Publikationen

2024

Cherif, M., Brose, U., Hirt, M. R., Ryser, R., Silve, V., Albert, G., Arnott, R., Berti, E., Cirtwill, A., Dyer, A., Gauzens, B., Gupta, A., Ho, H.-C., Portalier, S. M. J., Wain, D., Wootton, K. (2024) The environment to the rescue: can physicshelp predict predator-prey interactions?. Biological Reviews http://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13105

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, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110493

Leong, J. V, Mezzomo, P., Kozel, P., Volfová, T., Ferreira, P. d. L., Seifert, C. L., Butterill, P. T., Freiberga, I., Michálek, J., Matos-Maravi, P., Weinhold, A., Engström, M. T., Salminen, J.-P., Segar, S. T., Sedio, B. E. & Volf, M. (2024) Effects of individual traits vs . trait syndromes on assemblages of various herbivore guilds associated with central European Salix. Oecologia, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05569-0

Li, Y., Schuldt, A., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Huang, Y., Albert, G., Albracht, C., Amyntas, A., Bonkowski, M., Bruelheide, H., Bröcher, M., Chesters, D., Chen, J., Chen, Y., Chen, J.-T., Ciobanu, M., Deng, X., Fornoff, F., Gleixner, G., Guo, L., Guo, P.-F., Heintz-Buschart, A., Klein, A.-M., Lange, M., Li, S., Li, Q., Li, Y., Luo, A., Meyer, S. T., von Oheimb, G., Rutten, G., Scholten, T., Solbach, M. D., Staab, M., Wang, M.-Q., Zhang, N., Zhu, C. D., Schmid, B., Ma, K., Liu, X. (2024) Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity. nature ecology & evolution, 8, 2037-2047. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02517-2

Lu, J.-Z., L., Bluhm, C., Foltran, E., Rivera Pérez, C. A, Ammer, C., Caruso, T., Glatthorn, J., Lamersdorf, N., Polle, A., Sandmann, D., Schaefer, I., Schuldt, A., Maraun, M., Scheu, S. (2024) Functional traits in soil-living oribatid mites unveil trophic reorganization in belowground communities by introduced tree species. Geoderma, 448, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116947

Matevski, D., Sagolla, V., Beule, L., Schuldt, A. (2024) Temperate alley-cropping agroforestry improves pest control potential by promoting spider abundance and functional diversity. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14797

Seifert, C.L. (2024) The effect of diet and temperature on life‐history traits and sexual size dimorphism in a capital-breeding moth. Physiological Entomology, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12462

Seifert, C.L. & Fiedler, K. (2024) Macroecological patterns in European butterflies unveil strong interrelations between larval diet breadth, latitudinal range size, and voltinism. Ecography, 2024(2):e07021, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07021

Seifert, C.L., Moos, M. & Volf, M. (2024) Different fates of metabolites and small variation in chemical composition characterise frass chemistry in a specialist caterpillar. Physiological Entomology, 49, 110–117. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12429

Seifert, C.L., Strutzenberger, P. & Fiedler, K. (2024) Are day-flying moths more specialised in larval dietary breadth? - A test of the 'Salient Aroma Hypothesis' in a predominantly nocturnal clade. Evolution, 78, 1174-1182. https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpae052

Singer, D., Hagge, J., Kamp, J., Hondong, H., Schuldt, A. (2024) Aggregated time-series features boost species-specific differentiation of true and false positives in passive acoustic monitoring of bird assemblages. Remote sensing in Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.385

Topanotti, L R., Fuchs, J. M., Albert, M., Schick, J., Penanhoat, A., Lu, J.-Z., Rivera Pérez, C. A., Foltran, E. C., Appleby, S., Wildermuth, B., Stuckenberg, T., Likulunga, L. E., Glatthorn, J., Schuldt, A., Polle, A., Balkenhol, N., Scheu, S., Ammer, C., Paul, C., Guerrero- Ramírez, N. (2024) Enhancing economic multifunctionality without compromising multidiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality via forest enrichment. Science Advances, 10 (43). https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp6566

Vázquez-González, C., Castagneyrol, B., Muiruri, E. W., Barbaro, L., Abdala-Roberts, L., Barsoum, N., Fründ, J., Glynn, C., Jactel, H., McShea, W. J., Mereu, S., Mooney, K. A., Morillas, L., Nock., C. A., Paquette, A., Parker, J. D., Parker, W. C., Roales, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schuldt, A., Verheyen, K., Weih, M., Yang, B., Koricheva, J. (2024) Tree diversity enhances predation by birds but not by arthropods across climate gradients. Ecology Letters, 27 (5), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14427

Wang, M.-Q., Guo, S.-K., Guo, P.-F., Yang, J.-J., Chen, G.-A., Chesters, D., Orr, M., Niu, Z.-Q., Staab, M., Chen, J.-T., Li, Y., Zhou, Q.-S., Fornoff, F., Shi, X., Li, S., Martini, M., Klein, A.-M., Schuldt, A., Liu, X., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., Luo, A., Zhu, C.-D. (2024) Multi-dimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition. eLife, https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.100202.1

Wildermuth, B., Hagge, J., Seifert, C.L., Tjaden, R. & Schuldt, A. (2024) Beneficial effects of native broadleaved forests on canopy beetle diversity are not reduced by admixture of non-native conifers. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61, 1000-1014. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14623

Wildermuth, B., Penanhoat, A., Sennhenn-Reulen, H., Matevski, D., Drescher, J., Aubry-Kientz, M., Seidel, D., Schuldt, A. (2024) Canopy structure influences arthropod communities within and beyond tree identity effects: Insights from combining LiDAR data, insecticidal fogging and machine learning regression modelling. Ecological Indicators, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111901

Yi, H., Eisenhauer, N., Austen, J.C, Rebollo, R., Ray, T., Bönisch, E., von Oheimb, G., Fichtner, A., Schuldt, A., Patoine, G., Ferlian, O. (2024) Tree diversity and mycorrhizal type co-determine multitrophic ecosystem functions. Journal of Ecology, 112 (3), 528-546, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14252

2023

Anttonen, P., Perles-Garcia, M., Kunz, M., von Oheimb, G., Li, Y., Bruelheide, H., Ma, K.-P., Zhu, C.-D., Schuldt, A. (2023) Predation pressure by arthropods, birds, and rodents is interactively shaped by tree species richness, vegetation structure, and season. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1199670

Böse-Vetter, H., Braun, U., Degel, A., Gehlken, B. Heinzen, S., Hülbusch, K.H., Kulla, J., Lorberg, F., Sauerwein, B., Theato, T., Vollmuth, D. & Volz, H. (2023). Freiraum und Vegetation in Schleswig. Notizbuch. 91‚ 'Stadtvegetation und Freiraum‘: 61-211. Kassel

Chen, J.-T., Wang, M.-Q., Li, Y., Chesters, D., Luo, A., Zhang, W., Guo, P.-F., Guo, S.-K., Zhou, Q.-S., Ma, K.-P., von Oheimb, G., Kunz, M., Zhang, N.-L., Liu, X.-J., Bruelheide, H., Schuldt, A., Zhu, C.-D. (2023) Functional and phylogenetic relationships link predators to plant diversity via trophic and non-trophic pathways. Proceedings of the Royal Scociety B 290 (1990) https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1658

Gehlken, B. (2023) Stadtvegetation als Indiz. Aber wofür?. Notizbuch. 91‚ 'Stadtvegetation und Freiraum‘: 5-16. Kassel

Glatthorn, J., Appleby, S., Balkenhol, N., Kriegel, P., Likulunga, L. E., Lu, J. Z., Matevski, D., Polle, A., Riebl, H., Rivera Pérez, C. A., Scheu, S., Seinsche, A., Schall, P., Schuldt, A., Wingender, S., Ammer, C. (2023) Species diversity of forest-floor biota in non-native Douglas fir stands is similar as in native stands. Ecosphere, 14, 1-16, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4609

Hansen, P., Tiebel, M., Plieninger, T., Mölder, A. (2023) Owner attitudes and landscape parameters drive stand structure and valuable habitats in small-scale private forests of Lower Saxony (Germany). European Journal of Forest Research. 142‚ 1011-1028. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-023-01571-y

Li, Y., Du, Y.-B., Chen, J.-T., Wang, M.-Q., Guo, S.-K., Schuldt, A., Luo, A., Guo, P.-F., Mi, X.-C., Liu, X.-J., Ma, K.-P., Bruelheide, H., Chesters, D., Liu, X., Zhu, C.-D. (2023) Tree dissimilarity determines multi-dimensional beta-diversity of herbivores and carnivores via bottom-up effects. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (2), 442-453 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.13868

Li, Y., Schmid, B., Schuldt, A., Li, S., Wang, M.-Q., Fornoff, F., Staab, M., Guo, P.-F., Anttonen, P., Chesters, D., Bruelheide, H., Zhu, C.-D., Ma, K., Liu, X. (2023) Multitrophic arthropod diversity mediates tree diversity effects on primary productivity. Nature Ecology & Evolution https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02049-1

Li, Y., Wang, M.-Q., Chesters, D., Anttonen, P., Guo, S.-K., Guo, P.-F., Chen, J.-T., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., Schuldt, A., Zhu, C.-D., (2023) Differential impacts on herbivore diversity and scale-dependence of tree diversity in subtropical forests. Journal of Ecology, 111 (3), 666-675 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2745.14054

Matevski, D., Foltran, E., Lamersdorf, N., Schuldt, A. (2023) Introduction of non-native Douglas fir reduces leaf damage on beech saplings and mature trees in European beech forests. Ecological Applications 33 (2) https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/eap.2786

Matevski, D., Schuldt, A. (2023) Non-native Douglas fir promotes epigeal spider density, but has a mixed effect on functional diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 32, 1233-1250 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-023-02547-5

Mezzomo, P., Weinhold, A., Aurová, K., Jorge, L. R., Kozel, P., Michálek, J., Nováková, N., Seifert, C. L., Volfová, T., Juha-, M. E., Salminen, P., Sedio, B. E. & Volf, M. (2023). Leaf volatile and nonvolatile metabolites show different levels of specificity in response to herbivory. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10123 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10123

Schuldt, A., Liu, X., Buscot, F., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., He, J.-S., Klein, A.-M., Ma, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Scholten, T., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Staab, M. (2023) Carbon–biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forest. Global Change Biology https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.16697

Seifert, C.L., Strutzenberger, P. & Fiedler, K. (2023) How do host plant use and seasonal life cycle relate to insect body size: A case study on European geometrid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 36 (5), 743-752. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14169

Wang, M.-Q., Wen, Z., Ke, J., Chesters, D., Li, Y., Chen, J.-T., Luo, A., Shi, X., Zhou, Q.-S., Liu, X-J., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., Schuldt, A., Zhu, C.-D., (2023) Tree communities and functional traits determine herbivore compositional turnover. Oecologia, 203, 205-218. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-023-05463-1

Wildermuth, B., Dönges, C., Matevski, D., Penanhoat, A., Seifert, C. L., Seidel, D., Scheu, S. & Schuldt, A. (2023) Tree species identity, canopy structure and prey availability differentially affect canopy spider diversity and trophic composition. Oecologia, 203, 37-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05447-1

Wildermuth, B., Fardiansah, R., Matevski, D., Lu, J.-Z., Kriegel, P., Scheu, P., Schuldt, A. (2023) Conifers and non-native tree species shift trophic niches of generalist arthropod predators in Central European beech forests. BMC Ecology and Evolution 23, https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-023-02105-1

Wildermuth, B., Seifert, C.L., Husemann, M. & Schuldt, A. (2023) Metabarcoding reveals that mixed forests mitigate negative effects of non-native trees on canopy arthropod diversity. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 33: e2921, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2921

2022

Anttonen, P., Li, Y., Chesters, D., Davrinche, A., Haider, S., Bruelheide, H., Chen, J.-T., Wang, M.-Q., Ma, K.-P., Zhu, C.-D., Schuldt, A. (2022) Leaf Nutritional Content, Tree Richness, and Season Shape the Caterpillar Functional Trait Composition Hosted by Trees. insects 13, https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/12/1100

Gehlken, B. & Nitzschke, J. (2022) Die Grünlandvegetation des Naturschutzgebiets Hammersbecker Wiesen (Bremen-Nord). Notizbuch. 94: 171-190. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2022) Von der 'Mutter des Ackerbaus' zum teuren Pflegefall. Notizbuch. 94: 191-216. Kassel

Graf, M., Seibold, S., Gossner, M.M., Hagge, J., Weiß, I., Bässler, C. & Müller, J. (2022) Coverage based diversity estimates of facultative saproxylic species highlight the importance of deadwood for biodiversity. Forest Ecology and Management 517, 120275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120275

Huang, Y., Schuldt, A., Hönig, L., Yang, B., Liu, X., Bruelheide, H., Ma, KP., Schmid, B., Niklaus, P. (2022) Effects of enemy exclusion on biodiversity-productivity relationships in a subtropical forest experiment. Journal of Ecology, 110 (9), 2167-2178. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.13940

Kozel, P., Leong, J.V., Malenovský, I., Sumpich, J., Macek, J., Michálek, J., Nováková, N., Sedio B.E., Seifert, C.L. & Volf, M. (2022) Specialised chemistry affects insect abundance but not overall community similarity in three rare shrub willows: Salix myrtilloides, S. repens and S. rosmarinifolia. European Journal of Entomology, 119, 368-378. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2022.038

Leong, J.V., Jorge, L.R., Seifert, C.L. & Volf, M. (2022) Quantity and specialisation matter: effects of quantitative and qualitative variation in willow chemistry on resource preference in leaf‐chewing insects. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 15, 453–460. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12559

Orazi, V., Hagge, J., Gossner, M.M., Müller, J. & Heurich, M. (2022) A Biodiversity Boost From the Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) in Germany ’ s Oldest National Park. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 873307. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.873307

Schuldt, A., Huke, P., Glatthorn, J., Hagge, J., Wildermuth, B., Matevski, D. (2022) Tree mixtures mediate negative effects of introduced tree species on bird taxonomic and functional diversity. Journal of Applied Ecology 59 (12), 3049-3060 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1365-2664.14300

Seibold, S., Weisser, W.W., Ambarlı, D., Gossner, M.M., Mori, A.S., Cadotte, M.W., Hagge, J., Bässler, C. & Thorn, S. (2022) Drivers of community assembly change during succession in wood‐decomposing beetle communities. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13843

Seifert, C.L., Strutzenberger, P. & Fiedler, K. (2022) Ecological specialisation and range size determine intraspecific body size variation in a speciose clade of insect herbivores. OIKOS, 2022:e09338, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09338

Seifert, C.L., Strutzenberger, P., Hausmann, A. & Fiedler, K. (2022) Dietary specialization mirrors Rapoport's rule in European geometrid moths. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31, 1161-1171. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13493

Tang, T., Zhang, N., Bongers, F. J., Staab, M., Schuldt, A. Fornoff, F., Lin, H., Cavender-Bares, J., Hipp, A., Li, S., Liang, Y., Han, B., Klein, A.-M., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Schmid, B., Ma, K., Liu, X. (2022) Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacks. eLife https://elifesciences.org/articles/78703

Thom, D., Ammer, C., Annighöfer, P., Aszalós, 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

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

Volf, M., Volfová, T., Seifert, C.L., Ludwig, A., Engelmann, R.A., Jorge, L.R., [...], Wirth, C. & van Dam, N.M. (2022) A mosaic of induced and non‐induced branches promotes variation in leaf traits, predation and insect herbivore assemblages in canopy trees. Ecology Letters, 25, 729–739. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13943

Wang, M.-Q., Yan, C., Luo, A., Li, Y., Chesters, D., Qiao, H.-J., Chen, J.-T., Zhou, Q.-S., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., Schuldt, A., Zhang, Z., Zhu, C.-D. (2022) Phylogenetic relatedness, functional traits, and spatial scale determine herbivore co-occurrence in a subtropical forest. Ecological Monographs 92 (1), 1-16 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecm.1492

Wildermuth, B., Oldeland, J., Arning, C., Gunter F., Strohbach, B., Juergens, N. (2022) Spatial patterns and life histories of Macrotermes michaelseni termite mounds reflect intraspecific competition: insights of a temporal comparison spanning 12 years Ecography 9, 1,12 http://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06306

2021

Adelmann, W., Hagge, J., Langhammer, P., Höhna, N., Hotes, S., Werneyer, M., Drexler, M. & Müller, J. (2021) Aktiv im Wald – Naturschutz mit der Kettensäge. Bayerische Akademie für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege (ANL), Laufen, 64 pp. https://www.bestellen.bayern.de/shoplink/anl_nat_0056.htm

Gehlken, B. (2021) Verstädterte Landbewirtschaftung. Notizbuch. 93, Symposien der AG Freiraum und Vegetation 2018 und 2019: 45-68. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2021) Ackerunkrautvegetation auf südniedersächsischen Maisäckern. Notizbuch. 93, Symposien der AG Freiraum und Vegetation 2018 und 2019: 98-107. Kassel

Gehlken, B. & Sauerwein, B. (2021) Booklet: Vegetationskunde unplugged. Notizbuch. 92 ‚Vegetationskunde unplugged‘: 5-12. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2021) Ein vegetationskundlicher Spaziergang auf der Alp Zanutsch. Notizbuch. 92 ‚Vegetationskunde unplugged‘: 13-24. Kassel

Gehlken, B., Kurz, P., Lübben, M., Puhr, M., Rechenberger, E. & Sauerwein, B. (2021) Aplendost-Hochstaudenfluren und Grün-Erlen-Gebüsche. Betulo-Adenostyletea. Notizbuch. 92 ‚Vegetationskunde unplugged‘: 25-67. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2021) Beitrag zur Kenntnis des Torilidetum japonicae Lohmeyer ex Görs & T. Müller 196.. Notizbuch. 92 ‚Vegetationskunde unplugged‘: 131-157. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2021) Vom Kopf auf die Füße. Induktive Waldrandtypisierung.. Notizbuch. 92 ‚Vegetationskunde unplugged‘: 159-170. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2021) Die Magie der Zahl. Eine method(olog)ische Kritik an Ellenbergs ökologischen Zeigerwerten. Notizbuch. 92 ‚Vegetationskunde unplugged‘: 175-191. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2021) Das Wirken Reinhold Tüxens und anderer Pflanzensoziologen in der Zeit von 1933 bis 1945. Notizbuch. 92 ‚Vegetationskunde unplugged‘: 193-228. Kassel

Glatthorn J, Annighöfer P, Balkenhol N, Leuschner C, Polle A, Scheu S, Schuldt A, Schuldt B, Ammer C (2021) An interdisciplinary framework to describe and evaluate the functioning of forest ecosystems. Basic and Applied Ecology 52, 1-14 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.02.006

Hagge, J., Müller, J., Birkemoe, T., Buse, J., Christensen, R.H.B., Gossner, M.M., Gruppe, A., Heibl, C., Jarzabek‐Müller, A., Seibold, S., Siitonen, J., Gonçalo Soutinho, J., Sverdrup‐Thygeson, A., Thorn, S., Drag, L., (2021). What does a threatened saproxylic beetle look like? Modelling extinction risk using a new morphological trait database. J. Anim. Ecol. 1365-2656.13512. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13512

Kriegel P, Matevski D, Schuldt A (2021) Monoculture and mixture-planting of non-native Douglas fir alters species composition, but promotes the diversity of ground beetles in a temperate forest system Biodiverstity and Conservation 30, 1479–1499 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-021-02155-1#Sec2

Li Y, Chesters D, Wang MQ, Wubet T, Schuldt A, Anttonen P, Guo PF, Chen JT, Zhou QS, Zhang N, Ma, KP, Bruelheide H, Wu CS, Zhu CD (2021) Tree diversity and functional leaf traits drive herbivore-associated microbiomes in subtropical China. Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13620

Löffler F, Schuldt A, König-Ries B, Bruelheide H, Klan F (2021) A Test Collection for Dataset Retrieval in Biodiversity Research. Research Ideas and Outcomes. Research Ideas and Outcomes https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.7.e67887

Matevski D, Glatthorn J, Kriegel P, Schuldt A (2021) Non-native Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) promotes sentinel prey attack rates in Central European forests. Forest Ecology and Management 489, 119099 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119099

Matevski D, Schuldt A (2021) Tree species richness, tree identity and non-native tree proportion affect arboreal spider diversity, abundance and biomass. Forest Ecology and Management, 483, 118775 doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118775

Rutten G, Hönig L, Braun U, Michalski S, Saadani M, Schwass R, Schuldt A, Bruelheide H (2021) More diverse tree communities promote foliar fungal diversity, but decrease infestation rates per tree species in a subtropical biodiversity experiment. Journal of Ecology 109, 2068-2080 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13620

Seifert, C.L., Jorge, L.R., Volf, M., Wagner, D.L., Lamarre, G.P.A., Miller, S.E., Gonzalez-Akre, E., Anderson-Teixiera, K. & Novotný, V. (2021) Seasonality affects specialisation of a temperate forest herbivore community. Oikos, 130, 1450-1461

Staab M, Liu X, Assmann T, Bruelheide H, Buscot F, Durka W, Erfmeier A, Klein Alexandra M, Ma K, Michalski S, Wubet T, Schmid B, Schuldt A (2021) Tree phylogenetic diversity structures multitrophic communities. Functional Ecology 35 (2), 521-534 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13722

Trogisch S, Liu X, Rutten G, Xue K, Bauhus J, Brose U, Bu W, Cesarz S, Chesters D, Connolly J, Cuid X, Eisenhauer N, Guo L, Haider S, Härdtle W, Kunz M, Ma L, Neumann S, Sang W, Schuldt A, Tang Z, Van Dam N, Oheim G, Wang M, Wang S, Weinhold A, Wirth C, Wubet T, Xu X, Yang B, Zhang N, Zhu C, Ma K, Wang Y, Bruelheide H (2021) The significance of tree-tree interactions for forest ecosystem functioning. Basic and Applied Ecology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.02.003

Valdés-Correcher E, Moreira X, Augusto L, Barbaro L, Bouget C, Bouriaud O, Branco M, Centenaro G, Csóka G, Damestoy T, Dobrosavljević J, Duduman M-L, Dulaurent A-M, Eötvös CB, Faticov M, Ferrante M, Fürjes-Mikó Á, Galmán A, Gossner MM, Hampe A, Harvey D, Gordon Howe A, Kadiri Y, Kaennel-Dobbertin M, Koricheva J, Kozel A, Kozlov MV, Lövei GL, Lupaștean D, Milanović S, Mrazova A, Opgennoorth L, Pitkänen J-M, Popova A, Popović M, Prinzing A, Queloz V, Roslin T, Sallé A, Sam K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schuldt A, Selikhovkin A, Suominen L, Tack AJM, Tahadlova M, Thomas R, Castagneyrol B (2021) Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30, 651-665 https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13244

Vollmuth D. (2021) Die Nachhaltigkeit und der Mittelwald, Eine interdisziplinäre vegetationskundlich-forsthistorische Analyse oder: Die pflanzensoziologisch-naturschutzfachlichen Folgen von Myten, Macht und Diffamierungen, Göttinger Forstwissenschaften, 10 https://univerlag.uni-goettingen.de/handle/3/isbn-978-3-86395-492-5

Zumstein P, Bruelheide H, Fichtner A, Schuldt A, Staab M, Härdtle W, Zhou H, Assmann T (2021) What shapes ground beetle assemblages in a tree species-rich subtropical forest? ZooKeys 1044, 907-927 https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/63803/

2020

Dölle, M., Schmidt, W., Gehlken, B., Vollmuth, D., Balcar, P. (2020) Vom Auenwald zum Rot-Buchenwald? Entwicklung der Vegetation im Naturwaldreservat und Naturschutzgebiet "Riedried" (Pfälzer Rheinaue) von 1986 bis 2018 NATURSCHUTZ und Landschaftsplanung. 52 (05): 220-227. Stuttgart

Fichtner A, Schnabel F, Bruelheide H, Kunz M, Mausolf K, Schuldt A, Härdtle W, von Oheimb G (2020) Neighbourhood diversity mitigates drought impacts on tree growth. Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13353

Hülsmann M, Boutaud E, Buse J, Frank K, Schuldt A, Assmann T (2020) Habitat continuity matters: Ancient woodlands tend to have higher biomass and catching rate of dung beetles, mainly driven by one large species. Acta Oecologica 102: 103501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2019.103501

Müller, J., Ulyshen, M., Seibold, S., Cadotte, M., Chao, A., Bässler, C., Vogel, S., Stengel, E., 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, (in press). https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.07335

Richter, T., & Hagge, J. (2020): Stolpersteine bei der telemetrischen Quartiererfassung von Fledermäusen. ANLiegen Natur, 42, 1– 4, (online preview)

Richter, T., & Hagge, J. (2020): Quartiererfassung von Fledermäusen anpassen. Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung, 52, 161.

Staab M, Schuldt A (2020) The Influence of Tree Diversity on Natural Enemies - a Review of the “Enemies” Hypothesis in Forests. Current Forestry Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-020-00123-6

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, 108966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108066

Vollmuth D. (2020). Umweltgeschichte und Vegetationskunde. Ressourcen in historischer Perspektive, Landschaft, Literatur und Nachhaltigkeit https://doi.org/10.17875/gup2020-1352

Wang MQ, Li Y, Chesters D, Bruelheide H, Ma KP, Guo PF, Zhou QS, Staab M, Zhu CD, Schuldt A (2020) Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant-herbivore networks. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15518

2019

Biedermann, P. H. W., Müller, J., Grégoire, J.-C., Gruppe, A., Hagge, J., Hammerbacher, A., Hofstetter, R., Kandasamy, D., Kolarik, M., Kostovcik, M., Krokene, P., Sallé, A., Six, D. L., Turrini, T., Vanderpool, D., Wingfield, M., & Bässler, C. (2019). Bark beetle population dynamics in the Anthropocene: challenges and solutions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34, 914–924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.002

Eisenhauer N, Schielzeth H, Barnes AD, Barry K, Bonn A, Brose U, Bruelheide H, Buchmann N, Buscot F, Ebeling A, Ferlian O, Freschet GT, Giling DP, Hättenschwiler S, Hillebrand H, Hines J, Isbell F, Koller-France E, König-Ries B, de Kroon H, Meyer ST, Milcu A, Müller J, Nock CA, Petermann JS, Roscher C, Scherber C, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmid B, Schnitzer SA, Schuldt A, Tscharntke T, Türke M, van Dam NM, van der Plas F, Vogel A, Wagg C, Wardle DA, Weigelt A, Weisser WW, Wirth C, Jochum M (2019) A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research. Advances in Ecological Research. 61: 1-54 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aecr.2019.06.001

Gehlken, B. (2019) "Der Wiesenwachs ist unbeträchtlich (…) Schaafe sind nur wenige". Die Verkoppelung in Blankenhagen (ab 1851) - Northeimer Jahrbuch 84. JG.: 59-74. Northeim

Gehlken, B., Sauerwein, B., Vollmuth, D. (2019) Die Teichbodenvegetation (Isoeto-Nanojuncetea Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1942 ex Westhoff et al. 1946) der Edertalsperre - Philippia 17/4: 349-401. Kassel

Hagge, J., Bässler, C., Gruppe, A., Hoppe, B., Kellner, H., Krah, F., 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, 286, 20191744
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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, 117531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117531

Hagge, J., Abrego, N., Bässler, C., Bouget, C., Brin, A., Brustel, H., Christensen, M., Gossner, M. M., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Horak, 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, 1054–1065. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13556

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, 565–572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-019-00146-w

Hagge, J., Leibl, F., Müller, J., Plechinger, M., Soutinho, J. G., & Thorn, S. (2019). Reconciling pest control, nature conservation and recreation in coniferous forests. Conservation Letters, 12, e12615. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12615

Hagge, J., Leibl, F., Müller, J., Plechinger, M., & Thorn, S. (2019). Streifenförmige Entrindung bekämpft Buchdrucker in bereits befallenen Fichten. ANLiegen Natur, 41, 157–162.

Hotes, S., Hagge, J., Härtl, F., Sacher, P., Simons, N. (2019): Biodiversitätsstrategien in Wäldern: Das BioHolz-Projekt. AFZ-Der Wald, 16, 16–20.

Hülsmann M, Boutaud E, Buse J, Schuldt A, Assmann T (2019) Land-use legacy and tree age in continuous woodlands: weak effects on overall ground beetle assemblages, but strong effects on two threatened species. Journal of Insect Conservation 23: 623-633. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-019-00156-8

Nolte D, Boutaud E, Kotze DJ, Schuldt A, Assmann T (2019) Habitat specialization, distribution range size and body size drive extinction risk in carabid beetles. Biodiversity and Conservation 28: 1267-1283

Richter, T., Jestädt, K., Leitl, R., Linner, J., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2019). Roost tree selection of the barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) in the Bavarian Forest National Park and an evaluation of sampling methods. Nyctalus, (accepted)

Schuldt A, Ebeling A, Kunz M, Staab M, Guimarães-Steinicke C, Bachmann D, Buchmann N, Durka W, Fichtner A, Fornoff F, Härdtle W, Hertzog L, Klein AM, Roscher C, Schaller J, von Oheimb G, Weigelt A, Weisser W, Wirth C, Zhang J, Bruelheide H, Eisenhauer N (2019) Multiple plant diversity components drive consumer communities across ecosystems. Nature Communications 10: 1460. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09448-8

Wang MQ, Li Y, Chesters D, Anttonen P, Bruelheide H, Chen JT, Durka W, Guo PF, Härdtle W, Ma KP, Michalski SG, Schmid B, von Oheimb G, Wu CS, Zhang NL, Zhou QS, Schuldt A, Zhu CD (2019) Multiple components of plant diversity loss determine herbivore phylogenetic diversity in a subtropical forest experiment. Journal of Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13273

2018

Albrecht, J., Hagge, J., Schabo, D., Schaefer, H. M., & Farwig, N. (2018). Reward regulation in plant–frugivore networks requires only weak cues. Nature Communications, 9, 4838. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07362-z

Binkenstein J, Klein AM, Assmann T, Buscot F, Erfmeier A, Ma K, Pietsch K, Schmidt K, Scholten T, Wubet T, Bruelheide H, Schuldt A, Staab M (2018) Trophic guilds respond differently to changing elevation in a subtropical forest. Ecography 41: 1013-1023

Gehlken, B. (2018) Begriffliche Versaumungen. Der Saum als "Struktur" oder Symbol. - Notizbuch 89 'Symposien der AG Freiraum und Vegetation 2015 und 2017': 131-145. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2018) Vegetationskunde und Landnutzungsgeschichte, Eine landschaftsgeschichtliche Spurensuche vor der Haustür. Notizbuch 89 'Symposien der AG Freiraum und Vegetation 2015 und 2017': 203-219. Kassel

Gehlken, B. (2018): Wald und Landschaft. - Notizbuch 88 'Symposien der AG Freiraum und Vegetation 2012-2014': 92-202. Kassel.

Gehlken, B. (2018): Zur 'Ehrenrettung' des Rezeptes. - Notizbuch 88 'Symposien der AG Freiraum und Vegetation 2012-2014': 76-83. Kassel.

Grossman JJ, Vanhellemont M, Barsoum N, Bauhus J, Bruelheide H, Castagneyrol B, Cavender-Bares J, Eisenhauer N, Ferlian O, Gravel D, Hector A, Jactel H, Kreft H, Mereu S, Messier C, Muys B, Nock C, Paquette A, Parker J, Perring MP, Ponette Q, Reich PB, Schuldt A, Staab M, Weih M, Zemp DC, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K (2018) Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments. Environmental and Experimental Botany 152: 68-89

Hagge, J., Simons, N., Weisser, W. W., Thorn, S., Seibold, S., Gruppe, A., & Müller, J. (2018). Biodiversity and ecosystem services in forest - the ‘BioHolz’ project.5th European Congress of Conservation Biology. doi.org/10.17011/conference/eccb2018/107379

Huang Y, Chen Y, Castro-Izaguirre N, Baruffol M, Brezzi M, Lang A, Li Y, Härdtle W, von Oheimb G, Yang X, Liu X, Pei K, Both S, Yang B, Eichenberg D, Assmann T, Bauhus J, Behrens T, Buscot F, Chen X-Y, Chesters D, Ding B-Y, Durka W, Erfmeier A, Fang J, Fischer M, Guo L-D, Guo D, Gutknecht JLM, He J-S, He C-L, Hector A, Hönig L, Hu R-Y, Klein A-M, Kühn P, Liang Y, Li S, Michalski S, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmidt K, Scholten T, Schuldt A, Shi X, Tan M-Z, Tang Z, Trogisch S, Wang Z, Welk E, Wirth C, Wubet T, Xiang W, Yu M, Yu X-D, Zhang J, Zhang S, Zhang N, Zhou H-Z, Zhu C-D, Zhu L, Bruelheide H, Ma K, Niklaus PA, Schmid B Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment. Science 362: 80–83

Schuldt A, Assmann T, Brezzi M, Buscot F, Eichenberg D, Gutknecht J, Härdtle W, He JS, Klein AM, Kühn P, Liu X, Ma K, Niklaus PA, Pietsch KA, Purahong W, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmid B, Scholten T, Staab M, Tang Z, Trogisch S, Oheimb G von, Wirth C, Wubet T, Zhu CD, Bruelheide H (2018) iodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests. Nature Communications 9:2989. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05421-z

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. doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.052

* These authors contributed equally to this study.

Thorn, S., Müller, J., Hagge, J., & Becka, P. (2018). Drázkování – cesta k zachování druhové rozmanitosti.Šumava, Jaro, 10–11. ISSN: 0862-5166

Yang B, Li B, He Y, Zhang L, Bruelheide H, Schuldt A (2018) Tree diversity has contrasting effects on predation rates by birds and arthropods on three broadleaved, subtropical tree species. Ecological Research 33: 205-212

2017

Brezzi M, Schmid B, Niklaus P, Schuldt A (2017) Tree diversity increases levels of herbivore damage in a subtropical forest canopy: evidence for dietary mixing by arthropods? Journal of Plant Ecology 10: 13-27

Gehlken, B. & Vollmuth, D. (2017): Verbreitung und Vergesellschaftung von Cochlearia danica L. In der Umgebung von Göttingen. - Floristische Rundbriefe 51: 8-21. Bochum.

Gehlken, B. (2017): Zur synsystematischen Stellung der oberharzer Teichbodenvegetation (Isoëto-Nanojuncetea). - Hercynia 50: 1-30. Halle.

Gehlken, B. (2017): Von der Ohn-Macht zum Spektakel. Die Instrumentalisierung der Subsistenz im 'Urban Gardening'. - Notizbuch 90 'Über die Arbeit': 103-114. Kassel.

Gossner, M., Hagge, J., & Seibold, S. (2017). Lamprodema maura (FABRICIUS, 1803) – Erstnachweis für Deutschland aus dem Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae, Megalontini). Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen, 66, 93–97.

Nolte D, Schuldt A, Gossner MM, Ulrich W, Assmann T (2017) Functional traits drive ground beetle community structures in Central European forests: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 213: 5-12

O’Brien MJ, Brezzi M, Schuldt A, Zhang J, Ma K, Schmid B, Niklaus PA (2017) Tree diversity drives diversity of arthropod herbivores but successional stage mediates detritivores. Ecology & Evolution 7: 8753–8760

Schuldt A, Fornoff F, Bruelheide H, Klein AM, Staab M (2017) Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 20171489. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1489

Schuldt A, Hönig L, Li Y, Fichtner A, Härdtle W, von Oheimb G, Welk E, Bruelheide H (2017) Herbivore and pathogen effects on tree growth are additive, but mediated by tree diversity and plant traits. Ecology & Evolution 7: 7462-7474

Schuldt A, Bruelheide H, Assmann T, Buscot F, Erfmeier A, Klein AM, Ma K, Scholten T, Staab M, Wirth C, Zhang J, Wubet T (2017) Belowground top-down and aboveground bottom-up effects structure multitrophic community relationships in a biodiverse forest. Scientific Reports 7: 4222. DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-04619-3

Trogisch S, Schuldt A, Bauhus J, Blum J, Both S, Buscot F, Castro-Izaguirre N, Chesters D, Durka W, Eichenberg D, Erfmeier A, Fischer M, Geißler C, Germany M, Goebes P, Gutknecht J, Hahn C, Haider S, Härdtle W, He JS, Hector A, Hönig L, Huang Y, Klein AM, Kühn P, Kunz M, Leppert K, Li Y, Liu X, Niklaus P, Pei Z, Pietsch K, Prinz R, Proß T, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmidt K, Scholten T, Seitz S, Song Z, Staab M, von Oheimb G, Weißbecker C, Welk E, Wirth C, Wubet T, Yang B, Zhu CD, Schmid B, Ma K, Bruelheide H: Towards a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality. Ecology & Evolution 7: 10652–10674

Zhang J, Bruelheide H, Chen X, Eichenberg D, Kröber W, Xu X, Xu L, Schuldt A (2017) Tree diversity promotes generalist herbivore community patterns in a young subtropical forest experiment. Oecologia 183: 455-467

2016

Gehlken, B. (2016): Vegetationskundige Basteleien. - Notizbuch 87 'Vegetationskundliche 'Bastelarbeiten': 7-13. Kassel.

Gehlken, B., Greulich-Blaß, M., Heinzen, S., Hülbusch, K.H., Lorberg, F., Sauerwein, B., Schulz, M., Sohn, G., Volz, H. (2016): Oderreise. - Notizbuch 87 'Vegetationskundliche 'Bastelarbeiten': 14-126. Kassel.

Gehlken, B., Greulich-Blaß, M., Mölleken, H., Schröder, I. & Vollmuth, D. (2016): Turbo-Mais und Dauer-Wald. Eine Reise in den 'weichen' Fläming. - Notizbuch 87 'Vegetationskundliche 'Bastelarbeiten': 127-183. Kassel.

Gehlken, B., van Aken, T., Kluge, S.-L., Melzer. K. (2016): Die Vegetation der Feldwegränder in der Umgebung von Göttingen. - Notizbuch 87 Vegetationskundliche 'Bastelarbeiten': 217-253. Kassel.

Gehlken, B. (2016): Die soziologische Abgrenzung und Untergliederung des Diantho deltoides-Armerietum elongatae Krausch ex Pötsch1962 und verwandter staudischer Sandtrockenrasen des Verbandes Armerion elongatae. - Notizbuch 87 'Vegetationskundliche 'Bastelarbeiten': 193-216. Kassel.

Gehlken, B. & Sauerwein, B. (2016): Schlimmer geht immer. Kommentar zu Weiss (2015). Die rote Pest aus grüner Sicht. - Notizbuch 87 'Vegetationskundliche 'Bastelarbeiten': 254-255. Kassel.

Hagge, J. (2016). Atmung bei aquatischen Käfern: Lebensweise und morphologische Anpassungen bei Schilfkäfern Donacia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Naturkundliche Beiträge des DJN, 38, 1–3.

2015

Schuldt A, Wubet T, Buscot F, Staab M, Assmann T, Böhnke-Kammerlander M, Both S, Erfmeier A, Klein AM, Ma K, Pietsch K, Schultze S, Wirth C, Zhang J, Zumstein P, Bruelheide H (2015) Multitrophic diversity in a biodiverse forest is highly nonlinear across spatial scales. Nature Communications 6: 10169. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10169

Schuldt A, Bruelheide H, Härdtle W, Assmann T, Li Y, Ma K, von Oheimb G, Zhang J (2015) Early positive effects of tree species richness on herbivory in a large-scale forest biodiversity experiment influence tree growth. Journal of Ecology 103: 563-571

Schuldt A, Staab M (2015) Tree species richness strengthens relationships between ants and the functional composition of spider assemblages in a highly diverse forest. Biotropica 47: 339-346

Seitz S, Goebes P, Zumstein P, Schuldt A, Assmann T, Kühn P, Niklaus P, Scholten T (2015) The influence of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna on initial soil erosion in subtropical forests. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 40: 1439-1447

2014

Assmann T, Drees C, Härdtle W, Klein A, Schuldt A, von Oheimb G (2014) Ökosystem und Biodiversität. In: Heinrichs H, Michelsen G (eds) Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg: 147-174

Bruelheide H, Assmann T, Bauhus J, Both S, Buscot F, Chen XY, Durka W, Erfmeier A, Gutknecht JLM, Guo D, Guo LD, Härdtle W, He JS, Klein AM, Kühn P, Michalski S, Nadrowski K, Niklaus P, Pei K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Scholten T, Schuldt A, Seidler G, Trogisch S, von Oheimb G, Welk E, Wirth C, Wubet T, Yang X, Yu M, Zhang S, Zhou H, Fischer M, Ma K, Schmid B (2014) Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5: 74-89

Gehlken, B. (2014): Der ‚ideale Waldrand‘ – Vorbild, Leitbild oder Trugbild? Auf der Suche nach der Herkunft eines Phantoms. - Allgemeine Forst- und Jagdzeitschrift (5/6): 128-140.

Gehlken, B. (2014): Ergänzungen der Grünlandbibliographie. - Notizbuch 84 'Buchstützen 2': 70-85. Kassel.

Gehlken, B. (2014): Erfahrungen mit der Heuernte im erweiterten Garten. - Notizbuch 81 'Symposien der AG Freiraum 2009-2012': 43-54. Kassel.

Gehlken, B. (2014): Freiräume der Vegetationskunde. - Notizbuch 81 'Symposien der AG Freiraum 2009-2012': 205-217. Kassel. Schuldt A, Baruffol M, Bruelheide H, Chen S, Chi X, Wall M, Assmann T (2014) Woody plant phylogenetic diversity mediates bottom-up control of arthropod biomass in species-rich forests. Oecologia 176: 171-182

Härdtle W, Niemeyer T, Fichtner A, Li Y, Ries C, Schuldt A, Walmsley D. von Oheimb G (2014) Climate imprints on tree-ring δ15N signatures of sessile oak (Quercus petraea Liebl.) on soils with contrasting water availability. Ecological Indicators 45: 45-50

Homburg K, Homburg N, Schäfer F, Schuldt A, Assmann T (2014) Carabids.org – A dynamic online database of ground beetle species traits (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Insect Conservation and Diversity 7: 195-205

Schuldt A, Scherer-Lorenzen M (2014) Non-native tree species (Pseudotsuga menziesii) strongly decreases predator biomass and abundance in mixed-species plantations of a tree diversity experiment. Forest Ecology and Management 327: 10-17

Schuldt A, Assmann T Bruelheide H, Durka W, Eichenberg D, Härdtle W, Kröber W, Michalski SG, Purschke O (2014) Functional and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants drive herbivory in a highly diverse forest. New Phytologist 202: 864-873

Schuldt A, Bruelheide H, Durka W, Michalski SG, Purschke O, Assmann T (2014) Tree diversity promotes functional dissimilarity and maintains functional richness despite species loss in predator assemblages. Oecologia 174: 533-543

Staab M, Schuldt A, Assmann T, Bruelheide H, Klein AM (2014) Ant community structure during forest succession in a subtropical forest in South-East China. Acta Oecologica 61: 32-40

Staab M, Schuldt A, Assmann T, Klein AM (2014) Tree diversity promotes predator but not omnivore ants in a subtropical Chinese forest. Ecological Entomology 39: 637-647