Michael Staab

Prof. Dr.

  1. 2020
  2. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. 2019
  7. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. 2018
  14. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. 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 contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  16. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. 2017
  24. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. 2016
  30. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. 2015
  34. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. 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 contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  37. Published

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

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

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. 2014
  40. Published

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

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

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

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

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

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published
  47. 2013
  48. 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/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  49. 2012
  50. 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/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  51. 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 contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  52. 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 contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  53. 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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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