A5070690894- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Forest Management and Policy
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Forest ecology and management
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Advanced Text Analysis Techniques
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- AI-based Problem Solving and Planning
Philipps University of Marburg
2023-2025
University of Freiburg
2014-2023
The Nature Conservancy
2022
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
2019-2021
University of Kassel
2019
University of Göttingen
2019
Zimmer Biomet (Germany)
2015
Evidence-based decision-making is most effective with comprehensive access to scientific studies. If studies face significant publication delays or barriers, the useful information they contain may not reach decision-makers in a timely manner. This represents potential problem for mission-oriented disciplines where latest data required ensure actions are undertaken. We sought analyse severity of delay conservation science-a field that requires urgent action prevent loss biodiversity. used...
Reliability of scientific findings is important, especially if they directly impact decision making, such as in environmental management. In the 1990s, assessments reliability medical field resulted development evidence-based practice. Ten years later, practice was translated into conservation, but so far no guidelines exist on how to assess evidence individual studies. Assessing studies essential appropriately identify and synthesize confidence research findings. We develop a tool strength...
Abstract Grasslands are globally distributed and naturally occurring; however, in Europe, most grasslands anthropogenically created or altered by livestock grazing mowing. Low‐intensity use management have led to species‐rich communities European grasslands. The intensification of crop production farming with stabling throughout the year has an abandonment that no longer economically profitable. In this study, we looked at influence grassland on biodiversity. We hypothesized decreases...
Abstract In an agricultural landscape, production and conservation ideally go hand in hand. a win‐win scenario, measures, such as hedges flower strips, provide support for biodiversity crop example by increased pollination pollinator diversity. However, these measures may also decrease attracting pollinators competing with visits. Here, we studied plant–pollinator interactions from two different perspectives. First, looked at the perspective investigating whether networks differed between...
In the current era of Big Data, existing synthesis tools such as formal meta-analyses are critical means to handle deluge information. However, there is a need for complementary that help (a) organize evidence, (b) theory, and (c) closely connect evidence theory. We present hierarchy-of-hypotheses (HoH) approach address these issues. an HoH, hypotheses conceptually visually structured in hierarchically nested way where lower branches can be directly connected empirical results. Used...
Arboreal spiders in deciduous and coniferous trees were investigated on their distribution diversity. Insecticidal knock-down was used to comprehensively sample from 175 2001 2003 the Białowieża forest three remote forests Poland. We identified 140 species 9273 adult spiders. Spider communities distinguished between trees. The richest fauna collected Quercus where beta diversity also highest. A tree-species-specific pattern clearly observed for Alnus, Carpinus, Picea Pinus those tree that...
Forest harvest alters natural nutrient cycles, which is reflected in stream water run-off from harvested catchments. Nitrate an essential for plant growth, but increased concentrations rivers, lakes, and oceans have contributed to eutrophication anoxic conditions. Based on a literature review, we assessed the impact of three different methods—clearcut, patchcut, selective harvest—on nitrate temperate forest streams. In meta-analysis, influence methods additional environmental variables was...
Abstract Ecosystem service research has gained attraction, and the topic is also high on policy agenda. Projects such as TEEB have generalized results of individual case studies to provide guidelines for makers stakeholders. Seppelt et al. (2011) raised critical questions about four facets that characterize holistic ideal ecosystem services research: (i) biophysical realism data models; (ii) consideration trade-offs between services; (iii) recognition off-site effects; (iv) comprehensive but...
Abstract The crisis facing Africa’s elephant populations is a notorious example of ongoing wildlife declines caused by illegal harvesting. Targeted conservation interventions require detailed knowledge about changes in population sizes and the effect activities. However, accurately quantifying poaching intensity difficult task: commonly calculated from ranger‐based carcass‐encounter data, proportion illegally killed elephants (PIKE) function background mortality. Hence, at constant...
Insect populations decline, particularly in intensively managed agricultural landscapes. communities are influenced by current practices, which themselves determined the economic, political and social frameworks. We highlight these direct indirect drivers affecting insect communities, raise key research questions discuss options for action to encourage a transformative change towards an system protecting biodiversity.
Abstract Logging and mining are widespread in most West African countries considering their socio-economic importance, little is known about ecological impacts. In this study, we investigated the effects of chainsaw milling (logging) artisanal on terrestrial small mammal communities a tropical forest Ghana. For this, compared abundance, diversity measures community composition mammals active at floor logged, mined undisturbed sites. We found that abundance was higher logged sites than Small...