Grazers, shredders and filtering carnivores – The evolution of feeding ecology in Drusinae (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae): Insights from a molecular phylogeny. Healthy ecosystems and a rich biodiversity, i.e. Biological Conservation 187: 41-50. Global Change Biology, DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15123. River restoration success – a question of perception. Slow, but steady: Dispersal velocity and strategies of freshwater mollusks. Elivated temperatures translate into reduced dispersal abilities in a natural population of an aquatic insect (Tipula maxima, Diptera, Tipulidae). The importance of the regional species pool, ecological species traits and local habitat conditions for the colonization of restored river reaches by fish. To this end, we are participating in various international projects such as BIOTA (completed), FONA and Edaphobase, EnvEurope or EU BON. A contribution to stream conservation in southern Lower Saxony”, 1991  Diploma (MSc) in Biology, University of Göttingen, Germany. F +49 69 746238 Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: development of a practical standardised protocol for macroinvertebrate sampling and sorting. The United Nations Summit on Biodiversity will be convened under the theme “Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development” on 30 September 2020. Phylogeography of the montane caddisfly Drusus discolor (Rambur, 1842) (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae, Drusinae): evidence for multiple refugia and periglacial survival. Freshwater Biology 61: 607-620. Ecological Indicators 65: 133-141. This briefing note was put online in September 2020 to coincide with the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Pauls, S.U., Graf, W., Haase, P., Lumbsch, H.T. Purification and characterisation of F420H2-Dehydrogenase from Methanolobus tinarius. In a vulnerable world, we cannot afford to lose the race to adapt, 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, 7 million hectares of forest, area roughly the size of the Republic of Ireland, are destroyed every year, scientific assessment published in July 2020 by UNEP and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Decade of Action to Deliver the Global Goals. Ecological Modelling, 257: 1-10. Oceans also play a vital role in climate change mitigation, are a source of protein for some 3 billion people, and contain countless species we know very little about, and which could be the source of novel medicines and materials. Limnologica 34: 281-282. Haubrock, P.J., Pilotto, F., Innocenti, G., Cianfanelli, S. & Haase, P. (2020) Two centuries for an almost complete community turnover from native to non-native species in a riverine ecosystem. Pauls, S.U., Theißinger, K., Ujvarosi, L., Balint, M. & Haase, P. (2009). An attack on two fronts: how predicted climate and land use changes affect the predicted distribution of stream macroinvertebrates. Diverging response patterns of terrestrial and aquatic species to hydromorphological restoration. Gavish, Y., Marsh, C.J., Kuemmerlen, M., Stoll, S., Haase, P. & Kunin, W.E. Hence, there is a need to preserve the diversity in life on the earth. (2010). Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe. Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is the scientific term for the variety of life on Earth. The important components of biodiversity include plant functional diversity and the type and distribution of habitats across landscapes. Nature responds to some of the most pressing challenges faced by humans today. Many governments in the world have conserved portions of their territories under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a multilateral treaty signed in 1992–3. Small and impoverished regional species pools constrain colonization of restored river reaches by fishes. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Inter-governmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plans, UNEP’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), UNEP-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP), Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Ecosystem-based adaptation briefing notes, UNEP at 75th session of the UN General Assembly. Reliable findings and forecasts can only be established on the basis of observation covering a sufficiently long time. Physicochemical and morphological degradation of stream and river habitats increases invasion risk. Germany. Deffner, J., & Haase, P. (2018). Genesis, goals and schievements of Long-Term Ecological Research at the global scale: A critical review of ILTER and future implications. The scientific community has repeatedly sounded the alarm on the nature crisis and its principal causes: habitat loss, over-exploitation, pollution and climate change. A sustainable economy is worth $12 trillion and can create 380 million jobs. Biodiversity breakdown Most scientists agree that species are now disappearing hundreds, of … High spatial variability biases the space-for-time approach in environmental monitoring. There are also indirect things like the distortion of the nitrogen cycle and the proliferation of dead zones in estuaries and coastal waters around the world. While the primary biodiversity Goals (SDG 14 and 15) seek to conserve and sustainably use the marine and terrestrial environment respectively, all 17 SDGs ultimately depend on healthy ecosystems and biodiversity. Haubrock, P.J., Balzani, P., Britton, R. & Haase, P. (2020). Domisch, S., Araújo, M.B., Bonada, N., Pauls, S.U., Jähnig, S.C. & Haase, P. (2013). Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is the variety of life and includes all living organisms found on Earth. Conservation Biology 33: 132-141. What UNEP is doing to address biodiversity. Accounting for biotic interaction though alpha-diversity constraints in stacked species distribution models. Long-term environmental monitoring infrastructures in Europe – Observations, measurements, scales, and socio-ecological representativeness. Freshwater Science 34 (3): 975-990. Reliable findings and forecasts can only be established on the basis of observation covering a sufficiently long time. Yet, deforestation is continuing at an alarming rate, particularly in tropical regions: 7 million hectares of forest, area roughly the size of the Republic of Ireland, are destroyed every year, particularly in tropical regions. Contrasting patterns of population structure of the montane caddisfly H. tenuis (Navas, 1932) and D. discolor (Rambur, 1842) in central European Highlands. & Zacharias, S. (2018). Simaika J.P., Stoll, S., Lorenz, A.W., Thomas, G., Sundermann, A. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 284 (1863) 20170870. The health of our planet ultimately underpins our own health and wellbeing. (2011): Molecular data and species distribution models reveal the Pleistocene history of the mayfly Ameletus inopinatus (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae). Local contribution to beta diversity is negatively linked with community-wide dispersal capacity in stream invertebrate communities. Haase, P., Pilotto, F., Li, F., Sundermann, A., Lorenz, A.W., Tonkin, J.D, & Stoll, S. (2019). Environmental Sciences Europe 32, 129. Thomas, G., Lorenz, A.W., Sundermann, A., Haase, P., Peter, A. Friberg, N., Sandin, L., Furse, M., Larsen, S.E., Clarke, R. & Haase, P. (2006). Biological diversity—or biodiversity—is the variety of life on Earth and the natural patterns it forms. The Guardian’s biodiversity editor looks back on a year that put the state of the planet on the agenda in ways no one could have foreseen Last modified on … They help us to interpret the long-term studies, deepen our understanding of fundamental biotic processes generally, and allow us to develop real-world management recommendations. Li, F., J.D. According to the UN sources at least 40 percent of the world’s economy and 80 percent of the needs of the poor are derived from biological resources. It forms the web of life, of which we are an integral part and upon which we so fully depend. Yet, recent assessments show that these are the two goals in which the least progress is being made. Manfrin, A., Teurlincx, S., Lorenz, A., Haase, P., Marttila, M., Syrjänen, J., Thomas, G. & Stoll, S. (2019). Jourdan, J., Plath, M., Tonkin, J.D., Ceylan, M., Dumeier, A., Gellert, G., Graf, W., Hawkins, C.P., Kiel, E., Lorenz, A., Matthaei, C., Tonkin, J.D., Verdonschot, P.F.M., Verdonschot, R.C.M. Online early, DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13054. Limnologica 55: 33-41. Testing different sorting techniques in macroinvertebrate samples from running waters. Greater diversity in species ensure natural sustainability for all life forms. Approaches to Biodiversity. Tonkin, J.D., Stoll, S., Jähnig, S.C. & Haase, P. (2016). Environmental Controls on River Assemblages at the Regional Scale: An Application of the Elements of Metacommunity Structure Framework. Methonolobus tindarius”. Lorenz, A.W., Haase, P., Januschke, K., Sundermann, A., Hering, D. (2018). Senckenberg is also involved in the international LTER network (Long-Term Ecosystem Research). This brief literature review cites current research that endorses biodiversity for human health and examines the negative consequences of natural environment modification. SoilTemp: a global database of near-surface temperature. UNEP’s World Environment Situation Room is a dynamic knowledge platform designed to collect, process and share the world's best environmental science and research, as well as the mass of new data from satellites, drones and citizen science. More formally, biodiversity is comprised of several levels, starting with genes, then individual species, then communities of creatures and finally … Müller, F., Bicking, S., Ahrendt, K., Kinh Bac, D., Blindow, I., Fürst, C., Haase, P., Kruse, M., Kruse, T., Ma, L., Perennes, M., Ruljevic, I., Schernewski, G., Schimming, C.-G., Schneiders, A., Schubert, H., Schumacher, J., Tappeiner, U., Wangai, P., Windhorst, W. & Zeleny, J. Unlocking biodiversity data: Prioritization and filling the gaps in biodiversity observation data in Europe. Freshwater Biology 58 (4): 664-674. Oikos. Aquatic Ecology 48: 73-83. Furse, M., Hering, D., Moog, O., Verdonschot, P., Johnson, R.K., Brabec, K., Gritzalis, K., Buffagni, A., Pinto, P., Friberg, N., Murray-Bligh, J., Kokes, J., Alber, R., Usseglio-Polatera, P., Haase, P., Sweeting, R., Bis, B., Szoszkiewicz, K., Soszka, H., Springe, G., Sporka, F. & Krno, I. Senckenberg can avail itself of a unique stock of long-term data for a range of different marine, limnic and terrestrial ecosystems. (2008). Complex and nonlinear climate-driven changes in freshwater insect communities over 42 years. , Secades, C., Schmeller, D.S., Stoll, S., Wetzel, F.T. Balzani, P., Haubrock, P.J., Russo, F., Kouba, A., Haase, P., Veselý, L., Masoni, A. (2018). Genetic differentiation among populations of Cicerbita alpina (L.) Wallroth (Asteraceae) in the western Alps. J. Biochem. 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