Dr. Maria Felipe-Lucia
Deputy Head of Department
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Puschstraße 4
04103 Leipzig
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- ESuDis - Effects of land management on the Supply and Distribution of ecosystem services
- INTERCEDE - Interactions of Farmland Biodiversity and Agricultural Ecosystem Services under Climate Change
- Ecosystem services in river restoration projects
- ECOPOTENTIAL - Improving future ecosystem benefits through earth observations
- Use and demand of cultural ecosystem services in the Bavarian Forest National Park
- TeleHealth (coming soon)
- Advancing interdisciplinary research on social-ecological networks to understand ecosystem services across scales - SESYNC Working group
- DFG Biodiversity Exploratories
Research Interests
My research seeks to understand the drivers and consequences of social-ecological interactions and its various implications on sustainability, mainly on ecosystem services flows and on equity in the access to those services. In particular, I investigate the effect of land use intensification on the relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem services, on the synergies and trade-offs between services, and on the social relationships between actors. I analyse these relationships at multiple spatial scales and model social-ecological scenarios to inform land management and restoration policies.
Scientific Career
11/2018
Senior scientist. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig, Germany.
08/2015 - 10/2018
Postdoctoral researcher. Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Switzerland.
09/2010 - 04/2015
Research fellow. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC. Zaragoza, Spain
02/2010 - 08/2010
Internship. Tyne River Trust and Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle, UK.
07/2009 - 12/2009
Apprenticeship. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología-CSIC. Zaragoza, Spain.
07/2008 - 08/2008
Apprenticeship. Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro. Zaragoza, Spain.
09/2007 - 06/2008
Environmental Technician. Tomero & Romillo Servicios Ambientales S.L. León, Spain.
09/2010 - 04/2015
PhD in Environmental Studies. Dissertation title: Analysis of ecological and social interactions along the flow of ecosystem services. Suggestions for the management of the River Piedra floodplain. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (IPE-CSIC) and Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla, Spain). Cum Laude Award.
09/2010 - 07/2012
MSc in Social Research Applied to the Environment. Dissertation title: Social dimension of Ecosystem Services: the case of River Piedra’s valley. Universidad Pablo de Olavide (Sevilla, Spain).
09/2004 - 07/2009
BSc (Hons) Environmental Sciences, minor in Environmental Management. Universidad de León (Spain). Extraordinary Career Award.
Publications
Index:
2023 (1)2022 (8)
2021 (6)
2020 (2)
2019 (2)
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2023 (1)
- Loos, J., Benra, F., Berbés-Blázquez, M., Bremer, L.L., Chan, K.M.A., Egoh, B., Felipe-Lucia, M., Geneletti, D., Keeler, B., Locatelli, B., Loft, L., Schröter, B., Schröter, M., Winkler, K.J. (2023):
An environmental justice perspective on ecosystem services
Ambio 52 (3), 477 - 488
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2022 (8)
- Benra, F., Nahuelhual, L., Felipe-Lucia, M., Jaramillo, A., Jullian, C., Bonn, A. (2022):
Balancing ecological and social goals in PES design – Single objective strategies are not sufficient
Ecosyst. Serv. 53 , art. 101385
full text (doi) - Felipe-Lucia, M.R., de Frutos, A., Comín, F.A. (2022):
Modelling landscape management scenarios for equitable and sustainable futures in rural areas based on ecosystem services
Ecosyst. People 18 (1), 76 - 94
full text (doi) - Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Guerrero, A.M., Alexander, S.M., Ashander, J., Baggio, J.A., Barnes, M.L., Bodin, Ö., Bonn, A., Fortin, M.-J., Friedman, R.S., Gephart, J.A., Helmstedt, K.J., Keyes, A.A., Kroetz, K., Massol, F., Pocock, M.J.O., Sayles, J., Thompson, R.M., Wood, S.A., Dee, L.E. (2022):
Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social–ecological networks
Trends Ecol. Evol. 37 (3), 211 - 222
full text (doi) - Isaac, R., Kachler, J., Winkler, K.J., Albrecht, E., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Martín-López, B. (2022):
Governance to manage the complexity of nature's contributions to people co-production
In: Holzer, J.M., Baird, J., Hickey, G.M. (eds.)
Pluralism in ecosystem governance
Advances in Ecological Research 66
Academic Press / Elsevier, London, p. 293 - 321
full text (doi) - Meacham, M., Norström, A.V., Peterson, G.D., Andersson, E., Bennett, E.M., Biggs, R., Crouzat, E., Cord, A.F., Enfors, E., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Fischer, J., Hamann, M., Hanspach, J., Hicks, C., Jacobs, S., Lavorel, S., Locatelli, B., Martín-López, B., Plieninger, T., Queiroz, C. (2022):
Advancing research on ecosystem service bundles for comparative assessments and synthesis
Ecosyst. People 18 (1), 99 - 111
full text (doi) - Norström, A.V., Agarwal, B., Balvanera, P., Baptiste, B., Bennett, E.M., Brondízio, E., Biggs, R., Campbell, B., Carpenter, S.R., Castilla, J.C., Castro, A.J., Cramer, W., Cumming, G.S., Felipe-Lucia, M., Fischer, J., Folke, C., DeFries, R., Gelcich, S., Groth, J., Speranza, C.I., Jacobs, S., Hofmann, J., Hughes, T.P., Lam, D.P.M., Loos, J., Manyani, A., Martín-López, B., Meacham, M., Moersberger, H., Nagendra, H., Pereira, L., Polasky, S., Schoon, M., Schultz, L., Selomane, O., Spierenburg, M. (2022):
The programme on ecosystem change and society (PECS) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus
Ecosyst. People 18 (1), 598 - 608
full text (doi) - Perino, A., Pereira, H.M., Felipe-Lucia, M., Kim, H., Kühl, H.S., Marselle, M.R., Meya, J.N., Meyer, C., Navarro, L.M., van Klink, R., Albert, G., Barratt, C.D., Bruelheide, H., Cao, Y., Chamoin, A., Darbi, M., Dornelas, M., Eisenhauer, N., Essl, F., Farwig, N., Förster, J., Freyhof, J., Geschke, J., Gottschall, F., Guerra, C., Haase, P., Hickler, T., Jacob, U., Kastner, T., Korell, L., Kühn, I., Lehmann, G.U.C., Lenzner, B., Marques, A., Motivans Švara, E., Quintero, L.C., Pacheco, A., Popp, A., Rouet-Leduc, J., Schnabel, F., Siebert, J., Staude, I.R., Trogisch, S., Švara, V., Svenning, J.-C., Pe'er, G., Raab, K., Rakosy, D., Vandewalle, M., Werner, A.S., Wirth, C., Xu, H., Yu, D., Zinngrebe, Y., Bonn, A. (2022):
Biodiversity post-2020: Closing the gap between global targets and national-level implementation
Conserv. Lett. 15 (2), e12848
full text (doi) - Ulrich, W., Batáry, P., Baudry, J., Beaumelle, L., Bucher, R., Čerevková, A., de la Riva, E.G., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Gallé, R., Kesse-Guyot, E., Rembiałkowska, E., Rusch, A., Stanley, D., Birkhofer, K. (2022):
From biodiversity to health: Quantifying the impact of diverse ecosystems on human well-being
People Nat.
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2021 (6)
- Benra, F., de Frutos, A., Gaglio, M., Álvarez-Garretón, C., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Bonn, A. (2021):
Mapping water ecosystem services: Evaluating InVEST model predictions in data scarce regions
Environ. Modell. Softw. 138 , art. 104982
full text (doi) - Care, O., Bernstein, M.J., Chapman, M., Diaz Reviriego, I., Dressler, G., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Friis, C., Graham, S., Hänke, H., Haider, L.J., Hernández-Morcillo, M., Hoffmann, H., Kernecker, M., Nicol, P., Piñeiro, C., Pitt, H., Schill, C., Seufert, V., Shu, K., Valencia, V., Zaehringer, J.G. (2021):
Creating leadership collectives for sustainability transformations
Sustain. Sci. 16 (2), 703 - 708
full text (doi) - Felipe-Lucia, M.R. (2021):
Modelling dynamic ecosystem services
Nat. Sustain. 4 (11), 928 - 929
full text (doi) - Gütschow, M., Bartkowski, B., Felipe-Lucia, M.R. (2021):
Farmers’ action space to adopt sustainable practices: a study of arable farming in Saxony
Reg. Envir. Chang. 21 (4), art. 103
full text (doi) - Palliwoda, J., Fischer, J., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Palomo, I., Neugarten, R., Büermann, A., Price, M.F., Torralba, M., Eigenbrod, F., Mitchell, M.G.E., Beckmann, M., Seppelt, R., Schröter, M. (2021):
Ecosystem service coproduction across the zones of biosphere reserves in Europe
Ecosyst. People 17 (1), 491 - 506
full text (doi) - Simons, N.K., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Schall, P., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Blüthgen, N., Boch, S., Buscot, F., Fischer, M., Goldmann, K., Gossner, M.M., Hänsel, F., Jung, K., Manning, P., Nauss, T., Oelmann, Y., Pena, R., Polle, A., Renner, S.C., Schloter, M., Schöning, I., Schulze, E.-D., Solly, E.F., Sorkau, E., Stempfhuber, B., Wubet, T., Müller, J., Seibold, S., Weisser, W.W. (2021):
National Forest Inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany
For. Ecosyst. 8 , art. 5
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2020 (2)
- Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Soliveres, S., Penone, C., Fischer, M., Ammer, C., Boch, S., Boeddinghaus, R.S., Bonkowski, M., Buscot, F., Fiore-Donno, A.M., Frank, K., Goldmann, K., Gossner, M.M., Hölzel, N., Jochum, M., Kandeler, E., Klaus, V.H., Kleinebecker, T., Leimer, S., Manning, P., Oelmann, Y., Saiz, H., Schall, P., Schloter, M., Schöning, I., Schrumpf, M., Solly, E.F., Stempfhuber, B., Weisser, W.W., Wilcke, W., Wubet, T., Allan, E. (2020):
Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117 (45), 28140 - 28149
full text (doi) - Hölting, L., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Cord, A.F. (2020):
Multifunctional landscapes
In: Goldstein, M.I., DellaSala, D.A. (eds.)
Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes. Volume 5
Elsevier, Amsterdam, p. 128 - 134
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2019 (2)
- Hölting, L., Jacobs, S., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Maes, J., Norström, A.V., Plieninger, T., Cord, A.F. (2019):
Measuring ecosystem multifunctionality across scales
Environ. Res. Lett. 14 (12), art. 124083
full text (doi) - Martín-López, B., Felipe-Lucia, M.R., Bennett, E.M., Norström, A., Peterson, G., Plieninger, T., Hicks, C.C., Turkelboom, F., García-Llorente, M., Jacobs, S., Lavorel, S., Locatelli, B. (2019):
A novel telecoupling framework to assess social relations across spatial scales for ecosystem services research
J. Environ. Manage. 241 , 251 - 263
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Further Publications
Peer-reviewed:
2019
Penone, C., E.Allan, S. Soliveres, M.R. Felipe-Lucia, M.M. Gossner, S. Seibold, N.K.Simons, P. Schall, F. van der Plas, P. Manning, R.D. Manzanedo, S. Boch, D. Prati,C. Ammer, J. Bauhus, F. Buscot, M. Ehbrecht, K. Goldmann, K. Jung, J. Müller, J.C.Müller, R. Pena, A. Polle, S. Renner, L. Ruess, I. Schöning, M. Schrumpf, E. Solly, M. Tschapka, W. Weisser, T. Wubet & M. Fischer. (2019). Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.1111/ele.131822018
Felipe-Lucia, M.R., S. Soliveres, C. Penone, P. Manning, F. van der Plas, S. Boch, D. Prati, C. Ammer, P. Schall, M.M. Gossner, J. Bauhus, F. Buscot, S. Blaser, N. Blüthgen, A. de Frutos, M. Ehbrecht, K. Frank, K. Goldmann, F. Hänsel, K. Jung, T. Kahl, T. Nauss, Y. Oelmann, R. Pena, A. Polle, S. Renner, M. Schloter, I. Schöning, M. Schrumpf, E.D. Schulze, E. Solly, E. Sorkau, B. Stempfhuber, M. Tschapka, W. Weisser, T. Wubet, M. Fischer & E. Allan. (2019). Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services. Nature communications. 839. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-070
Comin, F.A., B. Miranda, R. Sorando, M.R. Felipe-Lucia, J.J. Jiménez, E. Navarro. 2018. Prioritizing sites for ecological restoration based on ecosystem services. Journal of Applied Ecology,55:1155-1163. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13061
2017
Balvanera, P., R. Calderón-Contreras, A. J. Castro, M. R. Felipe-Lucia, I. R. Geijzendorffer, S. Jacobs, B. Martín-López, U. Arbieu, et al. 2017. Interconnected place-based social–ecological research can inform global sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 29: 1–7. doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2017.09.005.Hunter M.L.Jr., V. Acuña, D.M. Bauer, K.P. Bell, A.J.K. Calhoun, M.R. Felipe-Lucia, J.A. Fitzsimons, E. González, M. Kinnison, D. Lindenmayer, C.J. Lundquist, R.A. Medellin, E.J. Nelson, P. Poschlod. 2017. Conserving small natural features with large ecological roles: A synthetic overview. Biological Conservation. Vol. 211, Part B, 88-95. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.12.020
González, E.*, M.R. Felipe-Lucia*, B. Bourgeois, B. Boz, C. Nilsson, G. Palmer, A.A. Sher. 2017. Integrative conservation of riparian zones. Biological Conservation. Vol. 211, Part B, 20-29. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.10.035 (*equal contribution)
2016
Palomo I.*, M.R. Felipe-Lucia*, E.M. Bennett, B. Martín-López, U. Pascual. 2016. Chapter Six - Disentangling the Pathways and Effects of Ecosystem Service Co-Production, in: G.W. and D.A. Bohan (Ed.). Advances in Ecological Research, Academic Press. Vol. 54, 245–283. doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.09.003 (*equal contribution)2015
Felipe-Lucia M.R., B. Martín-López, S. Lavorel, L. Berraquero-Díaz, J. Escalera-Reyes, and F.A. Comín. 2015. Ecosystem services flows: why stakeholders’ power relationships matter. Plos One 10(7): e0132232. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132232Felipe-Lucia, M.R. and F.A. Comín. Ecosystem services-biodiversity relationships depend on land use type in floodplain agroecosystems. 2015. Land Use Policy 46. 201–210. doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.02.003
Felipe-Lucia, M.R., F.A. Comín, and J. Escalera-Reyes. 2015. A framework for the social valuation of ecosystem services. AMBIO, 44:308–318. doi:10.1007/s13280-014-0555-2
2014
Felipe-Lucia, M.R., F.A. Comín, and E.M. Bennett. 2014. Interactions among ecosystem services across land uses in a floodplain agroecosystem. Ecology and Society 19(1): 20. doi.org/10.5751/ES-06249-190120
2013
Pardo, I., J. Aranbarri, F. Barreiro, P.A. Bravo, H.A. Chaparro, F. Comín, R. Corriá, C. Español, M. Felipe-Lucia, M. Frugone, M. García-García, E. García-Prieto, G. Gil-Romera, I. Gimeno, L. Lasheras, A. Moreno, S. Palacio, A. Pérez-Sanz, S. Pironon, Y. Pueyo, F. Reig, H. Saiz, G. Sangüesa-Barreda, P. Tarrats, J. Zabalza & J. Revuelto. First Jornadas Iperinas: Presentation of new research topics of the Pyrenean Institute of Ecology. Pirineos. Revista de Ecología de Montaña. Vol. 168, 139-154. Enero-Diciembre, 2013.Outreach:
Felipe, M.R. 2008. Una evaluación ambiental previa de la Universidad de León. Ecoauditoría ULE. AmbioCiencias nº 3: 12–17. Ed. Universidad de León. (in Spanish).Technical documents:
Valladares, F., Gil, P. y Forner, A. (coord.). 2017. Bases científico-técnicas para la Estrategia estatal de infraestructura verde y de la conectividad y restauración ecológicas. Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente. Madrid (in Spanish) .Felipe-Lucia M.R. Ecosystem Services of the Derwent catchment: first social appraisal. Technical report for the Tyne River Trust, UK.