrangements are an improvement over the purely public compensation arrangement currently in place in Austria. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 634 KW - climate change KW - adaptation KW - flood risk KW - insurance KW - public sector KW - risk reduction Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-424629 SN - 1866-8372 IS - 634 ER - TY - THES A1 - Rodriguez Cubillos, Andres Eduardo T1 - Understanding the impact of heterozygosity on metabolism, growth and hybrid necrosis within a local Arabidopsis thaliana collection site T1 - Den Einfluss von Heterozygotie auf Stoffwechsel, Wachstum und Hybridnekrose innerhalb einer lokalen Arabidopsis thaliana-Sammelstelle verstehen N2 - Plants are unable to move away from unwanted environments and therefore have to locally adapt to changing conditions. Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), a model organism in plant biology, has been able to rapidly colonize a wide spectrum of environments with different biotic and abiotic challenges. In recent years, natural variation in Arabidopsis has shown to be an excellent resource to study genes underlying adaptive traits and hybridization’s impact on natural diversity. Studies on Arabidopsis hybrids have provided information on the genetic basis of hybrid incompatibilities and heterosis, as well as inheritance patterns in hybrids. However, previous studies have focused mainly on global accessions and yet much remains to be known about variation happening within a local growth habitat. In my PhD, I investigated the impact of heterozygosity at a local collection site of Arabidopsis and its role in local adaptation. I focused on two different projects, both including hybrids among Arabidopsis individuals collected around Tübingen in Southern Germany. The first project sought to understand the impact of hybridization on metabolism and growth within a local Arabidopsis collection site. For this, the inheritance patterns in primary and secondary metabolism, together with rosette size of full diallel crosses among seven parents originating from Southern Germany were analyzed. In comparison to primary metabolites, compounds from secondary metabolism were more variable and showed pronounced non-additive inheritance patterns. In addition, defense metabolites, mainly glucosinolates, displayed the highest degree of variation from the midparent values and were positively correlated with a proxy for plant size. In the second project, the role of ACCELERATED CELL DEATH 6 (ACD6) in the defense response pathway of Arabidopsis necrotic hybrids was further characterized. Allelic interactions of ACD6 have been previously linked to hybrid necrosis, both among global and local Arabidopsis accessions. Hence, I characterized the early metabolic and ionic changes induced by ACD6, together with marker gene expression assays of physiological responses linked to its activation. An upregulation of simple sugars and metabolites linked to non-enzymatic antioxidants and the TCA cycle were detected, together with putrescine and acids linked to abiotic stress responses. Senescence was found to be induced earlier in necrotic hybrids and cytoplasmic calcium signaling was unaffected in response to temperature. In parallel, GFP-tagged constructs of ACD6 were developed. This work therefore gave novel insights on the role of heterozygosity in natural variation and adaptation and expanded our current knowledge on the physiological and molecular responses associated with ACD6 activation. N2 - Pflanzen sind sessile Organismen, die nicht in der Lage sind sich unerwünschten Lebensräumen zu entziehen, sodass sie sich an verschiedene Umweltbedingungen anpassen müssen. Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) als Modellorganismus der Pflanzenbiologie war in der Lage eine Vielzahl von Lebensräumen zu kolonisieren und dabei verschiedenen biotischen und abiotischen Problemen zu trotzen. Natürliche Variation in Arabidopsis hat sich in den letzten Jahren als Mittel bewährt, um Gene zu analysieren, welche für adaptive Eigenschaften und natürliche Vielfalt verantwortlich sind. Studien über Arabidopsis-Hybride haben Erkenntnisse über die genetische Basis von Hybridinkompatibilitäten, Heterosis und Vererbungsmustern von Hybriden geliefert. Jedoch haben diese sich bisher lediglich mit globalen ökotyp befasst, sodass noch viele Informationen über Variation in einem lokalen Wachstumsgebiet fehlen. In meiner Doktorarbeit habe ich den Einfluss von Heterozygotie in einer lokalen Arabidopsis-Population und deren Rolle bei der Adaption untersucht. Dabei habe ich mich auf zwei Themen fokussiert. Beide Themen beinhalteten Arabidopsis-Hybride zwischen Individuen, welche in der Region um Tübingen in Deutschland gesammelt wurden. Das erste Projekt zielte darauf ab, den Einfluss der Hybridisierung auf den Metabolismus und das Wachstum der Pflanzen in einer lokalen Arabidopsis-Population zu verstehen. Dafür wurden das Vererbungsmuster von Primär- und Sekundärmetaboliten, sowie die Rosettengröße von diallelen Kreuzungen zwischen sieben Elternpflanzen analysiert. Im Vergleich zum Primärstoffwechsel variierten Sekundärmetabolite stärker und zeigten nicht-additive Vererbungsmuster. Zusätzlich zeigten Abwehrstoffe – hauptsächlich Glukosinolate – die höchste Abweichung vom Mittelwert beider Eltern und waren in positiver Korrelation mit der Größe der Pflanzen. In dem zweiten Projekt wurde die Rolle von ACCELERATED CELL DEATH 6 (ACD6) im Abwehrsignalweg von nekrotischen Arabidopsis-Hybriden detaillierter charakterisiert. Da die genetische Interaktion zwischen ACD6-Allelen von globalen und lokalen Arabidopsis-ökotypen bereits mit Hybridnekrose verknüpft wurde, habe ich frühe Metaboliten-, Ionen- und Expressionsänderungen von Markergenen charakterisiert, welche durch die Aktivierung von ACD6 induziert wurden. Eine Erhöhung von einfachen Zuckern und Metaboliten nicht-enzymatischer Antioxidantien und dem TCA-Zyklus wurde detektiert, sowie von Putrescin und anderen Säuren abiotischer Stressantworten. Es wurde nachgewiesen, dass Seneszenz früher in nekrotischen Hybriden induziert und zytoplasmatisches Calcium-Signaling nicht durch Temperatur beeinflusst wurde. Zusätzlich wurden GFP-markierte Konstrukte von ACD6 generiert. Zusammenfassend kann gesagt werden, dass diese Arbeit weitere Erkenntnisse über die Rolle von Heterozygotie in natürlicher Variation und Adaptation liefert und sie unser Wissen über die physiologischen und molekularen Veränderungen, verursacht durch die ACD6-Aktivierung, erweitert. KW - arabidopsis KW - diallel KW - nonadditive KW - inheritance KW - metabolism KW - variation KW - ACD6 KW - adaptation KW - defense KW - necrosis KW - Arabidopsis KW - Dialel KW - nicht additiv KW - Erbe KW - Stoffwechsel KW - Variation KW - ACD6 KW - Anpassung KW - Verteidigung KW - Nekrose Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-416758 ER -