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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Excavations at Schöningen and paradigm shifts in human evolution
Conard, N. J., Serangeli, J., Böhner, U., Starkovich, B. M., Miller, C. E., Urban, B. & van Kolfschoten, T., 02.12.2015, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 89, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Experimental evidence of two mechanisms coupling leaf-level C assimilation to rhizosphere CO 2 release
Kayler, Z., Keitel, C., Jansen, K. & Gessler, A., 01.03.2017, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 135, p. 21-26 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Experiments and evidence in sustainability science: A typology
Caniglia, G., Schäpke, N., Lang, D. J., Abson, D. J., Lüderitz, C., Wiek, A., Laubichler, M., Gralla, F. & von Wehrden, H., 15.12.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 169, p. 39-47 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring large vegetation databases to detect temporal trends in species occurrences
Jandt, U., von Wehrden, H. & Bruelheide, H., 01.12.2011, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 22, 6, p. 957-972 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Facilitating regional energy transition strategies: Toward a typology of regions
Lutz, L. M., Lang, D. J. & Wehrden, H., 01.09.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 9, 17 p., 1560.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Facilitative-competitive interactions in an Old-Growth Forest: The Importance of Large-Diameter Trees as Benefactors and Stimulators for Forest Community Assembly
Fichtner, A., Forrester, D. I., Härdtle, W., Sturm, K. & Oheimb, G., 24.03.2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 3, 18 p., e0120335.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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Facing the heat: A systematic literature review exploring the transferability of solutions to cope with urban heat waves
Hintz, M. J., Lüderitz, C., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 06.2018, In: Urban Climate. 24, p. 714-727 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Factors affecting fruit set in Aizoaceae species of the Succulent Karoo
Pufal, G., Mayer, C., Porembski, S. & Juergens, N., 01.07.2008, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 9, 4, p. 401-409 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Farmed areas predict the distribution of amphibian ponds in a traditional rural landscape
Hartel, T. & von Wehrden, H., 21.05.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5, 8 p., e63649.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Farmers' perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies in South Africa's Western Cape
Talanow, K., Topp, E., Loos, J. & Martín-López, B., 01.01.2021, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 81, p. 203-219 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fast response of groundwater to heavy rainfall
Wittenberg, H., Aksoy, H. & Miegel, K., 01.04.2019, In: Journal of Hydrology. 571, p. 837-842 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fate of airborne nitrogen in heathland ecosystems a - 15N tracer study
Friedrich, U., Falk, K., Bahlmann, E., Marquardt, T., Meyer, H., Niemeyer, T., Schemmel, S., Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 04.2011, In: Global Change Biology. 17, 4, p. 1549-1559 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Field measurement of ammonia emissions after nitrogen fertilization-A comparison between micrometeorological and chamber methods
Ni, K., Köster, J. R., Seidel, A. & Pacholski, A., 01.11.2015, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 71, p. 115-122 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Finnish Pipunculidae (Diptera) studies Part I: Taxonomic notes on Cephalops Fallén, 1810, Pipunculus Latreille, 1802 and Tomosvaryella Aczél, 1939
Kehlmaier, C., 04.01.2008, In: Zootaxa. 1672, 1, p. 1-42 42 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fire and landscape context shape plant and butterfly diversity in a South African shrubland
Topp, E. N., Tscharntke, T. & Loos, J., 01.03.2022, In: Diversity and Distributions. 28, 3, p. 357-371 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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First automatic size measurements for the separation of dwarf birch and tree birch pollen in MIS 6 to MIS 1 records from Northern Germany
Theuerkauf, M., Nehring, E., Gillert, A., Bodien, P. M., Hein, M. & Urban, B., 01.06.2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 6, 17 p., e11510.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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First record of a Mermithidae (Nematoda) from the meloid beetle Meloe violaceus Marsham, 1802 (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
Lückmann, J. & Poinar, G. O., 01.05.2003, In: Parasitology Research. 90, 1, p. 82-83 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Flachendeckende Landschaftspflege am Beispiel der Bodenteicher Seewiesen, Niedersachsen
Schwerdtfeger, G. & Urban, B., 1992, In: Telma. 22, p. 267-276 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fluctuations of carabid populations inhabiting an ancient woodland (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Gunther, J. & Assmann, T., 01.03.2004, In: Pedobiologia. 48, 2, p. 159-164 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foliar application of lambda-cyhalothrin modulates root exudate profile and the rhizosphere bacteria community of dioecious Populus cathayana
He, Y., Zhu, Z., Zhou, Z., Lu, T., Kumar, A. & Xia, Z., 15.11.2022, In: Environmental Pollution. 313, 120123.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foliar nitrogen metabolism of adult Douglas-fir trees is affected by soil water availability and varies little among provenances
Du, B., Kreuzwieser, J., Dannenmann, M., Junker, L. V., Kleiber, A., Hess, M., Jansen, K., Eiblmeier, M., Gessler, A., Kohnle, U., Ensminger, I., Rennenberg, H. & Wildhagen, H., 22.03.2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 3, 24 p., e0194684.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foraging loads of stingless bees and utilisation of stored nectar for pollen harvesting
Leonhardt, S., Dworschak, K., Eltz, T. & Blüthgen, N., 2007, In: Apidologie. 38, 2, p. 125-135 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foraging wireworms are attracted to root-produced volatile aldehydes
Barsics, F., Delory, B. M., Delaplace, P., Francis, F., Fauconnier, M. L., Haubruge, É. & Verheggen, F. J., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Pest Science. 90, 1, p. 69-76 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forest history from a single tree species perspective: natural occurrence, near extinction and reintroduction of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) on the Darss-Zingst peninsula, southern Baltic Sea coast
Kaiser, K., Theuerkauf, M., van der Maaten, E., van der Maaten-Theunissen, M. & Beil, A., 06.2024, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 143, 3, p. 917-942 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forestry contributed to warming of forest ecosystems in northern Germany during the extreme summers of 2018 and 2019
Blumröder, J. S., May, F., Härdtle, W. & Ibisch, P. L., 09.2021, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 2, 3, 14 p., e12087.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forests, farms, and fallows: The dynamics of tree cover transition in the southern part of the uluguru mountains, tanzania
Mpanda, M., Kashindye, A., Aynekulu, E., Jonas, E., Rosenstock, T. S. & Giliba, R. A., 28.05.2021, In: Land. 10, 6, 15 p., 571.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fragmented Landscape, Fragmented Knowledge: A Synthesis of Renosterveld Ecology and Conservation
Topp, E. N. & Loos, J., 01.06.2019, In: Environmental Conservation. 46, 2, p. 171-179 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fridays for Future aus nachhaltigkeitswissenschaftlicher Perspektive
von Wehrden, H., Kater-Wettstaedt, L. & Schneidewind, U., 18.10.2019, In: GAIA. 28, 3, p. 307-309 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From competition to facilitation: how tree species respond to neighbourhood diversity
Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., Li, Y., Bruelheide, H., Kunz, M. & von Oheimb, G., 01.07.2017, In: Ecology Letters. 20, 7, p. 892-900 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From deforestation to blossom: Large-scale restoration of montane heathland vegetation
Borchard, F., Härdtle, W., Streitberger, M., Stuhldreher, G., Thiele, J. & Fartmann, T., 01.04.2017, In: Ecological Engineering. 101, p. 211-219 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants drive herbivory in a highly diverse forest
Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Michalski, S. G. & Purschke, O., 05.2014, In: New Phytologist. 202, 3, p. 864-873 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional complementarity and specialisation: The role of biodiversity in plant–pollinatorinteractions
Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A-M., 06.2011, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 12, 4, p. 282-291 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional diversity and trait composition of butterfly and bird communities in Farmlands of Central Romania
Hanspach, J., Loos, J., Dorresteijn, I., Wehrden, H., Moga, C. I. & David, A., 01.12.2015, In: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 1, 10, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional flower traits and their diversity drive pollinator visitation
Fornoff, F., Klein, A-M., Hartig, F., Benadi, G., Venjakob, C., Schaefer, H. M. & Ebeling, A., 07.2017, In: Oikos. 126, 7, p. 1020-1030 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional traits drive ground beetle community structures in Central European forests: Implications for conservation
Nolte, D., Schuldt, A., Gossner, M. M., Ulrich, W. & Assmann, T., 01.09.2017, In: Biological Conservation. 213, Part A, p. 5-12 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional trait similarity of native and invasive herb species in subtropical China-Environment-specific differences are the key
Bachmann, D., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., Ding, B-Y., Gao, M., Härdtle, W. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 01.11.2012, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 83, p. 82-92 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Generalist social bees maximize diversity intake in plant species-rich and resource-abundant environments
Kaluza, B. F., Wallace, H., Keller, A., Heard, T. A., Jeffers, B., Drescher, N., Blüthgen, N. & Leonhardt, S. D., 01.03.2017, In: Ecosphere. 8, 3, 19 p., e01758.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genesis and dating of Late Pleistocene-Holocene soil sediment sequences from the Lüneburg Heath, Northern Germany
Urban, B., Kunz, A. & Gehrt, E., 03.06.2011, In: E&G Quaternary Science Journal. 60, 1, p. 6-26 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genes versus environment: Geography and phylogenetic relationships shape the chemical profiles of stingless bees on a global scale
Leonhardt, S. D., Rasmussen, C. & Schmitt, T., 07.07.2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 280, 1762, 11 p., 20130680.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered insect species Carabus variolosus in its western distribution range: implications for conservation
Matern, A., Desender, K., Gaublomme, E., Drees, C., Paill, W. & Aßmann, T., 01.04.2009, In: Conservation Genetics. 10, 2, p. 391-405 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic erosion in a stenotopic heathland ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae): a matter of habitat size ?
Drees, C., Vries, H., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Persigehl, M. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 1, p. 105-117 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic erosion in habitat specialist shows need to protect large peat bogs
Drees, C., Zumstein, P., Buck-Dobrick, T., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Oheimb, G. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 6, p. 1651-1656 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic relatedness and chemical profiles in an unusually peaceful eusocial bee
Leonhardt, S. D., Form, S., Blüthgen, N., Schmitt, T. & Feldhaar, H., 01.10.2011, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 37, 10, p. 1117-1126 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Geochemical Assessment of Sediment Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Ennore Creek, North of Chennai, SE Coast of India.
Muthumanickam, J., Nagarajan, R., Velmurugan, P. M., Giridharan, L., Neetha, V. & Urban, B., 01.2014, In: Journal of Science and Technology. 22, 1, p. 315-328 14 p., JST-0407-2012.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Germination performance of native and non-native Ulmus pumila populations
Hirsch, H., Wypior, C., von Wehrden, H., Wesche, K., Renison, D. & Hensen, I., 14.12.2012, In: NeoBiota. 15, 15, p. 53-68 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global and regional probabilities of major nuclear reactor accidents
Engler, J. O., 01.09.2020, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 269, 7 p., 110780.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global assessment of the non-equilibrium concept in rangelands
Wehrden, H. V., Hanspach, J., Kaczensky, P., Fischer, J. & Wesche, K., 03.2012, In: Ecological Applications. 22, 2, p. 393-399 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global assessment of the non-equilibrium theory of rangelands: Revisited and refined
Engler, J. O. & von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2018, In: Land Use Policy. 70, p. 479 - 484 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification
Tscharntke, T., Clough, Y., Wanger, T. C., Jackson, L., Motzke, I., Perfecto, I., Vandermeer, J. & Whitbread, A., 07.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 151, 1, p. 53-59 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review