Publications 2013

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Börschig C, Klein A-M, von Wehrden H, Krauss J (2013): Traits of butterfly communities change from specialist to generalist characteristics with increasing land-use intensity. Basic and Applied Ecology 14: 547-554.

Kovács-Hostyánszki A, Haenke S, Batáry P, Jauker B, Báldi A, Tscharntke T, Holzschuh A (2013): Contrasting effects of mass-flowering crops on bee pollination of hedge plants at different spatial and temporal scales. Ecological Applications 23(8): 1938?1946.

Beduschi T, Castellani TT (2013): Friends or Foes? Interplay of facilitation and competition depends on the interaction between abiotic stress and ontogenetic stage. Plant Ecology 214:1485-1492.

Chumacero de Schawe C, Durka W, Tscharntke T, Hensen I, Kessler M (2013): Gene flow and genetic diversity in cultivated and wild cacao (Theobroma cacao) in Bolivia. American Journal of Botany 100 (11): 2271–2279.

Trnka A, Peterková V, Prokop P, Batáry P (2013): Management of reedbeds: mosaic reed cutting does not affect prey abundance and nest predation rate of reed passerine birds. Wetlands Ecology and Management: DOI 10.1007/s11273-013-9325-3

Tscharntke T, Clough Y (2013): Lassen sich Biodiversitätsschutz und landwirtschaftliche Nutzung im Randbereich tropischer Regenwälder verbinden? Rundgespräche der Kommission für Ökologie, Bd. 42 »Schutz und Nutzung von Tropenwäldern«: 65-74.

Maas B, Clough Y, Tscharntke T (2013): Bats and birds increase crop yield in tropical agroforestry landscapes. Ecology Letters 16:1480-1487.

Seidel D, Leuschner C, Scherber C, Beyer F, Wommelsdorf T, Cashman MJ, Fehrmann L (2013): The relationship between tree species richness, canopy space exploration and productivity in a temperate broad-leaf mixed forest. Forest Ecology and Management 310: 366–374 .

Fischer C, Schlinkert H, Ludwig M, Holzschuh A, Gallé R, Tscharntke T, Batáry P (2013): The impact of hedge-forest connectivity and microhabitat conditions on spider and carabid beetle assemblages in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Insect Conservation 17: 1027-1038. DOI 10.1007/s10841-013-9586-4.

Klatt BK, Burmeister C, Westphal C, Tscharntke T, von Fragstein M (2013): Flower Volatiles, Crop Varieties and Bee Responses. PLoS ONE 8(8): e72724. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0072724. OPEN ACCESS
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Milcu A, Allan E, Roscher C, Jenkins T, Meyer S, Flynn D, Bessler H, Buscot F, Engels C, Gubsch M, König S, Lipowsky A, Loranger J, Renker C, Scherber C, Schmid B, Thébault E, Wubet T, Weisser WW, Scheu S, Eisenhauer N (2013): Functionally and phylogenetically diverse plant communities key to soil biota. Ecology 94(8): 1878-1885.

Fründ J, Dormann CF, Holzschuh A, Tscharntke T (2013): Bee diversity effects on pollination depend on functional complementarity and niche shifts. Ecology: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/12-1620.1.
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Fründ J, Zieger SL, Tscharntke T (2013): Response diversity of wild bees to overwintering temperatures. Oecologia 173:1639-1648.

Traill LW, Wanger TC, de Little SC, Brook BW (2013): Rainfall and temperature variation does not explain arid species diversity in outback Australia. Research and Reports in Biodiversity Studies 3:1-8. OPEN ACCESS

Jeltsch F, Blaum N, Brose U, Chipperfield JD, Clough Y, Farwig N, Geissler K, Graham CH, Grimm V, Hickler T, Huth A, May F, Meyer KM, Pagel J, Reineking B, Rillig MC, Shea K, Schurr FM, Schröder Bielbörger K, Weiss L, Wiegand K, Wiegand T, Wirth C, Zurell D (2013): How can we bring together empiricists and modellers in functional biodiversity research? Basic and Applied Ecology 14: 93–101.

Holzschuh A, Dormann CF, Tscharntke T, Steffan-Dewenter I (2013): Mass-flowering crops enhance wild bee. Oecologia 172: 477–484.

Vockenhuber E, Kabouw P , Tscharntke T, Scherber C (2013): Plant–animal interactions in two forest herbs along a tree and herb diversity gradient. Plant Ecology & Diversity 6 (2): 205–216.

von Fragstein M, Holighaus G, Schütz S, Tscharntke T (2013): Weak defence in a tritrophic system: olfactory response to salicylaldehyde reflects prey specialization of potter wasps. Chemoecology: DOI 10.1007/s00049-013-0133-2.

Cunningham SA, Attwood SJ, Bawa KS, Benton TG, Broadhurst LM, Didham RK, McIntyre S, Perfecto I, Samways MJ, Tscharntke T, Vandermeer J, Villard M-A, Young AG, Lindenmayer DB (2013): To close the yield-gap while saving biodiversity will require multiple locally relevant strategies. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 173: 20– 27. OPEN ACCESS

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. Ecology and Evolution: DOI 10.1002/ece3.564. OPEN ACCESS Recommended by the F1000 Faculty

Meichtry-Stier KS, Korner-Nievergelt F, Kormann U, Spiess M, Mosimann-Kampe P, Strebel S, Zollinger J-L, Spaar R (2013): Habitatwahl der Dorngrasmücke Sylvia communis in der Westschweiz: Folgerungen für die Artenförderung. Der Ornithologische Beobachter 10:1.

Motzke I, Tscharntke T, Sodhi NS, Klein AM, Wanger TC (2013): Ant seed predation, pesticide applications and farmers’ income from tropical multi-cropping gardens. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 15 (3): 245-254.

Rothenwöhrer C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013): Grassland management for stem-boring insects: Abandoning small patches is better than reducing overall intensity. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 167: 38-42.

Báldi A, Batáry P, Kleijn D (2013): Effects of grazing and biogeographic regions on grassland biodiversity in Hungary – analysing assemblages of 1200 species. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 166: 28– 34. Supplementary Information.

Kennedy CM, Lonsdorf E, Neel MC, Williams NM, Ricketts TH, Winfree R, Bommarco R, Brittain C, Burley AL, Cariveau D, Carvalheiro LG, Chacoff NP, Cunningham SA, Danforth BN, Dudenhöffer JH, Elle E, Gaines HR, Garibaldi LA, Gratton C, Holzschuh A,Isaacs R, Javorek SK, Jha S, Klein AM, Krewenka K, Mandelik Y, Mayfield MM, Morandin L, Neame LA, Otieno M, Park M, Potts SG, Rundlöf M, Saez A, Steffan-Dewenter I, Taki H, Viana BF, Westphal C, Wilson JK, Greenleaf SS, Kremen C (2013): A global quantitative synthesis of local and landscape effects on wild bee pollinators in agroecosystems. Ecology Letters: DOI 10.1111/ele.12082

Jauker B, Krauss J, Jauker F, Steffan-Dewenter I (2013): Linking life history traits to pollinator loss in fragmented calcareous grasslands. Landscape Ecology 28:107–120. DOI 10.1007/s10980-012-9820-6.

Everwand G, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2013): Slug responses to grassland cutting and fertilizer application under plant functional group removal. Acta Oecologica 48: 62-68.

Garibaldi LA, Steffan-Dewenter I, Winfree R, Aizen MA, Bommarco R, Cunningham SA, Kremen C, Carvalheiro LG, Harder LD, Afik O, Bartomeus I, Benjamin F, Boreux V, Cariveau D, Chacoff NP, Dudenhöffer JH, Freitas BM, Ghazoul J, Greenleaf S, Hipólito J, Holzschuh A, Howlett B, Isaacs R, Javorek SK, Kennedy CM, Krewenka K, Krishnan S, Mandelik Y, Mayfield MM, Motzke I, Munyuli T, Nault BA, Otieno M, Petersen J, Pisanty G, Potts SG, Rader R, Ricketts TH, Rundlöf M, Seymour CL, Schüepp C, Szentgyörgyi H, Taki H, Tscharntke T, Vergara CH, Viana BF, Wanger TC, Westphal C, Williams N, Klein AM (2013): Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance. Science: 339 (6127): 1608-1611. Supplementary Information.

Fry EL, Manning P, Allen DGP, Hurst A, Everwand G, Rimmler M, Power SA (2013): Plant Functional Group Composition Modifies the Effects of Precipitation Change on Grassland Ecosystem Function. PLoS ONE 8(2): DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0057027 OPEN ACCESS

Rösch V, Tscharntke T, Scherber C, Batáry P (2013): Landscape composition, connectivity and fragment size drive effects of grassland fragmentation on insect communities. Journal of Applied Ecology 50: 387–394. Supplementary Information.

Sabatier R, Meyer K, Wiegand K, Clough Y (2013): Non-linear effects of pesticide application on biodiversity-driven ecosystem services and disservices in a cacao agroecosystem: A modeling study. Basic and Applied Ecology: DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2012.12.006.

Allan E, Weisser WW, Fischer M, Schulze E-D, Weigelt A, Roscher C, Baade J, Barnard RL, Beßler H, Buchmann N, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Engels C, Fergus AJF, Gerd Gleixner G, Gubsch M, Halle S, Klein AM, Kertscher I, Kuu A, Lange M, Le Roux X, Meyer ST, Migunova VD, Milcu A, Niklaus PA, Oelmann Y, Pasalic´ E, Petermann JS, Poly F, Rottstock T, Sabais ACW, Scherber C, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Scheu S, Steinbeiss S, Schwichtenberg G, Temperton V, Tscharntke T, Voigt W, Wilcke W, Wirth C, Schmid B (2013): A comparison of the strength of biodiversity effects across multiple functions. Oecologia 173: 223-237.

Rizali A, Clough Y, Buchori D, Tscharntke T (2013): Dissimilarity of Ant Communities Increases with Precipitation, but not Reduced Land-Use Intensity, in Indonesian Cacao Agroforestry. Diversity 5: 26-38; doi:10.3390/d5010026 OPEN ACCESS

Batáry P, Sutcliffe L, Dormann CF, Tscharntke T (2013): Organic Farming Favours Insect-Pollinated over Non-Insect Pollinated Forbs in Meadows and Wheat Fields. PLOS ONE 8. OPEN ACCESS

Turley NE, Odell WC, Schaefer H, Everwand G, Crawley MJ, Johnson MTJ (2013): Contemporary Evolution of Plant Growth Rate Following Experimental Removal of Herbivores. American Naturalist doi:10.5061/dryad.cp00b.

Lohaus K, Vidal S, Thies C (2013): Farming practices change food web structures in cereal aphid–parasitoid–hyperparasitoid communities. Oecologia 171: 249–259.

Örvössy N, Körösi A, Batáry P, Vozár A, Peregovits L (2013): Potential metapopulation structure and the effects of habitat quality on population size of the endangered False Ringlet butterfly. Journal of Insect Conservation 17: 537?547; DOI 10.1007/s10841-012-9538-4.

Rizali A, Clough Y, Buchori D, Hosang MLA, Bos MM, Tscharntke T (2013): Long-term change of ant community structure in cacao agroforestry landscapes in Indonesia. Insect Conservation and Diversity 6(3): 328-338.