Thorsten Aßmann
Prof. Dr.
- Biology
- Ecosystems Research
Research areas
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Ground beetle diversity of a medieval wood-pasture reserve in north-west Germany (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Falke, B., Oevermann, S. & Aßmann, T., 2000, Natural history and applied ecology of carabid beetles: Proceedings of the IX European Carabidiologists Meeting, Cosenza, Italy, 26-31 July, 1998. Casale, A. (ed.). Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 259-269 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Habitat continuity matters: Ancient woodlands tend to have higher biomass and catching rate of dung beetles, mainly driven by one large species
Hülsmann, M., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Frank, K., Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 01.01.2020, In: Acta Oecologica. 102, 7 p., 103501.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Habitat diversity and peat moss cover drive the occurrence probability of the threatened ground beetle Carabus menetriesi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Bavarian mire
Harry, I., Assmann, T., Dormann, C. F. & Skarbek, C. J., 01.12.2022, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 26, 6, p. 863-871 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Habitat modelling for the conservation of the rare ground beetle species Carabus variolosus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the riparian zones of headwaters
Matern, A., Drees, C., Kleinwachter, M. & Aßmann, T., 01.05.2007, In: Biological Conservation. 136, 4, p. 618-627 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Habitat preferences of the Levant Green Lizard, Lacerta media israelica (Peters, 1964): (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
Loos, J., Dayan, T., Drescher, N., Levanony, T., Maza, E., Shacham, B., Talbi, R. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2011, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 52, 1, p. 17-28 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Habitat specialization, distribution range size and body size drive extinction risk in carabid beetles
Nolte, D., Boutaud, E., Kotze, D. J., Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 15.04.2019, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 28, 5, p. 1267-1283 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Halboffene Verbundkorridore: Ökologische Funktion, Leitbilder und Praxis-Leitfaden
Aßmann, T., Boutaud, E., Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Matthies, D., Nolte, D. I. I., von Oheimb, G., Riecken, U., Travers, E. & Ullrich, K., 2016, Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag. 296 p. (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; vol. 154)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Heredity of the elytral colour in adults of Poecilus lepidus Leske (Col., Carabidae): (Col., Carabidae)
Paarmann, W., Rohe, W., Lüchtrath, I., Aßmann, T. & Mossakowski, D., 2008, Back to the roots and back to the future: Towards a new synthesis amongst taxonomic, ecological and biogeographical approaches in carabidology. Penev, L., Erwin, T. & Assmann, T. (eds.). 1. ed. Pensoft Publishers Ltd., Vol. 75. p. 183-194 12 p. (Pensoft series faunistica ; vol. 75).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Heuschrecken-Gemeinschaften aus Sandrasen im Emsland (Nordwest-Deutschland): Beweidung und Restitution als Instrumente zum Schutz von Sandrasenökosystemen
Persigehl, M. & Aßmann, T., 2004, Weidelandschaften und Wildnisgebiete: vom Experiment zur Praxis ; Referate und Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Fachtagung an der Universität Lüneburg vom 23. - 26. September 2003. Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Redecker, B. & Riecken, U. (eds.). Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 111-118 8 p. (Schriftenreihe für Landschaftspflege und NaturschutzHeft; vol. 78).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Historical ecology meets conservation and evolutionary genetics: a secondary contact zone between Carabus violaceus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) populations inhabiting ancient and recent woodlands in north-western Germany
Matern, A., Drees, C., Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G. & Aßmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 545-563 19 p., 1546.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Historisch alte Waldstandorte: Bedeutung und Wert von Lebensraumkontinuität für Tiere
Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Dieker, P., Drees, C., Eggers, B., Harry, I., Homburg, K., Krause, R-H., Matern, A., Schuldt, A. & Taboada Palomares, A., 2013, Natura 2000 im Wald: Lebensraumtypen, Erhaltungszustand, Management ; Referate und Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Fachtagung des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz. Lehrke, S. (ed.). Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, p. 65-82 (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; no. 131).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Impact of prescribed burning on a heathland inhabiting spider community
Krause, R. H. & Assmann, T., 01.04.2016, In: Arachnologische Mitteilungen. 2016, 51, p. 57-63 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment
Huang, Y., Chen, Y., Castro-Izaguirre, N., Baruffol, M., Brezzi, M., Lang, A., Li, Y., Härdtle, W., Von Oheimb, G., Yang, X., Liu, X., Pei, K., Both, S., Yang, B., Eichenberg, D., Assmann, T., Bauhus, J., Behrens, T., Buscot, F., Chen, X. Y., Chesters, D., Ding, B. Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fang, J., Fischer, M., Guo, L. D., Guo, D., Gutknecht, J. L. M., He, J. S., He, C-L., Hector, A., Hönig, L., Hu, R. Y., Klein, A. M., Kühn, P., Liang, Y., Li, S., Michalski, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Shi, X., Tan, M. Z., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., Wang, Z., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Xiang, W., Yu, M., Yu, X-D., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, N., Zhou, H-Z., Zhu, C-D., Zhu, L., Bruelheide, H., Ma, K., Niklaus, P. A. & Schmid, B., 05.10.2018, In: Science. 362, 6410, p. 80-83 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inland sand ecosystems: dynamics and restitution as a consequence of the use of different grazing systems
Schwabe, A., Remy, D., Aßmann, T., Kratochwil, A., Mährlein, A., Nobis, M., Storm, C., Zehm, A., Schlemmer, H., Seuss, R., Bergmann, S., Eichberg, C., Menzel, U., Persigehl, M., Zimmermann, K. & Weinert, M., 01.01.2002, Pasture landscapes and nature conservation. Redecker, B., Härdtle, W., Finck, P., Riecken, U. & Schröder, E. (eds.). Springer, p. 239-252 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Integrating highly diverse invertebrates into broad-scale analyses of cross-taxon congruence across the Palaearctic
Schuldt, A., Wang, Z., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 01.12.2009, In: Ecography. 32, 6, p. 1019-1030 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating Life Stages into Ecological Niche Models: A Case Study on Tiger Beetles
Taboada Palomares, A., von Wehrden, H. & Assmann, T., 23.07.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 7, 13 p., e70038.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Invertebrate diversity and national responsibility for species conservation across Europe: A multi-taxon approach
Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 11.2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 11, p. 2747-2756 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kolonisation restituierter Sandrasen im Darmstädter Flugsandgebiet und im mittleren Emsland durch Laufkäfer
Persigehl, M., Lehmann, S., Vermeulen, H. J., Rosenkranz, B., Falke, B. & Aßmann, T., 2004, Beweidung und Restitution als Chancen für den Naturschutz?. Strohschneider, R. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 161-177 17 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Konkurrenz im Wald? Populationsbiologische Untersuchungen an Carabus-Arten in der Lüneburger Heide (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Aßmann, T. & Günther, J., 2000, Westdeutscher Entomologentag Düsseldorf: Verhandlungen. Löser, S. (ed.). Düsseldorf: Entomologische Gesellschaft Düsseldorf e.V., p. 111-123 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Land use affects dung beetle communities and their ecosystem service in forests and grasslands
Frank, K., Hülsmann, M., Aßmann, T., Schmitt, T. & Blüthgen, N., 01.06.2017, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 243, p. 114-122 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Land-use legacy and tree age in continuous woodlands: weak effects on overall ground beetle assemblages, but strong effects on two threatened species
Huelsmann, M., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 15.06.2019, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 23, 3, p. 623-633 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Laufkäfer-Gemeinschaften (Coleoptera, Carabidae) xerothermer Sandrasen und ihre Abhängigkeit von Beweidungsmaßnahmen
Lehmann, S., Persigehl, M., Rosenkranz, B., Falke, B., Aßmann, T. & Günther, J., 02.2005, Weidelandschaften und Wildnisgebiete: Vom Experiment zur Praxis. Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Redecker, B. & Rickken, U. (eds.). Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 119-128 10 p. (Schriftenreihe für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz; vol. 78).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Laufkäferuntersuchungen in nordwestdeutschen Hudewäldern und Hudelandschaften
Falke, B. & Aßmann, T., 2002, Laufkäfer im Wald. Filderstadt: Gesellschaft für Angewandte Carabidologie, p. 51-54 4 p. (Angewandte Carabidologie Supplement II; vol. Sup. 2001).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Leistus
Aßmann, T., 2004, Die Käfer Mitteleuropas: Bd. 2: Adephaga ; 1. Carabidae (Laufkäfer). Müller-Motzfeld, G. (ed.). 2., erw. Aufl. ed. München: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 65-70 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Leistus
Aßmann, T., 2006, Die Käfer Mitteleuropas; Bd. 2: Adephaga ; 1. Carabidae (Laufkäfer). Freude, H., Klausnitzer, B. & Müller-Motzfeld, G. (eds.). 2., Nachdr. ed. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 65-70 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Licinini
Aßmann, T., 2006, Die Käfer Mitteleuropas; Bd. 2: Adephaga ; 1. Carabidae (Laufkäfer). Freude, H., Klausnitzer, B. & Müller-Motzfeld, G. (eds.). 2., Nachdruck ed. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 428-435 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Licinini
Aßmann, T., 2004, Die Käfer Mitteleuropas: Bd. 2: Adephaga ; 1. Carabidae (Laufkäfer). Müller-Motzfeld, G. (ed.). 2 ed. München: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 428-435 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Linking genetics and ecology: reconstructing the history of relict populations of an endangered semi-aquatic beetle
Matern, A., Drees, C., Vogler, A. P. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (eds.). Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 253-265 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Living in Heterogeneous Woodlands - Are Habitat Continuity or Quality Drivers of Genetic Variability in a Flightless Ground Beetle?
Marcus, T., Boch, S., Durka, W., Fischer, M., Gossner, M. M., Müller, J., Schöning, I., Weisser, W. W., Drees, C. & Assmann, T., 07.12.2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 12, 18 p., e0144217.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term effects of historical heathland farming on soil properties of forest ecosystems
von Oheimb, G., Haerdtle, W., Naumann, P. S., Westphal, C., Meyer, H. & Aßmann, T., 05.04.2008, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 255, 5-6, p. 1984-1993 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term trends in tree-ring width and isotope signatures (δ13C, δ15N) of Fagus sylvatica L. on soils with contrasting water supply
Härdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Baiboks, S., Fichtner, A., Friedrich, U., Lang, A. C., Neuwirth, B., Pfister, L., Ries, C., Schuldt, A., Simon, N. & Oheimb, G., 12.2013, In: Ecosystems. 16, 8, p. 1413-1428 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Low genetic diversity of a high mountain burnet moth species in the Pyrenees
Dieker, P., Drees, C., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 02.2013, In: Conservation Genetics. 14, 1, p. 231-236 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Low species diversity in beech forest: a myth
Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Schröder, E. & Ssymank, A., 2008, Beech Forests - a German contribution to the global forest biodiversity. Knapp, H. D. (ed.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 25-32 8 p. (BfN-Skripten / Bundesamt für Naturschutz ; vol. 233).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Memorandum: Verantwortlichkeit Deutschlands für die weltweite Erhaltung von Arten
Gruttke, H., Ludwig, G., Schnittler, M., Binot-Hafke, M., Fritzlar, F., Kuhn, J., Aßmann, T., Brunken, H., Denz, O., Detzel, P., Henle, K., Kuhlmann, M., Laufer, H., Meinig, H., Müller-Motzfeld, G., Schütz, P., Voith, J., Welk, E. & Matern, A., 2004, Ermittlung der Verantwortlichkeit für die Erhaltung mitteleuropäischer Arten: Referate und Ergebnisse des Symposiums "Ermittlung der Verantwortlichkeit für die Weltweite Erhaltung von Tierarten mit Vorkommen in Mitteleuropa" auf der Insel Vilm vom 17. - 20. November 2003 . Gruttke, H. (ed.). Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 273-280 8 p. (Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Microsatellites and allozymes as the genetic memory of habitat fragmentation and defragmentation in populations of the ground beetle Carabus auronitens (Col., Carabidae)
Drees, C., Matern, A., Rasplus, J-Y., Terlutter, H., Aßmann, T. & Weber, F., 01.10.2008, In: Journal of Biogeography. 35, 10, p. 1937-1949 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modelling habitat and spatial distribution of an endangered longhorn beetle: a case study for saproxylic insect conservation
Buse, J., Schroeder, B. & Aßmann, T., 01.07.2007, In: Biological Conservation. 137, 3, p. 372-381 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Möglichkeiten der Optimierung einjähriger Blühstreifen für blütenbesuchende Insekten: Eine Fallstudie aus dem Nordwestdeutschen Tiefland
Grabener, S., Hein, S., Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., Boutaud, E., Kubiak, M., Luck, F. V., Schmid-Egger, C., Scholz, T., Ssymank, A., Ullrich, K., Zumstein, P. & Drees, C., 01.12.2021, In: Natur und Landschaft. 96, 12, p. 561 - 569 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Molecular analyses and species distribution models indicate cryptic northern mountain refugia for a forestdwelling ground beetle
Drees, C., Husemann, M., Homburg, K., Brandt, P., Dieker, P., Habel, J. C., von Wehrden, H., Zumstein, P. & Assmann, T., 01.11.2016, In: Journal of Biogeography. 43, 11, p. 2223-2236 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Molecular analysis meets morphology-based systematics-a synthetic approach for Chalarinae (Insecta: Diptera: Pipunculidae)
Kehlmaier, C. & Aßmann, T., 01.2010, In: Systematic Entomology. 35, 1, p. 181-195 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Morphological differentiations of tarsal structures in ground beetles living in reedbed hatitats (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Schürstedt, H., Rossbach, A. & Aßmann, T., 2000, Natural history and applied ecology of carabid beetles: Proceedings of the IX European Carabidiologists Meeting, Cosenza, Italy, 26-31 July, 1998. Casale, A., Brandmayr, P., Brandmayr, T. Z., Taglianti, A. V. & Lövei, G. (eds.). Sofia / Moscow: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 81-87 7 p. (Pensoft Series Faunistica; vol. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Morphometric differentiation in a specialised snail predatior: Carabus pyrenaeus (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Aßmann, T., Schröder, E. & Terlutter, H., 2000, Natural history and applied ecology of carabid beetles: Proceedings of the IX European Carabidiologists Meeting, Cosenza, Italy, 26-31 July, 1998. Casale, A. (ed.). Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 171-178 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Multilayer structural colours in Poecilus lepidus (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Mossakowski, D., Paarmann, W., Rohe, W., Lüchtrath, I. & Aßmann, T., 2008, Back to the roots and back to the future: Towards a new synthesis amongst taxonomic, ecological and biogeographical approaches in carabidology . Penev, L., Erwin, T. L. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Pensoft Publishers Ltd., Vol. 75. p. 175-184 10 p. (Pensoft series faunistica; vol. 75).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Multiple Glacial Refuges of Unwinged Ground Beetles in Europe: Molecular Data Support Classical Phylogeographic Models
Drees, C., Matern, A., Oheimb, G., Reimann, T. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (eds.). Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 199-215 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Multiple Glacial Refugia of the Low-Dispersal Ground Beetle Carabus irregularis: Molecular Data Support Predictions of Species Distribution Models
Homburg, K., Drees, C., Gossner, M. M., Rakosy, L., Vrezec, A. & Aßmann, T., 04.04.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 4, 12 p., e61185.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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
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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
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Mythos Artenarmut: Biodiversität von Buchenwäldern
Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Schröder, E. & Ssymank, A., 2007, In: Natur und Landschaft. 82, 9/10, p. 401-406 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Nationale Verantwortlichkeit und Rote Listen - Carabus nodulosus als Fallbeispiel für die Zusammenführung von Verbreitungsdaten und Gefährdungssituation und die damit verbundenen Probleme
Aßmann, T. & Matern, A., 2004, Ermittlung der Verantwortlichkeit für die Erhaltung mitteleuropäischer Arten: Referate und Ergebnisse des Symposiums "Ermittlung der Verantwortlichkeit für die Weltweite Erhaltung von Tierarten mit Vorkommen in Mitteleuropa" auf der Insel Vilm vom 17. - 20. November 2003. Gruttke, H. (ed.). Bonn-Bad Godesberg: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 235-254 20 p. (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Naturschutzbiologie
Aßmann, T. & Härdtle, W., 2002, Naturwissenschaften. Härdtle, W. (ed.). Berlin [u.a.]: Springer, p. 113-213 101 p. ( Studium der Umweltwissenschaften).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nutrient leaching in dry heathland ecosystems: effects of atmospheric deposition and management
Haerdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Niemeyer, M., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 01.11.2007, In: Biogeochemistry. 86, 2, p. 201-215 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review