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Overview

Ralf B. Schäfer is affiliated with the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau - RPTU in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology and nature and landscape conservation.

Their work extensively covers multiple subfields including:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Ecological Modeling

Key research topics addressed by Schäfer involve:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Schäfer has published numerous papers in various scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Towards a unified study of multiple stressors: divisions and common goals across research disciplines, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt, 2023, Nature
  • Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams, 2021, Water Research
  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research, 2021, Ecology Letters

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schäfer include:

  • Verena C. Schreiner
  • Peter Haase
  • Matthias Liess
  • Florian Leese
  • Núria Bonada

Schäfer has contributed regularly to several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Research

Best Publications

  • Pesticides reduce regional biodiversity of stream invertebrates

    Mikhail A. Beketov;Ben J. Kefford;Ralf B. Schäfer;Matthias Liess

  • Organic chemicals jeopardize the health of freshwater ecosystems on the continental scale

    Egina Malaj;Egina Malaj;Peter C. von der Ohe;Matthias Grote;Ralph Kühne

  • Salinisation of rivers: An urgent ecological issue

    Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles;Ben J. Kefford;Christophe Piscart;Narcís Prat

  • Fungicides: An overlooked pesticide class?

    Jochen P. Zubrod;Mirco Bundschuh;Mirco Bundschuh;Gertie Arts;Carsten A. Brühl

  • Impacts of multiple stressors on freshwater biota across spatial scales and ecosystems.

    Sebastian Birk;Daniel Chapman;Laurence Carvalho;Bryan M. Spears

  • Effects of pesticides on community structure and ecosystem functions in agricultural streams of three biogeographical regions in Europe

    Ralf Bernhard Schäfer;Thierry Caquet;Katri Siimes;Ralf Mueller

  • Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources.

    Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Valeria Dulio;Marlene Ågerstrand;Ian Allan

  • Towards a unified study of multiple stressors: divisions and common goals across research disciplines.

    James A Orr;Rolf D Vinebrooke;Michelle C Jackson;Kristy J Kroeker

  • Saving freshwater from salts

    M. Cañedo-Argüelles;M. Cañedo-Argüelles;C. P. Hawkins;B. J. Kefford;R. B. Schäfer

  • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

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  • Thresholds for the Effects of Pesticides on Invertebrate Communities and Leaf Breakdown in Stream Ecosystems

    Ralf B. Schäfer;Peter Carsten von der Ohe;Jes Rasmussen;Ben J. Kefford

  • Pesticides are the dominant stressors for vulnerable insects in lowland streams.

    Matthias Liess;Liana Liebmann;Philipp Vormeier;Oliver Weisner

  • Predicting the synergy of multiple stress effects

    Matthias Liess;Kaarina Foit;Saskia Knillmann;Ralf B. Schäfer

  • The footprint of pesticide stress in communities--species traits reveal community effects of toxicants.

    Matthias Liess;Ralf B. Schäfer;Carola A. Schriever

  • Effects of Pesticides Monitored with Three Sampling Methods in 24 Sites on Macroinvertebrates and Microorganisms

    Ralf B. Schäfer;Ralf B. Schäfer;Vincent Pettigrove;Vincent Pettigrove;Gavin Rose;Graeme Allinson

  • Pesticide mixtures in streams of several European countries and the USA.

    Verena C. Schreiner;Eduard Szöcs;Avit Kumar Bhowmik;Avit Kumar Bhowmik;Martina G. Vijver

  • 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

  • Effects of pesticide toxicity, salinity and other environmental variables on selected ecosystem functions in streams and the relevance for ecosystem services

    Ralf B. Schäfer;Mirco Bundschuh;Duncan A. Rouch;Eduard Szöcs

  • Salt in freshwaters: causes, effects and prospects - introduction to the theme issue.

    Miguel Canedo-Arguelles;Ben Kefford;Ralf B. Schäfer

  • Review on the effects of toxicants on freshwater ecosystem functions.

    K. Peters;M. Bundschuh;M. Bundschuh;R.B. Schäfer

  • A trait database of stream invertebrates for the ecological risk assessment of single and combined effects of salinity and pesticides in South-East Australia.

    Ralf B. Schäfer;Ralf B. Schäfer;Ben J. Kefford;Ben J. Kefford;Leon Metzeling;Matthias Liess

  • Long-term stream invertebrate community alterations induced by the insecticide thiacloprid: effect concentrations and recovery dynamics.

    Mikhail A. Beketov;Ralf Bernhard Schäfer;Andreas Marwitz;Albrecht Paschke

  • Ecological Impacts of Toxic Chemicals

    Francisco Sánchez-Bayo;Paul J. van den Brink;Reinier M. Mann;María Jesús Belzunce

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Liess
Matthias Liess Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Ben J. Kefford
Ben J. Kefford University of Canberra
Mirco Bundschuh
Mirco Bundschuh University of Koblenz and Landau
Peter C. von der Ohe
Peter C. von der Ohe Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Paul J. Van den Brink
Paul J. Van den Brink Wageningen University & Research
Ralf Schulz
Ralf Schulz University of Koblenz and Landau
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles University of Barcelona
Martin H. Entling
Martin H. Entling University of Koblenz and Landau
Rolf Altenburger
Rolf Altenburger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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