#Animals #2017 – 2020 #2014 – 2017
Arthropods (Core project)
Land use, above-ground arthropod diversity and arthropod-affected processes
Core project 7
Arthropods, especially insects, are the most diverse group of animals on earth and influence many ecosystem processes. Within the project Arthropods:
1) a long-term monitoring of insect and spider diversity is conducted in grasslands and forests;
2) ecosystem processes, e.g. herbivory, predation and parasitization are quantified;
3) and the role of deadwood insects in the decomposition of deadwood is analyzed as part of the BELongDead-experiment.
4) ecosystem processes like herbivory, predation, parasitisation and pollination are quantified.
Arthropods are sampled in forests and grasslands during the whole vegetation period (March-October) as part of the long-term monitoring. Through this monitoring, we can quantify not only short-term but also long-term effects of land use on arthropod diversity in grasslands and forests. Additionally, important basic information is supplied for other projects. In addition to the long-term monitoring, the use of indicator species is tested and ecological information (traits) of the sampled species are collected to test the effect of land use on the community composition and to understand the underlying processes of land-use effects. In various collaborations with other projects, we analyze the phylogenetic diversity of arthropods, the effect of the surrounding landscape and of historic land use and develop a BarCoding approach for the rapid assessment of Diptera species.
Hypotheses
1) Increasing land-use intensity leads to a decrease in diversity and overall abundance of arthropods in forests and grasslands.
2) The arthropod community composition changes with intensive land use, as species with certain characteristics become more abundant or rare.
Methods
Actively flying arthropods are sampled in forests with flight-interception traps within the understory and in the canopy of trees.
In grasslands, ground-living arthropods and species which are found in the vegetation layer are caught by monthly sweep-net sampling
We evaluate the impact of land use on the ecosystem processes herbivory, predation and parasitization. We test experimentally, if an increase in diversity within extensively used systems reduces herbivory on leaves and if the herbivore populations are controlled effectively. In forests, herbivory is quantified within the rejuvenation and on sun-exposed crowns of beech, which is the dominant tree species within the exploratories. In grasslands, herbivory is quantified for the community as well as for selected plant species. Through the joined analysis of data from the long-term monitoring and the ecosystem process assessment, we are able to detect relationships between land use, arthropod communities and connected processes.
Hypotheses
1) Changes in arthropod community composition affect ecosystem processes (e.g. herbivory) and the diversity of other taxa. The diversity and abundance of natural enemies of arthropod herbivores is higher in natural forests as well as under extensive land use in grasslands compared to managed forests or intensively used grasslands.
2) Parasitization rates and predation is higher in natural forests as well as under extensive land use in grasslands.
3) Herbivore abundance is lower in natural forests as well as under extensive land use in grasslands, due to the stronger control by natural enemies.
4) Hence, damage caused by herbivores is lower in natural forests as well as under extensive land use in grasslands.
Methods
Herbivory is quantified for different damage types, such as galls, mines, sucking-, scraping- and chewing damage. Predation is quantified through a three-day exposure of mealworms and artificial caterpillars made from modeling clay and a following determination of predation traces. Parasitization is evaluated through emergence traps on selected species, e.g. on the bark beetle species Trypodendron domesticum and on the beech leaf mining beetle Rhynchaenius fagi. Pollination is recorded by bumblebee footprints on Lotus corniculatus.
Within the BELongDead experiment deadwood logs (length 4m, diameter ca. 30cm) of 13 tree species were exposed on a total of 30 plots. Since 2010, the emerging insects from those logs are caught with closed emergence traps. This allows us to analyze the role of forest management and tree species on the colonization by deadwood insects. Additionally, we evaluate the role of deadwood insects in the decomposition of the logs in collaboration with other projects.
Hypotheses
1) The community of deadwood insects differs in its diversity and composition between logs of different tree species.
2) The diversity of the deadwood insect community is higher on native tree species compared to ‘exotic’ tree species.
3) The diversity of the deadwood insect community is higher in natural forests compared to managed forests.
4) The composition of the deadwood insect community changes during the course of the deadwood decomposition process.
5) Abundance and diversity of deadwood insects influence the decomposition rate positively.
Methods
One emergence trap (half round metal arch with dark cloth attached to its sides, see picture B) was installed on one log per tree species in 2010. The emergence traps are equipped with transparent sampling jars, in which the freshly emerged deadwood insects are caught. At the end of each year, the emergence traps are moved by 30cm on the log to enable new colonization at the old position of the emergence trap.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Einfluss von Klimaparametern und der Landnutzung auf die Ökosystemdienstleistung des Dungabbaus und dessen Variabilität
Schneider J. (2018): Einfluss von Klimaparametern und der Landnutzung auf die Ökosystemdienstleistung des Dungabbaus und dessen Variabilität. Bachelorarbeit, TU Darmstadt
Bedeutung natürlicher Waldentwicklung für die Biodiversität
Seibold S. (2018): Bedeutung natürlicher Waldentwicklung für die Biodiversität. Allgemeine Forst Zeitschrift/Der Wald 20, 12-13
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
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Kontrastierende Effekte verschiedener Landnutzungsarten im Grassland auf die Arten-Abundanz-Verteilung mehrerer Gruppen
Simons N., Lewinsohn T., Blüthgen N., Buscot F., Boch S., Daniel R., Gossner M.M., Jung K., Kaiser K., Müller J., Prati D., Renner S., Socher S., Sonnemann I., Weiner C., Werner M., Wubet T., Wurst S., Weisser W. W (2017): Contrasting effects of grassland management modes on species-abundance distributions of multiple groups. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 237, 143–153. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.12.022
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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
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Eine Intensivierung der Landwirtschaft in von Grassland dominierten Landschaften ohne Verlust von Artenvielfalt ist möglich
Simons N., Weisser W. W. (2017): Agricultural intensification without biodiversity loss is possible in grassland landscapes. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1, 1136–1145. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0227-2
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Kahl T., Arnstadt T., Baber K., Bässler K., Bauhus J., Borken W., Buscot F., Floren A., Heibl C., Hessenmöller D., Hofrichter M., Hoppe B., Kellner H., Krüger D., Linsenmair K. E., Matzner E., Otto P., Purahong W., Seilwinder C., Schulze E.-D., Wende B., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (2017): Wood decay rates of 13 temperate tree species in relation to wood properties, enzyme activities and organismic diversities. Forest Ecology and Management 391, 86-95. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.02.012
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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
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Evaluierung einer integrativen Wald-Naturschutzstrategie: Kann man Totholz anreichern und fördert dies die Biodiversität?
Dörfler I. (2017): Evaluation of an integrative strategy in forests: does deadwood enrichment work and increase biodiversity? Dissertation, TU München
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Wende B., Gossner M. M., Grass I., Arnstadt T., Hofrichter M., Floren A., Linsenmair K. E., Weisser W. W., Steffan-Dewenter I. (2017): Trophic level, successional age and trait matching determine specialization of deadwood-based interaction networks of saproxylic beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 284 (1854): 20170198. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0198
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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
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Waldbewirtschaftung beein-fl usst die Artengemeinschaften in wassergefüllten Baumhöhlen durch Veränderungen von Detritusmenge und Wasserchemie
Gossner M. M., Lade L., Rohland A., Sichardt N., Kahl T., Bauhus J., Weisser W. W., Petermann J. S. (2016): Effects of management on aquatic tree-hole communities in temperate forests are mediated by detritus amount and water chemistry. Journal of Animal Ecology 85 (1), 213–226. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12437
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Asynchronie ist für stabile Artengemeinschaften noch wichtiger als Diversität
Blüthgen N., Simons N., Jung K, Prati D., Renner S., Boch S., Fischer M., Hölzel N., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Tschapka M., Weisser W. W., Gossner M. M. (2016): Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity. Nature Communications 7:10697. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10697
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Soliveres S., Manning P., Prati D., Gossner M. M., Alt F., Arndt H., Baumgartner V., Binkenstein J., Birkhofer K., Blaser S., Blüthgen N., Boch S., Böhm S., Börschig C., Buscot F., Diekötter T., Heinze J., Hölzel N., Jung K., Klaus V. H., Klein A.-M., Kleinebecker T., Klemmer S., Krauss J., Lange M., Morris K. E., Müller J., Oelmann Y., Overmann J., Pašalić E., Renner S. C., Rillig M. C., Schäfer M., Schloter M., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Sikorski J., Socher S. A., Solly E., Sonnemann I., Sorkau E., Steckel J., Steffen-Dewenter I., Stempfhuber B., Tschapka M., Türke M., Venter P., Weiner C. N., Weisser W. W., Werner M., Westphal C., Wilcke W., Wolters V., Wubet T., Wurst S., Fischer M., Allan E. (2016): Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality. Phylosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 371(1694):20150269. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0269
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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
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Gossner M. M., Lewinsohn T., Kahl T., Grassein F., Boch S., Prati D., Birkhofer K., Renner S. C., Sikorski J., Wubet T., Arndt H., Baumgartner V., Blaser S., Blüthgen N., Börschig C., Buscot F., Diekötter T., Jorge L. R., Jung K., Keyel A. C., Klein A.-M., Klemmer S., Krauss J., Lange M., Müller J., Overmann J., Pašalić E., Penone C., Perović D. J., Purschke O., Schall P., Socher S. A., Sonnemann I., Tschapka M., Tscharntke T., Türke M., Venter P. C., Weiner C. N., Werner M., Wolters V., Wurst S., Westphal C., Fischer M., Weisser W. W., Allan E. (2016): Land-use intensification causes multitrophic homogenisation of grassland communities. Nature 540 (7632), 266–269. doi: 10.1038/nature20575
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Gossner M. M., Wende B., Levick S., Schall P., Floren A., Linsenmair K. E., Steffan-Dewenter I., Schulze E.-D., Weisser W. W. (2016): Deadwood enrichment in European forests – Which tree species should be used to promote saproxylic beetle diversity? Biological Conservation 201, 92–102. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.06.032
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Chisté M. N., Mody K., Gossner M. M., Simons N. K., Köhler G., Weisser W. W., Blüthgen N. (2016): Losers, winners, and opportunists: How grassland land-use intensity affects orthopteran communities. Ecosphere 7 (11): e01545. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.1545
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Soliveres S., van der Plas F., Manning P., Prati D., Gossner M. M., Renner S. C., Alt F., Arndt H., Baumgartner V., Binkenstein J., Birkhofer K., Blaser S., Blüthgen N., Boch S., Böhm S., Börschig C., Buscot F., Diekötter T., Heinze J., Hölzel N., Jung K., Klaus V. H., Kleinebecker T., Klemmer S., Krauss J., Lange M., Morris K. E., Müller J., Oelmann Y., Overmann J., Pašalić E., Rillig M. C., Schäfer M., Schloter M., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Sikorski J., Socher S. A., Solly E., Sonnemann I., Sorkau I., Steckel J., Steffen-Dewenter I., Stempfhuber B., Tschapka M., Türke M., Venter P., Weiner C., Weisser W. W., Werner M., Westphal C., Wilcke W., Wolters V., Wubet T., Wurst S., Fischer M., Allan E. (2016): Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature 536, 456–459. doi: 10.1038/nature19092
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Auf der Suche nach der optimalen Fangflüssigkeit: Variation in Invertebraten-Gemeinschaften, Proben- und DNA-Qualität
Gossner M. M., Struwe J.-F., Sturm S., Max S., McCutcheon M., Weisser W. W., Zytynska S. E. (2016): Searching for the Optimal Sampling Solution: Variation in Invertebrate Communities, Sample Condition and DNA Quality. PLoS ONE 11(2): e0148247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148247
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Predation along a land-use gradient in German grasslands
Geisthardt M. (2015): Predation along a land-use gradient in German grasslands. Master thesis, TU München
Effekte von Landnutzungs-Intensität auf die Vielfalt und Struktur von Arthropoden im Grünland
Simons N. (2015): Effects of land-use intensity on arthropod diversity and community structure in grassland. Dissertation, TU München
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Predation along a land-use gradient in German forests
Kirchberger J. (2015): Predation along a land-use gradient in German forests. Master thesis, TU München
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Die Bedeutung von Heterogenität, neu analysiert anhand eines Multi-Skalen- und Multi-Taxa-Ansatzes
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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
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Die Bedeutung von großskaligen Biodiversitätsstudien an Arthropoden am Beispiel der Biodiversitätsexploratorien
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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
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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
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Ein quantitativer Index der Landnutzungsintensität im Grünland: Einbindung von Mahd, Beweidung und Düngung
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Lade P. (2011): Effekte der Habitatisolation und „Metacommunity-Prozesse“ auf die Artenzahl und Abundanz von Organismen in Phytotelmen. Bachelor thesis, University Jena
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
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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
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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
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Türke M. (2011): Complicating a Complex Ecosystem Function: the Controversial Role of Gastropods in a Myrmecochorous Seed Dispersal Mutualism. Dissertation, University Jena
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Schober A. (2010): Effekte der Landnutzung auf das Vorkommen von Phytotelmen und der mit diesen assoziierten Invertebratengemeinschaften im Biosphärengebiet „Schwäbische Alb“. Thesis, University Jena
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
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Der Einfluss von Landnutzung auf Herbivorie an Buchen
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Staab, Michael; Keller, Alexander (2025): Metabarcoding of arthropods from suction sampling in grassland experiments 2021. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/32005?version=3
Staab, Michael; Schall, Peter (2024): ForMIX index quantifying land use for all forest plots. Version 9. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31855?version=9
Staab, Michael (2024): Metadata for arthropod suction sampling in grassland experiments. Version 4. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31966?version=4
Staab, Michael (2024): Arthropod suction sampling in grassland experiment, counted individuals per higher taxonomic group (2021, 2023). Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31967?version=3
Wehner, Katja; Staab, Michael; Blüthgen, Nico (2023): Life-history traits of snail species. Version 4. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31418?version=4
Staab, Michael; Achury, Rafael; Seibold, Sebastian; Simons, Nadja; Goßner, Martin (2023): Arthropod abundances from grassland sweep net samples since 2008. Version 9. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31488?version=9
Staab, Michael; Wehner, Katja (2022): 'Predation' marks on dummy caterpillars measured on VIPs (intensively studied plots), time series 2017-2024. Version 7. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31379?version=7
Staab, Michael (2022): Suction sampling grasslands experiments (2021), pooled individual numbers. Version 7. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31178?version=7
Staab, Michael; Achury, Rafael (2022): Check list for species names (including synonyms) for all Arthropods Core species data. Version 21. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31355?version=21
Staab, Michael (2022): Dung beetles collected in FOX in summer 2020. Version 5. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31246?version=5
Staab, Michael; Blüthgen, Nico (2022): Arthropod (per year, 2008-2017) and environmental data (climate, land use, land cover) from grasslands used in "Unravelling insect declines: can space replace time?", Biology Letters. Version 5. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25829/bexis.31182-5
Achury, Rafael; Staab, Michael (2022): Window traps on FOX, 2020 + 2021: Hemiptera and Coleoptera. Version 13. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31245?version=13
Wehner, Katja (2022): Intraspecific morphological traits in Geotrupidae (specimens sampled on several EPs in all three regions in 2014). Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31195?version=6
Wehner, Katja (2022): Intraspecific morphological traits in small dung beetles (specimens sampled on several EPs in all three regions in 2014 and 2015). Version 5. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31198?version=5
Wehner, Katja (2022): Intraspecific morphological traits in bee species (specimens sampled on several EPs in all three regions in 2008 and 2012). Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31200?version=6
Wehner, Katja (2022): Intraspecific morphological traits in grasshoppers (specimens sampled on several EPs in Hainich Dün and the Swabian Alb in 2014). Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31202?version=6
Staab, Michael; Wehner, Katja (2022): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured on VIPs (intensively studied plots), time series 2017-2024. Version 8. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31378?version=8
Achury, Rafael; Seibold, Sebastian; Simons, Nadja; Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2021): Beetles on different tree species, all forest VIPs, normal subplots, 2010 to 2017, BELongDead. Version 20. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31123?version=20
Staab, Michael (2021): Predation marks on dummy caterpillars measured in FOX in 2020 and 2024. Version 10. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/30904?version=10
Staab, Michael (2021): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured on VIPs in 2020. Version 5. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/30937?version=5
Staab, Michael (2021): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured on VIPs in 2021. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31114?version=3
Staab, Michael (2021): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured in grassland experiments (RPs and UPs, including corresponding EPs) in 2021 and 2023. Version 5. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31115?version=5
Weisser, Wolfgang; Seibold, Sebastian; Staab, Michael; Achury, Rafael (2021): Sweep net samples from grasslands in 2018: Araneae, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera. Version 7. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31116?version=7
Staab, Michael (2021): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured in FOX in 2020 and 2024. Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/30938?version=6
Staab, Michael (2021): Predation marks on dummy caterpillars measured on VIPs in 2021. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31112?version=3
Staab, Michael (2021): Predation marks on dummy caterpillars measured on VIPs in 2020. Version 10. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/30903?version=10
Achury, Rafael; Seibold, Sebastian; Simons, Nadja; Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2021): Saproxylic beetles on different tree species, all forest VIPs, normal subplots, 2010 to 2017, BELongDead, logs with complete data. Version 7. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31124?version=7
Staab, Michael (2021): Predation marks on dummy caterpillars measured in grassland experiments (RPs and UPs, including corresponding EPs) in 2021 and 2023. Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31113?version=6
Staab, Michael; Simons, Nadja; Goßner, Martin (2021): Body size and life-history traits of arthropod species. Version 30. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/31122?version=30
Wehner, Katja; Simons, Nadja; Weisser, Wolfgang; Blüthgen, Nico (2020): Predation marks on dummy caterpillars measured on VIPs in 2019. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/26646?version=3
Blüthgen, Nico; Wehner, Katja; Simons, Nadja; Weisser, Wolfgang (2020): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured on VIPs in 2018. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/26647?version=3
Blüthgen, Nico; Wehner, Katja; Simons, Nadja; Weisser, Wolfgang (2020): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured on VIPs in 2019. Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/26648?version=6
Weisser, Wolfgang; Borken, Werner; Kahl, Tiemo; Ambarli, Didem (2020): BelongDead - Wood density of 13 tree species, 30 VIPs, 2009-2018. Version 2. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/27126?version=2
Wehner, Katja; Blüthgen, Nico (2020): Oribatid mite abundances, diversity, sex ratio and numbers of eggs in females from 15 forest and 15 grassland plots in the Swabian Alb and the Schorfheide, 2017. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25829/bexis.26446-3
Blüthgen, Nico; Wehner, Katja; Simons, Nadja; Weisser, Wolfgang (2020): Predation marks on dummy caterpillars measured on VIPs in 2018. Version 4. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/26626?version=4
Simons, Nadja; Wehner, Katja; Blüthgen, Nico; Weisser, Wolfgang (2019): Predation rates based on dummy caterpillars measured on all EPs in 2017. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/25807?version=3
Simons, Nadja; Wehner, Katja; Blüthgen, Nico; Weisser, Wolfgang (2019): Predation marks on dummy caterpillars measured on all EPs in 2017. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/25806?version=3
Weisser, Wolfgang; Seibold, Sebastian; Ambarli, Didem; Staab, Michael (2019): List of plots without complete sampling or data for sweep-netting of arthropods on grassland EPs 2008 to 2022. Version 8. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/26008?version=8
Wehner, Katja; Blüthgen, Nico (2019): Land snail abundances measured on all EPs in June 2017. Version 2. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/24986?version=2
Weisser, Wolfgang; Seibold, Sebastian; Weist, Cornelia (2019): Landcover in plot surroundings based on ATKIS-DLM. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/26007?version=3
Blüthgen, Nico; Wehner, Katja (2019): Arthropod mediated processes (dung and seed depletion) measured on all EPs in 2017. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/24966?version=3
Seibold, Sebastian; Goßner, Martin; Simons, Nadja; Blüthgen, Nico; Müller, Jörg; Ambarli, Didem; Ammer, Christian; Bauhus, Juergen; Fischer, Markus; Fürstenau, Cornelia; Habel, Jan C.; Linsenmair, Karl Eduard; Nauss, Thomas; Ostrowski, Andreas; Penone, Caterina; Prati, Daniel; Schall, Peter; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef; Vogt, Juliane; Wöllauer, Stephan; Weisser, Wolfgang (2019): Arthropod data from 150 grassland plots, 2008-2017, and 140 forest plots, 2008-2016, used in "Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with drivers at landscape level", Nature. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25829/bexis.25786-1.3.11
Weisser, Wolfgang; Seibold, Sebastian; Heidrich, Lea; Müller, Jörg (2019): Moth abundance from lighttrapping on all grassland and forest plots 2018. Version 2. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/26026?version=2
Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang; Falck, Konstantin (2018): Ambrosia beetles and antagonists sampled by Pheromone traps on all EPs in 2010 and on a subset in 2011. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/24106?version=3
Weisser, Wolfgang; Goßner, Martin; Meyer, Sebastian T. (2018): Predation measured as predation marks by arthropods, birds, rodents and slugs on dummy caterpillars in grasslands, 2015. Version 2. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/24246?version=2
Pasalic, Esther; Weisser, Wolfgang; Goßner, Martin (2014): Sampling of beech scale (Cryptococcus fagisuga) infestation in forest EPs, 2009. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/18567?version=3
Weisser, Wolfgang (2013): Landscape features in the surrounding of each forest EP based on DLM (Digital Landscape Model) - Data. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/15929?version=3
Weisser, Wolfgang (2013): Landscape features in the surrounding of each forest EP based on DLM (Digital Landscape Model) - Raw data. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/15906?version=3
Seilwinder, Claudia; Weisser, Wolfgang (2013): Landscape features in the surrounding of each forest EP based on DLM (Digital Landscape Model) - Instructions. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/16268?version=3
Türke, Manfred; Weisser, Wolfgang (2011): Evaluation of ant exclusion methods with video recording in laboratory, 2010. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/13668?version=3
Türke, Manfred; Weisser, Wolfgang (2011): Evaluation of arthropods exclusion methods with video recording in field, 2010. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/13667?version=3
Türke, Manfred; Andreas, Kerstin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2011): Removel and consumption of seed by different animal groups in forest plots, 2009. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/13606?version=3
Pasalic, Esther; Lange, Markus; Weisser, Wolfgang; Goßner, Martin (2011): Sampling of beech leaf herbivory by invertebrates in forest EPs, 2009. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/12627?version=3
Lange, Markus; Weisser, Wolfgang (2011): Exclusion of predators from decomposers in forest plots. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/12626?version=3
Türke, Manfred; Lange, Markus; Kowalski, Esther; Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang; Boch, Steffen; Socher, Stephanie; Mueller, Jörg; Prati, Daniel; Fischer, Markus (2011): Myrmecochores, ants and gastropods in European beech forest (2009, all exploratories). Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/13666?version=3
Türke, Manfred; Weisser, Wolfgang (2008): Density of arion rufus in 19 forest plots in the Hainich, 2007. Version 4. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de/ddm/data/Showdata/2663?version=4
Non-public datasets
Losers and winners: Responses of grassland arthropods to land-use components – for all grassland plots from 2008-2018
Hartlieb, Margarita; Staab, Michael (2025): Losers and winners: Responses of grassland arthropods to land-use components - for all grassland plots from 2008-2018. Version 1. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 32057
Arthropod abundances from grassland sweep netting before and after mowing in Hainich 2016, LegacyNet, Campus Freising and Egenried
Wolfgang Weisser, Sebastian Meyer (2024): Arthropod abundances from grassland sweep netting before and after mowing in Hainich 2016, LegacyNet, Campus Freising and Egenried. Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 31740
Arthropod suction sampling in agricultural plots, counted individuals per higher taxonomic group (2024)
Staab, Michael (2024): Arthropod suction sampling in agricultural plots, counted individuals per higher taxonomic group (2024). Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 31964
Metadata for arthropod suction sampling in agricultural plots
Staab, Michael (2024): Metadata for arthropod suction sampling in agricultural plots. Version 2. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 31965
M(i) – mowing intensity index for all grassland plots since 2006
Hartlieb, Margarita (2024): M(i) - mowing intensity index for all grassland plots since 2006. Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 31970
Red List Germany status of arthropods
Staab, Michael (2024): Red List Germany status of arthropods. Version 23. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 31982
Red List Germany data for synthesis data sets
Staab, Michael (2024): Red List Germany data for synthesis data sets. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 31983
Saproxylic beetles on different tree species, all forest VIPs, normal subplots, 2010 to 2015, BELongDead (Outdated, see description)
Weisser, Wolfgang; Goßner, Martin; Staab, Michael; Achury, Rafael; Wende, Beate; Simons, Nadja; Seibold, Sebastian (2018): Saproxylic beetles on different tree species, all forest VIPs, normal subplots, 2010 to 2015, BELongDead (Outdated, see description). Version 5. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 22726
Araneae abundance and species, 2008
Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2009): Araneae abundance and species, 2008. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 6306
Staphylinidae abundance and species, 2008
Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2009): Staphylinidae abundance and species, 2008. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 6303
Coleoptera-Rest abundance and species, 2008
Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2009): Coleoptera-Rest abundance and species, 2008. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 6302
Bug abundance and diversity, 2008
Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2009): Bug abundance and diversity, 2008. Version 4. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 6305
Neuroptera abundance and species, 2008
Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2009): Neuroptera abundance and species, 2008. Version 3. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 6304
Grasshopper, bugs, cicadas – raw data, 2008
Goßner, Martin; Weisser, Wolfgang (2009): Grasshopper, bugs, cicadas - raw data, 2008. Version 6. Biodiversity Exploratories Information System. Dataset. https://www.bexis.uni-jena.de. Dataset ID= 6300
The so-called core projects of the BE emerged from the site selection project and the establishment of the exploratories (2006-2008). Since 2008, they have been providing the infrastructure and collecting important basic information on land use, diversity and ecosystem processes (long-term monitoring) for all projects. In addition, they coordinate project-wide activities such as various large-scale experiments.
Project in other funding periods
Invertebrates I (Core project)
#Animals #2008 – 2011 #2006 – 2008
Arthropods I (Core project)
#Animals #2011 – 2014
Arthropods (Core project)
#Animals #2020 – 2023
Arthropoden (Core project)
#Animals #Biotic Interaction #BELongDead #REX/LUX #FOX #2023 – 2026
Scientific assistants
