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Lehrstuhl für Naturschutzbiologie und Waldökologie

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2025[ to top ]
  • Hochrein, S., Liebhold, A. M., Bae, S., Wimmer, B., Leroy, B. M. L., Seibold, S., Weisser, W. W., Müller, J., & Huszarik, M. (2025). Bat response to experimental insecticide application against a defoliating moth in mixed oak forests. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70104
  • Kortmann, M., Chao, A., Chiu, C.-H., Heibl, C., Mitesser, O., Morinière, J., Bozicevic, V., Hothorn, T., Rothacher, J., Englmeier, J., Ewald, J., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Moning, C., Redlich, S., Rojas-Botero, S., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., … Müller, J. (2025). A shortcut to sample coverage standardization in metabarcoding data provides new insights into land-use effects on insect diversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 292(2046), Article 2046. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.2927
  • Kacic, P., Gessner, U., Hakkenberg, C. R., Holzwarth, S., Müller, J., Pierick, K., Seidel, D., Thonfeld, F., Torresani, M., & Kuenzer, C. (2025). Characterizing local forest structural complexity based on multi-platform and -sensor derived indicators. Ecological Indicators, 170, 113085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113085
  • Escobar, S., Newell, F. L., Endara, M., Guevara‐Andino, J. E., Landim, A. R., Neuschulz, E. L., Hausmann, R., Müller, J., Pedersen, K. M., Schleuning, M., Tremlett, C. J., Villa‐Galaviz, E., Schaefer, H. M., Donoso, D. A., & Blüthgen, N. (2025). Reassembly of a tropical rainforest: A new chronosequence in the Chocó tested with the recovery of tree attributes. Ecosphere, 16(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70157
  • Rietz, J., Beudert, B., Ferry, N., Böcker, L., Conraths, F. J., Probst, C., Zedrosser, A., Küchenhoff, H., Hais, M., Schlüter, J., Lackner, T., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2025). Temperature and pH dynamics during carcass decomposition and implications for disease management. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 25795. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-07716-w
  • Somervuo, P., Roslin, T., Fisher, B. L., Hardwick, B., Kerdraon, D., Raharinjanahary, D., Rajoelison, E. T., Lauha, P., Griem, L., Lehikoinen, P., Niittynen, P., Piirainen, E., Lumme, M., Riihikoski, V.-M., Acevedo-Charry, O., Adalsteinsson, S. A., Ahmad, M., Alcobia, S., Aldará, J., … Ovaskainen, O. (2025). Human contributions to global soundscapes are less predictable than the acoustic rhythms of wildlife. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02786-5
  • Molleman, F., Sokół‐Łętowska, A., Mallick, S., Prinzing, A., & Walczak, U. (2025). Adaptation to Leaf Traits of Individual Trees in a Forest Appears Rare in Caterpillars. Ecology and Evolution, 15(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71038
  • Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Yuan, Y., Seibold, S., Mitesser, O., Rothacher, J., Freund, J., Wild, C., Wolz, M., & Menzel, A. (2025). Reply to: Weather anomalies cannot explain insect decline. Nature, 639(8054), E12-E13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08529-z
  • Manfrin, A., Schirmel, J., Arias, M., Entling, M. H., Hoffmann, J., Huszarik, M., Kolb, S., Schrimpf, A., Schmidt, T., Bundschuh, M., & Schulz, R. (2025). Cross-ecosystem effects of light pollution and invasive signal crayfish on riparian spiders. Global Ecology and Conservation, e03577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03577
  • Wild, C., Brandl, R., Decker, O., Hochrein, S., Ingrosso, A., Mallick, S., Mitesser, O., Rothacher, J., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2025). Nest mass in forest tits increases with elevation and decreasing body mass, promoting reproductive success. Journal of Avian Biology, 2025(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/jav.03407
  • Ganuza, C., Redlich, S., Rojas-Botero, S., Tobisch, C., Zhang, J., Benjamin, C., Englmeier, J., Ewald, J., Fricke, U., Haensel, M., Kollmann, J., Riebl, R., Schiele, S., Uhler, J., Uphus, L., Müller, J., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2025). Warmer temperatures reinforce negative land-use impacts on bees, but not on higher insect trophic levels. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 292(2046), Article 2046. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.3053
  • Sperandii, M. G., Bazzichetto, M., Götzenberger, L., Moretti, M., Achury, R., Blüthgen, N., Fischer, M., Hölzel, N., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Neff, F., Prati, D., Bolliger, R., Seibold, S., Simons, N. K., Staab, M., Weisser, W. W., de Bello, F., & Gossner, M. M. (2025). Functional traits mediate the effect of land use on drivers of community stability within and across trophic levels. Science Advances, 11(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp6445
  • Dornelas, M., Antão, L. H., Bates, A. E., Brambilla, V., Chase, J. M., Chow, C. F. Y., Fontrodona‐Eslava, A., Magurran, A. E., Martins, I. S., Moyes, F., Sagouis, A., Adu‐Acheampong, S., Acquah‐Lamptey, D., Adam, D., Ajani, P. A., Albaina, A., Almaraz, P., An, J., Anderson, R. S., … Zvuloni, A. (2025). BioTIME 2.0: Expanding and Improving a Database of Biodiversity Time Series. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70003
  • Herbst, N., Kortmann, M., Jaggy, N., Thonfeld, F., Abad, C. L., Kuenzer, C., Müller, J., & Kounev, S. (2025). Continuous Earth Observation of Forest Dynamics and Biodiversity. Communications of the ACM, 68(7), 102–107. https://doi.org/10.1145/3724501
  • Rothacher, J., Mitesser, O., Müller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Buřivalová, Z., & Müller, J. (2025). Testing the soundscape response to silvicultural interventions in a controlled before-and-after experiment. Biological Conservation, 306, 111116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111116
  • Rothacher, J., Seidl, R., Thom, D., Kortmann, M., Chao, A., Chiu, C., Heibl, C., Hothorn, T., Mitesser, O., Mori, A. S., Morinière, J., Pierick, K., Wild, C., Wild, N., & Müller, J. (2025). The impact of tree mortality and post‐disturbance management on insect diversity in temperate forests: Insights from a replicated experiment. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70086
  • Schauer, B., Dutschke, M., Heurich, M., von Hoermann, C., Schlüter, J., Lackner, T., Busse, A., Steiger, S., Brandl, R., Müller, J., & Feldhaar, H. (2025). No genetic differentiation among populations up to 300 km apart in three species of carrion beetles. Ecological Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13459
  • Mamadashvili, G., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Akinci, H. A., Brin, A., Bässler, C., Chumak, V., Chumak, M., Diedus, V., Drössler, L., Eslamdoust, J., Georgiev, K. B., Ghrejyan, T., Gossner, M. M., Hleb, R., Rafieijahed, R., Kalashian, M., Kamburov, I., Karagyan, G., Kevlishvili, J., … Müller, J. (2025). Click beetles (Elateridae) identify conservation units in Oriental and European beech forests. Journal of Insect Conservation, 29(3), 52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-025-00678-4
  • Mallick, S., Molleman, F., Yguel, B., Müller, J., Georges, R., Llopis, S., Levant, M., Jean, F., Gundesli, Y., Besse, J., Schermann‐Legionnet, A., & Prinzing, A. (2025). Unapparent trees: escaping enemies in time by being discreet, unpredictable and inaccessible. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11218
  • Püls, M., Achury, R., Heidrich, L., Seibold, S., Hacker, H., Mitesser, O., Chao, A., Heibl, C., Stopfer, L., Weisser, W., & Müller, J. (2025). Functional and phylogenetic beta diversity response of nocturnal moth assemblages to land‐use intensity in grasslands and forests. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11426
  • Larrieu, L., Bouget, C., Courbaud, B., Doerfler, I., Gouix, N., Goulard, M., Ladet, S., Laroche, F., Acloque, A., Bütler, R., Kozák, D., Kraus, D., Krumm, F., Lachat, T., Martin, M., Müller, J., Paillet, Y., Schuck, A., Stillhard, J., … Zudin, S. (2025). Spatial distribution of tree-related microhabitats in European beech-dominated forests. Biological Conservation, 301, 110867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110867
  • Basile, M., Lachat, T., Balducci, L., Chianucci, F., Chojnacki, L., Archaux, F., Avtzis, D., Bouget, C., De Smedt, P., Doerfler, I., Dumas, Y., Elek, Z., Gosselin, M., Gossner, M., Heilmann‐Clausen, J., Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Janssen, P., Just Justesen, M., … Brockerhoff, E. G. (2025). Managed forests are a stronghold of non‐native beetles in Europe. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70033
  • Soutinho, J. G., Carvalho, J., Matos, M., Grosso-Silva, J. M., Moreira-Pinhal, T. C., Rego, C., Ferreira, S., Abreu, J. G., Gonçalves, A. R., Ceia, H., Fonseca, C., Rufino, C., Müller, J., Vierling, K. T., Vierling, L. A., & Gonçalves, J. (2025). Conserving saproxylic flagship species by complementing 150 years of natural history with citizen science data---the case of the stag beetles (Lucanidae, Coleoptera) of Portugal. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02961-3
  • Kortmann, M., Chao, A., Schaefer, H. M., Blüthgen, N., Gelis, R., Tremlett, C. J., Busse, A., Püls, M., Seibold, S., Kriegel, P., Rabl, D., de la Hoz, M., Şekercioğlu, Çağan H., Schleuning, M., Feldhaar, H., Newell, F. L., Kümmet, S., Mitesser, O., Peters, M. K., & Müller, J. (2025). Sample coverage affects diversity measures of bird communities along a natural recovery gradient of abandoned agriculture in tropical lowland forests. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14879
  • Atmeh, K., Bonenfant, C., Gaillard, J.-M., Garel, M., Hewison, A. J. M., Marchand, P., Morellet, N., Anderwald, P., Buuveibaatar, B., Beck, J. L., Becker, M. S., van Beest, F. M., Berg, J., Bergvall, U. A., Boone, R. B., Boyce, M. S., Chamaillé-Jammes, S., Chaval, Y., Buyanaa, C., … Loison, A. (2025). Neonatal antipredator tactics shape female movement patterns in large herbivores. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9(1), 142-152. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02565-8
2024[ to top ]
  • Chao, A., Chiu, C.-H., Hu, K.-H., van der Plas, F., Cadotte, M. W., Mitesser, O., Thorn, S., Mori, A. S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Eisenhauer, N., Bässler, C., Delory, B. M., Feldhaar, H., Fichtner, A., Hothorn, T., Peters, M. K., Pierick, K., von Oheimb, G., & Müller, J. (2024). Hill–Chao numbers allow decomposing gamma multifunctionality into alpha and beta components. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14336
  • Buchner, D., Sinclair, J. S., Ayasse, M., Beermann, A. J., Buse, J., Dziock, F., Enss, J., Frenzel, M., Hörren, T., Li, Y., Monaghan, M. T., Morkel, C., Müller, J., Pauls, S. U., Richter, R., Scharnweber, T., Sorg, M., Stoll, S., Twietmeyer, S., … Leese, F. (2024). Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany. Molecular Ecology Resources, 25(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.14023
  • Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Yuan, Y., Seibold, S., Mitesser, O., Rothacher, J., Freund, J., Wild, C., Wolz, M., & Menzel, A. (2024). Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years. Nature, 628(8007), 349-354. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06402-z
  • Seidl, R., Potterf, M., Müller, J., Turner, M. G., & Rammer, W. (2024). Patterns of early post-disturbance reorganization in Central European forests. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2031), Article 2031. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0625
  • Mamadashvili, G., Brin, A., Chumak, M., Diedus, V., Drössler, L., Förster, B., Georgiev, K. B., Ghrejyan, T., Hleb, R., Kalashian, M., Kamburov, I., Karagyan, G., Kevlishvili, J., Khutsishvili, Z., Larrieu, L., Mazmanyan, M., Petrov, P. I., Tabunidze, L., Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2024). Drivers of wood‐inhabiting fungal diversity in European and Oriental beech forests. Ecology and Evolution, 14(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11660
  • Nußer, R., Bianco, G., Kraus, D., Larrieu, L., Feldhaar, H., Schleuning, M., & Müller, J. (2024). An adapted typology of tree-related microhabitats including tropical forests. Ecological Indicators, 167, 112690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112690
  • Müller, J., Rietz, J., von Hoermann, C., Conraths, F. J., Benbow, M. E., Mitesser, O., Schlüter, J., Lackner, T., Reckel, F., & Heurich, M. (2024). Season, decay stage, habitat, temperature and carrion beetles allow estimating the post‐mortem interval of wild boar carcasses. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 5(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12305
  • Wierer, A., von Hoermann, C., Benbow, M. E., Büchner, C., Feldhaar, H., Fiderer, C., Mitesser, O., Rietz, J., Schluter, J., Zeitzler, J., Lackner, T., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2024). Mechanisms determining the multi-diversity of carrion visiting species along a gradient of carrion body mass. Oecologia, 206(1), 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05611-1
  • Lira Dyson, B., Herpel, R., Karasch, P., Müller, J., Thom, D., & Bässler, C. (2024). Effects of forest management on the key fungal decomposer Fomes fomentarius in European beech forests – Lessons from a large-scale experiment. Forest Ecology and Management, 552, 121580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121580
  • Degen, J., Storms, M., Lee, C. B., Jechow, A., Stöckl, A. L., Hölker, F., Jakhar, A., Walter, T., Walter, S., Mitesser, O., Hovestadt, T., & Degen, T. (2024). Shedding light with harmonic radar: Unveiling the hidden impacts of streetlights on moth flight behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(42), e2401215121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401215121
  • Müller, J., Lettenmaier, L., Mergner, U., Paul, C., Ammer, C., Bässler, C., Braunisch, V., Brunzel, S., Englmeier, J., Georgiev, K., Gossner, M., Höltermann, A., Kamp, J., Kleinschmit, D., Krah, F.-S., Lieber, K.-H., Marx, J., Meyer, P., Michler, B., & Wirth, C. (2024). Wald - Faktencheck Artenvielfalt (p. 357).
  • Falconí-López, A., Mitesser, O., Martin Schaefer, H., Blüthgen, N., Busse, A., Feldhaar, H., Freile, J., Gelis, R., Grella, N., Heibl, C., Kortmann, M., Newell, F. L., Rabl, D., Schleuning, M., Seibold, S., Şekercioğlu, Çağan H., Tinoco, B. A., Tremlett, C. J., Müller, J., & Donoso, D. A. (2024). Habitat niches of bird species along a recovery gradient in the Chocó tropical forest. Ecological Indicators, 166, 112260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112260
  • Ovaskainen, O., Abrego, N., Furneaux, B., Hardwick, B., Somervuo, P., Palorinne, I., Andrew, N. R., Babiy, U. V., Bao, T., Bazzano, G., Bondarchuk, S. N., Bonebrake, T. C., Brennan, G. L., Bret-Harte, S., Bässler, C., Cagnolo, L., Cameron, E. K., Chapurlat, E., Creer, S., … Roslin, T. (2024). Global Spore Sampling Project: A global, standardized dataset of airborne fungal DNA. Scientific Data, 11(1), 561. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03410-0
  • Seibold, S., Richter, T., Geres, L., Seidl, R., Martin, R., Mitesser, O., Senf, C., Griem, L., & Müller, J. (2024). Soundscapes and airborne laser scanning identify vegetation density and its interaction with elevation as main driver of bird diversity and community composition. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13905
  • Mehring, M., Brietzke, A. S., Kleemann, J., Knauß, S., Poßer, C., Schreiner, V., Wittmer, H., Albert, C., Fürst, C., Grunewald, K., Kolkmann, M., Lettenmaier, L., Sanders, T. G. M., Schleyer, C., Settele, J., Straka, T. M., & Hauck, J. (2024). Multiple ways to bend the curve of biodiversity loss: An analytical framework to support transformative change. People and Nature, 6(5), 1945–1959. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10690
  • De Pelsmaeker, N., Ferry, N., Stiegler, J., Selva, N., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2024). Seasonal variability of scavenger visitations is independent of carrion predictability. Basic and Applied Ecology, 79, 57–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.05.005
  • Molleman, F., Mandal, M., Sokól-Lketowska, A., Walczak, U., Volf, M., Mallick, S., Moos, M., Vodrávzka, P., Prinzing, A., & Mezzomo, P. (2024). Simulated Herbivory Affects the Volatile Emissions of Oak Saplings, while Neighbourhood Affects Flavan-3-ols Content of Their Leaves. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 50(5), 250-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-024-01471-4
  • Hovestadt, T., Poethke, H.-J., Müller, J., & Mitesser, O. (2024). Species Diversity and Habitat Fragmentation Per Se: The Influence of Local Extinctions and Species Clustering. The American Naturalist, 203(6), 655–667. https://doi.org/10.1086/729620
  • Büchner, G., Hothorn, T., Feldhaar, H., von Hoermann, C., Lackner, T., Rietz, J., Schlüter, J., Mitesser, O., Benbow, M. E., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2024). Ecological drivers of carrion beetle (Staphylinidae: Silphinae) diversity on small to large mammals. Ecology and Evolution, 14(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70203
  • Hovestadt, T., Kohl, P., & Mitesser, O. (2024). Optimal fissioning strategies of social insects with respect to colony dynamics and nest founding probability. Insectes Sociaux, 71(2), 171-183. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-024-00960-9
  • Molleman, F., Mezzomo, P., Mandal, M., Mallick, S., Moos, M., Vodrážka, P., Prinzing, A., & Walczak, U. (2024). Simulated Herbivory Induces Volatile Emissions of Oak Saplings, but Parasitoid Communities Vary Mainly Among Forest Sites. Diversity, 16(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16120781
  • Hoffmann, L., Palt, M., Mignien, L., Uhler, J., Haase, P., Müller, J., & Stoll, S. (2024). Effects of species traits on the catchability of butterflies with different types of Malaise traps and implications for total catch biomass. Journal of Insect Conservation, 29(1), 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00645-5
  • Mykhailenko, A., Zieliński, P., Bednarz, A., Schlyter, F., Andersson, M. N., Antunes, B., Borowski, Z., Krokene, P., Melin, M., Morales-García, J., Müller, J., Nowak, Z., Schebeck, M., Stauffer, C., Viiri, H., Zaborowska, J., Babik, W., & Nadachowska-Brzyska, K. (2024). Complex Genomic Landscape of Inversion Polymorphism in Europe’s Most Destructive Forest Pest. Genome Biology and Evolution, 16(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae263
  • Muther, S., Premier, J., Gahbauer, M., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2024). Red fox cannibalism in a temperate forest ecosystem. Basic and Applied Ecology, 77, 8–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.03.002
  • Wolz, M., Höcherl, A., Hübner, J., Tschorsnig, H., Whitmore, D., Leroy, B. M. L., Weisser, W. W., Mitesser, O., Zakharov, E. V., Hebert, P. D. N., Liebhold, A. M., & Müller, J. (2024). Response of parasitoid communities to insecticide application during a Lymantria dispar outbreak in mixed oak forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(11), 2774–2785. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14791
  • Grella, N., Pedersen, K., Blüthgen, N., Busse, A., Donoso, D. A., Falconí‐López, A., Fiderer, C., Heurich, M., de la Hoz, M., Kriegel, P., Newell, F. L., Püls, M., Rabl, D., Schäfer, H. M., Seibold, S., Tremlett, C. J., Feldhaar, H., & Müller, J. (2024). Vertebrate diversity and biomass along a recovery gradient in a lowland tropical forest. Biotropica, 57(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13417
  • Uhl, B., Schall, P., & Bässler, C. (2024). Achieving structural heterogeneity and high multi-taxon biodiversity in managed forest ecosystems: a European review. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02878-x
  • Luca Bastianelli, M., von Hoermann, C., Kirchner, K., Signer, J., Dupke, C., Henrich, M., Wielgus, E., Fiderer, C., Belotti, E., Bufka, L., Ciuti, S., Dormann, C. F., Kuemmerle, T., Storch, I., Grilo, C., & Heurich, M. (2024). Risk response towards roads is consistent across multiple species in a temperate forest ecosystem. Oikos, 2024(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10433
  • Bauhus, J., Dieter, M., Meyer, P., Knoke, T., Endres, E., Farwig, N., Weber-Blaschke, G., Lang, F., Kleinschmit, B., Hafner, A., Kätzel, R., Lindner, M., Müller, J., Schraml, U., & Seeling, U. (2024). Einordnung wichtiger Ergebnisse der Bundeswaldinventur 2022 in Bezug auf waldpolitische Handlungsfelder. In Berichte über Landwirtschaft (No. 241; Issues 241, p. 25). Stellungnahme des Wissenschaftlichen Beirates für Waldpolitik.
  • Schreiber, J., Baldrian, P., Brabcová, V., Brandl, R., Kellner, H., Müller, J., Roy, F., Bässler, C., & Krah, F.-S. (2024). Effects of experimental canopy openness on wood-inhabiting fungal fruiting diversity across succession. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 16135. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67216-1
  • Chianucci, F., Napoleone, F., Ricotta, C., Ferrara, C., Fusaro, L., Balducci, L., Trentanovi, G., Bradley, O., Kovacs, B., Mina, M., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Vandekerkhove, K., De Smedt, P., Lens, L., Hertzog, L., Verheyen, K., Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Matula, R., … Burrascano, S. (2024). Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(10), 2350–2364. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14740
  • Sinclair, J. S., Buchner, D., Gessner, M. O., Müller, J., Pauls, S. U., Stoll, S., Welti, E. A. R., Bässler, C., Buse, J., Dziock, F., Enss, J., Hörren, T., Künast, R., Li, Y., Marten, A., Morkel, C., Richter, R., Seibold, S., Sorg, M., … Haase, P. (2024). Effects of land cover and protected areas on flying insect diversity. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14425
  • Müller, S., Jahn, O., Jung, K., Mitesser, O., Ammer, C., Böhm, S., Ehbrecht, M., Farina, A., Renner, S. C., Pieretti, N., Schall, P., Tschapka, M., Wells, K., & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2024). Temporal dynamics of acoustic diversity in managed forests. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1392882
  • Sergiacomi, C., Mueller, J., Pickert, R., Wolz, M., & Paletto, A. (2024). Visitors’ attitudes and perceptions towards biodiversity conservation in production forests: the case study of University Forest Sailershausen in southern Germany. Austrian Journal of Forest Science, 141(2), 111-144. https://doi.org/10.53203/fs.2403.2
  • Kortmann, M., Buse, J., Hilszczański, J., Jaworski, T., Müller, J., Thorn, S., & Roth, N. (2024). Bark‐beetle disturbance severity only moderately alters forest affinity of arthropod communities. Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12722
  • Bouget, C., Cours, J., Larrieu, L., Parmain, G., Müller, J., Speckens, V., & Sallé, A. (2024). Trait-Based response of deadwood and tree-related microhabitats to decline in temperate lowland and montane forests. Ecosystems, 27(1), 90-105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00875-9
  • Richter, T., Geres, L., König, S., Braziunas, K. H., Senf, C., Thom, D., Bässler, C., Müller, J., Seidl, R., & Seibold, S. (2024). Effects of climate and forest development on habitat specialization and biodiversity in Central European mountain forests. Communications Biology, 7(1), 1518. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07239-6
  • Gindhart, R., Müller, J., Burivalova, Z., Blüthgen, N., Busse, A., de la Hoz, M., Donoso, D. A., Feldhaar, H., Grella, N., Kortmann, M., Kriegel, P., Kümmet, S., Newell, F. L., Püls, M., Schaefer, H. M., Seibold, S., Tremlett, C. J., & Mitesser, O. (2024). The impact of land use on the acoustic behaviour of cicadas in the Chocó lowland tropical forest of Ecuador. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 18(2), 177–190. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12793
  • Neyret, M., Le Provost, G., Boesing, A. L., Schneider, F. D., Baulechner, D., Bergmann, J., de Vries, F. T., Fiore-Donno, A. M., Geisen, S., Goldmann, K., Merges, A., Saifutdinov, R. A., Simons, N. K., Tobias, J. A., Zaitsev, A. S., Gossner, M. M., Jung, K., Kandeler, E., Krauss, J., … Manning, P. (2024). A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1251. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45113-5
  • Zarges, S., Wohlert, J., Kamp, J., Thorn, S., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2024). Debarking harvesters simultaneously combat the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) and conserve non‐target beetle diversity. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 5(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12353
  • Hagge, J., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Schuldt, A., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2024). Change in saproxylic beetle, fungi and bacteria assemblages along horizontal and vertical gradients of sun-exposure in forest. Biological Conservation, 291, 110493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110493
  • Sanetra, D., Berger, J., Hartlieb, M., Simons, N. K., Walther, G., Blüthgen, N., & Staab, M. (2024). Disentangling how urbanisation influences moth diversity in grasslands. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 17(2), 229–242. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12713
  • Mitesser, O., Menzel, F., Foitzik, S., Schmitt, T., & Hovestadt, T. (2024). Evolutionary cycles in a model of nestmate recognition. Oikos, 2024(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10509
  • Mallick, S., Granados‐Tello, J., van Bergen, E., Kodandaramaiah, U., Brattström, O., Brakefield, P. M., & Molleman, F. (2024). Seasonal plasticity in sympatric Bicyclus butterflies in a tropical forest where temperature does not predict rainfall. Biotropica, 56(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13365
  • Rietz, J., Ischebeck, S., Conraths, F. J., Probst, C., Zedrosser, A., Fiderer, C., Reckel, F., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2024). Scavenger-induced scattering of wild boar carcasses over large distances and its implications for disease management. Journal of Environmental Management, 365, 121554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121554
  • Abrego, N., Furneaux, B., Hardwick, B., Somervuo, P., Palorinne, I., Aguilar-Trigueros, C. A., Andrew, N. R., Babiy, U. V., Bao, T., Bazzano, G., Bondarchuk, S. N., Bonebrake, T. C., Brennan, G. L., Bret-Harte, S., Bässler, C., Cagnolo, L., Cameron, E. K., Chapurlat, E., Creer, S., … Ovaskainen, O. (2024). Airborne DNA reveals predictable spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi. Nature, 631(8022), 835-842. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07658-9
  • Samira Geres, L., Blüthgen, N., Müller, J., Seifert, L., Seibold, S., & Bässler, C. (2024). To the top or into the dark? Relationships between elevational and canopy cover distribution shifts in mountain forests. Ecography. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07449
  • Mitesser, O., Hochrein, S., Burivalova, Z., Müller, S., Strätz, C., Liebhold, A. M., Leroy, B. M. L., Hilmers, T., Georgiev, K. B., Bae, S., Weisser, W., & Müller, J. (2024). Unexpected soundscape response to insecticide application in oak forests. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14422
  • Falconí-López, A., Grella, N., Donoso, D. A., Feldhaar, H., Tremlett, C. J., & Müller, J. (2024). Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 143(5), 1321-1332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-024-01671-3
  • Berger, J. L., Staab, M., Hartlieb, M., Simons, N. K., Wells, K., Gossner, M. M., Vogt, J., Achury, R., Seibold, S., Hemp, A., Weisser, W. W., & Blüthgen, N. (2024). The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods. Ecological Applications, 34(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.3022
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  • Burrascano, S., Chianucci, F., Trentanovi, G., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Sitzia, T., Tinya, F., Doerfler, I., Paillet, Y., Nagel, T. A., Mitic, B., Morillas, L., Munzi, S., der Sluis, T. V., Alterio, E., Balducci, L., de Andrade, R. B., Bouget, C., Giordani, P., Lachat, T., … Odor, P. (2023). Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to?. Biological Conservation, 284, 110176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110176
  • Rothacher, J., Hagge, J., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gruppe, A., & Müller, J. (2023). Logging operations creating snags, logs, and stumps under open and closed canopies promote stand-scale beetle diversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 540, 121022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121022
  • Bouget, C., Cours, J., Larrieu, L., Parmain, G., Müller, J., Speckens, V., & Salle, A. (2023). Trait-cased response of deadwood and tree-related microhabitats to decline in temperate lowland and montane forests. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00875-9
  • Englmeier, J., Rieker, D., Mitesser, O., Benjamin, C., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Kellner, H., Lorz, J., Redlich, S., Riebl, R., Rojas‐Botero, S., Rummler, T., Steffan‐Dewenter, I., Stengel, E., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., Uphus, L., Zhang, J., … Bässler, C. (2023). Diversity and specialization responses to climate and land use differ between deadwood fungi and bacteria. Ecography, 2023(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06807
  • Mamadashvili, G., Brin, A., Bässler, C., Chumak, V., Chumak, M., Deidus, V., Drössler, L., Emberger, C., Georgiev, K. B., Ghrejyan, T., Gossner, M. M., Hleb, R., Rafiei-Jahed, R., Kalashian, M., Kambarov, I., Karagyan, G., Kevlishvili, J., Khutsishvili, Z., Kraus, D., … Müller, J. (2023). Drivers of tree-related microhabitat profiles in European and Oriental beech forests. Biological Conservation, 285, 110245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110245
  • Müller, J., Mitesser, O., Schaefer, H. M., Seibold, S., Busse, A., Kriegel, P., Rabl, D., Gelis, R., Arteaga, A., Freile, J., Leite, G. A., de Melo, T. N., LeBien, J., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Blüthgen, N., Tremlett, C. J., Böttger, D., Feldhaar, H., Grella, N., … Buvrivalová, Z. (2023). Soundscapes and deep learning enable tracking biodiversity recovery in tropical forests. Nature Communications, 14(1), 6191. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41693-w
  • Zarzo-Arias, A., Uhl, B., Maynard, D. S., & Morales, M. B. (2023). Editorial: The ecological niche at different spatial scales. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1296340
  • Leroy, B. M. L., Rabl, D., Püls, M., Hochrein, S., Bae, S., Müller, J., Hebert, P. D. N., Kuzmina, M. L., Zakharov, E. V., Lemme, H., Hahn, W. A., Hilmers, T., Jacobs, M., Kienlein, S., Pretzsch, H., Heidrich, L., Seibold, S., Roth, N., Vogel, S., … Weisser, W. W. (2023). Trait‐mediated responses of caterpillar communities to spongy moth outbreaks and subsequent tebufenozide treatments. Ecological Applications, 33(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2890
  • Goßmann, A., Ambrožová, L., Cizek, L., Drag, L., Georgiev, K., Neudam, L., Perlík, M., Seidel, D., & Thorn, S. (2023). Habitat openness and predator abundance determine predation risk of warningly colored longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in temperate forest. Journal of Insect Science, 23(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead027
  • Maihoff, F., Friess, N., Hoiss, B., Schmid-Egger, C., Kerner, J., Neumayer, J., Hopfenmüller, S., Bässler, C., Müller, J., & Classen, A. (2023). Smaller, more diverse and on the way to the top: Rapid community shifts of montane wild bees within an extraordinary hot decade. Diversity and Distributions, 29(2), 272-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13658
  • Rietz, J., van Beeck Calkoen, S. T. S., Ferry, N., Schlüter, J., Wehner, H., Schindlatz, K.-H., Lackner, T., von Hoermann, C., Conraths, F. J., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2023). Drone-based thermal imaging in the detection of wildlife carcasses and disease management. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023, 12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5517000
  • Heidrich, L., Brandl, R., Ammer, C., Bae, S., Bässler, C., Doerfler, I., Fischer, M., Gossner, M. M., Heurich, M., Heibl, C., Jung, K., Krzystek, P., Levick, S., Magdon, P., Schall, P., Schulze, E.-D., Seibold, S., Simons, N. K., Thorn, S., … Müller, J. (2023). Effects of heterogeneity on the ecological diversity and redundancy of forest fauna. Basic and Applied Ecology, 73, 72–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2023.10.005
  • von Hoermann, C., Benbow, M. E., Rottler-Hoermann, A.-M., Lackner, T., Sommer, D., Receveur, J. P., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2023). Factors influencing carrion communities are only partially consistent with those of deadwood necromass. Oecologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05327-8
  • Fricke, U., Redlich, S., Zhang, J., Benjamin, C. S., Englmeier, J., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Riebl, R., Rojas-Botero, S., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., Uphus, L., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2023). Earlier flowering of winter oilseed rape compensates for higher pest pressure in warmer climates. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60(2), 365-375. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14335
  • Hilmers, T., Leroy, B. M., Bae, S., Hahn, W. A., Hochrein, S., Jacobs, M., Lemme, H., Müller, J., Schmied, G., Weisser, W. W., & Pretzsch, H. (2023). Growth response of oaks to insect defoliation: Immediate and intermediate perspectives. Forest Ecology and Management, 549, 121465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121465
  • Uphus, L., Uhler, J., Tobisch, C., Rojas-Botero, S., Lüpke, M., Benjamin, C., Englmeier, J., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Redlich, S., Zhang, J., Müller, J., & Menzel, A. (2023). Earlier and more uniform spring green-up linked to lower insect richness and biomass in temperate forests. Communications Biology, 6(1), 1052. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05422-9
  • Zou, J., Cadotte, M. W., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Baldrian, P., Borken, W., Stengel, E., Luo, Y., Müller, J., & Seibold, S. (2023). Wood decomposition is increased by insect diversity, selection effects, and interactions between insects and microbes. Ecology, 104(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4184
  • Englmeier, J., Mitesser, O., Benbow, M. E., Hothorn, T., von Hoermann, C., Benjamin, C., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Redlich, S., Riebl, R., Rojas Botero, S., Rummler, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Stengel, E., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., Uphus, L., Zhang, J., & Müller, J. (2023). Diverse Effects of Climate, Land Use, and Insects on Dung and Carrion Decomposition. Ecosystems, 26(2), 397-411. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00764-7
  • Chiu, C.-H., Chao, A., Vogel, S., Kriegel, P., & Thorn, S. (2023). Quantifying and estimating ecological network diversity based on incomplete sampling data. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1881), Article 1881. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0183
  • Tobisch, C., Rojas-Botero, S., Uhler, J., Kollmann, J., Müller, J., Moning, C., Redlich, S., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Benjamin, C., Englmeier, J., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Riebl, R., Uphus, L., & Ewald, J. (2023). Conservation-relevant plant species indicate arthropod richness across trophic levels: Habitat quality is more important than habitat amount. Ecological Indicators, 148, 110039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110039
  • Wang, Z., Tan, B., Yang, W., Wang, Q., Chang, C., Wang, L., Li, H., You, C., Cao, R., Jiang, Y., & Müller, J. (2023). Forest gaps accelerate the degradation of cellulose and lignin in decaying logs in a subalpine forest. European Journal of Forest Research, 142(3), 707-707. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-023-01555-y
  • Burner, R. C., Stephan, J. G., Drag, L., Potterf, M., Birkemoe, T., Siitonen, J., Müller, J., Ovaskainen, O., Sverdrup‐Thygeson, A., & Snäll, T. (2023). Alternative measures of trait–niche relationships: A test on dispersal traits in saproxylic beetles. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10588
  • Tinya, F., Doerfler, I., de Groot, M., Heilman-Clausen, J., Kovács, B., Marell, A., Nordén, B., Aszalós, R., Bässler, C., Brazaitis, G., Burrascano, S., Camprodon, J., Chudomelová, M., Čížek, L., D’Andrea, E., Gossner, M., Halme, P., Hédl, R., Korboulewsky, N., … Ódor, P. (2023). A synthesis of multi-taxa management experiments to guide forest biodiversity conservation in Europe. Global Ecology and Conservation, 46, e02553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02553
  • Sikora, K., Zajac, K., Bieniek, A., Jaworski, T., Kadej, M., Plewa, R., Gutowski, J. M., Ruta, R., Smolis, A., Eckelt, A., Bonacci, T., Brandmayr, P., Katjoch, L., Davenis, S. A., Fuchs, L., Heibl, C., Horàk, J., Kapla, A., Kulijer, D., … Kajtoch, L. (2023). Phylogeography and distribution modelling reveal the history and future of a saproxylic beetle of European conservation concern. Journal of Biogeography, 50(7), 1299-1314. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14626
  • Kriegel, P., Vogel, S., Angeleri, R., Baldrian, P., Borken, W., Bouget, C., Brin, A., Bussler, H., Cocciufa, C., Feldmann, B., Gossner, M. M., Haeler, E., Hagge, J., Hardersen, S., Hartmann, H., Hjältén, J., Kotowska, M. M., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., … Thorn, S. (2023). Ambient and substrate energy influence decomposer diversity differentially across trophic levels. Ecology Letters, 26(7), 1157-1173. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14227
2022[ to top ]
  • Lettenmaier, L., Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gruppe, A., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2022). Beetle diversity is higher in sunny forests due to higher microclimatic heterogeneity in deadwood. Oecologia, 198(3), 825-834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05141-8
  • Busse, A., Cizek, L., Čížková, P., Drag, L., Dvorak, V., Foit, J., Heurich, M., Hubený, P., Kasák, 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, 4(2), e612. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.612
  • Wang, Z., Yang, W., Tan, B., Wang, Q., Wang, L., Chang, C., Cao, R., Jiang, Y., & Müller, J. (2022). Effects of forest canopy density and epixylic vegetation on nutrient concentrations in decaying logs of a subalpine fir forest. Forest Ecosystems, 9, 100064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2022.100064
  • Sire, L., P, S. Y., Wang, C., Bézier, A., Courtial, B., Cours, J., Fontaneto, D., Larrieu, L., Bouget, C., Thorn, S., Müller, J., Yu, D., Monaghan, M., Herniou, E., & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. (2022). Climate-induced forest dieback drives compositional changes in insect communities that are more pronounced for rare species. Communications Biology, 5, 57. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02968-4
  • Uhler, J., Haase, P., Hoffmann, L., Hothorn, T., Schmidl, J., Stoll, S., Welti, E. A. R., Buse, J., & Müller, J. (2022). A comparison of different Malaise trap types. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 15(6), 666-672. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12604
  • Seibold, S., Müller, J., Allner, S., Willner, M., Baldrian, P., Ulyshen, M. D., Brandl, R., Bässler, C., Hagge, J., & Mitesser, O. (2022). Quantifying wood decomposition by insects and fungi using computed tomography scanning and machine learning. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20377-3
  • 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 specialistPeltis grossa(Coleoptera, Trogossitidae). Conservation Science and Practice, 4(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.612
  • Lettenmaier, L., Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gruppe, A., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2022). Beetle diversity is higher in sunny forests due to higher microclimatic heterogeneity in deadwood. Oecologia, 198(3), 825-834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05141-8
  • Busse, A., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Friess, N., Hacker, H., Heidrich, L., Hilmers, T., Merkel-Wallner, G., Schmid-Egger, C., Seifert, L., & Müller, J. (2022). Light and Malaise traps tell different stories about the spatial variations in arthropod biomass and method-specific insect abundance. Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12592
  • Ganuza, C., Redlich, S., Uhler, J., Tobisch, C., Rojas-Botero, S., Peters, M. K., Zhang, J., Benjamin, C. S., Englmeier, J., Ewald, J., Fricke, U., Haensel, M., Kollmann, J., Riebl, R., Uphus, L., Müller, J., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Interactive effects of climate and land use on pollinator diversity differ among taxa and scales. Science Advances, 8(18), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm9359
  • Müller, S., Mitesser, O., Oschwald, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., & Potvin, C. (2022). Temporal Soundscape Patterns in a Panamanian Tree Diversity Experiment: Polycultures Show an Increase in High Frequency Cover. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.808589
  • Kortmann, M., Roth, N., Buse, J., Hilszczański, J., Jaworski, T., Morinière, J., Seidl, R., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. C. (2022). Arthropod dark taxa provide new insights into diversity responses to bark beetle infestations. Ecological Applications, 32(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2516
  • Uhl, B., Krah, F.-S., Baldrian, P., Brandl, R., Hagge, J., Müller, J., Thorn, S., Vojtech, T., & Bässler, C. (2022). Snags, logs, stumps, and microclimate as tools optimizing deadwood enrichment for forest biodiversity. Biological Conservation, 270, 109569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109569
  • Müller, J., Brandl, R., Cadotte, M. W., Heibl, C., Bässler, C., Weiß, I., Birkhofer, K., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2022). A replicated study on the response of spider assemblages to regional and local processes. Ecological Monographs, e1511. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1511
  • Thom, D., Ammer, C., Annighöfer, P., Aszanlós, R., Dittrich, S., Hagge, J., Keeton, W. S., Kovacs, B., Krautkrämer, O., Müller, J., von Oheimb, G., & Seidl, R. (2022). Regeneration in European beech forests after drought: the effects of microclimate, deadwood and browsing. European Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01520-1
  • Hausmann, A., Ulrich, W., Segerer, A. H., Greifenstein, T., Knubben, J., Morinière, J., Bozicevic, V., Doczkal, D., Günter, A., Müller, J., & Habel, J. C. (2022). Fluctuating insect diversity, abundance and biomass across agricultural landscapes. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20989-9
  • Englmeier, J., von Hoermann, C., Rieker, D., Benbow, M. E., Benjamin, C., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Lackner, T., Mitesser, O., Redlich, S., Riebl, R., Rojas-Botero, S., Rummler, T., Salamon, J.-A., Sommer, D., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., … Müller, J. (2022). Dung-visiting beetle diversity is mainly affected by land use, while community specialization is driven by climate. Ecology and Evolution, 12(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9386
  • Hochrein, S., Mitesser, O., Liebhold, A. M., Weisser, W. W., Leroy, B. M. L., Pretzsch, H., Hilmers, T., Rabl, D., & Müller, J. (2022). Response of cavity nesting birds to Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera) and aerial spraying – An experimental approach. Forest Ecology and Management, 524, 120520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120520
  • Müller, J., Mitesser, O., Cadotte, M. W., van der Plas, F., Mori, A. S., Ammer, C., Chao, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Baldrian, P., Bässler, C., Biedermann, P., Cesarz, S., Claßen, A., Delory, B. M., Feldhaar, H., Fichtner, A., Hothorn, T., Kuenzer, C., Peters, M. K., … Eisenhauer, N. (2022). Enhancing the structural diversity between forest patches—A concept and real-world experiment to study biodiversity, multifunctionality and forest resilience across spatial scales. Global Change Biology, 29(6), 1437-1450. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16564
  • Kortmann, M., Angelstam, P., Mayer, M., Leibl, F., Reichert, J., Thorn, C., & Thorn, S. (2022). Disturbance Severity and Human - Nature Relationships: A New Approach to Analyze People’s Well-Being along a Bark Beetle Infestation Gradient. Forests, 13(11), 1954. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13111954
  • Chimeno, C., Hübner, J., Seifert, L., Morinièrere, J., Bozicevic, V., Hausmann, A., Schmidt, S., & Müller, J. (2022). Depicting environmental gradients from Malaise trap samples: Is ethanol-based DNA metabarcoding enough?. Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12609
  • Georgiev, K. B., Bässler, C., Feldhaar, H., Heibl, C., Karasch, P., Müller, J., Perlik, M., Weiss, I., & Thorn, S. (2022). Windthrow and salvage logging alter ß-diversity of multiple species groups in a mountain spruce forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 520, 120401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120401
2021[ to top ]
  • Kortmann, M., Müller, J. C., Baier, R., Bässler, C., Buse, J., Cholewińska, O., Förschler, M. I., Georgiev, K. B., Hilszczański, J., Jaroszewicz, B., Jaworski, T., Kaufmann, S., Kuijper, D., Lorz, J., Lotz, A., Łubek, A., Mayer, M., Mayerhofer, S., Meyer, S., … Thorn, S. (2021). Ecology versus society: Impacts of bark beetle infestations on biodiversity and restorativeness in protected areas of Central Europe. Biological Conservation, 254, 108931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108931
  • Bae, S., Müller, J., Förster, B., Hilmers, T., Hochrein, S., Jacobs, M., Leroy, B. M., Pretzsch, H., Weisser, W. W., & Mitesser, O. (2021). Tracking the temporal dynamics of insect defoliation by high-resolution radar satellite data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13726
  • Leverkus, A. B., Thorn, S., Gustafsson, L., Noss, R., Müller, J., Pausas, J. G., & Lindenmayer, D. B. (2021). Environmental policies to cope with novel disturbance regimes – steps to address a world scientists’ warning to humanity. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abdc5a
  • Seibold, S., Hothorn, T., Gossner, M. M., Simons, N. K., Blüthgen, N., Müller, J., Ambarlı, D., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Fischer, M., Habel, J. C., Penone, C., Schall, P., Schulze, E., & Weisser, W. W. (2021). Insights from regional and short‐term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova et al. 2021. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 14(1), 144–148. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12467
  • Cours, J., Larrieu, L., Lopez-Vaamonde, C., Müller, J., Parmain, G., Thorn, S., & Bouget, C. (2021). Contrasting responses of habitat conditions and insect biodiversity to pest- or climate-induced dieback in coniferous mountain forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 482. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118811
  • Uhler, J., Redlich, S., Zhang, J., Hothorn, T., Tobisch, C., Ewald, J., Thorn, S., Seibold, S., Mitesser, O., Morinière, J., & others. (2021). Relationship of insect biomass and richness with land use along a climate gradient. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1-9. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26181-3
  • Ruf, F., Mitesser, O., Mungwa, S. T., Horn, M., Rieger, D., Hovestadt, T., & Wegener, C. (2021). Natural Zeitgebers Under Temperate Conditions Cannot Compensate for the Loss of a Functional Circadian Clock in Timing of a Vital Behavior in Drosophila. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 36(3), 271-285. https://doi.org/10.1177/0748730421998112
  • Burner, R. C., Birkemoe, T., Stephan, J. G., Drag, L., Muller, J., Ovaskainen, O., Potterf, M., Skarpaas, O., Snall, T., & Sverdrup-Thygeson, A. (2021). Choosy beetles: How host trees and southern boreal forest naturalness may determine dead wood beetle communities. Forest Ecology and Management, 487. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119023
  • Graf, M., Lettenmaier, L., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2021). Saproxylic beetles trace deadwood and differentiate between deadwood niches before their arrival on potential hosts. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 15(1), 48–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12534
  • Bae, S., Müller, J., Förster, B., Hilmers, T., Hochrein, S., Jacobs, M., Leroy, B. M. L., Pretzsch, H., Weisser, W. W., & Mitesser, O. (2021). Tracking the temporal dynamics of insect defoliation by high‐resolution radar satellite data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(1), 121–132. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13726
  • Simons, N. K., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Schall, P., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Blüthgen, N., Boch, S., Buscot, F., Fischer, M., Goldmann, K., Gossner, M. M., Hänsel, F., Jung, K., Manning, P., Nauss, T., Oelmann, Y., Pena, R., Polle, A., Renner, S. C., … Weisser, W. W. (2021). National Forest Inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany. Forest Ecosystems, 8(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-021-00280-5
  • Helfrich-Förster, C., Monecke, S., Spiousas, I., Hovestadt, T., Mitesser, O., & Wehr, T. (2021). Women temporarily synchronize their menstrual cycles with the luminance and gravimetric cycles of the Moon. Science Advances, 7(5), eabe1358. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe1358
  • Leroy, B. M. L., Lemme, H., Braumiller, P., Hilmers, T., Jacobs, M., Hochrein, S., Kienlein, S., Müller, J., Pretzsch, H., Stimm, K., Seibold, S., Jaworek, J., Hahn, W. A., Müller‐Kroehling, S., & Weisser, W. W. (2021). Relative impacts of gypsy moth outbreaks and insecticide treatments on forest resources and ecosystems: An experimental approach. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12045
  • Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Müller, J., Krah, F. S., Reinelt, A., & Halbwachs, H. (2021). Global analysis reveals an environmentally driven latitudinal pattern in mushroom size across fungal species. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13678
2020[ to top ]
  • Roth, N., Zoder, S., Ali Zaman, A., Thorn, S., & Schmidl, J. (2020). Long‐term monitoring reveals decreasing water beetle diversity, loss of specialists and community shifts over the past 28 years. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 13(2), 140-150. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12411
  • Müller, J., Ulyshen, M., Seibold, S., Cadotte, M., Chao, A., Bässler, C., Vogel, S., Hagge, J., Weiß, I., Baldrian, P., Tláskal, V., & Thorn, S. (2020). Primary determinants of communities in deadwood vary among taxa but are regionally consistent. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.07335
  • Thorn, S., Chao, A., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Chen, Y.-H., Georgiev, K. B., Heibl, C., Müller, J., Schäfer, H., & Bässler, C. (2020). Rare species, functional groups, and evolutionary lineages drive successional trajectories in disturbed forests. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2949
  • Sommerfeld, A., Rammer, W., Heurich, M., Hilmers, T., Müller, J., & Seidl, R. (2020). Do bark beetle outbreaks amplify or dampen future bark beetle disturbances in Central Europe?. Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13502
  • Stiegler, J., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., Benbow, M. E., & Heurich, M. (2020). Carcass provisioning for scavenger conservation in a temperate forest ecosystem. Ecosphere, 11(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3063
  • Vogel, S., Gossner, M. M., Mergner, U., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2020). Optimizing enrichment of deadwood for biodiversity by varying sun exposure and tree species: an experimental approach. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13648
  • Leverkus, A. B., Gustafsson, L., Lindenmayer, D. B., Castro, J., Rey Benayas, J. M., Ranius, T., & Thorn, S. (2020). Salvage logging effects on regulating ecosystem services and fuel loads. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2219
  • Leverkus, A. B., Buma, B., Wagenbrenner, J., Burton, P. J., Lingua, E., Marzano, R., & Thorn, S. (2020). Tamm review: Does salvage logging mitigate subsequent forest disturbances?. Forest Ecology and Management, 481, 118721. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118721
  • Hardulak, L. A., Morinière, J., Hausmann, A., Hendrich, L., Schmidt, S., Doczkal, D., Müller, J., Hebert, P. D. N., & Haszprunar, G. (2020). DNA metabarcoding for biodiversity monitoring in a national park: Screening for invasive and pest species. Molecular Ecology Resources. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13212
  • Peters, M. K., Classen, A., Müller, J., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2020). Increasing the phylogenetic coverage for understanding broad-scale diversity gradients. Oecologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04615-x
  • Kozák, D., Svitok, M., Wiezik, M., Mikoláš, M., Thorn, S., Buechling, A., Hofmeister, J., Matula, B., Trotsiuk, V., Bače, R., Begovič, K., Čada, V., Dušátko, M., Frankovič, M., Horák, J., Janda, P., Kameniar, O., Nagel, T. A., Pettit, J. L., … Svoboda, M. (2020). Historical Disturbances Determine Current Taxonomic, Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity of Saproxylic Beetle Communities in Temperate Primary Forests. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00502-x
  • KAZERANI, F., MORTELMANS, J., FARASHIANI, M. E., & THORN, S. (2020). A new species of Pherbellia (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 4772(2), 361-370. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4772.2.7
  • Scheiner, R., Frantzmann, F., Jäger, M., Mitesser, O., Helfrich-Förster, C., & Pauls, D. (2020). A Novel Thermal-Visual Place Learning Paradigm for Honeybees (Apis mellifera). Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 14, 56. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00056
  • Chao, A., Kubota, Y., Zeleny, D., Chiu, C.-H., Li, C.-F., Kusumoto, B., Yasuhara, M., Thorn, S., Wei, C.-L., Costello, M. J., & Colwell, R. K. (2020). Quantifying sample completeness and comparing diversities among assemblages. Ecological Research, 35(2), 292-314. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12102
  • van Beeck Calkoen, S. T., Mühlbauer, L., Andrén, H., Apollonio, M., Balčiauskas, L., Belotti, E., Carranza, J., Cottam, J., Filli, F., Gatiso, T. T., Hetherington, D., Karamanlidis, A. A., Krofel, M., Kuehl, H. S., Linnell, J. D., Müller, J., Ozolins, J., Premier, J., Ranc, N., … Heurich, M. (2020). Ungulate management in European national parks: Why a more integrated European policy is needed. Journal of Environmental Management, 260, 110068. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110068
  • Thom, D., Sommerfeld, A., Sebald, J., Hagge, J., Müller, J., & Seidl, R. (2020). Effects of disturbance patterns and deadwood on the microclimate in European beech forests. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 291, 108066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108066
  • Rafiei Jahed, R., Kavousi, M. R., Farashiani, M. E., Sagheb-Talebi, K., Babanezhad, M., Courbaud, B., Wirtz, R., Müller, J., & Larrieu, L. (2020). A Comparison of the Formation Rates and Composition of Tree-Related Microhabitats in Beech-Dominated Primeval Carpathian and Hyrcanian Forests. Forests, 11(2), 144. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11020144
  • Kim, D.-I., Park, I.-K., Bae, S.-Y., Fong, J. J., Zhang, Y.-P., Li, S.-R., Ota, H., Kim, J.-S., & Park, D.-S. (2020). Prediction of present and future distribution of the Schlegel’s Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) using MaxEnt modeling. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 44(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-020-0147-y
  • Leverkus, A. B., Thorn, S., Lindenmayer, D. B., & Pausas, J. G. (2020). Wildfire debate needs science, not politics. Science, 370(6515), 416-417. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf1326
  • Franke, S., Brandl, R., Heibl, C., Mattivi, A., Müller, J., Pinkert, S., & Thorn, S. (2020). Predicting regional hotspots of phylogenetic diversity across multiple species groups. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13125
  • Georgiev, K. B., Chao, A., Castro, J., Chen, Y.-H., Choi, C.-Y., Fontaine, J. B., Hutto, R. L., Lee, E.-J., Müller, J., Rost, J., Zmihorski, M., & Thorn, S. (2020). Salvage logging changes the taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional successional trajectories of forest bird communities. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13599
  • Doerfler, I., Cadotte, M. W., Weisser, W. W., Müller, J., Gossner, M. M., Heibl, C., Bässler, C., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2020). Restoration‐oriented forest management affects community assembly patterns of deadwood‐dependent organisms. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13741
  • Didham, R. K., Basset, Y., Collins, C. M., Leather, S. R., Littlewood, N. A., Menz, M. H. M., Müller, J., Packer, L., Saunders, M. E., Schönrogge, K., Stewart, A. J., Yanoviak, S. P., & Hassall, C. (2020). Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 13(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12408
  • Thorn, S., Chao, A., Georgiev, K. B., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Campbell, J. L., Castro, J., Chen, Y.-H., Choi, C.-Y., Cobb, T. P., Donato, D. C., Durska, E., Macdonald, E., Feldhaar, H., Fontaine, J. B., Fornwalt, P. J., Hernández, R. M. H., Hutto, R. L., Koivula, M., … Leverkus, A. B. (2020). Estimating retention benchmarks for salvage logging to protect biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11(4762), Article 4762. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18612-4
  • Heidrich, L., Bae, S., Levick, S., Seibold, S., Weisser, W., Krzystek, P., Magdon, P., Nauss, T., Schall, P., Serebryanyk, A., Wöllauer, S., Ammer, C., Bässler, C., Doerfler, I., Fischer, M., Gossner, M. M., Heurich, M., Hothorn, T., Jung, K., … Müller, J. (2020). Heterogeneity--diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4(9), 1204-1212. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1245-z
  • Thorn, S., Seibold, S., Leverkus, A. B., Michler, T., Müller, J., F., N. R., Stork, N., Vogel, S., & Lindenmayer, D. B. (2020). The living dead: acknowledging life after tree death to stop forest degradation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2252
  • Vogel, S., Bussler, H., Finnberg, S., Müller, J., Stengel, E., & Thorn, S. (2020). Diversity and conservation of saproxylic beetles in 42 European tree species: an experimental approach using early successional stages of branches. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 14(1), 132–143. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12442
  • Viljur, M.-L., Tiitsaar, A., Gimbutas, M., Kaasik, A., Valdma, D., Ounap, E., Tammaru, T., & Teder, T. (2020). Conserving woodland butterflies in managed forests: Both local and landscape factors matter. Forest Ecology and Management, 462, 118002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118002
  • Micó, E., Ramilo, P., Thorn, S., Müller, J., Galante, E., & Carmona, C. P. (2020). Contrasting functional structure of saproxylic beetle assemblages associated to different microhabitats. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1520. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58408-6
2019[ to top ]
  • Leroy, B. M. L., Gossner, M. M., Lauer, F. P. M., Petercord, R., Seibold, S., Jaworek, J., & Weisser, W. W. (2019). Assessing Insecticide Effects in Forests: A Tree-Level Approach Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Journal of Economic Entomology, 112(6), 2686-2694. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz235
  • Chao, A., Colwell, R. K., Gotelli, N. J., & Thorn, S. (2019). Proportional mixture of two rarefaction/extrapolation curves to forecast biodiversity changes under landscape transformation. Ecology Letters, 22(11), 1913-1922. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13322
  • Seibold, S., Müller, J., Baldrian, P., Cadotte, M. W., Štursová, M., Biedermann, P. H., Krah, F.-S., & Bässler, C. (2019). Fungi associated with beetles dispersing from dead wood - Let’s take the beetle bus!. Fungal Ecology, 39, 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2018.11.016
  • Krah, F.-S., Büntgen, U., Schaefer, H., Müller, J., Andrew, C., Boddy, L., Diez, J., Egli, S., Freckleton, R., Gange, A. C., Halvorsen, R., Heegaard, E., Heideroth, A., Heibl, C., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Hoiland, K., Kar, R., Kauserud, H., Kirk, P. M., … Bässler, C. (2019). European mushroom assemblages are darker in cold climates. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10767-z
  • Friess, N., Müller, J. C., Aramendi, P., Bässler, C., Brändle, M., Bouget, C., Brin, A., Bussler, H., Georgiev, K. B., Gil, R., Gossner, M. M., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Isacsson, G., Krišt’in, A., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., Magnanou, E., Maringer, A., Mergner, U., … Seibold, S. (2019). Arthropod communities in fungal fruitbodies are weakly structured by climate and biogeography across European beech forests. Diversity and Distributions, 25(5), 783-796. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12882
  • Chao, A., Chiu, C.-H., Villéger, S., Sun, I.-F., Thorn, S., Lin, Y.-C., Chiang, J.-M., & Sherwin, W. B. (2019). An attribute-diversity approach to functional diversity, functional beta diversity, and related (dis)similarity measures. Ecological Monographs, 89(2), e01343. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1343
  • Thorn, S., Leverkus, A. B., Thorn, C. J., & Beudert, B. (2019). Education and knowledge determine preference for bark beetle control measures in El Salvador. Journal of Environmental Management, 232, 138-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.032
  • Sandström, J., Bernes, C., Junninen, K., L~ohmus, A., Macdonald, E., Müller, J., & Jonsson, B. G. (2019). Impacts of dead wood manipulation on the biodiversity of temperate and boreal forests. A systematic review. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(7), 1770-1781. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13395
  • Hagge, J., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Biebl, S. S., Brandl, R., Drexler, M., Gruppe, A., Hotes, S., Hothorn, T., Langhammer, P., Stark, H., Wirtz, R., Zimmerer, V., & Mysterud, A. (2019). Deadwood retention in forests lowers short-term browsing pressure on silver fir saplings by overabundant deer. Forest Ecology and Management, 451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117531
  • Eisenhauer, N., Schielzeth, H., Barnes, A. D., Barry, K. E., Bonn, A., Brose, U., Bruelheide, H., Buchmann, N., Buscot, F., Ebeling, A., Ferlian, O., Freschet, G. T., Giling, D. P., Hättenschwiler, S., Hillebrand, H., Hines, J., Isbell, F., Koller-France, E., König-Ries, B., … Jochum, M. (2019). A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research. In Advances in Ecological Research (pp. 1-54). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2019.06.001
  • Leonhardt, S., Hoppe, B., Stengel, E., Noll, L., Moll, J., Bässler, C., Dahl, A., Buscot, F., Hofrichter, M., & Kellner, H. (2019). Molecular fungal community and its decomposition activity in sapwood and heartwood of 13 temperate European tree species. PLOS ONE, 14(2), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212120
  • Hagge, J., Seibold, S., & Gruppe, A. (2019). Beetle biodiversity in anthropogenic landscapes with a focus on spruce plantations, Christmas tree plantations and maize fields. Journal of Insect Conservation, 23(3), 565-572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-019-00146-w
  • Hagge, J., Abrego, N., Bässler, C., Bouget, C., Brin, A., Brustel, H., Christensen, M., Gossner, M. M., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Horák, J., Gruppe, A., Isacsson, G., Köhler, F., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., Schlaghamersky, J., Thorn, S., Zapponi, L., & Müller, J. (2019). Congruent patterns of functional diversity in saproxylic beetles and fungi across European beech forests. Journal of Biogeography, 46(5), 1054-1065. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13556
  • Bae, S., Levick, S. R., Heidrich, L., Magdon, P., Leutner, B. F., Wöllauer, S., Serebryanyk, A., Nauss, T., Krzystek, P., Gossner, M. M., Schall, P., Heibl, C., Bässler, C., Dörfler, I., Schulze, E.-D., Krah, F.-S., Culmsee, H., Jung, K., Heurich, M., … Müller, J. (2019). Radar vision in the mapping of forest biodiversity from space. Nature Communications, 10(4757), Article 4757. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12737-x
  • Seibold, S., Gossner, M. M., Simons, N. K., Blüthgen, N., Müller, J., Ambarli, D., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Fischer, M., Habel, J. C., Linsenmair, K. E., Nauss, T., Penone, C., Prati, D., Schall, P., Schulze, E.-D., Vogt, J., Wöllauer, S., & Weisser, W. W. (2019). Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers. Nature, 574(7780), 671-674. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1684-3
  • Hagge, J., Bässler, C., Gruppe, A., Hoppe, B., Kellner, H., Krah, F.-S., Müller, J., Seibold, S., Stengel, E., & Thorn, S. (2019). Bark coverage shifts assembly processes of microbial decomposer communities in dead wood. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), 20191744. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1744
  • Hlásny, T., Krokene, P., Liebhold, A., Montagné-Huck, C., Müller, J., Qin, H., Raffa, K., Schelhaas, M.-J., Seidl, R., Svoboda, M., & Viiri, H. (2019). Living with bark beetles: impacts, outlook and management options. European Forest Institute. https://doi.org/10.36333/fs08
  • Leidinger, J., Seibold, S., Weisser, W. W., Lange, M., Schall, P., Türke, M., & Gossner, M. M. (2019). Effects of forest management on herbivorous insects in temperate Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 437, 232-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.013
  • Viljur, M.-L., Relve, A., Gimbutas, M., Kaasik, A., & Teder, T. (2019). Dispersal of open-habitat butterflies in managed forest landscapes: are colonisers special?. Journal of Insect Conservation, 23(2), 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0112-6
  • Thorn, S., Müller, J., & Leverkus, A. B. (2019). Preventing European forest diebacks. Science, 365(6460), 1388-1388. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz3476
  • Castro, A., Drag, and L., Cizek, L., Fernández, J., & and. (2019). Rosalia alpina adults (Linnaeus, 1758) (Insecta, Coleoptera) avoid direct sunlight. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 42(1), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.32800/abc.2019.42.0059
  • Streinzer, M., Roth, N., Paulus, H. F., & Spaethe, J. (2019). Color preference and spatial distribution of glaphyrid beetles suggest a key role in the maintenance of the color polymorphism in the peacock anemone (Anemone pavonina, Ranunculaceae) in Northern Greece. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 205(5), 735-743. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-019-01360-2
  • Biedermann, P. H., Müller, J., Grégoire, J.-C., Gruppe, A., Hagge, J., Hammerbacher, A., Hofstetter, R. W., Kandasamy, D., Kolarik, M., Kostovcik, M., Krokene, P., Sallé, A., Six, D. L., Turrini, T., Vanderpool, D., Wingfield, M. J., & Bässler, C. (2019). Bark Beetle Population Dynamics in the Anthropocene: Challenges and Solutions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 34(10), 914-924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.002
2018[ to top ]
  • Drag, L., & Cizek, L. (2018). Radio-Tracking Suggests High Dispersal Ability of the Great Capricorn Beetle (Cerambyx cerdo). Journal of Insect Behavior, 31(2), 138-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-018-9669-x
  • Bauhus, J., Baber, K., & Müller, J. (2018). Dead Wood in Forest Ecosystems. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780199830060-0196
  • Hagge, J., Leibl, F., Müller, J., Plechinger, M., Soutinho, J. G., & Thorn, S. (2018). Reconciling pest control, nature conservation, and recreation in coniferous forests. Conservation Letters, 12(2), e12615. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12615
  • Penone, C., Allan, E., Soliveres, S., Felipe‐Lucia, M. R., Gossner, M. M., Seibold, S., Simons, N. K., Schall, P., van der Plas, F., Manning, P., Manzanedo, R. D., Boch, S., Prati, D., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Ehbrecht, M., Goldmann, K., Jung, K., … Fischer, M. (2018). Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features. Ecology Letters, 22(1), 170–180. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13182
  • Zytynska, S. E., Doerfler, I., Gossner, M. M., Sturm, S., Weisser, W. W., & Müller, J. (2018). Minimal effects on genetic structuring of a fungus-dwelling saproxylic beetle after recolonisation of a restored forest. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(6), 2933-2943. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13160
  • Heidrich, L., Friess, N., Fiedler, K., Brändle, M., Hausmann, A., Brandl, R., & Zeuss, D. (2018). The dark side of Lepidoptera: Colour lightness of geometrid moths decreases with increasing latitude. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(4), 407-416. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12703
  • Müller, J., Noss, R. F., Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Leverkus, A. B., & Lindenmayer, D. (2018). Increasing disturbance demands new policies to conserve intact forest. Conservation Letters, 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12449
  • Krah, F.-S., Seibold, S., Brandl, R., Baldrian, P., Müller, J., & Bässler, C. (2018). Independent effects of host and environment on the diversity of wood‐inhabiting fungi. Journal of Ecology, 106(4), 1428-1442. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12939
  • Zielewska-Büttner, K., Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Braunisch, V. (2018). Remotely Sensed Single Tree Data Enable the Determination of Habitat Thresholds for the Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus). Remote Sensing, 10(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10121972
  • Milotić, T., Baltzinger, C., Eichberg, C., Eycott, A. E., Heurich, M., Müller, J., Noriega, J. A., Menendez, R., Stadler, J., Ádám, R., Bargmann, T., Bilger, I., Buse, J., Calatayud, J., Ciubuc, C., Boros, G., Jay-Robert, P., Kruus, M., Merivee, E., … Hoffmann, M. (2018). Functionally richer communities improve ecosystem functioning: Dung removal and secondary seed dispersal by dung beetles in the Western Palaearctic. Journal of Biogeography, 46(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13452
  • Gerdzhikov, G. P., Georgiev, K. B., Plachiyski, D. G., Zlatanov, T., & Shurulinkov, P. S. (2018). Habitat Requirements of the White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos lilfordi (Sharpe & Dresser, 1871) (Piciformes: Picidae) in Strandzha Mountain, Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 70(4), 527-534. http://www.acta-zoologica-bulgarica.eu/downloads/acta-zoologica-bulgarica/2018/70-4-527-534.pdf
  • Seibold, S., Hagge, J., Müller, J., Gruppe, A., Brandl, R., Bässler, C., & Thorn, S. (2018). Experiments with dead wood reveal the importance of dead branches in the canopy for saproxylic beetle conservation. Forest Ecology and Management, 409, 564-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.052
  • Bernes, C., Macura, B., Jonsson, B. G., Junninen, K., Müller, J., Sandström, J., Lohmus, A., & Macdonald, E. (2018). Manipulating ungulate herbivory in temperate and boreal forests: effects on vegetation and invertebrates. A systematic review. Environmental Evidence, 7(13), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0125-3
  • Habel, J. C., Seibold, S., Ulrich, W., & Schmitt, T. (2018). Seasonality overrides differences in butterfly species composition between natural and anthropogenic forest habitats. Animal Conservation, 21(5), 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12408
  • Schauer, B., Steinbauer, M. J., Vailshery, L. S., Müller, J., Feldhaar, H., & Obermaier, E. (2018). Influence of tree hollow characteristics on saproxylic beetle diversity in a managed forest. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27(4), 853-869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1467-9
  • Doerfler, I., Gossner, M. M., Müller, J., Seibold, S., & Weisser, W. W. (2018). Deadwood enrichment combining integrative and segregative conservation elements enhances biodiversity of multiple taxa in managed forests. Biological Conservation, 228, 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.10.013
  • Schenk, M., Mitesser, O., Hovestadt, T., & Holzschuh, A. (2018). Overwintering temperature and body condition shift emergence dates of spring-emerging solitary bees. PeerJ, 6, e4721. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4721
  • Thorn, S., Förster, B., Heibl, C., Müller, J., & Bässler, C. (2018). Influence of macroclimate and local conservation measures on taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversities of saproxylic beetles and wood-inhabiting fungi. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27(12), 3119-3135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-1592-0
  • Dornelas, M., Antao, L. H., Moyes, F., Bates, A. E., Magurran, A. E., Adam, D., Akhmetzhanova, A. A., Appeltans, W., Arcos, J. M., Arnold, H., Ayyappan, N., Badihi, G., Baird, A. H., Barbosa, M., Barreto, T. E., Bässler, C., Bellgrove, A., Belmaker, J., Benedetti‐Cecchi, L., … Zettler, M. L. (2018). BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12729
  • Seibold, S., Cadotte, M. W., MacIvor, J. S., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2018). The Necessity of Multitrophic Approaches in Community Ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 33(10), 754-764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.07.001
  • Hilmers, T., Friess, N., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., Brandl, R., Pretzsch, H., Seidl, R., & Müller, J. (2018). Biodiversity along temperate forest succession. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(6), 2756-2766. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13238
  • Georgiev, K. B., Thorn, S., Zlatanov, T., Nikolov, B. P., Shurulinkov, P., Daskalova, G., & Gottschalk, T. K. (2018). Evaluating the importance of managed forests as habitat for the Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata). Forest Ecology and Management, 419-420, 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.041
  • Leverkus, A. B., Benayas, J. M. R., Castro, J., Boucher, D., Brewer, S., Collins, B. M., Donato, D., Fraver, S., Kishchuk, B. E., Lee, E.-J., Lindenmayer, D. B., Lingua, E., Macdonald, E., Marzano, R., Rhoades, C. C., Royo, A., Thorn, S., Wagenbrenner, J. W., Waldron, K., … Gustafsson, L. (2018). Salvage logging effects on regulating and supporting ecosystem services - a systematic map. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 48(9), 983-1000. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2018-0114
  • Volf, M., Holec, M., Holcová, D., Jarovs, P., Hejda, R., Drag, L., Blízek, J., vSebek, P., & vCívzek, L. (2018). Microhabitat mosaics are key to the survival of an endangered ground beetle (Carabus nitens) in its post-industrial refugia. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22, 321-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0064-x
  • Leverkus, A. B., Lindenmayer, D. B., Thorn, S., & Gustafsson, L. (2018). Salvage logging in the world’s forests: Interactions between natural disturbance and logging need recognition. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(10), 1140-1154. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12772
  • Viljur, M.-L., & Teder, T. (2018). Disperse or die: Colonisation of transient open habitats in production forests is only weakly dispersal-limited in butterflies. Biological Conservation, 218, 32-40. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.006
  • Drag, L., Hauck, D., Rican, O., Schmitt, T., Shovkoon, D. F., Godunko, R. J., Curletti, G., & Cizek, L. (2018). Phylogeography of the endangered saproxylic beetle Rosalia longicorn, Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae), corresponds with its main host, the European beech (Fagus sylvatica, Fagaceae). Journal of Biogeography, 45(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13429
  • Seibold, S., & Thorn, S. (2018). The Importance of Dead-Wood Amount for Saproxylic Insects and How It Interacts with Dead-Wood Diversity and Other Habitat Factors. In M. D. Ulyshen (Ed.), Saproxylic Insects: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation (pp. 607-637). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75937-1_18
  • Bae, S., Müller, J., Lee, D., Vierling, K. T., Vogeler, J. C., Vierling, L. A., Hudak, A. T., Latifi, H., & Thorn, S. (2018). Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of bird assemblages are oppositely associated to productivity and heterogeneity in temperate forests. Remote Sensing of Environment, 215, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.05.031
  • Cuadros-Casanova, I., Zamora, C., Ulrich, W., Seibold, S., & Habel, J. C. (2018). Empty forests: safeguarding a sinking flagship in a biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27(10), 2495-2506. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-1548-4
  • Müller, J., Varandi, H. B., Babaii, M. R., Farashiani, M. E., Sageb-Talebi, K., Lange, F., Gossner, M. M., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Roth, N., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2018). The diversity of saproxylic insects (Coleoptera, Heteroptera) on four tree species of the Hyrcanian forest in Iran. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22(3), 607-625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0089-1
  • Lachat, T., & Müller, J. (2018). Importance of Primary Forests for the Conservation of Saproxylic Insects. In M. D. Ulyshen (Ed.), Saproxylic Insects: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation (pp. 581-605). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75937-1_17
  • Hovestadt, T., Degen, T., & Mitesser, O. (2018). Suitable triggers for timing the transition from worker to sexual production in annual eusocial insects. Insectes Sociaux. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-018-0652-5
  • Moll, J., Kellner, H., Leonhardt, S., Stengel, E., Dahl, A., Bässler, C., Buscot, F., Hofrichter, M., & Hoppe, B. (2018). Bacteria inhabiting deadwood of 13 tree species are heterogeneously distributed between sapwood and heartwood. Environmental Microbiology, 20(10), 3744–3756. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14376
  • Kim, H. G., Park, C., Lee, D. K., Park, J. H., & Bae, S. (2018). Habitats Suitability Analysis for Establishing Conservation Area of Siheung-si. Journal of Korea Planning Association, 53(3), 161-175. https://doi.org/10.17208/jkpa.2018.06.53.3.161
  • Eckelt, A., Müller, J., Bense, U., Brustel, H., Bußler, H., Chittaro, Y., Cizek, L., Frei, A., Holzer, E., Kadej, M., Kahlen, M., Köhler, F., Möller, G., Mühle, H., Sanchez, A., Schaffrath, U., Schmidl, J., Smolis, A., Szallies, A., … Seibold, S. (2018). ``Primeval forest relict beetles’’ of Central Europe: a set of 168 umbrella species for the protection of primeval forest remnants. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22(1), 15-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-017-0028-6
  • Komonen, A., & Müller, J. (2018). Dispersal ecology of deadwood organisms and connectivity conservation. Conserv Biol, 32(3), 535-545. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13087
  • Milotić, T., Baltzinger, C., Eichberg, C., Eycott, A. E., Heurich, M., Müller, J., Noriega, J. A., Menendez, R., Stadler, J., Ádám, R., Bargmann, T., Bilger, I., Buse, J., Calatayud, J., Ciubuc, C., Boros, G., Hauso, M., Jay-Robert, P., Kruus, M., … Hoffmann, M. (2018). Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic. Frontiers of Biogeography, 10(1-2), Article 1-2. https://doi.org/10.21425/F5FBG37289
  • Roth, N., Doerfler, I., Bässler, C., Blaschke, M., Bussler, H., Gossner, M. M., Heideroth, A., Thorn, S., Weisser, W. W., & Müller, J. (2018). Decadal effects of landscape‐wide enrichment of dead wood on saproxylic organisms in beech forests of different historic management intensity. Diversity and Distributions, 25(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12870
  • Ammer, C., Fichtner, A., Fischer, A., Gossner, M. M., Meyer, P., Seidl, R., Thomas, F. M., Annighöfer, P., Kreyling, J., Ohse, B., Berger, U., Feldmann, E., Häberle, K.-H., Heer, K., Heinrichs, S., Huth, F., Krämer-Klement, K., Mölder, A., Müller, J., … Wagner, S. (2018). Key ecological research questions for Central European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology, 32, 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2018.07.006
  • Kortmann, M., Heurich, M., Latifi, H., Rösner, S., Seidl, R., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2018). Forest structure following natural disturbances and early succession provides habitat for two avian flagship species, capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia). Biological Conservation, 226, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.07.014
2017[ to top ]
  • Winter, M.-B., Bässler, C., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Krah, F.-S., Schaefer, H., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2017). On the structural and species diversity effects of bark beetle disturbance in forests during initial and advanced early-seral stages at different scales. European Journal of Forest Research, 136(2), 357-373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-017-1037-4
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Fahrig, L., Förster, B., Heurich, M., Hothorn, T., Scheipl, F., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2017). An experimental test of the habitat‐amount hypothesis for saproxylic beetles in a forested region. Ecology, 98(6), 1613-1622. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1819
  • JARZABEK-MÜLLER, A., MORINIÈRE, J., VARANDI, H. B., & MÜLLER, J. (2017). Synaptus iranicus sp. nov., a second species of the genus Synaptus Eschscholtz, 1829 from Iran (Coleoptera: Elateridae) discovered by an integrative approach. Zootaxa, 4232(4), 568. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4232.4.6
  • Lakovic, M., Mitesser, O., & Hovestadt, T. (2017). Mating timing, dispersal and local adaptation in patchy environments. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.04369
  • Hill, S., Latifi, H., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2017). Individual-tree- and stand-based development following natural disturbance in a heterogeneously structured forest: A LiDAR-based approach. Ecological Informatics, 38, 12-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2016.12.004
  • Müller, J., Brandl, R., Brändle, M., Förster, B., Cancian de Araujo, B., Gossner, M. M., Ladas, A., Wagner, M., Maraun, M., Schall, P., Schmidt, S., Heurich, M., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2017). LiDAR‐derived canopy structure supports the more‐individuals hypothesis for arthropod diversity in temperate forests. Oikos, 127(6), 814-824. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.04972
  • Dieler, J., Uhl, E., Biber, P., Müller, J., Rötzer, T., & Pretzsch, H. (2017). Effect of forest stand management on species composition, structural diversity, and productivity in the temperate zone of Europe. European Journal of Forest Research, 136(4), 739-766. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-017-1056-1
  • Kulakowski, D., Seidl, R., Holeksa, J., Kuuluvainen, T., Nagel, T. A., Panayotov, M., Svoboda, M., Thorn, S., Vacchiano, G., Whitlock, C., Wohlgemuth, T., & Bebi, P. (2017). A walk on the wild side: Disturbance dynamics and the conservation and management of European mountain forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management, 388, 120-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.037
  • Mader, V., Diehl, E., Fiedler, D., Thorn, S., Wolters, V., & Birkhofer, K. (2017). Trade‐offs in arthropod conservation between productive and non‐productive agri‐environmental schemes along a landscape complexity gradient. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 10(3), 236-247. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12220
  • Thom, D., Rammer, W., Dirnböck, T., Müller, J., Kobler, J., Katzensteiner, K., Helm, N., & Seidl, R. (2017). The impacts of climate change and disturbance on spatio-temporal trajectories of biodiversity in a temperate forest landscape. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54(1), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12644
  • Ulyshen, M. D., Shefferson, R., Horn, S., Taylor, M. K., Bush, B., Brownie, C., Seibold, S., & Strickland, M. S. (2017). Below‐ and above‐ground effects of deadwood and termites in plantation forests. Ecosphere, 8(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1910
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Burton, P. J., Cahall, R., Campbell, J. L., Castro, J., Choi, C.-Y., Cobb, T., Donato, D. C., Durska, E., Fontaine, J. B., Gauthier, S., Hebert, C., Hothorn, T., Hutto, R. L., Lee, E.-J., Leverkus, A. B., Lindenmayer, D. B., … Müller, J. (2017). Impacts of salvage logging on biodiversity: A meta‐analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(1), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12945
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Svoboda, M., & Müller, J. (2017). Effects of natural disturbances and salvage logging on biodiversity - Lessons from the Bohemian Forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 388, 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.006
  • Kirchenbaur, T., Fartmann, T., Bässler, C., Löffler, F., Müller, J., Strätz, C., & Seibold, S. (2017). Small-scale positive response of terrestrial gastropods to dead-wood addition is mediated by canopy openness. Forest Ecology and Management, 396, 85-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.03.034
  • Farwig, N., Ammer, C., Annighöfer, P., Baur, B., Behringer, D., Diekötter, T., Hotes, S., Leyer, I., Müller, J., Peter, F., Riecken, U., Bessel, A., Thorn, S., Werk, K., & Ziegenhagen, B. (2017). Bridging science and practice in conservation: Deficits and challenges from a research perspective. Basic and Applied Ecology, 24, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2017.08.007
  • Lindenmayer, D., Thorn, S., & Banks, S. (2017). Please do not disturb ecosystems further. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-016-0031
  • Müller, J., Sagheb-Talebi, K., & Thorn, S. (2017). Protect Irantextquoterights ancient forest from logging. Science, 355(6328), 919-919. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam8810
  • Frank, E. T., Schmitt, T., Hovestadt, T., Mitesser, O., Stiegler, J., & Linsenmair, K. E. (2017). Saving the injured: Rescue behavior in the termite-hunting ant Megaponera analis. Science Advances, 3(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1602187
  • Vogel, S., Alvarez, B., Bässler, C., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2017). The Red-belted Bracket (Fomitopsis pinicola) colonizes spruce trees early after bark beetle attack and persists. Fungal Ecology, 27, 182-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2016.12.007
  • Quillfeldt, P., Thorn, S., Richter, B., Nabte, M., Coria, N., Masello, J. F., Massaro, M., Neves, V. C., & Libertelli, M. (2017). Testing the usefulness of hydrogen and compound-specific stable isotope analyses in seabird feathers: a case study in two sympatric Antarctic storm-petrels. Marine Biology, 164(192), Article 192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3224-8
  • Kortmann, M., Hurst, J., Brinkmann, R., Heurich, M., Silveyra González, R., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2017). Beauty and the beast: how a bat utilizes forests shaped by outbreaks of an insect pest. Animal Conservation, 21(1), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12359
  • Cho, Y., Lee, D., & Bae, S. (2017). Effects of vegetation structure and human impact on understory honey plant richness: implications for pollinator visitation. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 41(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-016-0020-1
  • Lindenmayer, D., Thorn, S., & Noss, R. (2017). Countering resistance to protected‐area extension. Conservation Biology, 32(2), 315-321. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12990
2016[ to top ]
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Büche, B., Szallies, A., Thorn, S., Ulyshen, M. D., & Müller, J. (2016). Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the majordrivers of beetle diversity in dead wood. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(3), 934-943. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12607
  • Eitel, J. U., Höfle, B., Vierling, L. A., Abellán, A., Asner, G. P., Deems, J. S., Glennie, C. L., Joerg, P. C., LeWinter, A. L., Magney, T. S., Mandlburger, G., Morton, D. C., Müller, J., & Vierling, K. T. (2016). Beyond 3-D: The new spectrum of lidar applications for earth and ecological sciences. Remote Sensing of Environment, 186, 372-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.08.018
  • Lachat, T., Chumak, M., Chumak, V., Jaxoby, O., Müller, J., Tanadini, M., & Wermelinger, B. (2016). Influence of canopy gaps on saproxylic beetles in primeval beech forests: a case study from the Uholka‐Shyrokyi Luh forest, Ukraine. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9(6), 559-573. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12188
  • Heikkala, O., Seibold, S., Koivula, M., Martikainen, P., Müller, J., Thorn, S., & Kouki, J. (2016). Retention forestry and prescribed burning result in functionally different saproxylic beetle assemblages than clear-cutting. Forest Ecology and Management, 359, 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.09.043
  • Thorn, C. J., Bissinger, K., Thorn, S., & Bogner, F. X. (2016). “Trees Live on Soil and Sunshine!”- Coexistence of Scientific and Alternative Conception of Tree Assimilation. PLOS ONE, 11(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0147802
  • Ali, A. M., Skidmore, A. K., Darvishzadeh, R., van Duren, I., Holzwarth, S., & Mueller, J. (2016). Retrieval of forest leaf functional traits from HySpex imagery using radiative transfer models and continuous wavelet analysis. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 122, 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2016.09.015
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Baldrian, P., Reinhard, L., Thorn, S., Ulyshen, M. D., Weiß, I., & Müller, J. (2016). Dead-wood addition promotes non-saproxylic epigeal arthropods but effects are mediated by canopy openness. Biological Conservation, 204, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.031
  • Viljur, M.-L., & Teder, T. (2016). Butterflies take advantage of contemporary forestry: Clear-cuts as temporary grasslands. Forest Ecology and Management, 376, 118-125. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.002
  • Fetting, P., Thorn, S., Päckert, M., & Heim, W. (2016). First record of Yellow-bellied Tit Pardaliparus venustulus in Russia suggests a significant range extension of a species formerly endemic to China. Forktail, 32, 86-87. https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/forktail32
  • Latifi, H., Heurich, M., Hartig, F., Müller, J., Krzystek, P., Jehl, H., & Dech, S. (2016). Estimating over- and understorey canopy density of temperate mixed stands by airborne LiDAR data. Forestry, 89(1), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpv032
  • Peura, M., Gonzalez, R. S., Müller, J., Heurich, M., Vierling, L. A., Mönkkönen, M., & Bässler, C. (2016). Mapping a ’cryptic kingdom’: Performance of lidar derived environmental variables in modelling the occurrence of forest fungi. Remote Sensing of Environment, 186, 428-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.09.003
  • Mollemann, F., Depoilly, A., Vernon, P., Müller, J., Bailey, R., Jarzabek-Müller, A., & Prinzing, A. (2016). The island rule of body size demonstrated on individual hosts: phytophagous click beetle species grow larger and predators smaller on phylogenetically isolated trees. Journal of Biogeography, 43(7), 1388-1399. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12725
  • Koban, M. B., Gossner, M. M., Müller, J., Steidle, J. L. M., Bässler, C., Hothorn, T., Unsicker, S. B., & Seibold, S. (2016). Short-distance attraction of saproxylic Heteroptera to olfactory cues. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9(3), 254-257. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12161
  • Poethke, H. J., Hovestadt, T., & Mitesser, O. (2016). The evolution of optimal emergence times: Bet hedging and the quest for an ideal free temporal distribution of individuals. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.03213
  • Bässler, C., Halbwachs, H., Karasch, P., Holzer, H., Gminder, A., Krieglsteiner, L., Silveyra Gonzalez, R., Müller, J., & Brandl, R. (2016). Mean reproductive traits of fungal assemblages are correlated with resource availability. Ecology and Evolution, 6(2), 582-592. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1911
  • Bässler, C., Cadotte, M. W., Beudert, B., Heibl, C., Blaschke, M., Bradtka, J. H., Langbehn, T., Werth, S., & Müller, J. (2016). Contrasting patterns of lichen functional diversity and species richness across an elevation gradient. Ecography, 39(7), 689-698. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01789
  • Thorn, S., Bussler, H., Fritze, M.-A., Goeder, P., Müller, J., Weiss, I., & Seibold, S. (2016). Canopy closure determines arthropod assemblages in microhabitats created by windstorms and salvage logging. Forest Ecology and Management, 381, 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.09.029
  • Rivrud, I. M., Heurich, M., Krupczynski, P., Müller, J., & Mysterud, A. (2016). Green wave tracking by large herbivores: an experimental approach. Ecology, 97(12), 3547-3553. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1596
  • Heurich, M., Zeis, K., Küchenhoff, H., Müller, J., Belotti, E., Bufka, L., & Woelfing, B. (2016). Selective Predation of a Stalking Predator on Ungulate Prey. PLOS ONE, 11(8), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158449
  • Thorn, S., Werner, S. A., Wohlfahrt, J., Bässler, C., Seibold, S., Quillfeldt, P., & Müller, J. (2016). Response of bird assemblages to windstorm and salvage logging - Insights from analyses of functional guild and indicator species. Ecological Indicators, 65, 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.06.033
  • Müller, F., Bergmann, M., Dannowski, R., Dippner, J., Gnauck, A., Haase, P., Jochimsen, M. C., Kasprzak, P., Kröncke, I., Kümmerlin, R., Küster, M., Lischeid, G., Meesenburg, H., Merz, C., Millat, G., Müller, J., Padisák, J., Schimming, C., Schubert, H., … Theuerkauf, M. (2016). Assessing resilience in long-term ecological data sets. Ecological Indicators, 65, 10-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.066
  • Mader, V., Birkhofer, K., Fiedler, D., Thorn, S., Wolters, V., & Diehl, E. (2016). Land use at different spatial scales alters the functional role of web-building spiders in arthropod food webs. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 219, 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2015.12.017
  • Ulyshen, M. D., Müller, J., & Seibold, S. (2016). Bark coverage and insects influence wood decomposition: Direct and indirect effects. Applied Soil Ecology, 105, 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.03.017
  • Müller, J., Thorn, S., Baier, R., Sagheb-Talebi, K., Barimani, H. V., Seibold, S., Ulyshen, M. D., & Gossner, M. M. (2016). Protecting the Forests While Allowing Removal of Damaged Trees may Imperil Saproxylic Insect Biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Beech Forests of Iran. Conservation Letters, 9(2), 106-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12187
  • Kim, W.-Y., Bae, and S.-Y., Oh, S.-J., Yoon, H.-N., Lee, J.-H., Paek, W.-K., & Sung, H.-C. (2016). Distribution of the Kentish Plover (Charadrius Alexandrinus) Based on the 3rd National Ecosystem Survey and Its Adequacy as a Bioindicator. Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology, 30(2), 155-164. https://doi.org/10.13047/kjee.2016.30.2.155
  • Magg, N., Müller, J., Heibl, C., Hackländer, K., Wölfl, S., Wölfl, M., Bufka, L., Červený, J., & Heurich, M. (2016). Habitat availability is not limiting the distribution of the Bohemian-Bavarian lynx Lynx lynx population. Oryx, 50(4), 742-752. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1017/S0030605315000411
  • Stoklosa, A. M., Ulyshen, M. D., Fan, Z., Varner, M., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2016). Effects of mesh bag enclosure and termites on fine woody debris decomposition in a subtropical forest. Basic and Applied Ecology, 17(5), 463-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2016.03.001
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Bußler, H., Lindenmayer, D. B., Schmidt, S., Seibold, S., Wende, B., & Müller, J. (2016). Bark-scratching of storm-felled trees preserves biodiversity at lower economic costs compared to debarking. Forest Ecology and Management, 364, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.12.044
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Cadotte, M., Heibl, C., Schäfer, H., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2016). Changes in the dominant assembly mechanism drive species loss caused by declining resources. Ecology Letters, 19(2), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12548
  • Bernes, C., Jonsson, B. G., Junninen, K., Lohmus, A., Macdonald, E., Müller, J., & Sandström, J. (2016). What are the impacts of manipulating grazing and browsing by ungulates on plants and invertebrates in temperate and boreal forests? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 5(17), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-016-0070-y
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Cadotte, M. W., Heibl, C., Bradtka, J. H., Thorn, S., & Halbwachs, H. (2016). Functional response of lignicolous fungal guilds to bark beetle deforestation. Ecological Indicators, 65, 149-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.07.008
  • Seidl, R., Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Kautz, M. (2016). Small beetle, large‐scale drivers: how regional and landscape factors affect outbreaks of the European spruce bark beetle. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(2), 530-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12540
2015[ to top ]
  • Zeppenfeld, T., Svoboda, M., DeRose, R. J., Heurich, M., Müller, J., Cizková, P., Starý, M., Bace, R., & Donato, D. C. (2015). Response of mountain Picea abies forests to stand‐replacing bark beetle outbreaks: neighbourhood effects lead to self‐replacement. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52(5), 1402-1411. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12504
  • Gossner, M. M., Brändle, M., Brandl, R., Bail, J., Müller, J., & Opgenoorth, L. (2015). Where Is the Extended Phenotype in the Wild? The Community Composition of Arthropods on Mature Oak Trees Does Not Depend on the Oak Genotype. PLOS ONE, 10(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115733
  • Drag, L., & Cizek, L. (2015). Successful reintroduction of an endangered veteran tree specialist: conservation and genetics of the Great Capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo). Conservation Genetics, 16(2), 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-014-0656-2
  • Weingarth, K., Zeppenfeld, T., Heibl, C., Heurich, M., Bufka, L., Daniszová, K., & Müller, J. (2015). Hide and seek: extended camera-trap session lengths and autumn provide best parameters for estimating lynx densities in mountainous areas. Biodiversity and Conservation, 24(12), 2935-2952. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0986-5
  • Müller, J., Brustel, H., Brin, A., Bussler, H., Bouget, C., Obermaier, E., Heidinger, I. M. M., Lachat, T., Förster, B., Horak, J., Procházka, J., Köhler, F., Larrieu, L., Bense, U., Isacsson, G., Zapponi, L., & Gossner, M. M. (2015). Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles. Ecography, 38(5), 499-509. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.00908
  • Seibold, S., Brandl, R., Buse, J., Hothorn, T., Schmidl, J., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2015). Association of extinction risk of saproxylic beetles with ecological degradation of forests in Europe. Conservation Biology, 29(2), 382-390. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12427
  • Bing, T., Müller, J., Glaser, B., Brandl, R., & Brändle, M. (2015). Variation in diet across an elevational gradient in the larvae of two Hydropsyche species (Trichoptera). Limnologica, 52, 83-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2015.04.001
  • Müller, J., wende, B., Strobl, C., Eugster, M., Gallenberger, I., Floren, A., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Linsenmair, K. E., Weisser, W. W., & Gossner, M. M. (2015). Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52(3), 753-762. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12421
  • Zehetmair, T., Müller, J., Runkel, V., Stahlschmidt, P., Winter, S., Zharov, A., & Gruppe, A. (2015). Poor effectiveness of Natura 2000 beech forests in protecting forest-dwelling bats. Journal for Nature Conservation, 23, 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2014.07.003
  • Latifi, H., Fassnacht, F. E., Müller, J., Tharani, A., Dech, S., & Heurich, M. (2015). Forest inventories by LiDAR data: A comparison of single tree segmentation and metric-based methods for inventories of a heterogeneous temperate forest. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 42, 162-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2015.06.008
  • Zehetmair, T., Müller, J., Zharov, A., & Gruppe, A. (2015). Effects of Natura 2000 and habitat variables used for habitat assessment on beetle assemblages in European beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 8(3), 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12101
  • Stoll, S., Frenzel, M., Burkhard, B., Adamescu, M., Augustaitis, A., Baessler, C., Bonet, F. J., Carranza, M. L., Cazacu, C., Cosor, G. L., Diaz-Delgado, R., Grandin, U., Haase, P., Hämäläinen, H., Loke, R., Müller, J., Stanisci, A., Staszewski, T., & Müller, F. (2015). Assessment of ecosystem integrity and service gradients across Europe using the LTER Europe network. Ecological Modelling, 295, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.06.019
  • Beudert, B., Bässler, C., Thorn, S., Noss, R., Schröder, B., Dieffenbach-Fries, H., Foullois, N., & Müller, J. (2015). Bark Beetles Increase Biodiversity While Maintaining Drinking Water Quality. Conservation Letters, 8(4), 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12153
  • Bevanda, M., Fronhofer, E. A., Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Reineking, B. (2015). Landscape configuration is a major determinantof home range size variation. Ecosphere, 6(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1890/ES15-00154.1
  • Möst, L., Hothorn, T., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2015). Creating a landscape of management: Unintended effects on the variation of browsing pressure in a national park. Forest Ecology and Management, 338, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.11.015
  • Heurich, M., Brand, T. T. G., Kaandorp, M. Y., Šustr, P., Müller, J., & Reineking, B. (2015). Country, Cover or Protection: What Shapes the Distribution of Red Deer and Roe Deer in the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem?. PLOS ONE, 10(3), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120960
  • Werner, S. A., Müller, J., Heurich, M., & Thorn, S. (2015). Natural regeneration determines wintering bird presence in wind-damaged coniferous forest stands independent of postdisturbance logging. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 45(9), 1232-1237. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0501
  • Kaldhusdal, A., Brandl, R., Müller, J., Möst, L., & Hothorn, T. (2015). Spatio-phylogenetic multispecies distribution models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6(2), 187-197. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12318
  • Degen, T., Hovestadt, T., Mitesser, O., & Hölker, F. (2015). High female survival promotes evolution of protogyny and sexual conflict. PLOS ONE, 10(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118354
  • Hothorn, T., Müller, J., Held, L., Möst, L., & Mysterud, A. (2015). Temporal patterns of deertextendashvehicle collisions consistent with deer activity pattern and density increase but not general accident risk. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 81, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.037
  • Drag, L., Hauck, D., Bérces, S., Michalcewicz, J., Jelaska Serić, L., Auerhammer, S., & Cizek, L. (2015). Genetic differentiation of populations of the threatened saproxylic beetle Rosalia longicorn, Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Central and South‐east Europe. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 116(4), 911-925. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12624
  • Parmain, G., Bouget, C., Müller, J., Horak, J., Gossner, M., Lachat, T., & Isacsson, G. (2015). Can rove beetles (Staphylinidae) be excluded in studies focusing on saproxylic beetles in central European beech forests?. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 105(1), 101-109. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1017/S0007485314000741
  • Winter, M.-B., Ammer, C., Baier, R., Donato, D. C., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2015). Multi-taxon alpha diversity following bark beetle disturbance: Evaluating multi-decade persistence of a diverse early-seral phase. Forest Ecology and Management, 338, 32-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.11.019
  • Bernes, C., Jonsson, B. G., Junninen, K., Lohmus, A., Macdonald, E., Müller, J., & Sandström, J. (2015). What is the impact of active management on biodiversity in boreal and temperate forests set aside for conservation or restoration? A systematic map. Environmental Evidence, 4(25), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-015-0050-7
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gossner, M. M., Thorn, S., Ulyshen, M. D., & Müller, J. (2015). Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity - A review identifying global gaps in knowledge. Biological Conservation, 191, 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.006
  • Thorn, S., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Gminder, A., Brandl, R., & Heibl, C. (2015). Host abundance, durability, basidiome form and phylogenetic isolation determine fungivore species richness. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 114(3), 699-708. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12447
  • Thorn, S., Hacker, H. H., Seibold, S., Jehl, H., Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2015). Guild-specific responses of forest Lepidoptera highlight conservation-oriented forest management - Implications from conifer-dominated forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 337, 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.031
2014[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., Bässler, C., Essbauer, S., Schex, S., Müller, D. W. H., Opgenoorth, L., & Brandl, R. (2014). Relative heart size in two rodent species increases with elevation: reviving Hesse’s rule. Journal of Biogeography, 41(12), 2211-2220. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12365
  • Rösner, S., Brandl, R., Segelbacher, G., Lorenc, T., & Müller, J. (2014). Noninvasive genetic sampling allows estimation of capercaillie numbers and population structure in the Bohemian Forest. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 60(5), 789-801. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0848-6
  • Bae, S., Reineking, B., Ewald, M., & Mueller, J. (2014). Comparison of airborne lidar, aerial photography, and field surveys to model the habitat suitability of a cryptic forest species - the hazel grouse. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35(17), 6469-6489. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2014.955145
  • Müller, J., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Müller, D. W., Hothorn, T., & Heurich, M. (2014). Protected areas shape the spatial distribution of a European lynx population more than 20 years after reintroduction. Biological Conservation, 177, 210-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.07.007
  • Stoeckle, B. C., Müller, D., Müller, J., & Kuehn, R. (2014). Identification of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the high montane gastropod Semilimax kotulae using high-throughput sequence data. Molluscan Research, 34(1), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2013.868965
  • Müller, J., Bae, S., Röder, J., Chao, A., & Didham, R. K. (2014). Airborne LiDAR reveals context dependence in the effects of canopy architecture on arthropod diversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 312, 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.10.014
  • Bässler, C., Ernst, R., Cadotte, M., Heibl, C., & Müller, J. (2014). Near‐to‐nature logging influences fungal community assembly processes in a temperate forest. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51(4), 939-948. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12267
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Baldrian, P., Thorn, S., Müller, J., & Gossner, M. M. (2014). Wood resource and not fungi attract early-successional saproxylic species of Heteroptera - an experimental approach. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 7(6), 533-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12076
  • Müller, J., & Opgenoorth, L. (2014). On the gap between science and conservation implementation - A national park perspective. Basic and Applied Ecology, 15(5), 373-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2014.03.002
  • Maraun, M., Augustin, D., Müller, J., Bässler, C., & Scheu, S. (2014). Changes in the community composition and trophic structure of microarthropods in sporocarps of the wood decaying fungus Fomitopsis pinicola along an altitudinal gradient. Applied Soil Ecology, 84, 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.06.004
  • Hausknecht, R., Jacobs, S., Müller, J., Zink, R., Frey, H., Solheim, R., Vrezec, A., Kristin, A., Mihok, J., Kergalve, I., Saurola, P., & Kuehn, R. (2014). Phylogeographic analysis and genetic cluster recognition for the conservation of Ural Owls (Strix uralensis) in Europe. Journal of Ornithology, 155(1), 121-134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-0994-8
  • POKLUDA, P., CIZEK, L., STRIBRNA, E., DRAG, L., LUKES, J., & NOVOTNY, V. (2014). A goodbye letter to alcohol: An alternative method for field preservation of arthropod specimens and DNA suitable for mass collecting methods. European Journal of Entomology, 111(2), 175-179. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2014.024
  • Farwig, N., Brandl, R., Siemann, S., Wiener, F., & Müller, J. (2014). Decomposition rate of carrion is dependent on composition not abundance of the assemblages of insect scavengers. Oecologia, 175(4), 1291-1300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2974-y
  • Georgiev, K., & Iliev, M. (2014). Numbers and Arrival Dynamics of Communally Roosting Magpies (Pica Pica) in the Dendrological Park of the University of Forestry - Sofia, Bulgaria. Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 23(1), 250-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2009.10818412
  • Müller, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Bussler, H., & Gossner, M. M. (2014). Hollow beech trees identified as keystone structures for saproxylic beetles by analyses of functional and phylogenetic diversity. Animal Conservation, 17(2), 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12075
  • Wang, X., Müller, J., An, L., Ji, L., Liu, Y., Wang, X., & Hao, Z. (2014). Intra-annual variations in abundance and species composition of carabid beetles in a temperate forest in Northeast China. Journal of Insect Conservation, 18(1), 85-98. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-014-9617-9
  • ELEK, Z., DRAG, L., POKLUDA, P., CIZEK, L., & BERCES, S. (2014). Dispersal of individuals of the flightless grassland ground beetle, Carabus hungaricus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), in three populations and what they tell us about mobility estimates based on mark-recapture. European Journal of Entomology, 111(5), 663-668. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2014.080
  • Rösner, S., Mussard-Forster, E., Lorenc, T., & Müller, J. (2014). Recreation shapes a "landscape of fear’’ for a threatened forest bird species in Central Europe. Landscape Ecology, 29(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-013-9964-z
  • Thoma, B., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Georgi, E., Osterberg, A., Schex, S., Bottomley, C., & Essbauer, S. (2014). Identification of FactorsInfluencing the Puumala Virus Seroprevalence within Its Reservoir in aMontane Forest Environment. Viruses, 6(10), 3944-3967. https://doi.org/10.3390/v6103944
  • Ewald, M., Dupke, C., Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Reineking, B. (2014). LiDAR Remote Sensing of Forest Structure and GPS Telemetry Data Provide Insights on Winter Habitat Selection of European Roe Deer. Forests, 5(6), 1374-1390. https://doi.org/10.3390/f5061374
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Gottschalk, T., Hothorn, T., Bussler, H., Raffa, K., & Müller, J. (2014). New Insights into the Consequences of Post-Windthrow Salvage Logging Revealed by Functional Structure of Saproxylic Beetles Assemblages. PLOS ONE, 9(7), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101757
2013[ to top ]
  • Drag, L., Zima, J., & Cizek, L. (2013). Characterization of nine polymorphic microsatellite loci for a threatened saproxylic beetle Rosalia alpina (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(4), 903-905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-9929-1
  • Seibold, S., Hempel, A., Piehl, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Rösner, S., & Müller, J. (2013). Forest vegetation structure has more influence on predation risk of artificial ground nests than human activities. Basic and Applied Ecology, 14(8), 687-693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2013.09.003
  • Müller, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., & Bussler, H. (2013). Some of the rarest European saproxylic beetles are common in the wilderness of Northern Mongolia. Journal of Insect Conservation, 17(5), 989-1001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-013-9581-9
  • Bässler, C., Hothorn, T., Brandl, R., & Müller, J. (2013). Insects Overshoot the Expected Upslope Shift Caused by Climate Warming. PLOS ONE, 8(6), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065842
  • Angelstam, P., Roberge, J.-M., Axelsson, R., Elbakidze, M., Bergman, K.-O., Dahlberg, A., Degerman, E., Eggers, S., Esseen, P.-A., Hjältén, J., Johansson, T., Müller, J., Paltto, H., Snäll, T., Soloviy, I., & Törnblom, J. (2013). Evidence-Based Knowledge Versus Negotiated Indicators for Assessment of Ecological Sustainability: The Swedish Forest Stewardship Council Standard as a Case Study. AMBIO, 42(2), 229-240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0377-z
  • Gossner, M. M., Lachat, T., Brunet, J., Isacsson, G., Bouget, C., Brustel, H., Brandl, R., Weisser, W. W., & Müller, J. (2013). Current Near‐to‐Nature Forest Management Effects on Functional Trait Composition of Saproxylic Beetles in Beech Forests. Conservation Biology, 27(3), 605-614. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12023
  • Aparicio, A., Berens, D. G., Müller, J., & Farwig, N. (2013). Resources determine frugivore assemblages and fruit removal along an elevational gradient. Acta Oecologica, 52, 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2013.07.008
  • Bacht, M., Rösner, S., Müller, J., Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R., & Opgenoorth, L. (2013). Are Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) populations of the low mountain ranges remnants of a broader distribution in the past?. Journal of Ornithology, 154(1), 231-237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-012-0889-0
  • Drag, L., Kosnar, J., & Cizek, L. (2013). Development and characterization of ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Great Capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(4), 907-909. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-9930-8
  • Riedinger, V., Müller, J., Stadler, J., Ulrich, W., & Brandl, R. (2013). Assemblages of bats are phylogenetically clustered on a regional scale. Basic and Applied Ecology, 14(1), 74-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2012.11.006
  • Müller, J., Brunet, J., Brin, A., Bouget, C., Brustel, H., Bussler, H., Förster, B., Isacsson, G., Köhler, F., Lachat, T., & Gossner, M. M. (2013). Implications from large-scale spatial diversity patterns of saproxylic beetles for the conservation of European Beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 6(2), 162-169. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00200.x
  • Lehnert, L. W., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Burton, P. J., & Müller, J. (2013). Conservation value of forests attacked by bark beetles: Highest number of indicator species is found in early successional stages. Journal for Nature Conservation, 21(2), 97-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2012.11.003
  • Müller, J., Brandl, R., Buchner, J., Pretzsch, H., Seifert, S., Strätz, C., Veith, M., & Fenton, B. (2013). From ground to above canopytextemdashBat activity in mature forests is driven by vegetation density and height. Forest Ecology and Management, 306, 179-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.043
  • Seibold, S., Buchner, J., Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2013). Ponds in acidic mountains are more important for bats inproviding drinking water than insect prey. Journal of Zoology, 290(4), 302-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12041
2012[ to top ]
  • Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Burg, M. (2012). Comparison of the effectivity of different snare types for collecting and retaining hair from Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). European Journal of Wildlife Research, 58(3), 579-587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-011-0607-x
  • Mehr, M., Brandl, R., Kneib, T., & Müller, J. (2012). The effect of bark beetle infestation and salvage logging on bat activity in a national park. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21(11), 2775-2786. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0334-y
  • Müller, J., Mehr, M., Bässler, C., Fenton, M. B., Hothorn, T., Pretzsch, H., Klemmt, H.-J., & Brandl, R. (2012). Aggregative response in bats: prey abundance versus habitat. Oecologia, 169(3), 673-684. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-011-2247-y
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Svoboda, M., Lepsová, A., Hahn, C., Holzer, H., & Pouska, V. (2012). Diversity of wood-decaying fungi under different disturbance regimes - a case study from spruce mountain forests. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21(1), 33-49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-011-0159-0
  • Leutner, B. F., Reineking, B., Müller, J., Bachmann, M., Beierkuhnlein, C., Dech, S., & Wegmann, M. (2012). Modelling Forest alpha-Diversity and Floristic Composition - On the Added Value of LiDAR plus Hyperspectral Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing, 4(9), 2818-2845. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs4092818
  • Hothorn, T., Brandl, R., & Müller, J. (2012). Large-Scale Model-Based Assessment of Deer-Vehicle Collision Risk. PLOS ONE, 7(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029510
  • Teuscher, M., Brandl, R., Förster, B., Hothorn, T., Rösner, S., & Müller, J. (2012). Forest inventories are a valuable data source for habitat modelling of forest species: an alternative to remote-sensing data. Forestry, 86(2), 241-253. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cps081
  • Lachat, T., Wermelinger, B., Gossner, M. M., Bussler, H., Isacsson, G., & Müller, J. (2012). Saproxylic beetles as indicator species for dead-wood amount and temperature in European beech forests. Ecological Indicators, 23, 323-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.013
2011[ to top ]
  • Bässler, C., Stadler, J., Müller, J., Förster, B., Göttlein, A., & Brandl, R. (2011). LiDAR as a rapid tool to predict forest habitat types in Natura 2000 networks. Biodiversity and Conservation, 20(3), 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-010-9959-x
  • Mehr, M., Brandl, R., Hothorn, T., Dziock, F., Förster, B., & Müller, J. (2011). Land use is more important than climate for species richness and composition of bat assemblages on a regional scale. Mammalian Biology, 76(4), 451-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2010.09.004
  • Vierling, K., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Vierling, L. A., Weiß, I., & Müller, J. (2011). Spinning a laser web: predicting spider distributions using LiDAR. Ecological Applications, 21(2), 577-588. https://doi.org/10.1890/09-2155.1
  • Gossner, M. M., & Müller, J. (2011). The influence of species traits and q-metrics on scale-specific $beta$-diversity components of arthropod communities of temperate forests. Landscape Ecology, 26(3), 411-424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-010-9568-9
  • Bussler, H., Bouget, C., Brustel, H., Brändle, M., Riedinger, V., Brandl, R., & Müller, J. (2011). Abundance and pest classification of scolytid species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) follow different patterns. Forest Ecology and Management, 262(9), 1887-1894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2011.08.011
  • Hofner, B., Müller, J., & Hothorn, T. (2011). Monotonicity‐constrained species distribution models. Ecology, 92(10), 1895-1901. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-2276.1
  • Müller, J., Stadler, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Hacker, H., ter Braak, C., & Brandl, R. (2011). The Predictability of Phytophagous Insect Communities: Host Specialists as Habitat Specialists. PLOS ONE, 6(10), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025986
  • Drag, L., Hauck, D., Pokluda, P., Zimmermann, K., & Cizek, L. (2011). Demography and Dispersal Ability of a Threatened Saproxylic Beetle: A Mark-Recapture Study of the Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina). PLOS ONE, 6(6), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021345
  • Hothorn, T., Müller, J., Schröder, B., Kneib, T., & Brandl, R. (2011). Decomposing environmental, spatial, and spatiotemporal components of species distributions. Ecological Monographs, 81(2), 329-347. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-0602.1
  • Schex, S., Dobler, G., Riehm, J., Müller, J., & Essbauer, S. (2011). Rickettsia spp. in Wild Small Mammals in Lower Bavaria, South-Eastern Germany. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 11(5), 493-502. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2010.0060
2010[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., & Bütler, R. (2010). A review of habitat thresholds for dead wood: a baseline for management recommendations in European forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 129(6), 981-992. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-010-0400-5
  • Müller, J., Noss, R. F., Bussler, H., & Brandl, R. (2010). Learning from a "benign neglect strategy" in a national park: Response of saproxylic beetles to dead wood accumulation. Biological Conservation, 143(11), 2559-2569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.024
  • Röder, J., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Dvorak, L., Floren, A., Gossner, M. M., Gruppe, A., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Vojtech, O., Wagner, C., & Müller, J. (2010). Arthropod species richness in the Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) canopy along an elevation gradient. Forest Ecology and Management, 259(8), 1513-1521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.01.027
  • Müller, J., & Gossner, M. M. (2010). Three-dimensional partitioning of diversity informs state-wide strategies for the conservation of saproxylic beetles. Biological Conservation, 143(3), 625-633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.027
  • Raabe, S., Müller, J., Manthey, M., Dürhammer, O., Teuber, U., Göttlein, A., Förster, B., Brandl, R., & Bässler, C. (2010). Drivers of bryophyte diversity allow implications for forest management with a focus on climate change. Forest Ecology and Management, 260(11), 1956-1964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.08.042
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Kneib, T., Badeck, F., & Dziock, F. (2010). Estimation of the extinction risk for high-montane species as a consequence of global warming and assessment of their suitability as cross-taxon indicators. Ecological Indicators, 10(2), 341-352. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.06.014
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Dziock, F., & Brandl, R. (2010). Effects of resource availability and climate on the diversity of wood‐decaying fungi. Journal of Ecology, 98(4), 822-832. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01669.x
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., & Dziock, F. (2010). Detection of Climate-Sensitive Zones and Identification of Climate Change Indicators: A Case Study from the Bavarian Forest National Park. Folia Geobotanica, 45(2), 163-182. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12224-010-9059-4
  • Müller, J., Stadler, J., & Brandl, R. (2010). Composition versus physiognomy of vegetation as predictors of bird assemblages: The role of lidar. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114(3), 490-495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2009.10.006
  • Hothorn, T., & Müller, J. (2010). Large-scale reduction of ungulate browsing by managed sport hunting. Forest Ecology and Management, 260(9), 1416-1423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.019
  • Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2010). Importance of natural disturbance for recovery of the rare polypore Antrodiella citrinella Niemelä & Ryvarden. Fungal Biology, 114(1), 129-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2009.11.001
2009[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., & Brandl, R. (2009). Assessing biodiversity by remote sensing in mountainous terrain: the potential of LiDAR to predict forest beetle assemblages. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(4), 897-905. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01677.x
  • Moning, C., Werth, S., Dziock, F., Bässler, C., Bradtka, J., Hothorn, T., & Müller, J. (2009). Lichen diversity in temperate montane forests is influenced by forest structure more than climate. Forest Ecology and Management, 258(5), 745-751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.015
  • Müller, J., Moning, C., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Brandl, R. (2009). Using airborne laser scanning to model potential abundance and assemblages of forest passerines. Basic and Applied Ecology, 10(7), 671-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2009.03.004
  • Müller, D., Schröder, B., & Müller, J. (2009). Modelling habitat selection of the cryptic Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia in a montane forest. Journal of Ornithology, 150(4), 717-732. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-009-0390-6
  • Bussler, H., & Müller, J. (2009). Vacuum cleaning for conservationists: a new method for inventory of Osmoderma eremita (Scop., 1763) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and other inhabitants of hollow trees in Natura 2000 areas. Journal of Insect Conservation, 13(3), 355-359. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-008-9171-4
  • Müller, J., Bässler, C., Strätz, C., Klöcking, B., & Brandl, R. (2009). Molluscs and Climate Warming in a Low Mountain Range National Park. Malacologia, 51(1), 89-109. https://doi.org/10.4002/040.051.0106
  • Moning, C., & Müller, J. (2009). Critical forest age thresholds for the diversity of lichens, molluscs and birds in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) dominated forests. Ecological Indicators, 9(5), 922-932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.11.002
  • Müller, J., Pöllath, J., Moshammer, R., & Schröder, B. (2009). Predicting the occurrence of Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius on a regional scale, using forest inventory data. Forest Ecology and Management, 257(2), 502-509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.023
  • Löttker, P., Rummel, A., Traube, M., Stache, A., Sustr, P., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2009). New Possibilities of Observing Animal Behaviour from a Distance Using Activity Sensors in Gps-Collars: An Attempt to Calibrate Remotely Collected Activity Data with Direct Behavioural Observations in Red DeerCervus elaphus. Wildlife Biology, 15(4), 425-434. https://doi.org/10.2981/08-014
2008[ to top ]
  • Moning, C., & Müller, J. (2008). Environmental key factors and their thresholds for the avifauna of temperate montane forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 256(5), 1198-1208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.018
  • Müller, J., & Bussler, H. (2008). Key factors and critical thresholds at stand scale for saproxylic beetles in a beech dominated forest, southern Germany. Revue d’Ecologie, 63(10), 81-90. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c5bb/aa5ad543554b5270b05b9d6b7c66161da964.pdf
  • Müller, J., Bussler, H., Gossner, M., Rettelbach, T., & Duelli, P. (2008). The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus in a national park: from pest to keystone species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17(12), 2979. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9409-1
  • Kneib, T., Müller, J., & Hothorn, T. (2008). Spatial smoothing techniques for the assessment of habitat suitability. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 15(3), 343-364. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-008-0092-x
2007[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., Bussler, H., & Kneib, T. (2007). Saproxylic beetle assemblages related to silvicultural management intensity and stand structures in a beech forest in Southern Germany. Journal of Insect Conservation, 12(2), 107. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-006-9065-2
  • Müller, J., & Goßner, M. (2007). Single host trees in a closed forest canopy matrix: a highly fragmented landscape?. Journal of Applied Entomology, 131(9-10), 613-620. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01227.x
  • Müller, J., Engel, H., & Blaschke, M. (2007). Assemblages of wood-inhabiting fungi related to silvicultural management intensity in beech forests in southern Germany. European Journal of Forest Research, 126(4), 513-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-007-0173-7
  • Müller, J., Hothorn, T., & Pretzsch, H. (2007). Long-term effects of logging intensity on structures, birds, saproxylic beetles and wood-inhabiting fungi in stands of European beech Fagus sylvatica L. Forest Ecology and Management, 242(2-3), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.046
2005[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., Strätz, C., & Hothorn, T. (2005). Habitat factors for land snails in European beech forests with a special focus on coarse woody debris. European Journal of Forest Research, 124(3), 233-242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-005-0071-9
2004[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., & Hothorn, T. (2004). Maximally selected two-sample statistics as a new tool for the identification and assessment of habitat factors with an application to breeding-bird communities in oak forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 123(3), 219-228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-004-0035-5