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Chair of Conservation Biology and Forest Ecology

Michael Junginger

Michael Junginger

University of Würzburg
Ecological Station Fabrikschleichach
Glashüttenstraße 5
96181 Rauhenebrach
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  • Promoting beta diversity and ecosystem services through new forms of forest management - An experiment.
  • LifeSPAN
  • BETA-FOR

2026[ to top ]
  • Enhanced forest structural heterogeneity increases functional β-diversity but reduces α- and γ-diversity in soil nematodes. Schwarz, Rike; Bradler, Pia M.; Chao, Anne; Chuang, Po-Yen; Ciobanu, Marcel; Decker, Orsi; Delory, Benjamin M.; Dietrich, Peter; Dittrich, Sebastian; Fichtner, Andreas; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Junginger, Michael; Mitesser, Oliver; Mori, Akira S.; Müller, Jörg; von Oheimb, Goddert; Pierick, Kerstin; Eisenhauer, Nico; Cesarz, Simone. In Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 214, p. 110078. Elsevier BV, 2026.
  • Experimentally manipulating forest structure to mimic management strategies: effects on deadwood fungal diversity and decomposition. Lira Dyson, Bronwyn; Brabcová, Vendula; Baldrian, Petr; Müller, Jörg; Junginger, Michael; Bässler, Claus. In FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 102(3), I. Anderson (ed.). Oxford University Press (OUP), 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
2025[ to top ]
  • Inconsistent short-term effects of enhanced structural complexity on soil microbial properties across German forests. Schwarz, Rike; Eisenhauer, Nico; Ammer, Christian; Bradler, Pia M.; Decker, Orsi; Delory, Benjamin M.; Dietrich, Peter; Fichtner, Andreas; Huang, Yuanyuan; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Junginger, Michael; Mitesser, Oliver; Müller, Jörg; von Oheimb, Goddert; Pierick, Kerstin; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael; Cesarz, Simone. In Applied Soil Ecology, 214, p. 106335. Elsevier BV, 2025.