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44
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7383
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5078
National Ranking
265

Overview

Thomas Koellner is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans diverse topics with a focus on the interactions between land use, ecosystem services, and biodiversity.

Koellner's primary research areas include:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy

Within Environmental Science, their work has engaged notably with subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Chemistry.

Koellner has published research in several frequent venues, including:

  • Global Environmental Change
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecosystems and People
  • GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
  • Journal of Industrial Ecology

Among recent papers, key publications include:

  • "Quantifying interregional flows of multiple ecosystem services - A case study for Germany" (2020, Global Environmental Change)
  • "Perceptions of ecosystem services: Comparing socio-cultural and environmental influences" (2022, PLoS ONE)
  • "Disentangling effects of climate and land use on biodiversity and ecosystem services-A multi-scale experimental design" (2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution)
  • "Spatial and temporal variability of climate change impacts on ecosystem services in small agricultural catchments using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT)" (2023, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Plural valuation in space: mapping values of grasslands and their ecosystem services" (2022, Ecosystems and People)

Koellner frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Maria Haensel
  • Thomas M. Schmitt
  • Rebekka Riebl
  • Dor Fridman
  • Meidad Kissinger

Their collective work contributes to a better understanding of ecological dynamics and environmental management from multiple disciplinary perspectives and scales.

Best Publications

  • Land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA: a global approach

    Laura de Baan;Rob Alkemade;Rob Alkemade;Thomas Koellner

  • UNEP-SETAC guideline on global land use impact assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services in LCA

    Thomas Koellner;Laura de Baan;Tabea Beck;Miguel Brandão

  • Toward meaningful end points of biodiversity in life cycle assessment.

    Michael Curran;Laura de Baan;An M. De Schryver;Rosalie van Zelm

  • Assessment of Land Use Impacts on the Natural Environment Part 2: Generic Characterization Factors for Local Species Diversity in Central Europe

    Thomas Koellner;Roland W. Scholz

  • Interregional flows of ecosystem services : Concepts, typology and four cases

    Matthias Schröter;Thomas Koellner;Rob Alkemade;Rob Alkemade;Sebastian Arnhold

  • Interactions among ecosystem services across Europe: Bagplots and cumulative correlation coefficients reveal synergies, trade-offs, and regional patterns

    Cornelius Jopke;Juergen Kreyling;Joachim Maes;Thomas Koellner

  • Land Use in Life Cycle Assessment: Global Characterization Factors Based on Regional and Global Potential Species Extinction

    Laura de Baan;Christopher L. Mutel;Michael Curran;Stefanie Hellweg

  • Virtual land use and agricultural trade: Estimating environmental and socio-economic impacts

    Laura Würtenberger;Thomas Koellner;Claudia R. Binder

  • Quantifying and Mapping Ecosystem Services Supplies and Demands: A Review of Remote Sensing Applications

    Yohannes Zergaw Ayanu;Christopher Conrad;Christopher Conrad;Thomas Nauss;Martin Wegmann;Martin Wegmann

  • The Role of Vegetation in Mitigating Urban Land Surface Temperatures: A Case Study of Munich, Germany during the Warm Season

    Sadroddin Alavipanah;Martin Wegmann;Salman Qureshi;Qihao Weng

  • An African account of ecosystem service provision : use, threats and policy options for sustainable livelihoods

    Benis N. Egoh;Patrick J. O'Farrell;Aymen Charef;Leigh Josephine Gurney

  • Principles for life cycle inventories of land use on a global scale

    Thomas Koellner;Laura de Baan;Tabea Beck;Miguel Brandão

  • Decision-making by farmers regarding ecosystem services: Factors affecting soil conservation efforts in Costa Rica

    Raffaele Vignola;Thomas Koellner;Thomas Koellner;Roland W. Scholz;Tim L. McDaniels

  • Land use impacts on freshwater regulation, erosion regulation, and water purification: a spatial approach for a global scale level

    Rosie Saad;Thomas Koellner;Manuele Margni

  • The relation between the GRI indicators and the financial performance of firms

    Olaf Weber;Thomas Koellner;Dominique Habegger;Henrik Steffensen

  • Do attitudes toward ecosystem services determine agricultural land use practices? An analysis of farmers’ decision-making in a South Korean watershed

    Patrick Poppenborg;Thomas Koellner

  • Conventional and organic farming: Soil erosion and conservation potential for row crop cultivation

    Sebastian Arnhold;Steve Lindner;Bora Lee;Emily Martin

  • Rarefaction method for assessing plant species diversity on a regional scale

    Thomas Koellner;Anna M. Hersperger;Thomas Wohlgemuth

  • Biodiversity, Ecosystem Function, and Investment Risk

    Thomas Koellner;Oswald J. Schmitz

  • Land use impacts on biodiversity in LCA: proposal of characterization factors based on functional diversity

    Danielle Maia de Souza;Danielle Maia de Souza;Dan F. B. Flynn;Fabrice DeClerck;Ralph K. Rosenbaum

  • The challenges of applying planetary boundaries as a basis for strategic decision-making in companies with global supply chains

    Roland Clift;Sarah Sim;Henry King;Jonathan L. Chenoweth

Frequent Co-Authors

Aletta Bonn
Aletta Bonn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
John Tenhunen
John Tenhunen University of Bayreuth
Martin Wegmann
Martin Wegmann University of Würzburg
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Manuele Margni
Manuele Margni Polytechnique Montréal
Catharina J.E. Schulp
Catharina J.E. Schulp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Berta Martín-López
Berta Martín-López Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Rob Alkemade
Rob Alkemade Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

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