IMPRESSUM ISSN 0171-1113 Copyright © Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Marburg 2016 Publisher Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. (GfÖ) Institut für Ökologie, Technische Universität Berlin, Rothenburgerstr. 12, 12165 Berlin, Germany Series title Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie – Band 46 Editors Juliane Röder & Roland Brandl, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany Production Animal Ecology, Department of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany Cover design Eva Diehl, GfÖ Pressestelle, Gießen, Germany Print Görich & Weiershäuser, Druckerei und Verlag, Deutschhausstr. 42, 35037 Marburg, Germany The respective authors are responsible for the contents of this booklet. This book is also available for download as electronic document on the conference website (www.gfoe-2016.de). 150 years of Ecology – lessons for the future 46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. (GfÖ) Philipps-Universität Marburg, 05 – 09 September 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents Preface 7 Keynote lectures Susanne Fritz 13 Past, present and future macroecology and biogeography: 200 years of large-scale pattern and process in ecology and evolution Nathalie Pettorelli 14 Harnessing the potential of satellite remote sensing research in the face of global environmental change Christian Wirth 15 After the hype: A ‘reality check’ for trait-based functional biodiversity research Rien Aerts 16 The interaction between global change and ecosystem functioning Thomas Lewinsohn 17 Community structure across trophic interfaces Shahid Naeem 18 Who serves whom in Nature? Lessons from contemporary ecological approaches to linking ecosystem services to societal well-being. Public lecture Matthias Glaubrecht 21 Der Haeckel-Faktor. Oder: Wie Darwin und Wallace die Evolution entdeckten Abstracts 23 Session 1 - Frontiers of Macroecology Oral presentations 25 Poster presentations 40 Session 2 - Nature restoration and conservation Oral presentations 41 Poster presentations 54 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Session 3 - Integrating movement and biodiversity Oral presentations 62 Session 4 - Habitat fragmentation Oral presentations 71 Poster presentations 74 Session 5 - Remote sensing in ecology Oral presentations 76 Poster presentations 80 Session 6 - Science for Nature Conservation Oral presentations 85 Poster presentations 99 Session 7 - IPBES Oral presentations 108 Session 8 - Patterns and processes in wilderness development Oral presentations 112 Poster presentations 117 Session 9 - Local adaptation in plants Oral presentations 119 Poster presentations 129 Session 10 - Intra- versus interspecific variation of plant t Oral presentations 138 Poster presentations 149 Session 11 - Spatial patterns and ecological processes Oral presentations 152 Poster presentations 165 Session 12 - Spatial ecology and evolution Oral presentations 174 Poster presentations 177 Session 13 - Ecological genetic diversity Oral presentations 180 Poster presentations 185 Session 14 - Physiological plant ecology Oral presentations 188 Poster presentations 201 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Session 15 - Biotic homogenization of animal communities Oral presentations 208 Poster presentations 218 Session 16 - Stress ecology meets resilience research Oral presentations 222 Poster presentations 227 Session 17 - Forest ecology Oral presentations 228 Poster presentations 244 Session 18 - Water - from the leaf to the ecosystem Oral presentations 254 Poster presentations 262 Session 19 - Interactions and processes in novel communities Oral presentations 267 Poster presentations 279 Session 20 - Urban ecology Oral presentations 282 Poster presentations 289 Session 21 - Multitrophic interactions in terrestrial ecosyst Oral presentations 293 Poster presentations 307 Session 22 - Tree growth and multitrophy Oral presentations 317 Session 23 - Ecosystem services in cultural landscapes Oral presentations 322 Poster presentations 333 Session 24 - Biodiversity and ecosystem services in intensive Oral presentations 341 Poster presentations 352 Session 25 - Citizen Science in Ecology Oral presentations 358 Poster presentations 363 Session 26 - Envisioning multifunctional sustainable landscap Oral presentations 365 Poster presentations 372 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Session 27 - Social-ecological biodiversity research Oral presentations 374 Session 28 - Societal dimensions in ecological research Oral presentations 379 Session 29 - Observing nature Oral presentations 385 Poster presentations 390 Session 30 - Data visibility, access and fitness for use Oral presentations 393 Poster presentations 400 Index of Authors 404 4 Preface PREFACE Dear colleagues and friends, dear guests, I am happy to welcome you to the 46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria & Switzerland (GfÖ) at the Philipps-Universität Marburg. After 2007, this is the second time that Marburg hosts the annual meeting of the GfÖ. Our university was founded in 1527 as the first Protestant academic institution worldwide. Presently, we host more than 25.000 students, 12% of whom have an international background. Most scientific disciplines, with the exception of the engineering sciences, are represented at the Philipps-Universität Marburg. They are organized in 21 faculties. The Faculty of Biology consists of ten departments, representing four broad research fields: (1) Ecology, Nature Conservation, Biodiversity; (2) Molecular Cell Biology and Plant Physiology; (3) Animal Development and Physiology; (4) Microbiology and Genetics. There are also close ties to the Faculty of Geography, members of which are also active in the scientific committee of our conference. The motto of this year’s meeting, “150 years of ecology - lessons for the future”, was inspired by an important anniversary. In 1866, Ernst Haeckel coined and defined the term “Oecologie” in the second volume of his treatise on the “Generelle Morphologie der Organismen”. He clearly envisaged the research protocol of ecology at the crossroads between physiology, phylogeny and biogeography. However, the anniversary of the term “Oecologie” is not the only important anniversary in 2016. As GfÖ president Volkmar Wolters pointed out to me, 2016 is also the 250th birthday of Thomas Robert Malthus. Although he was no ecologist - he worked on macroeconomics - his growth model inspired Darwin to develop his theory of speciation and therefore had a profound impact on ecology. These anniversaries show that current ecological research is based on achievements and insights gained well before computers and electronic data sources became available. I hope that our meeting will provide opportunity to look back on the development of ecology, reminding us that our work is being facilitated by the genius of our predecessors. I would like to thank the many people who have contributed to the successful organization of the meeting here in Marburg. First of all I would like to mention Juliane Röder, Dana Schabo and Martin Brändle who have been the core organizers of the meeting, together with Heike Kuhlmann. Furthermore, I would like to express my gratitude to the keynote speakers for providing us with a comprehensive framework concerning recent developments in ecological sciences as well as the chairs of the various sessions for suggesting inspiring topics and for organizing the sessions. 7 PREFACE Finally I would like to mention that Marburg is a lovely medieval city with many possibilities for sightseeing. Thus, we hope that the meeting in Marburg will offer a stimulating atmosphere not only for discussions during the conference, but also for personal exchange with colleagues whilst strolling through Marburg’s narrow streets. Roland Brandl Faculty of Biology Animal Ecology Philipps-Universität Marburg 8 PREFACE Dear friends and colleagues, I warmly welcome you to the 46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria & Switzerland. It is being hosted by the University of Marburg – just nine years after hosting the 37th GfÖ Meeting. Our society is very grateful to all the local people involved for their willingness to accept again the enormous burden of organizing such a large and diverse conference. Our friends in Marburg have done a great job in designing an exciting and highly up-to-date program. Building on last year’s meeting in Göttingen “Ecology for a Sustainable Future”, our motto in 2016 is "150 Years of Ecology – Lessons for the Future". One and a half centuries after Ernst Haeckel created the term ‘Ökologie’, driven by the ideas of Darwin, ecology has become a rigorous science that can be proud of its achievements, but still faces enormous challenges. Rarely has Haeckel’s definition of ecology as the “Economy of Nature” been as timely as today – almost one year after the adaptation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the United Nations. Of course, the objectives of our discipline go far beyond investigating the global environmental problems directly or indirectly caused by human beings. However, my remark in 2015 that sustainability will only be reached when the route to each individual SDG makes use of the best ecological knowledge available has lost nothing of its topicality. As a vital starting point for learning our lessons for the future, the meeting in Marburg will give us the chance to reflect upon the progress we have made in the past and – even more importantly – to identify the many unsolved scientific questions that still confront us. As the organizers