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.

Topics

Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. 2012
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    Agroforestry species of the Bolivian Andes: an integrated assessment of ecological, economic and socio-cultural plant values

    Brandt, R., Zimmermann, H., Hensen, I., Mariscal Castro, J. C. & Rist, S., 09.2012, In: Agroforestry Systems. 86, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Approach for detecting mutagenicity of biodegraded and ozonated pharmaceuticals, metabolites and transformation products from a drinking water perspective

    Gartiser, S., Hafner, C., Kronenberger-Schäfer, K., Happel, O., Trautwein, C. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2012, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 19, 8, p. 3597-3609 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Different responses of ant species to sugars and amino acids in a subtropical forest of China 

    Methorst, J., Klein, A-M., Blüthgen, N., Leonhardt, S. & Staab, M., 09.2012, From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society, Book of abstracts: 42nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Lüneburg, Germany, 10-14 September 2012. Drees, C. & von Oheimb, G. (eds.). Berlin: Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Vol. 42. p. 56-57 2 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 42).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Hydraulic Fracturing: Zusammensetzung und Entsorgung anfallender Abwässer

    Olsson, O., Weichgrebe, D. & Rosenwinkel, K-H., 09.2012, In: Wasser und Abfall. 14, 9, p. 10-15 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Mainstream Economy, Development Politics, Sufficiency: The other way around as only sustainable solution?

    Guerra González, J., 09.2012, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 30 p. (Leuphana Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit & Recht; no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Tackling the knowledge-action gap in sustainable consumption: insights from a participatory school programme

    Barth, M., Fischer, D., Michelsen, G., Nemnich, C. & Rode, H., 09.2012, In: Journal of Education for Sustainable Development. 6, 2, p. 301-312 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Tri‐trophic interaction networks along a tree diversity gradient of BEF‐China

    Staab, M., Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A-M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 175 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

     Visiting communities of extrafloral nectaries in a subtropical Chinese forest 

    Peters, J., Klein, A-M., Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 56 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    More effective natural resource management through participatory governance? Taking stock of the conceptual and empirical literature – and moving forward

    Newig, J., 31.08.2012, Environmental governance: The challenge of legitimacy and effectiveness. Hogl, K., Kvarda, E., Nordbeck, R. & Pregernig, M. (eds.). Cheltenham et al.: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 46-68 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  13. Published

    Methods for Transdisciplinary Research: A Primer for Practice

    Bergmann, M., Jahn, T., Knobloch, T., Krohn, W., Pohl, C. & Schramm, E., 16.08.2012, Campus Verlag. 294 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  14. Published

    Sight or scent: lemur sensory reliance in detecting food quality varies with feeding ecology.

    Rushmore, J., Leonhardt, S. & Drea, C. M., 03.08.2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 8, 11 p., e41558.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Captopril and its dimer captopril disulfide: Photodegradation, aerobic biodegradation and identification of transformation products by HPLC-UV and LC-ion trap-MS(n)

    Mahmoud, W. M. M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.08.2012, In: Chemosphere. 88, 10, p. 1170-1177 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Using trait-based filtering as a predictive framework for conservation: A case study of bats on farms in southeastern Australia

    Hanspach, J., Fischer, J., Ikin, K., Stott, J. & Law, B. S., 01.08.2012, In: The Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 4, p. 842-850 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Bioremediation of Chlorinated Pesticides in Field-Contaminated Soils and Suitability of Tenax Solid-Phase Extraction as a Predictor of Its Effectiveness

    Baczynski, T. P., Pleissner, D. & Krylow, M., 08.2012, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 40, 8, p. 864-869 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Characterizing commercial cattle farms in Namibia: risk, management and sustainability

    Olbrich, R., Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 08.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 53 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics ; no. 248).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  19. Published

    Conservation of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in mediterranean environments: A reassessment of current threats

    Lozano Mendoza, J. & Malo, A. F., 08.2012, Mediterranean Ecosystems: Dynamics, Management and Conservation. Williams, G. S. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 1-31 31 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  20. Published

    Coupled nutrient removal and biomass production with mixed algal culture: Impact of biotic and abiotic factors

    Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 08.2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 118, p. 469-476 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Does isolation affect phenotypic variability and fluctuating asymmetry in the endangered Red Apollo?

    Habel, J. C., Reuter, M., Drees, C. & Pfaender, J., 08.2012, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 16, 4, p. 571-579 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Effect of safflower oil on the protective properties of the in situ formed salivary pellicle

    Hannig, C., Wagenschwanz, C., Pötschke, S., Kümmerer, K., Kensche, A., Hoth-Hannig, W. & Hannig, M., 08.2012, In: Caries Research. 46, 5, p. 496-506 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

    Tscharntke, T., Tylianakis, J. M., Rand, T. A., Didham, R. K., Fahrig, L., Batáry, P., Bengtsson, J., Clough, Y., Crist, T. O., Dormann, C. F., Ewers, R. M., Fründ, J., Holt, R. D., Holzschuh, A., Klein, A-M., Kleijn, D., Kremen, C., Landis, D. A., Laurance, W., Lindenmayer, D., Scherber, C., Sodhi, N. S., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Thies, C., van der Putten, W. H. & Westphal, C., 08.2012, In: Biological Reviews. 87, 3, p. 661-685 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  25. Published

    The ground beetle tribe Trechini in Israel and adjacent regions

    Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Friedmann, A-L-L., Härdtle, W., Levanovy, T., Renan, I., Seyfferth, A. & Wrase, D. W., 08.2012, In: Spixiana - Zeitschrift für Zoologie. 35, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  26. Published

    The relationship between intragenerational and intergenerational ecological justice

    Baumgärtner, S. & Glotzbach, S., 08.2012, In: Environmental Values. 21, 3, p. 331-355 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Gestion des Ressources en Eau dans le Bassin de la Sandougou-Sénégal: étude des dynamiques sociales pour un modèle d'organisation et de gestion durable des ressources en eau

    Fopah Lele, A., 30.07.2012, 1 ed. Saarbrücken: Éditions Universitaires Européenes. 100 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsEducationpeer-review

  28. Published

    Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification

    Tscharntke, T., Clough, Y., Wanger, T. C., Jackson, L., Motzke, I., Perfecto, I., Vandermeer, J. & Whitbread, A., 07.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 151, 1, p. 53-59 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Paying Attention to Environmental Pay-Offs: The Case of an Indonesian Textile Manufacturer

    Schaltegger, S., Viere, T. & Zvezdov, D., 07.2012, In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. 12, 1, p. 56-75 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  30. Published

    Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests

    Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S. G., Palm, W-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 7, p. 732-739 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Tapping Environmental Accounting Potentials of Beer Brewing: Information Needs for Successful Cleaner Production

    Schaltegger, S., Viere, T. & Zvezdov, D., 07.2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 29-30, p. 1-10 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    The same, but different: Pollen foraging in honeybee and bumblebee colonies.

    Leonhardt, S. & Blüthgen, N., 07.2012, In: Apidologie. 43, 4, p. 449-464 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Transdisciplinarity: Between mainstreaming and marginalization

    Jahn, T., Bergmann, M. & Keil, F., 07.2012, In: Ecological Economics. 79, p. 1-10 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Welche Milch für unsere Küche? Kriterien für Konsumentscheidungen in der Kita

    Offen, S., 07.2012, In: Theorie und Praxis der Sozialpädagogik. 7, p. 37-39 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  35. Published

    Welche Rolle können Commons in Transformationsprozessen zu Nachhaltigkeit spielen?

    von Winterfeld, U., Biesecker, A., Katz, C. & Best, B., 07.2012, Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, 50 p. (Impulse zur Wachstumswende; vol. 6).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  36. Published

    Herbivore and pollinator responses to grassland management intensity along experimental changes in plant species richness

    Hudewenz, A., Klein, A-M., Scherber, C., Stanke, L., Tscharntke, T., Vogel, A., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W. & Ebeling, A., 01.06.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 150, 1, p. 42-52 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Water quantity and quality in the Zerafshan river basin - only an upstream riparian problem?

    Olsson, O., Wegerich, K. & Kabilov, F., 01.06.2012, In: International Journal of Water Resources Development. 28, 3, p. 493-505 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Assessment of pharmaceutical waste management at selected hospitals and homes in Ghana

    Sasu, S., Kümmerer, K. & Kranert, M., 06.2012, In: Waste Management & Research. 30, 6, p. 625-630 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Conservation policy in traditional farming landscapes

    Fischer, J., Hartel, T. & Kuemmerle, T., 06.2012, In: Conservation Letters. 5, 3, p. 167-175 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Genotoxic effect of ciprofloxacin during photolytic decomposition monitored by the in vitro micronucleus test (MNvit) in HepG2 cells

    Garcia-Käufer, M., Bergheim, M., Gminski, R., Gupta, P., Mathur, N., Kümmerer, K., Mersch-Sundermann, V. & Haddad, T., 06.2012, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 19, 5, p. 1719-1727 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Multitrophic effects of experimental changes in plant diversity on cavity-nesting bees, wasps, and their parasitoids

    Ebeling, A., Klein, A-M., Weisser, W. W. & Tscharntke, T., 06.2012, In: Oecologia. 169, 2, p. 453-465 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Nachhaltigkeit - zentrales Element des Lüneburger Studienprogramms

    Michelsen, G., 06.2012, In: GAIA. 21, 2, p. 150-151 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  43. Published

    Natur schützen – Natur nutzen: Sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf Biosphärenreservate

    Mölders, T., 06.2012, In: Natur und Landschaft. 87, 6, p. 266-270 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    The recombinant bifunctional protein αCD133–GPVI promotes repair of the infarcted myocardium in mice

    Baumer, Y., Leder, C., Ziegler, M., Schönberger, T., Ochmann, C., Perk, A., Degen, H., Schmid-Horch, B., Elvers, M., Münch, G., Ungerer, M., Schlosshauer, B. & Gawaz, M., 06.2012, In: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis . 10, 6, p. 1152-1164 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Utilities' Business Models for Renewable Energy: A Review

    Richter, M., 06.2012, In: Renewable & Sustainble Energy Reviews. 16, 5, p. 2483-2493 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  46. Published

    Wild pollination services to California almond rely on semi-natural habitat

    Klein, A-M., Brittain, C., Hendrix, S. D., Thorp, R., Williams, N. & Kremen, C., 06.2012, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 3, p. 723-732 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  47. Published

    Concentration measurements of biodiesel in engine oil and in diesel fuel

    Mäder, A., Eskiner, M., Burger, C., Ruck, W., Rossner, M. & Krahl, J., 28.05.2012, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 364, 1, 7 p., 012018.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Influences of the chemical structure of entrainers on the activity coefficients in presence of biodiesel

    Mäder, A., Fleischmann, A., Fang, Y., Krahl, J. & Ruck, W., 28.05.2012, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 364, 1, 10 p., 012010.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearch

  49. Published

    Gremlin fusion products with immunoglobulin Fc domains and their use as antiinflammatories or immunomodulators

    Gawaz, M., Müller, I., Leder, C. & Filzmayer, C., 24.05.2012, IPC No. DE 102010052941A1, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 18.11.2010, Priority date 24.05.2012

    Research output: PatentsPatent

  50. Published

    Hydration and Dehydration of CaO/ Ca(OH)2

    Rammelberg, H. U., Opel, O., Ruck, W. & Schmidt, T., 18.05.2012, Proceedings of Innostock 2012 Conference on Energy Storage. p. 332-333 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-main concerns and regulatory developments in Europe from an environmental point of view

    Vierke, L., Staude, C., Biegel-Engler, A., Drost, W. & Schulte, C., 07.05.2012, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 24, 5, 11 p., 16.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review