A5053310605- Marine and environmental studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Technische Universität Braunschweig
2022-2024
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
2017-2023
Summary Illegal killing/taking of birds is a growing concern across the Mediterranean. However, there are few quantitative data on species and countries involved. We assessed numbers individual each killed/taken illegally in Mediterranean country per year, using diverse range sources incorporating expert knowledge. estimated that 11–36 million individuals year may be region, many them migration. In Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, Lebanon Syria, more than two average year. For such as Blackcap Sylvia...
Defining and recording the loss of species diversity is a daunting task, especially if identities under threat are not fully resolved. An example Pontocaspian biota. The mostly endemic invertebrate faunas that evolved in Black Sea – Caspian Aral region live variable salinity conditions undergoing strong change, yet within several groups boundaries well established. Collection efforts past decade have failed to produce living material various whose taxonomic status unclear. This lack data...
Abstract Wildlife trade is currently the most important and increasing source of vertebrate invasive species. However, exhaustive analyses potential side effects regulations on this pathway introduction are lacking. We addressed by combining environmental niche models global data parrots (Psittaciformes), one widely traded worldwide taxa. used wild bird bans United States (1992) Europe (2005) as case‐studies. Results showed that regional can generate geographic redirections in trade, with...
The declining biodiversity has upsetting consequences for social and economic development represents a major concern humanity. Legal political framework plays an important role in conservation planning, implementation, coordination of actions. provisions are complex operate on different levels governance (from supranational to national), which means that the status single species or populations may be governed by set interacting even conflicting regulations, with increasing complexity occur...
Abstract The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest landlocked waterbody, providing habitat for hundreds of endemic and migratory species, along with ecosystem services that sustain millions people. Global warming projected to drive declines in water levels up 21 m by 2100. Using geospatial analyses, we assessed impact sea level decline on habitats, protected areas, human infrastructure. We show a just 5–10 will critically disrupt key ecosystems, reduce existing marine area coverage 94%, render...
Abstract Context To understand the herpetofauna decline in agricultural landscapes with presence and evaluating species-specific species richness patterns response to their features. Objectives This work aimed explore how different crop categories (i.e. agroforestry, irrigated, dry woody crops pastures), extent heterogeneity affect distribution diversity at two spatial resolutions, UTM 50km 2 10km . Methods We documented occurrence of European amphibians reptiles quantify grid cells. Results...
Abstract The Caspian Sea hosts unique native and endemic faunas. However, it is also a source sink of invasive alien species (IAS), with some listed among the worst 100 by IUCN. A common approach to study biodiversity biogeographic patterns or predict potential application ecological niche models distribution models. These are statistical methods using spatially gridded environmental data occurrence information. As not connected world’s oceans, for available in widely used Bio‐ORACLE marine...