Dr. Jutta Stadler

Lebenslauf / Akademische Ausbildung od. CV / Scientific Career

Forschungsschwerpunkte / Research interests

My research is focused on the diversity and dynamics of plant communities. The dynamics of plant communities are often very slow, hence for experimental research I concentrate on successional communities (fallow land, abandoned fields), which show substantial change in species composition and diversity across few years. In particular I work at present on the following projects:

1. The importance of the regional species pool for local community dynamics
The local diversity of a plant community is determined by the resource situation and the interaction between neighbouring individuals. The identity of neighbouring individuals determines the outcome of the interactions. The species which are able to reach a community are constrained by the regional species pool. Thereby the regional species pool influences the identity of neighbours which may have substantial influence on the trajectories of succession. We approach this question by introducing species not available in the regional pool around the experimental area into the communities. The other option is to remove certain species from the local community.

2. The importance of the seed bank for succession
The seed bank is an archive of species which occurred at site during the past. Seeds in the seed bank may stay alive over considerable time spans and therefore the species in the seed bank may influence community dynamics subsequent to disturbances. Furthermore, the seed bank may help to re-establish natural plant communities on abandoned fields. To understand the ecology of the seed bank in more detail we presently investigate the spatial distribution of seeds in the soil of sites with different management histories. I am also involved in a long-term project about the interaction between insects and community dynamics where I investigate the influence of above- and below-ground insects on the composition of the seed bank.

3. The importance of disturbances in plant communities
Two important factors influencing dynamics and diversity of local plant communities are productivity and disturbances. Theory predicts an interaction between disturbance and productivity for species diversity: at low productivities disturbances should decrease diversity, whereas at high productivities disturbances should increase diversity. We investigate this theoretical prediction using experimental plots manipulating productivity and disturbances using a common species pool. In a next step we will include higher trophic levels into our analyses of the interaction of productivity and disturbances.

4. ALTER-Net
Within ALTER-Net, a network of excellence (NoE) about long term research on the relationship between ecosystem, biodiversity, and society financed by the European Community, I am responsible for the coordination of the work package "Impacts of natural and anthropogenic drivers and pressures on biodiversity". In addition, I contribute to a sub-project within ALTER-Net dealing with "Land abandonment and vegetation change in open landscapes: assessing biodiversity impacts and options for mitigation". ALTER-Net Homepage


Beside local plant communities, I have also some interests in the diversity and biogeography of animals and plants. Presently we analyse in collaboration with the "IADIZA": ("Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Aridas"; Mendoza, Argentina) distributional data and the implication of these data on conservation strategies for mammals in northern Argentina.

Publications

2023 (1)

• Noriega, J.A., Hortal, J., deCastro-Arrazola, I., Alves-Martins, F., Ortega, J.C.G, Bini, L.M., Andrew, N.R., Arellano, L., Beynon, S., Davis, A.L.V., Favila, M.E., Floate, K.D., Horgan, F.G., Menéndez, R., Milotic, T., Nervo, B., Palestrini, C., Rolando, A., Scholtz, C.H., Senyüz, Y., Wassmer, T., Ádam, R., de O. Araújo, C., Barragan-Ramírez, J.L., Boros, G., Camero-Rubio, R., Cruz, M., Cuesta, E., Pieri Damborsky, M., Deschodt, C.M., Dharma Rajan, P., D’hondt, B., Díaz Rojas, A., Dindar, K., Escobar, F., Espinoza, V.R., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Gutiérrez Rojas, P.E., Hemmings, Z., Hernández, B., Hill, S.J., Hoffmann, M., Jay-Robert, P., Lewis, K., Lewis, M., Lozano, C., Marín-Armijos, D., Menegaz de Farias, P., Murcia-Ordoñez, B., Narayanan Karimbumkara, S., Navarrete-Heredia, J.L., Ortega-Echeverría, C., Pablo-Cea, J.D., Perrin, W., Pessoa, M.B., Radhakrishnan, A., Rahimi, I., Raimundo, A.T., Ramos, D.C., Rebolledo, R.E., Roggero, A., Sánchez-Mercado, A., Somay, L., Stadler, J., Tahmasebi, P., Triana Céspedes, J.D., Santos, A.M.C. (2023):
  Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification
  Nat. Commun. 14 , art. 8070 10.1038/s41467-023-43760-8

2021 (1)

• Kwon, T., Shibata, H., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Schmidt, I.K., Larsen, K.S., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., Lamarque, J.F., Hagedorn, F., Eisenhauer, N., Djukic, I., Rebmann, C., García Quirós, I., Stadler, J., Dienstbach, L., Frenzel, M., Schädler, M., Schmidt, A., TeaComposition Network, et al. (2021):
  Effects of climate and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on early to mid-term stage litter decomposition across biomes
  Front. For. Glob. Change 4 , art. 678480 10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480

2019 (1)

• Milotić, T., Baltzinger, C., Eichberg, C., Eycott, A.E., Heurich, M., Müller, J., Noriega, J.A., Menendez, R., Stadler, J., Ádám, R., Bargmann, T., Bilger, I., Buse, J., Calatayud, J., Ciubuc, C., Boros, G., Jay-Robert, P., Kruus, M., Merivee, E., Miessen, G., Must, A., Ardali, E., Preda, E., Rahimi, I., Rohwedder, D., Rose, R., Slade, E.M., Somay, L., Tahmasebi, P., Ziani, S., Hoffmann, M. (2019):
  Functionally richer communities improve ecosystem functioning: Dung removal and secondary seed dispersal by dung beetles in the Western Palaearctic
  J. Biogeogr. 46 (1), 70 - 82 10.1111/jbi.13452

2018 (2)

• Chungu, D., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2018):
  Converting forests to agriculture decreases body size of Carabid assemblages in Zambia
  Afr. J. Ecol. 56 (2), 216 - 224 10.1111/aje.12437
• Djukic, I., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Schmidt, I.K., Larsen, K.S., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., Schmidt, A., Rebmann, C., Auge, H., García Quirós, I., Stadler, J., Dienstbach, L., Frenzel, M., Schädler, M., TeaComposition Network, et al. (2018):
  Early stage litter decomposition across biomes
  Sci. Total Environ. 628–629 , 1369 - 1394 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012

2017 (3)

• Firbank, L.G., Bertora, C., Blankman, D., Vedove, G.D., Frenzel, M., Grignani, C., Groner, E., Kertész, M., Krab, E.J., Matteucci, G., Menta, C., Mueller, C.W., Stadler, J., Kunin, W.E. (2017):
  Towards the co-ordination of terrestrial ecosystem protocols across European research infrastructures
  Ecol. Evol. 7 (11), 3967 - 3975 10.1002/ece3.2997
• Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2017):
  Is the seasonal variation of abundance and species richness in birds explained by energy availability?
  Acta Ornithol. 52 (2), 167 - 178 10.3161/00016454AO2017.52.2.005
• Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Brandl, R., Knapp, S. (2017):
  Species richness and phylogenetic structure in plant communities: 20 years of succession
  Web Ecol. 17 (2), 37 - 46 10.5194/we-17-37-2017

2016 (2)

• Kagezi, G.H., Kaib, M., Nyeko, P., Bakuneeta, C., Schädler, M., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2016):
  Impacts of land-use intensification on litter decomposition in western Kenya
  Web Ecol. 16 , 51 - 58 10.5194/we-16-51-2016
• Knapp, S., Stadler, J., Harpke, A., Klotz, S. (2016):
  Dispersal traits as indicators of vegetation dynamics in long-term old-field succession
  Ecol. Indic. 65 , 44 - 54 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.003

2013 (2)

• Bacht, M., Rösner, S., Müller, J., Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R., Opgenoorth, L. (2013):
  Are Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) populations of the low mountain ranges remnants of a broader distribution in the past?
  J. Ornithol. 154 (1), 231 - 237 10.1007/s10336-012-0889-0
• Riedinger, V., Müller, J., Stadler, J., Ulrich, W., Brandl, R. (2013):
  Assemblages of bats are phylogenetically clustered on a regional scale
  Basic Appl. Ecol. 14 (1), 74 - 80 10.1016/j.baae.2012.11.006

2012 (1)

• Prévosto, B., Kuiters, L., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Dölle, M., Schmidt, W., Hoffmann, M., Van Uytvanck, J., Bohner, A., Kreiner, D., Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (2012):
  Erratum to: Impacts of land abandonment on vegetation: successional pathways in European habitats (vol 46, pg 303, 2011)
  Folia Geobot. 47 (1), 117 - 118 10.1007/s12224-012-9121-5

2011 (5)

• Bässler, C., Stadler, J., Müller, J., Förster, B., Göttlein, A., Brandl, R. (2011):
  LiDAR as a rapid tool to predict forest habitat types in Natura 2000 networks
  Biodivers. Conserv. 20 (3), 465 - 481 10.1007/s10531-010-9959-x
• Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Gray, A., Vanbergen, A.J., Bergès, L., Bohner, A., Brooker, R.W., De Bruyn, L., De Cinti, B., Dirnböck, T., Grandin, U., Hester, A.J., Kanka, R., Klotz, S., Loucougaray, G., Lundin, L., Matteucci, G., Mészáros, I., Oláh, V., Preda, E., Prévosto, B., Pykälä, J., Schmidt, W., Taylor, M.E., Vadineanu, A., Waldmann, T., Stadler, J. (2011):
  Functional traits and local environment predict vegetation responses to disturbance: a pan-European multi-site experiment
  J. Ecol. 99 (3), 777 - 787 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01794.x
• Jentsch, A., Kreyling, J., Elmer, M., Gellesch, E., Glaser, B., Grant, K., Hein, R., Lara, M., Mirzae, H., Nadler, S.E., Nagy, L., Otieno, D., Pritsch, K., Rascher, U., Schädler, M., Schloter, M., Singh, B.K., Stadler, J., Walter, J., Wellstein, C., Wöllecke, J., Beierkuhnlein, C. (2011):
  Climate extremes initiate ecosystem-regulating functions while maintaining productivity
  J. Ecol. 99 (3), 689 - 702 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01817.x
• Müller, J., Stadler, J., Jarzabek-Mueller, A., Hacker, H., ter Braak, C., Brandl, R. (2011):
  The predictability of phytophagous insect communities: host specialists as habitat specialists
  PLoS One 6 (10), e25986 10.1371/journal.pone.0025986
• Prévosto, B., Kuiters, L., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Dölle, M., Schmidt, W., Hoffmann, M., Van Uytvanck, J., Bohner, A., Kreiner, D., Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (2011):
  Impacts of land abandonment on vegetation: successional pathways in European habitats
  Folia Geobot. 46 (4), 303 - 325 10.1007/s12224-010-9096-z

2010 (2)

• Epple, C., Korn, H., Kraus, K., Stadler, J. (Hrsg., 2010):
  Biologische Vielfalt und Klimawandel: Tagungsband mit den Beiträgen der 2. BfN-Forschungskonferenz "Biologische Vielfalt und Klimawandel" vom 2. bis 3. März 2010 in Bonn
  BfN-Skripten 274
  Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN), Bonn, 37 S.
• Müller, J., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2010):
  Composition versus physiognomy of vegetation as predictors of bird assemblages: the role of lidar
  Remote Sens. Environ. 114 (3), 490 - 495 10.1016/j.rse.2009.10.006

2009 (2)

• Pfeifer, R., Müller, J., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2009):
  Welchen Einfluss haben urbane Lebensräume auf die Artenvielfalt? Eine quantitative Analyse am Beispiel der Vogelwelt Bayerns
  Orn. Anz. 48 (2), 126 - 142
• Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2009):
  Birds from the Far East in Central Europe: response to R. Holynski
  J. Ornithol. 150 (1), 303 - 305 10.1007/s10336-008-0338-2

2008 (4)

• Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Römermann, C., Nuske, R., Parth, A., Klotz, S., Schmidt, W., Stadler, J. (2008):
  On the identification of the most suitable traits for plant functional trait analyses
  Oikos 117 (10), 1533 - 1541 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16776.x
• Hamer, U., Makeschin, F., Stadler, J., Klotz, S. (2008):
  Soil organic matter and microbial community structure in set-aside and intensively managed arable soils in NE-Saxony, Germany
  Appl. Soil Ecol. 40 (3), 465 - 475 10.1016/j.apsoil.2008.07.001
• Ojeda, R.A., Barquez, R.M., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2008):
  Decline of mammal species diversity along the Yungas Forest of Argentina
  Biotropica 40 (4), 515 - 521 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00401.x
• Stadler, J., Schöppe, F., Frenzel, M. (eds., 2008):
  EURECO-GFOE 2008. Proceedings
  Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 38
  Die Werkstatt, Göttingen, 865 pp.

2007 (2)

• Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2007):
  Birds from the Far East in Central Europe: a test of the reverse migration hypothesis
  J. Ornithol. 148 (3), 379 - 385 10.1007/s10336-007-0140-6
• Stadler, J., Trefflich, A., Brandl, R., Klotz, S. (2007):
  Spontaneous regeneration of dry grasslands on set-aside fields
  Biodivers. Conserv. 16 (3), 621 - 630 10.1007/s10531-005-0604-z

2005 (1)

• Brändle, M., Knoll, S., Eber, S., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2005):
  Flies on thistles: support for synchronous speciation?
  Biol. J. Linnean Soc. 84 (4), 775 - 783 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00464.x

2003 (4)

• Brändle, M., Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (2003):
  Distributional range size of weedy plant species is correlated to germination patterns
  Ecology 84 (1), 136 - 144 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0136:DRSOWP]2.0.CO;2
• Ojeda, R.A., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2003):
  Diversity of mammals in the tropical-temperate Neotropics: hotspots on a regional scale
  Biodivers. Conserv. 12 (7), 1431 - 1444 10.1023/A:1023625125032
• Prinzing, A., Klotz, S., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2003):
  Woody plants in Kenya: expanding the Higher-Taxon Approach
  Biol. Conserv. 110 (3), 307 - 314 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00242-2
• Stadler, J., Hensen, I., Klotz, S., Feldmann, H. (eds., 2003):
  Biodiversity - from patterns to processes. Kurzfassungen der Beiträge zur 33. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie in Halle/Saale vom 8.-12.9.2003
  Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 33
  Die Werkstatt, Göttingen, 528 pp.

2001 (5)

• Brandl, R., Klotz, S., Stadler, J., Auge, H. (2001):
  Nischen, Lebensgemeinschaften und biologische Invasionen
  In: Reichholf, J.H. (Hrsg.)
  Gebietsfremde Arten, die Ökologie und der Naturschutz
  Rundgespräche der Kommission für Ökologie 22
  Pfeil, München, S. 81 - 98
• Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2001):
  Die Schwanzlänge bei Stelzen Motacilla: Beziehungen zu Körpergröße, Lebensraum und Verhalten
  Orn. Anz. 40 , 173 - 182
• Schmidtke, K., Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2001):
  Bestandsschwankungen beim Zwergtaucher Tachybaptus ruficollis: Zunahme, Abnahme oder Zyklus?
  Orn. Anz. 40 , 47 - 56
• Stadler, J., Klein, E., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (2001):
  Competition in weeds during succession: mortality and plant architecture
  Jahrestagung der IAVS-International Association for Vegetation Science, Freising-Weihenstephan, 2001
• Stadler, J., Klotz, S. (2001):
  Entwicklung der floristischen Diversität auf Ackerstillegungsflächen
  In: Mühle, H. (Hrsg.)
  Einfluß der Landnutzung auf Landschaftshaushalt und Biodiversität in agrarisch dominierten Räumen
  UFZ-Bericht 16/2001
  UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 48 - 56

2000 (2)

• Brändle, M., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (2000):
  Body size and host range in European Heteroptera
  Ecography 23 (1), 139 - 147 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00269.x
• Stadler, J., Trefflich, A., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (2000):
  Exotic plant species invade diversity hot spots: the alien flora of northwestern Kenya
  Ecography 23 (2), 169 - 176 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00272.x

1999 (5)

• Auge, H., Amarell, U., Brandl, R., Klotz, S., Stadler, J. (1999):
  Sind artenreiche Ökosysteme resistent gegenüber biologischen Invasionen?
  Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Bayreuth
• Brandl, R., Stadler, J., Pfeifer, R. (1999):
  Sexuelle Selektion und Bestandstrends: Gibt es einen Zusammenhang?
  132. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Ornithologischen Gesellschaft, Bayreuth, 1999
• Stadler, J. (1999):
  Landwirtschaftsbrachen - Chancen für Pflanzen und Tiere
  Biodiversität und Artenschutz
  UFZ-Magazin Lebensräume 3
  UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 9 - 11
• Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (1999):
  "Sexuelle Selektion", Arealgröße und "Rote Listen"
  In: Mey, E. (Hrsg.)
  Anzeiger des Vereins Thüringer Ornithologen 3
  Verein Thüringer Ornithologen (VTO), Erfurt, S. 259 - 260
• Stadler, J., Klein, E. (1999):
  Konkurrenz bei Ackerunkräutern: Die Bedeutung von Mortalität und phänotypischer Plastizität
  Tagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Bayreuth

1998 (7)

• Auge, H., Brandl, R., Klotz, S., Stadler, J., Frenzel, M., Soldaat, L. (1998):
  Biologische Invasionen - Gefahren für Ökosysteme?
  UFZ-Jahresbericht '96-'97
  UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 62 - 67
• Brändle, M., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (1998):
  Body size and host range in European Heteroptera
  Zool.-Anal. Complex Syst. 101 (Suppl. 1), 25
• Johst, K., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (1998):
  Body size, geographic range size, and the number of subspecies in African bovids
  In: Farina, A., Kennedy, J., Bossù, V. (eds.)
  Proceedings VII International Congress of Ecology INTECOL, Florence, Italy, 19-25 July 1998
  Backhuys Publishers, 209
• Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (1998):
  The effect of fertilization on succession: A ten-year experiment on abandoned fields
  In: Farina, A., Kennedy, J., Bossù, V. (eds.)
  Proceedings VII International Congress of Ecology INTECOL, Florence, Italy, 19-25 July 1998
  Backhuys Publishers, 402
• Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Frenzel, M., Brandl, R. (1998):
  Brachflächen in der Landschaft - eine Chance für den Naturschutz?
  UFZ-Jahresbericht '96-'97
  UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 54 - 59
• Stadler, J., Mungai, G., Brandl, R. (1998):
  Weed invasion in East Africa: insights from herbarium records
  Afr. J. Ecol. 36 (1), 15 - 22 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1998.115-89115.x
• Stadler, J., Trefflich, A., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (1998):
  Biogeographic patterns of native and alien plants in east Africa
  IAVS-International Association for Vegetation Science, Uppsala

1997 (11)

• Frenzel, M., Stadler, J. (1997):
  Auswirkungen der Vegetationsstruktur von Sukzessionsflächen auf phytophage Insekten und die Carabidenfauna
  Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie, Bayreuth
• Johst, K., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (1997):
  Körpergröße, Arealgröße und systematische Differenzierung bei afrikanischen Huftieren
  Tagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Müncheberg
• Kaib, M., Mikus, S., Bagine, R.K.N., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (1997):
  Distribution of Macrotermes michaelseni colonies on different spatial scales
  Mitt. Dtsch. Ges. Allg. Angew. Ent. 11 (1-6), 189 - 192
• Klotz, S., Krumbiegel, A., Stadler, J. (1997):
  Floren- und Vegetationsentwicklung auf Brachen
  In: Feldmann, R., Henle, K., Auge, H., Flachowsky, J., Klotz, S., Krönert, R. (Hrsg.)
  Regeneration und nachhaltige Landnutzung: Konzepte für belastete Regionen
  Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, S. 156 - 168 10.1007/978-3-642-60796-7_3
• Pfeifer, R., Stadler, J., Brandl, R. (1997):
  Arealexpansion der Schwarzkopfmöwe Larus melanocephalus: Kann Bayern dauerhaft besiedelt werden?
  Orn. Anz. 36 , 31 - 38
• Stadler, J. (1997):
  Buchbesprechung. Bayerischer Landesjagdverband: Schutz und Nutzung von Feuchtgebieten, 1997. Schriftenreihe des BJV, Bd.4
  Orn. Anz. 37 (2), 164
• Stadler, J. (1997):
  Brachflächen und ihre Bedeutung für den Natur- und Artenschutz
  Jahresbericht
  Nr. 4
  Umweltschutz Informationszentrum, Oberfranken/Lindenhof, S. 26 - 29
• Stadler, J. (1997):
  Temporal and spatial pattern of vegetation development on abandoned fields
  IAVS-International Association for Vegetation Science, Budweis
• Stadler, J., Klotz, S. (1997):
  Sekundärsukzession auf Ackerbrachen - "pattern" und "processes"
  Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises "Long-term vegetation dynamics" der IAVS-International Association of Vegetation Science, Stuttgart-Hohenheim
• Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (1997):
  Keimungsstrategien von Ackerunkräutern: lokale und regionale Bedeutung
  Tagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Müncheberg
• Stadler, J., Klotz, S., Brandl, R. (1997):
  Local and regional components of diversity in abandoned fields
  In: Mühle, H., Eichler, S. (Hrsg.)
  TERN-Tagung: Terrestrische ökosystemare Forschung in Deutschland - Stand und Ausblick. Tagungsband der Veranstaltung am 27.-28.11.1996 im UFZ-Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig-Halle
  UFZ-Bericht 5/1997
  UFZ Leipzig-Halle GmbH, Leipzig, S. 100 - 100

1996 (1)

• Stadler, J. (1996):
  Vegetationsentwicklung auf Ackerbrachflächen
  Umweltschutz Informationszentrum Oberfranken/Lindenhof, Jahresbericht Nr. 3
  Landesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern e.V. - Verband für Arten- und Biotopschutz (LBV), Hilpoltstein, S. 9 - 11