Dr. Harald Auge
Contact
Dr. Harald Auge
Senior Scientist
Department of Community Ecology
Helmholtz-Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ
Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4
06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Phone:++49 345 558 5309
Fax: ++49 345 558 5329
harald.auge@ufz.de
Research interests
I am interested in plant population ecology and community ecology, with particular focus on ecological genetics, interspecific interactions, biological invasions, and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Projects
Microevolution and ecological processes
- The role of evolutionary processes during biological invasions: case studies on the invasive ornamental plants, Mahonia aquifolium and Buddleja davidii
- The evolutionary impact of land use: quantitative genetic diversity and phenotypic selection of grassland plants in the Biodiversity Exploratories (funded by the DFG - German Research Foundation)
Interspecific interactions
- Effects of invertebrate herbivory on composition, diversity and dynamics of herbaceous plant communties
- The role of soil microbes in plant invasions: inhibition at home and facilitation away? (NSF grant to Ray Callaway and John Maron, University of Montana)
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
- Linking above-ground and below-ground processes: effects of tree and litter diversity on ecosystem functioning (the Kreinitz Tree Diversity Experiment)
- Effects of biological invasions and generalist herbivory on plant diversity and functioning of grassland ecosystems
Co-operations
- Daniel Prati, Oliver Bossdorf & Markus Fischer, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Berne, Switzerland
- Claudia Stein, Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- John L. Maron & Ragan M. Callaway, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, USA
- Dean E. Pearson, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Missoula, USA
- Isabell Hensen & Helge Bruelheide, Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Wolfgang W. Weisser, Institute of Ecology, Jena University
- Christian Wirth, Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig
- Jürg Stöcklin, Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Stefan Scheu, Animal Ecology, Darmstadt University of Technology
- Martin Zimmer, Institute of Zoology, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel
- Hariet L. Hinz, Esther Gerber & Urs Schaffner, CABI Europe - Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland
Curriculum vitae
1980 - 1985
Studies of biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
1986
Diploma degree in biology
1984 - 1987
PhD student, Institute of Geobotany, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
1987 - 1991
Research assistant, Institute of Geobotany, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
1991
PhD thesis, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg:
"Experimental population ecology of Galium aparine L. (Rubiaceae) - ecotypic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity", supervisor: Prof. E.-G. Mahn
1991
Project co-ordinator, Institute of Geography and Geo-Ecology, Academy of Sciences, Leipzig
1992
Project co-ordinator, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Germany
1993 - 1997
Research scientist, Department of Community Ecology, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle
since 1997
Head of the Plant Population Biology group & Deputy head of the Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Germany
Selected publications
Völler E, Auge H, Bossdorf O, Prati D (2013) Land use causes genetic differentiation of life-history traits in Bromus hordeaceus. Global Change Biology 19:892-899
Ebeling SK, Schreiter S, Hensen I, Durka W, Auge H (2012) Outcrossing breeding system does not compromise invasiveness in Buddleja davidii. Flora 207:843-848
Weißhuhn K, Prati D, Fischer M, Auge H (2012) Regional adaptation improves the performance of grassland plant communities. Basic and Applied Ecology 13:551-559
Völler E, Auge H, Prati D, Fischer M, Hemp A, Bossdorf O (2012) Geographical and land-use effects on seed-mass variation in common grassland plants. Basic and Applied Ecology 13:395-404
Walter J, Hein R, Auge H, Beierkuhnlein C, Löffler S, Reifenrath K, Schädler M, Weber M, Jentsch A (2012) How do extreme weather events and plant community composition affect host plant metabolites and herbivore performance? Arthropod-Plant Interactions 6:15–25
Ebeling SK, Stöcklin J, Hensen I, Auge H (2011) Multiple common garden experiments suggest lack of local adaptation in an invasive ornamental plant. Journal of Plant Ecology 4:209-220
Williamson M, Meyerson LA, Auge H (2011) Invasion science, ecology and economics: seeking roads not taken. NeoBiota 10:1-5
Weißhuhn K, Auge H, Prati D (2011) Geographic variation in the response to drought in nine grassland species. Basic and Applied Ecology 12:21-28
Auge H, Prati D, Stein C (2010) Der Zusammenhang zwischen Produktivität und Biodiversität. In: Hotes S, Wolters V (eds): Fokus Biodiversität. Wie Biodiversität in der Kulturlandschaft erhalten und nachhaltig genutzt werden kann. München: Oekom Verlag. 90-99.
Stein C, Unsicker S, Kahmen A, Wagner M, Audorff V, Auge H, Prati D, Weisser WW (2010) Impact of invertebrate herbivory in grasslands depends on plant species diversity. Ecology 91:1639-1650
Williams J, Auge H, Maron J (2010) Testing hypotheses for exotic plant success: parallel experiments in the native and introduced range. Ecology 91:1355-1366
Hempel S, Stein C, Unsicker SB, Renker C, Auge H, Weisser WW, Buscot F (2009) Specific bottom-up effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi across a plant-herbivore-parasitoid system. Oecologia 160:267-277
Stein C, Rißmann C, Hempel S, Renker C, Buscot F, Prati D, Auge H (2009) Interactive effects of mycorrhizae and a hemiparasite on plant community productivity and diversity. Oecologia 159:191-205
Ross CA, Faust D, Auge H (2009) Mahonia invasions in different habitats: local adaptation or general-purpose genotypes? Biological Invasions 11:441-452
Ebeling SK, Welk E, Auge H, Bruelheide H (2008) Predicting the spread of an invasive plant: Combining experiments and ecological niche models. Ecography 31:709-719
Ross CA, Auge H, Durka W (2008) Genetic relationships among three native North-American Mahonia species, invasive Mahonia populations from Europe, and commercial cultivars. Plant Systematics and Evolution 275:219-229
Stein C, Auge H, Fischer M, Weisser WW, Prati D (2008) Dispersal and seed limitation affect diversity and productivity of montane grasslands. Oikos 117:1469-1478
Williams J, Auge H, Maron J (2008) Different gardens, different results: Native and introduced populations exhibit contrasting phenotypes across common gardens. Oecologia 157:239-248
Ross CA, Auge H (2008) Invasive Mahonia plants outgrow their native relatives. Plant Ecology 199:21-31
Ebeling SK, Hensen I, Auge H (2008) The invasive shrub Buddleja davidii Franch. performs better in its introduced range. Diversity and Distributions 14:225-233
Feng Y-L, Auge H, Ebeling SK (2007) Invasive Buddleja davidii allocates more nitrogen to its photosynthetic machinery than five native woody species. Oecologia 153:501-510
