Prof. Dr. Michael Staab

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C13.003b
Fon +49.4131.677-2903, michael.staab@leuphana.de
Juniorprofessor*in, Junior professor of Animal Ecology and Trophic Interaction

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Vita

  • since 2025: Professor for Animal Ecology and Trophic Interactions, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
  • 2020–2025: Postdoc, Ecological Networks, Technical University of Darmstadt
  • 2017–2018: Junior Fellow, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg
  • 2014–2020: Lecturer/Postdoc, Department of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg
  • 2013–2014: Research assistant, Department of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg
  • 2011–2014: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) studies in Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
  • 2011–2013: Research assistant, Department of Ecosystem Functions, Leuphana University Lüneburg
  • 2010–2011: Research assistant, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg
  • 2005–2010: Diploma studies in Biology (major Tropical Biology), University of Würzburg
  • 2004–2005: Military Service

Projects

Publications

Journal contributions

  1. Losers and winners: responses of grassland arthropods to land-use components
    Margarita Hartlieb (Author) , Michael Staab (Author) , Johanna L. Berger (Author) , Rafael Achury (Author) , Martin M. Gossner (Author) , Sebastian Seibold (Author) , Wolfgang W. Weisser (Author) , Nico Blüthgen (Author) , 04.02.2026 , in: Oikos, 2026, 2 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Tree species richness drives multiple facets of bee diversity via understorey microenvironment
    Ting Ting Xie (Author) , Yi Li (Author) , Ming Qiang Wang (Author) , Michael Staab (Author) , Jing Ting Chen (Author) , Xiu Wei Liu (Author) , Xiao Yu Shi (Author) , Qing Song Zhou (Author) , Ze Qing Niu (Author) , Ke Ping Ma (Author) , Helge Bruelheide (Author) , Arong Luo (Author) , Douglas Chesters (Author) , Jia Sheng Hao (Author) , Chao Dong Zhu (Author) , 04.02.2026 , in: Journal of Animal Ecology, 95, 2 , p. 270-281 , 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Advancing the quantification of land-use intensity in forests: the ForMIX index combining tree species composition, tree removal, deadwood availability, and stand maturity
    Michael Staab (Author) , Nico Blüthgen (Author) , Katja Wehner (Author) , Peter Schall (Author) , Christian Ammer (Author) , 01.02.2026 , in: European Journal of Forest Research, 145, 1 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Arthropod species loss underpins biomass declines
    Benjamin Wildermuth (Author) , Maximilian Bröcher (Author) , Emma Ladouceur (Author) , Sebastian T. Meyer (Author) , Holger Schielzeth (Author) , Michael Staab (Author) , Rafael Achury (Author) , Nico Blüthgen (Author) , Lionel Hertzog (Author) , Jes Hines (Author) , Christiane Roscher (Author) , Oliver Schweiger (Author) , Wolfgang W. Weisser (Author) , Anne Ebeling (Author) , 01.01.2026 , in: Nature Ecology & Evolution, 10, 1 , p. 83-94 , 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Disentangling the influence of environmental conditions on sex determination in haplodiploid organisms
    Katharina Wittmann (Author) , Alexandra Maria Klein (Author) , Maximilian Pichler (Author) , Michael Staab (Author) , 03.12.2025 , in: Journal of Animal Ecology, 94, 12 , p. 2584-2596 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Der Rückgang von Insekten in deutschen Wäldern – neue Ergebnisse aus den Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien
    Michael Staab (Author) , 07.02.2024 Halberstadt , p. 281-297 , 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

  2. Insektensterben: Ein Einblick in Muster und mögliche Ursachen aus den Biodiversitäts-Explorationen
    Michael Staab (Author) , Rafael Achury (Author) , Wolfgang W. Weisser (Author) , Nico Blüthgen (Author) , 01.01.2024 Bonn , p. 119-136 , 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  3. Diversity and specialization of host parasitoid interactions in an urban rural interface
    Gesine Pufal (Author) , Michael Staab (Author) , Alexandra-Maria Klein (Author) , Maria Helena Pereira Peixoto (Author) , C. Martins (Author) , 01.01.2013 Potsdam , p. 410 , 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  4. Different responses of ant species to sugars and amino acids in a subtropical forest of China 
    Alexandra-Maria Klein (Author) , Sara Diana Leonhardt (Author) , Michael Staab (Author) , Joel Methorst (Author) , Nico Blüthgen (Author) , 01.09.2012 Berlin , p. 56-57 , 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Activities

Press / Media

Prizes

  1. Best Publication Prize in the category "Journal Publication Natural & Life Sciences“ (2022)
    Michael Staab (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Elite Program for Postdoctoral Researchers
    Michael Staab (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  3. Göttinger Preis Waldökosystemforschung 2019
    Michael Staab (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  4. Horst-Wiehe-Award (2017)
    Michael Staab (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  5. Maria Sibylla Merian Award (2017)
    Michael Staab (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses