Michael Staab

Prof. Dr.

  1. 2025
  2. Published

    Experimental reduction of land use increases invertebrate abundance in grasslands

    Staab, M., Keller, A., Achury, R., Hilpert, A., Hölzel, N., Prati, D., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 11.2025, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 88, p. 62-71 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Soil carbon sequestration: Facilitated effect of extrafloral nectary trees in a diverse subtropical forest

    Pan, Y., Liu, X., Staab, M. & Zhang, N., 08.2025, In: Journal of Ecology. 113, 8, p. 2199-2219 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Home ranges of Sand Lizards, Lacerta agilis (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae), along railway tracks

    Janssen, A., Staab, M. & Rödel, M.-O., 15.05.2025, In: Salamandra. 61, 2, p. 240-255 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Differential effect of grassland mowing on arthropod taxa

    Künast, R., Weisser, W. W., Seibold, S., Mayr, D., Siegmüller, N., Schneider, I., Westenrieder, M., Blüthgen, N., Staab, M., Meyer, S. T. & Achury, R., 04.2025, In: Ecological Entomology. 50, 2, p. 288-298 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Gene flow across large distances in the cavity-nesting wasp Deuteragenia subintermedia in a central European forest

    Ruppert, L. S., Staab, M., Rappa, N. J., Frey, J. & Segelbacher, G., 04.2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 4, 11 p., e71294.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Multidimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition

    Wang, M. Q., Guo, S. K., Guo, P.-F., Yang, J. J., Chen, G. A., Chesters, D., Orr, M. C., Niu, Z. Q., Staab, M., Chen, J. T., Li, Y., Zhou, Q. S., Fornoff, F., Shi, X., Li, S., Martini, M., Klein, A. M., Schuldt, A., Liu, X., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., Luo, A. & Zhu, C. D., 28.02.2025, In: eLife. 13, 19 p., RP100202.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Functional traits mediate the effect of land use on drivers of community stability within and across trophic levels

    Sperandii, M. G., Bazzichetto, M., Götzenberger, L., Moretti, M., Achury, R., Blüthgen, N., Fischer, M., Hölzel, N., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Neff, F., Prati, D., Bolliger, R., Seibold, S., Simons, N. K., Staab, M., Weisser, W. W., de Bello, F. & Gossner, M. M., 24.01.2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 4, 15 p., eadp6445.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Accepted/In press

    Disentangling the influence of environmental conditions on sex determination in haplodiploid organisms

    Wittmann, K., Klein, A. M., Pichler, M. & Staab, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Animal Ecology.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Accepted/In press

    Habitat and land-use intensity shape moth community structure across temperate forest and grassland

    Achury, R., Staab, M., Seibold, S., Müller, J., Heidrich, L., Püls, M., Hacker, H., Fonseca, C. R., Fischer, M., Blüthgen, N. & Weisser, W., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Animal Ecology.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Accepted/In press

    Losers and winners: responses of grassland arthropods to land-use components

    Hartlieb, M., Staab, M., Berger, J. L., Achury, R., Gossner, M. M., Seibold, S., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Oikos.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Accepted/In press

    The tree growth–herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experiments

    Li, Y., Schuldt, A., Bauhus, J., Belluau, M., Berthelot, S., Burghardt, K. T., Bruelheide, H., Castagneyrol, B., Chu, C., Eisenhauer, N., Ferlian, O., Fründ, J., Gebauer, T., Gravel, D., Jactel, H., Li, S., Liang, Y., Parker, J. D., Parker, W. C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Staab, M., Verheyen, K., Schmid, B., Ma, K. & Liu, X., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Ecology and Evolution.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. 2024
  14. A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification

    Neyret, M., Le Provost, G., Boesing, A. L., Schneider, F. D., Baulechner, D., Bergmann, J., de Vries, F. T., Fiore-Donno, A. M., Geisen, S., Goldmann, K., Merges, A., Saifutdinov, R. A., Simons, N. K., Tobias, J. A., Zaitsev, A. S., Gossner, M. M., Jung, K., Kandeler, E., Krauss, J., Penone, C., Schloter, M., Schulz, S., Staab, M., Wolters, V., Apostolakis, A., Birkhofer, K., Boch, S., Boeddinghaus, R. S., Bolliger, R., Bonkowski, M., Buscot, F., Dumack, K., Fischer, M., Gan, H. Y., Heinze, J., Hölzel, N., John, K., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Marhan, S., Müller, J., Renner, S. C., Rillig, M. C., Schenk, N. V., Schöning, I., Schrumpf, M., Seibold, S., Socher, S. A., Solly, E. F., Teuscher, M., van Kleunen, M., Wubet, T. & Manning, P., 12.2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 1251.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Neighbourhood effects on herbivory damage and chemical profiles in short-rotation coppice willows and their hybrids

    Aubona, G., Mezzomo, P., Sedio, B. E., Staab, M. & Volf, M., 12.2024, In: Phytochemistry. 228, 114249.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Deutliche Evidenz für das Insektensterben

    Staab, M., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 06.11.2024, In: Biologie in Unserer Zeit. 54, 4, p. 311-312 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity

    Li, Y., Schuldt, A., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Huang, Y., Albert, G., Albracht, C., Amyntas, A., Bonkowski, M., Bruelheide, H., Bröcher, M., Chesters, D., Chen, J., Chen, Y., Chen, J. T., Ciobanu, M., Deng, X., Fornoff, F., Gleixner, G., Guo, L., Guo, P. F., Heintz-Buschart, A., Klein, A. M., Lange, M., Li, S., Li, Q., Li, Y., Luo, A., Meyer, S. T., von Oheimb, G., Rutten, G., Scholten, T., Solbach, M. D., Staab, M., Wang, M. Q., Zhang, N., Zhu, C. D., Schmid, B., Ma, K. & Liu, X., 11.2024, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 8, 11, p. 2037-2047 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Assessing mowing intensity: A new index incorporating frequency, type of machinery, and technique

    Hartlieb, M., Raubitzek, S., Berger, J. L., Staab, M., Vogt, J., Ayasse, M., Ostrowski, A., Weisser, W. & Blüthgen, N., 09.2024, In: Grassland Research. 3, 3, p. 264-274 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods

    Berger, J. L., Staab, M., Hartlieb, M., Simons, N. K., Wells, K., Gossner, M. M., Vogt, J., Achury, R., Seibold, S., Hemp, A., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 09.2024, In: Ecological Applications. 34, 6, 16 p., e3022.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions

    Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 26.07.2024, In: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 55, 1, p. 65-88 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  21. Monitoring fast-moving animals—Building a customized camera system and evaluation toolset

    Wittmann, K., Gamal Ibrahim, M., Straw, A. D., Klein, A. M. & Staab, M., 05.2024, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 15, 5, p. 836-842 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Forest structure and heterogeneity increase diversity and alter composition of host–parasitoid networks

    Rappa, N. J., Staab, M., Ruppert, L. S., Frey, J., Mello, M. A. R. & Klein, A. M., 04.2024, In: Ecological Entomology. 49, 2, p. 257-271 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Disentangling how urbanisation influences moth diversity in grasslands

    Sanetra, D., Berger, J., Hartlieb, M., Simons, N. K., Walther, G., Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 03.2024, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 17, 2, p. 229-242 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Der Rückgang von Insekten in deutschen Wäldern – neue Ergebnisse aus den Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien

    Staab, M., 07.02.2024, Reproduktion, Lebenserwartung und Altersklassen von Wildtieren . Stubbe, M. (ed.). Halberstadt: Gesellschaft für Wildtier- und Jagdforschung e.V. , p. 281-297 17 p. (Beiträge zur Jagd- und Wildforschung: Buchreihe für Ökologie, Bewirtschaftung und Schutz des Wildes ; vol. 48).

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

  25. Insektensterben: Ein Einblick in Muster und mögliche Ursachen aus den Biodiversitäts-Explorationen

    Staab, M., Achury, R., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 2024, Insektenschutzmaßnahmen und Potenziale für derartige Projekte in Großschutzgebieten. Kramer, H., Gehrlein, U., Bell, G. & Scherfose, V. (eds.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 119-136 18 p. (BfB-Schriften; vol. 709).

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

  26. 2023
  27. Insect decline in forests depends on species’ traits and may be mitigated by management

    Staab, M., Gossner, M. M., Simons, N. K., Achury, R., Ambarlı, D., Bae, S., Schall, P., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 12.2023, In: Communications Biology. 6, 1, 338.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Habitat fragmentation increases specialization of multi-trophic interactions by high species turnover

    Zhang, X., Dalsgaard, B., Staab, M., Zhu, C., Zhao, Y., Gonçalves, F., Ren, P., Cai, C., Qiao, G., Ding, P. & Si, X., 25.10.2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2009, 20231372.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Launching insectphylo.org; a new hub facilitating construction and use of synthesis molecular phylogenies of insects

    Chesters, D., Ferrari, R. R., Lin, X., Orr, M. C., Staab, M. & Zhu, C. D., 10.2023, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 23, 7, p. 1556-1573 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Leaf litter arthropods show little response to structural retention in a Central European forest

    Ruppert, L. S., Staab, M., Klingenfuß, S., Rappa, N. J., Frey, J. & Segelbacher, G., 10.2023, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 32, 12, p. 3973-3990 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Carbon–biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forest

    Schuldt, A., Liu, X., Buscot, F., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., He, J. S., Klein, A. M., Ma, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Scholten, T., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., Wirth, C., Wubet, T. & Staab, M., 09.2023, In: Global Change Biology. 29, 18, p. 5321-5333 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. The influence of habitat properties on sex determination in cavity-nesting Hymenoptera

    Wittmann, K., Klein, A. M. & Staab, M., 08.2023, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 70, p. 1-11 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Dear neighbor: Trees with extrafloral nectaries facilitate defense and growth of adjacent undefended trees

    Staab, M., Pietsch, S., Yan, H., Blüthgen, N., Cheng, A., Li, Y., Zhang, N., Ma, K. & Liu, X., 07.2023, In: Ecology. 104, 7, e4057.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Stratification and recovery time jointly shape ant functional reassembly in a neotropical forest

    Hoenle, P. O., Staab, M., Donoso, D. A., Argoti, A. & Blüthgen, N., 07.2023, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 92, 7, p. 1372-1387 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Forest gaps increase true bug diversity by recruiting open land species

    Achury, R., Staab, M., Blüthgen, N. & Weisser, W. W., 06.2023, In: Oecologia. 202, 2, p. 299-312 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Multitrophic arthropod diversity mediates tree diversity effects on primary productivity

    Li, Y., Schmid, B., Schuldt, A., Li, S., Wang, M. Q., Fornoff, F., Staab, M., Guo, P. F., Anttonen, P., Chesters, D., Bruelheide, H., Zhu, C. D., Ma, K. & Liu, X., 06.2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 6, p. 832-840 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Reduction of invertebrate herbivory by land use is only partly explained by changes in plant and insect characteristics

    Neff, F., Prati, D., Achury, R., Ambarlı, D., Bolliger, R., Brändle, M., Freitag, M., Hölzel, N., Kleinebecker, T., Knecht, A., Schäfer, D., Schall, P., Seibold, S., Staab, M., Weisser, W. W., Pellissier, L. & Gossner, M. M., 05.2023, In: Ecological Monographs. 93, 2, 26 p., e1571.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Gauging DNA degradation among common insect trap preservatives

    Ruppert, L. S., Segelbacher, G., Staab, M. & Winiger, N., 03.2023, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 171, 3, p. 218-226 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Experiments are needed to quantify the main causes of insect decline

    Weisser, W., Blüthgen, N., Staab, M., Achury, R. & Müller, J., 15.02.2023, In: Biology Letters. 19, 2, 6 p., 20220500.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Structural elements enhanced by retention forestry promote forest and non-forest specialist bees and wasps

    Rappa, N. J., Staab, M., Ruppert, L. S., Frey, J., Bauhus, J. & Klein, A. M., 01.02.2023, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 529, 13 p., 120709.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

    Timóteo, S., Albrecht, J., Rumeu, B., Norte, A. C., Traveset, A., Frost, C. M., Marchante, E., López-Núñez, F. A., Peralta, G., Memmott, J., Olesen, J. M., Costa, J. M., da Silva, L. P., Carvalheiro, L. G., Correia, M., Staab, M., Blüthgen, N., Farwig, N., Hervías-Parejo, S., Mironov, S., Rodríguez-Echeverría, S. & Heleno, R., 02.2023, In: Functional Ecology. 37, 2, p. 274-286 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. 2022
  43. Hierarchical trait filtering at different spatial scales determines beetle assemblages in deadwood

    Neff, F., Hagge, J., Achury, R., Ambarlı, D., Ammer, C., Schall, P., Seibold, S., Staab, M., Weisser, W. W. & Gossner, M. M., 12.2022, In: Functional Ecology. 36, 12, p. 2929-2942 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacks

    Tang, T., Zhang, N., Bongers, F. J., Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Fornoff, F., Lin, H., Cavender-Bares, J., Hipp, A. L., Li, S., Liang, Y., Han, B., Klein, A. M., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Schmid, B., Ma, K. & Liu, X., 11.2022, In: eLife. 11, 26 p., e78703.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Negative effects of forest gaps on dung removal in a full-factorial experiment

    Staab, M., Achury, R., Ammer, C., Ehbrecht, M., Irmscher, V., Mohr, H., Schall, P., Weisser, W. W. & Blüthgen, N., 10.2022, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 91, 10, p. 2113-2124 12 p.

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  46. Species richness, functional traits and climate interactively affect tree survival in a large forest biodiversity experiment

    Liu, X., Huang, Y., Chen, L., Li, S., Bongers, F. J., Castro-Izaguirre, N., Liang, Y., Yang, B., Chen, Y., Schnabel, F., Tang, T., Xue, Y., Trogisch, S., Staab, M., Bruelheide, H., Schmid, B. & Ma, K., 10.2022, In: Journal of Ecology. 110, 10, p. 2522-2531 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. Rapid ant community reassembly in a Neotropical forest: Recovery dynamics and land-use legacy

    Hoenle, P. O., Donoso, D. A., Argoti, A., Staab, M., von Beeren, C. & Blüthgen, N., 06.2022, In: Ecological Applications. 32, 4, 15 p., e2559.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Multiple forest structural elements are needed to promote beetle biomass, diversity and abundance

    Rappa, N. J., Staab, M., Frey, J., Winiger, N. & Klein, A. M., 01.2022, In: Forest Ecosystems. 9, 11 p., 100056.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Unravelling insect declines: Can space replace time?

    Blüthgen, N., Staab, M., Achury, R. & Weisser, W. W., 2022, In: Biology Letters. 18, 4, 7 p., 0666.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  50. 2021
  51. Canopy closure retards fine wood decomposition in subtropical regenerating forests

    Wu, D., Staab, M. & Yu, M., 12.2021, In: Ecosystems. 24, 8, p. 1875-1890 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  52. Ecology: Mammals, interaction networks and the relevance of scale

    Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 12.07.2021, In: Current Biology . 31, 13, p. R850-R853 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    What shapes ground beetle assemblages in a tree species-rich subtropical forest?

    Zumstein, P., Bruelheide, H., Fichtner, A., Schuldt, A., Staab, M., Härdtle, W., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 16.06.2021, In: ZooKeys. 2021, 1044, p. 907-927 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  54. Published

    Tree diversity promotes predatory wasps and parasitoids but not pollinator bees in a subtropical experimental forest

    Guo, P. F., Wang, M. Q., Orr, M., Li, Y., Chen, J. T., Zhou, Q. S., Staab, M., Fornoff, F., Chen, G. H., Zhang, N. L., Klein, A. M. & Zhu, C. D., 06.2021, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 53, p. 134-142 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  55. Multi-trophic communities re-establish with canopy cover and microclimate in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment

    Fornoff, F., Staab, M., Zhu, C. D. & Klein, A. M., 05.2021, In: Oecologia. 196, 1, p. 289-301 13 p.

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