Dr. David Walmsley
Vita
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since March 2023: Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
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September 2016 - January 2023: Coordinator of the Research project “ÖkoKult”, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
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since March 2014: Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
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2011-2014: Operative Management EU Project: "Innovation Incubator - Platform for Sustainable Biofuel Production for the Aviation Industry - Competence Tandem Biokerosene" and Research Fellow, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
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2010-2011: Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Eco-Innovation Research Group within the Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland; SFI Project "Biodiversity and species interaction - theory and application to multifunctional ecosystems"
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2006-2010: PhD Student (Eco-Physiology, Functional Ecology), University College Dublin, Ireland (EPA ERTDI Doctoral Research Scholarship): "Quantifying Dissolved Carbon and Nitrogen Losses from Soil Subjected to Different Land-Use and Management Practices"
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2003-2005: Head of Research and Development, Weissheimer Malz K.G., Andernach, Germany
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1998-2003: Student of Biology (Diplom-Biologe equivalent to MSc) at the J.W.-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thesis: "Influence of sequence regions of the mRNA from rye leaf-catalase on the expression of a reportergene"
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1997-1998: German Civil Service as a Carer for Mentally Challenged Children, Hofheim, Germany
For more information please visit:
www.leuphana.de/en/university/staff-members/david-walmsley.html
Research Interests
ecosystem functioning and services
carbon and nitrogen cycling
greenhouse gas emissions
biodiversity
bioenergy crops
Projects
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Securing the Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity of Extensively Managed Cultural Landscapes (Ökokult): - Subproject 1: Ecosystem Functioning and Services of Cultural Landscapes
Vicky Temperton (Project manager, academic) , Werner Härdtle (Project manager, academic) , Thorsten Aßmann (Project manager, academic) , David Walmsley (Coordination) , Andreas Schuldt (Project staff)
→Project: Research
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Platform for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
Alexandra-Maria Klein (Project manager, academic) , Stefan Schaltegger (Project manager, academic) , Katharina Averdunk (Coordination) , Kamini Kusum Barua (Project staff) , Janna Henrike Groeneveld (Project staff) , Elisabeth Hüsing (Project staff) , Martin Kügemann (Project staff) , Florian Lüdeke-Freund (Project staff) , Christine Moser (Project staff) , Nepomuk Wahl (Project staff) , David Walmsley (Project staff) , Jan Wreesmann (Project staff) , Robert Bailis (Project staff) , Roger Burritt (Project manager, academic)
→Project: Research
Publications
Journal contributions
- How to promote spider diversity of heathlands: impact of management intensity
Dragan Matevski (Author) , Vicky Temperton (Author) , David Walmsley (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , Jelena Daniels (Author) , Estève Boutaud (Author) , 01.04.2025 , in: Biodiversity and Conservation, 34 , p. 1057-1070 , 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Competitive interactions shape plant responses to nitrogen fertilization and drought: evidence from a microcosm experiment with Lilium bulbiferum L. and Secale cereale L.
Julia Lütke Schwienhorst (Author) , Corinna Pyrlik (Author) , Anna Tomberge (Author) , Andreas Fichtner (Author) , David Walmsley (Author) , Goddert von Oheimb (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , 01.04.2022 , in: Plant Ecology, 223, 4 , p. 437-451 , 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Correction to: Provenance- and life-history stage-specific responses of the dwarf shrub Calluna vulgaris to elevated vapour pressure deficit (Plant Ecology, (2020), 221, 12, (1219-1232), 10.1007/s11258-020-01076-3)
Karin Ibe (Author) , David Walmsley (Author) , Andreas Fichtner (Author) , Heinz Coners (Author) , Christoph Leuschner (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , 01.01.2022 , in: Plant Ecology, 223, 1 , p. 113-113 , 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
- Ensuring the Long-Term Provision of Heathland Ecosystem Services—The Importance of a Functional Perspective in Management Decision Frameworks
David Walmsley (Author) , Benjamin Delory (Author) , Isabel Alonso (Author) , Vicky Temperton (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , 20.12.2021 , in: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 , 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Provenance- and life-history stage-specific responses of the dwarf shrub Calluna vulgaris to elevated vapour pressure deficit
Karin Ibe (Author) , David Walmsley (Author) , Andreas Fichtner (Author) , Heinz Coners (Author) , Christoph Leuschner (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , 01.12.2020 , in: Plant Ecology, 221, 12 , p. 1219-1232 , 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
- Ecological impact of Camelia sativa and Thlaspi arvense cultivation in a summer double cropping system in Northern Germany
David Walmsley (Author) , Alexandra-Maria Klein (Author) , 01.01.2013 2013 ed. , p. 26-27 , 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Performance Monitoring for the Management of Heathland Ecosystems in times of Global Change - Novel Research Results for an Ancient Cultural Landscape
David Walmsley (Speaker)
→Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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ÖkoKult - Sicherung der Ökosystemdienstleistungen und Biodiversität in extensiv bewirtschafteten Kulturlandschaften
David Walmsley (Speaker)
Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
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Platform for Sustainable Aviation Fuels - Combining Ecological Research and Sustainability Management with Industrial Needs
David Walmsley (Speaker)
→Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
Press / Media
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Grüner Fliegen
1 time citedPress/Media: Press/Media
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Klima-Orakel: Wieso helfen Bäume dem Klima?
1 time citedPress/Media: Press/Media
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Sind Bäume wirklich gut fürs Klima?
1 time citedPress/Media: Press/Media
Courses
Charakteristische Stellvertreter folgender Taxa werden bestimmt:
• Gastropoda (insb. Landschnecken)
• Arthropoda (Insecta, insb. Schmetterlinge, Käfer, Hautflügler und Fliegen)
Sowie Vertreter folgender Pflanzenfamilien:
• Ranunculaceae
• Brassicaceae
• Caryophyllaceae
• Rosaceae
• Apiaceae
• Fabaceae
• Lamiaceae
• Asteraceae
• Juncaceae
• Cyperaceae
• Poaceae
Ausgewählte Inhalte: Moleküle des Lebens, Membranen, Enzyme – Funktion und Kinetik, Biochemie grundlegender Stoffwechselprozesse, Sensorik und neuronale Verarbeitung, Muskeln und Bewegung, Hormone und Regulation, Stoffwechsel (inkl. Synthese von Makromolekülen), Genetische Information: Speicherung, Weitergabe und Expression
This module deals with the basic principles of soil science. Topics include: soil-forming parent material; the factors and processes of soil formation; basic soil chemistry, physics and biology; and the formation and properties of different soil types, soil use and soil protection. Concurrently, the exercise aims at gaining experience in the classification and analysis of soil types and their environmental properties.
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
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Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
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Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
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Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
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Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Im Zuge einer Fallstudie werden diese Inhalte vertieft und bilden die Grundlage für die weitere Ermittlung von Nutzungspotenzialen dieser Reststoffe. Hierbei stehen die (1) Rückführung der Reststoffe und somit gebundene Nährstoffe in Ökosysteme sowie (2) die Nutzung als Ausgangssubstrat für die Gewinnung von Naturstoffen in der chemischen Industrie im Fokus.
Zu diesem Zwecke werden neben theoretischen Grundlagen einige bodenkundliche und biogeochemische Untersuchungen sowie Extraktions- und Analyseverfahren im Labor durchgeführt