Institute of Ecology
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior Professorship of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
- Professorship for Ecology, especially Animal Ecology
- Professorship for Ecology, especially Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation
- Professorship for Ecosystem Functioning and Services
- Professorship for Vegetation Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation
Topics
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.
- 2009
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Integrating highly diverse invertebrates into broad-scale analyses of cross-taxon congruence across the Palaearctic
Schuldt, A., Wang, Z., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 01.12.2009, In: Ecography. 32, 6, p. 1019-1030 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel
Westphal, C., von Oheimb, G., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Tremer, N., Haerdtle, W., Levanony, T., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.12.2009, In: Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 57, 1-2, p. 13-23 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Humanökologie und Urbanisierung: die DGH-Jahrestagung 2009 im Rahmen der Konferenz der Society for Human Ecology
Franz-Balsen, A., Glaeser, B., Katz, C., Serbser, W., Stoll-Kleemann, S., Teherani-Krönner, P., Tretter, F. & Vega-Leinert, C., 10.12.2009, In: GAIA. 18, 4, p. 346-348 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2010
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Abschied vom grünen Rock? Forstverwaltungen, waldbezogene Umweltbildung und Geschlechterverhältnisse im Wandel
Hehn, M. (ed.), Katz, C. (ed.), Mayer, M. (ed.) & Westermayer, T. (ed.), 2010, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 227 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Die Waldgesellschaften Luxemburgs: Vegetation, Standort, Vorkommen und Gefährdung
Niemeyer, T., Ries, C. & Härdtle, W., 2010, Luxembourg: Musée national d'histoire naturelle. 122 p. (Ferrantia; vol. 57)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Einleitung: Abschied vom "grünen Rock" ?
Katz, C. & Westermayer, T., 2010, Abschied vom grünen Rock: Forstverwaltungen, waldbezogene Umweltbildung und Geschlechterverhältnisse im Wandel. Katz, C., Hehn, M., Westermayer, T. & Mayer, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 9-20 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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How to evaluate effects of pesticides in terrestrial ecosystems
Barmaz, S., Brittain, C., Sala, S., Potts, S. G. & Vighi, M., 2010, Atlas of biodiversity risk. Settele, J. (ed.). Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 218-219 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Linking genetics and ecology: reconstructing the history of relict populations of an endangered semi-aquatic beetle
Matern, A., Drees, C., Vogler, A. P. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (eds.). Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 253-265 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Mapping relative risk for biodiversity from the application of pesticides, focusing on pollinators
Sørensen, P., Gyldenkærne, S., Potts, S. G., Brittain, C. & Thomsen, M., 2010, Atlas of biodiversity risk. Settele, J., Penev, L., Georgiev, T., Grabaum, R., Grobelnik, V., Hammen, V., Klotz, S., Kotarac, M. & Kuhn, I. (eds.). Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 228 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Multiple Glacial Refuges of Unwinged Ground Beetles in Europe: Molecular Data Support Classical Phylogeographic Models
Drees, C., Matern, A., Oheimb, G., Reimann, T. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (eds.). Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 199-215 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Natur ist, was man daraus macht ! Naturvorstellungen von forstlichen Akteuren in der waldbezogenen Umweltbildung
Katz, C., 2010, Abschied vom grünen Rock: Forstverwaltungen, waldbezogene Umweltbildung und Geschlechterverhältnisse im Wandel. Katz, C., Hehn, M., Westermayer, T. & Mayer, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 61-85 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the East Greenland Arctic Ocean
Busch, J., Ahrens, L., Xie, Z., Sturm, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 2010, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 12, 6, p. 1242-1246 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Population genetics and ecological niche modelling reveal high fragmentation and potential future extinction of the endangered relict butterfly Lycaena helle
Habel, J. C., Augenstein, B., Meyer, M., Nève, G., Rödder, D. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 417-439 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology
Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (ed.), 2010, Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer. 449 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Relict species: From past to future
Habel, J. C., Assmann, T., Schmitt, T. & Avise, J. C., 2010, Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Springer, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Relict species research: Some concluding remarks
Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 441-442 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Review: Refugial areas and postglacial colonisations in the Western Palaearctic
Habel, J. C., Drees, C., Aßmann, T. & Schmitt, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Assmann, T. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 189-197 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages
Aßmann, T., Casale, A., Drees, C., Habel, J. C., Schuldt, A. & Matern, A., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 91-103 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Was aber ist Wildnis? – Wildnis und kulturelle Vielfalt: Wildnis-Naturverständnisse in anderen Kulturen und von Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund
Katz, C., 2010, Wildnis zwischen Natur und Kultur: Perspektiven und Handlungsfelder für den Naturschutz. Bayerische Akademie für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege, p. 53-61 9 p. (Laufener Spezialbeiträge; vol. 2010, no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zwischenruf I - Frauen, Bildung und Natur im Forstbereich. Oder: Von der Ausgrenzung und Abwertung von Frauen und Weiblichkeit in Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wald
Katz, C. & Hehn, M., 2010, Abschied vom grünen Rock: Forstverwaltungen, waldbezogene Umweltbildung und Geschlechterverhältnisse im Wandel. Katz, C., Hehn, M., Westermayer, T. & Mayer, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 95-100 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Molecular analysis meets morphology-based systematics-a synthetic approach for Chalarinae (Insecta: Diptera: Pipunculidae)
Kehlmaier, C. & Aßmann, T., 01.2010, In: Systematic Entomology. 35, 1, p. 181-195 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Facilitative effects of introduced Pacific oysters on native macroalgae are limited by a secondary invader, the seaweed Sargassum muticum
Lang, A. C. & Buschbaum, C., 02.2010, In: Journal of Sea Research. 63, 2, p. 119-128 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Value of semi-open corridors for simultaneously connecting open and wooded habitats: A case study with ground beetles
Eggers, B., Matern, A., Drees, C., Eggers, J., Haerdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 02.2010, In: Conservation Biology. 24, 1, p. 256-266 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impacts of a pesticide on pollinator species richness at different spatial scales
Brittain, C., Vighi, M., Bommarco, R., Settele, J. & Potts, S. G., 03.2010, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 11, 2, p. 106-115 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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N:P Ratio and the Nature of Nutrient Limitation in Calluna-Dominated Heathlands
Oheimb, G., Power, S. A., Falk, K., Friedrich, U., Mohamed, A., Krug, A., Boschatzke, N. & Härdtle, W., 01.03.2010, In: Ecosystems. 13, 2, p. 317-327 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Saproxylic beetle assemblages in the Mediterranean region: Impact of forest management on richness and structure
Buse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2010, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 259, 8, p. 1376-1384 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strong genetic cohesiveness between Italy and North Africa in four butterfly species
Habel, J. C., Rödder, D., Stefano, S., Meyer, M. & Schmitt, T., 04.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 99, 4, p. 818-830 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in landfill leachates
Busch, J., Ahrens, L., Sturm, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 05.2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 5, p. 1467-1471 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Highly reduced genetic diversity of Rosa rubiginosa L. populations in the invasive range
Zimmermann, H., Ritz, C., Hirsch, H., Renison, D., Wesche, K. & Hensen, I., 01.05.2010, In: International Journal of Plant Sciences. 171, 4, p. 435-446 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Molinia caerulea responses to N and P fertilisation in a dry heathland ecosystem (NW-Germany)
Falk, K., Friedrich, U., Oheimb, G., Mischke, K., Merkle, K., Meyer, H. & Härdtle, W., 07.2010, In: Plant Ecology. 209, 1, p. 47-56 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity promotes insect herbivory in subtropical forests of south-east China
Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Boehnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., von Oheimb, G., Voigt, W., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 07.2010, In: Journal of Ecology. 98, 4, p. 917-926 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Organic farming in isolated landscapes does not benefit flower-visiting insects and pollination
Brittain, C., Vighi, M., Bommarco, R., Settele, J. & Potts, S. G., 08.2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 8, p. 1860-1867 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The impact of an insecticide on insect flower visitation and pollination in an agricultural landscape
Brittain, C., Bommarco, R., Vighi, M., Barmaz, S., Settele, J. & Potts, S. G., 08.2010, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 12, 3, p. 259-266 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Detection and mapping of water pollution variation in the Nile Delta using multivariate clustering and GIS techniques
Shaban, M., Urban, B., El Saadi, A. M. K. & Faisal, M., 01.08.2010, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 91, 8, p. 1785-1793 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Luminescence dating of late holocene dunes showing remnants of early settlement in Cuddalore and evidence of monsoon activity in south east India
Frechen, M., Ramachandran, R., Urban, B. & Kunz, J-A., 01.08.2010, In: Quaternary International. 222, 1-2, p. 194-208 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biogeography meets conservation: the genetic structure of the endangered lycaenid butterfly Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T., Meyer, M., Finger, A., Roedder, D., Aßmann, T. & Zachos, F. E., 09.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 101, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Periods of recent dune sand mobilisation in Cuddalore, Southeast India
Frechen, M., Ramachandran, R., Urban, B. & Kunz, J-A., 09.2010, In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 161, 3, p. 353-368 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stingless bees use terpenes as olfactory cues to find resin sources
Leonhardt, S., Zeilhofer, S., Blüthgen, N. & Schmitt, T., 09.2010, In: Chemical Senses. 35, 7, p. 603-611 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Terpenoids tame aggressors: role of chemicals in stingless bee communal nesting
Leonhardt, S., Jung, L-M., Schmitt, T. & Blüthgen, N., 09.2010, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 64, 9, p. 1415-1423 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hygrochastic capsule dehiscence in New Zealand alpine Veronica (Plantaginaceae)
Pufal, G., Ryan, K. G. & Garnock-Jones, P., 01.09.2010, In: American Journal of Botany. 97, 9, p. 1413-1423 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hygrochastic capsule dehiscence supports safe site strategies in New Zealand alpine Veronica (Plantaginaceae)
Pufal, G. & Garnock-Jones, P., 01.09.2010, In: Annals of Botany. 106, 3, p. 405-412 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree morphology responds to neighbourhood competition and slope in species-rich forests of subtropical China
Lang, A. C., Haerdtle, W., Bruelheide, H., Geissler, C., Nadrowski, K., Schuldt, A., Yu, M. & von Oheimb, G., 15.10.2010, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 260, 10, p. 1708-1715 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Invertebrate diversity and national responsibility for species conservation across Europe: A multi-taxon approach
Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 11.2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 11, p. 2747-2756 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Accumulation of total trace metals due to rapid urbanization in microtidal zone of Pallikaranai marsh, South of Chennai, India
Muthumanickam, J., Urban, B., Velmurugan, P. M. & Srinivasalu, S., 01.11.2010, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 170, 1-4, p. 609-629 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment
Scherber, C., Eisenhauer, N., Weisser, W. W., Schmid, B., Voigt, W., Fischer, M., Schulze, E-D., Roscher, C., Weigelt, A., Allan, E., Bonkowski, M., Buchmann, N., Buscot, F., Clement, L. W., Ebeling, A., Engels, C., Halle, S., Kertscher, I., Klein, A-M., Koller, R., König, S., Kowalski, E., Kummer, V., Kuu, A., Lange, M., Lauterbach, D., Middelhoff, C., Migunova, V. D., Milcu, A., Müller, R., Partsch, S., Petermann, J. S., Renker, C., Rottstock, T., Sabais, A., Scheu, S., Temperton, V. M., Schumacher, J., Tscharntke, T. & Beler, H., 25.11.2010, In: Nature. 468, 7323, p. 553-556 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Seasonal Contrasts in the Response of Coffee Ants to Agroforestry Shade-Tree Management
Teodoro, A. V., Sousa-Souto, L., Klein, A-M. & Tscharntke, T., 12.2010, In: Environmental Entomology. 39, 6, p. 1744-1750 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Revealing the coastal event-history of the Andaman Islands (Bay of Bengal) during the Holocene using radiocarbon and OSL dating
Frechen, M., Ramachandran, R., Urban, B. & Kunz, J-A., 01.12.2010, In: International Journal of Earth Sciences. 99, 8, p. 1741-1761 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2011
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Adaptation strategies for sustainable water management of lake Nasser, Egypt, to climate change
Elba, E., Urban, B. & Farghaly, D., 2011, International Conference on the Status and Future of the World’s Large Rivers: Conference Abstract Book. Habersack, H., Schober, B. & Walling, D. (eds.). Tribun EU, p. 385 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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A grassroots initiative to disseminate solar energy technologies in Ethiopia: Implications to climate change education
Dalelo, A., 2011, Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. Filho, W. L. (ed.). Springer, p. 265-280 16 p. (Climate Change Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Auenböden der Elbe als Archiv für die Stoffdynamik im Einzugsgebiet
Urban, B., Krüger, F., Weniger, T., Prüter, J., Keienburg, T., Lang, F. & Graf, M., 2011, Böden verstehen, Böden nutzen, Böden fit machen: Jahrestagung der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft. Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (DBG), p. 42-59 17 p. (Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft; no. 114).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review