PD Dr. habil. Maike Isermann
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Vegetation Ecology and Conservation Biology
FB 2, Department of Ecology
Bremen University
Leobener Strasse
D-28359 Bremen
E-Mail: maike.isermannATuni-bremen.de
phone: +49-421-218-62916
room: NW2, B 3180
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| Environmental conditions and vegetation of coastal dunes |
Spatial and temporal development of environment and vegetation in relation to land use change.
e.g., is biodiversity maintained by scrub removal in coastal dunes? |
| Diversity of coastal systems, interrelations between environment and vegetation. |
Biological Invasions, effects on biodiversity and ecosystem function.
Evaluation and risk assessment of neophytes. |
Nature conservation and management.
Restoration ecology and effects on habitat quality. |
| Vegetation databanks and ecological application. |
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Importance of 'green spaces' in urban areas for biodiversity and human well-being.
Ecology of urban areas, biodiversity of native and non-native plant species.
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| 2010- |
'Privatdozentin' (non-tenured associate professor) and principal investigator, Bremen University |
| 2010 |
Postdoc, DFG German Research Foundation; visiting scienstist, Liverpool Hope University |
| 2010 |
Habilitation, Venia legendi Ecology, Bremen University
Thesis: Phytodiversity in Relation to Scale |
| 2008-2011 |
Head of a junior research group, Bremen University & TU Berlin |
| 2002-2008 |
Postdoc, Bremen University |
| 2000-2002 |
Lecturer, University of Applied Sciences Bremen, ISTAB
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| 1998-2008 |
Researcher and lecturer, Bremen University
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| 1997 |
PhD, Botany, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald
Thesis: Vegetation and Environment of Coastal Dunes in Western Pomerania (Vegetations- und standortskundliche Untersuchungen in Küstendünen Vorpommerns) |
| 1993-1997 |
PhD student Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald |
| 1992 |
Diploma, Biology, Bremen University
Thesis: Long-term Changes in Dune Vegetation on the Island Spiekeroog (Vergleichende Untersuchungen zur Dünenvegetation auf Spiekeroog) |
| 1985-1992 |
Studies in Biology (Ecology and Botany) at Ruhr University Bochum and Bremen University |
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| 2012-13 |
Coastal vegetation: Coastal Vegetation and Environment
Collaboration: Waddensea National Park Lower Saxony, Administration
Funding: Waddensea Foundation Lower Saxony |
| 2011-12 |
F+E project: Black species lists of invasive vascular plants, mammals, and birds in Germany.
Collaboration: Prof. Dr. Ingo Kowarik, TU Berlin (project coordination); Dr. Wolfgang Rabitsch, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna
Funding: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn
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| 2011 |
F+E project: Alert list of invasive plant and animal species not occurring in Germany, yet.
Collaboration: Dr. Wolfgang Rabitsch, Environment Agency Austria, Vienna (project coordination); Dr. Stephan Gollasch, GoConsult Hamburg; Dr. Uwe Starfinger, Julius Kühn Institute, Braunschweig
Funding: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, bonn
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| 2008-11 |
Biological invasions, regional identity and biodiversity. The example of Rosa rugosa.
Project within the program: BEN-Biodiversity and Ecology of National Parks.
Head of junior research group
Collaboration: Prof. Dr. Ingo Kowarik, Dr. Anna Jürgens, TU Berlin
Funding: Rudolf and Helene Glaser-Foundation |
| 2010 |
Is biodiversity maintained by scrub removal in coastal dunes?
Internation research grant
Cooperation: Paul Rooney, Hope University Liverpool, UK
Funding: DFG, German Research Foundation
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| 2009-10 |
Neophytes in Bremen - recording, evaluation and risk assessment. (coordinator)
Collaboration: NGO of natural sciences in Bremen 'Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein zu Bremen'
Funding: Senator for Environment, Construction, Traffic, and Europe, Bremen |
| 1998-2004 |
Plant communities of Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania and its endangerment
Coeditor and author
Funding: Ministry of Environment of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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| Berg C, Abdank A, Isermann M, Jansen F, Timmermann T, Dengler J (submitted) Red Lists of plant communities - a methodological framework. |
| Isermann M, Rooney P (submitted) Biological flora of the British Isles: Eryngium maritimum L. Journal of Ecology. |
| Thiele J, Isermann M, Kollmann J, Otte A 2011. Impact scores of invasive plants are biased by disregard of environmental co-variation and non-linearity. NeoBiota 10, 65-79. |
Isermann M 2011. Pattern in species diversity during succession of coastal dunes. Journal of Coastal Research 27, 661-671.
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| Kollmann J, Brink-Jensen K, Isermann M 2010. Invasive Pflanzenarten als Indizien des Klimawandels? Die Situation in Norddeutschland und Dänemark. Berichte der Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft 22, 81-95. |
| Thiele J, Isermann M, Otte A, Kollmann J 2010. Competitive displacement or biotic resistance? Disentangling relationships between community diversity and invasion success of tall herbs and shrubs. Journal of Vegetation Science 21, 213-220. |
| Isermann M, Koehler H, Mühl M 2010. Interactive effects of rabbit grazing and environmental factors on plant species-richness on dunes of Norderney. Journal of Coastal Conservation, Planning and Management 14, 103-114. |
| Peyrat J, Braun M, Dolnik C, Isermann M, Roweck H 2009. Vegetation dynamics on the Leba Bar/Poland: a comparison of the vegetation in 1932 and 2006 with special regard to endangered habitats. Journal of Coastal Conservation, Planning and Management 13, 235-246. |
| Isermann M 2009. Expansion of Rosa rugosa in coastal dunes. Bulletin of the European Dry Grassland Group 2, 14-15. |
| Isermann M 2008. Classification and habitat characteristics of plant communities invaded by the non-native Rosa rugosa Thunb. in NW Europe. Phytocoenologia 38, 133-150. |
| Isermann M 2008. Expansion of Rosa rugosa and Hippophaë rhamnoides in coastal grey dunes: effects at different spatial scales. Flora 203, 273-280. |
| Isermann M 2007. Diversity of bryophytes in an urban area of NW Germany. Lindbergia 32, 75-81. |
| Diekmann M, Kühne A, Isermann M 2007. Random vs non-random sampling: effects on species abundance, species richness and vegetation-environment relationships. Folia Geobotanica 42, 179-190. |
| Isermann M, Diekmann M, Heemann S 2007. Effects of the expansion by Hippophaë rhamnoides on plant species richness in coastal dunes. Applied Vegetation Science 10, 33-42. |
| Isermann M, Diekmann M, Ewald J 2006. 5. Workshop der Arbeitsgruppe Vegetationsdatenbanken zum Thema Dauerbeobachten in Bremen. Tuexenia 26, 397-398. |
| Isermann M 2005. Soil pH and species diversity in coastal dunes. Plant Ecology 178, 111-120. |
| Isermann M, Kuhbier H 2004. Wacholder auf den Ostfriesischen Inseln. Drosera 2004, 31-36. |
| Dengler J, Koska I, Timmermann T, Berg C, Clausnitzer U, Isermann M, Linke C, Päzolt J, Polte T, Spangenberg A 2004. New descriptions and typifications of syntaxa within the project 'Plant communities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and their vulnerability' . Part II. Feddes Repertorium 115, 343-392. |
| Dengler J, Berg C, Eisenberg M, Isermann M, Jansen F, Koska I, Löbel S, Manthey M, Päzolt J, Spangenberg A, Timmermann T, Wollert H 2003. New descriptions and typifications of syntaxa within the project 'Plant communities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and their vulnerability' Part I. Feddes Repertorium 114, 587-631. |
| Isermann M 1999. Vegetation von Dünen in Houstrup Strand (Jütland, Dänemark). Faunistisch-Ökologische Mitteilungen, Supplement 26, 21-32. |
| Isermann M 1999. Synchorologische Aspekte des Elymo-Ammophiletum festucetosum entlang der Küste Vorpommerns. Natur und Naturschutz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 34, 106-112. |
| Isermann M 1999. Zur Gefährdung von Pflanzenarten und deren Habitate in Küstendünen Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen 44, 511-521. |
| Isermann M 1996. Vegetationszonierung auf dem Darß und auf dem Gellen an der Ostseeküste Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins zu Bremen 43, 551-556. |
| Isermann M 1993. Zur Kenntnis der Vegetation und Morphologie unterschiedlich stark genutzter Dünen auf dem Darß im Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft. Natur und Naturschutz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 30, 58-63. |
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Books / Chapters in Books
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| Rabitsch W, Gollasch S, Isermann M, Starfinger U, Nehring S 2013. Erstellung einer Warnliste in Deutschland noch nicht vorkommender invasiver Tiere und Pflanzen (Alert list of invasive animals and plants not occurring in Germany, yet). BfN-Skripten 331, 154 S. |
| Isermann M 2008. Effects of Rosa rugosa invasion in different coastal dune vegetation types. In: Tokarska-Guzik B, Brock J-H, Brundu G, Child L, Daehler CC, Pyšek (eds.) Plant Invasions: Human perception, ecological impacts and management. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 289-306. |
| Isermann M 2008. (Sand dune inventory of) Germany. In: Doody JP (ed) Sand dune inventory of Europe. 2nd edition. Brampton, Uk, pp. 40-48. |
| Isermann M 2007. Impact of Rosa rugosa on dune ecosystems at the German North Sea coast in comparison with Hippophae rhamnoides. In: Weidema I, Ravn HP, Vestergaard P (eds.) Rynket rose (Rosa rugosa) i Danmark, Biologisk Institut, Kobenhavns Universitet, Forskningscenter for Skov- og Landskab samt Skov- og Naturstyrelsen, Kobenhavn, pp. 24-29. |
| Isermann M 2007. Phytodiversity in relation to Hippophaë rhamnoides and Rosa rugosa scrub. In: ICCB. Santander, Spain, pp. 32-36. |
| Isermann M, Friedrichs L, Grave C, Wagner A 2005. Species richness in Sea-Buckthorn scrub. In: Herrier, J.-L., Mees, J., Salman, A., Seys, J., H. van Nieuwenhuse & Dobbelaere, I. (eds.) Dunes and Estuaries. Nature restoration practices in European coastal habitats. Koksijde, Belgium, pp. 597-600. |
| Isermann M 2004. Differences in species richness of non-native and native plants between the East and North Frisian Islands. In: Green DR (ed.) Delivering Sustainable Coasts. Cambridge Publications, pp. 737-738. |
| Isermann M 2004. Cakiletea maritimae. In: Berg C, Dengler J, Abdank A, Isermann M (Hrsg.) Die Pflanzengesellschaften Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und ihre Gefährdung. Textband. Weissdorn-Verlag, Jena, pp. 246–256. |
| Isermann M 2004. Ammophiletea. In: Berg C, Dengler J, Abdank A, Isermann M (Hrsg.) Die Pflanzengesellschaften Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und ihre Gefährdung. Textband. Weissdorn-Verlag, Jena, pp. 354–361. |
| Abdank A, Berg C, Dengler J, Isermann M 2004. Bilanz der Roten Liste und Konsequenzen für den Naturschutz. In: Berg C, Dengler J, Abdank A, Isermann M (Hrsg.) Die Pflanzengesellschaften Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und ihre Gefährdung. Textband. Weissdorn-Verlag, Jena, 494-507. |
| Berg C, Dengler J, Abdank A, Isermann M (Hrsg.) 2004. Die Pflanzengesellschaften Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und ihre Gefährdung. Textband. Weissdorn-Verlag. Jena. 606 S. |
| Isermann M 2001. Cakiletea maritimae. In: Berg C, Dengler J, Abdank A (Hrsg.) Die Pflanzengesellschaften Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und ihre Gefährdung. Tabellenband. Weissdorn-Verlag, Jena, pp. 90-92. |
| Isermann M. 2001. Ammophiletea. In: Berg C, Dengler J, Abdank A (Hrsg.) Die Pflanzengesellschaften Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns und ihre Gefährdung. Tabellenband. Weissdorn-Verlag, Jena, pp. 157-158. |
| Rennwald E 2000. Verzeichnis und Rote Liste der Pflanzengesellschaften Deutschlands. Bonn. Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 35. (Mitarbeit) |
| Isermann M, Krisch H 1995. Dunes in contradiction with different interests. An example: The camping ground Prerow (Darß/Baltic Sea). In: Salman AHPM, Berends H, Bonazountas M (eds.) Coastal Management and Habitat Conservation. EUCC, Leiden, pp. 439-449. |
| Isermann M, Cordes H 1992. Changes in dune vegetation on Spiekeroog (East Friesian Islands) over a 30 year period. In: Carter RWG, Curtis TGF, Sheehy-Skeffington MJ (eds.) Coastal Dunes. Balkema, Brookfield, pp. 201-209. |
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| Isermann M, Kiehl K (eds.) (2007) Restoration of coastal ecosystems. Coastline Reports 7. 67 pp. |
| EUCC (1997) Natürliche Dynamik oder Management für den Naturschutz. Beiträge des Workshops vom 08.08.-10.08.96 in Dornumersiel. Schriftenreihe Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer 2, 1-65. |
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| Isermann M 2009. Phytodiversity in relation to scale. Habilitation-Thesis Bremen University, 272 pp. |
| Isermann M 1997. Vegetations- und standortskundliche Untersuchungen in Küstendünen Vorpommerns. PhD-Thesis Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald, 323 pp. |
| Isermann M 1992. Vergleichende Untersuchungen zur Dünenvegetation auf Spiekeroog. Diploma-Thesis Bremen University, 78 pp. |
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Oral Presentations ( 2008 -
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| Isermann M 2011. Dune vegetation: biodiversity in relation to scale. Minerva Gentner Symposium on Aeolian Processes. Eilat, Israel. |
Isermann M, Rooney P 2011. Scrub removal supports plant species diversity in coastal dunes. Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ). Oldenburg, Germany.
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| Isermann M, Rooney P 2011. Plant diversity maintained by scrub removal in coastal dunes. International Association of Vegetation Science (IAVS). Lyon, France. |
| Isermann M, Jürgens A, Diekmann M, Kowarik I 2009. Rosa rugosa in coastal dunes, changes of the ecosystem. World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning (BIOLIEF). Porto, Portugal. |
Isermann M, Jürgens A, Diekmann M, Kowarik I 2009. Coastal dunes invaded by Rosa rugosa. Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ). Bayreuth, Germany.
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Thiele J**, Isermann M, Otte A, Kollmann J 2009. Biotic resistance or competitive replacement? Who is chasing who in successional plant communities invaded by tall herbs and shrubs? Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ). Bayreuth, Germany.
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Isermann M, Jürgens A, Diekmann M, Kowarik I 2009. Rosa rugosa, an invasive species in the coastal dunes of Germany. European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB). Prague, Czech Republic.
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| Isermann M, Jürgens A, Diekmann M, Kowarik I 2009. Biological invasion of Rosa rugosa in coastal areas: Landscape structure and propagule pressure. International Association of Vegetation Science (IAVS). Crete, Greece. |
| Isermann M 2008. Classification and habitat characteristics of plant communities invaded by the non-native Rosa rugosa Thunb. in NW Europe. International Workshop European Vegetation Survey. Brno, Czech Republic. |
| Isermann M 2008. Phytodiversity of coastal dunes in relation to scale. International Dune Conference. Liverpool, UK. |
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Lehmann S, Diekmann M, Nettmann HK, Niedringhaus R, Isermann M 2012. Is the invasion success of non-native woody plants supported by reduced herbivores pressure? Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ), Lüneburg, Germany
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| Isermann M, Rooney P 2012 Sea Buckthorn removal supporting plant species diversity. Dune Scrub and Woodland Conference. European Dune Network, Liverpool, UK. |
| Isermann M, Hellberg F, Müller J, Wittig B 2010. Invasive neophytes: traits and habitats. NEOBIOTA, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
Jeß A, Isermann M 2009. Vegetation development in the dunes of Amrum. Coastal Ecology Workshop, Westerhever, Germany
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Jürgens A, Isermann M, Diekmann M, Kowarik I 2009. Genetic characterization of invasive Rosa rugosa in coastal dunes along the German North Sea. Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ). Bayreuth, Germany.
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Isermann M 2009. Shrub encroachment in dunes of the German North Sea Coast. International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium. Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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| Isermann M, Jürgens A, Diekmann M, Kowarik I 2008. Biological invasions, regional identity and biodiversity: Rosa rugosa. European Conference NEOBIOTA. Prague, Czech Republic. |
Isermann M, Jürgens A, Diekmann M, Kowarik I 2008. Biological invasions, regional identity and biodiversity. The example of Rosa rugosa. Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ). Leipzig, Germany.
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Isermann M 2008. Expansion of Rosa rugosa in coastal dunes. Jahrestagung der AG Trockenrasen, 1st Workshop of the Working Group on Dry Grasslands in the Nordic and Baltic Region. Kiel, Germany
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Isermann M 2008. Rosa rugosa in coastal dunes. Trilateral Conference on Dune Management. Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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Isermann M 2008. Urban bryophyte diversity. Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology. Urban Diversity & Design. Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in Towns and Cities. Erfurt, Germany.
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| Subjects for Research Project, Bachelor and Master Thesis: |
| Development of heathland vegetation in relation to management on the islands of Amrum (FÖJ possible). |
| Environment and vegetation of man-made dunes on Spiekeroog in comparison to dunes of natural origin. |
| Various aspects of shrub invasion (z.B. Rosa rugosa, Prunus serotina, Pinus spp.) on the East- and Northfrisian Islands. |
| The next invasive species in dunes? (greenhouse/lab-experiments possible). |
| Neophytes in Bremen: Impatiens glandulifera. |
Other subjects on request.
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Running Courses at the Bremen University
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| Landscape Ecology (in German, B.Sc., Winter Term, S, ECT 3, VAK02-02-PM1-20) |
Diversity of Bryophytes (in German, B.Sc., Winter Term, ECT 3, VAK02-02-PM1-26, 04.-09.02.2013, botanika Bremen)
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| Soil and Vegetation Ecology (M.Sc., Summer Term, V+S+Ü, ECT 6, VAK02-M19-413) |
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| Former Courses at the Bremen University (*assistance) |
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| Determination/morphology: vascular plants; grasses and sedges; bryophytes |
| Morphology/anatomy/physiology: plant structure and function* |
Plant geography
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| Field and evaluation methods: field methods in vegetation ecology; practical course in vegetation ecology; statistics in vegetation ecology |
| Biodiversity: environmental management enhencing species diversity; dynamic of biological invasions |
| Ecology (student projects): ecology and diversity of coastal vegetation - ants and phytodiversity; dune ecology on the island of Norderney; dune ecology at the North Sea coast of Denmark* |
| Excursions*: first botanical excursions, botanical-ecological excursion Tenerife; coastal ecology along the Baltic Sea (Wismar-Gdansk) |
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| University of Applied Sciences, ISTAB (2000-2002) |
Terestrial ecosystems and habitat ecology
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Biology of agricultural and industrial crops
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Other Scientific Activities and Assignments
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Conference Organisation and Co-Organisation
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| Mechanisms behind species invasions: Searching for generalizations across scales and taxa. Session-Mitorganisation. EURECO-38th symposium of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfOE). 15.-19.09.2008, Leipzig. |
| Biological Processes. International conference on management and restoration of coastal dunes. Session. ICCD, 03.-05.10.2007, Santander. |
| Biological invasions: basic and applied aspects. Session-Mitorganisation. 37th symposium of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfOE). 10.-14.09.2007, Marburg. |
| Ecological impacts of Neobiota. Session-Mitorganisation. 36th symposium of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfOE). 11.-15.09.2006, Bremen. |
| Beaches, driftlines and dunes – maintenance and support of natural dynamics and biodiversity - session. 5th European conference on Ecological Restoration. 22.-25.08.2006, Greifswald. |
| Vegetation databases and monitoring. International workshop. Federal Agency of Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz). 22.-24.02.2006, Bremen. |
| EUCC-Workshop Natürliche Dynamik oder Management für den Naturschutz? 08.-10.08.1996, Dornumersiel. |
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American Midland Naturalist, Applied Vegetation Science, Basic and Applied Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Biological Invasions, Comptes Rendus Biologies, Drosera, Ecological Engineering, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environmental Pollution, Flora, Floristische Rundbriefe, Folia Geobotanica, Forest Ecology and Management, International Journal of Plant Sciences, Journal for Nature Conservation, Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of Vegetation Science, Landscape and Urban Planning, Marine Ecology Progress Series, NeoBiota, Nordic Journal of Botany, Phytocoenologia, Plant and Soil, Plant Biosystems, Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology
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Membership in Scientific Organisations
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| EUCC European Coastal and Marine Union (1990-2000 council member) |
| European Shingle and Dune Network |
| Floristic-Sociological Workgroup 'Floristisch-Soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft' |
GfÖ Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria
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| IAVS International Association for Vegetation Science |
| NEOBIOTA Working group biological invasions |
| NeoFlora and NOBANIS Nordic-Baltic Network on Invasive Species |
| NWV Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein zu Bremen (council member since 2000) |
| German Association for Vegetation Science 'Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft' |
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