Michael Staab
Prof. Dr.
- Biology
Research areas
- 2020
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
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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
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
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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
- 2019
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
- 2018
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
- 2017
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
- 2016
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
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
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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
- 2015
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
- 2014
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
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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
- 2013
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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
- 2012
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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
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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
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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
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