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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Sustainable Development: Special Issue: Innovative measurement approaches for corporate sustainability
Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. (Editor), Ortas, E. (Editor) & Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2017, Bradford, West Yorkshire: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 55 p. (Sustainable Development; vol. 25, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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The glocal curriculum: a practical guide to teaching and learning in an Interconnected world
John, B., Caniglia, G., Bellina, L., Lang, D. J. & Laubichler, M., 2017, Baden Baden: [sic!] Verlag für kritische Ästhetik. 189 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Training sessions fostering transdisciplinary collaboration for sustainable development: Albania and Kosovo case studies
Meyer, J., Mader, M., Zimmermann, F. & Çabiri, K., 2017, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 18, 5, p. 738-757 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsthemen für die breite Masse: Nachhaltigkeit in Internetunternehmen
Kern, E., 2017, 47. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft fur Informatik, Informatik 2017. Eibl, M. & Gaedke, M. (eds.). Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., p. 1973-1984 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI); vol. 275).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M., Mader, M. & Sundermann, A., 2017, Scientific Research for Sustainable Development: UNESCO Chairs in Germany. Römer, K. (ed.). Bonn: German Commission for UNESCO, p. 65-70 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Unternehmerische Freiheit endogen verwirklichen
Petersen, H., 2017, Unternehmen der Gesellschaft : Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zu einer kritischen Theorie des Unternehmens . F. U. U. G. O. (ed.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 205-230 26 p. (Theorie der Unternehmung; vol. 65).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement für Immobilien: Ansätze für eine systematische Einbindung des Biodiversitätsschutzes in das Immobilienmanagement
Heitepriem, N., 2017, Potsdam: epubli GmbH. 424 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Urbane Regenwasserversickerung als Eintragspfad für biozide Wirkstoffe in das Grundwasser?
Lange, J., Olsson, O., Jackisch, N., Weber, T., Hensen, B., Zieger, F., Schütz, T. & Kümmerer, K., 2017, In: Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft. 10, 4, p. 198 - 202 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Value Creation Architectures for the Circular Economy: A Make-or-Buy Analysis in the Smartphone Industry
Revellio, F. & Hansen, E. G., 2017, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 48 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Verständnis und Messung sozialer und positiver Nachhaltigkeitswirkungen: Erkenntnisse aus Literatur, Praxis und Delphi Studien: Arbeitspapier Nr. 1 im Rahmen des Projekts "Der Handabdruck: ein komplementäres Maß positiver Nachhaltigkeitswirkung von Produkten"
Kühnen, M., Hahn, R., Silva, S. L. & Schaltegger, S., 2017, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 31 p. (Arbeitspapier Handabdruck; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Vielperspektivität auch in der Forschung? Beobachtungen zur Entwicklung der Sachunterrichtsforschung im Rahmen eines "Systematic Reviews"
Barth, M., Bruhn, K., Bürgener, L., Edelhoff, S. H., Richter, S. & Freund, E. K., 2017, Vielperspektivität im Sachunterricht. Giest, H., Hartinger, A. & Tänzer, S. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, Vol. 27. p. 40 - 48 9 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Vom Recht auf Garten: Aneignung urbaner Freiräume als Kritik und Vision gesellschaftlicher Raum-verhältnisse
Mölders, T. & Kühnemann, P., 2017, Aneignung urbaner Freiräume : Ein Diskurs über städtischen Raum. Hauck, T., Hennecke, S. & Körner, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 281-301 21 p. (Urban studies ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Vorwort
Hofmeister, S., 2017, Politiken der Naturgestaltung: Ländliche Entwicklung und Agro-Gentechnik zwischen Kritik und Vision. Gottschlich, D. & Tanja, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 7-9 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Warum wir Tiere essen (obwohl wir sie mögen): Sozialpsychologische Erklärungsansätze für das Fleischparadox
Frank, P., 2017, In: Psychosozial. 40, 148, p. 49-69 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Was wollen Kinder und Jugendliche in Bezug auf Nachhaltigkeit und Konsum wissen, wie kommunizieren sie und wie informieren sie sich? Eine Literaturanalyse
Fischer, D., Grunenberg, H. & Ruckelshauß, T., 2017, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, Institut für Umweltkommunikation (INFU), 45 p. (INFU-Diskussionsbeiträge; no. 40).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- 2016
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Sustainability of Off-Grid Photovoltaic Systems for Rural Electrification in Developing Countries: A Review
Feron, S., 19.12.2016, In: Sustainability. 8, 12, p. 1-26 26 p., 1326.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Valorization of organic residues for the production of added value chemicals: A contribution to the bio-based economy
Pleissner, D., Qi, Q., Gao, C., Rivero, C. P., Webb, C., Lin, C. S. K. & Venus, J., 15.12.2016, In: Biochemical Engineering Journal. 116, p. 3-16 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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A new valuation school: Integrating diverse values of nature in resource and land use decisions
Jacobs, S., Dendoncker, N., Martín-López, B., Barton, D. N., Gomez-Baggethun, E., Boeraeve, F., McGrath, F. L., Vierikko, K., Geneletti, D., Sevecke, K. J., Pipart, N., Primmer, E., Mederly, P., Schmidt, S., Aragão, A., Baral, H., Bark, R. H., Briceno, T., Brogna, D., Cabral, P., De Vreese, R., Liquete, C., Mueller, H., Peh, K. S. H., Phelan, A., Rincón, A. R., Rogers, S. H., Turkelboom, F., Van Reeth, W., van Zanten, B. T., Wam, H. K. & Washbourn, C. L., 01.12.2016, In: Ecosystem Services. 22, Part B, p. 213-220 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A synthesis of convergent reflections, tensions and silences in linking gender and global environmental change research
Iniesta-Arandia, I., Ravera, F., Buechler, S., Díaz-Reviriego, I., Fernández-Giménez, M. E., Reed, M. G., Thompson-Hall, M., Wilmer, H., Aregu, L., Cohen, P., Djoudi, H., Lawless, S., Martín-López, B., Smucker, T., Villamor, G. B. & Wangui, E. E., 01.12.2016, In: Ambio. 45, Supplement 3, p. 383-393 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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At the Limit: Introducing Energy with Human Senses
Stinken, L., Carmesin, H.-O. & Heusler, S., 01.12.2016, In: The Physics Teacher. 54, 9, p. 552-555 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Contrasting changes in the abundance and diversity of North American bird assemblages from 1971 to 2010
Schipper, A. M., Belmaker, J., de Miranda, M. D., Navarro, L. M., Böhning-Gaese, K., Costello, M. J., Dornelas, M., Foppen, R., Hortal, J., Huijbregts, M. A. J., Martín-López, B., Pettorelli, N., Queiroz, C., Rossberg, A. G., Santini, L., Schiffers, K., Steinmann, Z. J. N., Visconti, P., Rondinini, C. & Pereira, H. M., 01.12.2016, In: Global Change Biology. 22, 12, p. 3948-3959 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Disentangling Puzzles of Spatial Scales and Participation in Environmental Governance: The Case of Governance Re-scaling Through the European Water Framework Directive
Newig, J., Schulz, D. & Jager, N. W., 01.12.2016, In: Environmental Management. 58, 6, p. 998 - 1014 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effects of biodiversity strengthen over time as ecosystem functioning declines at low and increases at high biodiversity
Meyer, S. T., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Hertzog, L., Hillebrand, H., Milcu, A., Pompe, S., Abbas, M., Bessler, H., Buchmann, N., De Luca, E., Engels, C., Fischer, M., Gleixner, G., Hudewenz, A., Klein, A.-M., de Kroon, H., Leimer, S., Loranger, H., Mommer, L., Oelmann, Y., Ravenek, J. M., Roscher, C., Rottstock, T., Scherber, D. C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Schmid, B., Schulze, E.-D., Staudler, A., Strecker, T., Temperton, V. M., Tscharntke, T., Vogel, A., Voigt, W., Weigelt, A., Wilcke, W. & Weisser, W. W., 01.12.2016, In: Ecosphere - An esa open access journal. 7 , 12, 14 p., 1619.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effects on the (CSR) Reputation: CSR reporting discussed in the light of signalling and stakeholder perception theories
Hetze, K., 01.12.2016, In: Corporate Reputation Review. 19, 3, p. 281-296 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Gender perspectives in resilience, vulnerability and adaptation to global environmental change
Ravera, F., Iniesta-Arandia, I., Martín-López, B., Pascual, U. & Bose, P., 01.12.2016, In: Ambio. 45, 3, Supplement, p. 235-247 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gender perspectives in resilience, vulnerability and adaptation to global environmental change
Ravera, F. (Editor), Iniesta-Arandia, I. (Editor), Martín-López, B. (Editor), Pascual, U. (Editor) & Bose, P. (Editor), 01.12.2016, Secaucus: Springer Verlag. 393 p. (AMBIO; vol. 45, no. 3 (Supplement))Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Introduction bias affects relationships between the characteristics of ornamental alien plants and their naturalization success
Maurel, N., Hanspach, J., Kühn, I., Pyšek, P., van Kleunen, M. & Evans, K., 01.12.2016, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 25, 12, p. 1500-1509 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Maize rhizosphere priming: field estimates using 13C natural abundance
Kumar, A., Kuzyakov, Y. & Pausch, J., 01.12.2016, In: Plant and Soil. 409, 1-2, p. 87-97 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Managing Research Environments: Heterarchies in Academia. A Response to Cumming
Fischer, J., 01.12.2016, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 31, 12, p. 900-902 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Overcome procrastination: Enhancing emotion regulation skills reduce procrastination
Eckert, M., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Sieland, B. & Berking, M., 01.12.2016, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 52, p. 10-18 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Photodegradation of the UV filter ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate under ultraviolet light: identification and in silico assessment of photo-transformation products in the context of grey water reuse
Jentzsch, F., Olsson, O., Westphal, J., Reich, M., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.12.2016, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 572, p. 1092-1100 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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South America's biophysical involvement in international trade: The physical trade balances of Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil in the light of ecologically unequal exchange
Dorninger, C. & Eisenmenger, N., 01.12.2016, In: Journal of Political Ecology. 23, 1, p. 394-409 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability of rural electrification programs based on off-grid photovoltaic (PV) systems in Chile
Feron, S., Heinrichs, H. & Cordero, R., 01.12.2016, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 6, 1, 19 p., 32.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The diversity of gendered adaptation strategies to climate change of Indian farmers: A feminist intersectional approach
Ravera, F., Martín-López, B., Pascual, U. & Drucker, A., 01.12.2016, In: Ambio. 45, 3, Supplement, p. 335-351 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The role of sustainability in nuclear energy plans: What do national energy strategies tell us?
Gralla, F., John, B., Abson, D. J., Møller, A. P., Bickel, M., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 01.12.2016, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 22, p. 94-106 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Albert Schweitzer: A Biography
Oermann, N. O., 24.11.2016, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 288 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Five primary sources of organic aerosols in the urban atmosphere of Belgrade (Serbia)
Zangrando, R., Barbaro, E., Kirchgeorg, T., Vecchiato, M., Scalabrin, E., Radaelli, M., Đorđević, D., Barbante, C. & Gambaro, A., 15.11.2016, In: Science of the Total Environment. 571, p. 1441-1453 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth and water use of Populus euphratica trees and stands with different water supply along the Tarim River, NW China
Lang, P., Ahlborn, J., Schäfer, P., Wommelsdorf, T., Jeschke, M., Zhang, X. & Thomas, F. M., 15.11.2016, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 380, p. 139-148 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating corporate sustainability assessment, management accounting, control, and reporting
Maas, K., Schaltegger, S. & Crutzen, N., 10.11.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 136, Part A, p. 237-248 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Journal of Cleaner Production. Special Volume: The Integration of Corporate Sustainability Assessment, Management Accounting, Control, and Reporting
Maas, K. (Editor), Schaltegger, S. (Editor) & Crutzen, N. (Editor), 10.11.2016, Elsevier B.V. 249 p. (Journal of Cleaner Production; vol. 136 , no. Part A)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Reprint of Advancing the integration of corporate sustainability measurement, management and reporting
Maas, K., Schaltegger, S. & Crutzen, N., 10.11.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 136, Part A, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Conceptual Structure of Justice - Providing a Tool to Analyse Conceptions of Justice
Stumpf, K. H., Becker, C. U. & Baumgaertner, S., 01.11.2016, In: Ethical Theory and Moral Practice . 19, 5, p. 1187-1202 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Carbon footprinting of large product portfolios. Extending the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems to carbon information management
Zvezdov, D. & Hack, S., 01.11.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 135, p. 1267-1275 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cascade thermochemical storage with internal condensation heat recovery for better energy and exergy efficiencies
N’Tsoukpoe, K. E., Osterland, T., Opel, O. & Ruck, W. K. L., 01.11.2016, In: Applied Energy. 181, p. 562-574 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Experimental and in silico assessment of fate and effects of the antipsychotic drug quetiapine and its bio- and phototransformation products in aquatic environments
Herrmann, M., Menz, J., Gassmann, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 218, p. 66-76 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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In Alain Gibb's footsteps: Evaluating alternative approaches to sustainable enterprise education (SEE)
Klapper, R. G. & Farber, V. A., 01.11.2016, In: International Journal of Management Education. 14, 3, p. 422-439 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lab-scale experiment of a closed thermochemical heat storage system including honeycomb heat exchanger
Fopah-Lele, A., Rohde, C., Neumann, K., Tietjen, T., Rönnebeck, T., N'Tsoukpoe, K. E., Osterland, T., Opel, O. & Ruck, W. K. L., 01.11.2016, In: Energy. 114, p. 225-238 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Molecular analyses and species distribution models indicate cryptic northern mountain refugia for a forestdwelling ground beetle
Drees, C., Husemann, M., Homburg, K., Brandt, P., Dieker, P., Habel, J. C., von Wehrden, H., Zumstein, P. & Assmann, T., 01.11.2016, In: Journal of Biogeography. 43, 11, p. 2223-2236 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Seasonal accumulation of persistent organic pollutants on a high altitude glacier in the Eastern Alps
Kirchgeorg, T., Dreyer, A., Gabrielli, P., Gabrieli, J., Thompson, L. G., Barbante, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.11.2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 218, p. 804-812 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tentative Theses on Transformative Research in Real-World Laboratories: First Insights from the Accompanying Research ForReal
Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Bergmann, M. & Lang, D. J., 01.11.2016, In: Technikfolgenabschätzung. 25, 3, p. 45-51 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research