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.
- 2013
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Gemeinsam entscheiden in Unternehmen. Einbindung von Stakeholdern in strategische Entscheidungen
Hansen, E. G. & Spitzeck, H., 02.09.2013, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 28, 3, p. 12-13 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Climatic responses of tree-ring width and δ13C signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water supply
Härdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Aulinger, A., Fichtner, A., Lang, A. C., Leuschner, C., Neuwirth, B., Pfister, L., Quante, M., Ries, C., Schuldt, A. & Oheimb, G., 01.09.2013, In: Plant Ecology. 214, 9, p. 1147-1156 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cultural ecosystem services: A literature review and prospects for future research
Milcu, A. I., Hanspach, J., Abson, D. & Fischer, J., 01.09.2013, In: Ecology and Society. 18, 3, 34 p., 44.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Soil texture and altitude, respectively, largely determine the floristic gradient of the most diverse fog oasis in the Peruvian desert
Muenchow, J., Hauenstein, S., Bräuning, A., Bäumler, R., Rodríguez, E. F. & von Wehrden, H., 01.09.2013, In: Journal of Tropical Ecology. 29, 5, p. 427-438 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Economic/ecological tradeoffs among ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation
Hussain, A. M. T. & Tschirhart, J., 09.2013, In: Ecological Economics. 93, p. 116-127 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Economic gain, stability of pollination and bee diversity decrease from southern to northern Europe
Leonhardt, S., Gallai, N., Garibaldi, L. A., Kuhlmann, M. & Klein, A-M., 09.2013, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 14, 6, p. 461-471 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fatty Acid Profile of the Initial Oral Biofilm (Pellicle): an In-Situ Study
Reich, M., Kümmerer, K., Al-Ahmad, A. & Hannig, C., 09.2013, In: Lipids. 48, 9, p. 929-937 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to specify the structure of substituted blade-like zigzag diamondoids
Balaban, A. T. & Rücker, C., 09.2013, In: Central European Journal of Chemistry. 11, 9, p. 1423-1430 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Non-technical success factors for bioenergy projects-Learning from a multiple case study in Japan
Blumer, Y. B., Stauffacher, M., Lang, D. J., Hayashi, K. & Uchida, S., 09.2013, In: Energy Policy. 60, 9, p. 386 - 395 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predictive mapping of species richness and plant species' distributions of a peruvian fog oasis along an altitudinal gradient
Muenchow, J., Bräuning, A., Rodríguez, E. F. & von Wehrden, H., 09.2013, In: Biotropica. 45, 5, p. 557-566 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Signalarten - ein praxisnaher Beitrag zur Erfassung der Naturnähe und Biodiversität in Wäldern
Fichtner, A. & Lüderitz, M., 09.2013, In: Natur und Landschaft. 88, 9/10, p. 392-399 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Simultaneous Determination of 11 Sulfonamides by HPLC–UV and Application for Fast Screening of Their Aerobic Elimination and Biodegradation in a Simple Test
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Khaleel, N. D. H., Hadad, G. M., Abdel-Salam, R. A., Haiß, A. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2013, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 41, 9, p. 907-916 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mountain cold-trapping increases transfer of persistent organic pollutants from atmosphere to cows' milk
Shunthirasingham, C., Wania, F., MacLeod, M., Lei, Y. D., Quinn, C. L., Zhang, X., Scheringer, M., Wegmann, F., Hungerbühler, K., Ivemeyer, S., Heil, F., Klocke, P., Pacepavicius, G. & Alaee, M., 20.08.2013, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 47, 16, p. 9175-9181 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Develop, then intensify
Hanspach, J., Abson, D. J., Loos, J., Tichit, M., Chappell, M. J. & Fischer, J., 16.08.2013, In: Science. 341, 6147, p. 713-713 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Crown size-growth relationships of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) are driven by the interplay of disturbance intensity and inter-specific competition
Fichtner, A., Sturm, K., Rickert, C., von Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 15.08.2013, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 302, p. 178-184 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A comparative survey of chemistry-driven in silico methods to identify hazardous substances under REACH
Nendza, M., Gabbert, S., Kühne, R., Lombardo, A., Roncaglioni, A., Benfenati, E., Benigni, R., Bossa, C., Strempel, S., Scheringer, M., Fernández, A., Rallo, R., Giralt, F., Dimitrov, S., Mekenyan, O., Bringezu, F. & Schüürmann, G., 01.08.2013, In: Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP. 66, 3, p. 301-314 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pesticide and Greenhouse Gas Externalities from US Agriculture: The Impact of their Internalization and Climate Change
Shakhramanyan, D. N. G., Schneider, U. A. & McCarl, B. A., 01.08.2013, In: Climate Change Economics. 4, 3, 28 p., 1350008 .Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ant seed predation, pesticide applications and farmers income from tropical multi-cropping gardens
Motzke, I., Tscharntke, T., Klein, A-M., Wanger, T. C. & Sodhi, N. S., 08.2013, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 15, 3, p. 245-254 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A review of transdisciplinary research in sustainability science
Brandt, P., Ernst, A., Gralla, F., Lüderitz, C., Lang, D., Newig, J., Reinert, F., Abson, D. & von Wehrden, H., 08.2013, In: Ecological Economics. 92, August, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Braucht Nachhaltigkeit die Geschlechterperspektive?
Katz, C. & Thiem, A., 08.2013, Zukunftsfähige Berufe: Umweltberufe - modern und vielfältig. Büro für nachhaltige Kompetenz (ed.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, p. 72-83 12 p. (forum exkurse; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Dezentral und partizipativ? Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Bürgerbeteiligung zur Umsetzung der Energiewende
Heinrichs, H., 08.2013, Die deutsche "Energiewende" nach Fukushima: Der wissenschaftliche Diskurs zwischen Atomausstieg und Wachstumsdebatte. Hennig, B. & Radtke, J. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 119-138 20 p. (Beiträge zur sozialwissenschaftlichen Nachhaltigkeitsforschung; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Effect of Planning for Connectivity on Linear Reserve Networks
Lentini, P. E., Gibbons, P., Carwardine, J., Fischer, J., Drielsma, M. & Martin, T. G., 08.2013, In: Conservation Biology. 27, 4, p. 796-807 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emotion understanding and cognitive abilities in young children
von Salisch, M., Hänel, M. & Freund, P. A., 08.2013, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 26, p. 15-19 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hollow futures? Tree decline, lag effects and hollow-dependent species
Manning, A. D., Gibbons, P. G., Fischer, J., Oliver, D. L. & Lindenmayer, D. B., 08.2013, In: Animal Conservation. 16, 4, p. 395-403 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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In situ air-water and particle-water partitioning of perfluorocarboxylic acids, perfluorosulfonic acids and perfluorooctyl sulfonamide at a wastewater treatment plant
Vierke, L., Ahrens, L., Shoeib, M., Palm, W-U., Webster, E. M., Ellis, D. A., Ebinghaus, R. & Harner, T., 08.2013, In: Chemosphere. 92, 8, p. 941-948 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multiscale performance of landscape metrics as indicators of species richness of plants, insects and vertebrates
Schindler, S., von Wehrden, H., Poirazidis, K., Wrbka, T. & Kati, V., 08.2013, In: Ecological Indicators. 31, p. 41-48 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Education and Accounting Experience. What Motivates Higher Valuation of Environmental Performance: A Commentary on "Rhetoric or Reality? Do Accounting Education and Experience Increase Weighting on Environmental Performance in a Balanced Scorecard?"
Schaltegger, S., 08.2013, In: Accounting Education: an international journal. 22, 4, p. 385-387 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biomass derived ionic liquids: synthesis from natural organic acids, characterization, toxicity, biodegradation and use as solvents for catalytic hydrogenation processes
Ferlin, N., Courty, M., Gatard, S., Spulak, M., Quilty, B., Beadham, I. G., Ghavre, M., Haiß, A., Kümmerer, K., Gathergood, N. & Bouquillon, S., 29.07.2013, In: Tetrahedron. 69, 30, p. 6150 - 6161 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric mercury over sea ice during the OASIS-2009 campaign
Steffen, A., Bottenheim, J., Cole, A., Douglas, T. A., Ebinghaus, R., Friess, U., Netcheva, S., Nghiem, S., Sihler, H. & Staebler, R., 24.07.2013, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 13, 14, p. 7007-7021 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating Life Stages into Ecological Niche Models: A Case Study on Tiger Beetles
Taboada Palomares, A., von Wehrden, H. & Assmann, T., 23.07.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 7, 13 p., e70038.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modeling approach of thermal decomposition of salt-hydrates for heat storage systems
Fopah Lele, A., Kuznik, F., Rammelberg, H., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 14.07.2013, ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology: Heat Transfer in Energy Systems; Thermophysical Properties; Theory and Fundamental Research in Heat Transfer. ASME. (ed.). The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Vol. 1. p. Paper No. HT2013-17022, pp. V001T01A010; 10 pages 10 p. V001T01A010. (ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Communication Regarding Sustainability: Conceptual Perspectives and Exploration of Societal Subsystems
Newig, J., Schulz, D., Fischer, D., Hetze, K., Laws, N., Lüdecke, G. & Rieckmann, M., 09.07.2013, In: Sustainability. 5, 7, p. 2976-2990 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rainfall and temperature variation does not explain arid species diversity in outback Australia
Traill, L., Brook, B. W., Wanger, T. C. & de Little, S. C., 08.07.2013, In: Research and Reports in Biodiversity Studies. 3, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genes versus environment: Geography and phylogenetic relationships shape the chemical profiles of stingless bees on a global scale
Leonhardt, S. D., Rasmussen, C. & Schmitt, T., 07.07.2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 280, 1762, 11 p., 20130680.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Concentrations in ambient air and emissions of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in Zurich, Switzerland
Buser, A. M., Kierkegaard, A., Bogdal, C., MacLeod, M., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 02.07.2013, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 47, 13, p. 7045-7051 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Complementarity, impatience, and the resilience of natural-resource-dependent economies
Quaas, M. F., van Soest, D. P. & Baumgärtner, S., 01.07.2013, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 66, 1, p. 15-32 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grassroots Innovations for Inclusive Development: Need for a Paradigmatic Shift
Kumar, V., Chand, V. S., Zhang, L., Hoppers, C. A. O., Zhang, W., Esders, M. & Gupta, A. K., 01.07.2013, In: Vikalpa. 38, 3, p. 103-122 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Temporal variations of perfluoroalkyl substances and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in alpine snow
Kirchgeorg, T., Dreyer, A., Gabrieli, J., Kehrwald, N., Sigl, M., Schwikowski, M., Boutron, C., Gambaro, A., Barbante, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.07.2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 178, p. 367-374 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Education for Sustainability, Graduate Capabilities, Professional Employment: How they all connect
Thomas, I., Barth, M. & Day, T., 07.2013, In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 29, 1, p. 33-51 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Elution of monomers from three different bonding systems and their antibacterial effect
Polydorou, O., Rogatti, P., Bolek, R., Wolkewitz, M., Kümmerer, K. & Hellwig, E., 07.2013, In: Odontology / the Society of the Nippon Dental University. 101, 2, p. 170-176 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Establishment success in a forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning experiment in subtropical China (BEF-China)
Yang, X., Bauhus, J., Both, S., Fang, T., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Ma, K., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scholten, T., Seidler, G., Schmid, B., von Oheimb, G. & Bruelheide, H., 07.2013, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 132, 4, p. 593-606 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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German Utilities and distributed PV: How to overcome Barriers to Business Model Innovation
Richter, M., 07.2013, In: Renewable Energy. 55, 7, p. 456-466 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strategies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Investigation of Large German Companies
Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2013, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 20, 4, p. 205–218 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stenotypy and eurytopy - Distribution models as a tool for estimating niche overlap in two spider species, Trochosa terricola and Eresus kollari (Araneae: Lycosidae/Eresidae).
Krause, RH., von Wehrden, H., Härdtle, W., Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 25.06.2013, In: Entomologia Generalis. 34, 3, p. 169-180 12 p., 34.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impact of rhizobacterial volatiles on Brachypodium distachyon (L.) Beauv. growth and response to abiotic stresses
Baudson, C., Mendaluk - Saunier de Cazenave, M., Blondiaux, A., Delory, B., du Jardin, P. & Delaplace, P., 21.06.2013, 1st International Brachypodium Conference: Abstract book. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, p. S6.3 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Salt Hydrates as Porous Material using Calorimetric (DSC) Method
Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Wegscheider, N., Rammelberg, H., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 20.06.2013, 8th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Thermodynamics. Coelho, P. J. & Costa, M. (eds.). June 2013 ed. A. Faria - Edicia Electronica Lda, Vol. Proceedings ExHFT8. 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Conservation Value of Traditional Rural Landscapes: The Case of Woodpeckers in Transylvania, Romania
Dorresteijn, I., Hartel, T., Hanspach, J., von Wehrden, H. & Fischer, J., 19.06.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 6, 7 p., e65236.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Adding the “e-” to Learning for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Innovation
Barth, M. & Burandt, S., 13.06.2013, In: Sustainability. 5, 6, p. 2609-2622 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Differential responses of ecosystem components to a low-intensity fire in a Mediterranean forest: A three-year case study
García-Tejero, S., Taboada Palomares, A., Tárrega, R., Marcos, E. & Salgado, J. M., 01.06.2013, In: Community Ecology. 14, 1, p. 110-120 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Understanding and Communicating Climate Change in Metaphors
Niebert, K. & Gropengiesser, H., 01.06.2013, In: Environmental Education Research. 19, 3, p. 282-302 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review