
Dr. Michael Beckmann
Coordinator of the Helmholtz Research School ESCALATE
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Computational Landscape Ecology
Permoserstr. 15 | 04318 Leipzig | Germany
phone: +49 341 235 1946
fax: +49 341 235 1939
email:
michael.beckmann@ufz.de
Research Interests
- Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
- Human/Environment Interactions
- Landscape Ecology
- Land Use/Land System Science
- Invasive Plant Species
Projects
WAKANAKA ‐ Ermittlung naturschutzbezogener Kriterien in der Umweltprüfung der Bedarfsplanung für Stromnetze und in der Bundesfachplanung zur Erhöhung der Planungssicherheit und Verhinderung von Zielkonflikten
ESCALATE - Helmholtz Research School for Ecosystem Services under Changing Land-use and Climate
Publications
2021 (3)
- Gosal, A.S., Giannichi, M.L., Beckmann, M., Comber, A., Massenberg, J.R., Palliwoda, J., Roddis, P., Schägner, J.P., Wilson, J., Ziv, G., (2021):
Do drivers of nature visitation vary spatially? The importance of context for understanding visitation of nature areas in Europe and North America
Sci. Total Environ. 776 , art. 145190
full text (doi) - Schröter, M., Crouzat, E., Hölting, L., Massenberg, J.R., Rode, J., Hanisch, M., Kabisch, N., Palliwoda, J., Priess, J.A., Seppelt, R., Beckmann, M., (2021):
Assumptions in ecosystem service assessments: Increasing transparency for conservation
Ambio 50 (2), 289 - 300
full text (doi) - Spake, R., Mori, A.S., Beckmann, M., Martin, P.A., Christie, A.P., Duguid, M.C., Doncaster, C.P., (2021):
Implications of scale dependence for cross‐study syntheses of biodiversity differences
Ecol. Lett. 24 (2), 374 - 390
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2020 (7)
- Bartkowski, B., Beckmann, M., Drechsler, M., Kaim, A., Liebelt, V., Müller, B., Witing, F., Strauch, M., (2020):
Aligning agent-based modeling with multi-objective land-ese allocation: Identification of policy gaps and feasible pathways to biophysically optimal landscapes
Front. Environ. Sci. 8 , art. 103
full text (doi) - Eigenbrod, F., Beckmann, M., Dunnett, S., Graham, L., Holland, R.A., Meyfroidt, P., Seppelt, R., Song, X.-P., Spake, R., Václavík, T., Verburg, P.H., (2020):
Identifying agricultural frontiers for modeling global cropland expansion
One Earth 3 (4), 504 - 514
full text (doi) - Hölting, L., Komossa, F., Filyushkina, A., Gastinger, M.-M., Verburg, P.H., Beckmann, M., Volk, M., Cord, A.F., (2020):
Including stakeholders’ perspectives on ecosystem services in multifunctionality assessments
Ecosyst. People 16 (1), 354 - 368
full text (doi) - Kambach, S., Bruelheide, H., Gerstner, K., Gurevitch, J., Beckmann, M., Seppelt, R., (2020):
Consequences of multiple imputation of missing standard deviations and sample sizes in meta‐analysis
Ecol. Evol. 10 (20), 11699 - 11712
full text (doi) - Kattge, J., Bönisch, G., Díaz, S., Lavorel, S., Beckmann, M., Dechant, B., Durka, W., Klotz, S., Roscher, C., Doktor, D., Prentice, I.C. et al., (2020):
TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
Glob. Change Biol. 26 (1), 119 - 188
full text (doi) - Seppelt, R., Arndt, C., Beckmann, M., Martin, E.A., Hertel, T.W., (2020):
Deciphering the biodiversity-production mutualism in the global food security debate
Trends Ecol. Evol. 35 (11), 1011 - 1020
full text (doi) - Ziv, G., Beckmann, M., Bullock, J., Cord, A., Delzeit, R., Domingo, C., Dreßler, G., Hagemann, N., Masó, J., Müller, B., Neteler, M., Sapundzhieva, A., Stoev, P., Stenning, J., Trajković, M., Václavík, T., (2020):
BESTMAP: behavioural, Ecological and Socio-economic Tools for Modelling Agricultural Policy
Research Ideas and Outcomes 6 , e52052
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2019 (4)
- Beckmann, M., Gerstner, K., Akin‐Fajiye, M., Ceaușu, S., Kambach, S., Kinlock, N.L., Phillips, H.R.P., Verhagen, W., Gurevitch, J., Klotz, S., Newbold, T., Verburg, P.H., Winter, M., Seppelt, R., (2019):
Conventional land‐use intensification reduces species richness and increases production: A global meta‐analysis
Glob. Change Biol. 25 (6), 1941 - 1956
full text (doi) - Bruelheide, H., Dengler, J., Jiménez‐Alfaro, B., Purschke, O., Hennekens, S.M., Chytrý, M., Pillar, V.D., Jansen, F., Kattge, J., Sandel, B., Aubin, I., Biurrun, I., Field, R., Haider, S., Jandt, U., Lenoir, J., Peet, R.K., Peyre, G., Sabatini, F.M., Schmidt, M., Schrodt, F., Winter, M., Aćić, S., Agrillo, E., Alvarez, M., Ambarlı, D., Angelini, P., Apostolova, I., Khan, M.A.S.A., Arnst, E., Attorre, F., Baraloto, C., Beckmann, M., Kühn, I., Virtanen, R., Berg, C., et al., (2019):
sPlot – a new tool for global vegetation analyses
J. Veg. Sci. 30 (2), 161 - 186
full text (doi) - Hölting, L., Beckmann, M., Volk, M., Cord, A.F., (2019):
Multifunctionality assessments – More than assessing multiple ecosystem functions and services? A quantitative literature review
Ecol. Indic. 103 , 226 - 235
full text (doi) - Seppelt, R., Beckmann, M., Ceauşu, S., Cord, A.F., Gerstner, K., Gurevitch, J., Kambach, S., Klotz, S., Mendenhall, C., Phillips, H.R.P., Powell, K., Verburg, P.H., Verhagen, W., Winter, M., Newbold, T., (2019):
Trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity conservation and productivity in the context of increasing demands on landscapes
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. 251 - 256
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2018 (3)
- Seppelt, R., Beckmann, M., Václavík, T., Volk, M., (2018):
The art of scientific performance
Trends Ecol. Evol. 33 (11), 805 - 809
full text (doi) - Wiederkehr, C., Beckmann, M., Hermans, K., (2018):
Environmental change, adaptation strategies and the relevance of migration in Sub-Saharan drylands
Environ. Res. Lett. 13 (11), art. 113003
full text (doi) - Ziv, G., Hassall, C., Bartkowski, B., Cord, A.F., Kaim, A., Kalamandeen, M., Landaverde-González, P., Melo, J.L.B., Seppelt, R., Shannon, C., Václavík, T., Zoderer, B.M., Beckmann, M., (2018):
A bird's eye view over ecosystem services in Natura 2000 sites across Europe
Ecosyst. Serv. 30 (Part B), 287 - 298
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2017 (5)
- Cord, A.F., Bartkowski, B., Beckmann, M., Dittrich, A., Hermans-Neumann, K., Kaim, A., Lienhoop, N., Locher-Krause, K.E., Priess, J., Schröter-Schlaack, C., Schwarz, N., Seppelt, R., Strauch, M., Václavík, T., Volk, M., (2017):
Towards systematic analyses of ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies: Main concepts, methods and the road ahead
Ecosyst. Serv. 28 (Part C), 264 - 272
full text (doi) - Dittrich, A., von Wehrden, H., Abson, D.J., Bartkowski, B., Cord, A.F., Fust, P., Hoyer, C., Kambach, S., Meyer, M.A., Radzevičiūtė, R., Nieto-Romero, M., Seppelt, R., Beckmann, M., (2017):
Mapping and analysing historical indicators of ecosystem services in Germany
Ecol. Indic. 75 , 101 - 110
full text (doi) - Gerstner, K., Moreno-Mateos, D., Gurevitch, J., Beckmann, M., Kambach, S., Jones, H.P., Seppelt, R., (2017):
Will your paper be used in a meta-analysis? Make the reach of your research broader and longer lasting
Methods Ecol. Evol. 8 (6), 777 - 784
full text (doi) - Seppelt, R., Beckmann, M., Václavík, T., (2017):
Searching for win–win archetypes in the food–biodiversity challenge: a response to Fischer et al.
Trends Ecol. Evol. 32 (9), 630 - 632
full text (doi) - Václavík, T., Beckmann, M., Cord, A.F., Bindewald, A.M., (2017):
Effects of UV-B radiation on leaf hair traits of invasive plants—Combining historical herbarium records with novel remote sensing data
PLOS One 12 (4), e0175671
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2016 (4)
- Beckmann, M., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., (2016):
Reduced tolerance to simulated herbivory on clonal organs in alien genotypes: a multi-species experiment with native and introduced origins
Biol. Invasions 18 (2), 549 - 563
full text (doi) - Lausch, A., Bannehr, L., Beckmann, M., Boehm, C., Feilhauer, H., Hacker, J.M., Heurich, M., Jung, A., Klenke, R., Neumann, C., Pause, M., Rocchini, D., Schaepman, M.E., Schmidtlein, S., Schulz, K., Selsam, P., Settele, J., Skidmore, A.K., Cord, A.F., (2016):
Linking Earth Observation and taxonomic, structural and functional biodiversity: Local to ecosystem perspectives
Ecol. Indic. 70 , 317 - 339
full text (doi) - Seppelt, R., Beckmann, M., Ceauşu, S., Cord, A.F., Gerstner, K., Gurevitch, J., Kambach, S., Klotz, S., Mendenhall, C., Phillips, H.R.P., Powell, K., Verburg, P.H., Verhagen, W., Winter, M., Newbold, T., (2016):
Harmonizing biodiversity conservation and productivity in the context of increasing demands on landscapes
Bioscience 66 (10), 890 - 896
full text (doi) - Ziv, G., Mullin, K., Boeuf, B., Fincham, W., Taylor, N., Villalobos-Jiménez, G., von Vittorelli, L., Wolf, C., Fritsch, O., Strauch, M., Seppelt, R., Volk, M., Beckmann, M., (2016):
Water quality is a poor predictor of recreational hotspots in England
PLOS One 11 (11), e0166950
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2015 (1)
- Hock, M., Beckmann, M., Hofmann, R.R., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., (2015):
Effects of UV-B radiation on germination characteristics in invasive plants in New Zealand
Neobiota 26 , 21 - 37
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2014 (3)
- Beckmann, M., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., (2014):
Local performance of six clonal alien species differs between native and invasive regions in Germany and New Zealand
Austral Ecol. 39 (4), 378 - 387
full text (doi) - Beckmann, M., Václavík, T., Manceur, A.M., Šprtová, L., von Wehrden, H., Welk, E., Cord, A.F., (2014):
glUV: a global UV-B radiation data set for macroecological studies
Methods Ecol. Evol. 5 (4), 372 - 383
full text (doi) - von Wehrden, H., Abson, D.J., Beckmann, M., Cord, A.F., Klotz, S., Seppelt, R., (2014):
Realigning the land-sharing/land-sparing debate to match conservation needs: considering diversity scales and land-use history
Landsc. Ecol. 29 (6), 941 - 948
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2012 (2)
- Beckmann, M., Hock, M., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., (2012):
The role of UV-B radiation in the invasion of Hieracium pilosella - comparison of German and New Zealand plants
Environ. Exp. Bot. 75 , 173 - 180
full text (doi) - Beckmann, M., von Wehrden, H., (2012):
Where you search is what you get: literature mining – Google Scholar versus Web of Science using a data set from a literature search in vegetation science
J. Veg. Sci. 23 (6), 1197 - 1199
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