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Lehrstuhl für Naturschutzbiologie und Waldökologie

Julia Rothacher

Julia Rothacher

University of Würzburg
Chair of Conservation Biology and Forest Ecology
Campus Hubland Nord
Emil-Fischer-Str. 32
97074 Würzburg
Gebäude: 32
Raum: R6
Telefon: +49 931 31 84210
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0083-7893
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  • Waldökologie, Naturschutz und Biodiversität
  • Soundscape Ecology und Bioakustik
  • Auswirkung des Klimawandels auf Insektengemeinschaften
  • Mikroklimatische Einflüsse auf die Stressreaktionen von Insekten
  • Multitaxa-Ansätze zur Untersuchung von Biodiversität und Ökosystemprozessen
  • Käfer, Vögel und Fledermäuse

2026[ to top ]
  • Spatial microclimatic heterogeneity is associated with forest structure and biodiversity. Pierick, Kerstin; Seidel, Dominik; Bradler, Pia; Cesarz, Simone; Decker, Orsi; Delory, Benjamin M.; Dittrich, Sebastian; Ehbrecht, Martin; Eisenhauer, Nico; Fichtner, Andreas; Junginger, Michael; Köhler, Michael; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Link, Roman M.; Mallick, Soumen; Müller, Jörg; Rothacher, Julia; Rugen, Lena; Scholz, Guido F.; Stör, Jean-Léonard; Weißing, Kim K.; Wild, Clara; von Oheimb, Goddert; Ammer, Christian; Schuldt, Bernhard. In Ecological Indicators, 187, p. 114874. Elsevier BV, 2026.
  • Biodiversity associations between above‐ground and below‐ground communities in mountain forests across different climatic regions. Zou, Jia‐Yun; Seidl, Rupert; Bässler, Claus; Geres, Lisa; Ma, Liang‐Liang; Richter, Tobias; Thom, Dominik; Xiong, Chao; Rieker, Daniel; Zheng, Wei; Müller, Jörg; Chao, Anne; Mitesser, Oliver; Kortmann, Mareike; Rothacher, Julia; Li, De‐Zhu; Liu, Jie; Gao, Lian‐Ming; Luo, Ya‐Huang; Seibold, Sebastian. In Journal of Ecology, 114(4). Wiley, 2026.
  • Restoring structural complexity in temperate forests increases bat and bird diversity. Wild, Clara; Chao, Anne; Chuang, Po-Yen; Cadotte, Marc; Daume, Nico; Decker, Orsi; Hausmann, Ronja; Hochrein, Sophia; Junginger, Michael; Kortmann, Mareike; Kümmet, Sonja; Mallick, Soumen; Mitesser, Oliver; Pickert, Ruth; Rothacher, Julia; Sattler, Kai; Schlüter, Jens; Thorn, Simon; Müller, Jörg. In Current Biology, 36(11), pp. 2840–2852.e4. Elsevier BV, 2026.
  • Multi-host and multi-taxon experiment reveals the overlooked importance of small-sized carrion for biodiversity. Horlebein, Sophie; Mitesser, Oliver; Rothacher, Julia; Benbow, M. Eric; von Hoermann, Christian; Kühn, Gwen; Fiderer, Christian; Rietz, Janine; Lackner, Tomáš; Bässler, Claus; Heurich, Marco; Müller, Jörg. In Basic and Applied Ecology, 94, pp. 49–60. Elsevier BV, 2026.
  • Temperate forest heterogeneity decreases local and landscape‐scale spider diversity through habitat filtering despite increasing species turnover. Stör, Jean‐Léonard; Rothacher, Julia; Cadotte, Marc W.; Chao, Anne; Huszarik, Maike; Junginger, Michael; Köstler‐Albert, Lisa; Mitesser, Oliver; Mori, Akira S.; Wild, Clara; Müller, Jörg. In Journal of Animal Ecology, 95(9), pp. 1793–1806. Wiley, 2026.
  • Dung beetles do not profit from enhanced spatial heterogeneity in temperate production forests: A forest manipulation experiment. Asch, Johanna; Scherer‐Lorenzen, Michael; Pierick, Kerstin; Wild, Clara; Rothacher, Julia; Müller, Jörg; Decker, Orsi; Cesarz, Simone; Daume, Nico; Buse, Jörn; Peters, Marcell K. In Journal of Applied Ecology, 63(2). Wiley, 2026.
  • Elevation reverses the effects of forest structure on folivory and leaf asymmetry. Mallick, Soumen; Wild, Clara; Kieffer, Adèle; Torres Pineda, Jorge Salvador; Pierick, Kerstin; Rothacher, Julia; Decker, Orsi; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Mitesser, Oliver; Eisenhauer, Nico; Mori, Akira S.; Ammer, Christian; Schuldt, Bernhard; Müller, Jörg. In Functional Ecology, 40(4), pp. 1061–1073. Wiley, 2026.
  • The invisible heterogeneity of forests---\($\beta$\)-diversity of volatiles. Carlson, Lena; Müller, Jörg; Ammer, Christian; Bässler, Claus; Bevanda, Mirjana; Biedermann, Peter H. W.; Bradler, Pia M.; Casta~n}}eda-Gómez, Antonio J.; Delory, Benjamin M.; Dittrich, Sebastian; Dyson, Bronwyn Lira; Fichtner, Andreas; Mitesser, Oliver; von Oheimb, Goddert; Pflumm, Luisa; Pierick, Kerstin; Rothacher, Julia; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Schwalb-Willmann, Jakob; Wegmann, Martin; Wild, Clara; Schmitt, Thomas. In Landscape Ecology, 41(4), p. 62. 2026.
  • Structural complexity and prey availability shape spider communities under retention forestry. Fardiansah, Riko; Rehling, Finn; Cordeiro Pereira, João M.; Heidrich, Lea; Stör, Jean‐Léonard; Rothacher, Julia; Müller, Jörg; Klein, Alexandra‐Maria. In Journal of Applied Ecology, 63(5). Wiley, 2026.
  • Forest Heterogeneity by Chain Saw: How Between‐Patch Variation in Old Growth Attributes Changes the Metacommunities of Beetles. Mitesser, Oliver; Cadotte, Marc W.; Mori, Akira S.; van der Plas, Fons; Chao, Anne; Rothacher, Julia; Bässler, Claus; Bevanda, Mirjana; Biedermann, Peter H. W.; Bradler, Pia; Castañeda‐Gómez, Antonio; Decker, Orsi; Delory, Benjamin M.; Dittrich, Sebastian; Feldhaar, Heike; Fichtner, Andreas; Kreis, Alexander; Köstler‐Albert, Lisa; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; von Oheimb, Goddert; Pflumm, Luisa; Pierick, Kerstin; Schwalb‐Willmann, Jakob; Thorn, Simon; Vogelfänger, Leah; Weisser, Wolfgang; Wegmann, Martin; Wild, Clara; Müller, Jörg. In Ecology Letters, 29(3). Wiley, 2026.
2025[ to top ]
  • Reply to: Weather anomalies cannot explain insect decline. Müller, Jörg; Hothorn, Torsten; Yuan, Ye; Seibold, Sebastian; Mitesser, Oliver; Rothacher, Julia; Freund, Julia; Wild, Clara; Wolz, Marina; Menzel, Annette. In Nature, 639(8054), pp. E12-E13. 2025.
  • Experimental enhancement of structural heterogeneity in forest landscapes promotes multidimensional hoverfly diversity. Massó Estaje, Clàudia; Rothacher, Julia; Vujić, Ante; Miličić, Marija; Chao, Anne; Mitesser, Oliver; Müller, Jörg; Claßen, Alice; Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf. In Journal of Applied Ecology, 63(1). Wiley, 2025.
  • Macro‐ and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes. Geres, Lisa Samira; Richter, Tobias; Seidl, Rupert; König, Sebastian; Chao, Anne; Chiu, Chun‐Huo; Kortmann, Mareike; Mitesser, Oliver; Müller, Jörg; Rothacher, Julia; Bässler, Claus; Seibold, Sebastian. In Ecography, 2025(12). Wiley, 2025.
  • A shortcut to sample coverage standardization in metabarcoding data provides new insights into land-use effects on insect diversity. Kortmann, Mareike; Chao, Anne; Chiu, Chun-Huo; Heibl, Christoph; Mitesser, Oliver; Morinière, Jérôme; Bozicevic, Vedran; Hothorn, Torsten; Rothacher, Julia; Englmeier, Jana; Ewald, Jörg; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Moning, Christoph; Redlich, Sarah; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Tobisch, Cynthia; Uhler, Johannes; Zhang, Jie; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Müller, Jörg. In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 292(2046). The Royal Society, 2025.
  • Testing the soundscape response to silvicultural interventions in a controlled before-and-after experiment. Rothacher, Julia; Mitesser, Oliver; Müller, Sandra; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Buřivalová, Zuzana; Müller, Jörg. In Biological Conservation, 306, p. 111116. Elsevier BV, 2025.
  • The impact of tree mortality and post‐disturbance management on insect diversity in temperate forests: Insights from a replicated experiment. Rothacher, Julia; Seidl, Rupert; Thom, Dominik; Kortmann, Mareike; Chao, Anne; Chiu, Chun‐Ho; Heibl, Christoph; Hothorn, Torsten; Mitesser, Oliver; Mori, Akira S.; Morinière, Jérôme; Pierick, Kerstin; Wild, Clara; Wild, Nina; Müller, Jörg. In Journal of Applied Ecology. Wiley, 2025.
  • Nest mass in forest tits increases with elevation and decreasing body mass, promoting reproductive success. Wild, Clara; Brandl, Roland; Decker, Orsi; Hochrein, Sophia; Ingrosso, Andrea; Mallick, Soumen; Mitesser, Oliver; Rothacher, Julia; Thorn, Simon; Müller, Jörg. In Journal of Avian Biology, 2025(4). Wiley, 2025.
  • Estimating the Dispersal Ability of the Carrion Beetle Necrodes littoralis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Silphinae) by Mark‐Recapture. Busse, Annika; Müller, Jörg; Benbow, M. Eric; Daume, Nico; Gadenne, Pia; Heurich, Marco; Lackner, Tomáš; Mitesser, Oliver; Rothacher, Julia; Simon, Bleuenn; von Hoermann, Christian; Hovestadt, Thomas. In Journal of Applied Entomology, 149(10), pp. 1600–1609. Wiley, 2025.
2024[ to top ]
  • Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years. Müller, Jörg; Hothorn, Torsten; Yuan, Ye; Seibold, Sebastian; Mitesser, Oliver; Rothacher, Julia; Freund, Julia; Wild, Clara; Wolz, Marina; Menzel, Annette. In Nature, 628(8007), pp. 349–354. 2024.
2023[ to top ]
  • Logging operations creating snags, logs, and stumps under open and closed canopies promote stand-scale beetle diversity. Rothacher, Julia; Hagge, Jonas; Bässler, Claus; Brandl, Roland; Gruppe, Axel; Müller, Jörg. In Forest Ecology and Management, 540, p. 121022. Elsevier, 2023.
2022[ to top ]
  • Forest dieback in a protected area triggers the return of the primeval forest specialistPeltis grossa(Coleoptera, Trogossitidae). Busse, Annika; Cizek, Lukas; Čížková, Pavla; Drag, Lukas; Dvorak, Vladimir; Foit, Jiří; Heurich, Marco; Hubený, Pavel; Kašák, Josef; Kittler, Florian; Kozel, Petr; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Nigl, Ludwig; Procházka, Jiří; Rothacher, Julia; Straubinger, Cornelia; Thorn, Simon; Müller, Jörg. In Conservation Science and Practice, 4(2). Wiley, 2022.