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Nature Conservation Ecology, Bonn

The research field of environmental biology focusses on the species-based investigation of biodiversity change and the assessment of ecosystems. At the Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Research (zbm), species-based environmental biology research will gain important insights into the causes and consequences of biodiversity decline.

The Nature Conservation Ecology Section focuses on the following areas:

  • Development and application of innovative technologies for biodiversity monitoring
  • Documentation of changes in biodiversity
  • Research into the ecological structure of species communities
  • Investigating the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss
  • Modelling of future scenarios
  • Evidence-based development of solutions for the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity
  • Promoting cooperation between volunteers, authorities and researchers in biodiversity research

Understanding the effects of climate change

Recent climate and environmental changes caused by humans can also be recorded and evaluated. Large species, African ungulates and primates, marine mammals and bats are particular focal points of the collection. There is an extensive, well-documented collection of mammal skeletons - one of the most important in Germany. There is also a variety of skins as well as a collection of organs and embryos.

Contact person

Dr. Livia Schäffler

  • Head of section Conservation Ecology at the Center for Biodiversity Monitoring
  • Research networks, international cooperation & science policy

Phone: +49 228 9122 352
E-Mail: l.schaeffler@leibniz-lib.de

Projects

All projects

Publications

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    2025

  • 2025/03

    Thomas, L.J., Zizka, V.M.A., Noll, N.W., Scherges, A.M., Posanski, M., Bourlat, S.J., Rulik, B., Mühlethaler, R., Lehmann, G.U.C., Koethe, S., Scherber, C., Schäffler, L.

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    Identifying conservation hotspots and assessing species commonness and rarity: Baseline arthropod diversity in German nature reserves via national Malaise trap monitoring

    Insect Conservation and Diversity

    • 2024

  • 2024/10

    Schäffler, L., Rowe, A., Hending, D., Markolf, M.

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    Coquerel’s Giant Mouse Lemur (Mirza coquereli). In Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2024–2025, pp. 17-19. IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Int. Primatological Society, Re:wild, Washington, DC

  • 2024/10

    Schäffler, L., Markolf, M., Kappeler, P.M.

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    Madame Berthe's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus berthae). In Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2024–2025, pp. 9-11. IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, Int. Primatological Society, Re:wild, Washington, DC

    • 2023

  • 2023/12

    Noll, N.W., Scherber, C., Schäffler, L.

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    taxalogue: a toolkit to create comprehensive CO1 reference databases

    PeerJ, 11

  • 2023/11

    Köthe, S., Bakanov, N., Brühl, C.A., Eichler, L., Fickel, T., Gemeinholzer, B., Hörren, T., Jurewicz, A., Lux, A., Meinel, G., Mühlethaler, R., Schäffler, L., Scherber, C., Schneider, F.D., Sorg, M., Swenson, S.J., Terlau, W., Turck, A., Lehmann, G.U.C.

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

    Environmental Sciences Europe, 1, 35

  • 2023/11

    Hörren, T., Bodingbauer, S., Bourlat, S., Grüneberg, C., Kaiser, M., Kiel, E., Schäffler, L., Scherber, C., Schwan, H., Seitz, A., Stenmans, W., Sumser, H., Zizka, V., Sorg, M.

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    Monitoring der Biodiversität flugaktiver Insekten in NRW

    Nat NRW, 2023, 3

Employees

All employees

  • MSc Niklas W. Noll

    zbm Nature conservation ecology Doctoral candidate

    Phone: +49 228 9122 459
    E-mail: n.noll@leibniz-lib.de

  • Dr. Livia Schäffler

    zbm Nature conservation ecology Scientist

    Phone: +49 228 9122 352
    E-mail: l.schaeffler@leibniz-lib.de

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