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Thomas Wrbka is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science, and Ecology.

The main topics of their work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies, Urban Green Space and Health, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Forest Management and Policy, Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies.

Publications by Thomas Wrbka cover various aspects of landscape services, biodiversity, and green infrastructure functionality. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Stakeholder perceptions of agricultural landscape services, biodiversity, and drivers of change in four European case studies" (2023, Ecosystem Services)
  • "Assessing landscape services as foundation for Green Infrastructure functionality: the case of the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve." (2020, Landscape Online)
  • "Going local - Providing a highly detailed Green Infrastructure geodata set for assessing connectivity and functionality" (2021, Landscape Online)
  • "The effect of land-use change on the distribution of Gentianella austriaca and G. praecox in Austria" (2020, Preslia)
  • "Ein Netzwerk für die Biodiversität in Österreich: Inter- und transdisziplinäres Netzwerk zu Biodiversität & Ökosystemleistungen" (2020, GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society)

Thomas Wrbka frequently publishes in venues such as Landscape Online, Ecosystem Services, Preslia, GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, and Landscape Ecology.

Collaborations are evident with several coauthors, including:

  • Florian Danzinger
  • Monika Suškevičs
  • Katrin Karner
  • Claudia Bethwell
  • Sonja Kay

Best Publications

  • Landscape patch shape complexity as an effective measure for plant species richness in rural landscapes

    Dietmar Moser;Harald G. Zechmeister;Christoph Plutzar;Norbert Sauberer

  • Toward effective nature conservation on farmland: making farmers matter

    Geert R. de Snoo;Geert R. de Snoo;Irina Herzon;Henk Staats;Rob J.F. Burton

  • Linking pattern and process in cultural landscapes. An empirical study based on spatially explicit indicators

    Thomas Wrbka;Karl-Heinz Erb;Niels B Schulz;Johannes Peterseil

  • The influence of land-use practices and economics on plant species richness in meadows

    H.G Zechmeister;I Schmitzberger;B Steurer;J Peterseil

  • Towards a core set of landscape metrics for biodiversity assessments: A case study from Dadia National Park, Greece

    Stefan Schindler;Kostas Poirazidis;Thomas Wrbka

  • A standardized procedure for surveillance and monitoring European habitats and provision of spatial data

    R.G.H. Bunce;M.J. Metzger;R.H.G. Jongman;Jesper Brandt

  • Multiscale performance of landscape metrics as indicators of species richness of plants, insects and vertebrates

    Stefan Schindler;Stefan Schindler;Henrik von Wehrden;Kostas Poirazidis;Thomas Wrbka

  • Multifunctional floodplain management and biodiversity effects: a knowledge synthesis for six European countries

    Stefan Schindler;Stefan Schindler;Fionnuala H. O’Neill;Marianna Biró;Christian Damm

  • Multifunctionality of floodplain landscapes: relating management options to ecosystem services

    Stefan Schindler;Stefan Schindler;Zita Sebesvari;Christian Damm;Katrin Euller

  • Evaluating the ecological sustainability of Austrian agricultural landscapes—the SINUS approach

    Johannes Peterseil;Thomas Wrbka;Christoph Plutzar;Ingrid Schmitzberger

  • Remote Sensing in Landscape Ecology: Experiences and Perspectives in a European Context

    Geoff Groom;C.A. Mücher;Margareta Ihse;Thomas Wrbka

  • The Concept of Ecosystem Services Regarding Landscape Research: A Review

    Anna Hermann;Sabine Schleifer;Thomas Wrbka

  • Land use and sustainability indicators. An introduction.

    Helmut Haberl;Mathis Wackernagel;Thomas Wrbka

  • Impact of the Austrian Agri-environmental scheme on diversity of landscapes, plants and birds

    T. Wrbka;S. Schindler;M. Pollheimer;I. Schmitzberger

  • Can we measure ecological sustainability? Landscape pattern as an indicator for naturalness and land use intensity at regional, national and European level

    Christa Renetzeder;Stefan Schindler;Johannes Peterseil;Martin A. Prinz

  • Species richness in dry grassland patches of eastern Austria: A multi-taxon study on the role of local, landscape and habitat quality variables

    Klaus Peter Zulka;Klaus Peter Zulka;Max Abensperg-Traun;Norbert Milasowszky;Georg Bieringer

  • Functional and structural landscape indicators: Upscaling and downscaling problems

    Ülo Mander;Felix Müller;Thomas Wrbka

  • Landscape and vegetation responses to human impact in sandy coasts of Western Crete, Greece

    Michalis Tzatzanis;Thomas Wrbka;Norbert Sauberer

  • Performance of methods to select landscape metrics for modelling species richness

    Stefan Schindler;Stefan Schindler;Henrik von Wehrden;Kostas Poirazidis;Wesley M. Hochachka

  • From research to implementation: Nature conservation in the Eastern Rhodopes mountains (Greece and Bulgaria), European Green Belt

    Stefan Schindler;Stefan Schindler;Nuno Curado;Stoyan C. Nikolov;Elzbieta Kret

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan Schindler
Stefan Schindler Umweltbundesamt, Austria
Harald G. Zechmeister
Harald G. Zechmeister University of Vienna
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Dietmar Moser
Dietmar Moser University of Vienna
Wolfgang Willner
Wolfgang Willner University of Vienna
Martin T. Pusch
Martin T. Pusch Leibniz Association
Andreas Tribsch
Andreas Tribsch University of Salzburg
Marc J. Metzger
Marc J. Metzger University of Edinburgh
Rob H. G. Jongman
Rob H. G. Jongman Wageningen University & Research
Stefan Dullinger
Stefan Dullinger University of Vienna

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