Lehrstuhl für Terrestrische Ökologie: Publications from 2010

Publications from 2010

2020

Buzhdygan, O. Y., S. T. Meyer, W. W. Weisser, N. Eisenhauer, A. Ebeling, S. R. Borrett, N. Buchmann, R. Cortois, G. B. De Deyn, H. De Kroon, G. Gleixner, L. R. Hertzog, J. Hines, M. Lange, L. Mommer, J. Ravenek, C. Scherber, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, S. Scheu, B. Schmid, K. Steinauer, T. Strecker, B. Tietjen, A. Vogel, A. Weigelt and J. S. Petermann. 2020. Biodiversity increases multitrophic energy use efficiency, flow and storage in grasslands. Nature Ecology & Evolution. DOI:10.1038/s41559-020-1123-8

Paul, C., N. Hanley, S. T. Meyer, C. Fürst, W. W. Weisser and T. Knoke. 2020. On the functional relationship between biodiversity and economic value. Science Advances 6:eaax7712. PDF

Schleuning, M., E. L. Neuschulz, J. Albrecht, I. M. A. Bender, D. E. Bowler, D. M. Dehling, S. A. Fritz, C. Hof, T. Mueller, L. Nowak, M. C. Sorensen, K. Böhning-Gaese and W. D. Kissling. 2020. Trait-Based Assessments of Climate-Change Impacts on Interacting Species. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. In press. PDF

2019

Aartsma, Y., B. Leroy, W. Van Der Werf, M. Dicke, E. H. Poelman and F. J. J. A. Bianchi. 2019. Intraspecific variation in herbivore-induced plant volatiles influences the spatial range of plant–parasitoid interactions. Oikos 128:77-86. PDF

Apfelbeck, B., M. F. Haussmann, W. Boner, H. Flinks, K. Griffiths, J. C. Illera, K. G. Mortega, Z. Sisson, P. Smiddy and B. Helm. 2019. Divergent patterns of telomere shortening in tropical compared to temperate stonechats. Ecology and Evolution 9:511-521. PDF

Bae, S., S. R. Levick, L. Heidrich, P. Magdon, B. F. Leutner, S. Wöllauer, A. Serebryanyk, T. Nauss, P. Krzystek, M. M. Gossner, P. Schall, C. Heibl, C. Bässler, I. Doerfler, E.-D. Schulze, F.-S. Krah, H. Culmsee, K. Jung, M. Heurich, M. Fischer, S. Seibold, S. Thorn, T. Gerlach, T. Hothorn, W. W. Weisser and J. Müller. 2019. Radar vision in the mapping of forest biodiversity from space. Nature Communications 10:4757. DOI:Doi.10.1038/s41467-019-12737-x

Berkhout, B. W., M. K. Borregaard, R. Brandl, M. Brandle, D. M. Dehling, C. Hof, R. Poulin and D. W. Thieltges. 2019. Host assemblage and environment shape beta-diversity of freshwater parasites across diverse taxa at a continental scale. Global Ecology and Biogeography. DOI:10.1111/geb.13005 PDF

Biber, M. F., A. Voskam, A. Niamir, T. Hickler and C. Hof. 2019. A comparison of macroecological and stacked species distribution models to predict future global terrestrial vertebrate richness. Journal of Biogeography. DOI:10.1111/jbi.13696 PDF

Eisenhauer, N., M. Bonkowski, U. Brose, F. Buscot, W. Durka, A. Ebeling, M. Fischer, G. Gleixner, A. Heintz-Buschart, J. Hines, A. Jesch, M. Lange, S. Meyer, C. Roscher, S. Scheu, H. Schielzeth, M. Schloter, S. Schulz, S. Unsicker, N. M. Van Dam, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, C. Wirth, J. Wolf and B. Schmid. 2019. Biotic interactions, community assembly, and eco-evolutionary dynamics as drivers of long-term biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships. Research Ideas and Outcomes 5. DOI:10.3897/rio.5.e47042 PDF

Engelhardt, E. K., E. L. Neuschulz and C. Hof. 2019. Ignoring biotic interactions overestimates climate change effects: The potential response of the spotted nutcracker to changes in climate and resource plants. Journal of Biogeography. DOI:10.1111/jbi.13699 PDF

Feng, Y. H., S. Soliveres, E. Allan, B. Rosenbaum, C. Wagg, A. Tabi, E. De Luca, N. Eisenhauer, B. Schmid, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, C. Roscher and M. Fischer. 2019. Inferring competitive outcomes, ranks and intransitivity from empirical data: A comparison of different methods. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. DOI:10.1111/2041-210x.13326 PDF

Friess, N., J. C. Müller, P. Aramendi, C. Bässler, M. Brändle, C. Bouget, A. Brin, H. Bussler, K. B. Georgiev, R. Gil, M. M. Gossner, J. Heilmann-Clausen, G. Isacsson, A. Krištín, T. Lachat, L. Larrieu, E. Magnanou, A. Maringer, U. Mergner, M. Mikoláš, L. Opgenoorth, J. Schmidl, M. Svoboda, S. Thorn, K. Vandekerkhove, A. Vrezec, T. Wagner, M.-B. Winter, L. Zapponi, R. Brandl and S. Seibold. 2019. Arthropod communities in fungal fruitbodies are weakly structured by climate and biogeography across European beech forests. Diversity and Distributions 25:783-796.

Giling, D. P., A. Ebeling, N. Eisenhauer, S. T. Meyer, C. Roscher, M. Rzanny, W. Voigt, W. W. Weisser and J. Hines. 2019. Plant diversity alters the representation of motifs in food webs. Nature Communications 10:1226. PDF

Gossner, M. M., K. Falck and W. W. Weisser. 2019. Effects of management on ambrosia beetles and their antagonists in European beech forests. Forest Ecology and Management 437:126-133.

Habel, J. C., L. Rasche, U. A. Schneider, J. O. Engler, E. Schmid, D. Rödder, S. T. Meyer, N. Trapp, R. Sos Del Diego, H. Eggermont, L. Lens and N. E. Stork. 2019. Final countdown for biodiversity hotspots. Conservation Letters. DOI:10.1111/conl.12668 PDF

Habel, J. C., M. J. Samways and T. Schmitt. 2019. Mitigating the precipitous decline of terrestrial European insects: Requirements for a new strategy. Biodiversity and Conservation 28:1343-1360. PDF

Habel, J. C., A. H. Segerer, W. Ulrich and T. Schmitt. 2019. Succession matters: Community shifts in moths over three decades increases multifunctionality in intermediate successional stages. Scientific Reports 9:5586. PDF

Habel, J. C., J. A. Tobias and C. Fischer. 2019. Movement ecology of Afrotropical birds: Functional traits provide complementary insights to species identity. Biotropica 51:894-902. PDF

Habel, J. C., W. Ulrich, N. Biburger, S. Seibold and T. Schmitt. 2019. Agricultural intensification drives butterfly decline. Insect Conservation and Diversity 12:289-295. PDF

Habel, J. C., W. Ulrich and T. Schmitt. 2019. Butterflies in corridors: Quality matters for specialists. Journal of Insect Diversity and Conservation 13:91-98 PDF

Habel, J. C. H., R. Trusch, T. Schmitt, M. Ochse and W. Ulrich. 2019. Long-term large-scale decline in relative abundances of butterfly and burnet moth species across south-western Germany. Scientific Reports 9:1-9 PDF

Hagge, J., C. Bässler, A. Gruppe, B. Hoppe, H. Kellner, F.-S. Krah, J. Müller, S. Seibold, E. Stengel and S. Thorn. 2019. Bark coverage shifts assembly processes of microbial decomposer communities in dead wood. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286:20191744.

Hagge, J., S. Seibold and A. Gruppe. 2019. Beetle biodiversity in anthropogenic landscapes with a focus on spruce plantations, Christmas tree plantations and maize fields. Journal of Insect Conservation 23:565-572. PDF

Heinze, J., N. K. Simons, S. Seibold, A. Wacker, G. Weithoff, M. M. Gossner, D. Prati, T. M. Bezemer and J. Joshi. 2019. The relative importance of plant-soil feedbacks for plant-species performance increases with decreasing intensity of herbivory. Oecologia 190:651-664.

Hines, J., D. P. Giling, M. Rzanny, W. Voigt, S. T. Meyer, W. W. Weisser, N. Eisenhauer and A. Ebeling. 2019. A meta food web for invertebrate species collected in a European grassland. Ecology 100:e02679. PDF

Jakoby, C., R. Rogers, B. Apfelbeck, H. T. E. and W. W. Weisser. 2019. Die Bewertung von Wildtieren durch Wohnungsbaugesellschaften im Wohnumfeld. Natur und Landschaft 5:181-187. PDF

Kigathi, R. N., W. W. Weisser, M. Reichelt, J. Gershenzon and S. B. Unsicker. 2019. Plant volatile emission depends on the species composition of the neighboring plant community. BMC Plant Biology 19:58. PDF

Leidinger, J., S. Seibold, W. W. Weisser, M. Lange, P. Schall, M. Türke and M. M. Gossner. 2019. Effects of forest management on herbivorous insects in temperate Europe. Forest Ecology and Management 437:232-245. PDF

Leitao, P. J., C. J. Andrew, E. K. Engelhardt, C. H. Graham, C. Martinez-Almoyna, A. Mimet, S. Pinkert, B. Schroder, A. Voskamp, C. Hof and S. A. Fritz. 2019. Macroecology as a hub between research disciplines: Opportunities, challenges and possible ways forward. Journal of Biogeography. DOI:10.1111/jbi.13751 PDF

Leroy, B. M. L., M. M. Gossner, F. P. M. Lauer, R. Petercord, S. Seibold, J. Jaworek and W. W. Weisser. 2019. Assessing Insecticide Effects in Forests: A Tree-Level Approach Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Journal of Economic Entomology 112:2686-2694.

Manning, P., J. Loos, A. D. Barnes, P. Batáry, F. J. J. A. Bianchi, N. Buchmann, G. B. D. Deyn, A. Ebeling, N. Eisenhauer, M. Fischer, J. Fründ, I. Grass, J. Isselstein, M. Jochum, A. M. Klein, E. O. F. Klingenberg, D. A. Landis, J. Lepš, R. Lindborg, S. T. Meyer, V. Temperton, C. Westphal and T. Tscharntke. 2019. Transferring biodiversity ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real world’ ecosystems. Advances in Ecological Research 61:323-356.

Maresova, J., J. C. Habel, G. Neve, M. Sielezniew, A. Bartonova, A. Kostro-Ambroziak and Z. F. Fric. 2019. Cross-continental phylogeography of two Holarctic Nymphalid butterflies, Boloria eunomia and Boloria selene. PLoS ONE 14. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0214483 PDF

Meyer, S. T., L. Heuss, H. Feldhaar, W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2019. Land-use components, abundance of predatory arthropods, and vegetation height affect predation rates in grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 270:84-92.

Neff, F., N. Blüthgen, M. N. Chisté, N. K. Simons, J. Steckel, W. W. Weisser, C. Westphal, L. Pellissier and M. M. Gossner. 2019. Cross-scale effects of land use on the functional composition of herbivorous insect communities. Landscape Ecology 34:2001-2015. PDF

Penone, C., E. Allan, S. Soliveres, M. R. Felipe-Lucia, M. M. Gossner, S. Seibold, N. K. Simons, P. Schall, F. Plas, P. Manning, R. D. Manzanedo, S. Boch, D. Prati, C. Ammer, J. Bauhus, F. Buscot, M. Ehbrecht, K. Goldmann, K. Jung, J. Müller, J. C. Müller, R. Pena, A. Polle, S. C. Renner, L. Ruess, I. Schönig, M. Schrumpf, E. F. Solly, M. Tschapka, W. W. Weisser, T. Wubet and M. Fischer. 2019. Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features. Ecology Letters 22:170-180. PDF

Roth, N., I. Doerfler, C. Bässler, M. Blaschke, H. Bussler, M. M. Gossner, A. Heideroth, S. Thorn, W. W. Weisser and J. Müller. 2019. Decadal effects of landscape-wide enrichment of dead wood on saproxylic organisms in beech forests of different historic management intensity. Diversity and Distributions 25:430-441. PDF

Schuldt, A., A. Ebeling, M. Kunz, M. Staab, C. Guimarães-Steinicke, D. Bachmann, N. Buchmann, W. Durka, A. Fichtner, F. Fornoff, W. Härdtle, L. R. Hertzog, A.-M. Klein, C. Roscher, J. Schaller, G. Von Oheimb, A. Weigelt, W. Weisser, C. Wirth, J. Zhang, H. Bruelheide and N. Eisenhauer. 2019. Multiple plant diversity components drive consumer communities across ecosystems. Nature Communications 10:1460. PDF

Seibold, S., M. M. Gossner, N. K. Simons, N. Blüthgen, J. Müller, D. Ambarli, C. Ammer, J. Bauhus, M. Fischer, J. C. Habel, K. E. Linsenmair, T. Nauss, C. Penone, D. Prati, P. Schall, E.-D. Schulze, J. Vogt, S. Wöllauer and W. W. Weisser. 2019. Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers. Nature 574:671-674. DOI:10.1038/s41586-019-1684-3

Seibold, S., J. Müller, P. Baldrian, M. W. Cadotte, M. Štursová, P. H. W. Biedermann, F.-S. Krah and C. Bässler. 2019. Fungi associated with beetles dispersing from dead wood – Let's take the beetle bus! Fungal Ecology 39:100-108.

Senft, M., M. V. Clancy, W. W. Weisser, J.-P. Schnitzler and S. E. Zytynska. 2019. Additive effects of plant chemotype, mutualistic ants and predators on aphid performance and survival. Functional Ecology 33:139-151. PDF

Van Der Plas, F., E. Allan, M. Fischer, F. Alt, H. Arndt, J. Binkenstein, S. Blaser, N. Blüthgen, S. Böhm, N. Hölzel, V. H. Klaus, T. Kleinebecker, K. Morris, Y. Oelmann, D. Prati, S. C. Renner, M. C. Rillig, H. M. Schaefer, M. Schloter, B. Schmitt, I. Schöning, M. Schrumpf, E. F. Solly, E. Sorkau, J. Steckel, I. Steffan-Dewenter, B. Stempfhuber, M. Tschapka, C. N. Weiner, W. W. Weisser, M. Werner, C. Westphal, W. Wilcke and P. Manning. 2019. Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity–multifunctionality relationships. Journal of Applied Ecology 56:168-179. PDF

Vogel, A., A. Ebeling, G. Gleixner, C. Roscher, S. Scheu, M. Ciobanu, E. Koller-France, M. Lange, A. Lochner, S. T. Meyer, Y. Oelmann, W. Wilcke, B. Schmid and N. Eisenhauer. 2019. A new experimental approach to test why biodiversity effects strengthen as ecosystems age. Advances in Ecological Research 61:221-264.

Vogel, A., P. Manning, M. W. Cadotte, J. Cowles, F. Isbell, A. L. C. Jousset, K. Kimmel, S. T. Meyer, P. B. Reich, C. Roscher, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, D. Tilman, A. Weigelt, A. J. Wright, N. Eisenhauer and C. Wagg. 2019. Lost in trait space: Species-poor communities are inflexible in properties that drive ecosystem functioning. Advances in Ecological Research 61:91-131.

Vogt, J., V. H. Klaus, S. Both, C. Fürstenau, S. Gockel, M. M. Gossner, J. Heinze, A. Hemp, N. Hölzel, K. Jung, T. Kleinebecker, R. Lauterbach, K. Lorenzen, A. Ostrowski, N. Otto, D. Prati, S. Renner, U. Schumacher, S. Seibold, N. K. Simons, I. Steitz, M. Teuscher, J. Thiele, S. Weithmann, K. Wells, K. Wiesner, M. Ayasse, N. Blüthgen, M. Fischer and W. W. Weisser. 2019. Eleven years’ data of grassland management in Germany. Biodiversity Data Journal 7. PDF

Wehner, K., C. Renker, A. Brückner, N. K. Simons, W. W. Weisser and N. Blüthgen. 2019. Land-use in Europe affects land snail assemblages directly and indirectly by modulating abiotic and biotic drivers. Ecosphere 10:e02726. PDF

Wüest, R. O., N. E. Zimmermann, D. Zurell, J. M. Alexander, S. A. Fritz, C. Hof, H. Kreft, S. Normand, J. S. Cabral, E. Szekely, W. Thuiller, M. Wikelski and D. N. Karger. 2019. Macroecology in the age of Big Data – Where to go from here? Journal of Biogeography DOI:10.1111/jbi.13633. PDF

Zytynska, S. E. 2019. Spatial synchrony of population dynamics: Empirical testing of mechanisms. Journal of Animal Ecology 88:1114-1117. PDF

Zytynska, S. E., Y. Guenay, S. Sturm, M. V. Clancy, M. Senft, J.-P. Schnitzler, S. Dilip Pophaly, C. Wurmser and W. W. Weisser. 2019. Effect of plant chemical variation and mutualistic ants on the local population genetic structure of an aphid herbivore. Journal of Animal Ecology 88:1089-1099. PDF

Zytynska, S. E. and S. T. Meyer. 2019. Effects of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes on the protective microbiome of insects – a review. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 167:2-13. PDF

2018

Ammer, C. 2018. Forest ecology-Keeping an eye on the world’s green lung. Basic and Applied Ecology 32:1-2.

Andrew, C., R. Halvorsen, E. Heegaard, T. W. Kuyper, J. Heilmann-Clausen, I. Krisai-Greilhuber, C. Baessler, S. Egli, A. C. Gange, K. Hoiland, P. M. Kirk, B. Senn-Irlet, L. Boddy, U. Buentgen and H. Kauserud. 2018. Continental-scale macrofungal assemblage patterns correlate with climate, soil carbon and nitrogen deposition. Journal of Biogeography 45:1942-1953. PDF

Buchmann, T., J. Schumacher, A. Ebeling, N. Eisenhauer, M. Fischer, G. Gleixner, N. Hacker, M. Lange, Y. Oelmann, E. D. Schulze, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, W. Wilcke and C. Roscher. 2018. Connecting experimental biodiversity research to real-world grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 33:78-88.

Clancy, M. V., S. E. Zytynska, F. Moritz, M. Witting, P. Schmitt-Kopplin, W. W. Weisser and J. P. Schnitzler. 2018. Metabotype variation in a field population of tansy plants influences aphid host selection. Plant Cell and Environment 41:2791-2805. PDF

Craven, D., N. Eisenhauer, W. D. Pearse, Y. Hautier, F. Isbell, C. Roscher, M. Bahn, C. Beierkuhnlein, G. Bönisch, N. Buchmann, C. Byun, J. A. Catford, B. E. L. Cerabolini, J. H. C. Cornelissen, J. M. Craine, E. De Luca, A. Ebeling, J. N. Griffin, A. Hector, J. Hines, A. Jentsch, J. Kattge, J. Kreyling, V. Lanta, N. Lemoine, S. T. Meyer, V. Minden, V. Onipchenko, H. W. Polley, P. B. Reich, J. Van Ruijven, B. Schamp, M. D. Smith, N. A. Soudzilovskaia, D. Tilman, A. Weigelt, B. Wilsey and P. Manning. 2018. Multiple facets of biodiversity drive the diversity–stability relationship. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2:1579-1587. PDF

Cuadros-Casanova, I., C. Zamora, W. Ulrich, S. Seibold and J. C. Habel. 2018. Empty forests: safeguarding a sinking flagship in a biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation 27:2495-2506. PDF

Doerfler, I., M. M. Gossner, J. Müller, S. Seibold and W. W. Weisser. 2018. Deadwood enrichment combining integrative and segregative conservation elements enhances biodiversity of multiple taxa in managed forests. Biological Conservation 228:70-78.

Ebeling, A., J. Hines, L. R. Hertzog, M. Lange, S. T. Meyer, N. K. Simons and W. W. Weisser. 2018. Plant diversity effects on arthropods and arthropod-dependent ecosystem functions in a biodiversity experiment. Basic and Applied Ecology 26:50-63. PDF

Ebeling, A., M. Rzanny, M. Lange, N. Eisenhauer, L. R. Hertzog, S. T. Meyer and W. W. Weisser. 2018. Plant diversity induces shifts in the functional structure and diversity across trophic levels. Oikos 127:208-219. PDF

Eckelt, A., J. Müller, U. Bense, H. Brustel, H. Bußler, Y. Chittaro, L. Cizek, A. Frei, E. Holzer, M. Kadej, M. Kahlen, F. Köhler, G. Möller, H. Mühle, A. Sanchez, U. Schaffrath, J. Schmidl, A. Smolis, A. Szallies, T. Németh, C. Wurst, S. Thorn, R. H. B. Christensen and S. Seibold. 2018. “Primeval forest relict beetles” of Central Europe: a set of 168 umbrella species for the protection of primeval forest remnants. Journal of Insect Conservation 22:15-28. PDF

Fagundes, M., W. Weisser and G. Ganade. 2018. The role of nurse successional stages on species-specific facilitation in drylands: Nurse traits and facilitation skills. Ecology and Evolution 8:5173-5184. PDF

Felipe-Lucia, M. R., S. Soliveres, C. Penone, P. Manning, F. Van Der Plas, S. Boch, D. Prati, C. Ammer, P. Schall, M. M. Gossner, J. Bauhus, F. Buscot, S. Blaser, N. Blüthgen, A. De Frutos, M. Ehbrecht, K. Frank, K. Goldmann, F. Hänsel, K. Jung, T. Kahl, T. Nauss, Y. Oelmann, R. Pena, A. Polle, S. Renner, M. Schloter, I. Schöning, M. Schrumpf, E.-D. Schulze, E. Solly, E. Sorkau, B. Stempfhuber, M. Tschapka, W. W. Weisser, T. Wubet, M. Fischer and E. Allan. 2018. Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services. Nature Communications 9:4839. PDF

Fiera, C., J. C. Habel, R. Puchalka and W. Ulrich. 2018. Environmental correlates of community structure in cavernicole springtails (Collembola). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 124:765–775.

Fiera, C., J. C. Habel and W. Ulrich. 2018. Neutral colonisations drive high beta-diversity in cavernicole springtails (Collembola). PLoS ONE 13:e0189638. PDF

Fischer, C. and J. C. Habel. 2018. Behaviour and habitat selection of the Kenyan endemic Hinde´s babbler in disturbed gallery forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology 34:395-399.

Friess, N., J. Müller, P. Aramendi, C. Bässler, M. Brändle, C. Bouget, A. Brin, H. Bussler, K. B. Georgiev, R. Gil, M. M. Gossner, J. Heilmann-Clausen, G. Isacsson, A. Krištín, Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., E. Magnanou, A. Maringer, U. Mergner, M. Mikoláš, L. Opgenoorth, J. Schmidl, M. Svoboda, S. Thorn, K. Vandekerkhove, A. Vrezec, T. Wagner, M.-B. Winter, L. Zapponi, R. Brandl and S. Seibold. 2018. The species-rich arthropod communities in fungal fruitbodies are weakly structured by climate and biogeography across European beech forests. Diversity & Distribution. Accepted.

Grevé, M. E., J. Hager, W. W. Weisser, P. Schall, M. M. Gossner and H. Feldhaar. 2018. Effect of forest management on temperate ant communities. Ecosphere 9:e02303. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Husemann and W. Ulrich. 2018. Evolution of contact and alarm calls in the Kenyan endemic Hinde’s babbler (Aves: Passeriformes). BMC Evolutionary Biology 18:112. PDF

Habel, J. C. and T. Schmitt. 2018. Vanishing of the common species: Empty habitats and the role of genetic diversity. Biological Conservation 218:211-216. PDF

Habel, J. C., S. Seibold, W. Ulrich and T. Schmitt. 2018. Seasonality overrides differences in butterfly species composition between natural and anthropogenic forest habitats. Animal Conservation 21:405-413. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Teucher and D. Rödder. 2018. Mark-release-recapture meets Species Distribution Models: Identifying micro-habitats of grassland butterflies in agricultural landscapes. PlosOne 13:e0207052. PDF

Hof, C., A. Voskamp, M. F. Biber, K. Böhning-Gaese, E. K. Engelhardt, A. Niamir, S. G. Willis and T. Hickler. 2018. Bioenergy cropland expansion may offset positive effects of climate change mitigation for global vertebrate diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI:10.1073/pnas.1807745115. PDF

Khaliq, I. and C. Hof. 2018. Testing the heat dissipation limitation hypothesis: basal metabolic rates of endotherms decrease with increasing upper and lower critical temperatures. PeerJ 6:e5725. PDF

Krah, F.-S., S. Seibold, R. Brandl, P. Baldrian, J. Müller and C. Bässler. 2018. Independent effects of host and environment on the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi. Journal of Ecology 106:1428-1442. PDF

Meyer, S. T., N. Eisenhauer, M. Jochum and W. W. Weisser. 2018. Effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning in a grassland experiment (Jena) and implications for management. Fermoy, Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, 816-818.

Meyer, S. T., R. Ptacnik, H. Hillebrand, H. Bessler, N. Buchmann, A. Ebeling, N. Eisenhauer, C. Engels, M. Fischer, S. Halle, A.-M. Klein, Y. Oelmann, C. Roscher, T. Rottstock, C. Scherber, S. Scheu, B. Schmid, E.-D. Schulze, V. M. Temperton, T. Tscharntke, W. Voigt, A. Weigelt, W. Wilcke and W. W. Weisser. 2018. Biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships depend on identity and number of measured functions. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2:44-49. PDF

Mehrparvar, M., S. E. Zytynska, A. Balog and W. W. Weisser. 2018. Co-existence through mutualist-dependent reversal of competitive hierarchies. Ecology and Evolution 8:1247-1259. PDF

Müller, J., H. B. Varandi, M. R. Babaii, M. E. Farashiani, K. Sageb-Talebi, F. Lange, M. M. Gossner, A. Jarzabek-Müller, N. Roth, S. Thorn and S. Seibold. 2018. The diversity of saproxylic insects (Coleoptera, Heteroptera) on four tree species of the Hyrcanian forest in Iran. Journal of Insect Conservation 22:607-625. PDF

Nzau, J. M., R. Rogers, H. S. Shauri, M. Rieckmann and J. C. Habel. 2018. Smallholder perceptions and communication gaps shape East African riparian ecosystems. Biodiversity and Conservation 27:3745-3757. PDF

Ordynets, A., J. Heilmann-Clausen, A. Savchenko, C. Bässler, S. Volobuev, O. Akulov, M. Karadelev, H. Kotiranta, A. Saitta, E. Langer and N. Abrego. 2018. Do plant-based biogeographical regions shape aphyllophoroid fungal communities in Europe? Journal of Biogeography 45:1182-1195. PDF

Purahong, W., T. Wubet, G. Lentendu, B. Hoppe, K. Jariyavidyanont, T. Arnstadt, K. Baber, P. Otto, H. Kellner, M. Hofrichter, J. Bauhus, W. W. Weisser, D. Kruger, E. D. Schulze, T. Kahl and F. Buscot. 2018. Determinants of Deadwood-Inhabiting Fungal Communities in Temperate Forests: Molecular Evidence From a Large Scale Deadwood Decomposition Experiment. Frontiers in Microbiology DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2018.02120. PDF

Rangel López, J. Á., M. Husemann, T. Schmitt, K. Kramp and J. C. Habel. 2018. Mountain barriers and trans-Saharan connections shape the genetic structure of Pimelia darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 124:547-556.

Roscher, C., V. M. Temperton, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, M. Schmitz, J. Schumacher, B. Schmid, N. Buchmann, W. W. Weisser and E. D. Schulze. 2018. Overyielding in experimental grassland communities - irrespective of species pool or spatial scale (vol 8, pg 419, 2005). Ecology Letters 21:943-943.

Schall, P., M. M. Gossner, S. Heinrichs, M. Fischer, S. Boch, D. Prati, K. Jung, V. Baumgartner, S. Blaser, S. Bohm, F. Buscot, R. Daniel, K. Goldmann, K. Kaiser, T. Kahl, M. Lange, J. Muller, J. Overmann, S. C. Renner, E. D. Schulze, J. Sikorski, M. Tschapka, M. Turke, W. W. Weisser, B. Wemheuer, T. Wubet and C. Ammer. 2018. The impact of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:267-278. PDF

Schneider, F. D., M. Jochum, G. Le Provost, A. Ostrowski, C. Penone, D. Fichtmüller, A. Güntsch, M. M. Gossner, B. König-Ries, P. Manning and N. K. Simons. 2018. Towards an Ecological Trait-data Standard. bioRxiv DOI:10.1101/328302. PDF

Seibold, S., M. W. Cadotte, J. S. Macivor, S. Thorn and J. Müller. 2018. The necessity of multi-trophic approaches in community ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. DOI:10.1016/j.tree2018.1007.1001.

Seibold, S., J. Hagge, J. Müller, A. Gruppe, R. Brandl, C. Bässler and S. Thorn. 2018. Experiments with dead wood reveal the importance of dead branches in the canopy for saproxylic beetle conservation. Forest Ecology and Management 409:564-570. PDF

Seibold, S. and S. Thorn. 2018. The Importance of Dead-Wood Amount for Saproxylic Insects and How It Interacts with Dead-Wood Diversity and Other Habitat Factors. in: Saproxylic Insects: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation. M. D. Ulyshen. Cham, Springer International Publishing. 607-637.

Senft, M., M. V. Clancy, W. W. Weisser, J.-P. Schnitzler and S. E. Zytynska. 2018. Additive effects of plant chemotype, mutualistic ants and predators on aphid performance and survival. Functional Ecology Accepted. PDF

Settele, J., K. L. Heong, I. Kuhn, S. Klotz, J. H. Spangenberg, G. Arida, A. Beaurepaire, S. Beck, E. Bergmeier, B. Burkhard, R. Brandl, J. V. Bustamante, A. Butler, J. Cabbigat, X. C. Le, J. L. A. Catindig, V. C. Ho, Q. C. Le, K. B. Dang, M. Escalada, C. Dominik, M. Franzen, O. Fried, C. Gorg, V. Grescho, S. Grossmann, G. M. Gurr, B. A. R. Hadi, H. H. Le, A. Harpke, A. L. Hass, N. Hirneisen, F. G. Horgan, S. Hotes, Y. Isoda, R. Jahn, H. Kettle, A. Klotzbucher, T. Klotzbucher, F. Langerwisch, W. H. Loke, Y. P. Lin, Z. X. Lu, K. Y. Lum, D. B. Magcale-Macandog, G. Marion, L. Marquez, F. Muller, M. Nguyen, Q. A. Nguyen, V. S. Nguyen, J. Ott, L. Penev, H. T. Pham, N. Radermacher, B. Rodriguez-Labajos, C. Sann, C. Sattler, M. Schadler, S. Scheu, A. Schmidt, J. Schrader, O. Schweiger, R. Seppelt, K. Soitong, P. Stoev, S. Stoll-Kleemann, V. Tekken, K. Thonicke, B. Tilliger, K. Tobias, Y. A. Trisyono, T. T. Dao, T. Tscharntke, Q. T. Le, M. Turke, T. Vaclavik, D. Vetterlein, S. Villareal, K. C. Vu, Q. Vu, W. W. Weissr, C. Westphal, Z. R. Zhu and M. Wiemers. 2018. Rice ecosystem services in South-east Asia. Paddy and Water Environment 16:211-224. PDF

Tena, A., M. Senft, N. Desneux, J. Dregni and G. E. Heimpel. 2018. The influence of aphid-produced honeydew on parasitoid fitness and nutritional state: A comparative study. Basic and Applied Ecology 29:55-68. PDF

Thorn, S., B. Forster, C. Heibl, J. Müller and C. Bässler. 2018. Influence of macroclimate and local conservation measures on taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversities of saproxylic beetles and wood-inhabiting fungi. Biodiversity and Conservation 27:3119-3135. PDF

Türke, M., A. Schmidt, M. Schadler, S. Hotes and W. W. Weisser. 2018. Are invasive apple snails important neglected decomposers of rice straw in paddy fields? Biological Agriculture & Horticulture 34:245-257.

Zytynska, S. E., I. Doerfler, M. M. Gossner, S. Sturm, W. W. Weisser and J. Müller. 2018. Minimal effects on genetic structuring of a fungus-dwelling saproxylic beetle after recolonisation of a restored forest. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:2933-2943. PDF

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2017

Apfelbeck, B., H. Flinks and W. Goymann. 2017. Territorial aggression does not feed back on testosterone in a multiple-brooded songbird species with breeding and non-breeding season territoriality, the European stonechat. Hormones and Behavior 87:89-95. PDF

Apfelbeck, B., B. Helm, J. C. Illera, K. G. Mortega, P. Smiddy and N. P. Evans. 2017. Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17:114. PDF

Apfelbeck, B., K. G. Mortega, H. Flinks, J. C. Illera and B. Helm. 2017. Testosterone, territorial response, and song in seasonally breeding tropical and temperate stonechats. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17:101. PDF Link to BMC

Egorov, E., M. M. Gossner, S. T. Meyer, W. W. Weisser and M. Brändle. 2017. Does plant phylogenetic diversity increase invertebrate herbivory in managed grasslands? Basic and Applied Ecology 20:40-50.

Engel, J., L. Hertzog, J. Tiede, C. Wagg, A. Ebeling, H. Briesen and W. W. Weisser. 2017. Pitfall trap sampling bias depends on body mass, temperature, and trap number: insights from an individual-based model. Ecosphere 8:e01790. PDF

Fiera, C., J. C. Habel, M. Kunz and W. Ulrich. 2017. Large-scale phylogenetic structure of European springtails (Collembola) depends on species range size and postglacial colonization history. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 120:664-674. PDF

Giraldo-Deck, L. M., J. C. Habel, H. Meimberg and Á. Garitano-Zavala. 2017. Genetic evidence for promiscuity in the Ornate Tinamou Nothoprocta ornata (Aves: Tinamiformes). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 120:604-611. PDF

Habel, J. C., I. C. C. Casanova, C. Zamora, M. Teucher, B. Hornetz, H. Shauri, R. K. Mulwa and L. Lens. 2017. East African coastal forest under pressure. Biodiversity and Conservation 26:2751-2758. PDF

Habel, J. C., L. Lens, H. Eggermont, M. Githiru, R. K. Mulwa, H. S. Shauri, T. M. Lewinsohn, W. W. Weisser and T. Schmitt. 2017. More topics from the tropics: additional thoughts to Mammides et al. Biodiversity and Conservation 26:237-241. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Teucher, W. Ulrich and T. Schmitt. 2017. Documenting the chronology of ecosystem health erosion along East African rivers. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 4:34-43. PDF

Habel, J. C., R. Vila, R. Voda, M. Husemann, T. Schmitt and L. Dapporto. 2017. Differentiation in the marbled white butterfly species complex driven by multiple evolutionary forces. Journal of Biogeography 44:433-445. PDF

Hellmann, C., A. Große-Stoltenberg, J. Thiele, J. Oldeland and C. Werner. 2017. Heterogeneous environments shape invader impacts: integrating environmental, structural and functional effects by isoscapes and remote sensing. Scientific Reports 7:4118. DOI:4110.1038/s41598-41017-04480-41594. PDF

Hertzog, L. R., A. Ebeling, W. W. Weisser and S. T. Meyer. 2017. Plant diversity increases predation by ground-dwelling invertebrate predators. Ecosphere 8:e01990. PDF

Husemann, M., R. Rogers, S. Meyer and J. C. Habel. 2017. “Publicationism” and scientists’ satisfaction depend on gender, career stage and the wider academic system. Palgrave Communications 3:17032. PDF

Kirchenbaur, T., T. Fartmann, C. Bässler, F. Löffler, J. Müller, C. Strätz and S. Seibold. 2017. Small-scale positive response of terrestrial gastropods to dead-wood addition is mediated by canopy openness. Forest Ecology and Management 396:85-90. PDF

Lehmann, J. R. K., T. Prinz, S. R. Ziller, J. Thiele, G. Heringer, J. A. A. Meira-Neto and T. K. Buttschardt. 2017. Open-Source Processing and Analysis of Aerial Imagery Acquired with a Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial System to Support Invasive Plant Management. Frontiers in Environmental Science 5:44. DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2017.00044. PDF

Leidinger, J., M. M. Gossner, W. W. Weisser, C. Koch, Z. L. R. Cayllahua, L. R. Podgaiski, M. M. Duarte, A. S. F. d. Araújo, J. Hermann, J. Kollman and S. T. Meyer. 2017. Historic and recent land use affects ecosystem functions in subtropical grasslands in southern Brazil. Ecosphere 8:e02032. PDF

Meyer, S. T., L. Scheithe, L. Hertzog, A. Ebeling, C. Wagg, C. Roscher and W. W. Weisser. 2017. Consistent increase in herbivory along two experimental plant diversity gradients over multiple years. Ecosphere 8:e01876. PDF

Müller, J., R. Brandl, M. Brändle, B. Förster, B. C. De Araujo, M. M. Gossner, A. Ladas, M. Wagner, M. Maraun, P. Schall, S. Schmidt, M. Heurich, S. Thorn and S. Seibold. 2017. LiDAR-derived canopy structure supports the more-individuals hypothesis for arthropod diversity in temperate forests. Oikos DOI:10.1111/oik.04972. PDF

Panteleit, J., F. G. Horgan, M. Türke, A. Schmidt, M. Schädler, M. Bacht, R. Brandl and S. Hotes. 2017. Effects of detritivorous invertebrates on the decomposition of rice straw: evidence from a microcosm experiment. Paddy and Water Environment DOI:10.1007/s10333-017-0625-8. PDF

Pranchai, A., M. Jenke, J. Vogt, U. Grueters, L. Yue, U. Mehlig, M. M. d. Menezes, S. Wagner and U. Berger. 2017. Density-dependent shift from facilitation to competition in a dwarf Avicennia germinans forest. Wetlands Ecology and Management DOI:10.1007/s11273-11017-19561-z. PDF

Rall, E., C. Bieling, S. Zytynska and D. Haase. 2017. Exploring city-wide patterns of cultural ecosystem service perceptions and use. Ecological Indicators 77:80-95. PDF

Rogers, R., C. Wallner, B. Goodwin, W. Heitland, W. W. Weisser and H.-B. Brosius. 2017. When do people take action? The importance of people’s observation that nature is changing for pro-environmental behavior within the field of impersonal, environmental risk. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 14:1-18. PDF

Rogers, R. M., C. Wallner, B. Goodwin, W. Heitland, W. W. Weisser and H.-B. Brosius. 2017. Analyzing the Existence and Relation of Optimistic Bias and First-Person Perception for an Impersonal Environmental Change. International Journal of Communication 11:1466–1485. PDF

Seibold, S., C. Bässler, R. Brandl, L. Fahrig, B. Förster, M. Heurich, T. Hothorn, F. Scheipl, S. Thorn and J. Müller. 2017. An experimental test of the habitat-amount hypothesis for saproxylic beetles in a forested region. Ecology 98:1613-1622. PDF

Senft, M., W. W. Weisser and S. E. Zytynska. 2017. Habitat variation, mutualism and predation shape the spatio-temporal dynamics of tansy aphids. Ecological Entomology 42:389-401. PDF

Simons, N. K. and W. W. Weisser. 2017. Agricultural intensification without biodiversity loss is possible in grassland landscapes. Nature Ecology & Evolution. DOI:10.1038/s41559-017-0227-2. In der Presse. PDF

Simons, N. K., T. Lewinsohn, N. Blüthgen, F. Buscot, S. Boch, R. Daniel, M. M. Gossner, K. Jung, K. Kaiser, J. Müller, D. Prati, S. C. Renner, S. A. Socher, I. Sonnemann, C. N. Weiner, M. Werner, T. Wubet, S. Wurst and W. W. Weisser. 2017. Contrasting effects of grassland management modes on species-abundance distributions of multiple groups. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 237:143-153. PDF

Singh, A., W. W. Weisser, R. Hanna, R. Houmgny and S. E. Zytynska. 2017. Reduce pests, enhance production: Benefits of intercropping at high densities for okra farmers in Cameroon. Pest Management Science. DOI:10.1002/ps.4636. PDF

Thiele, J., S. Buchholz and J. Schirmel. 2017. Using resistance distance from circuit theory to model dispersal through habitat corridors. Journal of Plant Ecology DOI:10.1093/jpe/rtx004. PDF

Thorn, S., C. Bässler, R. Brandl, P. J. Burton, R. Cahall, J. L. Campbell, J. Castro, C.-Y. Choi, T. Cobb, D. C. Donato, E. Durska, J. B. Fontaine, S. Gauthier, C. Hebert, T. Hothorn, R. L. Hutto, E.-J. Lee, A. B. Leverkus, D. B. Lindenmayer, M. K. Obrist, J. Rost, S. Seibold, R. Seidl, D. Thom, K. Waldron, B. Wermelinger, M.-B. Winter, M. Zmihorski and J. Müller. 2017. Impacts of salvage logging on biodiversity: a meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.12945. PDF

Ulrich, W., C. Banks-Leite, G. De Coster, J. C. Habel, H. Matheve, W. Newmark, T. Joseph and L. Lens. 2017. Environmentally and behaviourally mediated co-occurrence of functional traits in bird communities of tropical forest fragments. Oikos 127:274-284. PDF

Ulyshen, M. D., R. Shefferson, S. Horn, M. K. Taylor, B. Bush, C. Brownie, S. Seibold and M. S. Strickland. 2017. Below- and above-ground effects of deadwood and termites in plantation forests. Ecosphere 8:e01910. PDF

Weisser, W. W., C. Roscher, S. Meyer, A. Ebeling, G. Luo, E. Allan, H. Beßler, R. Barnard, N. Buchmann, F. Buscot, C. Engels, C. Fischer, M. Fischer, A. Gessler, G. Gleixner, S. Halle, A. Hildebrandt, H. Hillebrand, H. d. Kroon, M. Lange, S. Leimer, X. L. Roux, A. Milcu, L. Mommer, P. Niklaus, Y. Oelmann, R. Proulx, J. Roy, C. Scherber, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, S. Scheu, T. Tscharntke, M. Wachendorf, C. Wagg, A. Weigelt, W. Wilcke, C. Wirth, E.-D. Schulze, B. Schmid and N. Eisenhauer. 2017. Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: patterns, mechanisms, and open questions. Basic and Applied Ecology 23:1-73. PDF

Winter, M.-B., C. Bässler, M. Bernhardt-Römermann, F.-S. Krah, H. Schaefer, S. Seibold and J. Müller. 2017. On the structural and species diversity effects of bark beetle disturbance in forests during initial and advanced early-seral stages at different scales. European Journal of Forest Research 136:357-373. PDF

2016

Apfelbeck, B., H. Flinks and W. Goymann. 2016. Variation in circulating testosterone during mating predicts reproductive success in a wild songbird. Frontiers Ecology And Evolution 4:107. PDF

Baber, K., P. Otto, T. Kahl, M. M. Gossner, C. Wirth, A. Gminder and C. Bässler. 2016. Disentangling the effects of forest-stand type and dead-wood origin of the early successional stage on the diversity of wood-inhabiting fungi. Forest Ecology and Management 377:161-169. PDF

Bálint, J., S. Zytynska, R. Salamon, M. Mehrparvar, W. Weisser, O. Schmitz, K. Benedek and A. Balog. 2016. Intraspecific differences in plant chemotype determine the structure of arthropod food webs. Oecologia 180:797-807. PDF

Blüthgen, N., N. K. Simons, K. Jung, D. Prati, S. C. Renner, S. Boch, M. Fischer, N. Hölzel, V. H. Klaus, T. Kleinebecker, M. Tschapka, W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2016. Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity. Nature Communications 7:10697 DOI:10.1038/ncomms10697. PDF

Chisté, M. N., K. Mody, M. M. Gossner, N. K. Simons, G. Köhler, W. W. Weisser and N. Blüthgen. 2016. Losers, winners, and opportunists: How grassland land-use intensity affects orthopteran communities. Ecosphere 7:e01545. PDF

Clancy, M. V., S. E. Zytynska, M. Senft, W. W. Weisser and J.-P. Schnitzler. 2016. Chemotypic variation in terpenes emitted from storage pools influences early aphid colonisation on tansy. Scientific Reports 6:38087. PDF

Craven, D., F. Isbell, P. Manning, J. Connolly, H. Bruelheide, A. Ebeling, C. Roscher, J. Van Ruijven, A. Weigelt, B. Wilsey, C. Beierkuhnlein, E. De Luca, J. N. Griffin, Y. Hautier, A. Hector, A. Jentsch, J. Kreyling, V. Lanta, M. Loreau, S. T. Meyer, A. S. Mori, S. Naeem, C. Palmborg, H. W. Polley, P. B. Reich, B. Schmid, A. Siebenkäs, E. Seabloom, M. P. Thakur, D. Tilman, A. Vogel and N. Eisenhauer. 2016. Plant diversity effects on grassland productivity are robust to both nutrient enrichment and drought. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 371:20150277. PDF

Deck, L. M. G., J. C. Habel, M. Curto, M. Husemann, S. Sturm, Á. Garitano-Zavala and H. Meimberg. 2016. New microsatellite markers for two sympatric tinamou species, the Ornate Tinamou (Nothoprocta ornata) and Darwin's Nothura (Nothura darwinii). Avian Biology Research 9:139-146. PDF

Drees, C., M. Husemann, K. Homburg, P. Brandt, P. Dieker, J. C. Habel, H. Von Wehrden, P. Zumstein and T. Assmann. 2016. Molecular analyses and species distribution models indicate cryptic northern mountain refugia for a forest dwelling ground beetle. Journal of Biogeography 43:2223-2236. PDF

Fischer, F. M., A. J. Wright, N. Eisenhauer, A. Ebeling, C. Roscher, C. Wagg, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser and V. D. Pillar. 2016. Plant species richness and functional traits affect community stability after a flood event. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 371:20150276. PDF

Gossner, M. M., J.-F. Struwe, S. Sturm, S. Max, M. Mccutcheon, W. W. Weisser and S. E. Zytynska. 2016. Searching for the Optimal Sampling Solution: Variation in Invertebrate Communities, Sample Condition and DNA Quality. PLoS ONE 11:e0148247. PDF

Gossner, M. M., B. Wende, S. Levick, P. Schall, A. Floren, K. E. Linsenmair, I. Steffan-Dewenter, E.-D. Schulze and W. W. Weisser. 2016. Deadwood enrichment in European forests – Which tree species should be used to promote saproxylic beetle diversity? Biological Conservation 201:92-102. PDF

Habel, J. C., B. Augenstein, T. Schmitt and W. Ulrich. 2016. Managing towards extinction: Diverging developments of plant and ground beetle assemblages following restoration of calcareous grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology 17:668-677. PDF

Habel, J. C., J. Hillen, T. Schmitt and C. Fischer. 2016. Restricted movements and high site fidelity in three East African cloud-forest birds. Journal of Tropical Ecology 32:83-87. PDF

Habel, J. C., A. Segerer, W. Ulrich, O. Torchyk, W. W. Weisser and T. Schmitt. 2016. Butterfly community shifts over 2 centuries. Conservation Biology 30:754-762. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Teucher, R. K. Mulwa, W. Haber, H. Eggermont and L. Lens. 2016. Nature conservation at the edge. Biodiversity and Conservation 25:791-799. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Teucher, D. Rödder, M.-T. Bleicher, C. Dieckow, A. Wiese and C. Fischer. 2016. Kenyan endemic bird species at home in novel ecosystem. Ecology and Evolution 6:2494-2505. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Teucher, W. Ulrich, M. Bauer and D. Rödder. 2016. Drones for butterfly conservation: larval habitat assessment with an unmanned aerial vehicle. Landscape Ecology 31:2385. PDF

Heikkala, O., S. Seibold, M. Koivula, P. Martikainen, J. Müller, S. Thorn and J. Kouki. 2016. Retention forestry and prescribed burning result in functionally different saproxylic beetle assemblages than clear-cutting. Forest Ecology and Management 359:51-58. PDF

Hertzog, L. R., A. Ebeling, S. T. Meyer, N. Eisenhauer, C. Fischer, A. Hildebrandt, C. Wagg and W. W. Weisser. 2016. High Survival of Lasius niger during Summer Flooding in a European Grassland. PLoS ONE 11:e0152777. PDF

Hertzog, L. R., S. T. Meyer, W. W. Weisser and A. Ebeling. 2016. Experimental Manipulation of Grassland Plant Diversity Induces Complex Shifts in Aboveground Arthropod Diversity. PLoS ONE 11:e0148768. PDF

Husemann, M., S. Sturm, M. Curto, H. Meimberg and J. C. Habel. 2016. Four new mitochondrial genomes of the genus zosterops (aves: passeriformes: zosteropidae) from East Africa with a phylogenetic evaluation of the group. Mitochondrial DNA Part B 1:544-548. PDF

Husemann, M., F. E. Zachos, R. J. Paxton and J. C. Habel. 2016. Effective population size in ecology and evolution. Heredity 117:191-192. PDF

Karger, D. N., A. F. Cord, M. Kessler, H. Kreft, I. Kühn, S. Pompe, B. Sandel, J. Sarmento Cabral, A. B. Smith, J.-C. Svenning, H. Tuomisto, P. Weigelt and K. Wesche. 2016. Delineating probabilistic species pools in ecology and biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography DOI:10.1111/geb.12422. PDF

Koban, M. B., M. M. Gossner, J. Müller, J. L. M. Steidle, C. Bässler, T. Hothorn, S. B. Unsicker and S. Seibold. 2016. Short-distance attraction of saproxylic Heteroptera to olfactory cues. Insect Conservation and Diversity DOI:10.1111/icad.12161. PDF

Koch, C., T. Conradi, M. M. Gossner, J. M. Hermann, J. Leidinger, S. T. Meyer, G. E. Overbeck, W. W. Weisser and J. Kollmann. 2016. Management intensity and temporary conversion to other land-use types affect plant diversity and species composition of subtropical grasslands in southern Brazil. Applied Vegetation Science 19:589-599.

Lefcheck, J. S., S. J. Brandl, P. L. Reynolds, A. R. Smyth and S. T. Meyer. 2016. Extending Rapid Ecosystem Fuction Assessments to Marine Ecosystems: A Reply to Meyer. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 331:251-253. PDF

Lutz, M. 2016. Voice for Biodiv – Jugendliche vermitteln Jugendlichen Biodiversität in: Korn, H. and K. Bockmühl (Hrsg.). Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt XV - Interdisziplinärer Forschungsaustausch im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. BfN-Skripte 436:57-60. PDF

Marinho, F. P., G. G. Mazzochini, A. P. Manhães, W. W. Weisser and G. Ganade. 2016. Effects of past and present land use on vegetation cover and regeneration in a tropical dryland forest. Journal of Arid Environments 132:26-33.

Meimberg, H., C. Schachtler, M. Curto, M. Husemann and J. C. Habel. 2016. A new amplicon based approach of whole mitogenome sequencing for phylogenetic and phylogeographic analysis: An example of East African white-eyes (Aves, Zosteropidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 102:74-85. PDF

Meyer, S. T., A. Ebeling, N. Eisenhauer, L. Hertzog, H. Hillebrand, A. Milcu, S. Pompe, M. Abbas, H. Bessler, N. Buchmann, E. De Luca, C. Engels, M. Fischer, G. Gleixner, A. Hudewenz, A.-M. Klein, H. De Kroon, S. Leimer, H. Loranger, L. Mommer, Y. Oelmann, J. M. Ravenek, C. Roscher, T. Rottstock, C. Scherber, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, S. Scheu, B. Schmid, E.-D. Schulze, A. Staudler, T. Strecker, V. Temperton, T. Tscharntke, A. Vogel, W. Voigt, A. Weigelt, W. Wilcke and W. W. Weisser. 2016. Effects of biodiversity strengthen over time as ecosystem functioning declines at low and increases at high biodiversity. Ecosphere 7:e01619. PDF

Milcu, A., W. Eugster, D. Bachmann, M. Guderle, C. Roscher, A. Gockele, D. Landais, O. Ravel, A. Gessler, M. Lange, A. Ebeling, W. W. Weisser, J. Roy, A. Hildebrandt and N. Buchmann. 2016. Plant functional diversity increases grassland productivity-related water vapor fluxes: an Ecotron and modeling approach. Ecology. accepted PDF

Müller, J. and W. W. Weisser. 2016. Forest conservation is not possible without National Parks, a reply to Schulze & Ammer (in German: Waldnaturschutz ist ohne Schutzgebiete nicht möglich). Biologie in unserer Zeit.

Petermann, J. S., A. Rohland, N. Sichardt, P. Lade, B. Guidetti, W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2016. Forest Management Intensity Affects Aquatic Communities in Artificial Tree Holes. PLoS ONE 11:e0155549. PDF

Rusch, A., R. Chaplin-Kramer, M. M. Gardiner, V. Hawro, J. Holland, D. Landis, C. Thies, T. Tscharntke, W. W. Weisser and C. Winqvist. 2016. Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: A quantitative synthesis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 221:198-204. PDF

Schaller, J., C. Roscher, H. Hillebrand, A. Weigelt, Y. Oelmann, W. Wilcke, A. Ebeling and W. W. Weisser. 2016. Plant diversity and functional groups affect Si and Ca pools in aboveground biomass of grassland systems. Oecologia 1-10. PDF

Schmitt, T., D. Louy, E. Zimmermann and J. C. Habel. 2016. Species radiation in the Alps: multiple range shifts caused diversification in Ringlet butterflies in the European high mountains. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 16:791. PDF

Schroeder-Georgi, T., C. Wirth, K. Nadrowski, S. T. Meyer, L. Mommer and A. Weigelt. 2016. From pots to plots: Hierarchical trait-based prediction of plant performance in a mesic grassland. Journal of Ecology 104:206-218. PDF

Seibold, S., C. Bässler, P. Baldrian, L. Reinhard, S. Thorn, M. D. Ulyshen, I. Weiß and J. Müller. 2016. Dead-wood addition promotes non-saproxylic epigeal arthropods but effects are mediated by canopy openness. Biological Conservation. accepted PDF

Seibold, S., C. Bässler, R. Brandl, B. Büche, A. Szallies, S. Thorn, M. D. Ulyshen and J. Müller. 2016. Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood. Journal of Applied Ecology DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.12607. PDF

Simons, N. K., W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2016. Multi-taxa approach shows consistent shifts in arthropod functional traits along grassland land-use intensity gradient. Ecology 97:754-764. PDF

Singh, A., S. E. Zytynska, R. Hanna and W. W. Weisser. 2016. Ant attendance of the cotton aphid is beneficial for okra plants: deciphering multitrophic interactions. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 18:270-279. PDF

Soliveres, S., P. Manning, D. Prati, M. M. Gossner, F. Alt, H. Arndt, V. Baumgartner, J. Binkenstein, K. Birkhofer, S. Blaser, N. Blüthgen, S. Boch, S. Böhm, C. Börschig, F. Buscot, T. Diekötter, J. Heinze, N. Hölzel, K. Jung, V. H. Klaus, A.-M. Klein, T. Kleinebecker, S. Klemmer, J. Krauss, M. Lange, E. K. Morris, J. Müller, Y. Oelmann, J. Overmann, E. Pašalic, S. C. Renner, M. C. Rillig, H. M. Schaefer, M. Schloter, B. Schmitt, I. Schöning, M. Schrumpf, J. Sikorski, S. A. Socher, E. F. Solly, I. Sonnemann, E. Sorkau, J. Steckel, I. Steffan-Dewenter, B. Stempfhuber, M. Tschapka, M. Türke, P. Venter, C. N. Weiner, W. W. Weisser, M. Werner, C. Westphal, W. Wilcke, V. Wolters, T. Wubet, S. Wurst, M. Fischer and E. Allan. 2016. Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 371:20150269. PDF

Stoklosa, A. M., M. D. Ulyshen, Z. Fan, M. Varner, S. Seibold and J. Müller. 2016. Effects of mesh bag enclosure and termites on fine woody debris decomposition in a subtropical forest. Basic and Applied Ecology DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2016.03.001. PDF

Teixeira, L. H., W. Weisser and G. Ganade. 2016. Facilitation and sand burial affect plant survival during restoration of a tropical coastal sand dune degraded by tourist cars. Restoration Ecology 24:390–397. PDF

Thorn, S., C. Bässler, H. Bußler, D. B. Lindenmayer, S. Schmidt, S. Seibold, B. Wende and J. Müller. 2016. Bark-scratching of storm-felled trees preserves biodiversity at lower economic costs compared to debarking. Forest Ecology and Management 364:10-16. PDF

Thorn, S., C. Bässler, M. Bernhardt-Römermann, M. Cadotte, C. Heibl, H. Schäfer, S. Seibold and J. Müller. 2016. Changes in the dominant assembly mechanism drive species loss caused by declining resources. Ecology Letters 19:163-170. PDF

Thorn, S., H. Bußler, M.-A. Fritze, P. Goeder, J. Müller, I. Weiß and S. Seibold. 2016. Canopy closure determines arthropod assemblages in microhabitats created by windstorms and salvage logging. Forest Ecology and Management 381:188-195. PDF

Thorn, S., S. A. B. Werner, J. Wohlfahrt, C. Bässler, S. Seibold, P. Quillfeldt and J. Müller. 2016. Response of bird assemblages to windstorm and salvage logging — Insights from analyses of functional guild and indicator species. Ecological Indicators 65:142-148. PDF

Ulrich, W., L. Lens, J. A. Tobias and J. C. Habel. 2016. Contrasting Patterns of Species Richness and Functional Diversity in Bird Communities of East African Cloud Forest Fragments. PlosOne 11:e0163338. PDF

Ulyshen, M. D., J. Müller and S. Seibold. 2016. Bark coverage and insects influence wood decomposition: Direct and indirect effects. Applied Soil Ecology 105:25-30. PDF

Vosteen, I., W. W. Weisser and G. Kunert. 2016. Is there any evidence that aphid alarm pheromones work as prey and host finding kairomones for natural enemies? Ecological Entomology 41:1-12. PDF

Zytynska, S. E., V. Jourdie, S. Naseeb, D. Delneri and R. F. Preziosi. 2016. Induced expression of defence-related genes in barley is specific to aphid genotype. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117:672-685. PDF

Zytynska, S. E., S. T. Meyer, S. Sturm, W. Ullmann, M. Mehrparvar and W. W. Weisser. 2016. Secondary bacterial symbiont community in aphids responds to plant diversity. Oecologia 180:735-747. PDF

Zytynska, S. E. and W. W. Weisser. 2016. The effect of plant within-species variation on aphid ecology. Book chapter in Biology and ecology of aphids 152-170. Ed: Andreas Vilcinskas, Germany.

Zytynska, S. E. and W. W. Weisser. 2016. The natural occurrence of secondary bacterial symbionts in aphids. Ecological Entomology. Invited review. 41:13-26. PDF

2015

Allan, E., P. Manning, F. Alt, J. Binkenstein, S. Blaser, N. Bluethgen, S. Boehm, F. Grassein, N. Hoelzel, V. H. Klaus, T. Kleinebecker, E. K. Morris, Y. Oelmann, D. Prati, S. C. Renner, M. C. Rillig, M. Schaefer, M. Schloter, B. Schmitt, I. Schoening, M. Schrumpf, E. Solly, E. Sorkau, J. Steckel, I. Steffen-Dewenter, B. Stempfhuber, M. Tschapka, C. N. Weiner, W. W. Weisser, M. Werner, C. Westphal, W. Wilcke and M. Fischer. 2015. Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition. Ecology Letters 18:834-843. PDF

Bernhardt-Römermann, M., L. Baeten, D. Craven, P. De Frenne, R. Hédl, J. Lenoir, D. Bert, J. Brunet, M. Chudomelová, G. Decocq, H. Dierschke, T. Dirnböck, I. Dörfler, T. Heinken, M. Hermy, P. Hommel, B. Jaroszewicz, A. Keczynski, D. L. Kelly, K. J. Kirby, M. Kopecký, M. Macek, F. Máliš, M. Mirtl, F. J. G. Mitchell, T. Naaf, M. Newman, G. Peterken, P. Petrík, W. Schmidt, T. Standovár, Z. Tóth, H. V. Calster, G. Verstraeten, J. Vladovic, O. Vild, M. Wulf and K. Verheyen. 2015. Drivers of temporal changes in temperate forest plant diversity vary across spatial scales. Global Change Biology 21:3726-3737. PDF

Birkhofer, K., H. G. Smith, W. W. Weisser, V. Wolters and M. M. Gossner. 2015. Land-use effects on the functional distinctness of arthropod communities. Ecography 38:889-900. PDF

Gagic, V., I. Bartomeus, T. Jonsson, A. Taylor, C. Winqvist, C. Fischer, E. M. Slade, I. Steffan-Dewenter, M. Emmerson, S. G. Potts, T. Tscharntke, W. Weisser and R. Bommarco. 2015. Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 282.

Gamez-Virues, S., D. J. Perovic, M. M. Gossner, C. Borschig, N. Bluthgen, H. De Jong, N. K. Simons, A.-M. Klein, J. Krauss, G. Maier, C. Scherber, J. Steckel, C. Rothenwohrer, I. Steffan-Dewenter, C. N. Weiner, W. W. Weisser, M. Werner, T. Tscharntke and C. Westphal. 2015. Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization. Nature Communications 6:8568-8568. PDF

Gossner, M. M., M. Brändle, R. Brandl, J. Bail, J. Müller and L. Opgenoorth. 2015. Where is the extended phenotype in the wild? The community composition of arthropods on mature oak trees does not depend on the oak genotype. PLoS ONE 10:e0115733. PDF

Gossner, M. M., P. Lade, A. Rohland, N. Sichardt, T. Kahl, J. Bauhus, W. W. Weisser and J. S. Petermann. 2015. Effects of management on aquatic tree-hole communities in temperate forests are mediated by detritus amount and water chemistry. Journal of Animal Ecology DOI:10.1111/1365-2656.12437. PDF

Gossner, M. M., N. K. Simons, R. Achtziger, T. Blick, W. H. O. Dorow, F. Dziock, F. Köhler, W. Rabitsch and W. W. Weisser. 2015. A summary of eight traits of Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera and Araneae, occurring in grasslands in Germany. Scientific Data 2:150013-150013. PDF

Gossner, M. M., N. K. Simons, L. Höck and W. W. Weisser. 2015. Morphometric measures of Heteroptera sampled in grasslands across three regions of Germany. Ecology 96:1154-1154. PDF

Habel, J. C., L. Borghesio, W. D. Newmark, J. J. Day, L. Lens, M. Husemann and W. Ulrich. 2015. Evolution along the Great Rift Valley: phenotypic and genetic differentiation of East African white-eyes (Aves, Zosteropidae). Ecology and Evolution 5:4849-4862. PDF

Habel, J. C., J. Braun, C. Fischer, W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2015. Population restoration of the nocturnal bird Athene noctua in Western Europe: an example of evidence based species conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 24:1743-1753. PDF

Habel, J. C., S. V. Brückmann, J. Krauss, J. Schwarzer, A. Weig, M. Husemann and I. Steffan-Dewenter. 2015. Fragmentation genetics of the grassland butterfly Polyommatus coridon: Stable genetic diversity or extinction debt? Conservation Genetics 16:549-558. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Husemann and W. Ulrich. 2015. Patterns of contact call differentiation in the panmictic East African Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus (Aves: Passeriformes). Ecology and Evolution 5:5974-5982. PDF

Habel, J., M. Teucher, B. Hornetz, R. Jaetzold, J. Kimatu, S. Kasili, Z. Mairura, R. Mulwa, H. Eggermont, W. Weisser and L. Lens. 2015. Real-world complexity of food security and biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 24:1531-1539. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Teucher, S. Pschonny, S. Rost and C. Fischer. 2015. Beyond prime areas of nature protection in East Africa: conservation ecology of a narrowly distributed Kenyan endemic bird species. Biodiversity and Conservation 1-12. PDF

Habel, J. C., F. E. Zachos, L. Dapporto, D. Rödder, U. Radespiel, A. Tellier and T. Schmitt. 2015. Population genetics revisited – towards a multidisciplinary research field. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. PDF

Hawro, V., P. Ceryngier, T. Tscharntke, C. Thies, V. Gagic, J. Bengtsson, R. Bommarco, C. Winqvist, W. W. Weisser, L. W. Clement, G. Japoshvili and W. Ulrich. 2015. Landscape complexity is not a major trigger of species richness and food web structure of European cereal aphid parasitoids. Biocontrol 60:451-461. PDF

Husemann, M., L. Cousseau, L. Borghesio, L. Lens and J. C. Habel. 2015. Effects of population size and isolation on the genetic structure of the East African mountain white-eye Zosterops poliogaster (Aves). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114:828-836. PDF

Husemann, M., J. C. Habel, S. Namkung, A. Hochkirch, D. Otte and P. D. Danlex. 2015. Molecular Evidence for an Old World Origin of Galapagos and Caribbean Band-Winged Grasshoppers (Acrididae: Oedipodinae: Sphingonotus). PlosOne DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0118208. PDF

Isbell, F., D. Craven, J. Connolly, M. Loreau, B. Schmid, C. Beierkuhnlein, T. M. Bezemer, C. Bonin, H. Bruelheide, E. De Luca, A. Ebeling, J. N. Griffin, Q. Guo, Y. Hautier, A. Hector, A. Jentsch, J. Kreyling, V. Lanta, P. Manning, S. T. Meyer, A. S. Mori, S. Naeem, P. A. Niklaus, H. W. Polley, P. B. Reich, C. Roscher, E. W. Seabloom, M. D. Smith, M. P. Thakur, D. Tilman, B. F. Tracy, W. H. Van Der Putten, J. Van Ruijven, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, B. Wilsey and N. Eisenhauer. 2015. Biodiversity increases the resistance of ecosystem productivity to climate extremes. Nature 526:574-577. Link to Nature

Joachim, C., I. Vosteen and W. W. Weisser. 2015. The aphid alarm pheromone (E)-beta-farnesene does not act as a cue for predators searching on a plant. Chemoecology 3:105-113. PDF

Joachim, C. and W. W. Weisser. 2015. Does the Aphid Alarm Pheromone (E)-beta-farnesene Act as a Kairomone under Field Conditions? Journal of Chemical Ecology 41:267-275. PDF

Kirchberger, J., N. Eisenhauer, W. W. Weisser and M. Tuerke. 2015. Experimental Evaluation of Herbivory on Live Plant Seedlings by the Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris L. in the Presence and Absence of Soil Surface Litter. PLoS ONE 10:e0123465. PDF

Köhler, G., E. Pašalic, M. M. Gossner and U. Baier. 2015. Die Buchenwollschildlaus Cryptococcus fagisuga und ihre ambivalente Rolle in thüringischen Buchenwäldern. Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz in Thüringen 52:104-111. PDF

Köhler, G., E. Pašalic, W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2015. Beech forest management does not affect the infestation rate of the beech scale Cryptococcus fagisuga across three regions in Germany. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 17:197-204. PDF

Lechner, R., R. Kuehn, T. Schmitt and J. C. Habel. 2015. Ecological separation versus geographical isolation: population genetics of the water-lily leaf beetle Galerucella nymphaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society DOI:10.1111/bij.12591

Lewinsohn, T. M., J. L. Attayde, C. R. Fonseca, G. Ganade, L. R. Jorge, J. Kollmann, G. E. Overbeck, P. I. Prado, V. D. Pillar, D. Popp, P. L. B. Da Rocha, W. R. Silva, A. Spiekermann and W. W. Weisser. 2015. Ecological literacy and beyond: Problem-based learning for future professionals. Ambio 44:154-162. PDF

Manning, P., M. M. Gossner, O. Bossdorf, E. Allan, Y.-Y. Zhang, D. Prati, N. Blüthgen, S. Boch, S. Böhm, C. Börschig, N. Hölzel, K. Jung, V. H. Klaus, A. M. Klein, T. Kleinebecker, J. Krauss, M. Lange, J. Müller, E. Pašalic, S. A. Socher, M. Tschapka, M. Türke, C. N. Weiner, M. Werner, S. Gockel, A. Hemp, S. C. Renner, K. Wells, F. Buscot, E. K. V. Kalko, K. E. Linsenmair, W. W. Weisser and M. Fischer. 2015. Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa. Ecology 96:1492-1501. PDF

Marcus, T., S. Boch, W. Durka, M. Fischer, M. M. Gossner, J. Müller, I. Schöning, W. W. Weisser, C. Drees and T. Assmann. 2015. Living in Heterogeneous Woodlands – Are Habitat Continuity or Quality Drivers of Genetic Variability in a Flightless Ground Beetle? PLoS ONE 10:e0144217. PDF

Meyer, S. T., C. Koch and W. W. Weisser. 2015. Towards a standardized Rapid Ecosystem Function Assessment (REFA). Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30:390-397. PDF

Müller, J., H. Brustel, A. Brin, H. Bussler, C. Bouget, E. Obermaier, I. M. M. Heidinger, T. Lachat, B. Förster, J. Horak, J. Procházka, F. Köhler, L. Larrieu, U. Bense, G. Isacsson, L. Zapponi and M. M. Gossner. 2015. Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles. Ecography 38:499-509. PDF

Müller, J., S. Thorn, R. Baier, K. Sagheb-Talebi, H. V. Barimani, S. Seibold, M. D. Ulyshen and M. M. Gossner. 2015. Protecting the forests while allowing removal of damaged trees may imperil saproxylic insect biodiversity in the Hyrcanian beech forests of Iran. Conservation Letters DOI:10.1111/conl.12187. PDF

Müller, J., B. Wende, C. Strobl, M. Eugster, I. Gallenberger, A. Floren, I. Steffan-Dewenter, K. E. Linsenmair, W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2015. Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities. Journal of Applied Ecology 52:753-762. PDF

Naeem, S., J. C. Ingram, A. Varga, T. Agardy, P. Barten, G. Bennett, E. Bloomgarden, L. L. Bremer, P. Burkill, M. Cattau, C. Ching, M. Colby, D. C. Cook, R. Costanza, F. Declerck, C. Freund, T. Gartner, R. G. Benner, J. Gunderson, D. Jarrett, A. P. Kinzig, A. Kiss, A. Koontz, P. Kumar, J. R. Lasky, M. Masozera, D. Meyers, F. Milano, L. Naughton-Treves, E. Nichols, L. Olander, P. Olmsted, E. Perge, C. Perrings, S. Polasky, J. Potent, C. Prager, F. Quetier, K. Redford, K. Saterson, G. Thoumi, M. T. Vargas, S. Vickerman, W. Weisser, D. Wilkie and S. Wunder. 2015. Get the science right when paying for nature's services. Science 347:1206-1207.

Nitschke, N., K. Wiesner, I. Hilke, N. Eisenhauer, Y. Oelmann, and W. W. Weisser. 2015. Increase of fast nutrient cycling in grassland microcosms through insect herbivory depends on plant functional composition and species diversity. Oikos 124:161-173. PDF

Overbeck, G. E., E. Vélez-Martin, F. R. Scarano, T. M. Lewinsohn, C. R. Fonseca, S. T. Meyer, S. C. Müller, P. Ceotto, L. Dadalt, G. Durigan, G. Ganade, M. M. Gossner, D. L. Guadagnin, K. Lorenzen, C. M. Jacobi, W. W. Weisser and V. D. Pillar. 2015. Conservation in Brazil needs to include non-forest ecosystems. Diversity and Distributions 21:1455-1460. PDF

Schulze, E. D., G. Aas, G. W. Grimm, M. M. Gossner, H. Walentowski, C. Ammer, I. Kühn, O. Bouriaud and K. Von Gadow. 2015. A review on plant diversity and forest management of European beech forests. European Journal of Forest Research 1-17. PDF

Seibold, S., R. Brandl, J. Buse, T. Hothorn, J. Schmidl, S. Thorn and J. Müller. 2015. Association of extinction risk of saproxylic beetles with ecological degradation of forests in Europe. Conservation Biology 29:382-390. PDF

Seibold, S., C. Bässler, R. Brandl, M. M. Gossner, S. Thorn, M. D. Ulyshen and J. Müller. 2015. Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity - A review identifying global gaps in knowledge. Biological Conservation 191:139-149. PDF1, PDF2

Simons, N. K., M. M. Gossner, T. M. Lewinsohn, M. Lange, M. Türke, and W. W. Weisser. 2015. Effects of land-use intensity on arthropod species abundance distributions in grasslands. Journal of Animal Ecology 84:143-154. PDF

Soliveres, S., F. T. Maestre, W. Ulrich, P. Manning, S. Boch, M. A. Bowker, D. Prati, M. Delgado-Baquerizo, J. L. Quero, I. Schoening, A. Gallardo, W. Weisser, J. Mueller, S. A. Socher, M. Garcia-Gomez, V. Ochoa, E.-D. Schulze, M. Fischer and E. Allan. 2015. Intransitive competition is widespread in plant communities and maintains their species richness. Ecology Letters 18:790-798. PDF

Steinauer, K., D. Tilman, P. D. Wragg, S. Cesarz, J. M. Cowles, K. Pritsch, P. B. Reich, W. W. Weisser and N. Eisenhauer. 2015. Plant diversity effects on soil microbial functions and enzymes are stronger than warming in a grassland experiment. Ecology 96:99-112. PDF

Stephan, J. G., R. Wirth, I. R. Leal and S. T. Meyer. 2015. Spatially Heterogeneous Nest-Clearing Behavior Coincides with Rain Event in the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta cephalotes (L.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Neotropical Entomology 44:123-128. PDF

Teucher, M., C. Fischer, C. Busch, M. Horn, J. Igl, J. Kerner, A. Müller, R. K. Mulwa and J. C. Habel. 2015. A Kenyan endemic bird species Turdoides hindei at home in invasive thickets. Basic and Applied Ecology 16:180-188. PDF

Thorn, S., H. H. Hacker, S. Seibold, H. Jehl, C. Bässler and J. Müller. 2015. Guild-specific responses of forest Lepidoptera highlight conservation-oriented forest management – Implications from conifer-dominated forests. Forest Ecology and Management 337:41-47. PDF

Winter, M.-B., C. Ammer, R. Baier, D. C. Donato, S. Seibold and J. Müller. 2015. Multi-taxon alpha diversity following bark beetle disturbance: Evaluating multi-decade persistence of a diverse early-seral phase. Forest Ecology and Management 338:32-45. PDF

Wright, A. J., A. Ebeling, H. De Kroon, C. Roscher, A. Weigelt, N. Buchmann, T. Buchmann, C. Fischer, N. Hacker, A. Hildebrandt, S. Leimer, L. Mommer, Y. Oelmann, S. Scheu, K. Steinauer, T. Strecker, W. Weisser, W. Wilcke and N. Eisenhauer. 2015. Flooding disturbances increase resource availability and productivity but reduce stability in diverse plant communities. Nature Communications 6.

2014

Abbas, M., A.-M. Klein, A. Ebeling, Y. Oelmann, R. Ptacnik, W. W. Weisser and H. Hillebrand. 2014. Plant diversity effects on pollinating and herbivorous insects can be linked to plant stoichiometry. Basic and Applied Ecology 15:169-178.

Allan, E., O. Bossdorf, C. F. Dormann, D. Prati, M. M. Gossner, T. Tscharntke, N. Blüthgen, M. Bellach, K. Birkhofer, S. Boch, S. Böhm, C. Börschig, A. Chatzinotas, S. Christ, R. Daniel, T. Diekötter, C. Fischer, T. Friedl, K. Glaser, C. Hallmann, L. Hodac, N. Hölzel, K. Jung, A. M. Klein, V. H. Klaus, T. Kleinebecker, J. Krauss, M. Lange, E. K. Morris, J. Müller, H. Nacke, E. Pašalic, M. C. Rillig, C. Rothenwöhrer, P. Schall, C. Scherber, W. Schulze, S. A. Socher, J. Steckel, I. Steffan-Dewenter, M. Türke, C. N. Weiner, M. Werner, C. Westphal, V. Wolters, T. Wubet, S. Gockel, M. Gorke, A. Hemp, S. C. Renner, I. Schöning, S. Pfeiffer, B. König-Ries, F. Buscot, K. E. Linsenmair, E.-D. Schulze, W. W. Weisser and M. Fischer. 2014. Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111:308-313. PDF

Bae, S., B. Reineking, M. Ewald and J. Mueller. 2014. Comparison of airborne lidar, aerial photography, and field surveys to model the habitat suitability of a cryptic forest species – the hazel grouse. International Journal of Remote Sensing 35:6469-6489. PDF

Bantle, A., W. Borken, R. H. Ellerbrock, E. D. Schulze, W. W. Weisser and E. Matzner. 2014. Quantity and quality of dissolved organic carbon released from coarse woody debris of different tree species in the early phase of decomposition. Forest Ecology and Management 329:287-294.

Bässler, C., R. Ernst, M. Cadotte, C. Heibl and J. Müller. 2014. Near-to-nature logging influences fungal community assembly processes in a temperate forest. Journal of Applied Ecology 51:939-948. PDF

Cox, S. C., R. P. Prys-Jones, J. C. Habel, B. A. Amakobe and J. J. Day. 2014. Niche divergence promotes rapid diversification of East African sky island white-eyes (Aves: Zosteropidae). Molecular Ecology 23:4103-4118. PDF

Ebeling, A., S. T. Meyer, M. Abbas, N. Eisenhauer, H. Hillebrand, M. Lange, C. Scherber, A. Vogel, A. Weigelt and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Plant Diversity Impacts Decomposition and Herbivory via Changes in Aboveground Arthropods. PLoS ONE 9:e106529. PDF

Ebeling, A., S. Pompe, J. Baade, N. Eisenhauer, H. Hillebrand, R. Proulx, C. Roscher, B. Schmid, C. Wirth, and W. W. Weisser. 2014. A trait-based experimental approach to understand the mechanisms underlying biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships. Basic and Applied Ecology 15:229-240.

Engler, J. O., N. Balkenhol, K. J. Filz, J. C. Habel and D. Rödder. 2014. Comparative Landscape Genetics of Three Closely Related Sympatric Hesperid Butterflies with Diverging Ecological Traits. PLoS ONE 9:e106526. PDF

Ewald, M., C. Dupke, M. Heurich, J. Müller and B. Reineking. 2014. LiDAR Remote Sensing of Forest Structure and GPS Telemetry Data Provide Insights on Winter Habitat Selection of European Roe Deer. Forests 5:1374-1390. PDF

Farwig, N., R. Brandl, S. Siemann, F. Wiener and J. Müller. 2014. Decomposition rate of carrion is dependent on composition not abundance of the assemblages of insect scavengers. Oecologia 175:1291-1300. PDF

Fischer, C., C. Roscher, B. Jensen, N. Eisenhauer, J. Baade, S. Attinger, S. Scheu, W. W. Weisser, J. Schumacher and A. Hildebrandt. 2014. How Do Earthworms, Soil Texture and Plant Composition Affect Infiltration along an Experimental Plant Diversity Gradient in Grassland? Plos One 9:e98987. PDF

Gossner, M. M., L. Hendrich, S. M. Küchler, and M. J. Raupach. 2014. Barcoding europäischer Wanzen - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen. Heteropteron 41:7-11. PDF

Gossner, M. M., E. Pašalic, M. Lange, P. Lange, S. Boch, D. Hessenmöller, J. Müller, S. A. Socher, M. Fischer, E.-D. Schulze and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Differential responses of herbivores and herbivory to management in temperate European Beech. Plos One 9:e104876. PDF

Gossner, M. M., P. Schall, C. Ammer, U. Ammer, K. Engel, H. Schubert, U. Simon, H. Utschick and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Forest management intensity measures as alternative to stand properties for quantifying effects on biodiversity. Ecosphere 5:113 DOI:10.1890/es14-00177.1.

Gossner, M. M., W. W. Weisser, J. Gershenzon and S. B. Unsicker. 2014. Insect attraction to herbivore-induced beech volatiles under different forest management regimes. Oecologia 176:569-580. PDF

Gossner, M. M., W. W. Weisser, and S. T. Meyer. 2014. Invertebrate herbivory decreases along a gradient of increasing land-use intensity in German grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology 15:347-352. PDF

Gossner, M. M., C. R. Fonseca, E. Pašalic, M. Türke, M. Lange, and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Limitations to the use of arthropods as temperate forests indicators. Biodiversity and Conservation 23:945–962. PDF

Habel, J., W. Ulrich, G. Peters, M. Husemann, and L. Lens. 2014. Lowland panmixia versus highland disjunction: genetic and bioacoustic differentiation in two species of East African White-eye birds. Conservation Genetics 15:655-664. PDF

Habel, J. C., H. Eggermont, S. Günter, R. Mulwa, M. Rieckmann, L. P. Koh, S. Niassy, J. W. H. Ferguson, G. Gebremichael, M. Githiru, W. W. Weisser and L. Lens. 2014. Towards more equal footing in north–south biodiversity research: European and sub-Saharan viewpoints. Biodiversity and Conservation 23:3143-3148. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. Husemann, A. Finger, P. D. Danley and F. E. Zachos. 2014. The relevance of time series in molecular ecology and conservation biology. Biological Reviews 89:484-492. PDF

Habel, J. C., R. K. Mulwa, F. Gassert, D. Rodder, W. Ulrich, L. Borghesio, M. Husemann, and L. Lens. 2014. Population signatures of large-scale, long-term disjunction and small-scale, short-term habitat fragmentation in an Afromontane forest bird. Heredity 113:205-214. PDF

Habel, J. C. and T. Schmitt. 2014. Towards more evidence-based nature conservation: Additional thoughts to Müller & Opgenoorth. Basic and Applied Ecology 15:379-384. PDF

Hauck, T. and W. W. Weisser. 2014. AAD Animal-Aided Design. ISBN 978-3-00-047519-1. PDF

Hausknecht, R., S. Jacobs, J. Müller, R. Zink, H. Frey, R. Solheim, A. Vrezec, A. Kristin, J. Mihok, I. Kergalve, P. Saurola and R. Kuehn. 2014. Phylogeographic analysis and genetic cluster recognition for the conservation of Ural Owls (Strix uralensis) in Europe. Journal of Ornithology 155:121-134. PDF

Hertzog, L. R., A. Besnard and P. Jay-Robert. 2014. Field validation shows bias-corrected pseudo-absence selection is the best method for predictive species-distribution modelling. Diversity and Distributions 20:1403-1413.

Husemann, M., T. Schmitt, F. E. Zachos, W. Ulrich, and J. C. Habel. 2014. Palaearctic biogeography revisited: evidence for the existence of a North African refugium for Western Palaearctic biota. Journal of Biogeography 41:81-94. PDF

Husemann, M., W. Ulrich, and J. Habel. 2014. The evolution of contact calls in isolated and overlapping populations of two white-eye congeners in East Africa (Aves, Zosterops). BMC Evolutionary Biology 14:115. PDF

Lange, M., M. Türke, E. Pašalic, S. Boch, D. Hessenmöller, J. Müller, D. Prati, S. A. Socher, M. Fischer, W. W. Weisser and M. M. Gossner. 2014. Effects of forest management on ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae, Staphylinidae) in Central Europe are mainly mediated by changes in forest structure. Forest Ecology and Management 329:166-176. PDF

Leimer, S., Y. Kreutziger, S. Rosenkranz, H. Beßler, C. Engels, A. Hildebrandt, Y. Oelmann, W. W. Weisser, C. Wirth and W. Wilcke. 2014. Plant diversity effects on the water balance of an experimental grassland. Ecohydrology 7:1378-1391.

Loranger, H., W. Weisser, A. Ebeling, T. Eggers, E. De Luca, J. Loranger, C. Roscher, and S. Meyer. 2014. Invertebrate herbivory increases along an experimental gradient of grassland plant diversity. Oecologia 174:183-193. PDF

Louy, D., J. C. Habel, S. Abadjiev, L. Rákosy, Z. Varga, D. Rödder, and T. Schmitt. 2014. Molecules and models indicate diverging evolutionary effects from parallel altitudinal range shifts in two mountain Ringlet butterflies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 112:569-583. PDF

Mahdavi-Arab, N., S. T. Meyer, M. Mehrparvar and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Complex Effects of Fertilization on Plant and Herbivore Performance in the Presence of a Plant Competitor and Activated Carbon. Plos One 9:e103731. PDF

Maraun, M., D. Augustin, J. Müller, C. Bässler and S. Scheu. 2014. Changes in the community composition and trophic structure of microarthropods in sporocarps of the wood decaying fungus Fomitopsis pinicola along an altitudinal gradient. Applied Soil Ecology 84:16-23. PDF

Mehrparvar, M., S. M. Mansouri, and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Mechanisms of species-sorting: effect of habitat occupancy on aphids' host plant selection. Ecological Entomology 39:281-289. PDF

Merkel-Wallner, G. 2014. Insekten im Rainer Wald (Insecta: Odonata, Orthoptera, Heteroptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Neuropterida, Coleoptera, Symphyta, Lepidoptera, Diptera). Beiträge zur bayerischen Entomofaunistik 13:1-65. PDF

Müller, J., S. Bae, J. Röder, A. Chao and R. K. Didham. 2014. Airborne LiDAR reveals context dependence in the effects of canopy architecture on arthropod diversity. Forest Ecology and Management 312:129-137. PDF

Müller, J., C. Bässler, S. Essbauer, S. Schex, D. W. H. Müller, L. Opgenoorth and R. Brandl. 2014. Relative heart size in two rodent species increases with elevation: reviving Hesse's rule. Journal of Biogeography DOI:10.1111/jbi.12365. PDF

Müller, J., H. Brustel, A. Brin, H. Bussler, C. Bouget, E. Obermaier, I. M. M. Heidinger, T. Lachat, B. Förster, J. Horak, J. Procházka, F. Köhler, L. Larrieu, U. Bense, G. Isacsson, L. Zapponi and M. M. Gossner. 2014. Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles. Ecography: DOI:10.1111/ecog.00908.

Müller, J. and L. Opgenoorth. 2014. On the gap between science and conservation implementation—A national park perspective. Basic and Applied Ecology 15:373-378. PDF

Müller, J., M. Wölfl, S. Wölfl, D. W. H. Müller, T. Hothorn and M. Heurich. 2014. Protected areas shape the spatial distribution of a European lynx population more than 20 years after reintroduction. Biological Conservation 177:210-217. PDF

Parmain, G., C. Bouget, J. Müller, J. Horak, M. M. Gossner, T. Lachat and G. Isacsson. 2014. Can rove beetles (Staphylinidae) be excluded in studies focusing on saproxylic beetles in central European beech forests? Bulletin of Entomological Research DOI:10.1017/S0007485314000741. PDF

Pompe, S., J. Hanspach, F. W. Badeck, S. Klotz, H. Bruelheide, and I. Kühn. 2014. Using ecological and life-history characteristics for projecting species' responses to climate change. Frontiers of Biogeography, 6. PDF1, PDF2

Rabitsch, W., J. Brandner, C. Damken, W. H. O. Dorow, F. Faraci, P. Göricke, M. M. Goßner, V. Hartung, E. Heiss, H.-J. Hoffmann, B. Klausnitzer, W. Kleinsteuber, R. Korn, T. Kothe, K. Liebenow, C. Morkel, M. Münch, D. Münch, C. Rieger, U. Rieger, S. Rietschel, S. Roth, H. Simon, G. Strauss, K. Voigt and T. Frieß. 2014. Wanzenfunde anlässlich des 39. Treffens der „Arbeitsgruppe Mitteleuropäischer Heteropterologen“ in Admont, Nationalpark Gesäuse (15.-18.8.2013). Joannea Zoologie 13:129-145. PDF

Raupach, M. J. and M. M. Gossner. 2014. Barcoding the true bugs of Germany. Barcode Bulletin 5:12-13. PDF

Raupach, M. J., L. Hendrich, S. M. Küchler, F. Deister, J. Morinière and M. M. Gossner. 2014. Building-up of a DNA barcode library for true bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) of Germany reveals taxonomic uncertainties and surprises. PLoS ONE 9:e106940. PDF

Ravenek, J. M., H. Bessler, C. Engels, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, A. Gessler, A. Gockele, E. De Luca, V. M. Temperton, A. Ebeling, C. Roscher, B. Schmid, W. W. Weisser, C. Wirth, H. De Kroon, A. Weigelt and L. Mommer. 2014. Long-term study of root biomass in a biodiversity experiment reveals shifts in diversity effects over time. Oikos 123:1528-1536.

Renner, S. C., M. M. Gossner, M. Fischer, T. Kahl, W. W. Weisser and E. Allan. 2014. Temporal changes in randomness of bird communities across Central Europe. PLoS ONE 9:e112347. PDF

Rösner, S., R. Brandl, G. Segelbacher, T. Lorenc and J. Müller. 2014. Noninvasive genetic sampling allows estimation of capercaillie numbers and population structure in the Bohemian Forest. European Journal of Wildlife Research 60:789-801.

Rowntree, J. K., S. E. Zytynska, L. Frantz, B. Hurst, A. Johnson, and R. F. Preziosi. 2014. The genetics of indirect ecological effects - plant parasites and aphid herbivores. Frontiers in Genetics 5. PDF

Schmitt, T., J. C. Habel, D. Rödder, and D. Louy. 2014. Effects of recent and past climatic shifts on the genetic structure of the high mountain Yellow-spotted ringlet butterfly Erebia manto (Lepidoptera, Satyrinae): a conservation problem. Global Change Biology 20:2045-2061. PDF

Schulze, E. D., L. Bouriaud, H. Bussler, M. Gossner, H. Walentowski, D. Hessenmöller, O. Bouriaud, and K. v. Gadow. 2014. Opinion Paper: Forest management and biodiversity. Web Ecol. 14:3-10. PDF

Seibold, S., C. Bässler, P. Baldrian, S. Thorn, J. Müller, and M. M. Gossner. 2014. Wood resource and not fungi attract early-successional saproxylic species of Heteroptera – an experimental approach. Insect Conservation and Diversity 7:533-542. PDF

Simons, N. K., M. M. Gossner, T. M. Lewinsohn, S. Boch, M. Lange, J. Müller, E. Pašalic, S. A. Socher, M. Türke, M. Fischer, and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Resource-Mediated Indirect Effects of Grassland Management on Arthropod Diversity. PLoS ONE 9:e107033. PDF

Singh, A., J. Braun, E. Decker, S. Hans, A. Wagner, W. W. Weisser and S. E. Zytynska. 2014. Plant genetic variation mediates an indirect ecological effect between belowground earthworms and aboveground aphids. BMC Ecology 14:25. PDF

Steinauer, K., S. Zytynska, W. W. Weisser, and N. Eisenhauer. 2014. Changes in plant community structure and soil biota along soil nitrate gradients in two deciduous forests. Pedobiologia 57:139-145. PDF

Stoeckle, B. C., D. Müller, J. Müller and R. Kuehn. 2014. Identification of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the high montane gastropod Semilimax kotulae using high-throughput sequence data. Molluscan Research 34:20-24. PDF

Stork, N. E. and J. C. Habel. 2014. Can biodiversity hotspots protect more than tropical forest plants and vertebrates? Journal of Biogeography 41:421-428. PDF

Thorn, S., C. Bässler, T. Gottschalk, T. Hothorn, H. Bussler, K. Raffa and J. Müller. 2014. New Insights into the Consequences of Post-Windthrow Salvage Logging Revealed by Functional Structure of Saproxylic Beetles Assemblages. Plos ONE 9:e101757. PDF

Turcotte, M. M., C. J. M. Thomsen, G. T. Broadhead, P. V. A. Fine, R. M. Godfrey, G. P. A. Lamarre, S. T. Meyer, L. A. Richards, and M. T. J. Johnson. 2014. Percentage leaf herbivory across vascular plant species. Ecology 95:788-788. PDF

Walentowski, H., S. Müller-Kroehling, E. Bergmeier, M. Bernhardt-Römermann, M. M. Gossner, A. Reif, E.-D. Schulze, H. Bußler, C. Strätz, and W. Adelmann. 2014. Fagus sylvatica forests and their faunal diversity: A regional and European perspective. Annals of Forest Research DOI:10.15287/afr.2014-172. PDF

Wang, X., J. Müller, L. An, L. Ji, Y. Liu, X. Wang and Z. Hao. 2014. Intra-annual variations in abundance and species composition of carabid beetles in a temperate forest in Northeast China. Journal of Insect Conservation 18:85-98. PDF

Wiesner, K. R., J. C. Habel, M. M. Gossner, H. D. Loxdale, G. Köhler, A. R. R. Schneider, R. Tiedemann and W. W. Weisser. 2014. Effects of habitat structure and land-use intensity on the genetic structure of the grasshopper species Chorthippus parallelus. Proceedings of the Royal Society Open Science 1 DOI:10.1098/rsos.140133. PDF

Zytynska, S. E., L. Frantz, B. Hurst, A. Johnson, R. F. Preziosi, and J. K. Rowntree. 2014. Host-plant genotypic diversity and community genetic interactions mediate aphid spatial distribution. Ecology and Evolution 4:121-131. PDF

2013

Abbas, M., A. Ebeling, Y. Oelmann, R. Ptacnik, C. Roscher, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, W. Wilcke, and H. Hillebrand. 2013. Biodiversity Effects on Plant Stoichiometry. PLoS ONE 8:e58179. PDF

Adaschkiewitz, W. and M. M. Gossner. 2013. Einige Arten aus den Familien Anthomyiidae, Calliphoridae, Dolichopodidae, Drosophilidae, Muscidae und Phoridae (Diptera) neu für Deutschland. Studia dipterologica 20:214-218. PDF

Allan, E., T. Jenkins, A. J. F. Fergus, C. Roscher, M. Fischer, J. Petermann, W. W. Weisser, and B. Schmid. 2013. Experimental plant communities develop phylogenetically overdispersed abundance distributions during assembly. Ecology 94:465-477. PDF

Allan, E., W. Weisser, M. Fischer, E.-D. Schulze, A. Weigelt, C. Roscher, J. Baade, R. Barnard, H. Beßler, N. Buchmann, A. Ebeling, N. Eisenhauer, C. Engels, A. F. Fergus, G. Gleixner, M. Gubsch, S. Halle, A. Klein, I. Kertscher, A. Kuu, M. Lange, X. Roux, S. Meyer, V. Migunova, A. Milcu, P. Niklaus, Y. Oelmann, E. Pašali?, J. Petermann, F. Poly, T. Rottstock, A. W. Sabais, C. Scherber, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, S. Scheu, S. Steinbeiss, G. Schwichtenberg, V. Temperton, T. Tscharntke, W. Voigt, W. Wilcke, C. Wirth, and B. Schmid. 2013. A comparison of the strength of biodiversity effects across multiple functions. Oecologia 173:223-237. PDF

Angelstam, P., J.-M. Roberge, R. Axelsson, M. Elbakidze, K.-O. Bergman, A. Dahlberg, E. Degerman, S. Eggers, P.-A. Esseen, J. Hjältén, T. Johansson, J. Müller, H. Paltto, T. Snäll, I. Soloviy and J. Törnblom. 2013. Evidence-Based Knowledge Versus Negotiated Indicators for Assessment of Ecological Sustainability: The Swedish Forest Stewardship Council Standard as a Case Study. AMBIO 42:229-240. PDF

Aparicio, A., D. G. Berens, J. Müller and N. Farwig. 2013. Resources determine frugivore assemblages and fruit removal along an elevational gradient. Acta Oecologica 52:45-49. PDF

Bacht, M., S. Rösner, J. Müller, R. Pfeifer, J. Stadler, R. Brandl and L. Opgenoorth. 2013. Are Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) populations of the low mountain ranges remnants of a broader distribution in the past? Journal of Ornithology 154:231-237. PDF

Bässler, C., T. Hothorn, R. Brandl and J. Müller. 2013. Insects Overshoot the Expected Upslope Shift Caused by Climate Warming. Plos ONE 8:e65842. PDF

Blattmann, T., S. Boch, M. Türke, and E. Knop. 2013. Gastropod Seed Dispersal: An Invasive Slug Destroys Far More Seeds in Its Gut than Native Gastropods. PLoS ONE 8:e75243. PDF, Appendix

Boch, S., M. Berlinger, M. Fischer, E. Knop, W. Nentwig, M. Türke, and D. Prati. 2013. Fern and bryophyte endozoochory by slugs. Oecologia 172:817-822. PDF

Boch, S., D. Prati, J. Muller, S. Socher, H. Baumbach, F. Buscot, S. Gockel, A. Hemp, D. Hessenmoller, E. K. V. Kalko, K. E. Linsenmair, S. Pfeiffer, U. Pommer, I. Schoning, E. D. Schulze, C. Seilwinder, W. W. Weisser, K. Wells, and M. Fischer. 2013. High plant species richness indicates management-related disturbances rather than the conservation status of forests. Basic and Applied Ecology 14:496-505.

Ebeling, A., E. Allan, J. Heimann, G. Köhler, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, A. Vogel, A. Weigelt, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. The impact of plant diversity and fertilization on fitness of a generalist grasshopper. Basic and Applied Ecology 14:246-254. PDF

Flecks, M., A. M. Lawing, F. Ahmadzadeh, J. Dambach, J. O. Engler, J. C. Habel, T. Hartmann, D. Hörnes, F. Ihlow, K. Schidelko, D. Stiels, P. D. Polly, and D. Rödder. 2013. Extinct during the past, yet still alive? Evaluating the impact of glacial cycles on species richness, distribution, and phylogeographic patterns in Nearctic Chelonians. PlosOne 8:72855. PDF

Gassert, F., U. Schulte, M. Husemann, W. Ulrich, D. Rödder, A. Hochkirch, E. Engel, J. Meyer, and J. C. Habel. 2013. From southern refugia to the northern range margin: genetic population structure of the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis. Journal of Biogeography DOI:10.1111/jbi.12109. PDF

Gossner, M. M. 2013. Daly and Doyen's Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity. 3rd ed.—James B. Whitfield and Alexander H. Purcell III. Systematic Biology 62:499-500. PDF

Gossner, M. M. 2013. Die Bedeutung von großskaligen Biodiversitätsstudien an Arthropoden am Beispiel der Biodiversitätsexploratorien. Entomologie heute 25:31-46. PDF

Gossner, M. M., A. Floren, W. W. Weisser, and K. E. Linsenmair. 2013. Effect of dead wood enrichment in the canopy and on the forest floor on beetle guild composition. Forest Ecology and Management 302:404-413. PDF1 PDF2

Gossner, M. M., S. Getzin, M. Lange, E. Pašalic, M. Türke, K. Wiegand, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. The importance of heterogeneity revisited from a multiscale and multitaxa approach. Biological Conservation 166:212-220. PDF

Gossner, M. M., T. Lachat, J. Brunet, G. Isacsson, C. Bouget, H. Brustel, R. Brandl, W. W. Weisser, and J. Müller. 2013. Current Near-to-Nature Forest Management Effects on Functional Trait Composition of Saproxylic Beetles in Beech Forests. Conservation Biology 27:605-614. PDF

Griffith, B., M. Türke, W. W. Weisser, and N. Eisenhauer. 2013. Herbivore behavior in the anecic earthworm species Lumbricus terrestris L.? European Journal of Soil Biology 55:62-65. PDF

Gruneberg, E., I. Schoning, D. Hessenmoller, E. D. Schulze, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Organic layer and clay content control soil organic carbon stocks in density fractions of differently managed German beech forests. Forest Ecology and Management 303:1-10. PDF

Guenay, Y., A. Ebeling, K. Steinauer, W. W. Weisser, and N. Eisenhauer. 2013. Transgressive overyielding of soil microbial biomass in a grassland plant diversity gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 60:122-124. PDF

Habel, J., J. Dengler, M. Janišová, P. Török, C. Wellstein, and M. Wiezik. 2013. European grassland ecosystems: threatened hotspots of biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 22:2131-2138. PDF

Habel, J., W. Weisser, H. Eggermont, and L. Lens. 2013. Food security versus biodiversity protection: an example of land-sharing from East Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation 22:1553-1555. PDF

Habel, J. C., S. Cox, F. Gassert, R. Mulwa, J. Meyer, and L. Lens. 2013. Population genetics of the East African White-eye species complex. Conservation Genetics 1-10. PDF

Habel, J. C., M. M. Gossner, S. T. Meyer, H. Eggermont, L. Lens, J. Dengler, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Mind the gaps when using science to address conservation concerns. Biodiversity and Conservation 22:2413-2427. PDF

Habel, J. C., W. Ulrich, and T. Assmann. 2013. Allele elimination recalculated: nested subset analyses for molecular biogeographical data. Journal of Biogeography 40:769-777. PDF

Habel, J. C. and F. E. Zachos. 2013. Past population history versus recent population decline – founder effects in island species and their genetic signatures. Journal of Biogeography 40:206-207. PDF

Heckmann, R., M. Münch, and M. M. Gossner. 2013. Erste Belege von Elatophilus stigmatellus (ZETTERSTEDT, 1838) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) aus Baden-Württemberg. Heteropteron 39:20-22. PDF

Homburg, K., C. Drees, M. M. Gossner, L. Rakosy, A. Vrezec, and T. Assmann. 2013. Multiple Glacial Refugia of the Low-Dispersal Ground Beetle Carabus irregularis: Molecular Data Support Predictions of Species Distribution Models. PLoS ONE 8:e61185. PDF

Joachim, C., E. Hatano, A. David, M. Kunert, C. Linse, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Modulation of Aphid Alarm Pheromone Emission of Pea Aphid Prey by Predators. Journal of Chemical Ecology 39:773-782. PDF

Joachim, C. and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Real-Time Monitoring of (E)-ß-Farnesene Emission in Colonies of the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Under Lacewing and Ladybird Predation. Journal of Chemical Ecology 39:1254-1262. PDF

Kigathi, R. N., W. W. Weisser, D. Veit, J. Gershenzon, and S. B. Unsicker. 2013. Plants Suppress Their Emission of Volatiles When Growing with Conspecifics. Journal of Chemical Ecology 39:537-545. PDF

Klaus, V. H., T. Kleinebecker, D. Prati, M. M. Gossner, F. Alt, S. Boch, S. Gockel, A. Hemp, M. Lange, J. Müller, Y. Oelmann, E. Pašalic, S. C. Renner, S. A. Socher, M. Türke, W. W. Weisser, M. Fischer, and N. Hölzel. 2013. Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversity at the expense of yield and soil fertility? Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 177:1-9. PDF

Lehnert, L. W., C. Bässler, R. Brandl, P. J. Burton and J. Müller. 2013. Conservation value of forests attacked by bark beetles: Highest number of indicator species is found in early successional stages. Journal for Nature Conservation 21:97-104. PDF

Loranger, J., S. T. Meyer, B. Shipley, J. Kattge, H. Loranger, C. Roscher, C. Wirth, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Predicting invertebrate herbivory from plant traits: polycultures show strong non-additive effects. Ecology 94:1499-1509. PDF

Louy, D., J. C. Habel, S. Abadjiev, and T. Schmitt. 2013. Genetic legacy from past panmixia: high genetic variability and low differentiation in disjunct populations of the Eastern Large Heath butterfly. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 110:281-290. PDF

Louy, D., J. C. Habel, W. Ulrich, and T. Schmitt. 2013. Out of the Alps: The biogeography of a disjunctly distributed mountain butterfly, the Almond Eyed Ringlet Erebia alberganus (Lepidoptera, Satyrinae). Journal of Heredity 105:28-38. PDF

Marquard, E., B. Schmid, C. Roscher, E. De Luca, K. Nadrowski, W. W. Weisser, and A. Weigelt. 2013. Changes in the Abundance of Grassland Species in Monocultures versus Mixtures and Their Relation to Biodiversity Effects. PLoS ONE 8. PDF

Mehrparvar, M., N. Mahdavi Arab, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Diet-mediated effects of specialized tansy aphids on survival and development of their predators: Is there any benefit of dietary mixing? Biological Control 65:142-146.

Mehrparvar, M., S. E. Zytynska, and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Multiple cues for winged morph production in an aphid metacommunity. PLoS One 8:e58323. PDF

Meyer, S. T., M. Neubauer, E. J. Sayer, I. R. Leal, M. Tabarelli, and R. Wirth. 2013. Leaf-cutting ants as ecosystem engineers: topsoil and litter perturbations around Atta cephalotes nests reduce nutrient availability. Ecological Entomology 38:497-504. PDF

Milcu, A., E. Allan, C. Roscher, T. Jenkins, S. T. Meyer, D. F. B. Flynn, H. Bessler, F. Buscot, C. Engels, M. Gubsch, S. König, A. Lipowsky, J. Loranger, C. Renker, C. Scherber, B. Schmid, E. Thébault, T. Wubet, W. W. Weisser, S. Scheu, and N. Eisenhauer. 2013. Functionally and phylogenetically diverse plant communities key to soil biota. Ecology 94:1878–1885. PDF

Müller, J., R. Brandl, J. Buchner, H. Pretzsch, S. Seifert, C. Strätz, M. Veith and B. Fenton. 2013. From ground to above canopy—Bat activity in mature forests is driven by vegetation density and height. Forest Ecology and Management 306:179-184. PDF

Müller, J., A. Jarzabek-Müller, H. Bussler and M. M. Gossner. 2013. Hollow beech trees identified as keystone structures for saproxylic beetles by analyses of functional and phylogenetic diversity. Animal Conservation 17:154-162. PDF

Müller, J., A. Jarzabek-Müller and H. Bussler. 2013. Some of the rarest European saproxylic beetles are common in the wilderness of Northern Mongolia. Journal of Insect Conservation 17:989-1001. PDF

Overbeck, G. E., J.-M. Hermann, B. O. Andrade, I. I. Boldrini, K. Kiehl, A. Kirmer, C. Koch, J. Kollmann, S. T. Meyer, S. C. Müller, C. Nabinger, G. Pilger, J. P. P. Trindade, E. Vélez, E. Walker, D. G. Zimmermann, and V. D. Pillar. 2013. Restoration ecology in Brazil – time to step out of the forest; Ecologia de restauração no Brasil – mais do que plantar árvores? Sociedade & Natureza 11:92-95. PDF

Pérès, G., D. Cluzeau, S. Menasseri, J. F. Soussana, H. Bessler, C. Engels, M. Habekost, G. Gleixner, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, S. Scheu and N. Eisenhauer. 2013. Mechanisms linking plant community properties to soil aggregate stability in an experimental grassland plant diversity gradient. Plant and Soil 373:285-299.

Pfestorf, H., L. Weiss, J. Müller, S. Boch, S. A. Socher, D. Prati, I. Schoning, W. Weisser, M. Fischer, and F. Jeltsch. 2013. Community mean traits as additional indicators to monitor effects of land-use intensity On grassland plant diversity. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 15:1-11.

Riedinger, V., J. Müller, J. Stadler, W. Ulrich and R. Brandl. 2013. Assemblages of bats are phylogenetically clustered on a regional scale. Basic and Applied Ecology 14:74-80.

Roscher, C., J. Schumacher, A. Lipowsky, M. Gubsch, A. Weigelt, S. Pompe, O. Kolle, N. Buchmann, B. Schmid, and E.-D. Schulze. 2013. A functional trait-based approach to understand community assembly and diversity–productivity relationships over 7 years in experimental grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 15:139-149. PDF

Schmitz, M., D. F. B. Flynn, P. N. Mwangi, R. Schmid, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, W. W. Weisser, and B. Schmid. 2013. Consistent Effects of Biodiversity on Ecosystem Functioning Under Varying Density and Evenness. Folia Geobotanica 48:335-353. PDF

Schoning, I., E. Gruneberg, C. A. Sierra, D. Hessenmoller, M. Schrumpf, W. W. Weisser, and E. D. Schulze. 2013. Causes of variation in mineral soil C content and turnover in differently managed beech dominated forests. Plant and Soil 370:625-639. PDF

Seibold, S., A. Hempel, S. Piehl, C. Bässler, R. Brandl, S. Rösner and J. Müller. 2013. Forest vegetation structure has more influence on predation risk of artificial ground nests than human activities. Basic and Applied Ecology 14:687-693. PDF

Seibold, S., J. Buchner, C. Bässler and J. Müller. 2013. Ponds in acidic mountains are more important for bats in providing drinking water than insect prey. Journal of Zoology 290:302-308. PDF

Socher, S. A., D. Prati, S. Boch, J. Muller, H. Baumbach, S. Gockel, A. Hemp, I. Schoning, K. Wells, F. Buscot, E. K. V. Kalko, K. E. Linsenmair, E. D. Schulze, W. W. Weisser, and M. Fischer. 2013. Interacting effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on plant species diversity of 1500 grasslands in Germany differ between regions. Basic and Applied Ecology 14:126-136. PDF

Teuscher, M., R. Brandl, B. Förster, T. Hothorn, S. Rösner and J. Müller. 2013. Forest inventories are a valuable data source for habitat modelling of forest species: an alternative to remote-sensing data. Forestry 86:441-453. PDF

Türke, M., T. Blattmann, E. Knop, A. Kindermann, J. Prestele, L. Marquez, N. Eisenhauer, and C. Fischer. 2013. Weeds and endangered herbs have unforeseen dispersal helpers in the agri-environment: gastropods and earthworms. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 28:380-383. PDF

Türke, M. and W. W. Weisser. 2013. Species, Diaspore Volume and Body Mass Matter in Gastropod Seed Feeding Behavior. PLoS ONE 8:e68788. PDF, AppendixS1, FigureS1, FigureS2

Vogel, A., T. Fester, N. Eisenhauer, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, B. Schmid, W. W. Weisser, and A. Weigelt. 2013. Separating Drought Effects from Roof Artifacts on Ecosystem Processes in a Grassland Drought Experiment. PLoS ONE 8. PDF

Zachos, F. E., M. Apollonio, E. V. Bärmann, M. Festa-Bianchet, U. Göhlich, J. C. Habel, E. Haring, L. Kruckenhauser, S. Lovari, A. D. McDevitt, C. Pertoldi, G. E. Rössner, M. R. Sánchez-Villagra, M. Scandura, and F. Suchentrunk. 2013. Species inflation and taxonomic artefacts—A critical comment on recent trends in mammalian classification. Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 78:1-6. PDF

Zytynska, S. E. and R. F. Preziosi. 2013. Host preference of plant genotypes is altered by intraspecific competition in a phytophagous insect. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 7:349-357. PDF

2012

Augenstein, B., W. Ulrich and J. C. Habel. 2012. Directional temporal shifts in community structure of butterflies and ground beetles in fragmented oligotrophic grasslands of Central Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology 13:715-724. PDF

Balog, A., M. Mehrparvar, and W. W. Weisser. 2012. Polyphagous predatory rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) induce winged morphs in the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae). European Journal of Entomology 110:153-157. PDF

Bässler, C., J. Müller, M. Svoboda, A. Lepšová, C. Hahn, H. Holzer and V. Pouska. 2012. Diversity of wood-decaying fungi under different disturbance regimes—a case study from spruce mountain forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 21:33-49. PDF

Birkhofer, K., I. Schoning, F. Alt, N. Herold, B. Klarner, M. Maraun, S. Marhan, Y. Oelmann, T. Wubet, A. Yurkov, D. Begerow, D. Berner, F. Buscot, R. Daniel, T. Diekotter, R. B. Ehnes, G. Erdmann, C. Fischer, B. Foesel, J. Groh, J. Gutknecht, E. Kandeler, C. Lang, G. Lohaus, A. Meyer, H. Nacke, A. Nather, J. Overmann, A. Polle, M. M. Pollierer, S. Scheu, M. Schloter, E. D. Schulze, W. Schulze, J. Weinert, W. W. Weisser, V. Wolters, and M. Schrumpf. 2012. General Relationships between Abiotic Soil Properties and Soil Biota across Spatial Scales and Different Land-Use Types. PLoS ONE 7. PDF

Blüthgen, N., C. F. Dormann, D. Prati, V. H. Klaus, T. Kleinebecker, N. Hölzel, F. Alt, S. Boch, S. Gockel, A. Hemp, J. Müller, J. Nieschulze, S. C. Renner, I. Schöning, U. Schumacher, S. A. Socher, K. Wells, K. Birkhofer, F. Buscot, Y. Oelmann, C. Rothenwöhrer, C. Scherber, T. Tscharntke, C. N. Weiner, M. Fischer, E. K. V. Kalko, K. E. Linsenmair, E.-D. Schulze, and W. W. Weisser. 2012. A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: Integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization. Basic and Applied Ecology 13:207-220. PDF

Ebeling, A., A.-M. Klein, W. Weisser, and T. Tscharntke. 2012. Multitrophic effects of experimental changes in plant diversity on cavity-nesting bees, wasps, and their parasitoids. Oecologia 169:453-465. PDF

Eisenhauer, N., P. B. Reich, and F. Isbell. 2012. Decomposer diversity and identity influence plant diversity effects on ecosystem functioning. Ecology 93:2227-2240. PDF

Eisenhauer, N., P. B. Reich, and S. Scheu. 2012. Increasing plant diversity effects on productivity with time due to delayed soil biota effects on plants. Basic and Applied Ecology 13:571-578.

Frelich, L. E., R. O. Peterson, M. Dovciak, P. B. Reich, J. A. Vucetich, and N. Eisenhauer. 2012. Trophic cascades, invasive species and body-size hierarchies interactively modulate climate change responses of ecotonal temperate–boreal forest. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 367:2955-2961. PDF

Guerrero, I., M. B. Morales, J. J. Oñate, F. Geiger, F. Berendse, G. d. Snoo, S. Eggers, T. Pärt, J. Bengtsson, L. W. Clement, W. W. Weisser, A. Olszewski, P. Ceryngier, V. Hawro, J. Liira, T. Aavik, C. Fischer, A. Flohre, C. Thies, and T. Tscharntke. 2012. Response of ground-nesting farmland birds to agricultural intensification across Europe: Landscape and field level management factors. Biological Conservation 152:74-80. PDF

Habel, J., D. Rödder, L. Lens, and T. Schmitt. 2012. The genetic signature of ecologically different grassland Lepidopterans. Biodiversity and Conservation 1-11. PDF

Habel, J. C., J. O. Engler, D. Rödder, and T. Schmitt. 2012. Contrasting genetic and morphologic responses on recent population decline in two burnet moths (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae). Conservation Genetics 13:1293-1304. PDF

Hatano, E., J. Baverstock, G. Kunert, J. K. Pell, and W. W. Weisser. 2012. Entomopathogenic fungi stimulate transgenerational wing induction in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Ecological Entomology 37:75-82. PDF

Heurich, M., J. Müller and M. Burg. 2012. Comparison of the effectivity of different snare types for collecting and retaining hair from Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). European Journal of Wildlife Research 58:579-587.

Hothorn, T., R. Brandl, and J. Müller. 2012. Large-Scale Model-Based Assessment of Deer-Vehicle Collision Risk. PLoS ONE 7:e29510. PDF

Hudewenz, A., A.-M. Klein, C. Scherber, L. Stanke, T. Tscharntke, A. Vogel, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, and A. Ebeling. 2012. Herbivore and pollinator responses to grassland management intensity along experimental changes in plant species richness. Biological Conservation 150:42-52. PDF

Khalsa, J., T. Fricke, W. W. Weisser, A. Weigelt, and M. Wachendorf. 2012. Effects of functional groups and species richness on biomass constituents relevant for combustion: results from a grassland diversity experiment. Grass and Forage Science 67:569-588. PDF

Kopelke, J.-P., W. Heitland, and E. Altenhofer. 2012. Survival and Mortality Factors in two Central European Populations of Euura amerinae Stem gallers (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae: Nematinae). Entomologia Generalis 34:33-60. PDF

Lachat, T., B. Wermelinger, M. M. Gossner, H. Bussler, G. Isacsson, and J. Müller. 2012. Saproxylic beetles as indicator species for dead-wood amount and temperature in European beech forests. Ecological Indicators 23:323-331. PDF

Leutner, B. F., B. Reineking, J. Müller, M. Bachmann, C. Beierkuhnlein, S. Dech and M. Wegmann. 2012. Modelling Forest a-Diversity and Floristic Composition — On the Added Value of LiDAR plus Hyperspectral Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing 4:2818-2845. PDF

Loranger, J., S. T. Meyer, B. Shipley, J. Kattge, H. Loranger, C. Roscher, and W. W. Weisser. 2012. Predicting invertebrate herbivory from plant traits: evidence from 51 grassland species in experimental monocultures. Ecology 93:2674-2682. PDF

Mehr, M., R. Brandl, T. Kneib and J. Müller. 2012. The effect of bark beetle infestation and salvage logging on bat activity in a national park. Biodiversity and Conservation 21:2775-2786. PDF

Mehrparvar, M., S. M. Madjdzadeh, N. Mahdavi Arab, M. Esmaeilbeygi, and E. Ebrahimpour. 2012. Morphometric discrimination of Black Legume Aphid, Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae), populations associated with different host plants. North-Western Journal of Zoology 8:172-180. PDF

Müller, J., J. Brunet, A. Brin, C. Bouget, H. Brustel, H. Bussler, B. Förster, I. Gunnar, F. Köhler, L. Thibault, and M. M. Gossner. 2012. Implications from large-scale spatial diversity patterns of saproxylic beetles for the conservation of European Beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity 6:162-169. PDF

Müller, J., M. Mehr, C. Bässler, M. B. Fenton, T. Hothorn, H. Pretzsch, H.-J. Klemmt, and R. Brandl. 2012. Aggregative response in bats: prey abundance versus habitat. Oecologia 169:673-684. PDF

Naether, A., B. U. Foesel, V. Naegele, P. K. Wüst, J. Weinert, M. Bonkowski, F. Alt, Y. Oelmann, A. Polle, G. Lohaus, S. Gockel, A. Hemp, E. K. V. Kalko, K. E. Linsenmair, S. Pfeiffer, S. Renner, I. Schöning, W. W. Weisser, K. Wells, M. Fischer, J. Overmann, and M. W. Friedrich. 2012. Environmental Factors Affect Acidobacterial Communities below the Subgroup Level in Grassland and Forest Soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78:7398-7406.

Nyabuga, F., W. Völkl, U. Schwörer, W. Weisser, and M. Mackauer. 2012. Mating Strategies in Solitary Aphid Parasitoids: Effect of Patch Residence Time and Ant Attendance. Journal of Insect Behavior 25:80-95. PDF

Nyabuga, F. N., H. D. Loxdale, D. G. Heckel, and W. W. Weisser. 2012. Coevolutionary fine-tuning: evidence for genetic tracking between a specialist wasp parasitoid and its aphid host in a dual metapopulation interaction. Bulletin of Entomological Research 102:149-155. PDF

Reich, P. B., D. Tilman, F. Isbell, K. Mueller, S. E. Hobbie, D. F. B. Flynn, and N. Eisenhauer. 2012. Impacts of Biodiversity Loss Escalate Through Time as Redundancy Fades. Science 336:589-592.

Ribeiro Neto, J. D., B. X. Pinho, S. T. Meyer, R. Wirth, and I. R. Leal. 2012. Drought stress drives intraspecific choice of food plants by Atta leaf-cutting ants. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 144:209-215. PDF

Sabais, A. W., N. Eisenhauer, S. König, C. Renker, F. Buscot, and S. Scheu. 2012. Soil organisms shape the competition between grassland plant species. Oecologia 170:1021-1032. PDF

Türke, M., K. Andreas, M. M. Gossner, E. Kowalski, M. Lange, S. Boch, S. Socher, J. Müller, D. Prati, M. Fischer, R. Meyhöfer, and W. W. Weisser. 2012. Are gastropods, rather than ants, important dispersers of seeds of myrmecochorous forest herbs? American Naturalist 179:124-131. PDF

Utschick, H., S. C. Michl, and W. Heitland. 2012. Indikationspotenzial von Auwaldvögeln für das Monitoring von Auenrenaturierungen. Ornithol. Anz. 51:97-134. PDF

Vogel, A., M. Scherer-Lorenzen, and A. Weigelt. 2012. Grassland Resistance and Resilience after Drought Depends on Management Intensity and Species Richness. PLoS ONE 7:e36992. PDF

Zytynska, S., M. Khudr, E. Harris, and R. Preziosi. 2012. Genetic effects of tank-forming bromeliads on the associated invertebrate community in a tropical forest ecosystem. Oecologia 170:467-475. PDF

Zytynska, S. E., M. F. Fay, and R. F. Preziosi. 2012. Comparing the use of leaf and cambium tissue in a single genetic study of tropical trees. Tree Genetics and Genomes 8:431-437. PDF

2011

Allan, E., W. W. Weisser, A. Weigelt, C. Roscher, M. Fischer, and H. Hillebrand. 2011. More diverse plant communities have higher functioning over time due to turnover in complementary dominant species. PNAS online DOI:10.1073/pnas.1104015108, http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/09/22/1104015108.abstract. PDF

Bässler, C., J. Stadler, J. Müller, B. Förster, A. Göttlein, and R. Brandl. 2011. Lidar as a useful and rapid tool to predict forest habitat types in Natura 2000 networks. Biodiversity and Conservation 20:465-481.

Eisenhauer, N., A. Milcu, E. Allan, N. Nitschke, C. Scherber, V. Temperton, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, and S. Scheu. 2011. Impact of above- and below-ground invertebrates on temporal and spatial stability of grassland of different diversity. Journal of Ecology 99:572-582. PDF

Eisenhauer, N., A. Milcu, A. C. W. Sabais, H. Bessler, J. Brenner, C. Engels, B. Klarner, M. Maraun, S. Partsch, C. Roscher, F. Schonert, V. M. Temperton, K. Thomisch, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, and S. Scheu. 2011. Plant Diversity Surpasses Plant Functional Groups and Plant Productivity as Driver of Soil Biota in the Long Term. PLoS ONE 6:e16055. PDF

Gossner, M. M. 2011. From hunting for new species to studying ecosystem processes - advances in entomological canopy research. Entomologica Austriaca 18:87-103. PDF

Gossner, M. M. 2011. Wanzen (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). In: Nationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald (ed.): Biologische Vielfalt im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald. Grafenau, pp. 135-140. PDF

Gossner, M. M. and J. Müller. 2011. The influence of species traits and q-metrics on scale-specific ß-diversity components of arthropod communities of temperate forests. Landscape Ecology 26:411-424. PDF

Hofner, B., J. Müller, and T. Hothorn. 2011. Monotonicity-constrained species distribution models. Ecological Society of America 92:1895–1901. PDF

Kowalski, E., M. M. Gossner, M. Türke, M. Lange, D. Veddeler, D. Hessenmöller, E.-D. Schulze, and W. W. Weisser. 2011. The use of forest inventory data for placing flight-interception traps in the forest canopy. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 140:35-44. PDF

Lange, M., M. M. Gossner, and W. W. Weisser. 2011. Effect of pitfall trap type and diameter on vertebrate by-catches and ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spider (Araneae) sampling. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2:185-190. PDF

Lange, M., W. W. Weisser, M. M. Gossner, E. Kowalski, M. Türke, F. Joner, and C. Fonseca. 2011. The impact of forest management on litter-dwelling invertebrates: a subtropical–temperate contrast. Biodiversity and Conservation 20:2133-2147. PDF

Loxdale, H. D., B. Massonnet, G. Schöfl, and W. W. Weisser. 2011. Evidence for a quiet revolution: seasonal variation in colonies of the specialist tansy aphid, Macrosiphoniella tanacetaria (Kaltenbach) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) studied using microsatellite markers. Bulletin of Entomological Research 101:221-239.

Loxdale, H. D., G. Schöfl, K. R. Wiesner, F. N. Nyabuga, D. G. Heckel, and W. W. Weisser. 2011. Stay at home aphids: comparative spatial and seasonal metapopulation structure and dynamics of two specialist tansy aphid species studied using microsatellite markers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 104:838-865. PDF

Meyer, S. T., I. R. Leal, M. Tabarelli, and R. Wirth. 2011. Ecosystem engineering by leaf-cutting ants: nests of Atta cephalotes drastically alter forest structure and microclimate. Ecological Entomology 36:14-24. PDF

Müller, J., J. Stadler, A. Jarzabek-Müller, H. Hacker, C. ter Braak, and R. Brandl. 2011. The Predictability of Phytophagous Insect Communities: Host Specialists as Habitat Specialists. PLoS ONE 6:e25986. PDF

Nyabuga, F. N., H. D. Loxdale, D. G. Heckel, and W. W. Weisser. 2011. Temporal genetic structuring of a specialist parasitoid, Lysiphlebus hirticornis Mackauer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) attacking a specialist aphid on tansy. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 102:737-749. PDF

Pompe, S., S. Berger, J. Bergmann, F. Badeck, J. Lübbert, S. Klotz, A.-K. Rehse, G. Söhlke, S. Sattler, G.-R. Walther, and I. Kühn. 2011. Modellierung der Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Flora und Vegetation in Deutschland. BfN-Skripten 304:1-98. PDF

Zytynska, S. E. and R. F. Preziosi. 2011. Genetic interactions influence host preference and performance in a plant-insect system. Evolutionary Ecology 25:1321-1333. PDF

Zytynska, S. E., M. F. Fay, D. Penney, and R. F. Preziosi. 2011. Genetic variation in a tropical tree species influences the associated epiphytic plant and invertebrate communities in a complex forest ecosystem. Phil Trans R Soc B 366:1329-1336. PDF

2010

Bergmann, J., S. Pompe, R. Ohlemueller, M. Freiberg, S. Klotz, and I. Kuehn. 2010. The Iberian Peninsula as a potential source for the plant species pool in Germany under projected climate change. Plant Ecology 207:191-201. PDF

Eisenhauer, N., M. Ackermann, S. Gass, M. Klier, V. Migunova, N. Nitschke, L. Ruess, A. C. W. Sabais, W. W. Weisser, and S. Scheu. 2010. Nematicide impacts on nematodes and feedbacks on plant productivity in a plant diversity gradient. Acta Oecologica 36:477-483. PDF

Eisenhauer, N., H. Beßler, C. Engels, G. Gleixner, M. Habekost, A. Milcu, S. Partsch, A. C. W. Sabais, C. Scherber, S. Steinbeiss, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, and S. Scheu. 2010. Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis. Ecology 91:485-496. PDF

Fischer, M., O. Bossdorf, S. Gockel, F. Hänsel, A. Hemp, D. Hessenmöller, G. Korte, J. Nieschulze, S. Pfeiffer, D. Prati, S. Renner, I. Schöning, U. Schumacher, K. Wells, F. Buscot, E. K. V. Kalko, K. E. Linsenmair, E.-D. Schulze, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories. Basic and Applied Ecology 11:473-485. PDF

Fischer, M., E. K. V. Kalko, K. E. Linsenmair, S. Pfeiffer, D. Prati, E.-D. Schulze, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Exploratories for Large-Scale and Long-Term Functional Biodiversity Research. Ecological Research 7:429-443. PDF

Franzke, A., S. B. Unsicker, J. Specht, G. Kohler, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Being a generalist herbivore in a diverse world: how do diets from different grasslands influence food plant selection and fitness of the grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus? Ecological Entomology 35:126-138. PDF

Geiger, F., J. Bengtsson, F. Berendse, W. W. Weisser, M. Emmerson, M. B. Morales, P. Ceryngier, J. Liira, T. Tscharntke, C. Winqvist, S. Eggers, R. Bommarco, T. Part, V. Bretagnolle, M. Plantegenest, L. W. Clement, C. Dennis, C. Palmer, J. J. Onate, I. Guerrero, V. Hawro, T. Aavik, C. Thies, A. Flohre, S. Hanke, C. Fischer, P. W. Goedhart, and P. Inchausti. 2010. Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland. Basic and Applied Ecology 11:97-105. PDF

Geiger, F., G. R. de Snoo, F. Berendse, I. Guerrero, M. B. Morales, J. J. Oñate, S. Eggers, T. Pärt, R. Bommarco, J. Bengtsson, L. W. Clement, W. W. Weisser, A. Olszewski, P. Ceryngier, V. Hawro, P. Inchausti, C. Fischer, A. Flohre, C. Thies, and T. Tscharntke. 2010. Landscape composition influences farm management effects on farmland birds in winter: A pan-European approach. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 139:571-577. PDF

Grueneberg, E., I. Schoening, E. K. V. Kalko, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Regional organic carbon stock variability: A comparison between depth increments and soil horizons. Geoderma 155:426-433.

Hanspach, J., I. Kuehn, S. Pompe, and S. Klotz. 2010. Predictive performance of plant species distribution models depends on species traits. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 12:219-225. PDF

Hatano, E., G. Kunert, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Aphid Wing Induction and Ecological Costs of Alarm Pheromone Emission under Field Conditions. PLoS ONE 5:e11188. PDF

Hosseini, M., A. Ashouri, A. Enkegaard, W. W. Weisser, S. H. Goldansaz, M. N. Mahalati, and H. R. S. Moayeri. 2010. Plant quality effects on intraguild predation between Orius laevigatus and Aphidoletes aphidimyza. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 135:208-216. PDF

Kunert, G., E. Belz, J. C. Simon, W. W. Weisser, and Y. Outreman. 2010. Differences in defensive behaviour between host-adapted races of the pea aphid. Ecological Entomology 35:147-154. PDF

Loxdale, H. D., B. Massonnet, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Why are there so few aphid clones? Bulletin of Entomological Research 100:613-622.

Meyer, S. T., I. R. Leal, M. Tabarelli, and R. Wirth. 2010. Performance and fate of tree seedlings on and around nests of the leaf-cutting ant Atta cephalotes: Ecological filters in a fragmented forest. Austral Ecology DOI:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02217.x. PDF

Michalski, S. G., W. Durka, A. Jentsch, J. Kreyling, S. Pompe, O. Schweiger, E. Willner, and C. Beierkuhnlein. 2010. Evidence for genetic differentiation and divergent selection in an autotetraploid forage grass (Arrhenatherum elatius). Theoretical and Applied Genetics 120:1151-1162. PDF

Müller, J. and M. M. Gossner. 2010. Three-dimensional partitioning of diversity informs state-wide strategies for the conservation of saproxylic beetles. Biological Conservation 143:625-633. PDF

Nitschke, N., A. Ebeling, T. Rottstock, C. Scherber, C. Middelhoff, S. Creutzburg, A. Weigelt, T. Tscharntke, M. Fischer, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Time course of plant diversity effects on Centaurea jacea establishment and the role of competition and herbivory. Journal of Plant Ecology 3:109-121. PDF

Nyabuga, F. N., H. D. Loxdale, D. G. Heckel, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Spatial population dynamics of a specialist aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus hirticornis Mackauer (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): evidence for philopatry and restricted dispersal. Heredity 105:433-442. PDF

Nyabuga, F. N., Y. Outreman, J.-C. Simon, D. G. Heckel, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Effects of pea aphid secondary endosymbionts on aphid resistance and development of the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi: a correlative study. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 136:243-253. PDF

Perrings, C., S. Naeem, F. Ahrestani, D. E. Bunker, P. Burkill, G. Canziani, T. Elmqvist, R. Ferrati, J. A. Fuhrman, F. Jaksic, Z. Kawabata, A. Kinzig, G. M. Mace, F. Milano, H. Mooney, A. H. Prieur-Richard, J. Tschirhart, and W. Weisser. 2010. Ecosystem Services for 2020. Science 330:323-324. PDF

Petermann, J. S., C. B. Mueller, C. Roscher, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, and B. Schmid. 2010. Plant Species Loss Affects Life-History Traits of Aphids and Their Parasitoids. PLoS ONE 5:e12053. PDF

Petermann, J. S., C. B. Muller, A. Weigelt, W. W. Weisser, and B. Schmid. 2010. Effect of plant species loss on aphid-parasitoid communities. Journal of Animal Ecology 79:709-720. PDF

Poethke, H. J., W. W. Weisser, and T. Hovestadt. 2010. Predator-Induced Dispersal and the Evolution of Conditional Dispersal in Correlated Environments. American Naturalist 175:577-586.

Pompe, S., J. Hanspach, F. W. Badeck, S. Klotz, H. Bruelheide, and I. Kuhn. 2010. Investigating habitat-specific plant species pools under climate change. Basic and Applied Ecology 11:603-611. PDF

Proulx, R., C. Wirth, W. Voigt, A. Weigelt, C. Roscher, S. Attinger, J. Baade, R. L. Barnard, N. Buchmann, F. Buscot, N. Eisenhauer, M. Fischer, G. Gleixner, S. Halle, A. Hildebrandt, E. Kowalski, A. Kuu, M. Lange, A. Milcu, P. A. Niklaus, Y. Oelmann, S. Rosenkranz, A. Sabais, C. Scherber, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, S. Scheu, E. D. Schulze, J. Schumacher, G. Schwichtenberg, J. F. Soussana, V. M. Temperton, W. W. Weisser, W. Wilcke, and B. Schmid. 2010. Diversity Promotes Temporal Stability across Levels of Ecosystem Organization in Experimental Grasslands. PLoS ONE 5. PDF

Scherber, C., N. Eisenhauer, W. W. Weisser, B. Schmid, W. Voigt, M. Fischer, E. D. Schulze, C. Roscher, A. Weigelt, E. Allan, H. Bessler, M. Bonkowski, N. Buchmann, F. Buscot, L. W. Clement, A. Ebeling, C. Engels, S. Halle, I. Kertscher, A. M. Klein, R. Koller, S. Konig, E. Kowalski, V. Kummer, A. Kuu, M. Lange, D. Lauterbach, C. Middelhoff, V. D. Migunova, A. Milcu, R. Muller, S. Partsch, J. S. Petermann, C. Renker, T. Rottstock, A. Sabais, S. Scheu, J. Schumacher, V. M. Temperton, and T. Tscharntke. 2010. Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment. Nature 468:553-556. PDF

Scherber, C., J. Heimann, G. Kohler, N. Mitschunas, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Functional identity versus species richness: herbivory resistance in plant communities. Oecologia 163:707-717. PDF

Scherber, C., P. N. Mwangi, M. Schmitz, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, H. Bessler, C. Engels, N. Eisenhauer, V. D. Migunova, S. Scheu, W. W. Weisser, E. D. Schulze, and B. Schmid. 2010. Biodiversity and belowground interactions mediate community invasion resistance against a tall herb invader. Journal of Plant Ecology 3:99-108. PDF

Stein, C., S. B. Unsicker, A. Kahmen, M. Wagner, V. Audorff, H. Auge, D. Prati, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Impact of invertebrate herbivory in grasslands depends on plant species diversity. Ecology 91:1639-1650. PDF

Stoeckle, B. C., K. Dworschak, M. M. Gossner, and R. Kuehn. 2010. Influence of arthropod sampling solutions on insect genotyping reliability. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 135:217-223. PDF

Türke, M., B. Fiala, K.-E. Linsenmair, and H. Feldhaar. 2010. Estimation of dispersal distances of the obligately plant-associated ant Crematogaster decamera. Ecological Entomology 35:662-671. PDF

Türke, M., E. Heinze, K. Andreas, S. M. Svendsen, M. M. Gossner, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Seed consumption and dispersal of ant-dispersed plants by slugs. Oecologia 163:681-693. PDF

Unsicker, S. B., A. Franzke, J. Specht, G. Kohler, J. Linz, C. Renker, C. Stein, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Plant species richness in montane grasslands affects the fitness of a generalist grasshopper species. Ecology 91:1083-1091. PDF

Vialatte, A., R. I. Bailey, C. Vasseur, A. Matocq, M. M. Gossner, D. Everhart, X. Vitrac, A. Belhadj, A. Ernoult, and A. Prinzing. 2010. Phylogenetic isolation of host trees affects assembly of local Heteroptera communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 277:2227-2236. PDF

Walentowski, H., H. Bußler, E. Bergmeier, M. Blaschke, R. Finkeldey, M. M. Gossner, T. Litt, S. Müller-Kroehling, G. Philippi, V. V. Pop, A. Reif, E.-D. Schulze, C. Strätz, and V. Wirth. 2010. Sind die deutschen Waldnaturschutzkonzepte adäquat für die Erhaltung der buchenwaldtypischen Flora und Fauna? Eine kritische Bewertung basierend auf der Herkunft der Waldartendes des mitteleuropäischen Tief- und Hügellandes. Forstarchiv 81:195-217. PDF

Weigelt, A., E. Marquard, V. M. Temperton, C. Roscher, C. Scherber, P. N. Mwangi, S. Von Felten, N. Buchmann, B. Schmid, E.-D. Schulze and W. W. Weisser. 2010. The Jena-Experiment: 6 years of data from a grassland biodiversity experiment. Ecology 1:930-931.

Wiesner, K. R., H. D. Loxdale, G. Köhler, A. R. R. Schneider, R. Tiedemann, and W. W. Weisser. 2010. Patterns of local and regional genetic structuring in the meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus (Orthoptera: Acrididae), in Central Germany revealed using microsatellite markers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 103:875-890. PDF

Zytynska, S. E., S. Fleming, C. Tétard-Jones, M. A. Kertesz, and R. F. Preziosi. 2010. Community genetic interactions mediate indirect ecological effects between a parasitoid wasp and rhizobacteria. Ecology 91:1563-1568. PDF

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