Dr. Valentin H. Klaus

Research

last within the projects

• ESCAPE - Effects of disturbance and seed addition on plant community assembly and ecosystem functions (Biodiversity Exploratories)
• Biodiversity in Urban Grasslands

former projects

• BioComp I - Relating Biodiversity patterns and compositional features of grassland vegetation using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (Biodiversity Exploratories)
• BioComp II - Relating isotopic signals, nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of grassland biomass to biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and land-use intensity using multi-temporal data generated with near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (Biodiversity Exploratories)

research interests

• Plant Ecology
• Ecology of Grasslands
• Floodplain Ecology
• Land-use Change
• Organic Farming
• Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
• Urban Ecology
• Forest Ecology
• Nurtrient Cycles
• Experimental Ecology

Publications

Google Scholar citations

International publications (peer-reviewed)

accepted

• Fischer L, Neuenkamp L, Lampinen J, Tuomi M, Alday JG, Bucharova A, Cancellieri C, Casado-Arzuaga I, Čeplová N, Cerveró L, Deák B, Eriksson E, Fellowes MDE, Fernández de Manuel B, Filibeck G, González-Guzmán A, Hinojosa MB, Kowarik I, Lumbierres B, Miguel A, Pardo R, Pons X, Rodríguez-García E, Schröder R, Gaia Sperandii M, Unterweger P, Valkó O, Vázquez V, Klaus VH (accepted) Public attitudes towards biodiversity-friendly greenspace management in Europe. Conservation Letters
• Pichon N, Cappelli S, Soliveres S, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Allan E (accepted) Decomposition disentangled: a test of the multiple mechanisms by which nitrogen enrichment alters litter decomposition. Functional Ecology [doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13560]

2020

• Klaus VH, Friedritz L, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T (2020) Drought boosts risk of nitrate leaching from grassland fertilisation. Science of the Total Environment 726: 137877 [doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137877]

2019

• Boeddinghaus R, Marhan S, Berner D, Boch S, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Kattge J, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Sorkau E, Kandeler E, Manning P (2019) Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology 107: 2197–2210 [doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13182]
• Busch V, Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Prati D, Boch S, Müller J, Chisté M, Mody K, Blüthgen N, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T (2019) Will I stay or will I go? Plant species specific response and tolerance to high land-use intensity in temperate grassland ecosystems. Journal of Vegetation Science 30: 674-686 [doi:10.1111/jvs.12749]
• Schäfer D, Klaus V, Kleinebecker T, Boeddinghaus R, Hinderling J, Kandeler E, Marhan S, Nowak S, Sonnemann I, Wurst S, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Prati D (in press) Recovery of ecosystem functions after experimental disturbance in 73 grasslands differing in land-use intensity, plant species richness and community composition. Journal of Ecology [doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13211]
• Tischer A, Sehl L, Meyer U-N, Kleinebecker T, Klaus VH, Hamer U (2019) Land-use intensity shapes kinetics of extracellular enzymes in rhizosphere soil of agricultural grassland plant species. Plant and Soil 437: 215–239 [doi:10.1007/s11104-019-03970-w]
• van der Plas F, Allan E, Fischer M, Alt F, Arndt H, Binkenstein J, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Böhm S, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinbecker T, Morris EK, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Renner S, Rillig MC, Schaefer HM, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Solly E, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Tschapka M, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner M, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Manning P (2019) Towards the development of general rules describing landscape heterogeneity-multifunctionality relationships. Journal of Applied Ecology 56: 168–179 [doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13260]
• Vogt J, Klaus VH, Both S, Fürstenau C, Gockel S, Gossner MM, Heinze J, Hemp A, Hölzel N, Jung K, Kleinebecker T, Lauterbach R, Lorenzen K, Ostrowski A, Otto N, Prati D, Renner S, Schumacher U, Seibold S, Simons N, Steitz I, Teuscher M, Thiele J, Weithmann S, Wells K, Wiesner K, Ayasse M, Blüthgen N, Fischer M, Weisser WW (2019) Eleven years’ data of grassland management in Germany. Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e36387 [doi:10.3897/BDJ.7.e36387]

2018

• Busch V, Klaus VH, Penone C, Schäfer D, Boch S, Prati D, Müller J, Socher S, Niinemets Ü, Peñuelas J, Hölzel N, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T (2018) Nutrient stoichiometry and land use rather than species richness determine plant functional diversity. Ecology and Evolution 8 (1): 601–616 [doi:10.1002/ece3.3609] Open Access
• Djukic I, Kepfer-Rojas S, Schmidt IK, Larsen KS, Beier C, Berg B, Verheyend K, TeaComposition (among others: Busch V, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T) (2018) Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment 628-629: 1369–1394 [doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012]
• Heer N, Klimmek F, Zwahlen C, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Boch S (2018) Hemiparasite-density effects on grassland plant diversity, composition and biomass. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 32: 22–29 [doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2018.01.004]
• Klaus VH, Hoever CJ, Fischer M, Hamer U, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Schäfer D, Prati D, Hölzel N (2018) Contribution of the soil seed bank to the restoration of temperate grasslands by mechanical sward disturbance. Restoration Ecology 28 (S2): S114–S122 [doi:10.1111/rec.12626]
• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Nowak S, Prati D, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Hamer U (2018) Land use intensity, rather than plant species richness, affects the leaching risk of multiple nutrients from permanent grasslands . Global Change Biology 24 (7): 2828–2840 [doi:10.1111/gcb.14123]
• Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Prati D, Busch V, Hamer U, Hoever CJ, Kleinebecker T, Mertens D, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2018) Effects of mowing, grazing and fertilization on soil seed banks in temperate grasslands in Central Europe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 256: 211–217 [doi:10.​1016/​j.​agee.​2017.​11.​008]
• Kleinebecker T, Busch V, Hölzel N, Hamer U, Schäfer D, Prati D, Fischer M, Hemp A, Lauterbach R, Klaus VH (2018) And the winner is … ! A test of simple predictors of plant species richness in agricultural grasslands. Ecological Indicators 87: 296–301 [doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.12.031]
• Leimer S, Bischoff S, Boch S, Busch V, Escher P, Fischer M, Hänsel F, Hölzel N, Kerber K, VH Klaus, Kleinebecker T, Michalzik B, Nauss T, Schäfer D, Schöning I, Schwarz MT, Siemens J, Thieme L, Wöllauer S, Wilcke W (2018) Does plant diversity affect the water balance of established grassland systems? Ecohydrology 11 (4): e1945 [doi:10.1002/eco.1945]
• Sorkau E, Boch S, Boeddinghaus RS, Bonkowski M, Fischer M, Kandeler E, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Marhan S, Müller J, Prati D, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Weinert J, Oelmann Y (2018) The role of soil chemical properties, land use and plant diversity for microbial phosphorus in forest and grassland soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 181 (2): 185–197 [doi: 10.1002/jpln.201700082]

2017

• Gilhaus K, Boch S, Fischer M, Hölzel, N, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Rupprecht D, Schmitt B, Klaus VH (2017) Grassland management in Germany: effects on plant diversity and vegetation composition. Tuexenia 37: 379–397 [doi:10.14471/2017.37.0 10]
• Hejkal J, Buttschardt TK, Klaus VH (2017) Connectivity of public urban grasslands: implications for grassland conservation and restoration in cities. Urban Ecosystems 20 (2): 511–519 [doi: 10.1007/s11252-016-0611-8]
• Klaus VH, Schäfer D, Kleinebecker T, Fischer M, Prati D, Hölzel N (2017) Enriching plant diversity in grasslands by large-scale experimental sward disturbance and seed addition along gradients of land-use intensity. Journal of Plant Ecology 10 (4): 581-591 [doi:10.1093/jpe/rtw062]
• Rudolph M, Velbert F, Schwenzfeier S, Kleinebecker T, Klaus VH (2017) Patterns and potentials of plant species richness in high- and low-maintenance urban grasslands. Applied Vegetation Science 20 (1): 18–27 [doi: 10.1111/avsc.12267]

2016

• Blüthgen N, Simons N, Jung K, Prati D, Renner S, Boch S, Fischer M, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Tschapka M, Weisser WW, Gossner MM (2016) Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity. Nature Communications 7: 10697 [doi:10.1038/ncomms10697]
• Klaus VH, Boch S, Boeddinghaus RS, Hölzel N, Kandeler E, Marhan S, Oelmann Y, Prati D, Regan KM, Schmitt B, Sorkau E, Kleinebecker T (2016) Temporal and small-scale spatial variation in grassland productivity, biomass quality and nutrient limitation. Plant Ecology 217 (7): 843–856 [doi:10.1007/s11258-016-0607-8]
• Klaus VH*, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Solly EF, Hänsel F, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T* (2016) Plant diversity moderates drought stress in grasslands: Implications from a large real-world study on 13C natural abundances. Science of the Total Environment 566–567: 215–222 [doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.008] (* equal authorship)
• Soliveres S, Manning P, Prati D, Gossner MM, Alt F, Arndt H, Baumgartner V, Binkenstein J, Birkhofer K, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Buscot F, Diekötter T, Heinze J, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH, Klein A-M, Kleinebecker T, Klemmer S, Krauss J, Lange M, Morris EK, Müller J, Oelmann Y, Overmann J, Pašalić E, Renner SC, Rillig MC, Schaefer HM, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Sikorski J, Socher SA, Solly EF, Sonnemann I, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffen-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Tschapka M, Türke M, Venter P, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner M, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Wolters V, Wubet T, Wurst S, Fischer M, Allan E (2016) Locally rare species influence grassland ecosystem multifunctionality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 371: 20150269. [doi:10.1098/rstb.2015.0269 ]
• Soliveres S, van der Plas F, Manning P, Prati D, Gossner MM, Renner SC, Alt F, Arndt H, Baumgartner V, Binkenstein J, Birkhofer K, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Buscot F, Diekötter T, Heinze J, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Klemmer S, Krauss J, Lange M, Morris EK, Müller J, Oelmann Y, Overmann J, Pašalić E, Rillig MC, Schaefer HM, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Sikorski J, Socher SA, Solly EF, Sonnemann I, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Tschapka M, Türke M, Venter P, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner M, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Wolters V, Wubet T, Wurst S, Fischer M, Allan E (2016) Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature 536: 456–459 [doi:10.1038/nature19092]

2015

• Allan E, Manning P, Prati D, Grassein F, Alt F, Binkenstein J, Blaser S, Blüthgen N, Hölzel N, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Morris E-K, Oelmann Y, Renner SC, Rillig MC, Schäfer M, Schloter M, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Solly E, Sorkau E, Steckel J, Steffen-Dewenter I, Stempfhuber B, Trumbore S, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Werner W, Westphal C, Wilcke W, Fischer M (2015) Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition. Ecology Letters 18: 834–843 [doi: 10.1111/ele.12469]
• Manning P, Gossner M, Bossdorf O, Allan E, Prati D, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH, Klein A, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Lange M, Müller J, Pašalić E, Socher S, Tschapka M, Türke M, Weiner C, Werner M, Gockel S, Hemp A, Renner S, Wells K, Buscot F, Kalko E, Linsenmair KE, Weisser WW, Fischer M (2015) Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa. Ecology 96:1492–1501 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1307.1]

2014

• Allan E, Bossdorf O, Dormann CF, Prati D, Gossner M, Tscharntke T, Blüthgen N, Bellach M, Birkhofer K, Boch S, Böhm S, Börschig C, Chatzinotas A, Christ S, Daniel R, Diekoetter T, Fischer C, Friedl T, Glaser K, Hallman C, Hodac L, Hölzel N, Jung K, Klein A-M, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Krauss J, Lange M, Morris EK, Müller J, Nacke H, Pašalic E, Rillig M, Rothenwöhrer C, Schall P, Scherber C, Schulze W, Socher S, Steckel J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Türke M, Weiner CN, Werner M, Westphal C, Wolters V, Wubet T, Gocke S, Gorke M, Hemp A, Renner SC, Schöning I, Pfeiffer S, König-Ries B, Buscot F, Linsenmair K-E, Schulze E-D, Weisser WW, Fischer M (2014) Inter-annual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111 (1):  308–313 [doi:10.1073/pnas.1312213111]
• Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Fischer M, Klaus VH (2014) Evidence from the real world: ¹⁵N natural abundances reveal enhanced nitrogen use at high plant diversity in Central European grasslands. Journal of Ecology 102 2: 456–465 [doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12202]
• Müller J, Heinze J, Joshi J, Boch S, Klaus VH, Fischer M, Prati D (2014) Influence of experimental soil disturbances on the diversity of bryophytes and vascular plants in agricultural grasslands. Journal of Plant Ecology 7 (6): 509–517 [doi:10.1093/jpe/rtt062]

2013

• Klaus VH (2013) Urban grassland restoration: a neglected opportunity for biodiversity conservation. Restoration Ecology 21: 665–669 [doi: 10.1111/rec.12051]
• Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T (2013) Direct and indirect associations between plant species richness and productivity in grasslands: regional differences preclude simple generalization of productivity-biodiversity relationships. Preslia 85: 97–112 [link open access pdf]
• Klaus VH, Hölzel N, Prati D, Schmitt B, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Fischer M, Kleinebecker T (2013) Organic vs. conventional grassland management: Do 15N and 13C isotopic signatures of hay and soil samples differ? PLoS ONE 8(10): e78134 [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078134]
• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Fischer M, Alt F, Boch S, Gockel S, Gossner M, Hemp A, Lange M, Müller J, Oelmann Y, Pašalić E, Renner SC, Socher SA, Türke M, Weisser WW, Hölzel N (2013) Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversity at the expense of yield and soil fertility? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 177:1–9 [doi:10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.019]

2012

• Blüthgen N, Dormann C, Prati D, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Alt F, Boch S, Gockel S, Hemp A,  Müller J, Nieschulze J, Renner SC, Schöning I, Schumacher U, Socher SA, Wells K, Birkhofer K, Buscot F,  Oelmann Y, Rothenwöhrer C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T,  Weiner C, Fischer M, Kalko EKV, Linsenmair KE, Schulze E-D, Weisser WW (2012) A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization. Basic and Applied Ecology 13: 207–220
  [doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.001]
• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boch S, Müller J, Socher AS, Prati D, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2012) NIRS meets Ellenberg's indicator values: Prediction of moisture and nitrogen values of agricultural grassland vegetation by means of near-infrared spectral characteristics. Ecological Indicators 14: 82-86 [doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.07.016]
• Müller J, Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Prati D, Hölzel N, Fischer M (2012) Impact of Land-Use Intensity and Productivity on Bryophyte Diversity in Agricultural Grasslands. PLoS ONE 7(12): e51520 [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051520]
• Socher S, Prati D, Müller J, Klaus V, Hölzel N, Fischer M (2012) Direct and productivity-mediated indirect effects of fertilization, mowing and grazing intensities on grassland plant species richness. Journal of Ecology 100: 1391–1399 [doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.02020.x]

2011

• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Blüthgen N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M (2011) Nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns along a broad range of land-use intensities among agricultural grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 13: 287–295
  [doi:10.1016/j.ppees.2011.07.001]
• Klaus VH, Sintermann J, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N (2011) Sedimentation-induced eutrophication in large river floodplains - an obstacle to restoration? Biological Conservation 144: 451–458
  [doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.09.031]
• Kleinebecker T, Klaus VH, Hölzel N (2011) Reducing sample quantity and maintaining high prediction accuracy of quality parameters in grassland biomass with near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy 19: 495–505 [DOI 10.1255/jnirs.957]

Books and Book Chapter

• Klaus VH, Müller J (2014) The Role of Bryophytes in Central European Grasslands. In: Mariotte P, Kardol P (Eds) Grasslands Biodiversity and Conservation in a Changing World. Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, New York, USA. pp 251–278

Conference Presentations

2015

• Klaus VH, Stahlhut, N, Kleinebecker T, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2015) Ecological restoration by introduction of native plant species in urban areas. Oral Presentation. 6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Manchester, GB
• Klaus VH, Prati D, Kleinebecker T, Schäfer, D, Schmitt B, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2015) Enriching plant diversity in temperate grasslands: Lessons learned from a large-scale seeding and disturbance experiment. Oral Presentation. 58th Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, Brno; Czech Republic
• Klaus VH, Prati D, Kleinebecker T, Schäfer, D, Schmitt B, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2015) Enriching plant diversity in temperate grasslands: Lessons learned from a large-scale seeding and disturbance experiment. Oral Presentation. 45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Gesellschaft für Ökologie, GfÖ), Göttingen, Germany

2014

• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N (2014) Restoring plant species richness in urban and agricultural grassland to support biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Oral Presentation. 9th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Oulu, Finland

2013

• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Fischer M, Prati D, Schmitt B, Hölzel N (2013) Does diversity matter? Advances in nutrient cycling in grasslands indicated by 15N natural abundances. Oral Presentation. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Gesellschaft für Ökologie, GfÖ), Potsdam, Germany
• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boch S, Müller J, Socher S, Prati D, Schmitt B, Blüthgen N, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2013) Implication for management and conservation of species-rich temperate grasslands from an interdisciplinary research project in Central Europe. Oral Presentation. International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB), Baltimore, USA
• Velbert F, Klaus VH & Kleinebecker T (2013) Zustand und Potential des floristischen Artenreichtums im städtischen Grünland. Poster. Tagung Urbane Biodiversität – regionale, nationale und internationale Aspekte, Essen, Germany
• Klaus VH (2013) Auenrenaturierung an der Ems. Oral Presentation. 4. Auenökologischer Workshop, Bad Sassendorf, Germany

2012

• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N (2012) Restoration ecology and agri-environmental schemes: Options for mutual benefit in agricultural grasslands. Oral Presentation, 8th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Budweis, Czech Republic

• Klaus VH, Fleischer K & Weking S (2012) Raum für Wasser: Auenrenaturierung an der Ems. Poster. 3. Auenökologischer Workshop, Neuburg an der Donau, Germany

2011

• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher SA, Prati D, Fischer M (2011) Nutrient concentrations in plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns in a broad range of agricultural grasslands. Oral Presentation. 54th Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, Lyon, France
• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Boch S, Müller J, Socher S, Prati D, Fischer M, Hölzel N (2011) New insight in Ellenberg indicator values: Prediction and Validation with NIRS. Poster presentation, 41st Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Gesellschaft für Ökologie, GfÖ), Oldenburg, Germany

2010

• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N, Boch S, Müller J, Socher S, Prati D, Fischer M (2010) Chemical composition of community biomass reflects biodiversity patterns in Central European grasslands. Oral Presentation. 40th anniversary Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Gesellschaft für Ökologie, GfÖ), Giessen, Germany
• Klaus VH, Kleinebecker T, Hölzel N (2010) Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) as a time- and cost-saving tool in restoration ecology. Poster. 6th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Avignon, France
• Klaus V, Sintermann J, Kleinebecker T & Hölzel N (2010) Eutrophierung durch Sedimentation - ein Problem der Auenrenaturierung? Oral Presentation . 1. Auenökologischer Workshop, 20-22 März 2010, Pevestorf, Germany

2008

• Klaus V, Sintermann J & Hölzel N (2008) Sedimentation induced eutrophication in large river floodplains - an obstacle to restoration? Oral Presentation. 6th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, 8-12 September 2008, Ghent, Belgium
• Klaus V, Sintermann J & Hölzel N (2008) Sedimentation induced eutrophication in large river floodplains - an obstacle to restoration? Oral Presentation. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 38: 303

other publications

• Hölzel N, Klaus VH (2017) Zur Artenvielfalt im Grünland. Was sie beeinflusst, wozu wir sie brauchen und wie wir sie unterstützen können. Natur in NRW 2/2017: 35-39 [download]
• Boch S, Allan E, Birkhofer K, Blüthgen N, Christ-Breulmann S, Diekoetter T, Dormann CF, Gossner MM, Hallmann C, Hemp A,  Hölzel N, Jung K, Klaus VH,  Klein A-M, Kleinebecker T, Lange M, Müller J, Nacke H, Prati D, Renner SC, Rothenwöhrer C, Schall P, Schulze E-D, Socher SA, Tscharntke T, Türke M, Weiner CN, Weisser WW, Westphal C, Wolters V, Wubet T, Fischer M (2016): Extensive und jährlich wechselnde Nutzungsintensität fördert den Artenreichtum im Grünland. ANLiegen Natur 38(1): online, 10pp [download]
  

• Klaus V (2012) Relationships between productivity, land-use intensity and plant species richness in agricultural grasslands. PhD Tesis, Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster, Germany
• Klaus V (2008) Vegetations- und Nährstoffgradienten in Auenwiesen am nördlichen Oberrhein. Diploma Thesis, Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster, Germany [Abstract pdf 4,2 KB] [Poster (german) pdf 408 KB]