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Overview

Ingo Kowarik is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on topics related to urban ecosystems and sustainability.

The main fields of study where Kowarik's contributions are concentrated include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their subfields of study demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach with significant work in:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Kowarik's main research topics extend across several areas, highlighting diverse interests within ecology and urban studies:

  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

The scientist has published multiple papers in frequent venues, reflecting an active engagement with leading journals in their fields. Common publication venues include:

  • Sustainability
  • Urban Ecosystems
  • NeoBiota
  • Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Kowarik illustrate current research interests and collaborations:

  • Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development, 2020, Sustainability
  • COVID-19 crisis demonstrates the urgent need for urban greenspaces, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Public attitudes toward biodiversity-friendly greenspace management in Europe, 2020, Conservation Letters
  • A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems, 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Connecting people to biodiversity in cities of tomorrow: Is urban foraging a powerful tool?, 2020, Ecological Indicators

Kowarik has collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors over time. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • Moritz von der Lippe
  • Sascha Buchholz
  • Leonie K. Fischer
  • Tanja M. Straka
  • Birgit Seitz

Best Publications

  • Novel urban ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation.

    Ingo Kowarik

  • Time lags in biological invasions with regard to the success and failure of alien species.

    I. Kowarik;P. Pyšek;K. Prach;M. Rejmánek

  • Biologische Invasionen: Neophyten und Neozoen in Mitteleuropa

    Ingo Kowarik

  • What are indicators? On the definition of indicators in ecology and environmental planning

    Ulrich Heink;Ingo Kowarik

  • Long‐Distance Dispersal of Plants by Vehicles as a Driver of Plant Invasions

    Moritz Von Der Lippe;Ingo Kowarik

  • Biological flora of Central Europe: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

    Ingo Kowarik;Ina Säumel

  • On the Role of Alien Species in Urban Flora and Vegetation

    Ingo Kowarik

  • How healthy is urban horticulture in high traffic areas? Trace metal concentrations in vegetable crops from plantings within inner city neighbourhoods in Berlin, Germany

    Ina Säumel;Iryna Kotsyuk;Marie Hölscher;Claudia Lenkereit

  • Biological Flora of the British Isles: Robinia pseudoacacia

    Arne Cierjacks;Ingo Kowarik;Jasmin Joshi;Stefan Hempel

  • Perceptions of parks and urban derelict land by landscape planners and residents

    Mathias Hofmann;Mathias Hofmann;Janneke R. Westermann;Ingo Kowarik;Elke van der Meer

  • Do cities export biodiversity? Traffic as dispersal vector across urban–rural gradients

    Moritz von der Lippe;Ingo Kowarik

  • Advancing urban green infrastructure in Europe: Outcomes and reflections from the GREEN SURGE project

    Stephan Pauleit;Stephan Pauleit;Bianca Ambrose-Oji;Erik Andersson;Barbara Anton

  • Human Agency in Biological Invasions: Secondary Releases Foster Naturalisation and Population Expansion of Alien Plant Species

    Ingo Kowarik

  • Unexploited opportunities in understanding liveable and biodiverse cities. A review on urban biodiversity perception and valuation

    Alexandra Botzat;Leonie K. Fischer;Ingo Kowarik

  • Urban wilderness: Supply, demand, and access

    Ingo Kowarik

  • From Desirable Ornamental Plant to Pest to Accepted Addition to the Flora? – the Perception of an Alien Tree Species Through the Centuries

    Uwe Starfinger;Ingo Kowarik;Michael Rode;Hartwig Schepker

  • Wild Urban Woodlands

    Ingo Kowarik;Stefan Körner

  • Which Taxa Are Alien? Criteria, Applications, and Uncertainties

    Franz Essl;Sven Bacher;Piero Genovesi;Philip E Hulme

  • Clonal growth in Ailanthus altissima on a natural site in West Virginia

    Ingo Kowarik

  • COVID-19 crisis demonstrates the urgent need for urban greenspaces

    Fritz Kleinschroth;Ingo Kowarik

  • Herbaceous plants as filters: Immobilization of particulates along urban street corridors

    Frauke Weber;Ingo Kowarik;Ina Säumel

Frequent Co-Authors

Moritz von der Lippe
Moritz von der Lippe Technical University of Berlin
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Dagmar Haase
Dagmar Haase Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Jasmin Joshi
Jasmin Joshi University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil
Erik Andersson
Erik Andersson Karolinska Institute
Stephan Pauleit
Stephan Pauleit Technical University of Munich
Nadja Kabisch
Nadja Kabisch Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Arthur Gessler
Arthur Gessler ETH Zurich
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin

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