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Peter Poschlod is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant exploration in the subfields of nature and landscape conservation, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, and ecology.

The scientist's work addresses several major topics, including:

  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Botany and plant ecology studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Seed germination and physiology
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Land use and ecosystem services

Poschlod has published extensively in various venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Scientific Data
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • Ecological Indicators

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "The seed germination spectrum of alpine plants: a global meta-analysis," 2020, New Phytologist
  • "Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "More losses than gains during one century of plant biodiversity change in Germany," 2022, Nature
  • "Trade-off between seed dispersal in space and time," 2020, Ecology Letters
  • "A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space," 2020, Scientific Data

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sergey Rosbakh
  • Christoph Reisch
  • Shyam S. Phartyal
  • Theresa Anna Lehmair
  • Patricia Krickl

Best Publications

  • New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • Corrigendum to: New handbook for standardised measurement of plant functional traits worldwide

    N. Pérez-Harguindeguy;S. Díaz;E. Garnier;S. Lavorel

  • TRY - a global database of plant traits

    J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • The LEDA Traitbase: A database of life-history traits of the Northwest European flora

    M Kleyer;RM Bekker;RM Bekker;IC Knevel;IC Knevel;JP Bakker

  • Climate change and plant regeneration from seed

    Jeffrey L. Walck;Siti N. Hidayati;Kingsley W. Dixon;Ken Thompson

  • Seed banks and seed dispersal: important topics in restoration ecology

    J. P. Bakker;P. Poschlod;R. J. Strykstra;R. M. Bekker

  • The historical and socioeconomic perspective of calcareous grasslands—lessons from the distant and recent past

    Peter Poschlod;Michiel F WallisDeVries

  • Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • Seed size, shape and vertical distribution in the soil: Indicators of seed longevity

    R. M. Bekker;J. P. Bakker;U. Grandin;R. Kalamees

  • Challenges for the conservation of calcareous grasslands in northwestern Europe: integrating the requirements of flora and fauna

    Michiel F WallisDeVries;Peter Poschlod;Jo H Willems

  • Experimental studies on the dispersal of plants and animals on sheep in calcareous grasslands

    Sabine F. Fischer;Peter Poschlod;Burkhard Beinlich

  • Changing land use and its impact on biodiversity

    P. Poschlod;J.P. Bakker;S. Kahmen

  • Conservation management of calcareous grasslands. Changes in plant species composition and response of functional traits during 25 years

    Stefanie Kahmen;Peter Poschlod;Karl-Friedrich Schreiber

  • Grazing vs. mowing: A meta-analysis of biodiversity benefits for grassland management

    Malin Tälle;Balázs Deák;Peter Poschlod;Orsolya Valkó

  • Contrasting changes in taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity during a long‐term succession: insights into assembly processes

    Oliver Purschke;Barbara Christine Schmid;Martin Sykes;Peter Poschlod

  • Plant species richness in calcareous grasslands as affected by dispersability in space and time

    P. Poschlod;S. Kiefer;U. Tränkle;S. Fischer

  • ASSESSMENT OF WIND DISPERSAL POTENTIAL IN PLANT SPECIES

    Oliver Tackenberg;Peter Poschlod;Susanne Bonn

  • A research agenda for seed-trait functional ecology.

    Arne Saatkamp;Anne Cochrane;Lucy Commander;Lydia K. Guja;Lydia K. Guja

  • Dispersal failure contributes to plant losses in NW Europe.

    Wim A. Ozinga;Wim A. Ozinga;Christine Römermann;Renée M. Bekker;Andreas Prinzing

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim A. Ozinga
Wim A. Ozinga Wageningen University & Research
Christine Römermann
Christine Römermann Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson University of Sheffield
Jan P. Bakker
Jan P. Bakker University of Groningen
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Benjamin Blonder
Benjamin Blonder University of California, Berkeley
Oliver Tackenberg
Oliver Tackenberg Goethe University Frankfurt
Michael Kleyer
Michael Kleyer Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Renée M. Bekker
Renée M. Bekker University of Groningen
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota

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