Julia Rothacher

PhD Student
Telefon: 0931/31-84210
Email: julia.rothacher@uni-wuerzburg.de
University of Würzburg
Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology
Biocenter - Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg, Germany
Office Adress:
University of Würzburg
Hubland Nord, Emil-Fischer-Str. 32
Building 32, Right Entrance, App. R6
Research interests
- Forest Ecology and Conservation
- Saproxylic beetles
- Bioacoustics
- Stressresponse of Insects
Projects
Effects of silvicultural interventions on Biodiversity - new methods allow new insights
Curriculum Vitae
Education
11/2021 - present | PhD Student at Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg | Focus: Effects of silvicultural interventions on biodiversity | Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller, Prof. Dr. Ricarda Scheiner
10/2018 - 10/2021| Master of Science in Biosciences at Julius-Maximilians-University, Würzburg | Focus: Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology & Behavioural Physiology and Sociobiology | Thesis: "Response of beetle diversity to deadwood and light regime - an experimental approach"
10/2012 - 07/2017 | 1.State examination in teaching (Gymnasiallehramt) at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen | Subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Pedagogics | Focus: Ecology and Diversity of Arthropods | Thesis: "Parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera Parasitica) in Amazonian tree bark arthropod communities - diversity and spatio-temporal patterns"
Professional experience
05/2018 - 09/2018 | Internship in the Bavarian Forest Natural Park, Grafenau | Focus: Environmental Education and Research
08/2017 - 04/2018 | Part time position at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen | Focus: Supervision of Biology Bachelor Courses in Taxonomy, Humanbiology, Organismic Biology and Anorganic Chemistry
Publications
Busse, A., Cizek, L., Čížková, P., Drag, L., Dvorak, V., Foit, J., Heurich, M., Hubený, P., Kašák, J., Kittler, F., Kozel, P., Lettenmaier, L., Nigl, L., Procházka, J., Rothacher, J., Straubinger, C., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2022). Forest dieback in a protected area triggers the return of the primeval forest specialist Peltis grossa (Coleoptera, Trogossitidae). Conservation Science and Practice, e612. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.612