School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
Organisation profile
Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.
Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
- 2021
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Effects of local neighbourhood diversity on crown structure and productivity of individual trees in mature mixed-species forests
Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Reich, K. F., Bienert, A., Maas, H.-G. & von Oheimb, G., 26.04.2021, In: Forest Ecosystems. 8, 1, 12 p., 26.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Key advantages of the leverage points perspective to shape human-nature relations
Riechers, M., Loos, J., Balázsi, Á., García-Llorente, M., Bieling, C., Burgos-Ayala, A., Chakroun, L., Mattijssen, T. J. M., Muhr, M. M., Pérez-Ramírez, I., Raatikainen, K. J., Rana, S., Richardson, M., Rosengren, L. & West, S., 25.04.2021, In: Ecosystems and People. 17, 1, p. 205-214 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire
Giorgis, M. A., Zeballos, S. R., Carbone, L., Zimmermann, H., von Wehrden, H., Aguilar, R., Ferreras, A. E., Tecco, P. A., Kowaljow, E., Barri, F., Gurvich, D. E., Villagra, P. & Jaureguiberry, P., 23.04.2021, In: Fire Ecology. 17, 1, 20 p., 11.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainability in Higher Education
Barth, M., 21.04.2021, Oxford Bibliographies in "Education". Hynds, A. & Meyer, L. (eds.). Oxford University Press, (Oxford Bibliographies in "Education").Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Hybrid life cycle assessment of an onshore wind farm including direct and indirect services: A case study in Guajira, Colombia
Vélez-Henao, J. A. & Vivanco, D. F., 15.04.2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 284, 112058.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resolving conflicts between people and over time in the transformation toward sustainability: A framework of interdependent conflicts
Majer, J. M., Barth, M., Zhang, H., Treek, M. & Trötschel, R., 15.04.2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 16 p., 623757.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comment on "nomenclature, Chemical Abstracts Service Numbers, Isomer Enumeration, Ring Strain, and Stereochemistry: What Does Any of This Have to Do with an International Chemical Disarmament and Nonproliferation Treaty?"
Rücker, C., Meringer, M. & Wassermann, A., 13.04.2021, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 98, 4, p. 1465-1467 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Integrating Sustainability into Learning in Chemistry
Wissinger, J. E., Visa, A., Saha, B. B., Matlin, S. A., Mahaffy, P. G., Kümmerer, K. & Cornell, S., 13.04.2021, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 98, 4, p. 1061-1063 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Perspectivas urbano-rurales sobre la circulación de dos frutos silvestres del Bosque Altoandino en sistemas agroalimentarios de Bogotá, Colombia
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Consuegra, C., van der Hammen, M. C. & Pérez, D., 13.04.2021, In: Revista Etnobiología. 19, 1, p. 81-95 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals: An empirical analysis informed by legitimacy theory
Silva, S., 10.04.2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 292, 125962.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A change of values is in the air
Fischer, J., 01.04.2021, In: Nature Sustainability. 4, 4, p. 292-293 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil
Schilling-Vacaflor, A., Lenschow, A., Challies, E., Cotta, B. & Newig, J., 01.04.2021, In: World Development. 140, 12 p., 105281.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Controller als Partner im Nachhaltigkeits-Management
Petersen, H., Lühn, M., Nuzum, A.-K., Schaltegger, S. & Wenzig, J., 01.04.2021, In: Controlling & Management Review. 65, 3, p. 8-15 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corridors as a tool for linking habitats – Shortcomings and perspectives for plant conservation
Travers, E., Härdtle, W. & Matthies, D., 01.04.2021, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 60, 125974.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Flexible electricity generation, grid exchange and storage for the transition to a 100% renewable energy system in Europe” [Renew. Energy 139 (2019) 80-101]
Child, M., Kemfert, C., Bogdanov, D. & Breyer, C., 01.04.2021, In: Renewable Energy. 167, p. 960 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Die "Energiewende" im Bundestag: ein politisches Transformationsprojekt? Eine Diskursanalyse aus feministischer und sozial-ökologischer Perspektive
Amri-Henkel, A., 01.04.2021, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 364 p. (Edition Politik; vol. 106)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Ecosystem service mapping needs to capture more effectively the biodiversity important for service supply
Ceausu, S., Apaza-Quevedo, A., Schmid, M., Martín-López, B., Cortés-Avizanda, A., Maes, J., Brotons, L., Queiroz, C. & Pereira, H. M., 01.04.2021, In: Ecosystem Services. 48, 10 p., 101259.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem services from forest and farmland: Present and past access separates beneficiaries in rural Ethiopia
Schultner, J., Dorresteijn, I., Manlosa, A. O., von Wehrden, H., Hylander, K., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 01.04.2021, In: Ecosystem Services. 48, 101263.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effect of an internet- and app-based stress intervention compared to online psychoeducation in university students with depressive symptoms: Results of a randomized controlled trial
Harrer, M., Apolinário-Hagen, J., Fritsche, L., Salewski, C., Zarski, A. C., Lehr, D., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P. & Ebert, D. D., 01.04.2021, In: Internet Interventions. 24, 11 p., 100374.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interactions between species richness, herbivory and precipitation affect standing biomass in Mongolian rangelands
Ahlborn, J., Wesche, K., Lang, B., Oyunbileg, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Römermann, C., French Collier, N. & von Wehrden, H., 01.04.2021, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 24, 2, 12 p., e12581.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant intraspecific competition and growth stage alter carbon and nitrogen mineralization in the rhizosphere
Sun, Y., Zang, H., Splettstößer, T., Kumar, A., Xu, X., Kuzyakov, Y. & Pausch, J., 01.04.2021, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 44, 4, p. 1231-1242 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predicting the impacts of human population growth on forest mammals in the highlands of southwestern Ethiopia
Rodrigues, P., Dorresteijn, I., Guilherme, J. L., Hanspach, J., De Beenhouwer, M., Hylander, K., Bekele, B., Senbeta, F., Fischer, J. & Nimmo, D., 01.04.2021, In: Biological Conservation. 256, 109046.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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What the eyes reveal about (reading) poetry
Menninghaus, W. & Wallot, S., 01.04.2021, In: Poetics. 85, 15 p., 101526.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A systematic literature review of crowdfunding and sustainability: highlighting what really matters
Böckel, A., Hörisch, J. & Tenner, I. M., 04.2021, In: Management Review Quarterly. 71, 2, p. 433-453 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Governance Challenges at the Interface of Food Security and Biodiversity Conservation: A Multi-Level Case Study from Ethiopia
Jiren, T. S., Leventon, J., Jager, N. W., Dorresteijn, I., Schultner, J., Senbeta, F., Bergsten, A. & Fischer, J., 04.2021, In: Environmental Management. 67, 4, p. 717-730 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Soil chemical legacies trigger species-specific and context-dependent root responses in later arriving plants
Delory, B. M., Schempp, H., Spachmann, S. M., Störzer, L., van Dam, N. M., Temperton, V. M. & Weinhold, A., 04.2021, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 44, 4, p. 1215-1230 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Materials and Energy Accounting
Burritt, R., Christ, K. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2021, Routledge Handbook of Environmental Accounting. Bebbington, J., Larrinaga, C., O'Dwyer, B. & Thomson, I. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 207-223 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Urban storm water infiltration systems are not reliable sinks for biocides: evidence from column experiments
Bork, M., Lange, J., Graf-Rosenfellner, M., Hensen, B., Olsson, O., Hartung, T., Fernández-Pascual, E. & Lang, F., 31.03.2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 12 p., 7242.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Contextualising urban experimentation: Analysing the utopiastadt campus case with the theory of strategic action fields
Wanner, M., Bachmann, B. & Von Wirth, T., 26.03.2021, In: Urban Planning. 6, 1, p. 235-248 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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12 Fragen an Sabine Hofmeister
Hofmeister, S., 25.03.2021, In: GAIA. 30, 1, p. 4-5 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Crowdfunding sustainable entrepreneurship: What are the characteristics of crowdfunding investors?
Tenner, I. M. & Hörisch, J., 25.03.2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 290, 9 p., 125667.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Seven years of the GAIA Masters Student Paper Award
Fischer, D., 25.03.2021, In: GAIA. 30, 1, p. 1-1 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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The knowledge transfer potential of online data pools on nature-based solutions
Schröter, B., Zingraff-Hamed, A., Ott, E., Huang, J., Hüesker, F., Nicolas, C. & Schröder, N. J. S., 25.03.2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 762, 11 p., 143074.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Transdisziplinäre Forschung mit transformativem Anspruch Zehn Jahre NaWis: Rückblick und Vorausschau
Lang, D. J., Renn, O., Rehm, A. & Ernst, A., 25.03.2021, In: GAIA. 30, 1, p. 51-53 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Education and Training
Bäumler, J. & Schomerus, T., 23.03.2021, The Paris Agreement on Climate Change: A Commentary. Calster, G. V. & Reins, L. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 284-301 18 p. (Elgar Commentaries series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Modification of the Lipid Profile of the Initial Oral Biofilm In Situ Using Linseed Oil as Mouthwash
Kensche, A., Reich, M., Hannig, C., Kümmerer, K. & Hannig, M., 19.03.2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 3, p. 1-13 13 p., 989.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Drivers and Barriers of Implementing Sustainability Curricula in Higher Education - Assumptions and Evidence
Weiß, M., Barth, M., Wiek, A. & Wehrden, H., 12.03.2021, In: Higher Education Studies. 11, 2, p. 42 - 64 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Tree species richness modulates water supply in the local tree neighbourhood: evidence from wood δ13C signatures in a large-scale forest experiment
Jansen, K., von Oheimb, G., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Fichtner, A., 10.03.2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 288, 1946, 8 p., 3100.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Seasonal and Spatial Detection of Pesticide Residues Under Various Weather Conditions of Agricultural Areas of the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site, Tanzania
Materu, S. F., Heise, S. & Urban, B., 09.03.2021, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 9, 16 p., 599814.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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'Climate neutral' is a lie - abandon it as a goal
Kemfert, C., 04.03.2021, In: Nature. 591, 7848, p. 34 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Creating leadership collectives for sustainability transformations
Care, O., Bernstein, M. J., Chapman, M., Diaz Reviriego, I., Dressler, G., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Friis, C., Graham, S., Hänke, H., Haider, L. J., Hernández-Morcillo, M., Hoffmann, H., Kernecker, M., Nicol, P., Piñeiro, C., Pitt, H., Schill, C., Seufert, V., Shu, K., Valencia, V. & Zaehringer, J. G., 04.03.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 2, p. 703-708 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evaluating a hybrid web-based training program for panic disorder and agoraphobia: Randomized controlled trial
Ebenfeld, L., Lehr, D., Ebert, D. D., Stegemann, S. K., Riper, H., Funk, B. & Berking, M., 04.03.2021, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23, 3, 14 p., e20829.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Entwicklung eines mehrstufigen Screening-Verfahrens als Wegweiser zur ökotoxikologiesn Bewertung von Pestizid-Transformationsprodukten
Hensen, B., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 02.03.2021, In: Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie. 27, 1, p. 15-20 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Akzeptanz und Nutzung der FDS-Methoden durch die Fachkräfte
Wübker, M. & Salisch, M., 01.03.2021, Fühlen Denken Sprechen: Alltagsintegrierte Sprachbildung in Kindertageseinrichtungen. von Salisch, M., Hormann, O., Cloos, P., Koch, K. & Mähler, C. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 69-80 12 p. (Sprachliche Bildung; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Aufbau der Evaluation
Wübker, M., Voltmer, K., Cloos, P. & Salisch, M., 01.03.2021, Fühlen Denken Sprechen: Alltagsintegrierte Sprachbildung in Kindertageseinrichtungen. von Salisch, M., Hormann, O., Cloos, P., Koch, K. & Mähler, C. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 53-68 16 p. (Sprachliche Bildung; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Characterization of selected microalgae and cyanobacteria as sources of compounds with antioxidant capacity
Almendinger, M., Saalfrank, F., Rohn, S., Kurth, E., Springer, M. & Pleissner, D., 01.03.2021, In: Algal Research. 53, 102168.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Das Konzept
Salisch, M. & Cloos, P., 01.03.2021, Fühlen Denken Sprechen: Alltagsintegrierte Sprachbildung in Kindertageseinrichtungen. von Salisch, M., Hormann, O., Cloos, P., Koch, K. & Mähler, C. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 7-12 6 p. (Sprachliche Bildung; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die FDS-Förderkonzeption: Über Sprache wissenschaftliches Denken und Emotionswissen aufbauen
Voltmer, K., Skowronek, M., Salisch, M. & Koch, K., 01.03.2021, Fühlen Denken Sprechen: Alltagsintegrierte Sprachbildung in Kindertageseinrichtungen. von Salisch, M., Hormann, O., Cloos, P., Koch, K. & Mähler, C. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 41-51 11 p. (Sprachliche Bildung; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Gender differences in knowledge, use, and collection of wild edible plants in three spanish areas
Acosta-Naranjo, R., Rodríguez-Franco, R., Guzmán-Troncoso, A. J., Pardo-De-santayana, M., Aceituno-Mata, L., Gómez-Melara, J., Domínguez-Gregorio, P., Díaz-Reviriego, I., González-Nateras, J. & Reyes-García, V., 01.03.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 5, p. 1-16 16 p., 2639.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plastics in our ocean as transdisciplinary challenge
Riechers, M., Fanini, L., Apicella, A., Galván, C. B., Blondel, E., Espiña, B., Kefer, S., Keroullé, T., Klun, K., Pereira, T. R., Ronchi, F., Rodríguez, P. R., Sardon, H., Silva, A. V., Stulgis, M. & Ibarra-González, N., 01.03.2021, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 164, 5 p., 112051.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review