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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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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Tree species 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., 21.01.2016, In: SOIL. 2, 1, p. 49-61 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Habitat suitability models in conservation planning – a short introduction
Dieker, P., Taboada Palomares, A. & von Wehrden, H., 05.2014, Jewels in the Mist: A synopsis on the highly endangered butterfly species the Violet Copper, Lycaena helle. Habel, J. C., Meyer, M. & Schmitt, T. (eds.). Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 57-65 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland
Sutcliffe, L. M. E., Batáry, P., Kormann, U., Báldi, A., Dicks, L. V., Herzon, I., Kleijn, D., Tryjanowski, P., Apostolova, I., Arlettaz, R., Aunins, A., Aviron, S., Baležentiene, L., Fischer, C., Halada, L., Hartel, T., Helm, A., Hristov, I., Jelaska, S. D., Kaligarič, M., Kamp, J., Klimek, S., Koorberg, P., Kostiuková, J., Kovács-Hostyánszki, A., Kuemmerle, T., Leuschner, C., Lindborg, R., Loos, J., Maccherini, S., Marja, R., Máthé, O., Paulini, I., Proença, V., Rey-Benayas, J., Sans, F. X., Seifert, C., Stalenga, J., Timaeus, J., Török, P., van Swaay, C., Viik, E. & Tscharntke, T., 01.06.2015, In: Diversity and Distributions. 21, 6, p. 722-730 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A call for statistical editors in ecology
Von Wehrden, H., Schultner, J. & Abson, D. J., 01.06.2015, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 30, 6, p. 293 - 294 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einfluss der Bewirtschaftungsintensität auf die Wachstumsdynamik von Waldmeister-Buchenwäldern (Galio odorat-Fagetum)
Fichtner, A., 2009, Kiel: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Geobotanik in Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg e. V. 150 p. (Mitteilungen der AG Geobotanik in Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg; no. 66)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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A review of urban ecosystem services: six key challenges for future research
Lüderitz, C., Brink, E., Gralla, F., Hermelingmeier, V., Rau, A-L., Abson, D., Lang, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Wamsler, C., Sasaki, R., Partelow, S., Meyer, M., Lisa, N. & Panzer, L., 01.08.2015, In: Ecosystem Services. 14, p. 98-112 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Beech forests as a joint natural heritage of Europe - a synthesis
Fichtner, A. & Knapp, H. D., 2011, Beech Forests - Joint Natural Heritage of Europe: Workshop at the International Academy for Nature Conservation Isle of Vilm October 19 - 22, 2010 . Andreas, F. & Knapp, H. D. (eds.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 7-8 2 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 297).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Hydrology and flood probability of the monsoon-dominated Chindwin River in northern Myanmar
Latt, Z. Z. & Wittenberg, H., 2015, In: Journal of Water and Climate Change. 6, 1, p. 144-160 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Impact of land cover homogenization on the Corncrake (Crex crex) in traditional farmland
Dorresteijn, I., Teixeira, L., von Wehrden, H., Loos, J., Hanspach, J., Stein, J. A. R. & Fischer, J., 04.10.2015, In: Landscape Ecology. 30, 8, p. 1483-1495 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Aliens in Transylvania: risk maps of invasive alien plant species in Central Romania
Zimmermann, H., Loos, J., von Wehrden, H. & Fischer, J., 16.01.2015, In: NeoBiota. 24, p. 55-65 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The future of people and nature in Southern Transylvania
Fischer, J., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Hartel, T., Hanspach, J. & Mikulcak, F., 2015, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 60 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer
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Natural habitat does not mediate vertebrate seed predation as an ecosystem dis-service to agriculture
Schäckermann, J., Mandelik, Y., Weiss, N., von Wehrden, H. & Klein, A. M., 04.2015, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 52, 2, p. 291-299 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The potential for a finite serial transnational nomination of primeval and ancient beech forests of Europe to the World Heritage List
Fichtner, A., Knapp, H. D. & Engels, B., 2012, Beech Forests Joint Natural Heritage of Europe (2): The potential for a finite serial transnational nomination of primeval and ancient beech forests of Europe to the World Heritage List. Knapp, H. D. & Fichtner, A. (eds.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 9-20 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Changes in butterfly movements along a gradient of land use in farmlands of Transylvania (Romania)
Loos, J., Kuussaari, M., Ekroos, J., Hanspach, J., Fust, P., Jackson, L. & Fischer, J., 04.2015, In: Landscape Ecology. 30, 4, p. 625-635 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Holocene climatic and environmental history of the north-west German coastal area constructed from a 20 m section of the Garding-2 research drill core.
Proborukmi, M. S. & Urban, B., 2014, Abstract Book 9th European Palaeobotany - Palynology Conference. p. 220-221 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › 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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The Schöningen Middle Pleistocene sequence: a broader perspective.
van Kolfschoten, T., Kuijjer, K., Turner, C. & Urban, B., 2014, The Quaternary of the Urals: global trends and PAN-European Quaternary records: International conference INQUA-SEQS 2014. Borodin, A. V., Markova, E. A. & Strukova, T. V. (eds.). Ural Federal University, p. 59-61 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Schöningen Middle Pleistocene sequence: Palaeoenvironment and dating
Turner, C., Urban, B. & van Kolfschoten, T., 2014, The Quaternary of the Urals: global trends and PAN-European Quaternary records.: International conference INQUA-SEQS 2014. Borodin, A. V., Markova, E. A. & Strukova, T. V. (eds.). Ural Federal University, p. 172-174 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Middle Pleistocene lake shore environments and archaeological sites of Schöningen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Urban, B., van Kolfschoten, T. & Serangeli, J., 2014, Abstracts: 2014 Burgos 1-7- Sept. UISPP, Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques; XVII World UISPP Congress. Universidad de Burgos, Vol. 17. p. 861-862 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Gamma GAMM applied on tree growth data
Zuur, A. F., Fichtner, A., Ieno, E. N. & Saveliev, A. A., 2014, A beginner's guide to generalized additive mixed models with R. Zuur, A. F., Saveliev, A. A. & Ieno, E. N. (eds.). 1 ed. Newburgh: Highland Statistics Ltd., p. 217-239 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Der Fischotter (Lutra Lutra) in Schleswig-Holstein - Signatur einer rückwandernden, bedrohten Wirbeltierart und Konsequenzen für den Naturschutz
Grünwald-Schwark, V., Zachos, F. E., Honnen, A-C., Borkenhagen, P., Krüger, F., Wagner, J., Drews, A., Krekemeyer, A., Schmüser, H., Fichtner, A., Behl, S., Schmölcke, U., Kirschnick-Schmidt, H. & Sommer, R. S., 05.2012, In: Natur und Landschaft. 87, 5, p. 201-207 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant species diversity in dry coastal dunes of the southern Baltic coast
Peyrat, J. & Fichtner, A., 01.12.2011, In: Community Ecology. 12, 2, p. 220-226 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term population dynamics of Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soo after abandonment and re-introduction of mowing
Schrautzer, J., Fichtner, A., Huckauf, A., Rasran, L. & Jensen, K., 07.2011, In: Flora. 206, 7, p. 622-630 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The effect of hunting regimes on tree regeneration in lowland beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests
Fichtner, A., Sturm, K., Wagner, J., Huckauf, A. & Ellenberg, H., 05.2011, In: Forstarchiv. 82, 3, p. 75-81 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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α- and β-diversity in moth communities in salt marshes is driven by grazing management
Rickert, C., Fichtner, A., van Klink, R. & Bakker, J. P., 02.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 146, 1, p. 24-31 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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High Trophic Similarity in the Sympatric North European Trawling Bat Species Myotis daubentonii and Myotis dasycneme
Krüger, F., Harms, I., Fichtner, A., Wolz, I. & Sommer, R. S., 12.2012, In: Acta Chiropterologica. 14, 2, p. 347-356 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Characterizing and evaluating successional pathways of fen degradation and restoration
Schrautzer, J., Sival, F., Breuer, M., Runhaar, H. & Fichtner, A., 02.2013, In: Ecological Indicators. 25, p. 108-120 13 p.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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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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Does forest continuity enhance the resilience of trees to environmental change?
Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Eckstein, D., Engelke, H-H., Hehnke, T., Wagner, B. & Fichtner, A., 10.12.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 12, 18 p., 0113507.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pflege von Heidelandschaften
Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 10.09.2014, Re-Naturierung: Gesellschaft im Einklang mit der Natur. 1 ed. Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag, p. 56-61 6 p. (Jahrbuch Ökologie; vol. 2015).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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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Landscape context influences chytrid fungus distribution in an endangered European amphibian
Scheele, B. C., Driscoll, D. A., Fischer, J., Fletcher, A. W., Hanspach, J., Vörös, J. & Hartel, T., 01.10.2015, In: Animal Conservation. 18, 5, p. 480-488 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Clustering Hydrological Homogeneous Regions and Neural Network Based Index Flood Estimation for Ungauged Catchments: an Example of the Chindwin River in Myanmar
Latt, Z. Z., Wittenberg, H. & Urban, B., 01.02.2015, In: Water Resources Management. 29, 3, p. 913-928 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Early positive effects of tree species richness on herbivory in a large-scale forest biodiversity experiment influence tree growth
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., Li, Y., Ma, K., Oheimb, G. & Zhang, J., 01.05.2015, In: Journal of Ecology. 103, 3, p. 563-571 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The influence of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna on initial soil erosion in subtropical forests
Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Zumstein, P., Aßmann, T., Kühn, P., Niklaus, P. A., Schuldt, A. & Scholten, T., 15.09.2015, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 40, 11, p. 1439-1447 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Correlation of trends in cashmere production and declines of large wild mammals: Response to Berger et al. 2013
von Wehrden, H., Wesche, K., Chuluunkhuyag, O. & Fust, P., 02.2015, In: Conservation Biology. 29, 1, p. 286-289 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pollination mitigates cucumber yield gaps more than pesticide and fertilizer use in tropical smallholder gardens
Motzke, I., Tscharntke, T., Wanger, T. C. & Klein, A. M., 02.2015, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 52, 1, p. 261-269 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Applying a capitals approach to understand rural development traps: A case study from post-socialist Romania
Mikulcak, F., Haider, J. L., Abson, D., Newig, J. & Fischer, J., 01.02.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 43, 2, p. 248-258 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree species richness strengthens relationships between ants and the functional composition of spider assemblages in a highly diverse forest
Schuldt, A. & Staab, M., 01.05.2015, In: Biotropica. 47, 3, p. 339-346 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant diversity in a changing agricultural landscape mosaic in Southern Transylvania (Romania)
Loos, J., Turtureanu, P. D., Wehrden, H. V., Hanspach, J., Dorresteijn, I., Frink, J. P. & Fischer, J., 01.2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 199, p. 350-357 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bodenökologische Untersuchungen in Elbauen - Entstehung und Entwicklung der Böden in der Mäanderschleife Wehningen
Krüger, F., Tucci, M. & Urban, B., 2014, Klimafolgenanpassung im Biosphärenreservat Niedersächsische Elbtalaue - Modellregion für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Prüter, J., Schreck, C. & Keienburg, T. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, Vol. 5. p. 53-62 10 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Klimawandel und Moorvegetation
Urban, B., Schmidt, S., Jensen, K., Hölzer, A., Hansen, S. & Tucci, M., 2014, Klimawandel in der Lüneburger Heide: - Kulturlandschaften zukunftsfähig gestalten. Urban, B., Becker, J., Mersch, I., Meyer, W., Rechid, D. & Rottgardt, E. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 59-62 4 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Mindfulness As/Is Care: Biopolitics, Narrative Empathy, and Technoscientific Practices
Stingl, A. I. & Weiss, S. M., 21.03.2014, The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Mindfulness. Le, A., Ngnoumen, C. T. & Langer, E. J. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Vol. 1-2. p. 608-629 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Comparative performance of incidence-based estimators of species richness in temperate zone herpetofauna inventories
Bǎncilǎ, R. I., Cogǎlniceanu, D., Plǎiaşu, R., Tudor, M., Cazacu, C. & Hartel, T., 10.2014, In: Ecological Indicators. 45, p. 219-226 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wood-pasture management in southern Transylvania (Romania): From communal to where?
Sutcliffe, L., Öllerer, K., Roellig, M. & Hartel, T., 01.01.2014, European Wood-pastures in Transition: A Social-ecological Approach. Hartel, T. & Plieninger, T. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 219-234 16 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
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Plant and vegetation diversity in European wood-pastures
Garbarino, M., Bergmeier, E., Roellig, M. & Sammul, M., 01.01.2014, European Wood-pastures in Transition: A Social-ecological Approach. Hartel, T. & Plieninger, T. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 113-131 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review