Julie Koch Sheard
Guest Scientist
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Puschstraße 4
04103 Leipzig
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Research Interests
I am interested in biodiversity and the challenges posed by anthropogenic change. I try to engage the public, especially children, in my research through citizen science projects in order to increase scientific literacy and nature relatedness. My core research focuses on the effect of urbanization and climate change on invertebrate communities. In collaboration with schools in Halle, Leipzig and Berlin, I use space-for-time pitfall experiments to understand how future invertebrate communities will be affected by increasing temperatures and urbanisation. This project is supported by the Carlsberg Foundation.
Scientific Career
since 2022
Postdoctoral researcher, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
2020 -
2021
Postdoctoral researcher, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and
Climate, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2019 -
2022
Research assistant, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2016 -
2020
Ph.D. in Ecology, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 -
2015
MSc in Biology, Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 -
2012
BSc in Biology, Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Publications
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2025 (1)
- Aavik, T., Reitalu, T., Kivastik, M., Reinula, I., Träger, S., Uuemaa, E., Barberis, M., Biere, A., Castro, S., Cousins, S.A.O., Csecserits, A., Dariotis, E., Fišer, Ž., Grzejszczak, G., Huu, C.N., Hool, K., Jacquemyn, H., Julien, M., Klisz, M., Kmoch, A., Krigas, N., Lengyel, A., Lenhard, M., Moges, D.M., Münzbergová, Z., Niinemets, Ü., Odé, B., Pánková, H., Pärtel, M., Pätsch, R., Petanidou, T., Plue, J., Puchałka, R., Rienks, F., Samartza, I., Sheard, J.K., Stojanova, B., Töpper, J.P., Tsoktouridis, G., Uzunov, S., Zobel, M. (2025):
A pan-European citizen science study shows population size, climate and land use are related to biased morph ratios in the heterostylous plant Primula veris
J. Ecol. 10.1111/1365-2745.14477
2024 (3)
- Aavik, T., Reitalu, T., Kivastik, M., Reinula, I., Träger, S., Uuemaa, E., Barberis, M., Biere, A., Castro, S., Cousins, S.A.O., Csecserits, A., Dariotis, E., Fišer, Ž., Grzejszczak, G., Huu, C.N., Hool, K., Jacquemyn, H., Julien, M., Klisz, M., Kmoch, A., Krigas, N., Lengyel, A., Lenhard, M., Moges, D.M., Münzbergová, Z., Niinemets, Ü., Odé, B., Pánková, H., Pärtel, M., Pätsch, R., Petanidou, T., Plue, J., Puchałka, R., Rienks, F., Samartza, I., Sheard, J.K., Stojanova, B., Töpper, J.P., Tsoktouridis, G., Uzunov, S., Zobel, M. (2024):
Data from: A pan-European citizen science study shows population size, climate and land use are related to biased morph ratios in the heterostylous plant Primula veris
Dryad 10.5061/dryad.k3j9kd5jj - Sheard, J.K., Adriaens, T., Bowler, D.E., Büermann, A., Calaghan, C.T., Camprasse, E.C.M., Chowdhury, S., Engel, T., Finch, E.A., von Gönner, J., Hsing, P.-Y., Mikula, P., Oh, R.R.Y., Peters, B., Phartyal, S.S., Pocock, M.J.O., Wäldchen, J., Bonn, A. (2024):
Emerging technologies in citizen science and potential for insect monitoring
Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 379 (1904), art. 20230106 10.1098/rstb.2023.0106 - van Klink, R., Sheard, J.K., Høye, T.T., Roslin, T., Do Nascimento, L.A., Bauer, S. (2024):
Towards a toolkit for global insect biodiversity monitoring
Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B-Biol. Sci. 379 (1904), art. 20230101 10.1098/rstb.2023.0101
2023 (2)
- Engel, T., Chowdhury, S., Friedrichs-Manthey, M., von Gönner, J., Herrmann, T., Klenke, R., Sheard, J.K., Peters, B., Bonn, A. (2023):
Digitalisierung in Citizen Science und Naturschutz – Anwendungsbeispiele aus der Praxis. Digital technologies in citizen science and nature conservation – Overview of practical examples
Nat. Landschaft 98 (6/7), 319 - 329 10.19217/NuL2023-06-07 - Sheard, J.K., Büermann, A., Chowdhury, S., Engel, T., Finch, E.A., Oh, R.R.Y., Bonn, A. (2023):
Survey: CITIZEN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES - How can we harness and improve the use of technologies in citizen science? (1.0.0) [Data set]
Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.10051199
2022 (1)
- van Klink, R., August, T., Bas, Y., Bodesheim, P., Bonn, A., Fossøy, F., Høye, T.T., Jongejans, E., Menz, M.H.M., Miraldo, A., Roslin, T., Roy, H.E., Ruczyński, I., Schigel, D., Schäffler, L., Sheard, J.K., Svenningsen, C., Tschan, G.F., Wäldchen, J., Zizka, V.M.A., Åström, J., Bowler, D.E. (2022):
Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring
Trends Ecol. Evol. 37 (10), 872 - 885 10.1016/j.tree.2022.06.001