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Forschungsschwerpunkte am Institut für Ökologie sind die Auswirkungen von globalen Veränderungen wie Klimawandel und Landnutzungswandel auf Organismen und ihre Lebensgemeinschaften und auf biologisch funktionelle und chemische Prozesse. Dazu zählen auch die Auswirkungen eines vermehrten Anbaus von Energiepflanzen oder auch verschiedenste Verschmutzungen in terrestrischen und aquatischen Ökosystemen. Im Fokus stehen die Ursachen und die Auswirkungen des Rückgangs von Tier- und Pflanzenpopulationen sowie des aktuellen Biodiversitätsverlustes und der damit einhergehenden Veränderung abiotischer und biotischer Ökosystemfunktionen. In Zusammenarbeit mit humanwissenschaftlichen Arbeitsgruppen der Leuphana Universität werden auch sozio-ökonomische Faktoren der Ökosystemforschung gemeinsam betrachtet.

Die experimentelle Forschung findet sowohl in Laboren, im Gewächshaus und auf Freiflächen der Leuphana Universität statt. Weiter finden viele Untersuchungen in Kulturlandschaften und in städtischen Gebieten statt. Die Freilanduntersuchungen werden in den verschiedensten Ländern der gemäßigten und mediterranen Breiten und der Tropen und Sub-Tropen durchgeführt aber auch regional wie z.B. in Lüneburg und der Lüneburger Heide. Forschungskooperationen bestehen hierbei mit vielen verschiedenen nationalen und internationalen Universitäten und außeruniversitären Einrichtungen wie z.B. lokalen Naturschutzorganisationen und Schulen. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Kooperationen mit der Alfred Töpfer Akademie für Naturschutz und die Biosphärenreservatsverwaltung Niedersächsische Elbtalaue.

  1. 2011
  2. Colloquium of the National Institute of Biology and Department of Biology at University of Ljubljana 2011

    Thorsten Aßmann (Speaker)

    30.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Sino-German Summer School on Design and data analysis of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments 2011

    Thorsten Aßmann (Speaker)

    07.05.201111.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Sino-German Summer School on Design and data analysis of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments 2011

    Michael Staab (Participant)

    07.05.201112.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  5. Wrapping up the Results of the 1st stage of the Biodiversity Ecosystem Functioning Experiment - BEF-China 2011

    Thorsten Aßmann (Speaker)

    02.05.201106.05.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  6. Biotropica (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    03.2011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  7. GIS program – Geographischer Informationssyteme

    Maria Helena Pereira Peixoto (Participant)

    18.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  8. 8. Assembly of the Biodiversity Exploratories

    Thorsten Aßmann (Speaker)

    14.02.201118.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  9. Convegno internazionale WWW.World Wide Women. - 2011

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    10.02.201112.02.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  10. Does Gender matter in gaining advantage in scientific fields of sustainability?

    Anja Thiem (Speaker) & Christine Katz (Speaker)

    10.02.201112.02.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Apidologie (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    01.2011

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  12. Pellston workshop: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - SETAC 2011

    Claire Brittain (Speaker)

    01.2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  13. 12th Annual Congress of the European Ecological Federation - EEF 2011

    Claire Brittain (Speaker)

    2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. Biological Conservation (Journal)

    Henrik von Wehrden (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  15. Drivers of non-Apis pollinators in California almond orchard and their benefits for almond pollination 2011

    Claire Brittain (Speaker)

    2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Global change biology of ground beetles: Insights from wingless species in mountains

    Henrik von Wehrden (Speaker)

    2011

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  17. Sustainability Science (Journal)

    Henrik von Wehrden (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  18. 2010
  19. International Conference "Equality, Growth and Sustainability - Do they mix?'' - 2010

    Christine Katz (Speaker) & Anja Thiem (Speaker)

    25.11.201026.11.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. 5. Rotwildsymposium - 2010

    Henrik von Wehrden (Speaker)

    10.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  21. Biennial forum of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology - 2010

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    02.09.201004.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  22. African Entomology (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    09.2010

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  23. Apidologie (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    09.2010

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  24. International Meeting of theAssociation for Tropical Biology and Conservation - 2010

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (presenter)

    09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  25. Invasion success of Ulmus pumila L. in North America and Argentina:Environment or adaptation?

    Henrik von Wehrden (Speaker)

    09.2010

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  26. 40th Anniversary Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - 2010

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Speaker)

    30.08.201003.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  27. 20th International Conference on Subterranean Biology - 2010

    Thorsten Aßmann (Speaker)

    29.08.201003.09.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  28. 16th Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects - 2010

    Sara Leonhardt (presenter)

    08.08.201014.08.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. 95th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) - 2010

    Sara Leonhardt (Opponent)

    01.08.201006.08.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  30. Journal of Insect Physiology (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    06.2010

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  31. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Workshop ''Enhancing Urban Performance'' - 2010

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    03.05.201004.05.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  32. Fachgespräch der AG Frauen im Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung - 2010

    Christine Katz (Chair), Tanja Mölders (Chair) & Annemarie Burandt (Participant)

    19.03.2010

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  33. Folia Geobotanica (Journal)

    Henrik von Wehrden (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  34. Remote Sensing of Environment (Journal)

    Henrik von Wehrden (Reviewer)

    2010 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  35. 2009
  36. 1st Central European Meeting of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects - IUSSI2009

    Sara Leonhardt (Opponent)

    09.10.200912.10.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. 39. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie (GfÖ) - 2009

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Speaker)

    14.09.200918.09.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. 25th annual meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology - ISCE 2009

    Sara Leonhardt (Opponent)

    23.08.200927.08.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. Joint Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) and the Society for Tropical Ecology (GTÖ) - 2009

    Sara Leonhardt (Opponent)

    26.07.200929.07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  40. 1st International Conference on Landscape Economics - 2009

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Speaker)

    07.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. Foresters understanding of forest nature and its gender

    Christine Katz (Lecturer)

    19.06.2009

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  42. Modelling Ecosystem Services - 2009

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Speaker)

    27.05.200930.05.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. Biodiversity hotspots - evolution and conservation 2009

    Thorsten Aßmann (Organiser)

    26.03.200928.03.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. 14th PhD Meeting of Evolutionary Biology of the Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (DZG)

    Sara Leonhardt (Opponent)

    05.03.200908.03.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  45. Intercultural Perspectives - 2009

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  46. 2008
  47. Multitrophic Interactions Workshop

    Sara Leonhardt (Opponent)

    09.2008

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  48. University of Bologna

    Ute Stoltenberg (Visiting lecturer)

    2008

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionEducation

  49. 2006
  50. Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) (External organisation)

    Sylvia Haider (Member)

    2006 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsResearch

  51. 2005
  52. Fachtagung Frauen und kommunaler Umweltschutz der Landesgemeinschaft kommunaler Frauenbüros/Gleichstellungsstellen NRW

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    11.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  53. MännerWeltWald - Natur- und Geschlechterkonstruktionen in Handlungsmustern von WaldakteurenInnen

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    11.2005

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  54. Bundestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung - ANU 2005

    Christine Katz (Organiser)

    07.10.200509.10.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  55. Workshops "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung" - 2005

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    10.2005

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch