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.
- Conference abstract in journal › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Tri‐trophic interaction networks along a tree diversity gradient of BEF‐China
Staab, M., Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A-M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 175 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Uneven distribution of phytodiversity in NE German dry grassland communities
Dengler, J., 01.01.2001, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft fur Okologie. 31, p. 28 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Visiting communities of extrafloral nectaries in a subtropical Chinese forest
Peters, J., Klein, A-M., Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 56 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Development of an experimental device allowing plant-plant interaction studies and in situ dynamic trapping of volatile organic compounds emitted by barley (Hordeum distichon L.) roots
Delory, B., Delaplace, P., Fauconnier, M-L. & du Jardin, P., 2013, In: Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences. 78, 1, p. 97-102 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
- Conference article in journal › Research › Peer-reviewed
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40. Chronology and climate forcing of the last four interglacials
Sirocko, F., Claussen, M., Litt, T., Fernanda Sánchez Goñi, M., Berger, A., Boettger, T., Diehl, M., Desprat, S., Delmonte, B., Degering, D., Frechen, M., A. Geyh, M., Groeger, M., Kageyama, M., Kaspar, F., Kühl, N., Kubatzki, C., Lohmann, G., Loutre, M. F., Müller, U., Rein, B., Rosendahl, W., Roucoux, K., Rousseau, D. D., Seelos, K., Siddall, M., Scholz, D., Spötl, C., Urban, B., Vautravers, M., Velichko, A., Wenzel, S., Widmann, M. & Wünnemann, B., 01.01.2007, In: Developments in Quaternary Science. 7, C, p. 597-614 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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A Voxel-based technique to estimate the volume of trees from terrestrial laser scanner data
Bienert, A., Hess, C., Maas, H. G. & Von Oheimb, G., 05.06.2014, In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives. 40, 5, p. 101-106 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Schöningen: a reference site for the Middle Pleistocene
Serangeli, J., Verheijen, I., Rodríguez-Álvarez, B., Altamura, F., Bigga, G., Schoch, W. H., Urban, B., van Kolfschoten, T., Venditti, F. & Conard, N. J., 2023, In: Journal of Mediterranean Earth Sciences. 15, p. 369-387 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Stratigraphische Begriffe für das Quartär des Periglazialraums in Deutschland
Urban, B., 01.03.2007, In: E&G Quaternary Science Journal. 56, 1/2, p. 84-95 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
- Project reports › Research
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Schutz von Buchenwäldern in einem System von Naturwäldern
Hehnke, T., von Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Kaiser, T. & Scherfose, V., 2014, Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 1-127, 127 p. (BfN-Skripten; no. 380).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Umwelt und Natur ge(nder)lesen, ge(nder)hört, ge(nder)sehen? Chancen geschlechtergerechter Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und gendersensibler Mediengestaltung in Natur- und Umweltschutz
Fischer, K., Grüning, J., Katz, C., Mayer, M. & Thiem, A., 2006, Bonn: Deutscher Naturschutzring , 20 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Vielfältig, kooperativ, geschlechtergerecht: Natur- und Umweltschutzverbände auf dem Weg
Fischer, K., Grüning, J., Katz, C., Mayer, M. & Thiem, A., 2006, Bonn: Deutscher Naturschutzring , 52 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
- Project reports › Transfer
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Viitorul oamenilor şi al naturii în sudul Transilvaniei - Az emberek és a természet jövője Dél-Erdélyben
Fischer, J., Milcu, A. I., Hartel, T., Hanspach, J. & Mikulcak, F., 2014, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., 62 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Transfer
- Research communication reports › Research
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Exploring priority and year effects on plant diversity, productivity and vertical root distribution: first insights from a grassland field experiment
Alonso-Crespo, I. M., Temperton, V., Fichtner, A., Niemeyer, T., Schloter, M. & Delory, B., 14.11.2023, (In preparation) 41 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the marine atmosphere - investigations on their occurrence and distribution in coastal regions
Jahnke, A., 2007, Geesthacht: GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht , 99 p. (Wissen schaft nutzen; no. 8/2007).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
- Working papers › Research
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Insights into Jatropha Projects Worldwide: Key Facts & Figures from a Global Survey
Wahl, N., Hildebrandt, T., Moser, C., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Averdunk, K., Bailis, R., Barua, K. K., Burritt, R., Groeneveld, J. H., Klein, A-M., Kügemann, M., Walmsley, D., Zelt, T. & Schaltegger, S., 2012, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 60 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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‘It's the Psychology, Stupid!’: Understanding Human Cognition Biases to Inform Sustainable Behavior
Engler, J-O., Abson, D. & Wehrden, H., 14.12.2017, Rochester: SSRN Social Science Research Network, 23 p. (SSRN; no. 3086532).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Tree species identity and functional traits but not species richness affect interrill erosion processes in young subtropical forests
Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Song, Z., Bruehlheide, H., Härdtle, W., Kühn, P., Li, Y. & Scholten, T., 24.06.2015, Göttingen: Copernicus Publications, p. 701-736, 36 p. (SOIL Discuss; vol. 2).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Was hat Francis Bacon mit Nachhaltigkeit und neoliberaler Globalisierung zu tun? Feminist sites: Erkundungen im Spannungsfeld von Natur, Herrschaft und Geschlecht
Katz, C. & Winterfeld, U., 2006, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 51 p. (Werkstattberichte Umweltstrategien; no. 4).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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A synthesis for everyone: 5 years of work in Romania
Fischer, J., 16.03.2016Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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Hierarchy and respect
Fischer, J., 03.03.2016Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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Impressions from a conference: sustainable land management
Fischer, J., 08.03.2016Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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“Re-connecting people and nature”: wrong term, wrong goal?
Fischer, J., 09.02.2016Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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The tyranny of coarse scales in sustainability science and policy
Fischer, J., 15.02.2016Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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Transdisciplinarity in a messy world
Fischer, J., 02.01.2016, LüneburgResearch output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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Turning hurt into impact (?)
Fischer, J., 02.02.2016, 1 p.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
- Book › Research
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Envisioning the future for southwestern Ethiopia / Egeree kibba lixa Itoophiyaa agarsiisuu: A book by The Sustainable Landscapes Group with contributions by local experts
Fischer, J., Senbeta, F., Hanspach, J., Dorresteijn, I., Jiren, T. S. & Schultner, J., 09.01.2018, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 86 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Harmonising biodiversity conservation and food security in southwestern Ethiopia
Manlosa, A. O., Rodrigues, P., Shumi, G., Hylander, K., Schultner, J., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Jiren, T. S., Mausbach, M., Abson, D., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 02.01.2020, 1 ed. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 166 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Planung naturbasierter Lösungen in Flusslandschaften: Ein Handbuch für die Praxis
Schröter, B., Brillinger, M., Gottwald, S., Guerrero, P., Henze, J., Ott, E., Schmidt, S. & Albert, C., 01.07.2021, 1 ed. München: oekom verlag GmbH. 117 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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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
- Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Bridging divides in sustainability science
Lang, D. J., Wiek, A. & von Wehrden, H., 01.11.2017, In: Sustainability Science. 12, 6, p. 875 - 879 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Comment on "The global tree restoration potential"
Veldman, J. W., Aleman, J. C., Alvarado, S. T., Anderson, T. M., Archibald, S., Bond, W. J., Boutton, T. W., Buchmann, N., Buisson, E., Canadell, J. G., de Sá Dechoum, M., Diaz-Toribio, M. H., Durigan, G., Ewel, J. J., Fernandes, G. W., Fidelis, A., Fleischman, F., Good, S. P., Griffith, D. M., Hermann, J-M., Hoffmann, W. A., Le Stradic, S., Lehmann, C. E. R., Mahy, G., Nerlekar, A. N., Nippert, J. B., Noss, R. F., Osborne, C. P., Overbeck, G. E., Parr, C. L., Pausas, J. G., Pennington, R. T., Perring, M. P., Putz, F. E., Ratnam, J., Sankaran, M., Schmidt, I. B., Schmitt, C. B., Silveira, F. A. O., Staver, A. C., Stevens, N., Still, C. J., Strömberg, C. A. E., Temperton, V. M., Varner, J. M. & Zaloumis, N. P., 18.10.2019, In: Science. 366, 6463, 4 p., 7976.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Corrigendum to "Palaeoecological analysis of a Late Quaternary sediment profile in northern Oman" [Journal of Arid Environments 73 (2009) 296-305] (DOI:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.09.023)
Urban, B. & Buerkert, A., 06.2009, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 73, 6-7, p. 694-694 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Fukushima disaster indirectly threatens lake ecosystems
Matsuzaki, S-IS., Von Wehrden, H., Møller, A. P. & Takamura, N., 01.11.2012, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10, 9, p. 464-464 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Managing invasive species amidst high uncertainty and novelty
Larson, B. M. H., Kueffer, C., the ZiF Working Group on Ecological Novelty & Klein, A-M., 05.2013, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 28, 5, p. 255-256 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Neighbourhood Species Richness Reduces Crown Asymmetry of Subtropical Trees in Sloping Terrain
Perles García, M. D., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Meyer, N., Härdtle, W. & von Oheimb, G., 16.03.2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 6, 14 p., 1441.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Nuclear accidents call for transdisciplinary nuclear energy research
Gralla, F., Abson, D., Møller, A. P., Lang, D. J., Vilsmaier, U., Sovacool, B. K. & von Wehrden, H., 01.2015, In: Sustainability Science. 10, 1, p. 179-183 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Reply to: Plant traits alone are good predictors of ecosystem properties when used carefully
van der Plas, F., Schröder-Georgi, T., Weigelt, A., Barry, K., Meyer, S., Alzate, A., Barnard, R. L., Buchmann, N., de Kroon, H., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Engels, C., Fischer, M., Gleixner, G., Hildebrandt, A., Koller-France, E., Leimer, S., Milcu, A., Mommer, L., Niklaus, P. A., Oelmann, Y., Roscher, C., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Schmid, B., Schulze, E. D., Temperton, V., Tscharntke, T., Voigt, W., Weisser, W., Wilcke, W. & Wirth, C., 03.2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 335-336 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Response to Turnhout et al.’s rethinking biodiversity: From goods and services to “living with”
Abson, D. & Hanspach, J., 05.2014, In: Conservation Letters. 7, 3, p. 334-335 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Root biology never sleeps: 11th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research (ISRR11) and the 9th International Symposium on Root Development (Rooting2021), 24-28 May 2021
Carley, C. N., Chen, G., Das, K. K., Delory, B. M., Dimitrova, A., Ding, Y., George, A. P., Greeley, L. A., Han, Q., Hendriks, P. W., Hernandez-Soriano, M. C., Li, M., Ng, J. L. P., Mau, L., Mesa-Marín, J., Miller, A. J., Rae, A. E., Schmidt, J., Thies, A., Topp, C. N., Wacker, T. S., Wang, P., Wang, X., Xie, L. & Zheng, C., 01.09.2022, In: The New phytologist. 235, 6, p. 2149-2154 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Stellungnahme zu Walentowski H. et al. 2010. Sind die deutschen waldnaturschutzkonzepte adäquat für die erhaltung der buchenwaldtypischen flora und fauna? Eine kritische bewertung basierend auf der herkunft der waldarten des mitteleuropäischen Tief- und hügellandes. Forstarchiv 81, 195-217
Meyer, P., Schmidt, M., Blick, T., Brunet, J., Dorow, W. H. O., Hakes, W., Härdtle, W., Heinken, T., Hertel, D., Knapp, H. D., Leuschner, C., Oheimb, G., Otte, V. & Schmidt, W., 03.2011, In: Forstarchiv. 82, 2, p. 62-66 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Systematic distributions of interaction strengths across tree interaction networks yield positive diversity–productivity relationships
Yu, W., Albert, G., Rosenbaum, B., Schnabel, F., Bruelheide, H., Connolly, J., Härdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Trogisch, S., Rüger, N. & Brose, U., 01.2024, In: Ecology Letters. 27, 1, 11 p., e14338.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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The coronavirus pandemic as an analogy for future sustainability challenges
Engler, J-O., Abson, D. & Wehrden, H., 01.01.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 1, p. 317-319 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Thinking beyond Western commercial honeybee hives: towards improved conservation of honey bee diversity
Matias, D. M. S., Borgemeister, C. & von Wehrden, H., 01.12.2017, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 26, 14, p. 3499 - 3504 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Trace Metal Dynamics in Floodplain Soils of the River Elbe: A Review (vol 38, pg 1349): A review
Schulz-Zunke, C. & Krueger, F., 03.2013, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 42, 2, p. 622-622 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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What are mycorrhizal traits?
Chaudhary, V. B., Holland, E. P., Charman-Anderson, S., Guzman, A., Bell-Dereske, L., Cheeke, T. E., Corrales, A., Duchicela, J., Egan, C., Gupta, M. M., Hannula, S. E., Hestrin, R., Hoosein, S., Kumar, A., Mhretu, G., Neuenkamp, L., Soti, P., Xie, Y. & Helgason, T., 01.07.2022, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 37, 7, p. 573-581 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Where you search is what you get: Literature mining - Google Scholar versus Web of Science using a data set from a literature search in vegetation science
Beckmann, M. & Von Wehrden, H., 01.12.2012, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 23, 6, p. 1197-1199 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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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Assembly Theory for Restoring Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: Timing is Everything?
Temperton, V. M., Baasch, A., Von Gillhaussen, P. & Kirmer, A., 11.2016, Foundations of Restoration Ecology. Palmer, M. A., Zedler, J. B. & Falk, D. A. (eds.). 2 ed. Washington: Island Press, p. 245-270 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Assessing Effects Through Laboratory Toxicity Testing
Frazier, J., Pflugfleder, J., Aupinel, P., Decourtye, A., Ellis, J., Scott-Dupree, C., Huang, Z., Thompson, H., Bachman, P., Dinter, A., Vaughan, M., Vaissière, B., Maynard, G., Kasina, M., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Coulson, M. & Nocelli, R. C. F., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 75-94 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Assessing Effects Through Semi-Field and Field Toxicity Testing
Pettis, J., Tornier, I., Clook, M., Wallner, K., Vaissiere, B., Stadler, T., Hou, W., Maynard, G., Becker, R., Coulson, M., Jourdan, P., Vaughan, M., Nocelli, R. C. F., Scott-Dupree, C., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Dinter, A. & Kasina, M., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 95-119 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review