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.
- 2014
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Wege der baukulturellen Bildung: Experimente, Erfahrungen, Expertise
Edelhoff, S. H. & Million, A., 2014, Kinder_Sichten: Städtebau und Architektur für und mit Kindern und Jugendlichen. Reicher, C. (ed.). 2. ed. Oberhausen: Asso Verlag, p. 70-81 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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„Wem und wie sag’ ich’s denn am besten?“ – Bildung und Kommunikation zur Anpassung an regionale Folgen des Klimawandels
Katz, C. & Schreck, C., 2014, Klimafolgenanpassung im Biosphärenreservat Niedersächsische ELBTALAUE– Modellregion für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Prüter, J., Keienburg, T. & Schreck, C. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 113-118 6 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Werkstattbericht: 10 Jahre Sustainability Leadership Forum
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2014, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 19 p. (CSM-Impulse; vol. 01/2014)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Wissensproduktion im Spannungsfeld von Care, Gender und Green Economy – Wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen als Impulsgeberinnen für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften?
Segebart, D., Hackfort, S., König, C., Gottschlich, D., Roth, S. & Röhr, U., 2014, Berlin: LIFE e.V., 26 p. (CaGE Texte; no. 2).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Workshops mit lokalen Akteuren
Zimmermann, T., Fröhlich, J., Katz, C. & Porschke, C., 2014, Stadtentwicklung und Klimaanpassung: Klimafolgen, Anpassungskonzepte und Bewusstseinsbildung beispielhaft dargestellt am Einzugsgebiet der Wandse, Hamburg. Kruse, E., Zimmermann, T., Kittel, A., Dickhaut, W., Knieling, J. & Sörensen, C. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 188-191 4 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Ziele, Motivationen, Beziehungsorientierung und Fachlichkeit von Nachwuchs- und Spitzenkräften in nachhaltigkeitswissenschaftlich ausgerichteten Arbeitsbereichen. Ergebnisse aus dem Projekt "Nachhaltigkeitskompetenz und Geschlecht" (NaGe)
Moths, K., Thiem, A. & Katz, C., 2014, In: Gender. 6, 3, p. 124-138 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Zukunftsstrategie Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum: Vom konventionellen Management zum Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Grünberg-Bochard, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, Managementperspektiven für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts: Management als Liberal Art. von Müller, C. & Zinth, C.-P. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 133-152 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zur UN-Dekade an Hochschulen: Es geht voran, aber nur langsam!
Michelsen, G., 2014, Hochschulen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Netzwerke fördern, Bewusstsein verbreiter. Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission, p. 10-11 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Zusammenführende Diskussion
Katz, C. & Molitor, H., 2014, Anpassung an regionale Klimafolgen kommunizieren: Konzepte, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven. Beese, K., Fekkak, M., Katz, C., Körner, C. & Molitor, H. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 409-460 52 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 2013
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Product-service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of osram's off-grid lighting
Grosse-Dunker, F. & Hansen, E. G., 31.12.2013, Sustainable Practices: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. IGI Global Publishing, Vol. 2. p. 1106-1120 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Tetrabutylammonium prolinate-based ionic liquids: A combined asymmetric catalysis, antimicrobial toxicity and biodegradation assessment
Ferlin, N., Courty, M., Van Nhien, A. N., Gatard, S., Pour, M., Quilty, B., Ghavre, M., Haiß, A., Kümmerer, K., Gathergood, N. & Bouquillon, S., 28.12.2013, In: RSC Advances. 3, 48, p. 26241-26251 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Model-based estimation of pesticides and transformation products and their export pathways in a headwater catchment
Gassmann, M., Stamm, C., Olsson, O., Lange, J., Kümmerer, K. & Weiler, M., 23.12.2013, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 17, 12, p. 5213–5228 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Helical [n]catamantanes and all-trans-perhydroacenic [n]perimantanes: Structures and von Baeyer IUPAC numbering of carbon atoms
Balaban, A. T. & Rücker, C., 19.12.2013, In: Arkivoc. 2014, 2, p. 346-361 16 p., CV-8352NP.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sharing Economy: A Potential New Pathway to Sustainability
Heinrichs, H., 17.12.2013, In: GAIA. 22, 4, p. 228-231 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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First record of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on amphibians in Romania
Vörös, J., Bosch, J., Dán, Á. & Hartel, T., 01.12.2013, In: North-Western Journal of Zoology. 9, 2, p. 446-449 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth of mussels Mytilus edulis at algal (Rhodomonas salina) concentrations below and above saturation levels for reduced filtration rate
Riisgard, H. U., Pleissner, D., Lundgreen, K. & Larsen, P. S., 01.12.2013, In: Marine Biology Research. 9, 10, p. 1005-1017 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Is Environmental Management Accounting a Discipline? A Bibliometric Literature Review
Schaltegger, S., Gibassier, D. & Zvezdov, D., 01.12.2013, In: Meditari Accountancy Research. 21, 1, p. 4-31 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Is small beautiful? The debate on the future of small individual farms in Poland
Szumelda, A. U., 01.12.2013, In: Eastern European Countryside (EEC). 19, 1, p. 219-250 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Working in regional agro-food networks – Strengthening rural development through cooperation
Burandt, A., Lang, F. J., Schrader, R. & Thiem, A., 01.12.2013, In: Eastern European Countryside (EEC). 19, 1, p. 153-176 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A suite of multiplexed microsatellite loci for the ground beetle Abax parallelepipedus (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Marcus, T., Assmann, T., Durka, W. & Drees, C., 12.2013, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 5, 4, p. 1151-1156 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Competition between honey bees and wild bees and the role of nesting resources in a nature reserve
Hudewenz, A. & Klein, A.-M., 12.2013, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 17, 6, p. 1275-1283 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hydraulic fracturing wastewater in Germany: Composition, treatment, concerns
Olsson, O., Weichgrebe, D. & Rosenwinkel, K.-H., 12.2013, In: Environmental Earth Sciences . 70, 8, p. 3895-3906 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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IUCN and perspectives on biodiversity conservation in a changing world
Beumer, C. & Martens, P., 12.2013, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 22, 13-14, p. 3105-3120 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term trends in tree-ring width and isotope signatures (δ13C, δ15N) of Fagus sylvatica L. on soils with contrasting water supply
Härdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Baiboks, S., Fichtner, A., Friedrich, U., Lang, A. C., Neuwirth, B., Pfister, L., Ries, C., Schuldt, A., Simon, N. & Oheimb, G., 12.2013, In: Ecosystems. 16, 8, p. 1413-1428 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Neue Wege
Kümmerer, K., 12.2013, Zukunft Chemie: Perspektiven auf die Welt von morgen. Mohr, R. & Utikal, H. (eds.). Frankfurt: F.A.Z.-Institut für Management-, Markt- und Medieninformationen GmbH, p. 214-235 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Post-dispersal seed predation of three grassland species in a plant diversity experiment
Pufal, G. & Klein, A.-M., 12.2013, In: The Journal of Ecology. 6, 6, p. 468-479 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of trace metals in floodplain soils: A case study with the middle Elbe river, Germany
Schulz-Zunkel, C., Krüger, F., Rupp, H., Meißner, R., Gruber, B., Gerisch, M. & Bork, H. R., 12.2013, In: Geoderma. 211-212, p. 128-137 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Subsistence and substitutability in consumer preferences
Baumgärtner, S., Drupp, M. & Quaas, M. F., 12.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 290).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainable Development as a Challenge for Undergraduate Students: The Module "Science Bears Responsibility" in the Leuphana Bachelor's Programme: Commentary on "A Case Study of Teaching Social Responsibility to Doctoral Students in the Climate Sciences"
Michelsen, G., 12.2013, In: Science and Engineering Ethics. 19, 4, p. 1505-1511 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Differential reproductive responses to stress reveal the role of life-history strategies within a species
Schultner, J., Kitaysky, A. S., Gabrielsen, G. W., Hatch, S. A. & Bech, C., 22.11.2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 280, 1771, 10 p., 20132090.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effective change management, governance and policy for sustainability transformation in higher education
Mader, C., Scott, G. & Razak, D. A., 18.11.2013, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 4, 3, p. 264-284 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comparing the performance of computational estimation methods for physicochemical properties of dimethylsiloxanes and selected siloxanols
Buser, A. M., Schenker, S., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 14.11.2013, In: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 58, 11, p. 3170-3178 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Countering Hybrid Eco-threats to Global Security Under International Law: The Need for an Comprehensive Legal Approach
Sanden, J. & Bachmann, S. D., 01.11.2013, In: Liverpool Law Review. 34, 3, p. 261-289 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Coupling ordination techniques and GAM to spatially predict vegetation assemblages along a climatic gradient in an ENSO-affected region of extremely high climate variability
Muenchow, J., Feilhauer, H., Bräuning, A., Bayer, F., Rodríguez, E. F., Rodríguez, R. A. & von Wehrden, H., 01.11.2013, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 24, 6, p. 1154-1166 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gremlin-1 is an inhibitor of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and attenuates atherosclerotic plaque growth in ApoE-/- mice
Müller, I., Schönberger, T., Schneider, M., Borst, O., Ziegler, M., Seizer, P., Leder, C., Müller, K., Lang, M., Appenzeller, F., Lunov, O., Büchele, B., Fahrleitner, M., Olbrich, M., Langer, H., Geisler, T., Lang, F., Chatterjee, M., de Boer, J. F., Tietge, U. J., Bernhagen, J., Simmet, T. & Gawaz, M., 01.11.2013, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288, 44, p. 31635-31645 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Energy: German Utilities and Renewable Energy
Richter, M., 11.2013, In: Energy Policy. 62, November, p. 1226-1237 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Developmentalities and donor-NGO relations: Contesting foreign aid policies in new zealand/aotearoa
Mcgregor, A., Challies, E., Overton, J. & Sentes, L., 11.2013, In: Antipode. 45, 5, p. 1232-1253 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Humanistic Management and Sustainable Transformation with Regional Scope on Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Mader, C., 11.2013, World Humanism: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Ethical Practices in Organizations. Khan, S. & Amann, W. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 81-95 15 p. 6. (Humanism in Business Series; vol. Part F4229).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Response to comment on "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. F., Ebinghaus, R. & Harner, T. J., 11.2013, In: Chemosphere. 93, 9, p. 2207-2207 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Strategische Nachhaltigkeitspolitik: Herausforderungen und Chancen für Deutschland
Heinrichs, H., Laws, N. & Riedel, H., 11.2013, Erfolgreiche Strategien für eine nachhaltige Zukunft: Reinhard Mohn Preis 2013. Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.). Gütersloh: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 43-58 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Testing Cort-Fitness and Cort-Adaptation hypotheses in a habitat suitability gradient for roe deer
Escribano-Avila, G., Pettorelli, N., Virgós, E., Lara-Romero, C., Lozano Mendoza, J., Barja, I., Cuadra, F. S. & Puerta, M., 11.2013, In: Acta Oecologica. 53, p. 38-48 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Traits of butterfly communities change from specialist to generalist characteristics with increasing land-use intensity
Börschig, C., Klein, A.-M., von Wehrden, H. & Krauss, J., 11.2013, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 14, 7, p. 547–554 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wood-inhabiting beetles (Coleoptera) associated with oaks in a global biodiversity hotspot: A case study and checklist for Israel
Buse, J., Assmann, T., Friedman, A. L. L., Rittner, O. & Pavlícek, T., 11.2013, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6, 6, p. 687-703 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem services: Response
Bateman, I. J., Harwood, A. R., Mace, G. M., Watson, R. T., Abson, D. J., Andrews, B., Binner, A., Crowe, A. M., Day, B., Dugdale, S., Fezzi, C., Foden, J., Hadley, D. J., Haines-Young, R. H., Hulme, M. F., Kontoleon, A. A., Lovett, A. A., Munday, P., Pascual, U., Paterson, J. S., Perino, G., Sen, A., Siriwardena, G., Van Soest, D. P. & Termansen, M., 25.10.2013, In: Science. 342, 6157, p. 421-422 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Three steps to a solar system: From 1% to 40% and 100%
Lehmann, H., 21.10.2013, Solar Power for the World: What You Wanted to Know about Photovoltaics. Palz, W. (ed.). Pan Stanford Publishing, p. 557-576 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Buchbesprechung: Lutz Mitto, Energierecht
Schomerus, T., 15.10.2013, In: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Recht der Energiewirtschaft EnWZ. 2013, 10, p. X (Aktuell) 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Transfer
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Welchen Journalismus braucht die Nachhaltigkeit? Bestandsaufnahme und Bedarfsanalyse in Wissenschaft und Praxis – Ergebnisse eines iterativen Delphis
Humburg, A., Fischer, D., Marwege, R. & Michelsen, G., 10.10.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (INFU-Diskussionspapiere; no. 38/2013).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Aquatic photochemistry, abiotic and aerobic biodegradability of thalidomide: Identification of stable transformation products by LC-UV-MS(n.)
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Trautwein, C., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.10.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 463-464, p. 140-150 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does location really matter? An inter-colony comparison of seabirds breeding at varying distances from productive oceanographic features in the Bering Sea
Harding, A., Paredes, R., Suryan, R., Roby, D., Irons, D., Orben, R., Renner, H., Young, R., Barger, C., Dorresteijn, I. & Kitaysky, A., 01.10.2013, In: Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 94, p. 178-191 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Estimation of the acid dissociation constant of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids through an experimental investigation of their water-to-air transport
Vierke, L., Berger, U. & Cousins, I. T., 01.10.2013, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 47, 19, p. 11032-11039 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review