© N. Hölzel

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Norbert Hölzel 

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group
Institute of Landscape Ecology
Heisenbergstr. 2, D-48149 Münster
room 501
phone +49(0)251-83 33 994
fax +49(0)251-83 38 338
e-mail norbert.hoelzel [at] uni-muenster.de

office hours Tuesday 13-15 h and on appointment

  • Curriculum vitae

    since 10/2007 Full Professor for Ecosystem Research
    University of Münster, Institute of Landscape Ecology
    2005 - 2007 Visiting Professor for Ecosystem Research
    University of Münster, Institute of Landscape Ecology
    2004 Habilitation and venia legendi for Vegetation Ecology and Landscape Ecology
    Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Faculty of Agriculture, Nutrition Science and Environmental Management
    Thesis Ecological significance of seed banks, germination and establishment for the restoration of flood-meadows
    1998 - 2004 Assistant Professor
    Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Department of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management
    1996 - 1998 Research Associate
    Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Department of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management
    1995 PhD in Geobotany
    Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Faculty of Forest Sciences
    Thesis Erica pine forests in the northern limestone Alps
    1990 - 1996 free lance surveys
    numerous free lance surveys in vegetation ecology and nature conservation management for governmental agencies and private consulting enterprises
    1990 MS in Physical Geography
    Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Department of Geography
    Thesis Vegetation development at land slides in the Bavarian Prealps
    1984 - 1990 Studies in Physical Geography, Soil Science, Landscape Ecology and Geobotany
    Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

     

  • Teaching

    • lectures: landscape ecology, landscapes of the world, geobotany, restoration ecology, soil ecology and site conditions
    • courses: multivariate statistical methods in vegetation and landscape ecology, scientific english
    • field courses: landscape ecology, restoration ecology, vegetation science, soil science, community ecology, physical geography/landscape ecology (for geography students)
    • field trips: Werdenfelser Land (2008), northwest Germany (Niederrhein, Recker Moor, Diepholzer Moorniederung, Baumberge)
    • students research projects: more
    • supervision of Diploma, MSc, BSc and state examination thesis as well as PhD thesis
  • Research

    • Grassland ecology (restoration and sustainable management of species-rich grasslands)
    • Floodplain ecology (nutrient gradients, response to flooding dynamics, dispersal processes, recruitment and vegetation patterns)
    • Ecology of rare and endangered species (habitat characteristics, population dynamics)
    • Seed ecology (phenology, soil seed banks and recruitment)
    • Restoration ecology (development and evaluation of techniques for the restoration of habitats and species)
    • Effects of Global Change (climate, land use) on landscapes, habitats and species
    • Development of adaptation and mitigation strategies for resource management, nature protection and biodiversity conservation
    • Land use change and landscape dynamics in Western Siberia and Kazakhstan
    • Main Research Topics

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    Services, Memberships, Reviews, Awards

    Services

     Department of Geosciences, University of Münster

    • Faculty Council: full member since 10/2008
    • Chair person of the commission for research and young academics since 01/2009
    • Deputy Managing Director of the Institute of Landscape Ecology since 10/2008
    • Person in charge for the building AVZ Hüffergarten / Neubau Geo I 08/2008 - 01/2017

     

    Services

    Scientific Organisations

     

    Membership in scientific organisations

    • Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER), European Chapter
    • International Association of Vegetation Science (IAVS)
    • International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)
    • Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) (Working Groups Restoration Ecology and Population Ecology)
    • Floristisch-soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft (FlorSoz)
    • Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft (RTG)
    • Verband der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen (VDGH) (AK Biogeographie)
    • Deutscher Hochschulverband (DHV)
    • Arbeitsgemeinschaft Forstliche Standorts- und Vegetationskunde (AFSV)
    • Arbeitskreis Vegetationsdatenbanken
    • Botanische Vereinigung für Naturschutz in Hessen (BVNH)
    • Regensburgische Botanische Gesellschaft (RBG)

     

    Peer-review

    • for international journals
      amongst others Acta Oecologica, Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, Annals of Forest Science, Applied Vegetation Science, Basic and Applied Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Biological Conservation, Ecography, Ecological Engineering, Ecosystems, Flora, Folia Geobotanica, Forest Ecology and Management, Global Change Biology, Journal for Nature Conservation, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Journal of Vegetation Science, Nordic Journal of Botany, Phytocoenologia, Plant and Soil, Plant Biology, Plant Ecology, Polar Biology, Preslia, Remote Sensing of Environment, Restoration Ecology, Seed Science Research, Weed Research, Wetlands
    • for research foundations
      Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG , VolkswagenStiftung, Czech Science Foundation

     

    Awards

    • Honorary Doctorate by the University of Tyumen, Russia (04/2017)
    • Editors award ‘Paper of the Year’ by the chief editors of the journal Applied Vegetation Science for the article Restoration of a species-rich flood-meadow by topsoil removal and diaspore transfer with plant material by Hölzel & Otte (2003) [Editor's Award175 KB AVS]
  • Publications

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    google scholar citations

    International publications (peer-reviewed)

     

    Publications

    • Bhagwat T., Kuemmerle T., Soofi M., Donald P.F., Hölzel N., Salemgareev A., Stirnemann I., Urazaliyev R., Baumann M., Kamp J. (). A novel, post-Soviet fire disturbance regime drives bird diversity and abundance on the Eurasian steppe. Global Change Biology, 30(1), 1–14. doi: 10.1111/gcb.17026.
    • Neyret M., Le Provost G., Boesing A.L., Schneider F.D., Baulechner D., Bergmann J., de Vries F.T., Fiore-Donno A.M., Geisen S., Goldmann K., Merges A., Saifutdinov R.A., Simons N.K., Tobias J.A., Zaitsev A.S., Gossner M.M., Jung K., Kandeler E., Krauss J., Penone C., Schloter M., Schulz S., Staab M., Wolters V., Apostolakis A., Birkhofer K., Boch S., Boeddinghaus R.S., Bolliger R., Bonkowski M., Buscot F., Dumack K., Fischer M., Gan H.Y., Heinze J., Hölzel N., John K., Klaus V.H., Kleinebecker T., Marhan S., Müller J., Renner S.C., Rillig M.C., Schenk N.V., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Seibold S., Socher S.A., Solly E.F., Teuscher M., van Kleunen M., Wubet T., Manning P. (). A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1251. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45113-5.
    • Pichon N.A., Cappelli S.L., Soliveres S., Mannall T., Nwe T.Z., Hölzel N., Klaus V.H., Kleinebecker T., Vincent H., Allan E. (). Nitrogen availability and plant functional composition modify biodiversity-multifunctionality relationships. Ecology Letters, 27(1). doi: 10.1111/ele.14361.
    • Bucharova A., Conrady M., Klein-Raufhake T., Ratka V., Schultz F., Hölzel N. (). Rapid evolution of flower phenology and clonality in restored populations of multiple grassland species. Journal of Applied Ecology, 00(1-11). doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14600.
    • Klein-Raufhake T, Hölzel N, Schaper JJ, Hortmann A, Elmer M, Fornfeist M, Linnemann B, Meyer M, Rentemeister K, Santora L, Wöllecke J, Hamer U. (). Severity of topsoil compaction controls the impact of skid trails on soil ecological processes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 00, 1–12. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14708.
    • Giese L, Baumberger M, Ludwig M, Schneidereit H, Sánchez E, Robroek BJ, Lamentowicz M, Lehmann J, Hölzel N, Knorr K, Meyer H. (). Recent trends in moisture conditions across European peatlands. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2024, 101385–101385. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101385.
    • Berner L.T., Orndahl K.M., Rose M., Tamstorf M., Arndal M.F., Alexander H.D., Humphreys E.R., Loranty M.M., Ludwig S.M., Nyman J., Juutinen S., Aurela M., Happonen K., Mikola J., Mack M.C., Vankoughnett M.R., Iversen C.M., Salmon V.G., Yang D., Kumar J., Grogan P., Danby R.K., Scott N.A., Olofsson J., Siewert M.B., Deschamps L., Lévesque E., Maire V., Morneault A., Gauthier G., Gignac C., Boudreau S., Gaspard A., Kholodov A., Bret-Harte M.S., Greaves H.E., Walker D., Gregory F.M., Michelsen A., Kumpula T., Villoslada M., Ylänne H., Luoto M., Virtanen T., Forbes B.C., Hölzel N., Epstein H., Heim R.J., Bunn A., Holmes R.M., Hung J.K.Y., Natali S.M., Virkkala A.M., Goetz S.J. (). The Arctic Plant Aboveground Biomass Synthesis Dataset. Scientific data, 11(1), Article 305. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03139-w.
    • Biancari L., Aguiar M.R., Eldridge D.J., Oñatibia G.R., Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y., Saiz H., Gross N., Austin A.T., Ochoa V., Gozalo B., Asensio S., Guirado E., Valencia E., Berdugo M., Plaza C., Martínez-Valderrama J., Mendoza B.J., García-Gómez M., Abedi M., Ahumada R.J., Alcántara J.M., Amghar F., Anadón J.D., Aramayo V., Arredondo T., Bader M.Y., Bahalkeh K., Salem F.B., Blaum N., Boldgiv B., Bowker M., Branquinho C., Bu C., Byambatsogt B., Calvo D.A., Castillo Monroy A.P., Castro H., Castro-Quezada P., Chibani R., Conceição A.A., Currier C.M., Donoso D.A., Dougill A., Ejtehadi H., Espinosa C.I., Fajardo A., Farzam M., Ferrante D., Fraser L.H., Gaitán J.J., Gherardi L.A., Gusmán-Montalván E., Hernández-Hernández R.M., Hölzel N., Huber-Sannwald E., Hughes F.M., Jadán O., Jeltsch F., Jentsch A., Ju M., Kaseke K.F., Kindermann L., Köbel M., le Roux P.C., Liancourt P., Linstädter A., Liu J., Louw M.A., Maggs-Kölling G., Issa O.M., Marais E., Margerie P., Messeder J.V.S., Mora J.P., Moreno G., Munson S.M., Oliva G., Pueyo Y., Emiliano Quiroga R., Reed S.C., Rey P.J., Rodríguez A., Rodríguez L.B., Rolo V., Ruppert J.C., Sala O., Salah A., Stavi I., Stephens C.R.A., Swemmer A.M., Teixido A.L., Thomas A.D., Throop H.L., Tielbörger K., Travers S.K., van den Brink L., Wagner V., Wamiti W., Wang D., Wang L., Wolff P., Yahdjian L., Zaady E., Maestre F.T. (). Drivers of woody dominance across global drylands. Science advances, 10(41), Article eadn6007. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adn6007.
    • Eldridge D.J., Ding J., Dorrough J., Delgado-Baquerizo M., Sala O., Gross N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y., Mallen-Cooper M., Saiz H., Asensio S., Ochoa V., Gozalo B., Guirado E., García-Gómez M., Valencia E., Martínez-Valderrama J., Plaza C., Abedi M., Ahmadian N., Ahumada R.J., Alcántara J.M., Amghar F., Azevedo L., Ben Salem F., Berdugo M., Blaum N., Boldgiv B., Bowker M., Bran D., Bu C., Canessa R., Castillo-Monroy A.P., Castro I., Castro-Quezada P., Cesarz S., Chibani R., Conceição A.A., Darrouzet-Nardi A., Davila Y.C., Deák B., Díaz-Martínez P., Donoso D.A., Dougill A.D., Durán J., Eisenhauer N., Ejtehadi H., Espinosa C.I., Fajardo A., Farzam M., Foronda A., Franzese J., Fraser L.H., Gaitán J., Geissler K., Gonzalez S.L., Gusman-Montalvan E., Hernández R.M., Hölzel N., Hughes F.M., Jadan O., Jentsch A., Ju M., Kaseke K.F., Köbel M., Lehmann A., Liancourt P., Linstädter A., Louw M.A., Ma Q., Mabaso M., Maggs-Kölling G., Makhalanyane T.P., Issa O.M., Marais E., McClaran M., Mendoza B., Mokoka V., Mora J.P., Moreno G., Munson S., Nunes A., Oliva G., Oñatibia G.R., Osborne B., Peter G., Pierre M., Pueyo Y., Emiliano Quiroga R., Reed S., Rey A., Rey P., Gómez V.M.R., Rolo V., Rillig M.C., le Roux P.C., Ruppert J.C., Salah A., Sebei P.J., Sharkhuu A., Stavi I., Stephens C., Teixido A.L., Thomas A.D., Tielbörger K., Robles S.T., Travers S., Valkó O., van den Brink L., Velbert F., von Heßberg A., Wamiti W., Wang D., Wang L., Wardle G.M., Yahdjian L., Zaady E., Zhang Y., Zhou X., Maestre F.T. (). Hotspots of biogeochemical activity linked to aridity and plant traits across global drylands. Nature plants, 10, 760–770. doi: 10.1038/s41477-024-01670-7.
    • Gross N., Maestre F.T., Liancourt P., Berdugo M., Martin R., Gozalo B., Ochoa V., Delgado-Baquerizo M., Maire V., Saiz H., Soliveres S., Valencia E., Eldridge D.J., Guirado E., Jabot F., Asensio S., Gaitán J.J., García-Gómez M., Martínez P., Martínez-Valderrama J., Mendoza B.J., Moreno-Jiménez E., Pescador D.S., Plaza C., Pijuan I.S., Abedi M., Ahumada R.J., Amghar F., Arroyo A.I., Bahalkeh K., Bailey L., Ben Salem F., Blaum N., Boldgiv B., Bowker M.A., Branquinho C., van den Brink L., Bu C., Canessa R., Castillo-Monroy A.d.P., Castro H., Castro P., Chibani R., Conceição A.A., Darrouzet-Nardi A., Davila Y.C., Deák B., Donoso D.A., Durán J., Espinosa C., Fajardo A., Farzam M., Ferrante D., Franzese J., Fraser L., Gonzalez S., Gusman-Montalvan E., Hernández-Hernández R.M., Hölzel N., Huber-Sannwald E., Jadan O., Jeltsch F., Jentsch A., Ju M., Kaseke K.F., Kindermann L., le Roux P., Linstädter A., Louw M.A., Mabaso M., Maggs-Kölling G., Makhalanyane T.P., Issa O.M., Manzaneda A.J., Marais E., Margerie P., Hughes F.M., Messeder J.V.S., Mora J.P., Moreno G., Munson S.M., Nunes A., Oliva G., Oñatibia G.R., Peter G., Pueyo Y., Quiroga R.E., Ramírez-Iglesias E., Reed S.C., Rey P.J., Reyes Gómez V.M., Rodríguez A., Rolo V., Rubalcaba J.G., Ruppert J.C., Sala O., Salah A., Sebei P.J., Stavi I., Stephens C., Teixido A.L., Thomas A.D., Throop H.L., Tielbörger K., Travers S., Undrakhbold S., Val J., Valkó O., Velbert F., Wamiti W., Wang L., Wang D., Wardle G.M., Wolff P., Yahdjian L., Yari R., Zaady E., Zeberio J.M., Zhang Y., Zhou X., Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y. (). Unforeseen plant phenotypic diversity in a dry and grazed world. Nature, 632(8026), 808–814. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07731-3.
    • Díaz-Martínez P., Maestre F.T., Moreno-Jiménez E., Delgado-Baquerizo M., Eldridge D.J., Saiz H., Gross N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y., Gozalo B., Ochoa V., Guirado E., García-Gómez M., Valencia E., Asensio S., Berdugo M., Martínez-Valderrama J., Mendoza B.J., García-Gil J.C., Zaccone C., Panettieri M., García-Palacios P., Fan W., Benavente-Ferraces I., Rey A., Eisenhauer N., Cesarz S., Abedi M., Ahumada R.J., Alcántara J.M., Amghar F., Aramayo V., Arroyo A.I., Bahalkeh K., Ben Salem F., Blaum N., Boldgiv B., Bowker M.A., Bran D., Branquinho C., Bu C., Cáceres Y., Canessa R., Castillo-Monroy A.P., Castro I., Castro-Quezada P., Chibani R., Conceição A.A., Currier C.M., Darrouzet-Nardi A., Deák B., Dickman C.R., Donoso D.A., Dougill A.J., Durán J., Ejtehadi H., Espinosa C., Fajardo A., Farzam M., Ferrante D., Fraser L.H., Gaitán J.J., Gusman Montalván E., Hernández-Hernández R.M., von Hessberg A., Hölzel N., Huber-Sannwald E., Hughes F.M., Jadán-Maza O., Geissler K., Jentsch A., Ju M., Kaseke K.F., Kindermann L., Koopman J.E., Le Roux P.C., Liancourt P., Linstädter A., Liu J., Louw M.A., Maggs-Kölling G., Makhalanyane T.P., Issa O.M., Marais E., Margerie P., Mazaneda A.J., McClaran M.P., Messeder J.V.S., Mora J.P., Moreno G., Munson S.M., Nunes A., Oliva G., Oñatibia G.R., Osborne B., Peter G., Pueyo Y., Quiroga R.E., Reed S.C., Reyes V.M., Rodríguez A., Ruppert J.C., Sala O., Salah A., Sebei J., Sloan M., Solongo S., Stavi I., Stephens C.R.A., Teixido A.L., Thomas A.D., Throop H.L., Tielbörger K., Travers S., Val J., Valko O., van den Brink L., Velbert F., Wamiti W., Wang D., Wang L., Wardle G.M., Yahdjian L., Zaady E., Zeberio J.M., Zhang Y., Zhou X., Plaza C. (). Vulnerability of mineral-associated soil organic carbon to climate across global drylands. Nature Climate Change, 14(9), 976–982. doi: 10.1038/s41558-024-02087-y.
    • Kindermann E., Ebner M., Hölzel N., Bonari G., Wassen M.J., Wellstein C. (). Resurveying inner-alpine dry grasslands after 70 years calls for integrative conservation efforts. Biological Conservation, 289, Article 110393. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110393.

    • Ludwig M, Moreno-Martinez A, Hölzel N, Pebesma E, Meyer H. (). Assessing and improving the transferability of current global spatial prediction models. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–13. doi: 10.1111/geb.13635.
    • Neyret, M., Peter, S., Le Provost, G., Boch, S., Boesing, A. L., Bullock, J. M., Hölzel, N., ... Manning, P. (). Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity. Nature Sustainability, 6, 391–403. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-01045-w.
    • Koshkina Alyona, Freitag Martin, Grigoryeva Irina, Hölzel Norbert, Stirnemann Ingrid, Velbert Frederike, Kamp Johannes. (). Post-Soviet fire and grazing regimes govern the abundance of a key ecosystem engineer on the Eurasian steppe, the yellow ground squirrel Spermophilus fulvus. Diversity and Distributions, Volume 29(3), 395–408. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13668.
    • Köhler M., Schmidt A., Hölzel N., Baasch A., Tischew S. (). Positive long-term effects of year-round horse grazing in orchid-rich dry calcareous grasslands–Results of a 12-year study. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 35. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1107987.
    • Kindermann E., Hölzel N., Wellstein C. (). Combining historical aerial photography with machine learning to map landscape change impacts on dry grasslands in the Central Alps. Landscape Ecology, 1-23. doi: 10.1007/s10980-023-01684-0.
    • Conrady M., Lampei C., Bossdorf O., Hölzel N., Michalski S., Durka W., Bucharova A. (). Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(20). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2219664120.
    • Neff F., Prati D., Achury R., Ambarlı D., Bolliger R., Brändle M., Freitag M., Hölzel N., Kleinebecker T., Knecht A., Schäfer D., Schall P., Seibold S., Staab M., Weisser W.W., Pellissier L., Gossner M.M. (). Reduction of invertebrate herbivory by land use is only partly explained by changes in plant and insect characteristics. Ecological Monographs, 93(2). doi: 10.1002/ecm.1571.
    • Graser Anne, Kelling Marit, Pabst Rebecca, Schulz Meike, Hoelzel Norbert, Kamp Johannes. (). Habitat quality, not patch isolation, drives distribution and abundance of two light-demanding butterflies in fragmented coppice landscapes. Journal of Insect Conservation, 27(5), 743–758. doi: 10.1007/s10841-023-00494-8.
    • Schneider S., Bergmeier E., Boch S., Ewald J., Härdtle W., Heinken T., Hölzel N., Horn K., Lütt S., Remy D., Ruthsatz B., Schwabe A., Tischew S., Becker T., Dierschke H. (). Plant Community of the Year 2024: Vegetation of wet meadows (Calthion palustris) Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2024: Die Sumpfdotterblumen-Wiesen (Calthion palustris). Tuexenia, 43, 277–334. doi: 10.14471/2023.43.006.
    • Le Provost Gaëtane, Schenk Noëlle V, Penone Caterina, Thiele Jan, Westphal Catrin, Allan Eric, Ayasse Manfred, Blüthgen Nico, Boeddinghaus Runa S, Boesing Andrea Larissa, Bolliger Ralph, Busch Verena, Fischer Markus, Gossner Martin M, Hölzel Norbert, Jung Kirsten, Kandeler Ellen, Klaus Valentin H, Kleinebecker Till, Leimer Sophia, Marhan Sven, Morris Kathryn, Müller Sandra, Neff Felix, Neyret Margot, Oelmann Yvonne, Perović David J, Peter Sophie, Prati Daniel, Rillig Matthias C, Saiz Hugo, Schäfer Deborah, Scherer-Lorenzen Michael, Schloter Michael, Schöning Ingo, Schrumpf Marion, Steckel Juliane, Steffan-Dewenter Ingolf, Tschapka Marco, Vogt Juliane, Weiner Christiane, Weisser Wolfgang, Wells Konstans, Werner Michael, Wilcke Wolfgang, Manning Peter. (). The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7, 236–249. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01918-5.
    • Freitag M, Hölzel N, Neuenkamp L, Plas F, Manning P, Abrahão A, Bergmann J, Boeddinghaus R, Bolliger R, Hamer U, Kandeler E, Kleinebecker T, Knorr K-H, Marhan S, Neyret M, Prati D, Le Provost G, Saiz H, Kleunen M, Schäfer D, Klaus VH. (). Increasing plant species richness by seeding has marginal effects on ecosystem functioning in agricultural grasslands. Journal of Ecology, early view(n/a). doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14154.

    • Heim R.J., Heim W., Bültmann H., Kamp J., Rieker D., Yurtaev A., Hölzel N. (). Fire disturbance promotes biodiversity of plants, lichens and birds in the Siberian subarctic tundra. Global Change Biology, 28(3), 1048–1062. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15963.
    • Sikorski Johannes, Baumgartner Vanessa, Birkhofer Klaus, Boeddinghaus Runa S, Bunk Boyke, Fischer Markus, Fösel Bärbel Ulrike, Friedrich Michael W, Göker Markus, Hölzel Norbert, Huang Sixing, Huber Katharina Julia, Kandeler Ellen, Klaus Valentin H, Kleinebecker Till, Marhan Sven, Von Mering Christian, Oelmann Yvonne, Prati Daniel, Regan Kathleen M, Richter-Heitmann Tim, Rodrigues João F Matias, Schmitt Barbara, Schöning Ingo, Schrumpf Marion, Schurig Elisabeth, Solly Emily F, Wolters Volkmar, Overmann Jörg. (). The Evolution of Ecological Diversity in Acidobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.715637.
    • Maestre F.T., Le Bagousse-Pinguet Y., Delgado-Baquerizo M., Eldridge D.J., Saiz H., Berdugo M., Gozalo B., Ochoa V., Guirado E., García-Gómez M., Valencia E., Gaitán J.J., Asensio S., Mendoza B.J., Plaza C., Díaz-Martínez P., Rey A., Hu H.W., He J.Z., Wang J.T., Lehmann A., Rillig M.C., Cesarz S., Eisenhauer N., Martínez-Valderrama J., Moreno-Jiménez E., Sala O., Abedi M., Ahmadian N., Alados C.L., Aramayo V., Amghar F., Arredondo T., Ahumada R.J., Bahalkeh K., Ben Salem F., Blaum N., Boldgiv B., Bowker M.A., Bran D., Bu C., Canessa R., Castillo-Monroy A.P., Castro H., Castro I., Castro-Quezada P., Chibani R., Conceição A.A., Currier C.M., Darrouzet-Nardi A., Deák B., Donoso D.A., Dougill A.J., Durán J., Erdenetsetseg B., Espinosa C.I., Fajardo A., Farzam M., Ferrante D., Frank A.S.K., Fraser L.H., Gherardi L.A., Greenville A.C., Guerra C.A., Gusmán-Montalvan E., Hernández-Hernández R.M., Hölzel N., Huber-Sannwald E., Hughes F.M., Jadán-Maza O., Jeltsch F., Jentsch A., Kaseke K.F., Köbel M., Koopman J.E., Leder C.V., Linstädter A., le Roux P.C., Li X., Liancourt P., Liu J., Louw M.A., Maggs-Kölling G., Makhalanyane T.P., Issa O.M., Manzaneda A.J., Marais E., Mora J.P., Moreno G., Munson S.M., Nunes A., Oliva G., Oñatibia G.R., Peter G., Pivari M.O.D., Pueyo Y., Quiroga R.E., Rahmanian S., Reed S.C., Rey P.J., Richard B., Rodríguez A., Rolo V., Rubalcaba J.G., Ruppert J.C., Salah A., Schuchardt M.A., Spann S., Stavi I., Stephens C.R.A., Swemmer A.M., Teixido A.L., Thomas A.D., Throop H.L., Tielbörger K., Travers S., Val J., Valkó O., van den Brink L., Ayuso S.V., Velbert F., Wamiti W., Wang D., Wang L., Wardle G.M., Yahdjian L., Zaady E., Zhang Y., Zhou X., Singh B.K., Gross N., Maestre F.T., Gross N., Singh B.K., Zhou X., Zhang Y., Zaady E., Yahdjian L., Wardle G.M. (). Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands. Science, 378(6622), 915–920. doi: 10.1126/science.abq4062.
    • Nguyen Ho, Trung Ta Hoang, Phan Duong Cao, Anh Tran Thong, Thi Hai Ly Nguyen, Nasahara Kenlo Nishida, Prishchepov Alexander V, Hölzel Norbert. (). Transformation of rural landscapes in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta from 1990 to 2019: a spatio-temporal analysis. Geocarto International, 37, 1–23. doi: 10.1080/10106049.2022.2086623.
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    • Boeddinghaus R, Marhan S, Berner D, Boch S, Fischer M, Hoelzel N, Kattge J, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Sorkau E, Kandeler E, Manning P. (). Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology, 107, 2197–2210. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13182.
    • van der Plas F, Allan E, Fischer M, Alt F, Arndt H, Binkenstein J, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Böhm S, Hölzel N, Klaus VHK, Kleinbecker T, Morris EK, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Renner S, Rillig MC, Schaefer HM, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Solly E, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Tschapka M, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner M, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Manning P. (). Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, 168–179. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13260.
    • Bucharova A, Bossdorf O, Hölzel N, Kollmann J, Prasse R, Durka W. (). Mix and match: regional admixture provenancing strikes a balance among different seed-sourcing strategies for ecological restoration. Conservation Genetics, 20, 7–17. doi: 10.1007/s10592-018-1067-6.

    • Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Schäfer D, Prati D, Fischer M, Hemp A, Lauterbach R, Klaus VH. (). And the winner is …. ! A test of simple predictors of plant species richness in agricultural grasslands. Ecological Indicators, 87, 296–301. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.031.
    • Ivanova L., Yudina P., Ronzhina D., Ivanov L., Hölzel N. (). Quantitative mesophyll parameters rather than whole-leaf traits predict response of C3 steppe plants to aridity. New Phytologist, 217(2), 558–570. doi: 10.1111/nph.14840.
    • Busch V., Klaus V., Klaus V., Penone C., Schäfer D., Boch S., Boch S., Prati D., Müller J., Socher S., Niinemets Ü., Peñuelas J., Peñuelas J., Hölzel N., Fischer M., Kleinebecker T.,. (). Nutrient stoichiometry and land use rather than species richness determine plant functional diversity. Ecology and Evolution, 8(1), 601–616. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3609.
    • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Fischer M, Hölzel, Nowak S, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Hamer U. (). Land use intensity, rather than plant species richness, affects the leaching risk of multiple nutrients from permanent grasslands. Global Change Biology, 24(7), 2828–2840. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14123.
    • Nguyen H, Hölzel N, Völker A, Kamp J. (). Patterns and Determinants of Post-Soviet Cropland Abandonment in the Western Siberian Grain Belt. Remote Sensing, 10(12), 1973. doi: 10.3390/rs10121973.
    • Bruelheide H, Dengler J, Purschke O, Lenoir J, Jiménez-Alfaro B, Hennekens SM, Botta-Dukát Z, Chytrý M, Field R, Jansen F, Kattge J, Pillar VD, Schrodt F, Mahecha MD, Peet RK, Sandel B, van Bodegom P, Altman J, Alvarez Davila E, Arfin Khan MAS, Attorre F, Aubin I, Baraloto C, Barroso JG, Bauters M, Bergmeier E, Biurrun I, Bjorkman AD, Blonder B, Čarni A, Cayuela L, Černý T, Cornelissen JHC, Craven D, Dainese M, Derroire G, De Sanctis M, Díaz S, Doležal J, Farfan-Rios W, Feldpausch TR, Fenton NJ, Garnier E, Guerin GR, Gutiérrez AG, Haider S, Hattab T, Henry G, Hérault B, Higuchi P, Hölzel N, Homeier J, Jentsch A, Jürgens N, Kącki Z, Karger DN, Kessler M, Kleyer M, Knollová I, Korolyuk AY, Kühn I, Laughlin DC, Lens F, Loos J, Louault F, Lyubenova MI, Malhi Y, Marcenò C, Mencuccini M, Müller JV, Munzinger J, Myers-Smith IH, Neill DA, Niinemets Ü, Orwin KH, Ozinga WA, Penuelas J, Pérez-Haase A, Petřík P, Phillips OL, Pärtel M, Reich PB, Römermann C, Rodrigues AV, Sabatini FM, Sardans J, Schmidt M, Seidler G, Silva Espejo JE, Silveira M, Smyth A, Sporbert M, Svenning J, Tang Z, Thomas R, Tsiripidis I, Vassilev K, Violle C, Virtanen R, Weiher E, Welk E, Wesche K, Winter M, Wirth C, Jandt U. (). Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2, 1907–1918. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0699-8.
    • Dara A, Baumann M, Kuemmerle T, Pflugmacher D, Rabe A, Griffiths P, Hölzel N, Kamp J, Freitag M, Hostert P. (). Mapping the timing of cropland abandonment and recultivation in northern Kazakhstan using annual Landsat time series. Remote Sensing of Enviroment, 213, 49–60. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.05.005.
    • Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Schäfer D, Prati D, Fischer M, Hemp A, Lauterbach R, Klaus VH. (). And the winner is … ! A test of simple predictors of plant species richness in agricultural grasslands. Ecological Indicators, 87, 296–301. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.031.
    • Elias D, Hölzel N, Tischew S. (). Goat paddock grazing improves the conservation status of shrub-encroached dry grasslands. Tuexenia, 38, 215–233. doi: 10.14471/2018.38.017.
    • Elias D, Hölzel N, Tischew S. (). Positive effects of goat pasturing on the threatened spring geophyte Gagea bohemica in formerly abandoned dry grasslands. Flora, 249, 53–59. doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2018.09.008.
    • Kamp J, Reinhard A, Frenzel M, Kämpfer S, Trappe J, Hölzel N. (). Farmland bird responses to land abandonment in Western Siberia. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 268, 61–69. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2018.09.009.
    • Tischew S, Dierschke H, Schwabe A, Garve E, Heinken T, Hölzel N, Bergmeier E, Remy D, Härdtle W. (). Plant Community of the Year 2019: Oatgras Meadow. Tuexenia, 38, 287–295. doi: 10.14471/2018.38.011.
    • Klaus VH, Hoever CJ, Fischer M, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Schäfer D, Prati D, Hölzel N. (). Contribution of the soil seed bank to the restoration of agricultural grasslands by experimental sward disturbance. Restoration Ecology, 26(S2), 114–122. doi: 10.1111/rec.12626.
    • Ivanova L., Yudina P., Ronzhina D., Ivanov L., Hölzel N. (). Quantitative mesophyll parameters rather than whole-leaf traits predict response of C3 steppe plants to aridity. New Phytologist, 217(2), 558–570. doi: 10.1111/nph.14840.
    • Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Prati D, Busch V, Hamer U, Hoever CJ, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Fischer M, Hölzel N. (). Effects of mowing, grazing and fertilization on soil seed banks in temperate grasslands in Central Europe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 256, 211–217. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.11.008.
    • Djukic I, Kepfer-Rojas S, Schmidt IK, Larsen KS, Beier C, Berg B, Verheyend K, TeaComposition (among others: Busch V, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T). (). Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 1369–1394. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012.
    • Heer N, Klimmek F, Zwahlen C, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Boch S. (). Hemiparasite-density effects on grassland plant diversity, composition and biomass. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 32, 22–29. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2018.01.004.
    • Leimer S, Bischoff S, Boch S, Busch V, Escher P, Fischer M, Hänsel F, Hölzel N, Kerber K, VH Klaus, Kleinebecker T, Michalzik B, Nauss T, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schwarz MT, Siemens J, Thieme L, Wöllauer S, Wilcke W. (). Does plant diversity affect the water balance of established grassland systems? Ecohydrology, 11(4), e1945. doi: 10.1002/eco.1945.

    • Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Kleinebecker T, Fischer M, Prati D, Hölzel N. (). Enriching plant diversity in grasslands by large-scale experimental sward disturbance and seed addition along gradients of land-use intensity. Journal of Plant Ecology, 10(4), 581–591. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtw062.
    • Velbert F., Kleinebecker T., Mudrák O., Schwartze P., Hölzel N. (). Time lags in functional response to management regimes – evidence from a 26-year field experiment in wet meadows. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28(2), 313–324. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12497.
    • Wertebach T., Hölzel N., Kämpf I., Yurtaev A., Tupitsin S., Kiehl K., Kamp J., Kleinebecker T. (). Soil carbon sequestration due to post-Soviet cropland abandonment: estimates from a large-scale soil organic carbon field inventory. Global Change Biology, 23(9), 3729–3741. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13650.
    • Palpurina S., Wagner V., von Wehrden H., Hájek M., Horsák M., Brinkert A., Hölzel N., Wesche K., Kamp J., Hájková P., Danihelka J., Lustyk P., Merunková K., Preislerová Z., Kočí M., Kubešová S., Cherosov M., Ermakov N., German D., Gogoleva P., Lashchinsky N., Martynenko V., Chytrý M. (). The relationship between plant species richness and soil pH vanishes with increasing aridity across Eurasian dry grasslands. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26(4), 425–434. doi: 10.1111/geb.12549.
    • Wagner V., Chytrý M., Zelený D., von Wehrden H., Brinkert A., Danihelka J., Hölzel N., Jansen F., Kamp J., Lustyk P., Merunková K., Palpurina S., Preislerová Z., Wesche K. (). Regional differences in soil pH niche among dry grassland plants in Eurasia. Oikos, 126(5), 660–670. doi: 10.1111/oik.03369.
    • Durka W., Michalski S., Berendzen K., Bossdorf O., Bucharova A., Hermann J., Hölzel N., Kollmann J. (). Genetic differentiation within multiple common grassland plants supports seed transfer zones for ecological restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54(1), 116–126. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12636.
    • Bucharova A., Michalski S., Hermann J., Heveling K., Durka W., Hölzel N., Kollmann J., Bossdorf O. (). Genetic differentiation and regional adaptation among seed origins used for grassland restoration: Lessons from a multispecies transplant experiment. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54(1), 127–136. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12645.
    • Bucharova A, Durka W, Hölzel N, Kollmann J, Michalski S, Bossdorf O. (). Are local plants the best for ecosystem restoration? It depends on how you analyze the data. Ecology and Evolution, 7(24), 10683–10689. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3585.
    • Gilhaus K, Boch S, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Rupprecht D, Schmitt B, Klaus V. (). Grassland management in Germany: Effects on plant diversity and vegetation composition. Tuexenia, 37(1), 379–397. doi: 10.14471/2017.37.010.
    • Wolff C, Gilhaus K, Hölzel N, Schneider S. (). Status and restoration potential of heathlands and sand grasslands in the southwest of Luxembourg. Tuexenia, 37(1), 179–200. doi: 10.14471/2017.37.007.
    • Griewald Y., Clemens G., Kamp J., Gladun E., Hölzel N., von Dressler H. (). Developing land use scenarios for stakeholder participation in Russia. Land Use Policy, 68(null), 264–276. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.07.049.

    • Kämpf I., Hölzel N., Kiehl K. (). Arable weed communities in the south of Western Siberia - impoverished species pools constrain diversity despite low land-use intensity. Tuexenia, 36, 249–270. doi: 10.14471/2016.36.012.
    • Rupprecht D., Gilhaus K., Hölzel N. (). Effects of year-round grazing on the vegetation of nutrient-poor grass- and heathlands—Evidence from a large-scale survey. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 234, 16–22. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.02.015.
    • Fischer M., Hänsel F., Kleinebecker T., Klaus V.H., Hölzel N., Prati D., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Solly E.F. (). Plant diversity moderates drought stress in grasslands: Implications from a large real-world study on 13C natural abundances. Science of the Total Environment, 566-567, 215–222. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.008.
    • Wertebach T.M., Knorr K.H., Lordieck M., Tretiakov N., Blodau C., Hölzel N., Kleinebecker T. (). Relationships between Vegetation Succession, Pore Water Chemistry and CH4 and CO2 Production in a Transitional Mire of Western Siberia (Tyumen Oblast). Wetlands, 36(5), 863–874. doi: 10.1007/s13157-016-0798-8.
    • Kämpf I, Hölzel N, Kiehl K. (). Arable weed communities in the south of Western Siberia – impoverished species pools constrain diversity despite low land-use intensity. Tuexenia, 36, 249–270. doi: 10.14471/2016.36.012.
    • Hölzel N, Hickler T, Kutzbach L, Joosten H, van Huissteden J, Hiederer R. (). Environmental Impacts - Terrestrial Ecosystems. In Quante M, Colijn F (Eds.), North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment (pp. 341–372). N/A: unbekannt / n.a. / unknown. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39745-0_11.
    • Gilhaus K., Hölzel N. (). Seasonal variations of fodder quality and availability as constraints for stocking rates in year-round grazing schemes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 234, 5–15. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.03.013.
    • Soliveres S, van der Plas F, Manning P, Prati D, Gossner MM, Renner SC, Alt F, Arndt H, Baumgartner V, Binkenstein J, Birkhofer K, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Buscot F, Diekötter T, Heinze J, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Klemmer S, Krauss J, Lange M, Morris EK, Müller J, Oelmann Y, Overmann J, Pašalić E, Rillig MC, Schaefer HM, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Sikorski J, Socher SA, Solly EF, Sonnemann I, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Tschapka M, Türke M, Venter P, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner M, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Wolters V, Wubet T, Wurst S, Fischer M, Allan E. (). Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature, 536, 456–459. doi: 10.1038/nature19092.
    • Bucharova A., Durka W., Hermann J., Hölzel N., Michalski S., Kollmann J., Bossdorf O. (). Plants adapted to warmer climate do not outperform regional plants during a natural heat wave. Ecology and Evolution, 6(12), 4160–4165. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2183.
    • Kämpf I., Hölzel N., Störrle M., Broll G., Kiehl K. (). Potential of temperate agricultural soils for carbon sequestration: A meta-analysis of land-use effects. Biodiversity and Conservation, 566-567(null), 428–435. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.067.
    • Gilhaus Kristin, Freitag Martin, Kunze Svenja, Hölzel Norbert. (). High fodder value and feeding likelihood favour endozoochorous plant dispersal. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28(2), 357–367. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12481.
    • Török P, Hölzel N, van Diggelen R, Tischew S. (). Grazing in European open landscapes: How to reconcile sustainable land management and biodiversity conservation? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 234(null), 1–4. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.06.012.
    • Kämpf I., Mathar W., Kuzmin I., Hölzel N., Kiehl K. (). Post-Soviet recovery of grassland vegetation on abandoned fields in the forest steppe zone of Western Siberia. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(12), 2563–2580. doi: 10.1007/s10531-016-1078-x.
    • Mathar W., Kämpf I., Kleinebecker T., Kuzmin I., Tolstikov A., Tupitsin S., Hölzel N. (). Floristic diversity of meadow steppes in the Western Siberian Plain: effects of abiotic site conditions, management and landscape structure. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(12), 2361–2379. doi: 10.1007/s10531-015-1023-4.
    • Weking S., Kämpf I., Mathar W., Hölzel N. (). Effects of land use and landscape patterns on Orthoptera communities in the Western Siberian forest steppe. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(12), 2341–2359. doi: 10.1007/s10531-016-1107-9.
    • Blüthgen N., Simons N., Jung K., Prati D., Renner S., Boch S., Fischer M., Hölzel N., Klaus V., Kleinebecker T., Tschapka M., Weisser W., Gossner M. (). Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity. Nature Communications, 7, 10697. doi: 10.1038/ncomms10697.
    • Boch S, Allan E, Birkhofer K, Blüthgen N, Christ-Breulmann S, Diekoetter T, Dormann CF, Gossner MM, Hallmann C, Hemp A, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH, Klein A-M, Kleinebecker T, Lange M, Müller J, Nacke H, Prati D, Renner SC, Rothenwöhrer C, Schall P, Schulze E-D, Socher SA, Tscharntke T, Türke M, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Westphal C, Wolters V, Wubet T, Fischer M. (). Extensive und jährlich wechselnde Nutzungsintensität fördert den Artenreichtum im Grünland. ANLiegen Natur, 38(1).
    • Klaus V., Boch S., Boeddinghaus R., Hölzel N., Kandeler E., Marhan S., Oelmann Y., Prati D., Regan K., Schmitt B., Sorkau E., Kleinebecker T. (). Temporal and small-scale spatial variation in grassland productivity, biomass quality, and nutrient limitation. Plant Ecology, 217(7), 843–856. doi: 10.1007/s11258-016-0607-8.
    • Klaus V., Hölzel N., Prati D., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Solly E., Hänsel F., Fischer M., Kleinebecker T. (). Plant diversity moderates drought stress in grasslands: Implications from a large real-world study on 13C natural abundances. Science of the Total Environment, 566-567, 215–222. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.008.
    • Rupprecht Denise, Gilhaus Kristin, Hölzel Norbert. (). Effects of year-round grazing on the vegetation of nutrient-poor grass- and heathlands - evidence from a large-scale survey. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 234, 16–22. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.02.015.
    • Fleischer Elisa, Khashimov Ilhom, Hölzel Norbert, Klemm Otto. (). Carbon exchange fluxes over peatlands in Western Siberia: Possible feedback between land-use change and climate change. Science of the Total Environment, 545-546, 424–433. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.073.
    • Brinkert A., Hölzel N., Sidorova T., Kamp J. (). Spontaneous steppe restoration on abandoned cropland in Kazakhstan: grazing affects successional pathways. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(12), 2543–2561. doi: 10.1007/s10531-015-1020-7.
    • Wertebach T-M, Knorr K-H, Lordieck M, Tretiakov N, Blodau C, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T. (). Relationships between Vegetation Succession, Pore Water Chemistry and CH4 and CO2 Production in a Transitional Mire of Western Siberia (Tyumen Oblast). Wetlands, 36(5), 863–874. doi: 10.1007/s13157-016-0798-8.
    • Soliveres S, Manning P, Prati D, Gossner MM, Alt F, Arndt H, Baumgartner V, Binkenstein J, Birkhofer K, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Buscot F, Diekötter T, Heinze J, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH, Klein A-M, Kleinebecker T, Klemmer S, Krauss J, Lange M, Morris EK, Müller J, Oelmann Y, Overmann J, Pašalić E, Renner SC, Rillig MC, Schaefer HM, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Sikorski J, Socher SA, Solly EF, Sonnemann I, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffen-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Tschapka M, Türke M, Venter P, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner M, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Wolters V, Wubet T, Wurst S, Fischer M, Allan E. (). Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371(1694), 20150269. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0269.

    • Kamp J., Oppel S., Ananin A., Durnev Y., Gashev S., Hölzel N., Mishchenko A., Pessa J., Smirenski S., Strelnikov E., Timonen S., Wolanska K., Chan S. (). Global population collapse in a superabundant migratory bird and illegal trapping in China. Conservation Biology, 29, 1684–1694. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12537.
    • Manning P, Gossner M, Bossdorf O, Allan E, Prati D, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH, Klein A, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Lange M, Müller J, Pašalić E, Socher S, Tschapka M, Türke M, Weiner C, Werner M, Gockel S, Hemp A, Renner S, Wells K, Buscot F, Kalko E, Linsenmair KE, Weisser WW, Fischer M. (). Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa. Ecology, 96, 1492–1501. doi: 10.1890/14-1307.1.
    • Freitag M, Mathar W, Yurtaev AA, Hölzel N. (). Floristic composition and environmental determinants of pine forests in the hemiboreal zone of Western Siberia. Tuexenia, 35, 31–51. doi: 10.14471/2015.35.017.
    • Mathar W., Kleinebecker T., Hölzel N. (). Environmental variation as a key process of co-existence in flood-meadows. Journal of Vegetation Science, 26(3), 480–491. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12254.
    • Gilhaus K., Vogt V., Hölzel N. (). Restoration of sand grasslands by topsoil removal and self-greening. Applied Vegetation Science, 18(4), 661–673. doi: 10.1111/avsc.12176.
    • Allan E., Manning P., Alt F., Binkenstein J., Blaser S., Blüthgen N., Böhm S., Grassein F., Hölzel N., Klaus V., Kleinebecker T., Morris E., Oelmann Y., Prati D., Renner S., Rillig M., Schaefer M., Schloter M., Schmitt B., Schöning I., Schrumpf M., Solly E., Sorkau E., Steckel J., Steffen-Dewenter I., Stempfhuber B., Tschapka M., Weiner C., Weisser W., Werner M., Westphal C., Wilcke W., Fischer M. (). Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition. Ecology Letters, 18(8), 834–843. doi: 10.1111/ele.12469.

    • Walker LR, Hölzel N, Marrs R, del Moral R, Prach K. (). Optimization of intervention levels in ecological restoration. Applied Vegetation Science, 17(2), 187–192. doi: 10.1111/avsc.12082.
    • Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Fischer M, Klaus VH. (). Evidence from the real world: 15N natural abundances reveal enhanced nitrogen use at high plant diversity in Central European grasslands. Journal of Ecology, 102(2), 456–465. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12202.
    • Allan E, Bossdorf O, Dormann CF, Prati D, Gossner M, Tscharntke T, Blüthgen N, Bellach M, Birkhofer K, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Chatzinotas A, Christ S, Daniel R, Diekoetter T, Fischer C, Friedl T, Glaser K, Hallman C, Hodac L, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klein A-M, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Lange M, Morris EK, Müller J, Nacke H, Pašalic E, Rillig M, Rothenwöhrer C, Schall P, Scherber C, Schulze W, Socher S, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Türke M, Weiner CN, Werner M, Westphal C, Wolters V, Wubet T, Gocke S, Gorke M, Hemp A, Renner SC, Schöning I, Pfeiffer S, König-Ries B, Buscot F, Linsenmair K-E, Schulze E-D, Weisser WW, Fischer M. (). Inter-annual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(1), 308–313. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1312213111.
    • Fujiita Y, Olde Venterink H, van Bodegom PM, Douma JC, Heil GW, Hölzel N, Jabłońska E, Kotowski W, Okruszko T, Pawlikowski P, de Ruiter PC, Wassen MJ. (). Low investment in sexual reproduction threatens plants adapted to phosphorus limitation. Nature, 505, 82–86. doi: 10.1038/nature12733.
    • Wertebach T-M., Hölzel N., Kleinebecker T. (). Birch encroachment affects the base cation chemistry in a restored bog. Ecohydrology, 7(4), 1163–1171. doi: 10.1002/eco.1447.

    • Teuber LM, Hölzel N, Fraser LH. (). Livestock grazing in intermountain depressional wetlands - Effects on plant strategies, soil characteristics and biomass. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 175, 21–28. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.04.017.
    • Neuenkamp L, Metsoja J-A, Zobel M, Hölzel N. (). Impact of management on biodiversity-biomass relations in Estonian flooded meadows. Plant Ecology, 214(6), 845–856. doi: 10.1007/s11258-013-0213-y.
    • Gilhaus K, Stelzner F, Hölzel N. (). Cattle foraging habits shape vegetation patterns of alluvial year-round grazing systems. Plant Ecology, 215(2), 196–179. doi: 10.1007/s11258-013-0287-6.
    • Jedrzejek B., Drees B., Daniels F.J.A., Hölzel N. (). Vegetation pattern of mountains in West Greenland - a baseline for long-term surveillance of global warming impacts. Plant Ecology and Diversity, 6, 405–422. doi: 10.1080/17550874.2013.802049.
    • Kleinebecker T, Poelen MDM, Smolders AJP, Lamers LPM, Hölzel N. (). Fast and Inexpensive Detection of Total and Extractable Element Concentrations in Aquatic Sediments Using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS). PloS one, 8(7), –. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070517.
    • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Gossner MM, Alt F, Boch S, Gockel S, Hemp A, Lange M, Muller J, Oelmann Y, Pasalic E, Renner SC, Socher SA, Turke M, Weisser WW, Fischer M, Hölzel N. (). Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversity at the expense of yield and soil fertility? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 177, 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.019.
    • Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T. (). Direct and indirect associations between plant species richness and productivity in grasslands: regional differences preclude simple generalization of productivity-biodiversity relationships. Preslia, 85, 97–112.
    • Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Schoning I, Schrumpf M, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T. (). Organic vs. Conventional Grassland Management: Do 15N and 13C Isotopic Signatures of Hay and Soil Samples Differ? PloS one, 8(10), e78134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078134.

    • Jedrzejek B, Drees B, Daniëls FJA, Hölzel N. (). Vegetation discontinuities and altitudinal indicator species in mountains of West Greenland: Finding the best positions and traits to observe the impact of climate warming in the Arctic. Applied Vegetation Science, 15(3), 432–449. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01186.x.
    • Hölzel N, Buisson E, Dutoit T. (). Species introduction - a major topic in vegetation restoration. Applied Vegetation Science, 15(2), 161–165. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01189.x.
    • Kamp J, Siderova TV, Salemgareev AR, Urazaliev RS, Donald PF, Hölzel N. (). Niche separation of larks (Alaudidae) and agricultural change on the drylands of the former Soviet Union. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 155, 41–49. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.03.023.
    • Berndt AM, Hölzel N. (). Energy crops as a new bird habitat: Utilization of oilseed rape fields by the rare Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica). Biodiversity and Conservation, 21(2), 527–541. doi: 10.1007/s10531-011-0199-5.
    • Blüthgen N, Dormann CF, Prati D, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Alt F, Boch S, Gockel S, Hemp A, Müller J, Nieschulze J, Renner SC, Schöning I, Schumacher U, Socher SA, Wells K, Birkhofer K, Buscot F, Oelmann Y, Rothenwöhrer C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T, Weiner CN, Fischer M, Kalko EKV, Linsenmair KE, Schulze E-D, Weisser WW. (). A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: Integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization. Basic and Applied Ecology, 13(3), 207–220. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.001.
    • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M, Hölzel N. (). NIRS meets Ellenberg's indicator values: Prediction of moisture and nitrogen values of agricultural grassland vegetation by means of near-infrared spectral characteristics. Ecological Indicators, 14(1), 82–86. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.07.016.
    • Müller J, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Hölzel N, Fischer M. (). Impact of Land-Use Intensity and Productivity on Bryophyte Diversity in Agricultural Grasslands. PloS one, 7(12), e51520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051520.
    • Socher SA, Prati D, Boch S, Müller J, Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Fischer M. (). Direct and productivity-mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on grassland species richness. Journal of Ecology, 100(6), 1391–1399. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.02020.x.
    • Fartmann Thomas, Behrens Martin, Möllenbeck Verena, Hölzel Norbert. (). Potential effects of climate change on the biodiversity in North Rhine-Westphalia. In Ellwanger G, Ssymank A Paulsch C (Eds.), Natura 2000 and Climate Change – a Challenge (pp. 63–72).
    • Fleischer K, Hölzel N (Hrsg.). (). Jahrestagung der Floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft (FlorSoz) in Münster 2012 mit Exkursionen in Westfalen und den benachbarten Niederlanden.

    • Kleinebecker T, Klaus VH, Hölzel N. (). Reducing sample quantity and maintaining high prediction quality of grassland biomass properties with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 19(6), 495–505. doi: 10.1255/jnirs.957.
    • Möllenbeck Verena, Behrens Martin, Fartmann Thomas, Hölzel Norbert, Hübner Thomas Kiel Ernst-Friedrich. (). Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Biologische Vielfalt. Empfindlichkeitsanalysen für ausgewählte Tier- und Pflanzenarten und Lebensräume in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Natur in NRW, 2011(4), 15–19.
    • Klaus VH, Sintermann J, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N. (). Sedimentation-induced eutrophication in large river floodplains - an obstacle to restoration? . Biological Conservation, 144(144), 451–458. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.09.031.
    • Kamp J, Urazaliev R, Donald PF, Hölzel N. (). Post-Soviet agricultural change predicts future declines after recent recovery in Eurasian steppe bird populations. Biological Conservation, 144, 2607–2614. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.07.010.
    • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M. (). Nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns along a broad range of land-use intensities among agricultural grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 13(4), 287–295. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2011.07.001.
    • Kleinebecker T, Weber H, Hölzel N. (). Effects of grazing on seasonal variation of aboveground biomass quality in calcareous grasslands. Plant Ecology, 212(9), 1–14. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9931-1.

    • Kiehl K, Kirmer A, Donath TW, Rasran L, Hölzel N. (). Species introduction in restoration projects - Evaluation of different techniques for the establishment of semi-natural grasslands in Central and Northwestern Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology, 11(4), 285–299. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2009.12.004.
    • Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Vogel A. (). Patterns and gradients of diversity in South Patagonian ombrotrophic peat bogs. Austral Ecology, 35(1), 1–12. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02003.x.
    • Schmidt SR, Kleinebecker T, Vogel A, Hölzel N. (). Interspecific and geographical differences of plant tissue nutrient concentrations along an environmental gradient in Southern Patagonia, Chile. Aquatic Botany, 92(2), 149–156. doi: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.11.002.
    • Schmitt B, Fartmann T, Hölzel N. (). Vergesellschaftung und Ökologie der Sumpf-Siegwurz (Gladiolus palustris) in Südbayern. Tuexenia0(Tuexenia).

    • Graef F, Bilo M, Weddeling K, Hölzel N. (). Einsatz von Fernerkundung im Rahmen des FFH-Monitorings in Deutschland. BfN-Skripten, 249(BfN-Skripten), 1–130.
    • Hölzel N, Rebele F, Rosenthal G, Eichberg C. (). Ökologische Grundlagen und limitierende Faktoren der Renaturierung. In Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa (S. 23–53). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-8274-2161-6_2.
    • Kleinebecker T, Schmidt SR, Fritz C, Smolders AJP, Hölzel N. (). Prediction of δ13 C and δ15 N in plant tissues with near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. New Phytologist, 184(3), 732–739. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02995.x.
    • Oelmann Y, Broll G, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T, Vogel A, Schwartze P. (). Nutrient impoverishment and limitation of productivity after 20 years of conservation management in wet grasslands of north-western Germany. Biological Conservation, 142(12), 2941–2948. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.07.021.
    • Poptcheva K, Schwartze P, Vogel A, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N. (). Changes in wet meadow vegetation after 20 years of different management in a field experiment (North-West Germany). Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 134(1-2), 108–114. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.06.004.
    • Rosenthal G, Hölzel N. (). Renaturierung von Feuchtgrünland, Auengrünland und mesophilem Grünland. In Zerbe Stefan, Wiegleb Gerhard (Hrsg.), Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa (S. 283–316). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-8274-2161-6_11.

    • Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Vogel A. (). South Patagonian ombrotrophic bog vegetation reflects biogeochemical gradients at the landscape level. Journal of Vegetation Science, 19(Journal of Vegetation Science), 151–160. doi: 10.3170/2008-8-18370.
    • Kleinebecker T, Vogel A, Hölzel N. (). Die Vegetation ombrotropher Moore Südpatagoniens. Abhandlungen aus dem Westfälischen Museum für Naturkunde, 70(Abhandlungen aus dem Westfälischen Museum für Naturkunde), 439–452.

    • Donath TW, Bissels S, Hölzel N, Otte A. (). Large scale application of diaspore transfer with plant material in restoration practice - Impact of seed and microsite limitation. Biological Conservation, 138(1-2), 224–234. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.04.020.
    • Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Vogel A. (). Gradients of continentality and moisture in South Patagonian ombrotrophic peatland vegetation. Folia Geobotanica, 42(Folia Geobotanica), 363–382. doi: 10.1007/BF02861700.

    • Eckstein RL, Hölzel N, Danihelka J. (). Biological flora of central Europe: Viola elatior, V. pumila and V. stagnina. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 8(1), 45–66. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2006.01.001.
    • Bissels S, Donath TW, Hölzel N, Otte A. (). Effects of different mowing regimes on seedling recruitment in alluvial grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology, 7(5), 433–442. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.10.002.
    • Donath TW, Hölzel N, Otte A. (). Influence of competition by sown grass, disturbance and litter on recruitment of rare flood-meadow species. Biological Conservation, 130(3), 315–323. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.12.022.

    • Hölzel N. (). Seedling recruitment in flood-meadow species: The effects of gaps, litter and vegetation matrix. Applied Vegetation Science, 8(2), 115–124. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2005.tb00636.x.
    • Bissels S, Donath TW, Hölzel N, Otte A. (). Ephemeral wetland vegetation in irregularly flooded arable fields along the northern Upper Rhine: the importance of persistent seedbanks. Phytocoenologia, 35(2-3), 469–488. doi: 10.1127/0340-269X/2005/0035-0469.

    • Hölzel N, Otte A. (). Ecological significance of seed germination characteristics in flood-meadow species. Flora, 199(1), 12–24. doi: 10.1078/0367-2530-00132.
    • Hölzel N, Otte A. (). Inter-annual variation in the soil seed bank of flood-meadows over two years with different flooding patterns. Plant Ecology, 174(2), 279–291. doi: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000049108.04955.e2.
    • Donath TW, Hölzel N, Bissels S, Otte A. (). Perspectives for incorporating biomass from non-intensively managed temperate flood-meadows into farming systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 104(3), 439–451. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.01.039.
    • Bissels S, Hölzel N, Otte N. (). Population structure of the threatened perennial Serratula tinctoria in relation to vegetation and management. Applied Vegetation Science, 7(2), 267–274. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2004.tb00619.x.
    • Burkart M, Dierschke H, Hölzel N, Nowak B, Fartmann T. (). Molinio-Arrhenatheretea (E1) – Futter- und Streuwiesen feucht-nasser Standorte und Klassenübersicht Molinio-Arrhenatheretea..
    • Bissels S, Hölzel N, Donath TW, Otte A. (). Evaluation of restoration success in alluvial grasslands under contrasting flooding regimes. Biological Conservation, 118(5), 641–650. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.10.013.
    • Eckstein RL, Danihelka J, Hölzel N, Otte A. (). The effects of management and environmental variation on population stage structure in three river-corridor violets. Acta Oecologica, 25(1-2), 83–91. doi: 10.1016/j.actao.2003.11.003.
    • Hölzel N, Otte A. (). Assessing soil seed bank persistence in flood-meadows: The search for reliable traits. Journal of Vegetation Science, 15(1), 93–100. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02241.x.

    • Hölzel N. (). Re-assessing the ecology of rare flood-meadow violets (Viola elatior, V. pumila and V. persicifolia) with large phytosociological data sets. Folia Geobotanica, 38(3), 281–298. doi: 10.1007/BF02803200.
    • Hölzel N, Otte N. (). Restoration of a species-rich flood meadow by topsoil removal and diaspore transfer with plant material. Applied Vegetation Science, 6(2), 131–140. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2003.tb00573.x.
    • Donath TW, Hölzel N, Otte A. (). The impact of site conditions and seed dispersal on restoration success in alluvial meadows. Applied Vegetation Science, 6(1), 13–22. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2003.tb00560.x.

    • Hölzel N, Haub C, Ingelfinger MP, Otte A Pilipenko VN. (). The return of the steppe – large-scale restoration of degraded land in southern Russia during the post-Soviet era. Journal for Nature Conservation(10), 75–86. doi: 10.1078/1617-1381-00009.

    • Hölzel N, Otte A. (). The impact of flooding regime on the soil seed bank of flood-meadows. Journal of Vegetation Science, 12(2), 209–218. doi: 10.2307/3236605.

    Books and Book Chapters

    • Zerbe Wiegleb 2009 Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in MitteleuropaHölzel N, mit Beiträgen von Rebele F, Rosenthal G, Eichberg C (2009) Ökologische Grundlagen und limitierende Faktoren der Renaturierung. In: Zerbe S, Wiegleb G (Hrsg) Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 23–53 [read online at springerLink]
    • Rosenthal G & Hölzel N (2009) Renaturierung von Feuchtgrünland, Auengrünland und mesophilem Grünland. In: Zerbe S & Wiegleb G (Hrsg) Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 283–316 [read online at springerLink]
    • Härdtle W, Ewald J, Hölzel N (2004) Wälder des Tieflandes und der Mittelgebirge.  Ökosysteme Mitteleuropas aus geobotanischer Sicht (Hrsg. Pott R), Eugen Ulmer: 252 S, Stuttgart

    Other Publications

    • Hölzel N, Klaus VH (2017) Zur Artenvielfalt im Grünland. Was sie beeinflusst, wozu wir sie brauchen und wie wir sie unterstützen können. Natur in NRW 2/2017: 35–39 [download]
    • Boch S, Allan E, Birkhofer K, Blüthgen N, Christ-Breulmann S, Diekoetter T, Dormann CF, Gossner MM, Hallmann C, Hemp A,  Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH,  Klein A-M, Kleinebecker T, Lange M, Müller J, Nacke H, Prati D, Renner SC, Rothenwöhrer C, Schall P, Schulze E-D, Socher SA, Tscharntke T, Türke M, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Westphal C, Wolters V, Wubet T, Fischer M (2016): Extensive und jährlich wechselnde Nutzungsintensität fördert den Artenreichtum im Grünland. ANLiegen Natur 38 (1): online, 10pp [download]
    • Fleischer K, Hölzel N, Eds. (2012) Jahrestagung der Floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft (FlorSoz) in Münster 2012 mit Exkursionen in Westfalen und den benachbarten Niederlanden. Tuexenia, Beiheft Nr. 5
    • Fartmann T, Behrens M, Möllenbeck V, Hölzel N (2012) Potential effects of climate change on the biodiversity in North Rhine-Westphalia. In: Ellwanger G, Ssymank A & Paulsch C (Hrsg.) Natura 2000 and Climate Change – a Challenge. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 118: 63–72
    • Möllenbeck V, Behrens M, Fartmann T, Hölzel N, Hübner T, Kiel E-F (2011) Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Biologische Vielfalt. Empfindlichkeitsanalysen für ausgewählte Tier- und Pflanzenarten und Lebensräume in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Natur in NRW 4/11: 15–19 [Link zum pdf]
    • Hölzel N (2011) Artenanreicherung durch Mahdgutübertragung - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Mahdgutübertragung. Natur in NRW 2/11: 22–24 [Link pdf]
    • Sieg B, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N (2010) Evaluation of large scale bog restoration in North-Western Germany. Lessons from 30 years of practice. Extended abstract 7th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Avignon, France. SER Europe Knowledge Base (www.ser.org/europe), 4 pp
    • Schmitt B, Fartmann T, Hölzel N (2010) Vergesellschaftung und Ökologie der Sumpf-Siegwurz (Gladiolus palustris) in Südbayern. Tuexenia 30: 105–127 [Download www.tuexenia.de] [awarded the price for young authors by the Floristisch-soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft 2010]
    • Graef F, Bilo M, Weddeling K, Hölzel N (eds.) (2009) Einsatz von Fernerkundung im Rahmen des FFH-Monitorings in Deutschland. BfN-Skripten 249: 1–130 [Download www.bfn.de]
    • Kleinebecker T, Vogel A & Hölzel N (2008) Die Vegetation ombrotropher Moore Südpatagoniens. Abhandlungen aus dem westfälischen Museum für Naturkunde 70: 439–452 [pdf 1,1 MB]
    • Donath TW, Bissels S, Handke K, Harnisch M, Hölzel N, Otte A (2006) E + E-Vorhaben "Stromtalwiesen" - Renaturierung von Stromtalwiesen am hessischen Oberrhein durch Mahdgutübertragung. Natur und Landschaft 11: 529–535
    • Hölzel N, Bissels S, Donath TW, Handke K, Harnisch M, Otte A (2006) Renaturierung von Stromtalwiesen am hessischen Oberrhein - Ergebnisse aus dem E + E-Vorhaben 89211-9/00 des Bundesamtes für Naturschutz. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 31: 1–263
    • Burkart M, Dierschke H, Hölzel N, Nowak B, Fartmann T (2004) Molinio-Arrhenatheretea (E1) - Kulturgrasland und verwandte Vegetationstypen; Teil 2: Molinietalia - Futter- und Streuwiesen feucht-nasser Standorte. Synopsis der Pflanzengesellschaften Deutschlands, Heft 9: 103 S, Göttingen
    • Hölzel N, Schwabe-Kratochwil A, Rosenthal G (2004) Symposium 10: Constraints and perspectives of grassland restoration. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 34: 148–150
    • Hölzel N & Harnisch M (2002) Renaturierung von Stromtalwiesen. Garten und Landschaft 112/8: 36–38
    • Hölzel N, Donath TW, Bissels S & Otte A (2002) Auengrünlandrenaturierung am hessischen Oberrhein – Defizite und Erfolge nach 15 Jahren Laufzeit. Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 36: 131-137
    • Pfadenhauer J, Ewald J, Hölzel N (2001) Northern limestone prealps: Brauneck and Benediktenwand Mts. In: Pfadenhauer J, Albrecht H & Erschbamer B (eds.) Post-symposium excursion, 44th IAVS Symposium 29 July – 4 August 2001 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany, S. 46–65. Department of Ecology TUM, Freising
    • Hölzel N (1999a) Flora und Vegetation der Auenwiesen im NSG „Lampertheimer Altrhein“ – eine aktuelle Zustandsanalyse mit Hinweisen zur zukünftigen Pflege und Entwicklung. Jahrbuch Naturschutz in Hessen 4: 24–42
    • Hölzel N (1999b) Geobotanische Dauerbeobachtung als Grundlage für die Effizienzkontrolle von Naturschutzmaßnahmen in Streuobstwiesen. Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung 31/5: 147–154
    • Hölzel N (1998) Pflege und Entwicklung mahdgeprägter, orchideenreicher Trespen-Halbtrockenrasen an der Hessischen Bergstraße durch eine Naturschutzgruppe. – Jahrbuch Naturschutz in Hessen 3: 117–120
    • Otte A, Hölzel N (1998) „Biotop des Jahres“ – Die Obstwiese – Zustandstandsbericht über die „Maintaler Streuobstwiesen“. Lebensraum – Zeitschrift für Naturschutz in der Kulturlandschaft 10/2: 4–5
    • Russanow GM, Hölzel N, Schleuning S (1998) Siberian White Crane in Volga-delta. Dutch Birding 20/3: 101–106
    • Hölzel N (1997) Wolga-Delta: Paradies mit ökologischen Problemen. - GLOBUS Begleitheft zur ARD-Fernsehreihe aus Natur und Umwelt, 16. Jahrgang, Doppelheft 4-5/97: 76–83, Stuttgart
    • Hölzel N (1996a) Schneeheide-Kiefernwälder in den mittleren Nördlichen Kalkalpen. Laufener Forschungsberichte 3: 192 S, Laufen
    • Hölzel N (1996b) Erico-Pinetea (H6) - Alpisch-Dinarische Karbonat-Trocken-Kiefernwälder. Synopsis der Pflanzengesellschaften Deutschlands Heft 1: 11–49
    • Hölzel N (1996c) Zur floristischen Struktur, Ökologie und Dynamik alpischer Karbonat-Trockenkiefernwälder der Klasse Erico-Pinetea. Berichte der Reinhold-Tüxen Gesellschaft 8: 79–98
    • Hölzel N (1996d) Zur Verbreitung und Ökologie von Karbonat-Trockenkiefernwäldern (Erico-Pinetea) in den Bayerischen und Nordtiroler Kalkalpen. Berichte der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Bayreuth XXIII: 492-495
    • Hölzel N, Fischer A (1996) Buntreitgraskiefernwälder im Werdenfelser Land. In: Pfadenhauer J & Albrecht H (Hrsg.) Floristisch-soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Exkursionsführer zur 46. Jahrestagung der Floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft vom 12. – 15. Juli in Freising-Weihenstephan: 245–261, Eching (IHW)
    • Hölzel N, Russanow G, Schleuning S (1996) Wolga-Delta - Naturoase zwischen Meer und Halbwüste. Naturerbe Verlag Jürgen Resch, 159 S, Überlingen
    • Otte A, Seibert P, Hölzel N (1996a) Die Donauniederung zwischen Neuburg und Ingolstadt: Sequenz der Auenvegetation. In: Pfadenhauer J & Albrecht H (Hrsg) Floristisch-soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Exkursionsführer zur 46. Jahrestagung der Floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft vom 12. – 15. Juli in Freising-Weihenstephan: 179–191, Eching (IHW)
    • Otte A, Seibert P, Hölzel N (1996b) Vegetationsabfolge in voralpinen Flußlandschaften und ihre anthropogene Veränderung. In: Pfadenhauer J & Albrecht H (Hrsg) Floristisch-soziologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft: Exkursionsführer zur 46. Jahrestagung der Floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft vom 12. – 15. Juli in Freising- Weihenstephan: 179–191, Eching (IHW)
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