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.
- 2017
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Governance change and governance learning in Europe: stakeholder participation in environmental policy implementation
Challies, E., Newig, J., Kochskämper, E. & Jager, N. W., 03.04.2017, In: Policy and Society. 36, 2, p. 288-303 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fenton process on single and mixture components of phenothiazine pharmaceuticals: Assessment of intermediaries, fate, and preliminary ecotoxicity
Wilde, M. L., Schneider, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2017, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 583, p. 36-52 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From deforestation to blossom: Large-scale restoration of montane heathland vegetation
Borchard, F., Härdtle, W., Streitberger, M., Stuhldreher, G., Thiele, J. & Fartmann, T., 01.04.2017, In: Ecological Engineering. 101, p. 211-219 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mapping and analysing historical indicators of ecosystem services in Germany
Dittrich, A., von Wehrden, H., Abson, D. J., Bartkowski, B., Cord, A. F., Fust, P., Hoyer, C., Kambach, S., Meyer, M. A., Radzevičiūtė, R., Nieto-Romero, M., Seppelt, R. & Beckmann, M., 01.04.2017, In: Ecological Indicators. 75, p. 101-110 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Servicios Ecosistémicos en Latinoamérica: De la investigación a la acción
Laterra, P., Martín-López, B., Mastrángelo, M. & Garibaldi, L. A., 01.04.2017, In: Ecología Austral. 27, 1, p. 94-98 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Socio-technical change linking expectations and representations: Innovating thermal treatment of municipal solid waste
Levidow, L. & Upham, P., 01.04.2017, In: Science and Public Policy. 44, 2, p. 211-224 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The relationship between plant species richness and soil pH vanishes with increasing aridity across Eurasian dry grasslands
Palpurina, S., Wagner, V., von Wehrden, H., Hájek, M., Horsák, M., Brinkert, A., Hölzel, N., Wesche, K., Kamp, J., Hájková, P., Danihelka, J., Lustyk, P., Merunková, K., Preislerová, Z., Kočí, M., Kubešová, S., Cherosov, M., Ermakov, N., German, D., Gogoleva, P., Lashchinsky, N., Martynenko, V. & Chytrý, M., 01.04.2017, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 26, 4, p. 425-434 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The reproductive potential and importance of key management aspects for successful Calluna vulgaris rejuvenation on abandoned Continental heaths
Henning, K., von Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Fichtner, A. & Tischew, S., 01.04.2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 7, p. 2091-2100 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Energy transitions and national development indicators: A global review of nuclear energy production
Gralla, F., Abson, D. J., Møller, A. P., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 04.2017, In: Renewable & Sustainble Energy Reviews. 70, p. 1251-1265 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Simulation of the fate of Boscalid and its transformation product 4-Chlorobenzoic acid in a vineyard-terraces catchment
Vollert, D., Gassmann, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 04.2017, Proceedings from the 19th EGU General Assembly, EGU2017. Copernicus Publications, Vol. 19. p. 15167 1 p. (Geophysical research abstracts; vol. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The right to liberty and security according to article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights and facing threats to public safety and national security
Bachmann, S. D. & Sanden, J., 04.2017, In: Tydskrif vir die Suid Afrikaanse Reg . 2017, 2, p. 320-336 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Vasodilatierende Substanzen in Kläranlagenabläufen und Oberflächengewässern
Hensen, B., Faubel, C., Palm, W.-U. & Steffen, D., 04.2017, Wasser, Energie und Umwelt: Aktuelle Beiträge aus der Zeitschrift Wasser und Abfall I. Porth, M. & Schüttrumpf, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, p. 208-215 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Socio-cultural valuation approaches
Santos-Martín, F., Kelemen, E., García-Llorente, M., Jacobs, S., Oteros-Rozas, E., Barton, D. N., Palomo, I., Hevia, V. & Martín-López, B., 30.03.2017, Mapping ecosystem services. Burkhard, B. & Maes, J. (eds.). Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 102-112 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Social Bots als algorithmische Piraten und als Boten einer techno-environmentalen Handlungskraft
Leistert, O., 27.03.2017, Algorithmuskulturen: Über die rechnerische Konstruktion der Wirklichkeit. Seyfert, R. & Roberge, J. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 215 - 234 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Hochschulen und nachhaltige Entwicklung: Analysen, Konzepte, europäische Perspektiven
Adomssent, M., Franz-Balsen, A. & Kruse-Graumann, L., 25.03.2017, In: GAIA. 16, 1, p. 78-80 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Towards a Sustainable Use of Phosphorus: A Transdisciplinary Scenario Analysis for the Administrative District of Lüneburg, Germany
Sieveking, A., Weber, H., Riewerts, B. & Böhme, M., 23.03.2017, In: GAIA. 26, 1, p. 34-42 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Methodological Challenges in Sustainability Science: A Call for Method Plurality, Procedural Rigor and Longitudinal Research
Wehrden, H., Lüderitz, C., Leventon, J. & Russell, S., 20.03.2017, In: Challenges in Sustainability. 5, 1, p. 35-42 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Phenotypic Plasticity Explains Response Patterns of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Saplings to Nitrogen Fertilization and Drought Events
Dziedek, C., Fichtner, A., Calvo, L., Marcos, E., Jansen, K., Kunz, M., Walmsley, D., Von Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 20.03.2017, In: Forests. 8, 3, p. 1-11 11 p., 91.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A plea for multifunctional landscapes
Fischer, J., Meacham, M. & Queiroz, C., 01.03.2017, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 15, 2, p. 59-59 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Transfer
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Experimental evidence of two mechanisms coupling leaf-level C assimilation to rhizosphere CO 2 release
Kayler, Z., Keitel, C., Jansen, K. & Gessler, A., 01.03.2017, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 135, p. 21-26 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Generalist social bees maximize diversity intake in plant species-rich and resource-abundant environments
Kaluza, B. F., Wallace, H., Keller, A., Heard, T. A., Jeffers, B., Drescher, N., Blüthgen, N. & Leonhardt, S. D., 01.03.2017, In: Ecosphere. 8, 3, 19 p., e01758.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Innovating Corporate Accounting and Reporting for Sustainability: Attributes and Challenges
Schaltegger, S., Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. & Ortas, E., 01.03.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Innovative Measurement for Corporate Sustainability: Editorial
Álvarez-Etxeberria, I., Ortas, E. & Schaltegger, S., 01.03.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25 , 2, p. 111-112 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Inside honeybee hives: Impact of natural propolis on the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and viruses
Drescher, N., Klein, A. M., Neumann, P., Yañez, O. & Leonhardt, S. D., 01.03.2017, In: Insects. 8, 1, 18 p., 15.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Palaeoenvironmental investigations of the holocene sedimentary record of the garding-2 research drill core, Northwestern Germany
Proborukmi, M. S. & Urban, B., 01.03.2017, In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 168, 1, p. 39-51 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Separation of lactic acid and recovery of salt-ions from fermentation broth
Pleissner, D., Schneider, R., Venus, J. & Koch, T., 01.03.2017, In: Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 92, 3, p. 504-511 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Chronological investigations of pleistocene interglacial, glacial and aeolian deposits from Schöningen (Germany) using post-IR IRSL dating and pollen analysis
Kunz, A., Urban, B. & Tsukamoto, S., 03.2017, In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 168, 1, p. 81-104 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Is subjective knowledge the key to fostering sustainable behavior? Mixed evidence from an education intervention in Mexico
Redman, A. & Redman, E., 03.2017, In: Education Sciences. 7, 1, 38 p., 4.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Late pliocene–pleistocene record of the garding-2 research drill core, Northwest Germany
Proborukmi, M. S., Urban, B., Frechen, M., Grube, A. & Rolf, C., 03.2017, In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 168, 1, p. 141-167 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reallabore im Kontext Transformativer Forschung: Ansatzpunkte zur Konzeption und Einbettung in den internationalen Forschungsstand
Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Bergmann, M., Singer-Brodowski, M., Wanner, M., Caniglia, G. & Lang, D. J., 25.02.2017, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 62 p. (IETSR Discussion papers in Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research ; no. 1/2017).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Two new Lebistina Motschulsky, 1864 species from Kenya and Tanzania (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)
Assmann, T., Boutaud, E., Drees, C., Marcus, T., Nolte, D., Starke, W., Terlutter, H., Völler, E. & Zumstein, P., 21.02.2017, In: African Invertebrates. 58, 1, p. 9-21 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Verhandeln
Trötschel, R., Höhne, B., Majer, J. M., Loschelder, D. D., Deller, J. & Frey, D., 20.02.2017, Kommunikation, Interaktion und soziale Gruppenprozesse. Bierhoff, H.-W. & Frey, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Göttingen: Hogrefe Verlag, p. 803-846 44 p. (Enzyklopädie der Psychologie; vol. 6, no. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Does sustainable intensification offer a pathway to improved food security for aquatic agricultural system-dependent communities?
Attwood, S. J., Park, S., Loos, J., Philipps, M., Mills, D. & McDougall, C., 17.02.2017, Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture: An integrated systems research approach. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 71-87 17 p. (Earthscan food and agriculture series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Benefit of Web- and Computer-Based Interventions for Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Heber, E., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Cuijpers, P., Berking, M., Nobis, S. & Riper, H., 17.02.2017, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 19, 2, 17 p., e32.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The use of player physical and technical skill match activity profiles to predict position in the Australian Football League draft
Woods, C. T., Veale, J. P., Collier, N. & Robertson, S., 16.02.2017, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 35, 4, p. 325-330 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An integrative research framework for enabling transformative adaptation
Colloff, M. J., Martín-López, B., Lavorel, S., Locatelli, B., Gorddard, R., Longaretti, P. Y., Walters, G., van Kerkhoff, L., Wyborn, C., Coreau, A., Wise, R. M., Dunlop, M., Degeorges, P., Grantham, H., Overton, I. C., Williams, R. D., Doherty, M. D., Capon, T., Sanderson, T. & Murphy, H. T., 01.02.2017, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 68, p. 87-96 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Beta diversity of plant species in human-transformed landscapes: Control of community assembly by regional productivity and historical connectivity
Conradi, T., Temperton, V. M. & Kollmann, J., 01.02.2017, In: Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 24, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Crown and leaf traits as predictors of subtropical tree sapling growth rates
Li, Y., Kröber, W., Bruehlheide, H., Härdtle, W. & von Oheimb, G., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 10, 1, p. 136-145 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Direct production of lactic acid based on simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of mixed restaurant food waste
Pleissner, D., Demichelis, F., Mariano, S., Fiore, S., Navarro Gutiérrez, I. M., Schneider, R. & Venus, J., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 143, p. 615-623 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Foraging wireworms are attracted to root-produced volatile aldehydes
Barsics, F., Delory, B. M., Delaplace, P., Francis, F., Fauconnier, M. L., Haubruge, É. & Verheggen, F. J., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Pest Science. 90, 1, p. 69-76 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hazard screening of photo-transformation products from pharmaceuticals: Application to selective β1-blockers atenolol and metoprolol
Toolaram, A. P., Menz, J., Rastogi, T., Leder, C., Kümmerer, K. & Schneider, M., 01.02.2017, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 579, p. 1769-1780 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impact of tree diversity and environmental conditions on the survival of shrub species in a forest biodiversity experiment in subtropical China
Yang, B., Li, Y., Ding, B.-Y., Both, S., Erfmeier, A., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Schmid, B., Scholten, T., Seidler, G., von Oheimb, G., Yang, X. & Bruehlheide, H., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 10, 1, p. 179-189 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interspecific and intraspecific variation in specific root length drives aboveground biodiversity effects in young experimental forest stands
Bu, W., Schmid, B., Liu, X., Li, Y., Härdtle, W., Von Oheimb, G., Liang, Y., Sun, Z., Huang, Y., Bruelheide, H. & Ma, K., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 10, 1, p. 158-169 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Legacy effects of past land use on current biodiversity in a low-intensity farming landscape in Transylvania (Romania)
Culbert, P. D., Dorresteijn, I., Loos, J., Clayton, M. K., Fischer, J. & Kuemmerle, T., 01.02.2017, In: Landscape Ecology. 32, 2, p. 429-444 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leverage points for sustainability transformation
Abson, D. J., Fischer, J., Leventon, J., Newig, J., Schomerus, T., Vilsmaier, U., von Wehrden, H., Abernethy, P., Ives, C. D., Jager, N. W. & Lang, D. J., 01.02.2017, In: Ambio. 46, 1, p. 30-39 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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On the combined effect of soil fertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems - a study from SE China
Scholten, T., Goebes, P., Kühn, P., Seitz, S., Aßmann, T., Bauhus, J., Bruelheide, H., Buscot, F., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Ma, K., Niklaus, P. A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Shi, X., Song, Z., von Oheimb, G., Wirth, C., Wubet, T. & Schmidt, K., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 10, 1, p. 111-127 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Salivary cues: simulated roe deer browsing induces systemic changes in phytohormones and defence chemistry in wild‐grown maple and beech saplings
Ohse, B., Hammerbacher, A., Seele, C., Meldau, S., Reichelt, M., Ortmann, S. & Wirth, C., 01.02.2017, In: Functional Ecology. 31, 2, p. 340-349 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability and management control. Exploring and theorizing control patterns in large European firms
Crutzen, N., Zvezdov, D. & Schaltegger, S., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 143, p. 1291-1301 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Trait-based approaches to analyze links between the drivers of change and ecosystem services: Synthesizing existing evidence and future challenges
Hevia, V., Martín-López, B., Palomo, S., García-Llorente, M., de Bello, F. & González, J. A., 01.02.2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 831-844 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Tree diversity increases levels of herbivore damage in a subtropical forest canopy: evidence for dietary mixing by arthropods?
Brezzi, M., Schmid, B., Niklaus, P. A. & Schuldt, A., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 10, 1, p. 13-27 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review