Publikationen

Fieldwork Protocol: Effects of land management on the Supply and Distribution of ecosystem services (ESuDis)

Isaac R., Kachler J., Martín-López B., Felipe-Lucia M. (2024): Fieldwork Protocol: Effects of land management on the Supply and Distribution of ecosystem services (ESuDis). PubData Leuphana Repository. doi: 10.48548/pubdata-218

Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands

Andraczek K., Dee L. E., Weigelt A., Hinderling J., Prati D., Le Provost G., Manning P., Wirth C., van der Plas F. (2024): Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands. Journal of Ecology 112 (10), 2359-2373. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14400

Biodiversity promotes resistance but dominant species shape recovery of grasslands under extreme drought

Bazzichetto M., Sperandii M. G., Penone C., Keil P., Allan E., Lepš J., Prati D., Fischer M., Bolliger R., Gossner M. M., de Bello F. (2024): Biodiversity promotes resistance but dominant species shape recovery of grasslands under extreme drought. Journal of Ecology 112 (5), 1087-1100. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14288

The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods

Berger J. L., Staab M., Hartlieb M., Simons N. K., Wells K., Gossner M. M., Vogt J., Achury R., Seibold S., Hemp A., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2024): The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods. Ecological Applications 34 (6): e3022. doi: 10.1002/eap.3022

Land-use affects pollinator-specific resource availability and pollinator foraging behaviour

Landnutzung beeinflusst das Bestäuber-spezifische Nahrungsangebot und das Bestäuberverhalten

Birkenbach M., Straub F., Kiesel A., Ayasse M., Wilfert L., Kuppler J. (2024): Land-use affects pollinator-specific resource availability and pollinator foraging behaviour. Ecology and Evolution 14 (3), e11061. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11061

Insecticide and low food quality treatments reduce health and pollination services of two key pollinator taxa

Insektizid und schlechte Nahrungsqualität verringern die Bestäubergesundheit und die Bestäubungsleistung

Birkenbach M., Straub F., Weihermüller P., Wilfert L., Ayasse M., Kuppler J. (2024): Insecticide and low food quality treatments reduce health and pollination services of two key pollinator taxa. Journal of Applied Ecology 61 (11), 2786-2797. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14788

Identifying the optimal landscape configuration for landscape multifunctionality

Boesing A. L., Klaus V. H., Neyret M., Le Provost G., Peter S., Fischer M., Manning P. (2024): Identifying the optimal landscape configuration for landscape multifunctionality. Ecosystem Services 67: 101630. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2024.101630

Formation of mineral-associated organic matter in temperate soils is primarily controlled by mineral type and modified by land use and management intensity

Bramble D.E., Ulrich S., Schöning I., Mikutta R., Brandt L., Poll C., Kandeler E., Mikutta C., Konrad A., Siemens J., Yang Y., Polle A., Schall P., Ammer C., Kaiser K., Schrumpf M. (2024): Formation of mineral-associated organic matter in temperate soils is primarily controlled by mineral type and modified by land use and management intensity. Global Change Biology 30 (1), e17024. doi: 10.1111/gcb.17024

Mineral type versus environmental filters: What shapes the composition and functions of fungal communities in the mineralosphere of forest soils?

Brandt L., Poll C., Ballauff J., Schrumpf M., Bramble D. S., Schöning I., Ulrich S., Kaiser K., Mikutta R., Mikutta C., Polle A., Kandeler E. (2024): Mineral type versus environmental filters: What shapes the composition and functions of fungal communities in the mineralosphere of forest soils? Soil Biology and Biochemistry 190: 109288. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109288

ResNeTS: a ResNet for Time Series Analysis of Sentinel-2 Data Applied to Grassland Plant-Biodiversity Prediction

Dieste A. G., Argüello F., Heras D. B., Magdon P., Linstädter A., Dubovyk O., Muro J. (2024): ResNeTS: a ResNet for Time Series Analysis of Sentinel-2 Data Applied to Grassland Plant-Biodiversity Prediction. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 17, 17349 - 17370. doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3454271

Surveying lichen diversity in forests: A comparison of expert mapping and eDNA metabarcoding of bark surfaces

Dreyling L., Boch S., Lumbsch H. T., Schmitt I. (2024): Surveying lichen diversity in forests: A comparison of expert mapping and eDNA metabarcoding of bark surfaces. MycoKeys 106: 153–172. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.106.117540

Biotic interactions outweigh abiotic factors as drivers of bark microbial communities in Central European forests

Biotische Wechselwirkungen überwiegen abiotische Faktoren als treibende Kraft für mikrobielle Rindengemeinschaften in mitteleuropäischen Wäldern

Dreyling L., Penone C., Schenk N., Schmitt I., Dal Grande F. (2024): Biotic interactions outweigh abiotic factors as drivers of bark microbial communities in Central European forests. The ISME Communications 4 (1), ycae012. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycae012

BEpipeR: a user-friendly, flexible, and scalable data synthesis pipeline for the Biodiversity Exploratories and other research consortia

BEpipeR: eine benutzerfreundliche, flexible und skalierbare Datensynthese-Pipeline für die Biodiversity Exploratories und andere Forschungskonsortien

Glück M., Bossdorf O., Thomassen H. A. (2024): BEpipeR: a user-friendly, flexible, and scalable data synthesis pipeline for the Biodiversity Exploratories and other research consortia. F1000Research

Biological nitrogen fixation, diversity and community structure of diazotrophs in two mosses in 25 temperate forests

Groß C., Hossen S., Dittrich S., Knorr K.-H., Borken W., Noll M. (2024): Biological nitrogen fixation, diversity and community structure of diazotrophs in two mosses in 25 temperate forests. Environmental Microbiology 26 (1): e16555. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16555

Assessing mowing intensity: A new index incorporating frequency, type of machinery, and technique

Ermittlung der Mähintensität auf Grünland

Hartlieb M., Raubitzek S., Berger J. L., Staab M., Vogt J., Ayasse M., Ostrowski A., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2024): Assessing mowing intensity: A new index incorporating frequency, type of machinery, and technique. Grassland Research 3 (3) 264-274. doi: 10.1002/glr2.12089

Tree species-specific wood traits control diazotrophic community composition in deadwood

Frankia sp. regelt die Zusammensetzung der diazotrophen Lebensgemeinschaft im Totholz von 13 Baumarten

Hossen S., Groß C., Stapf D., Borken W., Noll M. (2024): Tree species-specific wood traits control diazotrophic community composition in deadwood. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 187: 105723. doi: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2023.105723

Governing anthropogenic assets for nature’s contributions to people in forests: A policy document analysis

Isaac R., Hofmann J., Koegst J., Schleyer C., Martín-López B. (2024): Governing anthropogenic assets for nature’s contributions to people in forests: A policy document analysis. Environmental Science and Policy 152, 103657. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103657

Supporting bird diversity and ecological function in managed grassland and forest systems needs an integrative approach

Jung K., Teuscher M., Böhm S., Wells K., Ayasse M., Fischer M., Weisser W. W., Renner S., Tschapka M. (2024): Supporting bird diversity and ecological function in managed grassland and forest systems needs an integrative approach. Frontiers in Environmental Sciences 12:1401513. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1401513

Temporal variation of soil microarthropods in different forest types and regions of Central Europe

Junggebauer A., Bluhm C., Erdmann G., Bluhm S. L, Pollierer M. M., Scheu S. (2024): Temporal variation of soil microarthropods in different forest types and regions of Central Europe. Oikos10: e10513. doi: 10.1111/oik.10513

Effects of forest gap formation and deadwood enrichment on oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) vary between regions

Die Auswirkungen Waldlückenbildung und Totholzanreicherung auf die Mikroarthropoden im Boden variieren von Region zu Region

Junggebauer A., Gericke N. M., Krakau K.L., Bluhm S. L., Maraun M., Pollierer M. M., Scheu S. (2024): Effects of forest gap formation and deadwood enrichment on oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) vary between regions. Forest Ecology and Management 565: 122015. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122015

Intrinsic, instrumental and relational values behind nature’s contributions to people preferences of nature visitors in Germany

Kachler J., Felipe-Lucia M. R., Isaac R., Bonn A., Martín-López B. (2024): Intrinsic, instrumental and relational values behind nature’s contributions to people preferences of nature visitors in Germany. Ecosystems and People 20:1, 2342361. doi: 10.1080/26395916.2024.2342361

Enzymatic machinery of wood-inhabiting fungi that degrade temperate tree species

Enzymatische Maschinerie von Holz bewohnenden Pilzen, die temperate Baumarten abbauen.

Kipping L., Jehmlich N., Moll J., Noll M., Gossner M. M., Van Den Bossche T., Edelmann P., Borken W., Hofrichter M., Kellner H. (2024): Enzymatic machinery of wood-inhabiting fungi that degrade temperate tree species. The ISME Journal 18 (1), wrae050. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae050

Grassland management intensity determines root development, soil structure, and their interrelationship: Results of a regional study of Leptosols in the Swabian Alp

Kuka K., Joschko M. (2024): Grassland management intensity determines root development, soil structure, and their interrelationship: Results of a regional study of Leptosols in the Swabian Alps. Grassland Research 3 (2), 171-186. doi: 10.1002/glr2.12077

Strengths of fertilizer and litter effects on seedling recruitment and growth of grassland species differ depending on functional groups and seed size

Martin S., Roscher C. (2024): Strengths of fertilizer and litter effects on seedling recruitment and growth of grassland species differ depending on functional groups and seed size. Ecology and Evolution 14 (7): e11650. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11650

To pool or not to pool – Pooled metabarcoding does not affect estimates of prey diversity in spider gut content analysis

Melcher A., Weber S., Birkhofer K., Harms D., Krehenwinkel H. (2024): To pool or not to pool - Pooled metabarcoding does not affect estimates of prey diversity in spider gut content analysis. Ecological Entomology 49 (6), 768-778. doi: 10.1111/een.13382

Co-occurrence patterns do not predict mutualistic interactions between plant and butterfly species

Menares E., Saíz H., Schenk N., de la Riva E. G., Krauss J., Birkhofer K. (2024): Co-occurrence patterns do not predict mutualistic interactions between plant and butterfly species. Ecology and Evolution 14 (11), e70498. doi: 10.1002/ece3.70498

Extrinsic rather than intrinsic factors determine microbial colonization of deadwood

Moll J., Bässler C., Buscot F., Hoppe B., Jehmlich N., Kellner H., Muszynski S., Noll M. (2024): Extrinsic rather than intrinsic factors determine microbial colonization of deadwood. Soil Biology & Biochemistry199, 109608. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109608

A genome-wide genetic association study reveals SNPs significantly associated with environmental variables and specific leaf area in European beech

Eine genomweite genetische Assoziationsstudie zeigt, dass SNPs signifikant mit Umweltvariablen und der spezifischen Blattfläche der Rotbuche assoziiert sind

Müller M., Leuschner C., Weithmann G., Weigel R., Banzragch B.-E., Steiner W., Gailing O. (2024): A genome-wide genetic association study reveals SNPs significantly associated with environmental variables and specific leaf area in European beech. Physiologia Plantarum 176 (3): e14334. doi: 10.1111/ppl.14334

Temporal dynamics on acoustic diversity in managed forests

Müller S., Jahn O., Jung K., Mitesser O., Ammer C., Böhm S., Ehbrecht M., Farina A., Renner S., Pieretti N., Schall P., Tschapka M., Wells K., Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2024): Temporal dynamics on acoustic diversity in managed forests. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12:1392882. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1392882

A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification

Neyret M., Le Provost G., Boesing A. L., Schneider F. D., Baulechner D., Bergmann J., de Vries F., Fiore-Donno A. M., Geisen S., Goldmann K., Saifutdinov R., Simons N. K., Tobias J., Zaitsev A., Gossner M. M., Jung K., Kandeler E., Krauss J., Penone C., Schloter M., Schulz S., Staab M., Wolters V., Apostolakis, Birkhofer K., Boch S., Boeddinghaus R. S., Bolliger R., Bonkowski M., Buscot F., Dumack K., Fischer M., Gan H. Y., Heinze J., Hölzel N., John K., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Marhan S., Müller J., Renner S. C., Rillig M., Schenk N. V., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Seibold S., Socher S., Solly E., Teuscher M., van Kleunen M., Wubet T., Manning P. (2024): A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification. Nature Communications 15: 1251. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45113-5

Forest structure, plants, arthropods, scale, or birds’ functional groups: What key factor are forest birds responding to?

Renner S. C., Gossner M. M., Ayasse M., Böhm S., Teuscher M., Weisser W. W., Jung K. (2024): Forest structure, plants, arthropods, scale, or birds’ functional groups: What key factor are forest birds responding to? PLoS ONE 19 (5): e0304421. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304421

How to best detect threatened deadwood fungi – comparing metabarcoding and fruit body surveys

Rieker D., Runnel K., Baldrian P., Brabcová V., Hoppe B., Kellner H., Moll J., Vojtěch T., Bässler C. (2024): How to best detect threatened deadwood fungi – comparing metabarcoding and fruit body surveys. Biological Conservation 296, 110696. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110696

Identifying the stand properties that support both high biodiversity and carbon storage in German forests

Identifizierung von Bestandseigenschaften, die sowohl eine hohe biologische Vielfalt als auch die Kohlenstoffspeicherung in deutschen Wäldern fördern

Springer K., Manning P., Boesing A. L., Ammer C., Fiore-Donno A.-M., Fischer M., Goldmann K., Le Provost G., Overmann J., Ruess L., Schöning I., Seibold S., Sikorski J., Neyret M. (2024): Identifying the stand properties that support both high biodiversity and carbon storage in German forests. Forest Ecology and Management 572, 122328. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122328

Disentangling the effects of region, forest-management intensity and plant diversity on litterfall quantity, quality and turnover in temperate forests

Wilcke W., Zimmer V., Bauhus J., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Michalzik B., Siemens J. (2024): Disentangling the effects of region, forest-management intensity and plant diversity on litterfall quantity, quality and turnover in temperate forests. Plant Soil 497, 397–412. doi: 10.1007/s11104-023-06403-x

Facilitating comparable research in seedling functional ecology

Voraussetzungen für eine vergleichbaren Forschung zur funktionellen Ökologie von Keimlingen

Winkler D. E., Garbowski M., Kožić K., Ladouceur E., Larson J., Martin S., Rosche C., Roscher C., Slate M. L., Korell L. (2024): Facilitating comparable research in seedling functional ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15 (3), 464–476. doi: org/10.1111/2041-210X.14288

Deutliche Evidenz für das Insektensterben

Staab M., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2024): Deutliche Evidenz für das Insektensterben. Biologie in unserer Zeit 54 (4), 311-312. doi: 10.11576/biuz-7573

Forest gaps increase true bug diversity by recruiting open land species

Achury R., Staab M., Blüthgen N., Weisser W. W. (2023): Forest gaps increase true bug diversity by recruiting open land species. Oecologia 202, 299–312. doi: 10.1007/s00442-023-05392-z

Biomass removal promotes plant diversity after short-term de-intensification of managed grasslands

Andraczek K., Weigelt A., Hinderling J., Kretz L., Prati D., van der Plas F. (2023): Biomass removal promotes plant diversity after short-term de-intensification of managed grasslands. PLoS ONE 18 (6): e0287039. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287039

Relationships between species richness and biomass production are context dependent in grasslands differing in land-use and seed addition

Andraczek K., Weigelt A., Prati P., Hinderling J., Rauwolf E., Cantuarias C., Wirth C., van der Plas F. (2023): Relationships between species richness and biomass production are context dependent in grasslands differing in land-use and seed addition. Scientific Reports 13 : 19663. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47020-z

Forest Structure and Fine Root Biomass Influence Soil CO2 Efflux in Temperate Forests under Drought

Waldstruktur und Feinwurzelbiomasse beeinflussen den CO2-Ausstoß des Bodens Ausstoß in gemäßigten Wäldern unter Trockenheit

Apostolakis A., Schöning I., Michalzik B., Ammer C., Schall P., Hänsel F., Nauss T., Trumbore S., Schrumpf M. (2023): Forest Structure and Fine Root Biomass Influence Soil CO2 Efflux in Temperate Forests under Drought. Forests 14 (2), 411. doi: 10.3390/f14020411

Mineral type and land-use intensity control composition and functions of microorganisms colonizing pristine minerals in grassland soils

Brandt L., Stache F., Poll C., Bramble D. E., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Ulrich S., Kaiser K., Mikutta R., Mikutta C., Oelmann Y., Konrad A., Siemens J., Kandeler E. (2023): Mineral type and land-use intensity control composition and functions of microorganisms colonizing pristine minerals in grassland soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 182, 109037. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109037

High-resolution 3D forest structure explains ecomorphological trait variation in assemblages of saproxylic beetles

Drag L., Burner R. C., Stephan J. G., Birkemoe T., Doerfler I., Gossner M. M., Magdon P., Ovaskainen O., Potterf M., Schall P., Snäll T., Sverdrup-Thygeson A., Weisser W., Müller J. (2023): High-resolution 3D forest structure explains ecomorphological trait variation in assemblages of saproxylic beetles. Functional Ecology 37 (1), 150-161. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14188

Tree Size Drives Diversity and Community Structure of Microbial Communities on the Bark of Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Die Baumgröße beeinflusst die Vielfalt und Gemeinschaftsstruktur der mikrobiellen Gemeinschaften auf der Rinde der Buche (Fagus sylvatica)

Dreyling L., Schmitt I., Dal Grande F. (2023): Tree Size Drives Diversity and Community Structure of Microbial Communities on the Bark of Beech (Fagus sylvatica). Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5:858382. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.858382

Regional variation in deadwood decay of 13 tree species: effects of climate, soil and forest structure

Edelmann P., Weisser W. W., Ambarli D., Bässler C., Buscot F., Hofrichter M., Hoppe B., Kellner H., Moll J., Minnich C., Persoh D., Seibold S., Seilwinder C., Schulze E.-D., Wöllauer S., Borken W. (2023): Regional variation in deadwood decay of 13 tree species: effects of climate, soil and forest structure. Forest Ecology and Management 541, 121094. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121094

Increasing plant species richness by seeding has marginal effects on ecosystem functioning in agricultural grasslands

Freitag M., Hölzel N., Neuenkamp L., van der Plas F., Manning P., Abrahão A., Bergmann J., Boeddinghaus R., Bolliger R., Hamer U., Kandeler E., Kleinebecker T., Knorr K.-H., Marhan S., Neyret M., Prati D., Le Provost G., Saiz H., van Kleunen M., Schäfer M., Klaus V. H. (2023): Increasing plant species richness by seeding has marginal effects on ecosystem functioning in agricultural grasslands. Journal of Ecology 111 (9), 1968-1984. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14154

Inter- and intraspecific phytochemical variation correlate with epiphytic flower and leaf bacterial communities

Inter- und intraspezifische phytochemische Variationen korrelieren mit epiphytischen Blüten- und Blattbakteriengemeinschaften

Gaube P., Marchenko P., Müller C., Schweiger R., Tenhaken R., Keller A., Junker R. R. (2023): Inter- and intraspecific phytochemical variation correlate with epiphytic flower and leaf bacterial communities. Environmental Microbiology 25 (9), 1624-1643. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16382

Genotyping by sequencing and a newly developed mRNA-GBS approach to link population genetic and transcriptome analyses reveal pattern differences between sites and treatments in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

Gemeinholzer B., Rupp O., Becker A., Strickert M., Müller C. M. (2023): Genotyping by sequencing and a newly developed mRNA-GBS approach to link population genetic and transcriptome analyses reveal pattern differences between sites and treatments in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10:1003057. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1003057

Adding complexity to soil food webs: Myxobacteria have broad predation spectra with bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi in vitro

Mehr Komplexität in den Bodennahrungsnetzen: Myxobakterien zeigen ein breites Prädationsspektrum mit Bakterien, Hefen und filamentösen Pilzen in vitro

Groß V., Reinhard A., Petters S., Pichler M., Urich T. (2023): Adding complexity to soil food webs: Myxobacteria have broad predation spectra with bacteria, yeasts and filamentous fungi in vitro. European Journal of Soil Biology 117: 103508. doi: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103508

Linking processes to community functions – Insights into litter decomposition combining fungal metatranscriptomics and environmental NMR profiling

Guerreiro M. A., Kambach S., Stoll R., Brachmann A., Senker J., Begerow D., Peršoh D. (2023): Linking processes to community functions – Insights into litter decomposition combining fungal metatranscriptomics and environmental NMR profiling. Mycological Progress 22:10. doi: 10.1007/s11557-022-01859-0

Effects of heterogeneity on functional, phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of forest fauna

Heidrich L., Brandl R., Ammer C., Bae S., Bässler C., Doerfler I., Fischer M., Gossner M. M., Heurich M., Heibl C., Jung K., Krzystek P., Levick S., Magdon P., Schall P., Schulze E.-D., Seibold S., Simons N. K., Thorn S., Weisser W. W., Wöllauer S., Müller J. (2023): Effects of heterogeneity on functional, phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of forest fauna. Basic And Applied Ecology, Special issue: Scales and Heterogeneity in Ecology - from basic research to application, 73, 72-79. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2023.10.005

Habitat and tree species identity shape aboveground and belowground fungal communities in European forests

Hofmann B., Dreyling L., Dal Grande F., Otte J., Schmitt I. (2023): Habitat and tree species identity shape aboveground and belowground fungal communities in European forests. Frontiers in Microbiology 14: 1067906. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1067906

Governing the co-production of nature’s contributions to people: the road ahead

Governance von koproduzierten Ökosystemleistungen: der Weg nach vorn

Isaac R., Albrecht E., Felipe-Lucia M. R., Piquer-Rodríguez M., Winkler K. J., Martín-López B. (2023): Governing the co-production of nature’s contributions to people: the road ahead. Advances in Ecological Research 69, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2023.10.001

Can we have it all? The role of grassland conservation in supporting forage production and plant diversity

Kachler J., Benra F., Bollinger R., Isaac R., Bonn A., Felipe-Lucia M. R. (2023): Can we have it all? The role of grassland conservation in supporting forage production and plant diversity. Landscape Ecology 38, 4451–4465. doi: /10.1007/s10980-023-01729-4

Co-production of nature’s contributions to people: What evidence is out there?

Kachler J., Isaac R., Martín-López B., Bonn A., Felipe-Lucia M. R. (2023): Co-production of nature's contributions to people: What evidence is out there? People and Nature 5 (4), 1119-1134. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10493

Ectomycorrhizal diversity, taxon-specific traits and root N uptake in temperate beech forests

Khokon A. M., Janz D., Polle A. (2023): Ectomycorrhizal diversity, taxon-specific traits and root N uptake in temperate beech forests. New Phytologist 239 (2), 739-751. doi: 10.1111/nph.18978

Nutrient effects on drought responses vary across common temperate grassland species

Die Auswirkungen von Nährstoffen auf Dürre-Reaktionen variieren in häufigen Graslandarten der gemäßigten Zone

Kiene C., Jung E.-Y, Engelbrecht B. M. J. (2023): Nutrient effects on drought responses vary across common temperate grassland species. Oecologia 202, 1–14. doi: 10.1007/s00442-023-05370-5

Ambient and substrate energy influence decomposer diversity differentially across trophic levels

Kriegel P., Vogel S., Angeleri R., Baldrian P., Borken W., Bussler H., Bouget C., Brin A., Cocciufa C., Feldmann B., Gossner M. M., Haeler E., Hagge J., Hadersen S., Hartmann H., Hjälten J., Kotowska M. M., Lachat T., Larrieu L., Leverkus A. B., Macagno A. L. M., Mitesser O., Müller J., Obermaier E., Parisi F., Pelz S., Schuldt B., Seibold S., Stengel E., Sverdrup-Thygeson A., Weisser W. W., Thorn S. (2023): Ambient and substrate energy influence decomposer diversity differentially across trophic levels. Ecology Letters 26 (7), 1157-1173. doi: 10.1111/ele.14227

The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales

Le Provost G., Schenk N. V., Penone C., Thiele J., Westphal C., Allan E., Ayasse M., Binkenstein J., Blüthgen N., Boeddinghaus R., Boesing A. L., Bolliger R., Busch V., Fischer M., Frank K., Gossner M. M., Hoelzel N., Jung K., Kandeler E., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Klötzing T., Leimer S., Marhan S., Morris K., Müller S., Neff F., Neyret M., Oelmann Y., Perović D., Prati D., Rillig M. C., Saiz H., Schäfer D., Schäfer M., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Schloter M., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Steckel J., , Steffan-Dewenter I., Stempfhuber B., Trumbore S., Tschapka M., Vogt J., Weiner C., Weisser W. W., Wells K., Werner M., Wilcke W., Manning P. (2023): The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales. Nature, Ecology & Evolution 7, 236–249. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01918-5

Impacts of forest management on stand and landscape-level microclimate heterogeneity of European beech forests

Menge J. H., Magdon P., Wöllauer S., Ehbrecht M. (2023): Impacts of forest management on stand and landscape-level microclimate heterogeneity of European beech forests. Landscape Ecology 38, 903–917. doi: 10.1007/s10980-023-01596-z

The HAInich: A multidisciplinary vision data-set for a better understanding of the forest ecosystem

Milz S., Wäldchen J., Abouee A., Ravichandran A. A., Schall P., Hagen C., Borer J., Lewandowski B., Wittich H.-C., Mäder P. (2023): The HAInich: A multidisciplinary vision data-set for a better understanding of the forest ecosystem. Scientific Data 10, 168. doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02010-8

Forest management drives evolution of understorey herbs

Møller C., De Frenne P., March-Salas M., Vanneste T., Verheyen K., Scheepens N. (2023): Forest management drives evolution of understorey herbs. Forest Ecology and Management 548: 121390. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121390

Intra-individual variation in Galium odoratum is affected by experimental drought and shading

Møller C., March-Salas M., Kuppler J., De Frenne P., Scheepens J. F. (2023): Intra-individual variation in Galium odoratum is affected by experimental drought and shading. Annals of Botany 131 (3), 411–422. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcac148

Reduction of invertebrate herbivory by land use is only partly explained by changes in plant and insect characteristics

Änderungen in den Pflanzengemeinschaften erklären nur teilweise die Reduktion der Herbivorie von Invertebraten durch Landnutzung in Wald und Grünland

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Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity

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Urban areas in rural landscapes – the importance of green space and local architecture for bat conservation

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Effects of management intensity, soil properties and region on the nematode communities in temperate forests in Germany

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Nitrogen addition increases mass loss of gymnosperm but not of angiosperm deadwood without changing microbial communities

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Drivers of community assembly change during succession in wood-decomposing beetle communities

Einflussfaktoren der Artenzusammensetzung von Totholzkäfergemeinschaften ändern sich während der Sukzession

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Towards a causal understanding of the relationship between structural complexity, productivity, and adaptability of forests based on principles of thermodynamics

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Insect decline in forests depends on species’ traits and may be mitigated by management

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Linking structure and species richness to support forest biodiversity monitoring at large scales

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Land-use-associated stressors interact to reduce bumblebee health at the individual and colony level

Auswirkungen von Nahrungsqualität und Insektiziden auf individuelle und koloniebezogene Gesundheitsmerkmale einer häufigen Bestäuberart, Bombus terrestris

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Baekduia alba sp. nov., a novel representative of the order Solirubrobacterales isolated from temperate grassland soil

Baekduia alba sp. nov., ein neuartiger Vertreter der Ordnung Solirubrobacterales, isoliert aus Grünlandboden

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Opening up new niche dimensions: The stoichiometry of soil microarthropods in European beech and Norway spruce forests

Die stöchiometrische Nische im Bodensystem: eine Untersuchung der Elementgehalte von Bodenmilben in Buchen- und Fichtenwäldern

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Little evidence for land-use filters on intraspecific trait variation in three arthropod groups

Kaum Einfluss von Landnutzung auf intraspezifische morphologische Variabilität

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Experiments are needed to quantify the main causes of insect decline

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Digital whole-community phenotyping: tracking morphological and physiological responses of plant communities to environmental changes in the field

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Der Rückgang von Insekten in deutschen Wäldern – neue Ergebnisse aus den Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien

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Microbial drivers of plant richness and productivity in a grassland restoration experiment along a gradient of land use intensity

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Dark CO2 fixation in temperate beech and pine forest soils

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Drivers of soil respiration across a management intensity gradient in temperate grasslands under drought

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Direct and plant community mediated effects of management intensity on annual nutrient leaching risk in temperate grasslands

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Clay fraction properties and grassland management imprint on soil organic matter composition and stability at molecular level

Eigenschaften der Tonfraktion und Grünlandbewirtschaftung beeinflussen die Zusammensetzung und Stabilität der organischen Bodensubstanz auf molekularer Ebene

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Fertilization rapidly alters the feeding activity of grassland soil mesofauna independent of management history

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Climatic conditions and functional traits affect spider diets in agricultural and non-agricultural habitats worldwide

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Unravelling insect declines: can space replace time?

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Serologic Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Wild Rodents, Europe

Serological surveillance for wild rodent infection with SARS-CoV-2 in Europe

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Is more less? A comprehensive experimental test of soil depth effects on grassland diversity

Ist mehr weniger? Ein umfassender experimenteller Test des Einflusses von Bodentiefe auf Diversität im Grünland

Braun L., Kadmon R., Tomiolo S., Májeková M., Tielbörger K. (2022): Is more less? A comprehensive experimental test of soil depth effects on grassland diversity. OIKOS 2022 (5) : e08535. doi: 10.1111/oik.08535

Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species

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Forest management affects saproxylic beetles through tree species composition and canopy cover

Forstbewirtschaftung beeinflusst totholzabhängige Käfer durch Baumartenzusammensetzung und Beschirmungsgrad

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Biocrusts: Overlooked hotspots in managed mesic soils

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Biological Soil Crust From Mesic Forests Promote a Specific Bacteria Community

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Vertical stratification of insect species developing in water‐filled tree holes

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Biological nitrogen fixation and nifH gene abundance in deadwood from 13 different tree species

Biologische Stickstofffixierung und nifH-Genabundanz in Totholz von 13 verschiedenen Baumarten

Groß C., Hossen S., Hartmann H., Noll M., Borken W. (2022): Biological nitrogen fixation and nifH gene abundance in deadwood from 13 different tree species. Biogeochemistry 161, 353–371. doi: 10.1007/s10533-022-00986-w

Interaction between growth environment and host progeny shape fungal endophytic assemblages in transplanted Fagus sylvatica

Guerreiro M. A., Kleetz J., Torres M. R., Polle A., Peršoh D., Begerow D. (2022): Interaction between growth environment and host progeny shape fungal endophytic assemblages in transplanted Fagus sylvatica. Fungal Ecology 60, 101175. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101175

Predicting Species and Structural Diversity of Temperate Forests with Satellite Remote Sensing and Deep Learning

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Peroxide-Mediated Oxygenation of Organic Compounds by Fungal Peroxygenases

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Governance to manage the complexity of nature’s contributions to people co-production

Mittels Governance die Komplexität der Koproduktion von Beiträgen der Natur für Menschen steuern

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Draft genome sequence of Truncatella angustata (Anamorph) S358

Genomsequenzierung von Truncatella angustata (Anamorph) S358

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Emission of CO2 and CH4 From 13 Deadwood Tree Species Is Linked to Tree Species Identity and Management Intensity in Forest and Grassland Habitats

CO2- und CH4-Emissionen von 13 Totholzbaumarten werden durch die Baumartenidentität und der Bewirtschaftungsintensität in Wald- und Grünlandhabitaten beeinflusst.

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Drivers of deadwood decay of 13 temperate tree species are similar between forest and grassland habitats

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Soil conditions drive belowground trait space in temperate agricultural grasslands

Die Bodenbedingungen bestimmen den unterirdischen Merkmalsraum in landwirtschaftlich genutztem Grasland der gemäßigten Zonen

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Mapping land-use intensity of grasslands in Germany with machine learning and Sentinel-2 time series

Kartierung der Landnutzungsintensität von Grasland mittels maschinellem Lernen und Sentinel-2 Zeitreihen

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Do amino and fatty acid profiles of pollen provisions correlate with bacterial microbiomes in the mason bee Osmia bicornis?

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Amino acid isotopes in functional assemblages of Collembola reveal the influence of vertical resource heterogeneity and root energy supply on trophic interactions in soil food webs

Der Einfluss von wurzelbasierter Energieversorgung und vertikaler Ressourcenheterogenität auf die trophische Struktur von Springschwanz-Gemeinschaften, untersucht mit komponentenspezifischer Analyse von Aminosäureisotopen.

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Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

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Enzyme kinetics inform about mechanistic changes in tea litter decomposition across gradients in land-use intensity in Central German grasslands

Teebeutel und Enzymkinetik als Indikatoren für Auswirkungen der Landnutzungsintensität auf die Streuzersetzung in Grünland in Mitteldeutschland.

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Evaluation of primers for the detection of deadwood-inhabiting archaea via amplicon sequencing

Bewertung von Primern für den Nachweis von totholzbewohnenden Archaeen mittels Amplikonsequenzierung

Moll J., Hoppe B. (2022): Evaluation of primers for the detection of deadwood-inhabiting archaea via amplicon sequencing. PeerJ 10: e14567. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14567

Land-use intensity and landscape structure drive the acoustic composition of grasslands

Landnutzungsintensität und Landschaftsstruktur beeinflussen die akustische Komposition der Landschaft

Müller S., Gossner M. M., Penone C., Jung K., Renner S. C., Farina A., Anhäuser L., Ayasse M., Boch S., Haensel F., Heitzmann J., Kleinn C., Magdon P., Perovic D., Pieretti N., Shaw T., Steckel J., Tschapka M., Vogt J., Westphal C., Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2022): Land-use intensity and landscape structure drive the acoustic composition of grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 328, 107845. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107845

Predicting plant biomass and species richness in temperate grasslands across regions, time, and land management with remote sensing and deep learning

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Hierarchical trait filtering at different spatial scales determines beetle assemblages in deadwood

Hierarchische Filter auf verschiedenen räumlichen Skalen bestimmen die funktionale Zusammensetzung von Käfergemeinschaften in Totholz

Neff F., Hagge J., Achury R., Ambarlı D., Ammer C., Schall P., Seibold S., Staab M., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (2022): Hierarchical trait filtering at different spatial scales determines beetle assemblages in deadwood. Functional Ecology 36 (12), 2929-2942. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14186

Critical links between biodiversity and health in wild bee conservation.

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What Determines Individual Demand for Ecosystem Services?

Wovon hängt die individuelle Nachfrage nach Ökosystemleistungen ab? Einblicke aus einer sozialwissenschaftlichen Studie in drei deutschen Regionen

Peter S. (2022): What Determines Individual Demand for Ecosystem Services? Nature and Culture 17 (1), 26-57. doi: 10.3167/nc.2022.170102

Cultural worldviews consistently explain bundles of ecosystem service prioritisation across rural Germany

Soziokulturelle Werte können konsistent ES-Nachfragemuster im ländlichen Deutschland erklären

Peter S., Le Provost G., Mehring M., Müller T., Manning P. (2022): Cultural worldviews consistently explain bundles of ecosystem service prioritisation across rural Germany. People & Nature 4 (1): 218–230. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10277

Diets maintained in a changing world: Does land-use intensification alter wild bee communities by selecting for flexible generalists?

Peters B., Keller A., Leonhardt S. D. (2022): Diets maintained in a changing world: Does land-use intensification alter wild bee communities by selecting for flexible generalists? Ecology & Evolution 12 (5), e8919. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8919

Cross-kingdom interactions and functional patterns of active microbiota matter in governing deadwood decay

Purahong W., Tanunchai B., Muszynski S., Maurer F., Wahdan S. F. M., Malter J., Buscot F., Noll M. (2022): Cross-kingdom interactions and functional patterns of active microbiota matter in governing deadwood decay. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289: 20220130. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0130

Disentangling the importance of space and host tree for the beta-diversity of beetles, fungi, and bacteria: Lessons from a large dead-wood experiment

Entflechtung der Bedeutung von Raum und Wirtsbaum für die Beta-Diversität von Käfern, Pilzen und Bakterien: Lehren aus einem großen Totholzexperiment

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Present and historical landscape structure shapes current species richness in Central European grasslands

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Mapping grassland mowing events across Germany based on combined Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 time series

Kartierung von Mahdereignissen in Deutschland auf der Grundlage kombinierter Sentinel-2- und Landsat-8-Zeitreihen

Schwieder M., Wesemeyer M., Frantz D., Pfoch K., Erasmi S., Pickert J., Nendel C., Hostert P. (2022): Mapping grassland mowing events across Germany based on combined Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 time series. Remote Sensing of Environment 269, 112795. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2021.112795

The Evolution of Ecological Diversity in Acidobacteria

Hohe ökologische Vielfalt von Bodenmikrooorganismen am Beispiel der Acidobakterien

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Negative effects of forest gaps on dung removal in a full-factorial experiment

Staab M., Achury R., Ammer C., Ehbrecht M., Irmscher V., Mohr H., Schall P., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2022): Negative effects of forest gaps on dung removal in a full-factorial experiment. Journal of Animal Ecology 91 (10), 2113-2124. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13792

Land-use stress alters cuticular chemical surface profile and morphology in the bumble bee Bombus lapidarius

Landnutzung führt zu Veränderungen im Duftbouquet und der Morphologie in Bombus lapidarius

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Linking transcriptional dynamics of CH4-cycling grassland soil microbiomes to seasonal gas fluxes

Täumer J., Marhan S., Groß V., Jensen C., Kuss A. W., Kolb S., Urich T. (2022): Linking transcriptional dynamics of CH4-cycling grassland soil microbiomes to seasonal gas fluxes. ISME, in press. doi: 10.1038/s41396-022-01229-4

Capillimicrobium parvum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of Capillimicrobiaceae fam. nov. within the order Solirubrobacterales, isolated from a grassland soil

Vieira S., Huber K. J., Geppert A., Wolf J., Neumann-Schall M., Luckner M., Wanner G., Müsken M., Overmann J. (2022): Capillimicrobium parvum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel representative of Capillimicrobiaceae fam. nov. within the order Solirubrobacterales, isolated from a grassland soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 72 (8). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005508

Linking bacteria, volatiles and insects on carrion: the role of temporal and spatial factors regulating inter-kingdom communication via volatiles

Die Verknüpfung von Bakterien, Volatilen und Insekten auf Wirbeltieraas: die Rolle von zeitlichen und räumlichen Faktoren, die die chemische Kommunikation zwischen Bakterien und Fliegen während der Zersetzung regulieren.

von Hoermann C., Weithmann S., Sikorski J., Nevo O., Szpila K., Grzywacz A., Grunwald J.-E., Reckel F., Overmann J., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2022): Linking bacteria, volatiles and insects on carrion: the role of temporal and spatial factors regulating inter-kingdom communication via volatiles. The Royal Society Open Science 9 (8), 220555. doi: 10.1098/rsos.220555

Forest wildflowers bloom earlier as Europe warms: lessons fromherbaria and spatial modelling

Waldpflanzen blühen früher mit der klimatischen Erwärmung Europas - aber nicht überall gleich viel früher

Willems F. M., Scheepens J. F., Bossdorf O. (2022): Forest wildflowers bloom earlier as Europe warms: lessons fromherbaria and spatial modelling. New Phytologist 235 (1), 52–65. doi: 10.1111/nph.18124

Short-term dynamics of structural complexity in differently managed and unmanaged European beech forests

Willim K., Ammer K., Seidel D., Annighöfer P., Schmucker J., Schall P., Ehbrecht M. (2022): Short-term dynamics of structural complexity in differently managed and unmanaged European beech forests. Trees, Forests and People 8, 100231. doi: 10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100231

Index of biodiversity potential (IBP) versus direct species monitoring in temperate forests

Zeller L., Baumann C., Gonin P., Heidrich L., Keye C., Konrad F., Larrieu L., Meyer P., Sennhenn-Reulen H., Müller J., Schall P., Ammer C. (2022): Index of biodiversity potential (IBP) versus direct species monitoring in temperate forests. Ecological Indicators 136: 108692. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108692

Auswirkungen von Störung auf den Trockenheitsstress in der Vegetation und die Stickstoff-Ausnutzung der Pflanzen

Schröder S. K. (2021): Auswirkungen von Störung auf den Trockenheitsstress in der Vegetation und die Stickstoff-Ausnutzung der Pflanzen. Technical report, University Münster

Animal-Mediated Ecosystem Process Rates in Forests and Grasslands are Affected by Climatic Conditions and Land-Use Intensity

Ambarlı D., Simons N. K., Wehner K., Kämper W., Gossner M. M., Nauss T., Neff F., Seibold S., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2021): Animal-Mediated Ecosystem Process Rates in Forests and Grasslands are Affected by Climatic Conditions and Land-Use Intensity. Ecosystems 24, 467–483. doi: 10.1007/s10021-020-00530-7

Dispersal ability, trophic position and body size mediate species turnover processes: Insights from a multi‐taxa and multi‐scale approach

Bae S., Heidrich L., Levick S. R., Gossner M. M., Seibold S., Weisser W. W., Magdon P., Serebryanyk A., Bässler C., Schäfer D., Schulze E.-D., Doerfler I., Müller J., Jung K., Heurich M., Fischer M., Roth N., Schall P., Boch S., Wöllauer S., Renner S. C., Müller J. (2021): Dispersal ability, trophic position and body size mediate species turnover processes: Insights from a multi‐taxa and multi‐scale approach. Diversity and Distributions 27 (3), 439-453. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13204

Contribution of biological soil crusts to soil organic matter composition and stability in temperate forests

Beitrag biologischer Bodenkrusten zur Zusammensetzung und Stabilität organischer Bodensubstanz in gemäßigten Wäldern

Baumann K., Eckhardt K.-U., Acksel A., Gros P., Glaser K., Gillespie A. W., Karsten U., Leinweber P. (2021): Contribution of biological soil crusts to soil organic matter composition and stability in temperate forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 160: 108315. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108315

The impact of root-derived resources on forest soil invertebrates depends on body size and trophic position

Bluhm S. L., Eitzinger B., Bluhm C., Ferlian O., Heidemann K., Ciobanu M., Maraun M., Scheu S. (2021): The Impact of Root-Derived Resources on Forest Soil Invertebrates Depends on Body Size and Trophic Position. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4:622370. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.622370

Direct and indirect effects of management intensity and environmental factors on functional diversity of lichens in Central European forests

Direkte und indirekte Auswirkungen von Bewirtschaftungsintensität und Umweltfaktoren auf die funktionelle Diversität von Flechten in mitteleuropäischen Wäldern

Boch S., Saiz H., Allan E., Schall P., Prati D., Schulze E.-D., Hessenmöller D., Sparrius L., Fischer M. (2021): Direct and indirect effects of management intensity and environmental factors on functional diversity of lichens in Central European forests. Microorganisms 9 (2), 463. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020463

The Mineralosphere – Interactive zone for microbial colonization and carbon use in grassland soils

Boeddinghaus R. S., Marhan S., Gebala A., Haslwimmer H., Vieira S., Sikorski J., Overmann J., Soares M., Rousk J., Rennert T., Kandeler E. (2021): The Mineralosphere – Interactive zone for microbial colonization and carbon use in grassland soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils 57, 587–601. doi: 10.1007/s00374-021-01551-7

Handbook of field sampling for multi-taxon biodiversity studies in European forests

Handbuch zur Beprobung der biologischen Vielfalt in europäischen Wäldern.

Burrascano S., Trentanovi G., Paillet Y., Heilmann-Clausen J., Giordani P., Bagella S., Bravo-Oiedo A., Campagnaro T., Campanaro A., Chianucci F., De Smedt P., García-Mijangos I., Matošević D., Sitzia T., Aszalós R., Brazaitis G., Cutini A., D'Andrea E., Doerfler I., Hofmeister J., Hošek J., Janssen P., Kepfer Rojas S., Korboulewsky N., Kozák D., Lachat T., Lõhmus A., Lopez R., Mårell A., Matula R., Mikoláš M., Munzi S., Nordén B., Pärtel M., Penner J., Runnel K., Schall P., Svoboda M., Tinya F., Ujházyová M., Vandekerkhove K., Verheyen K., Xystrakis F., Ódor P. (2021): Handbook of field sampling for multi-taxon biodiversity studies in European forests. Ecological Indicators 132, 108266. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108266

BEXIS2: A FAIR-aligned data management system for biodiversity, ecology and environmental data

Chamanara J., Gaikwad J., Gerlach R., Algergawy A., Ostrowski A., König-Ries B. (2021): BEXIS2: A FAIR-aligned data management system for biodiversity, ecology and environmental data. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e72901. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e72901

While shoot herbivores reduce, root herbivores increase nutrient enrichment’s impact on diversity in a grassland model

Crawford M., Schlägel U. E., May F., Sonnemann I., Grimm V., Wurst S., Jeltsch F. (2021): While shoot herbivores reduce, root herbivores increase nutrient enrichment’s impact on diversity in a grassland model. Ecology 102 (5), e03333. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3333

Different community compositions between obligate and facultative oomycete plant parasites in a landscape-scale metabarcoding survey

Fiore-Donno A. M., Bonkowski M. (2021): Different community compositions between obligate and facultative oomycete plant parasites in a landscape-scale metabarcoding survey. Biology & Fertility of Soils 57, 245–256. doi: 10.1007/s00374-020-01519-z

Restoration of plant diversity in permanent grassland by seeding: Assessing the limiting factors along land-use gradients

Freitag M., Klaus V. H., Bolliger R., Hamer U., Kleinebecker T., Prati D., Schäfer D., Hölzel N. (2021): Restoration of plant diversity in permanent grassland by seeding: Assessing the limiting factors along land-use gradients. Journal of Applied Ecology 58 (8), 1681-1692. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13883

Changes amid constancy: flower and leaf microbiomes along land use gradients and between bioregions

Gaube P., Junker R. R., Keller A. (2021): Changes amid constancy: flower and leaf microbiomes along land use gradients and between bioregions. Basic and Applied Ecology 50, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2020.10.003

Insect herbivory facilitates the establishment of an invasive plant pathogen

Insektenherbivorie begünstigt die Etablierung eines invasiven Pflanzenpathogens

Gossner M. M., Beenken L., Arend K., Begerow D., Peršoh D. (2021): Insect herbivory facilitates the establishment of an invasive plant pathogen. ISME Communications 1: 6. doi:10.1038/s43705-021-00004-4

Common garden versus common practice – Phenotypic changes in Trifolium pratense L. in response to repeated mowing

Garten gegen gängige Praxis - Phänotypische Veränderungen in Trifolium pratense L. in Antwort auf wiederholtes Mähen

Groß T., Müller C. M., Becker A., Gemeinholzer G., Wissemann V. (2021): Common garden versus common practice - Phenotypic changes in Trifolium pratense L. in response to repeated mowing. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 94, 1 - 6. doi: 10.5073/JABFQ.2021.094.001

Transcriptome analysis reveals major transcriptional changes during regrowth after mowing of red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Herbert D., Gross T., Rupp O., Becker A. (2021): Transcriptome analysis reveals major transcriptional changes during regrowth after mowing of red clover (Trifolium pratense). BMC Plant Biology 21:95. doi: 10.1186/s12870-021-02867-0

Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Heterotrophic Protists (Cercozoa and Endomyxa) from Biological Soil Crusts

Taxonomische und funktionelle Diversität von heterotrophen Protisten in Biokrusten

Khanipour Roshan S., Dumack K., Bonkowski M., Leinweber P., Karsten U., Glaser K. (2021): Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Heterotrophic Protists (Cercozoa and Endomyxa) from Biological Soil Crusts. Microorganisms 9 (2), 205. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020205

Soil Layers Matter: Vertical Stratification of Root-Associated Fungal Assemblages in Temperate Forests Reveals Differences in Habitat Colonization

Khokon A. M., Schneider D., Daniel R., Polle A. (2021): Soil Layers Matter: Vertical Stratification of Root-Associated Fungal Assemblages in Temperate Forests Reveals Differences in Habitat Colonization. Microorganisms 9 (10), 2131. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9102131

The use of water-filled tree holes by vertebrates in temperate forests

Kirsch J.-J., Sermon J., Jonker M., Asbeck T., Gossner M. M., Petermann J. S., Basile M. (2021): The use of water-filled tree holes by vertebrates in temperate forests. Wildlife Biology 1: wlb.00786. doi: 10.2981/wlb.00786

Variation in regrowth ability in relation to land use intensity and predictability in three common grassland herbs

Kirschbaum A., Bossdorf O., Scheepens J.F. (2021): Variation in regrowth ability in relation to land use intensity and predictability in three common grassland herbs. Journal of Plant Ecology 14 (3), 438–450. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtab001

Correlation of the abundance of bacteria catalyzing phosphorus and nitrogen turnover in biological soil crusts of temperate forests of Germany

Treiber der Abundanz von phosphorumsatzkatalysierenden Bakterien in Biologischen Bodenkrusten in Buchenwäldern der gemäßigten Zone

Kurth J., Albrecht M., Karsten U., Glaser K., Schloter M., Schulz S. (2021): Correlation of the abundance of bacteria catalyzing phosphorus and nitrogen turnover in biological soil crusts of temperate forests of Germany. Biology and Fertility of Soils 57, 179–192. doi: 10.1007/s00374-020-01515-3

Below- and aboveground traits explain local abundance, and regional, continental and global occurrence frequencies of grassland plants

Unter- und oberirdische Merkmale erklären die lokale Abundanz sowie regionale, kontinentale und globale Vorkommenshäufigkeiten von Grünlandpflanzen

Lachaise T., Bergmann J., Rillig M., van Kleunen M. (2021): Below‐ and aboveground traits explain local abundance, and regional, continental and global occurrence frequencies of grassland plants. Oikos 130 (1), 110-120. doi: 10.1111/oik.07874

Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity

Le Provost G., Thiele J., Westphal C., Penone C., Allan E., Neyret M., van der Plas F., Ayasse M., Bardgett R., Birkhofer K., Boch S., Bonkowski M., Buscot F., Feldhaar H., Gaulton R., Goldmann K., Gossner M. M., Klaus V., Kleinebecker T., Krauss J., Renner S., Scherreiks P., Sikorski J., Baulechner D., Blüthgen N., Bolliger R., Börschig C., Busch V., Chisté M., Fiore-Donno A. M., Fischer M., Arndt H., Hoelzel N., Jung K., Lange M., Marzini C., Overmann J., Paŝalić E., Perović D., Prati D., Schäfer D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Sonnemann I., Steffan-Dewenter I., Tschapka M., Türke M., Vogt J., Wehner K., Weiner C., Weisser W. W., Wells K., Werner M., Wolters V., Wubet T., Wurst S., Zaitsev A. S., Manning P. (2021): Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity. Nature Communications 12:3918. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23931-1

Land-use intensity and biodiversity effects on infiltration capacity and hydraulic conductivity of grassland soils in southern Germany

Landnutzungs- und Biodiversitäts-Effekte auf die Infiltrationskapazität und hydraulische Leitfähigkeit von Grünlandböden in Süddeutschland

Leimer S., Berner D., Birkhofer K., Boeddinghaus R. S., Fischer M., Kandeler E., Kuka K., Marhan S., Prati D., Schäfer D., Schöning I., Solly E. F., Wolters V., Wilcke W. (2021): Land-use intensity and biodiversity effects on infiltration capacity and hydraulic conductivity of grassland soils in southern Germany. Ecohydrology: e2301. doi: 10.1002/eco.2301

Mowing event detection in permanent grasslands: Systematic evaluation of input features from Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and Landsat 8 time series

Lobert F., Holtgrave A.-K., Schwieder M., Pause M., Vogt J., Gocht A., Erasmi S. (2021): Mowing event detection in permanent grasslands: Systematic evaluation of input features from Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and Landsat 8 time series. Remote Sensing of Environment, 267, 112751. doi: 10.1016/J.RSE.2021.112751

Changes in Chemical and Microbial Soil Parameters Following 8 Years of Deadwood Decay: An Experiment with Logs of 13 Tree Species in 30 Forests

Minnich C., Persoh D., Poll C., Borken W. (2021): Changes in Chemical and Microbial Soil Parameters Following 8 Years of Deadwood Decay: An Experiment with Logs of 13 Tree Species in 30 Forests. Ecosystems 24, 955–967. doi: 10.1007/s10021-020-00562-z

Amplicon Sequencing-Based Bipartite Network Analysis Confirms a High Degree of Specialization and Modularity for Fungi and Prokaryotes in Deadwood

Moll J., Heintz-Buschart A., Bässler C., Hofrichter M., Kellner H., Buscot F., Hoppe B. (2021): Amplicon Sequencing-Based Bipartite Network Analysis Confirms a High Degree of Specialization and Modularity for Fungi and Prokaryotes in Deadwood. mSphere 6 (1): e00856-20. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00856-20.

First evidence that nematode communities in deadwood are related to tree species identity and to co-occurring fungi and prokaryotes

Moll J., Roy F., Bässler C., Heilmann-Clausen J., Hofrichter M., Kellner H., Krabel D., Schmidt J. H., Buscot F., Hoppe B. (2021): First evidence that nematode communities in deadwood are related to tree species identity and to co-occurring fungi and prokaryotes. Microorganisms 9 (7), 1454. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9071454

Fungal and Bacterial Diversity Patterns of Two Diversity Levels Retrieved From a Late Decaying Fagus sylvatica Under Two Temperature Regimes

Muszynski S., Maurer F., Henjes S., Horn M. A., Noll M. (2021): Fungal and Bacterial Diversity Patterns of Two Diversity Levels Retrieved From a Late Decaying Fagus sylvatica Under Two Temperature Regimes. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:548793. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.548793

Changes in plant-herbivore network structure and robustness along land-use intensity gradients in grasslands and forests

Änderungen in der Struktur und Robustheit von Pflanzen-Herbivoren Netzwerken entlang von Landnutzungsgradienten im Grünland und im Wald

Neff F., Brändle M., Ambarli D., Ammer C., Bauhus J., Boch, S. Hölzel N., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Prati D., Schall P., Schäfer D., Schulze E.-D., Seibold S., Simons N. K., Weisser W. W., Pellissier L., Gossner M. M. (2021): Changes in plant-herbivore network structure and robustness along land-use intensity gradients in grasslands and forests. Science Advances 7, eabf3985. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abf3985

Assessing the impact of grassland management on landscape multifunctionality

Neyret M., Fischer M., Allan E., Hölzel N., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Krauss J., Le Provost G., Peter. S, Schenk N., Simons N.K., van der Plas F., Binkenstein J., Börshig C., Jung K., Prati D., Schäfer M., Schäfer D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Tschapka M., Westphal C., Manning P. (2021): Assessing the impact of grassland management on landscape multifunctionality. Ecosystem Services 52: 101366. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101366

Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands

Ober- und unterirdische Biodiversität sorgen gemeinsam für einen geschlossenen P Kreislauf in landwirtschaftlich genutztem Grünland

Oelmann Y., Lange M., Leimer S., Roscher C., Aburto F., Alt F., Bange N., Berner D., Boch S., Boeddinghaus R. S., Buscot F., Dassen S., De Deyn G., Eisenhauer N., Gleixner G., Goldmann G., Hölzel N., Jochum M., Kandeler E., Klaus V. K., Kleinebecker T., Le Provost G., Manning P., Marhan S., Prati D., Schäfer D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Schurig E., Wagg C., Wubet T., Wilcke W. (2021): Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands. Nature Communications 12: 4431. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24714-4

Diversity and functional structure of soil animal communities suggest soil animal food webs to be buffered against changes in forest land use

Diversität und funktionelle Struktur von Bodentiergemeinschaften legen nahe, dass Bodentier-Nahrungsnetze gegenüber Änderungen in der Waldnutzung gepuffert sind

Pollierer M. M., Klarner B., Ott D. Digel C., Ehnes R. B., Eitzinger B., Erdmann G., Brose U., Maraun M., Scheu S. (2021): Diversity and functional structure of soil animal communities suggest soil animal food webs to be buffered against changes in forest land use. Oecologia 196, 195–209. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04910-1

Stable isotopes of amino acids indicate that soil decomposer microarthropods predominantly feed on saprotrophic fungi

Stabile Isotope von Aminosäuren weisen darauf hin, dass Zersetzer-Mikroarthropoden im Boden sich hauptsächlich von saprotrophen Pilzen ernähren

Pollierer M. M., Scheu S. (2021): Stable isotopes of amino acids indicate that soil decomposer microarthropods predominantly feed on saprotrophic fungi. Ecosphere 12 (3), e03425. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.3425

Among stand heterogeneity is key for biodiversity in managed beech forests but does not question the value of unmanaged forests: Response to Bruun and Heilmann-Clausen (2021)

Die Heterogenität der Bestände ist der Schlüssel für die biologische Vielfalt in bewirtschafteten Buchenwäldern, stellt aber den Wert unbewirtschafteter Wälder nicht in Frage: Antwort auf Bruun und Heilmann-Clausen (2021)

Schall P., Heinrichs S., Ammer C., Ayasse M., Boch S., Buscot F., Fischer M., Goldmann K., Overmann J., Schulze E.-D., Sikorski J., Weisser W. W., Wubet T., Gossner M. M. (2021): Among stand heterogeneity is key for biodiversity in managed beech forests but does not question the value of unmanaged forests: Response to Bruun and Heilmann-Clausen (2021). Journal of Applied Ecology 58 (9), 1817-1826. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13959

On the structural complexity of central European agroforestry systems: a quantitative assessment using terrestrial laser scanning in single-scan mode

Seidel D., Stiers M., Ehbrecht M., Werning M., Annighöfer P. (2021): On the structural complexity of central European agroforestry systems: a quantitative assessment using terrestrial laser scanning in single-scan mode. Agroforestry systems 95, 669–685. doi: 10.1007/s10457-021-00620-y

National Forest Inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany

Forstinventuren zeigen wie multifunktional wirtschaftlich genutzte Wälder sind

Simons N. K., Felipe-Lucia M. R., Schall P., Ammer C., Bauhus J., Blüthgen N., Boch S., Buscot F., Fischer M., Goldmann K., Gossner M. M., Hänsel F., Jung K., Manning P., Nauss T., Oelmann Y., Pena R., Polle A., Renner S. C., Schloter M., Schöning I., Schulze E.-D., Solly E., Sorkau E., Stempfhuber B., Wubet T., Müller J., Seibold S., Weisser W. W. (2021): National Forest Inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany. Forest Ecosystems 8, 5. doi: 10.1186/s40663-021-00280-5

Linear mixed models and geostatistics for designed experiments in soil science ‐ two entirely different methods or two sides of the same coin?

Lineare gemischte Modelle und Geostatistik für geplante Experimente in den Bodenwissenschaften – zwei unversöhnliche Methoden oder zwei Seiten derselben Medaille

Slaets J., Boeddinghaus R. S., Piepho H.-P. (2021): Linear mixed models and geostatistics for designed experiments in soil science ‐ two entirely different methods or two sides of the same coin? European Journal of Soil Science 72 (1), 47-68. doi: 10.1111/ejss.12976

Sequential Monte-Carlo algorithms for Bayesian model calibration – A review and method comparison

Speich M., Dormann C. F., Hartig F. (2021): Sequential Monte-Carlo algorithms for Bayesian model calibration – A review and method comparison. Ecological Modelling 455, 109608. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109608

Divergent drivers of the microbial methane sink in temperate forest and grassland soils

Täumer J., Kolb S., Boeddinghaus R. S., Wang H., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Urich T., Marhan S. (2021): Divergent drivers of the microbial methane sink in temperate forest and grassland soils. Global Change Biology 27 (4), 929-940. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15430

Pseudomonas campi sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from grassland soil

Timsy, Spanner T., Ulrich A., Kublik S., Foesel B. U., Kolb S., Horn M. A., Behrendt U. (2021): Pseudomonas campi sp. nov., a nitrate-reducing bacterium isolated from grassland soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM) 71 (5), 004799. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004799

Usitatibacter rugosus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Usitatibacter palustris sp. nov., novel members of Usitatibacteraceae fam. nov. within the order Nitrosomonadales isolated from soil

Vieira S., Huber K. J., Neumann-Schaal M., Geppert A., Luckner M., Wanner G., Overmann J. (2021): Usitatibacter rugosus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Usitatibacter palustris sp. nov., novel members of Usitatibacteraceae fam. nov. within the order Nitrosomonadales isolated from soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 71 (2). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004631

Narrow environmental niches predict land-use responses and vulnerability of land snail assemblages

Wehner K., Renker C., Simons N. K., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2021): Narrow environmental niches predict land-use responses and vulnerability of land snail assemblages. BMC Ecology and Evolution 21:15. doi: 10.1186/s12862-020-01741-1

How land-use intensity affects sexual and parthenogenetic oribatid mites in temperate forests and grasslands in Germany

Wehner K., Schuster R., Simons N., Norton R. A., Blüthgen N., Heethoff M. (2021): How land-use intensity affects sexual and parthenogenetic oribatid mites in temperate forests and grasslands in Germany. Experimental and Applied Acarology 83, 343–373. doi: 10.1007/s10493-020-00586-z

Temporal variability of the rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) community on small vertebrate carrion and its potential use for forensic entomology

Zeitliche Variabilität der Kurzflügelkäfer-Gemeinschaft (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) auf Aas kleiner Wirbeltiere und ihre potenzielle Verwendung für die forensische Entomologie

Weithmann S., von Hoermann C., Degasperi G., Brandt K., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2021): Temporal variability of the rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) community on small vertebrate carrion and its potential use for forensic entomology. Forensic Science International 323: 110792. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110792

Spring understory herbs flower later in intensively managed forests

Wald-Frühjahrsblüher blühen später in intensiv bewirtschafteten Wäldern

Willems F. M., Scheepens J. F., Ammer C., Block S., Bucharova A., Schall P., Sehrt M., Bossdorf O. (2021): Spring understory herbs flower later in intensively managed forests. Ecological Applications 31 (5), e02332. doi: 10.1002/eap.2332

Novel Soil-Derived Beta-Lactam, Chloramphenicol, Fosfomycin and Trimethoprim Resistance Genes Revealed by Functional Metagenomics

Willms I. M., Grote M., Kocatürk M., Singhoff L., Kraft A. A., Bolz S. H., Nacke H. (2021): Novel Soil-Derived Beta-Lactam, Chloramphenicol, Fosfomycin and Trimethoprim Resistance Genes Revealed by Functional Metagenomics. Antibiotics 10 (4), 378. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10040378

The ubiquitous soil verrucomicrobial clade “Candidatus Udaeobacter” shows preferences for acidic pH

Willms I. M., Bolz S. H., Yuan J., Krafft L., Schneider D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Nacke H. (2021): The ubiquitous soil verrucomicrobial clade “Candidatus Udaeobacter” shows preferences for acidic pH. Environmental Microbiology Reports 13 (6), 878-883. doi: 10.1111/1758-2229.13006

TubeDB: An on-demand processing database system for climate station data

TubeDB: Ein Datenbanksystem zur On-Demand-Verarbeitung von Klimastationsdaten

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RSDB: an easy to deploy open‐source web platform for remote sensing raster and point cloud data management, exploration and processing

RSDB: Eine einfach zu installierende Open-Source Web-Plattform für Fernerkundungsdaten zur Verarbeitung von Raster- und Punktwolkendaten

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Biodiversität im Wald

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An experimental test of the area–heterogeneity tradeoff

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Heterogeneity-diversity relationships in sessile organisms: a unified framework

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Root exudate composition of grass and forb species in natural grasslands

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Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey

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Definition of Core Bacterial Taxa in Different Root Compartments of Dactylis glomerata, Grown in Soil under Different Levels of Land Use Intensity

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Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services

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Different community compositions between obligate and facultative oomycete plant parasites in a landscape-scale metabarcoding survey.

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Contrasting Responses of Protistan Plant Parasites and Phagotrophs to Ecosystems, Land Management and Soil Properties

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Soil organic matter mineralization as driven by nutrient stoichiometry in soils under differently managed forest stands

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Early stage root-associated fungi show a high temporal turnover, but are independent of beech progeny

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Unraveling spatiotemporal variability of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in a temperate grassland plot

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Heterogeneity–diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests

Vielfältige Reaktionen von Biodiversität auf Heterogenität in Wäldern

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The results of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic

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Effect of tree species mixing on stand structural complexity

Einfluss der Baumartenmischung auf die Komplexität der Bestandesstruktur

Juchheim J., Ehbrecht M., Schall P., Ammer C., Seidel D. (2020): Effect of tree species mixing on stand structural complexity. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research 93 (1), 75–83. doi: 10.1093/forestry/cpz046

Comparative drought resistance of temperate grassland species: testing performance trade‑ofs and the relation to distribution

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Microbial metaproteome data from decayed beech dead wood

Mikrobielle Metaproteomdaten aus zerfallenem Buchen-Totholz

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Drought boosts risk of nitrate leaching from grassland fertilisation

Trockenheit erhöht die Gefahr der Stickstoffauswaschung stark

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Hybridization ddRAD-sequencing for population genomics of non-model plants using highly degraded historical specimen DNA

Hybridisierungs ddRAD-sequenzierung mit stark degradierter DNA historischer Proben für Populationsgenomik von Nicht-Modellpflanzen

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Less is more: Effects of competition reduction and facilitation on intra-annual (basal area) growth of mature European beech

Weniger ist mehr: Auswirkungen von Konkurrenzminderung und Förderung auf den unterjährigen (Grundflächen-) Zuwachs von Rotbuchen

Metz J., Annighöfer P., Westekämper K., Schall P., Schulze E.-D., Ammer C. (2020): Less is more: Effects of competition reduction and facilitation on intra-annual (basal area) growth of mature European beech. Trees 34, 17–36. doi: 10.1007/s00468-019-01894-7

Low Population Differentiation but High Phenotypic Plasticity of European Beech in Germany

Ein großes Translokationsexperiment zeigte eine geringe Differenzierung von Populationen, aber eine hohe Phänotypische Plastizität der Rotbuche in Deutschland

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Influence of management intensity and environmental conditions on microbiota in biological soil crust and crust-free soil habitats of temperate forests

Effekte von Landnutzung und Umweltbedingungen auf die Mikrobiota in biologischen Bodenkrusten und im Boden temperater Wälder

Ngosong C., Buse T., Ewald M., Richter A., Glaser K., Schöning I., Ruess L. (2020): Influence of management intensity and environmental conditions on microbiota in biological soil crust and crust-free soil habitats of temperate forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 144: 107761. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107761

Soil and root nutrient chemistry structure root – associated fungal assemblages in temperate forests

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Integrating Key Insights of Sociological Risk Theory into the Ecosystem Services Framework

Peter S. (2020): Integrating Key Insights of Sociological Risk Theory into the Ecosystem Services Framework. Sustainability 12, 6437. doi: 10.3390/su12166437

Direct and indirect effects of forest management on tree-hole inhabiting aquatic organisms and their functional traits

Direkte und indirekte Waldmanagementeffekte auf aquatische Baumhöhlenbewohner und ihre funktionellen Eigenschaften

Petermann J. S., Roberts A. L., Hemmerling C., Bajerski F., Pascual J., Overmann J., Weisser W. W., Ruess L., Gossner M. M. (2020): Direct and indirect effects of forest management on tree-hole inhabiting aquatic organisms and their functional traits. Science of The Total Environment 704: 135418. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135418

Stochastic dispersal rather than deterministic selection explains the spatio-temporal distribution of soil bacteria in a temperate grassland

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Can multi‐taxa diversity in European beech forest landscapes be increased by combining different management systems?

Kann die Multitaxa-Biodiversität in europäischen Buchenwaldlandschaften durch die Kombination verschiedener Managementsysteme erhöht werden?

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Mapping forest tree species in high resolution UAV-based RGB-imagery by means of convolutional neural networks

Genaue Baumartenkartierung aus hochauflösenden UAV-basierten RGB-Bildern, ermöglicht durch neuronale Netzwerke

Schiefer F., Kattenborn T., Frick A., Frey J., Schall P., Koch B., Schmidtlein S. (2020): Mapping forest tree species in high resolution UAV-based RGB-imagery by means of convolutional neural networks. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 170, 205-215. doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2020.10.015

Resident and phytometer plants host comparable rhizosphere fungal communities in managed grassland ecosystems

Vergleichbare Pilzgemeinschaften in der Rhizosphäre von ansässigen Pflanzen und Phytometerpflanzen in bewirtschafteten Grünlandökosystemen

Schöps R., Goldmann K., Korell L., Bruelheide H., Wubet T., Buscot F. (2020): Resident and phytometer plants host comparable rhizosphere fungal communities in managed grassland ecosystems. Scientific Reports 10: 919. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-57760-x

Deriving stand structural complexity from airborne laser scanning data- What does it tells us about a forest?

Bestimmung der structurellen Bestandeskomplexität aus luftgestützen Laserscanningdaten- was sagt sie uns über den Wald?

Seidel D., Annighöfer P., Ehbrecht M., Magdon P., Wöllauer S., Ammer C. (2020): Deriving stand structural complexity from airborne laser scanning data - What does it tell us about a forest? Remote Sensing 12, 1854. doi: 10.3390/rs12111854

Drought survival is positively associated with high turgor loss points in temperate perennial grassland species

Sun S., Jung E., Gaviria J., Engelbrecht B. M. J. (2020): Drought survival is positively associated with high turgor loss points in temperate perennial grassland species. Functional Ecology 34 (4), 788-798. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13522

Effects of forest structure on the interaction between avian hosts, dipteran vectors and haemosporidian parasites

van Hoesel W., Santiago-Alarcon D., Marzal A., Renner S. C. (2020): Effects of forest structure on the interaction between avian hosts, dipteran vectors and haemosporidian parasites. BMC Ecology 20: 47. doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00315-5

Terricaulis silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel prosthecate, budding member of the family Caulobacteraceae isolated from forest soil

Vieira S., Pascual J., Boedeker C., Geppert A., Riedel T., Rohde M., Overmann J. (2020): Terricaulis silvestris gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel prosthecate, budding member of the family Caulobacteraceae isolated from forest soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 70 (9): 4966-4977. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004367

Drivers of the composition of active rhizosphere bacterial communities in temperate grasslands

Was bestimmt die Zusammensetzung der mikrobielGemeinschaft auf den Wurzeln von Pflanzen?

Vieira S., Sikorski J., Dietz S., Herz K., Schrumpf M., Bruelheide H., Scheel D., Friedrich M. W., Overmann J. (2020): Drivers of the composition of active rhizosphere bacterial communities in temperate grasslands. The ISME Journal 14, 463–475. doi: 10.1038/s41396-019-0543-4

Bacterial colonization of minerals in grassland soils is selective and highly dynamic

Nach welchen Regeln besiedeln Bakterien den Boden?

Vieira S., Sikorski J., Gebala A., Boeddinghaus R. S., Marhan S., Rennert T., Kandeler E., Overmann J. (2020): Bacterial colonization of minerals in grassland soils is selective and highly dynamic. Environmental Microbiology 22 (3), 917-933. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14751

Alkaloid Concentrations of Lolium perenne Infected with Epichloë festucae var. lolii with Different Detection Methods—A Re-Evaluation of Intoxication Risk in Germany?

Giftigkeit von Lolium perenne Pflanzen infiziert mit Epichloe festucae var. lolii in Abhängigkeit von verschiedenen analytischen Detektionsmethoden - eine Reevaluation von Vergiftungsrisiken in Deutschland?

Vikuk V., Fuchs B., Krischke M., Müller M. J., Rüb S., Krauss J. (2020): Alkaloid Concentrations of Lolium perenne Infected with Epichloë festucae var. lolii with Different Detection Methods—A Re-Evaluation of Intoxication Risk in Germany? Journal of Fungi 6 (3), 177. doi: 10.3390/jof6030177

Forest habitat parameters influence abundance and diversity of cadaver-visiting dung beetles in Central Europe

Die Abundanz und Diversität kadaverbesuchender Dungkäfer werden von Umgebungsparametern des Forsthabitats in Mitteleuropa beeinflusst

von Hoermann C., Weithmann S., Deißler M., Ayasse M., Steiger S. (2020): Forest habitat parameters influence abundance and diversity of cadaver-visiting dung beetles in Central Europe. Royal Society Open Science 7 (3): 191722. doi: 10.1098/rsos.191722

Local and Landscape Effects on Carrion-Associated Rove Beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Communities in German Forests

Lokal- und Landschaftseffekte auf kadaver-assoziierte Kurzflügelkäfergemeinschaften (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in den Wäldern Zentraleuropas

Weithmann S., Kuppler J., Degasperi G., Steiger S., Ayasse M., von Hoermann C. (2020): Local and Landscape Effects on Carrion-Associated Rove Beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Communities in German Forests. Insects Insects 11 (12), 828. doi: 10.3390/insects11120828

The Attraction of the Dung Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) to Volatiles from Vertebrate Cadavers

Weithmann S., von Hoermann C., Schmitt T., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2020): The Attraction of the Dung Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) to Volatiles from Vertebrate Cadavers. Insects 11 (8), 476. doi: 10.3390/insects11080476

Globally Abundant “Candidatus Udaeobacter” Benefits from Release of Antibiotics in Soil and Potentially Performs Trace Gas Scavenging

Die weltweit verbreiteten Bodenbakterien der Gruppe Candidatus Udaeobacter profitieren von der Freisetzung von Antibiotika

Willms I. M., Rudolph A. Y., Göschel I., Bolz S. H., Schneider D., Penone C., Poehlein A., Schöning I., Nacke H. (2020): Globally Abundant “Candidatus Udaeobacter” Benefits from Release of Antibiotics in Soil and Potentially Performs Trace Gas Scavenging. mSphere 5: e00186-20. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00186-20

Distribution of Medically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in Soils of Temperate Forests and Grasslands Varying in Land Use

Verbreitung von medizinisch relevanten Antibiotikaresistenzgenen und mobilen genetischen Elementen in Wald- und Grünlandböden

Willms I. M., Yuan J., Penone C., Goldmann K., Vogt J., Wubet T., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Buscot F., Nacke H. (2020): Distribution of Medically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in Soils of Temperate Forests and Grasslands Varying in Land Use. Genes 11 (2), 150. doi: 10.3390/genes11020150

Annahmen und Ergebnisse zur Biodiversität im Wirtschafts- wald – Neues aus der Biodiversitätsforschung

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Participatory Visualization Design as an Approach to Minimize the Gap between Research and Application

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Combining Image and Caption Analysis for Classifying Charts in Biodiversity Texts

Die Verschmelzung von automatischer Bild- und Bildunterschrift-Analyse zur Bestimmung von Diagrammtypen in Biodiversitätstexten

Kaur P., Kiesel D. (2020): Combining Image and Caption Analysis for Classifying Charts in Biodiversity Texts. Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications 3: 157-168. doi: 10.5220/0008946701570168

Tag Me If You Can! Semantic Annotation of Biodiversity Metadata with the QEMP Corpus and the BiodivTagger

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Ökosystemforschung: Pfanzenvielfalt fördert Stabilität von Nahrungsnetzen

Offenberger M. (2020): Ökosystemforschung: Pfanzenvielfalt fördert Stabilität von Nahrungsnetzen. Anliegen Natur 42 (1), 91-98

Metaproteomische Analyse von mikrobellen Gemeinschaften in Totholz

Rudisch C. (2019): Metaproteomische Analyse von mikrobellen Gemeinschaften in Totholz. Technical report, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, Leipzig

Erstellung einer Kalibriergeraden für Messergebnisse der EA- IRMS

Wöhner J. (2019): Erstellung einer Kalibriergeraden für Messergebnisse der EA- IRMS. Technical report, Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic soil fungal biomass are driven by different factors and vary among broadleaf and coniferous temperate forests

Awad A., Majcherczyk A., Schall P., Schröter K., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Ehbrecht M., Boch S., Kahl T., Bauhus J., Seidel D., Ammer C., Fischer M., Kües U., Pena R. (2019): Ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic soil fungal biomass are driven by different factors and vary among broadleaf and coniferous temperate forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 131, 9–18. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.12.014

Radar vision in the mapping of forest biodiversity from space

Eine Radarsicht bei der Kartierung der biologischen Vielfalt von Wäldern aus dem Weltraum

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

An R package facilitating sensitivity analysis, calibration and forward simulations with the LPJ-GUESS dynamic vegetation model

Bagnara M., Silveyra Gonzalez R., Reifenberg S., Steinkamp J., Hickler T., Werner C., Dormann C. F., Hartig F. (2019): An R package facilitating sensitivity analysis, calibration and forward simulations with the LPJ-GUESS dynamic vegetation model. Environmental Modelling and Software 111, 55-60. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.09.004

Biological soil crusts as key player in biogeochemical P cycling during pedogenesis of sandy substrate

Biologische Bodenkrusten als zentrales Element im biogeochemischen P-Kreislauf während der Pedogenese sandigen Substrats

Baumann K., Siebers M., Kruse J., Eckhardt K.-U., Hu Y., Michalik D., Siebers N., Kar G., Karsten U., Leinweber P. (2019): Biological soil crusts as key player in biogeochemical P cycling during pedogenesis of sandy substrate. Geoderma 338, 145-158. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.11.034

Deprivation of root-derived resources affects microbial biomass but not community structure in litter and soil

Die Reduktion von wurzelbürtigem Energiefluss beeinflusst die mikrobielle Biomasse nicht aber die Gemeinschaft

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Protura are unique: first evidence of specialized feeding on ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil invertebrates

Beintaster (Protura) sind einzigartig: Erste Hinweise auf eine spezielle Ernährung mit Ektomykorrhizen bei Bodenarthropoden

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Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities

Veränderungen von funktionellen Pflanzeneigenschaften erklären parallele Veränderungen in der Struktur und Funktion mikrobieller Gemeinschaften in Grünlandböden

Boeddinghaus R. S., Marhan S., Berner D., Boch S., Fischer M., Hölzel N., Kattge J., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Oelmann Y., Prati D., Schäfer D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Sorkau E., Kandeler E., Manning P. (2019): Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology 107 (5), 2197-2210. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13182

Trait–performance relationships of grassland plant species differ between common garden and field conditions

Zusammenhänge zwischen Merkmalen und Wachstumsleistungen von Grünlandpflanzenarten unterscheiden sich unter Garten und Feld Bedingungen

Breitschwerdt E., Jandt U., Bruelheide H. (2019): Trait–performance relationships of grassland plant species differ between common garden and field conditions. Ecology and Evolution 9 (4), 1691-1701. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4818

Will I stay or will I go? Plant species‐specific response and tolerance to high land‐use intensity in temperate grassland ecosystems

Werde ich bleiben oder werde ich gehen? Artspezifische Reaktionen und Toleranzen von Pflanzen auf und gegenüber hoher Landnutzungsintensitäten in temperaten Grünland-Ökosystemen

Busch V., Klaus V. H., Schäfer D., Prati D., Boch S., Müller J., Socher S. A., Chisté M., Mody K., Blüthgen N., Fischer M., Hölzel N., Kleinebecker T. (2019): Will I stay or will I go? Plant species‐specific response and tolerance to high land‐use intensity in temperate grassland ecosystems. Journal of Vegetation Science 30 (4), 674-686. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12749

Draft Genome Sequence of Xylaria longipes DSM 107183, a Saprotrophic Ascomycete Colonizing Hardwood

Genomsequenzierung des saprobionten holzbewohnenden Askomyzeten Xylaria longipes

Büttner E., Gebauer A. M., Hofrichter M., Liers C., Kellner H. (2019): Draft Genome Sequence of Xylaria longipes DSM 107183, a Saprotrophic Ascomycete Colonizing Hardwood. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8:e00157-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00157-19

Draft genome sequence of the wood-staining ascomycete Chlorociboria aeruginascens DSM 107184

Genomsequenzierung vom holzverfärbenden Askomyzeten Chlorociboria aeruginascens

Büttner E., Liers C., Gebauer A. M., Collemare J., Navarro-Muñoz J. C., Hofrichter M., Kellner H. (2019): Draft genome sequence of the wood-staining ascomycete Chlorociboria aeruginascens DSM 107184. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8 (17), e00249-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00249-19.

Draft genome sequence of Xylaria hypoxylon DSM 108379, a ubiquitous fungus on hardwood

Genomsequenzierung von Xylaria hypoxylon, einem weitverbreiteten Askomyzeten an Laubholz

Büttner E., Liers C., Hofrichter M., Gebauer A. M., Kellner H. (2019): Draft genome sequence of Xylaria hypoxylon DSM 108379, a ubiquitous fungus on hardwood. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8:e00845-19. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00845-19.

Intraspecific trait variation increases species diversity in a trait-based grassland model

Crawford M., Jeltsch F., May F., Grimm V., Schlägel U. (2019): Intraspecific trait variation increases species diversity in a trait-based grassland model. Oikos 128 (3), 441-455. doi: 10.1111/oik.05567

Semi‐polar root exudates in natural grassland communities

Dietz S., Herz K., Döll S., Haider S., Jandt U., Bruelheide H., Scheel D. (2019): Semi‐polar root exudates in natural grassland communities. Ecology and Evolution 9 (10), 5526-5541. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5043

Response of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Trees to Competition—New Insights from Using Fractal Analysis

Dorji Y., Annighöfer P., Ammer C. Seidel D. (2019): Response of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Trees to Competition—New Insights from Using Fractal Analysis. Remote Sensing 11 (22), 2656. doi: 10.3390/rs11222656

Effects of structural heterogeneity on the diurnal temperature range in temperate forest ecosystems

Ehbrecht M., Schall P., Ammer C., Fischer M., Seidel D. (2019): Effects of structural heterogeneity on the diurnal temperature range in temperate forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management 432, 860-867. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.008

Sensitivity of bistatic TanDEM-X data to stand structural parameters in temperate forests

Empfindlichkeit von bistatischen TanDEM-X Daten für Parameter der Bestandsstruktur in Wäldern der gemäßigten Zone

Erasmi S., Semmler M., Schall P., Schlund S. (2019): Sensitivity of bistatic TanDEM-X data to stand structural parameters in temperate forests. Remote Sensing 11 (24), 2966. doi: 10.3390/rs11242966

Functional Traits and Spatio-Temporal Structure of a Major Group of Soil Protists (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) in a Temperate Grassland

Fiore-Donno A. M., Richter-Heitmann T., Degrune F., Dumack K., Regan K. M., Mahran S., Boeddinghaus R. S., Rillig M. C., Friedrich M. W., Kandeler E., Bonkowski M. (2019): Functional Traits and Spatio-Temporal Structure of a Major Group of Soil Protists (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) in a Temperate Grassland. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:1654. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01654

Structure, stability and ecological significance of natural epigenetic variation: a large-scale survey in Plantago lanceolata

Gáspár B., Bossdorf O., Durka W. (2019): Structure, stability and ecological significance of natural epigenetic variation: a large-scale survey in Plantago lanceolata. New Phytologist 221 (3), 1585-1596. doi: 10.1111/nph.15487

Effects of management on ambrosia beetles and their antagonists in European beech forests

Gossner M. M., Falck K., Weisser W. W. (2019): Effects of management on ambrosia beetles and their antagonists in European beech forests. Forest Ecology and Management 437, 126-133. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.034

Analyzing the relationship between historic canopy dynamics and current plant species diversity in the herb layer of temperate forests using long-term Landsat time series

Graf W., Kleinn C., Schall P., Nauss T., Detsch T., Magdon P. (2019): Analyzing the relationship between historic canopy dynamics and current plant species diversity in the herb layer of temperate forests using long-term Landsat time series. Remote Sensing of Environment 232, 111305. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111305

Landscape-Scale Mixtures of Tree Species are More Effective than Stand-Scale Mixtures for Biodiversity of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes and Lichens

Mischungen unterschiedlicher Reinbestände auf Landschaftsebene sind effektiver für die Biodiversität von Gefäßpflanzen, Moosen und Flechten als Mischbestände

Heinrichs S., Ammer C., Mund M., Boch S., Budde S., Fischer M., Müller J., Schöning I., Schulze E.-D., Schmidt W., Weckesser M., Schall P. (2019): Landscape-Scale Mixtures of Tree Species are More Effective than Stand-Scale Mixtures for Biodiversity of Vascular Plants, Bryophytes and Lichens. Forests 10 (1), 73. doi: 10.3390/f10010073

The relative importance of plant-soil feedbacks for plant-species performance increases with decreasing intensity of herbivory

Die relative Bedeutung von Pflanzen-Boden-Feedbacks für die Leistung von Pflanzenarten steigt mit abnehmender Intensität von Herbivorie

Heinze J., Simons N. K., Seibold S., Wacker A., Weithoff G., Gossner M. M., Prati D., Bezemer M. T., Joshi J. (2019): The relative importance of plant-soil feedbacks for plant-species performance increases with decreasing intensity of herbivory. Oecologia 190 (3), 651-664. doi: 10.1007/s00442-019-04442-9

Direct and indirect effects of land-use intensification on ant communities in temperate grasslands

Heuss L., Grevé M. E., Schäfer D. Busch V., Feldhaar H. (2019): Direct and indirect effects of land-use intensification on ant communities in temperate grasslands. Ecology and Evolution 9 (7), 4013-4024. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5030

The mineralosphere – Succession and physiology of bacteria and fungi colonising pristine minerals in grassland soils under different land-use intensities

Die Mineralosphäre – Sukzession und Physiologie von Bakterien und Pilzen während der Besiedlung reiner Minerale in Grünlandböden mit unterschiedlicher Landnutzungsintensität

Kandeler E., Gebala A., Boeddinghaus R. S., Müller K., Rennert T., Soares M., Rousk J., Marhan S. (2019): The mineralosphere – Succession and physiology of bacteria and fungi colonising pristine minerals in grassland soils under different land-use intensities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 136: 107534. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107534

Plant-Soil Feedbacks of Plantago lanceolata in the Field Depend on Plant Origin and Herbivory

Wechselwirkungen zwischen Bodenmikroorganismen und Pflanzen spielen eine untergeordnete Rolle für die lokale Anpassung von Plantago lanceolata

Kirchhoff L., Kirschbaum A., Joshi J., Bossdorf O., Scheepens N. F., Heinze J. (2019): Plant-Soil Feedbacks of Plantago lanceolata in the Field Depend on Plant Origin and Herbivory. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:422. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00422

Scale-guided mapping of forest stand structural heterogeneity from airborne LiDAR

Kukunda C. B., Beckschäfer P., Magdon P., Schall P., Wirth C., Kleinn C. (2019): Scale-guided mapping of forest stand structural heterogeneity from airborne LiDAR. Ecological indicators 102, 410-425. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.02.056

Using herbaria to study global environmental change

Lang P. L. M., Willems F. M., Scheepens J. F., Burbano H. A., Bossdorf O. (2019): Using herbaria to study global environmental change. New Phytologist 221, 110-122. doi: 10.1111/nph.15401

Effects of forest management on herbivorous insects in temperate Europe

Leidinger J., Seibold S., Weisser W. W., Lange M., Schall P., Türke M., Gossner M. M. (2019): Effects of forest management on herbivorous insects in temperate Europe. Forest Ecology and Management 437, 232-245. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.013

Molecular fungal community and its decomposition activity in sapwood and heartwood of 13 temperate European tree species

Molekulare pilzliche Gemeinschaftsstruktur und deren Aktivitäten im Totholzabbau von Splint- und Kernholz 13 temperater Baumarten

Leonhardt S., Hoppe B., Stengel E., Noll L., Moll J., Bässler C., Dahl A., Buscot F., Hofrichter M., Kellner H. (2019): Molecular fungal community and its decomposition activity in sapwood and heartwood of 13 temperate European tree species. PLoS ONE 14 (2): e0212120. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212120

Land-use components, abundance of predatory arthropods, and vegetation height affect predation rates in grasslands

Meyer S. T., Heuss L., Feldhaar H., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (2019): Land-use components, abundance of predatory arthropods, and vegetation height affect predation rates in grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 270–271, 84-92. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2018.10.015

Effects of forest management on bryophyte species richness in Central European forests

Müller J., Boch S., Prati D., Socher S., Pommer U., Hessenmöller D., Schall P., Schulze E. D., Fischer M. (2019): Effects of forest management on bryophyte species richness in Central European forests. Forest Ecology and Management 432, 850-859. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.019

Cross-scale effects of land use on the functional composition of herbivorous insect communities

Skalenübergreifende Effekte von Landnutzung auf die funktionale Zusammensetzungen herbivorer Insektengemeinschaften

Neff F., Blüthgen N., Chisté M. N., Simons N. K., Steckel J., Weisser W. W., Westphal C., Pellissier L., Gossner M. M. (2019): Cross-scale effects of land use on the functional composition of herbivorous insect communities. Landscape Ecology 34 (8): 2001-2015. doi: 10.1007/s10980-019-00872-1

Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features

Penone C., Allan E., Soliveres S., Felipe Lucia M., Gossner M. M., Seibold S., Simons N. K., Schall P., van der Plas F., Manning P., Manzanedo R. D., Boch S., Prati D., Ammer C., Bauhus J., Buscot B., Ehbrecht M., Goldmann K., Jung K., Müller J., Müller J. C., Pena R., Polle A., Renner S., Ruess L., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Solly E., Tschapka M., Weisser W. W., Wubet T., Fischer M. (2019): Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features. Ecology Letters 22 (1), 170-180. doi: 10.1111/ele.13182

Home-Field Advantage in Wood Decomposition Is Mainly Mediated by Fungal Community Shifts at “Home” Versus “Away”

Purahong W., Kahl T., Krüger D., Buscot F., Hoppe B. (2019): Home-Field Advantage in Wood Decomposition Is Mainly Mediated by Fungal Community Shifts at “Home” Versus “Away”. Microbial Ecology 78 (3), 725–736. doi: 10.1007/s00248-019-01334-6

Application of next‐generation sequencing technologies to conservation of wood‐inhabiting fungi

Purahong W., Wubet T., Krüger D., Buscot F. (2019): Application of next‐generation sequencing technologies to conservation of wood‐inhabiting fungi. Conservation Biology 33 (3), 716-724. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13240

Genome and secretome of Chondrostereum purpureum correspond to saprotrophic and phytopathogenic life styles

Genom- und Sekretomanalyse von Chondrostereum purpureum

Reina R., Kellner H., Hess J., Jehmlich N., García-Romera I., Aranda E., Hofrichter M., Liers C. (2019): Genome and secretome of Chondrostereum purpureum correspond to saprotrophic and phytopathogenic life styles. PLoS ONE 14(3): e0212769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212769

Recovery of ecosystem functions after experimental disturbance in 73 grasslands differing in land‐use intensity, plant species richness and community composition

Erholung von Ökosystemfunktionen nach experimenteller Störung in 73 Grünlandflächen mit unterschiedlicher Landnutzungsintensität, Artenvielfalt und Zusammensetzung der Pflanzengesellschaft

Schäfer D., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Boeddinghaus R. S., Hinderling J., Kandeler E., Marhan S., Nowak S., Sonnemann I., Wurst S., Fischer M., Hölzel N., Hamer U., Prati D. (2019): Recovery of ecosystem functions after experimental disturbance in 73 grasslands differing in land‐use intensity, plant species richness and community composition. Journal of Ecology 107 (6), 2635-2649. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13211

Exclusion of large herbivores affects understorey shrub vegetation more than herb vegetation across 147 forest sites in three German regions

Wildausschluss beeinflusst Strauchvegetation stärker als Krautvegetation in 147 Waldflächen dreier deutscher Regionen

Schäfer D., Prati D., Schall P., Ammer C., Fischer M. (2019): Exclusion of large herbivores affects understorey shrub vegetation more than herb vegetation across 147 forest sites in three German regions. PLoS ONE 14(7): e0218741. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218741

Canopy penetration depth estimation with TanDEM-X and its compensation in temperate forests

Schätzung und Kompensation der Eindringtiefe von TanDEM-X in gemässigten Waeldern

Schlund M., Baron D., Magdon P., Erasmi S. (2019): Canopy penetration depth estimation with TanDEM-X and its compensation in temperate forests. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 147, 232–241. doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.11.021

Canopy height estimation with TanDEM-X in temperate and boreal forests

Baumhöhenschätzung mit TanDEM-X Daten in temperierten und borealen Wäldern

Schlund M., Magdon P., Eaton B., Aumann C., Erasmi S. (2019): Canopy height estimation with TanDEM-X in temperate and boreal forests. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Towards an Ecological Trait-data Standard

Schneider F. D., Fichtmüller D., Gossner M. M., Güntsch A., Jochum M., König-Ries B., Le Provost G., Manning P., Ostrowski A., Penone C., Simons N. K. (2019): Towards an Ecological Trait-data Standard. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10 (12), 2006-2019. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13288

Assembly processes of trophic guilds in the root mycobiome of temperate forests

Triebkräfte für die Zusammensetzung von Pilzgemeinschaften an Wurzeln in temperaten Wäldern

Schröter K., Wemheuer B., Pena R., Schöning I., Ehbrecht M., Schall P., Ammer C., Daniel R., Polle A. (2019): Assembly processes of trophic guilds in the root mycobiome of temperate forests. Molecular Ecology 28 (2), 348-364. doi: 10.1111/mec.14887

Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers

Ursachen für Insektenrückgänge in Grünland und Wald sind auf Landschaftsebene zu finden

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

Dissolved organic matter characteristics of deciduous and coniferous forests with variable management: different at the source, aligned in the soil

Thieme L., Graeber D., Hofmann D., Bischoff S., Schwarz M. T., Steffen B., Meyer U.-N., Kaupenjohann M., Wilcke W., Michalzik B., Siemens J. (2019): Dissolved organic matter characteristics of deciduous and coniferous forests with variable management: different at the source, aligned in the soil. Biogeosciences 16, 1411-1432. doi: 10.5194/bg-16-1411-2019

Land-use intensity shapes kinetics of extracellular enzymes in rhizosphere soil of agricultural grassland plant species

Tischer A., Sehl L., Meyer U.-N., Kleinebecker T., Klaus V., Hamer U. (2019): Land-use intensity shapes kinetics of extracellular enzymes in rhizosphere soil of agricultural grassland plant species. Plant Soil 437 (1–2), 215–239. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-03970-w

Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships

Entwicklung allgemeiner Regeln zur Beschreibung von Verhältnissen zwischen Heterogenität und Landschaft Multifunktionalität

van der Plas F., Allan E., Fischer M., Alt F., Arndt H., Binkenstein J., Blaser S., Blüthgen N., Böhm S., Hölzel N., Klaus V. H., Kleinbecker T., Morris K., Oelmann Y., Prati D., Renner S. C., Rillig M. C., Schäfer M., Schloter M., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Solly E., Sorkau E., Steckel J., Steffen-Dewenter I., Stempfhuber B., Tschapka M., Weiner C. N., Weisser W. W., Werner M., Westphal C., Wilcke W., Manning P. (2019): Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships. Journal of Applied Ecology 56 (1), 168-179. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13260

Management of ecosystems alters vector dynamics and haemosporidian infections

van Hoesel W., Marzal A., Magallanes S., Santiago-Alarcon D., Ibáñez-Bernal S., Renner S. C. (2019): Management of ecosystems alters vector dynamics and haemosporidian infections. Scientific Reports 9:8779. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-45068-4

Infection Rates and Alkaloid Patterns of Different Grass Species with Systemic Epichloë Endophytes

Infektionsraten und Alkaloidmuster verschiedener Grasarten mit systemischen Epichloë Endophyten

Vikuk V., Young C. A., Lee S. T., Nagabhyru P., Krischke M., Müller M. J., Krauss J. (2019): Infection Rates and Alkaloid Patterns of Different Grass Species with Systemic Epichloë Endophytes. Applies and Environmental Microbiology 85 (17), e00465-19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00465-19

Eleven years’ data of grassland management in Germany

Vogt J., Klaus V. H., Both S., Fürstenau C., Gockel S., Gossner M. M., Heinze J., Hemp A., Hölzel N., Jung K., Kleinebecker T., Lauterbach R., Lorenzen K., Ostrowski A., Otto N., Prati D., Renner S., Schumacher U., Seibold S., Simons N. K., Steitz I., Teuscher M., Thiele J., Weithmann S., Wells K., Wiesner K., Ayasse M., Blüthgen N., Fischer M., Weisser W. W. (2019): Eleven years’ data of grassland management in Germany. Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e36387. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e36387

Metatranscriptomics reveals unsuspected protistan diversity in leaf litter across temperate beech forests, with Amoebozoa the dominating lineage

Voss C., Fiore-Donno A. M., Guerreiro M. A., Peršoh D., Bonkowski M. (2019): Metatranscriptomics reaveal unsuspected protistan diversity in leaf litter across temperate beech forests, with Amoebozoa the dominating lineage. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 95 (10), fiz142. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiz142

Land‐use in Europe affects land snail assemblages directly and indirectly by modulating abiotic and biotic drivers

Direkter und indirekter Einfluss von Landnutzung auf Schnecken-Gemeinschaften in Europa

Wehner K., Renker C., Brückner A., Simons N. K., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2019): Land‐use in Europe affects land snail assemblages directly and indirectly by modulating abiotic and biotic drivers. Ecosphere 10 (5), e02726. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.2726

Plant species’ range type determines local responses to biotic interactions and land use

Welk A., Welk E., Baudis M., Bökelmann J., Bruelheide H. (2019): Plant species’ range type determines local responses to biotic interactions and land use. Ecology 100 (12), e02890. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2890

Discovery of novel antibiotic resistance determinants in forest and grassland soil metagenomes

Entdeckung neuer Antibiotikaresistenzgene in Bodenmetagenomen aus Wald und Grünland

Willms I. M., Kamran A., Aßmann N. F., Krone D., Bolz S. H., Fiedler F., Nacke N. (2019): Discovery of novel antibiotic resistance determinants in forest and grassland soil metagenomes. Frontiers in Microbiology 10:460. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00460

Soziokulturelle Dynamiken von Ökosystemleistungen – Wie viel Risiko ist sozial akzeptabel?

Peter S. (2019): Soziokulturelle Dynamiken vonÖkosystemleistungen – Wie viel Risiko ist sozial akzeptabel? BfN-Skripten - Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt 527, 197-203. doi: 10.19217/skr527

Biomasse- Blattzahl- und Höhenvergleich von Rotbuchen (Fagus sylvatica L.) verschiedener Herkünfte im Biodiversitäts-Exploratorium „Schorfheide“

Hendricks J. (2018): Biomasse- Blattzahl- und Höhenvergleich von Rotbuchen (Fagus sylvatica L.) verschiedener Herkünfte im Biodiversitäts-Exploratorium „Schorfheide“. Technical report, University Göttingen

Direct and indirect effects of land use on bryophytes in grasslands

Direkte und indirekte Grünlandnutzungseffekte auf Moosdiversität

Boch S., Allan E., Humbert J.-Y., Kurtogullari Y., Lessard-Therrien M., Müller J., Prati D., Rieder N. S., Arlettaz R., Fischer M. (2018): Direct and indirect effects of land use on bryophytes in grasslands. Science of The Total Environment 644, 60-67. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.323

Low-intensity management promotes bryophyte diversity in grasslands

Extensive Landnutzung fördert die Moosdiversität im Grünland

Boch S., Müller J., Prati D., Fischer M. (2018): Low-intensity management promotes bryophyte diversity in grasslands. Tuexenia 38, 311–328. doi: 10.14471/2018.38.014

Using co-occurrence information and trait composition to understand individual plant performance in grassland communities

Der Einsatz von Informationen über das gemeinsame Vorkommen und der Merkmalszusammensetzung von Pflanzenarten für ein besseres Verständnis von individuellen Wachstumsleistungen von Pflanzen in Grünlandgemeinschaften

Breitschwerdt E., Jandt U., Bruelheide H. (2018): Using co-occurrence information and trait composition to understand individual plant performance in grassland communities. Scientific Reports 8:9076. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-27017-9

Characterization of EST-SSRs for European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and their transferability to Fagus orientalis Lipsky, Castanea dentata Bork., and Quercus rubra L.

Beschreibung von EST-SSRs für die Rotbuche (Fagus sylvatica L.) und ihre Übertragbarkeit auf Fagus orientalis Lipsky, Castanea dentata Bork. und Quercus rubra L.

Burger K., Müller M., Gailing O. (2018): Characterization of EST-SSRs for European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and their transferability to Fagus orientalis Lipsky, Castanea dentata Bork., and Quercus rubra L. Silvae Genetica, 67 (1), 127-132. doi: 10.2478/sg-2018-0019

Nutrient stoichiometry and land use rather than species richness determine plant functional diversity

Nährstoff-Stöchiometrie und Landnutzung, und weniger die Pflanzenvielfalt, bedingen die Funktionale Diversität

Busch V., Klaus V. H., Penone C., Schäfer D., Boch S., Prati D., Müller J., Socher S. A., Niinemets Ü., Penuelas J., Hölzel N., Fischer M., Kleinebecker T. (2018): Nutrient stoichiometry and land use rather than species richness determine plant functional diversity. Ecology and Evolution 8 (1), 601–616. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3609

Draft genome sequence of Scytalidium lignicola DSM 105466, a ubiquitous saprotrophic fungus

Genomsequenzierung des ubiquitär verbreiteten saprotrophen Askomyzeten Scytalidium lignicola

Büttner E., Gebauer A. M., Hofrichter M., Liers C., Kellner H. (2018): Draft genome sequence of Scytalidium lignicola DSM 105466, a ubiquitous saprotrophic fungus. Resource Announcements 7:e01208-18. doi: 10.1128/MRA.01208-18

Intensive land use drives small-scale homogenization of plant- and leafhopper communities and promotes generalists

Chisté M. N., Mody K., Kunz G., Gunczy J., Blüthgen N. (2018): Intensive land use drives small-scale homogenization of plant- and leafhopper communities and promotes generalists. Oecologia 186 (2), 529-540. doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-4031-0

Early stage litter decomposition across biomes.

Die Anfangsphase des Streuabbaus in unterschiedlichen Biomen

Djukic I., Kepfer-Rojas S., Schmidt I. K., Larsen K. S., Beier C., Berg B., Verheyen K., et al., TeaComposition (2018): Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment 628-629, 1369 - 1394. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012

Testing the validity of functional response models using molecular gut content analysis for prey choice in soil predators

Einsatz von molekularer Darminhaltsanalyse zur Überprüfung der Eignung von Functional Response Modelle zur Vorhersage von Räuber-Beute-Interaktionen bei bodenlebenden Gliederfüßern

Eitzinger B., Rall B. C., Traugott M., Scheu S. (2018): Testing the validity of functional response models using molecular gut content analysis for prey choice in soil predators. Oikos 127 (7), 915-926. doi: 10.1111/oik.04885

Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services

Verschiedene Eigenschaften von Waldbeständen unterstützen das Angebot multipler Ökosystemleistungen

Felipe-Lucia M. R., Soliveres S., Penone C., Manning P., van der Plas F., Boch S., Prati D., Ammer C., Schall P., Gossner M. M., Bauhus J., Buscot F., Blaser S., Blüthgen N., de Frutos A., Ehbrecht M., Frank K., Goldmann K., Hänsel F., Jung K., Kahl T., Nauss T., Oelmann Y., Pena R., Polle A., Renner S., Schloter M., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Schulze E.-D., Solly E., Sorkau E., Stempfhuber B., Tschapka M., Weisser W. W., Wubet T., Fischer M., Allan E. (2018): Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services. Nature Communications 9:4839. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07082-4

Responses of the structure and function of the understory plant communities to precipitation reduction across forest ecosystems in Germany

Felsmann K., Baudis M., Kayler Z. E., Puhlmann H., Ulrich A., Gessler A. (2018): Responses of the structure and function of the understory plant communities to precipitation reduction across forest ecosystems in Germany. Annals of Forest Science 75:3. doi: 10.1007/s13595-017-0681-7

New barcoded primers for efficient retrieval of cercozoan sequences in high-throughput environmental diversity surveys, with emphasis on worldwide biological soil crusts

Fiore-Donno A. M., Rixen C., Rippin M., Glaser K., Samolov E., Karsten U., Becker B., Bonkowski M. (2018): New barcoded primers for efficient retrieval of cercozoan sequences in high-throughput environmental diversity surveys, with emphasis on worldwide biological soil crusts. Molecular Ecology Resources 18 (2), 229-239. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12729

In search of cues: dung beetle attraction and the significance of volatile composition of dung

Frank K., Brückner A., Blüthgen N., Schmitt T. (2018): In search of cues: dung beetle attraction and the significance of volatile composition of dung. Chemoecology 28 (4–5), 145–152. doi: 10.1007/s00049-018-0266-4

Global dung webs: high trophic generalism of dung beetles along latitudinal diversity gradient

Frank K., Krell F.-T., Slade E. M., Raine E. H., Chiew, L. Y., Schmitt T., Vairappan C. S., Walter P., Blüthgen N. (2018): Global dung webs: high trophic generalism of dung beetles along the latitudinal diversity gradient. Ecology Letters 21 (8), 1229-1236. doi: 10.1111/ele.13095

Algal richness in BSCs in forests under different management intensity with some implications for P cycling

Einfluss der Landnutzung auf die Artenzahl der Algen in Biologischen Bodenkrusten mit Implikationen für Phosphorkreislauf

Glaser K., Baumann K., Leinweber P., Mikhailyuk T., Karsten U. (2018): Algal richness in BSCs in forests under different management intensity with some implications for P cycling. Biogeosciences 15 (13), 4181-4192. doi: 10.5194/bg-15-4181-2018

Phylogenetic and trophic determinants of gut microbiota in soil oribatid mites

Gong X., Chen T.-W., Zieger S. L., Bluhm C., Heidemann K., Schaefer I., Maraun M., Liu M., Scheu S. (2018): Phylogenetic and trophic determinants of gut microbiota in soil oribatid mites. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 123, 155-164. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.011

Effect of forest management on temperate ant communities

Grevé M. E., Hager J., Weisser W. W., Schall P., Gossner M. M., Feldhaar H. (2018): Effect of forest management on temperate ant communities. Ecosphere 9 (6), e02303. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.2303

Transient leaf endophytes are the most active fungi in 1-year-old beech leaf litter

Endophytisch vorkommende Pilze sind der aktivste Bestandteil der Pilzgesellschaft in einjährigem Buchenlaub

Guerreiro M. A., Brachmann A., Begerow D., Persoh D. (2018): Transient leaf endophytes are the most active fungi in 1-year-old beech leaf litter. Fungal Diversity 89 (1), 237–251. doi: 10.1007/s13225-017-0390-4

Cutting reduces variation in biomass production of forage crops and allows low-performers to catch up: A case study of Trifolium pratense L. (red clover)

Herbert D., Ekschmitt K., Wissemann V., Becker A. (2018): Cutting reduces variation in biomass production of forage crops and allows low-performers to catch up: A case study of Trifolium pratense L. (red clover). Plant Biology 20 (3), 465-473. doi: 10.1111/plb.12695

Linking root exudates to functional plant traits

Beziehungen zwischen Wurzel Exsudaten und funktionellen Pflanzenmerkmalen

Herz K., Dietz S., Gorzolka K., Haider S., Jandt U., Scheel D., Bruelheide H. (2018): Linking root exudates to functional plant traits. PLoS ONE 13(10): e0204128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204128

Contribution of the soil seed bank to the restoration of temperate grasslands by mechanical sward disturbance

Die Bodensamenbank hilft nicht bei der Renaturierung von artenarmem Wirtschaftsgrünland

Klaus V. H., Hoewer C. J., Fischer M., Hamer U., Kleinebecker T., Mertens D., Schäfer D., Prati D., Hölzel N. (2018): Contribution of the soil seed bank to the restoration of temperate grasslands by mechanical sward disturbance. Restoration Ecology 26 (2), 114-122. doi: 10.1111/rec.12626

Land use intensity, rather than plant species richness, affects the leaching risk of multiple nutrients from permanent grasslands

Die Intensivierung der Nutzung und der Umbruch von Grünland steigern das Risiko der Nitratauswaschung

Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Busch V., Fischer M., Hölzel N., Nowak S., Prati D., Schäfer D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Hamer U. (2018): Land use intensity, rather than plant species richness, affects the leaching risk of multiple nutrients from permanent grasslands. Global Change Biology 24 (7), 2828-2840. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14123

Effects of mowing, grazing and fertilization on soil seed banks in temperate grasslands in Central Europe

Die Effekte von Düngung, Mahd und Beweidung auf die Bodensamenbank im Grünland

Klaus V. H., Schäfer D., Prati D., Busch V., Hamer U., Hoewer C. J., Kleinebecker T., Mertens D., Fischer M., Hölzel N. (2018): Effects of mowing, grazing and fertilization on soil seed banks in temperate grasslands in Central Europe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 256, 211-217. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.11.008

And the winner is …! A test of simple predictors of plant species richness in agricultural grasslands

Kleinebecker T., Busch V., Hölzel N., Hamer U. , Schäfer D., Prati D., Fischer M., Hemp A., Lauterbach R., Klaus V. (2018): And the winner is …! A test of simple predictors of plant species richness in agricultural grasslands. Ecological Indicators 87, 296–301. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.031

Hide and seek – Infection rates and alkaloid concentrations of Epichloë festucae var. lolii in Lolium perenne along a land-use gradient in Germany

König J., Fuchs B., Krischke M., Mueller M. J., Krauss J. (2018): Hide and seek – Infection rates and alkaloid concentrations of Epichloë festucae var. lolii in Lolium perenne along a land-use gradient in Germany. Grass and Forage Science 73 (2), 510-516. doi: 10.1111/gfs.12330

Knowing your neighbourhood—the effects of Epichloë endophytes on foliar fungal assemblages in perennial ryegrass in dependence of season and land-use intensity

König J., Guerreiro M. A., Peršoh D., Begerow D., Krauss J. (2018): Knowing your neighbourhood—the effects of Epichloë endophytes on foliar fungal assemblages in perennial ryegrass in dependence of season and land-use intensity. PeerJ 6:e4660. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4660

Community level lipid profiling of consumers as a tool for soil food web diagnostics

Kühn J., Richter A., Kahl T., Bauhus J., Schöning I., Ruess L. (2018): Community level lipid profiling of consumers as a tool for soil food web diagnostics. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9 (5), 1265-1275. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12966

Does plant diversity affect the water balance of established grassland systems?

Beeinflusst Pflanzendiversität die Wasserbilanz etablierter Grünlandsysteme?

Leimer S., Bischoff S., Boch S., Busch V., Escher P., Fischer M., Hänsel F., Hölzel N., Kerber K., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Michalzik B., Nauss T., Schäfer D., Schöning I., Schwarz M. T., Siemens J., Thieme L., Wöllauer S., Wilcke W. (2018): Does plant diversity affect the water balance of established grassland systems? Ecohydrology 11, e1945.

Draft Genome Sequence of the Sordariomycete Lecythophora (Coniochaeta) hoffmannii CBS 245.38

Genomsequenz des Sordariomyceten Lecythophora hoffmannii CBS 245.38

Leonhardt S., Büttner E., Gebauer A. M., Hofrichter M., Kellner H. (2018): Draft Genome Sequence of the Sordariomycete Lecythophora (Coniochaeta) hoffmannii CBS 245.38. Genome Announcements 6 (7): e01510-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01510-17

Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

Multifunktionalität Ökosystemen

Manning P., van der Plas F., Soliveres S., Allan E., Maestre F. T., Mace G., Whittingham M. J., Fischer M. (2018): Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2, 427-436. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0461-7

Fagus sylvatica seedlings show provenance differentiation rather than adaptation to soil in a transplant experiment

Manzanedo R. D., Schanz F. R., Fischer M., Allan E. (2018): Fagus sylvatica seedlings show provenance differentiation rather than adaptation to soil in a transplant experiment. BMC Ecology 18 (1): 42. doi: 10.1186/s12898-018-0197-5

Bacteria inhabiting deadwood of 13 tree species are heterogeneously distributed between sapwood and heartwood

Moll J., Kellner H., Leonhardt S., Stengel E., Dahl A., Bässler C., Buscot F., Hofrichter M., Hoppe B. (2018): Bacteria inhabiting deadwood of 13 tree species are heterogeneously distributed between sapwood and heartwood. Environmental Microbiology 20 (10), 3744-3756. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14376

Cirsium rivulare (JACQ.) ALL. Wiederfund für Brandenburg

Müller J., Rätzel S., Hemp A. (2018): Cirsium rivulare (JACQ.) ALL. Wiederfund für Brandenburg. In "Neuigkeiten zu den Farn- und Samenpflanzen von Berlin und Brandenburg I" Stefan Rätzel, Michael Ristow und Volker Kummer (Hrsg.). Botanischer Verein von Berlin und Brandenburg 150, 149-153

Genetic variation of European beech populations and their progeny from northeast Germany to southwest Switzerland

Genetische Variation von Rotbuchenpopulationen und ihren Nachkommen von Nordostdeutschland bis zur südwestlichen Schweiz

Müller M., Cuervo-Alarcon L., Gailing O., Rajendra K.C., Chhetri M. S., Seifert S., Arend M., Krutovsky K. V., Finkeldey R. (2018): Genetic variation of European beech populations and their progeny from northeast Germany to southwest Switzerland. Forests 9(8), 469. doi: 10.3390/f9080469

Increasing N deposition impacts neither diversity nor functions of deadwood-inhabiting fungal communities, but adaptation and functional redundancy warrants ecosystem function

Purahong W., Wubet T., Kahl T., Anstadt T., Hoppe B., Lentendu G., Baber K., Rose T., Kellner H., Hofrichter M., Bauhus J., Krüger D., Buscot F. (2018): Increasing N deposition impacts neither diversity nor functions of deadwood-inhabiting fungal communities, but adaptation and functional redundancy warrants ecosystem function. Environmental Microbiology 20 (5), 1693-1710. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.14081

Molecular evidence strongly supports deadwood-inhabiting fungi exhibiting unexpected tree species preferences in temperate forests

Purahong W., Wubet T., Krüger D., Buscot F. (2018): Molecular evidence strongly supports deadwood-inhabiting fungi exhibiting unexpected tree species preferences in temperate forests. The ISME Journal 12, 289–295. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2017.177

Determinants of deadwood-inhabiting fungal communities in temperate forest: molecular evidence from a large scale deadwood decomposition experiment

Purahong W., Wubet T., Lentendu G., Hoppe B., Jariyavidyanont K., Arnstadt T., Baber K., Otto P., Kellner H., Hofrichter M., Bauhus J., Weisser W. W., Krüger D., Schulze E.-D., Kahl T., Buscot F. (2018): Determinants of deadwood-inhabiting fungal communities in temperate forest: molecular evidence from a large scale deadwood decomposition experiment. Frontiers in Microbiology 9:2120. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02120

Leaf Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) biochemical profile of grassland plant species related to land-use intensity

Rana R., Herz K., Bruelheide H., Dietz S., Haider S., Jandt U., Pena R. (2018): Leaf Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) biochemical profile of grassland plant species related to land-use intensity. Ecological Indicators 84, 803-810. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.09.047

Divergent response to forest structure of two mobile vertebrate groups

Renner S. C., Suarez-Rubio M., Kaiser S., Nieschulze J., Kalko E. K. V., Tschapka M., Jung K. (2018): Divergent response to forest structure of two mobile vertebrate groups. Forest Ecology and Management 415–416, 129-138. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.02.028

Regional environmental conditions shape microbial community structure stronger than local forest management intensity

Richter A., Schöning I., Kahl T., Bauhus J., Ruess L. (2018): Regional environmental conditions shape microbial community structure stronger than local forest management intensity. Forest Ecology and Management 409, 250-259. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.027

The impact of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests

Die Auswirkungen bestandesweiser und einzelbaumweiser Waldbewirtschaftung auf die regionale Artenvielfalt mehrerer Taxa in europäischen Buchenwäldern

Schall P., Gossner M. M., Heinrichs S., Fischer M., Boch S., Prati D., Jung K., Baumgartner V., Blaser S., Böhm S., Buscot F., Daniel R., Goldmann K., Kaiser K., Kahl T., Lange M., Müller J., Overmann J., Renner S., Schulze E.-D., Sikorski J., Tschapka M., Türke M., Weisser W. W., Wemheuer B., Wubet T., Ammer C. (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 (1), 267–278. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12950

Relations between forest management, stand structure and productivity across different types of Central European forests

Beziehungen zwischen Waldbewirtschaftung, Bestandsstruktur und Produktivität in verschiedenen mitteleuropäischen Wäldern

Schall P., Schulze E.-D., Fischer M., Ayasse M., Ammer C. (2018): Relations between forest management, stand structure and productivity across different types of Central European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology 32, 39-52. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2018.02.007

Land-use intensity rather than plant functional identity shapes bacterial and fungal rhizosphere communities

Landnutzungsintsität anstatt von funktionellen Pflanzengruppen beeinflussen die bakterielle und pilzliche Rhizosphärengemeinschaft

Schöps R., Goldmann K., Herz K., Lentendu G., Schöning I., Bruelheide H., Wubet T., Buscot F. (2018): Land-use intensity rather than plant functional identity shapes bacterial and fungal rhizosphere communities. Frontiers in Microbiology 9:2711. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02711

A holistic approach to determine tree structural complexity based on laser scanning data and fractal analysis

Eine holistischer Ansatz zur Bestimmung der strukturellen Komplexität von Bäumen

Seidel D. (2018): A holistic approach to determine tree structural complexity based on laser scanning data and fractal analysis. Ecology and Evolution 8 (1), 128–134. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3661. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3661

Applying fractal analysis to stem distribution maps

Fraktale analyse von Stammfußkarten

Seidel D., Annighöfer P., Ehbrecht M., Ammer C., Schall P. (2018): Applying fractal analysis to stem distribution maps. Ecological Indicators 93, 243-246. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.016

Intransitive competition is common across five major taxonomic groups and is driven by productivity, competitive rank and functional traits

Soliveres S., Lehmann A., Boch S., Altermatt F., Carrara F., Crowther T. W., Delgado‐Baquerizo M., Kempel A., Maynard D. S., Rillig M. C., Singh B. K., Trivedi P., Allan E. (2018): Intransitive competition is common across five major taxonomic groups and is driven by productivity, competitive rank and functional traits. Journal of Ecology 106 (3), 852–864. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12959

Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests

Solly E., Brunner I., Helmisaari H.-S., Herzog C., Leppälammi-Kujansuu J., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Schweingruber F., Trumbore S., Hagedorn F. (2018): Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests. Nature Communications 9:3006. doi: 10.1038/S41467-018-05460-6

The role of soil chemical properties, land use and plant diversity for microbial phosphorus in forest and grassland soils

Die Rolle von Bodeneigenschaften, Landnutzung und Pflanzenartenvielfalt für den mikrobiellen Phosphor im Boden

Sorkau E., Boch S., Boeddinghaus R., Bonkowski M., Fischer M., Kandeler E., Klaus V., Kleinebecker T., Marhan S., Müller J., Prati D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Weinert J., Oelmann Y. (2018): The role of soil chemical properties, land use and plant diversity for microbial phosphorus in forest and grassland soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 181 (2), 185-197. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201700082

The hidden diversity of flagellated protists in soil

Die verborgene Vielfalt von begeißelten Protisten im Boden

Venter P. C., Nitsche F., Arndt H. (2018): The hidden diversity of flagellated protists in soil. Protist 169 (3), 432-449. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2018.04.007

Discrepancies between molecular and morphological databases of soil ciliates studied for temperate grasslands of central Europe

Diskrepanzen zwischen molekularen und morphologischen Datenbanken von Boden-Ciliaten aus gemäßigten Klimazonen des Mitteleuropäischen Grünlands

Venter P. C., Nitsche F., Scherwass A., Arndt H. (2018): Discrepancies between molecular and morphological databases of soil ciliates studied for temperate grasslands of central Europe. Protist 169 (4), 521-538. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2018.04.001

Effects of abiotic environmental factors and land use on the diversity of carrion-visiting silphid beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae): A large scale carrion study

Auswirkungen von abiotischen Umweltfaktoren und der Landnutzung auf die Diversität kadaverbesuchender Aaskäfer (Coleoptera: Silphidae): eine groß angelegte Kadaverstudie

von Hoermann C., Jauch D., Kubotsch C., Reichel-Jung K., Steiger S., Ayasse M. (2018): Effects of abiotic environmental factors and land use on the diversity of carrion-visiting silphid beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae): A large scale carrion study. PLoS ONE 13(5): e0196839. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196839

Belowground Tritrophic Food Chain Modulates Soil Respiration in Grasslands

Untererdische tritrophische Nahrungskette moduliert die Bodenatmung in Grasland

Zaitsev A. S., Birkhofer K., Ekschmitt K., Wolters V. (2018): Belowground Tritrophic Food Chain Modulates Soil Respiration in Grasslands. Pedosphere 28 (1), 114-123. doi: 10.1016/S1002-0160(18)60008-6

Issues and Suggestions for the Development of Biodiversity Data Visualization Support Tool

Problematiken und Vorschläge für die Entwicklung eines unterstützenden Werkzeugs für die Visualisierung von Biodiversitätsdaten

Kaur P., Klan F., König-Ries B. (2018): Issues and Suggestions for the Development of Biodiversity Data Visualization Support Tool. EuroVis 2018, Brno, Czech Republic

Visrepo: A Centralized and Open Source Visualization Repository and Knowledgebase

Visrepo: Ein zentraler und frei verfügbarer Datenspeicher als Wissensbasis für Visualisierungen

Kaur P., Ostrowski A. (2018): Visrepo: A Centralized and Open Source Visualization Repository and Knowledgebase. 2nd IEEE VIS 2018, Berlin

The Biodiversity Exploratories: a large-scale framework project for functional biodiversity research

Klaus V. H., Fischer M., Hamer U., Hölzel N., Kleinebecker T., Prati D., Schäfer D., Allan E. (2018): The Biodiversity Exploratories: a large-scale framework project for functional biodiversity research. European Grassland Federation 2018, Vol. 23, 610-612

Mikroorganismen: Ökosystemfunktionen und Naturschutz

Hoiss B. (2018): Mikroorganismen: Ökosystemfunktionen und Naturschutz. Anliegen Natur 40(1)

Bedeutung natürlicher Waldentwicklung für die Biodiversität

Seibold S. (2018): Bedeutung natürlicher Waldentwicklung für die Biodiversität. Allgemeine Forst Zeitschrift/Der Wald 20, 12-13

Biomasse- und Höhenvergleich von Rotbuchen (Fagus sylvatica L.) verschiedener Herkünfte im Biodiversitäts-Exploratorium „Schwäbische Alb“

Schäfer N. (2017): Biomasse- und Höhenvergleich von Rotbuchen (Fagus sylvatica L.) verschiedener Herkünfte im Biodiversitäts-Exploratorium „Schwäbische Alb“. Technical report, University Göttingen

Biological soil crusts of temperate forests: Their role in P cycling

Biologische Bodenkrusten in Wäldern gemäßigter Breiten: Ihre Rolle im P-Kreislauf

Baumann K., Glaser K., Mutz J.-E., Karsten U., MacLennan A., Hu Y., Michalik D., Kruse j., Eckhardt K.-U., Schall P., Leinweber P. (2017): Biological soil crusts of temperate forests: Their role in P cycling. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 109, 156–166. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.02.011

Root traits are more than analogues of leaf traits: the case for diaspore mass

Wurzeltraits sind mehr, als nur Analoge zu Blatttraits: Das Beispiel Diasporengewicht

Bergmann J., Ryo M., Prati D., Hempel S., Rillig M. C. (2017): Roots traits are more than analogues of leaf traits: the case for diaspore mass. New Phytologist 216 (4), 1130–1139. doi: 10.1111/nph.14748

Weak correlation of flower color and nectar-tube depth in temperate grasslands

Die Tiefe der Nektarröhre und die Farbe von Blüten hängen nur schwach zusammen

Binkenstein J., Stang M., Renoult J. P., Schaefer M. (2017): Weak correlation of flower color and nectar-tube depth in temperate grasslands. Journal of Plant Ecology 10 (2), 397-405. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtw029

Land-use type and intensity differentially filter traits in above- and below-ground arthropod communities

Landnutzungsform und -intensität filtern Merkmale in ober- und unterirdischen Arthropodengemeinschaften auf unterschiedliche Weise

Birkhofer K., Gossner M. M., Diekötter T., Drees C., Ferlian O., Maraun M., Scheu S., Weisser W. W., Wolters V., Wurst S., Zaitsev A. S., Smith H. G. (2017): Land-use type and intensity differentially filter traits in above- and below-ground arthropod communities. Journal of Animal Ecology 86 (3), 511–520. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12641

Draft genome sequence of the wood-degrading ascomycete Kretzschmaria deusta DSM 104547

Büttner E., Gebauer A. M., Hofrichter M., Liers C., Kellner H. (2017): Draft genome sequence of the wood-degrading ascomycete Kretzschmaria deusta DSM 104547. Genome Announcements 5 (43): e01076-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01076-17

Ecophysiological Response on Dehydration and Temperature in Terrestrial Klebsormidium (Streptophyta) Isolated from Biological Soil Crusts in Central European Grasslands and Forests

Donner A., Glaser K., Borchhardt N., Karsten U. (2017): Ecophysiological Response on Dehydration and Temperature in Terrestrial Klebsormidium (Streptophyta) Isolated from Biological Soil Crusts in Central European Grasslands and Forests. Microbial Ecology 73 (4), 850–864. doi: 10.1007/s00248-016-0917-3

No consistent effect of plant species richness on resistance to simulated climate change for above- or below-ground processes in managed grasslands

Dormann C. F., von Riedmatten L., Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2017): No consistent effect of plant species richness on resistance to simulated climate change for above- or below-ground processes in managed grasslands. BMC Ecology 17(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12898-017-0133-0

No evidence for larger leaf trait plasticity in ecological generalists compared to specialists

Dostál P., Fischer M., Chytry M., Prati D. (2017): No evidence for larger leaf trait plasticity in ecological generalists compared to specialists. Journal of Biogeography 44 (3), 511–521. doi: 10.1111/jbi.12881

Does plant phylogenetic diversity increase invertebrate herbivory in managed grasslands?

Egorov E., Gossner M. M., Meyer S. T., Weisser W. W., Brändle M. (2017): Does plant phylogenetic diversity increase invertebrate herbivory in managed grasslands? Basic and Applied Ecology 20, 40–50. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2017.03.004

Quantifying stand structural complexity and its relationship with forest management, tree species diversity and microclimate

Ehbrecht M., Schall P., Ammer C., Seidel D. (2017): Quantifying stand structural complexity and its relationship with forest management, tree species diversity and microclimate. Agricultural & Forest Meteorology 242, 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.04.012

The Influence of Land Use Intensity on the Plant-Associated Microbiome of Dactylis glomerata L.

Estendorfer J., Stempfhuber B., Haury P., Vestergaard G., Rillig M. C., Joshi J., Schröder P. Schloter M. (2017): The Influence of Land Use Intensity on the Plant-Associated Microbiome of Dactylis glomerata L. Frontiers in Plant Science 8:930. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00930

Nutrient quality of vertebrate dung as a diet for dung beetles

Frank F., Brückner A., Hilpert A., Heethoff M., Blüthgen N. (2017): Nutrient quality of vertebrate dung as a diet for dung beetles. Scientific Reports 7:12141. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12265-y

Land use affects dung beetle communities and their ecosystem services in forests and grasslands

Einfluss der Landnutzung auf Dungkäfergemeinschaften und deren Ökosystemfunktion in Wald und Grünland

Frank K., Hülsmann M., Assmann T., Schmitt T., Blüthgen N. (2017): Land use affects dung beetle communities and their ecosystem services in forests and grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 243, 114-122. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.04.010

Habitat availability drives the distribution–abundance relationship in phytophagous true bugs in managed grasslands

Friess N., Gossner M. M., Weisser W. W., Brandl R., Brändle M. (2017): Habitat availability drives the distribution–abundance relationship in phytophagous true bugs in managed grasslands. Ecology 98 (10), 2561–2573. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1947

Grassland management in Germany: effects on plant diversity and vegetation composition

Grünlandnutzung in Deutschland: Auswirkungen auf Pflanzendiversität und Vegetationszusammensetzung

Gilhaus K., Boch S., Fischer M., Hölzel N., Kleinebecker T., Prati D., Rupprecht D., Schmitt B., Klaus V. H. (2017): Grassland management in Germany: effects on plant diversity and vegetation composition. Tuexenia 37, 379-397. doi: 10.14471/2017.37.010

Habitat-specific composition of morphotypes with low genetic diversity in the green algal genus Klebsormidium (Streptophyta) isolated from biological soil crusts in Central European grasslands and forests

Habitat beeinflusst das Vorkommen von Klebsormidium-arten mehr als geographische Distanz

Glaser K., Donner A., Albrecht M., Mikhailyuk T., Karsten U. (2017): Habitat-specific composition of morphotypes with low genetic diversity in the green algal genus Klebsormidium (Streptophyta) isolated from biological soil crusts in Central European grasslands and forests. European Journal of Phycology 52 (2), 188-199. doi: 10.1080/09670262.2016.1235730

Direct and indirect effects of agricultural intensification on a host-parasitoid system on the ribwort plantain (/Plantago lanceolata/ L.) in a landscape context

Herbst C., Arnold-Schwandner S., Meiners T., Peters M. K., Rothenwöhrer C., Steckel J., Wäschke N., Westphal C., Obermaier E. (2017): Direct and indirect effects of agricultural intensification on a host-parasitoid system on the ribwort plantain (/Plantago lanceolata/ L.) in a landscape context. Landscape Ecology 32 (10), 2015–2028. doi: 10.1007/s10980-017-0562-3

Drivers of intraspecific trait variation of grass and forb species in German meadows and pastures

Treiber der intraspezifischen Trait Variation von Gräsern und Kräutern in deutschen Wiesen und Weiden

Herz K., Dietz S., Haider S., Jandt U., Scheel D., Bruelheide H. (2017): Drivers of intraspecific trait variation of grass and forb species in German meadows and pastures. Journal of Vegetation Science 28 (4), 705–716. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12534

Predicting individual plant performance in grasslands

Vorhersage individuelle Pflanzen-Performance in Grünländern

Herz K., Dietz S., Haider S., Jandt U., Scheel D., Bruelheide H. (2017): Predicting individual plant performance in grasslands. Ecology and Evolution 7 (21), 8958–8965. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3393

Canopy space filling rather than conventional measures of structural diversity explains productivity of beech stands

Die Besetzung des Kronenraums anstatt konventionelle Maße der Strukturdiversität erklären die Produktivität von Buchenbeständen

Juchheim J., Ammer C., Schall P., Seidel D. (2017): Canopy space filling rather than conventional measures of structural diversity explains productivity of beech stands. Forest Ecology and Management 395, 19–26. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.03.036.

How management intensity and neighborhood composition affect the structure of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees

Einfluss der Bewirtschaftungsintensität und der Zusammensetzung der Nachbarbaumarten auf die Struktur von Buchen (Fagus sylvatica L.)

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Wood decay rates of 13 temperate tree species in relation to wood properties, enzyme activities and organismic diversities

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Eine Intensivierung der Landwirtschaft in von Grassland dominierten Landschaften ohne Verlust von Artenvielfalt ist möglich

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Das Mikrobiom der Protisten in Grünland-Boden: Mesoskala-Diversität

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Das Zusammenspiel zwischen Bodenstruktur, Wurzeln und Mikrobiota beeinflusst Pflanze-Boden-Rückkopplungen (plant-soil feedbacks)

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Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity

Asynchronie ist für stabile Artengemeinschaften noch wichtiger als Diversität

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Gastropods slow down succession and maintain diversity in cryptogam communities

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Der Artenreichtum von Flechten ist am höchsten in extensiven Schafweiden, wo es viele Mikrohabitate gibt und die Konkurrenz mit Gefäßpflanzen niedrig ist

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Phenotypic plasticity is a negative, though weak, predictor of the commonness of 105 grassland species

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Effective number of layers: A new measure for quantifying three-dimensional stand structure based on sampling with terrestrial LiDAR

Effektive Anzahl an Schichten: ein neues Maß zur Beschreibung der vertikalen Bestandesstruktur mithilfe terrestrischen Laserscannings

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Metacommunity analysis of amoeboid protists in grassland soils

Die Vielfalt von Amöben in Grünlandböden

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Does drought alter hydrological functions in forest soils?

Verändert Dürre die hydrologische Funktion von Waldböden?

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Unterschiedlich starke Habitatfilterung von Wurzel- und Bodenpilze in gemäßigten Buchenwäldern

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Waldbewirtschaftung beein-fl usst die Artengemeinschaften in wassergefüllten Baumhöhlen durch Veränderungen von Detritusmenge und Wasserchemie

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Searching for the Optimal Sampling Solution: Variation in Invertebrate Communities, Sample Condition and DNA Quality

Auf der Suche nach der optimalen Fangflüssigkeit: Variation in Invertebraten-Gemeinschaften, Proben- und DNA-Qualität

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Die erste vollständige Genomsequenz eines Subgruppe 6 Acidobacteriums

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How landscape, pollen intake and pollen quality affect colony growth in Bombus terrestris

Was beeinflusst das Koloniewachstum der dunklen Erdhummel (B. terrestris)?

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Plant diversity moderates drought stress in grasslands: Implications from a large real-world study on 13C natural abundances

Pflanzenartenvielfalt beeinflusst den Trockenstress des Grünlands: Erkenntnisse einer umfangreichen Studie in Pflanzen und Böden

Klaus V. H., Hölzel N., Prati D., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Solly E., Hänsel F., Fischer M., Kleinebecker T. (2016): Plant diversity moderates drought stress in grasslands: Implications from a large real-world study on 13C natural abundances. Science of The Total Environment 566–567, 215–222. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.008

Acid and calcareous soils affect nitrogen nutrition and organic nitrogen uptake by beech seedlings (Fagus sylvatica L.) under drought, and their ectomycorrhizal community structure

Einfluss verschiedener Böden auf die Stickstoffaufnahme und Struktur von symbiontischen Wurzelpilzen bei jungen Buchen

Leberecht M., Tu J., Polle A. (2016): Acid and calcareous soils affect nitrogen nutrition and organic nitrogen uptake by beech seedlings (Fagus sylvatica L.) under drought, and their ectomycorrhizal community structure. Plant and Soil 409 (1), 143–157. doi: 10.1007/s11104-016-2956-4

Site adapted admixed tree species reduce drought susceptibility of mature European beech

Geringere Trockenheitsempfindlichkeit von Buchen in standortsgerechten Baumartenmischungen

Metz J., Annighöfer P., Schall P., Zimmermann J., Kahl T., Schulze E.-D., Ammer C. (2016): Site adapted admixed tree species reduce drought susceptibility of mature European beech. Global Change Biology 22 (2), 903–920. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13113

Fine spatial scale variation of soil microbial communities under European beech and Norway spruce

Kleinräumige Variation mikrobieller Gemeinschaften des Bodens unter Rotbuche und Rotfichte

Nacke H., Goldmann K., Schöning I., Pfeiffer B., Kaiser K., Castillo-Villamizar G. A., Schrumpf M., Buscot F., Daniel R., Wubet T. (2016): Fine spatial scale variation of soil microbial communities under European beech and Norway spruce. Frontiers in Microbiology 7:2067. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.02067

Fungal biomass and extracellular enzyme activities in coarse woody debris of 13 tree species in the early phase of decomposition

Pilzbiomasse und extrazelluläre Enzymaktivität im Totholz von 13 Baumarten in der frühen Zersetzungsphase

Noll L., Leonhardt S., Arnstadt T., Hoppe B., Poll C., Matzner E., Hofrichter M., Kellner H. (2016): Fungal biomass and extracellular enzyme activities in coarse woody debris of 13 tree species in the early phase of decomposition. Forest Ecology and Management 378, 181-192. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.035

Forest management intensity affects aquatic communities in artificial tree holes

Waldmanagementintensität beeinflusst aquatische Gemeinschaften in künstlichen Baumhöhlen

Petermann J. S., Rohland A., Sichardt N., Lade P., Guidetti B., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (2016): Forest management intensity affects aquatic communities in artificial tree holes. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0155549. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155549

Coupling experimental data with individual-based modelling reveals differential effects of root herbivory on grassland plant co-existence along a resource gradient

Verknüpfung von Experimententen mit individuenbasierter Modellierung zeigt unterschiedliche Effekte von Wurzelherbivorie auf Koexistenz von Graslandpflanzen in Abhängigkeit von Nährstoffverfügbarkeit

Pfestorf H., Koerner K., Sonnemann I., Wurst S., Jeltsch F. (2016): Coupling experimental data with individual-based modelling reveals differential effects of root herbivory on grassland plant co-existence along a resource gradient. Journal of Vegetation Science 27, 269–282. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12357

Are correlations between deadwood fungal community structure, wood physico-chemical properties and lignin-modifying enzymes stable across different geographical regions?

Sind Korrelationen zwischen der Artengemeinschaft von holzzersetzenden Pilzen, Holzeigenschaften und Holzenzymen stabil entlang eines großskalierten Landschaftsgradienten?

Purahong W., Arnstadt T., Kahl T., Bauhus J., Kellner H., Hofrichter M., Krüger D., Buscot F., Hoppe B. (2016): Are correlations between deadwood fungal community structure, wood physico-chemical properties and lignin-modifying enzymes stable across different geographical regions? Fungal Ecology 22, 98–105. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2016.01.002

Correlations between the composition of modular fungal communities and litter decomposition-associated ecosystem functions

Pilznetzwerke bei der Zersetzung von Blattstreu

Purahong W., Krüger D., Buscot F., Wubet T. (2016): Correlations between the composition of modular fungal communities and litter decomposition-associated ecosystem functions. Fungal Ecology 22, 106–114. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2016.04.009

Life in leaf litter: novel insights into community dynamics of bacteria and fungi during litter decomposition

Leben in der Blattstreu: Neue Einblicke in die Dynamik von Bakterien- und Pilzgemeinschaften

Purahong W., Wubet T., Lentendu G., Schloter M., Pecyna M. J., Kapturska D., Hofrichter M., Krüger D., Buscot F. (2016): Life in leaf litter: novel insights into community dynamics of bacteria and fungi during litter decomposition. Molecular Ecology 25 (6), 4059–4074. doi: 10.1111/mec.13739

Forests of opportunities and mischief: disentangling the interactions between forests, parasites and immune responses

Wälder des Glücks und Unglücks: Wechselwirkungen zwischen Waldtypen, Parasiten und Immunantwort

Renner S. C., Lüdtke B., Kaiser S., Kienle J., Schaefer M. H., Segelbacher G., Tschapka M., Santiago-Alarcon D. (2016): Forests of opportunities and mischief: disentangling the interactions between forests, parasites and immune responses. International Journal for Parasitology 46 (9), 571–579. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.04.008

Using multiple landscape genetic approaches to test the validity of genetic clusters in a species characterized by an isolation-by-distance pattern

Barrieren im Genfluss beim Wildschwein: Test der Gültigkeit genetischer Cluster mit mehreren landschaftsgenetischen Ansätzen

Renner S. C., Suarez-Rubio M., Wiesner K. R., Drögemüller C., Gockel S., Kalko E. K. V., Ayasse M., Frantz A. C. (2016): Using multiple landscape genetic approaches to test the validity of genetic clusters in a species characterized by an isolation-by-distance pattern. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 118 (2), 292-303. doi: 10.1111/bij.12737

Drivers of nitrogen leaching from organic layers in Central European beech forests

Steuergrössen der Stickstoffauswaschung aus organischen Auflagen mitteleuropäischer Buchenwälder

Schwarz M. T., Bischoff S., Blaser S., Boch S., Grassein F., Klarner B., Schmitt B., Solly E. F., Ammer C., Michalzik B., Schall P., Scheu S., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Schulze E. D., Siemens J., Wilcke W. (2016): Drivers of nitrogen leaching from organic layers in Central European beech forests. Plant and Soil 403 (1), 343–360. doi: 10.1007/s11104-016-2798-0

Multi-taxa approach shows consistent shifts in arthropod functional traits along grassland land-use intensity gradient

Grasslandnutzung verändert die mittleren Eigenschaften von Arthropodengemeinschaften

Simons N. K., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (2016): Multi-taxa approach shows consistent shifts in arthropod functional traits along grassland land-use intensity gradient. Ecology 97 (3), 754–764. doi: 10.1890/15-0616.1

Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality

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Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality

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Land use intensity modulates the impact of root herbivores on plant interactions with above- and below-ground organisms

Der Einfluss wurzelfressender Insektenlarven auf Interaktionen von Pflanzen mit ober- und unterirdisch lebenden Organismen wird durch die Landnutzungsintensität moduliert

Sonnemann I., Buchholz Y., Rautenberg D., Wurst S. (2016): Land use intensity modulates the impact of root herbivores on plant interactions with above- and below-ground organisms. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 219, 26–31. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.12.003

Spatial Interaction of Archaeal Ammonia-Oxidizers and Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria in an Unfertilized Grassland Soil

Räumliche Interaktion von Ammoniak-oxidierenden Archaeen und Nitrit-Oxidierenden Bakterien in einem ungedüngten Grünlandstandort

Stempfhuber B., Richter-Heitmann T., Regan K. M., Kölbl A., Wüst P. K., Marhan S., Sikorski J., Overmann J., Friedrich M., Kandeler E., Schloter M. (2016): Spatial Interaction of Archaeal Ammonia-Oxidizers and Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria in an Unfertilized Grassland Soil. Frontiers in Microbiology 6:01567. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01567

Fast-freezing with liquid nitrogen preserves bulk dissolved organic matter concentrations, but not its composition

Schockgefrieren mit flüssigem Stickstoff erhält die Konzentration von gelöstem organischen Material aber nicht seine Zusammensetzung

Thieme L., Graeber D., Kaupenjohann M., Siemens J. (2016): Fast-freezing with liquid nitrogen preserves bulk dissolved organic matter concentrations, but not its composition. Biogeosciences 13, 4697-4705, doi: 10.5194/bg-13-4697-2016

The effect of local land use and loss of forests on bats and nocturnal insects

Wie Landnutzung auf unterschiedlichen räumlichen Skalen Fledermäuse, nächtliche Insekten und deren Räuber-Beute-Beziehung bedingt

Treitler J. T., Heim O., Tschapka, M., Jung K. (2016): The effect of local land use and loss of forests on bats and nocturnal insects. Ecology and Evolution 6 (13), 4289–4297. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2160

Transgenerational effects of land use on offspring performance and growth in Trifolium repens

Weißklee-Pflanzen erinnern sich an die Landnutzung bei ihrer Elterngeneration

Wang Z., Bossdorf O., Prati D., Fischer M., van Kleunen M. (2016): Transgenerational effects of land use on offspring performance and growth in Trifolium repens. Oecologia 180 (2), 409-420. doi: 10.1007/s00442-015-3480-6

Estimates of Soil Bacterial Ribosome Content and Diversity Are Significantly Affected by the Nucleic Acid Extraction Method Employed

Wie findet man eine experimentelle Methode, mit der sich am besten die Bakteriengemeinschaft in verschiedensten Böden untersuchen und dann auch vergleichen lässt?

Wüst P. K., Nacke H., Kaiser K., Marhan S., Sikorski J., Kandeler E., Daniel R., Overmann J. (2016): Estimates of Soil Bacterial Ribosome Content and Diversity Are Significantly Affected by the Nucleic Acid Extraction Method Employed. Applied Environmental Microbiology 82:9, 2595-2607. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00019-16

Yeast diversity and species recovery rates from beech forest soils

Yurkov A. M., Wehde T., Federici J., Schäfer A. M., Ebinghaus M., Lotze-Engelhard S., Mittelbach M., Prior R., Richter C., Röhl O., Begerow D. (2016): Yeast diversity and species recovery rates from beech forest soils. Mycological Progress 15 (8), 845–859. doi: 10.1007/s11557-016-1206-8

Extensive und jährlich wechselnde Nutzungsintensität fördert den Artenreichtum im Grünland

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Seltene und gefährdete Pflanzen wachsen im Laubwald überall

Schulze E.-D., Boch S., Müller J., Levick S., Schumacher J. (2016): Seltene und gefährdete Pflanzen wachsen im Laubwald überall. AFZ - der Wald, 13, 35-38

Towards a Generic Resource Booking Management System

Entwicklung eines allgemeingültigen Buchungssystems

Owonibi M., Petzold E., König-Ries B. (2016): Towards a Generic Resource Booking Management System. In "Innovations in Enterprise Information Systems Management and Engineering" Felderer, M., Piazolo, F., Ortner, W., Brehm, L., Hof, H.-J. (Eds.). Springer International Publishing, pp 73-81. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-32799-0

Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

Allan E., Manning P., Alt F., Binkenstein J., Blaser S., Blüthgen N., Böhm S., Grassein F., Hölzel N., Klaus V., Kleinebecker T., Morris K. E., Oelmann Y., Prati D., Renner S. C., Rillig M. C., Schäfer M., Schloter M., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Solly E., Sorkau E., Steckel J., Steffen-Dewenter I., Stempfhuber B., Tschapka M., Weiner C. N., Weisser W. W., Werner M., Westphal C., Wilcke W., Fischer M. (2015): Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition. Ecology Letters 18 (8), 834–843. doi: 10.1111/ele.12469

The response of three Fagus sylvatica L. provenances to water availability at different soil depths

Baudis M., Premper T., Welk E., Bruelheide H. (2015): The response of three Fagus sylvatica L. provenances to water availability at different soil depths. Ecological Research 30 (5), 853–865. doi: 10.1007/s11284-015-1287-x

Flower colours in temperate forest and grassland habitats: a comparative study

Blütenfarben in Wald und Wiese ähneln sich in den Augen der Bienen

Binkenstein J., Schaefer M. (2015): Flower colours in temperate forest and grassland habitats: a comparative study. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 9 (3), 289-299. doi: 10.1007/s11829-015-9369-9

Optimizing arthropod predator conservation in permanent grasslands by considering diversity components beyond species richness

Optimierter Schutz räuberischer Arthropoden in Dauergrünländern durch die Berücksichtigung von Diversitätskomponenten, die über die Artenzahl hinausgehen

Birkhofer K., Diekötter T., Meub C., Stötzel K., Wolters V. (2015): Optimizing arthropod predator conservation in permanent grasslands by considering diversity components beyond species richness. Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environments 211, 65–72. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.05.014

Land-use effects on the functional distinctness of arthropod communities

Einfluss der Landnutzung auf die funktionellen Unterschiede in Arthropoden-Gemeinschaften

Birkhofer K., Smith H. G., Weisser W. W., Wolters V., Gossner M. M. (2015): Land-use effects on the functional distinctness of arthropod communities. Ecography 38 (9), 889–900. doi: 10.1111/ecog.01141

Properties of dissolved and total organic matter in throughfall, stemflow and forest floor leachate of central European forests

Bischoff S., Schwarz M. T., Siemens J., Thieme L., Wilcke W., Michalzik B. (2015): Properties of dissolved and total organic matter in throughfall, stemflow and forest floor leachate of central European forests. Biogeosciences 12, 2695-2706. doi: 10.5194/bg-12-2695-2015

Oribatid mite communities on the bark of dead wood vary with log type, surrounding forest and regional factors

Oribatidengemeinschaften auf der Borke von Totholz werden vom Stammtyp, dem umliegenden Wald und der Region beeinflusst

Bluhm C., Scheu S., Maraun M. (2015): Oribatid mite communities on the bark of dead wood vary with log type, surrounding forest and regional factors. Applied Soil Ecology 89, 102–112. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2015.01.013

To eat or not to eat – Relationship of lichen herbivory by snails with secondary compounds and field frequency of lichens

Was der Bauer nicht kennt, das frisst er nicht – Schnecken fressen bevorzugt Flechtenarten, die häufig in ihrem Lebensraum vorkommen

Boch S., Fischer M., Prati D. (2015): To eat or not to eat – Relationship of lichen herbivory by snails with secondary compounds and field frequency of lichens. Journal of Plant Ecology 8 (6), 642-650. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtv005

Do general spatial relationships for microbial biomass and soil enzyme activities exist in temperate grassland soils?

Gibt es allgemeine räumliche Verteilungsmuster von mikrobieller Biomasse und Enzymaktivitäten in Grünlandböden?

Boeddinghaus R. S., Nunan N., Berner D., Marhan S., Kandeler E. (2015): Do general spatial relationships for microbial biomass and soil enzyme activities exist in temperate grassland soils? Soil Biology & Biochemistry 88, 430-440. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.05.026

Do newcomers stick to the rules of the residents? Designing trait-based community assembly tests

Halten sich Neuankömmlinge an die Regeln der Ortsansässigen? Pflanzenmerkmal-basierte Tests zur Untersuchung von Mechanismen hinter der Bildung von Pflanzengemeinschaften

Breitschwerdt E., Jandt U., Bruelheide H. (2015): Do newcomers stick to the rules of the residents? Designing trait-based community assembly tests. Journal of Vegetation Science 26 (2), 219–232. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12235

First insight into dead wood protistan diversity: a molecular sampling of bright-spored Myxomycetes (Amoebozoa, slime-moulds) in decaying beech logs

Diversität von Protisten im Totholz: Eine molekularbiologische Untersuchung von Schleimpilzen

Clissmann F., Fiore-Donno A. M., Hoppe B., Krüger D., Kahl T., Unterseher M., Schnittler M. (2015): First insight into dead wood protistan diversity: a molecular sampling of bright-spored Myxomycetes (Amoebozoa, slime-moulds) in decaying beech logs. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91 (6): fiv050. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiv050

Soil bacterial community structure responses to precipitation reduction and forest management in forest ecosystems across Germany

Wie reagieren Bakterien im Waldboden auf den Klimawandel?

Felsmann K., Baudis M., Gimbel K., Kayler Z. E., Ellerbrock R., Bruehlheide H., Bruckhoff J., Welk E., Puhlmann H., Weiler M., Gessler A., Ulrich A. (2015): Soil bacterial community structure responses to precipitation reduction and forest management in forest ecosystems across Germany. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0122539. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122539

Trophic niche differentiation and utilisation of food resources in collembolans based on complementary analyses of fatty acids and stable isotopes

Unterschiede in Nahrungsressourcen bei Springschwänzen anhand von Fettsäure- und Stabile-Isotopen-Analysen

Ferlian O., Klarner B., Langeneckert A. E., Scheu S. (2015): Trophic niche differentiation and utilisation of food resources in collembolans based on complementary analyses of fatty acids and stable isotopes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 82, 28–35. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.12.012

Diversity and interactions of wood-inhabiting fungi and beetles after deadwood enrichment

Floren A., Krüger D., Müller T., Dittrich M., Rudloff R., Hoppe B., Linsenmair K. E. (2015): Diversity and interactions of wood-inhabiting fungi and beetles after deadwood enrichment. PLoS ONE 10 (11): e0143566. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143566

Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization

Mosaiklandschaften fördern funktionelle Vielfalt bei Insekten und Spinnen

Gámez-Virués S., Perović D. J., Gossner M. M., Börschig C., Blüthgen N., de Jong H., Simons N., Klein A.-M., Krauss J., Maier G., Scherber C., Steckel J., Rothenwöhrer C., Steffan-Dewenter I., Weiner C. N., Weisser W. W., Werner M., Tscharntke T., Westphal C. (2015): Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization. Nature Communications 6: 8568. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9568

Drought in forest understory ecosystems – a novel rainfall reduction experiment

Gimbel K. F., Felsmann K., Baudis M., Puhlmann H., Gessler A., Bruelheide H., Kayler Z., Ellerbrock R. H., Ulrich A., Welk E., Weiler M. (2015): Drought in forest understory ecosystems - a novel rainfall reduction experiment. Biogeosciences 12 (4), 961-975. doi: 10.5194/bg-12-961-2015

The influence of environmental factors on protistan microorganisms in grassland soils along a land-use gradient

Der Einfluss von Umweltfaktoren auf Bodenprotisten entlang eines Landnutzungsgradienten

Glaser K., Kuppardt A., Boenigk J., Harms H., Fetzer I., Chatzinotas A. (2015): The influence of environmental factors on protistan microorganisms in grassland soils along a land-use gradient. Science of The Total Environment 537, 33–42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.158

Forest Management Type Influences Diversity and Community Composition of Soil Fungi across Temperate Forest Ecosystems

Waldbewirtschaftung beeinflusst Diversität und Gemeinschaftszusammensetzung der Bodenpilze in gemäßigten Waldökosystemen

Goldmann K., Schöning I., Buscot F., Wubet T. (2015): Forest Management Type Influences Diversity and Community Composition of Soil Fungi across Temperate Forest Ecosystems. Frontiers in Microbiology 6:1300. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.0130

A summary of eight traits of Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera and Araneae, occurring in grasslands in Germany

Eine Zusammenstellung von 8 funktionellen Merkmalen für Arten der Käfer, Wanzen, Heuschrecken und Spinnen in Grünländern Deutschlands

Gossner M. M., Simons N. K., Achtziger R., Blick T., Dorow W. H. O., Dziock F., Köhler F., Weisser W. W. (2015): A summary of eight traits of Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera and Araneae, occurring in grasslands in Germany. Scientific Data 2:150013. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2015.13

Morphometric measures of Heteroptera sampled in grasslands across three regions of Germany

Morphometrische Maße von Wanzen in Grasländern dreier Gebiete Deutschlands

Gossner M. M., Simons N. K., Höck L., Weisser W. W. (2015): Morphometric measures of Heteroptera sampled in grasslands across three regions of Germany. Ecology 96 (4), 1154–1154. doi: 10.1890/14-2159.1

The Importance of Landscape Elements for Bat Activity and Species Richness in Agricultural Areas

Die Bedeutung von strukturellen Landschaftselementen für Fledermausaktivität und Artenreichtum in Agrikulturlandschaften

Heim O., Treitler J. T., Tschapka M., Knörnschild M., Jung K. (2015): The Importance of Landscape Elements for Bat Activity and Species Richness in Agricultural Areas. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0134443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134443

Negativebiotic soil-effects enhance biodiversity by restricting potentially dominant plant species in grasslands

Bodenmikroorganismen hindern potentiell dominante Pflanzenarten an übermäßigem Wachstum und erhalten somit Biodiversität im Grasland

Heinze J., Bergmann J., Rillig M. C., Joshi J. (2015): Negativebiotic soil-effects enhance biodiversity by restricting potentially dominant plant species in grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 17 (3), 227–235. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2015.03.002

Soil biota effects on local abundances of three grass species along a land-use gradient

Einfluss von Bodenmikroorganismen auf die lokale Häufigkeit von drei Grasarten entlang eines Landnutzungsgradienten

Heinze J., Werner T., Weber E., Rillig M. M., Joshi J. (2015): Soil biota effects on local abundances of three grass species along a land-use gradient. Oecologia 179 (1), 249-259. doi: 10.1007/s00442-015-3336-0

Taking a closer look: disentangling effects of functional diversity on ecosystem functions with a trait-based model across hierarchy and time

Entwirrung der Effekte der funktionellen Diversität auf Ökosystemfunktionen mithilfe eines hierarchischen Modells

Holzwarth F., Rüger N., Wirth C. (2015): Taking a closer look: disentangling effects of functional diversity on ecosystem functions with a trait-based model across hierarchy and time. Royal Society Open Science 2:140541. doi: 10.1098/rsos.140541

A pyrosequencing insight into sprawling bacterial diversity and community dynamics in decaying deadwood logs of Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies

Ein „pyrosequenzierter“ Einblick in die bakterielle Diversität von Buchen- und Fichtentotholz

Hoppe B., Krüger D., Kahl T., Arnstadt T., Buscot F., Bauhus J., Wubet T. (2015): A pyrosequencing insight into sprawling bacterial diversity and community dynamics in decaying deadwood logs of Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies. Nature, Scientific Reports 5: 9456. doi: 10.1038/srep09456

Drivers of CO2 Emission Rates from Dead Wood Logs of 13 Tree Species in the Initial Decomposition Phase

Maßgebende Faktoren der CO2-Emissionsraten von Totholzstämmen unterschied-licher Baumarten zu Beginn des Zersetzungsprozesses

Kahl T., Baber K., Otto P., Wirth C., Bauhus J. (2015): Drivers of CO2 Emission Rates from Dead Wood Logs of 13 Tree Species in the Initial Decomposition Phase. Forests 6 (7), 2484-2504. doi: 10.3390/f6072484

Towards Visualization Recommendation-A Semi-Automated Domain-Specific Learning Approach

Entwicklung eines halbauto-matischen Systems zur Emp-fehlung von Visualisierungen für Biodiversitätsdaten

Kaur P., Owonibi M., Koenig-Ries B. (2015): Towards Visualization Recommendation-A Semi-Automated Domain-Specific Learning Approach. Grundlagen von Datenbanken 30-35.

Effects of warming and drought on potential N2O emissions and denitrifying bacteria abundance in grasslands with different land use

Einfluss von Temperaturerhöhung und Dürre auf Lachgasemissionen und die Häufigkeit von denitrifizierenden Bakterien in Grünlandböden mit unterschiedlicher Landnutzungsintensität

Keil D., Niklaus P. A., von Riedmatten L. R., Boeddinghaus R. S., Dormann K. F., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Kandeler E., Marhan S. (2015): Effects of warming and drought on potential N2O emissions and denitrifying bacteria abundance in grasslands with different land use. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91(7), pii: fiv066. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiv066

Beech forest management does not affect the infestation rate of the beech scale Cryptococcus fagisuga across three regions in Germany

Waldbewirtschaftung in Buchenwäldern hat keinen Einfluss auf den Befall mit der Buchenwollschildlaus

Köhler G., Pasalic E., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (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 (2), 197–204. doi: 10.1111/afe.12097

High diversity stabilizes the thermal resilience of pollinator communities in intensively managed grasslands

Insektenvielfalt stabilisiert Ökosysteme: Blütenbestäuber an kalten und heißen Tagen

Kühsel S., Blüthgen N. (2015): High diversity stabilizes the thermal resilience of pollinator communities in intensively managed grasslands. Nature Communications 6:7989. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8989

Tree Species Composition and Harvest Intensity Affect Herbivore Density and Leaf Damage on Beech, Fagus sylvatica, in Different Landscape Contexts

Wie werden baumfressende Insekten durch den Buchenanteil im Wald und deren Abholzung beeinflusst?

Mangels J., Blüthgen N., Frank K., Grassein F., Hilpert A., Mody K. (2015): Tree Species Composition and Harvest Intensity Affect Herbivore Density and Leaf Damage on Beech, Fagus sylvatica, in Different Landscape Contexts. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0126140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126140

Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa

Intensive Landnutzung schwächt die Zusammenhänge zwischen den Artenvielfalten verschiedener Tier- und Pflanzengruppen

Manning P., Gossner M. M., Bossdorf O., Allan E., Zhang Y.-Y., Prati D., Blüthgen N., Boch S., Böhm S., Börschig C., Hölzel N., Jung K., Klaus V. H., Klein A. M., Kleinbecker T., Krauss J., Lange M., Müller J., Pašalić E., Socher S. A., Tschapka M., Türke M., Weiner C., Werner M., Gockel S., Hemp A., Renner S. C., Wells C., Buscot F., Kalko E. K. V., Linsenmair K.-E., Weisser W. W., Fischer M. (2015): Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa. Ecology 96 (6), 1492–1501. doi: 10.1890/14-1307.1

Living in heterogeneous woodlands – are habitat continuity or quality drivers of genetic variability in a flightless ground beetle?

Das Leben in reichstrukturierten Wäldern – Welchen Einfluss haben Habitatgröße und -qualität auf die genetische Diversität des flugunfähigen Laufkäfers Abax parallelepipedus?

Marcus T., Boch S., Durka W., Fischer M., Gossner M. M., Müller J., Schöning I., Weisser W. W., Drees K., Assmann T. (2015): Living in heterogeneous woodlands – are habitat continuity or quality drivers of genetic variability in a flightless ground beetle? PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144217

Effects of forest management on bryophyte communities on deadwood

Mehr Moose durch mehr Totholz in Wäldern

Müller J., Boch S., Blaser S., Fischer M., Prati D. (2015): Effects of forest management on bryophyte communities on deadwood. Nova Hedwigia 100 (3-4), 423-438. doi: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2015/0242

Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles

Artenreichtum xylobionter Käfer: Erhöhte Temperaturen könnten geringere Mengen an verfügbarem Totholz ausgleichen

Müller J., Brustel H., Brin A., Bussler H., Bouget C., Obermaier E., Heidinger I. M. M., Lachat T., Förster B., Horak J., Procházka J., Köhler F., Larrieu L., Bense U., Isacsson G., Zapponi L., Gossner M. M. (2015): Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles. Ecography 38 (5) 499–509. doi: 10.1111/ecog.00908

Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities

Waldbewirtschaftung und regionale Baumartenzusammensetzung beeinflussen die Wirtspräferenz xylobionter Käfergemeinschaften

Müller J., Wende B., Strobl C., Eugster M., Gallenberger I., Floren A., Steffan-Dewenter I., Linsenmair K. E., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (2015): Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities. Journal of Applied Ecology 52 (3), 753–762. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12421

Identification of SNPs in candidate genes potentially involved in bud burst in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Identifizierung von SNPs in Kandidatengenen, die potenziell an dem Austrieb der Rotbuche (Fagus sylvatica L.) beteiligt sind

Müller M., Seifert S., Finkeldey R. (2015): Identification of SNPs in candidate genes potentially involved in bud burst in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Silvae Genetica 64 (1-2), 1-20. doi: 10.1515/sg-2015-0001

Can rove beetles (Staphylinidae) be excluded in studies focusing on saproxylic beetles in central European beech forests?

Können Kurzflügelkäfer (Staphylinidae) in Studien mit Schwerpunkt auf Totholzkäfern in mitteleuropäischen Buchenwäldern ausgeschlossen werden?

Parmain G., Bouget C., Müller J., Horak J., Gossner M. M., Lachat T., Isacsson G. (2015): Can rove beetles (Staphylinidae) be excluded in studies focusing on saproxylic beetles in central European beech forests? Bulletin of Entomological Research 105 (1), 101-109 doi: 10.1017/S0007485314000741

Configurational landscape heterogeneity shapes functional community composition of grassland butterflies

Die strukturelle Landschaftsheterogenität formt die funktionelle Zusammensetzung der Schmetterlingsgemeinsachten im Grünland

Perović D., Gámez-Virués S., Börschig C., Klein A.-M., Krauss J., Steckel J., Rothenwöhrer C., Erasmi S., Tscharntke T., Westphal K. (2015): Configurational landscape heterogeneity shapes functional community composition of grassland butterflies. Journal of Applied Ecology 52 (2), 505–513. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12394

Temporal dynamics and variation with forest type of phospholipid fatty acids in litter and soil of temperate forests across regions

Zeitliche Dynamik und Varianz von Phospholipiden aus Boden und Streu in verschiedenen Wäldern und Regionen Deutschlands und der Einfluss von Landnutzung

Pollierer M. M., Ferlian O., Scheu S. (2015): Temporal dynamics and variation with forest type of phospholipid fatty acids in litter and soil of temperate forests across regions. Soil Biology& Biochemistry 91, 248-257. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.08.035

Effects of Forest Management Practices in Temperate Beech Forests on Bacterial and Fungal Communities Involved in Leaf Litter Degradation

Einfluss der Bewirtschaftungsintensität auf den mikrobiellen Streuabbau in deutschen Buchenwäldern

Purahong W., Kapturska D., Pecyna M. J., Jariyavidyanont K., Kaunzner J., Juncheed K., Uengwetwanit T., Rudloff R., Schulz E., Hofrichter M., Schloter M., Krüger D., Buscot F. (2015): Effects of Forest Management Practices in Temperate Beech Forests on Bacterial and Fungal Communities Involved in Leaf Litter Degradation. Microbial Ecology 69 (4), 905-913. doi: 10.1007/s00248-015-0585-8

Influence of Commonly Used Primer Systems on Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis of Bacterial Communities in Environmental Samples

Einfluss von bestimmten Primer-Paaren auf die Analyse von bakteriellen Gemeinschaften in Bodenproben

Purahong W., Stempfhuber B., Lentendu G., Francioli D., Reitz T., Buscot F., Schloter M., Krüger D. (2015): Influence of Commonly Used Primer Systems on Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis of Bacterial Communities in Environmental Samples. PLoS ONE 10(3): e0118967. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118967

The relative importance of color signaling for plant generalization in pollination networks

Warum sind Wiesen bunt? Blütenfarben, Farbkontraste und Vielfalt der Bestäuber

Renoult J. P., Blüthgen N., Binkenstein J., Weiner C. N., Werner M., Schaefer M. (2015): The relative importance of color signaling for plant generalization in pollination networks. Oikos 124 (3), 347–354. doi: 10.1111/oik.01361

Effects of land-use intensity on arthropod species abundance distributions in grasslands

Landnutzungs-Effekte auf Arten-Abundanz-Verteilung im Grünlang

Simons N. K., Gossner M. M., Lewinsohn T. M., Lange M., Türke M., Weisser W. W. (2015): Effects of land-use intensity on arthropod species abundance distributions in grasslands. Journal of Animal Ecology 84 (1), 143–154. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12278

Intransitive competition is widespread in plant communities and maintains their species richness

Soliveres S., Maestre F. T., Ulrich W., Manning P., Boch S., Bowker M., Prati D., Delgado-Baquerizo M., Quero J. L., Schöning I., Gallardo A., Weisser W. W., Müller J., García-Gómez M., Ochoa V., Schulze E.-D., Fischer M., Allan E. (2015): Intransitive competition is widespread in plant communities and maintains their species richness. Ecology Letters 18 (8), 790–798. doi: 10.1111/ele.12456

No depth-dependence of fine root litter decomposition in temperate beech forest soils

Abbau von Wurzelstreu im Boden hängt in Buchenwäldern nicht von der Bodentiefe ab

Solly E., Schöning I., Herold N., Trumbore S., Schrumpf M. (2015): No depth-dependence of fine root litter decomposition in temperate beech forest soils. Plant and Soil 393 (1), 273-282. doi: 10.1007/s11104-015-2492-7

Community- Weighted Mean Plant Traits Predict Small Scale Distribution of Insect Root Herbivore Abundance

Wurzelfressende Insektenlarven assoziieren mit großen, schnellwachsenden Pflanzen

Sonnemann I., Pfestorf H., Jeltsch F., Wurst S. (2015): Community- Weighted Mean Plant Traits Predict Small Scale Distribution of Insect Root Herbivore Abundance. PLoS ONE 10 (10): e0141148. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141148

pH as a driver for ammonia-oxidizing archaea in forest soils

pH als Einflussfaktor für Ammoniak-Oxidierende Archaeen in Waldböden

Stempfhuber B., Engel M., Fischer D., Neskovic-Prit G., Wubet T., Schöning I., Gubry-Rangin C., Kublik S., Schloter-Hai B., Rattei T., Welzl G., Nicol G. W., Schrumpf M., Buscot F., Prosser J. I., Schloter M. (2015): pH as a Driver for Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea in Forest Soils. Microbial Ecology 69 (4), 879-883. doi: 10.1007/s00248-014-0548-5

Land-use intensity and host plant identity interactively shape communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots of grassland plants

Landnutzungsintensität und Wirtspflanzenidentität beeinflussen interaktiv Artengemeinschaften von arbuskulären Mykorrhizapilzen in Wurzeln von Wiesenpflanzen

Valyi K., Rillig M. C., Hempel S. (2015): Land-use intensity and host plant identity interactively shape communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots of grassland plants. New Phytologist 205 (4), 1577–1586. doi: 10.1111/nph.13236

Does vegetation complexity affect host plant chemistry, and thus multitrophic interactions, in a human-altered landscape?

Beeinflusst die umgebende Vegetation die Pflanzenchemie und damit pflanzenfressende Insekten und deren natürliche Feinde?

Wäschke N., Hancock C., Hilker M., Obermaier E., Meiners T. (2015): Does vegetation complexity affect host plant chemistry, and thus multitrophic interactions, in a human-altered landscape? Oecologia 179 (1), 281-292. doi: 10.1007/s00442-015-3347-x

The response of simulated grassland communities to the cessation of grazing

Die Reaktion simulierter Grasland-Gemeinschaften auf Beweidungsaufgabe

Weiss L., Jeltsch F. (2015): The response of simulated grassland communities to the cessation of grazing. Ecological Modelling 303, 1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.02.002

An Extensible Conceptual Model for Tabular Scientific Datasets

Chamanara J., Owonibi M., Algergawy A., Gerlach R. (2015): An Extensible Conceptual Model for Tabular Scientific Datasets. International Symposium on Challenges for Designing and Using Datasets. June 21-26 2015, Brussels, Belgium

Die Buchenwollschildlaus Cryptococcus fagisuga und ihre ambivalente Rolle in thüringischen Buchenwäldern

Köhler G., Pasalic E., Gossner M. M., Baier U. (2015): Die Buchenwollschildlaus Cryptococcus fagisuga und ihre ambivalente Rolle in thüringischen Buchenwäldern. Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz in Thüringen 52 (3), 104 – 111

Ein Einblick in die Biodiversitätsexploratorien

Reichel-Jung K. (2015): Ein Einblick in die Biodiversitätsexploratorien. Blätter des Schwäbischen Albvereins 2/2015, 12-15

Spannungsfeld Forstwirtschaft und Naturschutz

Schulze E.-D., Ammer C. (2015): Spannungsfeld Forstwirtschaft und Naturschutz. Biologie in unserer Zeit 45 (5), 304–314. doi: 10.1002/biuz.201510574

Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity

Regelmäßige Änderungen in der Landnutzung erhöhen die Biodiversität im Grünland

Allan E., Bossdorf O., Dormann C. F., Prati D., Gossner M. M., Tscharntke T., Blüthgen N., Bellach M., Birkhofer K., Boch S., Böhm S., Börschig C., Chatzinotas A., Christ S., Daniel R., Diekötter T., Fischer C., Friedl T., Glaser K., Hallmann C., Hodac L., Hölzel N., Jung K., Klein A. M., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Krauss J., Lange M., Morris K. E., Müller J., Nacke H., Pasalic E., Rillig M. C., Rothenwöhrer C., Schall P., Scherber C., Schulze W., Socher S. A., Steckel J., Steffan-Dewenter I., Türke M., Weiner C. N., Werner M., Westphal C., Wolters V., Wubet T., Gockel S., Gorke M., Hemp A., Renner S. C., Schöning I., Pfeiffer S., König-Ries B., Buscot F., Linsenmair K. E., Schulze E. D., Weisser W. W., Fischer M. (2014): Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity. PNAS 111, 308–313. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1312213111

Quantity and quality of dissolved organic carbon released from coarse woody debris of different tree species in the early phase of decomposition

Totholz als Quelle für gelöste organische Substanzen

Bantle A., Borken W., Ellerbrock R. H., Schulze E. D., Weisser W. W., Matzner E. (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. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.06.035

Dissolved nitrogen release from coarse woody debris of different tree species in the early phase of decomposition

Totholz als Quelle für gelösten Stickstoff

Bantle A., Borken W., Matzner E. (2014): Dissolved nitrogen release from coarse woody debris of different tree species in the early phase of decomposition. Forest Ecology and Management 334, 277–283. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.09.015

Intraspecfic differences in responses to rainshelter-induced drought and competition of Fagus sylvatica L. across Germany

Die Reaktion auf Trockenheit und Konkurrenz verschiedener Buchenherkünfte an unterschiedlichen Standorten in Deutschland

Baudis M., Ellerbrock R., Felsmann K., Gessler A., Gimbel K., Kayler Z., Puhlmann H., Ulrich A., Weiler M., Welk E., Bruelheide H. (2014): Intraspecfic differences in responses to rainshelter-induced drought and competition of Fagus sylvatica L. across Germany. Forest Ecology and Management 330, 283–293. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.07.012

Effects of grassland management, endophytic fungi and predators on aphid abundance in two distinct regions

Auswirkungen von Grünland-Management, endophytischen Pilzen und Räubern auf die Häufigkeit von Blattläusen

Börschig C., Klein A. M., Krauss J. (2014): Effects of grassland management, endophytic fungi and predators on aphid abundance in two distinct regions. Journal of Plant Ecology 7 (5), 490-498. doi:10.1093/jpe/rtt047

Into darkness: unravelling the structure of soil food webs

Brose U., Scheu S. (2014): Into darkness: unravelling the structure of soil food webs. Oikos 123 (10), 1153–1156. doi: 10.1111/oik.01768

Unravelling the complex structure of forest soil food webs: higher omnivory and more trophic levels

Entwirrung von Nahrungsbeziehungen im Waldboden: Flexible Beute- und Nahrungswahl und viele Konsumenten-Ebenen

Digel C., Curtsdotter A., Riede J., Klarner, Brose U. (2014): Unravelling the complex structure of forest soil food webs: higher omnivory and more trophic levels. Oikos 123 (10), 1157–1172. doi: 10.1111/oik.00865

Does Land-Use Intensification Decrease Plant Phylogenetic Diversity in Local Grasslands?

Verringert die Intensivierung der Landnutzung die phylogenetische Vielfalt von Pflanzen auf Grünlandflächen?

Egorov E., Prati D., Durka W., Michalski S., Fischer M., Schmitt B., Blaser S., Brändle M. (2014): Does Land-Use Intensification Decrease Plant Phylogenetic Diversity in Local Grasslands? PLoS ONE 9 (7), e103252. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103252

Lack of energetic equivalence in forest soil invertebrates

Das Fehlen des energetischen Gleichgewichtes bei den Waldboden bewohnenden Wirbellosen

Ehnes R. B., Pollierer M. M., Erdmann G., Klarner B., Eitzinger B., Maraun M., Scheu S., Brose U. (2014): Lack of energetic equivalence in forest soil invertebrates. Ecology 95 (2), 527-537. doi: 10.1890/13-0620.1

Effects of prey quality and predator body size on prey DNA detection success in a centipede predator

Auswirkungen von Beutequalität und Räuberkörpergröße auf Beute-DNA-Detektionserfolg in Hundertfüssern

Eitzinger B., Unger E. M., Traugott M., Scheu S. (2014): Effects of prey quality and predator body size on prey DNA detection success in a centipede predator. Molecular Ecology 23 (15), 3767–377. doi: 10.1111/mec.12654

Carbon food resources of earthworms of different ecological groups as indicated by 13C compound-specific stable isotope analysis

Nahrungsressourcen von verschiedenen Regenwurm-Arten anhand von komponenten-spezifischen Stabile-Isotopen-Analysen

Ferlian O., Cesarz S., Marhan S., Scheu S. (2014): Carbon food resources of earthworms of different ecological groups as indicated by 13C compound-specific stable isotope analysis. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 77, 22–30. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.06.002

Shifts in trophic interactions with forest type in soil generalist predators as indicated by complementary analyses of fatty acids and stable isotopes

Verschiebung von Nahrungsspektren räuberischer Bodentiere mit Waldnutzungstypen anhand von Fettsäure- und Stabile-Isotopen-Analysen

Ferlian O., Scheu S. (2014): Shifts in trophic interactions with forest type in soil generalist predators as indicated by complementary analyses of fatty acids and stable isotopes. Oikos 123 (10), 1182–1191. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00848.x

The influence of tree species, stratum and forest management on beetle assemblages responding to deadwood enrichment

Floren A., Müller T., Dittrich M., Weiss M., Linsenmair K. E. (2014): The influence of tree species, stratum and forest management on beetle assemblages responding to deadwood enrichment. Forest Ecology and Management 323, 57–64. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.03.028

Determinants of Acidobacteria activity inferred from the relative abundances of 16S rRNA transcripts in German grassland and forest soils

Einflussfaktoren auf die Aktivität von Acidobakterien in deutschen Wald- und Grünlandböden

Foesel B.U., Nägele V., Näther A., Wüst P., Weinert J., Bonkowski M., Alt F., Oelmann Y., Polle A., Lohaus G., Fischer M., Friedrich M.W., Overmann J. (2014): Determinants of Acidobacteria activity inferred from the relative abundances of 16S rRNA transcripts in German grassland and forest soils. Environmental Microbiology 16 (3), 658–675. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.12162

Two new species of the genus Stenamoeba (Discosea, Longamoebia): Cytoplasmic MTOC is present in one more amoebae lineage

Neubeschreibung und Wiederentdeckung von Amoeben

Geisen S., Weinert J., Kudryavtsev A., Glotova A., Bonkowski M., Smirnov A. (2014): Two new species of the genus Stenamoeba (Discosea, Longamoebia): Cytoplasmic MTOC is present in one more amoebae lineage. European Journal of Protistology 50 (2), 153–165. doi: 10.1016/j.ejop.2014.01.007

Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to Quantify Spatial Gap Patterns in Forests

Verwendung von Flugdrohnen zur Quantifi zierung räumlicher Lückenmuster in Wäldern

Getzin S., Nuske R. S., Wiegand K. (2014): Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to Quantify Spatial Gap Patterns in Forests. Remote Sensing 6 (8), 6988-7004. doi: 10.3390/rs6086988

Primer pairs for the specific environmental detection and T-RFLP analysis of the ubiquitousflagellate taxa Chrysophyceae and Kinetoplastea

Entwicklung eines molekularen Werkzeuges für die spezifische Detektion zweier wichtiger Protistenfamilien

Glaser K., Kuppardt A., Krohn S., Heidtmann A., Harms H., Chatzinotas A. (2014): Primer pairs for the specific environmental detection and T-RFLP analysis of the ubiquitousflagellate taxa Chrysophyceae and Kinetoplastea. Journal of Microbiological Methods 100, 8–16. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.02.006

Limitations to the use of arthropods as temperate forests indicators

Eingeschränkte Nutzbarkeit von Arthroooden als Indikatoren in temperaten Wälder

Gossner M. M., Fonseca C. R., Pašalić E., Türke M., Lange M., Weisser W. W. (2014): Limitations to the use of arthropods as temperate forests indicators. Biodiversity and Conservation 23 (4), 945-962. doi: 10.1007/s10531-014-0644-3

Differential Responses of Herbivores and Herbivory to Management in Temperate European Beech

Unterschiedliche Reaktionen von Buchen-Herbivoren und -Herbivorie auf Bewirtschaftung in temperaten europäischen Wäldern

Gossner M. M., Pasalic E., Lange M., Lange P., Boch S., Hessenmöller D., Müller J., Socher S. A., Fischer M., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W. W. (2014): Differential Responses of Herbivores and Herbivory to Management in Temperate European Beech. PLoS ONE 9(8): e104876. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104876

Forest management intensity measures as alternative to stand properties for quantifying effects on biodiversity

Waldbewirtschaftungsintensitätsmaße als Alternative zu Bestandesmerkmalen zur Quantifizierung der Auswirkungen auf die Biodiversität

Gossner M. M., Schall P., Ammer C., Ammer U., Engel K., Schubert H., Simon U., Utschick H., Weisser W. W. (2014): Forest management intensity measures as alternative to stand properties for quantifying effects on biodiversity. Ecosphere 5 (9), 113. doi: 10.1890/es14-00177.1

Insect attraction to herbivore-induced beech volatiles in unmanaged and differently managed forests

Buche lockt Gegenspieler von Pflanzenfressern durch freigesetzte Düfte an

Gossner M. M., Weisser W. W., Gershenzon J., Unsicker S. B. (2014): Insect attraction to herbivore‑induced beech volatiles under different forest management regimes. Oecologia 176 (2), 569-80. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-3025-4

Invertebrate herbivory decreases along a gradient of increasing land-use intensity in German grasslands

Abnahme der Herbivorie im Grünland mit zunehmender Landnutzungsintensität

Gossner M.M., Weisser W. W., Meyer S. T. (2014): Invertebrate herbivory decreases along a gradient of increasing land-use intensity in German grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology 15 (4), 347–352. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2014.03.003

Variations in prey consumption of centipede predators in forest soils as indicated by molecular gut content analysis

Variationen in der Beutewahl von Hundertfüssern in Waldböden

Günther B., Rall B. C., Ferlian O., Scheu S., Eitzinger B. (2014): Variations in prey consumption of centipede predators in forest soils as indicated by molecular gut content analysis. Oikos 123 (10), 1192–1198. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00868.x

Vertical gradients of potential enzyme activities in soil profiles of European beech, Norway spruce and Scots pine dominated forest sites

Enzymaktivitäten in Waldböden werden vorwiegend durch Bodeneigenschaften bestimmt

Herold N., Schöning I., Berner D., Haslwimmer H., Kandeler E., Michalzik B., Schrumpf M. (2014): Vertical gradients of potential enzyme activities in soil profiles of European beech, Norway spruce and Scots pine dominated forest sites. Pedobiologia 57 (3), 181–189. doi: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2014.03.003

Soil property and management effects on grassland microbial communities across a latitudinal gradient in Germany

Einfluss von Standorteigenschaften und Grünlandbewirtschaftung auf mikrobielle Gemeinschaften in Böden

Herold N., Schöning I., Gutknecht J., Alt F., Boch S., Müller J., Oelmann Y., Socher S. A., Wilke W., Wubet T., Schrumpf M. (2014): Soil property and management effects on grassland microbial communities across a latitudinal gradient in Germany. Applied Soil Ecology 73, 41-50. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.07.009

Controls on soil carbon storage and turnover in German landscapes

Kohlenstoffspeicherung und Verweilzeiten von Kohlenstoff in Wald- und Grünlandböden

Herold N., Schöning I., Michalzik B., Trumbore S. E., Schrumpf M. (2014): Controls on soil carbon storage and turnover in German landscapes. Biogeochemistry 119 (1-3), 435-451. doi: 10.1007/s10533-014-9978-x

Network Analysis Reveals Ecological Links between N-Fixing Bacteria and Wood-Decaying Fungi

Netzwerkanalyse offenbart ökologische Abhängigkeiten zwischen stickstofffixierenden Bakterien und Totholzpilzen

Hoppe B., Kahl T., Karasch P., Wubet T., Bauhus J., Buscot F., Krüger D. (2014): Network Analysis Reveals Ecological Links between N-Fixing Bacteria and Wood-Decaying Fungi. PLoS ONE 9(3): e91389. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091389

An index of forest management intensity based on assessment of harvested tree volume, tree species composition and dead wood origin

Ein geeignetes Maß für die Bewirtschaftungsintensität von Wäldern

Kahl T., Bauhus J. (2014): An index of forest management intensity based on assessment of harvested tree volume, tree species composition and dead wood origin. Nature Conservation 7, 15-27. doi: 10.3897/natureconservation.7.7281

Widespread Occurrence of Expressed Fungal Secretory Peroxidases in Forest Soils

Kellner H., Luis P., Pecyna M. J., Barbi F., Kapturska D., Krüger D., Zak D. R., Marmeisse R., Vandenbol M., Hofrichter M. (2014): Widespread Occurrence of Expressed Fungal Secretory Peroxidases in Forest Soils. PLoS ONE 9(4): e95557. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095557

Trophic shift of soil animal species with forest type as indicated by stable isotope analysis

Aufzeigen von Veränderungen der Ernährungsweise von Bodentieren in Wäldern unterschiedlicher Bewirtschaftung mittels stabiler Isotope

Klarner B., Ehnes R. B., Erdmann G., Eitzinger B., Pollierer M. M., Maraun M., Scheu S. (2014): Trophic shift of soil animal species with forest type as indicated by stable isotope analysis. Oikos 123 (10), 1173–1181. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00939.x

Evidence from the real world: 15N natural abundances reveal enhanced nitrogen use at high plant diversity in Central European grasslands

Stickstoffisotopie offenbart vollständigere Stickstoffausnutzung unter hoher Pflanzendiversität im Mitteleuropäischen Grünland

Kleinebecker T., Hölzel N., Prati D., Schmitt B., Fischer M., Klaus V. H. (2014): Evidence from the real world: 15N natural abundances reveal enhanced nitrogen use at high plant diversity in Central European grasslands. Journal of Ecology 102 (2), 456–465. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12202

Modelling the effect of belowground herbivory on grassland diversity

Modellierung des Effektes unterirdischen Fraßes auf die Biodiversität im Grünland

Körner K., Pfestorf H., May F., Jeltsch F. (2014): Modelling the effect of belowground herbivory on grassland diversity. Ecological Modelling 273, 79–85. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.10.025

Movement and ranging patterns of the Common Chaffinch in heterogeneous forest landscapes

Kubiczek K., Renner S. C., Böhm S. M., Kalko E. K. V., Wells K. (2014): Movement and ranging patterns of the Common Chaffinch in heterogeneous forest landscapes. PeerJ 2: e368. doi: 10.7717/peerj.368

Effects of forest management on ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae, Staphylinidae) in Central Europe are mainly mediated by changes in forest structure

Die Waldbewirtschaftung in Mitteleuropa wirkt sich hauptsächlich über die veränderte Waldstruktur auf bodenbewohnende Käfer aus

Lange M., Türke M., Pasalic E., Boch S., Hessenmöller D., Müller J., Prati D., Socher S. A., Fischer M., Weisser W. W. (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. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.06.012

Functional beetle diversity in managed grasslands: effects of region, landscape context and land use intensity

Liu Y., Rothenwöhrer C., Scherber C., Batáry P., Elek Z., Steckel J., Erasmi S., Tscharntke T., Westphal C. (2014): Functional beetle diversity in managed grasslands: effects of region, landscape context and land use intensity. Landscape Ecology 29 (3), 529-540. doi: 10.1007/s10980-014-9987-0

The importance of rock fragment density for the calculation of soil bulk density and soil organic carbon stock

Die Bedeutung der Gesteindichte für die Berechnung von Boden-Lagerungsdichten und Boden-Kohlenstoffvorräten

Mehler K., Schöning I., Berli M. (2014): The importance of rock fragment density for the calculation of soil bulk density and soil organic carbon stock. Soil Science Society of America Journal 78 (4), 1186-1191. doi: 10.2136/sssaj2013.11.0480

Influence of land use intensity on the diversity of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and archaea in soils from grassland ecosystems

Einfluss der Landnutzungsintensität auf die Diversität Ammonium-oxidierender Bakterien in Grünlandböden

Meyer A., Focks A., Radl V., Welzl G., Schöning I., Schloter M. (2014): Influence of land use intensity on the diversity of ammonia oxidizing bacteria and archaea in soils from grassland ecosystems. Microbial Ecology 67 (1), 161-166. doi: 10.1007/s00248-013-0310-4

Choosing and using diversity indices: insights for ecological applications from the German Biodiversity Exploratories

Indizes für Biodiversität auf dem Prüfstand

Morris K. E., Caruso T., Buscot F., Fischer M., Hancock C., Maier T. S., Meiners T., Müller C., Obermaier E., Prati D., Socher S., Sonnemann I., Wäschke N., Wubet T., Wurst S., Rillig M. C. (2014): Choosing and using diversity indices: insights for ecological applications from the German Biodiversity Exploratories. Ecology and Evolution 4 (18), 3514–3524. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1155

Influence of experimental soil disturbances on the diversity of plants in agricultural grasslands

Vom Einfluß experimenteller Bodenstörungen auf die Vielfalt von Pflanzen auf Wiesen und Weiden

Müller J., Heinze J., Joshi J., Boch S., Klaus V. H., Fischer M., Prati D. (2014): Influence of experimental soil disturbances on the diversity of plants in agricultural grasslands. Journal of Plant Ecology 7 (6), 509-517. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtt062

Land Use Type Significantly Affects Microbial Gene Transcription in Soil

Der Landnutzungstyp beeinflusst die mikrobielle Gentranskription im Boden

Nacke H., Fischer C., Thürmer A., Meinicke P., Daniel R. (2014): Land Use Type Significantly Affects Microbial Gene Transcription in Soil. Microbial Ecology 67 (4), 919-930. doi: 10.1007/s00248-014-0377-6

Thermal canopy photography in forestry – an alternative to optical cover photography

Wärmebildfotografie – eine Alternative zur optischen Fotografi e in der Forstwirtschaft?

Nölke N., Beckschäfer P., Kleinn C. (2014): Thermal canopy photography in forestry - an alternative to optical cover photography. iForest 8, 1-5. doi: 10.3832/ifor1129-007

Unifying elemental stoichiometry and metabolic theory in predicting species abundances

Vorhersage der Vorkommen von Tierarten anhand ökologischer Theorien

Ott D., Digel C., Rall B. C. , Maraun M., Scheu S., Brose U. (2014): Unifying elemental stoichiometry and metabolic theory in predicting species abundances. Ecology Letters 17 (10), 1247–1256. doi: 10.1111/ele.12330

Litter elemental stoichiometry and biomass densities of forest soil invertebrates

Dichteverteilung und Biomassen von Bodenbewohnern in der Waldstreuschicht

Ott D., Digel K., Klarner B., Maraun M., Pollierer M., Rall B. C., Scheu S., Seelig G., Brose U. (2014): Litter elemental stoichiometry and biomass densities of forest soil invertebrates. Oikos 123 (10), 1212–1223. doi: 10.1111/oik.01670

Changes within a single land-use category alter microbial diversity and community structure: molecular evidence from wood-inhabiting fungi in forest ecosystems

Veränderungen innerhalb eines Landnutzungstyps beeinflussen die mikrobielle Diversität und Artenzusammensetzung in Waldökosystemen

Purahong W., Hoppe B., Kahl T., Schloter M., Schulze E.-D., Bauhus J., Buscot F., Krüger D. (2014): Changes within a single land-use category alter microbial diversity and community structure: molecular evidence from wood-inhabiting fungi in forest ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management 139, 109–119. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.02.031

Comparing fungal richness and community composition in coarse woody debris in Central European beech forests under three types of management

Die Pilzarten und Pilzarten-gemeinschaften im Totholz unterschiedlich bewirtschaf-teter Buchenwälder

Purahong W., Kahl T., Schloter M., Bauhus J., Buscot F., Krüger D. (2014): Comparing fungal richness and community composition in coarse woody debris in Central European beech forests under three types of management. Mycological Progress 13 (3), 959-964. doi: 10.1007/s11557-013-954-y

Influence of Different Forest System Management Practices on Leaf Litter Decomposition Rates, Nutrient Dynamics and the Activity of Ligninolytic Enzymes: A Case Study from Central European Forests

Einfluss verschiedener Waldbewirtschaftungssysteme auf die Abbaurate der Laubstreu, Nährstoffdynamik und Aktivität ligninzersetzender Enzyme.

Purahong W., Kapturska D., Pecyna M. J., Schulz E., Schloter M., Buscot F., Hofrichter M., Krüger D. (2014): Influence of Different Forest System Management Practices on Leaf Litter Decomposition Rates, Nutrient Dynamics and the Activity of Ligninolytic Enzymes: A Case Study from Central European Forests. PLoS ONE 9(4): e93700. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093700

Uncoupling of microbial community structure and function in decomposing litter across beech forest ecosystems in Central Europe

Mikrobielle Gemeinschaftsstruktur und Enzyme in der Blattstreu sollten getrennt betrachtet werden

Purahong W., Schloter M., Pecyna M. J., Kapturska D., Däumlich V., Mital S., Buscot F., Hofrichter M., Gutknecht J. L. M., Krüger D. (2014): Uncoupling of microbial community structure and function in decomposing litter across beech forest ecosystems in Central Europe. Scientific Reports 4:7014. doi: 10.1038/srep07014

Subtle human impacts on neutral genetic diversity and spatial patterns of genetic variation in European beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Welchen Einfluss hat die Waldbewirtschaftung auf die im Erbgut von Rotbuchen verankerten genetischen Merkmale?

Rajendra K.C., Seifert S., Prinz K., Gailing O., Finkeldey R. (2014): Subtle human impacts on neutral genetic diversity and spatial patterns of genetic variation in European beech (Fagus sylvatica). Forest Ecology and Management 319, 138–149. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.02.003

Seasonal controls on grassland microbial biogeography: Are they governed by plants, abiotic properties or both?

Zeigen Pflanzen oder abiotische Bodeneigenschaften saisonal bedingt mehr Einfluss auf die Verteilung von Mikroorganismen in Grünlandböden?

Regan K. M., Nunan N., Boeddinghaus R. S., Baumgarten V., Berner D., Boch S., Oelmann Y., Overmann J., Prati D., Schloter M., Schmitt B., Sorkau E., Steffens M., Kandeler E., Marhan S. (2014): Seasonal controls on grassland microbial biogeography: Are they governed by plants, abiotic properties or both? Soil Biology and Biochemistry 71, 21–30. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.12.024

Temporal changes in randomness of bird communities across Central Europe

Zeitliche Variabilität des Zufallsanteils in Vogelgemeinschaften von Mitteleuropa

Renner S. C., Gossner M. M., Fischer M., Kahl T., Kalko E. K. V., Weisser W. W., Allan E. (2014): Temporal changes in randomness of bird communities. PLoS ONE 9(11): e112347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112347

Opinion Paper: Forest management and biodiversity

Schulze E. D., Bouriaud L., Bussler H., Gossner M. M., Walentowski H., Hessenmöller D., Bouriaud O., Gadow v. K. (2014): Opinion Paper: Forest management and biodiversity. Web Ecology 14, 3–10. doi: 10.5194/we-14-3-2014

More efficient aboveground nitrogen use in more diverse Central European forest canopies

Effizientere oberirdische Stickstoffnutzung in höher diversen mitteleuropäischen Waldkronen

Schwarz M. T., Bischoff S., Blaser S., Boch S., Schmitt B. Thieme L., Fischer M., Michalzik B., Schulze E.-D., Siemens J., Wilcke W. (2014): More efficient aboveground nitrogen use in more diverse Central European forest canopies. Forest Ecology and Management 313, 274–282. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.11.021

Resource-mediated indirect effects of grassland management on arthropod diversity

Ressourcen-gesteuerte indirekte Effekte von Grassland-Management auf Arthropodendiversität

Simons N. K., Gossner M. M., Lewinsohn T. M., Boch S., Lange M., et al. (2014): Resource-Mediated Indirect Effects of Grassland Management on Arthropod Diversity. PLoS ONE 9(9): e107033. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107033

Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands

Der Abbau von Feinwurzeln im Boden

Solly E., Schöning I., Boch S., Kandeler E., Marhan S., Michalzik B. Müller J., Zscheischler J., Trumbore S. E., Schrumpf M. (2014): Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands. Plant and Soil 382 (1-2), 203-218. doi: 10.1007/s11104-014-2151-4.

Horizontal migration of click beetle (Agriotes spp.) larvae depends on food availability

Horizontale Migration von Schnellkäferlarven (Agriotes spp.) wird durch lokale Nahrungsverfügbarkeit bestimmt

Sonnemann I., Grunz S., Wurst S. (2014): Horizontal migration of click beetle (Agriotes spp.) larvae depends on food availability. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 150 (2), 174–178. doi: 10.1111/eea.12150

Landscape composition and configuration differently affect trap-nesting bees, wasps and their antagonists

Landschaftsvielfalt und –struktur wirken sich unterschiedlich auf stengelnistende Bienen, Wespen und ihre Gegenspieler aus

Steckel J., Westphal C., Peters M. K., Bellach M., Rothenwöhrer C., Erasmi S., Scherber C., Tscharntke T., Steffan-Dewenter I. (2014): Landscape composition and configuration differently affect trap-nesting bees, wasps and their antagonists. Biological Conservation 172, 56–64. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.015

Drivers for ammonia-oxidation along a land-use gradient in grassland soils.

Einflussfaktoren für Ammoniak-Oxidation entlang eines Landnutzungs-Gradienten in Grünlandstandorten

Stempfhuber B., Welzl G., Wubet T., Schöning I., Marhan S., Buscot F., Kandeler E., Schloter M. (2014): Drivers for ammonia-oxidation along a land-use gradient in grassland soils. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 69, 179–186. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.11.007

Habitats as complex odorous environment: How does plant diversity affect herbivore and parasitoid orientation?

Lebensräume als komplexe Duftumgebungen: Wie beeinflusst die Pflanzenvielfalt die Orientierung pflanzenfressender Insekten und ihrer parasitischen Gegenspieler?

Wäschke N., Hardge K., Hancock C., Hilker M., Obermaier E., Meiners T. (2014): Habitats as complex odorous environment: How does plant diversity affect herbivore and parasitoid orientation? PLoS ONE 9(1): e85152. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085152

Land-use impacts on plant–pollinator networks: interaction strength and specialization predict pollinator declines

Was die Interaktionshäufigkeit zwischen Bestäuber und Blüte über Aussterberisiken sagt

Weiner C. N., Werner M., Linsenmair K. E., Blüthgen N. (2014): Land-use impacts on plant–pollinator networks: interaction strength and specialization predict pollinator declines. Ecology 95 (2), 466–474. doi: 10.1890/13-0436.1

Grazing response patterns indicate isolation of semi-natural European grasslands

Diversitätsmuster beweideter Grasländer weisen auf die Isolation halbnatürlicher europäischer Graslandpflanzengemeinschaften hin

Weiss L., Pfestorf H., May F., Körner K., Boch S., Fischer M., Müller J., Prati D., Socher S. A., Jeltsch F. (2014): Grazing response patterns indicate isolation of semi-natural European grasslands. Oikos 123 (5), 599–612. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00957.x

Biotic Interactions Overrule Plant Responses to Climate, Depending on the Species’ Biogeography

Welk A., Welk E., Bruelheide H. (2014): Biotic Interactions Overrule Plant Responses to Climate, Depending on the Species' Biogeography. PLoS ONE 9(10): e111023. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111023

Effects of habitat structure and land-use intensity on the genetic structure of the grasshopper species Chorthippus parallelus

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

Neue Ergebnisse aus den Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien

Fischer M., Boch S., Allan E. (2014): Neue Ergebnisse aus den Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien. Senckenberg Natur · Forschung · Museum 144 (3/4), 98-101

A Quality Management Workflow Proposal for a Biodiversity Data Repository

Vorschlag eines Ablaufplans zur Prüfung der Datenqualität von Biodiversitätsdaten innerhalb eines Datenverwaltungssystems

Owonibi M., Koenig-Ries B. (2014): A Quality Management Workflow Proposal for a Biodiversity Data Repository. In "Advances in Conceptual Modeling" Indulska M., Purao S. (Eds.). Springer International Publishing, 157-167. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-12256-4_17

Phosphate release kinetics in calcareous grassland and forest soils in response to H+ addition

Wie viel Phosphor wird in Grünland- und Waldböden freigesetzt?

Alt F., Oelmann Y., Schöning I., Wilcke W. (2013): Phosphate release kinetics in calcareous grassland and forest soils in response to H+ addition. Soil Science Society of America Journal 77 (6), 2060-2070. doi: 10.2136/sssaj2013.02.0072

Increasing land-use intensity decreases floral colour diversity of plant communities in temperate grasslands

Extensive Landnutzung macht Wiesen und Weiden auch für Bienen bunter

Binkenstein J., Renoult J. P., Schaefer M. (2013): Increasing land-use intensity decreases floral colour diversity of plant communities in temperate grasslands. Oecologia 173 (2), 461-471. doi: 10.1007/s00442-013-2627-6

Effects of forest management on the diversity of deadwood-inhabiting fungi in Central European forests

Blaser S., Prati D., Senn-Irlet B., Fischer M. (2013): Effects of forest management on the diversity of deadwood-inhabiting fungi in Central European forests. Forest Ecology and Management 304, 42–48. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.04.043

Up in the Tree – The Overlooked Richness of Bryophytes and Lichens in Tree Crowns

Hoch oben im Baum – Die übersehene Vielfalt von Moosen und Flechten in Baumkronen

Boch S., Müller J., Prati D., Blaser S., Fischer M. (2013): Up in the Tree – The Overlooked Richness of Bryophytes and Lichens in Tree Crowns. PLoS ONE 8(12): e84913. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084913

Richness of Lichen Species, Especially of Threatened Ones, Is Promoted by Management Methods Furthering Stand Continuity

Die Artenvielfalt von Flechten, besonders jene von gefährdeten Arten, wird durch Bestandeskontinuität sichernde Waldnutzungsmethoden gefördert

Boch S., Prati D., Hessenmöller D., Schulze E.-D., Fischer M. (2013): Richness of Lichen Species, Especially of Threatened Ones, Is Promoted by Management Methods Furthering Stand Continuity. PLoS ONE 8(1): e55461. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055461

High plant species richness indicates management-related disturbances rather than the conservation status of forests

Eine hohe Pflanzenartenvielfalt zeigt nutzungsbedingte Störungen statt den Naturschutzwert eines Waldes an

Boch S., Prati D., Müller J., Socher S., Baumbach H., Buscot F., Gockel S., Hemp A., Hessenmöller D., Kalko E. K. V., Linsenmair K. E., Pfeiffer S., Pommer U., Schöning I., Schulze E-D., Seilwinder C., Weisser W. W., Wells K., Fischer M. (2013): High plant species richness indicates management-related disturbances rather than the conservation status of forests. Basic and Applied Ecology 14 (6), 496–505. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2013.06.001.

Traits of butterfly communities change from specialist to generalist characteristics with increasing land-use intensity

Tagfaltergemeinschaften werden mit zunehmender Landnutzungsintensität im Grünland von Generalisten dominiert

Börschig C., Klein A. M., von Wehrden H., Krauss J.(2013): Traits of butterfly communities change from specialist to generalist characteristics with increasing land-use intensity. Basic and Applied Ecology 14 (7), 547–554. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2013.09.002

Effects of native pollinator specialization, self-compatibility and flowering duration of European plant species on their invasiveness elsewhere

Sind europäische Pflanzen ohne spezialisierte Bestäubungssysteme eher in anderen Regionen der Welt invasiv?

Chrobock T., Weiner C. N., Werner M., Blüthgen N., Fischer M., van Kleunen M. (2013): Effects of native pollinator specialization, self-compatibility and flowering duration of European plant species on their invasiveness elsewhere. Journal of Ecology 101 (4), 916–923. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12107

Community Structure of Cultivable Protists in Different Grassland and Forest Soils of Thuringia

Einzeller im Boden von Grünland zeigen eine bisher ungeahnte Diversität

Domonell A., Brabender M., Nitsche F., Bonkowski M., Arndt A.(2013): Community Structure of Cultivable Protists in Different Grassland and Forest Soils of Thuringia. Pedobiologia 56 (1), 1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.07.001

Unveiling soil food web links: New PCR assays for detection of prey DNA in the gut of soil arthropod predators

Bodennahrungsnetze sichtbar machen: Neue PCR Testverfahren zur Bestimmung von Beute-DNA im Darminhalt von räuberischen Gliederfüßern der Bodenschicht

Eitzinger B., Micic A., Körner M., Traugott M., Scheu S. (2013): Unveiling soil food web links: New PCR assays for detection of prey DNA in the gut of soil arthropod predators. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 57 (943–945). doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.001

Effect of dead wood enrichment in the canopy and on the forest floor on beetle guild composition

Effekte der Totholzanreicherung in der Baumkrone und auf dem Waldboden auf die Zusammensetzung von Käfergemeinschaften

Gossner M. M., Floren A., Weisser W. W., Linsenmair K. E. (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). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.039

The importance of heterogeneity revisited from a multiscale and multitaxa approach

Die Bedeutung von Heterogenität, neu analysiert anhand eines Multi-Skalen- und Multi-Taxa-Ansatzes

Gossner M. M., Getzin S., Lange M., Pasalić E., Türke M., Wiegand K., Weisser W. W. (2013): The importance of heterogeneity revisited from a multiscale and multitaxa approach. Biological Conservation 166, 212–220. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.06.033

Current Near-to-Nature Forest Management Effects on Functional Trait Composition of Saproxylic Beetles in Beech Forests

Effekte der derzeit praktizierten naturnahen Waldwirtschaft auf die funktionale Zusammensetzung von Totholzkäfern in Buchenwäldern

Gossner M. M., Lachat T., Brunet J., Isacsson G., Bouget C., Brustel H., Brandl R., Weisser W. W., Müller J. (2013): Current Near-to-Nature Forest Management Effects on Functional Trait Composition of Saproxylic Beetles in Beech Forests. Conservation Biology 27 (3), 605–614. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12023

Organic layer and clay content control organic carbon stocks in density fractions of differently managed German beech forests

Die Mächtigkeit der organischen Auflage und der Tongehalt bestimmen die Menge des in unterschiedlich bewirtschafteten Buchenwäldern gespeicherten Bodenkohlenstoffs

Grüneberg E., Schöning I. , Hessenmöller D., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W. W. (2013): Organic layer and clay content control organic carbon stocks in density fractions of differently managed German beech forests. Forest Ecology and Management 303, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.014

Fertilizer application decreases insect abundance on Plantago lanceolata: a large-scale experiment in three geographic regions

Düngung reduziert die Anzahl der auf dem Spitzwegerich (Plantago lanceolata L.) lebenden Insekten – ein großräumiges Experiment in drei geografischen Regionen

Hancock C., Wäschke N., Schumacher U., Linsenmair K. E., Meiners T., Obermaier E. (2013): Fertilizer application decreases insect abundance on Plantago lanceolata: a large-scale experiment in three geographic regions. Arthropod Plant Interactions 7 (2), 147-158. doi: 10.1007/s11829-012-9237-9

Land use intensification in grasslands: higher trophic levels are more negatively affected than lower trophic levels

Intensivierung der Landnutzung auf Grünflächen beeinflusst Insekten negativer als Pflanzen

Herbst C., Wäschke N., Halboth I., Reschke S., Barto K. E., Arnold S., Geuß D., Sänger J., Meiners T., Obermaier E. (2013): Land use intensification in grasslands: higher trophic levels are more negatively affected than lower trophic levels. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 147 (3), 269–281. doi: 10.1111/eea.12072

Relationship between fundamental and realized niches in terms of frost and drought resistance

Die Beziehung zwischen fundamentaler und realisierter Nische im Hinblick auf Frost- und Trockenresistenz.

Hofmann M., Bütof A., Welk E., Bruelheide H. (2013): Relationship between fundamental and realized niches in terms of frost and drought resistance. Preslia 85 (1), 1–17

Many ways to die – partitioning tree mortality dynamics in a near-natural mixed deciduous forest

Viele Möglichkeiten zu Tode zu kommen – Aufteilung der Mortalitätsdynamiken in einem naturnahen, gemischten Laubwald

Holzwarth, F., Kahl A., Bauhus J., Wirth C. (2013): Many ways to die – partitioning tree mortality dynamics in a near-natural mixed deciduous forest. Journal of Ecology 101 (1), 220–230. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12015

How can we bring together empiricists and modellers in functional biodiversity research?

Wie bringen wir Empiriker und Modellierer in der funktionellen Biodiversitätsforschung zusammen?

Jeltsch F., Blaum N., Brose U., Chipperfield J. D., Clough Y., Farwig N., Geissler K., Graham C. H., Grimm V., Hickler T., Huth A., May F., Meyer K. M., Pagel J., Reineking B., Rillig M. C., Shea K., Schurr F. M., Schröder B., Tielbörger K., Weiss L., Wiegand K., Wiegand T., Wirth C., Zurell D. (2013): How can we bring together empiricists and modellers in functional biodiversity research? Basic and Applied Ecology Volume 14 (2), 93–101. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2013.01.001

Habitat structure alters top-down control in litter ecosystems

Wie räumliche Struktur in Waldbodensystemen Räuber-Beute-Beziehungen beeinflusst

Kalinkat G., Brose U., Rall B. C. (2013): Habitat structure alters top-down control in litter communities. Oecologia 172 (3), 877-887. doi: 10.1007/s00442-012-2530-6

Body masses, functional responses and predator–prey stability

Körpermassen, funktionelle Reaktionen und Räuber-Beute Stabilität

Kalinkat G., Schneider F. D., Digel C., Guill G., Rall B. C., Brose U. (2013): Body masses, functional responses and predator–prey stability. Ecology Letter 16 (9), 1126-1134. doi: 10.1111/ele.12147

Trophic diversity and niche partitioning in a species rich predator guild – Natural variations in stable isotope ratios (13C/12C, 15N/14N) of mesostigmatid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) from Central European beech forests

Trophische Diversität und Nischentrennung in einer artenreichen Räubergilde; Natürliche Variation in stabilen Isotopenverhältnissen (13C/12C und 15N/14N) von Raubmilben (Acari, Mesostigmata) mitteleuropäischer Buchenwälder

Klarner B., Maraun M., Scheu S. (2013): Trophic diversity and niche partitioning in a species rich predator guild – Natural variations in stable isotope ratios (13C/12C, 15N/14N) of mesostigmatid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) from Central European beech forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 57, 327–333. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.08.013

Direct and indirect associations between plant species richness and productivity in grasslands: regional differences preclude simple generalization of productivity-biodiversity relationships

Direkte und indirekte Zusammenhänge von Pflanzenartenreichtum und Produktivität im Grünland: regionale Unterschiede verhindern einfache Verallgemeinerung von Produktivitäts-Diversitäts-Beziehungen

Klaus V. H., Hölzel N., Boch S., Müller J., Socher S. A., Prati D., Fischer M., Kleinebecker T. (2013): Direct and indirect associations between plant species richness and productivity in grasslands: regional differences preclude simple generalization of productivity-biodiversity relationships. Preslia 85, 97–112

Organic vs. Conventional Grassland Management: Do 15N and 13C Isotopic Signatures of Hay and Soil Samples Differ?

Lassen sich Heu- und Bodenproben von ökologisch bzw. konventionell bewirtschafteten Grünlandfl ächen anhand ihrer Stickstoff- und Kohlenstoff-Isotopie (15N und 13 C) unterscheiden?

Klaus V. H., Hölzel N., Prati D., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Fischer M., Kleinebecker T. (2013): Organic vs. Conventional Grassland Management: Do 15N and 13C Isotopic Signatures of Hay and Soil Samples Differ? PLoS ONE 8 (10): e78134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078134

Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversityat the expense of yield and soil fertility?

Begünstigt ökologische Landwirtschaft im Grünland die Diversität von Pflanzen und wirbellosen Tieren auf Kosten von Erträgen und Bodenfruchtbarkeit?

Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Prati D., Gossner M. M., Alt F., Boch S., Gockel S., Hemp A., Lange M., Müller J., Oelmann Y., Pasalic E., Renner S. C., Socher S., Türke M., Weisser W. W., Fischer M., Hölzel N. (2013): Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversityat the expense of yield and soil fertility? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 177, 1– 9. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.019

X-ray Computed Microtomography for the Study of the Soil–Root Relationship in Grassland Soils

Untersuchung der Bodenstruktur und der Wurzelentwicklung in unterschiedlich bewirtschafteten Grünlandstandorten mittels Röntgen-Computertomografie

Kuka K., Illerhaus B., Fox C. A., Joschko M. (2013): X-ray Computed Microtomography for the Study of the Soil–Root Relationship in Grassland Soils. Vadose Zone Journal 12 (4). doi: 10.2136/vzj2013.01.0014

A new method for the extraction of undisturbed soil samples for X-ray computed tomography

Maschinelle Entnahme ungestörter Bodenprobensäulen für die Röntgen-Computertomographie

Kuka K., Illerhaus B., Fritsch G., Joschko M., Rogasik H., Paschen H., Schulz H., Seyfarth M. (2013): A new method for the extraction of undisturbed soil samples for X-ray computed tomography. e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing 8, 1-8

Spatial patterns of ectomycorrhizal assemblages in a monospecific forest in relation to host tree genotype

Räumliches Muster von Ectomycorrhizagesellschaften in einem Buchenwald: Gibt es Beziehungen zwischen Pilzarten und Baumgenotyp?

Lang C., Finkeldey R., Polle A. (2013): Spatial patterns of ectomycorrhizal assemblages in a monospecific forest in relation to host tree genotype. Frontiers in Plant Science 4:103. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00103

Variable strength of forest stand attributes and weather impacts on the density of Ixodes ricinus ticks over years in managed forests

Lauterbach R., Wells K., O’Hara R. B., Kalko E. K. V., Renner S. C. (2013): Variable strength of forest stand attributes and weather impacts on the density of Ixodes ricinus ticks over years in managed forests. PLoS ONE 8 (1): e55365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055365

Associations of Forest Type, Parasitism and Body Condition of Two European Passerines, Fringilla coelebs and Sylvia atricapilla

Lüdtke B., Moser I., Schaefer M., Fischer M., Kalko E. K. V., Santiago-Alarcon D., Suarez-Rubio M., Tschapka M., Renner S. C. (2013): Associations of Forest Type, Parasitism and Body Condition of Two European Passerines, Fringilla coelebs and Sylvia atricapilla. PLoS ONE 8 (12): e81395. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081395

A suite of multiplexed microsatellite loci for the ground beetle Abax parallelepipedus (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783) (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Marcus, T., Assmann, T., Durka, W., Drees, C. (2013): A suite of multiplexed microsatellite loci for the ground beetle Abax parallelepipedus (Piller and Mitterpacher, 1783) (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Conservation Genetics Resources 5, 1151-1156. doi: 10.1007/s12686-013-9985-6

Crown modeling by terrestrial laser scanning as an approach to assess the effect of aboveground intra- and interspecific competition on tree growth

Verwendung eines Laserscanners zur Erfassung der Kronenkonkurrenz von unterschiedlichen Baumarten und Analyse der Auswirkung von Konkurrenz auf das Wachstum von Buchen

Metz J., Seidel D., Scheffer D., Schulze E.-D., Ammer C. (2013): Crown modeling by terrestrial laser scanning as an approach to assess the effect of aboveground intra- and interspecific competition on tree growth. Forest Ecology and Management 310, 275–288. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.014

Different land use intensities in grassland ecosystems drive ecology of microbial communities involved in nitrogen turnover in soil

Der Einfluss der Landnutzungsintensität auf die Ökologie des mikrobiellen Stickstoffumsatzes in Grünlandböden

Meyer A., Focks A., Radl V., Keil D., Welzl G., Schöning I., Boch S., Marhan S., Kandeler E., Schloter M. (2013): Different land use intensities in grassland ecosystems drive ecology of microbial communities involved in nitrogen turnover in soil. PLoS ONE 8(9): e73536. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073536

Land use and host neighbor identity effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community composition in focal plant rhizosphere

Landnutzung und Effekt des Nachbarn auf die Zusammensetzung der Wurzelpilzgemeinschaft

Morris (Barto) K. E., Buscot F., Herbst C., Meiners T., Obermaier E., Wäschke N., Wubet T., Rillig M. C. (2013): Land use and host neighbor identity effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community composition in focal plant rhizosphere. Biodiversity and Conservation 22 (10), 2193-2205. doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0527-z

Implications from large-scale spatial diversity patterns of saproxylic beetles for the conservation of European Beech forests

Implikationen von großskaligen räumlichen Diversitätsmustern von Totholzkäfern für die Erhaltung der europäischen Buchenwälder

Müller J., Brunet J. , Brin A., Bouget C., Brustel H., Bussler H., Förster B., Gunnar I., Köhler F., Thibault L., Gossner M. M. (2013): Implications from large-scale spatial diversity patterns of saproxylic beetles for the conservation of European Beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity 6 (2), 162–169. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00200.

Community mean traits as additional indicators to monitor effects of land-use intensity on grassland plant diversity

Funktionelle Eigenschaften von Pflanzengemeinschaften zeigen den Effekt der Landnutzung auf die Pflanzendiversität im Grünland

Pfestorf H., Weiß L., Boch S., Socher S. A., Müller J., Prati D., Schöning I., Weisser W. W., Fischer M., Jeltsch F. (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), 1–11. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.10.003

midDRIFTS-based partial least square regression analysis allows predicting microbial biomass, enzyme activities and 16S rRNA gene abundance in soils of temperate grasslands

Eine neue Methode (midDRIFTS basierte Spektroskopie) erlaubt die schnelle und kostengünstige Vorhersage von mikrobieller Biomasse und Aktivität in Grünlandböden

Rasche F., Marhan S., Berner D., Keil D., Kandeler E., Cadisch G. (2013): midDRIFTS-based partial least square regression analysis allows predicting microbial biomass, enzyme activities and 16S rRNA gene abundance in soils of temperate grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 57, 504–512. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.030

Grassland management for stem-boring insects: Abandoning small patches is better than reducing overall intensity

Schutz von Grashalm-minierenden Insekten im Wirtschaftsgrünland

Rothenwöhrer C., Scherber C., Tscharntke T. (2013): Grassland management for stem-boring insects: Abandoning small patches is better than reducing overall intensity. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 167, 38–42. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.005

How to quantify forest management intensity in Central European forests

Wie kann man die Intensität der Bewirtschaftung eines Waldbestandes quantifizieren?

Schall P., Ammer C. (2013): How to quantify forest management intensity in Central European forests. European Journal of Forest Research 132 (2), 379-396. doi: 10.1007/s10342-013-0681-6

Causes of variation in mineral soil C content and turnover in differently managed beech dominated forests

Verweilzeit von Kohlenstoff in Böden unterschiedlich bewirtschafteter Buchenwälder

Schöning I., Grüneberg E., Sierra C.A., Hessenmöller D., Schrumpf M., Weisser W.W., Schulze E.-D.(2013): Causes of variation in mineral soil C content and turnover in differently managed beech dominated forests. Plant and Soil 370 (1-2), 625-639. doi: 10.1007/s11104-013-1654-8

Interacting effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on plant species diversity of 1500 grasslands in Germany differ between regions

Düngung, Mahd und Beweidung beeinflussen die Diversität von Pflanzen im Grasland, eine Untersuchung auf 1.500 Grasland-Flächen

Socher S. A., Prati D., Boch S., Müller J., Baumbach H., Gockel S., Hemp A., Schöning I., Wells K., Buscot F., Kalko E. K. V., Linsenmair K. E., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W. W., Fischer M. (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 (2), 126–136. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.12.003

Mean age of carbon in fine roots from temperate forests and grasslands with different management

Mittleres Kohlenstoffalter in Feinwurzeln von gemäßigten Wäldern und Grünländern mit unterschiedlicher Bewirtschaftung

Solly E., Schöning I., Boch S., Müller J., Socher S. A., Trumbore S. E., Schrumpf M. (2013): Mean age of carbon in fine roots from temperate forests and grasslands with different management. Biogeosciences 10, 4833-4843. doi: 10.5194/bg-10-4833-2013

The root herbivore history of the soil affects the productivity of a grassland plant community and determines plant response to new root herbivore attack

Veränderungen des Bodens durch wurzelfressende Insektenlarven beeinflussen die Produktivität einer Grünland-Pflanzengemeinschaft und bestimmen die Auswirkung erneuten Wurzelbefalls

Sonnemann I., Hempel S., Beutel M., Hanauer N., Reidinger S., Wurst S. (2013): The root herbivore history of the soil affects the productivity of a grassland plant community and determines plant response to new root herbivore attack. PLoS ONE 8(2): e56524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056524

Methanol Oxidation by Temperate Soils and Environmental Determinants of Associated Methylotrophs

Landnutzung und Säuregehalt des Bodens als bestimmende Umweltparameter für die Aktivität und Diversität von Bodenbakterien

Stacheter A., Noll M., Lee C. K., Selzer M., Glowik B., Ebertsch L., Mertel R., Schulze D., Lampert N., Drake H. L., Kolb S. (2013): Methanol Oxidation by Temperate Soils and Environmental Determinants of Associated Methylotrophs. The ISME Journal 7, 1051-1064. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2012.167

Species, Diaspore Volume and Body Mass Matter in Gastropod Seed Feeding Behavior

Ausbreitung von Waldkräutern durch Schnecken: Pflanzenart, Schneckenart und die Größe der Schnecken sind entscheidend

Türke M., Weisser W. W. (2013): Species, Diaspore Volume and Body Mass Matter in Gastropod Seed Feeding Behavior. PLOS ONE 8(7): e68788. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068788

Land use causes genetic differentiation of life-history traits in Bromus hordeaceus

Landnutzung verursacht genetische Differenzierung der Weichen Trespe

Völler E., Bossdorf O., Auge H., Prati D. (2013): Land use causes genetic differentiation of life-history traits in Bromus hordeaceus. Global Change Biology 19 (3), 892–899. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12087

The influence of changes in forest management over the past 200 years on present soil organic carbon stocks

Wie sich 200-jährige Waldbewirtschaftung auf aktuelle Kohlenstoffvorräte im Boden auswirkt

Wäldchen J., Schulze E.-D., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Sierra C. (2013): The influence of changes in forest management over the past 200 years on present soil organic carbon stocks. Forest Ecology and Management 289 (1), 243-254. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.10.014

Methylobacterium trifolii sp. nov. and Methylobacterium thuringiense sp. nov., methanol-utilizing, pink-pigmented bacteria isolated from leaf surfaces

Wellner S., Lodders N., Glaeser S. P., Kämpfer P. (2013): Methylobacterium trifolii sp. nov. and Methylobacterium thuringiense sp. nov., methanol-utilizing, pink-pigmented bacteria isolated from leaf surfaces. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63, 2690–2699. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.047787-0

Die Bedeutung von großskaligen Biodiversitätsstudien an Arthropoden am Beispiel der Biodiversitätsexploratorien

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

German Vegetation Reference Database (GVRD)

Jandt U., Bruelheide H. (2012): German Vegetation Reference Database (GVRD). – In: Dengler J., Oldeland J., Jansen F., Chytrý M., Ewald J., Finckh M., Glöckler F., Lopez-Gonzalez G., Peet R. K., Schaminée J.H.J. [Eds.]: Vegetation databases for the 21st century. – Biodiversity & Ecology 4: 355–355. doi: 10.7809/b-e.00146

General Relationships between Abiotic Soil Properties and Soil Biota across Spatial Scales and Different Land-Use Types

Allgemeine Zusammenhänge zwischen abiotischen Bodeneigenschaften und Bodenlebewesen in verschiedenen Landnutzungsformen und räumlichen Skalen

Birkhofer K., Schöning I., Alt F., Herold N., Klarner B., Maraun M., Marhan S., Oelmann Y., Wubet T., Yurkov A. M., Begerow D., Berner D., Buscot F., Daniel R., Diekötter T., Ehnes R. B., Erdmann G., Fischer C., Foesel B., , Groh J., Gutknecht J. , Kandeler E., Kolb S., Lang C., Lohaus G., Pollierer M. M., Meyer A., Nacke H., Näther A., Overmann J., Polle A., Scheu S., Schloter M., Schulze E.-D., Schulze W., Weinert J., Weisser W. W., Wolters V., Schrumpf M. (2012): General Relationships between Abiotic Soil Properties and Soil Biota across Spatial Scales and Different Land-Use Types. PLoS ONE 7(8): e43292. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043292

A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: Integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization

Ein quantitativer Index der Landnutzungsintensität im Grünland: Einbindung von Mahd, Beweidung und Düngung

Blüthgen N., Dormann C.F., Prati D., Klaus V.H., Kleinebecker T., Hölzel N., Alt F., Boch S., Gockel S., Hemp A., Müller J., Nieschulze J., Renner S.C., Schöning I., Schumacher U., Socher S.A., Wells K., Birkhofer K., Buscot F., Oelmann Y., Rothenwöhrer C., Scherber C., Tscharntke T., Weiner C.N., Fischer M., Kalko E.K.V., Linsenmair K.E., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W. W. (2012): A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization. Basic and Applied Ecology 13 (3), 207–220. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.001

Phylogenetic and Morphological Diversity of Novel Soil Cercomonad Species with a Description of Two New Genera (Nucleocercomonas and Metabolomonas)

Brabender M., Kiss A. K., Domonell A., Nitsche F., Arndt H. (2012): Phylogenetic and Morphological Diversity of Novel Soil Cercomonad Species with a Description of Two New Genera (Nucleocercomonas and Metabolomonas). Protist 163, 495–528. doi: 10.1016/j.protis.2012.02.002

The responses of grassland plants to simulated climate change depend on land use and region

Die Reaktion von Grünlandarten auf simulierten Klimawandel hängt vom Landnutzungstyp und der geographischen Region ab

Bütof A., von Riedmatten L. R., Dormann C. F., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Welk E., Bruelheide H. (2012): The responses of grassland plants to simulated climate change depend on land use and region. Global Change Biology 18, 127-137. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02539.x

Regional factors rather than forest type drive the community structure of soil living oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida)

Regionale Faktoren bestimmen die Gemeinschaftsstruktur der Hornmilben (Acari, Oribatida) mehr als der Waldtyp

Erdmann G., Scheu S., Maraun M. (2012): Regional factors rather than forest type drive the community structure of soil living oribatid mites (Acari, Oribatida). Experimental and Applied Acarology 57 (2), 157-169. doi: 10.1007/s10493-012-9546-9

Trophic interactions in centipedes (Chilopoda, Myriapoda) as indicated by fatty acid patterns: Variations with life stage, forest age and season

Nahrungsbeziehungen von Hundertfüßern anhand von Fettsäureanalysen: Unterschiede mit Individualentwicklung, Waldalter und Jahreszeit

Ferlian O., Scheu S., Pollierer M. M. (2012): Trophic interactions in centipedes (Chilopoda, Myriapoda) as indicated by fatty acid patterns: Variations with life stage, forest age and season. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 52, 33–42. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.04.018

Assessing biodiversity in forests using very highresolution images and unmanned aerial vehicles

Beurteilung der Biodiversität im Wald mittels hoch auflösender Bilder und Flugdrohnen

Getzin S., Wiegand K., Schöning I. (2012): Assessing biodiversity in forests using very highresolution images and unmanned aerial vehicles. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3 (2), 397–404, doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00158.x

Molecular Evidence for theWide Distribution of Two Lineages of Terrestrial Green Algae (Chlorophyta) over Tropics to Temperate Zone

Hodač L., Hallmann C., Rosenkranz H., Faßhauer F., Friedl T. (2012): Molecular Evidence for theWide Distribution of Two Lineages of Terrestrial Green Algae (Chlorophyta) over Tropics to Temperate Zone. ISRN Ecology 2012, ID 795924. doi: 10.5402/2012/795924

Moving in three dimensions: effects of structural complexity in managed forest stands on occurrence and activity of insectivorous bats

Vegetationsstruktur beeinflusst das Vorkommen und die Aktivität von Fledermäusen in unterschiedlich bewirtschafteten Wäldern

Jung K., Kaiser S., Böhm S., Nieschulze J., Kalko E. K. V. (2012): Moving in three dimensions: effects of structural complexity on occurrence and activity of insectivorous bats in managed forest stands. Journal of Applied Ecology 49 (2), 523–531. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02116.x

Duganella phyllosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the leaf surface of Trifolium repens and proposal to reclassify Duganella violaceinigra into a novel genus as Pseudoduganella violceinigra gen. nov., comb. nov.

Isolierung von Duganella phyllosphaerae sp. nov. von der Blattoberfläche von Trifolium repens und Antrag, Duganella violaceinigra in eine neue Gattung als Pseudoduganella violceinigra gen. nov., comb. nov. einzuordnen

Kampfer P., Wellner S., Lohse K., Martin K., Lodders N. (2012) : Duganella phyllosphaerae sp. nov., isolated from the leaf surface of Trifolium repens and proposal to reclassify Duganella violaceinigra into a novel genus as Pseudoduganella violceinigra gen. nov., comb. nov. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 35 (1), 19-23. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2011.10.003.

NIRS meets Ellenberg’s indicator values: Prediction of moisture and nitrogen values of agricultural grassland vegetation by means of near-infrared spectral characteristics

NIRS trifft auf Indikatorwerte nach Ellenberg: Vorhersage von Feuchte- und Stickstoff-Werten der Vegetation landwirtschaftlichen Grünlands mittels Nahinfrarot-Spektroskopie

Klaus V. H., Kleinbecker T., Boch S., Müller J., Socher S., Prati D., Fischer M., Hölzel N. (2012): NIRS meets Ellenberg's indicator values: Prediction of moisture and nitrogen values of agricultural grassland vegetation by means of near-infrared spectral characteristics. Ecological Indicators 14 (1), 82-86. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.07.016

Diversity Measures in Environmental Sequences Are Highly Dependent on Alignment Quality—Data from ITS and New LSU Primers Targeting Basidiomycetes

Diversitäts-Bestimmungen in Umweltsequenzen sind stark abhängig von qualitativ hochwertigen Alignmentdaten von ITS- und neuen LSU-Primern für Basidiomyceten

Krüger D., Kapturska D., Fischer C., Daniel R., Wubet T. (2012): Diversity Measures in Environmental Sequences Are Highly Dependent on Alignment Quality—Data from ITS and New LSU Primers Targeting Basidiomycetes. PLoS ONE 7(2): e32139. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032139"

Saproxylic beetles as indicator species for dead-wood amount and temperature in European beech forests

Lachat T., Wermelinger B., Gossner M. M., Bussler H., Isacsson G., Müller J. (2012): Saproxylic beetles as indicator species for dead-wood amount and temperature in European beech forests. Ecological Indicators 23, 323–331. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.013

Diverse or uniform?—Intercomparison of two major German project databases for interdisciplinary collaborative functional biodiversity research

Lotz T., Nieschulze J., Bendix J., Dobbermann M., König-Ries B. (2012): Diverse or uniform?—Intercomparison of two major German project databases for interdisciplinary collaborative functional biodiversity research. Ecological Informatics 8, 10–19. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2011.11.004

Positive correlation between density and parthenogenetic reproduction in oribatid mites (Acari) supports the structured resource theory of sexual reproduction

Der positive Zusammenhang zwischen der Dichte und der parthenogenetischen Reproduktion bei Oribatiden (ACARI) unterstützt die Bedeutung der 'Strukturierten Resourcen-Theorie der Sexuellen Reproduktion‘

Maraun M., Norton R. A., Ehnes R. B., Scheu S., Erdmann G. (2012): Positive correlation between density and parthenogenetic reproduction in oribatid mites (Acari) supports the structured resource theory of sexual reproduction. Evolutionary Ecology Research 14, 311-323

Impact of land-use intensity and productivity on bryophyte diversity in agricultural grasslands

Auswirkungen intensiver Landnutzung auf Moosartenreichtum im Grünland

Müller J., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Prati D., Hölzel N., Fischer M. (2012): Impact of Land-Use Intensity and Productivity on Bryophyte Diversity in Agricultural Grasslands. PLoS ONE 7(12): e51520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051520

Identification and characterization of novel cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic genes and enzymes derived from German grassland soil metagenomes

Identifizierung und Charakterisierung von neuen cellulolytischen und hemicellulolytischen Genen und Enzymen aus deutschen Grünland Bodenmetagenomen

Nacke H., Engelhaupt M., Brady S., Fischer C., Tautzt J., Daniel R. (2012): Identification and characterization of novel cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic genes and enzymes derived from German grassland soil metagenomes. Biotechnology letters 34 (4), 663-675. doi: 10.1007/s10529-011-0830-2

Environmental factors affect acidobacterial communities below the subgroup level in grassland and forest soils

Näther A., Fösel B., Naegele V., Wüst P., Weinert J., Bonkowski M., Alt F., Oelmann Y., Polle A., Lohaus G., Fischer M., Schöning I., Nieschulze J., Pfeiffer S., Prati D., Renner S., Wells K., Kalko E.K.V., Linsenmair K.E., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W.W., Overmann J., Friedrich M. (2012): Environmental factors affect acidobacterial communities below the subgroup level in grassland and forest soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78, 7398-7406. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01325-12

Climate change effects on macrofaunal litter decomposition

Ott D., Rall B.C., Brose U. (2012): Climate change effects on macrofaunal litter decomposition. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 367 (1605), 3025-3032. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0240

Assessing group differences in biodiversity by simultaneously testing a user-deﬁned selection of diversity indices

Pallmann P., Schaarschmidt F., Hothorn L. A., Fischer C., Nacke H., Priesnitz K. U., Schork N. J. (2012): Assessing group differences in biodiversity by simultaneously testing a user-deﬁned selection of diversity indices. Molekular Ecology Resources 12 (6), 1068-1078. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12004

A better understanding of functional roles of fungi in the decomposition process: using precursor rRNA containing ITS regions as a marker for the active fungal community

Purahong W., Krüger D. (2012): A better understanding of functional roles of fungi in the decomposition process: using precursor rRNA containing ITS regions as a marker for the active fungal community. Annals of Forest Science 69 (6), 659-662. doi: 10.1007/s13595-012-0210-7

Food Preferences of Winter Bird Communities in Different Forest Types

Renner S. C., Baur S., Possler A., Winkler J., Kalko E. K. V.+, Paul J. J. Bates P. J. J., Mello M. A. R. (2012): Food Preferences of Winter Bird Communities in Different Forest Types. PLoS ONE 7(12): e53121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053121

Direct and productivity-mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on grassland species richness

Socher S. A., Prati D., Boch S., Müller J., Klaus V. H., Hölzel N., Fischer M. (2012): Direct and productivity-mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on grassland species richness Journal of Ecology 100 (6), 1391–1399. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.02020.x

Species specific responses of common grassland plants to a generalist root herbivore (Agriotes spp. larvae)

Sonnemann I., Baumhaker H., Wurst S.(2012): Species specific responses of common grassland plants to a generalist root herbivore (Agriotes spp. larvae). Basic and Applied Ecology 13, 579–586. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.09.010

Are gastropods, rather than ants, important dispersers of seeds of myrmecochorous forest herbs?

Sind Gastropoden, eher als Ameisen, wichtige Verbreiter für Samen von myrmekochoren Waldkräutern?

Türke M., Andreas K., Gossner M. M., Kowalski E., Lange M., Boch S., Socher S., Müller J., Prati D., Fischer M., Meyhöfer R., Weisser W. W. (2012): Are gastropods, rather than ants, important dispersers of seeds of myrmecochorous forest herbs? American Naturalist 179 (1), 124-131. doi: 10.1086/663195

Geographical and land-use effects on seed-mass variation in common grassland plants

Völler E., Auge H., Prati D., Fischer M., Hemp A., Bossdorf O. (2012): Geographical and land-use effects on seed-mass variation in common grassland plants. Basic and Applied Ecology 13 (5), 395–404. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.06.006

Estimation of clay content from easily measurable water content of air-dried soil

Wäldchen J., Schöning I., Mund M.,Schrumpf M., Bock S., Herold N., Totsche K.U. Schulze E. D.(2012): Estimation of clay content from easily measurable water content of air-dried soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 175 (3): 367–376. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201100066

Methylobacterium cerastii sp. nov., a novel species isolated from the leaf surface of Cerastium holosteoides

Methylobacterium cerastii sp. nov., eine neue Art, welche von der Blattoberfläche von Cerastium holosteoides isoliert wurde

Wellner S. A., Lodders N., Kämpfer P. (2012): Methylobacterium cerastii sp. nov., a novel species isolated from the leaf surface of Cerastium holosteoides. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62, 917–924, doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.030767-0

Trait-dependent occupancy dynamics of birds in temperate forest landscapes: fine-scale observations in a hierarchical multi-species framework

Wells K., O’Hara R. B., Böhm S. M., Gockel S., Hemp A., Renner S. C., Pfeiffer S., Böhning-Gaese K., Kalko E. K. V. (2012): Trait-dependent occupancy dynamics of birds in temperate forest landscapes: fine-scale observations in a hierarchical multi-species framework. Animal Conservation 15 (6), 626–637. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00560.x

Differences in Soil Fungal Communities between European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Dominated Forests Are Related to Soil and Understory Vegetation

Wubet T., Christ S., Schöning I., Boch S., Gawlich M., Schnabel B., Fischer M., Buscot F. (2012): Differences in Soil Fungal Communities between European Beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) Dominated Forests Are Related to Soil and Understory Vegetation. PLoS ONE 7(10): e47500. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047500

Assessment of yeast diversity in soils under different management regimes

Erschließung der Diversität von Hefen in Böden unterschiedlicher Landnutzung

Yurkov A. M., Kemler M., Begerow D. (2012): Assessment of yeast diversity in soils under different management regimes. Fungal EcologyFungal Ecology 5 (1), 24-35. doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2011.07.004

Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov. a new member of Microbotryomycetes isolated from soil

Leucosporidium drumii sp. nov., ein neues Mitglied der Microbotryomycetes, isoliert aus Boden

Yurkov A. M., Schäfer A.M., Begerow D. (2012): Leucosporidium drummii sp. nov. a new member of Microbotryomycetes isolated from soil. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 62, 728–734. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.027102-0

Aboveground Deadwood Deposition Supports Development of Soil Yeasts

Yurkov A., Wehde T., Kahl T., Begerow D. (2012): Aboveground deadwood deposition supports development of soil yeasts. Diversity 4 (4), 453-474. doi: 10.3390/d4040453

Pflanzen und Tiere unter der Lupe. Biodiversivitätsforschung auf der Schwäbischen Alb

Dolezil J., Renner S. C. (2012): Pflanzen und Tiere unter der Lupe. Biodiversivitätsforschung auf der Schwäbischen Alb. AGROjournal 4, 31-32

Maschinelle Entnahme ungestörter Bodenprobensäulen für die Röntgen-Computertomographie

Kuka K., Illerhaus B., Fritsch G., Joschko M., Rogasik H., Paschen M., Schulz H., Seyfarth M. (2012): Maschinelle Entnahme ungestörter Bodenprobensäulen für die Röntgen-Computertomographie. ZfP-Zeitung 129

Phosphorus partitioning in German grassland and forest soils as related to land-use type, management intensity, and land-use related pH.

Phosphor-Partitionierung in deutschen Grünland-und Waldböden in Bezug auf Landnutzungstyp, Bewirtschaftungsintensität und landnutzungsbedingtem pH-Wert.

Alt, F., Oelmann, Y., Herold, N., Schrumpf, M., Wilcke, W. (2011): Phosphorus partitioning in German grassland and forest soils as related to land-use type, management intensity, and land-use related pH. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 174 (2), 195-209. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201000142

Land-Use Intensity Modifies Spatial Distribution and Function of Soil Microorganisms in Grasslands

Die Landnutzungsintensität verändert die räumliche Verteilung und Funktion von Bodenmikroorganismen im Grünland

Berner D., Marhan S., Keil D., Schützenmeister A., Piepho H.-P., Poll C., Kandeler E. (2011): Land-Use Intensity Modifies Spatial Distribution and Function of Soil Microorganisms in Grasslands. Pedobiologia 54 (5-6), 341-351. doi:10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.08.001

Soil fauna feeding activity in temperate grassland soils increases with legume and grass species richness

Die Fraßaktivität der Bodenfauna in gemäßigten Grünlandböden nimmt mit der Artenzahl der Leguminosen und Gräser zu

Birkhofer K., Diekötter T., Boch S., Fischer M., Müller J., Socher S., Wolters, V. (2011): Soil fauna feeding activity in temperate grassland soils increases with legume and grass species richness. Soil Biology & Biochemistry Biochemistry 43, 2200-2207. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.07.008

Functional complementarity and specialisation: The role of biodiversity in plant–pollinator interactions

Funktionelle Komplementarität und Spezialisierung: Die Rolle der Biodiversität auf Pflanzen-Bestäuber-Interaktionen

Blüthgen N., Klein A. M. (2011): Functional complementarity and specialisation: The role of biodiversity in plant–pollinator interactions. Basic and Applied Ecology 12, 282-291. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2010.11.001

Lichen Endozoochory by Snails

Flechten-Endozoochorie durch Schnecken

Boch S, Prati D, Werth S, Rüetschi J, Fischer M (2011): Lichen Endozoochory by Snails. PLoS ONE 6(4): e18770. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018770

Top-Down Control of Herbivory by Birds and Bats in the Canopy of Temperate Broad-Leaved Oaks (Quercus robur)

Böhm S. M., Wells K., Kalko E.K.V. (2011): Top-Down Control of Herbivory by Birds and Bats in the Canopy of Temperate Broad-Leaved Oaks (Quercus robur). PLoS ONE 6(4): e17857. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017857

Are power laws that estimate fractal dimension a good descriptor of soil structure and its link to soil biological properties?

Sind Potenzgesetze, welche die fraktale Dimension berechnen, eine gute Kennzeichnung für Bodenstruktur und ihren Zusammenhang mit biologischen Bodeneigenschaften?

Caruso T., E. Barto K. E., Siddiky Md. R. K., Smigelski J., Rillig M. C. (2011): Are power laws that estimate fractal dimension a good descriptor of soil structure and its link to soil biological properties? Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 (2), 359-366. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.11.001

An updated algorithm for the generation of dynamic neutral landscapes by spectral synthesis

Ein verbesserter Algorithmus zur Erzeugung von dynamischen neutralen Landschaften durch Spektralsynthese

Chipperfield J. D., Dytham C., Hovestadt T. (2011): An updated algorithm for the generation of dynamic neutral landscapes by spectral synthesis. PLOS One 6(2), e17040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017040

On the approximation of continuous dispersal kernels in discrete-space models

Approximationsverfahren zur Anwendung kontinuierlicher Ausbreitungsfunktionen in räumlich diskreten Modellen

Chipperfield J. D., Holland E. P., Dytham C., Thomas C. D., Hovestadt T. (2011): A note on the approximation of continuous dispersal kernels in discrete-space models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2(6), 668–681. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00117.x

Fungal communities in bulk soil and stone compartments of different forest and soil types as revealed by a barcoding ITS rDNA and a functional laccase encoding gene marker

Christ S., Wubet T., Theuerl S., Herold N., Buscot F. (2011): Fungal communities in bulk soil and stone compartments of different forest and soil types as revealed by a barcoding ITS rDNA and a functional laccase encoding gene marker. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43, 1292-1299. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.02.022

Phylogenetic grouping, curvature and metabolic scaling in terrestrial invertebratesebrates

Phylogenetische Gruppierung, Krümmung und metabolische Skalierung in terrestrischen Wirbellosen

Ehnes R. B., Rall B. C., Brose U. (2011): Phylogenetic grouping, curvature and metabolic scaling in terrestrial invertebrates. Ecological Letters 14, 993–1000. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01660.x

Fatty acid patterns as biomarker for trophic interactions: Changes after dietary switch and starvation

Fettsäuremuster als Biomarker für trophische Interaktionen: Veränderungen nach Nahrungswechsel und Hungern

Haubert D., Pollierer M. M., Scheu S. (2011): Fatty acid patterns as biomarker for trophic interactions: Changes after dietary switch and starvation. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 43, 490-494. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.10.008

Molecular detection of nematode predation and scavenging in oribatid mites: Laboratory and field experiments

Molekularer Nachweis von Nematoden in Oribatiden (Acari): Labor und Freiland-Experimente

Heidemann K., Scheu S., Ruess L., Maraun M. (2011): Molecular detection of nematode predation and scavenging in oribatid mites: Laboratory and field experiments. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 (11), 2229–2236. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.07.015

Habitat use of large ungulates in northeastern Germany in relation to forest management

Habitatnutzung von großen Huftieren im Nordosten von Deutschland im Zusammenhang mit der Waldbewirtschaftung

Heinze E.,Boch S., Fischer F., Hessenmöller D., Klenk B., Müller J., Prati D., Schulze E.-D., Seele C., Socher S., Halle S. (2010): Habitat use of large ungulates in northeastern Germany in relation to forest management. Forest Ecology and Management 261 (2), 288-296. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.10.022

Identification of forest management types from ground-based and remotely sensed variables and the effects of forest management on forest structure and composition

Identifizierung von forstlichen Bewirtschaftungstypen anhand terrestrischer und fernerkundlicher Variablen und die Effekte der Waldbewirtschaftung auf Waldstruktur und -zusammensetzung

Hessenmöller D., Nieschulze J., Seele C., von Lüpke N., Schulze E.-D. (2011): Identification of forest management types from ground-based and remotely sensed variables and the effects of forest management on forest structure and composition. Forstarchiv 82, 171-183. doi: 10.4432/0300-4112-82-171

Exploring large vegetation databases to detect temporal trends in species occurrences

Jandt U., von Wehrden H., Bruelheide H. (2011): Exploring large vegetation databases to detect temporal trends in species occurrences. Journal of Vegetation Science 22 (6), 957–972. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01318.x

Williamsia phyllosphaerae sp. nov, isolated from the surface of Trifolium repens

Isolierung von Williamsia phyllosphaerae sp. nov von der Oberfläche von Trifolium repens

Kämpfer P., Wellner S., Lohse K., Lodders N., Martin K. (2011): Williamsia phyllosphaerae sp. nov, isolated from the surface of Trifolium repens. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 61, 2758 – 2762. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.029322-0

Influence of land-use intensity on spatial distribution of N-cycling microorganisms in grassland soils

Einfluss von Landnutzungsintensität auf die räumliche Verteilung Stickstoff umsetzender Mikroorganismen in Grünlandböden

Keil D., Meyer A., Berner D., Poll A., Schützenmeister A., Piepho H.-P., Vlasenko A., Philippot L., Schloter M., Kandeler E., Marhan S. (2011): Influence of land-use intensity on spatial distribution of N-cycling microorganisms in grassland soils . FEMS Microbiology Ecology 77 (1), 95-106. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01091.x

Nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns along a broad range of land-use intensities among agricultural grasslands

Nährstoffkonzentrationen und Fasergehalte der Biomasse von pflanzlichen Gemeinschaften spiegeln Artenreichtumsmuster entlang einer großen Spanne von Landnutzungsintensitäten bei landwirtschaftlichen Grünlandflächen wider

Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Hölzel N., Blüthgen N., Boch S., Müller J., Socher S.A., Prati D., Fischer M. (2011): Nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns along a broad range of land-use intensities among agricultural grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 13(4), 287–295. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2011.07.001

Plant–pollinator interactions in changing environments

Klein A.-M. (2011): Plant–pollinator interactions in changing environments. Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (4), 279–281. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2011.04.006

Reducing sample quantity and maintaining high-prediction quality of grassland biomass properties with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Reduzierung der Probenmenge und Aufrechterhaltung von präziser Vorhersagequalität der Eigenschaften von Grünland-Biomasse mittels Nahinfrarot-Spektroskopie

Kleinebecker T., Klaus V., Hölzel N. (2011): Reducing sample quantity and maintaining high-prediction quality of grassland biomass properties with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy 19(6), 495–505. doi: 10.1255/jnirs.957

Land-use effects on genetic structure of a common grassland herb: A matter of scale

Landnutzungseffekte auf die genetische Struktur einer häufigen Grünlandpflanze sind abhängig von der Betrachtungsskala

Kloss L., Fischer M., Durka W. (2011): Land-use effects on genetic structure of a common grassland herb: A matter of scale. Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (5), 440-448. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2011.06.001

The use of forest inventory data for placing flight interception traps in the forest canopy

Die Verwendung von Forstinventurdaten für die Platzierung von Kreuzfensterfallen im Kronendach

Kowalski E., Gossner M. M., Türke M., Lange M., Veddeler D., Hessenmöller D., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W. W. (2011): The use of forest inventory data for placing flight interception traps in the forest canopy. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Volume 140 (1), 35–44. doi: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2011.01134.x

Effect of pitfall trap type and diameter on vertebrate by-catches and ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spider (Araneae) sampling

Der Effekt von Art und Durchmesser einer Bodenfalle auf den Wirbeltier-Beifang und auf die Beprobung von Laufkäfern (Coleoptera: Carabidae) und Spinnen (Araneae)

Lange M., Gossner M. M., Weisser W. W. (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(2), 185-190. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00062.x

The impact of forest management on litter-dwelling invertebrates: a subtropical – temperate contrast

Der Einfluss der Waldbewirtschaftung auf Streubewohnende Wirbellose: Ein Vergleich der Subtropen und der gemäßigten Zone

Lange M., Weisser W.W., Gossner M. M., Kowalski E., Türke M., Joner F. & Fonseca C. R. (2011). The impact of forest management on litter-dwelling invertebrates: a subtropical - temperate contrast. Biodiversity and Conservation, doi: 10.1007/s10531-011-0078-0

Patterns of lignin degradationand oxidative enzyme secretion by differentwood- and litter-colonizing basidiomycetes and ascomycetes grown on beech-wood

Muster des Ligninabbaus und der Sekretion oxidativer Enzyme durch verschiedene Holz- und Streubewohnende Basidiomyceten und Ascomyceten auf Buchenholz

Liers C., Arnstadt T., Ullrich R., Hofrichter M. (2011): Patterns of lignin degradationand oxidative enzyme secretion by differentwood- and litter-colonizing basidiomycetes and ascomycetes grown on beech-wood. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 78 (1), 91–102. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01144.x

Quantifying land use and disturbance intensity in forestry, based on the self‐thinning relationship

Luyssaert S., Hessenmöller D., Von Lüpke N., Kaiser S., Schulze E. D. (2011): Quantifying land use and disturbance intensity in forestry, based on the self‐thinning relationship. Ecological Applications 21(8), 3272-3284. doi: 10.1890/10-2395.1

Stable isotopes revisited: Their use and limits for oribatid mite trophic ecology

Stabile Isotope als Marker zum Verständnis der Nahrungsbiologie von Hornmilben

Maraun M., Erdmann G., Fischer B. M., Pollierer M. M., Norton R. A., Schneider K., Scheu S. (2011): Stable isotopes revisited: Their use and limits for oribatid mite trophic ecology. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 43, 877-882. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.01.003

Pyrosequencing-based assessment of bacterial community structure along different management types in German forest and grassland soils

Beurteilung der Struktur bakterieller Gemeinschaften über verschiedene Bewirtschaftungsformen in deutschen Wald- und Grünland-Böden mittels Pyrosequenzierung

Nacke H, Thürmer A, Wollherr A, Will C, Hodac L, et al. (2011) Pyrosequencing-Based Assessment of Bacterial Community Structure Along Different Management Types in German Forest and Grassland Soils. PLoS ONE 6(2): e17000. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017000

Identification of novel lipolytic genes and gene families by screening of metagenomic libraries derived from soil samples of the German Biodiversity Exploratories

Identifizierung von neuen lipolytischen Genen und Genfamilien durch Screening metagenomischer Genbibliotheken aus Bodenproben der Deutschen Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien

Nacke H., Will C., Herzog S., Nowka B., Engelhaupt M., Daniel R. (2011) Identification of novel lipolytic genes and gene families by screening of metagenomic libraries derived from soil samples of the German Biodiversity Exploratories. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 78, 188-201. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01088.x

Mining for treatment-specific and general changes in target compounds and metabolic fingerprints in response to herbivory and phytohormones in Plantago lanceolata

Suche nach Behandlungsspezifischen und allgemeinen Veränderungen in Zielverbindungen und metabolischen Fingerabdrücken als Reaktion auf Herbivorie und Phytohormone in Plantago lanceolata

Sutter R., Müller C. (2011): Mining for treatment-specific and general changes in target compounds and metabolic fingerprints in response to herbivory and phytohormones in Plantago lanceolata. New Phytologist 191 (4), 1069–1082. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03768.x

Land use intensity in grasslands: Changes in biodiversity, species composition and specialisation in flower visitor networks

Landnutzungsintensität im Grünland: Änderungen von Biodiversität, Artenzusammensetzung und Spezialisierung in Blütenbesucher-Netzwerken

Weiner C., Werner M., Linsenmair K.E., Blüthgen N. (2011): Land use intensity in grasslands: Changes in biodiversity, species composition and specialisation in flower visitor networks. Basic and Applied Ecology, 12 (4), 292-299. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2010.08.006

Diversity and biogeography of selected phyllosphere bacteria with special emphasis on Methylobacterium spp..

Diversität und Biogeographie von ausgewählten Bakterien der Phyllosphäre mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf Methylobacterium spp.

Wellner S., Lodders N., Kämpfer P. (2011): Diversity and biogeography of selected phyllosphere bacteria with special emphasis on Methylobacterium spp. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 34(8), 621–630. doi: 10.1016/j.syapm.2011.08.005

Local- and landscape-scale forest attributes differ in their impact on bird assemblages across years in forest production landscapes

Waldeigenschaften auf lokaler und auf Landschaftsebene haben über Jahre unterschiedlichen Einfluss auf Vogelgesellschaften in Forstbeständen

Wells K., Böhm S.M., Boch S., Fischer M., Kalko E.K.V. (2011): Local- and landscape-scale forest attributes differ in their impact on bird assemblages across years in forest production landscapes. Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (2), 97-106

Species accumulation curves and incidence-based species richness estimators to appraise the diversity of cultivable yeasts from beech forest soils

Artenhäufigkeits-Kurven und eine Abschätzung des Artenreichtums, um die Diversität von kultivierbaren Hefen aus Buchenwaldböden zu beurteilen

Yurkov A. M., Kemler M., Begerow D. (2011): Species accumulation curves and incidence-based species richness estimators to appraise the diversity of cultivable yeasts from beech forest soils. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23671. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023671

Waldartenliste der Flechten Deutschlands

Bültmann H., Scholz P., Teuber D., Feuerer T. , Fischer P., Boch S., Bradtka J.H., Cezanne R. , Dolnik C., Drehwald U., Eichler M., Ewald J. , Heinken T., Hobohm C., Jansen F., Kriebitzsch W.-U. , Loos G.U. , Otte V. , Paul A., Printzen C., Schmidt M., Sparrius L., Waesch G..: Waldartenliste der Flechten Deutschlands in : Schmidt M., Kriebitzsch W-U., Ewald J. (Hrsg.) (2011): Waldartenlisten der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen, Moose und Flechten Deutschlands. - BfN-Skripten 299

Waldartenliste der Moose Deutschlands

Preussing M., Drehwald U., Koperski M., Thiel H., Waesch G., Baumann M., Berg C., Dierschke H., Dolnik C., Dürhammer O., Ewald J. , Fischer A., Grünberg H. , Heinken T., Jansen F., Kison H.-U., Klawitter J., Kriebitzsch W.-U., Loos G.H. , Manthey M., Müller J., Paul A., Reimann M., Schmidt M., Schmidt W., Stetzka K.M., Teuber D., Teuber U., Wagner I., Wagner A., Weckesser M., Winter S., Wolf T., Wulf M.: : Waldartenliste der Moose Deutschlands in : Schmidt M., Kriebitzsch W-U., Ewald J. (Hrsg.) (2011): Waldartenlisten der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen, Moose und Flechten Deutschlands. - BfN-Skripten 299

Anwendung von Waldartenlisten für Gefäßpflanzen, Moose und Flechten

Schmidt M., Culmsee H., Boch S., Heinken T., Müller J., Schmiedel I.: Anwendungsmöglichkeiten von Waldartenlisten für Gefäßpflanzen, Moose und Flechten in : Schmidt M., Kriebitzsch W-U., Ewald J. (Hrsg.) (2011): Waldartenlisten der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen, Moose und Flechten Deutschlands. - BfN-Skripten 299

Der Einﬂuss politischer, rechtlicher und wirtschaftlicher Rahmen- bedingungen des 19. Jahrhunderts auf die Bewirtschaftung der Wälder im Hainich-Dün-Gebiet (Nordthüringen)

Wäldchen J., Schulze E. D., Mund M., Winkler B. (2011): Der Einﬂuss politischer, rechtlicher und wirtschaftlicher Rahmen- bedingungen des 19. Jahrhunderts auf die Bewirtschaftung der Wälder im Hainich-Dün-Gebiet (Nordthüringen). Forstarchiv 82, 35-47. doi: 10.2376/0300-4112-82-35

Does herbivory really suppress mycorrhiza? A meta-analysis

Unterdrückt Herbivorie wirklich Mykorrhiza? Eine Meta-Analyse

Barto E. K., Rillig M. C. (2010): Does herbivory really suppress mycorrhiza? A meta-analysis. Journal of Ecology 98, 745–753

Contributions of biotic and abiotic factors to soil aggregation across a land use gradient

Beitrag von biotischen und abiotischen Faktoren zur Bodenaggregation über einen Landnutzungsgradienten

Barto K., Alt F., Oelmann Y., Wilcke W., Rillig M. C. (2010): Contributions of biotic and abiotic factors to soil aggregation across a land use gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42 (12), 2316-2324. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.09.008

Why network analysis is often disconnected from community ecology: A critique and an ecologist’s guide

Warum Netzwerkanalysen oft nicht mit der Ökologie von Gemeinschaften verknüpft sind: Eine kritische Abhandlung und ein Leitfaden für Ökologen

Blüthgen N. (2010): Why network analysis is often disconnected from community ecology: A critique and an ecologist's guide. Basic and Applied Ecology 11 (3), 185-195. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2010.01.001

Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories

Großräumige und langfristige funktionielle Biodiversitätsforschung: Die Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien

Fischer M., Bossdorf O., Gockel S., Hänsel F., Hemp A., Hessenmöller D., Korte G., Nieschulze J., Pfeiffer S., Prati D., Renner S., Schöning I., Schumacher U., Wells K., Buscot F., Kalko E. K. V. ,Linsenmair K.E., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W.W. (2010): Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories Basic and Applied Ecology 11 (6), 473-485. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2010.07.009

Regional organic carbon stock variability: A comparison between depth increments and soil horizons

Regionale Variabilität der organischen Kohlenstoffvorräte: Ein Vergleich zwischen Tiefenstufen und Bodenhorizonten

Grüneberg E., Schöning I., Kalko E.K.V., Weisser W. W. (2010): Regional organic carbon stock variability: A comparison between depth increments and soil horizons. Geoderma 155 (3-4), 426-433. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.01.002

A ﬂexible statistics web processing service – Added value for information systems for experiment data

Heimann D., Nieschulze J., König-Ries B. (2010): A flexible statistics web processing service - Added value for information systems for experiment data. Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics 7 (1), 140. doi: 10.2390/biecoll-jib-2010-140

Are beech (Fagus sylvatica) roots territorial?

Sind die Wurzeln der Buche (Fagus sylvatica) territorial?

Lang C., Dolynska A., Finkeldey R., Polle A. (2010): Are beech (Fagus sylvatica) roots territorial? Forest Ecology and Management 260 (7), 1212-1217. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.014

Taking it to the next level: Trophic transfer of marker fatty acids from basal resource to predators

Trophischer Transfer von Marker-Fettsäuren von der basalen Ressource zum Prädator

Pollierer M. M., Scheu S., Haubert D. (2010): Taking it to the next level: Trophic transfer of marker fatty acids from basal resource to predators. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 42, 919-925. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.02.008

Vegetation complexity – The influence of plant species diversity and plant structures on plant chemical complexity and arthropods

Randlkofer B., Obermaier E, Hilker M., Meiners T. (2010): Vegetation complexity—The influence of plant species diversity and plant structures on plant chemical complexity and arthropods. Basic and Applied Ecology 11, 383-395. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2010.03.003

Seed consumption and dispersal of ant-dispersed plants by slugs

Samenaufnahme und -verbreitung durch Schnecken

Türke M., Heinze E., Andreas K., Svendsen S. M., Gossner M. M., Weisser W. W. (2010): Seed consumption and dispersal of ant-dispersed plants by slugs. Oecologia 163(3), 681-693. doi: 10.1007/s00442-010-1612-6

Pollen amino acids and flower specialisation in solitary bees

Aminosäuren von Pollen und Blütenspezialisie-rung bei Einsiedlerbienen

Weiner C. N., Hilpert A., Werner M., Linsenmair K.-E., Blüthgen N. (2010): Pollen amino acids and flower specialisation in solitary bees. Apidologie 41 (4), 476 - 487. doi: 10.1051/apido/2009083

Horizon-Specific Bacterial Community Composition of German Grassland Soils, as Revealed by Pyrosequencing-Based Analysis of 16S rRNA Genes

Die horizontspezifische Zusammensetzung der bakteriellen Gemeinschaft in deutschen Grünlandböden wurde mittels Pyrosequenzierung des 16S rRNA Gens analysiert

Will C., Thürmer A., Wollherr A., Nacke H., Herold N., Schrumpf M., Gutknecht J., Wubet T., Buscot F., Daniel R. (2010): Horizon specific bacterial community composition of German grassland soils, as revealed by pyrosequencing-based analysis of 16S rRNA genes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (20), 6751-6759. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01063-10

Die Buche: Eine Kultur- und Wirtschaftgeschichte

Schulze E.-D., Hessenmöller D., Seele C., Waeldchen J., von Luepke N. (2010): Die Buche: Eine Kultur- und Wirtschaftgeschichte. Biologie in unserer Zeit 40(3), 171–183. doi: 10.1002/biuz.201010421

Charakterisierung und Nutzung der bakteriellen Diversität in Bodenmetagenomen

Will C., Nacke H., Daniel R. (2010): Charakterisierung und Nutzung der bakteriellen Diversität in Bodenmetagenomen. GenomXpress, No. 1/10, 9-12

Exploratories for Large-Scale and Long-Term Functional Biodiversity Research

Exploratorien zur funktionellen Biodiversitätsforschung

Fischer M., Kalko E. K. V., Linsenmair K. E., Pfeiffer S., Prati D., Schulze E. D., Weisser W. W. (2010): Exploratories for large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research. In: Long-term ecological research – between Theory and Application. Müller F., Baessler C, Schubert H., Klotz S, eds.),Part 7, 429-443, Springer, Dordrecht

Exploratories for Functional Biodiversity Research

Exploratorien zur funktionellen Biodiversitätsforschung

Pfeiffer S., Gockel S., Hemp A., Wells K., Prati D., Nieschulze J., Kalko E. K. V., Buscot F., Linsenmair K. E., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W.W., Fischer M.: Exploratories for Functional Biodiversity Research in “Atlas of Biodiversity Risk” Settele J., Penev L., Georgiev T., Grabaum R., Grobelnik V., Hammen V., Klotz S., Kotarac M., Kühn I. (eds., 2010). Pensoft, Sofia, Moscow, Page 26-29

Aerobic methanol-oxidizing Bacteria in soil

Aerobe Methanol-oxidierende Bakterien im Boden

Kolb, S. (2009): Aerobic methanol-oxidizing Bacteria in soil. FEMS Microbiology Letters 300, 1–10. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01681.x

Multiple convergent evolution of arboreal life in oribatid mites indicates the primacy of ecology

Die mehrfache konvergente Evolution von Borke-lebenden Hornmilben (Oribatiden) deutet auf die herausragende Bedeutung ökologischer Faktoren im Laufe der Evolution hin

Maraun M., Erdmann G., Schulz G., Norton R.A., Scheu S., Domes K. (2009): Multiple convergent evolution of arboreal life in oribatid mites indicates the primacy of ecology. Biological Science 276 (1671), 3219-3227. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0425

Molecular characterization of aromatic peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita

Aufklärung des Genes für ein Peroxidase-Enzym aus dem Ständerpilz Südlicher Ackerling

Pecyna M.J., Ullrich R., Clemens A., Schubert R., Scheibner K., Hofrichter M. (2009): Molecular characterization of aromatic peroxygenase from Agrocybe aegerita. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol 84 Nr. 5, S. 885-897

Clavispora reshetovae

Yurkov A., Schäfer A. M., Begerow D. (2009): Clavispora reshetovae. Fungal Planet 35. Persoonia 23, 182-183

Barnettozyma vustinii

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The Biodiversity Exploratories Information System – Towards a service-oriented Framework for knowledge-based Data and Tool Integration

Heimann D., König-Ries B., Nieschulze J., The Biodiversity Exploratories Information System - Towards a service-oriented Framework for knowledge-based Data and Tool Integration, Proceedings of the Data Management Workshop, University of Cologne, Germany

A web service based approach for integrating statistics tools into an information system for experiment data

Heimann D., Nieschulze J., König-Ries B., A web service based approach for integrating statistics tools into an information system for experiment data, Proceedings of Informatik 2009 - The 39th annual conference of the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Lübeck

Effekte von Landnutzung auf die Diversität von Wanzen

Goßner M. M., Kowalski E., Lange M., Türke M., Weisser W.W. (2009): Effekte von Landnutzung auf die Diversität von Wanzen. HETEROPTERON Heft 31 / 2009

Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in Thüringen – ein Überblick

Goßner M. M., Weigel A., Schulze E.-D. (2009): Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in Thüringen - ein Überblick. - Thüringer faunistische Abhandlungen 14, 171-176.

Die Verwendung von Ontologien für die semantische Integration von Daten und Werkzeugen

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Exploratorien für funktionelle Biodiversitätsforschung

Pfeiffer S., Bernert P., Großmann M., Henne E., Kalko E.K.V., Linsenmair K.E., Prati D., Schulze E.D., Weisser W.W., Fischer M. (2008): Exploratorien für funktionelle Biodiversitätsforschung. In: Wolters V., Krüß A. (eds) Naturschutz und Ökologie - Ausgewählte Beiträge zur GfÖ-Jahrestagung 2007 in Marburg. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 60, 183-188.

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