
Prof. Dr. Erika Schneider
- Research, Teaching
- Group: Wetland ecology
- Phone: +49 7222 3807-21
- Fax: +49 7222 3807-99
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Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
Abteilung Aueninstitut
Josefstr.1
D-76437 Rastatt
Erika Schneider
Topics
- Succession of vegetation in floodplains from pioneer colonisation to floodplain forests and floodplain meadows on the example of long term monitoring on the Northern Upper Rhine in the Nature Reserve “Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue”
- Restoration of drained and embanked area in the Danube Delta and the lower Danube
- Riparian gallery like floodplain forests and their importance for the ecosystem (Habitat type 91E0)
- Meadows (wet and dry) and their changes under human impact
Curriculum vitae
Since 1985 |
Scientific officer at the WWF-Floodplain Institute of WWF-Germany (till 2004) as division/Bereich WWF-Auen-Institut/Institute for Floodplains Ecology at the Institue of Geography and Geoecology |
Study stage at the University Vienna (Geobotany and Ecology) |
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Researcher/ Scientific officer in the Botanical Department of the Natural History Museum integrated in the Brukenthal-Museum of Sibiu/Hermannstadt |
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Researcher/ Scientific officer at the Biological Institute of the Romania Academy of Science- Biological Research Center in Cluj-Napoca, Department of Systematics, Geobotany and Plant Ecology |
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1975 |
PhD (Dr. rer.nat) at the Babes-Bolyai University with the theme: Flora and Vegetation of the Cibin-Depression and its surrounding hill area; superviser Prof. Dr. Alexander Borza and Prof. Dr. Stefan Csürös |
Academic studies of Biology with focus Geobotany and plant ecology at the „Babes-Bolyai“-University of Cluj-Napoca /Romania, finalized with the degree of Dipl. Biologist (certified biologist)- Botanist with the diploma Thesis: Flora and Vegetation of steppe vegetation on the Zakel hill near the town of Sibiu/Hermannstadt |
Projects
- Restoration projects in the Danube Delta and on the Lower Danube
- Natura2000 management plan "Rhine depression between Wintersdorf and Karlsruhe"
- Development of bio-diversity in floodplains
Teaching
Cooperation on the practical course for Floodplains Ecology of IfGG 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Cooperation/ Assistance of the annual excursion in the frame of the lecture „Wetland landscapes“ of Dr. Ch. Kämpf
Lectures as Professor at the „Lucian Blaga“-University in Sibiu-Hermannstadt, Chair of Ecology and Nature Conservation:
- Management of Natura 2000 areas
- Landscape analysis
- Wetlands Management (floodplains and other wetlands)
- Strategies for Conservation of Biodiversity
Theses supervised
- Co-superviser of the diploma thesis of Felizia Kuhlke, IfGG-Geo-Ecology (2013): Evolution of the vegetation after restoration measures (removal of the bank reinforcement to the mean water) on the river Rhine in the protected area “Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue” of Land Hessen
- Co-superviser of the Bachelor thesis of Julia Neuhäuser, IfGG-Geo-Ecology (2013): Pioneer colonisation after restoration measures on the lower Murg river in Rastatt
- Co-superviser of the Bachelor thesis of Annika Katharina Riedel, IfGG- Geo-Ecology (2013): Changes of the vegetation in the outle area of the polder Söllingen/Greffern, middel Upper Rhine on the example of three time sheets.
Publications
Contributions in peer-reviewed journals
2021Householder, J. E., Schöngart, J., Piedade, M. T. F., Junk, W. J., ter Steege, H., Montero, J. C., Assis, R. L., de Aguiar, D. P. P., Prombo, M. M., Quaresma, A. C., Demarchi, L. O., Parolin, P., Lopes, A., Feitoza, G. V., Durgante, F. M., Weiss Albuquerque, B., Chu, A., Enßlin, D., Fabian, T., Fettweiß, K., Hirsch, M., Hombach, M., Hubbuch, A., Hutter, B., Jäger, T., Kober-Moritz, R., Lindner, M. K. R., Maier, F., Nowak, J., Petridis, Z., Schierling, L., Snjaric, E., Egger, G., Schneider, E., Damm, C., Wittmann, F. (2021): Modeling the Ecological Responses of Tree Species to the Flood Pulse of the Amazon Negro River Floodplains. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9.2011Moelder, A., Schneider, E. (2011): On the beautiful diverse Danube? Danubian floodplain forest vegetation and flora under the influence of river eutrophication. River Research and Application 27, pp. 881–894. 10.1002/rra.1403
2009Schneider, E. (2009): Aquatic macrophytes in the Danube Delta – indicators for water quality and habitat parameters. Biologie, Cluj- Napoca 54(1), pp. 21–32.
2002Schneider, E. (2002): The ecological functions of the Danubian floodplains and their restoration with special regard to the Lower Danube. Large Rivers 141/1-2(13), pp. 129–149.
1990Dister, E. R., Gomer, D., Obrdlik, P., Petermann, P., Schneider, E. (1990): Water mangement and ecological perspectives of the upper rhine's floodplains. Regulated Rivers: Research & Management 5(1), pp. 1–15. 10.1002/rrr.3450050102
Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)
1989Dister, E. R., Obrdlik, P., Schneider, E., Wenger, E. (1989): Zur Ökologie und Gefährdung der Loire-Auen. Natur und Landschaft 64(3), pp. 95–99.Book chapters
2019Egger, G., Gräßer, L., Reich, M., Komposch, C., Dister, E. R., Schneider, E., Müller, N. (2019): 3.1 Ökosystem Alpenfluss - Konstant ist die Veränderung. chapter 3, pp. 114–125. In: Muhar, S., Muhar, A., Siegrist, D., Egger, G. (ed.): Flüsse der Alpen: Vielfalt in Natur und Kultur.2017Dister, E. R., Schneider, E., Scholz, M. (2017): Allgemeine Grundlagen. chapter 2, pp. 25–40. In: Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands.
Schneider, E., Scholz, M., Dister, E. R., Mehl, D., Kurth, A., Hamer, H. (2017): Biodiversität in Auen. chapter 3, pp. 41–78. In: Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands.
Scholz, M., Dister, E. R., Ehlert, T., Mehl, D., Schneider, E., Foeckler, F., Damm, C., Rumm, A., Krüger, F., Schulz-Zunkel, C., Egger, G., Werling, M. (2017): Nutzungen, Auenzustand und Renaturierung. chapter 4, pp. 79–118. In: Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands.
Schneider, E., Dister, E. R. (2017): 6.3.3 Auenwaldentwicklung auf ehemaligen Ackerbrachen am Kühkopf durch ungesteuerte Sukzession. chapter 6, pp. 207–224. In: Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands.
Werling, M., Schneider, E. (2017): 6.4.2 Die Veränderung der terrestrischen und semiterrestrischen Auenvegetation am Rhein bei Greffern nach Staustufen- und Polderbau. chapter 6, pp. 241–252. In: Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands.
Werling, M., Schneider, E., Ledesma-Krist, G. M. (2017): 6.4.4 Die Veränderung der aquatischen Vegetation in der Rastatter Rheinaue innerhalb von rund 30 Jahren. chapter 6, pp. 265–287. In: Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands.
Schneider, E. (2017): 6.5.5 Wiesenentwicklung auf ehemaligen Ackerbrachen am Kühkopf durch gesteuerte Sukzession nach hochwasserbedingtem Deichbruch. chapter 6, pp. 374–391. In: Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands.
2010Schneider, E. (2010): Floodplain Restoration of Large European Rivers, with Examples from the Rhine and the Danube. chapter 11, pp. 185–223. In: Eiseltová, M. (ed.): Restoration of Lakes, Streams, Floodplains and Bogs in Europe.
2008Schneider, E., Tudor, M. (2008): Flora. chapter 11, pp. 138–144. In: Ştiucă, R. (ed.): Delta Dunării/Das Donau-Delta.
Books
2017Schneider, E., Werling, M., Stammel, B., Januschke, K., Ledesma-Krist, G. M., Scholz, M., Hering, D., Gelhaus, M., Dister, E. R., Egger, G. (ed.) (2017): Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 163, 512 pp., BfN (Bonn - Bad Godesberg) 10.19213/9731632009Schneider, E., Dister, E. R., Döpke, M. (2009): Lower Danube Green Corridor Atlas. 42 pp., WWF Germany ()
2008Schneider, E., Tudor, M., Staraş, M. (2008): Evolution of Babina polder after restoration works. 81 pp., WWF Germany & Danube Delta National Institute Tulcea ()
2007Drăgulescu, C., Schneider, E., Benedek, A. (2007): Phytodiversität der Lebensräume in den Karpaten. / Fitodiversitatea habitatelor din Carpaţi. 185 pp., Verlag der „Lucian Blaga“ Universität Sibiu/ Hermannstadt (Hermannstadt)
2005Schneider, E., Drăgulescu, C. (2005): Lebensräume und Gebiete von Gemeinschaftlichem Interesse/ Habitate si situri de interes comunitar. 167 pp., Verlag der „Lucian Blaga”-Universität Sibiu/ Hermannstadt (Hermannstadt)
Further publications
Beiträge in referierten Zeitschriften
2011Moelder, A., Schneider, E. (2011): On the beautiful diverse Danube? Danubian floodplain forest vegetation and flora under the influence of river eutrophication. River Research and Application 27, S. 881–894.
2009Schneider, E. (2009): Aquatic macrophytes in the Danube Delta – indicators for water quality and habitat parameters. Biologie, Cluj- Napoca 54(1), S. 21–32.
2002Schneider, E. (2002): The ecological functions of the Danubian floodplains and their restoration with special regard to the Lower Danube. Large Rivers 141/1-2(13), S. 129–149.
1990Dister, E. R., Gomer, D., Obrdlik, P., Petermann, P., Schneider, E. (1990): Water mangement and ecological perspectives of the upper rhine's floodplains. Regulated Rivers: Research & Management 5(1), S. 1–15. 10.1002/rrr.3450050102
Beiträge in Zeitschriften und Reihen (nicht referiert)
1989Dister, E. R., Obrdlik, P., Schneider, E., Schneider, E., Wenger, E. (1989): Zur Ökologie und Gefährdung der Loire-Auen. Natur und Landschaft 64(3), S. 95–99.
Buchkapitel
2010Schneider, E. (2010): Floodplain Restoration of Large European Rivers, with Examples from the Rhine and the Danube. Kapitel 11, S. 185–223. In: Eiseltová, M. (Hrsg.): Restoration of Lakes, Streams, Floodplains and Bogs in Europe.
2008Schneider, E., Tudor, M. (2008): Flora. Kapitel 11, S. 138–144. In: Ştiucă, R. (Hrsg.): Delta Dunării/Das Donau-Delta.
Bücher
2009Schneider, E., Dister, E. R., Döpke, M. (2009): Lower Danube Green Corridor Atlas. 42 S., WWF Germany ()
2008Schneider, E., Tudor, M., Staraş, M. (2008): Evolution of Babina polder after restoration works. 81 S., WWF Germany & Danube Delta National Institute Tulcea ()
2007Drăgulescu, C., Schneider, E., Benedek, A. (2007): Phytodiversität der Lebensräume in den Karpaten. / Fitodiversitatea habitatelor din Carpaţi. 185 S., Verlag der „Lucian Blaga“ Universität Sibiu/ Hermannstadt (Hermannstadt)
2005Schneider, E., Drăgulescu, C. (2005): Lebensräume und Gebiete von Gemeinschaftlichem Interesse/ Habitate si situri de interes comunitar. 167 S., Verlag der „Lucian Blaga”-Universität Sibiu/ Hermannstadt (Hermannstadt)