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Institute of Ecology

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The Institute of Ecology is the biological and natural science department of Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Research focuses on the effects of global changes such as climate change and land use change on organisms and communities biodiversity loss as well as on biological and chemical processes. In cooperation with the human sciences, socio-economic factors of ecosystem research are considered.

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Research foci at the Institute of Ecology are the effects of global change such as climate change and land use change on organisms and their communities and on biological functional and chemical processes. The focus is on the causes and effects of declining animal and plant populations as well as current biodiversity loss and the associated changes in abiotic and biotic ecosystem functions. In collaboration with human science research groups at Leuphana University, socio-economic factors of ecosystem research are also jointly considered.

Experimental research takes place both in laboratories, in greenhouses and in open spaces at Leuphana University. Further, many investigations take place in cultivated landscapes and in urban areas. The field studies are carried out in various countries of the temperate and Mediterranean latitudes and the tropics and sub-tropics, but also regionally, e.g. in Lüneburg and the Lüneburg Heath. Research cooperations exist with many different national and international universities and non-university institutions such as local nature conservation organizations and schools. Particularly noteworthy are the cooperations with the Alfred Töpfer Academy for Nature Conservation and the biosphere reserve administration Niedersächsische Elbtalaue.

The courses range from basic and advanced courses in various sub-fields of ecology and biology, including the performance of experiments in laboratory practicals and in the field, to interdisciplinary courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programs.

In interdisciplinary courses, contents from the fields of landscape ecology, botany, soil ecology, zoology, genetics and nature conservation are linked together, as well as courses that combine different disciplines of the natural sciences with those of the human sciences.

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  1. Importance of Resource Diversity to stingless bees in Australia

    Leonhardt, S. (Coordination)

    German Research Foundation

    15.12.10 → 31.01.14

    Project: Research

  2. INPLAMINT: Increasing agricultural nutrient-use efficiency by optimizing plant-soil-microorganism interactions

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Brüggemann, N. (Project manager, academic), Rillig, M. C. (Project manager, academic), Schloter, M. (Project manager, academic), Müller-Lindenlauf, M. (Project manager, academic), Bonkowski, M. (Project manager, academic), Koller, R. (Project manager, academic), Kage, H. (Project manager, academic) & Armbruster, M. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.15 → 31.03.18

    Project: Research

  3. INPLAMINT II: Increasing agricultural nutrient-use efficiency by optimizing plant–soil-microorganism interactions

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.18 → 31.05.21

    Project: Research

  4. Individual plant growth and branch demography as a function of species richness and composition (FOR 891 - Teilprojekt 02)

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.02.11 → 26.08.15

    Project: Research

  5. DFG FOR 891-TP02 Individual plant growth: Individual plant growth and plant demography as a function of species richness and composition (FOR 891 - Teilprojekt 02)

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.01.08 → 10.11.11

    Project: Research

  6. Influence of degradation-resistent antibiotics and their transformation products from veterinary medicine on herbivorous and nectarivorous insects

    Bolek, R. (Project manager, academic), Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic), Leonhardt, S. (Project manager, academic) & Pufal, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.13 → 28.02.14

    Project: Research

  7. Innovation Plus 2021/2022 Nr. 64

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.01.21 → 31.12.22

    Project: Teaching

  8. INPLAMINT 3: INPLAMINT - Erhöhung der landwirtschaftlichen Nährstoffnutzungseffizienz durch Optimierung von Pflanze-Boden-Mikroorganismen-Wechselwirkungen (Teilprojekt F)

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.06.21 → 31.12.24

    Project: Research

  9. RAMWASS: Integrated decision support system for risk assessment and management of the water-sediment-soil system at river basin scale in fluvial ecosystems

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    European Commission DG Research - 6. Research Framework Program

    01.09.06 → 15.01.11

    Project: Research

  10. Internationale wissenschaftliche Veranstaltung "On the Generalization of Newtons Experimentum Crucis", Berlin, 19.-22.09.2010

    Grebe-Ellis, J. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    17.06.10 → 27.01.11

    Project: Scientific event

  11. Konkurrenz und Ressourcennutzung der Europäischen Honigbiene und Wildbienen in Bezug zur Lüneburger Heide

    Hudewenz, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.11 → 30.11.13

    Project: Dissertation project

  12. Land-use responses of dung beetle communities and their ecosystem services

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Blüthgen, N. (Project manager, academic) & Schmitt, T. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    11.04.14 → 10.08.18

    Project: Research

  13. Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation: Institutions, People and Knowledge

    Vilsmaier, U. (Project manager, academic), Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Sieveking, A. (Project staff), Klaniecki, K. T. (Project staff), Dorninger, C. (Project staff), Clarke, E. A. (Project staff), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Project staff), Lam, D. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Jager, N. W. (Project staff), Derwort, P. (Project staff), Patru-Duse, I. A. (Project staff), Apetrei, C.-I. (Project staff), Freeth, R. C. (Project staff), Engbers, M. (Project staff), Peukert, D. (Project staff), Berkau, A. J. (Project staff), Lutz, L. M. (Coordination), Leventon, J. (Project manager, academic) & Abson, D. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.04.15 → 31.03.21

    Project: Research

  14. Linkages between plant diversity, microbial diversity and ecosystem functioning in subtropical forest

    Haider, S. (Partner), Bruelheide, H. (Partner), Ma, K. (Partner), Erfmeier, A. (Partner), Liang, Y. (Partner), Liu, X. (Partner), Trogisch, S. (Project manager, academic), Wubet, T. (Partner) & Zhang, N. (Partner)

    01.01.15 → 31.12.19

    Project: Research

  15. Linking soil chemical legacies with root economics to improve the predictability of plant-soil feedbacks

    Delory, B. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.01.22 → 31.12.24

    Project: Research

  16. Literaturstudie zu empirischen, ökologischen Wirkungsschwellen (empirische Critical Loads - ClempN) für den Stickstoffeintrag in natürliche und naturnahe Ökosysteme

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)

    10.10.11 → 03.12.12

    Project: Research

  17. BIOTA Maroc: Long term vegetation monitoring in Southern Morocco

    Jürgens, N. (Project manager, academic), Finckh, M. (Project manager, academic), Oldeland, J. (Partner) & Grabener, S. (Partner)

    01.01.01 → …

    Project: Research

  18. Machbarkeitsstudie zur Operationalisierung einer interaktiven, virtuell unterstützten Lernumgebung zur Stärkung von Nachhaltigkeitskompetenzen

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    01.11.21 → 28.02.23

    Project: Research

  19. Mechanisms of soil erosion, soil properties and Ecoscape analysis as a function of species richness and species composition in subtropical forests

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Kühn, P. (Project manager, academic), Scholten, T. (Project manager, academic) & Schmidt, K. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    19.02.14 → 12.04.19

    Project: Research

  20. RangeX: Mechanisms underlying the success and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of range-expanding species under climate change

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Buhaly, M. (Project staff), Alexander, J. M. (Coordination), Clark, V. R. (Partner), Høye, T. T. (Partner), Kardol, P. (Partner) & Vandvik, V. (Partner)

    01.04.21 → 31.03.25

    Project: Research

  21. Minderung der Barrierewirkung von Agrarflächen mittels halboffener Verbundkorridore

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic), Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Drees, C. (Partner), Hein, S. (Project staff) & Grabener, S. (Project staff)

    01.09.16 → 30.04.22

    Project: Research

  22. Minderung diffuser Einträge in Kleinkläranlagen

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.12.06 → 24.06.09

    Project: Research

  23. MonViA: Monitoring der biologischen Vielfalt in Agrarlandschaften

    Dauber, J. (Project manager, academic), Dieker, P. (Coordination) & Grabener, S. (Project staff)

    01.03.19 → …

    Project: Research

  24. MIREN: Mountain Invasion Research Network

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Seipel, T. (Partner), Alexander, J. M. (Partner), Arévalo, J. R. (Partner), Küffer, C. (Partner), Lembrechts, J. J. (Partner), McDougall, K. (Partner), Pauchard, A. (Partner) & Rew, L. J. (Partner)

    01.01.06 → …

    Project: Research

  25. Moving to the real world: Testing biodiversity and priority effects for restoring multifunctional grasslands

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic) & Ernst, L. M. (Project staff)

    01.10.20 → 30.09.23

    Project: Research

  26. Multi-trophic interactions of butterflies along a gradient of management intensity in grasslands and forest (BATMAN)

    Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.08 → 31.12.12

    Project: Research

  27. Multi-trophic plant-insect networks in a tree diversity experiment in China

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    19.02.14 → 11.06.19

    Project: Research

  28. Mycorrhizae in tree diversity effects on ecosystem functioning

    Eisenhauer, N. (Project manager, academic), Ferlian, O. (Project manager, academic), Haider, S. (Partner), Bruelheide, H. (Project manager, academic) & Heklau, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.17 → …

    Project: Research

  29. Natur-Wissenschaft-Nachhaltigkeit. Die Bedeutung ökologischer Wissenschaften im Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs sowie deren Zusammenhang mit gesellschaftlichen Natur- und Geschlechtervorstellungen

    Katz, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.00 → 31.07.01

    Project: Research

  30. Near-infrared spectra of leaves as predictors for forest ecosystem functions

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Proß, T. (Project manager, academic), Bruelheide, H. (Partner), Potvin, C. (Project manager, academic) & Auge, H. (Partner)

    01.01.17 → …

    Project: Research

  31. Nutrient Network

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic) & Eisenhauer, N. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.15 → …

    Project: Research

  32. NEu: Nutrient Network Europe

    Harpole, W. S. (Project manager, academic) & Haider, S. (Partner)

    01.01.20 → 31.12.24

    Project: Research

  33. Paläoumwelt und das Alter der Schöninger Speere und der quartären Abfolge im Tagebau Schöningen. Chronometrische und relative Datierung mittels Lumineszenz und Palynologie

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.10.13 → 31.07.17

    Project: Research

  34. Plant-insect interactions, flower traits, and pollination along an experimental plant diversity gradient (FOR 1451 - Teilprojekt 03)

    Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.05.10 → 05.05.15

    Project: Research

  35. Met-Total: Plant Meta-Metabolomics – Development of an Unbiased Survey of Habitat-Dependent Metabolic Diversity (Met-Total)

    Wessjohann, L. (Project manager, academic) & Haider, S. (Project staff)

    01.01.22 → 31.12.24

    Project: Research

  36. Plant species coexistence mechanisms: improving the predictability of priority and diversity effects in dry grasslands using modelling and trait-based approaches

    Delory, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.19 → 31.12.19

    Project: Research

  37. KT 03 TM 1.1 Biokerosin: Platform for Sustainable Aviation Fuels

    Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic), Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Averdunk, K. (Coordination), Barua, K. K. (Project staff), Groeneveld, J. H. (Project staff), Hüsing, E. (Project staff), Kügemann, M. (Project staff), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Project staff), Moser, C. (Project staff), Wahl, N. (Project staff), Walmsley, D. (Project staff), Wreesmann, J. (Project staff), Bailis, R. (Project staff) & Burritt, R. L. (Project manager, academic)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    01.01.11 → 31.12.15

    Project: Research

  38. Potenzial nachhaltig produzierten Camelina-Öls als Grundstoff für die Biokerosin-Produktion

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic) & Averdunk, K. (Project staff)

    30.04.11 → 29.10.12

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  39. POEM: PriOrity Effect Mechanisms (POEM): mechanisms of priority effects and their persistence over time in dry acidic grasslands

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), Delory, B. (Project staff) & Niemeyer, T. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.04.20 → 31.03.24

    Project: Research

  40. PoST: Processes of Sustainability Transformation (Promotionskolleg)

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic), Kater-Wettstädt, L. (Coordination), Fischer, D. (Partner), Halberstadt, J. (Partner), Schaltegger, S. (Partner), Leventon, J. (Partner), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Lang, D. J. (Partner), Wiek, A. (Partner), Kümmerer, K. (Partner), von Wehrden, H. (Partner), Vilsmaier, U. (Partner), Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. (Project staff), Pöggel, K. (Project staff), Hübel, C. (Project staff), Buhr, M. (Project staff), Beyers, F. (Project staff), Laudan, J. (Project staff), Albrecht, S. (Project staff), Weber, H. (Project staff), Rathgens, J. (Project staff), Keβler, L. (Project staff), Hilser, S. (Project staff) & Juarez Bourke, S. (Project staff)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    08.12.16 → 31.12.21

    Project: Research

  41. Prospects for sustainable development: The future of plants and butterflies in Transylvania

    Loos, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.11 → 15.06.15

    Project: Dissertation project

  42. Proyecto de educación ambiental para la conservación del Área Protegida Municipal Bosque de Bolognia

    Miranda, O. (Project manager, academic), Benavides Frias, C. (Project manager, academic), Flores, S. (Project manager, academic) & Antezana, N. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.16 → …

    Project: Teaching

  43. Regionalisierte sozio-technische und -kulturelle Erfolgsfaktoren für ein nachhaltiges Wasser- und Landmanagment

    Katz, C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.09 → 31.12.09

    Project: Research

  44. Responses of plant performance and functional diversity along a climate and land-use gradient in Mongolia

    von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic), Wesche, K. (Project manager, academic) & Römermann, C. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.05.14 → 31.08.19

    Project: Research

  45. RURAGRI-MULTAGRI: Rural development through governance of multifunctional agricultural land use (MULTAGRI). Work package 5: Governance challenges to encourage landscape-scale uptake of appropriate management actions

    Newig, J. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic) & Klein, A.-M. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    29.08.13 → 31.12.16

    Project: Research

  46. Schutz von Buchenwäldern in einem System von Prozessschutzgebieten

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.08 → 30.11.11

    Project: Research

  47. ÖkoKult: Securing the Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity of Extensively Managed Cultural Landscapes (Ökokult): - Subproject 1: Ecosystem Functioning and Services of Cultural Landscapes

    Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic), Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Walmsley, D. (Coordination) & Schuldt, A. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.08.16 → 31.01.23

    Project: Research

  48. SoilTemp Project

    Haider, S. (Project staff), Lembrechts, J. J. (Project manager, academic) & Lenoir, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.18 → …

    Project: Research

  49. sPlot "Plant trait-environment relationships across the world's biomes"

    Bruelheide, H. (Project manager, academic) & Haider, S. (Project staff)

    01.01.13 → …

    Project: Research

  50. Studienreise Israel

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic)

    03.02.09 → 23.06.09

    Project: Research

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