Alle Publikationen


Ernst Stelzer

  1. Stelzer EHK, Strobl F, Chang BJ, Preusser F, Preibisch S, McDole K, Fiolka R (2021): Light sheet fluorescence microscopy. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 1(73):1-25. doi:10.1038/s43586-021-00069-4.
  2. Hof L, Moreth T, Koch M, Liebisch T, Kurtz M, Tarnick J, Lissek SM, Verstegen MMA, van der Laan LJW, Huch M, Matthäus F, Stelzer EHK, Pampaloni F (2021): Long-term live imaging and multiscale analysis identify heterogeneity and core principles of epithelial organoid morphogenesis. BMC Biololgy 19(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s12915-021-00958-w. PMID: 33627108.
  3. Strobl F, Stelzer EHK A deterministic genotyping workflow reduces waste of transgenic individuals by two-thirds. Scientific Reports 11, 15325 (2021): doi:10.1038/s41598-021-94288-0. PMID: 34321513.
  4. Gebel J, Tuppi M, Chaikuad A, Hötte K, Schröder M, Schulz L, Löhr F, Gutfreund N, Finke F, Henrich E, Mezhyrova J, Lehnert R, Pampaloni F, Hummer G, Stelzer EHK, Knapp S, Dötsch V (2020): p63 uses a switch-like mechanism to set the threshold for induction of apoptosis. Nature Chem Biology 16(10):1078-1086. doi: 10.1038/s41589-020-0600-3. PMID: 32719556.
  5. von Wangenheim D, Banda J, Schmitz A, Boland J, Bishopp A, Maizel A, Stelzer EHK, Bennett M (2020): Early developmental plasticity of lateral roots in response to asymmetric water availability. Nature Plants 6(2):73-77. doi:10.1038/s41477-019-0580-z. PMID: 32015516.


Henner Hollert

  1. Crawford SE, Brinkmann M, Ouellet JD, Lehmkuhl K, Schwarzbauer J, Bellanove P, Letmathe P, Blank LM, Weber R, Brack W, van Dongen JT, Menzel L, Hecker M, Schüttrumpf H, Hollert H (2022): Remobilization of pollutants during exteme flood events poses serve risks ti human and environmental health. Journal of Hazardous Materials, doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126691.
  2. Freese M, Rizzo LY, Pohlmann JD, Marohn L, Witten PE, Gremse F, Rutten S, Guvener N, Michael S, Wysujack K, Lammers T, Kiessling F, Hollert H, Hanel R, Brinkmann M (2019): Bone resorption and body reorganization during maturation induce maternal transfer of toxic metals in anguillid eels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116, doi:10.1073/pnas.181773811.
  3. Hollert H, Crawford SE, Brack W, Brinkmann M, Fischer E, Hartmann K, Keiter S, Ottermanns R, Ouellet JD, Rinke K, Rosch M, Ross-Nickoll M, Schaffer A, Schuth C, Schulze T, Schwarz A, Seiler T-B, Wessels M, Hinderer M, Schwalb A (2018): Looking back - Looking forward: A novel multi-time slice weight-of-evidence approach for defining reference conditions to assess the impact of human activities on lake systems. Science of the Total Environment 626, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.113.
  4. Brack W, Escher BI, Muller E, Schmitt-Jansen M, Schulze T, Slobodnik J, Hollert H (2018): Towards a holistic and solution-oriented monitoring of chemical status of European water bodies: how to support the EU strategy for a non-toxic environment? Environmental Sciences Europe 30, doi:10.1186/s12302-018-0161-1.
  5. Chen QQ, Gundlach M, Yang SY, Jiang J, Velki M, Yin DQ, Hollert H (2017): Quantitative investigation of the mechanisms of microplastics and nanoplastics toward zebrafish larvae locomotor activity. Science of the Total Environment 584, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.156.


Barbara Brandl

  1. Brandl B, und Dieterich, L (2021): The Exclusive Nature of Global Payments. The Significance of Centralized Intermediaries and the Role of Tech-driven Companies. Review of International Political Economy (accepted), doi:10.1080/09692290.2021.2016470.
  2. Brandl B (2020): Ist Blockchain das Ende der Banken? Zur Bedeutung von Schulden und Banken in kapitalistischen Ökonomien. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 72/4, doi:10.1007/s11577-020-00716-w.
  3. Brandl B und Hornuf L (2020): Where Did FinTechs Come From, and Where Do They Go? The Transformation of the Financial Industry in Germany after Digitalization. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence 3, doi:10.3389/frai.2020.00008.
  4. Brandl B und Glenna L (2016): Intellectual Property and Agricultural Science and Innovation in Germany and the United States. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 42/4, doi:10.1177/0162243916675954.
  5. Glenna L, Shortall Sally, Brandl B (2015): The University, Public Goods, and Agricultural Innovation. Sociologia Ruralis, 55/4, doi:10.1111/soru.12074.


Petra Döll

  1. Popat E, Döll P (2021): Soil moisture and streamflow deficit anomaly index: An approach to quantify drought hazards by combining deficit and anomaly. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 1337–1354. doi:10.5194/nhess-21-1337-2021.
  2. Wan W, Zhao J, Popat E, Herbert C, Döll P (2021): Analyzing the impact of streamflow drought on hydroelectricity production: A global-scale study. Water Resour. Res., 57, e2020WR028087. doi:10.1029/2020WR028087.
  3. Döll P, Trautmann T, Göllner M, Müller Schmied H (2020): A global-scale analysis of water storage dynamics of inland wetlands: Quantifying the impacts of human water use and man-made reservoirs as well as the unavoidable and avoidable impacts of climate change. Ecohydrology, 13, e2175. doi:10.1002/eco.2175.
  4. Döll P, Trautmann T, Gerten D, Müller Schmied H, Ostberg S, Saaed F, Schleussner C-F (2018): Risks for the global freshwater system at 1.5 °C and 2 °C global warming. Environ. Res. Lett., 13, 044038. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aab7.
  5. Domisch S, Portmann F, Kuemmerlen M, O’Hara RB, Johnson RK, Davy-Bowker J, Bækken T, Zamora-Muñoz, C, Sáinz-Bariáin M, Bonada N, Haase P, Döll P, Jähnig S (2017): Using streamflow observations to estimate the impact of hydrological regimes and anthropogenic water use on European stream macroinvertebrate occurrences. Ecohydrology. doi:10.1002/eco.1895.


Diana Hummel

  1. Gotelind A, Hummel D, Röhr U, Stieß I(2021): How to make Germany's climate policy gender-responsive: Experiences from research and advocacy. Gender, Intersectionality and Climate Institutions in Industrialised States. Routledge Studies in Gender and Environments. London/New York: Routledge, 52-68. doi:10.4324/9781003052821-5.
  2. Mehring M, Geitmann-Mügge K, Frick-Trzebitzky F, Hummel D (2021): Urban Social Ecology. In: Shackleton, Charlie M./Sarel S. Ciliers/Elandrie Davoren/Marie J.du Toit (Hg.): Urban Ecology in the Global South. Cities and Nature. Cham: Springer, 79-105. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-67650-6_4.
  3. Plank C, Liehr S, Hummel D, Wiedenhofer D, Haberl H, Görg C (2021): Doing more with less: Provisioning Systems and the transformation of the Stock-Flow-Service Nexus. Ecological Economics. 187, 107093. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107093.
  4. Schneider FD, Margaret DS., Burkhart S, Drees L, Fickel T, Hummel D, Liehr S, Schramm E, Mehring M (2021): Biodiversity conservation as infectious disease prevention: why a social-ecological perspective is essential. Global Sustainability 4 (e13), 1-6. doi:10.1017/sus.2021.11.
  5. Mehring M, Mehlhaus N, Ott E, Hummel D (2019): A systematic review of biodiversity and demographic change: A misinterpreted relationship? Ambio, doi:10.1007/s13280-019-01276-w.


Meike Piepenbring

  1. Ernst A-L, Reiter G, Piepenbring M, Bässler C (2021): Spatial risk assessment of radiocesium contamination of edible mushrooms – lessons from a highly frequented recreational area. Science of the Total Environment 807 (13 Seiten). doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150861.
  2. Piepenbring M, Maciá Vicente J, Evans Codija J, Glatthorn C, Kirk P, Meswaet Y, Minter D, Olou BA, Reschke K, Schmidt M, Yorou NS (2020): Mapping mycological ignorance – checklists and diversity patterns of fungi known for West Africa. IMA Fungus 11:13 (22 pages). doi:10.1186/s43008-020-00034-y.
  3. Koukol O, Delgado G, Hofmann TA, Piepenbring M. (2018): Panama, a hot spot for Hermatomyces (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota) with five new species, and a critical synopsis of the genus. IMA Fungus 9:107–141. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.01.08.
  4. Rudolph S, Maciá-Vicente JG, Lotz-Winter H, Schleuning M, Piepenbring M (2018): Temporal variation of fungal diversity in a mosaic landscape in Germany. Studies in Mycology 89:95–104. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2018.01.001.
  5. Mardones M, Trampe-Jaschik T, Oster O, Elliott M, Urbina H, Schmitt I, Piepenbring M (2017): Phylogeny of the order Phyllachorales (Ascomycota, Sordariomycetes): among and within order relationships based on five molecular loci. Persoonia 39:74-90. doi:10.3767/persoonia.2017.39.04.


Flurina Schneider

  1. Lundsgaard-Hansen LM, Metz F, Fischer M, Schneider F, Myint W, Messerli P (2021): The making of land use decisions, war, and state. In: Journal of Land Use Science, S. 1–23. doi:10.1080/1747423X.2021.1961897.
  2. Schneider F, Tribaldos T, Adler C, Biggs R, De Bremond A, Buser T et al. (2021): Co- production of knowledge and sustainability transformations: a strategic compass for global research networks. In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 49, S. 127–142. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2021.04.007.
  3. Fazey I, … Schneider F, … et al. (2020): Transforming knowledge systems for life on Earth: Visions of future systems and how to get there. Energy Research & Social Science 70: 101724. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2020.101724.
  4. Schneider F, Giger M, Harari N, Moser S, Oberlack C, Providoli I, Schmid LG, Tribaldos T, Zimmermann A (2019): Transdisciplinary co-production of knowledge and sustainability transformations: three generic mechanisms of impact generation. Environmental Science & Policy 102, 26–35. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.017.
  5. Schneider F, Kläy A, Zimmermann AB, Buser T, Ingalls M, Messerli P (2019): How can science support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? Four tasks to tackle the normative dimension of sustainability. Sustain Sci. doi:10.1007/s11625-019-00675-y.


Werner Brack

  1. Brack, W., Barcelo Culleres, D., Boxall, A.B.A., Budzinski, H., Castiglioni, S., Covaci, A., Dulio, V., Escher, B.I., Fantke, P., Kandie, F., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Hernández, F.J., Hilscherová, K., Hollender, J., Hollert, H., Jahnke, A., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Khan, S.J., Kortenkamp, A., Kümmerer, K., Lalonde, B., Lamoree, M.H., Levi, Y., Lara Martín, P.A., Montagner, C.C., Mougin, C., Msagati, T., Oehlmann, J., Posthuma, L., Reid, M., Reinhard, M., Richardson, S.D., Rostkowski, P., Schymanski, E., Schneider, F., Slobodnik, J., Shibata, Y., Snyder, S.A., Fabriz Sodré, F., Teodorovic, I., Thomas, K.V., Umbuzeiro, G.A., Viet, P.H., Yew-Hoong, K.G., Zhang, X., Zuccato, E., 2022. One planet: one health. A call to support the initiative on a global science–policy body on chemicals and waste. Environmental Sciences Europe 34, 21.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-022-00602-6.
  2. Finckh, S., Buchinger, S., Escher, B. I., Hollert, H., König, M., Krause, M., Leekitratanapisan, W., Schiwy, S., Schlichting, R., Shuliakevich, A., Brack, W. (2022): Endocrine disrupting chemicals entering European rivers: Occurrence and adverse mixture effects in treated wastewater, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107608.
  3. Liess, M., Liebmann, L., Vormeier, P., Weisner, O., Altenburger, R., Borchardt, D., Brack, W., Chatzinotas, A., Escher, B., Foit, K., Gunold, R., Henz, S., Hitzfeld, K.L., Schmitt-Jansen, M., Kamjunke, N., Kaske, O., Knillmann, S., Krauss, M., Küster, E., Link, M., Lück, M., Möder, M., Müller, A., Paschke, A., Schäfer, R.B., Schneeweiss, A., Schreiner, V.C., Schulze, T., Schüürmann, G., von Tümpling, W., Weitere, M., Wogram, J., Reemtsma, T., 2021. Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams. Water Research 201, 117262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117262.
  4. Machate, O., Schmeller, D.S., Loyau, A., Paschke, A., Krauss, M., Carmona, E., Schulze, T., Moyer, A., Lutz, K., Brack, W., 2022. Complex chemical cocktail, containing insecticides diazinon and permethrin, drives acute toxicity to crustaceans in mountain lakes. Science of the Total Environment 828, 154456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154456.
  5. Machate O, Dellen J, Schulze T, Wentzky VC, Krauss M, Brack W (2021): Evidence for antifouling biocides as one of the limiting factors for the recovery of macrophyte communities in lakes of Schleswig-Holstein. Environmental Sciences Europe 2021; 33: 57. doi:10.1186/s12302-021-00500-3.
  6. Brack W, Hollender J, de Alda ML, Müller C, Schulze T, Schymanski E, Slobodnik J, Krauss, M (2019): High-resolution mass spectrometry to complement monitoring and track emerging chemicals and pollution trends in European water resources. Environmental Sciences Europe 31, 62. doi:10.1186/s12302-019-0230-0.
  7. Muschket M, Di Paolo C, Tindall AJ, Touak G, Phan A, Krauss M, Kirchner K, Seiler T-B, Hollert H, Brack W (2018): Identification of Unknown Antiandrogenic Compounds in Surface Waters by Effect-Directed Analysis (EDA) Using a Parallel Fractionation Approach. Environmental Science & Technology 52, 288-297. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b04994.
  8. Beckers L-M, Busch W, Krauss M, Schulze T, Brack W (2018): Characterization and risk assessment of seasonal and weather dynamics in organic pollutant mixtures from discharge of a separate sewer system. Water Research. 15 (135), 122-133. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2018.02.002.
  9. Brack W, Dulio V, Agerstrand MM, Allan I, Altenburger R, Brinkmann M, Bunke D, Burgess RM, Cousins I, Escher BI, Hernández FJ, Hewitt M, Hilscherová K, Hollender J, Hollert H, Kase R, Klauer B, Lindim C, López Herráez D, Miège C, Munthe J, O’Toole S, Posthuma L, Rüdel H, Schäfer RB, Sengl M, Smedes F, van de Meent D, van den Brink PJ, van Gils J, van Wezel AP, Vethaak AD, Vermeirssen E, von der Ohe PC, Vrana B (2017): Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources. Sci. Tot. Environ. 576:720-737. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.104.
  10. Švara, V., Krauss, M., Michalski, S.G., Altenburger, R., Brack, W., Luckenbach, T., 2021. Chemical Pollution Levels in a River Explain Site-Specific Sensitivities to Micropollutants within a Genetically Homogeneous Population of Freshwater Amphipods. Environmental Science & Technology 55, 6087-6096. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07839.


Joachim Curtius

  1. He X, …, Curtius J et al. (2021): Role of iodine oxoacids in atmospheric aerosol nucleation. Science, 371, 589 - +. doi:10.1126/science.abe0298.
  2. Curtius J, Granzin M, Schrod J (2021) Testing mobile air purifiers in a school classroom: Reducing the airborne transmission risk for SARS-CoV-2. Aerosol Sci. Tech., 55, 586-599. doi:10.1080/02786826.2021.1877257.
  3. Wang M, …, Curtius J et al. (2020): Rapid growth of new atmospheric particles by nitric acid and ammonia condensation. Nature, 581, 184–189. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2270-4.
  4. Dunne EM, …, Curtius J et al. (2016): Global atmospheric particle formation from CERN CLOUD measurements. Science, 354, 1119-1124. doi:10.1126/science.aaf2649.
  5. Kirkby J, …, and Curtius J (2016): Ion-induced nucleation of pure biogenic particles. Nature, 533, 521-527. doi:10.1038/nature17953.


Bernd Grünewald

  1. Siefert P, Hota R, Ramesh V, Grünewald B (2020): Chronic within-hive video recordings detect altered nursing behaviour and retarded larval development of neonicotinoid treated honey bees. Sci Report in press. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-65425-y.
  2. Grünewald B, Siefert P (2019): Acetylcholine and its Receptors in Honeybees: Involvement in development and impairments by neonicotinoids. Insects (10) 1-12. doi:10.3390/insects10120420.
  3. Siede R, Faust L, Meixner MD, Maus C, Grünewald B, Büchler R (2017): Performance of honey bee colonies under a long-lasting dietary exposure to sublethal concentrations of the neonicotinoid insecticide thiacloprid. Pest Manag Sci 73(7): 1334–1344. doi:10.1002/ps.4547.
  4. Rolke D, Fuchs S, Grünewald B, Gao Z, Blenau W (2016): Large-scale monitoring of effects of clothianidin-dressed oilseed rape seeds on pollinating insects in Northern Germany: effects on honey bees (Apis mellifera). Ecotoxicology. 25(9):1648-1665. doi:10.1007/s10646-016-1725-8.
  5. Wessler I, Gärtner HA, Michel-Schmidt R, Brochhausen C, Schmitz L, Anspach L, Grünewald B, Kirkpatrick CJ. (2016): Honeybees Produce Millimolar Concentrations of Non-Neuronal Acetylcholine for Breeding: Possible Adverse Effects of Neonicotinoids. PLoS One 11.6 (2016): e0156886. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156886.


Thomas Hickler

  1. Dantas de Paula, M, Forrest, M, Langan, L, Bendix, J, Homeier, J, Velescu, A, . . . Hickler, T (2021): Nutrient cycling drives plant community trait assembly and ecosystem functioning in a tropical mountain biodiversity hotspot. New Phytologist, 232(2), 551-566. doi:10.1111/nph.17600.
  2. Martens, C, Hickler, T, Davis-Reddy, C, Engelbrecht, F, Higgins, SI, von Maltitz, GP, . . . Scheiter, S (2021): Large uncertainties in future biome changes in Africa call for flexible climate adaptation strategies. Global Change Biology, 27(2), 340-358. doi:10.1111/gcb.15390.
  3. Hof C, Voskamp A, …, Hickler T (2018): Bioenergy cropland expansion may offset positive effects of climate change mitigation for global vertebrate diversity. PNAS 115:13294-13299. doi:10.1073/pnas.1807745115.
  4. Feurdean A, Ruprecht E, Molnar Z, Hutchinson SM, Hickler T (2018): Biodiversity-rich European grasslands: ancient, forgotten ecosystems. Biological Conservation 228:224-232. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2018.09.022.
  5. Barnosky AD, …, Hickler T, et al. (2017): Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems. Science 355/6325, eaah4787. doi:10.1126/science.aah4787.


Sven Klimpel

  1. Eberhard FE, Cunze S, Kochmann J, Klimpel S (2020): Modelling the climate suitability of Chagas disease vectors on a global scale. eLife 9:e52072. doi:10.7554/eLife.52072.
  2. Cunze S, Kochmann J, Koch LL, Klimpel S (2018): Niche conservatism of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti – two mosquito species with different invasion histories. Scientific Reports 8:7733. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-26092-2.
  3. Koch LL, Kochmann J, Klimpel S, Cunze S (2017): Modeling the climatic suitability of leishmaniasis vector species in Europe. Scientific Reports 7: 13325. doi:10.1016/j.proenv.2011.07.029.
  4. Cunze S, Koch KL, Kochmann J, Klimpel S (2016): Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus – two invasive mosquito species with different temperature niches in Europe. Parasites & Vectors 9:573. doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1853-2.
  5. Cunze S, Kochmann J, Koch KL, Klimpel S (2016): Aedes albopictus and its environmental limits in Europe. PLoS ONE 11(9):e0162116. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162116.


Darrel Moellendorf

  1. Moellendorf D (2019): The Cry of the Earth and The Cry of the Poor, in Robert McKim ed. Laudatory Si and The Environment: Pope Francis' Green Encyclical (London: Routledge). doi:10.4324/9780429492068-4.
  2. Moellendorf D (2017): Progress, Destruction, and the Anthropocene. Social Philosophy and Policy, 34:2, 66-88. doi:10.1017/S0265052517000218.
  3. Moellendorf D and Schaffer A (2017): An Intergenerationally Fair Path to 2ºC. Climatic Change 143:3, 213-226. doi:10.1007/s10584-017-1981-5.


Jörg Oehlmann

  1. Klein K, Piana T, Lauschke T, Schweyen P, Dierkes G, Ternes T, Schulte-Oehlmann U, Oehlmann J (2021): Chemicals associated with biodegradable microplastic drive the toxicity to the freshwater oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus. Aquatic Toxicology 231:15723, doi:10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105723.
  2. Schneider I, Abbas A, Bollmann A, Dombrowski A, Knopp G, Schulte-Oehlmann U, Seitz W, Wagner M, Oehlmann J (2020): Post-treatment of ozonated wastewater with activated carbon and biofiltration compared to membrane bioreactors: Toxicity removal in vitro and in Potamopyrgus antipodarum. Water Research 185:116104, doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116104.
  3. Brettschneider DJ, Misovic A, Schulte-Oehlmann U, Oetken M, Oehlmann J (2019): Poison in paradise: Increase of toxic effects in restored sections of two rivers jeopardize the success of hydromorphological restoration measures. Environmental Sciences Europe 31:36, doi: 10.1186/s12302-019-0218-9.
  4. Ternes TA, Prasse C, Lütke-Eversloh C, Knopp G, Cornel P, Schulte-Oehlmann U, Schwartz T, Alexander J, Seitz W, Coors A, Oehlmann J (2017): Integrated evaluation concept to assess the efficacy of advanced wastewater treatment processes for the elimination of micropollutants and pathogens. Environmental Science and Technology 51:308-319, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04855.
  5. Becker D, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Insa S, Schoevaart R, Barcelo D, de Cazes M, Belleville MP, Sanchez-Marcano J, Misovic A, Oehlmann J, Wagner M (2017): Removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in wastewater by enzymatic treatment with fungal laccases. Organic Process Research and Development21:480-491, doi: 10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00361.


Matthias Schündeln

  1. Heß S, Jaimovich D, Schündeln M (2021): Environmental Effects of Development Programs: Experimental Evidence from West African Drylands. Journal of Development Economics 153 (2021) 102737. doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102737.
  2. Naeher, D, Schündeln M (2021): The Demand for Advice: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Bank Economic Review (published online 17 February 2021). doi:10.1093/wber/lhab001.
  3. Heß S, Jaimovich D, Schündeln M (2021): Development Projects and Economic Networks: Lessons from Rural Gambia. Review of Economic Studies 88(3) 2021, 1347–1384. doi:10.1093/restud/rdaa033.
  4. Fuchs-Schündeln, N, Schündeln M (2020): The Long-Term Effects of Communism in Eastern Europe. Journal of Economic Perspectives 34(2), 2020, 172-191. doi:10.1257/jep.34.2.172.
  5. Schündeln M (2018): Multiple Visits and Data Quality in Household Surveys. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 80(2), 380-405. doi:10.1111/obes.12196.


Klement Tockner

  1. Messager M, Lehner B, Cockburn C, Lamouroux N, Pella H, Snelder T, Tockner K, Trautmann T, Watt C and Datry T (2021): Global prevalence of non-perennial rivers and streams. Nature, 594(7863), pp.391-397. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03565-5.
  2. Zarfl, C, Berlekamp, J, He, F, Jähnig, S. C, Darwall, W, & Tockner, K (2019): Future large hydropower dams impact global freshwater megafauna. Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-10. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-54980-8.
  3. Grill, G, Lehner, B, Thieme, M, Geenen, B, Tickner, D, Antonelli, F, … Tockner, K, Valdujo, P.H, van Soesbergen, A & Zarfl, C (2019) Mapping the world’s free flowing rivers. Nature 569: 215–221. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1111-9.
  4. *Reid, AJ, Carlson, AK, Creed, IF, Eliason, EJ, Gell, PA, Johnson, PT, …..Tockner, K, ... & Smol, JP (2019): Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity. Biological Reviews 94(3): 849-873. doi:10.1111/brv.12480.
  5. Datry T, Foulquier A, Corti R, von Schiller D, Tockner K, …. C, Zoppini A (2018): A global analysis of terrestrial plant litter dynamics in non-perennial waterways. Nature Geoscience 11(7):497-503. doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0134-4.


Tobias Tröger

  1. Tröger, T (2020): Why MREL Won't Help Much: Minimum Requirements for Bail-In Capital as an Insufficient Remedy for Defunct Private Sector Involvement Under the European Bank Resolution Framework. Journal of Banking Regulation 21: 64-81. doi:10.1057/s41261-019-00093-1.
  2. Tröger, T (2020b): Germany's Reluctance to Regulate Related Party Transactions, in Enriques L, Tröger, T (eds.) The Law and Finance of Related Party Transactions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.2139/ssrn.3127533.
  3. Tröger, T, Walz U (2019a): Does Say on Pay Matter? Evidence from Germany. European Company and Financial Law Review 16(3): 381-414. doi:10.1515/ecfr-2019-0014.
  4. Tröger, T (2018b): Regulation of Crowdfunding in Germany. In: Martin Schmidt-Kessel (ed.). German National Reports on the 20th International Congress of Comparative Law, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-79264-0_3.
  5. Tröger, T (2018a): Too Complex to Work - A Critical Assessment of the Bail-In Tool Under the European Bank Recovery and Resolution Regime. Journal of Financial Regulation 4:35-72. doi:10.1093/jfr/fjy002.


Lisa Schulte

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Birgit Blättel-Mink

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Sandra Ciesek

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Sandra Eckert

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Franziska Matthäus

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Virgine Lecaudey

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Claus Bässler

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Helge Bode

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Paul Dierkes

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Ingo Ebersberger

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Thomas Müller

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Volker Müller

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Niek Scheepens

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Alexander Vogel

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Steffen Pauls

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Eric Helfrich

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Francisco Sylvester

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Severin Irl

  1. Irl SDH, Obermeier A, Beierkuhnlein C, Steinbauer MJ (2020): Climate controls plant life‐form patterns on a high‐elevation oceanic island. Journal of Biogeography, 47, 2261-2273. doi:10.1111/jbi.13929.
  2. Cubas J*, Irl SDH*, Villafuerte R, Bello-Rodríguez V, Rodríguez-Luengo JL, del Arco M, Martín-Esquivel JL, González-Mancebo JM (2019): Endemic plant species are more palatable to introduced herbivores than non-endemics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286, 20190136. *Equal contribution. doi:10.1098/rspb.2019.0136.
  3. Fernández-Palacios JM, Kreft H, Irl SDH†, Norder S, Ah-Peng C, Borges PA, Burns KC, de Nascimento L, Meyer JY, Montes E, Drake, DR (2021): Scientists’ Warning - The Outstanding Biodiversity of Islands is in Peril. Global Ecology and Conservation, 31, e01847. †Corresponding author. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01847.
  4. Steinbauer MJ, Field R, Grytnes JA, Trigas P, Ah‐Peng C, Attorre F, … Irl SDH ... & Beierkuhnlein, C. (2016): Topography‐driven isolation, speciation and a global increase of endemism with elevation. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25, 1097-1107. doi:10.1111/geb.12469.
  5. Hoffmann S, Irl SDH, Beierkuhnlein C (2019): Predicted climate shifts within terrestrial protected areas worldwide. Nature Communications, 10, 1-10. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12603-w.


Paul Siefert

  1. Grünewald B & Siefert P (2019): Acetylcholine and its receptors in honeybees: Involvement in development and impairments by neonicotinoids. Insects 10, 420. doi:10.3390/insects10120420.
  2. Siefert P, Hota R, Ramesh V, Grünewald B (2020): Chronic within-hive video recordings detect altered nursing behaviour and retarded larval development of neonicotinoid treated honey bees. Sci. Rep. 10, 8727. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-65425-y.
  3. Siefert P, Buling N, Grünewald B. Honey bee behaviours within the hive: Insights from long-term video analysis. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0247323 (2021): doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0247323.


Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen


Sabrina Schiwy

  1. Shuliakevich A, Muz M, Oehlmann J, Nagengast L, Schroeder K, Wolf Y, Brückner I, Massei R, Brack W, Hollert H, Schiwy S (2022): Assessing the genotoxic potential of freshwater sediments after extensive rain events –Lessons learned from a case study in an effluent-dominated river in Germany. Water Research 9, 117921. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.117921.
  2. Shuliakevich A, Schroeder K, Nagengast L, Wolf Y, Brückner I, Muz M, Behnisch PA, Hollert H, Schiwy S (2021): Extensive rain events have a more substantial impact than advanced effluent treatment on the endocrine-disrupting activity in an effluent-dominated small river. The Science of the total environment 807, 150887. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150887.
  3. Wolf Y, Oster S, Shuliakevich A, Brückner I, Dolny R, Linnemann V, Pinnekamp J, Hollert H, Schiwy S (2021): Improvement of wastewater and water quality via a full-scale ozonation plant?–A comprehensive analysis of the endocrine potential using effect-based methods. The Science of the total environment 803, 149756. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149756.
  4. Westhaus, S*, Weber F-A*, Schiwy S, Linnemann V, Brinkmann M, Widera M, Greve C, Janke A, Hollert H, Wintgens T, Ciesek S (2021): Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in raw and treated wastewater in Germany–suitability for COVID-19 surveillance and potential transmission risks. The Science of the total environment 751, 141750. *Contributed equally to this publication. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141750.
  5. Kais B*& Schiwy S*, Hollert H, Keiter SH, Braunbeck T (2017): In vivo EROD assays with the zebrafish (Danio rerio) as rapid screening tools for the detection of dioxin-like activity. The Science of the total environment 590-591, 269-280; *Contributed equally to this publication. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.236.


Sarah Johann

  1. Johann S, Weichert FG, Schröer L, Stratemann L, Kämpfer C, Seiler T-B, Heger S, Töpel A, Sassmann T, Pich A, Jakob F, Schwaneberg U, Stoffels P, Philipp M, Terfrüchte M, Loeschcke A, Schipper K, Feldbrügge M, Ihling N, Büchs J, Bator I, Tiso T, Blank LM, Roß-Nickoll M, Hollert H (2021): A plea for the integration of Green Toxicology in sustainable bioeconomy strategies–biosurfactants and microgel-based pesticide release systems as examples. Journal of Hazardous Materials 127800. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127800.
  2. Esteban-Sánchez* A, Johann S*, Bilbao D, Prieto A, Hollert H, Seiler T-B, Orbea A (2021): Multilevel responses of adult zebrafish to crude and chemically dispersed oil exposure. Environmental Sciences Europe 33, 1–19. * contributed equally to this publication. doi:10.1186/s12302-021-00545-4.
  3. Johann S, Goßen M, Mueller L, Selja V, Gustavson K, Fritt-Rasmussen J, Wegeberg S, Ciesielski T, Jenssen BM, Hollert H. and Seiler T-B (2021): Comparative toxicity assessment of in situ burn residues to initial and dispersed heavy fuel oil using zebrafish embryos as test organisms. Environmental Sciences and Pollution Research 28.13, 16198-16213. doi:10.1007/s11356-020-11729-5.
  4. Johann S, Esser M, Nüßer L, Altin D, Hollert H and Seiler T-B (2020): Receptor-mediated estrogenicity of native and chemically dispersed crude oil determined using adapted microscale reporter gene assays. Environment International 134, 105320. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2019.105320.
  5. Johann S, Seiler T-B, Tiso T, Bluhm K, Blank LM. and Holler H (2016): Mechanism-specific and whole-organism ecotoxicity of mono-rhamnolipids. Science of the Total Environment 548, 155-163. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.066.


Carolin Völker

  1. Haider TP, Völker C, Kramm J, Landfester K, Wurm FR (2019): Plastics of the future? The impact of biodegradable polymers on the environment and on society. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(1), 50-62. doi:10.1002/anie.201805766.
  2. Zimmermann L, Göttlich S, Oehlmann J, Wagner M, Völker C (2020): What are the drivers of microplastic toxicity? Comparing the toxicity of plastic chemicals and particles to Daphnia magna. Environmental Pollution 267, 115392. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115392.
  3. Zimmermann L, Bartosova Z, Braun K, Oehlmann J, Völker C*, Wagner M* (2021): Plastic products leach chemicals that induce in vitro toxicity under realistic use conditions. Environmental Science & Technology, 55, 11814-11823. *These authors share senior authorship. doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c01103.
  4. Völker C, Kramm J, Wagner M (2019): On the creation of risk: framing of microplastics risks in science and media. Global Challenges, 1900010. doi:10.1002/gch2.201900010.
  5. Völker C, Kramm J, Kerber H, Schramm E, Winker M, Zimmermann M. (2017): More than a potential hazard—approaching risks from a social-ecological perspective. Sustainability, 9(7), 1039. doi:10.3390/su9071039.


Jonas Jourdan

  1. Baranov V, Jourdan J, Pilotto F, Wagner R and P Haase (2020): Complex and nonlinear climate-driven changes in freshwater insect communities over 42 years. Conservation Biology, 34, 1241-1251. doi:10.1111/cobi.13477.
  2. Santi F, Riesch R, Baier J, Grote M, Hornung S, Jüngling H, Plath M, Jourdan J (2020): A century later: Adaptive plasticity and rapid evolution contribute to geographic variation in invasive mosquitofish. Science of the Total Environment. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137908.
  3. Jourdan J, Baranov V, Wagner R, Plath M and P Haase (2019): Elevated temperatures translate into reduced dispersal abilities in a natural population of an aquatic insect. Journal of Animal Ecology 88, 1498-1509. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13054.
  4. Jourdan J, Plath M, Tonkin JD, Ceylan M, Dumeier AC, Gellert G, Graf W, Hawkins CP, Kiel E, Lorenz AW, Matthaei CD, Verdonschot PFM, Verdonschot RCM, Haase P (2019): Reintroduction of freshwater macroinvertebrates: challenges and opportunities. Biological Reviews 94(2): p. 368-387. doi:10.1111/brv.12458.
  5. Jourdan J, O'Hara RB, Bottarin R, Huttunen KL, Kuemmerlen M, Monteith D, Muotka T, Ozolinš D, Paavola R, Pilotto F, Springe G, Skuja A, Sundermann A, Tonkin JD, Haase P (2018): Effects of changing climate on European stream invertebrate communities: A long-term data analysis. Science of the Total Environment621:588-599. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.242.


Frederic Strobl

  1. Stelzer EHK, Strobl F, Chang BJ, Preusser F, Preibisch S, McDole K, Fiolka R (2021): Lightsheet fluorescence microscopy. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 1:73. doi:10.1038/s43586-021-00069-4.
  2. Strobl F, Stelzer EHK (2021): A deterministic genotyping workflow reduces waste of transgenic individuals by two-thirds. Scientific Reports 11(1):20335. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-94288-0.
  3. He B, Buescher M, Farnworth MS, Strobl F, Stelzer EH, Koniszewski ND, Muehlen D, Bucher G. (2019): An ancestral apical brain region contributes to the central complex under the control of foxQ2 in the beetle Tribolium. Elife 8:e49065. doi:10.7554/eLife.49065.001.
  4. Strobl F, Anderl A, Stelzer EHK (2018): A universal vector concept for a direct genotyping of transgenic organisms and a systematic creation of homozygous lines. Elife 7:e31677. doi:10.7554/eLife.31677.001.
  5. Strobl F, Schmitz A, Stelzer EHK (2015): Live imaging of Tribolium castaneum embryonic development using light-sheet-based fluorescence microscopy. Nature Protocols 10(10):1486-1507. doi:10.1038/nprot.2015.093.