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Lehrstuhl für Naturschutzbiologie und Waldökologie

Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller

Prof. Dr. Jörg Müller

Head of field station Fabrikschleichach
University of Würzburg
Field Station Fabrikschleichach
Glashüttenstraße 5
96181 Rauhenebrach
Telefon: +49 931 31-83378
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1409-1586
JörgMüller

  • Waldökologie und Naturschutz
  • Ökologische Konzepte im Naturschutz
  • Totholzökologie
  • Biodiversitätsökologie
  • Treiber für Artenschwund entlang Landnutzungs- und Klimagradienten
  • Xylobionte Käfer

  • TREELANDS
    Trees as Islands – on the phylogenetic isolation of trees in mixed forests
     
  • BETA-FOR
    Enhancing the structural diversity between patches for improving multidiversity and multifunctionality in production forests
     
  • ROOT
    Real-time earth Observation of fOrest dynamics and biodiversiTy
     

  • Auswirkungen waldbaulicher Eingriffe auf die Biodiversität
    Neue Methoden erlauben neue Einlicke

  • LifeSPAN
    Life-Projekt Saproxylic Habitat Network

  • BeechDiv
    Biodiversity in deadwood - basis for improving the sustainable protection of beech forests in the Caucasus and in Germany

  • Schwammspinner
    Welchen Einfluss haben Schwammspinner und das Insektizid Mimic auf Nicht-Zielorganismen, wie Tag- und Nachtfalter, Vögel und Fledermäuse?

  • LifePLAN
    Project LIFEPLAN – A Planetary Inventory of Life

  • DarkTaxa
    GBOL III: Teilprojekt 4: Fallstudie zur Abschätzung der Rolle von Parasitoiden während eines Ausbruchs eines Forstschädlings

  • Faktencheck Artenvielfalt
    BMBF-Forschungsinitiative zum Erhalt der Artenvielfalt

  • GapResIn
    Gap Response in Forest Insects – Von Gemeinschaften zu zellulären Prozessen

  • Multitrophische Diversität NGS
    Einfluss von Baumart und Mikroklima auf multitrophische Diversität in Totholz

  • Seit 2016 Professor am Lehrstuhl Tierökologie und Tropenbiologie der Universtität Würzburg/ Leiter der Ökologischen Station in Fabriskchleichach
  • Seit 2013 Stellvertretender Leiter des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald
  • Seit 2012 Leiter der Abteilung Naturschutz und Forschung des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald
  • Seit 2010 Privatdozent an der TU München
  • Seit 2006 Zoologe im Nationalpark Bayerische Wald
  • 2010 Habilitation im Fach Naturschutzbiologie, TU München
  • 2006 Promotion im Fach Forstwissenschaften, TU München
  • 2002-2005 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Bayerischen Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft

2025[ to top ]
  • Rothacher, J., Mitesser, O., Müller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Buřivalová, Z., & Müller, J. (2025). Testing the soundscape response to silvicultural interventions in a controlled before-and-after experiment. Biological Conservation, 306, 111116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111116
  • Escobar, S., Newell, F. L., Endara, M., Guevara‐Andino, J. E., Landim, A. R., Neuschulz, E. L., Hausmann, R., Müller, J., Pedersen, K. M., Schleuning, M., Tremlett, C. J., Villa‐Galaviz, E., Schaefer, H. M., Donoso, D. A., & Blüthgen, N. (2025). Reassembly of a tropical rainforest: A new chronosequence in the Chocó tested with the recovery of tree attributes. Ecosphere, 16(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70157
  • Basile, M., Lachat, T., Balducci, L., Chianucci, F., Chojnacki, L., Archaux, F., Avtzis, D., Bouget, C., De Smedt, P., Doerfler, I., Dumas, Y., Elek, Z., Gosselin, M., Gossner, M., Heilmann‐Clausen, J., Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Janssen, P., Just Justesen, M., … Brockerhoff, E. G. (2025). Managed forests are a stronghold of non‐native beetles in Europe. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70033
  • Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Yuan, Y., Seibold, S., Mitesser, O., Rothacher, J., Freund, J., Wild, C., Wolz, M., & Menzel, A. (2025). Reply to: Weather anomalies cannot explain insect decline. Nature, 639(8054), Article 8054. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08529-z
  • Soutinho, J. G., Carvalho, J., Matos, M., Grosso-Silva, J. M., Moreira-Pinhal, T. C., Rego, C., Ferreira, S., Abreu, J. G., Gonçalves, A. R., Ceia, H., Fonseca, C., Rufino, C., Müller, J., Vierling, K. T., Vierling, L. A., & Gonçalves, J. (2025). Conserving saproxylic flagship species by complementing 150 years of natural history with citizen science data---the case of the stag beetles (Lucanidae, Coleoptera) of Portugal. Biodiversity and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02961-3
  • Kacic, P., Gessner, U., Hakkenberg, C. R., Holzwarth, S., Müller, J., Pierick, K., Seidel, D., Thonfeld, F., Torresani, M., & Kuenzer, C. (2025). Characterizing local forest structural complexity based on multi-platform and -sensor derived indicators. Ecological Indicators, 170, 113085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113085
  • Larrieu, L., Bouget, C., Courbaud, B., Doerfler, I., Gouix, N., Goulard, M., Ladet, S., Laroche, F., Acloque, A., Bütler, R., Kozák, D., Kraus, D., Krumm, F., Lachat, T., Martin, M., Müller, J., Paillet, Y., Schuck, A., Stillhard, J., … Zudin, S. (2025). Spatial distribution of tree-related microhabitats in European beech-dominated forests. Biological Conservation, 301, 110867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110867
  • Kortmann, M., Chao, A., Schaefer, H. M., Blüthgen, N., Gelis, R., Tremlett, C. J., Busse, A., Püls, M., Seibold, S., Kriegel, P., Rabl, D., de la Hoz, M., Şekercioğlu, Çağan H., Schleuning, M., Feldhaar, H., Newell, F. L., Kümmet, S., Mitesser, O., Peters, M. K., & Müller, J. (2025). Sample coverage affects diversity measures of bird communities along a natural recovery gradient of abandoned agriculture in tropical lowland forests. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14879
2024[ to top ]
  • Nußer, R., Bianco, G., Kraus, D., Larrieu, L., Feldhaar, H., Schleuning, M., & Müller, J. (2024). An adapted typology of tree-related microhabitats including tropical forests. Ecological Indicators, 167, 112690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112690
  • Rietz, J., Ischebeck, S., Conraths, F. J., Probst, C., Zedrosser, A., Fiderer, C., Reckel, F., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2024). Scavenger-induced scattering of wild boar carcasses over large distances and its implications for disease management. Journal of Environmental Management, 365, 121554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121554
  • Schreiber, J., Baldrian, P., Brabcová, V., Brandl, R., Kellner, H., Müller, J., Roy, F., Bässler, C., & Krah, F.-S. (2024). Effects of experimental canopy openness on wood-inhabiting fungal fruiting diversity across succession. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67216-1
  • Kortmann, M., Buse, J., Hilszczański, J., Jaworski, T., Müller, J., Thorn, S., & Roth, N. (2024). Bark‐beetle disturbance severity only moderately alters forest affinity of arthropod communities. Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12722
  • Zarges, S., Wohlert, J., Kamp, J., Thorn, S., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2024). Debarking harvesters simultaneously combat the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) and conserve non‐target beetle diversity. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 5(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12353
  • Abrego, N., Furneaux, B., Hardwick, B., Somervuo, P., Palorinne, I., Aguilar-Trigueros, C. A., Andrew, N. R., Babiy, U. V., Bao, T., Bazzano, G., Bondarchuk, S. N., Bonebrake, T. C., Brennan, G. L., Bret-Harte, S., Bässler, C., Cagnolo, L., Cameron, E. K., Chapurlat, E., Creer, S., … Ovaskainen, O. (2024). Airborne DNA reveals predictable spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi. Nature, 631(8022), Article 8022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07658-9
  • Mamadashvili, G., Brin, A., Chumak, M., Diedus, V., Drössler, L., Förster, B., Georgiev, K. B., Ghrejyan, T., Hleb, R., Kalashian, M., Kamburov, I., Karagyan, G., Kevlishvili, J., Khutsishvili, Z., Larrieu, L., Mazmanyan, M., Petrov, P. I., Tabunidze, L., Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2024). Drivers of wood‐inhabiting fungal diversity in European and Oriental beech forests. Ecology and Evolution, 14(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11660
  • Seidl, R., Potterf, M., Müller, J., Turner, M. G., & Rammer, W. (2024). Patterns of early post-disturbance reorganization in Central European forests. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2031), Article 2031. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0625
  • Lira Dyson, B., Herpel, R., Karasch, P., Müller, J., Thom, D., & Bässler, C. (2024). Effects of forest management on the key fungal decomposer Fomes fomentarius in European beech forests – Lessons from a large-scale experiment. Forest Ecology and Management, 552, 121580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121580
  • Seibold, S., Richter, T., Geres, L., Seidl, R., Martin, R., Mitesser, O., Senf, C., Griem, L., & Müller, J. (2024). Soundscapes and airborne laser scanning identify vegetation density and its interaction with elevation as main driver of bird diversity and community composition. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13905
  • Falconí-López, A., Mitesser, O., Martin Schaefer, H., Blüthgen, N., Busse, A., Feldhaar, H., Freile, J., Gelis, R., Grella, N., Heibl, C., Kortmann, M., Newell, F. L., Rabl, D., Schleuning, M., Seibold, S., Şekercioğlu, Çağan H., Tinoco, B. A., Tremlett, C. J., Müller, J., & Donoso, D. A. (2024). Habitat niches of bird species along a recovery gradient in the Chocó tropical forest. Ecological Indicators, 166, 112260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112260
  • Chianucci, F., Napoleone, F., Ricotta, C., Ferrara, C., Fusaro, L., Balducci, L., Trentanovi, G., Bradley, O., Kovacs, B., Mina, M., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Vandekerkhove, K., De Smedt, P., Lens, L., Hertzog, L., Verheyen, K., Hofmeister, J., Hošek, J., Matula, R., … Burrascano, S. (2024). Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14740
  • Müller, J., Lettenmaier, L., Mergner, U., Paul, C., Ammer, C., Bässler, C., Braunisch, V., Brunzel, S., Englmeier, J., Georgiev, K., Gossner, M., Höltermann, A., Kamp, J., Kleinschmit, D., Krah, F.-S., Lieber, K.-H., Marx, J., Meyer, P., Michler, B., & Wirth, C. (2024). Wald - Faktencheck Artenvielfalt (1–, p. 357).
  • Abrego, N., Furneaux, B., Hardwick, B., Somervuo, P., Palorinne, I., Aguilar-Trigueros, C. A., Andrew, N. R., Babiy, U. V., Bao, T., Bazzano, G., Bondarchuk, S. N., Bonebrake, T. C., Brennan, G. L., Bret-Harte, S., Bässler, C., Cagnolo, L., Cameron, E. K., Chapurlat, E., Creer, S., … Ovaskainen, O. (2024). Airborne DNA reveals predictable spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi. Nature, 631(8022), Article 8022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07658-9
  • Buchner, D., Sinclair, J. S., Ayasse, M., Beermann, A. J., Buse, J., Dziock, F., Enss, J., Frenzel, M., Hörren, T., Li, Y., Monaghan, M. T., Morkel, C., Müller, J., Pauls, S. U., Richter, R., Scharnweber, T., Sorg, M., Stoll, S., Twietmeyer, S., … Leese, F. (2024). Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany. Molecular Ecology Resources, 25(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.14023
  • Müller, J., Rietz, J., von Hoermann, C., Conraths, F. J., Benbow, M. E., Mitesser, O., Schlüter, J., Lackner, T., Reckel, F., & Heurich, M. (2024). Season, decay stage, habitat, temperature and carrion beetles allow estimating the post‐mortem interval of wild boar carcasses. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 5(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12305
  • Büchner, G., Hothorn, T., Feldhaar, H., von Hoermann, C., Lackner, T., Rietz, J., Schlüter, J., Mitesser, O., Benbow, M. E., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2024). Ecological drivers of carrion beetle (Staphylinidae: Silphinae) diversity on small to large mammals. Ecology and Evolution, 14(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70203
  • De Pelsmaeker, N., Ferry, N., Stiegler, J., Selva, N., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2024). Seasonal variability of scavenger visitations is independent of carrion predictability. Basic and Applied Ecology, 79, 57–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.05.005
  • Chao, A., Chiu, C.-H., Hu, K.-H., van der Plas, F., Cadotte, M. W., Mitesser, O., Thorn, S., Mori, A. S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Eisenhauer, N., Bässler, C., Delory, B. M., Feldhaar, H., Fichtner, A., Hothorn, T., Peters, M. K., Pierick, K., von Oheimb, G., & Müller, J. (2024). Hill–Chao numbers allow decomposing gamma multifunctionality into alpha and beta components. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14336
  • Wierer, A., von Hoermann, C., Benbow, M. E., Büchner, C., Feldhaar, H., Fiderer, C., Mitesser, O., Rietz, J., Schluter, J., Zeitzler, J., Lackner, T., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2024). Mechanisms determining the multi-diversity of carrion visiting species along a gradient of carrion body mass. Oecologia, 206(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05611-1
  • Bouget, C., Cours, J., Larrieu, L., Parmain, G., Müller, J., Speckens, V., & Sallé, A. (2024). Trait-Based response of deadwood and tree-related microhabitats to decline in temperate lowland and montane forests. Ecosystems, 27(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00875-9
  • Wolz, M., Höcherl, A., Hübner, J., Tschorsnig, H., Whitmore, D., Leroy, B. M. L., Weisser, W. W., Mitesser, O., Zakharov, E. V., Hebert, P. D. N., Liebhold, A. M., & Müller, J. (2024). Response of parasitoid communities to insecticide application during a Lymantria dispar outbreak in mixed oak forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 61(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14791
  • Falconí-López, A., Grella, N., Donoso, D. A., Feldhaar, H., Tremlett, C. J., & Müller, J. (2024). Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 143(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-024-01671-3
  • Mitesser, O., Hochrein, S., Burivalova, Z., Müller, S., Strätz, C., Liebhold, A. M., Leroy, B. M. L., Hilmers, T., Georgiev, K. B., Bae, S., Weisser, W., & Müller, J. (2024). Unexpected soundscape response to insecticide application in oak forests. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14422
  • Samira Geres, L., Blüthgen, N., Müller, J., Seifert, L., Seibold, S., & Bässler, C. (2024). To the top or into the dark? Relationships between elevational and canopy cover distribution shifts in mountain forests. Ecography. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07449
  • Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Yuan, Y., Seibold, S., Mitesser, O., Rothacher, J., Freund, J., Wild, C., Wolz, M., & Menzel, A. (2024). Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years. Nature, 628(8007), Article 8007. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06402-z
  • Hagge, J., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Schuldt, A., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2024). Change in saproxylic beetle, fungi and bacteria assemblages along horizontal and vertical gradients of sun-exposure in forest. Biological Conservation, 291, 110493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110493
  • Gindhart, R., Müller, J., Burivalova, Z., Blüthgen, N., Busse, A., de la Hoz, M., Donoso, D. A., Feldhaar, H., Grella, N., Kortmann, M., Kriegel, P., Kümmet, S., Newell, F. L., Püls, M., Schaefer, H. M., Seibold, S., Tremlett, C. J., & Mitesser, O. (2024). The impact of land use on the acoustic behaviour of cicadas in the Chocó lowland tropical forest of Ecuador. Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12793
  • Sinclair, J. S., Buchner, D., Gessner, M. O., Müller, J., Pauls, S. U., Stoll, S., Welti, E. A. R., Bässler, C., Buse, J., Dziock, F., Enss, J., Hörren, T., Künast, R., Li, Y., Marten, A., Morkel, C., Richter, R., Seibold, S., Sorg, M., … Haase, P. (2024). Effects of land cover and protected areas on flying insect diversity. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14425
  • Hovestadt, T., Poethke, H.-J., Müller, J., & Mitesser, O. (2024). Species Diversity and Habitat Fragmentation Per Se: The Influence of Local Extinctions and Species Clustering. The American Naturalist, 203(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1086/729620
  • Muther, S., Premier, J., Gahbauer, M., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2024). Red fox cannibalism in a temperate forest ecosystem. Basic and Applied Ecology, 77, 8–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.03.002
  • Grella, N., Pedersen, K., Blüthgen, N., Busse, A., Donoso, D. A., Falconí‐López, A., Fiderer, C., Heurich, M., de la Hoz, M., Kriegel, P., Newell, F. L., Püls, M., Rabl, D., Schäfer, H. M., Seibold, S., Tremlett, C. J., Feldhaar, H., & Müller, J. (2024). Vertebrate diversity and biomass along a recovery gradient in a lowland tropical forest. Biotropica, 57(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13417
  • Hoffmann, L., Palt, M., Mignien, L., Uhler, J., Haase, P., Müller, J., & Stoll, S. (2024). Effects of species traits on the catchability of butterflies with different types of Malaise traps and implications for total catch biomass. Journal of Insect Conservation, 29(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00645-5
  • Richter, T., Geres, L., König, S., Braziunas, K. H., Senf, C., Thom, D., Bässler, C., Müller, J., Seidl, R., & Seibold, S. (2024). Effects of climate and forest development on habitat specialization and biodiversity in Central European mountain forests. Communications Biology, 7(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07239-6
  • Mykhailenko, A., Zieliński, P., Bednarz, A., Schlyter, F., Andersson, M. N., Antunes, B., Borowski, Z., Krokene, P., Melin, M., Morales-García, J., Müller, J., Nowak, Z., Schebeck, M., Stauffer, C., Viiri, H., Zaborowska, J., Babik, W., & Nadachowska-Brzyska, K. (2024). Complex Genomic Landscape of Inversion Polymorphism in Europe’s Most Destructive Forest Pest. Genome Biology and Evolution, 16(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae263
  • Ovaskainen, O., Abrego, N., Furneaux, B., Hardwick, B., Somervuo, P., Palorinne, I., Andrew, N. R., Babiy, U. V., Bao, T., Bazzano, G., Bondarchuk, S. N., Bonebrake, T. C., Brennan, G. L., Bret-Harte, S., Bässler, C., Cagnolo, L., Cameron, E. K., Chapurlat, E., Creer, S., … Roslin, T. (2024). Global Spore Sampling Project: A global, standardized dataset of airborne fungal DNA. Scientific Data, 11(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03410-0
2023[ to top ]
  • Leroy, B. M. L., Rabl, D., Püls, M., Hochrein, S., Bae, S., Müller, J., Hebert, P. D. N., Kuzmina, M. L., Zakharov, E. V., Lemme, H., Hahn, W. A., Hilmers, T., Jacobs, M., Kienlein, S., Pretzsch, H., Heidrich, L., Seibold, S., Roth, N., Vogel, S., … Weisser, W. W. (2023). Trait‐mediated responses of caterpillar communities to spongy moth outbreaks and subsequent tebufenozide treatments. Ecological Applications, 33(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2890
  • Tinya, F., Doerfler, I., de Groot, M., Heilman-Clausen, J., Kovács, B., Marell, A., Nordén, B., Aszalós, R., Bässler, C., Brazaitis, G., Burrascano, S., Camprodon, J., Chudomelová, M., Čížek, L., D’Andrea, E., Gossner, M., Halme, P., Hédl, R., Korboulewsky, N., … Ódor, P. (2023). A synthesis of multi-taxa management experiments to guide forest biodiversity conservation in Europe. Global Ecology and Conservation, 46, e02553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02553
  • Rothacher, J., Hagge, J., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gruppe, A., & Müller, J. (2023). Logging operations creating snags, logs, and stumps under open and closed canopies promote stand-scale beetle diversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 540, 121022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121022
  • Heidrich, L., Brandl, R., Ammer, C., Bae, S., Bässler, C., Doerfler, I., Fischer, M., Gossner, M. M., Heurich, M., Heibl, C., Jung, K., Krzystek, P., Levick, S., Magdon, P., Schall, P., Schulze, E.-D., Seibold, S., Simons, N. K., Thorn, S., … Müller, J. (2023). Effects of heterogeneity on the ecological diversity and redundancy of forest fauna. Basic and Applied Ecology, 73, 72–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2023.10.005
  • Sikora, K., Zajac, K., Bieniek, A., Jaworski, T., Kadej, M., Plewa, R., Gutowski, J. M., Ruta, R., Smolis, A., Eckelt, A., Bonacci, T., Brandmayr, P., Katjoch, L., Davenis, S. A., Fuchs, L., Heibl, C., Horàk, J., Kapla, A., Kulijer, D., … Kajtoch, L. (2023). Phylogeography and distribution modelling reveal the history and future of a saproxylic beetle of European conservation concern. Journal of Biogeography, 50(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14626
  • Chiu, C.-H., Chao, A., Vogel, S., Kriegel, P., & Thorn, S. (2023). Quantifying and estimating ecological network diversity based on incomplete sampling data. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1881), Article 1881. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0183
  • von Hoermann, C., Benbow, M. E., Rottler-Hoermann, A.-M., Lackner, T., Sommer, D., Receveur, J. P., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2023). Factors influencing carrion communities are only partially consistent with those of deadwood necromass. Oecologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05327-8
  • Goßmann, A., Ambrožová, L., Cizek, L., Drag, L., Georgiev, K., Neudam, L., Perlík, M., Seidel, D., & Thorn, S. (2023). Habitat openness and predator abundance determine predation risk of warningly colored longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) in temperate forest. Journal of Insect Science, 23(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iead027
  • Kriegel, P., Vogel, S., Angeleri, R., Baldrian, P., Borken, W., Bouget, C., Brin, A., Bussler, H., Cocciufa, C., Feldmann, B., Gossner, M. M., Haeler, E., Hagge, J., Hardersen, S., Hartmann, H., Hjältén, J., Kotowska, M. M., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., … Thorn, S. (2023). Ambient and substrate energy influence decomposer diversity differentially across trophic levels. Ecology Letters, 26(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14227
  • Englmeier, J., Mitesser, O., Benbow, M. E., Hothorn, T., von Hoermann, C., Benjamin, C., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Redlich, S., Riebl, R., Rojas Botero, S., Rummler, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Stengel, E., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., Uphus, L., Zhang, J., & Müller, J. (2023). Diverse Effects of Climate, Land Use, and Insects on Dung and Carrion Decomposition. Ecosystems, 26(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-022-00764-7
  • Hilmers, T., Leroy, B. M., Bae, S., Hahn, W. A., Hochrein, S., Jacobs, M., Lemme, H., Müller, J., Schmied, G., Weisser, W. W., & Pretzsch, H. (2023). Growth response of oaks to insect defoliation: Immediate and intermediate perspectives. Forest Ecology and Management, 549, 121465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121465
  • Mamadashvili, G., Brin, A., Bässler, C., Chumak, V., Chumak, M., Deidus, V., Drössler, L., Emberger, C., Georgiev, K. B., Ghrejyan, T., Gossner, M. M., Hleb, R., Rafiei-Jahed, R., Kalashian, M., Kambarov, I., Karagyan, G., Kevlishvili, J., Khutsishvili, Z., Kraus, D., … Müller, J. (2023). Drivers of tree-related microhabitat profiles in European and Oriental beech forests. Biological Conservation, 285, 110245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110245
  • Bouget, C., Cours, J., Larrieu, L., Parmain, G., Müller, J., Speckens, V., & Salle, A. (2023). Trait-cased response of deadwood and tree-related microhabitats to decline in temperate lowland and montane forests. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-023-00875-9
  • Burrascano, S., Chianucci, F., Trentanovi, G., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Sitzia, T., Tinya, F., Doerfler, I., Paillet, Y., Nagel, T. A., Mitic, B., Morillas, L., Munzi, S., der Sluis, T. V., Alterio, E., Balducci, L., de Andrade, R. B., Bouget, C., Giordani, P., Lachat, T., … Odor, P. (2023). Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to?. Biological Conservation, 284, 110176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110176
  • Wang, Z., Tan, B., Yang, W., Wang, Q., Chang, C., Wang, L., Li, H., You, C., Cao, R., Jiang, Y., & Müller, J. (2023). Forest gaps accelerate the degradation of cellulose and lignin in decaying logs in a subalpine forest. European Journal of Forest Research, 142(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-023-01555-y
  • Maihoff, F., Friess, N., Hoiss, B., Schmid-Egger, C., Kerner, J., Neumayer, J., Hopfenmüller, S., Bässler, C., Müller, J., & Classen, A. (2023). Smaller, more diverse and on the way to the top: Rapid community shifts of montane wild bees within an extraordinary hot decade. Diversity and Distributions, 29(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13658
  • Tobisch, C., Rojas-Botero, S., Uhler, J., Kollmann, J., Müller, J., Moning, C., Redlich, S., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Benjamin, C., Englmeier, J., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Riebl, R., Uphus, L., & Ewald, J. (2023). Conservation-relevant plant species indicate arthropod richness across trophic levels: Habitat quality is more important than habitat amount. Ecological Indicators, 148, 110039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110039
  • Burner, R. C., Stephan, J. G., Drag, L., Potterf, M., Birkemoe, T., Siitonen, J., Müller, J., Ovaskainen, O., Sverdrup‐Thygeson, A., & Snäll, T. (2023). Alternative measures of trait–niche relationships: A test on dispersal traits in saproxylic beetles. Ecology and Evolution, 13(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10588
  • Englmeier, J., Rieker, D., Mitesser, O., Benjamin, C., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Kellner, H., Lorz, J., Redlich, S., Riebl, R., Rojas‐Botero, S., Rummler, T., Steffan‐Dewenter, I., Stengel, E., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., Uphus, L., Zhang, J., … Bässler, C. (2023). Diversity and specialization responses to climate and land use differ between deadwood fungi and bacteria. Ecography, 2023(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06807
  • Uphus, L., Uhler, J., Tobisch, C., Rojas-Botero, S., Lüpke, M., Benjamin, C., Englmeier, J., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Redlich, S., Zhang, J., Müller, J., & Menzel, A. (2023). Earlier and more uniform spring green-up linked to lower insect richness and biomass in temperate forests. Communications Biology, 6(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05422-9
  • Müller, J., Mitesser, O., Schaefer, H. M., Seibold, S., Busse, A., Kriegel, P., Rabl, D., Gelis, R., Arteaga, A., Freile, J., Leite, G. A., de Melo, T. N., LeBien, J., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Blüthgen, N., Tremlett, C. J., Böttger, D., Feldhaar, H., Grella, N., … Bu\vr}}ivalová, Z. (2023). Soundscapes and deep learning enable tracking biodiversity recovery in tropical forests. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41693-w
  • Zou, J., Cadotte, M. W., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Baldrian, P., Borken, W., Stengel, E., Luo, Y., Müller, J., & Seibold, S. (2023). Wood decomposition is increased by insect diversity, selection effects, and interactions between insects and microbes. Ecology, 104(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4184
  • Rietz, J., van Beeck Calkoen, S. T. S., Ferry, N., Schlüter, J., Wehner, H., Schindlatz, K.-H., Lackner, T., von Hoermann, C., Conraths, F. J., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2023). Drone-based thermal imaging in the detection of wildlife carcasses and disease management. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023, 12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5517000
  • Tobisch, C., Rojas-Botero, S., Uhler, J., Müller, J., Kollmann, J., Moning, C., Brändle, M., Gossner, M. M., Redlich, S., Zhang, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Benjamin, C., Englmeier, J., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Riebl, R., Uphus, L., & Ewald, J. (2023). Plant species composition and local habitat conditions as primary determinants of terrestrial arthropod assemblages. Oecologia, 201(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05345-6
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  • Seibold, S., Müller, J., Allner, S., Willner, M., Baldrian, P., Ulyshen, M. D., Brandl, R., Bässler, C., Hagge, J., & Mitesser, O. (2022). Quantifying wood decomposition by insects and fungi using computed tomography scanning and machine learning. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20377-3
  • Lettenmaier, L., Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gruppe, A., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2022). Beetle diversity is higher in sunny forests due to higher microclimatic heterogeneity in deadwood. Oecologia, 198(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05141-8
  • Georgiev, K. B., Bässler, C., Feldhaar, H., Heibl, C., Karasch, P., Müller, J., Perlik, M., Weiss, I., & Thorn, S. (2022). Windthrow and salvage logging alter ß-diversity of multiple species groups in a mountain spruce forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 520, 120401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120401
  • Ganuza, C., Redlich, S., Uhler, J., Tobisch, C., Rojas-Botero, S., Peters, M. K., Zhang, J., Benjamin, C. S., Englmeier, J., Ewald, J., Fricke, U., Haensel, M., Kollmann, J., Riebl, R., Uphus, L., Müller, J., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Interactive effects of climate and land use on pollinator diversity differ among taxa and scales. Science Advances, 8(18), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm9359
  • Uhler, J., Haase, P., Hoffmann, L., Hothorn, T., Schmidl, J., Stoll, S., Welti, E. A. R., Buse, J., & Müller, J. (2022). A comparison of different Malaise trap types. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 15(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12604
  • Uhl, B., Krah, F.-S., Baldrian, P., Brandl, R., Hagge, J., Müller, J., Thorn, S., Vojtech, T., & Bässler, C. (2022). Snags, logs, stumps, and microclimate as tools optimizing deadwood enrichment for forest biodiversity. Biological Conservation, 270, 109569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109569
  • Müller, J., Brandl, R., Cadotte, M. W., Heibl, C., Bässler, C., Weiß, I., Birkhofer, K., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2022). A replicated study on the response of spider assemblages to regional and local processes. Ecological Monographs, e1511. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1511
  • Busse, A., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Friess, N., Hacker, H., Heidrich, L., Hilmers, T., Merkel-Wallner, G., Schmid-Egger, C., Seifert, L., & Müller, J. (2022). Light and Malaise traps tell different stories about the spatial variations in arthropod biomass and method-specific insect abundance. Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12592
  • Kortmann, M., Roth, N., Buse, J., Hilszczański, J., Jaworski, T., Morinière, J., Seidl, R., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. C. (2022). Arthropod dark taxa provide new insights into diversity responses to bark beetle infestations. Ecological Applications, 32(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2516
  • Thom, D., Ammer, C., Annighöfer, P., Aszanlós, R., Dittrich, S., Hagge, J., Keeton, W. S., Kovacs, B., Krautkrämer, O., Müller, J., von Oheimb, G., & Seidl, R. (2022). Regeneration in European beech forests after drought: the effects of microclimate, deadwood and browsing. European Journal of Forest Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01520-1
  • Lettenmaier, L., Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gruppe, A., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2022). Beetle diversity is higher in sunny forests due to higher microclimatic heterogeneity in deadwood. Oecologia, 198(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05141-8
  • Hausmann, A., Ulrich, W., Segerer, A. H., Greifenstein, T., Knubben, J., Morinière, J., Bozicevic, V., Doczkal, D., Günter, A., Müller, J., & Habel, J. C. (2022). Fluctuating insect diversity, abundance and biomass across agricultural landscapes. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20989-9
  • Busse, A., Cizek, L., Čížková, P., Drag, L., Dvorak, V., Foit, J., Heurich, M., Hubený, P., Kasák, J., Kittler, F., Kozel, P., Lettenmaier, L., Nigl, L., Procházka, J., Rothacher, J., Straubinger, C., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2022). Forest dieback in a protected area triggers the return of the primeval forest specialist Peltis grossa (Coleoptera, Trogossitidae). Conservation Science and Practice, 4(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.612
  • Sire, L., P, S. Y., Wang, C., Bézier, A., Courtial, B., Cours, J., Fontaneto, D., Larrieu, L., Bouget, C., Thorn, S., Müller, J., Yu, D., Monaghan, M., Herniou, E., & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. (2022). Climate-induced forest dieback drives compositional changes in insect communities that are more pronounced for rare species. Communications Biology, 5, 57. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02968-4
  • Storms, M., Jakhar, A., Mitesser, O., Jechow, A., Hölker, F., Degen, T., Hovestadt, T., & Degen, J. (2022). The rising moon promotes mate finding in moths. Communications Biology, 5, 393. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03331-x
  • Englmeier, J., von Hoermann, C., Rieker, D., Benbow, M. E., Benjamin, C., Fricke, U., Ganuza, C., Haensel, M., Lackner, T., Mitesser, O., Redlich, S., Riebl, R., Rojas-Botero, S., Rummler, T., Salamon, J.-A., Sommer, D., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Tobisch, C., Uhler, J., … Müller, J. (2022). Dung-visiting beetle diversity is mainly affected by land use, while community specialization is driven by climate. Ecology and Evolution, 12(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9386
  • Busse, A., Cizek, L., Čížková, P., Drag, L., Dvorak, V., Foit, J., Heurich, M., Hubený, P., Kašák, J., Kittler, F., Kozel, P., Lettenmaier, L., Nigl, L., Procházka, J., Rothacher, J., Straubinger, C., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2022). Forest dieback in a protected area triggers the return of the primeval forest specialistPeltis grossa(Coleoptera, Trogossitidae). Conservation Science and Practice, 4(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.612
  • Hochrein, S., Mitesser, O., Liebhold, A. M., Weisser, W. W., Leroy, B. M. L., Pretzsch, H., Hilmers, T., Rabl, D., & Müller, J. (2022). Response of cavity nesting birds to Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera) and aerial spraying – An experimental approach. Forest Ecology and Management, 524, 120520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120520
  • Müller, J., Mitesser, O., Cadotte, M. W., van der Plas, F., Mori, A. S., Ammer, C., Chao, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Baldrian, P., Bässler, C., Biedermann, P., Cesarz, S., Claßen, A., Delory, B. M., Feldhaar, H., Fichtner, A., Hothorn, T., Kuenzer, C., Peters, M. K., … Eisenhauer, N. (2022). Enhancing the structural diversity between forest patches—A concept and real-world experiment to study biodiversity, multifunctionality and forest resilience across spatial scales. Global Change Biology, 29(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16564
  • Chimeno, C., Hübner, J., Seifert, L., Morinièrere, J., Bozicevic, V., Hausmann, A., Schmidt, S., & Müller, J. (2022). Depicting environmental gradients from Malaise trap samples: Is ethanol-based DNA metabarcoding enough?. Insect Conservation and Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12609
  • Wang, Z., Yang, W., Tan, B., Wang, Q., Wang, L., Chang, C., Cao, R., Jiang, Y., & Müller, J. (2022). Effects of forest canopy density and epixylic vegetation on nutrient concentrations in decaying logs of a subalpine fir forest. Forest Ecosystems, 9, 100064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fecs.2022.100064
2021[ to top ]
  • Kortmann, M., Müller, J. C., Baier, R., Bässler, C., Buse, J., Cholewińska, O., Förschler, M. I., Georgiev, K. B., Hilszczański, J., Jaroszewicz, B., Jaworski, T., Kaufmann, S., Kuijper, D., Lorz, J., Lotz, A., Łubek, A., Mayer, M., Mayerhofer, S., Meyer, S., … Thorn, S. (2021). Ecology versus society: Impacts of bark beetle infestations on biodiversity and restorativeness in protected areas of Central Europe. Biological Conservation, 254, 108931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108931
  • Leroy, B. M. L., Lemme, H., Braumiller, P., Hilmers, T., Jacobs, M., Hochrein, S., Kienlein, S., Müller, J., Pretzsch, H., Stimm, K., Seibold, S., Jaworek, J., Hahn, W. A., Müller‐Kroehling, S., & Weisser, W. W. (2021). Relative impacts of gypsy moth outbreaks and insecticide treatments on forest resources and ecosystems: An experimental approach. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12045
  • Burner, R. C., Birkemoe, T., Stephan, J. G., Drag, L., Muller, J., Ovaskainen, O., Potterf, M., Skarpaas, O., Snall, T., & Sverdrup-Thygeson, A. (2021). Choosy beetles: How host trees and southern boreal forest naturalness may determine dead wood beetle communities. Forest Ecology and Management, 487. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119023
  • 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., … Weisser, W. W. (2021). National Forest Inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany. Forest Ecosystems, 8(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-021-00280-5
  • Bae, S., Müller, J., Förster, B., Hilmers, T., Hochrein, S., Jacobs, M., Leroy, B. M. L., Pretzsch, H., Weisser, W. W., & Mitesser, O. (2021). Tracking the temporal dynamics of insect defoliation by high‐resolution radar satellite data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13726
  • Graf, M., Lettenmaier, L., Müller, J., & Hagge, J. (2021). Saproxylic beetles trace deadwood and differentiate between deadwood niches before their arrival on potential hosts. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 15(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12534
  • Uhler, J., Redlich, S., Zhang, J., Hothorn, T., Tobisch, C., Ewald, J., Thorn, S., Seibold, S., Mitesser, O., Morinière, J., & others. (2021). Relationship of insect biomass and richness with land use along a climate gradient. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 1. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26181-3
  • Leverkus, A. B., Thorn, S., Gustafsson, L., Noss, R., Müller, J., Pausas, J. G., & Lindenmayer, D. B. (2021). Environmental policies to cope with novel disturbance regimes – steps to address a world scientists’ warning to humanity. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abdc5a
  • Bae, S., Müller, J., Förster, B., Hilmers, T., Hochrein, S., Jacobs, M., Leroy, B. M., Pretzsch, H., Weisser, W. W., & Mitesser, O. (2021). Tracking the temporal dynamics of insect defoliation by high-resolution radar satellite data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13726
  • Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Müller, J., Krah, F. S., Reinelt, A., & Halbwachs, H. (2021). Global analysis reveals an environmentally driven latitudinal pattern in mushroom size across fungal species. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13678
  • Cours, J., Larrieu, L., Lopez-Vaamonde, C., Müller, J., Parmain, G., Thorn, S., & Bouget, C. (2021). Contrasting responses of habitat conditions and insect biodiversity to pest- or climate-induced dieback in coniferous mountain forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 482. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118811
  • Seibold, S., Hothorn, T., Gossner, M. M., Simons, N. K., Blüthgen, N., Müller, J., Ambarlı, D., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Fischer, M., Habel, J. C., Penone, C., Schall, P., Schulze, E., & Weisser, W. W. (2021). Insights from regional and short‐term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova et al. 2021. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12467
2020[ to top ]
  • Thorn, S., Chao, A., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Chen, Y.-H., Georgiev, K. B., Heibl, C., Müller, J., Schäfer, H., & Bässler, C. (2020). Rare species, functional groups, and evolutionary lineages drive successional trajectories in disturbed forests. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2949
  • Peters, M. K., Classen, A., Müller, J., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2020). Increasing the phylogenetic coverage for understanding broad-scale diversity gradients. Oecologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04615-x
  • KAZERANI, F., MORTELMANS, J., FARASHIANI, M. E., & THORN, S. (2020). A new species of Pherbellia (Diptera: Sciomyzidae) from Iran. Zootaxa, 4772(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4772.2.7
  • Leverkus, A. B., Buma, B., Wagenbrenner, J., Burton, P. J., Lingua, E., Marzano, R., & Thorn, S. (2020). Tamm review: Does salvage logging mitigate subsequent forest disturbances?. Forest Ecology and Management, 481, 118721. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118721
  • Micó, E., Ramilo, P., Thorn, S., Müller, J., Galante, E., & Carmona, C. P. (2020). Contrasting functional structure of saproxylic beetle assemblages associated to different microhabitats. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58408-6
  • Georgiev, K. B., Chao, A., Castro, J., Chen, Y.-H., Choi, C.-Y., Fontaine, J. B., Hutto, R. L., Lee, E.-J., Müller, J., Rost, J., Zmihorski, M., & Thorn, S. (2020). Salvage logging changes the taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional successional trajectories of forest bird communities. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13599
  • Franke, S., Brandl, R., Heibl, C., Mattivi, A., Müller, J., Pinkert, S., & Thorn, S. (2020). Predicting regional hotspots of phylogenetic diversity across multiple species groups. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13125
  • Didham, R. K., Basset, Y., Collins, C. M., Leather, S. R., Littlewood, N. A., Menz, M. H. M., Müller, J., Packer, L., Saunders, M. E., Schönrogge, K., Stewart, A. J., Yanoviak, S. P., & Hassall, C. (2020). Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 13(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12408
  • Roth, N., Zoder, S., Ali Zaman, A., Thorn, S., & Schmidl, J. (2020). Long‐term monitoring reveals decreasing water beetle diversity, loss of specialists and community shifts over the past 28 years. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 13(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12411
  • Heidrich, L., Bae, S., Levick, S., Seibold, S., Weisser, W., Krzystek, P., Magdon, P., Nauss, T., Schall, P., Serebryanyk, A., Wöllauer, S., Ammer, C., Bässler, C., Doerfler, I., Fischer, M., Gossner, M. M., Heurich, M., Hothorn, T., Jung, K., … Müller, J. (2020). Heterogeneity--diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests. Nature Ecology \& Evolution, 4(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1245-z
  • Kim, D.-I., Park, I.-K., Bae, S.-Y., Fong, J. J., Zhang, Y.-P., Li, S.-R., Ota, H., Kim, J.-S., & Park, D.-S. (2020). Prediction of present and future distribution of the Schlegel’s Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) using MaxEnt modeling. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 44(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-020-0147-y
  • Thorn, S., Chao, A., Georgiev, K. B., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Campbell, J. L., Castro, J., Chen, Y.-H., Choi, C.-Y., Cobb, T. P., Donato, D. C., Durska, E., Macdonald, E., Feldhaar, H., Fontaine, J. B., Fornwalt, P. J., Hernández, R. M. H., Hutto, R. L., Koivula, M., … Leverkus, A. B. (2020). Estimating retention benchmarks for salvage logging to protect biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11(4762), Article 4762. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18612-4
  • Chao, A., Kubota, Y., Zeleny, D., Chiu, C.-H., Li, C.-F., Kusumoto, B., Yasuhara, M., Thorn, S., Wei, C.-L., Costello, M. J., & Colwell, R. K. (2020). Quantifying sample completeness and comparing diversities among assemblages. Ecological Research, 35(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12102
  • Müller, J., Ulyshen, M., Seibold, S., Cadotte, M., Chao, A., Bässler, C., Vogel, S., Hagge, J., Weiß, I., Baldrian, P., Tláskal, V., & Thorn, S. (2020). Primary determinants of communities in deadwood vary among taxa but are regionally consistent. Oikos. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.07335
  • Thom, D., Sommerfeld, A., Sebald, J., Hagge, J., Müller, J., & Seidl, R. (2020). Effects of disturbance patterns and deadwood on the microclimate in European beech forests. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 291, 108066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108066
  • Hardulak, L. A., Morinière, J., Hausmann, A., Hendrich, L., Schmidt, S., Doczkal, D., Müller, J., Hebert, P. D. N., & Haszprunar, G. (2020). DNA metabarcoding for biodiversity monitoring in a national park: Screening for invasive and pest species. Molecular Ecology Resources. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13212
  • Vogel, S., Bussler, H., Finnberg, S., Müller, J., Stengel, E., & Thorn, S. (2020). Diversity and conservation of saproxylic beetles in 42 European tree species: an experimental approach using early successional stages of branches. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12442
  • Kozák, D., Svitok, M., Wiezik, M., Mikoláš, M., Thorn, S., Buechling, A., Hofmeister, J., Matula, B., Trotsiuk, V., Bače, R., Begovič, K., Čada, V., Dušátko, M., Frankovič, M., Horák, J., Janda, P., Kameniar, O., Nagel, T. A., Pettit, J. L., … Svoboda, M. (2020). Historical Disturbances Determine Current Taxonomic, Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity of Saproxylic Beetle Communities in Temperate Primary Forests. Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00502-x
  • Leverkus, A. B., Polo, I., Baudoux, C., Thorn, S., Gustafsson, L., & Rubio de Casas, R. (2020). Resilience impacts of a secondary disturbance: Meta‐analysis of salvage logging effects on tree regeneration. Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13581
  • Sommerfeld, A., Rammer, W., Heurich, M., Hilmers, T., Müller, J., & Seidl, R. (2020). Do bark beetle outbreaks amplify or dampen future bark beetle disturbances in Central Europe?. Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13502
  • Thorn, S., Seibold, S., Leverkus, A. B., Michler, T., Müller, J., F., N. R., Stork, N., Vogel, S., & Lindenmayer, D. B. (2020). The living dead: acknowledging life after tree death to stop forest degradation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2252
  • Viljur, M.-L., Tiitsaar, A., Gimbutas, M., Kaasik, A., Valdma, D., Ounap, E., Tammaru, T., & Teder, T. (2020). Conserving woodland butterflies in managed forests: Both local and landscape factors matter. Forest Ecology and Management, 462, 118002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118002
  • Vogel, S., Gossner, M. M., Mergner, U., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2020). Optimizing enrichment of deadwood for biodiversity by varying sun exposure and tree species: an experimental approach. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13648
  • Rafiei Jahed, R., Kavousi, M. R., Farashiani, M. E., Sagheb-Talebi, K., Babanezhad, M., Courbaud, B., Wirtz, R., Müller, J., & Larrieu, L. (2020). A Comparison of the Formation Rates and Composition of Tree-Related Microhabitats in Beech-Dominated Primeval Carpathian and Hyrcanian Forests. Forests, 11(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11020144
  • Stiegler, J., von Hoermann, C., Müller, J., Benbow, M. E., & Heurich, M. (2020). Carcass provisioning for scavenger conservation in a temperate forest ecosystem. Ecosphere, 11(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3063
2019[ to top ]
  • Hagge, J., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Biebl, S. S., Brandl, R., Drexler, M., Gruppe, A., Hotes, S., Hothorn, T., Langhammer, P., Stark, H., Wirtz, R., Zimmerer, V., & Mysterud, A. (2019). Deadwood retention in forests lowers short-term browsing pressure on silver fir saplings by overabundant deer. Forest Ecology and Management, 451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117531
  • Seibold, S., Müller, J., Baldrian, P., Cadotte, M. W., Štursová, M., Biedermann, P. H., Krah, F.-S., & Bässler, C. (2019). Fungi associated with beetles dispersing from dead wood - Let’s take the beetle bus!. Fungal Ecology, 39, 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2018.11.016
  • Hagge, J., Seibold, S., & Gruppe, A. (2019). Beetle biodiversity in anthropogenic landscapes with a focus on spruce plantations, Christmas tree plantations and maize fields. Journal of Insect Conservation, 23(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-019-00146-w
  • Seibold, S., Gossner, M. M., Simons, N. K., Blüthgen, N., Müller, J., Ambarl\i, D., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Fischer, M., Habel, J. C., Linsenmair, K. E., Nauss, T., Penone, C., Prati, D., Schall, P., Schulze, E.-D., Vogt, J., Wöllauer, S., & Weisser, W. W. (2019). Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers. Nature, 574(7780), Article 7780. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1684-3
  • Thorn, S., Müller, J., & Leverkus, A. B. (2019). Preventing European forest diebacks. Science, 365(6460), Article 6460. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz3476
  • Friess, N., Müller, J. C., Aramendi, P., Bässler, C., Brändle, M., Bouget, C., Brin, A., Bussler, H., Georgiev, K. B., Gil, R., Gossner, M. M., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Isacsson, G., Krišt\’\i}}n, A., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., Magnanou, E., Maringer, A., Mergner, U., … Seibold, S. (2019). Arthropod communities in fungal fruitbodies are weakly structured by climate and biogeography across European beech forests. Diversity and Distributions, 25(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12882
  • Hlásny, T., Krokene, P., Liebhold, A., Montagné-Huck, C., Müller, J., Qin, H., Raffa, K., Schelhaas, M.-J., Seidl, R., Svoboda, M., & Viiri, H. (2019). Living with bark beetles: impacts, outlook and management options (1–). European Forest Institute. https://doi.org/10.36333/fs08
  • Hagge, J., Abrego, N., Bässler, C., Bouget, C., Brin, A., Brustel, H., Christensen, M., Gossner, M. M., Heilmann-Clausen, J., Horák, J., Gruppe, A., Isacsson, G., Köhler, F., Lachat, T., Larrieu, L., Schlaghamersky, J., Thorn, S., Zapponi, L., & Müller, J. (2019). Congruent patterns of functional diversity in saproxylic beetles and fungi across European beech forests. Journal of Biogeography, 46(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13556
  • Sandström, J., Bernes, C., Junninen, K., L\~o}}hmus, A., Macdonald, E., Müller, J., & Jonsson, B. G. (2019). Impacts of dead wood manipulation on the biodiversity of temperate and boreal forests. A systematic review. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13395
  • Bae, S., Levick, S. R., Heidrich, L., Magdon, P., Leutner, B. F., Wöllauer, S., Serebryanyk, A., Nauss, T., Krzystek, P., Gossner, M. M., Schall, P., Heibl, C., Bässler, C., Dörfler, I., Schulze, E.-D., Krah, F.-S., Culmsee, H., Jung, K., Heurich, M., … Müller, J. (2019). Radar vision in the mapping of forest biodiversity from space. Nature Communications, 10(4757), Article 4757. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12737-x
  • Viljur, M.-L., Relve, A., Gimbutas, M., Kaasik, A., & Teder, T. (2019). Dispersal of open-habitat butterflies in managed forest landscapes: are colonisers special?. Journal of Insect Conservation, 23(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0112-6
  • Hagge, J., Bässler, C., Gruppe, A., Hoppe, B., Kellner, H., Krah, F.-S., Müller, J., Seibold, S., Stengel, E., & Thorn, S. (2019). Bark coverage shifts assembly processes of microbial decomposer communities in dead wood. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), Article 1912. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1744
  • Krah, F.-S., Büntgen, U., Schaefer, H., Müller, J., Andrew, C., Boddy, L., Diez, J., Egli, S., Freckleton, R., Gange, A. C., Halvorsen, R., Heegaard, E., Heideroth, A., Heibl, C., Heilmann-Clausen, J., H\oiland, K., Kar, R., Kauserud, H., Kirk, P. M., … Bässler, C. (2019). European mushroom assemblages are darker in cold climates. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10767-z
  • Biedermann, P. H., Müller, J., Grégoire, J.-C., Gruppe, A., Hagge, J., Hammerbacher, A., Hofstetter, R. W., Kandasamy, D., Kolarik, M., Kostovcik, M., Krokene, P., Sallé, A., Six, D. L., Turrini, T., Vanderpool, D., Wingfield, M. J., & Bässler, C. (2019). Bark Beetle Population Dynamics in the Anthropocene: Challenges and Solutions. Trends in Ecology \& Evolution, 34(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.002
2018[ to top ]
  • Doerfler, I., Gossner, M. M., Müller, J., Seibold, S., & Weisser, W. W. (2018). Deadwood enrichment combining integrative and segregative conservation elements enhances biodiversity of multiple taxa in managed forests. Biological Conservation, 228, 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.10.013
  • Zielewska-Büttner, K., Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Braunisch, V. (2018). Remotely Sensed Single Tree Data Enable the Determination of Habitat Thresholds for the Three-Toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus). Remote Sensing, 10(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10121972
  • Müller, J., Noss, R. F., Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Leverkus, A. B., & Lindenmayer, D. (2018). Increasing disturbance demands new policies to conserve intact forest. Conservation Letters, 12(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12449
  • Schauer, B., Steinbauer, M. J., Vailshery, L. S., Müller, J., Feldhaar, H., & Obermaier, E. (2018). Influence of tree hollow characteristics on saproxylic beetle diversity in a managed forest. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1467-9
  • Roth, N., Doerfler, I., Bässler, C., Blaschke, M., Bussler, H., Gossner, M. M., Heideroth, A., Thorn, S., Weisser, W. W., & Müller, J. (2018). Decadal effects of landscape‐wide enrichment of dead wood on saproxylic organisms in beech forests of different historic management intensity. Diversity and Distributions, 25(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12870
  • Bernes, C., Macura, B., Jonsson, B. G., Junninen, K., Müller, J., Sandström, J., Lohmus, A., & Macdonald, E. (2018). Manipulating ungulate herbivory in temperate and boreal forests: effects on vegetation and invertebrates. A systematic review. Environmental Evidence, 7(13), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-018-0125-3
  • Zytynska, S. E., Doerfler, I., Gossner, M. M., Sturm, S., Weisser, W. W., & Müller, J. (2018). Minimal effects on genetic structuring of a fungus-dwelling saproxylic beetle after recolonisation of a restored forest. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13160
  • Bauhus, J., Baber, K., & Müller, J. (2018). Dead Wood in Forest Ecosystems (1–). Oxford University Press ({OUP}). https://doi.org/10.1093/obo/9780199830060-0196
  • Thorn, S., Förster, B., Heibl, C., Müller, J., & Bässler, C. (2018). Influence of macroclimate and local conservation measures on taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversities of saproxylic beetles and wood-inhabiting fungi. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-018-1592-0
  • Krah, F.-S., Seibold, S., Brandl, R., Baldrian, P., Müller, J., & Bässler, C. (2018). Independent effects of host and environment on the diversity of wood‐inhabiting fungi. Journal of Ecology, 106(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12939
  • Kortmann, M., Heurich, M., Latifi, H., Rösner, S., Seidl, R., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2018). Forest structure following natural disturbances and early succession provides habitat for two avian flagship species, capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia). Biological Conservation, 226, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.07.014
  • Seibold, S., Cadotte, M. W., MacIvor, J. S., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2018). The Necessity of Multitrophic Approaches in Community Ecology. Trends in Ecology \& Evolution, 33(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.07.001
  • 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., … Hoffmann, M. (2018). Functionally richer communities improve ecosystem functioning: Dung removal and secondary seed dispersal by dung beetles in the Western Palaearctic. Journal of Biogeography, 46(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13452
  • Seibold, S., Hagge, J., Müller, J., Gruppe, A., Brandl, R., Bässler, C., & Thorn, S. (2018). Experiments with dead wood reveal the importance of dead branches in the canopy for saproxylic beetle conservation. Forest Ecology and Management, 409, 564-570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.052
  • 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., Hauso, M., Jay-Robert, P., Kruus, M., … Hoffmann, M. (2018). Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic. Frontiers of Biogeography, 10(1-2), Article 1-2. https://doi.org/10.21425/F5FBG37289
  • Müller, J., Varandi, H. B., Babaii, M. R., Farashiani, M. E., Sageb-Talebi, K., Lange, F., Gossner, M. M., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Roth, N., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2018). The diversity of saproxylic insects (Coleoptera, Heteroptera) on four tree species of the Hyrcanian forest in Iran. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0089-1
  • Hagge, J., Leibl, F., Müller, J., Plechinger, M., Soutinho, J. G., & Thorn, S. (2018). Reconciling pest control, nature conservation, and recreation in coniferous forests. Conservation Letters, 12(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12615
  • Hilmers, T., Friess, N., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., Brandl, R., Pretzsch, H., Seidl, R., & Müller, J. (2018). Biodiversity along temperate forest succession. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13238
  • Bae, S., Müller, J., Lee, D., Vierling, K. T., Vogeler, J. C., Vierling, L. A., Hudak, A. T., Latifi, H., & Thorn, S. (2018). Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of bird assemblages are oppositely associated to productivity and heterogeneity in temperate forests. Remote Sensing of Environment, 215, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.05.031
  • Leverkus, A. B., Benayas, J. M. R., Castro, J., Boucher, D., Brewer, S., Collins, B. M., Donato, D., Fraver, S., Kishchuk, B. E., Lee, E.-J., Lindenmayer, D. B., Lingua, E., Macdonald, E., Marzano, R., Rhoades, C. C., Royo, A., Thorn, S., Wagenbrenner, J. W., Waldron, K., … Gustafsson, L. (2018). Salvage logging effects on regulating and supporting ecosystem services - a systematic map. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 48(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2018-0114
  • Ammer, C., Fichtner, A., Fischer, A., Gossner, M. M., Meyer, P., Seidl, R., Thomas, F. M., Annighöfer, P., Kreyling, J., Ohse, B., Berger, U., Feldmann, E., Häberle, K.-H., Heer, K., Heinrichs, S., Huth, F., Krämer-Klement, K., Mölder, A., Müller, J., … Wagner, S. (2018). Key ecological research questions for Central European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology, 32, 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2018.07.006
  • Eckelt, A., Müller, J., Bense, U., Brustel, H., Bußler, H., Chittaro, Y., Cizek, L., Frei, A., Holzer, E., Kadej, M., Kahlen, M., Köhler, F., Möller, G., Mühle, H., Sanchez, A., Schaffrath, U., Schmidl, J., Smolis, A., Szallies, A., … Seibold, S. (2018). ``Primeval forest relict beetles’’ of Central Europe: a set of 168 umbrella species for the protection of primeval forest remnants. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-017-0028-6
  • Penone, C., Allan, E., Soliveres, S., Felipe‐Lucia, M. R., Gossner, M. M., Seibold, S., Simons, N. K., Schall, P., van der Plas, F., Manning, P., Manzanedo, R. D., Boch, S., Prati, D., Ammer, C., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Ehbrecht, M., Goldmann, K., Jung, K., … Fischer, M. (2018). Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features. Ecology Letters, 22(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13182
  • Komonen, A., & Müller, J. (2018). Dispersal ecology of deadwood organisms and connectivity conservation. Conserv Biol, 32(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13087
2017[ to top ]
  • JARZABEK-MÜLLER, A., MORINIÈRE, J., VARANDI, H. B., & MÜLLER, J. (2017). Synaptus iranicus sp. nov., a second species of the genus Synaptus Eschscholtz, 1829 from Iran (Coleoptera: Elateridae) discovered by an integrative approach. Zootaxa, 4232(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4232.4.6
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Svoboda, M., & Müller, J. (2017). Effects of natural disturbances and salvage logging on biodiversity - Lessons from the Bohemian Forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 388, 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.06.006
  • Winter, M.-B., Bässler, C., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Krah, F.-S., Schaefer, H., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2017). On the structural and species diversity effects of bark beetle disturbance in forests during initial and advanced early-seral stages at different scales. European Journal of Forest Research, 136(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-017-1037-4
  • Dieler, J., Uhl, E., Biber, P., Müller, J., Rötzer, T., & Pretzsch, H. (2017). Effect of forest stand management on species composition, structural diversity, and productivity in the temperate zone of Europe. European Journal of Forest Research, 136(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-017-1056-1
  • Hill, S., Latifi, H., Heurich, M., & Müller, J. (2017). Individual-tree- and stand-based development following natural disturbance in a heterogeneously structured forest: A LiDAR-based approach. Ecological Informatics, 38, 12-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2016.12.004
  • Vogel, S., Alvarez, B., Bässler, C., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2017). The Red-belted Bracket (Fomitopsis pinicola) colonizes spruce trees early after bark beetle attack and persists. Fungal Ecology, 27, 182-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2016.12.007
  • Kirchenbaur, T., Fartmann, T., Bässler, C., Löffler, F., Müller, J., Strätz, C., & Seibold, S. (2017). Small-scale positive response of terrestrial gastropods to dead-wood addition is mediated by canopy openness. Forest Ecology and Management, 396, 85-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.03.034
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Fahrig, L., Förster, B., Heurich, M., Hothorn, T., Scheipl, F., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2017). An experimental test of the habitat‐amount hypothesis for saproxylic beetles in a forested region. Ecology, 98(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1819
  • Kortmann, M., Hurst, J., Brinkmann, R., Heurich, M., Silveyra González, R., Müller, J., & Thorn, S. (2017). Beauty and the beast: how a bat utilizes forests shaped by outbreaks of an insect pest. Animal Conservation, 21(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12359
  • Müller, J., Sagheb-Talebi, K., & Thorn, S. (2017). Protect Iran\textquoterights ancient forest from logging. Science, 355(6328), Article 6328. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam8810
  • Farwig, N., Ammer, C., Annighöfer, P., Baur, B., Behringer, D., Diekötter, T., Hotes, S., Leyer, I., Müller, J., Peter, F., Riecken, U., Bessel, A., Thorn, S., Werk, K., & Ziegenhagen, B. (2017). Bridging science and practice in conservation: Deficits and challenges from a research perspective. Basic and Applied Ecology, 24, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2017.08.007
  • Müller, J., Brandl, R., Brändle, M., Förster, B., Cancian de Araujo, B., Gossner, M. M., Ladas, A., Wagner, M., Maraun, M., Schall, P., Schmidt, S., Heurich, M., Thorn, S., & Seibold, S. (2017). LiDAR‐derived canopy structure supports the more‐individuals hypothesis for arthropod diversity in temperate forests. Oikos, 127(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.04972
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Burton, P. J., Cahall, R., Campbell, J. L., Castro, J., Choi, C.-Y., Cobb, T., Donato, D. C., Durska, E., Fontaine, J. B., Gauthier, S., Hebert, C., Hothorn, T., Hutto, R. L., Lee, E.-J., Leverkus, A. B., Lindenmayer, D. B., … Müller, J. (2017). Impacts of salvage logging on biodiversity: A meta‐analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12945
2016[ to top ]
  • Bässler, C., Cadotte, M. W., Beudert, B., Heibl, C., Blaschke, M., Bradtka, J. H., Langbehn, T., Werth, S., & Müller, J. (2016). Contrasting patterns of lichen functional diversity and species richness across an elevation gradient. Ecography, 39(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01789
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Bußler, H., Lindenmayer, D. B., Schmidt, S., Seibold, S., Wende, B., & Müller, J. (2016). Bark-scratching of storm-felled trees preserves biodiversity at lower economic costs compared to debarking. Forest Ecology and Management, 364, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.12.044
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Büche, B., Szallies, A., Thorn, S., Ulyshen, M. D., & Müller, J. (2016). Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the majordrivers of beetle diversity in dead wood. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12607
  • Heikkala, O., Seibold, S., Koivula, M., Martikainen, P., Müller, J., Thorn, S., & Kouki, J. (2016). Retention forestry and prescribed burning result in functionally different saproxylic beetle assemblages than clear-cutting. Forest Ecology and Management, 359, 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.09.043
  • Latifi, H., Heurich, M., Hartig, F., Müller, J., Krzystek, P., Jehl, H., & Dech, S. (2016). Estimating over- and understorey canopy density of temperate mixed stands by airborne LiDAR data. Forestry, 89(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpv032
  • Koban, M. B., Gossner, M. M., Müller, J., Steidle, J. L. M., Bässler, C., Hothorn, T., Unsicker, S. B., & Seibold, S. (2016). Short-distance attraction of saproxylic Heteroptera to olfactory cues. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12161
  • Lachat, T., Chumak, M., Chumak, V., Jaxoby, O., Müller, J., Tanadini, M., & Wermelinger, B. (2016). Influence of canopy gaps on saproxylic beetles in primeval beech forests: a case study from the Uholka‐Shyrokyi Luh forest, Ukraine. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12188
  • Mollemann, F., Depoilly, A., Vernon, P., Müller, J., Bailey, R., Jarzabek-Müller, A., & Prinzing, A. (2016). The island rule of body size demonstrated on individual hosts: phytophagous click beetle species grow larger and predators smaller on phylogenetically isolated trees. Journal of Biogeography, 43(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12725
  • Bässler, C., Halbwachs, H., Karasch, P., Holzer, H., Gminder, A., Krieglsteiner, L., Silveyra Gonzalez, R., Müller, J., & Brandl, R. (2016). Mean reproductive traits of fungal assemblages are correlated with resource availability. Ecology and Evolution, 6(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1911
  • Thorn, S., Werner, S. A., Wohlfahrt, J., Bässler, C., Seibold, S., Quillfeldt, P., & Müller, J. (2016). Response of bird assemblages to windstorm and salvage logging - Insights from analyses of functional guild and indicator species. Ecological Indicators, 65, 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.06.033
  • Magg, N., Müller, J., Heibl, C., Hackländer, K., Wölfl, S., Wölfl, M., Bufka, L., Červený, J., & Heurich, M. (2016). Habitat availability is not limiting the distribution of the Bohemian-Bavarian lynx Lynx lynx population. Oryx, 50(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1017/S0030605315000411
  • Rivrud, I. M., Heurich, M., Krupczynski, P., Müller, J., & Mysterud, A. (2016). Green wave tracking by large herbivores: an experimental approach. Ecology, 97(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1596
  • Bernes, C., Jonsson, B. G., Junninen, K., Lohmus, A., Macdonald, E., Müller, J., & Sandström, J. (2016). What are the impacts of manipulating grazing and browsing by ungulates on plants and invertebrates in temperate and boreal forests? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 5(17), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-016-0070-y
  • Heurich, M., Zeis, K., Küchenhoff, H., Müller, J., Belotti, E., Bufka, L., & Woelfing, B. (2016). Selective Predation of a Stalking Predator on Ungulate Prey. PLOS ONE, 11(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158449
  • Müller, F., Bergmann, M., Dannowski, R., Dippner, J., Gnauck, A., Haase, P., Jochimsen, M. C., Kasprzak, P., Kröncke, I., Kümmerlin, R., Küster, M., Lischeid, G., Meesenburg, H., Merz, C., Millat, G., Müller, J., Padisák, J., Schimming, C., Schubert, H., … Theuerkauf, M. (2016). Assessing resilience in long-term ecological data sets. Ecological Indicators, 65, 10-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.10.066
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Cadotte, M. W., Heibl, C., Bradtka, J. H., Thorn, S., & Halbwachs, H. (2016). Functional response of lignicolous fungal guilds to bark beetle deforestation. Ecological Indicators, 65, 149-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.07.008
  • Ulyshen, M. D., Müller, J., & Seibold, S. (2016). Bark coverage and insects influence wood decomposition: Direct and indirect effects. Applied Soil Ecology, 105, 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.03.017
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Cadotte, M., Heibl, C., Schäfer, H., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2016). Changes in the dominant assembly mechanism drive species loss caused by declining resources. Ecology Letters, 19(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12548
  • Thorn, S., Bussler, H., Fritze, M.-A., Goeder, P., Müller, J., Weiss, I., & Seibold, S. (2016). Canopy closure determines arthropod assemblages in microhabitats created by windstorms and salvage logging. Forest Ecology and Management, 381, 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.09.029
  • Stoklosa, A. M., Ulyshen, M. D., Fan, Z., Varner, M., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2016). Effects of mesh bag enclosure and termites on fine woody debris decomposition in a subtropical forest. Basic and Applied Ecology, 17(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2016.03.001
  • Peura, M., Gonzalez, R. S., Müller, J., Heurich, M., Vierling, L. A., Mönkkönen, M., & Bässler, C. (2016). Mapping a ’cryptic kingdom’: Performance of lidar derived environmental variables in modelling the occurrence of forest fungi. Remote Sensing of Environment, 186, 428-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.09.003
  • Seidl, R., Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Kautz, M. (2016). Small beetle, large‐scale drivers: how regional and landscape factors affect outbreaks of the European spruce bark beetle. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12540
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Baldrian, P., Reinhard, L., Thorn, S., Ulyshen, M. D., Weiß, I., & Müller, J. (2016). Dead-wood addition promotes non-saproxylic epigeal arthropods but effects are mediated by canopy openness. Biological Conservation, 204, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.09.031
  • Müller, J., Thorn, S., Baier, R., Sagheb-Talebi, K., Barimani, H. V., Seibold, S., Ulyshen, M. D., & Gossner, M. M. (2016). Protecting the Forests While Allowing Removal of Damaged Trees may Imperil Saproxylic Insect Biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Beech Forests of Iran. Conservation Letters, 9(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12187
  • Ali, A. M., Skidmore, A. K., Darvishzadeh, R., van Duren, I., Holzwarth, S., & Mueller, J. (2016). Retrieval of forest leaf functional traits from HySpex imagery using radiative transfer models and continuous wavelet analysis. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 122, 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2016.09.015
2015[ to top ]
  • Thorn, S., Hacker, H. H., Seibold, S., Jehl, H., Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2015). Guild-specific responses of forest Lepidoptera highlight conservation-oriented forest management - Implications from conifer-dominated forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 337, 41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.031
  • Gossner, M. M., Brändle, M., Brandl, R., Bail, J., Müller, J., & Opgenoorth, L. (2015). Where Is the Extended Phenotype in the Wild? The Community Composition of Arthropods on Mature Oak Trees Does Not Depend on the Oak Genotype. PLOS ONE, 10(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115733
  • Winter, M.-B., Ammer, C., Baier, R., Donato, D. C., Seibold, S., & Müller, J. (2015). Multi-taxon alpha diversity following bark beetle disturbance: Evaluating multi-decade persistence of a diverse early-seral phase. Forest Ecology and Management, 338, 32-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.11.019
  • Stoll, S., Frenzel, M., Burkhard, B., Adamescu, M., Augustaitis, A., Baessler, C., Bonet, F. J., Carranza, M. L., Cazacu, C., Cosor, G. L., Diaz-Delgado, R., Grandin, U., Haase, P., Hämäläinen, H., Loke, R., Müller, J., Stanisci, A., Staszewski, T., & Müller, F. (2015). Assessment of ecosystem integrity and service gradients across Europe using the LTER Europe network. Ecological Modelling, 295, 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.06.019
  • Hothorn, T., Müller, J., Held, L., Möst, L., & Mysterud, A. (2015). Temporal patterns of deer\textendashvehicle collisions consistent with deer activity pattern and density increase but not general accident risk. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 81, 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2015.04.037
  • Thorn, S., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Gminder, A., Brandl, R., & Heibl, C. (2015). Host abundance, durability, basidiome form and phylogenetic isolation determine fungivore species richness. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 114(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12447
  • Werner, S. A., Müller, J., Heurich, M., & Thorn, S. (2015). Natural regeneration determines wintering bird presence in wind-damaged coniferous forest stands independent of postdisturbance logging. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 45(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0501
  • Zehetmair, T., Müller, J., Runkel, V., Stahlschmidt, P., Winter, S., Zharov, A., & Gruppe, A. (2015). Poor effectiveness of Natura 2000 beech forests in protecting forest-dwelling bats. Journal for Nature Conservation, 23, 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2014.07.003
  • Latifi, H., Fassnacht, F. E., Müller, J., Tharani, A., Dech, S., & Heurich, M. (2015). Forest inventories by LiDAR data: A comparison of single tree segmentation and metric-based methods for inventories of a heterogeneous temperate forest. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 42, 162-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2015.06.008
  • Beudert, B., Bässler, C., Thorn, S., Noss, R., Schröder, B., Dieffenbach-Fries, H., Foullois, N., & Müller, J. (2015). Bark Beetles Increase Biodiversity While Maintaining Drinking Water Quality. Conservation Letters, 8(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12153
  • Parmain, G., Bouget, C., Müller, J., Horak, J., Gossner, M., Lachat, T., & Isacsson, G. (2015). Can rove beetles (Staphylinidae) be excluded in studies focusing on saproxylic beetles in central European beech forests?. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 105(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1017/S0007485314000741
  • Müller, J., wende, B., Strobl, C., Eugster, M., Gallenberger, I., Floren, A., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Linsenmair, K. E., Weisser, W. W., & Gossner, M. M. (2015). Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12421
  • Bevanda, M., Fronhofer, E. A., Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Reineking, B. (2015). Landscape configuration is a major determinantof home range size variation. Ecosphere, 6(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1890/ES15-00154.1
  • Möst, L., Hothorn, T., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2015). Creating a landscape of management: Unintended effects on the variation of browsing pressure in a national park. Forest Ecology and Management, 338, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.11.015
  • Heurich, M., Brand, T. T. G., Kaandorp, M. Y., Šustr, P., Müller, J., & Reineking, B. (2015). Country, Cover or Protection: What Shapes the Distribution of Red Deer and Roe Deer in the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem?. PLOS ONE, 10(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120960
  • Bernes, C., Jonsson, B. G., Junninen, K., Lohmus, A., Macdonald, E., Müller, J., & Sandström, J. (2015). What is the impact of active management on biodiversity in boreal and temperate forests set aside for conservation or restoration? A systematic map. Environmental Evidence, 4(25), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-015-0050-7
  • Zehetmair, T., Müller, J., Zharov, A., & Gruppe, A. (2015). Effects of Natura 2000 and habitat variables used for habitat assessment on beetle assemblages in European beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 8(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12101
  • Bing, T., Müller, J., Glaser, B., Brandl, R., & Brändle, M. (2015). Variation in diet across an elevational gradient in the larvae of two Hydropsyche species (Trichoptera). Limnologica, 52, 83-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2015.04.001
  • Müller, J., Brustel, H., Brin, A., Bussler, H., Bouget, C., Obermaier, E., Heidinger, I. M. M., Lachat, T., Förster, B., Horak, J., Procházka, J., Köhler, F., Larrieu, L., Bense, U., Isacsson, G., Zapponi, L., & Gossner, M. M. (2015). Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles. Ecography, 38(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.00908
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Gossner, M. M., Thorn, S., Ulyshen, M. D., & Müller, J. (2015). Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity - A review identifying global gaps in knowledge. Biological Conservation, 191, 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.06.006
  • Zeppenfeld, T., Svoboda, M., DeRose, R. J., Heurich, M., Müller, J., Cizková, P., Starý, M., Bace, R., & Donato, D. C. (2015). Response of mountain Picea abies forests to stand‐replacing bark beetle outbreaks: neighbourhood effects lead to self‐replacement. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12504
  • Weingarth, K., Zeppenfeld, T., Heibl, C., Heurich, M., Bufka, L., Daniszová, K., & Müller, J. (2015). Hide and seek: extended camera-trap session lengths and autumn provide best parameters for estimating lynx densities in mountainous areas. Biodiversity and Conservation, 24(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-015-0986-5
  • Seibold, S., Brandl, R., Buse, J., Hothorn, T., Schmidl, J., Thorn, S., & Müller, J. (2015). Association of extinction risk of saproxylic beetles with ecological degradation of forests in Europe. Conservation Biology, 29(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12427
2014[ to top ]
  • Rösner, S., Brandl, R., Segelbacher, G., Lorenc, T., & Müller, J. (2014). Noninvasive genetic sampling allows estimation of capercaillie numbers and population structure in the Bohemian Forest. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 60(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0848-6
  • Maraun, M., Augustin, D., Müller, J., Bässler, C., & Scheu, S. (2014). Changes in the community composition and trophic structure of microarthropods in sporocarps of the wood decaying fungus Fomitopsis pinicola along an altitudinal gradient. Applied Soil Ecology, 84, 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.06.004
  • Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Baldrian, P., Thorn, S., Müller, J., & Gossner, M. M. (2014). Wood resource and not fungi attract early-successional saproxylic species of Heteroptera - an experimental approach. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 7(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12076
  • Müller, J., Bässler, C., Essbauer, S., Schex, S., Müller, D. W. H., Opgenoorth, L., & Brandl, R. (2014). Relative heart size in two rodent species increases with elevation: reviving Hesse’s rule. Journal of Biogeography, 41(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12365
  • Stoeckle, B. C., Müller, D., Müller, J., & Kuehn, R. (2014). Identification of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the high montane gastropod Semilimax kotulae using high-throughput sequence data. Molluscan Research, 34(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2013.868965
  • Rösner, S., Mussard-Forster, E., Lorenc, T., & Müller, J. (2014). Recreation shapes a "landscape of fear’’ for a threatened forest bird species in Central Europe. Landscape Ecology, 29(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-013-9964-z
  • Müller, J., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Müller, D. W., Hothorn, T., & Heurich, M. (2014). Protected areas shape the spatial distribution of a European lynx population more than 20 years after reintroduction. Biological Conservation, 177, 210-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.07.007
  • Thoma, B., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Georgi, E., Osterberg, A., Schex, S., Bottomley, C., & Essbauer, S. (2014). Identification of FactorsInfluencing the Puumala Virus Seroprevalence within Its Reservoir in aMontane Forest Environment. Viruses, 6(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/v6103944
  • Müller, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Bussler, H., & Gossner, M. M. (2014). Hollow beech trees identified as keystone structures for saproxylic beetles by analyses of functional and phylogenetic diversity. Animal Conservation, 17(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12075
  • Hausknecht, R., Jacobs, S., Müller, J., Zink, R., Frey, H., Solheim, R., Vrezec, A., Kristin, A., Mihok, J., Kergalve, I., Saurola, P., & Kuehn, R. (2014). Phylogeographic analysis and genetic cluster recognition for the conservation of Ural Owls (Strix uralensis) in Europe. Journal of Ornithology, 155(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-0994-8
  • Bae, S., Reineking, B., Ewald, M., & Mueller, J. (2014). Comparison of airborne lidar, aerial photography, and field surveys to model the habitat suitability of a cryptic forest species - the hazel grouse. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35(17), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2014.955145
  • Müller, J., Bae, S., Röder, J., Chao, A., & Didham, R. K. (2014). Airborne LiDAR reveals context dependence in the effects of canopy architecture on arthropod diversity. Forest Ecology and Management, 312, 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.10.014
  • Müller, J., & Opgenoorth, L. (2014). On the gap between science and conservation implementation - A national park perspective. Basic and Applied Ecology, 15(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2014.03.002
  • Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Gottschalk, T., Hothorn, T., Bussler, H., Raffa, K., & Müller, J. (2014). New Insights into the Consequences of Post-Windthrow Salvage Logging Revealed by Functional Structure of Saproxylic Beetles Assemblages. PLOS ONE, 9(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101757
  • Farwig, N., Brandl, R., Siemann, S., Wiener, F., & Müller, J. (2014). Decomposition rate of carrion is dependent on composition not abundance of the assemblages of insect scavengers. Oecologia, 175(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2974-y
  • Ewald, M., Dupke, C., Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Reineking, B. (2014). LiDAR Remote Sensing of Forest Structure and GPS Telemetry Data Provide Insights on Winter Habitat Selection of European Roe Deer. Forests, 5(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/f5061374
  • Wang, X., Müller, J., An, L., Ji, L., Liu, Y., Wang, X., & Hao, Z. (2014). Intra-annual variations in abundance and species composition of carabid beetles in a temperate forest in Northeast China. Journal of Insect Conservation, 18(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-014-9617-9
2013[ to top ]
  • Gossner, M. M., Lachat, T., Brunet, J., Isacsson, G., Bouget, C., Brustel, H., Brandl, R., Weisser, W. W., & Müller, J. (2013). Current Near‐to‐Nature Forest Management Effects on Functional Trait Composition of Saproxylic Beetles in Beech Forests. Conservation Biology, 27(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12023
  • Seibold, S., Buchner, J., Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2013). Ponds in acidic mountains are more important for bats inproviding drinking water than insect prey. Journal of Zoology, 290(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12041
  • Lehnert, L. W., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Burton, P. J., & Müller, J. (2013). Conservation value of forests attacked by bark beetles: Highest number of indicator species is found in early successional stages. Journal for Nature Conservation, 21(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2012.11.003
  • 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?. Journal of Ornithology, 154(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-012-0889-0
  • Müller, J., Brandl, R., Buchner, J., Pretzsch, H., Seifert, S., Strätz, C., Veith, M., & Fenton, B. (2013). From ground to above canopy\textemdashBat activity in mature forests is driven by vegetation density and height. Forest Ecology and Management, 306, 179-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.043
  • Angelstam, P., Roberge, J.-M., Axelsson, R., Elbakidze, M., Bergman, K.-O., Dahlberg, A., Degerman, E., Eggers, S., Esseen, P.-A., Hjältén, J., Johansson, T., Müller, J., Paltto, H., Snäll, T., Soloviy, I., & Törnblom, J. (2013). Evidence-Based Knowledge Versus Negotiated Indicators for Assessment of Ecological Sustainability: The Swedish Forest Stewardship Council Standard as a Case Study. AMBIO, 42(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0377-z
  • Riedinger, V., Müller, J., Stadler, J., Ulrich, W., & Brandl, R. (2013). Assemblages of bats are phylogenetically clustered on a regional scale. Basic and Applied Ecology, 14(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2012.11.006
  • Aparicio, A., Berens, D. G., Müller, J., & Farwig, N. (2013). Resources determine frugivore assemblages and fruit removal along an elevational gradient. Acta Oecologica, 52, 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2013.07.008
  • Müller, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., & Bussler, H. (2013). Some of the rarest European saproxylic beetles are common in the wilderness of Northern Mongolia. Journal of Insect Conservation, 17(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-013-9581-9
  • Bässler, C., Hothorn, T., Brandl, R., & Müller, J. (2013). Insects Overshoot the Expected Upslope Shift Caused by Climate Warming. PLOS ONE, 8(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065842
  • Müller, J., Brunet, J., Brin, A., Bouget, C., Brustel, H., Bussler, H., Förster, B., Isacsson, G., Köhler, F., Lachat, T., & Gossner, M. M. (2013). Implications from large-scale spatial diversity patterns of saproxylic beetles for the conservation of European Beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 6(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00200.x
  • Seibold, S., Hempel, A., Piehl, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Rösner, S., & Müller, J. (2013). Forest vegetation structure has more influence on predation risk of artificial ground nests than human activities. Basic and Applied Ecology, 14(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2013.09.003
2012[ to top ]
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Svoboda, M., Lepsová, A., Hahn, C., Holzer, H., & Pouska, V. (2012). Diversity of wood-decaying fungi under different disturbance regimes - a case study from spruce mountain forests. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-011-0159-0
  • Heurich, M., Müller, J., & Burg, M. (2012). Comparison of the effectivity of different snare types for collecting and retaining hair from Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). European Journal of Wildlife Research, 58(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-011-0607-x
  • Lachat, T., Wermelinger, B., Gossner, M. M., Bussler, H., Isacsson, G., & Müller, J. (2012). Saproxylic beetles as indicator species for dead-wood amount and temperature in European beech forests. Ecological Indicators, 23, 323-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.04.013
  • Hothorn, T., Brandl, R., & Müller, J. (2012). Large-Scale Model-Based Assessment of Deer-Vehicle Collision Risk. PLOS ONE, 7(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029510
  • Teuscher, M., Brandl, R., Förster, B., Hothorn, T., Rösner, S., & Müller, J. (2012). Forest inventories are a valuable data source for habitat modelling of forest species: an alternative to remote-sensing data. Forestry, 86(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cps081
  • Mehr, M., Brandl, R., Kneib, T., & Müller, J. (2012). The effect of bark beetle infestation and salvage logging on bat activity in a national park. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0334-y
  • Leutner, B. F., Reineking, B., Müller, J., Bachmann, M., Beierkuhnlein, C., Dech, S., & Wegmann, M. (2012). Modelling Forest alpha-Diversity and Floristic Composition - On the Added Value of LiDAR plus Hyperspectral Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing, 4(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs4092818
  • Müller, J., Mehr, M., Bässler, C., Fenton, M. B., Hothorn, T., Pretzsch, H., Klemmt, H.-J., & Brandl, R. (2012). Aggregative response in bats: prey abundance versus habitat. Oecologia, 169(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-011-2247-y
2011[ to top ]
  • Bussler, H., Bouget, C., Brustel, H., Brändle, M., Riedinger, V., Brandl, R., & Müller, J. (2011). Abundance and pest classification of scolytid species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) follow different patterns. Forest Ecology and Management, 262(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2011.08.011
  • Schex, S., Dobler, G., Riehm, J., Müller, J., & Essbauer, S. (2011). Rickettsia spp. in Wild Small Mammals in Lower Bavaria, South-Eastern Germany. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 11(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2010.0060
  • Gossner, M. M., & Müller, J. (2011). The influence of species traits and q-metrics on scale-specific $\beta$-diversity components of arthropod communities of temperate forests. Landscape Ecology, 26(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-010-9568-9
  • Vierling, K., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Vierling, L. A., Weiß, I., & Müller, J. (2011). Spinning a laser web: predicting spider distributions using LiDAR. Ecological Applications, 21(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1890/09-2155.1
  • Hothorn, T., Müller, J., Schröder, B., Kneib, T., & Brandl, R. (2011). Decomposing environmental, spatial, and spatiotemporal components of species distributions. Ecological Monographs, 81(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-0602.1
  • Drag, L., Hauck, D., Pokluda, P., Zimmermann, K., & Cizek, L. (2011). Demography and Dispersal Ability of a Threatened Saproxylic Beetle: A Mark-Recapture Study of the Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina). PLOS ONE, 6(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021345
  • Müller, J., Stadler, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Hacker, H., ter Braak, C., & Brandl, R. (2011). The Predictability of Phytophagous Insect Communities: Host Specialists as Habitat Specialists. PLOS ONE, 6(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025986
  • 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. Biodiversity and Conservation, 20(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-010-9959-x
  • Mehr, M., Brandl, R., Hothorn, T., Dziock, F., Förster, B., & Müller, J. (2011). Land use is more important than climate for species richness and composition of bat assemblages on a regional scale. Mammalian Biology, 76(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2010.09.004
  • Hofner, B., Müller, J., & Hothorn, T. (2011). Monotonicity‐constrained species distribution models. Ecology, 92(10), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1890/10-2276.1
2010[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., Noss, R. F., Bussler, H., & Brandl, R. (2010). Learning from a "benign neglect strategy" in a national park: Response of saproxylic beetles to dead wood accumulation. Biological Conservation, 143(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.024
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Kneib, T., Badeck, F., & Dziock, F. (2010). Estimation of the extinction risk for high-montane species as a consequence of global warming and assessment of their suitability as cross-taxon indicators. Ecological Indicators, 10(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.06.014
  • Hothorn, T., & Müller, J. (2010). Large-scale reduction of ungulate browsing by managed sport hunting. Forest Ecology and Management, 260(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.07.019
  • Bässler, C., & Müller, J. (2010). Importance of natural disturbance for recovery of the rare polypore Antrodiella citrinella Niemelä & Ryvarden. Fungal Biology, 114(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2009.11.001
  • Müller, J., & Gossner, M. M. (2010). Three-dimensional partitioning of diversity informs state-wide strategies for the conservation of saproxylic beetles. Biological Conservation, 143(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.11.027
  • Müller, J., & Bütler, R. (2010). A review of habitat thresholds for dead wood: a baseline for management recommendations in European forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 129(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-010-0400-5
  • Müller, J., Stadler, J., & Brandl, R. (2010). Composition versus physiognomy of vegetation as predictors of bird assemblages: The role of lidar. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2009.10.006
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., Dziock, F., & Brandl, R. (2010). Effects of resource availability and climate on the diversity of wood‐decaying fungi. Journal of Ecology, 98(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01669.x
  • Bässler, C., Müller, J., & Dziock, F. (2010). Detection of Climate-Sensitive Zones and Identification of Climate Change Indicators: A Case Study from the Bavarian Forest National Park. Folia Geobotanica, 45(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12224-010-9059-4
  • Raabe, S., Müller, J., Manthey, M., Dürhammer, O., Teuber, U., Göttlein, A., Förster, B., Brandl, R., & Bässler, C. (2010). Drivers of bryophyte diversity allow implications for forest management with a focus on climate change. Forest Ecology and Management, 260(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.08.042
  • Röder, J., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Dvorak, L., Floren, A., Gossner, M. M., Gruppe, A., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Vojtech, O., Wagner, C., & Müller, J. (2010). Arthropod species richness in the Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) canopy along an elevation gradient. Forest Ecology and Management, 259(8), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.01.027
2009[ to top ]
  • Moning, C., Werth, S., Dziock, F., Bässler, C., Bradtka, J., Hothorn, T., & Müller, J. (2009). Lichen diversity in temperate montane forests is influenced by forest structure more than climate. Forest Ecology and Management, 258(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.015
  • Müller, J., Pöllath, J., Moshammer, R., & Schröder, B. (2009). Predicting the occurrence of Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius on a regional scale, using forest inventory data. Forest Ecology and Management, 257(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.023
  • Bussler, H., & Müller, J. (2009). Vacuum cleaning for conservationists: a new method for inventory of Osmoderma eremita (Scop., 1763) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and other inhabitants of hollow trees in Natura 2000 areas. Journal of Insect Conservation, 13(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-008-9171-4
  • Müller, J., Bässler, C., Strätz, C., Klöcking, B., & Brandl, R. (2009). Molluscs and Climate Warming in a Low Mountain Range National Park. Malacologia, 51(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.4002/040.051.0106
  • Moning, C., & Müller, J. (2009). Critical forest age thresholds for the diversity of lichens, molluscs and birds in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) dominated forests. Ecological Indicators, 9(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.11.002
  • Müller, D., Schröder, B., & Müller, J. (2009). Modelling habitat selection of the cryptic Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia in a montane forest. Journal of Ornithology, 150(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-009-0390-6
  • Löttker, P., Rummel, A., Traube, M., Stache, A., Sustr, P., Müller, J., & Heurich, M. (2009). New Possibilities of Observing Animal Behaviour from a Distance Using Activity Sensors in Gps-Collars: An Attempt to Calibrate Remotely Collected Activity Data with Direct Behavioural Observations in Red DeerCervus elaphus. Wildlife Biology, 15(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.2981/08-014
  • Müller, J., Moning, C., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., & Brandl, R. (2009). Using airborne laser scanning to model potential abundance and assemblages of forest passerines. Basic and Applied Ecology, 10(7), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2009.03.004
2008[ to top ]
  • Moning, C., & Müller, J. (2008). Environmental key factors and their thresholds for the avifauna of temperate montane forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 256(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.018
  • Müller, J., Bussler, H., Gossner, M., Rettelbach, T., & Duelli, P. (2008). The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus in a national park: from pest to keystone species. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17(12), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9409-1
  • Kneib, T., Müller, J., & Hothorn, T. (2008). Spatial smoothing techniques for the assessment of habitat suitability. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 15(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-008-0092-x
2007[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., Hothorn, T., & Pretzsch, H. (2007). Long-term effects of logging intensity on structures, birds, saproxylic beetles and wood-inhabiting fungi in stands of European beech Fagus sylvatica L. Forest Ecology and Management, 242(2-3), Article 2-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2007.01.046
  • Müller, J., & Goßner, M. (2007). Single host trees in a closed forest canopy matrix: a highly fragmented landscape?. Journal of Applied Entomology, 131(9-10), Article 9-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01227.x
  • Müller, J., Engel, H., & Blaschke, M. (2007). Assemblages of wood-inhabiting fungi related to silvicultural management intensity in beech forests in southern Germany. European Journal of Forest Research, 126(4), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-007-0173-7
  • Müller, J., Bussler, H., & Kneib, T. (2007). Saproxylic beetle assemblages related to silvicultural management intensity and stand structures in a beech forest in Southern Germany. Journal of Insect Conservation, 12(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-006-9065-2
2005[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., Strätz, C., & Hothorn, T. (2005). Habitat factors for land snails in European beech forests with a special focus on coarse woody debris. European Journal of Forest Research, 124(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-005-0071-9
2004[ to top ]
  • Müller, J., & Hothorn, T. (2004). Maximally selected two-sample statistics as a new tool for the identification and assessment of habitat factors with an application to breeding-bird communities in oak forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 123(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-004-0035-5

[2016]

Bässler, C., Halbwachs, H., Karasch, P., Holzer, H., Gminder, A., Krieglsteiner, L., Gonzalez, R.S., Müller, J. & Brandl, R. (2016) Mean reproductive traits of fungal assemblages are correlated with resource availability. Ecology and Evolution, 6, 582–592.

Bässler, C., J. Müller, M. W. Cadotte, C. Heibl, J. H. Bradtka, S. Thorn, and H. Halbwachs. 2016. Functional response of lignicolous fungal guilds to bark beetle deforestation. Ecological Indicators, 65, 149–160.

Bässler, C., M. Cadotte, B. Beudert, C. Heibl, M. Blaschke, J. Bradtka, T. Langbehn, S. Werth, and J. Müller. 2016. Contrasting patterns of lichen functional diversity and species richness across an elevation gradient. Ecography, 39, 689–698.

Beudert, B., Bässler, C., Thorn, S., Noss, R., Schröder, B., Dieffenbach-Fries, H., Foullois, N., Müller, J., 2015. Bark beetles increase biodiversity while maintaining drinking water quality. Conservation Letters, 8, 272-281.

Bevanda, M., E. A. Fronhofer, M. Heurich, J. Müller, and B. Reineking. 2015. Landscape configuration is a major determinant of home range size variation. Ecosphere, 6, 1–12.

Heikkala, O., Sebastian, S., Koivula, M., Martikainen, P., Müller, J., Thorn, S. & Kouki, J. (2016) Retention forestry and prescribed burning result in functionally different saproxylic beetle assemblages than clear-cutting. Forest Ecology and Management, 359, 51-58.

Koban, M.B., Gossner, M.M., Müller, J., Steidle, J.L., Bässler, C., Hothorn, T., Unsicker, S.B. & Seibold, S. (2016) Short-distance attraction of saproxylic Heteroptera to olfactory cues. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9, 254–257.

Müller, F. & Müller, J. (2016) Assessing resilience in long-term ecological data sets Ecological Indicators. Ecological Indicators, 65, 10-34.

Müller, J., S. Thorn, R. Baier, K. Sagheb-Talebi, H. Barimani, S. Seibold, M. D. Ulyshen, and M. M. Gossner. 2016. Protecting the forests while allowing removal of damaged trees may imperil saproxylic insect biodiversity in the Hyrcanian beech forests of Iran. Conservation Letters, 9, 106-113.

Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Büche, B., Szallies, A., Thorn, S., Ulyshen, M. & Müller, J. (2016) Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood Journal of Applied Ecology,

Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Bußler, H., Lindenmayer, D.B., Schmidt, S., Seibold, S., Wende, B. & Müller, J. (2016) Bark-scratching of storm-felled trees preserves biodiversity at lower economic costs compared to debarking. Forest Ecology and Management, 364, 10-16.

Thorn, S., S. A. B. Werner, J. Wohlfarth, C. Bässler, S. Seibold, P. Quillfeldt, and J. Müller. 2015c. Response of bird assemblages to windstorm and salvage logging — insights from analyses of functional guild and indicator species. Ecological Indicators, 65, 142–148.

[2015]

Latifi, H., M. Heurich, F. Hartig, J. Müller, P. Krzystek, H. Jehl, and S. Dech. 2015. Estimating over- and understory canopy density of temperate mixed stands by airborne LiDAR data. Forestry.

Magg, N., J. Müller, C. Heibl, M. Wölfl, S. Wölfl, L. Bufka, and M. Heurich. 2015. Habitat availability is not the factor limiting the distribution of the Bohemian-Bavarian-lynx population. Oryx.

Weingarth, K., T. Zeppenfeld, C. Heibl, M. Heurich, L. Bufka, K. Daniszová, and J. Müller. 2015. Hide & seek – extended camera-trap session lengths and autumn provide best parameters for estimating lynx densities in mountainous areas. Biodiversity and Conservation.

Werner, S.A.B., Müller, J., Thorn, S., 2015. Natural regeneration determines wintering bird presence in wind-damaged coniferous forest stands independent of post-disturbance logging. Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere, 45, 1232-1237.

Zehetmair, T., Jörg, M., Zharov, A., Gruppe, A., 2014. Effects of Natura2000 and habitat variables used for habitat assessment on beetle assemblages in European beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity.

Zeppenfeld, T., M. Svoboda, R. DeRose, M. Heurich, J. Müller, P. Čížková, M. Starý, R. Bače, and D. Donato. 2015. Response of mountain (Picea abies) forests to stand-replacing bark beetle outbreaks: Neighborhood effects lead to self-replacement. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52, 1402-1411.

Bing, T., J. Müller, B. Glaser, R. Brandl, and M. Brändle. 2015. Variation in diet across an elevational gradient in the larvae of two Hydropsyche species (Trichoptera). Limnologica, 52, 83–88.

Möst, L., T. Hothorn, J. Müller, and M. Heurich. 2015. Creating a landscape of management: unintended effects on the variation of browsing pressure in a national park. Forest Ecol Manag 338:46-56.

Kaldhusdal, A., R. Brandl, J. Müller, L. Möst, and T. Hothorn. 2015. Spatio-Phylogenetic Multi-Species Distribution Models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6:187-197.

Zehetmair, T., J. Müller, V. Runkel, P. Stahlschmidt, S. Winter, A. Zharov, and A. Gruppe. 2015. Poor effectiveness of Natura 2000 beech forests in protecting forest-dwelling bats. Journal for Nature Conservation 23:53-60.

Winter, M.-B., C. Ammer, R. Baier, D. C. Donato, S. Seibold, and J. Müller. 2015. Multi-taxon alpha diversity following bark beetle disturbance: evaluating multi-decade persistence of a diverse early-seral phase. Forest Ecology and Management 338: 32-45.

Gossner, M.M., Brändle, M., Brandl, R., Bail, J., Müller, J., Opgenoorth, L., 2015. Where is the extended phenotype in the wild? The community composition of arthropods on mature oak trees does not depend on the oak genotype. Plos One 10(1):e0115733

Heurich, M., T. T. G. Brand, M. Y. Kaandorp, P. Sustr, J. Muller, and B. Reineking. 2015. Country, Cover or Protection: What Shapes the Distribution of Red Deer and Roe Deer in the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem? Plos One 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0120960.

Hooman Latifi, H., F. E. Fassnacht, J. Müller, A. Tharani, S. Dech, and M. Heurich. 2015. Forest inventories by LiDAR data: a comparison of single tree segmentation and metric-based methods for inventories of a heterogenous temperate forest. International Journal of Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Hothorn, T., J. Müller, L. Held, L. Möst, and A. Mysterud. 2015. Temporal Patterns of Deer-vehicle Collisions Consistent with Deer Activity Pattern and Density Increase but not General Accident Risk. Accident Analysis & Prevention.

Thorn, S., H. H. Hacker, S. Seibold, H. Jehl, C. Bässler, and J. Müller. 2015a. Guild-specific responses of forest Lepidoptera highlight conservation oriented forest management - implications from conifer-dominated forests. Forest Ecol Manag 337:41-47.

Seibold, S., Brandl, R., Buse, J., Hothorn, T., Schmidl, J., Thorn, S., Müller, J., 2015. Association of the extinction risk of saproxylic beetles and the ecological degradation of forests in Europe. Conservation Biology 29:382-390.

Parmain, G., C. Bouget, J. Müller, J. Horak, M. M. Gossner, T. Lachat, and G. Isacsson. 2015. Can rove beetles (Staphylinidae) be excluded in studies focusing on saproxylic beetles in central European beech forests? Bulletin of Entomological Research 105:101-109.

Müller, J., B. Wende, C. Strobl, M. Eugster, I. Gallenberger, A. Floren, I. Steffan-Dewenter, K. E. Linsenmair, W. W. Weisser, and M. M. Gossner. 2015c. Forest management and regional tree composition drive the host preference of saproxylic beetle communities. Journal of Applied Ecology.

Müller, J., H. Brustel, A. Brin, H. Bussler, C. Bouget, E. Obermaier, I. M. M. Heidinger, T. Lachat, B. Förster, J. Horak, J. Procházka, F. Köhler, L. Larrieu, U. Bense, G. Isacsson, L. Zapponi, and M. M. Gossner. 2015a. Increasing temperature may compensate for lower amounts of dead wood in driving richness of saproxylic beetles. Ecography. 38: 499–509.

Seibold, S., C. Bässler, R. Brandl, M. M. Gossner, S. Thorn, M. D. Ulyshen, and J. Müller. 2015a. Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity - a review identifying global gaps in knowledge. Biological Conservation 191:139-149.

Thorn, S., J. Müller, C. Bässler, A. Gminder, R. Brandl, and C. Heibl. 2015b. Host abundance, durability, basidiome growth formniche diversity and phylogenetic isolation determine fungivore species richness. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114:699-708.

[2014]

Bae, S.-y., Reineking, B., Ewald, M., Müller, J., 2014. A comparison of airborne lidar, aerial photos and field survey to model habitat suitability of a cryptic forest species - the hazel grouse. International Journal of Remote Sensing. 35:17,6469-6489.

Bässler, C., Ernst, R., Cadotte, M., Heibl, C., Müller, J., 2014. Near-to-nature logging influences fungal community assembly processes in a temperate forest. Journal of Applied Ecology 51, 939-948.

Ewald, M., Dupke, C., Heurich, M., Müller, J., Reineking, B., 2014. LiDAR Remote Sensing of Forest Structure and GPS Telemetry Data Provide Insights on Winter Habitat Selection of European Roe Deer. Forests 5, 1374-1390.

Farwig, N., Brandl, R., Siemann, S., Wiener, F., Müller, J., 2014. Decomposition rate of carrion is dependent on assemblage not abundance of insect carrion fauna. Oecologia. 175:1291–1300.

Hausknecht, R., Jacobs, S., Müller, J., Zink, R., Frey, H., Solheim, R., Vrezec, A., Kristin, A., Mihok, J., Kergalve, I., Saurola, P., Kühn, R., 2014. Phylogeographic analysis and genetic cluster recognition for the conservation of Ural Owls (Strix uralensis) in Europe. Journal of Ornithology 155, 121-134.

Maraun, M., Augustin, D., Müller, J., Baessler, C., Scheu, S., 2014. Changes in the community and trophic structure of microarthropods in sporocarps of the wood decaying fungus Fomitopsis pinicola along an altitudinal gradient. Applied Soil Ecology 84, 16–23.

Müller, J., Bae, S., Röder, J., Chao, A., Didham, R.K., 2014. Airborne LiDAR reveals context dependence in the effects of canopy architecture on arthropod diversity. Forest Ecology and Management 312, 129-137.

Müller, J., Bässler, C., Essbauer, S., Schex, S., Müller, D.W.H., Opgenoorth, L., Brandl, R., 2014. Relative heart size but not body size within populations of two rodent species increases with elevation: reviving Hesse’s rule. Journal of Biogeography 41, 2211-2220.

Müller, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Bussler, H., Gossner, M.M., 2014d. Hollow beech trees identified as keystone structures by analyses of functional and phylogenetic diversity of saproxylic beetles. Animal Conservation 17, 154-162.

Müller, J., Opgenoorth, L., 2014. On the gap between science and conservation implementation – a national park perspective. Basic and Applied Ecology 15, 373-378.

Müller, J., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Müller, D.W.H., Hothorn, T., Heurich, M., 2014e. Protected areas shape the spatial distribution of a European lynx population more than 20 years after reintroduction. Biological Conservation 177, 210-217.

Rösner, S., Brandl, R., Lorrenc, T., Müller, J., 2014. Genetic assessment reveals a viable and coherent population of a highly threatened forest bird. Journal of Wildlife Management 60, 789-801.

Rösner, S., E. Mussard-Forster, T. Lorenc, J. Müller. 2014 Recreation shapes a „landscape of fear“ for a threatened forest bird species in Central Europe. Landscape Ecology, 29, 55-66.

Seibold, S., Bässler, C., Baldrian, P., Thorn, S., Müller, J., Gossner, M.M., 2014. Wood resource and not fungi attract early-successional saproxylic species of Heteroptera – an experimental approach. Insect Conservation and Diversity 7, 533-542.

Stoeckle, B.C., Müller, D., Müller, J., Kuehn, R., 2014. Identification of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the high montane gastropod Semilimax kotulae using high-throughput sequence data. Molluscan Research 34, 1.

Stoll, S., Frenzel, M., Burkhard, B., Adamescu, M., Augustaitis, A., Baeßler, C., Bonet, F.J., Cazacu, C., Cosor, G.L., Díaz-Delgado, R., Carranza, M.L., Grandin, U., Haase, P., Hämäläinen, H., Loke, R., Müller, J., Stanisci, A., Staszewski, T., Müller, F., 2014. Assessment of ecosystem integrity and service gradients across Europe using the LTER Europe network. Ecological Modelling.

Thoma, B., Müller, J., Bässler, C., Georgi, E., Osterberg, A., Schex, S., Bottomley, C., Essbauer, S., 2014. Predicting the risk for hantaviruses in rodents in a montane forest environment. Viruses 6, 3944-3967.

Thorn, S., Bässler, C., Gottschalk, T., Hothorn, T., Bussler, H., Raffa, K., Müller, J., 2014. New insights into the consequences of post-windthrow salvage logging revealed by functional structure of saproxylic beetles assemblages. Plos One 9, e101757.

Wang, X., Müller, J., An, L., Lanzhu Ji, Liu, Y., Wang, X., Hao, Z., 2014. Intra-annual variations in abundance and species composition of carabid beetles in a temperate forest in Northeast China. Journal of Insect Conservation 18, 85-98.

[2013]

Angelstam, P., J.-M. Roberge, R. Axelsson, M. Elbakidze, K.-O. Bergman, A. Dahlberg, E. Degerman, S. Eggers, P.-A. Esseen, J. Hjältén, T. Johansson, J. Müller, H. Paltto, I. Soloviy, T. Snäll, and J. Törnblom. 2013. Evidence-based versus negotiated knowledge for assessment of ecological sustainability: the Swedish Forest Stewardship Council standard as a case study. Ambio 42, 229-240.

Aparicio, A., D. G. Berens, J. Müller, and N. Farwig. 2013. Resources determine frugivore assemblages and fruit removal along an elevational gradient. Acta Oecologica. 52, 45-49.

Bacht, M., L. Opgenoorth, S. Rösner, J. Müller, R. Pfeifer, and R. Brandl. 2013. Are Ring Ouzel populations of the low mountain ranges remnants from a broader distribution in the past? Journal of Ornithology 154, 231-237.

Bässler, C., T. Hothorn, B. Brandl, and J. Müller. 2013. Insects overshoot the expected upslope shift caused by climate warming. PlosONE 8:e65842.

Gossner, M. M., T. Lachat, J. Brunet, G. Isacsson, C. Bouget, H. Brustel, R. Brandl, W. W. Weisser, and J. Müller. 2013. Current “near-to-nature” forest management effects on functional trait composition of saproxylic beetles in beech forests. Conservation Biology 27, 605-614.

Lehnert, L. W., C. Bässler, R. Brandl, P. J. Burton, and J. Müller. 2013. Highest number of indicator species is found in the early successional stages after bark beetle attack. Journal for Nature Conservation 21, 97-104.

Müller, J., R. Brandl, J. Buchner, H. Pretzsch, S. Seifert, C. Strätz, M. Veith, and M. B. Fenton. 2013. From ground to above canopy — bat activity in mature forests is driven by vegetation density and height. Forest Ecology and Management 306, 179-184.

Müller, J., J. Brunet, A. Brin, C. Bouget, H. Brustel, H. Bussler, B. Förster, G. Iscacsson, F. Köhler, T. Lachat, and M. M. Gossner. 2013. Implications from large-scale spatial diversity patterns of saproxylic beetles for the conservation of European Beech forests. Insect Conservation and Diversity 6, 162-169.

Müller, J., A. Jarzabek-Müller, and H. Bussler. 2013. Some of the rarest European saproxylic beetles are common in the wilderness of Northern Mongolia. Journal of Insect Conservation 17, 989-1001.

Riedinger, V., J. Müller, J. Stadler, and R. Brandl. 2013. Phylogenetic diversity of bats decreases in urban environments. Basic and Applied Ecology 14, 74-80.

Seibold, S., J. Buchner, C. Bässler, and J. Müller. 2013. Ponds in acidic mountains are more important for bats in providing drinking water than insect prey. Journal of Zoology 290, 302-308.

Seibold, S., A. Hempel, S. Piehl, C. Bässler, R. Brandl, S. Rösner, and J. Müller. 2013. Forest vegetation structure has more influence on predation risk of ground nests than human activities. Basic and Applied Ecology 14, 687-693.

Teuscher, M., R. Brandl, B. Förster, T. Hothorn, S. Rößner, and J. Müller. 2013. Forest inventories are a valuable data source for habitat modelling of forest species: an alternative to remote-sensing data. Forestry 86, 441-253.

[2012]

Leutner, B.F., Reineking, B., Müller, J., Bachmann, M., Beierkuhnlein, C., Dech, S., Wegmann, M. (2012) Modelling forest α-diversity and floristic composition – On the added value of LiDAR plus hyperspectral remote sensing. Remote Sensing 4, 2818-2845.

Bässler, C., Müller, J., Svoboda, M., Lepsova, A., Hahn, H., Holzer, H., Pouska, v., 2012. Diversity of wood-decaying fungi under different disturbance regimes - a case study from spruce mountain forests. Biodiversity and Conservation 21, 33-49.

Heurich, M., Müller, J., Burg, M., 2012. Comparison of the effecitivity of different snare types for collecting and retaining hair from Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). European Journal of Wildlife Research 58, 579-587.

Hothorn, T., Brandl, R., Müller, J., 2012. Large-scale Model-based Assessment of Deer-vehicle Collision Risk. PlosONE 7, e29510.

Lachat, T., Wermelinger, B., Martin M. Gossner, M.M., Bussler, H., Isacsson, G., Müller, J., 2012. Saproxylic beetles as indicator species for dead-wood amount and temperature in European beech forests. Ecological Indicators 23, 323-331.

Mehr, M., Brandl, R., Kneib, T., Müller, J., 2012. The effect of bark beetle infestation and salvage logging on bat activity in a national park. Biodiversity and Conservation 21, 2775–2786.

Müller, J., Mehr, M., Bässler, C., Fenton, M.B., Hothorn, T., Pretzsch, H., Klemmt, H.-J., Brandl, R., 2012b. Aggregative response in bats: prey abundance versus habitat. Oecologia 169, 673-684.

[2011]

Bässler, C., Stadler, J., Müller, J., Förster, B., Göttlein, A., Brandl, R., 2011. Lidar as a useful and rapid tool to predict forest habitat types in Natura 2000 networks. Biodiversity and Conservation 20, 465-481.

Bussler, H., Bouget, C., Brustel, H., Brändle, M., Riedinger, V., Brandl, R., Müller, J., 2011. Abundance and pest classification of scolytid species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) follow different patterns. Forest Ecology and Management 262, 1887-1894.

Gossner, M.M., Müller, J., 2011. The influence of species traits and q-metrics on scale-specific b-diversity components of arthropod communities of temperate forests. Landscape Ecology 26, 411-424.

Hofner, B., Müller, J., Hothorn, T., 2011. Monotonicity-Constrained Species Distribution Models. Ecology 92, 1895-1901.

Hothorn, T., Müller, J., Schröder, B., Kneib, T., Brandl, R., 2011. Decomposing environmental, spatial, and spatiotemporal components of species distributions. Ecological Monographs 81, 329-347.

Mehr, M., Brandl, R., Hothorn, T., Dziock, F., Förster, B., Müller, J., 2011. Land use is more important than climate for species richness and composition of bat assemblages on a regional scale. Mammalian Biology 76, 451-460.

Müller, J., Stadler, J., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Hacker, H., ter Braak, C., Brandl, R., 2011. The predictability of phytophagous insect communities: host specialists are also habitat specialists. PlosONE 6, e25986.

Schex, S., Müller, J., Essbauer, S., 2011. Rickettsia spp. in wild small mammals in Lower Bavaria, South-Eastern Germany. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 11, 493-502.

Vierling, K.T., Bässler, C., Brandl, B., Vierling, L.A., Weiß, I., Müller, I., 2011. Spinning a laser web: predicting spider distributions using lidar. Ecological Applications 21, 577-588.

[2010]

Bässler, C., Müller, J., 2010. Importance of natural disturbance for recovery of the rare polypore Antrodiella citrinella Niemelä & Ryvarden. Fungal Biology 114, 129-133.

Bässler, C., Müller, J., Dziock, F., 2010. Identification of climate sensitive zones for plants in montane forests. Folia Geobotanica 45, 163-182.

Bässler, C., Müller, J., Dziock, F., Brandl, R., 2010. Microclimate and especially resource availability are more important than macroclimate for assemblages of wood-inhabiting fungi. Journal of Ecology 98, 822-832.

Hothorn, T., Müller, J., 2010. Large-scale reduction of ungulate browsing by managed sport hunting. Forest Ecology and Management 260, 1416-1423.

Müller, J., Bütler, R., 2010. A review of habitat thresholds for dead wood: a baseline for management recommendations. European Journal of Forest Research 129, 981-992.

Müller, J., Gossner, M., 2010. Three-dimensional partitioning of diversity reveals baseline information for state-wide strategies for the conservation of saproxylic beetles. Biological Conservation 143, 625-633.

Müller, J., Reed, N., Bussler, H., Brandl, R., 2010. Learning from a "benign neglect strategy" in a national park: Response of saproxylic beetles to dead wood accumulation. Biological Conservation 143, 2559-2569.

Müller, J., Stadler, J., Brandl, R., 2010. Composition versus physiognomy of vegetation as predictors of bird assemblages: the role of lidar. Remote Sensing of Environment 114, 490-495.

Raabe, S., Müller, J., Manthey, M., Dürhammer, M., Teuber, U., Göttlein, A., Förster, B., Brandl, R., Bässler, C., 2010. Drivers of bryophyte diversity allow implications for forest management with a focus on climate change. Forest Ecology and Management 260, 1956-1964.

Röder, J., Bässler, C., Brandl, R., Dvořak, L., Floren, A., Gruppe, A., Goßner, M., Jarzabek-Müller, A., Vojtech, O., Wagner, C., Müller, J., 2010. Arthropod species richness in the Norway Spruce canopy along an elevation gradient. Forest Ecology and Management 259, 1513-1521.

[2009]

Bässler, C., Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Kneib, T., Badeck, F., Dziock, F., 2009. Estimation of the extinction risk for high montane species as a consequence of global warming and assessement of their suitability as cross-taxon indicators. Ecological Indicators 10, 341-352.

Bussler, H., Müller, J., 2009. Vacuum cleaning for conservationists: a new method for inventory of Osmoderma eremita (Scop., 1763) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and other inhabitants of hollow trees in Natura 2000 areas. Journal of Insect Conservation 13, 355-359.

Moning, C., Müller, J., 2009. Critical forest age thresholds for diversity of lichens, molluscs and birds in temperate beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) plant communities. Ecological Indicators 9, 922–932.

Moning, C., Werth, S., Dziock, F., Bässler, C., Bradtka, J., Hothorn, T., Müller, J., 2009. Lichen diversity in temperate montane forests is influenced by forest structure more than climate. Forest Ecology and Management 258, 745-751.

Müller, D., Schröder, B., Müller, J., 2009. Modelling habitat selection of the cryptic Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia in a montane forest. Journal of Ornithology 150, 717-732.

Müller, J., Bässler, C., Strätz, C., Klöcking, B., Brandl, R., 2009. Molluscs and climate warming in a low mountain range national park. Malacologia 51, 133-153.

Müller, J., Brandl, R., 2009. Assessing biodiversity by remote sensing and ground survey in montainous terrain: the potential of LiDAR to predict forest beetle assemblages. Journal of Applied Ecology 46, 897–905.

Müller, J., Moning, C., Bässler, C., Heurich, M., Brandl, R., 2009. Using airborne laser scanning to model potential abundance and assemblages of forest passerines. Basic and Applied Ecology 10, 671-681.

Müller, J., Pöllath, J., Moshammer, R., Schröder, B., 2009. Predicting the occurrence of Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius on a regional scale, using forest inventory data. Forest Ecology and Management 257, 502–509.

[2008]

Kneib, T., Müller, J., Hothorn, T., 2008. Spatial smoothing techniques for the assessment of habitat suitability. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 15, 343-364.

Löttker, P., Rummel, A., Traube, M., Stache, A., Šustr, P., Müller, J., Heurich, M., 2008. New Possibilities of Observing Animal Behavior from Distance Using Activity Sensors in GPS-Collars – An Attempt to Calibrate Remotely Collected Activity Data with Direct Behavioral Observations in Red Deer. Journal of Wildlife Biology 15, 425-434.

Moning, C., Müller, J., 2008. Environmental key factors and their thresholds for the avifauna of temperate montane forests. Forest Ecology and Management 256, 1198–1208.

Müller, J., Bussler, H., 2008. Key factors and critical thresholds at stand scale for saproxylic beetles in a beech dominated forest, southern Germany. Rev. Écol. (Terre Vie) 63, 73-82.

Müller, J., Bußler, H., Goßner, M., Rettelbach, T., Duelli, P., 2008. The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (L.) in a national park - from pest to keystone species. Biodiversity and Conservation 17, 2979-3001.

Müller, J., Bussler, H., Kneib, T., 2008. Saproxylic beetle assemblages related to silvicultural management intensity and stand structures in a beech forest in Southern Germany. European Journal of Insect Conservation 12, 107-124.

[2007]

Müller, J., Engel, H., Blaschke, M., 2007. Assemblages of wood-inhabiting fungi related to silvicultural management intensity in beech forests in southern Germany. European Journal of Forest Research 126, 513-527.

Müller, J., Goßner, M., 2007. Single host trees in a closed forest canopy matrix: a highly fragmented landscape. Journal of Applied Entomology 131, 613-620.

Müller, J., Hothorn, T., Pretzsch, H., 2007b. Long-term effects of logging intensity on structures, birds, saproxylic beetles and wood-inhabiting fungi in stands of European beech Fagus sylvatica L. Forest Ecology and Management 242, 297-305.

[2005]

Müller, J., Strätz, C., Hothorn, T., 2005. Habitat factors for land snails in acid beech forests with a special focus on coarse woody debris. European Journal of Forest Research 124, 233-242.

[2004]

Müller, J., Hothorn, T., 2004. Maximally selected two-sample statistics as a new tool for the identification and assessment of habitat factors with an application to breeding-bird communities in oak forests. European Journal of Forest Research 123, 219-228.