publications 2012

Getzin, S., Wiegand, K. & Schoning, I. (2012) Assessing biodiversity in forests using very high-resolution images and unmanned aerial vehicles. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3, 397-404. [MEE Blog]

Meyer, K.M. & Leveau, J.H.J. (2012) Microbiology of the phyllosphere: a playground for testing ecological concepts. Oecologia 168, 621–629.

publications 2011

Choi, S., Lee, W.-K., Kwak, D. A., Lee, S., Son, Y., Lim, J. H. & Saborowski, J. (2011) Predicting forest cover changes in future climate using hydrological and thermal indices in Korea. Climate Research 49(4), 229-245, DOI: 10.3354/cr01026.

Getzin, S., Worbes, M., Wiegand, T. & Wiegand, K. (2011) Size dominance regulates tree spacing more than competition within height classes in tropical Cameroon. Journal of Tropical Ecology 27, 93-102. [PDF]

Hol, W.H.G., Meyer, K.M. & van der Putten, W.H. (2011) Idiosyncrasy in ecology - What's in a word? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 9, 431-433.

Rodriguez-Perez, J., Wiegand, K. & Ward, D. (2011) Interaction between ungulates and bruchid beetles and its effect on Acacia trees: modeling the costs and benefits of seed dispersal to plant demography. Oecologia 167, 97-105.

Schleicher, J., Meyer, K.M., Wiegand, K., Schurr, F. & Ward, D. (2011) Disentangling facilitation and seed dispersal from environmental heterogeneity as mechanisms generating associations between savanna plants. Journal of Vegetation Science 22, 1038–1048.

Schleicher, J., Wiegand, K. & Ward, D. (2011) Changes of woody plant interaction and spatial distribution between rocky and sandy soil areas in a semi-arid savanna, South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments, 75, 270-278.

v. Lüpke, N., Nagel, J., Saborowski, J. (2011) Zusammengesetzte Schätzer für periodische Waldinventuren. In: Deutscher Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, Sektion Forstliche Biometrie und Informatik - 22. Tagung, 13-21.

publications 2010

Brinker, M., Brosche, M., Vinocur, B., Abo-Ogiala, A., Fayyaz, P., Janz, D., Ottow, E.A., Cullmann, A.D., Saborowski, J., Kangasjärvi, J., Altman, A., Polle, A. (2010) Linking the Salt Transcriptome with Physiological Responses of a Salt-Resistant Populus Species as a Strategy to Identify Genes Important for Stress Acclimation. Plant Physiology 154: 1697-1709.

Cullmann, A. D., Saborowski, J. (2010) Conditional versus unconditional mean squared prediction errors for gaussian processes with constant but unknown mean. Environmetrics 21, 541-548.

Djomo, A.N., Ibrahima, A., Saborowski, J, Gravenhorst, G. (2010) Allometric equations for biomass estimations in Cameroon and pan moist tropical equations including biomass data from Africa. Forest Ecology and Management 260(10), 1873-1885.

Hol, W.H.G., de Boer, W., Termorshuizen, A.J., Meyer, K.M., Schneider, J.H.M., van Dam, N.M., van Veen, J.A. & van der Putten, W.H. (2010) Reduction of rare soil microbes modifies plant-herbivore interactions. Ecology Letters 13, 292-301.

Meyer, K.M., Jopp, F., Münkemüller, T., Reuter, H. & Schiffers, K. (2010) Crossing scales in ecology. Special Feature. Basic and Applied Ecology, 11, 561-562.

Meyer, K.M., Schiffers, K., Münkemüller, T., Schädler, M,.Calabrese, J.M., Basset, A., Breulmann, M., Duquesne, S., Hidding, B,.Huth, A., Schöb, C. & van de Voorde, T.F.J. (2010) Predicting population and community dynamics - the type of aggregation matters. Basic and Applied Ecology, 11, 563-571.

Meyer, K.M., Wiegand, K. & Ward, D. (2010) Spatially explicit modelling of savanna processes. In: Hill, M.J. & Hanan, M.P. (eds) Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales. Taylor & Francis.

Moustakas A., Wiegand, K., Meyer, K.M., Ward,D. & Sankaran M. (2010) Learning new tricks from old trees: revisiting the savanna question. Frontiers of Biogeography 2, 47-53.

Nothdurft, A., Saborowski, J. , Nuske, R., Stoyan, D. (2010) Density estimation based on k-tree sampling and point pattern reconstruction. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 40(5), 953-967.

Ritter, T., Saborowski, J. (2010) Effiziente Totholzinventuren mit Point Transect Sampling - Projektvorstellung, Methodenvergleich und erste Zwischenergebnisse. In: Deutscher Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, Sektion Forstliche Biometrie und Informatik - 21. Tagung, 23-30.

Saborowski, J. , Marx, A., Nagel, J., Böckmann, T. (2010) Double sampling for stratification in periodic inventories – infinite population approach. Forest Ecology and Management 260, 1886-1895.

Sher. A.A., Wiegand, K. & Ward, D. (2010) Do Acacia and Tamarix compete for water in the Negev desert? Journal of Arid Environments 74, 338-343.


publications 2009


Meyer, K.M., Mooij, W.M., Vos, M., Hol, W.H.G., van der Putten, W.H. (2009) The power of simulating experiments. Ecological Modelling 220, 2594-2597.

Meyer, K.M., Vos, M., Mooij, W.M., Hol, W.H.G., Termorshuizen, A.J., Vet, L.E.M. & van der Putten, W.H. (2009) Quantifying the impact of above- and belowground higher trophic levels on plant and herbivore performance by modeling. Oikos 118, 981-990.

Meyer, K.M., Wiegand, K. & Ward, D. (2009) Patch dynamics integrate mechanisms for savanna tree-grass coexistence. Basic and Applied Ecology 10, 491-499.[PDF]

Moustakas, A., Sakkos, K., Wiegand, K., Ward, D., Meyer, K.M. & Eisinger, D. (2009) Are savannas patch-dynamic systems? A landscape model. Ecological Modelling 220, 3576-3588.[PDF]

Nothdurft, A., Borchers, J., Niggemeyer, P., Saborowski, J. ; Kändler, G. (2009) Eine Folgeaufnahme einer Betriebsinventur als zweiphasige Stichprobe zur Stratifizierung. Allg. Forst und Jagdzeitung 7/8, 133-140.

Nothdurft, A., Hradetzky, J., Schöpfer, W., Saborowski, J. , Nuske, R. (2009) Dichteschätzung für N-Baum-Stichproben durch Reproduktion von Baumartenverteilungsmustern. In: Deutscher Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstal¬ten, Sektion Forstliche Biometrie und Informatik - 20. Tagung, K. Römisch, A. Nothdurft, U. Wunn (Hrsg.), 117-121.

Nothdurft, A., Saborowski, J. , Breidenbach, J. (2009) Spatial prediction of forest stand variables. European Journal of Forest Research 128(3), 241-251.

Nuske, R., Sprauer, S., Saborowski, J. (2009) Adapting the pair-correlation function for analysing the spatial distribution of canopy gaps. Forest Ecology and Management 259(1), 107-116.

Plašil, P., Ksinsik, M., Seelig, J., Lanwert, D., Saborowski, J. , Schütz, S. (2009) Computer-based online identification programme for forest relevant insects. Mitt. Dtsch. Ges. allg. angew. Ent. 17, 167-171.

Rodriguez, C. & Wiegand, K. (2009) Evaluating the trade-off between machinery efficiency and loss of biodiversity-friendly habitats in arable landscapes: the role of field size. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 129, 361-366. [PDF]


Thiele, J. C., Nuske, R., Ahrends, B., Saborowski, J. (2009) Entwicklung eines Entscheidungsunterstützungssystems für die Waldbewirtschaftung unter sich ändernden Klimabedingungen. In: Klimaschutz und Anpassung an die Klimafolgen, M. Mahammadzadeh, H. Biebeler, H. Bardt (Hrsg.), Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln Medien GmbH, 303-310.

Van der Putten, W.H., Bardgett, R.D., de Ruiter, P.C., Hol, W.H.G., Meyer, K.M., Bezemer, T.M., Bradford, M.A., Christensen, S., Eppinga, M.B., Fukami, T., Hemerik, L., Molofsky, J., Schädler, M., Scherber, C., Strauss, S.Y., Vos, M. & Wardle, D.A. (2009) Empirical and theoretical challenges in aboveground-belowground ecology. Oecologia 161, 1–14.

Visser, U., Wiegand, K., Grimm, V. & Johst, K. (2009) Conservation biocontrol in fragmented landscapes: persistence and parasitation in a host-parasitoid model. Open Ecology Journal 2, 52-61. [PDF]

publications 2008

Eisinger, D. & Wiegand, K. (2008) SERGE: A spatially-explicit generator of local rainfall in southern Africa. South African Journal of Science 104, 37-42. [PDF]

Getzin, S., Wiegand, K., Schumacher, J. & Gougeon, F.A. (2008) Scale-dependent competition at the stand level assessed from crown areas. Forest Ecology and Management 255, 2478-2485. [PDF]

Getzin, S., Wiegand, T., Wiegand, K. & He, F. (2008) Heterogeneity influences spatial patterns and demographics in forest stands. Journal of Ecology 96, 807-820. [link]

Meyer, K.M., Ward, D., Wiegand, K. & Moustakas, A. (2008) Multi-proxy evidence for competition between savanna woody species. Perspectives in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 10, 63-72. [PDF]

Moustakas, A., Wiegand, K., Getzin, S., Ward, D., Meyer, K.M., Guenther, M.& Mueller, K.-H. (2008) Spacing patterns of an Acacia tree in the Kalahari over a 61-year period: how clumped becomes regular and vice versa. Acta Oecologica 33, 355-364. [PDF]

Rodríguez, C., Johst,K. & Bustamante, J. (2008) Parental versus offspring control on food division within the brood: the role of hatching asynchrony. Oikos 117, 719-728.

Wiegand, K., Saltz, D., Ward, D. & Levin, S.A. (2008) The role of size inequality in self-thinning: a pattern-oriented simulation model for arid savannas. Ecological Modelling 210, 431-445. [PDF]

Wiegand, T., Wiegand, K. & Pütz, S. (2008) Ecological models: Grassland models. In: Jorgenson SE & Fath BD (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 1754-1765.

Wiegand, T., Wiegand, K. & Pütz, S. (2008) Ecological models: Grazing. In: Jorgenson SE & Fath BD (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology, Elsevier, Oxford, pp. 1773-1782.

publications 2007

Aguayo, M., Azocar, G., Wiegand, T., Wiegand, K. & Vega, C. (2007) Revealing driving forces of mid-cities urban growth patterns using spatial modeling: A case study of Los Ángeles (Chile). Ecology and Society 12(1):13.

Getzin, S. (2007) Structural Fire Effects in the World’s Savannas. A Synthesis for Biodiversity and Land-Use Managers. VDM Verlag, Saarbrücken. Book-ISBN: 978-3-8364-3664-9 .

Getzin, S. & Wiegand, K. (2007) Asymmetric tree growth at the stand level: Random crown patterns and the response to slope. Forest Ecology and Management 242, 165-174. [PDF]

Meyer, K.M., Wiegand, K., Ward, D. & Moustakas, A. (2007) Determining patch size. African Journal of Ecology, OnlineEarly.

Meyer, K.M., Wiegand, K., Ward, D. & Moustakas, A. (2007) SATCHMO: A spatial simulation model of growth, competition, and mortality in cycling savanna patches. Ecological Modelling 209, 377-391. [PDF]

Meyer, K.M., Wiegand, K., Ward, D. & Moustakas, A. (2007) The rhythm of savanna patch-dynamics. Journal of Ecology 95, 1306-1315. [PDF]

Ordiz A., Rodríguez C., Naves J, Fernández A., Huber D., Kaczensky P., Mertens A., Mertzanis Y., Mustoni A., Palazón S., Quenette P.Y., Rauer G. and Swenson J.E (2007): Distance-based criteria to identify minimum number of brown bear females with cubs in Europe. Ursus 18(2), 158-167.

Rodríguez, C., Naves, J., Fernández-Gil A., Obeso J.R., and Delibes M. (2007) Long-term trends in food habits of a relict brown bear population in northern Spain: the influence of climate and local factor. Environmental Conservation 34, 36-44.

Rodríguez, C. & Peris, S.J. (2007) Habitat associations of small mammals in farmed landscapes: implications for agri-environmental schemes. Animal Biology 57, 301-314.

publications 2006

Getzin, S. (2006) Analysis of hierarchical structures in forest stands using detailed spatial statistics. Ph.D. thesis [PDF]

Getzin, S., Dean, C., He, F., Trofymow, J.A., Wiegand, K. & Wiegand, T. (2006) Spatial patterns and competition of tree species in a Douglas-fir chronosequence on Vancouver Island. Ecography, 29, 671-682. [PDF]

Meyer, K.M. (2006) Cyclical succession in semi-arid savannas revealed with a spatial simulation model. Ph.D. thesis [PDF]

Moustakas, A. (2006) Long-term vegetation dynamics of African savannas at a landscape level. Ph.D. thesis [PDF]

Moustakas, A., Guenther, M., Wiegand, K., Mueller, K.-H., Ward, D., Meyer, K. M. & Jeltsch, F. 2006. Long-term mortality patterns of the deep-rooted Acacia erioloba: The middle class shall die! Journal of Vegetation Science 17, 473-480. [PDF]

Pfeifer, M., Wiegand, K., Heinrich, W. & Jetschke, G. (2006) Long-term demographic fluctuations in an orchid speciesdriven by weather: implications for conservation planning, Journal of Applied Ecology, 43, 313-324. [PDF]

Wiegand, K., Saltz, D. & Ward, D. (2006) A patch dynamics approach to savanna dynamics and woody plant encroachment - Insights from an arid savanna. Perspectives in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 7, 229-242. [PDF]

publications 2005

Getzin, S. (2005) The suitability of the degradation gradient method in arid Namibia. African Journal of Ecology, 43, 340-351. [PDF]

Meyer, K.M., Ward, D., Moustakas, A. & Wiegand, K. (2005) Big is not better: small Acacia mellifera shrubs are more vital after fire. African Journal of Ecology 43, 131-136. [PDF]

Wiegand, K., Ward, D. & Saltz, D. (2005) Multi-scale patterns and bush encroachment in an arid savanna with a shallow soil layer. Journal of Vegetation Science, 16, 311-320. [PDF]

publications 2004

Chesson, P., Gebauer, R.L.E., Sher, A., Schwinning, S., Wiegand, K., Ernest, M.S.K., Huntley, N., Novoplansky, A. & Weltzin, J.F. (2004) Resource pulses, species interactions and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments. Oecologia, 141, 236 - 253.

Henle, K, Sarre, S. & Wiegand, K. (2004) The role of density regulation in extinction processes and population viability analysis. Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 9-52. [PDF]

Wiegand, K., Jeltsch, F. & Ward, D. (2004) Minimum recruitment frequency in plants with episodic recruitment. Oecologia, 141, 363 - 372. [PDF]

publications 2002

Chave, J., Wiegand, K. & Levin,S.A. (2002) Spatial and biological aspects of reserve design. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 7, 115-122. [PDF]

Wiegand, K., Henle, K. & Sarre, S. (2002) Extinction and spatial structure in simulation models. Conservation Biology, 16, 117-128. [PDF]

publications 2001

Wiegand, K.,Sarre, S., Henle, K., Stephan, T., Wissel, C. & Brandl, R. (2001) Demographic stochasticity does not predict persistence of gecko populations. Ecological Applications 11, 1738–1749. [PDF]

publications 2000

Becker, T. & Getzin, S. (2000) The fairy circles of Kaokoland (North-West Namibia) - origin, distribution, and characteristics. Basic and Applied Ecology 1: 149-159. [PDF]

Wiegand, K., Jeltsch, F. & Ward, D. (2000) Do spatial effects play a role in the spatial distribution of desert dwelling Acacia raddiana? Journal of Vegetation Science 11, 473-484. [PDF]

Wiegand, K., Schmidt, H., Jeltsch, F. & Ward, D. (2000) Linking a spatially-explicit model of Acacias to GIS and remotely sensed data. Folia Geobotanica 35, 211-230.

Wiegand, K., Ward, D., Thulke, H.-H. & Jeltsch, F. (2000) From snap-shot information to long-term population dynamics of Acacias by a simulation model. Plant Ecology 150, 97-114. [PDF]

publications 1999

Wiegand, K., Jeltsch, F. & Ward, D. (1999) Analysis of the population dynamics of Acacia trees in the Negev desert, Israel with a spatially-explicit computer simulation model. Ecological Modelling 117, 203-224. [PDF]

publications 1998

Wiegand, K., Jeltsch, F. & Ward, D. (1998) Untersuchungen zur Auswirkung von Straßen auf das Überleben der Akazien im Negev. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 28, 499-506.

publications 1996

Wiegand, K., Brandl, R., Henle, K., Sarre, S., Stephan, T. & Wissel, C. (1996) Extinctions in habitat remnants: lessons from a specialized gecko species. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 26, 489-494.