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.
- 2015
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Nitrogen deposition and drought events have non-additive effects on plant growth – Evidence from greenhouse experiments
Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Friedrich, U., Klotz, M., Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 04.03.2015, In: Plant Biosystems. 149, 2, p. 424-432 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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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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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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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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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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Interacting effects of pollination, water and nutrients on fruit tree performance
Klein, A-M., Hendrix, S. D., Clough, Y., Scofield, A. & Kremen, C., 01.01.2015, In: Plant Biology. 17, 1, p. 201-208 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Developing robust field survey protocols in landscape ecology: a case study on birds, plants and butterflies
Loos, J., Hanspach, J., von Wehrden, H., Beldean, M., Moga, C. I. & Fischer, J., 01.2015, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 24, 1, p. 33-46 14 p.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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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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Contaminated sediment in Ramsar wetlands; A challenge towards sustainable management of sensitive ecosystems
Materu, S. F., Urban, B. & Heise, S., 2015, 2015 Regional Conference of the International Network of Women Engineers & Scientists: Book of Abstracts. African Women in Science & Engineering, p. 37 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Hydrologische Auswirkungen des Klimawandels: Fallbeispiel Wasserbauliche Maßnahmen zur Sicherung des ökologisch notwendigen Mindestabflusses kleiner Fließgewässer.
Reusch, H., Heuer-Jungemann, H. & Urban, B., 2015, Klimaanpassung in der Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung: Ansätze, Instrumente, Maßnahmen und Beispiele. Knieling, J. & Müller, B. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, Vol. 7. p. 355-376 22 p. (Klimawandel in Regionen zukunftsfähig gestalten; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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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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
- 2014
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The Human Release Hypothesis for biological invasions: human activity as a determinant of the abundance of invasive plant species
Zimmermann, H., Brandt, P., Fischer, J., Welk, E. & von Wehrden, H., 12.12.2014, In: Faculty of 1000 Research. 3, 8 p.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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Conserving the World's Finest Grassland Amidst Ambitious National Development
Batsaikhan, N., Buuveibaatar, B., Chimed, B., Enkhtuya, O., Galbrakh, D., Ganbaatar, O., Lkhagvasuren, B., Nandintsetseg, D., Berger, J., Calabrese, J. M., Edwards, A. E., Fagan, W. F., Fuller, T. K., Heiner, M., Ito, T. Y., Kaczensky, P., Leimgruber, P., Lushchekina, A., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Mueller, T., Murray, M. G., Olson, K. A., Reading, R., Schaller, G. B., Stubbe, A., Stubbe, M., Walzer, C., Von Wehrden, H. & Whitten, T., 01.12.2014, In: Conservation Biology. 28, 6, p. 1736-1739 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Diversity matters: how bees benefit from different resin sources
Drescher, N., Wallace, H. M., Katouli, M., Massaro, C. F. & Leonhardt, S., 12.2014, In: Oecologia. 176, 4, p. 943-953 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A holistic approach to studying social-ecological systems and its application to Southern Transylvania
Hanspach, J., Hartel, T., Milcu, A. I., Mikulcak, F., Dorresteijn, I., Loos, J., von Wehrden, H., Kuemmerle, T., Abson, D., Kovács-Hostyánszki, A., Báldi, A. & Fischer, J., 18.11.2014, In: Ecology and Society. 19, 4, 27 p., 32.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global malnutrition overlaps with pollinator-dependent micronutrient production
Chaplin-Kramer, R., Dombeck, E., Gerber, J., Knuth, K. A., Mueller, N. D., Mueller, M., Ziv, G. & Klein, A-M., 07.11.2014, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 281, 1794, p. 1-7 7 p., 20141799.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ant community structure during forest succession in a subtropical forest in South-East China
Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T., Bruelheide, H. & Klein, A-M., 01.11.2014, In: Acta Oecologica. 61, p. 32-40 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Navigating conflicting landscape aspirations: Application of a photo-based Q-method in Transylvania (Central Romania)
Milcu, A. I., Sherren, K., Hanspach, J., Abson, D. & Fischer, J., 11.2014, In: Land Use Policy. 41, p. 408-422 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionarily significant units in a flightless ground beetle show different climate niches and high extinction risk due to climate change
Homburg, K., Brandt, P., Drees, C. & Assmann, T., 31.10.2014, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 18, 5, p. 781-790 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Spillover of trap-nesting bees and wasps in an urban-rural interface
Pereira-Peixoto, M. H., Pufal, G., Martins, C. F. & Klein, A. M., 31.10.2014, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 18, 5, p. 815-826 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cross-pollination benefits differ among oilseed rape varieties
Hudewenz, A., Pufal, G., Bögeholz, A-L. & Klein, A-M., 14.10.2014, In: The Journal of Agricultural Science. 152, 5, p. 770-778 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate imprints on tree-ring δ15N signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water availability
Härdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Fichtner, A., Li, Y., Ries, C., Schuldt, A., Walmsley, D. & Oheimb, G., 10.2014, In: Ecological Indicators. 45, p. 45-50 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › 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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Effects of grassland management, endophytic fungi and predators on aphid abundance in two distinct regions
Börschig, C., Klein, A-M. & Krauss, J., 10.2014, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 7, 5, p. 490-498 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity promotes predator but not omnivore ants in a subtropical Chinese forest
Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Klein, A-M., 10.2014, In: Ecological Entomology. 39, 5, p. 637-647 11 p.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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Non-native tree species (Pseudotsuga menziesii) strongly decreases predator biomass and abundance in mixed-species plantations of a tree diversity experiment
Schuldt, A. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 01.09.2014, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 327, 1, p. 10-17 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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Woody plant phylogenetic diversity mediates bottom-up control of arthropod biomass in species-rich forests
Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Bruelheide, H., Chen, S., Chi, X., Wall, M. & Aßmann, T., 09.2014, In: Oecologia. 176, 1, p. 171-182 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Barley (Hordeum distichon L.) roots produce volatile aldehydes derived from the lipoxygenase/hydroperoxide lyase pathway with a strong age-dependent pattern
Delory, B., Delaplace, P., du Jardin, P. & Fauconnier, M-L., 13.08.2014, 53rd Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America: Aug. 9-13, 2014. North Carolina State University, p. 56 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Human-carnivore coexistence in a traditional rural landscape
Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Kecskés, A., Latková, H., Mezey, Z., Sugár, S., von Wehrden, H. & Fischer, J., 08.2014, In: Landscape Ecology. 29, 7, p. 1145-1155 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Temperature regimes and aphid density interactions differentially influence VOC emissions in Arabidopsis
Truong, D. H., Delory, B. M., Vanderplanck, M., Brostaux, Y., Vandereycken, A., Heuskin, S., Delaplace, P., Francis, F. & Lognay, G., 08.2014, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions : an international journal devoted to studies on interactions of insects, mites and other anthropods with plants. 8, 4, p. 317-327 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Low-intensity agricultural landscapes in Transylvania support high butterfly diversity: Implications for conservation
Loos, J., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Fust, P., Rakosy, L. & Fischer, J., 24.07.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 7, 11 p., e103256.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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High trees increase sunflower seed predation by birds in an agricultural landscape of Israel
Schäckermann, J., Weiss, N., von Wehrden, H. & Klein, A. M., 16.07.2014, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2, 9 p., 35.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › 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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Assessing Exposure of Pesticides to Bees
Wisk, J., Pistorius, J., Beevers, M., Bireley, R., Browning, Z., Chauzat, M. P., Nikolakis, A., Overmyer, J., Rose, R., Sebastien, R., Vaissière, B., Maynard, G., Kasina, M., Nocelli, R. C. F., Scott-Dupree, C., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Coulson, M., Dinter, A. & Vaughan, M., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 45-74 30 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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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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A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp
Staab, M., Ohl, M., Zhu, C-D. & Klein, A-M., 02.07.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 7, 8 p., e101592.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem services as a boundary object for sustainability
Abson, D., von Wehrden, H., Baumgärtner, S., Fischer, J., Hanspach, J., Härdtle, W., Heinrichs, H., Klein, A-M., Lang, D. J., Martens, P. & Walmsley, D., 07.2014, In: Ecological Economics. 103, 7, p. 29-37 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Realigning the land-sharing/land-sparing debate to match conservation needs: considering diversity scales and land-use history
von Wehrden, H., Abson, D. J., Beckmann, M., Cord, A. F., Klotz, S. & Seppelt, R., 07.2014, In: Landscape Ecology. 29, 6, p. 941-948 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Agrodiversity Experiment: three years of data from a multisite study in intensively managed grasslands Ecological Archives
Kirwan, L., Connolly, J., Brophy, C., Baadshaug, O., Belanger, G., Black, A., Carnus, T., Collins, R., Cop, J., Delgado, I., de Vliegher, A., Elgersma, A., Frankow-Lindberg, B., Golinski, P., Grieu, P., Gustavsson, A-M., Helgadottir, A., Höglind, M., Huguenin-Elie, O., Jorgensen, M., Kadziuliene, Z., Lunnan, T., Lüscher, A., Kurki, P., Porqueddu, C., Sebastia, M. -T., Thumm, U., Walmsley, D. & Finn, J., 11.06.2014, In: Ecology. 95, 9, p. 2680 1 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