A5066259754- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Marine and fisheries research
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Research Data Management Practices
- Cell Image Analysis Techniques
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
University of Göttingen
2023-2024
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2020-2023
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
2020-2023
Abstract National and local governments need to step up efforts effectively implement the post‐2020 global biodiversity framework of Convention on Biological Diversity halt reverse worsening trends. Drawing recent advances in interdisciplinary science, we propose a for improved implementation by national subnational governments. First, identification actions promotion ownership across stakeholders recognize multiple values account remote responsibility. Second, cross‐sectorial mainstreaming...
Abstract Species‐rich communities exhibit higher levels of ecosystem functioning compared with species‐poor ones, and this positive relationship strengthens over time. One proposed explanation for phenomenon is the reduction niche overlap among plants or animals, which corresponds to increased complementarity reduced competition. In order examine potential animals strengthen between diversity functions, we integrated models bio‐energetic population dynamics food‐web assembly. Through...
Abstract Aims Ecological theories predict that assembly processes shape communities so co‐existing species may either be functionally more dissimilar ("divergence") or similar ("convergence") than expected by chance. Two important factors are rarely considered in combination spatial scale and successional stage. Our aim is to identify different functional patterns during succession across scales discuss the likely underlying processes. We expect find convergence due environmental filtering...
Abstract Understanding the mechanisms underlying diversity–productivity relationships (DPRs) is crucial to mitigating effects of forest biodiversity loss. Tree–tree interactions in diverse communities are fundamental driving growth rates, potentially shaping emergent DPRs, yet remain poorly explored. Here, using data from a large‐scale experiment subtropical China, we demonstrated that changes individual tree productivity were driven by species‐specific pairwise interactions, with higher...
Abstract Leaf functional traits provide important insights into plants’ responses to different environments. have been increasingly studied within-species in the last decade, following growing realisation that neglecting intra-specific scale can result misreading response environmental change. However, while likely lead similar pitfalls, within-individual leaf are under-researched despite being at which elementary interactions shape ecosystem processes. To address this critical lack of...
Plant community productivity generally increases with biodiversity, but the strength of this relationship exhibits strong empirical variation. In meta-food-web simulations, we addressed if spatial overlap in plants’ resource access and movement animals can explain such variability. We found that plant is a prerequisite for positive diversity-productivity relationships, causes exploitative competition lead to competitive exclusion. Movement herbivores apparent among plants, resulting negative...
Abstract The recent coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) is impacting the research community worldwide with unforeseen long‐term consequences for research, doctoral training, and international collaboration. It already clear that immediate effects of crisis resulting from disrupted stays reduced career development opportunities are being most detrimental to early‐career researchers. Based on a Sino‐German training group dedicated biodiversity‐ecosystem functioning we show how resilience large...
Resource-use complementarity of producer species is often invoked to explain their generally positive diversity-productivity relationships. Additionally, multi-trophic interactions that link processes across trophic levels have received increasing attention as a possible key driver. Given both are integral natural ecosystems, interactive effect should be evident but has remained hidden. We address this issue by analyzing relationships in simulation experiment primary communities nested...
Species-rich communities exhibit higher levels of ecosystem functioning compared to species-poor ones, and this positive relationship strengthens over time. One proposed mechanism for phenomenon is the reduction niche overlap thus, competition within plants or consumers. To explore how differentiation affects plant diversity-productivity relationship, we combined bio-energetic population dynamics food-web assembly models. Our findings reveal that increased complementarity can steepen if it...
Understand the mechanisms underlying diversity-productivity relationships (DPRs) is crucial to mitigating effects of forest biodiversity loss. Tree-tree interactions in diverse communities are fundamental driving growth rates, potentially shaping emergent DPRs, yet remains poorly explored. Here, using data from a large-scale experiment subtropical China, we demonstrated that changes individual tree productivity were driven by species-specific pairwise interactions, with higher positive net...
Abstract On a global scale, fisheries harvest an estimated 96 million tonnes of fish biomass annually, making them one the most important drivers marine ecosystem biodiversity. Yet little is known about interactions between and dynamics complex food webs in which harvested species are embedded. We have developed synthetic model that combines resource economics with to examine direct effects fishing on exploited indirect impact other same community. Our analyses show sensitivity targeted...
1. Species-rich communities exhibit higher levels of ecosystem functioning compared to species-poor ones, and this positive relationship strengthens over time. One proposed explanation for phenomenon is the reduction niche overlap among plants or animals, which corresponds increased complementarity reduced competition. 2. In order examine potential animals strengthen between diversity functions, we integrated models bio-energetic population dynamics food-web assembly. Through simulation...
Abstract Overfishing to feed the world's growing population is depleting fish stocks. As these species are embedded in complex food webs, single-species management plans must be replaced with models integrating multispecies fisheries, economic market feedbacks, and fisher behaviour into ecological interaction networks promote sustainable resource use. Here, we integrate three open-access fisheries a dynamic model of webs find that selectively choosing similar more beneficial than harvesting...
Abstract Reforestation and afforestation programs are promoted as strategies to mitigate rising atmospheric CO 2 concentrations enhance ecosystem services. Planting diverse forests is supposed foster such benefits, but optimal tree planting techniques, especially regarding species spatial arrangement, underexplored. Here, using field measurements from the subtropical BEF-China experiment, we simulated leaf litterfall decomposition, a function of various arrangements species, clusters random...