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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Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2021: Hartholz-Auenwald (Ficario-Ulmetum)
Härdtle, W., Bergmeier, E., Fichtner, A., Heinken, T., Hölzel, N., Remy, D., Schneider, S., Schwabe, A., Tischew, S. & Dierschke, H., 01.01.2020, In: Tuexenia. 40, p. 373-399 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2020: Borstgrasrasen
Schwabe-Kratochwil, A., Tischew, S., Bergmeier, E., Garve, E., Härdtle, W., Heinken, T., Hölzel, N., Peppler-Lisbach, C., Remy, D. & Dierschke, H., 2019, In: Tuexenia. 39, p. 287-308 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2019: Die Glatthaferwiese
Tischew, S., Dierschke, H., Schwabe, A., Garve, E., Heinken, T., Holzel, N., Bergmeier, E., Remy, D. & Härdtle, W., 2018, In: Tuexenia. 38, p. 287-295 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Perspektiven großflächiger Beweidungssysteme für den Naturschutz: "Lüneburger Weideerklärung zu Weidelandschaften und Wildnisgebieten"
Riecken, U., Bunzel-Drüke, M., Dierking, U., Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Kämmer, G., Reisinger, E. & Sandkühler, J., 2004, Weidelandschaften und Wildnisgebiete: Vom Experiment zur Praxis. Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Redecker, B. & Riecken, U. (eds.). 1 ed. Münster: Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, p. 527-539 13 p. (Schriftreihe für Landwirtschaftpflege und Naturschutz; no. 78).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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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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Performance of process-based models for simulation of grain N in crop rotations across Europe
Yin, X., Kersebaum, K. C., Kollas, C., Manevski, K., Baby, S., Beaudoin, N., Öztürk, I., Gaiser, T., Wu, L., Hoffmann, M., Charfeddine, M., Conradt, T., Constantin, J., Ewert, F., de Cortazar-Atauri, I. G., Giglio, L., Hlavinka, P., Hoffmann, H., Launay, M., Louarn, G., Manderscheid, R., Mary, B., Mirschel, W., Nendel, C., Pacholski, A., Palosuo, T., Ripoche-Wachter, D., P. Rötter, R., Ruget, F., Sharif, B., Trnka, M., Ventrella, D., Weigel, H. J. & E. Olesen, J., 01.06.2017, In: Agricultural Systems. 154, p. 63-77 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Performance of methods to select landscape metrics for modelling species richness
Schindler, S., von Wehrden, H., Poirazidis, K., Hochachka, W. M., Wrbka, T. & Kati, V., 10.01.2015, In: Ecological Modelling. 295, p. 107-112 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well-being: Evidence from 13 European sites
Fagerholm, N., Martín-López, B., Torralba, M., Oteros-Rozas, E., Lechner, A. M., Bieling, C., Stahl Olafsson, A., Albert, C., Raymond, C. M., Garcia-Martin, M., Gulsrud, N. & Plieninger, T., 01.03.2020, In: People and Nature. 2, 1, p. 217-234 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pennycress double-cropping does not negatively impact spider diversity
Groeneveld, J. H., Lührs, H. P. & Klein, A. M., 08.2015, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 17, 3, p. 247-257 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pennycress-corn double-cropping increases ground beetle diversity
Groeneveld, J. H. & Klein, A. M., 01.06.2015, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 77, p. 16-25 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Patterns of species composition and species richness in moist (ash-alder) forests of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein)
Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G., Meyer, H. & Westphal, C., 01.12.2003, In: Feddes Repertorium. 114, 7/8, p. 574-586 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Patterns and hotspots of carabid beetle diversity in the Palaearctic – insights from a hyperdiverse invertebrate taxon
Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots: distribution and protection of conservation priority areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 175-188 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Pathogen induced disturbance and succession in temperate forests: Evidence from a 100-year data set in southern Sweden
Brunet, J., Bukina, Y., Hedwall, P-O., Holmström, E. & Oheimb, G., 03.2014, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 15, 2, p. 114-121 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pasture landscapes in Germany: progress towards a sustainable use of agricultural land
Härdtle, W., Mierwald, U., Behrends, T., Eischeid, I., Garniel, A., Grell, H., Haese, D., Schneider-Fenske, A. & Voigt, N., 2002, Pasture landscapes and nature conservation. Redecker, B., Härdtle, W., Finck, P., Riecken, U. & Schröder, E. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 147-160 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Pasture landscapes and nature conservation
Redecker, B. (ed.), Finck, P. (ed.), Härdtle, W. (ed.), Riecken, U. (ed.) & Schröder, E. (ed.), 2002, Berlin: Springer. 435 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Participatory scenario planning in place-based social-ecological research: Insights and experiences from 23 case studies
Oteros-Rozas, E., Martín-López, B., Daw, T. M., Bohensky, E. L., Butler, J. R. A., Hill, R., Martin-Ortega, J., Quinlan, A., Ravera, F., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Thyresson, M., Mistry, J., Palomo, I., Peterson, G. D., Plieninger, T., Waylen, K. A., Beach, D. M., Bohnet, I. C., Hamann, M., Hanspach, J., Hubacek, K., Lavorel, S. & Vilardy, S. P., 01.01.2015, In: Ecology and Society. 20, 4, 66 p., 32.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Participation in protected area governance: A systematic case survey of the evidence on ecological and social outcomes
Huber, J. M., Newig, J. & Loos, J., 15.06.2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 336, 117593.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Palynological record of the Quaternary deposits of Garding-2 research drill core, North-west Germany.
Proborukmi, M. S. & Urban, B., 2014, The Quaternary of the Urals: global trends and Pan-European Quaternary records. Borodin, A. V., Markova, E. A. & Strukova, T. V. (eds.). Ural Federal University, p. 120-122 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Palynological evidence of younger middle Pleistocene interglacials (Holsteinian, Reinsdorf and Schoningen) in the Schoningen open cast lignite mine (eastern Lower Saxony, Germany)
Urban, B., 1995, In: Mededelingen - Rijks Geologische Dienst. 52, p. 175-185 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Paleoenvironment and possibilities of plant exploitation in the Middle Pleistocene of Schöningen (Germany). Insights from botanical macro-remains and pollen
Bigga, G., Schoch, W. H. & Urban, B., 12.2015, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 89, p. 92-104 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Palaeogeography and palaeoecology of Carabus auronitens (Coleoptera): characterization and localization of glacial refugia in southern France and reconstruction of postglacial expansion routes by means of allozyme polymorphismus ; with 25 tables
Reimann, T., Aßmann, T., Nolte, O., Reuter, H., Huber, C. & Weber, F., 2002, Keltern-Weiler: Goecke & Evers. 151 p. (Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg; vol. 35)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Palaeoenvironmental investigations of the holocene sedimentary record of the garding-2 research drill core, Northwestern Germany
Proborukmi, M. S. & Urban, B., 01.03.2017, In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 168, 1, p. 39-51 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Palaeoecological Interpretation of a Late Holocene Sediment Sequence from the Alpine Belt of the Southern Mongolian Altai Mountains
Goenster-Jordan, S., Urban, B. & Buerkert, A., 17.02.2022, In: Open Quaternary. 8, 1, 18 p., 2.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Palaeoecological analysis of a Late Quaternary sediment profile in northern Oman
Urban, B. & Buerkert, A., 01.03.2009, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 73, 3, p. 296-305 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Overview of Non-Apis Bees
Vaughan, M., Vaissière, B., Maynard, G., Kasina, M., Nocelli, R. C. F., Scott-Dupree, C., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Coulson, M. & Dinter, A., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 5-18 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Overview of a Proposed Ecological Risk Assessment Process for Honey bees (Apis mellifera) and Non‐Apis Bees
Steeger, T., Alix, A., Moriarty, T., Fischer, D. L., Fischer, R., Brittain, C., Johnson, R. M., Johansen, E., Streissel, F., Miles, M. M., Lee-Steere, C. & Fry, M., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley Online Library, p. 121-148 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Orientation-driven photosynthesized carbon belowground mediates intercropped peanut microbiota changes for pathogen resistance
Lu, J., Shen, Y., He, G., Li, S., Kumar, A., Sun, B. & Chen, Y., 28.09.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plant and Soil. 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Organic matter priming by invasive plants depends on dominant mycorrhizal association
Kumar, A., Phillips, R. P., Scheibe, A., Klink, S. & Pausch, J., 01.01.2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 140, 4 p., 107645.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Organic farming promotes bee abundance in vineyards in Italy but not in South Africa
Kehinde, T., von Wehrden, H., Samways, M., Klein, A. M. & Brittain, C., 01.02.2018, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 22, 1, p. 61-67 7 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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Organic farming affects the biological control of hemipteran pests and yields in spring barley independent of landscape complexity
Birkhofer, K., Arvidsson, F., Ehlers, D., Mader, V. L., Bengtsson, J. & Smith, H. G., 01.03.2016, In: Landscape Ecology. 31, 3, p. 567-579 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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ORCHIDEE-SOM: Modeling soil organic carbon (SOC) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics along vertical soil profiles in Europe
Camino-Serrano, M., Guenet, B., Luyssaert, S., Ciais, P., Bastrikov, V., De Vos, B., Gielen, B., Gleixner, G., Jornet-Puig, A., Kaiser, K., Kothawala, D., Lauerwald, R., Peñuelas, J., Schrumpf, M., Vicca, S., Vuichard, N., Walmsley, D. & Janssens, I. A., 15.03.2018, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 11, 3, p. 937-957 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Optimisation of root traits to provide enhanced ecosystem services in agricultural systems: A focus on cover crops
Griffiths, M., Delory, B. M., Jawahir, V., Wong, K. M., Bagnall, G. C., Dowd, T. G., Nusinow, D. A., Miller, A. J. & Topp, C. N., 01.03.2022, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 45, 3, p. 751-770 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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On the theoretical concept of the potential natural vegetation and proposals for an up-to-date modification
Härdtle, W., 01.09.1995, In: Folia Geobotanica. 30, 3, p. 263-276 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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On the frontiers of collaboration and conflict: how context influences the success of collaboration
Schoon, M., Chapman, M., Loos, J., Ifejika Speranza, C., Carr Kelman, C., Aburto, J., Alexander, S., Baggio, J., Brady, U., Cockburn, J., Cundill, G., Garcia Lopez, G., Hill, R., Robinson, C., Thondhlana, G., Trimble, M. & Whittaker, D., 09.2021, In: Ecosystems and People. 17, 1, p. 383-399 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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On the evidence for human use and control of fire at Schöningen
Stahlschmidt, M., Miller, C., Ligouis, B., Hambach, U., Goldberg, P., Berna, F., Richter, D., Urban, B., Serangeli, J. & Conrad, N. J., 01.12.2015, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 89, p. 181-201 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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On the combined effect of soil fertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems - a study from SE China
Scholten, T., Goebes, P., Kühn, P., Seitz, S., Aßmann, T., Bauhus, J., Bruelheide, H., Buscot, F., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Härdtle, W., He, J-S., Ma, K., Niklaus, P. A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Shi, X., Song, Z., von Oheimb, G., Wirth, C., Wubet, T. & Schmidt, K., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 10, 1, p. 111-127 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ökosystem und Biodiversität
Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Härdtle, W., Klein, A-M., Schuldt, A. & Oheimb, G., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 147-174 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Ökologische Bedeutung von Wildnisgebieten - das Beispiel Buchenwald-Ökosysteme
Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 2013, Natura 2000 im Wald - Lebensraumtypen, Erhaltungszustand, Management. Stefan, L., Ellwanger, G., Buschmann, A., Frederking, W., Schröder, E., Ssymank, A. & Pausch, C. (eds.). Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 51-64 14 p. (Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt; no. 131).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Offene Forschungsfragen und Ausblick im Coastal Energy Managemen
Runge, K., 2002, Coastal Energy Management: Integration Erneuerbarer Energieerzeugung an der Küste . Runge, K. (ed.). Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, p. 83-90 8 p. (Energierecht und Energiewirtschaft; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Observing the Middle Elbe Biosphere in Germany by Means of TerraSAR-X Images
Farghaly, D., Elba, E. & Urban, B., 01.01.2014, In: International Journal of Geosciences. 5, 2, p. 196-205 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Objektivierung von Naturschutzbewertungen - Das Beispiel Roter Listen von Pflanzengesellschaften
Timmermann, T., Dengler, J., Abdank, A. & Berg, C., 01.05.2006, In: Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung. 38, 5, p. 133-139 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nutzungsansprüche an das Biosphärenreservat Niedersächsische Elbtalaue
Koppe, B., Krüger, F. & Urban, B., 2007, HTG-Kongress 2007. H. G. (ed.). Seehafen Verlag, p. 265-274 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Nützlinge als Bioindikatoren für die ökologischen Auswirkungen des Pflanzenschutzes in Feldstudien—Methoden und die Probleme bei der Interpretation der Daten
Freier, B., Volkmar, C., Kreuter, T., Triltsch, H., Stark, A. & Förster, R., 01.02.1999, In: Journal of Pest Science. 72, 1, p. 5-11 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nutrients addition regulates temperature sensitivity of maize straw mineralization
Auwal, M., Singh, B. P., Chen, Z., Kumar, A., Pan, S., Luo, Y. & Xu, J., 01.08.2021, In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. 21, 8, p. 2778-2790 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nutrient leaching in dry heathland ecosystems: effects of atmospheric deposition and management
Haerdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Niemeyer, M., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 01.11.2007, In: Biogeochemistry. 86, 2, p. 201-215 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Numerical responses of saproxylic beetles to rapid increases in dead wood availability following geometrid moth outbreaks in sub-arctic mountain birch forest
Vindstad, O. P. L., Schultze, S., Jepsen, J. U., Biuw, M., Kapari, L., Sverdrup-Thygeson, A. & Ims, R. A., 09.06.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 6, 13 p., e99624.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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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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Nothing lasts forever: Dominant species decline under rapid environmental change in global grasslands
Wilfahrt, P. A., Seabloom, E. W., Bakker, J. D., Biederman, L., Bugalho, M. N., Cadotte, M. W., Caldeira, M. C., Catford, J. A., Chen, Q., Donohue, I., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Haider, S., Heckman, R. W., Jentsch, A., Koerner, S. E., Komatsu, K. J., Laungani, R., MacDougall, A., Martina, J. P., Martinson, H., Moore, J. L., Niu, Y., Ohlert, T., Venterink, H. O., Orr, D., Peri, P., Pos, E., Price, J., Raynaud, X., Ren, Z., Roscher, C., Smith, N. G., Stevens, C. J., Sullivan, L. L., Tedder, M., Tognetti, P. M., Veen, C., Wheeler, G., Young, A. L., Young, H. & Borer, E. T., 11.2023, In: Journal of Ecology. 111, 11, p. 2472-2482 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review