TY - GEN A1 - Embs, Frank A1 - Funhoff, Dirk A1 - Laschewsky, André A1 - Licht, Ulrike A1 - Ohst, Holger A1 - Prass, Werner A1 - Ringsdorf, Helmut A1 - Wegner, Gerhard A1 - Wehrmann, Rolf T1 - Preformed polymers for Langmuir-Blodgett films- molecular concepts N2 - The use of preformed polymers for the preparation of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) multilayers is reviewed. Principles for polymer self-organization are outlined and the appropriate molecular designs are discussed. Recent developments in the different classes of polymers for LB multilayers are presented, and their outstanding properties highlighted. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 081 KW - Amphiphilic Polymers KW - Rod-like Polymers KW - LCPs KW - Stability of LB Films Y1 - 1991 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-17196 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Simons, Nadja K. A1 - Lewinsohn, Thomas A1 - Bluethgen, Nico A1 - Buscot, Francois A1 - Boch, Steffen A1 - Daniel, Rolf A1 - Gossner, Martin M. A1 - Jung, Kirsten A1 - Kaiser, Kristin A1 - Müller, Jörg A1 - Prati, Daniel A1 - Renner, Swen C. A1 - Socher, Stephanie A. A1 - Sonnemann, Ilja A1 - Weiner, Christiane N. A1 - Werner, Michael A1 - Wubet, Tesfaye A1 - Wurst, Susanne A1 - Weisser, Wolfgang W. T1 - Contrasting effects of grassland management modes on species-abundance distributions of multiple groups JF - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment : an international journal for scientific research on the relationship of agriculture and food production to the biosphere N2 - Intensive land use is a major cause of biodiversity loss, but most studies comparing the response of multiple taxa rely on simple diversity measures while analyses of other community attributes are only recently gaining attention. Species-abundance distributions (SADs) are a community attribute that can be used to study changes in the overall abundance structure of species groups, and whether these changes are driven by abundant or rare species. We evaluated the effect of grassland management intensity for three land-use modes (fertilization, mowing, grazing) and their combination on species richness and SADs for three belowground (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, prokaryotes and insect larvae) and seven aboveground groups (vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens; arthropod herbivores; arthropod pollinators; bats and birds). Three descriptors of SADs were evaluated: general shape (abundance decay rate), proportion of rare species (rarity) and proportional abundance of the commonest species (dominance). Across groups, taxonomic richness was largely unaffected by land-use intensity and only decreased with increasing mowing intensity. Of the three SAD descriptors, abundance decay rate became steeper with increasing combined land-use intensity across groups. This reflected a decrease in rarity among plants, herbivores and vertebrates. Effects of fertilization on the three descriptors were similar to the combined land-use intensity effects. Mowing intensity only affected the SAD descriptors of insect larvae and vertebrates, while grazing intensity produced a range of effects on different descriptors in distinct groups. Overall, belowground groups had more even abundance distribtitions than aboveground groups. Strong differences among aboveground groups and between above- and belowground groups indicate that no single taxonomic group can serve as an indicator for effects in other groups. In the past, the use of SADs has been hampered by concerns over theoretical models underlying specific forms of SADs. Our study shows that SAD descriptors that are not connected to a particular model are suitable to assess the effect of land use on community structure. KW - Biodiversity KW - Cutting frequency KW - Management intensity KW - Rank-abundance KW - Species loss KW - Rarity Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.12.022 SN - 0167-8809 SN - 1873-2305 VL - 237 SP - 143 EP - 153 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rolf, Werner A1 - Pauleit, Stephan A1 - Wiggering, Hubert T1 - A stakeholder approach, door opener for farmland and multifunctionality in urban green infrastructure JF - Urban forestry & urban greening N2 - During the last years Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) has evolved as a research focus across Europe. UGI can be understood as a multifunctional network of different urban green spaces and elements contributing to urban benefits. Urban agriculture has gained increasing research interest in this context. While a strong focus has been made on functions and benefits of small scale activities, the question is still open, whether these findings can be up-scaled and transferred to the farmland scale. Furthermore, multifunctionality of urban and peri-urban agriculture is rarely being considered in the landscape context. This research aims to address these gaps and harnesses the question if agricultural landscapes – which in many European metropolitan regions provide significant spatial potential – can contribute to UGI as multifunctional green spaces. This work considers multifunctionality qualitatively based on stakeholder opinion, using a participatory research approach. This study provides new insights in peri-urban farmland potentials for UGI development, resulting into a strategy framework. Furthermore, it reflects on the role of the stakeholder involvement for `multifunctionality planning´. It suggests that it helps to define meaningful bundles of intertwined functions that interact on different scales, helping to deal with non-linearity of multiple functions and to better manage them simultaneously. KW - Benefits KW - Functions KW - Green surge KW - Multifunctionality KW - Participation KW - Peri-urban agriculture KW - Stakeholder KW - Urban learning lab Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2018.07.012 SN - 1618-8667 VL - 40 SP - 73 EP - 83 PB - Urban & Fischer CY - Jena ER - TY - THES A1 - Rolf, Werner T1 - Peri-urban farmland included in green infrastructure strategies promotes transformation pathways towards sustainable urban development N2 - Urbanization and agricultural land use are two of the main drivers of global changes with effects on ecosystem functions and human wellbeing. Green Infrastructure is a new approach in spatial planning contributing to sustainable urban development, and to address urban challenges, such as biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, green economy development, and social cohesion. Because the research focus has been mainly on open green space structures, such as parks, urban forest, green building, street green, but neglected spatial and functional potentials of utilizable agricultural land, this thesis aims at fill this gap. This cumulative thesis addresses how agricultural land in urban and peri-urban landscapes can contribute to the development of urban green infrastructure as a strategy to promote sustainable urban development. Therefore, a number of different research approaches have been applied. First, a quantitative, GIS-based modeling approach looked at spatial potentials, addressing the heterogeneity of peri-urban landscape that defines agricultural potentials and constraints. Second, a participatory approach was applied, involving stakeholder opinions to evaluate multiple urban functions and benefits. Finally, an evidence synthesis was conducted to assess the current state of research on evidence to support future policy making at different levels. The results contribute to the conceptual understanding of urban green infrastructures as a strategic spatial planning approach that incorporates inner-urban utilizable agricultural land and the agriculturally dominated landscape at the outer urban fringe. It highlights the proposition that the linkage of peri-urban farmland with the green infrastructure concept can contribute to a network of multifunctional green spaces to provide multiple benefits to the urban system and to successfully address urban challenges. Four strategies are introduced for spatial planning with the contribution of peri-urban farmland to a strategically planned multifunctional network, namely the connecting, the productive, the integrated, and the adapted way. Finally, this thesis sheds light on the opportunities that arise from the integration of the peri- urban farmland in the green infrastructure concept to support transformation towards a more sustainable urban development. In particular, the inherent core planning principle of multifunctionality endorses the idea of co-benefits that are considered crucial to trigger transformative processes. This work concludes that the linkage of peri-urban farmland with the green infrastructure concept is a promising action field for the development of new pathways for urban transformation towards sustainable urban development. Along with these outcomes, attention is drawn to limitations that remain to be addressed by future research, especially the identification of further mechanisms required to support policy integration at all levels. N2 - Urbanisierung und Landwirtschaft zählen zu den wesentlichen Faktoren des globalen Wandels mit Auswirkungen auf Ökosystemleistungen und menschliches Wohlergehen. Grüne Infrastruktur gilt als ein neuartiger Ansatz in der räumlichen Planung zur nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung und um Begegnung von Herausforderungen wie den Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt, Anpassung an den Klimawandel, Entwicklung einer nachhaltigen Wirtschaft und zur des sozialen Zusammenhalts. Da ein Forschungsschwerpunkt bislang auf Freiraumstrukturen wie Parks, städtischen Wäldern, Gebäudebegrünung und Straßengrün lag, die räumlichen und funktionalen Potenziale landwirtschaftlicher Flächen unberücksichtigten, soll diese Arbeit hierzu einen Diskussionsbeitrag leisten. Diese kumulative Abschlussarbeit befasst sich mit der Frage, wie stadtnahe Landwirtschaftsflächen zur Entwicklung urbaner grünen Infrastrukturen, als Strategie zur Förderung einer nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung beitragen können. Hierzu wurden verschiedene Forschungsansätze angewendet. Zunächst erfolgte ein quantitativer, GIS-basierter Modellierungsansatz, der sich mit den räumlichen Möglichkeiten und Grenzen befasst. Zweitens wurde ein partizipatorischer Ansatz verfolgt, der Funktionen und Nutzen aus Sicht verschiedener Interessenvertreter evaluiert. Schließlich wurde eine Evidenzsynthese durchgeführt, um den aktuellen Stand der Forschung hinsichtlich einer evidenzbasierten Politikgestaltung zu bewerten. Die Ergebnisse tragen zum konzeptionellen Verständnis urbaner grüner Infrastrukturen als strategischen raumplanerischen Ansatz bei, der Landwirtschaft mit einbezieht. Sie unterstützen die These, dass peri-urbane Landwirtschaftsflächen mit dem grünen Infrastrukturansatz zur Entwicklung eines multifunktionalen Freiraums beitragen und somit städtische Herausforderungen begegnen können. Es werden vier Strategien für eine Raumplanung vorgestellt, die sich für die Planung eignen. Schließlich beleuchtet diese Arbeit, welche Möglichkeiten sich in der Verknüpfung peri-urbaner Landwirtschaftsflächen mit dem Grüne Infrastrukturansatz für Transformationsprozesse bieten, um eine nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung zu unterstützen. Insbesondere das Kernplanungsprinzip der Multifunktionalität unterstützt die Idee zusätzlicher Nebeneffekte – sogenannte Co-Benefits –, die als einen wichtigen Auslöser transformativer Prozesse gelten. Die Arbeit kommt zu dem Schluss, dass sich durch die Berücksichtigung peri-urbaner Landwirtschaftsflächen im Grüne Infrastrukturansatz vielversprechende Handlungsfelder und Entwicklungspfade für eine nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung bieten. Neben diesen Ergebnissen wird auf die Grenzen aufmerksam gemacht, die von der künftigen Forschung noch angegangen werden müssen, insbesondere die Identifizierung weiterer Mechanismen, die zur Unterstützung der politischen Integration auf allen Ebenen erforderlich sind. T2 - Peri-urbaner Landwirtschaftsflächen integriert in grüne Infrastrukturstrategien fördert Transformationswege einer nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung KW - agriculture KW - urban KW - spatial planning KW - planning strategies KW - green infrastructure KW - sustainable development KW - sustainability transformation KW - Landwirtschaft KW - Urban KW - Raumplanung KW - Planungsstrategien KW - Grüne Infrastruktur KW - Nachhaltige Entwicklung KW - Nachhaltigkeitstransformation Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-477002 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krause, Rolf Harald A1 - Buse, Joern A1 - Matern, Andrea A1 - Schroeder, Boris A1 - Haerdtle, Werner A1 - Assmann, Thorsten T1 - Eresus kollari (Araneae: Eresidae) calls for heathland management JF - The Journal of arachnology N2 - Northwest Europe's largest heather-dominated sandy habitats are located in the nature reserve Luneburger Heide, Germany. Yet, even these appear to be losing their ability to support some of their stenotopic species such as the ladybird spider, Eresus kollari Rossi 1846, and are thus becoming increasingly important for the preservation of these species. The habitat requirements of this endangered spider species were investigated in order to obtain data that will help stabilize the last remnants of the species' population in northwest Germany. Several heathland habitats were surveyed by pitfall trapping during the mate-search period of the males. Two statistical methods were applied: logistic regression and boosted regression trees (BRT). Both methods showed that three habitat variables are of prime relevance in predicting the occurrence of E. kollari: a) thickness of the organic layer (a negative effect), b) soil temperature at a depth of 10 cm, and c) Calluna cover in the herb layer (both have positive effect). Our results show that choppering (removing above-ground biomass and most of O-layer) and burning are likely appropriate heathland management measures for the conservation of E. kollari. Such measures improve the species' habitat quality by creating a heterogenic (small-scaled) heathland structure with suitable microhabitats. As Calluna heathlands show a clear senescence of the dominant heather, it is essential that those habitat patches be conserved. Further measures, such as transfer experiments, are recommended. KW - Conservation management KW - habitat modeling KW - action plan KW - choppering KW - burning Y1 - 2011 SN - 0161-8202 SN - 1937-2396 VL - 39 IS - 3 SP - 384 EP - 392 PB - American Arachnological Society CY - College Park ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Allan, Eric A1 - Bossdorf, Oliver A1 - Dormann, Carsten F. A1 - Prati, Daniel A1 - Gossner, Martin M. A1 - Tscharntke, Teja A1 - Blüthgen, Nico A1 - Bellach, Michaela A1 - Birkhofer, Klaus A1 - Boch, Steffen A1 - Böhm, Stefan A1 - Börschig, Carmen A1 - Chatzinotas, Antonis A1 - Christ, Sabina A1 - Daniel, Rolf A1 - Diekötter, Tim A1 - Fischer, Christiane A1 - Friedl, Thomas A1 - Glaser, Karin A1 - Hallmann, Christine A1 - Hodac, Ladislav A1 - Hölzel, Norbert A1 - Jung, Kirsten A1 - Klein, Alexandra-Maria A1 - Klaus, Valentin H. A1 - Kleinebecker, Till A1 - Krauss, Jochen A1 - Lange, Markus A1 - Morris, E. Kathryn A1 - Müller, Jörg A1 - Nacke, Heiko A1 - Pasalic, Esther A1 - Rillig, Matthias C. A1 - Rothenwoehrer, Christoph A1 - Schally, Peter A1 - Scherber, Christoph A1 - Schulze, Waltraud X. A1 - Socher, Stephanie A. A1 - Steckel, Juliane A1 - Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf A1 - Türke, Manfred A1 - Weiner, Christiane N. A1 - Werner, Michael A1 - Westphal, Catrin A1 - Wolters, Volkmar A1 - Wubet, Tesfaye A1 - Gockel, Sonja A1 - Gorke, Martin A1 - Hemp, Andreas A1 - Renner, Swen C. A1 - Schöning, Ingo A1 - Pfeiffer, Simone A1 - König-Ries, Birgitta A1 - Buscot, Francois A1 - Linsenmair, Karl Eduard A1 - Schulze, Ernst-Detlef A1 - Weisser, Wolfgang W. A1 - Fischer, Markus T1 - Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America N2 - Although temporal heterogeneity is a well-accepted driver of biodiversity, effects of interannual variation in land-use intensity (LUI) have not been addressed yet. Additionally, responses to land use can differ greatly among different organisms; therefore, overall effects of land-use on total local biodiversity are hardly known. To test for effects of LUI (quantified as the combined intensity of fertilization, grazing, and mowing) and interannual variation in LUI (SD in LUI across time), we introduce a unique measure of whole-ecosystem biodiversity, multidiversity. This synthesizes individual diversity measures across up to 49 taxonomic groups of plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria from 150 grasslands. Multidiversity declined with increasing LUI among grasslands, particularly for rarer species and aboveground organisms, whereas common species and belowground groups were less sensitive. However, a high level of interannual variation in LUI increased overall multidiversity at low LUI and was even more beneficial for rarer species because it slowed the rate at which the multidiversity of rare species declined with increasing LUI. In more intensively managed grasslands, the diversity of rarer species was, on average, 18% of the maximum diversity across all grasslands when LUI was static over time but increased to 31% of the maximum when LUI changed maximally over time. In addition to decreasing overall LUI, we suggest varying LUI across years as a complementary strategy to promote biodiversity conservation. KW - biodiversity loss KW - agricultural grasslands KW - Biodiversity Exploratories Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1312213111 SN - 0027-8424 VL - 111 IS - 1 SP - 308 EP - 313 PB - National Acad. of Sciences CY - Washington ER -