Thorsten Aßmann
Prof. Dr.
 
                                - Biology
- Ecosystems Research
Research areas
- 2013
- PublishedLong-term trends in tree-ring width and isotope signatures (δ13C, δ15N) of Fagus sylvatica L. on soils with contrasting water supplyHärdtle, 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 
- PublishedWood-inhabiting beetles (Coleoptera) associated with oaks in a global biodiversity hotspot: A case study and checklist for IsraelBuse, J., Assmann, T., Friedman, A. L. L., Rittner, O. & Pavlícek, T., 11.2013, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 6, 6, p. 687-703 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedClimatic responses of tree-ring width and δ13C signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water supplyHärdtle, W., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Aulinger, A., Fichtner, A., Lang, A. C., Leuschner, C., Neuwirth, B., Pfister, L., Quante, M., Ries, C., Schuldt, A. & Oheimb, G., 01.09.2013, In: Plant Ecology. 214, 9, p. 1147-1156 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedIntegrating Life Stages into Ecological Niche Models: A Case Study on Tiger BeetlesTaboada 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 
- PublishedStenotypy and eurytopy - Distribution models as a tool for estimating niche overlap in two spider species, Trochosa terricola and Eresus kollari (Araneae: Lycosidae/Eresidae).Krause, R., von Wehrden, H., Härdtle, W., Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 25.06.2013, In: Entomologia Generalis. 34, 3, p. 169-180 12 p., 34.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedScale-dependent diversity patterns affect spider assemblages of two contrasting forest ecosystemsSchuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Schaefer, M., 05.2013, In: Acta Oecologica. 49, p. 17-22 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMultiple Glacial Refugia of the Low-Dispersal Ground Beetle Carabus irregularis: Molecular Data Support Predictions of Species Distribution ModelsHomburg, 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 
- PublishedAllele elimination recalculated: nested subset analyses for molecular biogeographical dataHabel, J. C., Ulrich, W. & Aßmann, T., 04.2013, In: Journal of Biogeography. 40, 4, p. 769-777 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedBroad-scale geographic patterns in body size and hind wing development of western Palaearctic carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)Homburg, K., Schuldt, A., Drees, C. & Aßmann, T., 02.2013, In: Ecography. 36, 2, p. 166-177 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedLow genetic diversity of a high mountain burnet moth species in the PyreneesDieker, 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 
- PublishedHistorisch alte Waldstandorte: Bedeutung und Wert von Lebensraumkontinuität für TiereAßmann, 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 
- 2012
- PublishedPredator assemblage structure and temporal variability of species richness and abundance in forests of high tree diversitySchuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 11.2012, In: Biotropica. 44, 6, p. 793-800 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedA new method for collecting agile tiger beetles by live pitfall trappingTaboada Palomares, A., Pérez-Aguirre, C. & Aßmann, T., 10.2012, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 145, 1, p. 82-87 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedThe ground beetle tribe Trechini in Israel and adjacent regionsAßmann, T., Buse, J., Chikatunov, V., Drees, C., Friedmann, A.-L.-L., Härdtle, W., Levanovy, T., Renan, I., Seyfferth, A. & Wrase, D. W., 08.2012, In: Spixiana - Zeitschrift für Zoologie. 35, 2, p. 193-208 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research 
- PublishedPlant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forestsSchuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S. G., Palm, W.-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 7, p. 732-739 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- 2011
- PublishedEresus kollari (Araneae: Eresidae) calls for heathland management.Krause, R. H., Buse, J., Matern, A., Schröder, B., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: The Journal of Arachnology. 39, 3, p. 384–392 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedGenetic erosion in habitat specialist shows need to protect large peat bogsDrees, C., Zumstein, P., Buck-Dobrick, T., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Oheimb, G. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 6, p. 1651-1656 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedTwo high-mountain burnet moth species (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) react differently to the global change drivers climate and land-useDieker, P., Drees, C. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 12, p. 2810–2818 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedPredator diversity and abundance provide little support for the enemies hypothesis in forests of high tree diversitySchuldt, A., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Schmid, B., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 28.07.2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 7, 8 p., e22905.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedBelowground carabid beetle diversity in the western Palaearctic: Effects of history and climate on range-restricted taxa (Coleoptera, Carabidae)Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 461-474 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedCarabid Beetles as Bioindicators: Biogeographical, Ecological and Environmental StudiesKotze, J. (Editor), Aßmann, T. (Editor), Nordijk, J. (Editor), Turin, H. (Editor) & Vermeulen, R. (Editor), 20.05.2011, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 573 p. (Zoo Keys; no. 100)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research 
- PublishedEucamaragnathus desenderi, a new ground beetle species from Africa (Coleoptera, Carabidae)Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Matern, A. & Schuldt, A., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 37-46 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedHistorical ecology meets conservation and evolutionary genetics: a secondary contact zone between Carabus violaceus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) populations inhabiting ancient and recent woodlands in north-western GermanyMatern, 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 
- PublishedPoleward range expansion without a southern contraction in the ground beetle Agonum viridicupreum (Coleoptera, Carabidae)Drees, C., Brandmayr, P., Buse, J., Dieker, P., Gürlich, S., Habel, J. C., Harry, I., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Pizzolotto, R., Quante, M., Schäfer, K., Schuldt, A., Taboada Palomares, A. & Aßmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 333-352 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedWhen to sample in an inaccessible landscape: A case study with carabids from the Allgäu (northern Alps) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)Harry, I., Drees, C., Hofer, H. & Aßmann, T., 20.05.2011, In: ZooKeys. 100, SPEC. ISSUE, p. 255-271 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedGenetic erosion in a stenotopic heathland ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae): a matter of habitat size ?Drees, C., Vries, H., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Persigehl, M. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 1, p. 105-117 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedRepeated sampling detects gene flow in a flightless ground beetle in a fragmented landscapeDrees, C., Hüfner, S., Matern, A., Nève, G. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Hereditas. 148, 1, p. 36-45 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedCommunity assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forestBruelheide, H., Böhnke, M., Both, S., Fang, T., Aßmann, T., Baruffol, M., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Chen, X.-Y., Ding, B.-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Guo, D., Guo, L.-D., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Hector, A., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Shi, X., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Trogisch, S., Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wu, Y.-T., Yang, X., Zeng, X., Zhang, S., Zhou, H., Ma, K. & Schmid, B., 02.2011, In: Ecological Monographs. 81, 1, p. 25-41 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedHabitat 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 
- PublishedPatterns and hotspots of carabid beetle diversity in the Palaearctic – insights from a hyperdiverse invertebrate taxonSchuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots: distribution and protection of conservation priority areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 175-188 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review 
- 2010
- PublishedInvertebrate diversity and national responsibility for species conservation across Europe: A multi-taxon approachSchuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 11.2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 11, p. 2747-2756 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedBiogeography meets conservation: the genetic structure of the endangered lycaenid butterfly Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T., Meyer, M., Finger, A., Roedder, D., Aßmann, T. & Zachos, F. E., 09.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 101, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedTree diversity promotes insect herbivory in subtropical forests of south-east ChinaSchuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Boehnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., von Oheimb, G., Voigt, W., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 07.2010, In: Journal of Ecology. 98, 4, p. 917-926 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedSaproxylic beetle assemblages in the Mediterranean region: Impact of forest management on richness and structureBuse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2010, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 259, 8, p. 1376-1384 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedValue of semi-open corridors for simultaneously connecting open and wooded habitats: A case study with ground beetlesEggers, B., Matern, A., Drees, C., Eggers, J., Haerdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 02.2010, In: Conservation Biology. 24, 1, p. 256-266 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMolecular 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 
- PublishedLinking genetics and ecology: reconstructing the history of relict populations of an endangered semi-aquatic beetleMatern, A., Drees, C., Vogler, A. P. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (eds.). Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 253-265 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- PublishedMultiple Glacial Refuges of Unwinged Ground Beetles in Europe: Molecular Data Support Classical Phylogeographic ModelsDrees, 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 Verlag, p. 199-215 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- PublishedPopulation genetics and ecological niche modelling reveal high fragmentation and potential future extinction of the endangered relict butterfly Lycaena helleHabel, J. C., Augenstein, B., Meyer, M., Nève, G., Rödder, D. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer Verlag, p. 417-439 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- PublishedRelict species: Phylogeography and conservation biologyHabel, J. C. & Aßmann, T. (Editor), 2010, Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer Verlag. 449 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book 
- PublishedRelict species: From past to futureHabel, J. C., Assmann, T., Schmitt, T. & Avise, J. C., 2010, Relict Species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research 
- PublishedRelict species research: Some concluding remarksHabel, J. C., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer Verlag, p. 441-442 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- PublishedReview: Refugial areas and postglacial colonisations in the Western PalaearcticHabel, J. C., Drees, C., Aßmann, T. & Schmitt, T., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and Conservation Biology. Assmann, T. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer Verlag, p. 189-197 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- PublishedReview: The dark side of relict species biology: Cave animals as ancient lineagesAßmann, T., Casale, A., Drees, C., Habel, J. C., Schuldt, A. & Matern, A., 2010, Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. Habel, J. C. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Springer Verlag, p. 91-103 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- 2009
- PublishedIntegrating highly diverse invertebrates into broad-scale analyses of cross-taxon congruence across the PalaearcticSchuldt, 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 
- PublishedYa'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of IsraelWestphal, C., von Oheimb, G., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Tremer, N., Haerdtle, W., Levanony, T., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.12.2009, In: Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 57, 1-2, p. 13-23 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedUnprecedented long-term genetic monomorphism in an endangered relict butterfly speciesHabel, J. C., Zachos, F. E., Finger, A., Meyer, M., Louy, D., Aßmann, T. & Schmitt, T., 12.2009, In: Conservation Genetics. 10, 6, p. 1659-1665 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedEnvironmental and historical effects on richness and endemism patterns of carabid beetles in the western PalaearcticSchuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 10.2009, In: Ecography. 32, 5, p. 705-714 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedThe genetic status of the violet copper Lycaena helle - a relict of the cold past in times of global warmingFinger, A., Schmitt, T., Zachos, F. E., Meyer, M., Aßmann, T. & Habel, J. C., 01.06.2009, In: Ecography. 32, 3, p. 382-390 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- On the allozyme differentiation of Carabus punctatoauratus Germar (Coleoptera, Carabidae)Aßmann, T. & Weber, F., 27.04.2009, In: Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 35, 1, p. 33-43 11 p.- Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
