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Steffen Boch is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work covers several interconnected topics within ecology and vegetation dynamics, botany, and biodiversity. These include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Lichen and Fungal Ecology
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Steffen Boch has contributed to numerous recent research papers. Notable publications include:

  • "Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats" (2020), published in Applied Vegetation Science
  • "The results of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic" (2020), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey" (2020), published in BMC Ecology

The scientist's frequent coauthors include:

  • Jürgen Dengler
  • Markus Fischer
  • Idoia Biurrun
  • Martin M. Goßner
  • Peter Schall

Regarding publication venues, Steffen Boch often publishes in:

  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Palaearctic Grasslands - Journal of the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Steffen Boch also has a book published through WSL-Berichte/WSL Berichte, titled "Wirkungskontrolle Biotopschutz Schweiz (WBS): Zustand und Veränderungen in den Biotopen von nationaler Bedeutung nach zwei Erhebungsperioden," expected in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality

    Santiago Soliveres;Fons van der Plas;Peter Manning;Daniel Prati

  • Land-use intensification causes multitrophic homogenization of grassland communities

    Martin M. Gossner;Martin M. Gossner;Thomas M. Lewinsohn;Thomas M. Lewinsohn;Tiemo Kahl;Fabrice Grassein

  • A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: Integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization

    Nico Blüthgen;Carsten F. Dormann;Daniel Prati;Valentin H. Klaus

  • Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity.

    Eric Allan;Oliver Bossdorf;Oliver Bossdorf;Carsten F. Dormann;Daniel Prati

  • Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services.

    María R. Felipe-Lucia;Santiago Soliveres;Caterina Penone;Markus Fischer

  • EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats

    Milan Chytrý;Lubomír Tichý;Stephan M. Hennekens;Ilona Knollová

  • Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services

    María R. Felipe-Lucia;Santiago Soliveres;Santiago Soliveres;Caterina Penone;Peter Manning

  • The impact of even‐aged and uneven‐aged forest management on regional biodiversity of multiple taxa in European beech forests

    Peter Schall;Martin M. Gossner;Steffi Heinrichs;Markus Fischer

  • Direct and productivity-mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on grassland species richness

    Stephanie A. Socher;Daniel Prati;Steffen Boch;Jörg Müller

  • Interacting effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing on plant species diversity of 1500 grasslands in Germany differ between regions

    Stephanie A. Socher;Daniel Prati;Steffen Boch;Jörg Müller

  • The results of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic

    Malte Jochum;Malte Jochum;Markus Fischer;Forest Isbell;Christiane Roscher

  • Intransitive competition is widespread in plant communities and maintains their species richness

    Santiago Soliveres;Fernando T. Maestre;Werner Ulrich;Peter Manning

  • Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity

    Nico Blüthgen;Nadja K. Simons;Kirsten Jung;Daniel Prati

  • Factors controlling decomposition rates of fine root litter in temperate forests and grasslands

    Emily F. Solly;Ingo Schöning;Steffen Boch;Ellen Kandeler

  • Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality

    Santiago Soliveres;Peter Manning;Daniel Prati;Martin M. Gossner

  • Contrasting responses of above- and belowground diversity to multiple components of land-use intensity

    Gaëtane Le Provost;Jan Thiele;Catrin Westphal;Caterina Penone

  • High plant species richness indicates management-related disturbances rather than the conservation status of forests

    Steffen Boch;Daniel Prati;Jorg Muller;Stephanie A. Socher

  • Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features

    Caterina Penone;Eric Allan;Santiago Soliveres;María R Felipe‐Lucia

  • Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey.

    Carsten F. Dormann;Maurizio Bagnara;Steffen Boch;Judith Hinderling

  • Effects of forest management on ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera; Carabidae, Staphylinidae) in Central Europe are mainly mediated by changes in forest structure

    Markus Lange;Manfred Türke;Manfred Türke;Esther Pašalić;Steffen Boch

  • Differences in soil fungal communities between european beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) dominated forests are related to soil and understory vegetation

    Tesfaye Wubet;Sabina Christ;Ingo Schöning;Steffen Boch

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Fischer
Markus Fischer University of Bern
Daniel Prati
Daniel Prati University of Bern
Jürgen Dengler
Jürgen Dengler Zurich University of Applied Sciences
Jörg Müller
Jörg Müller Heinz Sielmann Foundation
Wolfgang W. Weisser
Wolfgang W. Weisser Technical University of Munich
Valentin H. Klaus
Valentin H. Klaus Ruhr University Bochum
Ingo Schöning
Ingo Schöning Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Till Kleinebecker
Till Kleinebecker University of Münster
François Buscot
François Buscot Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

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