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)
	Researcher/ Scientific officer in the Botanical Department of the Natural History Museum integrated in the Brukenthal-Museum of Sibiu/Hermannstadt
	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
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

2025

Schneider, E. (2025). Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa) - forest stands on the lower stretch of the Danube Delta Sf. Gheorghe branch, Romania. Conference of 44th International Association of Danube Research, Krems a.d.D., A, 06.-09.02.2023, Article no: 14215496, Zenodo. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14215496

2023

Becker, I.; Wittmann, F.; Schneider, E.; Nichersu, I.; Balaican, D.; Simionov, M.; Livanov, O.; Egger, G. (2023). Aboveground biomass and carbon stock of the riparian vegetation in the Danube Delta. Danube News, 25 (47), 6 – 9. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8013837

Roeder, M.; Binder, F.; Reif, A.; Unseld, R.; Dichtl, T.; Schneider, E.; Mailänder, S.; Stöger, W.; Russel, D.; Egger, G. (2023). Auwaldbewirtschaftung in unsicheren Zeiten – die Suche nach Baumarten für den Auwald der Zukunft. Auenmagazin, 23, 43 – 50.

2022

Becker, I.; Egger, G.; Schneider, E.; Wittmann, F. (2022). Edaphic-Bloom Danube. Auenmagazin, (21), 44–45.

Reif, A.; Schneider, E.; OPREA, A.; Rakosy, L.; Luick, R. (2022). Romania’s natural forest types – a biogeographic and phytosociological overview in the context of politics and conservation [Die natürlichen Waldtypen Rumäniens – eine biogeographische und vegetationskundliche Übersicht im Kontext von Politik und Naturschutz]. Tuexenia, 42, 9–34. doi:10.14471/2022.42.005

2021

Gheoca, V.; Benedek, A. M.; Schneider, E. (2021). Exploring land snails’ response to habitat characteristics and their potential as bioindicators of riparian forest quality. Ecological Indicators, 132, Art.-Nr.: 108289. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108289

2019

Egger, G.; Gräßer, L.; Reich, M.; Komposch, C.; Dister, E.; Schneider, E.; Müller, N. (2019). Ökosystem Alpenfluss - Konstant ist die Veränderung. Flüsse der Alpen: Vielfalt in Natur und Kultur. Hrsg.: S. Muhar, 114–125, Haupt Verlag AG.

2017

Schneider, E.; Werling, M.; Stammel, B.; Januschke, K.; Ledesma-Krist, G.; Scholz, M.; Hering, D.; Gelhaus, M.; Dister, E.; Egger, G. (Eds.). (2017). Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands : Ergebnisse des F+E-Vorhabens "Entwicklung der Biodiversität von Flussauen" (FKZ 3513 85 0400). Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN).

Scholz, M.; Dister, E.; 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. Biodiversität der Flussauen Deutschlands. Hrsg.: E. Schneider, 79–118, Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN). doi:10.19213/973163

2011

Mölder, A.; Schneider, E. (2011). On the beautiful diverse Danube? Danubian floodplain forest vegetation and flora under the influence of river eutrophication. River Research and Applications, 27 (7), 881–894.

2010

Schneider, E. (2010). Floodplain Restoration of Large European Rivers, with Examples from the Rhine and the Danube. Restoration of Lakes, Streams, Floodplains, and Bogs in Europe - Principles and Case Studies. Ed.: M. Eiseltova, 185–223, Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-9265-6_11

2009

Schneider, E. (2009). Aquatic macrophytes in the Danube Delta - indicators for water quality and habitat parameters. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai / Bioethica, 54 (1), 21–32.

Schneider, E.; Dister, E.; Döpke, M. (2009). Lower Danube green corridor: an atlas for the lower Danube green corridor. WWF.

Schneider, E. (2009). Aquatic macrophytes in the Danube Delta indicators for water quality and habitat parameters. Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai / Biologia, 54 (1), 21–32.

2008

Schneider, E.; Tudor, M. (2008). Flora. Delta Dunarii/Das Donau-Delta. Hrsg.: R. Stiuca, 138–144, CD Press.

2005

Müller, H. S.; Guse, U.; Schneider, E. (2005). Leistungsfähigkeit von Betonen mit Flugasche. Beton- und Stahlbetonbau, 100 (8), 693–704.

Schneider, E.; Guse, U.; Müller, H. S. (2005). Zur Wirksamkeit von Flugasche in Beton. Beton - Düsseldorf, 55 (10), 488–494.

2002

Schneider, E. (2002). The ecological functions of the Danubian floodplains and their restoration with special regard to the Lower Danube. Large Rivers, 13 (1-2), 129–149. doi:10.1127/lr/13/2002/129

1990

Dister, E.; 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), 1–15. doi:10.1002/rrr.3450050102