A5007622003- Plant and animal studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M
2021-2023
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
2016-2021
State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe
2017
Abstract Agricultural intensification is considered to be a major driver of terrestrial biodiversity decline. Resulting loss, isolation and degradation flower‐rich habitats are threatening pollinators. Agri‐environmental schemes ( AES ) aim counteract these negative effects, including measures enhance floral resources in agricultural landscapes. The impact plant species composition on their efficiency mitigate pollinator however, largely unexplored. We tested four recommended seed mixtures...
Abstract Agricultural intensification and abandonment of traditional agricultural practices are main drivers current insect declines. The resulting loss feeding nesting opportunities has led to a decrease in pollinator populations like wild bees. While the restoration floral resources been widely implemented bee conservation, resources, particularly for ground‐nesting species, barely considered. We assessed diversity wine‐growing area Germany 15 study sites along soil gradient evaluated...
Abstract Sown wildflower strips can support insects that collect pollen for their larvae. How these affect flower visitors with carnivorous larvae, however, is almost unknown. We studied the impact of and surroundings on two common solitary wasps: caterpillar‐hunting Ancistrocerus nigricornis Curtis spider‐hunting Trypoxylon figulu s Linnaeus. Trap‐nest locations at 22 semi‐natural habitats in central Germany formed independent gradients landscape complexity distance to either one or several...