Institute of Grassland Science

Katharina Bettin - PhD Student

Research interest


  • Biodiversity/nature conservation in agricultural landscape
  • Grassland management and its influence on grassland plant species composition
  • Dairy farming strategies and its influence on phytodiversity (at farm level) in permanent grassland
  • Animal welfare (ruminants)



Research Project

biodiversity and dairy production: Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy from 2020: perspectives and recommendations for improved grassland biodiversity by adapted production strategies with reduced concentrate input in dairy farming systems



Short CV:

since 2018: PhD researcher, Georg-August-University Göttingen

Topic: Production strategies of dairy farms and consequences for biodiversity in permanent grasslands

2015 - 2018: MSc Agricultural science, Georg-August-University of Göttingen

Thesis: Land use change in Thuringian Forest nature park and its effects on plant species composition in permanent grassland

2011 - 2015: BSc Organic Ariculture, University of Kassel, Witzenhausen,

Thesis: Changes in Management conditions of reindeer […] with regard to animal welfare

Publications

Bettin, K., Komainda, M., Tonn, B., Isselstein, J. 2022. Relationship between concentrate feeding strategy and grassland phytodiversity on dairy farms. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 344: 108293

Bettin K., Komainda M., Tonn B., Isselstein J. 2020. Grassland plant species richness in dairy farming systems with different feeding strategies. In Virkajärvi, P., Hakala, K., Hakojärvi, M., Helin, I., Herzon, I., Jokela, V., Peltonen, S., Rinne, M., Seppänen, M., Uusi-Kämppä, J. (Eds) Meeting future demands for grassland production. Helsinki, Finland, Grassland Science in Europe 25. 451-453.

Jürgens, K., Bettin, K., Isselstein, J., Poppinga, O., Thomas, F., 2023. Verbesserung der Grünlandbiodiversität durch kraftfutterreduzierte Milcherzeugung. Untersuchungen zur Wirtschaftlichkeit und Pflanzenartenvielfalt und Empfehlungen für die Reform der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik ab 2020 (BioDivMilch)

BioDivMilch BFN Skript