Professorship for Ecology, especially Animal Ecology

Organisational unit: Section

  1. 2011
  2. Published

    Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

    Bruelheide, H., Böhnke, M., Both, S., Fang, T., Aßmann, T., Baruffol, M., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Chen, X-Y., Ding, B-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Guo, D., Guo, L-D., Härdtle, W., He, J-S., Hector, A., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Shi, X., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Trogisch, S., Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wu, Y-T., Yang, X., Zeng, X., Zhang, S., Zhou, H., Ma, K. & Schmid, B., 02.2011, In: Ecological Monographs. 81, 1, p. 25-41 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Habitat preferences of the Levant Green Lizard, Lacerta media israelica (Peters, 1964): (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

    Loos, J., Dayan, T., Drescher, N., Levanony, T., Maza, E., Shacham, B., Talbi, R. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2011, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 52, 1, p. 17-28 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Global warming will affect the genetic diversity and uniqueness of Lycaena helle populations

    Habel, J. C., Rödder, D., Schmitt, T. & Nève, G., 01.2011, In: Global Change Biology. 17, 1, p. 194-205 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Patterns and hotspots of carabid beetle diversity in the Palaearctic – insights from a hyperdiverse invertebrate taxon

    Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots: distribution and protection of conservation priority areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 175-188 14 p.

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

  6. 2010
  7. Published

    Invertebrate diversity and national responsibility for species conservation across Europe: A multi-taxon approach

    Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 11.2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 11, p. 2747-2756 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Tree morphology responds to neighbourhood competition and slope in species-rich forests of subtropical China

    Lang, A. C., Haerdtle, W., Bruelheide, H., Geissler, C., Nadrowski, K., Schuldt, A., Yu, M. & von Oheimb, G., 15.10.2010, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 260, 10, p. 1708-1715 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Biogeography meets conservation: the genetic structure of the endangered lycaenid butterfly Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

    Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T., Meyer, M., Finger, A., Roedder, D., Aßmann, T. & Zachos, F. E., 09.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 101, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Tree diversity promotes insect herbivory in subtropical forests of south-east China

    Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Boehnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., von Oheimb, G., Voigt, W., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 07.2010, In: Journal of Ecology. 98, 4, p. 917-926 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Strong genetic cohesiveness between Italy and North Africa in four butterfly species

    Habel, J. C., Rödder, D., Stefano, S., Meyer, M. & Schmitt, T., 04.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 99, 4, p. 818-830 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Saproxylic beetle assemblages in the Mediterranean region: Impact of forest management on richness and structure

    Buse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2010, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 259, 8, p. 1376-1384 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Facilitative effects of introduced Pacific oysters on native macroalgae are limited by a secondary invader, the seaweed Sargassum muticum

    Lang, A. C. & Buschbaum, C., 02.2010, In: Journal of Sea Research. 63, 2, p. 119-128 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Value of semi-open corridors for simultaneously connecting open and wooded habitats: A case study with ground beetles

    Eggers, B., Matern, A., Drees, C., Eggers, J., Haerdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 02.2010, In: Conservation Biology. 24, 1, p. 256-266 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Molecular analysis meets morphology-based systematics-a synthetic approach for Chalarinae (Insecta: Diptera: Pipunculidae)

    Kehlmaier, C. & Aßmann, T., 01.2010, In: Systematic Entomology. 35, 1, p. 181-195 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Linking genetics and ecology: reconstructing the history of relict populations of an endangered semi-aquatic beetle

    Matern, A., Drees, C., Vogler, A. P. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (eds.). Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 253-265 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  17. Published

    Multiple Glacial Refuges of Unwinged Ground Beetles in Europe: Molecular Data Support Classical Phylogeographic Models

    Drees, C., Matern, A., Oheimb, G., Reimann, T. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (eds.). Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 199-215 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  18. Published

    Population genetics and ecological niche modelling reveal high fragmentation and potential future extinction of the endangered relict butterfly Lycaena helle

    Habel, J. C., Augenstein, B., Meyer, M., Nève, G., Rödder, D. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 417-439 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  19. Published

    Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology

    Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (ed.), 2010, Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer. 449 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  20. Published

    Relict species: From past to future

    Habel, J. C., Assmann, T., Schmitt, T. & Avise, J. C., 2010, Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Springer, p. 1-5 5 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  21. Published

    Relict species research: Some concluding remarks

    Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 441-442 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  22. Published

    Review: Refugial areas and postglacial colonisations in the Western Palaearctic

    Habel, J. C., Drees, C., Aßmann, T. & Schmitt, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Assmann, T. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 189-197 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  23. Published

    Review: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineages

    Aßmann, T., Casale, A., Drees, C., Habel, J. C., Schuldt, A. & Matern, A., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer, p. 91-103 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  24. 2009
  25. Published

    Integrating highly diverse invertebrates into broad-scale analyses of cross-taxon congruence across the Palaearctic

    Schuldt, A., Wang, Z., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 01.12.2009, In: Ecography. 32, 6, p. 1019-1030 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel

    Westphal, C., von Oheimb, G., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Tremer, N., Haerdtle, W., Levanony, T., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.12.2009, In: Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 57, 1-2, p. 13-23 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Unprecedented long-term genetic monomorphism in an endangered relict butterfly species

    Habel, J. C., Zachos, F. E., Finger, A., Meyer, M., Louy, D., Aßmann, T. & Schmitt, T., 12.2009, In: Conservation Genetics. 10, 6, p. 1659-1665 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Is Calluna vulgaris a suitable bio-monitor of management-mediated nutrient pools in heathland ecosystems?

    von Oheimb, G., Haerdtle, W., Falk, K., Gerke, A-K., Meyer, H., Drees, C. & Matern, A., 11.2009, In: Ecological Indicators. 9, 6, p. 1049-1055 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Environmental and historical effects on richness and endemism patterns of carabid beetles in the western Palaearctic

    Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 10.2009, In: Ecography. 32, 5, p. 705-714 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Trace metal dynamics in floodplain soils of the river Elbe: A review

    Schulz-Zunkel, C. & Krueger, F., 07.2009, In: Journal of Environmental Quality. 38, 4, p. 1349-1362 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  31. Published

    The genetic status of the violet copper Lycaena helle - a relict of the cold past in times of global warming

    Finger, A., Schmitt, T., Zachos, F. E., Meyer, M., Aßmann, T. & Habel, J. C., 01.06.2009, In: Ecography. 32, 3, p. 382-390 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered insect species Carabus variolosus in its western distribution range: implications for conservation

    Matern, A., Desender, K., Gaublomme, E., Drees, C., Paill, W. & Aßmann, T., 01.04.2009, In: Conservation Genetics. 10, 2, p. 391-405 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Shifts in N and P Budgets of Heathland Ecosystems: Effects of Management and Atmospheric Inputs

    Haerdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Gerke, A-K., Niemeyer, M., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Matern, A. & Meyer, H., 02.2009, In: Ecosystems. 12, 2, p. 298-310 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

    Timm, A., Buse, J., Dayan, T., Härdtle, W., Levanony, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2009, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 47, 1, p. 93-104 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published
  36. Published
  37. Published

    Renaturierung und Management von Heiden

    Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., van Diggelen, R. & Oheimb, G., 2009, Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa. Zerbe, S., Wiegleb, G. & Fronczek, R. (eds.). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 317-347 31 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  38. Published

    Saproxylic beetles: Their role and diversity in European woodland ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles

    Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Sofia/Moscow: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 236 p. (Pensoft Series Faunistica; vol. 89)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  39. Published

    Saproxylic beetles in the Gartow region of Lower Saxony, a hotspot of invertebrate diversity in north-western Germany

    Buse, J., Gürlich, S. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Saproxylic Beetles : Their role and diversity in European woodland and tree habitats; Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles. Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 77-103 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  40. Published
  41. 2008
  42. Published

    Population ecology of the rare carabid beetle Carabus variolosus (Coleoptera : Carabidae) in North-west Germany

    Matern, A., Drees, C., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 01.12.2008, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 12, 6, p. 591-601 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    The European species of Chalarus Walker, 1834 revisited (Diptera: Pipunculidae)

    Kehlmaier, C. & Aßmann, T., 19.11.2008, In: Zootaxa. 1936, 1, p. 1-39 39 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Macroecological patterns of spider species richness across Europe

    Finch, O. -D., Blick, T. & Schuldt, A., 11.2008, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 17, 12, p. 2849-2868 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Microsatellites and allozymes as the genetic memory of habitat fragmentation and defragmentation in populations of the ground beetle Carabus auronitens (Col., Carabidae)

    Drees, C., Matern, A., Rasplus, J-Y., Terlutter, H., Aßmann, T. & Weber, F., 01.10.2008, In: Journal of Biogeography. 35, 10, p. 1937-1949 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    A new species of Philorhizus Hope, 1838 from Greece (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)

    Wrase, D. W. & Aßmann, T., 16.09.2008, In: ZooKeys. 3, p. 1-10 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    The Carabus fauna of Israel - updated identification key, faunistics, and habitats (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

    Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Drees, C., Friedman, A-L-L., Levanony, T., Matern, A., Timm, A. & Wrase, D. W., 04.07.2008, In: ZooKeys. 1, p. 9-22 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    ZooKeys, unlocking Earth's incredible biodiversity and building a sustainable bridge into the public domain: From "print-based" to "web-based" taxonomy, systematics, and natural history ZooKeys Editorial Opening Paper

    Penev, L. D., Erwin, T. L., Thompson, F. C., Sues, H-D., Engel, M. S., Agosti, D., Pyle, R., Ivie, M., Henry, T., Miller, J., Ananjeva, N. B., Casale, A., Lourenco, W., Golovatch, S., Fagerholm, H-P., Taiti, S., Alonso-Zarazaga, M., van Nieukerken, E. & Aßmann, T., 04.07.2008, In: ZooKeys. 1, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  49. Published

    Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered butterfly Lycaena helle (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

    Habel, J. C., Finger, A., Meyer, M., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 15.05.2008, In: European Journal of Entomology. 105, 2, p. 361-362 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Long-term effects of historical heathland farming on soil properties of forest ecosystems

    von Oheimb, G., Haerdtle, W., Naumann, P. S., Westphal, C., Meyer, H. & Aßmann, T., 05.04.2008, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 255, 5-6, p. 1984-1993 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    An endangered longhorn beetle associated with old oaks and its possible role as an ecosystem engineer

    Buse, J., Ranius, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.04.2008, In: Conservation Biology. 22, 2, p. 329-337 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Finnish Pipunculidae (Diptera) studies Part I: Taxonomic notes on Cephalops Fallén, 1810, Pipunculus Latreille, 1802 and Tomosvaryella Aczél, 1939

    Kehlmaier, C., 04.01.2008, In: Zootaxa. 1672, 1, p. 1-42 42 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Saproxylic beetle assemblages of three managed oak woodlands in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Buse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2008, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 45, 1, p. 55-66 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  54. Published

    Back to the roots and back to the future: towards a new synthesis amongst taxonomic, ecological and biogeographical approaches in carabidology

    Penev, L. (ed.), Erwin, T. L. (ed.) & Aßmann, T. (ed.), 2008, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 509 p. (Pensoft series faunistica)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch