@techreport{FeindtWoltersBackesetal., author = {Feindt, Peter H. and Wolters, Volkmar and Backes, Gunter and Bahrs, Enno and Dempfle, Leo and Engels, Eve-Marie and Engels, Johannes and Graner, Andreas and Hamm, Ulrich and Herdegen, Matthias and Isselstein, Johannes and Konnert, Monika and Schr{\"o}der, Stefan and Schulte-Coerne, Hermann and Wagner, Sven and W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Wedekind, Helmut}, title = {Gr{\"u}ndung der Deutschen Genbank landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere : Kurzstellungnahme des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats f{\"u}r Biodiversit{\"a}t und Genetische Ressourcen beim Bundesministerium f{\"u}r Ern{\"a}hrung und Landwirtschaft}, publisher = {BMEL}, address = {Bonn}, pages = {10}, language = {de} } @techreport{WaetzoldBahrsFeindtetal., author = {W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Bahrs, Enno and Feindt, Peter H. and Hamm, Ulrich and Isselstein, Johannes and Schr{\"o}der, Stefan and Wolters, Volkmar and Backes, Gunter and Dempfle, Leo and Engels, Eve-Marie and Engels, Johannes and Graner, Andreas and Herdegen, Matthias and Konnert, Monika and Schulte-Coerne, Hermann and Wagner, Sven and Wedekind, Helmut}, title = {Perspektiven f{\"u}r das artenreiche Gr{\"u}nland - Alternativen zur Belohnung einer {\"U}berschussproduktion bei Milch}, address = {Bonn}, pages = {9}, language = {de} } @misc{MaderBirkhoferFiedleretal., author = {Mader, Viktoria and Birkhofer, Klaus and Fiedler, Daniela and Thorn, Simon and Wolters, Volkmar and Diehl, Eva}, title = {Land-use at different spatial scales alters the functional role of web-building spiders in arthropod food webs}, series = {Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment}, volume = {219}, journal = {Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment}, issn = {0167-8809}, doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2015.12.017}, pages = {152 -- 162}, language = {en} } @misc{BirkhoferDiekoetterMeubetal., author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Diek{\"o}tter, Tim and Meub, Christiane and St{\"o}tzel, Kathrin and Wolters, Volkmar}, title = {Optimizing arthropod predator conservation in permanent grasslands by considering diversity components beyond species richness}, series = {Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment}, volume = {211}, journal = {Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment}, issn = {0167-8809}, doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2015.05.014}, pages = {65 -- 72}, language = {en} } @misc{BirkhoferDiehlAnderssonetal., author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Diehl, Eva and Andersson, Jesper and Ekroos, Johan and Fr{\"u}h-M{\"u}ller, Andrea and Machnikowski, Franziska and Mader, Viktoria and Nilsson, Lovisa and Sasaki, Keiko and Rundl{\"o}f, Maj and Wolters, Volkmar and Smith, Henrik G.}, title = {Ecosystem services - current challenges and opportunities for ecological research}, series = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {2}, journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, issn = {2296-701X}, doi = {10.3389/fevo.2014.00087}, pages = {35}, language = {en} } @misc{DiekoetterWamserDoerneretal., author = {Diek{\"o}tter, Tim and Wamser, Sabine and D{\"o}rner, Tanja and Wolters, Volkmar and Birkhofer, Klaus}, title = {Organic farming affects the potential of a granivorous carabid beetle to control arable weeds at local and landscape scales}, series = {Agricultural and Forest Entomology}, volume = {18}, journal = {Agricultural and Forest Entomology}, number = {2}, issn = {1461-9563}, doi = {10.1111/afe.12150}, pages = {167 -- 173}, language = {en} } @misc{SeredaWoltersBirkhofer, author = {Sereda, Elvira and Wolters, Volkmar and Birkhofer, Klaus}, title = {Addition of crop residues affects a detritus-based food chain depending on litter type and farming system}, series = {Basic and Applied Ecology}, volume = {16}, journal = {Basic and Applied Ecology}, number = {8}, issn = {1439-1791}, doi = {10.1016/j.baae.2015.07.005}, pages = {746 -- 754}, language = {en} } @misc{BirkhoferWoltersDiekoetter, author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Wolters, Volkmar and Diek{\"o}tter, Tim}, title = {Grassy margins along organically managed cereal fields foster trait diversity and taxonomic distinctness of arthropod communities}, series = {Insect Conservation and Diversity}, volume = {7}, journal = {Insect Conservation and Diversity}, number = {3}, issn = {1752-4598}, doi = {10.1111/icad.12051}, pages = {274 -- 287}, language = {en} } @misc{SeredaBlickDorowetal., author = {Sereda, Elvira and Blick, Theo and Dorow, Wolfgang H. O. and Wolters, Volkmar and Birkhofer, Klaus}, title = {Assessing spider diversity on the forest floor: expert knowledge beats a regular sampling design}, series = {The Journal of Arachnology}, volume = {42}, journal = {The Journal of Arachnology}, number = {1}, issn = {1937-2396}, pages = {44 -- 51}, language = {en} } @misc{DiekoetterWamserWoltersetal., author = {Diek{\"o}tter, Tim and Wamser, Sabine and Wolters, Volkmar and Birkhofer, Klaus}, title = {Corrigendum to "Landscape and management effects on structure and function of soil arthropod communities in winter wheat"}, series = {Agriculture Ecosystems \& Environment}, volume = {184}, journal = {Agriculture Ecosystems \& Environment}, number = {182}, issn = {0167-8809}, doi = {10.1016/j.agee.2014.02.006}, language = {en} } @incollection{BirkhoferDiehlWoltersetal., author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Diehl, Eva and Wolters, Volkmar and Smith, Henrik G.}, title = {Global metawebs of spider predation highlight consequences of land-use change for terrestrial predator-prey networks}, series = {Adaptive Food Webs - Stability and Transitions of Real and Model Ecosystems}, booktitle = {Adaptive Food Webs - Stability and Transitions of Real and Model Ecosystems}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, address = {Cambridge}, isbn = {978-1-107-18211-0}, pages = {193 -- 213}, language = {en} } @misc{MaderDiehlWoltersetal., author = {Mader, Viktoria and Diehl, Eva and Wolters, Volkmar and Birkhofer, Klaus}, title = {Agri-environmental schemes affect the trophic niche size and diet of common carabid species in agricultural landscapes}, series = {Ecological Entomology}, volume = {43}, journal = {Ecological Entomology}, number = {6}, issn = {1365-2311}, doi = {10.1111/een.12671}, pages = {823 -- 835}, abstract = {1. Carabids are abundant in agroecosystems and provide biocontrol services by feeding on weed seeds and pests. We compare the effects of two fundamentally different agri-environmental schemes (AES) on the numeric and trophic responses of four common carabid species: Anchomenus dorsalis, Poecilus cupreus, Pseudoophonus rufipes and Pterostichus melanarius. 2. In six cereal fields under organic farming and six sown flowering fields, 10 290 individuals of the four species were sampled to quantify their numeric response. The activity density of all species was higher in organically managed cereal fields compared to flowering fields. 3. We analysed naturally occurring stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in 138 carabid individuals to quantify isotopic niches and the diet contribution of soil- versus plant-based resources. Resources from the soil ('brown') energy channel were more important than resources from the plant ('green') energy channel in the diet of all species, particularly in P. melanarius. 4. Isotopic niches were larger for P. rufipes and P. melanarius in flowering fields than in organically managed cereal fields. Moreover, differences between AES types were observed in the diet contribution derived from both energy channels: A. dorsalis and P. cupreus incorporated higher proportions of plant-based resources in organically managed cereal fields compared to flowering fields. 5. Similar numeric, but different trophic responses suggest that AES type may alter arthropod food webs beyond simple changes in carabid densities. Such 'hidden' modifications in the resource utilisation of generalist predators deserve more attention to adequately evaluate the ecological consequences of AES.}, language = {en} } @misc{MaderDiehlFiedleretal., author = {Mader, Viktoria and Diehl, Eva and Fiedler, Daniela and Thorn, Simon and Wolters, Volkmar and Birkhofer, Klaus}, title = {Trade-offs in arthropod conservation between productive and non-productive agri-environmental schemes along a landscape complexity gradient}, series = {Insect Conservation and Diversity}, volume = {10}, journal = {Insect Conservation and Diversity}, number = {3}, issn = {1752-4598}, doi = {10.1111/icad.12220}, pages = {236 -- 247}, language = {en} } @techreport{FeindtWoltersBackesetal., author = {Feindt, Peter H. and Wolters, Volkmar and Backes, Gunter and Bahrs, Enno and Brandt, Horst and Engels, Eve-Marie and Engels, Johannes and Graner, Andreas and Hamm, Ulrich and Herdegen, Matthias and Isselstein, Johannes and Schr{\"o}der, Stefan and Tholen, Ernst and Wagner, Sven and W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Wedekind, Helmut and Wolf, Heino}, title = {Wege zu einem effizienten Waldnaturschutz in Deutschland: Stellungnahme Januar 2020}, address = {Berlin}, pages = {69}, language = {de} } @techreport{FeindtBahrsEngelsetal., author = {Feindt, Peter H. and Bahrs, Enno and Engels, Eve-Marie and Hamm, Ulrich and Herdegen, Matthias and Isselstein, Johannes and Schr{\"o}der, Stefan and W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Wolters, Volkmar}, title = {F{\"u}r eine Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik, die konsequent zum Erhalt der biologischen Vielfalt beitr{\"a}gt}, publisher = {Bundesanstalt f{\"u}r Landwirtschaft und Ern{\"a}hrung (BLE), Informations- und Koordinationszentrum f{\"u}r Biologische Vielfalt (IBV)}, address = {Bonn}, pages = {36}, language = {de} } @misc{WaetzoldFeindtBahrsetal., author = {W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Feindt, Peter H. and Bahrs, Enno and Hamm, Ulrich and Isselstein, Johannes and Schr{\"o}der, Stefan and Wagner, Sven and Wedekind, Helmut and Wolters, Volkmar}, title = {Wie die Politik auf die Bedrohung der Biodiversit{\"a}t in Agrarlandschaften durch den Klimawandel reagieren kann. Stellungnahme des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats f{\"u}r Biodiversit{\"a}t und Genetische Ressourcen beim Bundesministerium f{\"u}r Ern{\"a}hrung und Landwirtschaft}, series = {Berichte {\"u}ber Landwirtschaft : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Agrarpolitik und Landwirtschaft. Sonderheft}, journal = {Berichte {\"u}ber Landwirtschaft : Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Agrarpolitik und Landwirtschaft. Sonderheft}, number = {232}, issn = {2196-5099}, doi = {10.12767/buel.vi232.330}, pages = {30}, language = {de} } @techreport{MuellerDieterBauhusetal., author = {M{\"u}ller, J{\"o}rg and Dieter, M. and Bauhus, J. and Spellmann, H. and M{\"o}hring, B. and Wagner, S. and Wolf, Heino and Niekisch, M. and Weiger, H. and Feindt, Peter H. and Hamm, Ulrich and W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Wolters, Volkmar and Engels, Eve-Marie and Schraml, U. and Lang, F. and Pr{\"o}bstl-Haider, U. and Richter, K.}, title = {Wege zu einem effizienten Waldnaturschutz in Deutschland. Stellungnahme}, publisher = {Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Waldpolitik und Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Biodiversit{\"a}t und Genetische Ressourcen beim BMEL}, pages = {62}, language = {de} } @techreport{FeindtWoltersBackesetal., author = {Feindt, Peter H. and Wolters, Volkmar and Backes, Gunter and Bahrs, Enno and Brandt, Horst and Engels, Eve-Marie and Engels, Johannes and Graner, Andreas and Hamm, Ulrich and Herdegen, Matthias and Isselstein, Johannes and Schr{\"o}der, Stefan and Tholen, Ernst and Wagner, Sven and W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Wolf, Heino}, title = {Schutz tiergenetischer Ressourcen im Tierseuchenfall - Vorschl{\"a}ge zum Schutz von Tierbest{\"a}nden in Nukleus- bzw. Basiszuchtbetrieben und Besamungsstationen bei Auftreten der Afrikanischen Schweinepest}, publisher = {Bundesanstalt f{\"u}r Landwirtschaft und Ern{\"a}hrung (BLE), Informations- und Koordinationszentrum f{\"u}r Biologische Vielfalt (IBV)}, address = {Bonn}, pages = {9}, language = {de} } @techreport{FeindtWoltersBackesetal., author = {Feindt, Peter H. and Wolters, Volkmar and Backes, Gunter and Bahrs, Enno and Brandt, Horst and Dempfle, Leo and Engels, Eve-Marie and Engels, Johannes and Graner, Andreas and Hamm, Ulrich and Herdegen, Matthias and Isselstein, Johannes and Konnert, Monika and Schr{\"o}der, Stefan and Wagner, Sven and W{\"a}tzold, Frank and Wedekind, Helmut}, title = {Verbraucher f{\"u}r die Erhaltung der biologischen Vielfalt in der Landwirtschaft aktivieren!}, publisher = {Bundesanstalt f{\"u}r Landwirtschaft und Ern{\"a}hrung (BLE) Informations- und Koordinationszentrum f{\"u}r Biologische Vielfalt (IBV)}, address = {Bonn}, pages = {12}, language = {de} } @misc{NeyretLeProvostBoesingetal., author = {Neyret, Margot and Le Provost, Ga{\"e}tane and Boesing, Andrea Larissa and Schneider, Florian D. and Baulechner, Dennis and Bergmann, Joana and Vries, Franciska T. de and Fiore-Donno, Anna Maria and Geisen, Stefan and Goldmann, Kezia and Merges, Anna and Saifutdinov, Ruslan A. and Simons, Nadja K. and Tobias, Joseph A. and Zaitsev, Andrey S. and Gossner, Martin M. and Jung, Kirsten and Kandeler, Ellen and Krauss, Jochen and Penone, Caterina and Schloter, Michael and Schulz, Stefanie and Staab, Michael and Wolters, Volkmar and Apostolakis, Antonios and Birkhofer, Klaus and Boch, Steffen and Boeddinghaus, Runa S. and Bolliger, Ralph and Bonkowski, Michael and Buscot, Fran{\c{c}}ois and Dumack, Kenneth and Fischer, Markus and Gan, Huei Ying and Heinze, Johannes and H{\"o}lzel, Norbert and John, Katharina and Klaus, Valentin H. and Kleinebecker, Till and Marhan, Sven and M{\"u}ller, J{\"o}rg and Renner, Swen C. and Rillig, Matthias C. and Schenk, No{\"e}lle V. and Sch{\"o}ning, Ingo and Schrumpf, Marion and Seibold, Sebastian and Socher, Stephanie A. and Solly, Emily F. and Teuscher, Miriam and Kleunen, Mark van and Wubet, Tesfaye and Manning, Peter}, title = {A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification}, series = {Nature Communications}, volume = {15}, journal = {Nature Communications}, number = {1}, issn = {2041-1723}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-024-45113-5}, abstract = {AbstractOrganismal functional strategies form a continuum from slow- to fast-growing organisms, in response to common drivers such as resource availability and disturbance. However, whether there is synchronisation of these strategies at the entire community level is unclear. Here, we combine trait data for 2800 above- and belowground taxa from 14 trophic guilds spanning a disturbance and resource availability gradient in German grasslands. The results indicate that most guilds consistently respond to these drivers through both direct and trophically mediated effects, resulting in a 'slow-fast' axis at the level of the entire community. Using 15 indicators of carbon and nutrient fluxes, biomass production and decomposition, we also show that fast trait communities are associated with faster rates of ecosystem functioning. These findings demonstrate that 'slow' and 'fast' strategies can be manifested at the level of whole communities, opening new avenues of ecosystem-level functional classification.}, language = {en} } @misc{BochAllanBirkhoferetal., author = {Boch, Steffen and Allan, Eric and Birkhofer, Klaus and Bossdorf, Oliver and Bl{\"u}thgen, Nico and Christ-Breulmann, Sabina and Diek{\"o}tter, Tim and Dormann, Carsten F. and Gossner, Martin M. and Hallmann, Christine and Hemp, Andreas and H{\"o}lzel, Norbert and Jung, Kirsten and Klaus, Valentin H. and Klein, Alexandra M. and Kleinebecker, Till and Lange, Markus and M{\"u}ller, J{\"o}rg and Nacke, Heiko and Prati, Daniel and Renner, Swen C. and Rothenw{\"o}hrer, Christoph and Schall, Peter and Schulze, Ernst-Detlef and Socher, Stephanie A. and Tscharntke, Teja and T{\"u}rke, Manfred and Weiner, Christiane N. and Weisser, Wolfgang W. and Westphal, Catrin and Wolters, Volkmar and Wubet, Tesfaye and Fischer, Markus}, title = {Extensive und j{\"a}hrlich wechselnde Nutzungsintensit{\"a}t f{\"o}rdert den Artenreichtum im Gr{\"u}nland}, series = {ANLIEGEN NATUR}, volume = {38}, journal = {ANLIEGEN NATUR}, number = {1}, issn = {1864-0729}, pages = {86 -- 95}, language = {de} } @misc{TsiafouliThebaultSgardelisetal., author = {Tsiafouli, Maria and Th{\´e}bault, Elisa and Sgardelis, Stefanos P. and Ruiter, Peter C. de and Putten, Wim H. van der and Birkhofer, Klaus and Hemerik, Lia and Vries, Franciska T. de and Bardgett, Richard D. and Brady, Mark Vincent and Bjornlund, Lisa and Bracht J{\o}rgensen, Helene and Christensen, S{\"o}ren and D'Hertefeldt, Tina and Hotes, Stefan and Hol, W. H. Gera and Frouz, Jan and Liiri, Mira and Mortimer, Simon R. and Set{\"a}l{\"a}, Heikki and Tzanopoulous, Joseph and Uteseny, Karoline and Pižl, V{\´a}clav and Stary, Josef and Wolters, Volkmar and Hedlund, Katarina}, title = {Intensive agriculture reduces soil biodiversity across Europe}, series = {Global Change Biology}, volume = {21}, journal = {Global Change Biology}, number = {2}, issn = {1365-2486}, doi = {10.1111/gcb.12752}, pages = {973 -- 985}, language = {en} } @misc{BirkhoferBaulechnerDiekoetteretal., author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Baulechner, Dennis and Diek{\"o}tter, Tim and Zaitsev, Andrey S. and Wolters, Volkmar}, title = {Fertilization Rapidly Alters the Feeding Activity of Grassland Soil Mesofauna Independent of Management History}, series = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {10}, journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, issn = {2296-701X}, doi = {10.3389/fevo.2022.864470}, pages = {1 -- 10}, abstract = {Nitrogen fertilization of permanent grasslands affects soil fauna communities by modifying their taxonomic composition, population dynamics and feeding activity. However, it is not well understood if the edaphic fauna adapts to these external inputs so that the immediate response to fertilizer application depends on the long-term nutrient management strategy. We performed a field experiment in permanent grasslands under agricultural management in three regions across Germany. We used experimental fertilization with an organic plant-sourced fertilizer along a long-term nutrient management gradient to study the immediate and long-term effects of fertilization and their interdependence on the taxonomic composition and feeding activity of the soil mesofauna (Nematoda, Oribatida, and Collembola). Sampling season, soil properties, vegetation structure, and geographic location were considered as additional predictor variables to reflect heterogeneity in environmental conditions. The taxonomic composition, richness and total abundance of soil mesofauna communities were significantly affected by long-term nutrient management, but not by experimental fertilization. However, N pulses rapidly (within days) reduced the feeding activity estimated with bait-lamina strips independent of long-term nutrient management strategies. Experimental addition of organic plant-sourced fertilizer may have led to a rapid build-up of microbial biomass, providing alternative food sources for the soil mesofauna and causing a shift away from the bait-lamina substrate. Our study indicates that community changes associated with the long-term nutrient management regime in permanent grasslands do not alter the strong functional response of the soil mesofauna to N pulses. There is an urgent need to develop nutrient management strategies for permanent grasslands that take into account both the conservation of the edaphic faunal community and changes of ecosystem functions caused by rapid responses of the soil mesofauna to fertilizer inputs.}, language = {en} } @misc{BirkhoferDietrichJohnetal., author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Dietrich, Christoph and John, Katharina and Schorpp, Quentin and Zaitsev, Andrey S. and Wolters, Volkmar}, title = {Regional conditions and land-use alter the contribution of soil arthropos to ecosystem services in grasslands. Frontiers in Agroecology and Land-Use Systems}, series = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {3}, journal = {Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, issn = {2296-701X}, doi = {10.3389/fevo.2015.00150}, pages = {150}, language = {en} } @misc{ZaitsevBirkhoferEkschmittetal., author = {Zaitsev, Andrey S. and Birkhofer, Klaus and Ekschmitt, Klemens and Wolters, Volkmar}, title = {Belowground Tritrophic Food Chain Modulates Soil Respiration in Grasslands}, series = {Pedosphere}, volume = {28}, journal = {Pedosphere}, number = {1}, issn = {1002-0160}, doi = {10.1016/S1002-0160(18)60008-6}, pages = {114 -- 123}, abstract = {Edaphic biota significantly affects several essential ecological functions such as C-storage, nutrient turnover, and productivity. However, it is not completely understood how belowground animal contribution to these functions changes in grasslands subject to different land use types. A microcosm experiment was carried out to test the effect of a tritrophic food chain on CO2 release from grassland soils. Soil was collected from three differently managed grassland systems (meadow, pasture, and mown pasture) located in three distinct German regions that cover a north-south gradient of approximately 500 km. The tritrophic food chain comprised natural edaphic microflora, nematodes, and predatory gamasid mites. The experimental design involved a full factorial combination of the presence and absence of nematodes and gamasid mites. Nematodes significantly increased the CO2 emissions in most treatments, but the extent of this effect varied with land use type. The fact that grazing by nematodes stimulated the metabolic activity of the edaphic microflora over a wide range of grassland soils highlighted the critical impact of the microfauna on ecosystem services associated with soil organic matter dynamics. Gamasids slightly amplified the effect of nematodes on microbial metabolic activity, but only in the pastures. This effect was most probably due to the control of nematode abundance. The fact that gamasid addition also augmented the impact of environmental conditions on nematode-induced modulation of soil respiration highlighted the need for including land use differences while evaluating soil fauna contribution to soil processes. To conclude, the differential response of the investigated tritrophic food chain to different grassland management systems suggests that adverse effects of land use intensification on important soil processes such as atmospheric C-release could potentially be reduced by using management methods that preserve essential features of the belowground food web.}, language = {en} } @misc{BirkhoferSmithWeisseretal., author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Smith, Henrik G. and Weisser, Wolfgang W. and Wolters, Volkmar and Gossner, Martin M.}, title = {Land-use effects on the functional distinctness of arthropod communities}, series = {Ecography}, volume = {38}, journal = {Ecography}, number = {9}, issn = {0906-7590}, doi = {10.1111/ecog.01141}, pages = {889 -- 900}, abstract = {Land-use change is a major driver of the global loss of biodiversity, but it is unclear to what extent this also results in a loss of ecological traits. Therefore, a better understanding of how land-use change affects ecological traits is crucial for efforts to sustain functional diversity. To this end we tested whether higher species richness or taxonomic distinctness generally leads to increased functional distinctness and whether intensive land use leads to functionally more narrow arthropod communities. We compiled species composition and trait data for 350 species of terrestrial arthropods (Araneae, Carabidae and Heteroptera) in different land-use types (forests, grasslands and arable fields) of low and high land-use intensity. We calculated the average functional and taxonomic distinctness and the rarified trait richness for each community. These measures reflect the range of traits, taxonomic relatedness and number of traits that are observed in local communities. Average functional distinctness only increased significantly with species richness in Carabidae communities. Functional distinctness increased significantly with taxonomic distinctness in communities of all analyzed taxa suggesting a high functional redundancy of taxonomically closely related species. Araneae and Heteroptera communities had the expected lower functional distinctness at sites with higher land-use intensity. More frequently disturbed land-use types such as managed grasslands or arable fields were characterized by species with smaller body sizes and higher dispersal abilities and communities with lower functional distinctness or trait richness. Simple recommendations about the conservation of functional distinctness of arthropod communities in the face of future land-use intensification and species loss are not possible. Our study shows that these relationships depend on the studied taxa and land-use type. However, for some arthropod groups functional distinctness is threatened by intensification and conversion from less to more frequently disturbed land-uses.}, language = {en} } @misc{BirkhoferGossnerDiekoetteretal., author = {Birkhofer, Klaus and Gossner, Martin M. and Diek{\"o}tter, Tim and Drees, Claudia and Ferlian, Olga and Maraun, Mark and Scheu, Stefan and Weisser, Wolfgang W. and Wolters, Volkmar and Wurst, Susanne and Zaitsev, Andrey S. and Smith, Henrik G.}, title = {Land-use type and intensity differentially filter traits in above- and below-ground arthropod communities}, series = {Journal of Animal Ecology}, volume = {86}, journal = {Journal of Animal Ecology}, number = {3}, issn = {1365-2656}, doi = {10.1111/1365-2656.12641}, pages = {511 -- 520}, language = {en} }