Professorship for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Functions

The Professorship for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Functions conducts research on the effects of global change on species and habitats, the protection, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity, as well as the significance of biodiversity for ecosystem performance. One of the objectives of our research is the development of management options and measures with due consideration for conflicts of interest between nature conservation and human use. Depending on the issue in question, we use ecological field, experimental and molecular methods as well as modeling approaches. We are currently focussing on the following ecosystems of the cultural landscape: vineyards, grasslands and nutrient-poor grasslands, floodplains and riparian woodlands.