Publications

2024

Apfelbeck B, Cousseau L, Kung’u GN, Canoine V, Heiskanen J, Korir DK, Lala F, Pellikka P, Githiru M, Lens L (2024) Cooperative breeding alters physiological and behavioral responses to habitat fragmentation. iScience 27(1).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108717

Dietz L, Kukowka S, Eberle J, Mayer C, Niehuis O, Podsiadlowski L, Ahrens D (2024) Museomics reveal origins of East African Pleophylla forest chafers and Miocene forest connectivity.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 201: 108210.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108210

Habel JC, Gibru A, Mulwa M, Deffersha HA, Addisu S, Teucher M, Schmitt T, Ulrich W (2024) Unique bird diversity in an Ethiopian church forest. Biodiversity and Conservation.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02842-9

Habel JC, Mulwa M, Wagner L, Schmitt T, Teucher M, Ulrich W (2024) Diverging responses to environmental change and different landscape structure in Aftrotropical birds and butterflies. Biodiversity and Conservation 33: 971–985.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-023-02762-0

Habel JC, Teucher M, Eberle J, Rainer M, Schröcker M, Ulrich W (2024) Ecosystem functions in East African forest and agro-environments depend on site-specific microhabitat conditions. Biodiversity and Conservation.

Habel JC, Ulrich W, Gros P, Teucher M (2024) Butterfly loss in urban landscapes and nature reserves. Journal for Nature Conservation 78: 126562.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126562

Hauck TE, Apfelbeck B, Hennecke S, Jakoby C, Reinert W, Voigt A, Weisser WW (2024) Die Planung von Städten als Orte der Cohabitation. In: Peer C, Psenner A, Urbane Mixturen (193-215). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag.  https://www.transcript-open.de/doi/10.14361/9783839462362-008

Löckinger M, Trutschnig W, Ulrich W, Gros P, Schmitt T,Habel JC (2024) Ecological performance determines phenological responses of butterflies in Northern Austria. Global Ecology and Conservation 54: e03114.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03114

Nazari V, Lukhtanov V, Naderi A, Della Bruna C, Zahiri R, Cesaroni D, Sboroni V, Todisco V (2024) COI Barcodes combined with multilocus data for representative Aporia taxa shed light on speciation in the high altitude Irano-Turanian mountain plateaus (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).BMC Ecology and Evolution 24: 105.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02294-3

Nazari V, Pasqualone A, Pieroni A, Todisco V, Belardinelli S, Pievani D (2024) Evolution of the Italian pasta ripiena: The first steps towards a scientific classification. Discover Food 4 (57).   https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-024-00136-1

Nazari V, Yen S-H, Hsu Y-F, Shapoval G, Shapoval N, Todisco V (2024) Wiped out by an earthquake? The ‘extinct’ Taiwanese swallowtail butterfly (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) was morphologically and genetically distinct. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0310318.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310318

Njuguna LN, Ulrich W, Mwakumanya MA, Chiyo P, Habel JC (2024) Effects of elephants on seed dispersal and germination of Balanites maughamii in the afro-tropical dry coastal forest. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Nussbaumer R, Nussbaumer A, Guchu S, Hatfield RS, Kanga ME., Kung’u GN, Kuria, A, Miller E, Ndang’ang’a PK, Njoroge P, Ogada D, Shema S and Jackson C (2024), Historical bird atlas and contemporary citizen science data reveal long-term changes in geographic range of Kenyan birds. Diversity and Distributions e13935.  https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13935

Schmitt T, Hennige T, Anthes N, Habel JC (2024) Long-term persistence of butterfly diversity in a sustainably managed forest ecosystem. Annals of Forest Research.

Schwarz J, Habel JC, Eberle J (2024) Effects of habitat biotic features on hymenopteran diversity in East Africa. Journal of Insect Conservation.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00604-0

Todisco V, Basu DN, Prosser SWJ, Russell S, Mutanen M, Zilli A, Huertas B, Kunte K, Vane-Wright R (2024) DNA barcodes from over-a-century-old type specimens sheds light on the taxonomy of group of rare butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Calinaginae). PlosONE 19(7): e0305825.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305825

Ulrich W, Habel JC, Gros P, Schmitt T (2024) Recent increasing homogenisation in Austrian butterfly communities over the past decades. Oikos: e10179.  https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10179

Ulrich W, Habel JC, Gros P, Schmitt T (2024) Temporal trends of functional, phylogenetic, and species diversity do not go in par in Austrian butterflies. Ecological Entomology.

Ulrich W, Schmitt T, Gros P, Habel JC (2024) Increasing stability of northern Austrian Lepidoptera populations over three decades. Ecological Entomology.  https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13404

Ulrich W, Schmitt T, Gros P, Habel JC (2024) Intra- and interspecific variability in the temporal trends of butterfly phenology in the Northern Alps. Insect Conservation and Diversity.  https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12789

2023

Ahrens D, Liu W, Lukic D, Bai M (2023) A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini). In: Zootaxa.   DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5241.1.1

Ahrens D, Lukic D, Pham P, Li W, Liu W (2023) Tetraserica Ahrens, 2004 of continental Southeast Asia: new records, new species, and an updated key to species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae: Sericini). Zootaxa 5374, 451–486.   https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5374.4.1

Dietz L, Seidel M, Eberle J, Misof B, Pacheco TL, Podsiadlowski L, Ranasinghe S, Gunter NL, Niehuis O, Mayer C, Ahrens D (2023) A transcriptome-based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 48(4): 672–686.   https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12602

Guderjan L, Habel JC, Schröder B, Schmitt T (2023) Land-use pattern and landscape structure impact butterfly diversity and abundance in organic agroecosystems. Landscape Ecology.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01731-w

Habel JC, Eberle J, Charo J, Maghenda M, Schmitt T (2023) Population ecology and behaviour of two Afrotropical forest butterflies. Journal of Insect Conservation 7: 271–281.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-022-00451-x

Habel JC, Milidakis MA, Lindorfer S, Teucher M, Schmitt T, Eberle J (2023) Habitat specialisation and resource availability determine dispersal behaviour in four afro-tropical butterflies. Ecological Entomology: 1–13.  https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13302

Habel JC, Schmitt T, Gros P, Ulrich W (2023) Active around the year: Butterflies and moths adapt their life cycles to a warming world. Global Change Biology 30: e17103.  https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17103

Habel JC, Schmitt T, Ulrich W, Gros P, Salcher B, Teucher M (2023) Landscape homogenisation and simplified butterfly community structure go on par across Northern Austria. Landscape Ecology.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01785-w

Habel JC, Schultze-Gebhardt K, Maghenda M, Shauri H, Kioko E, Mwagura L, Teucher M (2023) Harmonizing multi-stakeholder interests to improve forest conservation in southern Kenya. Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 1777–1785.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02591-1

Habel JC, Schultze-Gebhardt K, Shauri HS, Maarifa AM, Maghenda M, Fungomeli M, Teucher M (2023) Kaya forests – nucleus of cultural and biological diversity and functionality. Journal of Tropical Ecology 39 (e21).  https://doi.org/10.1017/S026646742300010X

Habel JC, Ulrich W, Gros P, Teucher M, Schmitt T (2023) Butterfly species respond differently to climate warming in the northern Alps. Science of the Total Environment 890: 164268.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164268

Habel JC, Ulrich W, Segerer AH, Greifenstein T, Knubben J, Morinière J, Bozicevic V, Günter A, Hausmann A (2023) Insect diversity in heterogeneous agro-environments of Central Europe. Biodiversity and Conservation.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02717-5

Kung’u GN, Cousseau L, Githiru M, Habel JC, Kinyanjui M, Matheka K, Schmitt CB, Seifert T, Teucher M, Lens L, Apfelbeck B (2023) Anthropogenic activities affect forest structure and arthropod abundance in a Kenyan biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 3255–3282.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02652-5

Landmann T, Schmitt M, Ekim B, Villinger J, Ashiono F, Habel JC, Tonnang HEZ (2023) Insect diversity is a good indicator of biodiversity status in Africa. Communications Earth & Environment 4: 234.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00896-1

Ranasinghe UGSL, Thormann J, Benjamin SP, Bezděk A, Eberle J, Ahrens D (2023) Contrasting results of multiple species delimitation approaches cause uncertainty in synecological studies: A case study on Sri Lankan chafers. Insect Conservation and Diversity: 1–16.  https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12684

Ulrich W, Schmitt T, Gros P, Trusch R, Habel JC (2023) Synchronous long-term trends in abundance and compositional variability of butterflies in Central Europe. Ecosphere. Ecosphere 14(7): e4615.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4615

Van de Loock D, Cousseau L, Apfelbeck B, Githiru M, Lens L, Matthysen E (2023) Contrasting effects of cooperative group size and number of helpers on maternal investment in eggs and nestlings. Animal Behaviour 198: 107-116.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.01.013.

Vitali F, Habel JC, Ulrich W, Schmitt T (2023) Global change drives phenological and spatial shifts in Central European longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) during the past 150 years. Oecologia 202(3): 577-587.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05417-7

2022

Bopearachchi DP, Eberle J, Benjamin SP (2022) Molecular and morphological species delimitation suggest a single species of the beetle-spider genus Ballus in Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae). The Journal of Arachnology 50: 314-322.  https://doi.org/10.1636/JoA-S-21-040

Cousseau L, Van de Loock D, Apfelbeck B, Githiru M, Matthysen E, Lens L (2022) Kin do not always help: testing multiple hypotheses on nest feeding in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecolology arac073.  https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arac073

Dietz L, Eberle J, Mayer C, Kukowka S, Bohacz C, Baur H, Espeland M, Huber BA, Hutter C, Mengual X, Peters RS, Vences M, Wesener T, Willmott K, Misof B, Niehuis O, Ahrens D (2022) Standardized nuclear markers improve and homogenize species delimitation in Metazoa. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 00: 1-13.  https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14041

Fischer C, Hanslin HM, Hovstad KA, D’Amico M, Kollman J, Kröger SB, Bastianelli G, Habel JC, Rygne H, Lennartsson T (2022) The contribution of roadsides to connect grassland habitat patches for butterflies in landscapes of contrasting permeability. Journal of Environmental Management 311.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114846

Habel JC, Angerer V, Gros P, Teucher M, Eberle J (2022) The relevance of transition habitats for butterfly conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 31:1577–1590.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02411-y

Habel JC, Schmitt T, Gros P, Ulrich W (2022) Breakpoints in butterfly decline over the last century. Science of the Total Environment 851: 158315.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158315

Habel JC, Teucher M, Gros P, Gfrerer V, Eberle J (2022) The importance of dynamic open-canopy woodlands for the conservation of a specialist butterfly species. Landscape Ecology 37: 2121–2129.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01472-2

Habel JC, Ulrich W, Eberle J, Schmitt T (2022) Species community structures of Afrotropical butterflies differ depending on the monitoring method. Biodiversity and Conservation 31: 245-259. doi:  10.1007/s10531-021-02332-2

Habel JC, Ulrich W, Rieckmann M, Shauri H, Nzau JM (2022) Lack of benefit sharing undermines support for nature conservation in an Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot. Ecology and Society 27: 3.  https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13325-270403

Hausmann A, Ulrich W, Segerer AH, Greifenstein T, Knubben J, Morinière J, Bozicevic V, Doczkal D, Günter A, Müller J, Habel JC (2022) Fluctuating insect diversity, abundance and biomass across agricultural landscapes. Scientific Reports 12: 17706.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20989-9

Huber BA & Eberle J (2022) Mining a photo library: Eggs and egg sacs in a major spider family. Invertebrate Biology 140: e12349.  https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12349

Köhler J, Rulik B, Eberle J, Thormann J, Köhler F, Ahrens D (2022) Does monitoring of saproxylic beetles benefit from inclusion of larvae? Insect Conservation and Diversity 15: 555– 571.  https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12573

Kroeger SB, Hanslin HM, Lennartsson T, D’Amico M, Kollmann J, Fischer C, Albertsen E, Speed JDM (2022) Impacts of roads on bird species richness: A meta-analysis considering road types, habitats and feeding guilds. Science of The Total Environment 812: 151478.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151478.

Lebigre C, Turlure C, Vandevalle H, Binard F, Habel JC, Schtickzelle N (2022) Diverging effects of geographic distance and local habitat quality on the genetic characteristics of three butterfly species. Ecological Enotmology 47(5): 842– 854.  https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13174.

Mutoro NM, Chira R, Gichuki N, Kariuki E, Eberle J, Habel JC, Wykstra M (2022) Dietary preference of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in south-eastern Kenya. Ecology and Evolution 12: e8556.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8556

Nzau JM, Ulrich W, Rieckmann M, Habel JC (2022) The need for local-adjusted Participatory Forest Management in biodiversity hotspots. Biodiversity and Conservation 31: 1313–1328.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02393-x

Ottati S, Eberle J, Rulik B, Köhler F,  Ahrens D (2022). From DNA barcodes to ecology: Meta-analysis of central European beetles reveal link with species ecology but also to data pattern and gaps. Ecology and Evolution12: e9650.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9650

Ranasinghe UGSL, Eberle J, Thormann J, Bohacz C, Benjamin SP, Ahrens D. (2022) Multiple species delimitation approaches with COI barcodes poorly fit each other and morphospecies – An integrative taxonomy case of Sri Lankan Sericini chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Ecology and Evolution 12: e8942.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8942

Rasche L, Habel JC, Stork N, Schmid E, Schneider UA (2022) Food versus wildlife: will biodiversity hotspots benefit from healthier diets? Global Ecology and Conservation 00: 1-14.  https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13485

Seifert T, Teucher M, Ulrich W,  Mwania F, Gona F, Habel JC  (2022) Biodiversity and Ecosystem  Functions Across an Afro-Tropical  Forest Biodiversity Hotspot. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10: 816163.  doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.816163

Sweet FST, Apfelbeck B, Hanusch M, Monteagudo CG, Weisser WW (2022) Data from public and governmental databases show that a large proportion of the regional animal species pool occur in cities in Germany. Journal of Urban Ecology 8: 1, juac002.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juac002

Trense D, Habel JC, Finger A, Fischer K (2022) Contrasting genetic responses to habitat fragmentation for two Lycaenid butterfly species. Insect Conservation and Diversity 15(3): 337– 347.  https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12556

2021

Ahrens D, Ahyong ST, Ballerio A, Barclay MVL, Eberle J, Espeland M, Huber BA, Mengual X, Pacheco TL, Peters RS, Rulik B, Vaz-De-Mello F, Wesener T & Krell F-T (2021) Is it time to describe new species without diagnoses?—A comment on Sharkey et al. (2021). Zootaxa 5027: 151–159.  https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5027.2.1

Eberle J, Husemann M, Doerfler I, Ulrich W, Müller J, Bouget C, Brin A, Gossner MM, Heilmann-Clausen J, Isacsson G, Krištín A, Lachat T, Larrieu L, Rigling A, Schmidl J, Seibold S, Vandekerkhove K, Habel JC (2021) Molecular biogeography of the fungus-dwelling saproxylic beetle Bolitophagus reticulatus indicates rapid expansion from glacial refugia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 133: 766-778.  https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab037

Habel JC , Gossner MM , Schmitt T (2021) Just beautiful?! What determines butterfly species for nature conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 30: 2481–2493.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02204-9

Habel JC, Koc E, Gerstmeier R, Gruppe A, Seibold S, Ulrich W (2021) Insect diversity across an afro-tropical forest biodiversity hotspot. Journal of Insect Conservation 25: 221–228.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-021-00293-z

Habel JC, Teucher M, Gros P, Schmitt T, Ulrich W (2021) Land use and climate change affects butterfly diversity across northern Austria. Landscape Ecology 36: 1741–1754.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01242-6

Habel JC, Zamora C, Rödder D, Teucher M, Cuadros-Casanova I, Fischer C (2021) Using indicator species to detect high quality habitats in an East African forest biodiversity hotspot. Biodiversity and Conservation 30: 903–915.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02124-8

Klesser R, Husemann M, Schmitt T, Sousa P, Moussi A, Habel JC (2021) Molecular biogeography of the Mediterranean Buthus species complex (Scorpiones: Buthidae) at its southern Palaearctic margin. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 133: 166–178.  https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab014

Mulwa M, Teucher M, Ulrich W, Habel JC (2021) Bird communities in a degraded forest biodiversity hotspot of East Africa. Biodiversity and Conservation 30: 2305–2318.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02190-y

Mutoro N, Eberle J, Petermann J, Schaab G, Wykstra M, Habel JC (2021) Impact of weather conditions on cheetah monitoring with scat detection dogs. Journal of Tropical Ecology 37(5): 222-227.  doi:10.1017/S0266467421000316

Rödder D, Schmitt T, Gros P, Ulrich W, Habel JC (2021) Climate change drives mountain butterflies towards the summits. Scientific Reports 11: 14382.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93826-0

Roth N, Hacker H, Heidrich L, Friess N, Garcia-Barros E, Habel JC, Thorn S, Müller J (2021) Host specificity and species colouration mediate the regional decline of nocturnal moths in central European forests. Ecography 44: 941-952.  https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05522

Schmitt T, Fritz U, Delfino M, Ulrich W, Habel JC (2021) Biogeography of Italy revisited: Genetic lineages confirm major phylogeographic patterns and a pre-Pleistocene origin of its biota. Frontiers in Zoology 18:34.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00418-9

Schmitt T, Ulrich W, Delic A, Teucher M, Habel JC (2021) Seasonality and landscape settings impact species community structure and temporal dynamics of East African butterflies. Scientific Reports 11:15103.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94274-6

Seibold S, Hothorn T, Gossner MM, Simons NK, Blüthgen N, Müller J, Ambarli D, Ammer C, Bauhus J, Fischer M, Habel JC, Penone C, Schall P, Schulze E-D, Weisser WW (2021) Insights from regional and short-term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable. A Reply to Daskalova et al. 2020. Insect Conservation and Diversity 14: 144-148.  https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12467

Seibold, S, Habel JC, […], Müller J (2021) The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition. Nature 597: 77–81.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03740-8

Štefánik M, Habel JC, Schmitt T, Eberle J (2021) Geographic disjunction and environmental conditions drive intraspecific differentiations in the chalk-hill blue butterfly. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 133: 202–215.  https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab022

Trense D, Habel JC, Kramp K, Schmitt T, Fischer K (2021) Does specialization affect genetic diversity in (pre-)alpine populations of four species of Copper butterflies? Journal of Insect Cosnservation 25: 321–338.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-021-00302-1

2020

Apfelbeck B, Snep RPH, Hauck TE, Ferguson J, Holy M, Jakoby C, MacIvor JS, Schär L, Taylor M, Weisser WW (2020) Designing wildlife-inclusive cities that support human-animal co-existence. Landscape and Urban Planning 200: 103817.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103817

Cardoso P, Barton P, Birkhofer K, Chichorro F, Deacon C, Fartmann T, Fukushima C, Gaigher R, Habel JC, Hallmann C, Hill M, Hochkirch A, Kwak M, Mammola S, Noriega JA, Orfinger A, Pedraza F, Pryke JS, Roque F, Settele J, Simaika J, Stork N, Suhling F, Vorster C, Samways M (2020) Scientists’ warning to humanity on insect extinctions. Biological Conservation 242: 108426.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108426

Cousseau L, Hammers M,Van de Loock D, Apfelbeck B, Githiru M, Matthysen E, Lens L (2020) Habitat fragmentation shapes natal dispersal and sociality in an Afrotropical cooperative breeder. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287: 20202428.  https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2428

Eberle J, Ahrens D, Mayer C, Niehuis O, Misof B (2020) A Plea for Standardized Nuclear Markers in Metazoan DNA Taxonomy. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35: 336-345.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.12.003

Habel JC, Gossner M, Schmitt T (2020) What makes a species a priority for nature conservation? Animal Conservation 23: 28-35.  https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12512

Habel JC, Husemann M, Schmitt T, Ulrich W (2020) Island-mainland lepidopteran assemblies: a blue-print for species conservation in fragmented habitats. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 3313–3325.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02025-2

Habel JC, Nzau JM, Apfelbeck B, Bendzko T, Fischer C, Kimatu JN, Mwakumanya MA, Maghenda M, Mulwa RK, Rieckmann M, Shauri H, Teucher M, Schmitt C (2020) Land scarcity, communication gaps and institutional confusions influence the loss of biodiversity in south-eastern Kenya. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 3835–3841.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02043-0

Habel JC, Ulrich W (2020) Ecosystem functions in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems across the East African coastal forest landscape. Biotropica 52: 598– 607.  https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12780

Habel JC, Ulrich W, Schmitt T (2020) Butterflies in corridors: Quality matters for specialists. Journal of Insect Diversity and Conservation 13: 91-98.  https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12386

Hausmann A, Segerer AH, Greifenstein T, Knubben J, Morinière J, Bozicevic V, Doczkal D, Günter A, Ulrich W, Habel JC (2020) Toward a standardized quantitative and qualitative insect monitoring scheme. Ecology and Evolution 10: 4009– 4020.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6166

Harvey JA, Heinen R, Ambrecht I, Basset Y, Baxter-Gilbert J, Bezemer T, Böhm M, Bommarco R, Borges P, Cardoso P, Clausnitzer V, Cornelisse T, Crone E, Dicke M, Dijkstra K-D, Dyer L, Ellers J, Fartmann T, Forister M, Furlong M, Garcia A, Gerlach J, Gols R, Goulson D, Habel JC, Haddad N, Hallmann CA, Henriques S, Herberstein M, Hochkirch A, Hughes A, Jespen S, Hefin Jones T, Kaydan M, Kleijn D, Klein A-M, Latty T, Leather S, Lewis S, Lister B, Losey J, Lowe E, Macadam C, Montoya-Lerma J, Nagano C, Ogan S, Orr M , Painting C, Pham T, Potts S, Rauf A, Roslin T, Samways M, Sanchez-Bayo F, Sar S, Schultz C, Soares A, Thancharoen A, Tscharntke T, Tylianakis J, Umbers K, Vet L, Visser M, Vujić A, Wagner D, Wallis de Vries M, Westphal C, White T, Wilkins V, Williams P, Wyckhuys K, Zhu Z-R , de Kroon H (2020) International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery. Nature Ecology and Evolution 4: 174–176.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1079-8

Li W, Łączyński P, Escalona HE, Eberle J, Hu, L, Chen X, Huang W, Chen B, Ahrens D, Ślipiński A, Tomaszewska W, Wang X (2020) Combined molecular and morphological data provide insights into the evolution and classification of Chilocorini ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Systematic Entomology 45: 447–463.  https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12409

Nzau JM, Gosling E, Rieckmann M, Shauri , Habel JC (2020) The illusion of a Participatory Forest Management success story: A matter of inter-ethnic relations and the history of the local people. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 1923–1936.   https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-01954-2

Ranasinghe S, Eberle J, Benjamin SR, Ahrens D (2020) New Species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae. European Journal of Taxonomy 621.  https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.621

Ranasinghe UGSL, Eberle J, Thormann J, Bohacz C, Benjamin SP, Ahrens D. (2022) Multiple species delimitation approaches with COI barcodes poorly fit each other and morphospecies – An integrative taxonomy case of Sri Lankan Sericini chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Ecology and Evolution 12: e8942.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8942

Sabatinelli G, Eberle J, Fabrizi S, Ahrens D (2020) A molecular phylogeny of Glaphyridae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea): evolution of pollination and association with ‘Poppy guild’ flowers. Systematic Entomology 45: 838-848.  doi:10.1111/syen.12429

Schmitt T, Ulrich W, Büschel H, Bretzel J, Gebler J, Mwadime L, Habel JC (2020) The relevance of cloud forest fragments and their transition zones for butterfly conservation in Taita Hills, Kenya. Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 3191–3207.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02017-2

Teucher M, Schmitt CB, Wiese A, Apfelbeck B, Maghenda M, Pellikka P, Lens L, Habel JC (2020) Behind the fog: Forest degradation despite logging bans in an East African cloud forest. Global Ecology and Conservation 22:e01024.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01024

2019

Ahrens D, Fabrizi S, Nikolaev K, Knechtges L, Eberle J (2019) On the identity of some taxa of Sericinae described by C. P. Thunberg and L. Gyllenhal (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Bonn Zoological Bulletin 68: 21-29.  https://doi.org/10.20363/BZB-2019.68.1.021
 
Apfelbeck B, Hauck TE, Jakoby C, Piecha J, Rogers R, Schröder A, Weisser WW (2019) Animal-Aided Design im Wohnumfeld. Einbeziehung der Bedürfnisse von Tierarten in die Planung und Gestaltung städtischer Freiräume. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn.  https://www.bfn.de/fileadmin/BfN/planung/siedlung/Dokumente/AAD_Broschuere.pdf
 
Apfelbeck B, Haussmann MF, Boner W, Flinks H, Griffiths K, Illera JC, Mortega KG, Sisson Z, Smiddy P, Helm B (2019) Divergent patterns of telomere shortening in tropical compared to temperate stonechats. Ecology and Evolution 9: 511-521.  https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4769
 
Apfelbeck B, Jakoby C, Hanusch M, Steffani EB, Hauck TE, Weisser WW (2019) A conceptual framework for choosing target species for wildlife-inclusive urban design. Sustainability 11: 6972.  https://doi.org/10.3390/su11246972
 
Dalstein V, Eberle J, Fabrizi S, Etzbauer C, Ahrens D (2019) COI-based species delimitation in Indochinese Tetraserica chafers reveal hybridisation despite strong divergence in male copulation organs. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 19: 277-286.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-019-00398-z
 
Eberle J, Bazzato E, Fabrizi S, Rossini M, Colomba M, Cillo D, Uliana M, Sparacio I, Sabatinelli G, Warnock RCM, Carpaneto G, Ahrens D (2019) Sex-Biased Dispersal Obscures Species Boundaries in Integrative Species Delimitation Approaches. Systematic Biology 68: 441‐459.  doi:10.1093/sysbio/syy072
 
Eberle J, Sabatinelli G, Cillo D, Bazzato E, Šípek P, Sehnal R, Bezděk A, Král D, Ahrens D (2019) A molecular phylogeny of Melolonthinae chafer beetles revisits the polyphyly of Tanyproctini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Zoologica Scripta 48: 349-358.   https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12337
 
Fabrizi S, Eberle J, Ahrens D (2019) Unexpected diversity of Hyboserica chafers in South African forest remains: phylogenetic analysis, new species and the new genus Leoserica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 950–982.  https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zly095
 
Habel JC, Samways MJ, Schmitt T (2019) Mitigating the precipitous decline of terrestrial European insects: Requirements for a new strategy. Biodiversity and Conservation 28: 1343–1360.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01741-8
 
Habel JC, Schneider UA, Schmid E, Engler JO, Rödder D, Meyer ST, Assmann T, Zachos FE, Lens L, Eggermont H, Sos del Diego R, Weisser WW, Mittermeier RA, Stork N (2019) Final countdown for biodiversity hotspots. Conservation Letters 12:e12668.  https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12668
 
Habel JC, Segerer AH, Ulrich W, Schmitt T (2019) Succession matters: Community shifts in moths over three decades increases multifunctionality in intermediate successional stages. Scientific Reports 9: 5586.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41571-w
 
Habel JC, Tobias J, Fischer C (2019) Movement ecology of Afrotropical birds: Functional traits provide complementary insights to species identity. Biotropica 51: 894– 902.  https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12702
 
Habel JC, Trusch R, Schmitt T, Ochse M, Ulrich W (2019) Long-term large-scale decline in relative abundances of butterfly and burnet moth species across south-western Germany. Scientific Reports 9: 14921.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51424-1
 
Habel JC, Ulrich W, Biburger N, Seibold S, Schmitt T (2019) Agricultural intensification drives butterfly decline. Journal of Insect Diversity and Conservation 12: 289-295.  https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12343
 
Huber BA, Caspar K, Eberle J (2019) New species reveal unexpected interspecific microhabitat diversity in the genus Uthina Simon, 1893 (Araneae: Pholcidae). Invertebrate Systematics 33: 181-207.  https://doi.org/10.1071/IS18002
 
Jakoby C, Rogers R, Apfelbeck B, Weisser HTE, Weisser WW (2019) Die Bewertung von Wildtieren durch Wohnungsbaugesellschaften im Wohnumfeld. Natur und Landschaft 5: 181-187.  DOI: 10.17433/5.2019.50153685.181-187
 

Marešová J, Habel JC, Nève G, Sielezniew M, Bartonová A. Kostro-Ambroziak A, Faltýnek FZ (2019) Cross-continental phylogeography of two boreo-montane Nymphalid butterflies. PlosOne 14: e0214483.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214483

Neita Moreno JC, Agrain FA, Eberle J, Ahrens D, Pereyra V (2019) On the phylogenetic position and systematics of extant and fossil Aclopinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Systematic Entomology 44:709-727.  https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12366

Seibold S, Gossner MM, Simons NK, Blüthgen N, Müller J, Ambarlı D, Ammer C, Bauhus J, Fischer M, Habel JC, Linsenmair KE, Nauss T, Penone C, Prati D, Schall P, Schulze ED, Vogt J, Wöllauer S, Weisser WW (2019) Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers. Nature 574: 671-674.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1684-3

German essays and book chapters:

Angerer V, Katzenmayer D, Hölzl S, Eberle, Habel JC (2023) Vornutzung zur Förderung von artenreichem Grünland. ANLiegen NATUR 45(1).    Anliegen Natur – Aktuelle Meldungen der Zeitschrift für angewandten Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege in Bayern

Angerer V, Katzenmayer D, Hölzl S, Habel JC (2023) Handlungsempfehlungen für die Vornutzung artenreicher Mähwiesen und Kalkmagerrasen. ANLiegen NATUR 45(1).    Anliegen Natur – Aktuelle Meldungen der Zeitschrift für angewandten Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege in Bayern

Angerer V, Katzenmayer D, Rimböck A, Hölzl S, Habel JC (2023) Artenreiche Borstgrasrasen und Pfeifengraswiesen durch Vormahd und Vorweide erhalten. ANLiegen NATUR 45(2).    Anliegen Natur – Aktuelle Meldungen der Zeitschrift für angewandten Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege in Bayern