A5059439676- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Engineering and Materials Science Studies
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Plant and fungal interactions
- HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
2000-2024
University of Veterinary Medicine
2024
Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen
2021
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
2012
Leibniz University Hannover
2007-2010
Hochschule Hannover
2000
Ambulatory Rehabilitation Center Berlin Adlershof
1942
The European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) typically resides in open habitats agriculturally dominated landscapes Europe. Over recent decades, a widely observed population decline occurred, which was attributed to agricultural intensification. However, with political incentives for specific crops, especially maize energy production, the habitat went through massive changes. Thus, there is need identify parameters that characterize suitable today's lands. We modelled densities spatially and...
Habitat management should be an important part of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) conservation, but habitat requirements this species are not fully recognised. The aim our research was to estimate these by analysing effect various agricultural landscape structure features on distribution hares in five areas Germany and Poland. local density assessed spring autumn 2006 using method spotlight-strip counts 9-15 subareas each region. has been described for subarea: share grain, other crops...
The grey partridge (Perdix perdix) and the common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) are galliform birds typical of arable lands in Central Europe exhibit a partly dramatic negative population trend. In order to understand general habitat preferences we modelled densities over entire range Lower Saxony. Spatially explicit developments bird were using spatially trends crop cultivation. Pheasant counted annually by 8000 hunting district holders 10 years 3.7 Mio ha constitute unique dataset...
As many other wild living species, black grouse Tetrao tetrix has to cope with anthropogenic disturbances in habitats. Impacts of tourism and outdoor recreation on species Tetraoninae have been subject several studies mountainous habitats Central Europe the United Kingdom. The geographically isolated critically endangered population Lower Saxony (North Germany) consistently monitored but beyond that poorly studied. This also applies key nature reserve Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide) which,...
High wild boar population densities lead to demands for a reduction avoid crop damages or epidemic diseases. Along with biological studies, better understanding of the human influence on wildlife and management is important. We conducted inquiries hunting methods hunters’ attitudes in Federal State Lower Saxony, Germany, understand strategies increasing population, as well underpin game concepts. Single hunt, especially at bait, still most widely used method boar. The proportion drive hunts...
Hunters' estimates of pair densities the grey partridge Perdix perdix as derived from an annual questionnaire survey (‘Game Survey Lower Saxony’, WTE) were evaluated by comparison with detailed ground‐truthing censuses in 123 randomly chosen hunting districts representing 63,847 ha potential habitat. Estimates and evaluation‐census‐densities highly significantly correlated. The median hunters' estimate errors, disregarding direction relative discrepancy, was 24.2%. Hunters underestimated...
The lagomorph-infecting Treponema paraluisleporidarum is a close relative of the human syphilis-bacterium pallidum. There paucity information on epidemiology hare syphilis and its relationship to rabbit- human-infecting treponemes that cause syphilis. In our study, we tested 734 serum samples from European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) collected between 2007 2019 in federal state Lower Saxony, Germany, for presence antibodies against T. paraluisleporidarum. Since cross-reacts with pallidum...
Abstract The Northern German Black Grouse metapopulation has been affected since decades by a sharply decline that ultimately led to reduced genetic variability. Gastrointestinal parasitoses are common among Grouse, but it is not clear if they have further negative impact on the development of this already threatened metapopulation. Therefore, between 2011 and 2014, occurrence seasonal variation gastrointestinal parasites were assessed coproscopical investigations feces collected in nature...
A successful wildlife management requires monitoring. Including non-scientific volunteers into monitoring actions is a common way for obtaining long-term and comprehensive data. Hunters present valuable target group as they are spread out nationwide in Germany additionally, provide know-how regarding game species. Since 1990s, various German hunting associations established programs motivated hunters to join, order record population sizes of huntable species under standardized census...
Wildlife habitats in general must provide foraging, hiding and resting places as well sites for reproduction. Little is known about habitat selection of black grouse the lowlands Central Europe. We investigated seven radio tagged birds an open heath grassland area surrounded by dense pine forests northern German Lüneburg Heath Nature Reserve. This site carries one last remaining populations European lowlands. Using resource functions based on presence/background data, we estimated...
<title>Abstract</title> The return of the two large carnivores wolf and lynx to federal state Lower Saxony, Germany, is a conservation success story. However, their accompanied by conflicts, which have be resolved comprehensive management strategies. Basis for such rigorous monitoring spatial temporal occurrence patterns both species. Currently, there are different approaches executed in Saxony: official one, established with species’ return, based on reporting opportunistic findings general...