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  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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  56. Wood species identity alters dominant factors driving fine wood decomposition along a tree diversity gradient in subtropical plantation forests

    Wu, D., Pietsch, K. A., Staab, M. & Yu, M., 03.2021, In: Biotropica. 53, 2, p. 643-657 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  57. Published

    Tree phylogenetic diversity structures multitrophic communities

    Staab, M., Liu, X., Assmann, T., Bruelheide, H., Buscot, F., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Klein, A. M., Ma, K., Michalski, S., Wubet, T., Schmid, B. & Schuldt, A., 01.02.2021, In: Functional Ecology. 35, 2, p. 521-534 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  58. Climate affects neighbour-induced changes in leaf chemical defences and tree diversity–herbivory relationships

    Poeydebat, C., Jactel, H., Moreira, X., Koricheva, J., Barsoum, N., Bauhus, J., Eisenhauer, N., Ferlian, O., Francisco, M., Gottschall, F., Gravel, D., Mason, B., Muiruri, E., Muys, B., Nock, C., Paquette, A., Ponette, Q., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Stokes, V., Staab, M., Verheyen, K. & Castagneyrol, B., 01.2021, In: Functional Ecology. 35, 1, p. 67-81 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  59. 2020

  60. The Influence of Tree Diversity on Natural Enemies—a Review of the “Enemies” Hypothesis in Forests

    Staab, M. & Schuldt, A., 01.12.2020, In: Current Forestry Reports. 6, 4, p. 243-259 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  61. Exotic garden plants partly substitute for native plants as resources for pollinators when native plants become seasonally scarce

    Staab, M., Pereira-Peixoto, M. H. & Klein, A. M., 01.11.2020, In: Oecologia. 194, 3, p. 465-480 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  62. Insect abundance in managed forests benefits from multi-layered vegetation

    Knuff, A. K., Staab, M., Frey, J., Dormann, C. F., Asbeck, T. & Klein, A. M., 11.2020, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 48, p. 124-135 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  63. Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant–herbivore networks

    Wang, M. Q., Li, Y., Chesters, D., Bruelheide, H., Ma, K., Guo, P. F., Zhou, Q. S., Staab, M., Zhu, C. D. & Schuldt, A., 01.07.2020, In: Molecular Ecology. 29, 14, p. 2747-2762 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  64. Published

    A tale of scale: Plot but not neighbourhood tree diversity increases leaf litter ant diversity

    Skarbek, C. J., Noack, M., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G., Scholten, T., Seitz, S. & Staab, M., 01.02.2020, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 89, 2, p. 299-308 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  65. Evaluating the effectiveness of retention forestry to enhance biodiversity in production forests of Central Europe using an interdisciplinary, multi-scale approach

    Storch, I., Penner, J., Asbeck, T., Basile, M., Bauhus, J., Braunisch, V., Dormann, C. F., Frey, J., Gärtner, S., Hanewinkel, M., Koch, B., Klein, A. M., Kuss, T., Pregernig, M., Pyttel, P., Reif, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Segelbacher, G., Schraml, U., Staab, M., Winkel, G. & Yousefpour, R., 01.02.2020, In: Ecology and Evolution. 10, 3, p. 1489-1509 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  66. Published

    Growth-trait relationships in subtropical forest are stronger at higher diversity

    Bongers, F. J., Schmid, B., Sun, Z., Li, Y., Härdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Li, Y., Li, S., Staab, M., Ma, K. & Liu, X., 01.01.2020, In: Journal of Ecology. 108, 1, p. 256-266 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  67. 2019

  68. Benchmarking nesting aids for cavity-nesting bees and wasps

    von Königslöw, V., Klein, A. M., Staab, M. & Pufal, G., 01.12.2019, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 28, 14, p. 3831-3849 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  69. Published

    Multiple plant diversity components drive consumer communities across ecosystems

    Schuldt, A., Ebeling, A., Kunz, M., Staab, M., Guimarães-Steinicke, C., Bachmann, D., Buchmann, N., Durka, W., Fichtner, A., Fornoff, F., Härdtle, W., Hertzog, L., Klein, A.-M., Roscher, C., Schaller, J., von Oheimb, G., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W., Wirth, C., Zhang, J., Bruelheide, H. & Eisenhauer, N., 01.12.2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 1, 11 p., 1460.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  70. Plant composition, not richness, drives occurrence of specialist herbivores

    Knuff, A. K., Staab, M., Frey, J., Helbach, J. & Klein, A. M., 01.12.2019, In: Ecological Entomology. 44, 6, p. 833-843 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  71. Optimizing sampling of flying insects using a modified window trap

    Knuff, A. K., Winiger, N., Klein, A. M., Segelbacher, G. & Staab, M., 01.10.2019, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 10, 10, p. 1820-1825 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  72. Phylogenetic analysis of cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) reveals a partially artificial classification at the genus level and a species-rich clade of bee parasitoids

    Pauli, T., Castillo-Cajas, R. F., Rosa, P., Kukowka, S., Berg, A., van den Berghe, E., Fornoff, F., Hopfenmüller, S., Niehuis, M., Peters, R. S., Staab, M., Strumia, F., Tischendorf, S., Schmitt, T. & Niehuis, O., 04.2019, In: Systematic Entomology. 44, 2, p. 322-335 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  73. Tree diversity increases robustness of multi-trophic interactions

    Fornoff, F., Klein, A. M., Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 13.03.2019, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 286, 1898, 7 p., 20182399.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  74. Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894, a globally spreading exotic ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) newly recorded from Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)

    Staab, M., 2019, In: Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 74, p. 83-91 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  75. 2018
  76. Published

    Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests

    Schuldt, A., Assmann, T., Brezzi, M., Buscot, F., Eichenberg, D., Gutknecht, J., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Liu, X., Ma, K., Niklaus, P. A., Pietsch, K. A., Purahong, W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Scholten, T., Staab, M., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., von Oheimb, G., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Zhu, C.-D. & Bruelheide, H., 01.12.2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 1, 10 p., 2989 .

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  77. Trap nests for bees and wasps to analyse trophic interactions in changing environments—A systematic overview and user guide

    Staab, M., Pufal, G., Tscharntke, T. & Klein, A. M., 11.2018, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 11, p. 2226-2239 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research

  78. Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests

    Liu, X., Trogisch, S., He, J. S., Niklaus, P. A., Bruelheide, H., Tang, Z., Erfmeier, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Pietsch, K. A., Yang, B., Kühn, P., Scholten, T., Huang, Y., Wang, C., Staab, M., Leppert, K. N., Wirth, C., Schmid, B. & Ma, K., 22.08.2018, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285, 1885, 9 p., 20181240.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  79. Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments

    Grossman, J. J., Vanhellemont, M., Barsoum, N., Bauhus, J., Bruelheide, H., Castagneyrol, B., Cavender-Bares, J., Eisenhauer, N., Ferlian, O., Gravel, D., Hector, A., Jactel, H., Kreft, H., Mereu, S., Messier, C., Muys, B., Nock, C., Paquette, A., Parker, J., Perring, M. P., Ponette, Q., Reich, P. B., Schuldt, A., Staab, M., Weih, M., Zemp, D. C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Verheyen, K., 08.2018, In: Environmental and Experimental Botany. 152, p. 68-89 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  80. Simple pond restoration measures increase dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) diversity

    Janssen, A., Hunger, H., Konold, W., Pufal, G. & Staab, M., 01.07.2018, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 27, 9, p. 2311-2328 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  81. Intra- and interspecific tree diversity promotes multitrophic plant–Hemiptera–ant interactions in a forest diversity experiment

    Cao, H. X., Klein, A. M., Zhu, C., Staab, M., Durka, W., Fischer, M. & Fornoff, F., 06.2018, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 29, p. 89-97 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  82. Published

    Multi-trophic guilds respond differently to changing elevation in a subtropical forest

    Binkenstein, J., Klein, A. M., Assmann, T., Buscot, F., Erfmeier, A., Ma, K., Pietsch, K. A., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Wubet, T., Bruelheide, H., Schuldt, A. & Staab, M., 06.2018, In: Ecography. 41, 6, p. 1013-1023 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  83. Tree genetic diversity increases arthropod diversity in willow short rotation coppice

    Müller, M., Klein, A. M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Nock, C. A. & Staab, M., 01.2018, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 108, p. 338-344 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  84. Systematics of the ant genus proceratium roger (Hymenoptera, formicidae, proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology

    Staab, M., Hita Garcia, F., Liu, C., Xu, Z. H. & Economo, E. P., 2018, In: ZooKeys. 2018, 770, p. 137-192 56 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  85. 2017
  86. Published

    Belowground top-down and aboveground bottom-up effects structure multitrophic community relationships in a biodiverse forest

    Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Buscot, F., Assmann, T., Erfmeier, A., Klein, A.-M., Ma, K., Scholten, T., Staab, M., Wirth, C., Zhang, J. & Wubet, T., 01.12.2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 1, 9 p., 4222.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  87. Published

    Toward a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality

    Trogisch, S., Schuldt, A., Bauhus, J., Blum, J. A., Both, S., Buscot, F., Castro-Izaguierre, N., Chesters, D., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Germany, M., Goebes, P., Gutknecht, J., Hahn, C. Z., Haider, S., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Hector, A., Hönig, L., Huang, Y., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Kunz, M., Leppert, K. N., Li, Y., Liu, X., Niklaus, P. A., Pei, Z., Pietsch, K., Prinz, R., Proß, T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Song, Z., Staab, M., von Oheimb, G., Weißbecker, C., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Yang, B., Yang, X., Zhu, C.-D., Schmid, B., Ma, K. & Bruelheide, H., 12.2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 24, p. 10652-10674 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  88. Published

    Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory

    Schuldt, A., Fornoff, F., Bruelheide, H., Klein, A. M. & Staab, M., 13.09.2017, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1862, 20171489.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  89. Ants at plant wounds: A little-known trophic interaction with evolutionary implications for ant-plant interactions

    Staab, M., Fornoff, F., Klein, A. M. & Blüthgen, N., 01.09.2017, In: American Naturalist. 190, 3, p. 442-450 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  90. Published

    Tree diversity and nectar composition affect arthropod visitors on extrafloral nectaries in a diversity experiment

    Staab, M., Methorst, J., Peters, J., Blöthgen, N. & Klein, A. M., 02.2017, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 10, 1, p. 201-212 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  91. 2016

  92. Tree species richness promotes invertebrate herbivory on congeneric native and exotic tree saplings in a young diversity experiment

    Wein, A., Bauhus, J., Bilodeau-Gauthier, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Nock, C. & Staab, M., 16.12.2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 12, 17 p., e0168751.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  93. Tree phylogenetic diversity promotes host–parasitoid interactions

    Staab, M., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Michalski, S., Purschke, O., Zhu, C. D. & Klein, A. M., 13.07.2016, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 283, 1834, 9 p., 20160275.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  94. Published

    Diversity and specificity of host-natural enemy interactions in an urban-rural interface

    Pereira-Peixoto, M. H., Pufal, G., Staab, M., Feitosa Martins, C. & Klein, A. M., 01.06.2016, In: Ecological Entomology. 41, 3, p. 241-252 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  95. 2015
  96. Published

    Multitrophic diversity in a biodiverse forest is highly nonlinear across spatial scales

    Schuldt, A., Wubet, T., Buscot, F., Staab, M., Aßmann, T., Böhnke-Kammerlander, M., Both, S., Erfmeier, A., Klein, A.-M., Ma, K., Pietsch, K., Schultze, S., Wirth, C., Zhang, J., Zumstein, P. & Bruelheide, H., 10.12.2015, In: Nature Communications. 6, 8 p., 10169.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  97. Aenictus hoelldobleri sp. n., a new species of the Aenictus ceylonicus group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from China, with a key to the Chinese members of the group

    Staab, M., 10.08.2015, In: ZooKeys. 2015, 516, p. 137-155 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  98. Published

    Tree diversity alters the structure of a tri-trophic network in a biodiversity experiment

    Staab, M., Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A. M., 01.07.2015, In: Oikos. 124, 7, p. 827-834 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  99. 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  100. Published

    Observational natural history and morphological taxonomy are indispensable for future challenges in biodiversity and conservation

    Staab, M., Ohl, M., Zhu, C. D. & Klein, A. M., 02.01.2015, In: Communicative and Integrative Biology. 8, 1, 3 p., e992745.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  101. 2014
  102. 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  103. 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  104. Published

    A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp

    Staab, M., Ohl, M., Zhu, C.-D. & Klein, A.-M., 02.07.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 7, 8 p., e101592.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  105. A new species of the Aenictus wroughtonii group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from South-East China

    Staab, M., 20.03.2014, In: ZooKeys. 391, p. 65-73 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  106. Initiation of swarming behavior and synchronization of mating flights in the leaf-cutting ant Atta vollenweideri FOREL, 1893 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Staab, M. & Kleineidam, C. J., 01.2014, In: Myrmecological News. 19, p. 93-102 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  107. The contribution of canopy species to overall ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in temperate and tropical ecosystems

    Floren, A., Wetzel, W. & Staab, M., 01.2014, In: Myrmecological News. 19, p. 65-74 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  108. Published

    The first observation of honeydew foraging in army ants since 1933: Aenictus hodgsoni Forel, 1901 tending Eutrichosiphum heterotrichum (Raychaudhuri, 1956) in Southeast China

    Staab, M., 2014, In: Asian Myrmecology. 6, 1, p. 115-118 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  109. 2013
  110. Published

    Diversity and specialization of host parasitoid interactions in an urban rural interface

    Pereira Peixoto, M. H., Pufal, G., Staab, M., Martins, C. & Klein, A.-M., 2013, Building Bridges in Ecology – Linking Systems, Scales and Disciplines: Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. Potsdam: Gesellschaft für Ökologie, p. 410 1 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 43).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  111. 2012
  112. Published

    Different responses of ant species to sugars and amino acids in a subtropical forest of China 

    Methorst, J., Klein, A.-M., Blüthgen, N., Leonhardt, S. & Staab, M., 09.2012, From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society, Book of abstracts: 42nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Lüneburg, Germany, 10-14 September 2012. Drees, C. & von Oheimb, G. (eds.). Berlin: Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Vol. 42. p. 56-57 2 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 42).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  113. Published

    Tri‐trophic interaction networks along a tree diversity gradient of BEF‐China

    Staab, M., Blüthgen, N. & Klein, A.-M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 175 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review

  114. Published

     Visiting communities of extrafloral nectaries in a subtropical Chinese forest 

    Peters, J., Klein, A.-M., Blüthgen, N. & Staab, M., 09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 56 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review

  115. Trophic ecology of parabiotic ants: Do the partners have similar food niches?

    Menzel, F., Staab, M., Chung, A. C., Gebauer, G. & Blüthgen, N., 08.2012, In: Austral Ecology. 37, 5, p. 537-546 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review