School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
Organisation profile
Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.
Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.
Topics
Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.
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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
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Management guidelines to address cultural challenges and facilitate values-based innovation through gamification
Breuer, H., Ivanov, K. & Abril, C., 10.2023, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. 27, 3-4, p. 208-236 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › 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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Utilization of Brewer’s Spent Grains and Agricultural Residues in Pig Feed Formation
Stahn, T., Storandt, R., Grebenteuch, S., Rohn, S., May, D., Dolsdorf, C. & Pleissner, D., 15.09.2023, In: Sustainability. 15, 18, 11 p., 13774.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resilience principles and a leverage points perspective for sustainable woody vegetation management in a social-ecological system of southwestern Ethiopia
Shumi, G., Wahler, H., Riechers, M., Senbeta, F., Abson, D. J., Schultner, J. & Fischer, J., 01.06.2023, In: Ecology and Society. 28, 2, 31 p., 34.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity increases productivity through enhancing structural complexity across mycorrhizal types
Ray, T., Delory, B., Beugnon, R., Bruelheide, H., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Ferlian, O., Quosh, J., von Oheimb, G. & Fichtner, A., 06.10.2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 40, 11 p., eadi2362.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Status quo on identified transformation products of organic ultraviolet filters and their persistence
Jentzsch, F., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 10.2023, In: International Journal of Cosmetic Science. 45, S1, p. 101-126 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Tree neighbourhood diversity increases community productivity and growth stability under contrasting climatic regimes
Schnabel, F., Schwarz, J. A., Danescu, A., Fichtner, A., Nock, C., Bauhus, J. & Potvin, C., 30.08.2019, In: Brazilian Journal of Forestry Research. 39, Special Issue, p. 149-149 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Spatial trends and ecotoxic risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in sediments from Lake Victoria, Uganda, East Africa
Nantaba, F., Wasswa, J., Kylin, H., Bouwman, H., Palm, W-U. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 906, 10 p., 167348.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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„Ben, möchtest du auch abstimmen?“: Partizipationsprozesse in Klassenräten heterogener Lerngruppen aus interaktionistischer Perspektive
Meyn, J., 2023, Partizipation, Wissen und Kommunikation im sonderpädagogischen Diskurs. Marek, G., Wolfram, K., Christian, L., Vera, O. & Stephan, S. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 118-127 10 p. (Perspektiven sonderpädagogischer Forschung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Tree species identity, canopy structure and prey availability differentially affect canopy spider diversity and trophic composition
Wildermuth, B., Dönges, C., Matevski, D., Penanhoat, A., Seifert, C. L., Seidel, D., Scheu, S. & Schuldt, A., 10.2023, In: Oecologia. 203, 1-2, p. 37-51 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nile Red as a Fluorescence Marker and Antioxidant for Regenerative Fuels
Lichtinger, A., Poller, M. J., Türck, J., Schröder, O., Garbe, T., Krahl, J., Singer, A., Jakob, M. & Albert, J., 11.2023, In: Energy Technology. 11, 11, 9 p., 2300260.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Case study
Meyer, S., Brundiers, K., Mader, M. & Weiser, A., 04.08.2023, Handbook Transdisciplinary Learning. Philip, T. & Schmohl, T. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 31-40 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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A Multivariate Method for Dynamic System Analysis: Multivariate Detrended Fluctuation Analysis Using Generalized Variance
Wallot, S., Irmer, J. P., Tschense, M., Kuznetsov, N., Højlund, A. & Dietz, M., 14.09.2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Topics in Cognitive Science. 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Finding the Best Match — a Case Study on the (Text‑) Feature and Model Choice in Digital Mental Health Interventions
Zantvoort, K., Scharfenberger, J., Boß, L., Lehr, D. & Funk, B., 12.2023, In: Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research. 7, 4, p. 447-479 33 p., 00148.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wie treffen Gruppen gute Entscheidungen? "Holzbein Kiel" - eine Übung zur Entscheidungsfindung in Gruppen
Mann, M., Warsitzka, M., Trötschel, R. & Hüffmeier, J., 2024, Planspiele – interdisziplinär vernetzt: Rückblick auf das 34. Europäische Planspielforum und den Deutschen Planspielpreis 2023. Alf, T., Hahn, S., Fischer, I., Zürn, B. & Trautwein, F. (eds.). Stuttgart: ZMS – Zentrum für Managementsimulation, DHBW Stuttgart, p. 8-19 12 p. (ZMS-Schriftenreihe; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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United we stand: A principle-based negotiation training for collective bargaining
Mann, M., Warsitzka, M., Hüffmeier, J. & Trötschel, R., 13.02.2024, In: International Journal of Conflict Management. 35, 2, p. 427-452 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Management Accounting – Developments Over the Last 20 years from a Framework Perspective
Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Christ, K. L., 2023, In: Australian Accounting Review. 33, 4, p. 336-351 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Present generation’s negotiators realize their interests at the cost of future generations
Treek, M., Majer, J. M., Zhang, H., Zhang, K. & Trötschel, R., 01.11.2023, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 91, 102126.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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What factors enable social-ecological transformative potential? The role of learning practices, empowerment, and networking
Tuckey, A. J., Harmáčková, Z. V., Peterson, G. D., Norström, A. V., Moore, M-L., Olsson, P., Lam, D. & Jimenez-Aceituno, A., 2023, In: Ecology and Society. 28, 2, 20 p., 27.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning to spend time in unusual times: An inquiry into the potential for sustainability learning during COVID-19-induced school closures
Grauer, C., Frank, P. & Fischer, D., 01.12.2023, In: International Review of Education. 69, 6, p. 823-849 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Challenges and opportunities for grassland restoration: A global perspective of best practices in the era of climate change
Lyons, K. G., Török, P., Hermann, J-M., Kiehl, K., Kirmer, A., Kollmann, J., Overbeck, G. E., Tischew, S., Allen, E. B., Bakker, J. D., Brigham, C., Buisson, E., Crawford, K., Dunwiddie, P., Firn, J., Grobert, D., Hickman, K., Stradic, S. LE. & Temperton, V. M., 01.10.2023, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 46, 16 p., e02612.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Interplay Between Supply Chain Transparency and NGO Pressure: A Quantitative Analysis in the Fashion Industry Context
Schäfer, N., Petersen, L. & Hörisch, J., 07.2024, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 192, 4, p. 713-727 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Social justice for traditional knowledge holders will help conserve Europe's nature
Molnár, Z., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Schunko, C., Teixidor-Toneu, I., Jarić, I., Díaz-Reviriego, I., Ivascu, C., Babai, D., Sáfián, L., Karlsen, P., Dai, H. & Hill, R., 01.09.2023, In: Biological Conservation. 285, 110190.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Toward a modular evaluation approach of real-world laboratories: Findings from a literature review
Kampfmann, T., Bernert, P. & Lang, D. J., 01.01.2023, In: Research Evaluation. 32, 1, p. 128-143 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Vernetzen, fördern, konsolidieren, stärken – zur Gründung der Gesellschaft für transdisziplinäre und partizipative Forschung
Bergmann, M., Lang, D. J., Mbah, M. & Schäfer, M., 20.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 207-209 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Can we have it all? The role of grassland conservation in supporting forage production and plant diversity
Kachler, J., Benra, F., Bolliger, R., Isaac, R., Bonn, A. & Felipe-Lucia, M. R., 12.2023, In: Landscape Ecology. 38, 12, p. 4451-4465 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing protected area effectiveness in western Tanzania: Insights from repeated line transect surveys
Kiffner, C., Giliba, R. A., Fust, P., Loos, J. & Waltert, M., 12.2023, In: African Journal of Ecology. 61, 4, p. 966-979 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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L'université orientée vers le soin de la richesse et les mères chercheuses durant la pandémie du Covid-19
Sander, A. & Grauer, C., 2023, In: Revue Philosophique de Louvain. 120, 1, p. 41-60 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An IAD framework analysis of minigrid institutions for sustainable rural electrification in East Africa: A comparative study of Uganda and Tanzania
Namujju, L. D., Acquah-Swanzy, H. & Ngoti, I. F., 01.11.2023, In: Energy Policy. 182, 113742.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Promising practices for dealing with complexity in research for development
Abad, C. R., Bieri, S., Eschen, R., Fuerst, S., Jacobi, J., Jiménez, E., Zonta, A. L., Naughton, M., Schaffner, U., Winkler, M. S. & Flury, M., 20.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 115-124 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Revisiting Renewable Energies: Liberating, Pacifying, and Democratizing
Schaltegger, S., Linnenluecke, M. K., Dijkstra-Silva, S. & Christ, K. L., 07.2024, In: Business and Society. 63, 6, p. 1295-1301 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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When is green nudging ethically permissible?
Tyler DesRoches, C., Fischer, D., Silver, J., Arthur, P., Livernois, R., Crichlow, T., Hersch, G., Nagatsu, M. & Abbott, J. K., 01.02.2023, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 60, 9 p., 101236.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Are Si–C bonds formed in the environment and/or in technical microbiological systems?
Rücker, C., Winkelmann, M. & Kümmerer, K., 08.2023, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30, 39, p. 91492-91500 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Drivers of ecosystem service specialization in a smallholder agricultural landscape of the Global South: a case study in Ethiopia
Brück, M., Fischer, J., Law, E. A., Schultner, J. & Abson, D. J., 01.07.2023, In: Ecology and Society. 28, 3, 38 p., 1.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Moving beyond “the” business case: How to make corporate sustainability work
Busch, T., Barnett, M. L., Burritt, R. L., Cashore, B. W., Freeman, R. E., Henriques, I., Husted, B. W., Panwar, R., Pinkse, J., Schaltegger, S. & York, J., 02.2024, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 33, 2, p. 776-787 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Correction to: Human–nature connectedness and other relational values are negatively affected by landscape simplification: insights from Lower Saxony, Germany (Sustainability Science, (2022), 17, 3, (865-877), 10.1007/s11625-021-00928-9)
Riechers, M., Martín-López, B. & Fischer, J., 09.2023, In: Sustainability Science. 18, 5, 1 p., 2505.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Leitartikel: Worauf warten wir noch – auf Godot?
Kemfert, C., 01.06.2023, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 103, 6, p. 358-359 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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The role of transdisciplinarity in building a decolonial bridge between science, policy, and practice
Zonta, A. L., Jacobi, J., Mukhovi, S. M., Birachi, E., von Groote, P. & Abad, C. R., 23.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 107-114 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Spatial characterization of social-ecological systems units for management in Tropical Dry Forests
Santillán-Carvantes, P., Balvanera, P., Thomsen, S., Mora, F., Pérez-Cárdenas, N., Cohen-Salgado, D., Ramírez-Ramírez, R., Gavito, M. E. & Martín-López, B., 12.2023, In: Landscape Ecology. 38, 12, p. 4303-4323 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives of Species Diversity in Tree Plantations: a Global Review
Cagnoni, L. B., Weidlich, E. W. A., Guillemot, J., Morselo, C., Weih, M., Adler, A. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 08.2023, In: Current Forestry Reports. 9, 4, p. 251-262 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Green and Sustainable Chemistry Teacher Education: Experiences from a Brazilian University
Gomes, C. J. C. & Zuin Zeidler, V. G., 21.07.2023, In: Sustainable Chemistry. 4, 3, p. 272 - 281 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic editing of wood for sustainability: Trees engineered to have less lignin could make paper production less polluting
Zuin Zeidler, V. G., 14.07.2023, In: Science. 381, 6654, p. 124-125 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Are you teaching "distillation" correctly in your chemistry classes? An educational reconstruction
Abels, S., Koliander, B. & Plotz, T., 07.2023, In: Chemistry Teacher International. 5, 2, p. 229-237 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Technology Implementation in Pre-Service Science Teacher Education Based on the Transformative View of TPACK: Effects on Pre-Service Teachers' TPACK, Behavioral Orientations and Actions in Practice
Stinken-Rösner, L., Hofer, E., Rodenhauser, A. & Abels, S., 18.07.2023, In: Education Sciences. 13, 7, 26 p., 732.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity effects on litter decomposition are mediated by litterfall and microbial processes
Beugnon, R., Eisenhauer, N., Bruelheide, H., Davrinche, A., Du, J., Haider, S., Hähn, G., Saadani, M., Singavarapu, B., Sünnemann, M., Thouvenot, L., Wang, Y., Wubet, T., Xue, K. & Cesarz, S., 10.2023, In: Oikos. 2023, 10, 13 p., e09751.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Is peoples’ belief in a just world associated with (dis)honesty in romantic relationships?
Reinhardt, N., Reinhard, M. A. & Schindler, S., 01.08.2023, In: Journal of Research in Personality. 105, 104396.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Accounting for corporate environmental rebounds. A conceptual approach
Egan, M. & Schaltegger, S., 20.09.2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 419, 8 p., 138175.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wildlife habitat association over a twelve-year period (2008-2020) in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem, western Tanzania
Thomsen, S., Loos, J., Stewart, F. A. & Piel, A. K., 01.10.2023, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 75, 126464.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Toward a pluralistic conservation science
Cumming, G. S., Davies, Z. G., Fischer, J. & Hajjar, R., 01.05.2023, In: Conservation Letters. 16, 3, 8 p., e12952.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research