A5083621192- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Plant and animal studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Landslides and related hazards
- Climate Change and Environmental Impact
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Forest Management and Policy
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Climate variability and models
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
2010-2022
The University of Western Australia
1992
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
1986
Summary 1. Climate change encompasses changes in both the means and extremes of climatic variables, but population consequences latter are intrinsically difficult to study. 2. We investigated whether frequency, magnitude timing rare catastrophic flooding events have changed over time Europe’s largest estuary. Subsequently, we quantified how this has affected risk six saltmarsh nesting bird species. 3. show that maximum high tide increased twice as fast mean past four decades (0·8 vs. 0·4 cm...
Abstract Correlations among plant traits often reflect important trade‐offs or allometric relationships in biological functions like carbon gain, support, water uptake, and reproduction that are associated with different organs. Whether trait correlations can be aggregated to “spectra” “leading dimensions,” whether these dimensions consistent across organs, spatial scale, growth forms still open questions. To illustrate the current state of knowledge, we constructed a network published “leaf...
Land management in coastal areas has to cope with impacts of climate change and sea level rise. In Germany, landscape plans assess organize the spatial allocation land use as an environmental contribution general planning. Collaborative planning processes are important develop sustainable ecosystem-based strategies make landscapes proof. However, there is little experience collaborative practical probably other countries well. This paper conducts empirical case study low-lying northwest...
We present a framework to relate the provision of multiple, interacting ecosystem services climate change and land use adaptation, by combining hydrological process models with statistical species' distribution transfer functions upscale plot data landscape scale. Functional traits projected plant communities predict provisional species conservation services, whereas model predicts water-related regulatory services. applied coastal areas Baltic Sea future service outputs in yearly time steps...
Species conservation and forage production are both important, yet conflicting components of sustainable grassland management. We modeled value as dependents in a chain responses effects, starting with abiotic environmental conditions that affect the spatial distribution land uses biotic ecosystem properties. asked which relationships this causal determine trade-offs between value. Abiotic properties were recorded on 46 plots coastal marshes Northwest Germany. Plant bird values calculated...
Abstract Recent empirical and theoretical approaches have called for an understanding of the processes underpinning ecosystem service provision. Environmental gradients shown effects on key plant functional traits that subsequently explain properties several systems. However, little is known concerning how associations between traits, including both below- aboveground components, predict independently measured final services. Here, we modeled (1) responses leaf economics spectrum, Plant size...
Abstract Resilience is a major research focus covering wide range of topics from biodiversity conservation to ecosystem (service) management. Model simulations can assess the resilience of, for example, plant species, measured as return time conditions prior disturbance. This requires process‐based models ( PBM ) that implement relevant processes such regeneration and reproduction thus successfully reproduce transient dynamics after disturbances. Such are often complex limited either...
Summary Informed application of habitat management measures is crucial, especially in saltmarshes that function as last refuges for breeding waders Europe. Despite a reduction agricultural use since the establishment Wadden Sea National Parks at end 1980s, there remains controversy regarding such timing mowing. We modelled proportion nests and chicks would be jeopardised by mowing different dates, using long-term data Common Redshank Tringa totanus – an endangered widespread indicator...
Many countries worldwide have developed guidelines for offsetting impacts on nature and landscape. Suitable locations are the prerequisite implementation of these measures, this might lead to conflicts with agriculture. In addition, comprehensive planning is often lacking potential added values conservation not exploited. Concepts such as so-called production-integrated compensation (PIC) been introduced give farmers opportunity actively participate in process improve cooperation. However,...