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  • Neyret M, Provost G, Boesing AL, Schneider F, Baulechner D, Bergmann J, de Vries F, Fiore-Donno AM, Geisen S, Goldmann K, Merges A, Saifutdinov R, Simons N, Tobias J, Zaitsev A, Gossner M, Jung K, Kandeler E, Krauss J, Penone C, Schloter M, Staab M, Wolters V, Apostolakis A, Birkhofer K, Boch S, Boeddinghaus R, Bolliger R, Bonkowski M, Buscot F, Dumack K, Fischer M, Gan HY, Heinze J, Hölzel N, John K, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Marhan S, Müller J, Renner S, Rillig M, Schenk N, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Seibold S, Socher S, Solly E, Teuscher M, van Kleunen M, Wubet T, Schulz S, and Manning P (2024) A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land use intensification. Nature Communications 15: 1251, doi: external page10.1038/s41467-024-45113-5
  • Pichon N, Cappelli SL, Soliveres S, Mannall T, Nwe TZ, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Vincent H, Allan E (2024) Nitrogen availability and plant functional composition modify biodiversity-multifunctionality relationships. Ecology Letters 27: e14361, doi: external page10.1111/ele.14361
  • Romanelli JP, Piana MR, Klaus VH, Brancalion PHS, Murcia C, Cardou F, Wallace KJ, Adams C, Martin PA, Burton PJ, Diefenderfer HL, Gornish ES, Stanturf J, Beyene M, Bispo Santos JP, Rodrigues RR, Cadotte MW (2024) Convergence and divergence in science and practice of urban and rural forest restoration. Biological Reviews 99: 295-312, doi: external page10.1111/brv.13022
  • Klaus VH, Jehle A, Richter F, Buchmann N, Knop E, Lüscher G (2023) Additive effects of two agri-environmental schemes on plant diversity but not on productivity indicators in permanent grasslands in Switzerland. Journal of Environmental Management 348: 119416, doi: external page10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119416
  • Andreatta D, Bachofen C, Dalponte M, Klaus VH, Buchmann N (2023) Extracting single species flowering phenology from grassland species mixtures using time-lapse cameras. Remote Sensing of Environment 298: 113835, doi: external page10.1016/j.rse.2023.113835
  • Wittwer RA, Klaus VH, Miranda Oliveira E, Sun Q, Liu Y, Gilgen AK, Buchmann N, van der Heijden MGA (2023) Limited capability of organic farming and conservation tillage to enhance agroecosystem resilience to severe drought. Agricultural Systems 211: 103721, doi: external page10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103721
  • Freitag M, Hölzel N, Neuenkamp L, van der 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, van Kleunen M, Schäfer D, Klaus VH (2023) Increasing plant species richness by seeding has marginal effects on ecosystem functioning in agricultural grasslands. Journal of Ecology 111: 1968-1984, doi: external page10.1111/1365-2745.14154
  • Klaus VH (2023) Pitfalls in global grassland restoration challenge restoration programs and the science-policy dialogue. Ecological Indicators 149: 110185, doi: external page10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110185
  • Neyret M , Peter S, Le Provost G, Boch S, Boesing AL, Bullock JM, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Müller J, Müller S, Ammer C, Buscot F, Ehbrecht M, Fischer M, Goldmann K, Jung K, Mehring M, Müller T , Renner SC, Schall P, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Westphal C, Wubet T, Manning P (2023) Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity. Nature Sustainability 6: 391-403, doi: external page10.1038/s41893-022-01045-w
  • Le Provost G, Schenk NV, Penone C, Thiele J, Westphal C, Allan E, Ayasse M, Blüthgen N, Boeddinghaus RS, Boesing AL, Bolliger R, Busch V, Fischer M, Gossner M, Hölzel N, Jung K, Kandeler E, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Leimer S, Marhan S, Morris K, Müller S, Neff F, Neyret M, Oelmann Y, Perović D, Peter S, Prati D, Rillig MS, Saiz H, Schäfer D, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schloter M, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Trumbore S,  Tschapka M, Vogt J, Weiner C, Weisser W, Wells K, Werner M, Wilcke W, Manning, P (2023) The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales. Nature Ecology and Evolution 7: 236-249, doi: external page10.1038/s41559-022-01918-5
  • Francksen RM, Turnbull S, Rhymer CM, Hiron M, Bufe C, Klaus VH, Newell-Price P, Stewart G, Whittingham MJ (2022) The effects of nitrogen fertilisation on plant species richness in European permanent grasslands: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Agronomy 12: 2928, doi: external page10.3390/agronomy12122928
  • Abrahão A, Marhan S, Boeddinghaus RS, Nawaz A, Wubet T, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Freitag M, Hamer U, Oliveira R, Lambers H, Kandeler E (2022) Microbial drivers of plant richness and productivity in a grassland restoration experiment along a gradient of land-use intensity. New Phytologist 236:1936-1950, doi: external page10.1111/nph.18503
  • Apostolakis A, Schöning I, Michalzik B, Klaus VH, Boeddinghaus RS, Kandeler E, Marhan S, Bolliger R, Fischer M, Prati D, Hänsel F, Nauss T, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T, Schrumpf M (2022) Drivers of soil respiration across a management intensity gradient in temperate grasslands under drought. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 124: 101-116, doi: external page10.1007/s10705-022-10224-2
  • Liu Y, Silva Duarte Gicele, Sun Q, Gilgen AK, Wittwer R, an der Heijden MGA, Buchmann N, Klaus VH (2022) Severe drought rather than cropping system determines litter decomposition in arable systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 338: 108078, doi: external page10.1016/j.agee.2022.108078
  • Apostolakis A, Schöning I, Klaus VH, Michalzik B, Bischoff W-A, Boeddinghaus RS, Bolliger R, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Kandeler E, Kleinebecker Till, Manning P, Marhan S, Neyret M, Oelmann Y, Prati D, van Kleunen M, Schwarz A, Schurig E, Schrumpf M (2022) Direct and plant community mediated effects of management intensity on annual nutrient leaching risk in temperate grasslands. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 123: 83-104, doi: external page10.1007/s10705-022-10209-1
  • Meyer U-N, Tischer A, Freitag M, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Oelmann Y, Kandeler E, Hölzel N, Hamer U (2022) Enzyme kinetics inform about mechanistic changes in tea litter decomposition across gradients in land-use intensity in Central German grasslands. Science of the Total Environment 836: 155748, doi: external page10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155748
  • Sun Q, Klaus VH, Wittwer R, Liu Y, van der Heijden MGA, Gilgen AK, Buchmann N (2022) Water uptake patterns of pea and barley responded to drought but not to cropping systems. Biogeosciences 19: 1853-1869, doi: external page10.5194/bg-19-1853-2022
  • Lachaise T, Bergmann J, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Rillig, MC, van Kleunen M (2022) Soil conditions drive belowground trait space in temperate agricultural grasslands. Journal of Ecology 110: 1189-1200, doi: external page10.1111/1365-2745.13862
  • Schils RLM, Bufe C, Rhymer C, Francksen R, Klaus VH, Abdalla , Milazzo F, Lellei-Kovács E, ten Berge H, Bertora C, Chodkiewicz A, Dǎmǎtîrcǎ C, Feigenwinter I, Fernández-Rebollo P, Ghiasi S, Hejduk S, Hiron M, Janicka M, Pellaton R, Smith K, Thorman R, Vanwalleghem T, Williams J, Zavattaro L, Kampen J, Derkx R, Smith P, Whittingham MJ, Buchmann N, Newell Price P (2022) Permanent grasslands in Europe: land use change and intensification decrease their multifunctionality. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 330: 107891, doi: external page10.1016/j.agee.2022.107891
  • Scherreiks P, Gossner MM, Ambarli D, Ayasse M, Blüthgen M, Fischer M, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Neff F, Prati D, Seibold S, Simons NK, Weisser WW, Wells K, Westphal C, Thiele J (2022) Present and historical landscape structure shapes current species richness in Central European grasslands. Landscape Ecology 37: 745-762, doi: external page10.1007/s10980-021-01392-7
  • Sikorski J, Baumgartner V, Birkhofer K, Boeddinghaus RS, Bunk B, Fischer M, Fösel BU, Friedrich MW, Göker M, Hölzel N, Huang S, Huber KJ, Kandeler E, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Marhan S, Von Mering C, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Regan KM, Richter-Heitmann T, Matias Rodrigues JF, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Schurig E, Solly EF, Wolters V, Overmann J (2022) The evolution of ecological diversity in Acidobacteria. Frontiers in Microbiology 13: 715637, doi: external page10.3389/fmicb.2022.715637
  • Richter F, Jan P, El Benni N, Lüscher A, Buchmann N, Klaus VH (2021) A guide to assess and value ecosystem services from grasslands. Ecosystem Services 52: 101376, doi: external page10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101376
  • Liu Y, Bachofen C, Wittwer R, Silva Duarte G, Sun Q, Klaus VH, Buchmann N (2022) Using PhenoCams to track crop phenology and explain the effects of different cropping systems on yield. Agricultural Systems 195: 103306, doi: external page10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103306
  • Boch S, Becker T, Deák B, Dengler J, Klaus VH (2021) Grasslands of temperate Europe in a changing world – Editorial to the 16th EDGG Special Feature in Tuexenia. Tuexenia 351-359, doi: external page10.14471/2021.41.020
  • Neyret M, Fischer M, Allan E, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Le Provost G, Peter S, Schenk N, Simons NK, van der Plas F, Binkenstein J, Börschig C, Jung K, Prati D, Schäfer M, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Tschapka M, Westphal C, Manning P (2021) Assessing the impact of grassland management on landscape multifunctionality. Ecosystem Services 52: 101366, doi: external page10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101366
  • Neuenkamp L, Fischer LK, Schröder R, Klaus VH (2021) Special Issue: Urban ecosystems: potentials, challenges, and solutions. Basic and Applied Ecology 56: 281-288, doi: external page10.1016/j.baae.2021.08.010
  • Schaub S, Finger R, Buchmann N, Steiner V, Klaus VH (2021) The costs of diversity: higher prices for more diverse grassland seed mixtures. Environmental Research Letters 16: 094011, doi: external page10.1088/1748-9326/ac1a9c
  • Kwon T, Shibata H, Kepfer-Rojas S, Schmidt IK, Larsen KS, Beier C, Berg B, Verheyen K, Lamarque J-F, Hagedorn F, Eisenhauer N, Djukic I and TeaComposition Network* (2021) Effects of climate and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on early to mid-term stage litter decomposition across biomes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4: 678480, doi: external page10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480 *among others: Klaus VH
  • Oelmann Y, Lange M, Leimer S, Roscher C, Aburto F, Alt F, Bange N, Berner D, Boch S, Boeddinghaus R, Buscot F, Dassen S, De Deyn G, Eisenhauer N, Gleixner G, Goldmann K, Hölzel N, Jochum M, Kandeler K, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Le Provost G, Manning P, Marhan S, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Schurig E, Wagg C, Wubet T, and Wilcke W (2021) Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands. Nature Communications 12: 4431, doi: external page10.1038/s41467-021-24714-4
  • Le Provost G, Thiele J, Westphal C, Penone C, Allan E, Neyret M, van der Plas F, Ayasse M, Bardgett R, Birkhofer K, Boch S, Bonkowski M, Buscot F, Feldhaar H, Gaulton R, Goldmann K, Gossner MM, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Renner S, Scherreiks P, Sikorski J, Baulechner D, Bluethgen N, Bolliger R, Börschig C, Busch V, Chisté M, Fiore-Donno AM, Fischer M, Arndt H, Hölzel N, John K, Jung K, Lange M, Marzini C, Overmann J, Pašalić E, Perovic DJ, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Sonnemann I, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tschapka M, Türke M, Vogt J, Wehner K, Weiner C, Weisser WW, Wells K, Werner M, Wolters V, Wubet T, Wurst S, Zaytsev A, Manning P (2021) Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity. Nature Communications 12: 3918, doi: external page10.1038/s41467-021-23931-1
  • Freitag M, Klaus VH, Bolliger R, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Schäfer D, Hölzel N (2021) Restoration of plant diversity in permanent grassland by seeding: assessing the limiting factors along land-use gradients. Journal of Applied Ecology 58: 1681-1692, doi: external page10.1111/1365-2664.13883
  • Sun Q, Gilgen AK, Signarbieux C, Klaus VH, Buchmann N (2021) Cropping systems alter hydraulic traits of barley but not pea grown in mixture. Plant Cell & Environment 44: 2912-2924, doi: external page10.1111/pce.14054
  • Neff F, Brändle M, Ambarlı D, Ammer C, Bauhus J, Boch S, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Schall P, Schäfer D, Schulze E-D, Seibold S, Simons NK, Weisser WW, Pellissier L, Gossner MM (2021) Changes in plant–herbivore network structure and robustness along land-use intensity gradients in grasslands and forests. Science Advances 7: eabf3985, doi: external page10.1126/sciadv.abf3985
  • Klaus VH, Kiehl K (2021) A conceptual framework for urban ecological restoration and rehabilitation. Basic and Applied Ecology 52: 82-94, doi: external page10.1016/j.baae.2021.02.010
  • Lampinen J, Tuomi M, Fischer LK, Neuenkamp L, Alday JG, Bucharova A, Cancellieri C, Casado-​​​​Arzuaga I, Čeplová N, Cerveró L, Deák B, Eriksson E, Fellowes MDE, Fernández de Manuel B, Filibeck G, González-​​​​Guzmán A, Hinojosa MB, Kowarik I, Lumbierres B, Miguel A, Pardo R, Pons X, Rodríguez-​​​​García E, Schröder R, Gaia Sperandii M, Unterweger P, Valkó O, Vázquez V, Klaus VH (2021) Acceptance of near-​​natural greenspace management relates to ecological and socio-​​cultural assigned values among European urbanites. Basic and Applied Ecology 50: 119-​131, doi: external page10.1016/j.baae.2020.10.006
  • Felipe-Lucia M, Soliveres S, Penone C, Fischer M, Ammer C, Boch S, Boeddinghaus RS, Bonkowski M, Buscot F, Fiore-Donno AM, Frank K, Goldmann K, Gossner MM, Hölzel N, Jochum M, Kandeler E, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Leimer S, Manning P, Oelmann Y, Saiz H, Schall P, Schloter M, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Solly EF, Stempfhuber B, Weiser WW, Wilcke W, Wubet T, Allan E (2020) Land-use intensity alters biodiversity - ecosystem function - service networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117: 28140-28149, doi: external page10.1073/pnas.2016210117
  • Jochum M, Fischer M, Isbell F, Roscher C, van der Plas F, Boch S, Boenisch G, Buchmann N, Catford J, Cavender-Bares J, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Gleixner G, Hölzel N, Kattge J, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Lange M, Le Provost G, Meyer ST, Molina-Venegas R, Mommer L, Oelmann Y, Penone C, Prati D, Reich PB, Rindisbacher A, Schäfer D, Scheu S, Schmid B, Tilman D, Tscharntke T, Vogel A, Wagg C, Weigelt A, Weisser WW, Wilcke W, Manning P (2020) The results of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4: 1485-1494, doi: external page10.1038/s41559-020-1280-9
  • Klaus VH, Whittingham MJ, Báldi A, Eggers S, Francksen RM, Hiron M, Lellei-Kovács E, Rhymer CM, Buchmann N (2020) Do biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments inform stakeholders how to simultaneously conserve biodiversity and increase ecosystem service provisioning in grasslands? Biological Conservation 245: 108552, doi: external page10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108552
  • Pichon N, Cappelli S, Soliveres S, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Allan E (2020) Decomposition disentangled: a test of the multiple mechanisms by which nitrogen enrichment alters litter decomposition. Functional Ecology 34: 1485-1496, doi: external page10.1111/1365-2435.13560
  • Fischer L*, Neuenkamp L*, Lampinen J, Tuomi M, Alday JG, Bucharova A, Cancellieri C, Casado-​Arzuaga I, Čeplová N, Cerveró L, Deák B, Eriksson E, Fellowes MDE, Fernández de Manuel B, Filibeck G, González-​Guzmán A, Hinojosa MB, Kowarik I, Lumbierres B, Miguel A, Pardo R, Pons X, Rodríguez-​García E, Schröder R, Gaia Sperandii M, Unterweger P, Valkó O, Vázquez V, Klaus VH (2020) Public attitudes towards biodiversity-​friendly greenspace management in Europe. Conservation Letters e12718, doi: external page10.1111/conl.12718 * equal contributions
  • Klaus VH, Friedritz L, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T (2020) Drought boosts risk of nitrate leaching from grassland fertilisation. Science of the Total Environment 726: 137877, doi: external page10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137877
  • Vogt J, Klaus VH, Both S, Fürstenau C, Gockel S, Gossner MM, Heinze J, Hemp A, Hölzel N, Jung K, Kleinebecker T, Lauterbach R, Lorenzen K, Ostrowski A, Otto N, Prati D, Renner S, Schumacher U, Seibold S, Simons N, Steitz I, Teuscher M, Thiele J, Weithmann S, Wells K, Wiesner K, Ayasse M, Blüthgen N, Fischer M, Weisser WW (2019) Eleven years’ data of grassland management in Germany. Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e36387. doi: external page10.3897/BDJ.7.e36387
  • Schäfer D, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boeddinghaus RS, Hinderling J, Kandeler E, Marhan S, Nowak S, Sonnemann I, Wurst S, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Prati D (2019) Recovery of ecosystem functions after experimental disturbance in 73 grasslands differing in land-use intensity, plant species richness and community composition. Journal of Ecology 107: 2635-2649 doi: external page10.1111/1365-2745.13211
  • Boeddinghaus RS, 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 (2019) Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology 107: 2197-2210 doi: external page10.1111/1365-2745.13182
  • Busch V, Klaus VH, Prati D, Schäfer D, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Chisté M, Mody C, Blüthgen N, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T (2019) Will I stay or will I go? Plant species specific response and tolerance to high land-use intensity in temperate grassland ecosystems. Journal of Vegetation Science 30: 674-686 doi: external page10.1111/jvs.12749
  • Tischer A, Sehl L, Meyer U-N, Kleinebecker T, Klaus V, Hamer U (2019) Land-use intensity shapes kinetics of extracellular enzymes in rhizosphere soil of agricultural grassland plant species. Plant and Soil 437: 215-239 doi: external page10.1007/s11104-019-03970-w
  • van der Plas F, Allan E, Fischer M, Alt F, Arndt H, Binkenstein J, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Boehm S, Hoelzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Morris K, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Renner S, Rillig MC, Schaefer HM, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schoening I, Schrumpf M, Solly E, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Tschapka M, Weiner C, Weisser W, Werner M, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Manning P (2019) Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships. Journal of Applied Ecology 56: 168-179 doi: external page10.1111/1365-2664.13260
  • Djukic I, Kepfer-Rojas S, Schmidt IK, Larsen KS, Beier C, Berg B, Verheyend K, TeaComposition* (2018) Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment 628–629: 1369-1394 doi: external page10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012 . *among others: Klaus VH
  • Heer N, Klimmek F, Zwahlen C, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Boch S (2018) Hemiparasite-density effects on grassland plant diversity, composition and biomass. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 32: 22-29 doi: external page10.1016/j.ppees.2018.01.004
  • Leimer S, Bischoff S, Boch S, Busch V, Escher P, Fischer M, Hänsel F, Hölzel N, Kerber K, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Michalzik B, Nauss T, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schwarz MT, Siemens J, Thieme L, Wöllauer S, Wilcke W (2018) Does plant diversity affect the water balance of established grassland systems? Ecohydrology 11:e1945 doi: external page10.1002/eco.1945
  • Busch V, Klaus VH, Penone C, Schäfer D, Boch S, Prati D, Müller J, Socher SA, Niinemets Ü, Peñuelas J, Hölzel N, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T (2018) Nutrient stoichiometry and land use rather than species richness determine plant functional diversity. Ecology and Evolution 8: 601-618 doi: external page10.1002/ece3.3609
  • Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Schäfer D, Prati D, Fischer M, Hemp A, Lauterbach R, Klaus VH (2018) And the winner is … ! A test of simple predictors of plant species richness in agricultural grasslands. Ecological Indicators 87: 296-301 doi: external page10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.031
  • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Nowak S, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Hamer U (2018) Land use intensity, rather than plant species richness, affects the leaching risk of multiple nutrients from permanent grasslands. Global Change Biology 24: 2828-2840 doi: external page10.1111/gcb.14123; external pageCorrigendum
  • Klaus VH, Hoever CJ, Fischer M, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Schäfer D, Prati D, Hölzel N (2018) Contribution of the soil seed bank to the restoration of temperate grasslands by mechanical sward disturbance. Restoration Ecology 26: 114-122 doi: external page10.1111/rec.12626
  • Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Prati D, Busch V, Hamer U, Hoever CJ, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2018) Effects of mowing, grazing and fertilization on soil seed banks in temperate grasslands in Central Europe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 256: 211-217 doi: external page10.​1016/​j.​agee.​2017.​11.​008
  • Sorkau E, Boch S, Boeddinghaus RS, Bonkowski M, Fischer M, Kandeler E, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Marhan S, Müller J, Prati D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Weinert J, Oelmann Y (2018) The role of soil chemical properties, land use and plant diversity for microbial phosphorus in forest and grassland soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 181: 185-197, doi: external page10.1002/jpln.201700082
  • Gilhaus K, Boch S, Fischer M, Hölzel, N, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Rupprecht D, Schmitt B, Klaus VH (2017) Grassland management in Germany: effects on plant diversity and vegetation composition. Tuexenia 37: 379-397 doi: external page10.14471/2017.37.010
  • Hejkal J, Buttschardt TK, Klaus VH (2017) Connectivity of public urban grasslands: implications for grassland conservation and restoration in cities. Urban Ecosystems 20 (2): 511-519 external pagedoi: 10.1007/s11252-016-0611-8
  • Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Kleinebecker T, Fischer M, Prati D, Hölzel N (2017) 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 external pagedoi:10.1093/jpe/rtw062
  • Rudolph M, Velbert F, Schwenzfeier S, Kleinebecker T, Klaus VH (2017) Patterns and potentials of plant species richness in high- and low-maintenance urban grasslands. Applied Vegetation Science 20 (1): 18–27 external pagedoi: 10.1111/avsc.12267
  • Blüthgen N, Simons N, Jung K, Prati D, Renner S, Boch S, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Tschapka M, Weisser WW, Gossner MM (2016) Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity. Nature Communications 7: 10697 external pagedoi:10.1038/ncomms10697
  • Klaus VH, Boch S, Boeddinghaus RS, Hölzel N, Kandeler E, Marhan S, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Regan KM, Schmitt B, Sorkau E, Kleinebecker T (2016) Temporal and small-scale spatial variation in grassland productivity, biomass quality and nutrient limitation. Plant Ecology 217 (7): 843-856 external pagedoi:10.1007/s11258-016-0607-8
  • Klaus VH*, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Solly EF, Hänsel F, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T* (2016) 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 external pagedoi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.008 (* equal authorship)
  • 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 (2016) Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 371: 20150269 external pagedoi:10.1098/rstb.2015.0269
  • 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 (2016) Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature 536: 456–459 external pagedoi:10.1038/nature19092
  • Allan E, Manning P, Prati D, Grassein F, Alt F, Binkenstein J, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Morris E-K, Oelmann Y, Renner SC, Rillig MC, Schäfer M, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Solly E, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffen-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Trumbore S, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner W, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Fischer M (2015) Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition. Ecology Letters 18: 834–843 external pagedoi:10.1111/ele.12469
  • 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 (2015) Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa. Ecology 96:1492–1501 external pagehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1307.1
  • 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 (2014) 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 external pagedoi:10.1073/pnas.1312213111
  • Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Fischer M, Klaus VH (2014) 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 external pagedoi:10.1111/1365-2745.12202
  • Müller J, Heinze J, Joshi J, Boch S, Klaus VH, Fischer M, Prati D (2014) Influence of experimental soil disturbances on the diversity of bryophytes and vascular plants in agricultural grasslands. Journal of Plant Ecology 7 (6): 509-517 external pagedoi:10.1093/jpe/rtt062
  • Klaus VH (2013) Urban grassland restoration: a neglected opportunity for biodiversity conservation. Restoration Ecology 21: 665–669 external pagedoi: 10.1111/rec.12051
  • Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T (2013) 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 external pagelink open access pdf
  • Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T (2013) Organic vs. conventional grassland management: Do 15N and 13C isotopic signatures of hay and soil samples differ? PLoS ONE 8(10): e78134 external pagedoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078134
  • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Fischer M, Alt F, Boch S, Gockel S, Gossner M, Hemp A, Lange M, Müller J, Oelmann Y, Pašalić E, Renner SC, Socher SA, Türke M, Weisser WW, Hölzel N (2013) Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversity at the expense of yield and soil fertility? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 177:1-9 external pagedoi:10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.019
  • Blüthgen N, Dormann C, 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 C, Fischer M, Kalko EKV, Linsenmair KE, Schulze E-D, Weisser WW (2012) A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization. Basic and Applied Ecology 13: 207-220
    external pagedoi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.001
  • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boch S, Müller J, Socher AS, Prati D, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2012) 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: 82-86 external pagedoi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.07.016
  • Müller J, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Hölzel N, Fischer M (2012) Impact of Land-Use Intensity and Productivity on Bryophyte Diversity in Agricultural Grasslands. PLoS ONE 7(12): e51520 external pagedoi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051520
  • Socher S, Prati D, Müller J, Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Fischer M (2012) Direct and productivity-mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing intensities on grassland plant species richness. Journal of Ecology 100: 1391-1399 external pagedoi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.02020.x
  • Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M (2011) 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: 287-295
    external pagedoi:10.1016/j.ppees.2011.07.001
  • Klaus VH, Sintermann J, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N (2011) Sedimentation-induced eutrophication in large river floodplains - an obstacle to restoration? Biological Conservation 144: 451–458
    external pagedoi:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.09.031
  • Kleinebecker T, Klaus VH, Hölzel N (2011) Reducing sample quantity and maintaining high prediction accuracy of quality parameters in grassland biomass with near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy 19: 495-505 external pageDOI 10.1255/jnirs.957

Books and Book Chapters

Further Publications  

  • Klaus VH (2023) Stadtnatur gewinnt - Wie sich die europäische Bevölkerung ihr Stadtgrün wünscht. Nodium 15: 50-55, DownloadPDF (PDF, 12.7 MB)
  • Richter F, Lüscher A, Jan P, El Benni N, Suter M, Buchmann N, Klaus V (2023) Der Einfluss biologischer Bewirtschaftung auf Ökosystemleistungen von Wiesen und Weiden. In: 16. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau No. 203. Ed. FIBL, Frick, Switzerland, external pageOrganic ePrints
  • Klaus V, Richter F, Buchmann N, El Benni N, Jan P, Lüscher A (2023) Produktivität biologisch bewirtschafteter Weiden und Wiesen im Kanton Solothurn. In: 16. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau No. 203. Ed. FiBL, Frick, Switzerland, external pageOrganic ePrints
  • Klaus VH, Richter F, Reichmuth C, Jan P, El Benni N, Buchmann N, Lüscher A (2022) How professional stakeholders perceive the current and future relevance of grassland ecosystem services in Switzerland. Grassland Science in Europe 27: 198-​200, external pageProceedings of the 29th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Richter F, Lüscher A, El Benni N, Jan P, Buchmann N, Klaus VH (2022) Provisioning ecosystem services of fertilized meadows and pastures differ in their response to organic management. Grassland Science in Europe 27: 262-264, external pageProceedings of the 29th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Tonn B, Ten Berge H, Bufe C, Buchmann N, Eggers S, Fernández Rebollo P, Klaus VH, Lellei-Kovács E, Lombardi G, Ravetto Enri S, Stypinski P, Newell Price JP (2022) Are we talking about the same thing? Stakeholder perspectives on grassland management intensity. Grassland Science in Europe 27: 47-​49, external pageProceedings of the 29th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Schils RLM, Bufe C, Rhymer CM, Francksen RM, Klaus VH, Abdalla M, Milazzo F, Lellei-Kovács E, Ten Berge H, Bertora C, Chodkiewicz A, Dǎmǎtîrcǎ C, Feigenwinter I, Fernández-Rebollo P, Ghiasi S, Hejduk S, Hiron M, Janicka M, Pellaton R, Smith KE, Thorman R, Vanwalleghem T, Williams J, Zavattaro L, Kampen J, Derkx R, Smith P, Whittingham MJ, Buchmann N, Newell Price JP (2022) Delivery of ecosystem services from permanent grasslands in Europe: a systematic review. Grassland Science in Europe 27: 274-276, external pageProceedings of the 29th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Ravetto Enri S, Bausson C, Ten Berge H, Hiron M, Jones M, Klaus VH, Buchmann N, Lellei-Kovács E, Rankin J, Fernández-Rebollo P, Schils R, Tonn B, Lombardi G, Newell Price JP (2022) Variability of European farming systems relying on permanent grasslands across biogeographic regions. Grassland Science in Europe 27: 35-​37, external pageProceedings of the 29th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Klaus VH, Newell Price JP, Bufe C, Caraes C, Chodkiewicz A, Feigenwinter I, Hejduk S, Klopčič M, Báldi A, Lellei-Kovács E, Lively F, Lombardi G, Markovic M, Milazzo F, Oenema J, Rankin J, Ravetto Enri S, Rhymer CM, Schils RLM, Stypiński P, Tonn B, Vanwalleghem T, Whittingham MJ, Buchmann N (2022) Ecosystem service research in grasslands at 31 experimental farms, networks and demonstration platforms across Europe. Grassland Science in Europe 27: 195-​197, external pageProceedings of the 29th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Klaus H, Richter F, Buchmann N, Jan P, El Benni N, Lüscher A (2020) Effects of organic farming on ecosystem services and multifunctionality in Switzerland: the ServiceGrass project. Grassland Science in Europe 25: 505-507, external pageProceedings of the 28th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Schils RLM, Newell Price J.P, Klaus VH, Tonn B, Hejduk S, Stypinski P, Hiron M, Fernández P, Ravetto Enri S, Lellei-Kovacs E, Annett N, Markovic B, Lively F, Ten Berge H, Smith K, Forster-Brown C, Jones M, Buchmann N, Janicka M, Fernandez J, Rankin J, McConnell D, Aubry A, Korevaar H (2020) European permanent grasslands mainly threatened by abandonment, heat and drought, and conversion to temporary grassland. Grassland Science in Europe 25: 553-555, external pageProceedings of the 28th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Tonn B, Bausson C, Ten Berge H, Buchmann N, Bufe C, Eggers S, Fernández-Rebollo P, Forster-Brown C, Hiron M, Klaus VH, Korevaar H, Lellei-Kovács E, Lombardi G, Markovic B, Ravetto Enri S, Schils RLM, Stypinski P, Newell Price P (2020) A management-based typology for European permanent grasslands. Grassland Science in Europe 25: 412-414, external pageProceedings of the 28th General Meeting of the EGF
  • Gilgen AK, Klaus VH, Lüscher A, Buchmann N (2019) ‘From research – for practice’: translating research findings for practical application. Grassland Science in Europe 24: 536
  • Klaus VH, Gilgen AK, Lüscher A, Buchmann N (2019) Can we deduce general management recommendations from biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research in grasslands? Grassland Science in Europe 24: 63-65
  • Lüscher A, Grieder C, Huguenin-Elie O, Klaus VH, Reidy B, Schneider MK, Schubiger F, Suter D, Suter M, Kölliker R (2019) Grassland systems in Switzerland with a main focus on sown grasslands. Grassland Science in Europe 24: 3-16
  • Klaus VH, Fischer M, Hamer U, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Schäfer D, Allan E (2018) The Biodiversity Exploratories: a large-scale framework project for functional biodiversity research. Grassland Science in Europe 23: 610-120 [external pagedownload]
  • 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 [external pagedownload]
  • 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, 10 pp [external pagedownload]
  • Klaus VH (2012) Relationships between productivity, land-use intensity and plant species richness in agricultural grasslands. PhD Tesis, Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster, Germany
  • Klaus VH (2008) Vegetations- und Nährstoffgradienten in Auenwiesen am nördlichen Oberrhein. Diploma Thesis, Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster, Germany [external pageAbstract pdf 4,2 KB] [external pagePoster (German) pdf 408 KB]
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