Professorship for Ecology, especially Animal Ecology

Organisational unit: Section

  1. 2015
  2. Published

    The ground beetle supertribe zuphiitae in the southern levant: (Coleoptera, carabidae)

    Austin, K., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Felix, R. F. F. L., Friedman, A. L. L., Khoury, F., Renan, I., Schmidt, C., Wrase, D. W., Aßmann, T., Marcus, T. & Boutaud, E., 01.12.2015, In: Spixiana. 38, 2, p. 237-262 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The influence of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna on initial soil erosion in subtropical forests

    Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Zumstein, P., Aßmann, T., Kühn, P., Niklaus, P. A., Schuldt, A. & Scholten, T., 15.09.2015, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 40, 11, p. 1439-1447 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The role of plant biodiversity in modifying the structure and functioning of higher tropic Levels in species-rich forests

    Schuldt, A., 10.09.2015, Lüneburg. 269 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations

  5. Published

    The ground beetle tribe Cyclosomini s.l. in Israel (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Aßmann, T., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Friedman, A-L-L., Härdtle, W., Homburg, K., Marcus, T., Renan, I. & Wrase, D. W., 08.2015, In: Spixiana. 38, 1, p. 49-69 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Early positive effects of tree species richness on herbivory in a large-scale forest biodiversity experiment influence tree growth

    Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., Li, Y., Ma, K., Oheimb, G. & Zhang, J., 01.05.2015, In: Journal of Ecology. 103, 3, p. 563-571 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Tree species richness strengthens relationships between ants and the functional composition of spider assemblages in a highly diverse forest

    Schuldt, A. & Staab, M., 01.05.2015, In: Biotropica. 47, 3, p. 339-346 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. 2014
  9. Published

    Ant community structure during forest succession in a subtropical forest in South-East China

    Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T., Bruelheide, H. & Klein, A-M., 01.11.2014, In: Acta Oecologica. 61, p. 32-40 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published
  11. Published
  12. Published

    Tree diversity promotes predator but not omnivore ants in a subtropical Chinese forest

    Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Klein, A-M., 10.2014, In: Ecological Entomology. 39, 5, p. 637-647 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Non-native tree species (Pseudotsuga menziesii) strongly decreases predator biomass and abundance in mixed-species plantations of a tree diversity experiment

    Schuldt, A. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 01.09.2014, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 327, 1, p. 10-17 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Woody plant phylogenetic diversity mediates bottom-up control of arthropod biomass in species-rich forests

    Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Bruelheide, H., Chen, S., Chi, X., Wall, M. & Aßmann, T., 09.2014, In: Oecologia. 176, 1, p. 171-182 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Numerical responses of saproxylic beetles to rapid increases in dead wood availability following geometrid moth outbreaks in sub-arctic mountain birch forest

    Vindstad, O. P. L., Schultze, S., Jepsen, J. U., Biuw, M., Kapari, L., Sverdrup-Thygeson, A. & Ims, R. A., 09.06.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 6, 13 p., e99624.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Carabids.org – a dynamic online database of ground beetle species traits (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Homburg, K., Homburg, N., Schäfer, F., Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 05.2014, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 7, 3, p. 195-205 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Functional and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants drive herbivory in a highly diverse forest

    Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Michalski, S. G. & Purschke, O., 05.2014, In: New Phytologist. 202, 3, p. 864-873 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Mixed afforestation of young subtropical trees promotes nitrogen acquisition and retention

    Lang, A. C., von Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Yang, B., Ma, K., Trogisch, S. & Bruelheide, H., 02.2014, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 51, 1, p. 224-233 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Tree diversity promotes functional dissimilarity and maintains functional richness despite species loss in predator assemblages

    Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Michalski, S. G., Purschke, O. & Aßmann, T., 02.2014, In: Oecologia. 174, 2, p. 533-543 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Designing forest biodiversity experiments: General considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China

    Bruelheide, H., Nadrowski, K., Aßmann, T., Bauhus, J., Both, S., Buscot, F., Chen, X-Y., Ding, B-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Gutknecht, J., Guo, D., Guo, L-D., Härdtle, W., He, J-S., Klein, A-M., Kühn, P., Liang, Y., Liu, X., Michalski, S. G., Niklaus, P. A., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Seidler, G., Trogisch, S., Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Yang, X., Yu, M., Zhang, S., Zhou, H., Fischer, M., Ma, K. & Schmid, B., 01.2014, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 5, 1, p. 74-89 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Local neighborhood competition following an extraordinary snow break event: Implications for tree-individual growth

    Lang, A. C., Härdtle, W., Bruelheide, H. & Oheimb, G., 2014, In: iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 7, 1, p. 19-24 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Ökosystem und Biodiversität

    Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Härdtle, W., Klein, A-M., Schuldt, A. & Oheimb, G., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 147-174 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesEducationpeer-review

  23. 2013
  24. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published
  30. Published

    Scale-dependent diversity patterns affect spider assemblages of two contrasting forest ecosystems

    Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Schaefer, M., 05.2013, In: Acta Oecologica. 49, p. 17-22 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Multiple Glacial Refugia of the Low-Dispersal Ground Beetle Carabus irregularis: Molecular Data Support Predictions of Species Distribution Models

    Homburg, K., Drees, C., Gossner, M. M., Rakosy, L., Vrezec, A. & Aßmann, T., 04.04.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 4, 12 p., e61185.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Allele elimination recalculated: nested subset analyses for molecular biogeographical data

    Habel, J. C., Ulrich, W. & Aßmann, T., 04.2013, In: Journal of Biogeography. 40, 4, p. 769-777 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Broad-scale geographic patterns in body size and hind wing development of western Palaearctic carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

    Homburg, K., Schuldt, A., Drees, C. & Aßmann, T., 02.2013, In: Ecography. 36, 2, p. 166-177 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Low genetic diversity of a high mountain burnet moth species in the Pyrenees

    Dieker, P., Drees, C., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 02.2013, In: Conservation Genetics. 14, 1, p. 231-236 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Historisch alte Waldstandorte: Bedeutung und Wert von Lebensraumkontinuität für Tiere

    Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Dieker, P., Drees, C., Eggers, B., Harry, I., Homburg, K., Krause, R-H., Matern, A., Schuldt, A. & Taboada Palomares, A., 2013, Natura 2000 im Wald: Lebensraumtypen, Erhaltungszustand, Management ; Referate und Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Fachtagung des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz. Lehrke, S. (ed.). Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, p. 65-82 (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; no. 131).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  36. 2012
  37. Published

    Predator assemblage structure and temporal variability of species richness and abundance in forests of high tree diversity

    Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 11.2012, In: Biotropica. 44, 6, p. 793-800 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    A new method for collecting agile tiger beetles by live pitfall trapping

    Taboada Palomares, A., Pérez-Aguirre, C. & Aßmann, T., 10.2012, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 145, 1, p. 82-87 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Mechanisms promoting tree species co-existence: Experimental evidence with saplings of subtropical forest ecosystems of China

    Lang, A. C., Härdtle, W., Baruffol, M., Böhnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Schmid, B., Von Wehrden, H. & Von Oheimb, G., 10.2012, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 23, 5, p. 837-846 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Does isolation affect phenotypic variability and fluctuating asymmetry in the endangered Red Apollo?

    Habel, J. C., Reuter, M., Drees, C. & Pfaender, J., 08.2012, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 16, 4, p. 571-579 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    The ground beetle tribe Trechini in Israel and adjacent regions

    Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Friedmann, A-L-L., Härdtle, W., Levanovy, T., Renan, I., Seyfferth, A. & Wrase, D. W., 08.2012, In: Spixiana - Zeitschrift für Zoologie. 35, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  42. Published

    Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests

    Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S. G., Palm, W-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 7, p. 732-739 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. 2011
  44. Published

    Eresus kollari (Araneae: Eresidae) calls for heathland management.

    Krause, R. H., Buse, J., Matern, A., Schröder, B., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: The Journal of Arachnology. 39, 3, p. 384–392 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Genetic erosion in habitat specialist shows need to protect large peat bogs

    Drees, C., Zumstein, P., Buck-Dobrick, T., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Oheimb, G. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 6, p. 1651-1656 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Two high-mountain burnet moth species (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) react differently to the global change drivers climate and land-use

    Dieker, P., Drees, C. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 12, p. 2810–2818 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Predator diversity and abundance provide little support for the enemies hypothesis in forests of high tree diversity

    Schuldt, A., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Schmid, B., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 28.07.2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 7, 8 p., e22905.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Belowground carabid beetle diversity in the western Palaearctic: Effects of history and climate on range-restricted taxa (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 461-474 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Carabid Beetles as Bioindicators: Biogeographical, Ecological and Environmental Studies

    Kotze, J. (ed.), Aßmann, T. (ed.), Nordijk, J. (ed.), Turin, H. (ed.) & Vermeulen, R. (ed.), 20.05.2011, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 573 p. (Zoo Keys; no. 100)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  50. Published

    Eucamaragnathus desenderi, a new ground beetle species from Africa (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Matern, A. & Schuldt, A., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 37-46 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published
  52. Published

    Poleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Drees, C., Brandmayr, P., Buse, J., Dieker, P., Gürlich, S., Habel, J. C., Harry, I., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Pizzolotto, R., Quante, M., Schäfer, K., Schuldt, A., Taboada Palomares, A. & Aßmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 333-352 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    When to sample in an inaccessible landscape: A case study with carabids from the Allgäu (northern Alps) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Harry, I., Drees, C., Hofer, H. & Aßmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 255-271 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  54. Published

    Genetic erosion in a stenotopic heathland ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae): a matter of habitat size ?

    Drees, C., Vries, H., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Persigehl, M. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 1, p. 105-117 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  55. Published

    Repeated sampling detects gene flow in a flightless ground beetle in a fragmented landscape

    Drees, C., Hüfner, S., Matern, A., Nève, G. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Hereditas. 148, 1, p. 36-45 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review