The Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Science at LIB, Bonn, comprises a group of senior scientists (section heads), postdocs, PhD students, BSc/MSc students, and a fabulous team of technicians and a secretary.
At University of Münster (until 2020), I used to supervise a group consisting of 2-3 postdocs, 6-8 PhD students and additional BSc/MSc students.
from left to right: Clara Mattner, Yeisson Gutiérrez, David Ott, Christoph Scherber, Jana Brandmeier, Julia Tiede, Silvia Pappagallo, Michael Meyer, Maria Börger, Hannah Reininghaus, Hilke Hollens-Kuhr, Jan Sadowski.
September 2016
[from left to right: Yeisson Gutierrez, Julia Tiede, David Ott, Kristy Udy, Christoph Scherber, Michael Meyer, Hannah Reininghaus]
October 2014
At University of Göttingen (until 2015), I taught courses in Animal Ecology and multitrophic interactions, Plant-Animal interactions, Entomology, Biodiversity, Nature Conservation and Statistics. I have also taught Systematic Botany and Plant Anatomy.
Current course materials can be found at the BASIS system of University of Bonn.
Previous course materials can be found online at LearnWeb of University of Münster.
For old course material, please visit StudIP at University of Göttingen. Should you have problems logging in please contact me.
Dr. David Ott - Head of section experimental & applied ecology
Dr. Sarah Bourlat - Head of section metabarcoding
Dr. Livia Schäffler - Head of section conservation ecology
Dr. Hannah Reininghaus
Dr. Tamara Hartke
Dr. Georg F. Tschan
Dr. Vera Zizka
Leighton Thomas, PhD
Dr. Ameli Kirse
Dr. Michael M. Meyer (University of Münster)
Melissa Jüds
Dr. Kathrin Langen
Björn Nümann
Michel Posanski
Oksana Bahlei
Alice Scherges
Lisa Schmitz
Kerstin Sodtke
Lea Theile
Additional PhD committee memberships (selection)
Masters students supervised
2023 Janine Lubjuhn (ongoing) 2023 Marvin Applegate (ongoing) 2023 Johanna Rüllich (ongoing) 2023 Xenia Schirrmeister (ongoing) 2022 Sophia Fiegel 2022 Xiaoyi Wang 2022 Stephanie Funke 2022 Ellen Dürrbaum 2021 Lena Engel
Studies on habitat selection in dormouse in Rhineland-Palatia2021 Marie-Christine Rieger 2021
Clara Mattner
Modelling wolf distribution in Central Europe using individual-based models (finished)2021
Cora Sonsalla
Studies on the ecology of fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) (finished)2021 Marietta Puhl
Spatial prediction of arthropod biodiversity on farmland across Europe2020 Frederic Theis
Interval photographs as a novel method to study plant-pollinator interactions in monocultures and mixtures differing in management intensity2019 Lars Sund
Bumblebee flight behaviour (finished)2019 Florian Meinking
Beetle diversity in ancient oak forests (finished)2018 Florian Göbel
Bumblebee flight behaviour (finished)2017
Jana Brandmeier
Cropping system diversification and plant-insect interactions2017
Benjamin Ullrich
Optimizing bird monitoring schemes in arable landscapes (finished)2017
Mara Kreimeier
Effects of habitat connectivity and landscape composition on reptile communities (finished)2017
Nina Bacchi Pflanzenphysiologische Parameter von Gemengen mit Winterackerbohne (Vicia faba L. ) und Winterweizen (Triticum aestivum L.) unter Trockenstress (finished)
2017 Maren Smiatek Effects of temporal diversification on litter decomposition, microbial respiration and soil mesofauna in a long-term crop rotation experiment (finished)
2016 Lukas Egli
Global assessment of crop distribution and biodiversity patterns (finished)
2015 Wiebke Röper
Neue Agrarumweltmaßnahmen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern aus der Sicht landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen (finished)2015
Niklas Krummel Bottom-up control of Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in different habitats: fitness mediated by plant diversity? (finished)
2015
Marie Holler Effects of vegetation characteristics on leafhopper abundance in calcareous grasslands, adjacent paturelands and waysides in Northern Hesse (Germany) (finished)
2014
Sarah Lenze The effects of spatial scale, land use and vegetation characteristics on species richness and abundance of butterfly communities in calcareous grasslands (finished)
2013
Till Benner Effects of varying grassland management regimes and plant functional group composition on ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) (finished)
2013
Marcel Mühlfeit Einfluss eines Höhengradienten auf Cerambyciden, Elateriden und Lymexyliden in Fichtenwäldern des Westharzes. (finished)
2013
Marieke Neßmann Movement behavior and jumping performance of the Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) in fragmented grasslands along the Green Belt Eichsfeld-Werratal, Germany.(finished)
2013
Margaritha Hottmann Auswirkungen von Baumartendiversität und Distanz zum Waldrand auf Pflanzen und Arthropoden im Nationalpark Hainich (finished)
2011
Barbara Mayer Untersuchungen zur Ökologie der Zwergbirke (Betula nana L.) im Naturschutzgebiet Bernrieder Filz.(finished)
2011
Kerstin Albrecht Vergleichende Analysen zum Einfluss der Herbivorie auf die reproduktive Fitness von Senecio inaequidens DC. (Asteraceae) (with S. Porembski, Rostock) (finished)
2009
Lea Stanke Der Einfluss von Pflanzendiversität und Landnutzungsintensität auf Herbivorie (in German) (finished) [see Biological Conservation paper arising from this thesis]
2009
Lisa Freudenberger Predicting habitat suitability for Kea (Nestor notabilis) based on Ecological Modeling and Factor Analysis.(finished)
2009
Eva-Maria Kuhl Distribution of plant functional traits in a range of grassland formations differing in water and nitrogen availability A comparison using the SynBioSys and BiolFlor databases (finished) [see thesis published online]
2008
Mareen Gollnow Die Diversität von Totholzkäfern in Laubwäldern unterschiedlicher Baumartenzahl (finished) [see Ecological Entomology and Forest Ecol Manag papers where data from this thesis were used as covariates]
2006
Juliane Specht The relationship between plant diversity and the fitness of the common grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus ZETT. (Orthoptera: Acrididae) (finished) [see J Anim Ecol and Oecologia papers arising from this thesis]
Additional MSc thesis committee memberships
Carina Burmeister (MSc) Honey Bees vs.Wild Bees: Competition or Teamwork? [see PloS One paper arising from this thesis]
Bachelors students supervised
2020 Clara-Marie Putschky 2020 Candy Fahrenholz 2020 Frederike Jablotschkin 2020 Amelie Wendiggensen 2019 Stefanie Hoffmann 2019 Kira Kowalski 2019 Isabel Richter 2019 Pia Holthuis 2019 Ilka Fingerhut 2019 Miriam Schulz 2018 Corinna Bartel 2018 Daniela Reich
Predator effects on European curlew2018 Moritz Specht
Habitat selection in European adder (Vipera berus)2018 Melanie Diepenbrock
Prey spectrum of bats analyzed using molecular methods2018 Lu von Lengerke
Movement behaviour of European hedgehog (finished)2018 Nico Espadilha Patriarca
Predator-prey interactions in diversified cropping systems2018 Thea Schlager
Spadefood toad mapping2017 Lukas Dreyling Development of Locusta migratoria at different temperatures in a climate change scenario of Central Europe (finished) 2017 Sam Lucy Behle Experiments on small mammal behaviour at bait boxes: minimizing the risk to non-target species (finished; co-supervised with J. Jacob, JKI Münster) 2017 Linda Goebel Landscape context and functional connectivity of heathlands in the government district of Münster (finished)
2017 Marit Kelling Three-year monitoring of a sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) translocation in Haltern am See, North Rhine-Westphalia (finished)
2016 Charlotte Hurck Studies on the population structure and habitat preferences of the European adder (Vipera berus L.) at the Dortmund-Ems Canal (Coesfeld district, North Rhine-Westphalia) (finished)
2016 Florian Meinking Die Libellen der Stillgewässer des LSG „Wesermarsch“ und des
NSG „Drakenburger Marsch“ – Bestandsaufnahme und Entwicklungsvorschläge (finished)2016 Friederike Siegel Untersuchungen zur zeitlichen Aktivität des europäischen Feldhamsters (Cricetus cricetus L.) unter Freilandbedingungen (finished)
2016 Stephanie Funke Untersuchungen zur Verbreitung und zum Nahrungsspektrum des Fischotters (Lutra lutra) im mittleren Münsterland
2015
Tamer Özkömec Alternativen zum Mais als Substrat in der Produktion von Biogas (finished)
2015
Melanie Fiedler Untersuchungen zur Akzeptanz künstlicher Wohnröhren beim Feldhamster Cricetus cricetus L.) (finished)
2015
Friederike Siegel Untersuchungen zur zeitlichen Aktivität des Feldhamsters (Cricetus cricetus L.) unter Freilandbedingungen (finished)
2014
Nina Bacchi Der Einfluss von Ackerrandstrukturen auf den Ertrag von Raps und Weizen (finished)
2013
Wiebke Röper Auswirkungen von Management und Pflanzendiversität auf Arthropoden im Grünland (finished)
2013
Miriam Obermüller Fraßverhalten und Nahrungsspektrum von Laufkäfern (Carabidae) (finished)
2013
Jana Rühlke Studien zum Vorkommen naturschutzrelevanter Insektentaxa entlang des Grünen Bandes Eichsfeld-Werratal (finished)
2013
Henrike von der Decken Bestandsentwicklung ausgewählter Vogelarten im Gebiet "Außendeich Nordkehdingen" (Vogelschutzgebiet Unterelbe) im Spannungsfeld zwischen Landwirtschaft und Naturschutz (finished)
2012
Annabelle Rohlfing Effects of plant diversity and management on grassland invertebrates (finished)
2011
Till Benner Versuche zur Attraktivität verschiedener Genotypen von Populus tremula L. für Phratora spec. und Lochmaea caprea (Chrysomelidae) (finished)
2009
Dorothee Schwenke Introducing Ericulture in Nonno Rural Development Project in Ethiopia (finished)
2009
Kirsten Patzig Auswirkungen des Energiepflanzenanbaus auf die Biodiversität (finished)
please contact me by e-mail if you are interested in our research.
I currently teach block courses within the OEP Biology MSc program.
For current courses at University of Bonn, see the University of Bonn portal BASIS.
Please see the University of Bonn portal BASIS for details.