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Overview

Frank Suhling is affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on ecology and related subfields.

The main fields of study for Suhling include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad domain, they have worked extensively in several subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Genetics
  • Social Psychology

Their research covers topics including:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Suhling include:

  • "Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions" (2020), published in Biological Conservation
  • "Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects" (2020), published in Biological Conservation
  • "A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research" (2021), published in Ecology Letters
  • "Temporal changes of biodiversity in urban running waters - Results of a twelve-year monitoring study" (2021), published in Basic and Applied Ecology
  • "Winners and losers over 35 years of dragonfly and damselfly distributional change in Germany" (2021), published in Diversity and Distributions

Suhling has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Michael J. Samways
  • John P. Simaika
  • Charl Deacon
  • Viola Clausnitzer
  • Javier Muzón

Their work has been published repeatedly in specific research venues such as:

  • International Journal of Odonatology
  • Biological Conservation
  • Ecology Letters
  • Basic and Applied Ecology
  • Diversity and Distributions

Best Publications

  • Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions

    Pedro Cardoso;Philip S. Barton;Klaus Birkhofer;Filipe Chichorro

  • Odonata enter the biodiversity crisis debate: The first global assessment of an insect group

    Viola Clausnitzer;Vincent J. Kalkman;Mala Ram;Ben Collen

  • Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects

    Michael J Samways;Philip S. Barton;Klaus Birkhofer;Filipe Chichorro

  • Voltinism of Odonata: a review

    Philip S. Corbet;Frank Suhling;Dagmar Soendgerath

  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.

    Alain Maasri;Alain Maasri;Sonja C. Jähnig;Sonja C. Jähnig;Mihai C. Adamescu;Rita Adrian;Rita Adrian

  • Promoting dragonfly diversity in cities: major determinants and implications for urban pond design

    Diana Goertzen;Frank Suhling

  • Focus on African freshwaters: hotspots of dragonfly diversity and conservation concern

    Viola Clausnitzer;Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra;Robert Koch;Jean-Pierre Boudot

  • Voltinism flexibility of a riverine dragonfly along thermal gradients

    Erik Braune;Otto Richter;Dagmar Söndgerath;Frank Suhling

  • Behaviour and growth of dragonfly larvae along a permanent to temporary water habitat gradient

    Frank Johansson;Frank Suhling

  • A field study of larval development in a dragonfly assemblage in African desert ponds (Odonata)

    Frank Suhling;Kamilla Schenk;Tanja Padeffke;Andreas Martens

  • Dragonfly Assemblages in Arid Tropical Environments : A Case Study from Western Namibia

    Frank Suhling;Göran Sahlén;Göran Sahlén;Andreas Martens;Eugene Marais

  • Critical species of Odonata in Europe

    Göran Sahlén;Rafal Bernard;Adolfo Cordero Rivera;Robert Ketelaar

  • A Global Population Genetic Study of Pantala flavescens

    Daniel Troast;Frank Suhling;Hiroshi Jinguji;Göran Sahlén

  • Behavioural and life history traits in temporary and perennial waters: comparisons among three pairs of sibling dragonfly species

    Frank Suhling;Göran Sahlén;Judith Kasperski;Dunja Gaedecke

  • Rising temperature and development in dragonfly populations at different latitudes

    Ida Flenner;Ida Flenner;Ida Flenner;Otto Richter;Frank Suhling

  • Chapter 35 – Order Odonata

    Frank Suhling

  • A model for predicting the emergence of dragonflies in a changing climate

    Otto Richter;Frank Suhling;Ole Müller;Dietrich Kern

  • Diversity and conservation of European dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)

    Vincent J. Kalkman;Jean-Pierre Boudot;Rafal Bernard;Geert De Knijf

  • Effects of insecticide applications on macroinvertebrate density and biomass in rice-fields in the Rhône-delta, France.

    Frank Suhling;Silke Befeld;Matthias Häusler;Katrin Katzur

  • Temperature response of growth of larval dragonflies – an overview

    Frank Suhling;Ida Suhling;Otto Richter

  • Are behavioural traits in prey sensitive to the risk imposed by predatory fish

    Bianca Wohlfahrt;Dirk Johannes Mikolajewski;Gerrit Joop;Frank Suhling

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Samways
Michael J. Samways Stellenbosch University
Josef Settele
Josef Settele Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jan Christian Habel
Jan Christian Habel University of Salzburg
Luc De Meester
Luc De Meester Freie Universität Berlin
Fabio de Oliveira Roque
Fabio de Oliveira Roque Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul
Axel Hochkirch
Axel Hochkirch Trier University of Applied Sciences
Stefano Mammola
Stefano Mammola National Research Council (CNR)
Klaus Birkhofer
Klaus Birkhofer Brandenburg University of Technology
Michael T. Monaghan
Michael T. Monaghan Freie Universität Berlin
Philip S. Barton
Philip S. Barton Deakin University

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