Dr. Stefan Michalski
Department of Community Ecology
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4
06120 Halle, Germany
Tel: 0345 558 5310
Fax: 0345 558 5329
Stefan.Michalski@ufz.de
Research interests
I started my scientific career as a botanist with a background in molecular systematics. Now, my field of expertise is the application of molecular techniques to answer ecological and evolutionary questions. Most of my work relates to the question on how spatial and temporal distribution of genetic diversity in plants is affected by different factors and how genetic diversity impact on ecosystem functioning. I do have a particular interest in the evolution and functional ecology of the genus Juncus.
Projects and cooperations
- Subproject 4, Treegenetics in the DFG project
BEF China
- DFG project "Evolutionary potential in functional traits of a wetland macrophyte (Juncus effusus) relevant for natural degradation of contaminants
Publications
Index:
- 2023 (5)
- 2022 (2)
- 2021 (3)
- 2020 (2)
- 2019 (8)
- 2018 (2)
- 2017 (11)
- 2016 (3)
- 2015 (2)
- 2014 (7)
- 2013 (5)
- 2012 (6)
- 2011 (2)
- 2010 (2)
- 2009 (1)
- 2008 (1)
- 2007 (2)
- 2006 (1)
- 2004 (1)
You could use our publication index for further requests.
2023 (5)
- Conrady, M., Lampei, C., Bossdorf, O., Hölzel, N., Michalski, S., Durka, W., Bucharova, A. (2023):
Data and code: Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve towards a domestication syndrome
ZENODO 10.5281/zenodo.7837424 - Conrady, M., Lampei, C., Bossdorf, O., Hölzel, N., Michalski, S., Durka, W., Bucharova, A. (2023):
Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 120 (20), e2219664120
full text (doi) - Kaus, A., Schäffer, M., Michalski, S., Pitsch, M., Karthe, D., Borchardt, D. (2023):
Morphological and genetic assessment of sympatric lenok species (genus Brachymystax) in the Onon River, Mongolia
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences 21 (1), 3 - 14
full text (doi) - Madaj, A.-M., Durka, W., Michalski, S.G. (2023):
Two common, often coexisting grassland plant species differ in their evolutionary potential in response to experimental drought
Ecol. Evol. 13 (9), e10430
full text (doi) - Madaj, A.-M., Durka, W., Michalski, S.G. (2023):
Data from: Two common, often coexisting grassland plant species differ in their evolutionary potential in response to experimental drought
Dryad 10.5061/dryad.cc2fqz6c4
2022 (2)
- Švara, V., Michalski, S.G., Krauss, M., Schulze, T., Geuchen, S., Brack, W., Luckenbach, T. (2022):
Reduced genetic diversity of freshwater amphipods in rivers with increased levels of anthropogenic organic micropollutants [Dataset]
Dryad 10.5061/dryad.zw3r2288p - Švara, V., Michalski, S.G., Krauss, M., Schulze, T., Geuchen, S., Brack, W., Luckenbach, T. (2022):
Reduced genetic diversity of freshwater amphipods in rivers with increased levels of anthropogenic organic micropollutants
Evol. Appl. 15 (6), 976 - 991
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2021 (3)
- Rutten, G., Hönig, L., Schwaß, R., Braun, U., Saadani, M., Schuldt, A., Michalski, S.G., Bruelheide, H. (2021):
More diverse tree communities promote foliar fungal pathogen diversity, but decrease infestation rates per tree species, in a subtropical biodiversity experiment
J. Ecol. 109 (5), 2068 - 2080
full text (doi) - Staab, M., Liu, X., Assmann, T., Bruelheide, H., Buscot, F., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Klein, A.-M., Ma, K., Michalski, S., Wubet, T., Schmid, B., Schuldt, A. (2021):
Tree phylogenetic diversity structures multitrophic communities
Funct. Ecol. 35 (2), 521 - 534
full text (doi) - Švara, V., Krauss, M., Michalski, S.G., Altenburger, R., Brack, W., Luckenbach, T. (2021):
Chemical pollution levels in a river explain site-specific sensitivities to micropollutants within a genetically homogeneous population of freshwater amphipods
Environ. Sci. Technol. 55 (9), 6087 - 6096
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2020 (2)
- Durka, W., Michalski, S., Bucharova, A. (2020):
RegioDiv - Genetische Vielfalt krautiger Pflanzenarten in Deutschland
Naturmagazin 34 (4), 12 - 13 - Madaj, A.-M., Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2020):
Establishment rate of regional provenances mirrors relative share and germination rate in a climate change experiment
Ecosphere 11 (3), e03093
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2019 (8)
- Arslan, M., Devisetty, U.K., Porsch, M., Große, I., Müller, J.A., Michalski, S. (2019):
RNA-Seq analysis of soft rush (Juncus effusus): transcriptome sequencing, de novo assembly, annotation, and polymorphism identification
BMC Genomics 20 , art. 489
full text (doi) - Born, J., Michalski, S.G. (2019):
Trait expression and signatures of adaptation in response to nitrogen addition in the common wetland plant Juncus effusus
PLOS One 14 (1), e0209886
full text (doi) - Durka, W., Bossdorf, O., Bucharova, A., Frenzel, M., Hermann, J.-M., Hölzel, N., Kollmann, J., Michalski, S.G. (2019):
Regionales Saatgut von Wiesenpflanzen: genetische Unterschiede, regionale Anpassung und Ökosystem-Effekte. Regional seed of grassland plants: genetic differences, regional adaptation and interaction with insects
Nat. Landschaft 94 (4), 146 - 153
full text (doi) - Kaus, A., Michalski, S., Hänfling, B., Karthe, D., Borchardt, D., Durka, W. (2019):
Fish conservation in the land of steppe and sky: Evolutionarily significant units of threatened salmonid species in Mongolia mirror major riverbasins
Ecol. Evol. 9 (6), 3416 - 3433
full text (doi) - Michalski, S.G. (2019):
The evidence for genetic diversity effects on ecosystem services
In: Schröter, M., Bonn, A., Klotz, S., Seppelt, R., Baessler, C. (eds.)
Atlas of ecosystem services : drivers, risks, and societal responses
Springer International Publishing, Cham, p. 51 - 55
full text (doi) - Schädler, M., Buscot, F., Klotz, S., Reitz, T., Durka, W., Bumberger, J., Merbach, I., Michalski, S.G., Kirsch, K., Remmler, P., Schulz, E., Auge, H. (2019):
Investigating the consequences of climate change under different land-use regimes: a novel experimental infrastructure
Ecosphere 10 (3), e02635
full text (doi) - Švara, V., Norf, H., Luckenbach, T., Brack, W., Michalski, S.G. (2019):
Isolation and characterization of eleven novel microsatellite markers for fine-scale population genetic analyses of Gammarus pulex (Crustacea: Amphipoda)
Mol. Biol. Rep. 46 (6), 6609 - 6615
full text (doi) - Wang, M.-Q., Li, Y., Chesters, D., Anttonen, P., Bruelheide, B., Chen, J.-T., Durka, W., Guo, P-F., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S.G., Schmid, B., von Oheimb, G., Wu, C.-S., Zhang, N.-L., Zhou, Q.-S., Schuldt, A., Zhu, C.-D. (2019):
Multiple components of plant diversity loss determine herbivore phylogenetic diversity in a subtropical forest experiment
J. Ecol. 107 (6), 2697 - 2712
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2018 (2)
- Huang, Y., Chen, Y., Castro-Izaguirre, N., Baruffol, M., Brezzi, M., Lang, A., Li, Y., Härdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Yang, X., Liu, X., Pei, K., Both, S., Yang, B., Eichenberg, D., Assmann, T., Bauhus, J., Behrens, T., Buscot, F., Chen, X.-Y., Chesters, D., Ding, B.-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fang, J., Fischer, M., Guo, L.-D., Guo, D., Gutknecht, J.L.M., He, J.-S., He, C.-L., Hector, A., Hönig, L., Hu, R.-Y., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Liang, Y., Li, S., Michalski, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Shi, X., Tan, M.-Z., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., Wang, Z., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Xiang, W., Yu, M., Yu, X.-D., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, N., Zhou, H.-Z., Zhu, C.-D., Zhu, L., Bruelheide, H., Ma, K., Niklaus, P.A., Schmid, B. (2018):
Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment
Science 362 (6410), 80 - 83
full text (doi) - Scheepens, J.F., Lachmuth, S., Michalski, S.G. (2018):
Plant population biology in a changing world
Basic Appl. Ecol. 28 , 1 - 4
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2017 (11)
- Born, J., Michalski, S.G. (2017):
Strong divergence in quantitative traits and plastic behavior in response to nitrogen availability among provenances of a common wetland plant
Aquat. Bot. 136 , 138 - 145
full text (doi) - Bucharova, A., Durka, W., Hölzel, N., Kollmann, J., Michalski, S., Bossdorf, O. (2017):
Are local plants the best for ecosystem restoration? It depends on how you analyze the data
Ecol. Evol. 7 (24), 10683 - 10689
full text (doi) - Bucharova, A., Michalski, S., Hermann, J.-M., Heveling, K., Durka, W., Hölzel, N., Kollmann, J., Bossdorf, O. (2017):
Genetic differentiation and regional adaptation among seed origins used for grassland restoration: lessons from a multispecies transplant experiment
J. Appl. Ecol. 54 (1), 127 - 136
full text (doi) - Datta, A., Kühn, I., Ahmad, M., Michalski, S., Auge, H. (2017):
Processes affecting altitudinal distribution of invasive Ageratina adenophora in western Himalaya: The role of local adaptation and the importance of different life-cycle stages
PLOS One 12 (11), e0187708
full text (doi) - Durka, W., Baum, A., Michalski, S.G., Baum, H. (2017):
Darwin's legacy in Platanthera: are there more than two species in the Platanthera bifolia/chlorantha group?
Plant Syst. Evol. 303 (3), 419 - 431
full text (doi) - Durka, W., Michalski, S.G., Berendzen, K.W., Bossdorf, O., Bucharova, A., Hermann, J.-M., Hölzel, N., Kollmann, J. (2017):
Genetic differentiation within multiple common grassland plants supports seed transfer zones for ecological restoration
J. Appl. Ecol. 54 (1), 116 - 126
full text (doi) - Hahn, C.Z., Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2017):
Gene flow in, and mating system of, Rhododendron simsii in a nature reserve in subtropical China
Nord. J. Bot. 35 (1), 1 - 7
full text (doi) - Hahn, C.Z., Michalski, S.G., Fischer, M., Durka, W. (2017):
Genetic diversity and differentiation follow secondary succession in a multi-species study on woody plants from subtropical China
J. Plant Ecol. 10 (1), 213 - 221
full text (doi) - Hahn, C.Z., Niklaus, P.A., Bruelheide, H., Michalski, S.G., Shi, M.-M., Yang, X., Zeng, X., Fischer, M., Durka, W. (2017):
Opposing intraspecific vs. interspecific diversity effects on herbivory and growth in subtropical experimental tree assemblages
J. Plant Ecol. 10 (1), 242 - 251
full text (doi) - Michalski, S.G., Malyshev, A.V., Kreyling, J. (2017):
Trait variation in response to varying winter temperatures, diversity patterns and signatures of selection along the latitudinal distribution of the widespread grassland plant Arrhenatherum elatius
Ecol. Evol. 7 (9), 3268 - 3280
full text (doi) - Purschke, O., Michalski, S.G., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W. (2017):
Phylogenetic turnover during subtropical forest succession across environmental and phylogenetic scales
Ecol. Evol. 7 (24), 11079 - 11091
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2016 (3)
- Bucharova, A., Durka, W., Hermann, J.-M., Hölzel, N., Michalski, S., Kollmann, J., Bossdorf, O. (2016):
Plants adapted to warmer climate do not outperform regional plants during a natural heat wave
Ecol. Evol. 6 (12), 4160 - 4165
full text (doi) - Roscher, C., Schumacher, J., Petermann, J.S., Fergus, A.J.F., Gerighausen, U., Michalski, S.G., Schmid, B., Schulze, E.D. (2016):
Convergent high diversity in naturally colonized experimental grasslands is not related to increased productivity
Perspect. Plant Ecol. Evol. Syst. 20 , 32 - 45
full text (doi) - Staab, M., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Michalski, S., Purschke, O., Zhu, C.-D., Klein, A.-M. (2016):
Tree phylogenetic diversity promotes host–parasitoid interactions
Proc. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 283 (1834), art. 20160275
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2015 (2)
- Lipowsky, A., Roscher, C., Schumacher, J., Michalski, S.G., Gubsch, M., Buchmann, N., Schulze, E.-D., Schmid, B. (2015):
Plasticity of functional traits of forb species in response to biodiversity
Perspect. Plant Ecol. Evol. Syst. 17 (1), 66 - 77
full text (doi) - Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2015):
Separation in flowering time contributes to the maintenance of sympatric cryptic plant lineages
Ecol. Evol. 5 (11), 2172 - 2184
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2014 (7)
- Bruelheide, H., Nadrowski, K., Assmann, T., Bauhus, J., Both, S., Buscot, F., Chen, X.-Y., Ding, B.Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Gutknecht, J.L.M., Guo, D.L., Guo, L.-D., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Liang, Y., Liu, X.J., Michalski, S., Niklaus, P.A., Pei, K.Q., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Seidler, G., Trogisch, S., von Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Yang, X.F., Yu, M.J., Zhang, S.R., Zhou, H.Z., Fischer, M., Ma, K.P., Schmid, B. (2014):
Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China
Methods Ecol. Evol. 5 (1), 74 - 89
full text (doi) - Egorov, E., Prati, D., Durka, W., Michalski, S., Fischer, M., Schmitt, B., Blaser, S., Brändle, M. (2014):
Does land-use intensification decrease plant phylogenetic diversity in local grasslands?
PLOS One 9 (7), e103252
full text (doi) - Nadrowski, K., Pietsch, K., Baruffol, M., Both, S., Gutknecht, J., Bruelheide, H., Heklau, H., Kahl, A., Kahl, T., Niklaus, P., Kröber, W., Liu, X., Mi, X., Michalski, S., von Oheimb, G., Purschke, O., Schmid, B., Fang, T., Welk, E., Wirth, C. (2014):
Tree species traits but not diversity mitigate stem breakage in a subtropical forest following a rare and extreme ice storm
PLOS One 9 (5), e96022
full text (doi) - Purschke, O., Sykes, M.T., Poschlod, P., Michalski, S.G., Römermann, C., Durka, W., Kühn, I., Prentice, H.C. (2014):
Interactive effects of landscape history and current management on dispersal trait diversity in grassland plant communities
J. Ecol. 102 (2), 437 - 446
full text (doi) - Schuldt, A., Assmann, T., Bruelheide, B., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Michalski, S.G., Purschke, O. (2014):
Functional and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants drive herbivory in highly diverse forests
New Phytol. 202 (3), 864 - 873
full text (doi) - Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Michalski, S.G., Purschke, O., Assmann, T. (2014):
Tree diversity promotes functional dissimilarity and maintains functional richness despite species loss in predator assemblages
Oecologia 174 (2), 533 - 543
full text (doi) - Shi, M.-M., Michalski, S.G., Welk, E., Chen, W.-Y., Durka, W. (2014):
Phylogeography of a widespread Asian subtropical tree: genetic east–west differentiation and climate envelope modelling suggest multiple glacial refugia
J. Biogeogr. 41 (9), 1710 - 1720
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2013 (5)
- Baruffol, M., Schmid, B., Bruelheide, H., Chi, X., Hector, A., Ma, K., Michalski, S., Tang, Z., Niklaus, P.A. (2013):
Biodiversity promotes tree growth during succession in subtropical forest
PLOS One 8 (11), e81246
full text (doi) - Durka, W., Michalski, S.G. (2013):
Genetische Vielfalt und Klimawandel
In: Essl, F., Rabitsch, W. (Hrsg.)
Biodiversität und Klimawandel: Auswirkungen und Handlungsoptionen für den Naturschutz in Mitteleuropa
Springer, Berlin, S. 132 - 136
full text (doi) - Hempel, S., Götzenberger, L., Kühn, I., Michalski, S., Rillig, M.C., Zobel, M., Moora, M. (2013):
Mycorrhizas in the Central European flora - relationships with plant life history traits and ecology
Ecology 94 (6), 1389 - 1399
full text (doi) - Purschke, O., Schmid, B.C., Sykes, M.T., Poschlod, P., Michalski, S.G., Durka, W., Kühn, I., Winter, M., Prentice, H.C. (2013):
Contrasting changes in taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity during a long-term succession: insights into assembly processes
J. Ecol. 101 (4), 857 - 866
full text (doi) - Ritter, S., Michalski, S.G., Settele, J., Wiemers, M., Faltynek Fric, Z., Sielezniew, M., Šašić, M., Rozier, Y., Durka, W. (2013):
Wolbachia infections mimic cryptic speciation in two parasitic butterfly species, Phengaris teleius and P. nausithous (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
PLOS One 8 (11), e78107
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2012 (6)
- Durka, W., Michalski, S.G. (2012):
Daphne: a dated phylogeny of a large European flora for phylogenetically informed ecological analyses
Ecology 93 (10), 2297
full text (doi) - Hornemann, G., Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2012):
Short-term fitness and long-term population trends in the orchid Anacamptis morio
Plant Ecol. 213 (10), 1583 - 1595
full text (doi) - Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2012):
Identification and characterization of microsatellite loci in the rush Juncus effusus (Juncaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 99 (2), e53 - e55
full text (doi) - Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2012):
Assessment of provenance delineation by genetic differentiation patterns and estimates of gene flow in the common grassland plant Geranium pratense
Conserv. Genet. 13 (2), 581 - 592
full text (doi) - Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Fischer, M., Kröber, W., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Michalski, S.G., Palm, W.-U., Schmid, B., Welk, E., Zhou, H., Assmann, T. (2012):
Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests
Ecol. Lett. 15 (7), 732 - 739
full text (doi) - Zeng, X., Michalski, S.G., Fischer, M., Durka, W. (2012):
Species diversity and population density affect genetic structure and gene dispersal in a subtropical understory shrub
J. Plant Ecol. 5 (3), 270 - 278
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2011 (2)
- Shi, M.-M., Michalski, S.G., Chen, X.-Y., Durka, W. (2011):
Isolation by elevation: genetic structure at neutral and putatively non-neutral loci in a dominant tree of subtropical forests, Castanopsis eyrei
PLoS One 6 (6), e21302
full text (doi) - Stark, C., Michalski, S.G., Babik, W., Winterfeld, G., Durka, W. (2011):
Strong genetic differentiation between Gymnadenia conopsea and G. densiflora despite morphological similarity
Plant Syst. Evol. 293 (1-4), 213 - 226
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2010 (2)
- Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2010):
Pollen and ovule production in wind-pollinated species with special reference to Juncus
Plant Syst. Evol. 286 (3-4), 191 - 197
full text (doi) - Michalski, S.G., Durka, W., Jentsch, A., Kreyling, J., Pompe, S., Schweiger, O., Willner, E., Beierkuhnlein, C. (2010):
Evidence for genetic differentiation and divergent selection in an autotetraploid forage grass (Arrhenatherum elatius)
Theor. Appl. Genet. 120 (6), 1151 - 1162
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2009 (1)
- Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2009):
Pollination mode and life form strongly affect the relation between mating system and pollen to ovule ratios
New Phytol. 183 (2), 470 - 479
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2008 (1)
- Michalski, S.G. (2008):
Reproduktionsbiologie und Populationsgenetik der Schwarzen Binse (Juncus atratus KROCK.)
Dissertation, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
42 S.
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2007 (2)
- Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2007):
Synchronous pulsed flowering: analysis of the flowering phenology in Juncus (Juncaceae)
Ann. Bot. 100 (6), 1271 - 1285
full text (doi) - Michalski, S.G., Durka, W. (2007):
High selfing and high inbreeding depression in peripheral populations of Juncus atratus
Mol. Ecol. 16 (22), 4715 - 4727
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2006 (1)
- Michalski, S.G., Gautschi, B., Burkart, M., Durka, W. (2006):
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the rush Juncus atratus (Juncaceae)
Conserv. Genet. 7 (1), 149 - 151
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2004 (1)
- Hendrichs, M., Michalski, S., Begerow, D., Oberwinkler, F., Hellwig, F.H. (2004):
Phylogenetic relationships in Carex, subgenus Vignea (Cyperaceae), based on ITS sequences
Plant Syst. Evol. 246 (1-2), 109 - 125
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