Relationships between productivity, land-use intensity and plant species richness in agricultural grasslands

Basic data of the doctoral examination procedure

Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

Period of time: 01/05/2009 - 13/07/2012

Status: completed

Candidate: Klaus, Valentin

Doctoral subject: Landschaftsökologie

Doctoral degree: Dr. rer. nat.

Awarded by: Department 14 - Geosciences

Supervisors: Hölzel, Norbert; Diekmann, Martin

Promovend*in an der Universität Münster

Klaus, Valentin

Professorship for Ecosystem Research (Prof. Hölzel)

Supervision at the University of Münster

Hölzel, Norbert

Professorship for Ecosystem Research (Prof. Hölzel)

Projects in which the doctoral examination procedure takes/took place

SPP 1374 Supbproject - Relating isotopic signals, nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of grassland biomass to biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes… (BioComp) Duration: 09/02/2011 - 08/01/2014 \| 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
SPP 1374 Subproject - Biodiversity Exploratories - Relating Biodiversity patterns and compositional features of grassland vegetation using near infrared… (BioComp) Duration: 01/03/2009 - 28/02/2011 \| 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster

Publications resulting from doctoral examination procedure

Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversity at the expense of yield and soil fertility? Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Gossner MM, Alt F, Boch S, Gockel S, Hemp A, Lange M, Muller J, Oelmann Y, Pasalic E, Renner SC, Socher SA, Turke M, Weisser WW, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2013) In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 177. Research article (journal)
Direct and indirect associations between plant species richness and productivity in grasslands: regional differences preclude simple generalization of productivity-biodiversity relationships Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T (2013) In: Preslia, 85. Research article (journal)
Impact of Land-Use Intensity and Productivity on Bryophyte Diversity in Agricultural Grasslands Müller J, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Hölzel N, Fischer M (2012) In: PloS one, 7(12). Research article (journal)
NIRS meets Ellenberg's indicator values: Prediction of moisture and nitrogen values of agricultural grassland vegetation by means of near-infrared spectral characteristics Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2012) In: Ecological Indicators, 14(1). Research article (journal)
Nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns along a broad range of land-use intensities among agricultural grasslands Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M (2011) In: Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 13(4). Research article (journal)