Research for the Environment

Dr. Marten Winter

Research interests

For the next years I will be involved in the upcoming 5th IPCC report as chapter scientist for the Working Group II in the chapter 4 "Terrestrial and Inland Water systems". I will support the work of the coordinating lead author Josef Settele.

At the moment I'm also leading a project for the Saxonian Environmental Agency, where we (i) analyze extensively their species database for effects of climate change and (ii) develop a scheme for monitoring effects of climate change on Saxonian biodiversity.

Generally I'm a zoological taxonomist in macroecologists clothing with a species invasion cap who worked the last years also with plants and just started to increase the animal percentage again. :O)

particularly research focus:
- macroecology, invasion biology, niche dynamics, biodiversity pattern
- effects of global change on evolutionary and functional compositions of communities and its implications for ecosystem functioning
- integration pf phylogenetic diversity into nature conservation
- observed effects of climate change
- biodiversity monitoring
- ecology and distribution of the North American Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Co-operations / Projects

University of Bern
Zoological Institute - Community Ecology
Prof. Wolfgang Nentwig

DAISIE
Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe
DAISIE Platform

Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity
Federal Agency of Nature Protection
Wolfgang Rabitsch Austrian Federal Environmental Agency
Monitoring of Climate Change Effects on Biodiversity
Saxonian Environmental Agency

Raptor and Owl Monitoring
EURAPMON: Research and Monitoring for and with Raptors in Europe
ESF Project
Ubbo Mammen Monitoring Raptors and Owls of Europe (MEROS)

Pratique
PRATIQUE: ENHANCEMENTS OF PEST RISK ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
Project Homepage
Sven Bacher University Fribourg (CH) 

BUND
Friends of the Earth Germany;
Wildkatze - Netze des Lebens /Wildcats - Net of life
Simulation -and Environmental Education Tool
Karin Ulbrich UFZ

IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change
Working Group II
Josef Settele UFZ

Publications

In Review/submitted (excl. mentally prepared ;O)

Aronson, M.F.J. et al. (among them M. Winter): Life in the concrete jungle: A global analysis of urban biodiversity.

Dawson, W, Lidewij, K, Winter M et al.: Global measures of invasiveness correlate more strongly with coarse-scale than fine-scale regional distributions of alien plants. 

Zdeňka Lososová, Marten Winter, Milan Chytrý, Petr Pyšek, Jiří Sádlo, Petr Šmarda, Lubomír Tichý and David Zelený: Phylogenetic structure of plant communities indicates their age. PNAS

Purschke, O., Schmid, B.C., Sykes, M.T., Poschlod, P., Michalski, S.G., Durka, W., Kühn, I., Winter, M., Prentice, H.C.: Incongruence between taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity during a long-term succession: insights into assembly processes. Journal of Ecology

in press

24) Winter, M., Devictor, V., Schweiger, O.: Phylogenetic diversity and nature conservation, where are we? Trends in Ecology and Evolution. accepted.

Research Articles & Opinions/Correspondeces/Letters

2012

23) Essl, F., Winter, M., and Pyšek, P., 2012: Biodiversity: Trade threat could be even more dire. Nature, 487(7405), 39-39. (Correspondence)

22) Graham, C., Winter, M. (2012): Symposium Summary: Towards new directions and collaborations in macroecology. Frontiers in Biogeography 4(1): 11-12. (Meeting Report)

21) Jan Beck, Liliana Ballesteros-Mejia, Carsten M. Buchmann, Jürgen Dengler, Susanne A. Fritz, Bernd Gruber, Christian Hof, Florian Jansen, Sonja Knapp, Holger Kreft, Anne-
Kathrin Schneider, Marten Winter, Carsten F. Dormann: What’s on the horizon of macroecology? Present status and future perspectives. Ecography, early online.

20) Hulme, P. E., Pyšek P. & Winter, M. (2012). Biosecurity on Thin Ice in Antarctica. Science 336, 1102-1104. (Letter)

2011
19) Rolland, J., Cadotte, M. W., Davies, J., Devictor, V., Lavergne, S., Mouquet, N., Pavoine, S., Rodrigues, A., Thuiller, W., Turcati, L., Winter, M., Zupan, L., Jabot, F. & Morlon, H. (2011) Using phylogenies in conservation: new perspectives. Biology Letters. (Meeting Report)
Paper (free Access)

18) Stohlgren, T., Pyšek, P., Kartesz, J., Nishino, M., Pauchard, A., Winter, M., Pino, J., Richardson, D., Wilson, J., Murray, B., Phillips, M., Ming-yang, L., Celesti-Grapow, L. & Font, X. (2011): Widespread plant species: natives versus aliens in our changing world. Biological Invasions, 1-14.
Stohlgren_Widespread aliens.pdf (388.7 KB)

17) Simberloff D, on behalf of 140 co-authors (among them Winter, M) (2011): Non-natives: 141 scientists object. Nature 475: 36-36. (Correspondence) Simberloff: response to Davis. Nature 2011 (622.3 KB)

16) Hulme, M., Mahony, M., Beck, S., Görg, C., Hansjürgens, B., Hauck, J., Nesshöver, C., Paulsch, A., Vandewalle, M., Wittmer, H., Böschen, S., Bridgewater, P., Diaw, M. C., Fabre, P., Figueroa, A., Heong, K. L., Korn, H., Leemans, R., Lövbrand, E., Hamid, M. N., Monfreda, C., Pielke, R., Settele, J., Winter, M., Vadrot, A. B. M., van den Hove, S. & van der Sluijs, J. P. (2011) Science-Policy Interface: Beyond Assessments. Science, 333, 697-698. (Correspondence)

15) Winter M., Schweiger O. (2011) Ecosystem rates of transformation matter. Science 333: 936-937. (Letter)

2010

14) Winter, M., Kühn, I., LaSorte, F., Schweiger, O., Nentwig, W., Klotz, S. (2010): The role of non-native plants and vertebrates in defining patterns of compositional dissimilarity within and across continents. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19 (3): 332-342 (DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00520.x). Reprint

13) Pyšek P., Jarošík V., Hulme P. E., Kühn I., Wild J., Arianoutsou M., Bacher S., Chiron F., Didžiulis V., Essl F., Genovesi P., Gherardi F., Hejda M., Kark S., Lambdon P.W., Desprez-Loustau M.-L., Nentwig W., Pergl J., Poboljšaj K., Rabitsch W., Roques A., Roy D.B., Shirley S., Solarz W., Vila M., Winter M. (2010): Disentangling the role of environmental and human pressures on biological invasions across Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 107 (27): 12157-12162; doi:10.1073/pnas.1002314107
Paper (Open Access)
Appendix

12) Vilà, M., Basnou, C., Pyšek, P., Josefsson, M., Genovesi, P., Gollasch, S., Nentwig, W., Olenin, S., Roques, A., Roy, D., Hulme, P.E., DAISIE partners (2010): How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European cross-taxa assessment. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8 (3): 135-144, doi:10.1890/080083.
Reprint

11) Schweiger, O.; Biesmeijer, J.; Bommarco, R.; Hickler, T.; Hulme, P.; Klotz, S.; Kühn, I.; Moora, M.; Nielsen, A.; Ohlemüller, R.; Petanidou, T.; Potts, S.; Pysek, P.; Stout, J.; Sykes, M.; Tscheulin, T.; Vila, M.; Wather, G.-R.; Westphal, C.; Winter, M.; Zobel, M.; Settele, J.: Multiple stressors on biotic interactions: climate change and alien species affect pollination in concert. Biological Reviews. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00125.x).

2009

10) Dormann, C.F., Gruber, B, Winter, M., Herrmann, D. (2009) Evolution of climate niches in European mammals? Biology Letters, online (DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0688). Reprint

9) Winter M. , Schweiger O., Nentwig W., Andriopoulos, P., Arianoutsou, M., Basnou, C., Delipetrou, P., Didziulis, V., Hejda, M., Hulme, P.E., Lambdon, P., Pergl, P., Pysek, P., Roy, D., Kühn, I. (2009): Plant extinctions and introductions lead to phylogenetic and taxonomic homogenization of the European flora. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106 (51): 21721-21725; (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907088106).
Paper (Open Access) Appendix * mentioned in Faculty of 1000 *Editor's choice in Annals of Botany   

2008

8) Winter, M., Kühn, I., Nentwig, W., Klotz, S.: Winter, M., Kühn, I. , Nentwig, W., Klotz, S. (2008) Spatial aspects of trait homogenization within the German Flora. Journal of Biogeography, 35 (12): 2289-2297; (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01967.x).
Reprint

7) Lambdon P.W., Pyšek P., Basnou C., Hejda M., Arianoutsou M., Essl F., Jarošík V., Pergl J.,Winter M., Anastasiu P., Andriopoulos P., Bazos I., Brundu G., Celesti-Grapow L., Chassot P., Delipetrou P., Josefsson M., Kark S., Klotz S.,KokkorisY.,Kühn I., Marchante H., Perglová I., Pino J.,Vilà M., Zikos A., Roy D. & Hulme P. E. (2008): Alien flora of Europe: species diversity, temporal trends, geographical patterns and research needs. – Preslia 80: 101–149.

Books

6) Rabitsch, W., Winter, M., Kühn, E., Kühn, I., Essl, F. & Gruttke, H. (2010): Auswirkungen des rezenten Klimawandels auf die Fauna in Deutschland. [Effects of Climate Change on the fauna in Germany] BfN-Skript 98,268 p.
Federal Ministry for Nature Conservation

Book chapters

5) Winter M (2009): Procyon lotor. In: Handbook of Alien species in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht.
Raccoon

4) Kauhala K & Winter M (2009): Nyctereutes procyonoides. In: Handbook of Alien species in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht.
RaccoonDog

3) Pysek P, Lambdon P.W., Arianoutsou M, Kühn I, Pino J, Winter M (2009): Alien Vascular Plants of Europe. In: Handbook of Alien species in Europe. Springer, Dordrecht.
Alien_Flora_DAISIE (473.2 KB)

others

Ulbrich, K, Winter, M., Stein, A.: Simulation- and Environmental education tool "Implications of landscape fragmentation on wildcats" [so far only in German] BUND Page

Winter M.: Masked bandits on the way. In: Unheimliche Eroberer - Invasive Pflanzen und Tiere in Europa/ Environmental invaders Invasive plants and animals in Europe. (2011), ed. Nentwig, W. Haupt Verlag, Bern (CH).

Rabitsch, W., Winter, M., Kühn, E., Kühn, I., Essl, F. & GruttkeE, H. (2010): Effects of climate change on German fauna species of conservation priority: a contribution of safeguard and restore biodiversity. In: SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (Hrsg.): Biodiversity and climate change: achieving the 2020 targets: abstracts of posters presented at the 14th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Ad-vice of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 10-21 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya. - Montreal (Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity), 99-101.
Proceeding

RABITSCH, W., WINTER, M., KÜHN, E., KÜHN, I., ESSL, F. & GRUTTKE, H. (2010): Auswirkungen des rezenten Klimawandels auf die Fauna in Deutschland. - In: EPPLE, C., KORN, H., KRAUS, K. & STADLER, J. (Bearb.): Biologische Vielfalt und Klimawandel. - Bonn-Bad Godesberg (Bundesamt für Naturschutz), BfN-Skripten 274, S. 75
Proceeding

Winter M. (2005): Zur Ökologie des Waschbären (Procyon lotor L., 1758) in Sachsen-Anhalt. - Diploma thesis, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Ecology of Raccoon Marten Winter (8.7 MB)

2) Winter M., Stubbe M., Heidecke D. (2005): Zur Ökologie des Waschbären (Procyon lotor L., 1758) in Sachsen-Anhalt. - Beiträge zur Jagd- und Wildtierforschung 30: 303-322.

1) Stubbe A., Stubbe M., Batsajchan N., Samjaa R., Driechciarz E., Driechciarz R., Schonert A., Winter M. (2007): Euchoreutes naso Sclater, 1890 – ein Säugetier-Endemit Zentralasiens. Erforschung Biologischer Ressourcen der Mongolei 10: 471-486. Euchoreutes_naso_Mongolia (2.5 MB)

BRITZ, P., CHALMERS, R., GRAY, M., HENDERSON, R., KAISER, H., SIMON, C. and WINTER, M., 2005. Final Research Report – Investigations into the Biology of Terebrasabella heterouncinata, a Problematic Sabellid Polychaete Living on Haliotis midae. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, pp.1-33.

WINTER, M., 2001. Investigations into the reproductive strategy of T. heterouncinata under farm conditions. Internal report. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, pp. 2-19.

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