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.
- 2013
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School children collect seed removal data as citizen scientists - a win-win-situation?
Miczajka, V. L., Pufal, G. & Klein, A-M., 2013, Building Bridges in Ecology – Linking Systems, Scales and Disciplines: Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. Gesellschaft für Ökologie, p. 432 1 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 43).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Schutzgebiete Deutschlands im Klimawandel: Risiken und Handlungsoptionen
Vohland, K. (ed.), Badeck, F., Böhning-Gaese, K., Ellwanger, G., Hanspach, J., Ibisch, P. L., Klotz, S., Kreft, S., Kühn, I., Schröder, E., Trautmann, S. & Cramer, W., 2013, Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag. 233 p. (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; vol. 129)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Schutz, Nutzung und nachhaltige Gestaltung – Geschlechteraspekte im Umgang mit Natur
Katz, C. & Mölders, T., 2013, Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit: Die Kategorie Geschlecht in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Hofmeister, S., Katz, C. & Mölders, T. (eds.). Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 269-276 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Teamarbeit: Honigbienen können nur gemeinsam mit wildlebenden Insekten die Bestäubung von Kulturpflanzen sichern
Klein, A-M., 2013, In: Deutsches Bienen-Journal. 21, 5, p. 12-13 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The role of nesting resources and competition between honey bees and wild bees in the Lüneburger Heath
Hudewenz, A. & Klein, A-M., 2013, Building Bridges in Ecology – Linking Systems, Scales and Disciplines: Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. Gesellschaft für Ökologie, p. 79-80 2 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 43).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- 2012
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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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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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Assessment of trace metal contamination in a historical freshwater canal (Buckingham Canal), Chennai, India
Jayaprakash, M., Nagarajan, R., Velmurugan, P. M., Sathiyamoorthy, J., Krishnamurthy, R. R. & Urban, B., 12.2012, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184, 12, p. 7407-7424 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Competition response of European beech Fagus sylvatica L. varies with tree size and abiotic stress: Minimizing anthropogenic disturbances in forests
Fichtner, A., Sturm, K., Rickert, C., Härdtle, W. & Schrautzer, J., 12.2012, In: The Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 6, p. 1306-1315 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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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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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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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An academia beyond quantity: a reply to Loyola et al. and Halme et al.
Fischer, J., Hanspach, J. & Ritchie, E. G., 11.2012, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 27, 11, p. 587-588 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Comparison of nutrient removal capacity and biomass settleability of four high-potential microalgal species.
Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 11.2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 124, p. 157-162 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predator assemblage structure and temporal variability of species richness and abundance in forests of high tree diversity
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 11.2012, In: Biotropica. 44, 6, p. 793-800 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Plant Oil Production for Aviation Fuels: Assessment Challenges and Consequences for New Feedstock Concepts
Lüdeke-Freund, F., Walmsley, D., Plath, M., Wreesmann, J. & Klein, A-M., 11.2012, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 3, 2, p. 186-217 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A new method for collecting agile tiger beetles by live pitfall trapping
Taboada Palomares, A., Pérez-Aguirre, C. & Aßmann, T., 10.2012, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 145, 1, p. 82-87 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mechanisms promoting tree species co-existence: Experimental evidence with saplings of subtropical forest ecosystems of China
Lang, A. C., Härdtle, W., Baruffol, M., Böhnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Schmid, B., Von Wehrden, H. & Von Oheimb, G., 10.2012, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 23, 5, p. 837-846 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shrub management is the principal driver of differing population sizes between native and invasive populations of Rosa rubiginosa L
Zimmermann, H., von Wehrden, H., Renison, D., Wesche, K., Welk, E., Damascos, M. A. & Hensen, I., 10.2012, In: Biological Invasions. 14, 10, p. 2141-2157 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sugars and amino acid composition in nectar of two plant species along a plant diversity gradient
Venjakob, C., Leonhardt, D. S., Scherber, D. C. & Klein, P. A-M., 10.09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 54 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Agroforestry species of the Bolivian Andes: an integrated assessment of ecological, economic and socio-cultural plant values
Brandt, R., Zimmermann, H., Hensen, I., Mariscal Castro, J. C. & Rist, S., 09.2012, In: Agroforestry Systems. 86, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Different responses of ant species to sugars and amino acids in a subtropical forest of China
Methorst, J., Klein, A-M., Blüthgen, N., Leonhardt, S. & Staab, M., 09.2012, From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society, Book of abstracts: 42nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Lüneburg, Germany, 10-14 September 2012. Drees, C. & von Oheimb, G. (eds.). Berlin: Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Vol. 42. p. 56-57 2 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Platform for sustainable aviation fuels-combining ecological research and sustainability management with industrial needs
Walmsley, D., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Schaltegger, S., Plath, M. & Klein, A-M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 20 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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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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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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Sight or scent: lemur sensory reliance in detecting food quality varies with feeding ecology.
Rushmore, J., Leonhardt, S. & Drea, C. M., 03.08.2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 8, 11 p., e41558.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Coupled nutrient removal and biomass production with mixed algal culture: Impact of biotic and abiotic factors
Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 08.2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 118, p. 469-476 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does isolation affect phenotypic variability and fluctuating asymmetry in the endangered Red Apollo?
Habel, J. C., Reuter, M., Drees, C. & Pfaender, J., 08.2012, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 16, 4, p. 571-579 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses
Tscharntke, T., Tylianakis, J. M., Rand, T. A., Didham, R. K., Fahrig, L., Batáry, P., Bengtsson, J., Clough, Y., Crist, T. O., Dormann, C. F., Ewers, R. M., Fründ, J., Holt, R. D., Holzschuh, A., Klein, A-M., Kleijn, D., Kremen, C., Landis, D. A., Laurance, W., Lindenmayer, D., Scherber, C., Sodhi, N. S., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Thies, C., van der Putten, W. H. & Westphal, C., 08.2012, In: Biological Reviews. 87, 3, p. 661-685 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The ground beetle tribe Trechini in Israel and adjacent regions
Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Friedmann, A-L-L., Härdtle, W., Levanovy, T., Renan, I., Seyfferth, A. & Wrase, D. W., 08.2012, In: Spixiana - Zeitschrift für Zoologie. 35, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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
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Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S. G., Palm, W-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 7, p. 732-739 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The same, but different: Pollen foraging in honeybee and bumblebee colonies.
Leonhardt, S. & Blüthgen, N., 07.2012, In: Apidologie. 43, 4, p. 449-464 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Herbivore and pollinator responses to grassland management intensity along experimental changes in plant species richness
Hudewenz, A., Klein, A-M., Scherber, C., Stanke, L., Tscharntke, T., Vogel, A., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W. & Ebeling, A., 01.06.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 150, 1, p. 42-52 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multitrophic effects of experimental changes in plant diversity on cavity-nesting bees, wasps, and their parasitoids
Ebeling, A., Klein, A-M., Weisser, W. W. & Tscharntke, T., 06.2012, In: Oecologia. 169, 2, p. 453-465 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wild pollination services to California almond rely on semi-natural habitat
Klein, A-M., Brittain, C., Hendrix, S. D., Thorp, R., Williams, N. & Kremen, C., 06.2012, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 3, p. 723-732 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Niche segregation in microhabitat use of three sympatric Cyrtodactylus in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Central Vietnam
Loos, J., von Wehrden, H., Dang, K. N. & Ziegler, T., 06.05.2012, In: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 7, 1, p. 101-108 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Crown plasticity and neighborhood interactions of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in an old-growth forest
Schröter, M., Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 05.2012, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 131, 3, p. 787-798 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › 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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Impact of tree saplings on the kinetic energy of rainfall: The importance of stand density, species identity and tree architecture in subtropical forests in China
Geißler, C., Lang, A. C., Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Baruffol, M. & Scholten, T., 15.04.2012, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 156, p. 31-40 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Consequences of nuclear accidents for biodiversity and ecosystem services
von Wehrden, H., Fischer, J., Brandt, P., Wagner, V., Kümmerer, K., Kuemmerle, T., Nagel, A., Olsson, O. & Hostert, P., 01.04.2012, In: Conservation Letters. 5, 2, p. 81-89 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Nitrogen deposition increases susceptibility to drought - experimental evidence with the perennial grass Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench
Friedrich, U., Oheimb, G., Kriebitzsch, W-U., Schleßelmann, K., Weber, M. S. & Härdtle, W., 04.2012, In: Plant and Soil. 353, 1-2, p. 59-71 13 p.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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Impact of emission reductions between 1980 and 2020 on atmospheric benzo[a]pyrene concentrations over europe
Bieser, J., Aulinger, A., Matthias, V. & Quante, M., 03.2012, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 223, 3, p. 1393-1414 22 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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Synergistic cooperation between wastewater-born algae and activated sludge for wastewater treatment: influence of algae and sludge inoculation ratios
Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 02.2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 105, p. 67-73 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem services in Agricultural landscapes
Smukler, S. M., Philpott, S. M., Jackson, L. E., Klein, A-M., DeClerck, F., Winowiecki, L. & Palm, C. A., 01.01.2012, Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction: Ecological Dimensions. Ingram, J. C., Clerck, F. AJ. D. & Rio, C. R. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 17-51 35 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Services from plant-pollinator interactions in the Neotropics
Garibaldi, L. A., Muchhala, N., Motzke, I., Bravo-Monroy, L., Olschewski, R. & Klein, A-M., 01.01.2012, Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry: Measurement and Payment. Rapidel, B., DeClerck, F., Le Coq, J. F. & Beer, J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Earthscan Publications Ltd., p. 119-140 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Spillover of functionally important organisms between managed and natural habitats
Blitzer, E. J., Dormann, C. F., Holzschuh, A., Klein, A-M., Rand, T. A. & Tscharntke, T., 01.01.2012, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 146, 1, p. 34-43 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Horizontal, but not vertical canopy structure is related to stand functional diversity in a subtropical slope forest
Lang, A. C., Härdtle, W., Bruelheide, H., Kröber, W., Schröter, M., von Wehrden, H. & Oheimb, G., 01.2012, In: Ecological Research. 27, 1, p. 181-189 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review