@misc{ZimmermannHornConradScholzetal.2020, author = {Zimmermann, Matthias and Horn-Conrad, Antje and Scholz, Jana and Elsner, Birgit and Schubarth, Wilfried and Engel, Silke and Blaum, Niels and R{\"o}ßling, Claudia and Mikulla, Stefanie}, title = {Portal - Spezial 2020: Corona}, number = {Spezial 2020}, organization = {Universit{\"a}t Potsdam, Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit}, issn = {1618-6893}, doi = {10.25932/publishup-48143}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-481430}, pages = {58}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Corona. Schon mal geh{\"o}rt? Noch Weihnachten 2019 h{\"a}tten viele ahnungslos geantwortet: „N{\"o}." Besser Informierte h{\"a}tten zur{\"u}ckgefragt: „Meinst du die Korona - den Hof um die Sonne?" Und ganz Schlaue h{\"a}tten gesagt: „Klar, trink ich gern." Doch sp{\"a}testens seit Februar beherrscht das Virus die Nachrichten, seit M{\"a}rz auch unser Leben. Nach und nach mussten wir alle lernen, uns (wieder) richtig die H{\"a}nde zu waschen und die „Niesetikette" zu befolgen, Abstand zu halten, zu Hause zu arbeiten oder zu lernen, Masken zu tragen oder gar zu n{\"a}hen - und {\"u}berhaupt: uns mit dem Ausnahmezustand, der zum Dauerzustand zu werden droht, zu arrangieren. Aber wie macht das eine ganze Universit{\"a}t - mit 21.000 Studierenden, mehr als 4.500 Besch{\"a}ftigten, Tausenden Kursen, Praktika, Pr{\"u}fungen und Forschungsprojekten? Wie h{\"a}lt man einen Tanker an - in voller Fahrt - und r{\"u}stet ihn um f{\"u}r einen pandemiesicheren Betrieb? Die zur{\"u}ckliegenden Wochen haben gezeigt: Es geht. Inzwischen l{\"a}uft mit dem Sommersemester 2020 das erste Online-Semester der Hochschulgeschichte. Auch das h{\"a}tte Ende 2019 niemand f{\"u}r m{\"o}glich gehalten, schon gar nicht so bald. Das Referat f{\"u}r Presse- und {\"O}ffentlichkeitsarbeit musste wie alle Unibereiche lernen, mit den ungew{\"o}hnlichen Umst{\"a}nden umzugehen, die mal bedrohlich, mal l{\"a}stig, mal erm{\"u}dend und mal eben einfach nur umst{\"a}ndlich wirkten. Wir haben uns bem{\"u}ht, so gut es ging, zu informieren - dar{\"u}ber was sich tat, was getan werden musste und konnte. Und was kommt. Doch wir wollten noch mehr wissen: Was sagen die Potsdamer Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler zur Corona- Pandemie, ihren Auswirkungen und Folgen, aber auch dazu, was sich dagegen tun l{\"a}sst? Wie genau funktioniert eine Universit{\"a}t unter den besonderen Umst{\"a}nden? Wie wird gearbeitet, studiert, geforscht? Wie verlagert man ein ganzes Semester in den Online-Betrieb? Auf der Suche nach Antworten auf diese und viele weitere Fragen ist eine Vielzahl von Texten entstanden, die wir nach und nach auf der Webseite der UP ver{\"o}ffentlicht haben als „Beitr{\"a}ge aus der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam zur Corona-Pandemie".* Eine gek{\"u}rzte Auswahl dieser Texte haben wir f{\"u}r diese „Portal Spezial" zusammengestellt. Nicht, weil wir {\"u}ber nichts anderes als den Corona-Virus mehr reden wollen, sondern weil wir dokumentieren wollen, dass die Universit{\"a}t Potsdam durch die Pandemie keineswegs in einen Dornr{\"o}schenschlaf versetzt wurde. Vielmehr entstanden durch das Engagement vieler Forschender, Studierender und Besch{\"a}ftigter zahlreiche Initiativen, Ideen, Projekte, Strukturen und Neuerungen, die zeigen: Die Universit{\"a}t Potsdam l{\"a}sst sich nicht unterkriegen! Deshalb hoffen wir, dass die Lekt{\"u}re des Heftes Ihnen trotz der weiterhin herausfordernden Umst{\"a}nde Freude und Mut macht. (Die Texte entstanden alle im M{\"a}rz/April 2020, als viele Entwicklungen noch am Anfang standen und ihr Verlauf nicht absehbar war. Wir haben sie dennoch unver{\"a}ndert aufgenommen, um diese Phase und die Reaktion der Wissenschaft darauf zu dokumentieren.)}, language = {de} } @article{WasiolkaJeltschHenscheletal.2010, author = {Wasiolka, Bernd and Jeltsch, Florian and Henschel, Joh and Blaum, Niels}, title = {Space use of the spotted sand lizard (Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata) under different degradation states}, issn = {0141-6707}, doi = {10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01085.x}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Although the effects of grazing-induced savannah degradation on animal diversity are well documented, knowledge of how they affect space use or responding behaviour remains poor. In this study, we analysed space use of the spotted sand lizard (Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata) in degraded versus nondegraded habitats of southern Kalahari savannah habitats. Lizards were radio tracked, daily movement distances recorded and home range sizes calculated. In degraded Kalahari savannah habitats where plant diversity and perennial grass cover are low but shrub cover high, P. lineoocellata moves larger distances (40.88 +/- 6.42 m versus 27.43 +/- 5.08 m) and occupies larger home ranges (646.64 +/- 244.84 m(2) versus 209.15 +/- 109.84 m(2)) than in nondegraded habitats (high plant diversity, high perennial grass cover and low shrub cover). We assume that this increase in daily movement distances and home range sizes is a behavioural plasticity to limited food resources in degraded savannah habitats. Although P. lineoocellata is able to adjust to resource-poor savannah habitats, the increase in the lizard's movement activities is likely to result in a higher predation risk. This is supported by the lower availability of protective vegetation i.e. perennial grass cover. Hence, we conclude that despite behavioural plasticity of P. lineoocellata, overgrazing has a severe negative impact on the space use of P. lineoocellata.}, language = {en} } @article{WasiolkaBlaumJeltschetal.2009, author = {Wasiolka, Bernd and Blaum, Niels and Jeltsch, Florian and Henschel, Joh}, title = {Behavioural responses of the lizard "Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata" to overgrazing}, issn = {1146-609X}, doi = {10.1016/j.actao.2008.09.009}, year = {2009}, abstract = {We studied the effects of overgrazing on the foraging behaviour of the lizard Pedioplanis l. lineoocellata (Spotted Sand Lizard), a sit-and-wait forager, in habitats of differing vegetation states to determine the effects of habitat degradation on this species. At high grazing intensity where vegetation cover and diversity is low, the lizard P. lineoocellata moves more frequently, spends more time moving and covers larger distances than in habitats where vegetation cover and diversity is high. These behavioural changes in movement patterns can be explained by less abundant prey in habitats with low vegetation cover and diversity. Although morphology, phylogeny and physiology of P. lineoocellata should constrain the change in foraging behaviour, the species has modified its foraging strategy from sit- and-wait to actively foraging. We assume that this behavioural flexibility of P. lineoocellata is a buffer mechanism enabling the species to use and survive in degraded (unfavourable) habitats.}, language = {en} } @article{WasiolkaBlaum2011, author = {Wasiolka, Bernd and Blaum, Niels}, title = {Comparing biodiversity between protected savanna and adjacent non-protected farmland in the southern Kalahari}, series = {Journal of arid environments}, volume = {75}, journal = {Journal of arid environments}, number = {9}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {London}, issn = {0140-1963}, doi = {10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.04.011}, pages = {836 -- 841}, year = {2011}, abstract = {In this study we investigated the effect of different land use options (wildlife versus livestock) on species richness of plants and reptiles in the protected Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP) versus adjacent non-protected farmland within the same savanna habitat type (Aoub dune veld) in the southern Kalahari, South Africa. Our results show that both plant and reptile species richness as well as plant cover and reptile abundance was significantly higher in the protected KTP than in the non-protected farmland. The higher proportion of shrub but lower proportions of perennial grass cover, herb cover, and herb species richness in the farmland can be explained by higher stocking rates and the differences in feeding behaviour between native wild ungulates (e.g. Antidorcas marsupialis, Oryx gazella) and livestock (mainly sheep). The reptile's prey availability and microhabitats (perennial grass tussocks and rodent burrows) for thermoregulation and protection against predators were significantly lower in the farmland. To conclude, our results clearly show that long term effects of different land use options (wildlife in protected KTP versus extensive livestock production in the non-protected farmland) even within the same habitat type have led to significant changes in vegetation composition, availability of microhabitat structures and in the reptile community.}, language = {en} } @article{UllmannFischerPirhoferWalzletal.2018, author = {Ullmann, Wiebke and Fischer, Christina and Pirhofer-Walzl, Karin and Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie and Blaum, Niels}, title = {Spatiotemporal variability in resources affects herbivore home range formation in structurally contrasting and unpredictable agricultural landscapes}, series = {Landscape ecology}, volume = {33}, journal = {Landscape ecology}, number = {9}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Dordrecht}, issn = {0921-2973}, doi = {10.1007/s10980-018-0676-2}, pages = {1505 -- 1517}, year = {2018}, abstract = {We investigated whether a given landscape structure affects the level of home range size adaptation in response to resource variability. We tested whether increasing resource variability forces herbivorous mammals to increase their home ranges. In 2014 and 2015 we collared 40 European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) with GPS-tags to record hare movements in two regions in Germany with differing landscape structures. We examined hare home range sizes in relation to resource availability and variability by using the normalized difference vegetation index as a proxy. Hares in simple landscapes showed increasing home range sizes with increasing resource variability, whereas hares in complex landscapes did not enlarge their home range. Animals in complex landscapes have the possibility to include various landscape elements within their home ranges and are more resilient against resource variability. But animals in simple landscapes with few elements experience shortcomings when resource variability becomes high. The increase in home range size, the movement related increase in energy expenditure, and a decrease in hare abundances can have severe implications for conservation of mammals in anthropogenic landscapes. Hence, conservation management could benefit from a better knowledge about fine-scaled effects of resource variability on movement behaviour.}, language = {en} } @article{TuckerBoehningGaeseFaganetal.2018, author = {Tucker, Marlee A. and Boehning-Gaese, Katrin and Fagan, William F. and Fryxell, John M. and Van Moorter, Bram and Alberts, Susan C. and Ali, Abdullahi H. and Allen, Andrew M. and Attias, Nina and Avgar, Tal and Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie and Bayarbaatar, Buuveibaatar and Belant, Jerrold L. and Bertassoni, Alessandra and Beyer, Dean and Bidner, Laura and van Beest, Floris M. and Blake, Stephen and Blaum, Niels and Bracis, Chloe and Brown, Danielle and de Bruyn, P. J. Nico and Cagnacci, Francesca and Calabrese, Justin M. and Camilo-Alves, Constanca and Chamaille-Jammes, Simon and Chiaradia, Andre and Davidson, Sarah C. and Dennis, Todd and DeStefano, Stephen and Diefenbach, Duane and Douglas-Hamilton, Iain and Fennessy, Julian and Fichtel, Claudia and Fiedler, Wolfgang and Fischer, Christina and Fischhoff, Ilya and Fleming, Christen H. and Ford, Adam T. and Fritz, Susanne A. and Gehr, Benedikt and Goheen, Jacob R. and Gurarie, Eliezer and Hebblewhite, Mark and Heurich, Marco and Hewison, A. J. Mark and Hof, Christian and Hurme, Edward and Isbell, Lynne A. and Janssen, Rene and Jeltsch, Florian and Kaczensky, Petra and Kane, Adam and Kappeler, Peter M. and Kauffman, Matthew and Kays, Roland and Kimuyu, Duncan and Koch, Flavia and Kranstauber, Bart and LaPoint, Scott and Leimgruber, Peter and Linnell, John D. C. and Lopez-Lopez, Pascual and Markham, A. Catherine and Mattisson, Jenny and Medici, Emilia Patricia and Mellone, Ugo and Merrill, Evelyn and Mourao, Guilherme de Miranda and Morato, Ronaldo G. and Morellet, Nicolas and Morrison, Thomas A. and Diaz-Munoz, Samuel L. and Mysterud, Atle and Nandintsetseg, Dejid and Nathan, Ran and Niamir, Aidin and Odden, John and Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo R. and Olson, Kirk A. and Patterson, Bruce D. and de Paula, Rogerio Cunha and Pedrotti, Luca and Reineking, Bjorn and Rimmler, Martin and Rogers, Tracey L. and Rolandsen, Christer Moe and Rosenberry, Christopher S. and Rubenstein, Daniel I. and Safi, Kamran and Said, Sonia and Sapir, Nir and Sawyer, Hall and Schmidt, Niels Martin and Selva, Nuria and Sergiel, Agnieszka and Shiilegdamba, Enkhtuvshin and Silva, Joao Paulo and Singh, Navinder and Solberg, Erling J. and Spiegel, Orr and Strand, Olav and Sundaresan, Siva and Ullmann, Wiebke and Voigt, Ulrich and Wall, Jake and Wattles, David and Wikelski, Martin and Wilmers, Christopher C. and Wilson, John W. and Wittemyer, George and Zieba, Filip and Zwijacz-Kozica, Tomasz and Mueller, Thomas}, title = {Moving in the Anthropocene}, series = {Science}, volume = {359}, journal = {Science}, number = {6374}, publisher = {American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science}, address = {Washington}, issn = {0036-8075}, doi = {10.1126/science.aam9712}, pages = {466 -- 469}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species survival, yet the effects of the anthropogenic footprint on animal movements have not been estimated across species. Using a unique GPS-tracking database of 803 individuals across 57 species, we found that movements of mammals in areas with a comparatively high human footprint were on average one-half to one-third the extent of their movements in areas with a low human footprint. We attribute this reduction to behavioral changes of individual animals and to the exclusion of species with long-range movements from areas with higher human impact. Global loss of vagility alters a key ecological trait of animals that affects not only population persistence but also ecosystem processes such as predator-prey interactions, nutrient cycling, and disease transmission.}, language = {en} } @article{ThieleJeltschBlaum2008, author = {Thiele, T. and Jeltsch, Florian and Blaum, Niels}, title = {Importance of woody vegetation for foraging site selection in the Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor) under two different land use regimes}, issn = {0140-1963}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @article{TewsBlaumJeltsch2004, author = {Tews, J{\"o}rg and Blaum, Niels and Jeltsch, Florian}, title = {Structural and animal species diversity in arid and semi-arid savannas of the southern Kalahari}, year = {2004}, language = {en} } @article{TabaresMapaniBlaumetal.2018, author = {Tabares, Ximena and Mapani, Benjamin and Blaum, Niels and Herzschuh, Ulrike}, title = {Composition and diversity of vegetation and pollen spectra along gradients of grazing intensity and precipitation in southern Africa}, series = {Review of palaeobotany and palynology : an international journal}, volume = {253}, journal = {Review of palaeobotany and palynology : an international journal}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0034-6667}, doi = {10.1016/j.revpalbo.2018.04.004}, pages = {88 -- 100}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Understanding vegetation-modern pollen relationships is essential to provide confidence in fossil pollen reconstructions of long-term vegetation changes in savanna ecosystems. In this paper we compare the taxonomical composition and the diversity (Hill NO, N1, N2) of vegetation and modern pollen along precipitation and local grazing-intensity gradients in Namibian savannas. Modern pollen was extracted from surface soil samples collected from 5 x 5 m plots distributed along four 500 m gradients. Vegetation was surveyed in each plot. The results show a high correspondence between vegetation and pollen data in terms of composition. Precipitation and grazing explain a significant although low proportion of compositional change in the vegetation and pollen spectra. We identified pollen taxa as indicators of grazing pressure such as Limeum, Alternanthera, and particularly Tribulus. Correspondence between vegetation and pollen data in terms of taxa richness (NO) is limited, probably because of the influence of landscape heterogeneity and openness, as well as low pollen concentrations. In contrast, the effective numbers of common and dominant taxa (N1, N2) are consistent among the different datasets. We conclude that in spite of limitations, modern pollen assemblages can reflect changes in vegetation composition, richness and diversity patterns along precipitation and grazing gradients in savanna environments. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}, language = {en} } @misc{SynodinosEldridgeGeissleretal.2018, author = {Synodinos, Alexios D. and Eldridge, David and Geißler, Katja and Jeltsch, Florian and Lohmann, Dirk and Midgley, Guy and Blaum, Niels}, title = {Remotely sensed canopy height reveals three pantropical ecosystem states}, series = {Ecology : a publication of the Ecological Society of America}, volume = {99}, journal = {Ecology : a publication of the Ecological Society of America}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0012-9658}, doi = {10.1002/ecy.1997}, pages = {231 -- 234}, year = {2018}, language = {en} }