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1. The responses of Collembola biomass to climate and land-use changes vary with life form

Author:
Iwona Gruss; Rui Yin; Siebert Julia; Nico Eisenhauer; Martin Schädler
Source:
Soil & tillage research 2023 v.225 pp. 105541
ISSN:
0167-1987
Subject:
Collembola; autumn; biomass; body size; climate; climate change; cropland; detritivores; ecosystems; grasslands; invertebrates; land use; research; shrinkage; soil; spring; summer; temperature; tillage; Germany
Abstract:
... The biomass of invertebrate detritivores is an important driver of multiple ecosystem functions, yet little is known about how it changes in the context of global change. Taking Collembola communities as our focal groups, we conducted a study at the Global Change Experimental Facility (GCEF) in central Germany to assess how climate change (i.e., increased temperature by ∼0.55 °C across seasons, an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.still.2022.105541

2. Accelerating Mountain Forest Dynamics in the Alps

Author:
Dominik Thom; Rupert Seidl
Source:
Ecosystems 2022 v.25 no.3 pp. 603-617
ISSN:
1432-9840
Subject:
climate; climate change; ecosystems; forest dynamics; forest inventory; forestry development; landscapes; national parks; species diversity; stand development; temperature; trees; Alps region; Germany
Abstract:
... Climate change alters forest development pathways, with consequences for ecosystem services and biodiversity. As the rate of warming increases, ecosystem change is expected to accelerate. However, ecosystem dynamics can have many causes unrelated to climate (for example, disturbance and stand development legacies). The compound effects of multiple drivers remain largely unclear. Here, we assessed ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10021-021-00674-0

3. Application of extreme gradient boosting and Shapley Additive explanations to predict temperature regimes inside forests from standard open-field meteorological data

Author:
Fatemeh Ghafarian; Ralf Wieland; Dietmar Lüttschwager; Claas Nendel
Source:
Environmental modelling & software 2022 v.156 pp. 105466
ISSN:
1364-8152
Subject:
computer software; ecosystems; forests; heat; meteorological data; microclimate; model validation; prediction; support vector machines; temperature; Germany
Abstract:
... Forest microclimate can buffer biotic responses to summer heat waves, which are expected to become more extreme under climate warming. Prediction of forest microclimate is limited because meteorological observation standards seldom include situations inside forests. We use eXtreme Gradient Boosting ‒ a Machine Learning technique ‒ to predict the microclimate of forest sites in Brandenburg, Germany ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105466

4. Backing biodiversity? German consumers’ views on a multi-level biodiversity-labeling scheme for beef from grazing-based production systems

Author:
Ekaterina Stampa; Katrin Zander
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.370 pp. 133471
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
beef; beef production; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; certification; ecolabeling; ecosystems; focus groups; markets; Germany
Abstract:
... Biodiversity loss driven by intensive livestock farming constitutes a major threat to the resilience of food systems. Grazing-based beef production, by contrast, supports ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. Communicating these benefits to consumers is vital to stimulate demand for pasture-raised beef, with labels being a key means of conveying such credence attributes. Despite extens ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133471

5. Bank re‐erosion action to promote sediment supply and channel diversification: Feedback from a restoration test on the Rhine

Author:
Valentin Chardon; Laurent Schmitt; Anne Clutier
Source:
River research and applications 2022 v.38 no.5 pp. 975-987
ISSN:
1535-1459
Subject:
bank erosion; bedload; biodiversity; ecosystems; geomorphology; habitats; humans; lidar; research; risk; river regulation; rivers; sediments; France; Germany
Abstract:
... River regulation alters hydrological and sediment regimes and consequently affects habitat complexity and dynamics, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Although channel bank erosion is a key geomorphological process supplying alluvial channels with coarse sediments and diversifying aquatic and riparian habitats, banks have often been stabilized to limit erosion risk to human activities and facili ...
DOI:
10.1002/rra.3968

6. Biodiversity maintains soil multifunctionality and soil organic carbon in novel urban ecosystems

Author:
Conrad Schittko; Gabriela Onandia; Maud Bernard‐Verdier; Tina Heger; Jonathan M. Jeschke; Ingo Kowarik; Stefanie Maaß; Jasmin Joshi
Source:
journal of ecology 2022 v.110 no.4 pp. 916-934
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
carbon dioxide; climate change; ecosystems; equations; indigenous species; introduced species; soil fauna; soil organic carbon; species richness; urbanization; Germany
Abstract:
... Biodiversity in urban ecosystems has the potential to increase ecosystem functions and support a suite of services valued by society, including services provided by soils. Specifically, the sequestration of carbon in soils has often been advocated as a solution to mitigate the steady increase in CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere as a key driver of climate change. However, urban ecosystems are al ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13852

7. Biodiversity showed positive effects on resistance but mixed effects on resilience to climatic extremes in a long-term grassland experiment

Author:
Md Lokman Hossain; Jianfeng Li; Samuel Hoffmann; Carl Beierkuhnlein
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.827 pp. 154322
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
ecological resilience; ecosystems; evapotranspiration; grasslands; net primary productivity; species richness; Germany
Abstract:
... Understanding the role of biodiversity in maintaining ecosystem functioning and stability under increasing frequency and magnitude of climatic extremes has fascinated ecologists for decades. Although growing evidence suggests that biodiversity affects ecosystem productivity and buffers ecosystem against climatic extremes, it remains unclear whether the stability of an ecosystem is caused by its re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154322

8. Collective action across boundaries: Collaborative network initiatives as boundary organizations to improve ecosystem services governance

Author:
Claudia Sattler; Barbara Schröter
Source:
Ecosystem services 2022 v.56 pp. 101452
ISSN:
2212-0416
Subject:
case studies; collective action; conservation areas; data collection; ecosystems; empirical research; governance; landscapes; social networks; water management; Germany
Abstract:
... In this study we explore the concept of boundary organizations in the context of collaborative network initiatives which aim to achieve collective action to improve ecosystem services governance at landscape scale. We are specifically interested to analyze how the boundary, which exists between actors with mainly economic interests, related to producing provisioning ecosystem services, and actors ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101452

9. Data on public preferences for soil-based ecosystem services in Germany

Author:
Bartosz Bartkowski; Julian R. Massenberg; Nele Lienhoop
Source:
Data in Brief 2022 v.43 pp. 108371
ISSN:
2352-3409
Subject:
climate; data collection; drought; ecosystems; flood control; social welfare; surveys; Germany
Abstract:
... This article describes the data from a discrete choice experiment survey into public preferences for soil-based ecosystem services. The survey was conducted online in June and July 2021 on a representative sample of 1500 German citizens. Four soil-based ecosystem services were included as attributes in the discrete choice experiment: climate regulation, drought protection, flood protection and cle ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dib.2022.108371

10. Decoding geochemical signals of the Schwalbenberg Loess-Palaeosol-Sequences — A key to Upper Pleistocene ecosystem responses to climate changes in western Central Europe

Author:
Mathias Vinnepand; Peter Fischer; Olaf Jöris; Ulrich Hambach; Christian Zeeden; Philipp Schulte; Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons; Charlotte Prud'homme; Zoran Perić; Wolfgang Schirmer; Frank Lehmkuhl; Sabine Fiedler; Andreas Vött
Source:
Catena 2022 v.212 pp. 106076
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
Pleistocene epoch; automation; catenas; climate; discriminant analysis; dust; ecosystems; geochemistry; loess; multivariate analysis; paleosolic soil types; provenance; soil formation; Central European region; Germany
Abstract:
... Loess deposits are the most extent continental archives of climatic- and environmental change and represent important components of local and global dust systems. Consequently, their geochemistry provides an excellent basis for studying climate oscillations on land and how these affect processes in the terrestrial system. It is, however, challenging to assess information archived in loess records ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2022.106076

11. Development of a multiplex microsatellite marker set for the study of the solitary red mason bee, Osmia bicornis (Megachilidae)

Author:
Jens Van Eeckhoven; Gavin J. Horsburgh; Deborah A. Dawson; Kathryn Mayer; Amanda Bretman; Elizabeth J. Duncan
Source:
Molecular biology reports 2022 v.49 no.1 pp. 783-788
ISSN:
0301-4851
Subject:
DNA; Osmia rufa; ecosystems; extinction; genetic markers; genetic variation; genome; genotyping; males; microsatellite repeats; molecular biology; pollination; pollinators; polymerase chain reaction; risk; England; Germany
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Solitary bees, such as the red mason bee (Osmia bicornis), provide important ecosystem services including pollination. In the face of global declines of pollinator abundance, such haplodiploid Hymenopterans have a compounded extinction risk due to the potential for limited genetic diversity. In order to assess the genetic diversity of Osmia bicornis populations, we developed microsatel ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11033-021-06796-x

12. Diatom Red Lists: important tools to assess and preserve biodiversity and habitats in the face of direct impacts and environmental change

Author:
Marco Cantonati; Gabriele Hofmann; Daniel Spitale; Marcus Werum; Horst Lange-Bertalot
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2022 v.31 no.2 pp. 453-477
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
Bacillariophyceae; biodiversity; carbonates; ecosystems; eutrophication; freshwater; geographical distribution; habitats; inland waters; microalgae; threatened species; Germany
Abstract:
... Freshwater biodiversity is disproportionally endangered and under-prioritized. Algal Red Lists literature is very limited, and there are only two editions of a single diatom-specific Red List (developed for Germany), in spite of the importance of diatoms for biodiversity and global ecosystem functioning. We used and analysed the new diatom Red List, compared to the previous edition, to show that t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-021-02339-9

13. The End-Devonian Hangenberg Event and its aftermath in South China: Stratigraphic and sedimentary records from shallow to deep water facies

Author:
Hongfei Hou; Xueping Ma; Huailing Zhou; James G. Ogg; Yang Shen
Source:
Earth-science reviews 2022 v.232 pp. 104137
ISSN:
0012-8252
Subject:
Animalia; Phanerozoic eon; ecosystems; extinction; limestone; storms; China; Germany
Abstract:
... The global End-Devonian Hangenberg Event was one of the most important mass extinction events during the Phanerozoic eon. The stratigraphical, paleontological, and sedimentological evolution of strata equivalent to the Hangenberg Event have been widely investigated in three depositional environments of shallow-marine platform, of margin and upper slope, and of deep-water facies along the South Chi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104137

14. English Ivy (Hedera helix) is fast, but ash (Fraxinus excelsior) too: Decomposition of English Ivy litter compared to four common host trees - A multisite citizen sciences project

Author:
Mareike Roeder; Katrin Meyer
Source:
Acta oecologica 2022 v.115 pp. 103832
ISSN:
1146-609X
Subject:
Fagus; Fraxinus excelsior; Hedera helix subsp. helix; carbon; citizen scientists; ecosystems; fauna; ornamental plants; population dynamics; trees; Germany
Abstract:
... English Ivy (Herdera helix, Araliaceae) is an evergreen woody climbing plant occurring naturally in temperate forests of Europe and as introduced ornamental plant in many parts of the world, becoming invasive in some. Over the last decades an increase of ivy occurrence in middle Europe was observed in forests as well as in urban or rural areas. As a consequence, ivy might also play a larger role i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actao.2022.103832

15. Enzyme kinetics inform about mechanistic changes in tea litter decomposition across gradients in land-use intensity in Central German grasslands

Author:
Ulf-Niklas Meyer; Alexander Tischer; Martin Freitag; Valentin H. Klaus; Till Kleinebecker; Yvonne Oelmann; Ellen Kandeler; Norbert Hölzel; Ute Hamer
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.836 pp. 155748
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Aspalathus linearis; carbon; cellulose 1,4-beta-cellobiosidase; cost effectiveness; ecosystems; environment; enzyme kinetics; extracellular enzymes; fluorescence; grassland management; grasslands; green tea; land use; nitrogen; organic matter; phosphorus; primary productivity; soil depth; tea bags; topsoil; Germany
Abstract:
... Grassland ecosystems provide important ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling and primary production that are affected by land-use intensity. To assess the effects of land-use intensity, operational and sensitive ecological indicators that integrate effects of grassland management on ecosystem processes such as organic matter turnover are needed. Here, we investigated the suitability of measu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155748

16. Estimating historic N- and S-deposition with publicly available data – An example from Central Germany

Author:
David Schellenberger Costa; Johanna Otto; Ines Chmara; Markus Bernhardt-Römermann
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.292 pp. 118378
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
biodiversity; ecosystems; models; nitrogen; pollution; sulfur; vegetation; Germany
Abstract:
... The deposition of reactive nitrogen and sulphur has profound effects on ecosystem functioning. In the last decades, monitoring networks providing high resolution spatio-temporal deposition estimates have been set up, but equivalent information on historic deposition is mostly missing. However, understanding vegetation change and mitigate future loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is onl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118378

17. Evaluating CAP wildflower strips: High‐quality seed mixtures significantly improve plant diversity and related pollen and nectar resources

Author:
Annika Schmidt; Anita Kirmer; Niels Hellwig; Kathrin Kiehl; Sabine Tischew
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2022 v.59 no.3 pp. 860-871
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
European Union; agricultural land; applied ecology; botanical composition; ecosystems; fauna; flowers; forbs; grasses; habitats; landscapes; nectar; pollen; pollinators; soil fertility; species richness; spring; vegetation; wild flowers; winter; Germany
Abstract:
... Flower strips are a fundamental part of agri‐environment schemes (AESs) introduced by the European Union to counteract the loss of biodiversity and related ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. Although vegetation composition of the strips is essential for most fauna groups, comprehensive studies analysing vegetation development and influencing factors are rare. From 2017 to 2019, we inve ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2664.14102

18. Evidences of soil warming from long-term trends (1951–2018) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Author:
Kristof Dorau; Chris Bamminger; Daniel Koch; Tim Mansfeldt
Source:
Climatic change 2022 v.170 no.1-2 pp. 9
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
air temperature; climate; climate change; ecosystems; multivariate analysis; organic carbon; soil temperature; subsoil; summer; Germany
Abstract:
... Soil temperature (ST) is an important property of soils and driver of below ground biogeochemical processes. Global change is responsible that besides variable meteorological conditions, climate-driven shifts in ST are observed throughout the world. In this study, we examined long-term records in ST by a trend decomposition procedure from eleven stations in western Germany starting from earliest i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-021-03293-9

19. Farmers' acceptance of results-based agri-environmental schemes: A German perspective

Author:
Anna Massfeller; Manuela Meraner; Silke Hüttel; Reinhard Uehleke
Source:
Land use policy 2022 v.120 pp. 106281
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
European Union; biodiversity; birds; cognition; ecosystems; farmers; fearfulness; land management; land policy; models; pollinators; Germany
Abstract:
... Results-based agri-environmental schemes (AES) seek to overcome reluctance to adopt other forms of AES in the European Union. Instead of complying with inflexible land management prescriptions, farmers receive payments after certain contracted environmental results are verified. In addition to reducing the organizational and administrative burdens, this practice allows farmers to focus on which pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106281

20. Flood risk management along German rivers – A review of multi-criteria analysis methods and decision-support systems

Author:
Francesca Perosa; Laura Felicia Seitz; Aude Zingraff-Hamed; Markus Disse
Source:
Environmental science & policy 2022 v.135 pp. 191-206
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
decision making; ecosystems; energy; environmental science; flood control; fluid mechanics; hydrology; issues and policy; risk management; rivers; Germany
Abstract:
... Sustainable and climate-resilient decisions in flood risk management (FRM) are complex problems, which should consider flood mitigation, but also ecological, economic, and social aspects within a collaborative decision-making process. In this article, we explore the state of multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and decision-support systems (DSS) in Germany to understand their advantages, challenges in ap ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2022.05.004

21. The FraDiv experiment: Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research meets reforestation practice

Author:
Katharina S. Haupt; Katharina Mausolf; Jessica Richter; Joachim Schrautzer; Alexandra Erfmeier
Source:
Ecological indicators 2022 v.144 pp. 109497
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Acer platanoides; Carpinus betulus; Fraxinus excelsior; Rubus; Tilia cordata; Ulmus; arable soils; canopy; dieback; ecosystems; forests; ground vegetation; hydrology; mortality; reforestation; risk; species richness; topsoil; tree mortality; trees; Germany
Abstract:
... European ash-rich forest ecosystems are transforming rapidly under the influence of ash dieback, putting many associated species at risk. Forest managers face the urgent challenge to deal with the loss of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) as a key tree species to maintain species richness and ecosystem functioning. The project FraDivᵉˣᵖ, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, aims at counterac ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109497

22. Geospatial assessment of urban ecosystem disservices: An example of poisonous urban trees in Berlin, Germany

Author:
Peer von Döhren; Dagmar Haase
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2022 v.67 pp. 127440
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
air; carbon sequestration; ecosystems; geospatial data processing; green infrastructure; heat island; oxygen production; pollen; population density; traffic; trees; urban forestry; urban population; waste disposal; Germany
Abstract:
... Urban trees play an important role in green infrastructure planning for the ecosystem services they provide. These services include carbon sequestration, the provision of clean air through oxygen production and filtering of airborne pollutants, and the offsetting of the urban heat island effect by providing shade and cooling. In addition to the well-studied positive effects of urban trees, under s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127440

23. Green infrastructure connectivity analysis across spatiotemporal scales: A transferable approach in the Ruhr Metropolitan Area, Germany

Author:
Jingxia Wang; Andreas Rienow; Martin David; Christian Albert
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.813 pp. 152463
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
biodiversity conservation; decision making; ecosystems; environment; green infrastructure; metropolitan areas; models; path analysis; spatial variation; Germany
Abstract:
... Developing green infrastructure (GI) has drawn increasing attention as a strategic planning approach for advancing urban sustainability. The connectivity of green spaces, a central principle of GI, has been considered in planning studies regarding its structure and functions for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services delivery; however, aspects of GI connectivity across temporal and spati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152463

24. Habitat availability determines food chain length and interaction strength in food webs of a large lowland river

Author:
Mario Brauns; David Kneis; Marian Brabender; Markus Weitere
Source:
River research and applications 2022 v.38 no.2 pp. 323-333
ISSN:
1535-1459
Subject:
biodiversity; ecosystems; food chain; habitats; indigenous species; ingestion; macroinvertebrates; organic matter; predator-prey relationships; research; riparian areas; rivers; shorelines; Germany
Abstract:
... Many large rivers used for navigation have lost their hydromorphological heterogeneity, which has led to the widespread loss of native biodiversity and the concurrent establishment of non‐native communities. While the effects on biodiversity are well‐described, we know little about how the loss of natural habitats and the restructuring of communities cumulate into effects on riverine food webs. We ...
DOI:
10.1002/rra.3908

25. Hot spots and hot zones of soil organic matter in forests as a legacy of historical charcoal production

Author:
Anna Schneider; Alexander Bonhage; Florian Hirsch; Alexandra Raab; Thomas Raab
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.504 pp. 119846
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
administrative management; charcoal; ecosystems; forest ecology; forests; humans; land use; landscapes; regression analysis; soil organic matter; stratigraphy; Germany
Abstract:
... Human land use often leads to distinct modifications of soils within small, clearly delimited areas. Legacy effects of past land use are also abundant in recent forest areas, but are hardly considered in ecosystem assessment and soil mapping. The soils on relict charcoal hearths (RCHs) are a widespread example for such land use legacy soils in forests. Soils on RCHs differ clearly from surrounding ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119846

26. How diet portfolio shifts combined with land-based climate change mitigation strategies could reduce climate burdens in Germany

Author:
Katrina Chan; Markus Millinger; Uwe A. Schneider; Daniela Thrän
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.376 pp. 134200
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
afforestation; biodiversity; biogas; carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; ecosystems; environmental impact; greenhouse gases; land use; meat; methane; primary energy; vegan diet; Germany
Abstract:
... Many studies have analysed the environmental impact of vegan, vegetarian, or reduced meat diets. To date, literature has not evaluated how diet shifts affect environmental impacts by utilising portfolios which reflect personal nutrition preferences. Further, changing diets could alter the available land for non-food uses. This paper defines novel diet portfolios to outline alternative diet transit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134200

27. Identifying Spatial Patterns and Ecosystem Service Delivery of Nature-Based Solutions

Author:
Paulina Guerrero; Dagmar Haase; Christian Albert
Source:
Environmental management 2022 v.69 no.4 pp. 735-751
ISSN:
0364-152X
Subject:
carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; ecosystems; environmental management; infrastructure; landscapes; nutrient retention; recreation; rivers; Germany
Abstract:
... Compared to technical infrastructure, nature-based solutions, NBS, strive to work with nature and to move beyond business-as-usual practices in order to address societal challenges such as flood risks. This research aims to spatially identify possible NBS areas and evaluate the areas capacity to provide selected ecosystem services, ES, for the Lahn river landscape in Germany. The research follows ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00267-022-01613-y

28. Integrating industrial source and environmental sink towards chromium emission evaluation in China: Insights from the improved substance flow analysis

Author:
Jing Meng; Tieyu Wang; Bin Shi; Qianqian Li; Chenxi Wang; Lingwen Dai; Guijin Su
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.371 pp. 133628
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
Japan; chromium; ecosystems; humans; industrial wastewater; international trade; material flow analysis; pollution; soil; solid wastes; stainless steel; transportation; China; Germany; Netherlands; South Korea
Abstract:
... The ubiquitous distributions of chromium (Cr) in environments pose threats to the health of human and ecosystem. The global output and consumption of Cr is extremely high and continuously growing, leading to cross-regional transportation and pollution via global trade. The present study identified the relationship between industrial sources and environmental sinks using the improved substance flow ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133628

29. Introduction, spread, and impacts of invasive alien mammal species in Europe

Author:
Lisa Tedeschi; Dino Biancolini; César Capinha; Carlo Rondinini; Franz Essl
Source:
Mammal review 2022 v.52 no.2 pp. 252-266
ISSN:
0305-1838
Subject:
European Union; Neovison vison; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Ondatra zibethicus; Russia; biodiversity; decline; ecosystems; human health; invasive species; mammals; secondary transmission; social welfare; stakeholders; systematic review; France; Germany; Italy
Abstract:
... Biological invasions have emerged as one of the main drivers of biodiversity change and decline, and numbers of species classed as alien in parts of their ranges are rapidly rising. The European Union established a dedicated regulation to limit the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS), which is focused on the species on a Union List of IAS of particular concern. However, no previous study has s ...
DOI:
10.1111/mam.12277

30. Land-use intensity and landscape structure drive the acoustic composition of grasslands

Author:
Sandra Müller; Martin M. Gossner; Caterina Penone; Kirsten Jung; Swen C. Renner; Almo Farina; Lisa Anhäuser; Manfred Ayasse; Steffen Boch; Falk Haensel; Janine Heitzmann; Christoph Kleinn; Paul Magdon; David J. Perović; Nadia Pieretti; Taylor Shaw; Juliane Steckel; Marco Tschapka; Juliane Vogt; Catrin Westphal; Michael Scherer- Lorenzen
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2022 v.328 pp. 107845
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
Orthoptera; acoustics; agriculture; birds; ecosystems; environment; equations; grasslands; issues and policy; land use; landscapes; species richness; vascular plants; Germany
Abstract:
... Understanding drivers and monitoring changes of biodiversity forms the basis for evidence-based management and policy recommendations that aim to reduce biodiversity loss and to ensure the delivery of ecosystem services on which we rely. Ecoacoustic monitoring can be applied across large spatial and temporal scales, offering the potential for less resource-intensive ecosystem monitoring. Indices o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2021.107845

31. Landscape context and farm characteristics are key to farmers' adoption of agri-environmental schemes

Author:
Anne Paulus; Nina Hagemann; Marieke C. Baaken; Stephanie Roilo; Viviana Alarcón-Segura; Anna F. Cord; Michael Beckmann
Source:
Land use policy 2022 v.121 pp. 106320
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
Common Agricultural Policy; biodiversity; case studies; climate change; ecosystems; environmental protection; farm size; farms; grasslands; land policy; landscapes; soil fertility; watersheds; Germany
Abstract:
... Agri-environmental schemes (AES) belong to the main instruments of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to foster sustainable farming practices that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity, ecosystem services, climate change mitigation and adaptation. Farmers’ attitudes towards these voluntary measures and the socio-economic factors influencing their decisions have been wid ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106320

32. Land‐use type temporarily affects active pond community structure but not gene expression patterns

Author:
Mina Bizic; Danny Ionescu; Rajat Karnatak; Camille L. Musseau; Gabriela Onandia; Stella A. Berger; Jens C. Nejstgaard; Gunnar Lischeid; Mark O. Gessner; Sabine Wollrab; Hans‐Peter Grossart
Source:
Molecular ecology 2022 v.31 no.6 pp. 1716-1734
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
Archaea; agricultural landscapes; biodiversity; community structure; ecosystems; environmental DNA; eukaryotic cells; gene expression; homogenization; intensive farming; land use; spring; transcriptomics; Germany
Abstract:
... Changes in land use and agricultural intensification threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of small water bodies. We studied 67 kettle holes (KH) in an agricultural landscape in northeastern Germany using landscape‐scale metatranscriptomics to understand the responses of active bacterial, archaeal and eukaryotic communities to land‐use type. These KH are proxies of the millions of small ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.16348

33. Longer and faster: Intra-annual growth dynamics of Douglas fir outperform Norway spruce and silver fir over wide climatic gradients

Author:
Tobias Walter Miller; Dominik Florian Stangler; Elena Larysch; Harald Honer; Thomas Seifert; Heike Puhlmann; Georg von Arx; Patrick Fonti; Marina V. Fonti; Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber; Hans-Peter Kahle
Source:
Agricultural and forest meteorology 2022 v.321 pp. 108970
ISSN:
0168-1923
Subject:
Abies alba; Picea abies; Pseudotsuga menziesii; cambium; cell division; climate; climate change; drought; ecosystems; forests; geographical distribution; growth performance; meteorology; soil water; temperature; trees; wood; Germany
Abstract:
... Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on European forests, causing changes in the geographic distribution of species and ecosystem functioning. Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and silver fir (Abies alba) are considered potential alternatives to the drought endangered Norway spruce (Picea abies). However, still little is known about differences in their intra-annual growth dyna ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.108970

34. A Machine Learning Framework for the Classification of Natura 2000 Habitat Types at Large Spatial Scales Using MODIS Surface Reflectance Data

Author:
Fabian Sittaro; Christopher Hutengs; Sebastian Semella; Michael Vohland
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
biodiversity; climate; cost effectiveness; data collection; ecosystems; habitats; land use change; model validation; reflectance; Germany
Abstract:
... Anthropogenic climate and land use change is causing rapid shifts in the distribution and composition of habitats with profound impacts on ecosystem biodiversity. The sustainable management of ecosystems requires monitoring programmes capable of detecting shifts in habitat distribution and composition at large spatial scales. Remote sensing observations facilitate such efforts as they enable cost- ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14040823

35. Mapping grassland mowing events across Germany based on combined Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 time series

Author:
Marcel Schwieder; Maximilian Wesemeyer; David Frantz; Kira Pfoch; Stefan Erasmi; Jürgen Pickert; Claas Nendel; Patrick Hostert
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2022 v.269 pp. 112795
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
Landsat; algorithms; biodiversity; ecosystem services; ecosystems; grassland management; grasslands; image analysis; land use; phenology; time series analysis; Germany
Abstract:
... Spatially explicit knowledge on grassland extent and management is critical to understand and monitor the impact of grassland use intensity on ecosystem services and biodiversity. While regional studies allow detailed insights into land use and ecosystem service interactions, information on a national scale can aid biodiversity assessments. However, for most European countries this information is ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2021.112795

36. Mapping land-use intensity of grasslands in Germany with machine learning and Sentinel-2 time series

Author:
Maximilian Lange; Hannes Feilhauer; Ingolf Kühn; Daniel Doktor
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2022 v.277 pp. 112888
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
Earth system science; biodiversity; climate; ecosystems; environment; fertilizer application; grassland management; grasslands; land use; nitrogen; primary productivity; remote sensing; satellites; spring; time series analysis; Germany
Abstract:
... Information on grassland land-use intensity (LUI) is crucial for understanding trends and dynamics in biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, earth system science and environmental monitoring. LUI is a major driver for numerous environmental processes and indicators, such as primary production, nitrogen deposition and resilience to climate extremes. However, large extent, high resolution data on gras ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2022.112888

37. Mapping the urban forest in detail: From LiDAR point clouds to 3D tree models

Author:
Markus Münzinger; Nikolas Prechtel; Martin Behnisch
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2022 v.74 pp. 127637
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
climate change; data collection; ecosystems; geometry; lidar; models; multispectral imagery; social welfare; tree height; trees; urban areas; urban forestry; urban forests; watersheds; Germany
Abstract:
... Trees are an integral component of the urban environment and important for human well-being, adaption measures to climate change and sustainable urban transformation. Understanding the small-scale impacts of urban trees and strategically managing the ecosystem services they provide requires high-resolution information on urban forest structure, which is still scarce. In contrast, there is an abund ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127637

38. Meadows and mussels – The relationship between historical irrigation systems and the habitat of the freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera (L.)

Author:
Julia Sattler; Sabine Fischer; Peter Poschlod
Source:
Limnologica 2022 pp. 125994
ISSN:
0075-9511
Subject:
German Federal Republic; Margaritifera margaritifera; ecosystems; freshwater; habitats; land use; landscapes; meadows
Abstract:
... Conceptual meadow irrigation is a historically prominent land use practice, that contributed decisively to the landscape. It enhances land-water-connectivity and might directly interact with habitats of Margaritifera margaritifera (L.). The aim of the presented study was to investigate, if there is a spatial correlation in the distribution of conceptual meadow irrigation and M. margerigtifera. We ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.limno.2022.125994

39. Microbial functional genes influenced by short-term experimental drought across European agricultural fields

Author:
Katja Kozjek; Lokeshwaran Manoharan; Dag Ahrén; Katarina Hedlund
Source:
Soil biology & biochemistry 2022 v.168 pp. 108650
ISSN:
0038-0717
Subject:
drought; ecosystems; genes; genetic variation; intensive farming; soil organic carbon; water content; Germany; Spain; Sweden
Abstract:
... Agricultural intensification and extreme weather events can represent considerable stress to soil microorganisms and their functions by influencing the key players behind the degradation of soil organic matter. A better understanding of the diversity and abundance of microbial functional genes that predict the functional potential of soils, can link the microbial communities to their key ecosystem ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108650

40. Mixing degree, stand density, and water supply can increase the overyielding of mixed versus monospecific stands in Central Europe

Author:
Hans Pretzsch
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.503 pp. 119741
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Quercus petraea; administrative management; bioclimate; ecosystems; forest ecology; site index; soil; stand age; stand density; trees; water supply; Central European region; Germany
Abstract:
... Tree species mixtures can overyield monospecific stands and provide many other advantageous regulating and provisioning ecosystem services. So far, the effect of mixing on growth were mostly described at the individual tree level or cumulatively at the stand level. How overyielding emerges from the mixing pattern, how it is modulated by the current environmental conditions, and how overyielding de ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119741

41. Native pedunculate oaks support more biodiversity than non-native oaks, but non-native oaks are healthier than native oaks: A study on street and park trees of a city

Author:
Monika Laux; Hailiang Lv; Martin H. Entling; Jens Schirmel; Aditya Narang; Mario Köhler; Somidh Saha
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.853 pp. 158603
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Pipistrellus; Plecotus; Quercus robur; Quercus rubra; acoustics; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; ecosystems; environment; health effects assessments; inventories; lightning; microhabitats; tree and stand measurements; tree health; urban areas; woodpeckers; Germany
Abstract:
... Trees in cities provide multiple ecosystem services. However, simultaneously ensuring healthy trees with high habitat diversity can be challenging in a harsh urban environment. We compared health, microhabitats, and bat activities between native (Quercus robur L.) and non-native (Quercus rubra L.) oaks growing in different urban habitats (street vs. park) in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany. We ran ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158603

42. Needs and expectations of German and Chinese children for livable urban green spaces revealed by the method of empathy-based stories

Author:
Xi Shu; Marja Mesimäki; D. Johan Kotze; Mark Wales; Long Xie; Renan Benicke; Susanna Lehvävirta
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2022 v.68 pp. 127476
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
aesthetics; ecosystems; landscapes; landscaping; stakeholders; urban forestry; China; Germany
Abstract:
... One of the important features of cities is to provide high-quality outdoor environments for various groups of citizens. Although children are frequent users of green spaces, the knowledge and perspectives applied in planning and design of urban green spaces are mostly defined by adults. This results in spaces and practices that may limit the daily lives and creativity of urban children. Promoting ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127476

43. Negative effects of forest gaps on dung removal in a full‐factorial experiment

Author:
Michael Staab; Rafael Achury; Christian Ammer; Martin Ehbrecht; Veronika Irmscher; Hendrik Mohr; Peter Schall; Wolfgang W. Weisser; Nico Blüthgen
Source:
journal of animal ecology 2022 v.91 no.10 pp. 2113-2124
ISSN:
0021-8790
Subject:
animal ecology; biodiversity; biomass; dead wood; dung beetles; ecological function; ecosystems; feces; forest management; forests; land use; mammals; seed dispersal; soil quality; Germany
Abstract:
... Ecosystem functioning may directly or indirectly—via change in biodiversity—respond to land use. Dung removal is an important ecosystem function central for the decomposition of mammal faeces, including secondary seed dispersal and improved soil quality. Removal usually increases with dung beetle diversity and biomass. In forests, dung removal can vary with structural variables that are, however, ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2656.13792

44. Net zero electricity systems in global economies by life cycle assessment (LCA) considering ecosystem, health, monetization, and soil CO2 sequestration impacts

Author:
Jhuma Sadhukhan
Source:
Renewable energy 2022 v.184 pp. 960-974
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
Japan; Russia; acidification; air temperature; biodiversity; bioenergy; carbon sequestration; climate; climate change; ecosystems; electricity; greenhouse gases; humans; ionization; land use; life cycle inventory; probability; soil; soil organic carbon; sustainable development; toxicity; wind; Brazil; Canada; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Italy; Mexico; Spain
Abstract:
... Electrification of all sectors needs net zero electricity (NZE) to slash greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), 38% of the global annual energy-related GHG of 34 Gt CO₂eq. NZE is to avoid climate catastrophe, predicted at 2.7 °C rise in global mean temperature by 2100 (at 50% probability). There is no consensus approach to the sustainable development of NZE systems. This study has developed a novel, rigo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2021.12.024

45. Peatlands spectral data influence in global spectral modelling of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen using visible-near-infrared spectroscopy

Author:
Wanderson de Sousa Mendes; Michael Sommer; Sylvia Koszinski; Marc Wehrhan
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.317 pp. 115383
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
European Union; algorithms; climate change; data collection; ecosystems; environmental management; land use; least squares; models; near-infrared spectroscopy; peatlands; soil organic carbon; spectral analysis; surveys; total nitrogen; Germany
Abstract:
... Peatlands ecosystem is one of the largest global terrestrial carbon pools. However, there is a shortness of its characterisation and information through new proximal sensing approaches. The visible and near-infrared spectroscopy is an inexpensive, quick, non-evasive, proximal sensing and low-cost analysis employed in field and/or laboratory. Despite that, there is another current issue in using th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115383

46. Relations of fire, palaeohydrology, vegetation succession, and carbon accumulation, as reconstructed from a mountain bog in the Harz Mountains (Germany) during the last 6200 years

Author:
Mariusz Gałka; Andrei-Cosmin Diaconu; Angelica Feurdean; Julie Loisel; Henning Teickner; Tanja Broder; Klaus-Holger Knorr
Source:
Geoderma 2022 v.424 pp. 115991
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
Eriophorum vaginatum; Sphagnum fuscum; X-radiation; botanical composition; bulk density; carbon radioisotopes; ecological succession; ecosystems; fluorescence; humans; nitrogen; peatlands; phosphorus; pollution; stratigraphy; vascular plants; water table; Germany
Abstract:
... Mountain peatland ecosystems are unique islands of biodiversity, hosting endangered, vulnerable, and protected plants and animals. In addition, these ecosystems constitute important natural carbon stores. Their stratigraphy can be used to reconstruct the development of these ecosystems as well as the impact of various human activity over millennia. To examine the dynamics of an ombrotrophic peatla ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115991

47. Saving soil carbon, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity and the economy: paludiculture as sustainable land use option in German fen peatlands

Author:
Franziska Tanneberger; Friedrich Birr; John Couwenberg; Moritz Kaiser; Vera Luthardt; Monique Nerger; Sonja Pfister; Rainer Oppermann; Jutta Zeitz; Colja Beyer; Sebastian van der Linden; Wendelin Wichtmann; Felix Närmann
Source:
Regional environmental change 2022 v.22 no.2 pp. 69
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
European Union; biodiversity; biomass; ecosystems; environmental policy; greenhouse gases; land use; peat; peatlands; soil carbon; sustainable land management; water quality; Germany
Abstract:
... Peatlands in the European Union are largely drained for agriculture and emit 25% of the total agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Drainage-based peatland use has also negative impacts on water quality, drinking water provision and biodiversity. Consequently, key EU environmental policy objectives include the rewetting of all drained peatlands as an essential nature-based solution. Rewetting of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-022-01900-8

48. Soil bacteria respond to regional edapho-climatic conditions while soil fungi respond to management intensity in grasslands along a European transect

Author:
A. Barreiro; A. Fox; M. Jongen; J. Melo; M. Musyoki; A. Vieira; J. Zimmermann; G. Carlsson; C. Cruz; A. Lüscher; F. Rasche; L. Silva; F. Widmer; L.M. Dimitrova Mårtensson
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2022 v.170 pp. 104264
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
agroecology; biomarkers; climate; community structure; ecosystems; grassland management; grassland soils; grasslands; land use planning; microbial biomass; microbial communities; phospholipid fatty acids; plant growth; saprotrophs; soil bacteria; soil ecology; soil fungi; soil quality; sustainable agriculture; Azores; Germany; Portugal; Sweden; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Soil microbial community structure is determined by environmental conditions and influenced by other factors, such as the intensity of the land use management. Studies addressing the effect of environmental factors and management on grassland soil microbial communities at the continental scale are missing, and the wide range of ecosystem services provided by these ecosystems are thus also wanting. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104264

49. Soils and landforms of war — Pedological investigations 75 years after World War II

Author:
Kolja Thestorf; Mohsen Makki
Source:
Geomorphology 2022 v.407 pp. 108189
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
ecosystems; endangered species; heavy metals; metropolitan areas; risk; Germany
Abstract:
... Seventy-five years after World War II, the legacy of the last war in Germany is still visible in near-natural and anthropogenically shaped urban and rural soilscapes of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Area (BMA). Shooting ranges, trenches, and artificial mountains consisting of war debris can be identified across the study area. Our study has been carried out to show how acts of war influence ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108189

50. Spatial Transferability of Random Forest Models for Crop Type Classification Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2

Author:
Aiym Orynbaikyzy; Ursula Gessner; Christopher Conrad
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
data collection; ecosystems; models; phenology; prediction; synthetic aperture radar; Germany
Abstract:
... Large-scale crop type mapping often requires prediction beyond the environmental settings of the training sites. Shifts in crop phenology, field characteristics, or ecological site conditions in the previously unseen area, may reduce the classification performance of machine learning classifiers that often overfit to the training sites. This study aims to assess the spatial transferability of Rand ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14061493