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Publication list of Christoph Scherber

last edited on 4th December 2024

Key facts
123 peer-reviewed publications; 6 publications highlighted by Faculty of 1000 (now Faculty Opinions); c. 80 other publications, > 8000 citations; Covered in >50 newspaper articles, magazines and other media.

 

 

 


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1Scherber C et al. (2010) Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment. Nature 468, 553–556

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature09492
see also Supplementary material S1 and S2

Faculty of 1000




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2Stevnbak K, Scherber C et al. (2012) Interactions between above- and belowground organisms modified in climate change experiments. Nature Climate Change (published online 20th May 2012)

Open Access

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1544

Faculty of 1000




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3Scherber C, Heimann J, Köhler G, Mitschunas N, Weisser WW (2010) Functional identity versus species richness: herbivory resistance in plant communities. Oecologia 163:707-717

Open Access © Springer (Open Access by institutional agreement); DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1625-1

 

 




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4Scherber C, Milcu A, Partsch S, Scheu S, Weisser, WW (2006) The effects of plant diversity and insect herbivory on performance of individual plant species in experimental grassland. Journal of Ecology 94:922-931.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01144.x

 

 




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5Scherber C, Crawley MJ, Porembski S (2003) The effects of herbivory and competition on the invasive alien plant Senecio inaequidens (Asteraceae). Diversity and Distributions 9:415-426.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1472-4642.2003.00049.x

 

 

 

Peer-reviewed publications

2024

Automated Malaise trap

[124] The Field Automatic Insect Recognition-Device—A Non-Lethal Semi-Automatic Malaise Trap for Insect Biodiversity Monitoring: Proof of Concept

by Chiavassa JA, Kraft M, Noack P, Walther S, Kirse A, Scherber C

Ecology and Evolution, published online 28 November 2024

 

 

 

 


 

salt marsh carabid beetle

[123] Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture

by Rasmussen LV, Grass I, Mehrabi Z, Smith OM, Bezner-Kerr R, Blesh J, Garibaldi LA, Isaac ME, Kennedy CM, Wittman H, Batáry P, Buchori D, Cerda R, Chará J, Crowder DW, Darras K, DeMaster K, Garcia K, Gómez M, Gonthier D, Hidayat P, Hipólito J, Hirons M, Hoey L, James D, John I, Jones AD, Karp DS, Kebede Y, Kerr CB, Klassen S, Kotowska M, Kreft H, Llanque R, Levers C, Lizcano DJ, Lu A, Madsen S, Marques RN, Martins PB, Melo A, Nyantakyi-Frimpong H, Olimpi EM, Owen JP, Pantevez H, Qaim M, Redlich S, Scherber C, Sciligo AR, Snapp S, Snyder WE, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stratton AE, Taylor JM, Tscharntke T, Valencia V, Vogel C, Kremen C (2024)

Science 384:87-93

 

 

 



2023

salt marsh carabid beetle

 

[122] taxalogue: a toolkit to create comprehensive CO1 reference databases

by Noll N, Scherber C, Schäffler L (2023)

PeerJ 11, e16253

doi: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16253


 

salt marsh carabid beetle

 

[121] Recommendations for effective insect conservation in nature protected areas based on a transdisciplinary project in Germany

by Köthe S, Bakanov N, Brühl CA, Eichler L, Fickel T, Gemeinholzer B, Hörren T, Jurewicz A, Lux A, Meinel G, Mühlethaler R, Schäffler L, Scherber C, Schneider FD, Sorg M, Swenson SJ, Terlau W, Turck A, Lehmann GUC (2023)

Environmental Sciences Europe 35: 102

doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00813-5

 

 


 

salt marsh carabid beetle

 

[120] Multi-species crop mixtures increase insect biodiversity in an intercropping experiment

by Brandmeier J, Reininghaus H, Scherber C (2023)

Ecological Solutions and Evidence 4:e12267

 

 


 

 

salt marsh carabid beetle

 

[119] Convergent patterns in multitrophic biodiversity effects on yield across ecosystems

by Scherber C (2023)

Science China-Life Sciences 66: 2697-2699

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

salt marsh carabid beetle

 

[118] Microhabitat conditions remedy heat stress effects on insect activity

by Terlau JF, Brose U, Eisenhauer N, Amyntas A, Boy T, Dyer A, Gebler A, Hof C, Liu T, Scherber C, Schlagel UE, Schmidt A, Hirt MR (2023)

Global Change Biology 29:3747-3758

 

 


 

salt marsh carabid beetle

 

[117] Reply to: Plant traits alone are good predictors of ecosystem properties when used carefully

by van der Plas F, Schroder-Georgi T, Weigelt A, Barry K, Meyer S, Alzate A, Barnard RL, Buchmann N, de Kroon H, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Engels C, Fischer M, Gleixner G, Hildebrandt A, Koller-France E, Leimer S, Milcu A, Mommer L, Niklaus PA, Oelmann Y, Roscher C, Scherber C, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Scheu S, Schmid B, Schulze ED, Temperton V, Tscharntke T, Voigt W, Weisser W, Wilcke W, Wirth C (2023)

Nature Ecology and Evolution 7: 335-336

 

 

 

 


 

2022

salt marsh carabid beetle

[116] Agroecology – Reconciling biodiversity and production in farming systems.

by Scherber C (2023)

 

Basic and Applied Ecology 65:62-66

 

 

 

 

 


 


trap nest for wild bees and wasps

 

[115] Metabarcoding of trap nests reveals differential impact of urbanization on cavity-nesting bee and wasp communities.

by

Dürrbaum E, Fornoff F, Scherber C, Vesterinen EJ, Eitzinger B (2022) Molecular Ecology 32: 6449-6460

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Green crab spider

 

[114] Plant genetic diversity affects multiple trophic levels and trophic interactions.

by Wan NF, Fu L, Dainese M, Hu YQ, Podenphant Kiaer L, Isbell F, Scherber C (2022)

Nature Communications 13:7312

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

bee beetle - Trichius fasciatus, Scarabaeidae

 

[113] Improving insect conservation management through insect monitoring and stakeholder involvement.

by Köthe S, Schneider FD, Bakanov N, Brühl CA, Eichler L, Fickel T, Gemeinholzer B, Hörren T, Lux A, Meinel G, Schäffler L, Scherber C, Sorg M, Swenson SJ, Terlau W, Turck A, Zizka VMA, Lehmann GUC, Mühlethaler R (2022)

Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 691-713

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


Lab wells

 

[112] The lipidome of an omnivorous insect responds to diet composition and social environment.

by Gutierrez Y, Fresch M, Scherber C, Brockmeyer J (2022)

Ecology and Evolution 12: e9497

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

Soil corer

 

 

[111] Understanding and Monitoring Chemical and Biological Soil Degradation.

by Saljnikov E, Lavrishchev A, Römbke J, Rinklebe J, Scherber C, Wilke B-M, Tóth T, Blum WEH, Behrendt U, Eulenstein F, Mirschel W, Meyer BC, Schindler U, Urazaliev K, Mueller L (2022)

In: Saljnikov E, Mueller L, Lavrishchev A, Eulenstein F (eds) Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 75-124

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Wildbee

 

[110] A universal insect trait tool (ITT, v1.0) for statistical analysis and evaluation of biodiversity research data.

by Hörren T, Sorg M, Hallmann CA, Zizka VMA, Ssymank A, Noll NW, Schäffler L, Scherber C (2022)

bioRxiv:2022.2001.2025.477751 [preprint, not peer-reviewed]

 

 

 



 

Intercropping

 

[109] Intercropping drives plant phenotypic plasticity and changes in functional trait space.

by Ajal J, Kiær LP, Pakeman RJ, Scherber C, Weih M (2022)

Basic and Applied Ecology 61:41-52

 

 

 

 




Automated Malaise trap

 

[108] Towards a multisensor station for automated biodiversity monitoring

by Wägele JW, Bodesheim P, Bourlat SJ, Denzler J, Diepenbroek M, Fonseca V, Frommolt K-H, Geiger MF, Gemeinholzer B, Glöckner FO, Haucke T, Kirse A, Kölpin A, Kostadinov I, Kühl HS, Kurth F, Lasseck M, Liedke S, Losch F, Müller S, Petrovskaya N, Piotrowski K, Radig B, Scherber C, Schoppmann L, Schulz J, Steinhage V, Tschan GF, Vautz W, Velotto D, Weigend M, Wildermann S (2022)

Basic and Applied Ecology 59: 105-138

 

 

 

 


 

2021

salt marsh carabid beetle

 

[107] Functional trait dimensions of trophic metacommunities

by Bauer B, Kleyer M, Albach DC, Blasius B, Brose U, Ferreira-Arruda T, Feudel U, Gerlach G, Hof C, Kreft H, Kuczynski L, Lõhmus K, Moorthi S, Scherber C, Scheu S, Zotz G, Hillebrand H (2021) Functional trait dimensions of trophic metacommunities. Ecography 44: 1486-1500

Ecography, published online

 

 

 

 

 


Hedgerow

 

[106] Who is the culprit: Is pest infestation responsible for crop yield losses close to semi-natural habitats?

by Raatz L, Pirhofer Walzl K, Müller EH, Scherber C*, Joshi J* (shared senior authorship)

Ecology and Evolution, published online

 

 

 

 



Experiments with Acheta domesticus

 

[105] A multifactorial proteomics approach to sex-specific effects of diet composition and social environment in an omnivorous insect

by Gutiérrez Y, Fresch M, Hellmann SL, Hankeln T, Scherber C, Brockmeyer J

Ecology and Evolution, published online 28 May 2021

 

 

 


 

Soil core

 

[104] Soil microbial biomass and enzyme kinetics for the assessment of temporal diversification in agroecosystems

by Hamer U, Meyer MUT, Meyer U-N, Radermacher A, Götze P, Koch H-J, Scherber C (2021)

Basic and Applied Ecology 53:143-153

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Wheat crop

 

[103] Grain Yield Stability of Cereal-Legume Intercrops Is Greater Than Sole Crops in More Productive Conditions.

Weih M, Karley AJ, Newton AC, Kiær LP, Scherber C, Rubiales D, Adam E, Ajal J, Brandmeier J, Pappagallo S, Villegas-Fernández A, Reckling M, Tavoletti S (2021)

Agriculture 11:255

 

 

 

 


 

Wheat-faba bean intercropping (plot)

 

[102] Intercropping in high input agriculture supports arthropod diversity without risking significant yield losses

by Brandmeier J, Reininghaus H, Pappagallo S, Karley AJ, Kiær LP, Scherber C (2021)

Basic and Applied Ecology 53: 26-38

 

 

 

 


 

Wheat-faba bean intercrop

 

[101] Calibrating and testing APSIM for wheat-faba bean pure cultures and intercrops across Europe.

 

by Berghuijs HNC, Weih M, van der Werf W, Karley AJ, Adam E, Villegas JM, Kiær LP, Newton AC, Scherber C, Tavoletti S, Vico G (2021)

Field Crops Research 2642019

 

 

 

 


2020

Food from intercropping

 

[100] Crop asynchrony stabilizes food production.

by Egli L, Schroter M, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Seppelt R (2020)

Nature 588:E7-E12

 

 

 

 


 

Bumblebee visiting flower

 

[99] Species-habitat networks elucidate landscape effects on habitat specialisation of natural enemies and pollinators

by Lami F, Bartomeus I, Nardi D, Beduschi T, Boscutti F, Pantini P, Santoiemma G, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Marini L (2020)

Ecology Letters 24:288-297

 

 

 

 

 


 

Leaf beetle herbivory

 

[98] Biodiversity enhances the multitrophic control of arthropod herbivory

by Barnes AD, Scherber C, Brose U, Borer ET, Ebeling A, Gauzens B, Giling DP, Hines J, Isbell F, Ristok C, Tilman D, Weisser WW, Eisenhauer N (2020)

Science Advances 6

 

 

 

 


 

Field pea

 

[97] Plant traits alone are poor predictors of ecosystem properties and long-term ecosystem functioning

by van der Plas F et al. (2020)

Nature Ecology & Evolution

 

 

 

 


 

Bat

 

[96] Seasonal variation in the diet of the serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus): A high-resolution analysis using DNA metabarcoding

by Tiede J, Diepenbruck M, Gadau J, Wemheuer B, Daniel R & Scherber C

Basic and Applied Ecology

 

 

 

 


 

Ant

 

[95] Growth and survival of the superorganism: Ant colony macronutrient intake and investment

by Gutiérrez Y, Phung T, Mumma H, Ambrose-Winters A, Scherber C, Smith CR (2020)

Ecology and Evolution 10: 7901-7915

 

 

 


 

X-ray tomography of insect tissues

 

[94] Direct and indirect effects of plant diversity and phenoxy herbicide application on the development and reproduction of a polyphagous herbivore

by Gutiérrez Y, Ott D, Scherber C (2020)

Scientific Reports 10:7300

 

 


Structural equation model

 

[93] Diet composition and social environment determine food consumption, phenotype and fecundity in an omnivorous insect

by Gutiérrez Y, Fresch M, Ott D, Brockmeyer J, Scherber C (2020)

Royal Society Open Science 7

 

 


 

Energy flux network

[92] Biodiversity increases multitrophic energy use efficiency, flow and storage in grasslands

by Buzhdygan OY et al. (2020)

Nature Ecology & Evolution 4: 393–405

 

 

 

 


Urban greenspace

 

[91] Plant–pollinator interactions along an urbanization gradient from cities and villages to farmland landscapes

by Udy KL, Reininghaus H, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2020)

Ecosphere 11:e03020

 

 

 


 

2019

Food webs

 

[90] Mapping change in biodiversity and ecosystem function research: Food webs foster integration of experiments and science policy

by Hines J, Ebeling A, Barnes A, Brose U, Scherber C, Scheu S, Tscharntke T, Weisser WW, Giling DP, Klein AM, Eisenhauer N (2019)

Advances in Ecological Research 61 (published online)

 

 

 

 


 

Food webs

 

[89] A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research

by Eisenhauer N, Schielzeth H, Barnes AD, Barry K, Bonn A, Brose U, Bruelheide H, Buchmann N, Buscot F, Ebeling A, Ferlian A, 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 CE, 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)

Advances in Ecological Research 61 (published online)

 

 

 

 

 


Yield curve

 

[88] How much do we really lose? - Yield losses in the proximity of natural landscape elements in agricultural landscapes

by Raatz L, Bacchi N, Pirhofer-Walzl K, Glemnitz M, Müller MEH, Joshi J*, Scherber C* (2019)

Ecology and Evolution 9(13), pp. 7838-7848

*shared senior authorship

 

 

 


 

Calcareous grassland butterflies

 

[87] Connectedness of habitat fragments boosts conservation benefits for butterflies, but only in landscapes with little cropland

by Kormann U, Scherber C, Batáry P, Tscharntke T, Rösch V (2019)

Landscape Ecology 34(5), pp. 1045-1056

 

 

 

 

 

 


Crop rotation experiment

 

[86] Crop identity and memory effects on aboveground arthropods in a long-term crop rotation experiment

by Meyer M, Ott D, Götze P, Koch HJ, Scherber C (2019)

Ecology and Evolution 9(12), pp. 7307-7323

 

 

 

 

 


 

Canola landscape

[85] Insektenvielfalt und ökologische Prozesse in Agrar- und Waldlandschaften

by Scherber C, Reininghaus H, Brandmeier J, Everwand G, Gagić V, Greiwe T, Kormann UG, Meyer M, Nagelsdiek SW, Rösch V, Sobek-Swant S, Thies C, Ott D

Natur und Landschaft 94:6/7: 245-254

 

 

 

 

 


 

2018

Biodiversity monitoring

 

[84] Novel approaches to sampling pollinators in whole landscapes: A lesson for landscape-wide biodiversity monitoring

by Scherber C, Beduschi T, Tscharntke T (2018).

Landscape Ecology 34(5), pp. 1057-1067

 

 

 


Arctic tern

 

[83] A barrier island perspective on species-area relationships

by Scherber C, Andert H, Niedringhaus R, Tscharntke T (2018).

Ecology and Evolution 8(24):12879-12889

 

 


x-ray tomography

 

[82] X-ray computed tomography and its potential in ecological research: A review of studies and optimization of specimen preparation

by Gutiérrez Y, Ott D, Töpperwien M, Salditt T, Scherber C (2018).

Ecology and Evolution 8(15):7717-7732

 

 

 


Agricultural intensification

 

[81] Winners and losers of national and global efforts to reconcile agricultural intensification and biodiversity conservation

by Egli L, Meyer C, Scherber C, Kreft H, Tscharntke T (2018)

Global Change Biology 24(5):2212-2228

 

 

 


Biological Conservation Cover

 

[80] Spatial community turnover of pollinators is relaxed by semi-natural habitats, but not by mass-flowering crops in agricultural landscapes

by Beduschi T, Kormann U, Tscharntke T, Scherber C (2018)

Biological Conservation 221: 59-66

 

 

 


 

Trends in Ecology and Evolution Cover

 

[79] Energy flux: The link between multitrophic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

by Barnes A, Jochum M, Lefcheck JS, Eisenhauer N, Scherber C, O´Connor MI, de Ruiter P, Brose U (2018)

Trends in Ecology & Evolution 33(3):186-197


 

 

 


Journal of Applied Ecology Cover

 

[78] Primary rainforest amount at the landscape scale mitigates bird biodiversity loss and biotic homogenization

by Kormann U, Hadley A, Tscharntke T, Betts M, Robinson W, Scherber C (2018)

Journal of Applied Ecology 55(3):1288-1298

 

 

 


2017

Nature Ecology & Evolution Cover

 

[77] Biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships depend on identity and number of measured functions

by Meyer S, Ptacnik R, Hillebrand H, Bessler H, Buchmann N, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Engels C, Fischer M, Halle S, Klein AM, Oelmann Y, Roscher C, Rottstock T, Scherber C, Scheu S, Schmid B, Schulze ED, Temperton VM, Tscharntke T, Voigt W, Weigelt A, Wilcke W, Weisser WW (2017)

Nature Ecology & Evolution 2: 44-49

 

 


 

Nature Cover

 

[76] Creation of forest edges has a global impact on forest vertebrates

by Pfeifer M, Lefebvre V, Peres CA, Banks-Leite C, Wearn OR, Marsh CJ, Butchart SHM, Arroyo-Rodríguez V, Barlow J, Cerezo A, Cisneros L, D’Cruze N, Faria D, Hadley A, Harris SM, Klingbeil BT, Kormann U, Lens L, Medina-Rangel GF, Morante-Filho JC, Olivier P, Peters SL, Pidgeon A, Ribeiro DB, Scherber C, Schneider-Maunoury L, Struebig M, Urbina-Cardona N, Watling JI, Willig MR, Wood EM, Ewers RM

Nature 551: 187-191

 

 


 

North Sea sampling stations

 

[75] Linking compositional and functional predictions to decipher the biogeochemical significance in dfaa turnover of abundant bacterioplankton lineages in the North Sea.

by Wemheuer B, Wemheuer F, Meier D, Billerbeck S, Giebel H-A, Simon M, Scherber C, Daniel R (2017)

Microorganisms 5 (4): 68.

 

 


Lady beetle

 

[74] Gut microbiomes of mobile predators vary with landscape context and species identity

by Tiede J, Scherber C, Mutschler J, McMahon KD, Gratton C (2017)

Ecology and Evolution 7:8545–8557

 

 

 


  

Aerial photograph jena experiment

 

[73] Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: patterns, mechanisms, and open questions

by Weisser WW et al. (2017)

Basic and Applied Ecology 23: 1-73

 

 

 


 

2016

 

Warnsignal Klima - Bucheinband

[72] Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte zu Klimawandel und Biodiversität

by Scherber C, Nitschke N, Marquard E (2016)

Buchkapitel in: J. Lozán et al. (eds.) Warnsignal Klima: Die Biodiversität







 

Biodiversity effects strengthen over time[71] Effects of biodiversity strengthen over time as ecosystem functioning declines at low and increases at high biodiversity

 

by Meyer ST et al. (2016)

 Ecosphere (published online 20th December 2016)

 

 


 

Arable field margin

[70] Spillover of arthropods from cropland to protected calcareous grassland - the neighbouring habitat matters

by Madeira F, Tscharntke T, Elek Z, Kormann U, Pons X, Rösch V, Samu F, Scherber C, Batáry P (2016)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 235: 127-133

 

 

 

 


 

Structural equation models linking productivity and plant biodiversity

 

[69] Consistent drivers of plant biodiversity across managed ecosystems

by Minden V*, Scherber C*, Cebrian Piqueras MA, Trinogga J, Trenkamp A, Mantilla-Contreras J, Lienin P, Kleyer M (2016) [*equal contributions]

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 371: 20150284.

 

 

 


Effects of plant diversity on trophic and non-trophic interactions

 

[68] Trophic and Non-Trophic Interactions in a Biodiversity Experiment Assessed by Next-Generation Sequencing

by Tiede J, Wemheuer B, Traugott M, Daniel R, Tscharntke T, Ebeling A, Scherber C (2016)

PLoS One 11(2): e0148781

 

 

 


Pollinator Niches in space and time

 

[67] Plant diversity increases spatio-temporal niche complementarity in plant-pollinator interactions

by Venjakob C, Klein AM, Ebeling A, Tscharntke T, Scherber C (2016)

Ecology and Evolution (published online 4 March 2016)

 

 

 


Violet Sabrewing[66] Corridors restore animal-mediated pollination in fragmented tropical forest landscapes

by Kormann U, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Klein N, Larbig M, Valente J, Hadley A, Betts M (2016)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283:20152347

 

download data from Dryad repository, http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.3702g


 

Ecological Networks[65] Networking Our Way to Better Ecosystem Service Provision

 

by Bohan D et al. (2016)

Trends in Ecology & Evolution31 (2), 105-115

 

 

 


 

Flight-interception trap

[64] Interacting effects of forest stratum, edge and tree diversity on beetles

by Normann C, Tscharntke T, Scherber C (2016)

Forest Ecology and Management 361: 421-431

 

 

 


 

2015

Climate change experiment

[63] Insect responses to interacting global change drivers in managed ecosystems

by Scherber C (2015)

Current Opinion in Insect Science 11: 56-62

 

 

 


 

Advances in Ecological Research cover [62] 10 Years Later: Revisiting Priorities for Science and Society a Decade after the Millennium Assessment.

by Mulder C, Bennett E, Bohan D, Bonkowski M, Carpenter SR, Chalmers R, Cramer W, Durance I, Eisenhauer N, Fontaine C, Haughton AJ, Hettelingh J-P, Hines J, Huston MA, Jeppesen E, Krumins JA, Ma A, Mace, GM, Mancinelli G, McLaughlin O, Naeem S, Pascual U, Peñuelas J, Pettorelli N, Pocock MJO, Raffaelli D, Rasmussen JJ, Rusch GM, Scherber C, Setälä H, Vacher C, Voigt W, Vonk AH, Wood SA, Woodward G (2015)

Advances in Ecological Research 53:1-53

 

 

 


 

Advances in Ecological Research [61] Towards an integration of biodiversity and food web theory to understand connections between multiple ecosystem functions and services

by Hines J, van der Putten WH, de Deyn GB, Wagg C, Voigt W, Mulder C, Weisser WW, Engel J, Melian C, Scheu S, Birkhofer K, Ebeling A, Scherber C, Eisenhauer N (2015)

 

Advances in Ecological Research 53:161-199

 

 


Nature Communications cover[60] Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization

by Gámez-Virués S, Perović DJ, Gossner M, Börschig C, Blüthgen N, de Jong H, Simons NK, Klein AM, Krauss J, Maier G, Scherber C, et al. & Westphal C (2015).

Nature Communications 6: 8568

 

 

 


  

Ecology Letters Cover[59] Functional diversity across trophic levels determines herbivore impact on plant community biomass

by Deraison H, Badenhausser I, Loeuille N, Scherber C, Gross N (2015)

Ecology Letters 18 (12): 1346-1355

Faculty of 1000

 

 

 


Parasitoids in oilseed rape (Canola)

 

[58] Using multi-level generalized path analysis to understand herbivore and parasitoid dynamics in changing landscapes

by Beduschi T, Tscharntke T, Scherber C (2015)

Landscape Ecology 30 (10): 1975-1986

 

 

 


 

Species-area accumulation curve

 

[57] Biodiversity conservation across taxa and landscapes requires many small as well as single large habitat fragments

by Rösch V, Tscharntke T, Scherber C & Batary P (2015)

Oecologia 179:209-222

 

 

 


Isolated calcareous grassland in agricultural landscape

 

[56] Local and landscape management affects trait-mediated biodiversity of nine taxa on small grassland fragments

by Kormann U, Rösch V, Batáry P, Tscharntke T, Orci KM, Samu F, Scherber C (2015)

Diversity and Distributions21 (10): 1204-1217

 

 

 

 


2014

Structural equation metamodel

 

[55] Plant diversity impacts decomposition and herbivory via changes in aboveground arthropods

by Ebeling A, Meyer ST, Abbas M, Eisenhauer N, Hillebrand H, Lange M, Scherber C, Vogel A, Weigelt A, Weisser WW (2014)

PLoS One 9(9): e106529.

 

 


 

Parus major

 

[54] How do edge effect and tree species diversity affect bird diversity and avian nest survival in Germany´s largest deciduous forest?

by Batary P, Fronczek S, Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2014)

Forest Ecology and Management 319: 44-50.

 

 

 

The following graphical abstract nicely summarizes the sampling design we employed:

Study design Hainich bird study
(created using Adobe Illustrator CS6)

 


trap nest for wild bees, wasps and their antagonists

 

[53] Landscape composition and configuration differently affect trap-nesting bees, wasps and their antagonists

by Steckel J, Westphal C, Peters MK, Bellach M, Rothenwöhrer C, Erasmi S, Scherber C et al. (2014)

Biological Conservation 172: 56-64

 

 

 


Amazon rainforest (aerial photograph)[52] BIOFRAG – A new database for analysing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation.


by Pfeifer M et al. (2014)

 

Ecology and Evolution 4: 1524-1537.

 

 

 


Ladybeetle[51] Functional beetle diversity in managed grasslands: effects of region, landscape context and land use intensity


by Liu Y, Rothenwöhrer C, Scherber C, Batáry P, Elek Z, Steckel J, Erasmi S, Tscharntke , Westphal C (2014)

Landscape Ecology 29: 529-540.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Diptera in the Hainich national park

 

[50] Effects of tree and herb biodiversity on Diptera, a hyperdiverse insect order

 

by Scherber C, Vockenhuber E, Stark A, Meyer H, Tscharntke T (2014)

Oecologia 174: 1387-1400.



 


 

Grassland management experiment

 

[49] Disentangling direct and indirect effects of experimental grassland management and plant functional-group manipulation on plant and leafhopper diversity

by Everwand G, Rösch V, Tscharntke T & Scherber C (2014)

BMC Ecology 14:1 (highlighted as Editor´s choice)

 

 

 

Appendix 1 Species list of the leafhoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) within the GrassMan experiment with food preferences according to Nickel & Remane (2002) and their overall abundance.
Appendix 2 ANOVA-table: Leafhopper species richness vs. Design.
Appendix 3 Mean and standard error of leafhopper responses to experimental design (treatments).
Appendix 4 Box plot showing the effects of herbicide application and cutting frequency on Shannon diversity of grass specialist leafhoppers.
Appendix 5 Experimental design of the Grassman Experiment, showing the Latin rectangle of 12 treatments in 6 replications. Gra- = graminoid reduced plots (=forb enhanced); Forb- =forb reduced (=graminoid enhanced); Con = Control (no herbicide application). The grey area around and between the plots is mown monthly. Plot size 15 m x 15 m, space between plots 3 m, between blocks 5 m

Design of the GrassMan experiment

Appendix 6 F and p-values of generalized linear models testing for effects of sampling method in combination with design treatments.
Appendix 7 Comparison of the two different sampling methods in combination with functional group manipulation and cutting frequency. (a) leafhopper species richness; (b) leafhopper Shannon diversity (eH´); (c) leafhopper abundance.
Appendix 8 ANOVA-table: Leafhopper abundance vs. Design.

 


2013

PNAS cover[48] Inter-annual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity

by Allan E, Bossdorf O, Dormann CF, Prati D, Gossner M, Tscharntke T, Blüthgen N, Bellach M, Birkhofer K, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Chatzinotas A, Christ S, Daniel R, Diekötter D, Fischer C, Friedl T, Glaser K, Hallman C, Hodac L, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klein AM, Klaus V, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Lange M, Morris EK, Müller J, Nacke H, Pašalic EK, Rillig M, Rothenwöhrer C, Schall P, Scherber C, et al. (2013)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111: 308-313.

 

 



3D voxels of a beech tree[47] The relationship between tree species richness, canopy space exploration and productivity in a temperate broad-leaf mixed forest

by Seidel D, Leuschner C, Scherber C et al. (2013)

Forest Ecology and Management 310: 366–374

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.08.058

 

 

 

 


Structural equation model[46] Multi-factor climate change effects on insect herbivore performance

by Scherber C, Gladbach DJ, Stevnbak K, Karsten RJ, Schmidt IK, Michelsen A, Albert KR, Larsen KS, Mikkelsen TN, Beier C, Christensen S (2013)

Ecology and Evolution 3:1449–1460 (June 2013)

Faculty of 1000

See also images published on Figshare:

Effects of the number of climate change drivers on herbivore performance. Christoph Scherber, David Gladbach, Karen Stevnbak, Rune Juelsborg Karsten, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Anders Michelsen, Kristian Rost Albert, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen, Claus Beier, Søren Christensen.

 


lathyrus

[45] Plant-animal interactions in two forest herbs along a tree and herb diversity gradient

by Vockenhuber E, Kabouw P, Tscharntke T, Scherber C (2013)

Plant Ecology and Diversity 6: 205-216.


 

 

 


 

Ecology cover

[44] Functionally and phylogenetically diverse plant communities key to soil biota

by Milcu A, Allan E, Roscher C, Jenkins T, Bessler H, Buchmann N, Buscot F, Engels C, Flynn D, Gubsch M, Lipowsky A, Renker C, Scherber C, Schmid B, Schulze E.D., Thebault E, Weigelt A, Weisser W.W., Scheu S & Eisenhauer N (2013)

Ecology 94:1878–1885.


 

 

 


 

Leafhopper[43] Landscape composition, connectivity and fragment size drive effects of grassland fragmentation on insect communities

by Rösch V, Tscharntke T, Scherber C, Batáry P (2013)

Journal of Applied Ecology 50:387–394.

 

 

 


 

GrassMan Experiment Panorama[42] Slug responses to grassland cutting and fertilization in a plant functional group removal experiment

by Everwand G, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013)

Acta Oecologica 48:62–68.


 

 


 

Grassland exclosure plot

[41] Grassland management for stem-boring insects: Abandoning small patches is better than reducing overall intensity

by Rothenwöhrer C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013)

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 167:38–42

 

 

 


(C) Springer[40] A comparison of the strength of biodiversity effects across multiple functions

by Allan E, Weisser W, Fischer M, Schulze E, Weigelt A, Roscher C, Baade J, Barnard RL, Beßler H, Buchmann N, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Engels C, Fergus AJF, Gleixner G, Gubsch M, Halle S, Klein AM, Kertscher I, Kuu A, Lange M, Le Roux X, Meyer S, Migunova VD, Milcu A, Niklaus PA, Oelmann Y, Pašalić E, Petermann JS, Poly F, Rottstock T, Sabais A, Scherber C et al. (2013)

Oecologia 173: 223-237.


 



2012

 

Nature Climate Change Journal Cover
[39] Interactions between above- and belowground organisms modified in climate change experiments

by Stevnbak K§, Scherber C§*, Gladbach D, Beyer C, Mikkelsen TN & S. Christensen (2012)

Nature Climate Change 2, 805–808.


§
equal contributions; *corresponding author


By experimentally manipulating atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration, drought, air and soil temperature, and herbivory simultaneously, this study provides evidence that climate change affects interactions between above- and belowground organisms through changes in nutrient availability under field conditions.

Faculty of 1000

 


see also Supplementary Material


Hedge

[38] Landscape-moderated bird nest predation in hedges and forest edges

by Ludwig M, Schlinkert H, Holzschuh A, Fischer C, Scherber C, Trnka A, Tscharntke T, Batáry P (2012).

Acta Oecologica 45: 50–56.

 

 

 

 

 


Aphid mummies

[37] Agricultural intensification and cereal aphid–parasitoid– hyperparasitoid food webs: network complexity, temporal variability and parasitism rates

by Gagic V, Hänke S, Thies C, Scherber C, Tomanovic Z, Tscharntke T (2012)

Oecologia 170:1099-109.

 

 

 

 


Basic and applied ecology cover[36] A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization

by Blüthgen N, Dormann CF, Prati D, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Alt F, Boch S, Gockel S, Hemp A, Müller J, Nieschulze J, Renner SC, Schöning I, Schumacher U, Socher SA, Wells K, Birkhofer K, Buscot F, Oelmann Y, Rothenwöhrer C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Weiner CN, Fischer M, Kalko EKV; Linsenmair KE, Schulze ED, Weisser WW (2012)

Basic and Applied Ecology 13: 207–220.


 

 

 


Jena Experiment Aerial Photograph 2006[35] Herbivore and pollinator responses to grassland management intensity along experimental changes in plant species richness

by Hudewenz A, Klein AM, Scherber C, Stanke L, Tscharntke T, Vogel A, Weigelt A, Weisser WW, Ebeling A (2012)

Biological Conservation 150: 42-52

 

 

 



[34] Combining biodiversity conservation with agricultural intensification

by Tscharntke T, Batáry P, Clough Y, Kleijn D, Scherber C, Thies C, Wanger TC, Westphal C (2012)

Book chapter in: Lindenmayer D, Cunningham S, Young A (2012) Land Use Intensification. Effects on Agriculture, Biodiversity and Ecological Processes.

CRC Press / CSIRO Publishing, ISBN 9780643104075. Also available as an e-book

 

 



Biological Reviews Cover[33] Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

by Tscharntke T, Tylianakis J, Rand T, Didham R, Fahrig L, Batary P, Bengtsson J, Clough Y, Crist T, Dormann C, Ewers R, Holt R, Holzschuh A, Klein A, Kremen C, Landis D, Laurance W, Lindenmayer D, Scherber C, Sodhi N, Steffan-Dewenter I, Thies C, van der Putten W, Westphal C (2012)

Biological Reviews 87: 661–685

Faculty of 1000

 

 



Gurr Wratten Insect Pests Book cover[32] Scale effects in biodiversity and biological control: methods and statistical analysis

by Scherber C, Lavandero B, Meyer KM, Perovic D, Visser U, Wiegand K, Tscharntke T (2012).

pp. 123-138 in: Biodiversity and Insect Pests: Key Issues for Sustainable Management, First Edition. Edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder, Donna M.Y. Read. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Published 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (published online 15 May 2012).
DOI: http://dx.doi.org//10.1002/9781118231838.ch8

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Ant nest in the Kuwaitian Desert[31] The effects of harvester ant (Messor ebeninus Forel) nests on vegetation and soil properties in a desert dwarf shrub community in north-eastern Arabia.

by Brown G, Scherber C, Ramos P, Ebrahim EK (2012)

 

Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants 207: 503-511

 

 




2011

Aphids[30] The relationship between agricultural intensification and biological control: experimental tests across Europe

by Thies C, Haenke S, Scherber C, Bengtsson J, Bommarco R, Clement LW, Ceryngier P, Dennis C, Emmerson M, Gagic V, Hawro V, Liira J, Weisser WW, Winqvist C, Tscharntke T (2011).

Ecological Applications 21: 2187-2196

 

 




Forest Herbs Hainich National Park[29] Tree diversity and environmental factors predict herb species richness and cover in Germany"s largest connected deciduous forest

by Vockenhuber E, Scherber C, Seidel D, Langenbruch C, Meißner M, Tscharntke T (2011)

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 13:111-119 (published online 14th April 2011)

 

Highlighted as one of the most cited articles since 2009

 

 



 

Belowground organisms[28] Impact of above and below-ground invertebrates on temporal and spatial stability of grassland of different diversity

by Eisenhauer N, Milcu A, Allan E, Nitschke N, Scherber C, Weigelt A, Weisser WW, Scheu S (2011)

Journal of Ecology 99:572–582

 

 

 




Oilseed canola fields[27] Crop-noncrop spillover: arable fields affect trophic interactions on wild plants in surrounding habitats

by Gladbach DJ, Holzschuh A, Scherber C, Thies C, Dormann CF, Tscharntke T (2011)

Oecologia 166:433-41 (published online 13th December 2010).Open Access

 

 

 



Indonesian rice fields
[26] Multifunctional shade-tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes - a review

by Tscharntke T, Clough Y, Bhagwat S, Buchori D, Faust H, Hertel D, Hölscher D, Juhrbandt J, Kessler M, Perfecto, I, Scherber C, Schroth G, Veldkamp E, Wanger T (2011)

Journal of Applied Ecology 48:619–629

 

 

 

 



2010

Cover Nature
[25] Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment
  Evaluated by Faculty of 1000

published online 27th October 2010; see also Supplementary material S1 and S2

by Scherber C, Nico Eisenhauer, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Bernhard Schmid, Winfried Voigt, Markus Fischer, Ernst-Detlef Schulze, Christiane Roscher, Alexandra Weigelt, Eric Allan, Holger Beßler, Michael Bonkowski, Nina Buchmann, François Buscot, Lars W. Clement, Anne Ebeling,  Christof Engels, Stefan Halle, Ilona Kertscher, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Robert Koller, Stephan König, Esther Kowalski, Volker Kummer, Annely Kuu, Markus Lange, Dirk Lauterbach, Cornelius Middelhoff, Varvara D. Migunova, Alexandru Milcu, Ramona Müller, Stephan Partsch, Jana S. Petermann, Carsten Renker,  Tanja Rottstock, Alexander Sabais,  Stefan Scheu,  Jens Schumacher, Vicky M. Temperton & Teja Tscharntke (2010)

Nature 468, 553–556 (25 November 2010) (published online 27th October 2010)

Related content:

Official press release by the University of Göttingen
Official press release by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Official press release by the Forschungszentrum Jülich




Nature Geoscience Cover

[24] Methane emissions from tank bromeliads in neotropical forests

by Martinson G, Werner FA, Scherber C, Conrad R, Corre MD, Flessa H, Wolf K, Klose M, Gradstein SR, Veldkamp E (2010)

Nature Geoscience 3: 766-769.



Related content:

News and Views article: Biogeochemistry: Cryptic wetlands.
by Joseph B. Yavitt (2010), Nature Geoscience, DOI: dx.doi.org/doi:10.1038/ngeo999 (Published online 17 October 2010).

Spektrum Direkt press article at spektrum direkt (in German)




Aerial photograph jena experiment[23] Diversity Promotes Temporal Stability across Levels of Ecosystem Organization in Experimental Grasslands

by Proulx R, Wirth C, Voigt W, Weigelt A, Roscher C, Attinger S, Baade J, Barnard RL, Buchmann N, Buscot F, Eisenhauer N, Fischer M, Gleixner G, Halle S, Hildebrandt A, Kowalski E, Kuu A, Lange M, Milcu A, Niklaus PA, Oelmann Y, Rosenkranz S, Sabais A, Scherber C, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Scheu S, Schulze ED, Schumacher J, Schwichtenberg G, Soussana J-F, Temperton VM, Weisser WW, Wilcke W, Schmid B (2010)

PLoS One 5(10): e13382.
Open Access

 

 




Basic and applied ecology cover[22] Book review: Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing—An Ecological and Economic Perspective

by Scherber C (2010)

Basic and Applied Ecology 11: 752.


 

 




Grasshopper cages Jena Experiment[21] Functional identity versus species richness: herbivory resistance in plant communities

by Scherber C, Heimann J, Köhler G, Mitschunas N, Weisser WW (2010)

Oecologia
163: 707-717.



Open Access © Springer (Open Access by institutional agreement)

 

 




Knautia arvensis phytometers[20] Biodiversity and belowground interactions mediate community invasion resistance against a tall herb invader

by Scherber C, Mwangi PN, Schmitz M, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Beßler H, Eisenhauer N, Migunova VD, Weisser WW, Schulze ED, Schmid B (2010)

Journal of Plant Ecology
3 (2): 99-108 (highlighted as most frequently read in July 2011)


Open Access © Oxford Journals

 

 



Jena experiment 60-species plot
[19] The Jena-Experiment: 6 years of data from a grassland biodiversity experiment

by Weigelt A, Marquard E, Temperton VM., Roscher C, Scherber C, Mwangi PN, Buchmann N, Schmid B, Schulze ED, Weisser WW. (2010)

Ecology 91(3), pp. 930-931


Download pdf © Ecological Society of America

 

 



Soil sampling bags
[18] Plant diversity effects on soil microorganisms support the singular hypothesis

by Eisenhauer N, Milcu A, Bessler H, Engels C, Gleixner G, Habekost M, Partsch S, Sabais ACW, Scherber C, Steinbeiss S, Weigelt A, Weisser WW, Scheu S (2010) 

Ecology 91(2), pp. 485-496


Download pdf © Ecological Society of America

 

 




Basic and applied ecology cover[17] Book Review: Species Richness - Patterns in the Diversity of Life

by Scherber C (2010)

Basic and Applied Ecology 11(1), p. 95

 

 

 



Centaurea jacea Jena Experiment
[16] Plant diversity effects on invasiveness, plant fitness and herbivory in the common knapweed, Centaurea jacea

by Nitschke N, Ebeling A, Rottstock T, Scherber C, Fischer M, Tscharntke T, Weigelt A, Middelhoff C, Weisser WW (2010)

Journal of Plant Ecology
3: 109-121.



Open Access © Oxford Journals

 

 




2009

Kreuzfensterfallen Hainich

[15] Tree diversity drives abundance and spatiotemporal β-diversity of true bugs (Heteroptera)

by Sobek S, Gossner M, Scherber C, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tscharntke T (2009)

Ecological Entomology
34, pp. 772 - 782.

 

 

 

 



Hainich trap nests
[14] Canopy vs. understory: How does tree diversity affect trap-nesting bee and wasp communities and their natural enemies across forest strata?

by Sobek S, Tscharntke T, Scherber C, Schiele S & Steffan-Dewenter I (2009)

Forest Ecology and Management 258 (5), 609-615

(image copyright: Susanne Schiele)

 

 

 



Oecologia Cover
[13] Earthworm and belowground competition effects on plant productivity in a plant diversity gradient

by Eisenhauer N, Milcu A, Nitschke N, Sabais, ACW, Scherber C, Scheu S. (2009)

Oecologia
161 (2), pp. 291-301


Open Access © Springer (Open Access by institutional agreement)

 

 




Network of above- and belowground interactions[12] Empirical and theoretical challenges and possible solutions in aboveground-belowground ecology

by van der Putten WH, Bardgett RD, de Ruiter PC, Hol WHG, Meyer KM, Bezemer TM, Bradford MA, Christensen S, Eppinga MB, Fukami R, Hemerik L, Molofsky J, Schädler M, Scherber C, Strauss SY, Vos M, Wardle DA (2009)

Oecologia 161(1), pp. 1-14


Open Access © Springer (Open Access by institutional agreement)

 

 




Beetles sampled from traps in the Hainich forest[11] Spatiotemporal changes of beetle communities across a tree diversity gradient

by Sobek S, Steffan-Dewenter I, Scherber C & Tscharntke T (2009)

Diversity and Distributions
15 (4), pp.660 - 670

Image copyright: Susanne Schiele, Stephanie Sobek

 

 



Beech sapling with herbivory
[10] Sapling herbivory, invertebrate herbivores and predators across a natural tree diversity gradient in Germany´s largest connected deciduous forest

by Sobek S, Scherber C, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tscharntke T (2009)

Oecologia
160(2): 279-88


Open Access © Springer (Open Access by institutional agreement)

 

 



Soil profile
[9] No interactive effects of pesticides and plant diversity on soil microbial parameters

by Eisenhauer N, Klier M, Partsch S, Sabais ACW, Scherber C, Weisser WW & Scheu S (2009)

Applied Soil Ecology
42, 1, 31-36

 

 

 

 




2008

Chorthippus parallelus

[8] Diversity and beyond: Plant functional identity determines herbivore performance

by Specht J, Scherber C, Koehler G, Weisser WW (2008)

Journal of Animal Ecology 77, 1047–1055

 

 

 

 



Ecology cover
[7] Earthworms and legumes control litter decomposition in a plant diversity gradient

by Milcu A, Partsch S, Scherber C, Weisser WW, Scheu S (2008)

Ecology 89(7): 1872–1882


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Water logged peat
[6] Groundwater level controls CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes of three different hydromorphic soil types of a temperate forest ecosystem

by Jungkunst H, Flessa H, Scherber C, Fiedler S. (2008)

Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40 (8), pp. 2047-2054

 

 

 

 

 



2007

Trifolium pratense phytometers Jena Experiment

[5] Niche pre-emption increases with species richness in experimental plant communities

by Mwangi PN, Schmitz M, Scherber C, Roscher C, Schumacher J, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Weisser WW, Schmid B (2007)

Journal of Ecology 95, pp. 65-78

 

 

 




2006

Rumex acetosa phytometers Jena Experiment

[4] The effects of plant diversity and insect herbivory on performance of individual plant species in experimental grassland

by Scherber C, Milcu A, Partsch S, Scheu S, Weisser, WW (2006)

Journal of Ecology 94, pp. 922-931, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford

 

 

 



Rumex acetosa herbivory Jena Experiment
[3] Effects of plant diversity on invertebrate herbivory in experimental grassland

by Scherber C, Mwangi PN, Temperton VM, Roscher C, Schumacher J, Schmid B, Weisser WW (2006)

Oecologia
147, pp. 489-500, Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.

 

 

 




2005

(none)




2004

Tyria jacobaeae larvae before feeding trial with Senecio species

[2] Insect herbivory and plant competition studies on the invasive alien plant Senecio inaequidens (Asteraceae) under laboratory conditions

by Scherber C, Crawley MJ, Porembski S (2004) In: Kuehn, I. & Klotz, S. (eds.) Biological Invasions - Challenges for Science.

Neobiota 3: 41-52, Berlin.

[see http://www.pensoft.net/journals/neobiota for details on this series]

 

 




2003

Senecio inaequidens

[1] The effects of herbivory and competition on the invasive alien plant Senecio inaequidens (Asteraceae)

by Scherber C, Crawley MJ, Porembski S (2003)

Diversity and Distributions 9, pp. 415-426, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.

 


Theses


Scherber, C
. (2012) Biodiversity and multitrophic interactions in changing terrestrial ecosystems. Habilitation Thesis, University of Göttingen, 258 pp.


Scherber, C. (2006) Invertebrate herbivory, plant diversity and ecosystem processes in experimental grassland. Dissertation, University of Jena, 122 pp.


Scherber, C. (2002) The effects of herbivory and competition on Senecio inaequidens DC (Asteraceae), an invasive alien plant. Diploma Thesis, Read-only version or purchase purchase online.


Scherber, C. (2002) Biologische Invasionen - Der Neophyt Senecio inaequidens als Indikator einer beschleunigten Welt. German Students Award competition entry.


Braun, C., Gründl, M., Marberger, C. & Scherber, C. (2001). Beautycheck - Ursachen und Folgen von Attraktivität. German Students Award - 2nd prize, Awarded by the Körber Foundation.


Scherber, C. (1997) Die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt im Naturschutzgebiet "Bernrieder Filz". Jugend forscht-Arbeit / German Competition for Young People in the field of Science and Technology .


Scherber, C. (1996) Renaturierungsmaßnahmen im Naturschutzgebiet "Bernrieder Filz". Facharbeit, Max-Planck-Gymnasium Muenchen-Pasing. Available on request

Conference contributions

2021

Thiele S, Haalck L, Struffert M, Scherber C, Risse B (2020) Towards Visual Insect Camera Traps. In: Fisher R, Hallam J, Palazzo S (eds) 25th International Conference on Pattern Recognition - Workshop 46: Visual observation and analysis of vertebrate and insect behavior, Milano

Ajal J, Kiær LP, Pakeman RJ, Scherber C, Weih M (2021) Multi-dimensional trait space in cereal-legume mixtures: an analysis across environments and plant teams. Aspects of Applied Biology - Intercropping for sustainability: Research developments and their application


2019

Scherber C (2019) A network perspective on biodiversity effects in real-world farming systems. GfÖ Conference Münster 2019.

Scherber C (2019) Farming for the future: Approaches to reconcile biodiversity and production in European farming systems. GfÖ Conference Münster 2019.

Scherber C (2019) Humans as the world´s greatest evolutionary force: Conserving biodiversity in human-modified landscapes. Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium.

Meyer M, Ott D, Scherber C (2019) Influence of temporal diversification on aboveground arthropods. Crop Diversification Conference, Budapest

Brandmeier J, Pappagallo S, Hollens-Kuhr H, Scherber C (2019) Cereal-legume mixtures in organic and conventional agriculture positively affect flower visitor abundance and diversity. Crop Diversification Conference, Budapest


2018

Pappagallo S, Brandmeier J, Scherber C (2018) Effects of agrobiodiversity on pest control in Vicia faba L. Pages 82-83 in: J. Baćanović-Šišić, D. Dennenmoser, and M. R. Finckh, eds., Symposium on Breeding for Diversification: A Joint Meeting of the EUCARPIA Section Organic and Low-Input Agriculture, ECO-PB, and the projects LIVESEED, INSUSFAR, DIVERSify, HealthyMinorCereals, ReMIX and Wheatamix, 19.–21. February 2018, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen, Germany. Kassel University Press. (oral presentation)

Meyer M, Koch H.-J., Scherber C (2018) Functional groups are differentially sensitive to temporal diversification in agricultural landscapes. Proceedings of the GfÖ, Vienna, Austria.

Karley AJ, Newton AC, Brooker RW, Pakeman RJ, Guy D, Mitchell C, Iannetta PPM, Weih M, Scherber C,  Kiær L (2018). DIVERSify-ing for sustainability using cereal-legume ‘plant teams’. Aspects of Applied Biology, 138, 57-62. (oral presentation)


2017

Meyer M., Koch H.-J., Scherber C (2017) Influence of temporal diversification on invertebrate communities in a long-term crop-rotation experiment. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Community Ecology, Budapest, Hungary. © Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 2017 (won the 2nd prize of the Young Community Ecologist Award)

Wemheuer F, Wemheuer B, Everwand G, Kretzschmar D, Daniel R, Scherber C, Vidal S (2016) Deciphering the bacterial response in the rhizosphere towards different management regimes and short-term herbivory in permanent German grasslands. 3rd Thünen Symposium on soil metagenomics – From gene predictions to systems ecology, Braunschweig, Germany, 14-16 December 2016 (oral presentation)

Tiede J, Guiz, J, Hillebrand, H & Scherber C (2018). Plant diversity-driven changes in consumer stoichiometry have consequences for reproductivity. 48th Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Vienna, AE (oral presentation).


2017

Schaub L, Pirhofer-Walzl K, Scherber C,  Joshi J. (2017) How much does landscape diversity contribute to yield in winter-wheat fields?  Joint Annual Meeting BES, GfÖ and NecoV, Ghent, Belgium. (oral presentation)

Tiede J, Wemheuer B, Traugott M, Daniel R, Tscharntke T, Ebeling A & Scherber C (2017). Multitrophic interactions in a plant diversity experiment analyzed by gut content metabarcoding. Ecology Across Borders: Joint Annual Meeting of the BES, GFÖ, NecoV and EEF, Ghent, BE (oral presentation).

Tiede J, Wemheuer B, Traugott M, Daniel R, Tscharntke T, Ebeling A & Scherber C (2017). Multitrophic interactions in a plant diversity experiment analyzed by gut content sequencing. 3rd Symposium on Molecular Analysis of Trophic Interactions & 3rd Symposium on Ecological Networks (MTI-3), Uppsala, SWE (oral presentation).


2016

Tiede J, Wemheuer B, Traugott M, Daniel R, Tscharntke T, Ebeling A & Scherber C (2016). Plant diversity affects multitrophic interactions in an experimental grassland. 46th Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Marburg, DE (oral presentation).

Schaub L, Pirhofer-Walzl K, Scherber C,  Joshi J (2016) Do soil-borne ecosystem services react to landscape diversity in agriculture? 46th Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Marburg, DE (oral presentation)


2015

Tiede J, Zwaan C, Tscharntke T & Scherber C (2015). Movement patterns of nocturnal ground beetles in a grassland with manipulated plant diversity. 45th Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ), Göttingen, DE (oral presentation)

Tiede J, Wemheuer B, Traugott M, Daniel R, Tscharntke T, Ebeling A & Scherber C (2015). How omnivores respond to plant species richness: Analyzing gut contents with next-generation sequencing. 100th Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), Baltimore, MD, USA (oral presentation).

Schaub L, Pirhofer-Walzl K, Olschewski R, Alvaro Fuentes J, Fontaine S, Kayler ZE, Petermann J, Rillig MC, Voltas J, Scherber C, & Joshi J (2015) BASIL - Balancing Ecosystem Services in Landscape - A call on „Promoting synergies and reducing trade-offs between food supply, biodiversity and ecosystem services“, Pecha culcha: Global Soil Week, Berlin, GER (oral presentation)


2014

Tiede J, Tscharntke T, Daniel R, Traugott M, Wemheuer B, Scherber C (2014) Feeding behavior of an omnivorous ground beetle in a grassland with manipulated plant diversity. 44th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) 44: 103-104, Gesellschaft für Ökologie, University of Hildesheim. (oral presentation)

Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2014) Wie beeinflussen Baumartenvielfalt und Randeffekte die Artenvielfalt von Krautschichtpflanzen und Laufkäfern in Wäldern? BfN Skripten 370: 75-80. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn. (oral presentation)


2013

Beduschi T, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013) Landscape and local drivers of pollen beetle dynamics and parasitism. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013.

Hillebrand H & Scherber C (2013) Biodiversity dynamics: understanding communities across trophic levels. Organized oral session at the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013) Does tree diversity change forest edge effects on carabid beetle communities? Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Scherber C, Gladbach DJ, Stevnbak K, Karsten RJ, Schmidt IK, Michelsen A, Albert KR, Larsen KS, Mikkelsen TN, Beier C, Christensen S (2013) Multi-factor climate change effects on plant-herbivore and above-belowground interactions. Open Landscapes Conference, Hildesheim, September-October 2013. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland,

Scherber C & Rösch V (2013) Fragmentation and management of calcareous grasslands. Session chair, Open Landscapes – Ecology, Management and Nature Conservation, Hildesheim, Germany, 29 Sept – 3 Oct 2013 Open Landscapes 2013

Rösch V, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Batáry P (2013) Small versus large fragments of calcareous grasslands: Soecues richness is similar but community composition differs across four taxa. Open Landscapes – Ecology, Management and Nature Conservation, Hildesheim, Germany, 29 Sept – 3 Oct 2013 Open Landscapes 2013

Scherber C, Gladbach DJ, Stevnbak K, Karsten RJ, Schmidt IK, Michelsen A, Albert KR, Larsen KS, Mikkelsen TN, Beier C, Christensen S (2013) Multi-factor climate change effects on plant-herbivore and above-belowground interactions. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Scherber C (2013) Effects of climate change on insect herbivores in managed ecosystems. 2013 Entomological Conference of the DGAaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology), Göttingen, Germany. 2013 Entomological Conference of the DGAaE

Kormann U, Scherber C, Hadley A, Betts M, Klein N, Larbig M, Tscharntke T (2013) Living fencerows promote gap crossing behavior in hummingbirds. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Beduschi T et al. (2013) Landscape and local drivers of pollen beetle dynamics and parasitism.Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Potsdam.


2012

Venjakob C, Leonhardt S, Scherber C, Klein AM (2012) Sugars and amino acid composition in nectar of two plant species along a plant diversity gradient. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ)

Steckel J, Bellach M, Rothenwöhrer C, Erasmi S, Peters MK, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Westphal C, Steffan-Dewenter I (2012) Ecological processes and biodiversity of solitary hymenoptera are more affected by landscape than local land use factors. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ)

Bellach M, Steckel J, Rothenwöhrer C, Erasmi S, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Westphal C, Steffan-Dewenter I (2012) Effects of agricultural intensification in grasslands differ between wild bee species groups and geographical regions. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ)

Scherber C, Birkhofer K (2012) Multitrophic interactions in agricultural landscapes. Session chair at the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ)

Scherber C, Kormann U, Batary P, Tscharntke T (2012) Choosing between types of linear models in the analysis of species richness data in fragmented landscapes. International Statistical Ecology Conference 2012, Sundvolden, Oslo (Norway)

Kormann U, Scherber C et al (2012) Landscape context affects the relative importance of grassland fragmentation and management for insect communities. 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology, 28th August-1st September 2012, Glasgow (UK)

Everwand C, Scherber C et al (2012) Leafhopper diversity can profit from moderate mowing and fertilization in a grassland biodiversity experiment. 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology, 28th August-1st September 2012, Glasgow (UK)

Rösch V, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Batary P (2012) Differences in ß-diversity between large and small fragments of calcareous grassland. 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology, 28th August-1st September 2012, Glasgow (UK)


2011

Scherber C (2011) Effects on plant species richness on multitrophic interactions: Results from an eight-year biodiversity experiment. International Scientific Conference "Functions and Services of Biodiversity", University of Göttingen, 20-22nd June 2011 (invited talk).

Rothenwöhrer C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2011) Effects of land-use intensification on insect communities at different trophic levels. 2011 Entomological Conference of the DGAaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)


2010

Ludwig, M., Schlinkert, H., Holzschuh, A., Fischer, C., Scherber, C., Trnka, A., Tscharntke T. & Batáry, P. (2010). Landscape-mediated effects on nest predation in hedges and forest edges. Multitrophic Interactions Workshop, 25-26th March 2010, Göttingen, p. 15.


2009

Scherber, C., Clough Y, Holzschuh A, Klein AM and Teja Tscharntke (2009) Multifunctionality of biodiversity in the agricultural landscape. ESA 2009 Conference of the Ecological Society of America (invited talk), session "Multifunctionality of biodiversity", Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, August 2009.

K Stevnbak, C Scherber, D Gladbach, Søren Christensen (2009) Climate change strongly affects interaction between herbivorous insects, plants, and rhizosphere biota. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 6 (2009) 042014, IOP Publishing Ltd, doi:10.1088/1755-1307/6/4/042014

Vockenhuber, E., Scherber, C. & T. Tscharntke (2009) The effect of plant diversity on insect communities in a temperate deciduous forest. 39th Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Bayreuth, 14-18 September 2009

Vockenhuber, E., Scherber, C. & T. Tscharntke (2009) Insect and herb communities along a forest tree diversity gradient. 2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)

Gladbach, D., Scherber, C., Tscharntke, T., Mikkelsen, A. & C. Beier (2009) Effects of Climate Change on Aboveground Trophic Interactions.2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)

Gladbach, D., Thies, C., Scherber, C., Holzschuh, A., Dormann, C.F. & T. Tscharntke (2009) Effects of local and regional landscape features on multitrophic plant-insect interactions.2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)

von Fragstein, M, Ksinsik, M., Scherber, C., Holzschuh, A., Schütz S. & T. Tscharntke (2009) Plant insect interactions on Aspen (Populus tremula) differing in genetic origin. 2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)


2008

Richter, A.K., Y. Oelmann, C. Scherber, W.W. Weisser & W. Wilcke: Does herbivory influence the nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in throughfall and soil solution? Proceedings of the EURECO - GFOE , 15.-19. Sept. 2008, Leipzig (Germany).

Scherber, C., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fischer. M., Halle, S., Klein, A.-M., Milcu, A., Rottstock, T., Sabais, A., Scheu, S., Voigt, W., Schmid, B., Schulze, E.-D., Weisser, W.W., Tscharntke, T. (2008) Responses of Ecosystem Components to Biodiversity Change. German-American Frontiers of Science Symposium (GAFOS) 2008, Potsdam, Germany (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation).


2005-2007

Scherber, C.,Weisser, W.W. (2005) Plant diversity and invertebrate herbivory in experimental grassland ecosystems. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society, University of Hertfordshire, UK, 5 - 7 September 2005.

Scherber, C., Weisser, W.W. (2005) Effects of plant diversity on invertebrate herbivory in grasslands. Proceedings of the Gesellschaft für Ökologie 35, 147.

Specht, J., Scherber, C., Köhler, G., Weisser, W.W. (2005) The relationship between plant diversity and fitness of the Common Grasshoper, Chorthippus parallelus ZETT. (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Proceedings of the Gesellschaft für Ökologie 35, 149.


2002-2005

Scherber, C. (2002) The effects of herbivory and competition on Senecio inaequidens DC (Asteraceae), an invasive alien plant. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the German Working Group on Biological Invasions “Neobiota” – Biological Invasions: Challenges for Science: p. 53, October 10th-12th, 2002


Talks

2019

Scherber C (2019) Der Rückgang von Insekten: Dynamik, Ursachen und Lösungsansätze. Konferenz der Arten, Bonn.

Scherber C (2019) Humans as the world´s greatest evolutionary force: Conserving biodiversity in human-modified landscapes. Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium.

Scherber C (2019) Wie kann die Landwirtschaft die Vielfalt von Insekten fördern? Vortrag an der Hochschule Osnabrück

Scherber C (2019) Workshop „Insektenmonitoring“. Tagung „Rückgang der Insekten: Kenntnisstand - Forschungen – Aktivitäten“, 16.2.2019, Institute of Landscape Ecology, Münster, Germany


2018

Scherber C (2018) Der Rückgang der Insektenvielfalt in Deutschland  - was wissen wir, und was muss getan werden? Vortrag im Zoo Köln, 11.12.2018.

Scherber C (2018) Wie kann die Landwirtschaft die Vielfalt von Insekten fördern? Fachsymposium Landwirtschaft: Insektensterben – Bedeutung und Einfluss der Landwirtschaft. Hochschule Osnabrück, 20.11.2018

Scherber C (2018) Was kostet uns der Verlust von Insekten? Grüne Artenschutzkonferenz, Münster, 17.3.2018.

Scherber C (2018) Untersuchungen zur Ökologie von Senecio jacobaea unter extensiver Beweidung: Ergebnisse der letzten drei Jahre. Informationsveranstaltung des NABU Münsterland, „Umgang mit dem Jakobs-Kreuzkraut“, 8.11.2018

Scherber C (2018) Die Biodiversität von Insekten im Kontext: Erkenntnisse aus Forschungsprojekten in Wald, Grünland und Ackerland – NRW-weite Insektentagung am Institut für Landschaftsökologie, 22.2.2018

Scherber C (2018) Insekten im komplexen Netzwerk der Natur: Erkenntnisse aus Forschungsprojekten in Wald, Grünland und Ackerland. Tagung „Der Wert von Insekten -Beiträge von Unternehmen und der Gesellschaft zum Erhalt der Biodiversität“ Bielefeld, 9.11.217, Bertelsmann-Stiftung

Scherber C (2018) Das Jakobs-Kreuzkraut: Managementstrategien und Biodiversität im Bereich der Emsaue Vadrup. Interner Vortrag im LANUV.

Scherber C (2018) Enhancing biodiversity in European agroecosystems: Novel insights from intercropping and crop rotation experiments. University of Würzburg, Animal ecology seminar.


2017

Scherber C (2017) Linkages between biodiversity, multitrophic communities and ecosystem functions: Looking back and moving forward . Symposium "15 Years of the Jena Experiment: The Past, the Present, and the Future", Jena, Germany.

Scherber C (2017) Model-based approaches to community ecology. Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster, Seminar "Geoinformatics Forum"


2016

Scherber C (2016) Combining classical and molecular methods to unravel multitrophic interactions. Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden (invited talk), 7-8 Nov 2016

Scherber C (2016) How important is plant biodiversity for ecosystems and human well-being? Lessons from biodiversity experiments. Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden (invited talk), 7-8 Nov 2016

Scherber C (2016) Global change effects on insect performance in field experiments. Münster Graduate School of Evolution, Seminar Series „Evolution across Fields“, invited talk.

Scherber C (2016) Der Rückgang von Insekten in der Landschaft:Wo liegen die Ursachen? Jahrestreffen des Landesfachausschusses Fledermausschutz NRW, Intitut für Landschaftsökologie, Münster.

Scherber C (2016) Erprobung von Regulationsmethoden für das Jakobs-Kreuzkraut. Informationsveranstaltung „Umgang mit Jakobskreuzkraut“, NABU-Naturschutzstation Münsterland, 5 October 2016 (invited talk)

Scherber C (2016) Global change effects on multitrophic aboveground-belowground interactions. Julius Kühn Institute, Braunschweig (invited talk)


2014

Scherber C (2014) Plant diversity, global change, and multitrophic interactions. Biosciences research seminar series, Swansea University, UK

Tiede J, Tscharntke T, Daniel R, Traugott M, Wemheuer B, Scherber C (2014) Feeding behavior of an omnivorous ground beetle in a grassland with manipulated plant diversity. 44th Annual
Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) 44: 103-104, Gesellschaft für Ökologie, University of Hildesheim.

Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2014) Wie beeinflussen Baumartenvielfalt und Randeffekte die Artenvielfalt von Krautschichtpflanzen und Laufkäfern in Wäldern? BfN Skripten 370: 75-80. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn.



2013

Beduschi T, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013) Landscape and local drivers of pollen beetle dynamics and parasitism. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013.

Hillebrand H & Scherber C (2013) Biodiversity dynamics: understanding communities across trophic levels. Organized oral session at the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013) Does tree diversity change forest edge effects on carabid beetle communities? Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Scherber C, Gladbach DJ, Stevnbak K, Karsten RJ, Schmidt IK, Michelsen A, Albert KR, Larsen KS, Mikkelsen TN, Beier C, Christensen S (2013) Multi-factor climate change effects on plant-herbivore and above-belowground interactions. Open Landscapes Conference, Hildesheim, September-October 2013. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland,

Scherber C & Rösch V (2013) Fragmentation and management of calcareous grasslands. Session chair, Open Landscapes – Ecology, Management and Nature Conservation, Hildesheim, Germany, 29 Sept – 3 Oct 2013 Open Landscapes 2013

Rösch V, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Batáry P (2013) Small versus large fragments of calcareous grasslands: Soecues richness is similar but community composition differs across four taxa. Open Landscapes – Ecology, Management and Nature Conservation, Hildesheim, Germany, 29 Sept – 3 Oct 2013 Open Landscapes 2013

Scherber C, Gladbach DJ, Stevnbak K, Karsten RJ, Schmidt IK, Michelsen A, Albert KR, Larsen KS, Mikkelsen TN, Beier C, Christensen S (2013) Multi-factor climate change effects on plant-herbivore and above-belowground interactions. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Scherber C (2013) Effects of climate change on insect herbivores in managed ecosystems. 2013 Entomological Conference of the DGAaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology), Göttingen, Germany. 2013 Entomological Conference of the DGAaE

Kormann U, Scherber C, Hadley A, Betts M, Klein N, Larbig M, Tscharntke T (2013) Living fencerows promote gap crossing behavior in hummingbirds. Proceedings of the Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Potsdam, September 2013

Beduschi T et al. (2013) Landscape and local drivers of pollen beetle dynamics and parasitism.Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Potsdam.


2012

Scherber C, Kormann U, Batary P, Tscharntke T (2012) Choosing between types of linear models in the analysis of species richness data in fragmented landscapes. International Statistical Ecology Conference 2012, Sundvolden, Oslo (Norway)

Scherber C (2012) Global change experiments and multitrophic interactions. CNRS Centre d"Etudes Biologique de Chizé (France), 29th March 2012 (invited talk)


2011

Scherber C (2011) Plant diversity and multitrophic interactions in experimental grassland ecosystems. Ecology and Evolution Seminar Series, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, 1st July 2011 (invited talk).

Scherber C (2011) Effects of biodiversity on multitrophic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. Lecture Series in Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland, 17th May 2011 (invited talk).

Scherber C (2011) Effects of plant species richness on plant-herbivore and multitrophic interactions. Botany Seminars, Department of Agriculture & Ecology, Copenhagen University, 25th March 2011 (invited talk)

Scherber C (2011) Biodiversity and multitrophic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. University of Rostock, Biologisches Kolloquium, 20th January 2011 (invited talk).


2010

Scherber, C., Clough Y, Holzschuh A, Klein AM and Teja Tscharntke (2010) Multifunctionality of biodiversity in the agricultural landscape. Meeting of the ecology working groups of the University of Göttingen, January 2010.


2009

Gladbach, D. & Scherber, C. (2009) Climaite change effects on growth and survival of herbivorous insects. Workshop "Heathland ecology and management" at the University of Copenhagen, 2nd November 2009.

Scherber, C. (2009) Plant diversity and belowground interactions determine community invasion resistance. Institute Seminar, Göttingen, June 2009.

Scherber, C. (2009) Synthesis of data from large-scale ecological experiments. Internal meeting of the Graduate School "Forest biodiversity", Göttingen.


2008

Scherber, C., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fischer. M., Halle, S., Miclu, A., Rottstock, T., Sabais, A., Scheu, S., Voigt, W., Weisser, W., Tscharntke, T., (2008) Multitrophic Interactions along a gradient in plant species richness. Institute Seminar, Göttingen, April 2008


2007

Scherber, C. (2007) The importance of agri-environemt schemes for biodiversity (Die Bedeutung von Agrarumweltmaßnahmen für die Biologische Vielfalt). Lecture, Kolloquium Phytomedizin und Studienrichtungskolloquium Pflanzenproduktion, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

Weisser, W., Scherber, C. (2007) The effect of biodiversity on plant-aphid-predator interactions. Short lecture, Entomologentagung 2007, Innsbruck (Austria).


2006

Scherber, C. (2006) Herbivory and plant diversity in experimental grassland. Institute Seminar, Department of Agroecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

Specht, J., Scherber, C., Köhler, G., Weisser, W. (2006) The effects of plant diversity on the fitness of the meadow grasshopper, Chorthippus parallelus (Orthoptera: Acrididae). School of Biological Sciences (SBS) Research Seminar Series, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Scherber, C., Specht, J., Köhler, G., Weisser, W. (2006) Selective herbivory persistently changes the identity of plant functional groups in experimental grassland ecosystems. 4th Biannual IMPRS Symposium, 20 and 21 March 2006, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena.


2005

Scherber, C. (2005) Insect herbivory in grasslands: New insights from The Jena Experiment. Seminar in plant population biology and biodiversity research, Institut für Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Zürich, 14. Dezember 2005.

Scherber, C. (2005) Invertebrate herbivory and plant diversity in The Jena Experiment. Institutsseminar, Institut für ökologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 27. April 2005.

Scherber, C., Weisser W.W (2005) Invertebrate herbivory. Internal progress report, DFG research group biodiversity, 4th -5th  April 2005.

Scherber, C. (2005) Insect herbivory and plant diversity in Rumex acetosa L. (Polygonaceae). 2nd Biannual IMPRS Symposium, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena.

Scherber, C. (2005) Two years of experimental research on herbivory and plant diversity. 1st Biannual IMPRS Symposium, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena.

Scherber, C. (2004) Invertebrate Herbivory, Invertebrate Diversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Experimental Grassland Ecosystems. 1st Biannual IMPRS Symposium, Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena


2004

Scherber, C. (2004) From Alaska to the lab: Complex systems research in ecology (in German). German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany, June 2004.

Scherber, C., Weisser, W.W. (2004) Insect herbivory and plant diversity in experimental grassland ecosystems. Multitrophic Interactions Meeting, University of Goettingen, 31st March 2004, Germany.

Scherber, C., Weisser, W.W.  (2004) A new sub-experiment on biodiversity, herbivory and stability. Internal project meeting, DFG research group biodiversity, 11th March 2004.

Scherber, C. (2004) Herbivory and plant diversity: a caging experiment. Internal progress report, DFG research group biodiversity, 5th Feb 2004


2003

Scherber, C. (2003) Invertebrate herbivory. Internal progress report, DFG research group biodiversity, 9th -10th December 2003.

Scherber, C., Weisser W.W. (2003) Biodiversität und das Funktionieren von ökosystemen: Warum ist Artenvielfalt wichtig? Botanischer Garten Münster, 7.Oktober 2003.

Scherber, C. (2003) Invertebrate herbivory, invertebrate diversity and ecosystem functioning in experimental grasslands. Institute Seminar, Institute of Ecology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 16. April 2003.

Scherber, C. (2003) Invertebrate herbivory, invertebrate diversity and ecosystem functioning in experimental grasslands. Internal planning paper, DFG research group biodiversity, 3rd March 2003.


2002

Scherber, C. (2002) The effects of herbivory and competition on Senecio inaequidens DC. (Asteraceae), an invasive alien plant. Silwood Seminar Series, Silwood Park, UK, 23rd September 2002.


before 2002

Scherber, C. (1998) Animals and Plants of the ‘ Bernrieder Filz’ Nature Reserve (Bavaria, Municipality of Seeshaupt). Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of the International Carnivorous Plant Society, Botanisches Institut der Universität Bonn.

Scherber, C. (1997) Natur- und Artenschutz im Landkreis Starnberg. Vortrag und Podiumsdiskussion gemeinsam mit E. Rohde-von Saldern, Landratsamt Starnberg. Weßling, Landkreis Starnberg, 16. Oktober 1997

Scherber, C. (1997) Lebensraum Hochmoor. Die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt heimischer Hochmoore – Gefährdung und Schutz. Dia-Vortrag, Seehäusl, Weßling, Landkreis Starnberg, Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V.

Scherber, C. (1997) Die paar Frösche – Wozu brauchen wir eigentlich Artenschutz? Podiumsdiskussion mit Christoph Scherber und Dr. Helmut Klein (Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V.) sowie Vertretern des Forstamtes Starnberg, 26.März 1997, Fontana die Trevi, Farchach am Starnberger See

Scherber, C. (1997) Lebensraum Hochmoor. Vortrag, Fachgruppe Steingarten und Alpine Stauden der Gesellschaft der Staudenfreunde e.V., München, 28.Juni 1997

Scherber, C. (1997) Lebensraum Hochmoor – Gefährdung und Schutz heimischer Hochmoore. Vortrag, Landesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern e.V., Kreisgruppe Starnberg.

Scherber, C. (1997) ökologische Untersuchungen im Bernrieder Filz. Vortrag, Mikrobiologische Vereinigung München, 24. September 1997

Scherber, C. (1996) Lebensraum Hochmoor. Vortrag, Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V., Ortsgruppe Tutzing (Starnberger See), Bayern, 7. November 1996


Posters

2019

Gutiérrez Y, Phung T, Mumma H, Ambrose-Winters A, Scherber C, Smith CR (2019) Growth and Survival of the Superorganism: Ant Colony Macronutrient Intake and Investment. VI Central European Meeting of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Austria, Klosterneuburg (won the 3rd best student poster prize)


2016

Wemheuer F, Wemheuer B, Everwand G, Kretzschmar D, Daniel R, Scherber C, Vidal S (2016) Deciphering the bacterial response in the rhizosphere towards different management regimes and short-term herbivory in permanent German grasslands. 3rd Thünen Symposium on soil metagenomics – From gene predictions to systems ecology, Braunschweig, Germany, 14-16 December 2016

Reininghaus H, Udy K, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2016): Long-Range Movement of Bumblebees. Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Statistik in Göttingen, Deutschland.


2015

Reininghaus H, Udy K, Scherber C, Tscharntke T  (2015): Fluorescent Bees: a powerful method to track pollinator movements. Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society, Endinburgh, UK.

Reininghaus H, Udy K, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2015): Fluorescent Bees: a powerful method to track pollinator movements. Annual Meeting of the Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Göttingen, Germany.


2013

Tiede J, Tscharntke T, & Scherber C (2013). Effects of plant species richness and identity in an experimental grassland community on omnivory of carbabid beetles. 2nd International Symposium on the Molecular Detection of Trophic Interactions (MTI-2), Lexington, KY, USA.

Beduschi T, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013) Landscape and local drivers of pollen beetle dynamics and parasitism rates. INTECOL, August 2013, London, UK.

Scherber C, Gladbach DJ, Stevnbak K, Karsten RJ, Schmidt IK, Michelsen A, Albert KR, Larsen KS, Mikkelsen TN, Beier C, Christensen S (2013) Multi-factor climate change effects on insect herbivore performance. INTECOL, August 2013, London, UK.


2012

Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2012) Can tree species richness buffer edge effects in temperate deciduous forests? 3rd European Congress of Conservation Biology, 28th August-1st September 2012, Glasgow (UK)

Rösch V, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Batáry P (2012) Increasing isolation of calcareous grassland fragments negatively affects leafhopper species richness (Auchenorrhyncha). Student Conference on Conservation Science, Cambridge, UK, 20-23rd March 2012.

Everwand G, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2011): Molluscs respond to biodiversity and grassland management in a functional group removal experiment. International Conference “Functions and Services of Biodiversity”, 20-22nd June 2011, Göttingen.


2010

Everwand G, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2010) Trophic interactions in a grassland management experiment.40th Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Giessen, August 30th-3rd September 2010

Vockenhuber, E., Scherber, C. & T. Tscharntke (2010) Diversity of Diptera in a deciduous forest: The role of tree and herb diversity. IXth European Congress of Entomology, Budapest, Hungary, 22nd-27th August 2010.


2009

Vockenhuber, E., Scherber, C. & T. Tscharntke (2009) The effect of plant diversity on insect communities in a temperate deciduous forest. 39th Annual conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), Bayreuth, 14-18 September 2009

Vockenhuber, E., Scherber, C. & T. Tscharntke (2009) Insect and herb communities along a forest tree diversity gradient. 2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)

Gladbach, D., Scherber, C., Tscharntke, T., Mikkelsen, A. & C. Beier (2009) Effects of Climate Change on Aboveground Trophic Interactions.2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)

Gladbach, D., Thies, C., Scherber, C., Holzschuh, A., Dormann, C.F. & T. Tscharntke (2009) Effects of local and regional landscape features on multitrophic plant-insect interactions.2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)

von Fragstein, M, Ksinsik, M., Scherber, C., Holzschuh, A., Schütz S. & T. Tscharntke (2009) Plant insect interactions on Aspen (Populus tremula) differing in genetic origin. 2009 Entomological Conference of the DGaaE (German Society for general and applied Entomology)


2008

Scherber, C., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fischer. M., Halle, S., Klein, A.-M., Milcu, A., Rottstock, T., Sabais, A., Scheu, S., Voigt, W., Schmid, B., Schulze, E.-D., Weisser, W.W., Tscharntke, T. (2008) Responses of Ecosystem Components to Biodiversity Change. German-American Frontiers of Science Symposium (GAFOS) 2008, Potsdam, Germany (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation).


before 2008

Scherber, C., Weisser, W.W.  (2005) Insect herbivory and plant diversity in Rumex acetosa L. (Polygonaceae). International Max Planck Research School 2nd Biannual Symposium 2005, Jena, Germany.

Scherber, C., Weisser, W.W.  (2004) Invertebrate Herbivory, Invertebrate Diversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Experimental Grassland Ecosystems. International Max Planck Research School Biannual Symposium 2004, Jena, Germany.

Journal contributions

Scherber C (2018) Visualizing predictions from multinomial models in R. In: Practical Machine Learning with R – Machine Learning Magazine MLMAG (available at https://mlmag.co/product/practical-machine-learning-in-r/)

Scherber C (2017) Using R to Interpret Interaction Effects in Statistical Models. Software Developer´s Journal, published online January 5, 2017

Scherber C (2012) Using R in combination with Adobe Illustrator CS6 for professional graphics output. Software Developer´s Journal 4/2012.

 


Book contributions

Saljnikov E, Lavrishchev A, Römbke J, Rinklebe J, Scherber C, Wilke B-M, Tóth T, Blum WEH, Behrendt U, Eulenstein F, Mirschel W, Meyer BC, Schindler U, Urazaliev K, Mueller L (2022) Understanding and Monitoring Chemical and Biological Soil Degradation. In: Saljnikov E, Mueller L, Lavrishchev A, Eulenstein F (eds) Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 75-124


Scherber C, Beduschi T, Tscharntke T (2021) A Grid-Based Sampling Approach to Insect Biodiversity Monitoring in Agricultural Landscapes. In: Mueller L, Sychev VG, Dronin NM, Eulenstein F (eds) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 415-424


Scherber C, Brandmeier J, Everwand G, Karley AJ, Kiær LP, Meyer M, Ott D, Reininghaus H, Tscharntke T (2021) Using Field Experiments to Inform Biodiversity Monitoring in Agricultural Landscapes. In: Mueller L, Sychev VG, Dronin NM, Eulenstein F (eds) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 425-436


Mueller L, Eulenstein F, Mirschel W, Schindler U, Sychev VG, Rukhovich OV, Sheudzhen AK, Romanenkov V, Lukin SM, McKenzie BM, Jones M, Dannowski R, Blum WEH, Salnjikov E, Saparov A, Pachikin K, Hennings V, Scherber C, Hoffmann J, Antrop M, Garibaldi L, Carella DSG, Augstburger H, Schwilch G, Angelstam P, Manton M, Dronin NM (2021) Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes: Measures Towards Prosperity and Sustainability. In: Mueller L, Sychev VG, Dronin NM, Eulenstein F (eds) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 91-130


Mueller L, Eulenstein F, Schindler U, Mirschel W, Behrendt U, Sychev VG, Rukhovich OV, Belichenko MV, Sheudzhen AK, Romanenkov VA, Trofimov I, Lukin SM, McKenzie BM, Salnjikov E, Gutorova O, Onishenko L, Saparov A, Pachikin K, Dannowski R, Hennings V, Scherber C, Römbke J, Ivanov AI, Dronin NM (2021) Exploring Agricultural Landscapes: Recent Progress and Opportunities for Eurasia. In: Mueller L, Sychev VG, Dronin NM, Eulenstein F (eds) Exploring and Optimizing Agricultural Landscapes. Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp 55-90


Scherber C, Lavandero B, Meyer KM, Perovic D, Visser U, Wiegand K, Tscharntke T (2012) Scale effects in biodiversity and biological control: methods and statistical analysis. Book Chapter in: Biodiversity and Insect Pests: Key Issues for Sustainable Management, First Edition. Edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder, Donna M.Y. Read. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (April 2012).


Clough Y, Abrahamczyk S, Adams M-O, Anshary A, Ariyanti N, Betz L, Buchori D, Cicuzza D, Darras K, Dwi Putra D, Fiala B, Gradstein SR, Kessler M, Klein A-M, Pitopang R, Sahari B, Scherber C, Schulze CH, Shahabuddin, Sporn S, Stenchly K, Tjitrosoedirdjo SS, Wanger TC, Weist M, Wielgoss A, Tscharntke T. 2009. Biodiversity patterns and trophic interactions in human-dominated tropical landscapes in Sulawesi (Indonesia): plants, arthropods and vertebrates. In Tscharntke T, Leuschner C, Veldkamp E, Faust H, Guhardja E, Bidin A (Eds.) Tropical rainforests and agroforests under global change. Environmental Series, Springer Verlag, Berlin, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-642-00492-6



Other publications

Thonicke K, Rahner, E., Arneth, A., Bonn, A., Borchard, N., Chaudhary, A., Darbi, M., Dutta, T., Eberle, U., Eisenhauer, N., Farwig, N., Flocco, G. C., Freitag, J., Grobe, P., Grosch, R., Grossart, P. H., Grosse, A., Grützmacher, K., Hagemann, N., Hansjürgens, B., Hartman Scholz, A., Hassenrück, C., Häuser, C., Hickler, T., Hölker, F., Jacob, U., Jähnig, S., Jürgens, K., Kramer-Schadt, S., Kretsch, C., Krug, C., Lindner, P., Loft, L., Mann, C., Matzdorf, B., Mehring, M., Meier, R., Meusemann, K., Müller, D., Nieberg, M., Overmann, J., Peters, S. R., Pörtner, L., Pradhan, P., Prochnow, A., Rduch, V., Reyer, C. P. O., Roos, C., Scherber, C., Scheunemann, N., Schroer, S., Schuck, A., Sioen, B. G., Sommer, S., Sommerwerk, N., Tanneberger, F., Tockner, K., van der Voort, H., Veenstra, T., Verburg, P., Voss, M., Warner, B., Wende, W., Wesche, K. (2024)

10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science 2024

Potsdam : Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity, 72 p.


Scherber, C. (2003) Biologische Kontrolle des Neophyten Senecio inaequidens (Asteraceae) durch ein einheimisches Insekt, Longitarsus jacobaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Neozoen-Newsletter, Allgemeine & Spezielle Zoologie, Universität Rostock.


Scherber, C. (2002):  Schönheit siegt. Ursachen und Folgen physischer Attraktivität. Traditio et Innovatio 4, Universität Rostock.


Scherber, C. (2000) Gentechnisch veränderte Lebensmittel und öffentlichkeitsarbeit – Ergebnisse einer interdisiplinären Studie. Tagungsband Innovative und Nachhaltige Agrobiotechnologie in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock.


Scherber, C. (2000) Artenturnover – ein Maß für die zeitliche Dynamik in Biozönosen. Online Publication.


Scherber, C. (2000) Fleischfressende Pflanzen. Online Publication.


Scherber, C. (1998) Die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt von Hochmooren am Beispiel des Naturschutzgebiets "Bernrieder Filz" (Südbayern), mit besonderer Berücksichtigung gefährdeter Arten und deren Mobilität. In: Das Taublatt 33, 1/1998, Sonderheft Lebensraum Hochmoor. ISSN 0942-959X


Scherber, C. (1998) Charakteristische Tierarten in Hochmoorbiotopen. In: Das Taublatt 33, 1/1998, Sonderheft Lebensraum Hochmoor. ISSN 0942-959X


Scherber, C. (1998) Anpassungen von Tieren an die Lebensbedingungen im Hochmoor. In: Das Taublatt 33, 1/1998, Sonderheft Lebensraum Hochmoor. ISSN 0942-959X


Scherber, C. (1998) Pflanzenwelt im Moor. In: Das Taublatt 33, 1/1998, Sonderheft Lebensraum Hochmoor. ISSN 0942-959X


Scherber, C. (1998) Tiere und Pflanzen im Lebensraum Hochmoor. In: Das Taublatt 33, 1/1998, Sonderheft Lebensraum Hochmoor. ISSN 0942-959X


Scherber, C. (1998) Allgemeine Definition und Abgrenzung des Lebensraumes "Hochmoor" von anderen Moortypen. In: Das Taublatt 33, 1/1998, Sonderheft Lebensraum Hochmoor. ISSN 0942-959X


Scherber, C. (1998) Moore – eine Einführung. In: Das Taublatt 33, 1/1998, Sonderheft Lebensraum Hochmoor. ISSN 0942-959X


Scherber, C. (1997) Leben im Hochmoor. Veröffentlichung der Jugend-forscht-Arbeit See also Journal of Ornithology 139 (3), July1998


Scherber, C. (1997) Renaturierungsmaßnahmen im Naturschutzgebiet "Bernrieder Filz". Ausfertigung als Auftragsarbeit für das Gemeindearchiv der Gemeinde Seeshaupt, Starnberger See, Bayern.


Scherber, C. (1996) Knollenbildende Sonnentau-Arten für jedermann!? Zur Kultur australischer Drosera - Arten der Sektionen Ergaleium, Stolonifera und Erythrorhiza. Das Taublatt 27, 1/1996


Scherber, C. (1996) Renaturierungsmaßnahmen im Naturschutzgebiet "Bernrieder Filz". Ausfertigung als Auftragsarbeit für das Bayerische Landesamt für Umweltschutz, Bibliothek des Bayerischen Landesamts für Umweltschutz.


Scherber, C. (1993) Champignons Carnivores - vue d´ensemble des especes. Dionée (in French).


Scherber, C. (1993) Carnivore Pilze - eine Artenübersicht. Das Taublatt 21, 2/1993.