
Dr. Jesse M. Kalwij
- Group: Vegetation
- Room: Geb. 10.50, Raum 816
- Phone: +49 721 608-44391
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Twitter: @JesseKalwij
New work address: Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Svenja Stock
- Researcher
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Soil
- Room: 603.5 in Geb. 10.50
- Phone: +49 721 608-41616
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Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Svenja Stock
Topics
- Rhizosphere processes for nutrient mobilization
- Isotope labeling approaches to investigate carbon and nutrient cycling
- Role of mycorrhizal traits for plant stress tolerance
- Role of plant-mycorrhiza interactions in ecosystem responses to environmental change
CV
2020-2022 | Research assistant at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Geomorphology and Soil Science group. |
2018-2019 | Fulbright scholarship: Research stay in the Phillips Lab at the Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA. |
2018-2020 | Research assistant at the Georg-August-University Göttingen within the Biogeochemistry of Agroecosystems Research group. |
Since 2016 | PhD position at the Georg-August-University Göttingen within the Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems Research group, investigating plant nutrient mobilization and acquisition in adaptation to water and nutrient availability. |
2013-2015 | MSc in Climate and Environmental Change at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz. Thesis: "Carbon and nutrient dynamics across the treeline ecotone of the Iremel Massif (Bolshoi Iremel, South Ural)". |
2010-2013 | BSc in Environmental Impact Assessment at the University of Koblenz-Landau. Thesis: "Der Einfluss struktureller Veränderungen der Bausubstanz und der Grundfläche auf die bioklimatische Situation am Campus Koblenz". |
Projects
2016-2019 | DFG SPP 1803 EarthShape: Earth Surface Shaping by Biota – Phase I – Project 6: Root carbon shapes nutrient mobilization and recycling in the weathering zone. |
Presentations
Oral presentations
Stock, S.C., Koester, M., Nájera, F., Matus, F., Boy, J., Gorbushina, A., Spielvogel, S., Dippold, M.A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2019). Patterns of belowground carbon allocation to the rhizomicrobial community along a climate gradient in the Chilean Coastal Cordillera. Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of Switzerland and the German Soil Science Society 2018, 25.-28. August, Bern.
Koester, M., Stock, S.C., Nájera, F., Abdallah, K., Gorbushina, A., Prietzel, J., Matus, F., Klysubun, W., Boy, J., Kuzyakov, Y., Dippold, M.A., Spielvogel, S. (2019). Do plant roots and associated microorganisms shape the phosphorus speciation along a steep climatic gradient at the Chilean Coastal Cordillera? Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of Switzerland and the German Soil Science Society 2018, 25.-28. August, Bern.
Stock, S., Abdallah, K., Köster, M., Dippold, M., Boy, J., Matus, F., Merino, C., Nájera, F., Spielvogel, S., Gorbushina, A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2018). Nutrient demand as dominant driver of resource allocation into extracellular enzyme synthesis in soil. Ecology of Soil Microorganisms Conference 2018, 17.-21. June 2018, Helsinki. (Lightning talk)
Stock, S., Köster, M., Dippold, M., Boy, J., Matus, F., Merino, C., Nájera, F., Spielvogel, S., Gorbushina, A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2017). Klima und Wurzelentfernung als wichtige Einflussfaktoren auf die Enzymaktivitäten sowie die C und N Isotopensignatur im Boden. Annual Meeting of the German Soil Science Society 2017, 3.-6. September 2017, Göttingen.
Köster, M., Stock, S., Nájera, F., Matus, F., Dippold, M., Kuzyakov, Y., Spielvogel, S. (2017). Methodenevaluierung der Quantifizierung verwitterungsrelevanter organischer Säuren aus Böden. Annual Meeting of the German Soil Science Society 2017, 3.-6. September 2017, Göttingen.
Poster
Stock, S., Köster, M., Dippold, M., Boy, J., Matus, F., Merino, C., Nájera, F., Spielvogel, S., Gorbushina, A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2017). Climate and root proximity as dominant drivers of enzyme activity and C and N isotopic signature in soil. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, 23.-28. April 2017, Vienna.
Köster, M., Stock, S., Nájera, F., Matus, F., Dippold, M., Kuzyakov, Y., Spielvogel, S. (2018). Patterns of low-molecular-weight organic acids exuded by roots along a unique precipitation gradient at the Coastal Cordillera of Chile. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, 8.-13. April 2018, Vienna.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Dipl.-Biol. Ulrike Märkel
- PhD student
- Research
- Group: Vegetation
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Ulrike Märkel
Topics
- Modelling tree species distribution, growth, and mortality
- Tree sepcies response to current and expected future climatic conditions
Curriculum vitae
2018 | Visiting scientist at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission in Ispra, Italy |
Since 2016 | PhD student at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology at KIT Topic: Dynamics of European forests in the face of climate change |
2015-2017 | Scientific staff at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology at KIT in the project: Modelling climatic site suitability of main forest tree species (KLIMOPASS 37) |
2014-2015 | Scientific staff at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg in the project “Entwicklung der Studienfächer Energy Economics und Renewable Energy Technology” Scientific staff at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg in the project “Reallabor Nordschwarzwald (ReNo): Der Nationalpark Schwarzwald als Katalysator einer regionalen Nachhaltigkeitstransformation”. Scientific staff at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg in the project “Analyse des Einflusses klimabedingter Landnutzungsänderungen auf Verbreitung und Häufigkeit gefährdeter und geschützter Vogelarten Sachsen-Anhalts (KliLaVo)”. |
2013 | Diploma in Biology at the University of Tübingen with external thesis in the lynx project of the Bavarian Forest National Park (lynx predation on roe deer: spatio-temporal analysis of kill sites) |
2006 | Abitur in Wendlingen am Neckar |
Teaching
Verfahrenskurs GIS für Bachelor of Education Lehramt Geographie für Gymansien
Publications

Rita Seith
- Secretary
- Group: Vegetation, Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

Dr. Teja Kattenborn
- Scientific staff
- Research
- Group: Vegetation
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Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

Dr. Fabian Faßnacht
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Vegetation
- Room: Geb. 10.50, Raum 816
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New work address:
Freie Universität Berlin
Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics
Malteserstr. 74-100
12249 Berlin
Fabian Faßnacht
Topics
- Tree species composition classification and mapping
- Estimation of aboveground forest biomass form multi-sensor remote sensing data
- Remote sensing based assessment of grassland dynamics on the Tibetan plateau
- Application of machine learning methods in the context of remote sensing data
- Forest disturbance identification with optical remote sensing data
Curriculum vitae
2017 | Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s Fellowship: Research stay at the CAS Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Xining, China |
2015 | Fulbright scholarship: Research stay at the Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA |
2014 | Research assistant (Postdoc) at the IfGG at the KIT |
2012 | Research visit at the “Laboratorio de Geomática y Ecología del Paisaje”, Universidad de Chile, Chile. |
2010-2013 | PhD student at the Professorship for Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems, University of Freiburg. Title of the dissertation: “Assessing the potential of imaging spectroscopy data to map tree species composition and bark beetle-related tree mortality”. |
2009 | Diploma in forestry sciences, University of Freiburg |
2003 | Abitur in Weingarten |
Editorial tasks
Associate editor with Forestry (Oxford University Press) (since 2016)
Associate editor with the European Journal of Remote Sensing (Taylor & Francis) (2016-2017)
Teaching
GIS (Verfahrenskurs GIS), Cartography (Verfahrenskurs Kartographie), Environmental monitoring with remote sensing (Methoden der Umweltforschung 2), Scientific writing (Naturwissenschaftliche Arbeitsweisen), Berufspraktikum
Vor 2015: Masterprojekt Schwarzwald, Klimafolgenforschung 3, Geographische Exkursionen, Kartographie
Publications

Lukas Lorenz
- Chemical technical assistant
- Lab technician
- Group: Soil
- Room: 230 in Geb. 50.40
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Adenauerring 20b
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
André Kilchenmann
- Group: Society
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

Dr. Michael Zech
- Reseach, Teaching
- Group: Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Michael Zech
Themen
- Bodengeographie
- Paläopedologie
- Quartärforschung
- Löss
- Biomarker
- Stabile Isotope
- Geographische Schwerpunkte:
Argentinien, Kilimandscharo, Mittel- und Südosteuropa, Zentralasien und Himalaja, NO-Sibirien
Lebenslauf
Okt 2013 - Mar 2014 |
Vertretung der Professur für Bodenkunde und Geomorphologie am IFGG (KIT) |
2013 | Habilitation für das Fach Geoökologie an der Fakultät Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften der Universität Bayreuth. Thema der Habilitationsschrift: Development, validation and application of an 18O paleoclimate proxy based on compound-specific isotope analyses of hemicellulose-derived sugar biomarkers. |
Seit 2010 | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg 2007 – 2011: Feodor-Lynen Forschungsstipendiat der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung an der Universität Novi Sad, Serbien. |
2007 | Promotion an der Universität Bayreuth zum Thema Zum Einsatz der Biomarker- und Stabilisotopen-Analytik in der Paläopedologie; Rekonstruktion mittel- und spätquartärer Landschafts- und Klimageschichte, mit Beispielen vom Kilimandscharo, aus NE Sibirien und NE Argentinien. Betreuer Prof. Dr. Ludwig Zöller. |
2003 | 1. Staatsexamen in den Fächern Biologie und Chemie (LAGym) an der LMU München. |
Lehre
WS 2013/14
- Exogene Dynamik/Geomorphologie (Vorlesung)
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dr. Sophia Leimer
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Soil
- Room: 106 in Geb. 10.50
- Phone: +49 721 608-41618
- sophia leimer ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Sophia Leimer
Topics
- Environmental change effects on water and element fluxes
- Hierarchical Bayesian modeling
- Hydrological modeling
- Time series analysis
CV
2014-2020 | Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
2013-2014 | Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern |
2010-2013 | PhD student at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern. Title of the dissertation: „Plant diversity effects on water fluxes and N leaching in soil of an experimental grassland: An analysis using a Bayesian modeling approach“ |
2003-2010 | Magister in Geography, Math, and Computer Science at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Title of the Magister thesis: „Modellierung des Wasserhaushalts eines kleinen weinbaudominierten Einzugsgebiets im Oberen Mittelrheintal (Gailsbach)“ |
Projects: www.the-jena-experiment.de | www.biodiversity-exploratories.de | www.tropicalmountainforest.org
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Invited talks
Leimer, S.: Ökosysteme im globalen Wandel: Überlebenswichtige Fragen als interdisziplinäre Herausforderung. KIT Abitag - Berufsbilder von Naturwissenschaftlerinnen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 27.01.2016.
Leimer, S.: Response of water and N fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems to climate change and biodiversity loss. Department Hydrosystemmodellierung, Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 02.12.2015.
Leimer, S.: Element fluxes in a tropical mountain forest under environmental change. Geologische Fachgespräche, Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), 05.11.2015.
Leimer, S.: Response of water and nitrate fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems to climate change and biodiversity loss. Geo-Ökologisches Kolloquium, Institut für Ökologie, Technische Universität Berlin, 30.06.2015.
Conference contributions (selection)
Leimer, S., Escher, P., Oelmann, Y., Wilcke, W.: Biodiversität senkt Nitratauswaschung aus dem Boden in das Grundwasser (Oral presentation). Meeting of the German Association for Hydrogeology (FH-DGGV), 13.-17. April, 2016. Karlsruhe, Germany.
Bandowe, B.A.M., Meusel, H., Leimer, S., Velescu, A., Strecker, T., Oelmann, Y., Eisenhauer, N., Scheu, S., Hoffmann, T., Wilcke, W.: The effect of plant diversity on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives in soils: Results from the Jena Experiment (Oral presentation). German Soil Science Society (DBG) meeting, 05.-10. September, 2015. München, Germany.
Leimer, S., Velescu, A., Peña Herrera, J. M., Emck, P., Peters, T., Rollenbeck, R., Trachte, K., Bendix, J., Wilcke, W.: Biogeochemical and biological responses of a tropical montane ecosystem in Ecuador to environmental change (Oral presentation). German Soil Science Society (DBG) meeting, 05.-10. September, 2015. München, Germany.
Fischer, C., Hohenbrink, T., Leimer, S., Roscher, C., Ravenek, J., de Kroon, H., Kreutziger, Y., Wirth, C., Eisenhauer, N., Gleixner, G., Weigelt, A., Mommer, L., Beßler, H., Schröder, B., Hildebrandt, A.: Effects of biotic and abiotic indices on long-term soil moisture data in a grassland biodiversity experiment (Oral presentation). European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 12. - 17. April, 2015. Wien, Austria.
Leimer, S., Oelmann, Y., Wirth, C., Wilcke, W.: Plant diversity effects on nitrate leaching from an experimental grassland (Oral presentation). German Soil Science Society (DBG) meeting, 07.-12. September, 2013. Rostock, Germany.
Leimer, S., Kreutziger, Y., Rosenkranz, S., Beßler, H., Engels, C., Hildebrandt, A., Oelmann, Y., Weisser, W.W., Wirth, C., Wilcke, W.: Biodiversity effects on the water balance of an experimental grassland (Oral presentation). European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2013, 07.-12. April, 2013. Wien, Austria.

Dipl.-Geogr. Stefanie Schrader
- Doktorandin
- Forschung, Lehre
- Group: Cooperation IMG
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Stefanie Schrader
Themen
- Meteorologie und Klimatologie
- Aerosolforschung
- Anwendung numerischer Wetter- und Klimamodelle
- Satellitenfernerkundung
- Regionaler Forschungsschwerpunkt: China
Lebenslauf
2003-2009 |
Studium Geographie, Universität Augsburg |
2008-2009 |
Diplomarbeit am Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Atmosphärische Umweltforschung Titel: Die räumliche Verteilung der Luftbelastung in Augsburg auf der Grundlage von Satellitenbildern und Messnetzen |
Seit 2011 |
Promotion am KIT Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie & Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Atmosphärische Umweltforschung & Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Forschungsbereich Troposphäre Titel: Simulation des Einflusses geogener Partikel auf die Aerosolbelastung im Großraum Peking |
Vorträge und Poster
Schrader S.,Vogel B., Vogel H., Norra S.,Suppan P., Schäfer K., Wang Y., Tang G., 2011: Model simulation of an Asian dust storm event in April 2006 in Northern China with the model system COSMO-ART. 6th International Workshop on Sand/Duststorms and Associated Dustfall, 7-9 September 2011, Athens, Greece. Poster presentation
Schrader S., 2010: Analysis of the spatial distribution of airborne particles in the greater area of Beijing via modelling and satellite remote sensing. German&Chinese Workshop on Air Quality and Health in the Greater Area of Beijing, 17-18 June 2010, Beijing, China. Oral presentation
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Julian Krupka
- Group: Gesellschaft
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Julian Krupka
Please note that this website is not updated any longer.
Themen
- Geographie des Wissens
- Handlungszentrierte Sozialgeographie
- Raumbezogene Identität
Projekte
- BMBF-Projekt: Lehramt Geographie PLUS: Entwicklung und Betreuung eines Lehrprogrammes zur Verbindung des Lehramtsstudiums mit Forschung am KIT und Praxisfeldern der Geographie (ab März 2018)
Lehre
- Übung Einführung in die Geographie
- Methodenorientiertes Projektseminar (ab März 2018)
CV
2017 - 2018 | Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie des Karlsruher Instituts für Technology (KIT) |
2017 | Wissenschaftliche Abschlussarbeit zum Thema Lokal, regional, national… oder doch egal? Maßstabsebenen der raumbezogenen Identität und der medialen Nutzung von Rauminformationen im Raum Vaihingen an der Enz |
2011-2017 | Studium der Geographie und Germanistik (Erstes Staatsexamen, Lehramt an Gymnasien) |
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dipl.-Biol. Stefanie Stenzel
- PhD student
- Research
- Group: Vegetation
- Office Hours: nach Vereinbarung
- Room: Geb. 10.50, Raum 818
- stefanie stenzel ∂does-not-exist.partner kit edu
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Stefanie Stenzel
Topics
- Optical, multiseasonal, multispectral remote sensing
- Natura 2000
- High Nature Value-Farmland (HNV)
- One Class Classification
- Lichenology
- Microbiology
Curriculum vitae
Since 2011 | PhD student in the projekt msave. Working title: "Multiseasonal remote sensing for monitoring vegetation". (Supervisor: Prof Schmidtlein) |
2010 |
Diploma Thesis (in Cooperation with Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, BfN) Stenzel. S. (2010): The High Nature Value (HNV)-Farmland-Indicator in Germany. Potentials and the accuracy of field mapping method using grassland as an example. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Nees Institut for Biodiversity of Plants & Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation INRES. |
2004-2010 | Study of Biology (Diploma) at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn. |
Teaching
- Große Exkursion Bayerisches Oberland und Nördliche Kalkalpen 2013 - Assistenz
- Landschaftsökologisches Praktikum LÖP 2013 - Responsible for subtopic vegetation
Presentations
Conference proceedings
Feilhauer H, Stenzel S, Kübert C, Metz AK, Conrad C, Ehlers M, Esch T, Klein D, Oldenburg C, Reinartz P, Schmidtlein S (2012). RapidEye im Projekt MSAVE - Multisaisonale Fernerkundung für das Vegetationsmonitoring. In: Borg E, Daedelow H, Johnson R (Hrsg.): RapidEye Science Archive (RESA) 'Vom Algorithmus zum Produkt'. 4. RESA Workshop, Neustrelitz, pp 153-164.
Talks
Stenzel S, Feilhauer H, Schmidtlein S. „Alles im grünen Bereich?“ - Multisaisonale Fernerkundung naturschutzrelevanter Vegetationstypen. Geographentag 2013, Passau.
Stenzel S, Feilhauer H, Metz A, Schmidtlein S. Monitoring habitat types with multiseasonal remote sensing and MaxEnt. GFÖ 2013, Potsdam.
Stenzel, S, Feilhauer, H, Kübert, C, Metz, A, Schmidtlein, S. RapidEye im Projekt msave - Multisaisonale Fernerkundung für das Vegetationsmonitoring. 4. RESA-Workshop 2012, Neustrelitz.
Stenzel, S, Benzler, A, Weddeling, K, Sukopp, U. Noch grün hinter den Ohren? - Das Potential des High Nature Value (HNV)-Farmland-Indikators am Beispiel des Grünlandes. AK Biogeographie 2011, Hamburg.
Stenzel S, Feilhauer H, Metz A, Oldenburg C, Schmidtlein S. Monitoring habitat types with multiseasonal remote sensing and MaxEnt. IAVS 2013, Tartu, Estland.
Stenzel, S, Feilhauer, H, Schmidtlein, S. msave – Multiseasonal Remote Sensing for Monitoring Vegetation. AK Macroecology 2012, Frankfurt.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
MA Milan Gazdić
- Projektmitarbeiter
- Research
- Group: Vegetation
- milan gazdic ∂does-not-exist.partner kit edu
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Jessica Schönberg
- Lab technician
- Group: Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Adenauerring 20b
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

Javier Lopatin
- PhD student
- Research
- Group: Vegetation
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Javier Lopatin
Topics
- Modeling ecological and hydrological parameters with LiDAR data
- Hyperspectral remote sensing to derive tree species compositions
- Application of path modeling methods in the context of remote sensing data
Curriculum vitae
2014 | PhD student at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology (IfGG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Topic: Development of a UAV-based remote sensing procedure for ecosystem monitoring. |
2012 | Diploma in Applied Geomatics, University of Chile. |
2007-2011 | Engineer in Renewable Natural Resources, University of Chile. |
Presentations
Lopatin J., Hernández J., Galleguillos M. and Mancilla G. 2013. An empirical modeling of runoff in small watersheds using LiDAR data. Presented at AGU (American Geophysical Union), San Francisco, USA, 9 - 13 December. Poster.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Benjamin Mack
- PhD student
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Vegetation
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Benjamin Mack
Topics
- Land use / land cover mapping
- One-class and partially supervised classification
- Synergistic usage of optical and SAR data
- Estimation of soil sealing
Curriculum vitae
Since 2013 | Research assistant at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
Since 2010 | PhD student. Topic: Optimization of one-class classification approaches. |
2010-2011 | Research Assistant at the Juniorprofessorship for Remote Sensing in agriculture, Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation, University of Bonn. Project: Remote sensing based retrieval of biomethane potential (BMP) of crops, with regard to the EnMAP mission. |
2009-2010 | Research Assistant at the Center for remote sensing of land surfaces, University of Bonn. Project: Enviland 2 – Synergistic usage of optical and SAR data (Focus on soil sealing). |
2009 | Magister Artium in Geography (Bonn). Magister-Thesis: ‘Factors influencing reflectance measurements in field spectroscopy – a comparative study on the reproducibility of measurements from two spectroradiometer systems.’ Supervisors: Prof. Gunter Menz, Prof. Sebastian Schmidtlein |
2002 | Abitur in Bad Saulgau |
Teaching
WS 2013/14
- Umweltmonitoring mit Fernerkundung
- Übung: Allgemeine Klimageographie/Klimatologie
Talks and Posters
Mack B. & B. Waske. Making One-Class Classification Feasible for Large Area Applications - An Iterative Approach. ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Mack B. & B. Waske. Partially Supervised Land Cover Classification with MaxEnt. 7th Workshop of the EARSeL Special Interest Group Imaging Spectroscopy, 11.4.-13.4.2011, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Mack B. & B. Waske. Partially Supervised Classification of Agricultural Crops with TerraSAR-X and Radarsat-2 Data. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, München.
Mack B. & B. Waske. Vergleich von Regressionsverfahren zur Ableitung des Blattflächenindex aus Hyperspektraldaten. Gastvortrag im Rahmen des Forum GI am Institut für Geoinformatik und Fernerkundung, 25.06.2012, Osnabrück.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dr. Lauriane Dinis
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Lauriane Dinis
Topics
- Facing the challenge of developing and applying metal isotopes protocols to low-temperature biogeochemistry
- Biomonitoring metal cycles through forest environment
- Fingerprinting sources of contamination in terrestrial ecosystems
CV
2015-2016 |
Research assistant at Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
2010-2014 | Ph.D. at Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) at Québec city (Canada): Dendrogéochimie isotopique du plomb et du zinc dans le secteur est de la région pétrolifère du nord-est de l’Alberta |
2009 – 2010 |
Hydrogeochemist Junior at Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) at Hyderabad (India) |
Presentations
Dinis, L., Gammon, P., Savard, M.M., Bégin, C., Girard, I., Vaive, J. (2015) Treatment protocol for using tree-ring Zn isotopes for environmental studies. Oral presentation. 11th Applied Isotope Geochemistry Conference, AIG-11 BRGM, Orléans, France.
Dinis, L., Gammon, P., Savard, M.M., Bégin, C., Girard, I., Vaive, J. (2015) Developing tree-ring Zn isotopic series in the Athabasca oil sands region. Oral presentation. 7èmes Journées Jeunes Chercheurs – Société Française des IsotopeS, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Dinis, L., Savard, M.M., Bégin, C., Gammon, P., Girard, I. (2014) Is pooling tree-ring samples valid for determining Zn isotopic signatures? Poster. 15e Journée des Sciences de la Terre et de l’environnement, Québec, QC, Canada.
Dinis, L., Savard, M.M., Bégin, C., Gammon, P., Vaive, J., Girard, I. (2013) Pooling tree-ring samples for determining Zn isotopic signatures in the Athabasca oil sands region. Poster. AGU Fall meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Dinis, L., Savard, M.M., Bégin, C., Gammon, P., Vaive, J., Girard, I. (2013) Pooling tree-ring samples is valid for determining site-scale Zn isotopic signatures in tree – Method development. Lecture. EnvironMetal Isotopes, Ascona, Suisse.
Dinis, L., Savard, M.M., Bégin, C., Gammon, P., Vaive, J. (2013) Isotopes non-traditionnels de métaux et faibles concentrations dans les cernes de croissance des arbres – Développement méthodologiques. Lecture. 81e Congrès de l’Association francophone pour le savoir, Québec, QC, Canada.
Dinis, L., Savard, M.M., Bégin, C., Gammon, P., Vaive, J. (2012) Isotopes non-traditionnels dans les cernes de croissance des arbres et cycles des métaux de la région des sables bitumineux du nord-est de l’Alberta. Lecture. 13e Journée des Sciences de la Terre et de l’environnement, Québec, QC, Canada.
Schmitt, R., Amerasinghe, P., Perrin, J., Dinis, L., Ahmed, S., Pavelic, P., (2010) Assessing hydrological impacts of wastewater irrigation on groundwater: A case study from Hyderabad, India. Poster. Tropentag, Zurich, Suisse.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dr. Benjamin Bandowe
- Research
- Group: Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Benjamin Bandowe
Topics
- Development of analytical methods to determine organic compounds
- Compound specific isotope analysis
- Levels, sources, fate, transport, effects and remediation of organic pollutants in the environment
- Environmental risk assessment, Environmental health & (Eco)toxicology
- Reconstruction of past environments with biomarkers & anthropogenic markers
CV
Since 12/2016 | P.R.I.M.E. Fellow at University of Bristol and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
Since 2015 | Member of the Editorial Board of Heliyon (An Elsevier Journal) |
2010-2016 | Assistent/Postdoc, University of Bern, Switzerland |
2010 | Dr. rer. nat in Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany |
2005 | MSc in Chemistry, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany |
2004-2005 | Research Assistant/MSc Thesis at Forchungszentrum Jülich, Germany |
1999-2002 | Teaching Assistant/Grad. Student at Department of Chemistry, University of Ghana |
1999 | BSc in Chemistry, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana |
Projects
P.R.I.M.E. Fellowship Project: Compound-specific stable isotope values of oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OPAHs) as tracers of their formation in the environment
Teaching
2015 | Seminar Soil Science and Biogeochemistry (BSc Students Univ. Bern) |
2014 | Advanced Laboratory Methods Lectures (MSc Students Univ. of Bern) |
2012-2014 | Seminar Soil Science (BSc, MSc and PhD Students, Univ. of Bern) |
2011-2013 | Lab. Course in Soil Biogeochemistry (MSc Students, Univ. of Bern) |
2010-2014 |
Soil Biogeochemistry Lectures (MSc Students, Univ. of Bern) |
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dipl.-Geoökol. Tobias Wirsing
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Tobias Wirsing
Topics
- Watershed management and groundwater dependent ecosystems
- Geography of soils in southwest Germany
- Modeling of groundwater and soil moisture
- Groundwater risk and resource management
- Animal groups: birds, amphibians, dragonflies
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2016 |
PhD-Student at the Institute of Applied Geosciences / Department Hydrogeology |
2008-2018 |
Lecture and research associate; Institute of Geography und Geoecology / KIT |
Since 2007 |
freelancer in issues of
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2007 |
Diploma in Geoecology, University of Karlsruhe |
Projects
BECycles - Element cycling as a function of land-use intensity and biodiversity in the Biodiversity Exploratories
Teaching
- Landschaftsökologisches Praktikum (LÖP)
- Exkursion zur "Physischen Geographie von Karlsruhe und Umgebung"
- Bodenkundliches Gelände- und Laborpraktikum
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dr. Klara Dolos
- Scientific staff
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Vegetation
- Room: Geb. 10.50, Raum 816
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

Dr. Jan Peter van der Sleen
- Scientific staff
- Research
- Group: Auen-Institut
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Abteilung Aueninstitut
Josefstr.1
D-76437 Rastatt
Peter van der Sleen
Topics
- forest ecology
- fish ecology
- global change
Current position
2017 - | Postdoctoral Researcher. Institute of Geography and Geoecology, department of Wetland Ecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. |
Previous positions
Nov 2015 - July 2017 | Postdoctoral Researcher. Marine Science Institute, University of Texas, USA. |
Aug 2014 - Feb 2015 | Post-doctoral researcher. Forest Ecology and Management Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. |
Jan 2011 - July 2017 | Freelance editor of a book ‘Field guide to the fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco and Guianas’. |
Education
Feb 2010 - Jun 2014 | PhD candidate. Forest Ecology and Management Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Title thesis: Environmental drivers of tree growth: a pan-tropical study of stable isotopes. |
Sep 2006 - Feb 2009 | Master Tropical Ecology. Utrecht University, the Netherlands, and the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Brazil. Degree awarded with honors (cum laude). |
Sep 2003 - Jun 2006 | Bachelor Biology. Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Bachelor thesis nominated for the best thesis award 2006. |
Awards and honors
Apr 2016 | Publication Award (first price) at the NERN (Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting), Lunteren, the Netherlands. |
May 2013 | Best oral presentation at the TRACE (Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology) meeting, Viterbo, Italy. |
Feb 2009 | MSc degree at the Utrecht University concluded with Honors (Cum Laude). |
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Prof. Dr. Tillmann Buttschardt
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Vegetation
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Dipl. Geogr. Johannes Schmidt
- PhD student
- Research
- Group: Vegetation
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Johannes Schmidt
Topics
- Heath vegetation
- Hyperspectral remote sensing
- Geographic information systems
- Thornbush savannah of the Kalahari
Curriculum vitae
Since 2013 |
Dissertation at the IfGG supported by a scholarship of the DBU (German Environmental Foundation). Titel: "Imaging techniques in the monitoring of ecological processes being relevant for nature conservation in large conservation areas of the German National Heritage" (Supervisor: Sebastian Schmidtlein) |
2013 | Cochet Consult Planning Company, Bonn |
2012 | Geological Survey of North Rhine-Westphalia, Krefeld |
2009-2012 | Member of the working group vegetation geography, University of Bonn |
2005-2012 | Studies in Geography at the University of Bonn, topic of the master thesis: Patterns and processes of bush encroachment in an arid thornbush savannah (South Africa). |
Teaching
Verfahrenskurs Kartographie (WS 2015/16), Proseminar Geoökologie (SS 2015)
Presentations
Schmidt J., S. Schmidtlein & A. Lausch. Taking the CSR-fingerprint of a large conservation area. AK Biogeographie 2014, Karlsruhe. Poster.
Schmidt J., S. Schmidtlein & A. Lausch. Landscape characterization by functional signatures. GfÖ annual conference 2015, Göttingen. Poster.
Schmidt J., F. E. Faßnacht, A. Lausch & S. Schmidtlein. Remote Sensing Based Monitoring Of Heathland Habitats Inspired By Field Mapping. EARSeL Symposium 2016, Bonn.
Schmidt J., F. E. Faßnacht, A. Lausch & S. Schmidtlein. The CSR-fingerprint: A functional signature of vegetation. EcoSummit 2016, Montpellier.
Schmidt J., F. E. Faßnacht, A. Lausch & S. Schmidtlein. A field based remote sensing approach for monitoring Calluna habitats. EcoSummit 2016, Montpellier. Poster.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Prof. i.R. Dieter Burger
- Research, teaching
- Group: Soil
- Office Hours: nach Vereinbarung
- Phone: +49 2241 47258
- dieter burger ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Dieter Burger
Forschung
- Geomorphologie: Karst, Verwitterung (Mikromorphologie)
- Boden: Kartierung, Schadstoffe, Wasserhaushalt
- Räumliche Schwerpunkte: Mitteleuropa, Mediterrangebiet, Südtunesien
Lehre
Wenn gewünscht Prüfungsvorbereitung und Prüfung vor allem Staatsexamen Geographie.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dipl.-Ing. Carsten Oldenburg
- Technician
- Group: Vegetation
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Carsten Oldenburg
Topics
- Plant functional types (PFT)
- Process-oriented modelling
- National park Berchtesgarden
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dr. Melanie Brunn
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Melanie Brunn
Topics
- Climate change impacts on soil organic carbon dynamics in forest soil
- Carbon and nutrient cycles across chronosequences
- Decomposition of organic matter via δ13C depth profiles
- Carbon dynamics in the rhizosphere
- Nitrogen saturation in forests
- Tropical biodiversity experiments
CV
Since 2018 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Geography and Geoecology (IfGG), Geomorphology and Soil Science Group, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
2017-2018 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geosciences, Geoecology, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen |
2011-2017 | PhD student. University of Koblenz-Landau and Eberhard Karls- University of Tuebingen. Thesis: “Controls of vertical carbon stable isotope distribution in topsoil: temperature, precipitation and time” |
2003-2009 | Student of Geography with specifications in Botanic and Geology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Department of Geography, Soil Science. Diploma thesis: “Element fluxes in litterfall in a tropical tree plantation in Panama: effects of biodiversity and microtopography“ |
Research abroad
2017 | Visiting Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama) |
2013 | Visiting Scientist, Lincoln University, Christchurch (New Zealand) |
2008 | Visiting Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama) |
Awards and research grants
2015 | Poster Prize Winner during the fifth International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter 2015, Goettingen (Germany) |
2013 | Research grant by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD (D/12/45516) |
2011-2015 | Scholarship by the Grant Foundation Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) |
2012-2013 | Travel grants for conference contributions by the Interdisciplinary Graduation Center of the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany) |
2011-2013 | Research grants to fund student researchers by the University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany) |
2008-2009 | Research grant to conduct research in Panama by the University of Mainz (Germany) |
Presentations
Oral presentations
Brunn, M., Oelmann, Y. (2017): Decomposition of soil organic matter approximated by stable carbon isotopes: a meta-analysis. German Soil Science Society (DBG) meeting 2017, Goettingen, Germany.
Brunn, M., Spielvogel, S., Condron, L., Wells, A., Oelmann, Y. (2015): Vertical δ13C and δ15N changes during pedogenesis. German Soil Science Society (DBG) Meeting 2015, Munich, Germany.
Brunn, M., Spielvogel, S., Condron, L., Wells, A., Oelmann, Y. (2015): Vertical δ13C and δ15N changes during pedogenesis. European Geoscience Union (EGU) General Assembly 2015, Vienna, Austria.
Brunn, M., Spielvogel, S., Sauer, T., Oelmann, Y. (2013): δ13C depth profiles in forest soils as proxy for decomposition of SOM across a temperature and precipitation gradient. German Soil Science Society (DBG) Meeting 2013, Rostock, Germany.
Brunn, M., Spielvogel, S., Oelmann, Y. (2012): Carbon sequestration in forest soils of Rhineland-Palatinate: decomposition estimated via δ13C depth profiles. Workshop: “Isotopes in Ecosystem Sciences“, Goettingen, Germany.
Poster
Ryan, J. R., Brunn, M., Oelmann, Y. (2017): Carbon cycling and translocation processes in Baltic Sea coastal dune topsoils. German Soil Science Society (DBG) Meeting 2017, Goettingen, Germany.
Brunn, M., Brodbeck, S., Oelmann, Y. (2016): Three decades after afforestation are sufficient to yield decomposition-related vertical δ13C depth profiles in soil. JESIUM 2016 - Joint European Stable Isotope User Group Meeting, Gent, Belgium.
Brunn, M., Condron, L., Wells, A., Spielvogel, S., Oelmann, Y. (2015): Vertical δ13C and δ15N changes during pedogenesis and succession across a temperate rainforest dune chronosequence. Fifth International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter, Goettingen, Germany (Poster Award Winner).
Brunn, M., Spielvogel, S., Condron, L., Wells, A., Oelmann, Y. (2014): Climate and pedogenesis affect δ13C depth profiles in SOM. The Sixth International Workshop on Soil and Sedimentary Organic Matter Stabilization and Destabilization (SOM6) 2014, Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA.
Brunn, M., Wilcke, W., Oelmann, Y. (2011): Element fluxes in litterfall in a tropical tree plantation in Panama: effects of biodiversity and microtopography. German Soil Science Society (DBG) Meeting 2011, Berlin & Potsdam, Germany.
Miscellaneous
Memberships and Reviewer
Memberships: |
European Geoscience Union (EGU), seit 2015
German Soil Science Society (DBG), seit 2011
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Reviewer: | Plant and Soil, PlosOne, Forests, Biology and Fertility of Soils |
Public reports
Interview (14.01.2015): Melanie Brunn erforscht die Stabilität von Kohlenstoff in Böden. Uni Blog Universität Koblenz-Landau (https://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/blog /forschung-vorgestellt-melanie-brunn-erforscht-die-stabilitaet-von-kohlenstoff-in-boeden/)
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Alfred Wirthmann
- Group: Society
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany

Christian Schiel
- Group: Gesellschaft
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Madeleine Wagner
- Group: Society
- Office Hours: nach Vereinbarung
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dr. Eva Koller-France
- Research
- Group: Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Eva Koller-France
Topics
- Long-term influence of biodiversity on nutrient cycles
- Ecosystem functioning
- Climate change ecology
CV
2016 – today | Postdoctoral Researcher, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (IfGG) and University of Tübingen (Geography/Geoecology) |
2014-2015 | Project Scientist, Agricultural Trial Station Augustenberg, Karlsruhe (LTZ, working for the Ministry for Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection Baden-Württemberg) |
2011-2013 | Postdoctoral Research Officer, School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, UK and Guest Researcher at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) Bangor, UK |
2007-2011 |
Marie Curie EST Fellow, University of Sheffield, UK (PhD). Thesis topic: “Impacts of environmental change on subarctic dwarf shrub communities: landscape gradient and field manipulation approaches”, Supervisors: Dr. Gareth Phoenix and Prof. Malcolm Press |
2000-2006 |
Diplom Biology, University of Freiburg. Diplom thesis: “The Ecology of Bothriochloa ischaemum in the Upper Rhine Valley”. Supervisor: Prof. A. Bogenrieder. |
Projects
The Jena Experiment (www.the-jena-experiment.de)
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Sandra Gleich
- Group: Society
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
- Multilokalität und multilokales Wohnen
- Mobilitätsforschung (u.a. in Bezug auf Regional- und Stadtplanung)
- Zeitgeographie
- Verkehrsgeographie
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dipl. Geoökol. Mira Maniyar
- Teaching, administration
- Group: Vegetation, Soil
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Mira Maniyar
Themen
- GIS im kommunalen Umfeld
- Landschaftsplanung
- Flächenmanagement
- Imkerei
- Räumliche Schwerpunkte: Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Hessen, Bayern, Italien
Lebenslauf
Seit 2012 | Dipl. Geoökologin bei bhmp (Bresch – Henne – Mühlinghaus Planungsgesellschaft), Abteilung Landschaftsplanung |
Seit 2008 | Akademischer Mitarbeiter am Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie, Lehrstuhl Physische Geographie |
2008-2012 | GIS-Anwendungberatung bei kivbf (Kommunale Informationsverarbeitung Baden-Franken) |
2002-2008 | Studium der Geoökologie (Karlsruhe) Diplomarbeit: "Entwurf eines Grünflächenmanagements mit GIS für die Gemeinde Walzbachtal" |
Lehre
- Exkursion Thailand (Assistenz)
- Exkursion Südlicher Oberrheingraben/Bodensee
- GIS-Kurs für Geoökologen
- Proseminar Physische Geographie/Geoökologie
Betreute Abschlussarbeiten
- Neophyten im Karlsruher Stadtgebiet – Die Verbreitung von Ailanthus altissima, Buddleja davidii und Robinia pseudoacacia auf Brachflächen im Stadtteil Durlach (Bachelor)
- Schwermetalle in Pollen und Blütenhonig – Umweltanalytische Untersuchung in Karlsruhe (Bachelor)
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF
Dr. Denise Böhnke
- Group: Cooperation IMG, Society
- Office Hours: nach Vereinbarung
- denise boehnke ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
Denise Böhnke
Please note that this website is not updated any longer. Please follow this link to my up-to-date version: http://www.ifr.kit.edu/mitarbeiter_boehnke.php
Themen
- Geographischer Schwerpunkt: Baden Württemberg
- Beprobt werden 25 typische Waldstandorte, über acht verschiedene Naturräumliche Großlandschaften
- Die Standortcharakterisierung erfolgt über mikroklimatische Messungen, floristische und bodenkundliche Erhebungen mit Bezug auf die Zeckenökologie
- Die Daten werden mithilfe statistischer Methoden und GIS bearbeitet
Lebenslauf
Seit 2017 |
Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Regionalwissenschaft, KIT, im Forschungsprojekt „KomKlim: Umsetzung der kommunalen Klimaanpassung in die Bauleitplanung im Pilotprojekt der Entwicklung des Geländes der Spinelli Barracks / Grünzug Nordost in Mannheim". |
2012-2016 | Promotion am IfGG des KIT. Thema: „Der Einfluss der Bestandsklimatologie auf die Verbreitung der Holzbock-Zecke Ixodes ricinus in Baden-Württemberg“ (Betreuung: PD Dr. Stefan Norra), Förderung: BWPlus, Umweltministerium Baden-Württemberg. |
2011-2016 | Teilnahme am Qualifizierungsprogramm der Graduiertenschule für Klima und Umwelt (GRACE). |
2012-2013 | Teilnahme am Cross-Mentoring Programm (X-Ment) des KIT. |
2011-2010 | Tätigkeit in der Landschaftsplanung. |
2011 | Abschluss des Studiums der Geoökologie in Karlsruhe. Diplomarbeitsthema: "Der Einfluss von Mikroklima und Habitat auf die Populationsentwicklung von Ixodes ricinus“ an 5 Standorten nördlich von Karlsruhe". |
Betreute Abschlussarbeiten
- Zulassungsarbeit: Klimatische Einflüsse auf die Verbreitung von Ixodes ricinus (Gemeiner Holzbock).
- Bodenwasserhaushalt in verschiedenen Waldbiotopen Baden-Württembergs.
- Variabilität von Bodenwasserhaushaltsparametern an ausgewählten Waldstandorten.
Vorträge und Poster
Konferenz der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Potsdam, 09.2013. Landscape scaled distribution of the tick Ixodes ricinus depending on microclimate and soil condition.
2. Süddeutscher Zeckenkongress, Hohenheim, 03.2014. Betreten auf eigene Gefahr - Die Ausbreitung der Zecke Ixodes ricinus in Baden-Württemberg.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Emil Dister
- Reseach, Teaching, Direction
- Group: Auen-Institut
- Room: 10
- Phone: +49 7222 3807-0
- Fax: +49 7222 3807-99
- emil dister ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Bereich WWF-Auen-Institut
Josefstraße 1
D-76437 Rastatt
Emil Dister

Topics
- floodplain ecology
- restoration of rivers and their floodplains
- ecologically oriented flood protection
Curriculum vitae
1985 - 2014 |
Director of the WWF-Auen-Institut, from April 2004 part of KIT, Institute for Floodplains Ecology |
1980 - 1985 |
Academical staff at the Departemenr of Biogeography at Saarland University in Saarbrücken |
1979 - 1980 |
Freelancer at Gesellschaft für Landeskultur (GfL) in Bad Homburg |
1975 - 1980 |
Scientist and freelancer at Hessische Gesellschaft für Ornithologie und Naturschutz (HGON) e.V. in Frankfurt/M, PhD in 1980 with a topic concerning floodplain ecology at Göttingen University, degree in biology (geobotany) and geography in Mainz and Göttingen |
Furthermore: project evaluations for the GTZ (1990, 1982, 1981), project search in Gambia for the foundation "Walderhaltung in Afrika e.V."
Teaching
Lectureships at Universities: Karlsruhe, Saarbrücken, Marburg, Basel.
Presentations
Download list of presentations.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
PDF
2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
PDF
2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF
Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF
2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF
Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF
2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF
Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.
Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF
Books
2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)
2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Dr. Mareike Roeder
- Scientific staff
- Research
- Group: Auen-Institut
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Abteilung Aueninstitut
Josefstr.1
D-76437 Rastatt
Mareike Roeder
Themen
- phytoecology
- plant-animal interactions
- regeneration
Lebenslauf
2018- | Scientist at the KIT - Department of wetland ecology |
2016-2017 | Assistant professor, Community Ecology and Conservation Group, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China |
2015-2016 | Study Director (honey bee), Ecotoxicology, Eurofins Agroscience Services, Germany |
2011-2014 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Phylogenetic structure of liana communities) Plant Geography Lab, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Yunnan, China |
2006-2010 | PhD in forestry science, Georg-August University Göttingen, and Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus, Brazil and Smithsonian Institute for Tropical Research-PDBFF, Manaus, Brazil. Title of thesis: Regeneration of lianas in secondary and primary forests in Central Amazonia, Brazil. |
1997-2003 | Biology (Diplom = MSc), Phillips University, Marburg, Germany. Thesis in plant ecology: Influence of the fodder quality on the herbivory of several invertebrates. |
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045
Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6
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2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9
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2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF
2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF
2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF
2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF
Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF
2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306
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Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF
2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF
Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF
Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF
Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF
Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF
le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF
Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF
2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF
Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF
2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF
Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF
2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF
2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF
Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF
2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF
Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger,