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.
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Reconciling conservation and development in protected areas of the Global South
Loos, J., 01.08.2021, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 54, p. 108-118 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reconciling food security and biodiversity conservation: participatory scenario planning in southwestern Ethiopia
Jiren, T. S., Hanspach, J., Schultner, J., Fischer, J., Bergsten, A., Senbeta, F., Hylander, K. & Dorresteijn, I., 09.2020, In: Ecology and Society. 25, 3, p. 1-16 16 p., 24.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reconnecting with nature for sustainability
Ives, C. D., Abson, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Dorninger, C., Klaniecki, K. & Fischer, J., 01.09.2018, In: Sustainability Science. 13, 5, p. 1389-1397 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Red List of marine macroalgae of the Wadden Sea
Nielsen, R., Schories, D., Hardtle, W., Reise, K. H. & Wolff, W. J., 01.10.1996, In: Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen. 50, Suppl. 1, p. 39-42 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Red mason bees cannot compete with honey bees for floral resources in a cage experiment
Hudewenz, A. & Klein, A. M., 11.2015, In: Ecology and Evolution. 5, 21, p. 5049-5056 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reduced nitrate leaching from an Irish cropland soil under non-inversion tillage with cover cropping greatly outweighs increased dissolved organic nitrogen leaching
Walmsley, D. C., Siemens, J., Kindler, R., Kaiser, K., Saunders, M., Fichtner, A., Kaupenjohann, M. & Osborne, B. A., 01.10.2018, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 265, p. 340-349 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reformation process of the neuronal template for nestmate recognition cues in the carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus)
Leonhardt, S., Brandstaetter, A. S. & Kleineidam, C. J., 09.2007, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A – Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 193, 9, p. 993-1000 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Regional differences in soil pH niche among dry grassland plants in Eurasia
Wagner, V., Chytrý, M., Zelený, D., von Wehrden, H., Brinkert, A., Danihelka, J., Hölzel, N., Jansen, F., Kamp, J., Lustyk, P., Merunková, K., Palpurina, S., Preislerová, Z. & Wesche, K., 05.2017, In: Oikos. 126, 5, p. 660-670 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Relationship between pH-values and nutrient availability in forest soils - the consequences for the use of ecograms in forest ecology
Hardtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Friedel, A., Westphal, C. & Hartmut, M., 01.01.2004, In: Flora. 199, 2, p. 134-142 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Relationships between the vegetation and soil conditions in beech and beech-oak forests of northern Germany
Hardtle, W., von Oheimb, G. & Westphal, C., 01.03.2005, In: Plant Ecology. 177, 1, p. 113-124 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Repeated sampling detects gene flow in a flightless ground beetle in a fragmented landscape
Drees, C., Hüfner, S., Matern, A., Nève, G. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Hereditas. 148, 1, p. 36-45 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Representation of dissolved organic carbon in the JULES land surface model (vn4.4-JULES-DOCM)
Nakhavali, M., Friedlingstein, P., Lauerwald, R., Tang, J., Chadburn, S., Camino-Serrano, M., Guenet, B., Harper, A., Walmsley, D., Peichl, M. & Gielen, B., 12.02.2018, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 11, 2, p. 593-609 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reprint of: Tree-tree interactions and crown complementarity: the role of functional diversity and branch traits for canopy packing
Hildebrand, M., Perles-Garcia, M. D., Kunz, M., Härdtle, W., von Oheimb, G. & Fichtner, A., 01.09.2021, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 55, p. 53-63 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Research on the social perception of invasive species: a systematic literature review
Kapitza, K., Zimmermann, H., Martín-López, B. & Wehrden, H. V., 14.03.2019, In: NeoBiota. 43, p. 47-68 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resolving potential conflicts between different heathland ecosystem services through adaptive management
Alonso, I. & Härdtle, W., 14.07.2015, In: Ecological Questions. 21, p. 101-103 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resource availability determines the importance of niche-based versus stochastic community assembly in grasslands
Conradi, T., Temperton, V. M. & Kollmann, J., 08.2017, In: Oikos. 126, 8, p. 1134-1141 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resources or landmarks: which factors drive homing success in Tetragonula carbonaria foraging in natural and disturbed landscapes?
Leonhardt, S. D., Kaluza, B. F., Wallace, H. & Heard, T. A., 01.10.2016, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 202, 9-10, p. 701-708 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Response of saproxylic beetles to small-scale habitat connectivity depends on trophic levels
Buse, J., Entling, M. H., Ranius, T. & Assmann, T., 01.06.2016, In: Landscape Ecology. 31, 5, p. 939-949 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Restoration ecology meets carabidology: effects of floodplain restitution on ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Günther, J. & Assmann, T., 01.06.2005, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 14, 7, p. 1583-1606 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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ReSurveyEurope: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe
ReSurveyEurope, Knollová, I., Chytrý, M., Bruelheide, H., Dullinger, S., Haider, S. & Härdtle, W., 01.03.2024, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 35, 2, 18 p., e13235.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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ReSurveyGermany: Vegetation-plot time-series over the past hundred years in Germany
Jandt, U., Bruelheide, H., Berg, C., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Blüml, V., Bode, F., Dengler, J., Diekmann, M., Dierschke, H., Doerfler, I., Döring, U., Dullinger, S., Härdtle, W., Haider, S., Heinken, T., Horchler, P., Jansen, F., Kudernatsch, T., Kuhn, G., Lindner, M., Matesanz, S., Metze, K., Meyer, S., Müller, F., Müller, N., Naaf, T., Peppler-Lisbach, C., Poschlod, P., Roscher, C., Rosenthal, G., Rumpf, S. B., Schmidt, W., Schrautzer, J., Schwabe, A., Schwartze, P., Sperle, T., Stanik, N., Stroh, H. G., Storm, C., Voigt, W., von Heßberg, A., von Oheimb, G., Wagner, E. R., Wegener, U., Wesche, K., Wittig, B. & Wulf, M., 01.12.2022, In: Scientific data. 9, 1, 13 p., 631.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
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Reviving wood-pastures for biodiversity and people: A case study from western Estonia
Roellig, M., Sutcliffe, L. M. E., Sammul, M., von Wehrden, H., Newig, J. & Fischer, J., 01.03.2016, In: Ambio. 45, 2, p. 185-195 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rhizosphere microbiome modulated effects of biochar on ryegrass 15N uptake and rhizodeposited 13C allocation in soil
Fu, Y., Kumar, A., Chen, L., Jiang, Y., Ling, N., Wang, R., Pan, Q., Singh, B. P., Redmile-Gordon, M., Luan, L., Li, Q., Shi, Q., Reid, B. J., Fang, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Luo, Y. & Xu, J., 06.2021, In: Plant and Soil. 463, 1-2, p. 359-377 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Roadside disturbance promotes plant communities with arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in mountain regions worldwide
Clavel, J., Lembrechts, J. J., Lenoir, J., Haider, S., McDougall, K., Nuñez, M. A., Alexander, J., Barros, A., Milbau, A., Seipel, T., Pauchard, A., Fuentes-Lillo, E., Ratier Backes, A., Dar, P., Reshi, Z. A., Aleksanyan, A., Zong, S., Arevalo Sierra, J. R., Aschero, V., Verbruggen, E. & Nijs, I., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Ecography. 14 p., e07051.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Root trait plasticity and plant nutrient acquisition in phosphorus limited soil
Kumar, A., Shahbaz, M., Koirala, M., Blagodatskaya, E., Seidel, S. J., Kuzyakov, Y. & Pausch, J., 01.12.2019, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 182, 6, p. 945-952 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rote Liste der in Niedersachsen und Bremen gefährdeten Sandlaufkäfer und Laufkäfer [(Coleoptera: Cicindelidae et Carabidae)] mit Gesamtartenverzeichnis, 1. Fassung vom 01.06.2002.
Aßmann, T. (ed.), Dormann, W. (ed.), Främbs, H., Gürlich, S., Handke, K., Huk, T., Sprick, P. & Terlutter, H., 2003, In: Informationsdienst Naturschutz Niedersachsen. 2003, 02, p. 70-95 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rule-based analysis of throughfall kinetic energy to evaluate biotic and abiotic factor thresholds to mitigate erosive power
Goebes, P., Schmidt, K., Härdtle, W., Seitz, S., Stumpf, F., von Oheimb, G. & Scholten, T., 01.06.2016, In: Progress in Physical Geography. 40, 3, p. 431-449 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Safeguarding the rare woodland species Gagea spathacea: Understanding habitat requirements is not sufficient
Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., Matthies, D., Arnold, V., Erfmeier, A., Hemke, T., Jansen, D., Lütt, S., Schmidt, M., Sturm, K., von Oheimb, G. & Ohse, B., 01.04.2020, In: Plant Species Biology. 35, 2, p. 120-129 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Salivary cues: simulated roe deer browsing induces systemic changes in phytohormones and defence chemistry in wild‐grown maple and beech saplings
Ohse, B., Hammerbacher, A., Seele, C., Meldau, S., Reichelt, M., Ortmann, S. & Wirth, C., 01.02.2017, In: Functional Ecology. 31, 2, p. 340-349 10 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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Saproxylic beetle assemblages of three managed oak woodlands in the Eastern Mediterranean
Buse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2008, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 45, 1, p. 55-66 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scale-dependent diversity patterns affect spider assemblages of two contrasting forest ecosystems
Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Schaefer, M., 05.2013, In: Acta Oecologica. 49, p. 17-22 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scenario modeling of ammonia emissions from surface applied urea under temperate conditions: application effects and model comparison
Pacholski, A., Doehler, J., Schmidhalter, U. & Kreuter, T., 01.01.2018, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110, 1, p. 177-193 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Schutzgebiete im Klimawandel – Risiken für Schutzgüter
Vohland, K., Badeck, F., Böhning-Gaese, K., Hanspach, J., Klotz, S., Kühn, I., Laube, I., Schwager, M., Trautmann, S. & Cramer, W., 05.2011, In: Natur und Landschaft. 86, 5, p. 204-213 10 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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Seeing red: behavioral evidence of trichromatic color vision in strepsirrhine primates
Leonhardt, S., Tung, J., Camden, J. B., Leal, M. & Drea, C. M., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Selection harvest in temperate deciduous forests: impact on herb layer richness and composition
Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 01.02.2009, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 18, 2, p. 271-287 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shedding light on trophic interactions: A field experiment on the effect of human population between latitudes on herbivory and predation patterns
Alonso-Crespo, I. M. & Hernández-Agüero, J. A., 01.09.2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 9, 13 p., e10449.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shifts in N and P Budgets of Heathland Ecosystems: Effects of Management and Atmospheric Inputs
Haerdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Gerke, A-K., Niemeyer, M., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Matern, A. & Meyer, H., 02.2009, In: Ecosystems. 12, 2, p. 298-310 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shrub management is the principal driver of differing population sizes between native and invasive populations of Rosa rubiginosa L
Zimmermann, H., von Wehrden, H., Renison, D., Wesche, K., Welk, E., Damascos, M. A. & Hensen, I., 10.2012, In: Biological Invasions. 14, 10, p. 2141-2157 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Signalarten - ein praxisnaher Beitrag zur Erfassung der Naturnähe und Biodiversität in Wäldern
Fichtner, A. & Lüderitz, M., 09.2013, In: Natur und Landschaft. 88, 9/10, p. 392-399 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Similar performance in central and range-edge populations of a Eurasian steppe grass under different climate and soil pH regimes
Wagner, V., von Wehrden, H., Wesche, K., Fedulin, A., Sidorova, T. & Hensen, I., 06.2011, In: Ecography. 34, 3, p. 498-506 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Similar yield benefits of hybrid, conventional, and organic tomato and sweet pepper varieties under well-watered and drought-stressed conditions
Ficiciyan, A. M., Loos, J. & Tscharntke, T., 19.02.2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 11 p., 628537.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Simultaneous determination of alkylphenol ethoxylates and their biotransformation products by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry
Jahnke, A., Gandraß, J. & Ruck, W., 30.04.2004, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1035, 1, p. 115-122 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Site and neighborhood effects on growth of tree saplings in subtropical plantations (China).
Li, Y., Härdtle, W., Bruehlheide, H., Nadrowski, K., Scholten, T., von Wehrden, H. & Oheimb, G., 01.09.2014, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 327, p. 118-127 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Site use of grazing cattle and sheep in a large-scale pasture landscape: a GPS/GIS assessment
Putfarken, D., Dengler, J., Lehmann, S. & Härdtle, W., 01.05.2008, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 111, 1-2, p. 54-67 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Slug activity density increases seed predation independently of an urban–rural gradient
Miczajka, V. L., Klein, A. M. & Pufal, G., 09.2019, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 39, p. 15-25 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Smelling like resin: terpenoids account for species-specific cuticular profiles in Southeast-Asian stingless bees
Leonhardt, S., Blüthgen, N. & Schmitt, T., 07.2009, In: Insectes Sociaux. 56, 2, p. 157-170 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review