Prof. Dr. Thorsten Aßmann
Vita
- Since 2006: University professor for Ecology, esp. Animal Ecology (W3, Full Professorship), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
- 2001-2006: University professor for Ecology, esp. Animal Ecology (C3), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
- 2000-2001: Lecturer (Wissenschaftl. Oberassistent)
- 2000: Habilitation in Ecology
- 1994-2000: PostDoc (Wissenschaftl. Assistent)
- 1991-1994: Research Associate, University of Osnabrück (Ecology)
- 1988-1991: Study of Population Genetics
- 1981-1987: Studies of Biology, Universites of Gießen and Münster (minor subjects: physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, biochemistry)
Teaching
- Ecology, esp. animal ecology
- Conservation biology, incl. conservation genetics, biodiversity research, macroecology
- Systematology and taxonomy, esp. of arthropodes
Research Interests
- Animal ecology
- Conservation biology
- Macroecology
- Systematology and taxonomy
Projects
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Minderung der Barrierewirkung von Agrarflächen mittels halboffener Verbundkorridore
Werner Härdtle (Project manager, academic) , Thorsten Aßmann (Project manager, academic) , Claudia Drees (Partner) , Simon Hein (Project staff) , Swantje Grabener (Project staff)
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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)
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Land-use responses of dung beetle communities and their ecosystem services
Thorsten Aßmann (Project manager, academic) , Nico Blüthgen (Project manager, academic) , Thomas Schmitt (Project manager, academic)
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Mechanisms of soil erosion, soil properties and Ecoscape analysis as a function of species richness and species composition in subtropical forests
Thorsten Aßmann (Project manager, academic) , Peter Kühn (Project manager, academic) , Thomas Scholten (Project manager, academic) , Karsten Schmidt (Project manager, academic)
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Multi-trophic plant-insect networks in a tree diversity experiment in China
Thorsten Aßmann (Project manager, academic)
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Publications
Books and anthologies
- Halboffene Verbundkorridore: Ökologische Funktion, Leitbilder und Praxis-Leitfaden
Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Peter Finck (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , Diethart Matthies (Author) , Goddert von Oheimb (Author) , Uwe Riecken (Author) , Eliane Travers (Author) , Karin Ullrich (Author) , Estève Boutaud (Author) , Dorothea Irmgard Ilse Nolte (Author) , 2016 Münster , 296 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
- Carabid Beetles as Bioindicators: Biogeographical, Ecological and Environmental Studies
Johan Kotze (Editor) , Thorsten Aßmann (Editor) , Jinze Nordijk (Editor) , Hans Turin (Editor) , Rikjan Vermeulen (Editor) , 2011 Sofia , 573 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
- Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology
Thorsten Aßmann (Editor) , Jan Christian Habel (Author) , 2010 Heidelberg [u.a.] , 449 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book › Research
- Saproxylic beetles: Their role and diversity in European woodland ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles
Keith N. A. Alexander (Author) , Thomas Ranius (Author) , Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Jörn Buse (Author) , 2009 Sofia/Moscow , 236 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
- Back to the roots and back to the future: towards a new synthesis amongst taxonomic, ecological and biogeographical approaches in carabidology
Lyubomir Penev (Editor) , Terry L. Erwin (Editor) , Thorsten Aßmann (Editor) , 2008 Sofia , 509 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
Journal contributions
- Evolving tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) conservation research: reconciling perspectives from amateurs and professionals
Fernando Fernández (Author) , Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Deokjea Cha (Author) , Leonardo Lopes Costa (Author) , Jörg Gebert (Author) , Grey Gustafson (Author) , C. Barry Knisley (Author) , Payal Molur (Author) , David L. Pearson (Author) , Michael J. Samways (Author) , Vinita Sangela (Author) , Jürgen Wiesner (Author) , 01.06.2026 , in: Journal of Insect Conservation, 30, 3 , 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
- Ground beetle fauna of flower strips and forest edges in northern German lowlands’ conventional agricultural landscapes (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Estève Boutaud (Author) , Claudia Drees (Author) , Stephan Gürlich (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , Lena Husemann (Author) , Martin Kubiak (Author) , Christin Juno Laschke (Author) , Sina Remmers (Author) , Pascale Zumstein (Author) , Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: Biodiversity Data Journal, 13 , 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Habitat diversity and peat moss cover drive the occurrence probability of the threatened ground beetle Carabus menetriesi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Bavarian mire
Ingmar Harry (Author) , Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Carsten F. Dormann (Author) , Carl J. Skarbek (Author) , 01.12.2022 , in: Journal of Insect Conservation, 26, 6 , p. 863-871 , 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Taxonomic revision of the African and Southwest Asian species of Platyderus Stephens, subg. Eremoderus Jeanne (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini)
Borislav Guéorguiev (Author) , David W. Wrase (Author) , Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Jan Muilwijk (Author) , Patrice Machard (Author) , 13.06.2022 , in: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 69, 1 , p. 71-122 , 52 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Conservation value of semi-open habitats for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelidae) in Central Europe
Dorothea Nolte (Author) , Ingmar Harry (Author) , Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Claudia Drees (Author) , Estève Boutaud (Author) , 01.05.2022 , in: Biodiversity and Conservation, 31, 5-6 , p. 1469-1489 , 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Contributions to collected editions/anthologies
- Fragmentierung und lineare Lebensraumstrukturen - eine entomologische Perspektive
Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Claudia Drees (Author) , Peter Finck (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , Uwe Riecken (Author) , Karin Ullrich (Author) , Estève Boutaud (Author) , Jörn Buse (Author) , 01.01.2020 Bonn , p. 49-66 , 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- Ökosystem und Biodiversität
Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Werner Härdtle (Author) , Claudia Drees (Author) , Alexandra-Maria Klein (Author) , Andreas Schuldt (Author) , Goddert Oheimb (Author) , 01.01.2014 Heidelberg , p. 147-174 , 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
- Historisch alte Waldstandorte: Bedeutung und Wert von Lebensraumkontinuität für Tiere
Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Petra Dieker (Author) , Claudia Drees (Author) , Britta Eggers (Author) , Ingmar Harry (Author) , Jörn Buse (Author) , Katharina Homburg (Author) , Rolf-Harald Krause (Author) , Andrea Matern (Author) , Andreas Schuldt (Author) , Angela Taboada Palomares (Author) , 01.01.2013 , p. 65-82Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research
- Patterns and hotspots of carabid beetle diversity in the Palaearctic – insights from a hyperdiverse invertebrate taxon
Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Andreas Schuldt (Author) , 01.01.2011 Berlin, Heidelberg , p. 175-188 , 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- Multiple Glacial Refuges of Unwinged Ground Beetles in Europe: Molecular Data Support Classical Phylogeographic Models
T. Reimann (Author) , Thorsten Aßmann (Author) , Claudia Drees (Author) , Andrea Matern (Author) , Goddert Oheimb (Author) , 01.01.2010 Berlin ; Heidelberg , p. 199-215 , 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
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GAC Mitgliederversammlung
Thorsten Aßmann (Oral presentation) , Ingmar Harry (Speaker) , Claudia Drees (Speaker) , Rikjan Vermeulen (Speaker) , Matthias Kaiser (Speaker) , Ulrich Irmler (Speaker) , Estève Boutaud (Oral presentation) , Jörn Buse (Speaker)
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Courses
Charakteristische Stellvertreter folgender Taxa werden bestimmt:
• Annelida (Polychaeta, Clitellata)
• “Myriapoda” (Chilopoda, Progoneata inkl. Diplopoda)
• Mollusca (Bivalvia, Gastropoda)
• Arthropoda (Arachnida, Crustacea, Insecta (haupts.))
• Vertebrata
Sowie Vertreter folgender Pflanzenfamilien:
• Ranunculaceae
• Brassicaceae
• Caryophyllaceae
• Rosaceae
• Apiaceae
• Fabaceae
• Lamiaceae
• Asteraceae
• Juncaceae
• Cyperaceae
• Poaceae
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
• Einführung in Taxonomie und phylogenetische Systematik
• Vorstellung wichtiger Tierstämme und weiterer zoologischer Taxa (bis auf Ordnungs- und Familienniveau)
• Vorstellung wichtiger Taxa der Gefäßpflanzen und Einführung in die Biologie der Pflanzen
• Sammeln und Konservieren biologischer Objekte
• Grundkenntnisse in Anlage und Erhalt von musealen Sammlungen zur Biodiversität
• Benutzung dichotomer Bestimmungsschlüssel
Freilandübung in der Bleckeder Elbmarsch.
Übernachtungen können auf dem Campingplatz Radegast erfolgen (Kosten müssen von den Teilnehmern selbst getragen werden).
Die Freilandübung startet mit Fahrrädern morgens am Freitag am Bahnhof in Lauenburg an der Elbe und endet ebenfalls dort am Nachmittag bzw. Abend des Sonntags.
Es werden wichtige Lebensräume des Biosphärenreservats aufgesucht (ripikole Pionierlebensräume and der Elbe, Weichholzaue, Hartholzaue, Wiesen, Weiden). Im Gelände besprechen wir wichtige Pflanzen- und Tierarten sowie spezielle Aspekte von Ökosystemfunktionen und anthropogenen Einflüssen.
Tagsüber werden Strecken von bis zu 40 Kilometern mit Fahrrädern zurückgelegt. Ohne Fahrrad kann eine Teilnahme an der Übung nicht erfolgen.