School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- 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.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
- 2022
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Promoting pro-environmental behavior through citizen science? A case study with Chilean schoolchildren on marine plastic pollution.
Wichmann , C. S., Fischer, D., Geiger, S. M., Honorato-Zimmer , D., Kruse, K., Knickmeier, K., Sundermann, A. & Thiel , M., 01.07.2022, In: Marine Policy. 141, 105035.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Two degrees and the SDGs: a network analysis of the interlinkages between transnational climate actions and the Sustainable Development Goals
Coenen, J., Glass, L.-M. & Sanderink, L., 01.07.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 4, p. 1489–1510 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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What are mycorrhizal traits?
Chaudhary, V. B., Holland, E. P., Charman-Anderson, S., Guzman, A., Bell-Dereske, L., Cheeke, T. E., Corrales, A., Duchicela, J., Egan, C., Gupta, M. M., Hannula, S. E., Hestrin, R., Hoosein, S., Kumar, A., Mhretu, G., Neuenkamp, L., Soti, P., Xie, Y. & Helgason, T., 01.07.2022, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 37, 7, p. 573-581 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Zeit nachhaltig gestalten lernen: Schulschließungenals verpasste Chance?
Fischer, D., Grauer, C. & Frank, P., 01.07.2022, In: Das Zeitpolitische Magazin. 19, 40, p. 26-28 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Transfer
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Assessing the contribution of products to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: a methodological proposal
Eberle, U., Wenzig, J. & Mumm, N., 07.2022, In: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 27, 7, p. 959-977 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interaktive Videoformate für den naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht: Vom Rezipieren zum Interagieren
Meier, M., Stinken-Rösner, L. & Zeller, D., 07.2022, In: Unterricht Biologie. 475, p. 44-47 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Sense of Place in Spatial Planning: Applying Instrumental and Deliberative Approaches at the River Lahn
Gottwald, S., 30.06.2022, In: Landscape Online. 97, 13 p., 1100.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forschendes Lernen in der angewandten Sozialpsychologie
Schuster, C., 28.06.2022, Studentische Forschung im Praxissemester: Fallbeispiele aus der Lehrkräftebildung. Beckmann, T., Ehmke, T. & Besser, M. (eds.). Bad Heilbronn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 209-213 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Projektband zum Forschenden Lernen im inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Abels, S., 28.06.2022, Studentische Forschung im Praxissemester: Fallbeispiel aus der Lehrkräftebildung. Beckmann, T., Ehmke, T. & Besser, M. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 73-77 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Videobasierte Professionalisierung von angehenden Lehrkräften für die Gestaltung inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Sachunterrichts
Benthien, S., Brauns, S. & Abels, S., 28.06.2022, Studentische Forschung im Praxissemester: Fallbeispiele aus der Lehrkräftebildung. Beckmann, T., Ehmke, T. & Besser, M. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 78–98 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Resource Allocation in Startup Teams: Exploring Entrepreneurial Coping with Radical Uncertainty during the Corona Pandemic
Yahyaoui, Y., Farny, S., Jakob, E. & Steinmetz, H., 14.06.2022, Frontiers of entrepreneurship research 2021: proceedings. Zacharakis, A. (ed.). MDPI AG, p. 331-334 3 p. (Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Taxonomic revision of the African and Southwest Asian species of Platyderus Stephens, subg. Eremoderus Jeanne (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini)
Guéorguiev, B., Wrase, D. W., Assmann, T., Muilwijk, J. & Machard, P., 13.06.2022, In: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 69, 1, p. 71-122 52 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Flavonoids as biopesticides – Systematic assessment of sources, structures, activities and environmental fate
Schnarr, L., Segatto, M. L., Olsson, O., Zuin, V. G. & Kümmerer, K., 10.06.2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 824, 153781.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Fashion consumption during COVID-19: Comparative analysis of changing acquisition practices across nine countries and implications for sustainability
Vladimirova, K., Henninger, C. E., Joyner-martinez, C., Iran, S., Diddi, S., Durrani, M., Iyer, K., Jestratijevic, I., Mccormick, H., Niinimäki, K., Thangavelu, P., Sauerwein, M., Singh, R., Simek, P. & Wallaschkowski, S., 01.06.2022, In: Cleaner and Responsible Consumption. 5, 13 p., 100056.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Give and take frames in shared-resource negotiations
Majer, J., Zhang, K., Zhang, H., Höhne, B. & Trötschel, R., 01.06.2022, In: Journal of Economic Psychology. 90, 20 p., 102492.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Importance of timing: Vulnerability of semi-arid rangeland systems to increased variability in temporal distribution of rainfall events as predicted by future climate change
Fust, P. & Schlecht, E., 01.06.2022, In: Ecological Modelling. 468, 109961.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Microbial nutrient limitation and catalytic adjustments revealed from a long‐term nutrient restriction experiment
Kumar, A. & Pausch, J., 01.06.2022, In: Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment. 1, 2, p. 142-148 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multiple anthropogenic pressures challenge the effectiveness of protected areas in western Tanzania
Giliba, R., Fust, P., Kiffner, C. & Loos, J., 01.06.2022, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 4, 6, 17 p., e12684.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resilience and coastal governance: knowledge and navigation between stability and transformation
Rölfer, L., Celliers, L. & Abson, D. J., 01.06.2022, In: Ecology and Society. 27, 2, 15 p., 40.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift
Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 01.06.2022, In: International Journal of Innovation Management. 26, 5, 27 p., 2240004.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Experiences of i-Kiribati with labor mobility schemes
Cornish, G., Pearson, J., McNamara, K., Alofa, P. & McMichael, C., 06.2022, In: Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 31, 2, p. 162-175 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From stories to maps: translating participatory scenario narratives into spatially explicit information
Duguma, D. W., Schultner, J., Abson, D. J. & Fischer, J., 06.2022, In: Ecology and Society. 27, 2, 26 p., 13.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Planning for Sea Spaces II: Towards an Agenda for Research
Crawford, J., Walsh, C., Sielker, F. & Smith, G., 06.2022, In: Planning Practice and Research. 37, 3, p. 269-275 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Wer fraß die Geburtstagstorte? Einen Kriminalfall mithilfe digitaler Mikroskopie lösen
Rodenhauser, A., 06.2022, In: Digital unterrichten. Biologie. 2022, 6, p. 4-5 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Emotionale Kompetenz bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Entwicklung und Folgen
Klinkhammer, J., Voltmer, K. & von Salisch, M., 24.05.2022, 2., erweiterte und überarbeitete Auflage ed. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. 196 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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The European Forest Plant Species List (EuForPlant): Concept and applications
Heinken, T., Diekmann, M., Liira, J., Orczewska, A., Schmidt, M., Brunet, J., Chytrý, M., Chabrerie, O., Decocq, G., De Frenne, P., Drevojan, P., Dzwonko, Z., Ewald, J., Feilberg, J., Graae, B. J., Grytnes, J. A., Hermy, M., Kriebitzsch, W.-U., Laivins, M., Lenoir, J., Lindmo, S., Marage, D., Marozas, V., Niemeyer, T., Paal, J., Pyšek, P., Roosaluste, E., Sadlo, J., Schaminée, J. H. J., Tyler, T., Verheyen, K., Wulf, M. & Vanneste, T., 16.05.2022, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 33, 3, 16 p., e13132.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Von Handelskonflikten zu Wirtschaftskriegen – über die fließenden ethischen Grenzen im Umgang mit Autokratien
Oermann, N. O., 16.05.2022, Wie soll die Wirtschaft mit Autokratien umgehen?. Russwurm, S. & Lang, J. (eds.). Freiburg i. Brsg. : Verlag Herder, p. 37-60 24 p. (Wirtschaft ist Gesellschaft; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Neanderthals in changing environments from MIS 5 to early MIS 4 in northern Central Europe – Integrating archaeological, (chrono)stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental evidence at the site of Lichtenberg
Weiss, M., Hein, M., Urban, B., Stahlschmidt, M. C., Heinrich, S., Hilbert, Y. H., Power, R. C., von Suchodoletz, H., Terberger, T., Böhner, U., Klimscha, F., Veil, S., Breest, K., Schmidt, J., Colarossi, D., Tucci, M., Frechen, M., Tanner, D. C. & Lauer, T., 15.05.2022, In: Quaternary Science Reviews. 284, 107519.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Disentangling Obstacles to Knowledge Co-Production for Early-Career Researchers in the Marine Sciences
Rölfer, L., Elias Ilosvay, X. E., Ferse, S. C. A., Jung, J., Karcher, D. B., Kriegl, M., Nijamdeen, T. M., Riechers, M. & Walker, E. Z., 13.05.2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 8 p., 893489.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plural valuation in space: mapping values of grasslands and their ecosystem services
Schmitt, T. M., Riebl, R., Martín-López, B., Hänsel, M. & Koellner, T., 12.05.2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 258-274 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Developing key competencies in sustainability through project-based learning in graduate sustainability programs
Birdman, J., Wiek, A. & Lang, D. J., 10.05.2022, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 23, 5, p. 1139-1157 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The analytical competency model to investigate the video-stimulated analysis of inclusive sciene education
Egger, D. & Abels, S., 10.05.2022, In: Progress in science education (PriSE). 5, 2, p. 48-63 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A multi-level assessment of changes in stakeholder constellations, interest and influence on ecosystem services under different landscape scenarios in southwestern Ethiopia
Jiren, T. S., Schultner, J., Abson, D. & Fischer, J., 09.05.2022, In: PLOS Sustanaibility and Transformation. 1, 5, 24 p., e0000012.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conflict strength: Measuring the tension between cooperative and competitive incentives in experimental negotiation tasks
Majer, J., Schweinsberg, M., Zhang, H. & Trötschel, R., 06.05.2022, In: Collabra: Psychology. 8, 1, 17 p., 35330.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A scale-up procedure to dialkyl carbonates; evaluation of their properties, biodegradability, and toxicity
Trapasso, G., Salaris, C., Reich, M., Logunova, E., Salata, C., Kümmerer, K., Figoli, A. & Aricò, F., 01.05.2022, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 26, 100639.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conservation value of semi-open habitats for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelidae) in Central Europe
Boutaud, E., Nolte, D., Harry, I., Aßmann, T. & Drees, C., 01.05.2022, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 31, 5-6, p. 1469-1489 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From Claiming to Creating Value: The Psychology of Negotiations on Common Resource Dilemmas
Trötschel, R., Treek, M., Heydenbluth, C., Zhang, K. & Majer, J. M., 01.05.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 9, 26 p., 5257.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human–nature connectedness and other relational values are negatively affected by landscape simplification: insights from Lower Saxony, Germany
Riechers, M., Martín-López, B. & Fischer, J., 01.05.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 3, p. 865-877 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Improved models, improved information? Exploring how climate change impacts pollen, influenza, and mold in Berlin and its surroundings
Langendijk, G. S., Rechid, D. & Jacob, D., 01.05.2022, In: Urban Climate. 43, 21 p., 101159.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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On the economics of storage for electricity: Current state and future market design prospects
Haas, R., Kemfert, C., Auer, H., Ajanovic, A., Sayer, M. & Hiesl, A., 01.05.2022, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment. 11, 3, 27 p., e431.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Spring barley performance benefits from simultaneous shallow straw incorporation and top dressing as revealed by rhizotrons with resealable sampling ports
Reichel, R., Kamau, C. W., Kumar, A., Li, Z., Radl, V., Temperton, V. M., Schloter, M. & Brüggemann, N., 01.05.2022, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 58, 4, p. 375-388 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The importance of product lifetime labelling for purchase decisions: Strategic implications for corporate sustainability based on a conjoint analysis in Germany
Jacobs, K. & Hörisch, J., 01.05.2022, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 31, 4, p. 1275-1291 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using measures of reading time regularity (RTR) to quantify eye movement dynamics, and how they are shaped by linguistic information
Tschense, M. & Wallot, S., 01.05.2022, In: Journal of Vision. 22, 6, 21 p., 9.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Decision-making for nature’s contributions to people in the Cape Floristic Region: the role of values, rules and knowledge
Topp, E., Loos, J. & Martín-López, B., 05.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 3, p. 739-760 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Digitalisierung & Inklusion – Teil 1: Naturwissenschaftliche und digitale Grundbildung für alle ermöglichen
Watts, E. & Stinken-Rösner, L., 05.2022, In: Digital unterrichten. Biologie. 2022, 5, p. 3-3 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Mosaic landscapes provide conservation pockets for an endangered species: Colias myrmidone in Romania
Loos, J., Schröer, C., Becker, T., Kastal, A., Kortmann, E. & Dolek, M., 05.2022, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 15, 3, p. 359-369 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Can Pulsed Electric Fields Treated Algal Cells Be Used as Stationary Phase in Chromatography?
Pleissner, D. & Smetana, S., 29.04.2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6, 7 p., 860647.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The German Environmental Information Act under the microscope
Schomerus, T. & Zschiesche, M., 29.04.2022, In: Renewable Energy Law & Policy Review. 10, 3-4, p. 32-38 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Better performance of organic than conventional tomato varieties in single and mixed cropping
Ficiciyan, A. M., Loos, J. & Tscharntke, T., 21.04.2022, In: Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 46, 4, p. 491-509 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Changes in the Complexity of Limb Movements during the First Year of Life across Different Tasks
Laudanska, Z., Perez, D. L., Radkowska, A., Babis, K., Malinowska-Korczak, A., Wallot, S. & Tomalski, P., 15.04.2022, In: Entropy. 24, 4, 13 p., 552.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review