Dr. Thomas Banitz
Kontakt
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ
Department Ökologische Systemanalyse
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 341 2351708
thomas.banitz@ufz.de
Forschung
I develop and apply computational models to investigate key mechanisms in ecological systems, emergent population and community dynamics, and ecosystem functions provided. Specific topics are causes and consequences of organisms’ dispersal, interactions, traits, diversity and spatiotemporal organization, and effects of environmental heterogeneities, stress, disturbances and change.
Within the research project BioDT, I study grassland biodiversity responses to environmental and land use change. Simulations with the individual-based model GRASSMIND become part of a digital twin prototype for analyzing and understanding biodiversity dynamics.
Within the research project CauSES, I work on comparing and joining ecological modelling with other scientific methods to study causation in social-ecological systems. These systems are particularly complex, and often face various changes and sustainability problems. Computational models are an important part of interdisciplinary approaches to address these challenges.
My research further deals with microbial ecology. For example, I explore the role of interactions between bacteria and fungal networks on ecosystem processes and functions, especially on bacterial transformation of chemicals. Moreover, microbial ecosystems are used to investigate and improve general ecological and evolutionary theory.
Ausgewählte Publikationen
- Banitz, T., Hertz, T., Johansson, L.-G., Lindkvist, E., Martínez-Peña, R., Radosavljevic, S., Schlüter, M., Wennberg, K., Ylikoski, P.K., Grimm, V. (2022):
Visualization of causation in social-ecological systems
Ecol. Soc. 27 (1), art. 31
Volltext (DOI) - Banitz, T., Schlüter, M., Lindkvist, E., Radosavljevic, S., Johansson, L.-G., Ylikoski, P., Martínez-Peña, R., Grimm, V. (2022):
Model-derived causal explanations are inherently constrained by hidden assumptions and context: The example of Baltic cod dynamics
Environ. Modell. Softw. 156 , art. 105489
Volltext (DOI) - Bogdanowski, A., Banitz, T., Muhsal, L.K., Kost, C., Frank, K. (2022):
McComedy: A user-friendly tool for next-generation individual-based modeling of microbial consumer-resource systems
PLoS Comput. Biol. 18 (1), e1009777
Volltext (DOI) - Banitz, T., Chatzinotas, A., Worrich, A. (2020):
Prospects for integrating disturbances, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning using microbial systems
Front. Ecol. Evol. 8 , art. 21
Volltext (DOI) - Banitz, T. (2019):
Spatially structured intraspecific trait variation can foster biodiversity in disturbed, heterogeneous environments
Oikos 128 (10), 1478 - 1491
Volltext (DOI) - Fetzer, I., Johst, K., Schäwe, R., Banitz, T., Harms, H., Chatzinotas, A. (2015):
The extent of functional redundancy changes as species’ roles shift in different environments
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112 (48), 14888 - 14893
Volltext (DOI) - Banitz, T., Johst, K., Wick, L.Y., Schamfuß, S., Harms, H., Frank, K. (2013):
Highways versus pipelines: contributions of two fungal transport mechanisms to efficient bioremediation
Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 5 (2), 211 - 218
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2022 (3)
- Banitz, T., Hertz, T., Johansson, L.-G., Lindkvist, E., Martínez-Peña, R., Radosavljevic, S., Schlüter, M., Wennberg, K., Ylikoski, P.K., Grimm, V. (2022):
Visualization of causation in social-ecological systems
Ecol. Soc. 27 (1), art. 31
Volltext (DOI) - Banitz, T., Schlüter, M., Lindkvist, E., Radosavljevic, S., Johansson, L.-G., Ylikoski, P., Martínez-Peña, R., Grimm, V. (2022):
Model-derived causal explanations are inherently constrained by hidden assumptions and context: The example of Baltic cod dynamics
Environ. Modell. Softw. 156 , art. 105489
Volltext (DOI) - Bogdanowski, A., Banitz, T., Muhsal, L.K., Kost, C., Frank, K. (2022):
McComedy: A user-friendly tool for next-generation individual-based modeling of microbial consumer-resource systems
PLoS Comput. Biol. 18 (1), e1009777
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2021 (1)
- Leins, J.A., Banitz, T., Grimm, V., Drechsler, M. (2021):
High-resolution PVA along large environmental gradients to model the combined effects of climate change and land use timing: lessons from the large marsh grasshopper
Ecol. Model. 440 , art. 109355
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2020 (2)
- Banitz, T., Chatzinotas, A., Worrich, A. (2020):
Prospects for integrating disturbances, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning using microbial systems
Front. Ecol. Evol. 8 , art. 21
Volltext (DOI) - Vetterlein, D., Carminati, A., Kögel-Knabner, I., Bienert, G.P., Smalla, K., Oburger, E., Schnepf, A., Banitz, T., Tarkka, M., Schlüter, S. (2020):
Rhizosphere spatiotemporal organization–A key to rhizosphere functions
Front. Agron. 2 , art. 8
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2019 (2)
- Banitz, T. (2019):
Spatially structured intraspecific trait variation can foster biodiversity in disturbed, heterogeneous environments
Oikos 128 (10), 1478 - 1491
Volltext (DOI) - König, S., Köhnke, M.C., Firle, A.-L., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Frank, K., Thullner, M. (2019):
Disturbance size can be compensated for by spatial fragmentation in soil microbial ecosystems
Front. Ecol. Evol. 7 , art. 290
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2018 (3)
- König, S., Worrich, A., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Harms, H., Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Wick, L.Y., Thullner, M., Frank, K. (2018):
Spatiotemporal disturbance characteristics determine functional stability and collapse risk of simulated microbial ecosystems
Sci. Rep. 8 , art. 9488
Volltext (DOI) - König, S., Worrich, A., Banitz, T., Harms, H., Kästner, M., Miltner, A., Wick, L.Y., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Centler, F. (2018):
Functional resistance to recurrent spatially heterogeneous disturbances is facilitated by increased activity of surviving bacteria in a virtual ecosystem
Front. Microbiol. 9 , art. 734
Volltext (DOI) - Worrich, A., Wick, L.Y., Banitz, T. (2018):
Ecology of contaminant biotransformation in the mycosphere: Role of transport processes
In: Gadd, G.M., Sariaslani, S. (eds.)
Advances in Applied Microbiology 104
Elsevier, Oxford, p. 93 - 133
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2017 (2)
- König, S., Worrich, A., Centler, F., Wick, L.Y., Miltner, A., Kästner, M., Thullner, M., Frank, K., Banitz, T. (2017):
Modelling functional resilience of microbial ecosystems: Analysis of governing processes
Environ. Modell. Softw. 89 , 31 - 39
Volltext (DOI) - Worrich, A., Stryhanyuk, H., Musat, N., König, S., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Harms, H., Richnow, H.-H., Miltner, A., Kästner, M., Wick, L.Y. (2017):
Mycelium-mediated transfer of water and nutrients stimulates bacterial activity in dry and oligotrophic environments
Nat. Commun. 8 , art. 15472
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2016 (5)
- Banitz, T., Frank, K., Wick, L.Y., Harms, H., Johst, K. (2016):
Spatial metrics as indicators of biodegradation benefits from bacterial dispersal networks
Ecol. Indic. 60 , 54 - 63
Volltext (DOI) - Otto, S., Banitz, T., Thullner, M., Harms, H., Wick, L.Y. (2016):
Effects of facilitated bacterial dispersal on the degradation and emission of a desorbing contaminant
Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (12), 6320 - 6326
Volltext (DOI) - Singer, A., Johst, K., Banitz, T., Fowler, M.S., Groeneveld, J., Gutiérrez, A.G., Hartig, F., Krug, R.M., Liess, M., Matlack, G., Meyer, K.M., Pe'er, G., Radchuk, V., Voinopol-Sassu, A.-J., Travis, J.M.J. (2016):
Community dynamics under environmental change: How can next generation mechanistic models improve projections of species distributions?
Ecol. Model. 326 , 63 - 74
Volltext (DOI) - Worrich, A., König, S., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Harms, H., Miltner, A., Wick, L.Y., Kaestner, M. (2016):
Bacterial dispersal promotes biodegradation in heterogeneous systems exposed to osmotic stress
Front. Microbiol. 7 , art. 1214
Volltext (DOI) - Worrich, A., König, S., Miltner, A., Banitz, T., Centler, F., Frank, K., Thullner, M., Harms, H., Kästner, M., Wick, L.Y. (2016):
Mycelium-like networks increase bacterial dispersal, growth, and biodegradation in a model ecosystem at various water potentials
Appl. Environ. Microb. 82 (10), 2902 - 2908
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2015 (2)
- Banitz, T., Gras, A., Ginovart, M. (2015):
Individual-based modeling of soil organic matter in NetLogo: Transparent, user-friendly, and open
Environ. Modell. Softw. 71 , 39 - 45
Volltext (DOI) - Fetzer, I., Johst, K., Schäwe, R., Banitz, T., Harms, H., Chatzinotas, A. (2015):
The extent of functional redundancy changes as species’ roles shift in different environments
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112 (48), 14888 - 14893
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2014 (1)
- Banitz, T., Johst, K., Wick, L.Y., Schamfuß, S., Harms, H., Frank, K. (2014):
Corrigendum: Highways versus pipelines: contributions of two fungal transport mechanisms to efficient bioremediation (vol 5, pg 211, 2013)
Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 6 (4), 414 - 414
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2013 (2)
- Banitz, T., Johst, K., Wick, L.Y., Schamfuß, S., Harms, H., Frank, K. (2013):
Highways versus pipelines: contributions of two fungal transport mechanisms to efficient bioremediation
Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 5 (2), 211 - 218
Volltext (DOI) - Kreft, J.-U., Plugge, C.M., Grimm, V., Prats, C., Leveau, J.H.J., Banitz, T., Baines, S., Clark, J., Ros, A., Klapper, I., Topping, C.J., Field, A.J., Schuler, A., Litchman, E., Hellweger, F.L. (2013):
Mighty small: observing and modeling individual microbes becomes big science
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 110 (45), 18027 - 18028
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2012 (1)
- Banitz, T., Johst, K., Wick, L.Y., Fetzer, I., Harms, H., Frank, K. (2012):
The relevance of conditional dispersal for bacterial colony growth and biodegradation
Microb. Ecol. 63 (2), 339 - 347
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2011 (3)
- Banitz, T. (2011):
Modelling bacterial growth, dispersal and biodegradation: an experiment-based modelling study of the spatiotemporal dynamics of bacterial colonies, their responses to dispersal networks, and their performance in degrading organic contaminants
Dissertation, Universität Osnabrück
PhD Dissertation 4/2011
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 111 pp. - Banitz, T., Fetzer, I., Johst, K., Wick, L.Y., Harms, H., Frank, K. (2011):
Assessing biodegradation benefits from dispersal networks
Ecol. Model. 222 (14), 2552 - 2560
Volltext (DOI) - Banitz, T., Wick, L.Y., Fetzer, I., Frank, K., Harms, H., Johst, K. (2011):
Dispersal networks for enhancing bacterial degradation in heterogeneous environments
Environ. Pollut. 159 (10), 2781 - 2788
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2008 (1)
- Banitz, T., Huth, A., Grimm, V., Johst, K. (2008):
Clumped versus scattered: how does the spatial correlation of disturbance events affect biodiversity?
Theor. Ecol. 1 (4), 231 - 240
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