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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. 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

  2. Does resin represent a neglected component of bee ecology? A comparison between Old and New World bees.

    Sara Leonhardt (Speaker)

    08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. 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

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

    Michael Staab (Coauthor)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Differentiating forest types using Terrasar-X spotlight images based on factor analysis

    Dalia Farghaly (Speaker), Emad Elba (Coauthor) & Brigitte Urban (Coauthor)

    16.03.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  6. Development of the societies of Lake Kyoga in Uganda

    Emad Elba (Speaker), Dalia Farghaly (Coauthor) & Brigitte Urban (Coauthor)

    21.10.201523.10.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Developing robust field survey protocols in landscape ecology: A case study on birds, plants and butterflies

    Henrik von Wehrden (Speaker)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Current overview of research on priority effects and their relevance to restoration

    Emanuela Weidlich (presenter)

    27.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Cross-pollination benefits differ among oilseed rape varieties

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Speaker)

    09.09.201313.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  10. Corporación Universitaria Minuto De Dios-Uniminuto (External organisation)

    Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka (Member)

    27.09.201612.09.2017

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  11. 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

  12. Competition between honey bees and wild bees? Ecological research to solve stakeholder conflicts in the Lüneburger Heath

    Anika Hudewenz (presenter)

    29.02.201202.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  13. Competencies for sustainable development of rural areas need the integration of Gender

    Anja Thiem (Speaker) & Christine Katz (Speaker)

    29.07.201301.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  14. Competencies for Sustainability – Does Gender play any Role?

    Christine Katz (Speaker)

    28.06.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Colombian rural development and land tenure conflicts 2011

    Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka (Organiser)

    19.07.2011

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

  16. Colombian coffee production: a local culture in a global market dynamic

    Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka (Speaker)

    19.07.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  17. 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

  18. Climate change and sustainable use of high Aswan dam reservoir

    Emad Elba (Speaker), Dalia Farghaly (Speaker) & Brigitte Urban (Speaker)

    23.03.201525.03.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Can knowledge of priority effects improve outcomes of ecological restoration?

    Emanuela Weidlich (presenter)

    27.08.201701.09.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Bundestreffen des Vereins Frauen im Forstbereich - 2005

    Christine Katz (Organiser)

    16.09.200518.09.2005

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

  21. 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

  22. Building Bridges in Ecology – Linking Systems, Scales and Disciplines

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Speaker)

    09.09.201313.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (Journal)

    Henrik von Wehrden (Reviewer)

    2012 → …

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

  24. Biotropica (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    02.2012

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

  25. Biotropica (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    03.2011

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

  26. Biological Conservation (Journal)

    Henrik von Wehrden (Reviewer)

    2011 → …

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

  27. Biodiversity hotspots - evolution and conservation 2009

    Thorsten Aßmann (Organiser)

    26.03.200928.03.2009

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  28. Biodiversity and pollination in the public

    Gesine Pufal (Speaker)

    01.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  29. Biodiversity and ecosystem funtions in annual oil seed production: Camelina and pennycress double-cropping in Germany

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Oral presentation)

    18.08.201323.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  30. Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in the public - views, misconceptions and misunderstandings

    Gesine Pufal (presenter)

    02.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  31. Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in annual oil seed production: Camelina and pennycress double-cropping in Germany

    Janna Henrike Groeneveld (Oral presentation)

    18.08.201323.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  32. Biodiversity and ecosystem functions in annual oil seed production: Camelina and pennycress double-cropping in Germany

    Janna Henrike Groeneveld (Speaker)

    21.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  33. Biodiversity and crop pollination services

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Oral presentation)

    14.08.201317.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  34. 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

  35. Best Practice in Maritime Spatial Planning: Towards Mutually Beneficial Outcomes for Fishers, Renewable Energy Production and Marine Conservation

    Cormac Walsh (Consultant)

    01.11.202028.02.2021

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  36. Behavioral Ecology (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    03.2012

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

  37. Bear activity in traditional woodpastures in souther Transylvania, Romania

    Henrik von Wehrden (presenter)

    10.09.201214.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  38. Badischer Imkertag 2012

    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Speaker)

    04.2012

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

  39. Arizona State University

    John-Oliver Engler (Visiting researcher)

    23.10.201722.11.2017

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  40. Are managed honey bees a threat to native wild bees?

    Anika Hudewenz (Speaker)

    19.08.201323.08.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. archiDART: an R package for the automated 2D computation of root architectural traits

    Benjamin Delory (Speaker), Caroline Baudson (Speaker), Yves Brostaux (Speaker), Guillaume Lobet (Speaker), Patrick du Jardin (Speaker), Loïc Pagès (Speaker) & Pierre Delaplace (Speaker)

    21.06.201525.06.2015

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  42. A radical reassessment of the stratigraphy, palaeoenvironmental processes and dating of the Middle Pleistocene deposits at Schöningen, northern Germany

    Charles Turner (Coauthor), Brigitte Urban (Speaker) & Thijs van Kolfschoten (Coauthor)

    25.07.201931.07.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  43. A quantiative review of the ecological impacts of the chernobyl disaster

    Henrik von Wehrden (presenter)

    09.2011

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  44. Applied Vegetation Science (Journal)

    Henrik von Wehrden (Reviewer)

    01.201212.2013

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

  45. Apidologie (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    01.2012

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

  46. Apidologie (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    01.2011

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

  47. Apidologie (Journal)

    Sara Leonhardt (Reviewer)

    09.2010

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