Prof. Dr. Sascha Buchholz
Animal Ecology Research Group
Institute of Landscape Ecology
Heisenbergstr. 2, D-48149 Münster
room 536
phone +49(0)251-83 33 996
e-mail saschabuchholz[at]uni-muenster.de
office hours on appointment
Research Foci
- biodiversity dynamics
- urban ecology
- conservation biology
- invasion ecology
- novel ecosystems
- species protection
- biotic interactions
CV
Academic Education
- Habilitation in Biodiversity Dynamics, TU Berlin
- Training as a systemic coach
- Open University Course in Environmental Psychology and Environmental Education, University of Hagen
- Training in university didactics and university teaching, TU Berlin
- Open University Course in Environmental Economics and Management, University of Koblenz-Landau
- PhD in Landscape Ecology (Dr. rer. Nat.), University of Münster
- Studies in landscape ecology, zoology, botany and geology, University of Münster (Diplom)
Positions
- Professor of Animal Ecology, Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster
- Biodiversity consulting, ecological assessments and environmental statistics
- Lecturer, Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster
- Visiting professor at TU Berlin, Ecosystem Science / Plant Ecology Lab
- Postdoc, Ecosystem Science / Plant Ecology Lab, TU Berlin
- Visiting Scientist, Charles Darwin Research Station, Galápagos, Ecuador
- Lecturer, Institute for Ecology, TU Berlin
- Visiting Scientist, Charles Darwin Research Station, Galápagos, Ecuador
- Postdoc at TU Berlin and Head of Biodiversity Dynamics Division
- Lecturer, Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster
Function or Membership
- Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (Referee and tutor)
Teaching
- Lecture: V Einführung in die Tierökologie [146650]
- [ – | Mon, – | | GEO1 Hörsaal]
- Lecture: V Bodenökologische Indikatoren [146647]
(in cooperation with Ute Hamer and Maxim Dorodnikov)- [Mon – Fri | ad hoc]
- Short intensive seminar: Einführung in das Masterstudium Landschaftsökologie [146656]
- [ – | – | | GEO1 513]
- Seminar: S Methoden und Experimente der Tierökologie [146659]
(in cooperation with Hilke Hollens-Kuhr)- [ – | Fri, – | | GEO1 513]
- Seminar: Graduate Essentials [146651]
- [ – | Mon, – | | GEO1 513]
- Seminar: S Multitrophische Interaktionen [146724]
(in cooperation with Hilke Hollens-Kuhr)- [ – ]
- Project seminar: Schreiben eines wiss. Exposés [146655]
(in cooperation with Nadja Pernat)- [ – | Mon, – | ]
- Practical: P Methoden der Bodenökologie [146648]
(in cooperation with Ute Hamer and Maxim Dorodnikov)- [Mon – Fri | ad hoc]
- Practice: Ü Umweltstatistik I [146657]
(in cooperation with Nadja Pernat)- [ – | Tue, – | | GEO1 401]
- Colloquium: Graduiertenkolloquium I / II [146672]
(in cooperation with Hanna Meyer)- [ – | Single Course | GEO1 Hörsaal]
- Project course: Wiss. Arbeiten & Selbstmanagement [146654]
(in cooperation with Nadja Pernat)- [ – | Mon, – | | GEO1 Hörsaal]
- Project course: P Studienprojekt Tierökologie [146653]
- [Mon – Fri | ad hoc]
- Special lecture/Special seminar: Podcast Irgendwas mit Naturschutz [146668]
- [Mon – Fri | ad hoc]
- Lecture: V Systematik der Tiere [144796]
- Seminar: Praktischer Artenschutz [144821]
- Seminar: S Podcast Irgendwas mit Naturschutz [144809]
- Project seminar: Schreiben eines wiss. Exposés (Nachholer) [144871]
- Practice: Ü Zoolog. Bestimmungsübungen C [144799]
(in cooperation with Nadja Pernat and Hilke Hollens-Kuhr) - Practice: Ü Zoolog. Bestimmungsübungen A [144797]
(in cooperation with Nadja Pernat and Hilke Hollens-Kuhr) - Practice: Ü Zoolog. Bestimmungsübungen B [144798]
(in cooperation with Nadja Pernat and Hilke Hollens-Kuhr) - Colloquium: 6. ILÖK Graduate Conference [144868]
(in cooperation with Hanna Meyer) - Colloquium: Kolloquium des Institutes für Landschaftsökologie [148747]
- Colloquium: Graduiertenkolloquium I / II [144866]
- Colloquium: Graduiertenkolloquium I [144828]
(in cooperation with Hanna Meyer) - Project course: Wiss. Arbeiten & Selbstmanagement (Nachholer) [144870]
- Project course: P Projektpraktikum Tierökologie [144833]
(in cooperation with Nadja Pernat and Hilke Hollens-Kuhr) - Project course: P Studienprojekt Tierökologie [144874]
Projects
- Wirbellosendiversität der Mittelgebirgsmoore ()
Individual Granted Project: Stöckmann-Stiftung | Project Number: S0393/10081/2026 - Umsetzung des "agroforst-monitoring" Projektes ()
Individual Granted Project: Heidehof Stiftung GmbH, Alfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S., Stiftung Landwirtschaftsverlag, VRD Stiftung für Erneuerbare Energien, Nicht spezifizierte sonstige deutsche Mittelgeber - Datenschätze analysieren, aufbereiten und kommunizieren - Die Zukunft der Wirbellosendiversität in Feuchtlebensräumen Berlins ()
Individual Granted Project: Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Mobilität, Verbraucher- und Klimaschutz des Landes Berlin | Project Number: kör_100281 - Biodiversitätsmonitoring der Spinnen auf urbanen Flächen Berlins ()
Individual Granted Project: Land Berlin - Biodiversitätsmanagement bei der Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG ()
Individual Granted Project: Vattenfall Wärme Berlin Aktiengesellschaft - Monitoring: Einfluss des Kanusports auf Wasservögel in der Lippe ()
Individual Granted Project: Kreis Recklinghausen | Project Number: 348919-00-22-002
Publications
- Hollens-Kuhr, Hilke, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Counteracting selective pressures: Museum collections show declining Aglais io wing size.” Ecological Entomology 2026: 1–4. doi: 10.1111/een.70104.
- Schemel, Madita, Buchholz, Sascha, and Mausbach, Jelena. . “Feasibility study on using a detection dog to localize hibernacula of Vipera berus.” Scientific Reports 16 14681. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-51778-3.
- Schlüter, Timo, Pernat, Nadja, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Restored bogs harbor distinct communities of spiders, butterflies and dragonflies and promote occurrence of bog-specialists.” Biodiversity and Conservation 35 22. doi: 10.1007/s10531-025-03213-8.
- Meinken, Moritz, Amshoff, Johannes, Buchholz, Sascha, Fisch, Kathrin, Fischer, Sebastian, and Esther, Alexandra. . “Novel non-invasive biomonitoring using avian faecal sacs reveals dependence of pesticide exposure on field distance.” Preprint. Toxics 14. doi: 10.3390/toxics14010095.
- Büll, Kolina, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Epigeic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in urban green spaces in Westphalia.” Arachnologische Mitteilungen 71. doi: 10.30963/aramit7103.
- Pernat, Nadja, Buchholz, Sascha, and Schirmel, Jens. . “Urban Tolerance of Orthoptera Is Strongly Related to National Red List Status and Population Trends.” Preprint. Diversity and Distributions 32 e70223. doi: 10.1111/ddi.70223.
- Christoph, Paula, Buchholz, Sascha, and Pernat, Nadja. . “Assessing the Impact of Urbanization on Grasshopper Behaviour—A Fieldwork Approach.” Journal of Applied Entomology 1-9. doi: 10.1111/jen.70150.
- Anderle, Brit, Buchholz, Sascha, and Esther, Alexandra. . “Effects of Anticoagulant Rodenticides and Farm Habitat Structure on Avian Communities in Livestock Farms.” Birds 7. doi: 10.3390/birds7040064.
- Winkler, Jonah Raymond, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Wie haben sich die Verbreitung und die Populationsgrößen der Geburtshelferkröte (Alytes obstetricans) in Dortmund in den letzten 35 Jahren verändert?” Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie 33: 43–54.
- Harbring, Deborah, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Prädationsmanagement im Wiesenvogelschutz: Bruterfolgsmonitoring beim Großen Brachvogel Numenius arquata.” Charadius 61.
- Hollens-Kuhr, Hilke; Gathof, Anika Kristin; Grossmann, Anita.Judit; Buchholz, Sascha. . “Air pollution and its multifaceted effects on insect pollinators: A review.” Ecological Entomology 51 (1): 1–17. doi: 10.1111/een.70028.
- Hollens-Kuhr, Hilke, Buchholz, Sascha, and Pernat, Nadja. . “‘Nature of the year’ in Germany: An effective policy to raise public awareness?” People and Nature 7 (7): 1477–1768. doi: 10.1002/pan3.70062.
- Pernat, Nadja, Buchholz, Sascha, Kriegs, Jan Ole, Steen, Jan, and Hollens-Kuhr, Hilke. . “Moving north under the eye of the public: the dispersal ecology of the Nosferatu spider, documented by citizen scientists.” Basic and Applied Ecology 84: 40–49. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2025.02.002.
- Krämer, Alina, Meyer, Hanna, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Habitat Suitability of the Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) at Its Distribution Limit—An Analysis Based on Citizen Science Data and Machine Learning.” Journal of Biogeography 52 e15099. doi: 10.1111/jbi.15099.
- Scholz, Carolin, Teige, Tobias, Ngoufack Djoumessi, Kevine, Buchholz, Sascha, Pritsch, Fabienne, Planillo, Aimara, and Voigt, Christian. . “Dietary diversification of an insect predator along an urban-rural gradient.” Landscape and Urban Planning 256 105273. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105273.
- Straka, Tanja, Radchuk, Viktoriia, Kowarik, Ingo, von der Lippe, Moritz, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Urbanization impacts top predators and alters biotic interactions in predator-prey-mutualistic communities of urban dry grasslands.” BMC Ecology and Evolution 15 (1) e70791. doi: 10.1002/ece3.70791.
- Gamrath, Nadine, von der Lippe, Moritz, Buchholz, and Sascha. . “Fluttering in a changing world: Effects of urbanization and nectar plants on butterfly movement patterns.” BMC Ecology and Evolution 15 e71785. doi: 10.1002/ece3.71785.
- Krüger, Jula-Klarissa, Buchholz, Sascha, Schmitt, Sophie, Blankenhaus, Katharina, Pernat, Nadja, Ott, David, and Hollens-Kuhr, Hilke. . “You are what you eat – The influence of polyphagic and monophagic diet on the flight performance of bees.” Ecology and Evolution 14 (9) e70256. doi: 10.1002/ece3.70256.
- Felgentreff, Esther, Pernat, Nadja, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Birds of Berlin: Changes in communities and guilds in the urban park ‘Tiergarten’ since 1850.” Ecology and Evolution 14 (5) e11461. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11461.
- Pernat, Nadja, Buchholz, Sascha, and Schirmel, Jens. . “Urbanization reduces Orthoptera diversity and changes community structure towards mobile species.” Insect Conservation and Diversity 17 (2): 259–272. doi: 10.1111/icad.12727.
- Pernat, Nadja, Gathof, Anika, Herrmann, Johann, Seitz, Birgit, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Citizen Science Apps in a Higher Education Botany Course: Data Quality and Learning Effects.” Sustainability 15 (17) 12984. doi: 10.3390/su151712984.
- Felderhoff, Julia, Gathof, Anika, Buchholz, Sascha, and Egerer, Monika. . “Vegetation complexity and nesting resource availability predict bee diversity and functional traits in Berlin’s community gardens.” Ecological Applications 33 e2759. doi: 10.1002/eap.2759.
- Grossmann, Anita, Herrmann, Johann, Buchholz, Sascha, and Gathof, Anika. . “Dry grassland within the urban matrix acts as favourable habitat for different pollinators including endangered species.” Insect Conservation and Diversity 16: 97–109. doi: 10.1111/icad.12607.
- Felgentreff, Esther, Buchholz, Sascha, and Straka, Tanja. . “From science to society to practice? Public reactions to the insect crisis in Germany.” People and Nature 5: 660–667. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10434.
- Herrmann, Johann, Buchholz, Sascha, and Theodorou, Panagiotis. . “The degree of urbanisation reduces wild bee and butterfly diversity and alters the patterns of flower-visitation in urban dry grasslands.” Scientific Reports 13 2702. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29275-8.
- Lokatis, Sophie, Jeschke, Jonathan, Bernard-Verdier, Maud, Buchholz, Sascha, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Havemann, Frank, Hölker, Franz, Itescu, Yuval, Kowarik, Ingo, Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie, Mietchen, Daniel, Musseau, Camille, Planillo, Aimara, Schittko, Conrad, Straka, Tanja, and Heger, Tina. . “Hypotheses in urban ecology: building a common knowledge base.” Biological reviews 98: 1530–1547. doi: 10.1111/brv.12964.
- Seitz, B, Buchholz, S, Kowarik, I, Herrmann, J, Neuerburg, L, Wendler, J, Winker, L, and Egerer, M. . “Land sharing between cultivated and wild plants: urban gardens as hotspots for plant diversity in cities.” Urban Ecosystems 3. doi: 10.1007/s11252-021-01198-0.
- Gathof, AK, Grossmann, AJ, Herrmann, J, and Buchholz, S. . “Who can pass the urban filter? Wild bee and hoverfly trait-environmental relationships and species composition within the urban matrix.” Oecologia 199: 165–179. doi: 10.1007/s00442-022-05174-z.
- Sorbe, F, Buchholz, S, and Straka, TM. . “Fledermauskästen im urbanen Raum. Einfluss der Baumdichte und weiterer Standorteigenschaften auf die Belegrate.” Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung 54: 26–31. doi: 10.1399/NuL.2022.02.02.
- Sprößig, C, Dziock, F, and Buchholz, S. . “Changes in carabid diversity indicate successful restoration of riparian habitats.” International Review of Hydrobiology 107: 68–75. doi: 10.1002/iroh.202102098.
- Castillo Nolte, Alejandro, Buchholz, Sascha, Pernat, Nadja, and Egerer, Monika. . “Temporal Temperature Variation in Urban Gardens Is Mediated by Local and Landscape Land Cover and Is Linked to Environmental Justice.” Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6: 1–11. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.826437.
- Cabon, Valentin, Kracht, Alice, Seitz, Birgit, Kowarik, Ingo, von der Lippe, Moritz, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Urbanisation modulates the attractiveness of plant communities to pollinators by filtering for floral traits.” Oikos 6 e09071. doi: 10.1111/oik.09071.
- Bernard-Verdier, Maud, Seitz, Birgit, Buchholz, Sascha, von der Lippe, Moritz, Kowarik, Ingo, and Jeschke, Jonathan. . “Grassland allergenicity increases with urbanisation and plant invasions.” AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment 51: 2261–2277. doi: 10.1007/s13280-022-01741-z.
- Cabon, Valentin, Bui, Miriam, Kühne, Henning, Kowarik, Ingo, von der Lippe, Moritz, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Wild boar activities on urban grasslands: vascular plant and grasshopper communities respond differently to soil rooting disturbance.” Scientific Reports 12 16649. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20964-4.
- Christmann, T, Kowarik, I, Bernard-Verdier, M, Buchholz, S, Hiller, A, Seitz, B, and von der Lippe, M. . “Phenology of grassland plants respond to urbanization.” Urban Ecosystems 26: 261–275. doi: 10.1007/s11252-022-01302-y.
- Lemke, A, Buchholz, S, Kowarik, I, Starfinger, U, and von der Lippe, M. . “Interaction of traffic intensity and habitat features shape invasion dynamics of an invasive alien species (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in a regional road network.” NeoBiota 64: 155–175. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.64.58775.
- Planillo, A, Kramer-Schadt, S, Buchholz, S, Gras, P, von der Lippe, M, and Radschuk, V. . “Arthropod abundance modulates bird community responses to urbanization.” Diversity and Distributions 27: 34–49. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13169.
- Buchholz, S, Kelm, V, and Ghanem, SJ. . “Mono-specific forest plantations are valuable bat habitats – implications for wind turbine engineering.” European Journal of Wildlife Research 67. doi: 10.1007/s10344-020-01440-8.
- Egerer, M, and Buchholz, S. . “Reframing urban ‘wildlife’ to promote inclusive conservation science and practice.” Biodiversity and Conservation 30: 2255–2266. doi: 10.1007/s10531-021-02182-y.
- Straka, Tanja Maria, von der Lippe, Moritz, Gandy, Mathew, Kowarik, Ingo, Voigt, Christian, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Negative effects of artificial light at night on nocturnal pollinators in urban landscapes with low tree coverage.” Science of the Total Environment 778 146244. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146244.
- Braschler, B, Gilgado, JD, Rusterholz, H-P, Buchholz, S, Zwahlen, V, and Baur, B. . “Functional diversity and habitat preferences of native grassland plants and ground-dwelling invertebrates in private gardens along an urbanization gradient.” Ecology and Evolution 11: 17043–17059. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8343.
- Buchholz, S, Seitz, B, Hiller, A, von der Lippe, M, and Kowarik, I. . “Impacts of dogs on urban grassland ecosystems.” Landscape and Urban Planning 215. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104201.
- Buchholz, S, Kasper, J, Schirmel, J, and Hannig, K. . “Laufkäfererfassungen (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in vier Waldgebieten Westfalens (Nordrhein-Westfalen).” Natur und Heimat 80: 81–90.
- Herrmann, J, and Buchholz, S. . “Beitrag zur Schwebfliegenfauna (Diptera: Syrphidae) ausgewählter Trockenrasen in Berlin und angrenzendem Brandenburg.” Veröffentlichungen des Naturkundemuseums Potsdam 6: 127–142.
- Buchholz, S, Gathof, AK, Grossmann, A, Kowarik, I, and Fischer, LK. . “Wild bees in urban grasslands: Urbanization, functional diversity and species traits.” Landscape and Urban Planning 196. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103731.
- Buchholz, S, Baert, L, Rodriguez, J, Causton, C, and Jäger, H. . “Spiders in Galápagos – diversity, biogeography and origin.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 130. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa019.
- Straka, TM, Lentnini, PE, Lumsden, LF, Buchholz, S, Wintle, BA, and van, der Ree R. . “Clean, green urban wetlands benefit nocturnal flying insects and associated insectivorous bat predators.” Sustainability 12. doi: 10.3390/su12072634.
- von, der Lippe M, Buchholz, S, Hiller, A, Seitz, B, and Kowarik, I. . “CityScapeLab Berlin: a research platform for untangling urbanization effects on biodiversity.” Sustainability 12. doi: 10.3390/su12062565.
- Schittko, C, Bernard-Verdier, M, Heger, T, Buchholz, S, Kowarik, I, von, der Lippe M, Seitz, B, Joshi, J, and Jeschke, JM. . “A multidimensional framework for measuring biotic novelty: How novel is a community?” Global Change Biology 26. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15140.
- Buchholz, S, and Egerer, M. . “Functional ecology of wild bees in cities: towards a better understanding of trait-urbanization relationships.” Biodiversity and Conservation 29. doi: 10.1007/s10531-020-02003-8.
- Sprößig, C, Buchholz, S, and Dziock, F. . “Defining the baseline for river restoration – comparing carabid beetle diversity of nature and human impacted riparian habitats.” Journal of Insect Conservation 24 (5). doi: 10.1007/s10841-020-00253-z.
- Braschler, B, Gilgado, JD, Zwahlen, V, Rusterholz, H-P, Buchholz, S, and Baur, B. . “Ground-dwelling invertebrate diversity in domestic gardens along a rural-urban gradient: landscape features are more important than garden characteristics.” PloS one 15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240061.
- Feldmann, Benedikt, Buchholz, Sascha, Gilgado, Jose Domingo, Baur, Bruno, and Braschler, Brigitte. . “Anotylus politus (Erichson, 1840) (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) neu für die Fauna der Schweiz.” Entomo helvetica 153: 153–154.
- Buchholz, S, and Kowarik, I. . “Urbanisation modulates plant-pollinator interactions in invasive vs. native plant species.” Scientific Reports 9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-42884-6.
- Straka, TM, Wolf, M, Gras, P, Buchholz, S, and Voigt, CC. . “Tree cover mediates the effect of ALAN on urban bats.” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00091.
- Möller, M, Blick, T, and Buchholz, S. . “Spinnen der Trockenrasen Berlins – Vielfalt, Verbreitung und Gefährdung.” Arachnologische Mitteilungen 58. doi: 10.30963/aramit5810.
- Kowarik, I, Hiller, A, Planchuelo, G, Seitz, B, von, der Lippe M, and Buchholz, S. . “Emerging urban forests: opportunities for promoting the wild side of the urban green infrastructure.” Sustainability 11. doi: 10.3390/su11226318.
- Buchholz, Sascha, and Feldmann, Benedikt. . “Kurzflügelkäfer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) auf Sandtrockenrasen Berlins und Brandenburgs.” Veröffentlichungen des Naturkundemuseums Potsdam 5: 13–34.
- Abraham, Stefanie, Hannig, Karsten, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Ein Beitrag zur Laufkäferfauna (Coleoptera: Carabidae) ausgewählter Sandtrockenrasen in Berlin (und Brandenburg).” Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 21: 115–135.
- Gathof, Anika Kristin, Grossmann, Anita Judit, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Wildbienen (Hymenoptera: Apidae) auf Berliner Trockenrasen.” Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 21: 140–162.
- Blick, Theo, Buchholz, Sascha, Kielhorn, Karl-Hinrich, and Muster, Christoph. . “Die Waldbindung der Spinnen (Araneae) Deutschlands.” in Waldbindung ausgewählter Tiergruppen Deutschlands, BfN-Skripten, edited by Wolfgang Dorow, O.Wolfgang H., B Blick, Steffen U. Pauls and Alexander Schneider. Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz.
- Thiele, J, Buchholz, S, and Schirmel, J. . “Using resistance distance from circuit theory to model dispersal through habitat corridors.” Journal of Plant Ecology 11. doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtx004.
- Thiele, J, Kellner, S, Buchholz, S, and Schirmel, J. . “Connectivity or area - what drives plant species richness in habitat corridors?” Landscape Ecology 33. doi: 10.1007/s10980-017-0606-8.
- Buchholz, S, and Möller, M. . “Assessing spider diversity in grasslands – does pitfall trap color matter?” Journal of Arachnology 46. doi: 10.1636/JoA-S-16-062.1.
- Thiele, J, Schirmel, J, and Buchholz, S. . “Effectiveness of corridors varies among phytosociological plant groups and dispersal syndromes.” PloS one 13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199980.
- Buchholz, S, Hannig, K, Möller, M, and Schirmel, J. . “Reducing management intensity and isolation as promising tools to enhance ground-dwelling arthropod diversity in urban grasslands.” Urban Ecosystems 21. doi: 10.1007/s11252-018-0786-2.
- Siewers, Johanna, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Spinnenerfassungen (Arachnida: Araneae) in vier Waldgebieten Westfalens (NRW).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 78: 65–74.
- Szűts, T, Zalai, B, Villepoux, O, Buchholz, S, Eichardt, J, Zhukovets, E, Oger, P, and Szinetár, C. . “On the identity of the Palearctic species of the wolf spider genus Trebacosa (Araneae: Lycosidae).” Zootaxa 4216. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.4.6.
- Eckert, S, Möller, M, and Buchholz, S. . “Grasshopper diversity of urban wastelands is primarily boosted by habitat factors.” Insect Diversity and Conservation 10. doi: 10.1111/icad.12221.
- Jäger, H, Buchholz, S, Cimadom, A, Tebbich, S, Rodríguez, J, Barrera, D, Wolentowitz, A, Breuer, M, Carrión, A, Sevilla, C, and Causton, C. . “Restauración del bosque de Scalesia invadido por mora: Impactos en la vegetación, los invertebrados y las aves.” Informe Galápagos 2015-2016.
- Schirmel, J, Bundschuh, M, Entling, M, Kowarik, I, and Buchholz, S. . “Impacts of invasive plants on resident animals across ecosystems, taxa, and feeding types: A global assessment.” Global Change Biology 2. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13093.
- Buchholz, S, Blick, T, Hannig, K, Kowarik, I, Lemke, A, Otte, V, Scharon, S, Schönhofer, A, Teige, A, von, der Lippe M, and Seitz, B. . “Biological richness of Germany’s largest Jewish cemetery. Results of a multi-taxon approach.” Biodiversity Data Journal 4. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7057.
- Becker, M, and Buchholz, S. . “The sand lizard moves downtown – habitat analogues for an endangered species in a metropolitan area.” Urban Ecosystems 19. doi: 10.1007/s11252-015-0497-x.
- Kowarik, I, Buchholz, S, von, der Lippe M, and Seitz, B. . “Biodiversity functions of urban cemeteries: evidence from one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe.” Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 19. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.06.023.
- Fischer, LK, Eichfeld, J, Kowarik, I, and Buchholz, S. . “Disentangling urban habitat and matrix effects on wild bee species.” PeerJ 2016. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2729.
- Schirmel, J, Thiele, J, Entling, MH, and Buchholz, S. . “Trait composition and functional diversity of spiders and carabids in linear landscape elements.” Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 235. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.10.028.
- Buchholz, S. . “Natural peat bog remnants promote distinct spider assemblages andhabitat specific traits.” Ecological Indicators 60. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.08.025.
- Möller, Maria, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Beitrag zur Heuschreckenfauna ausgewählter Trockenrasen in Berlin.” Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 17: 253–259.
- Möller, Maria, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Städtisches Straßenbegleitgrün als Lebensraum für Heuschrecken.” Articulata 31: 1–11.
- Fartmann, T, Borchard, F, and Buchholz, S. . “Montane heathland rejuvenation by choppering – effects on vascular plant and arthropod assemblages.” Journal for Nature Conservation 28. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2015.08.004.
- Buchholz, S, Tietze, H, Kowarik, I, and Schirmel, J. . “Effects of a Major Tree Invader on Urban Woodland Arthropods.” PloS one 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137723.
- Siewers, J, Schirmel, J, and Buchholz, S. . “The efficiency of pitfall traps as a method of sampling epigeal arthropods in litter rich forest habitats.” European Journal of Entomology 111. doi: 10.14411/eje.2014.008.
- Borchard, F, Buchholz, S, Helbing, F, and Fartmann, T. . “Carabid beetles and spiders as bioindicators for the evaluation of montane heathland restoration on former spruce forests.” Biological Conservation 178. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.08.006.
- Buchholz, Sascha, Faron, Malgorzata, and Blick, Theo. . “Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) des Nationalparkes Unteres Odertal - kommentierte Artenliste.” Jahrbuch des Nationalparkes Unteres Odertal 2014: 80–98.
- Buchholz, Sascha, Pohl, Stefan, and Hannig, Karsten. . “Beitrag zur Laufkäferfauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae) ausgewählter Sandtrockenrasen im Berliner Stadtgebiet.” Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 16: 227–236.
- Hannig, Karsten, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Die Laufkäferfauna (Col., Carabidae) des Standortübungsplatzes Münster-Dorbaum (Kreisfreie Stadt Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 74: 73–83.
- Buchholz, Sascha, and Czaja, Nina. . “Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) der Sandtrockenrasen im Grunewald, Berlin.” Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 16: 237–246.
- Buchholz, Sascha, and Hannig, Karsten. . “Nachtrag zur Laufkäferfauna ausgewählter Sandlebensräume Westfalens (Col., Carabidae).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 74: 84–93.
- Eichfeld, Julia, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Bemerkenswerte Wildbienenarten (Hymenoptera: Apidae) urbaner Wiesen in Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Berlin.” Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 16: 47–54.
- Schönhofer, Axel, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Beitrag zur Weberknechtfauna (Opiliones) Westfalens.” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 74: 33–38.
- Schirmel, J, and Buchholz, S. . “Invasive alien moss alters patterns both in life-history traits and functional diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods (Araneae and Carabidae).” Biological Invasions 15. doi: 10.1007/s10530-012-0352-4.
- Buchholz, S, Hannig, K, and Schirmel, J. . “Losing uniqueness – shifts in carabid species composition during dry grassland and heathland succession.” Animal Conservation 16. doi: 10.1111/acv.12046.
- Buchholz, S. . “Spider records from East Macedonia and Thrace (NE Greece).” Arachnologische Mitteilungen 45. doi: 10.5431/aramit4510.
- Buchholz, S, and Schröder, M. . “Diversity and ecology of spider assemblages of a Mediterranean wetland complex.” Journal of Arachnology 41. doi: 10.1636/P13-26.1.
- Buchholz, Sascha, and Hannig, Karsten. . “Zur Laufkäferfauna ausgewählter Sandlebensräume Westfalens (Col., Carabidae).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 73: 117–138.
- Czaja, Nina, Faron, Malgorzata, Pohl, Stefan, Tietze, Hedwig, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) ausgewählter Trockenrasen im Berliner Stadtgebiet.” Märkische Entomologische Nachrichten 15: 113–121.
- Buchholz, S, Rolfsmeyer, D, and Schirmel, J. . “Simulating small-scale climate change effects – lessons from a short-term field manipulation experiment on grassland arthropods.” Insect Science 20. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7917.2012.01556.x.
- Schirmel, J, Blindow, I, and Buchholz, S. . “Life-history trait and functional diversity patterns of ground beetles and spiders along a coastal heathland successional gradient.” Basic and Applied Ecology 13. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.08.015.
- Siewers, Johanna, Müller, Cornelia, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Winteraktive Spinnen – inwieweit werden Diversität und Artenzusammensetzung durch die Habitatstruktur beeinflusst?” Decheniana 165: 131–140.
- Schirmel, J, Timler, L, and Buchholz, S. . “Impact of invasion by the exotic moss Campylopus introflexus on carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spiders (Araneae) in acidic coastal dunes at the southern Baltic Sea.” Biological Invasions 13. doi: 10.1007/s10530-010-9852-2.
- Buchholz, S, Kreuels, M, Kronshage, A, Terlutter, H, and Finch, O-D. . “Bycatches of ecological field studies – bothersome or valuable?” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2010.00051.x.
- Schröder, M, Chatzaki, M, and Buchholz, S. . “The spider fauna of the Aladjagiola wetland complex (Nestos Delta, NE Greece) – a reflection of a unique zoogeographical transition zone in Europe.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 102. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01572.x.
- Schirmel, J, and Buchholz, S. . “Response of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spiders (Araneae) to coastal heathland succession.” Biodiversity and Conservation 20. doi: 10.1007/s10531-011-0038-8.
- Dolle, P, Buchholz, S, and Sonnenburg, H. . “Ant pitfall catches in dry ecosystems of North Rhine-Westphalia.” Drosera 2010: 55–62.
- Buchholz, S, and Schirmel, J. . “Spinnen (Araneae) in Küstendünenheiden der Insel Hiddensee (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern).” Arachnologische Mitteilungen 41. doi: 10.5431/aramit4102.
- Siewers, Johanna, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Die Bedeutung verschiedener Strauch- und Streuschichtstrukturen als Überwinterungshabitat für Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 71: 49–60.
- Buchholz, Sascha, Hartmann, Volker, and Kreuels, Martin. . “Die Checkliste und Rote Liste der Webspinnen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.” in Rote Liste der gefährdeten Pflanzen, Pilze und Tiere in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 4. Fassung, 2011, Vol. 36 of LANUV-Fachberichte, edited by LANUV. Recklinghausen: LANUV.
- Kloster, Nele, Wertebach, Tim-Martin, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Zur Webspinnenfauna (Arachnida: Araneae) des Venner Moores im Münsterland (Kreis Coesfeld, NRW).” Dortmunder Beiträge zur Landeskunde – naturwissenschaftliche Mitteilungen 42: 15–29.
- Schirmel, J, Buchholz, S, and Fartmann, T. . “Is pitfall trapping a valuable sampling method for grassland Orthoptera?” Journal of Insect Conservation 14: 289–296. doi: 10.1007/s10841-009-9258-6.
- Buchholz, S, Jess, A-M, Hertenstein, F, and Schirmel, J. . “Effect of the colour of pitfall traps on their capture efficiency of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), spiders (Araneae) and other arthropods.” European Journal of Entomology 107: 277–280. doi: 10.14411/eje.2010.036.
- Buchholz, S. . “Simulated climate change in dry habitats – do spiders respond to experimental small scale drought?” Journal of Arachnology 38: 280–284. doi: 10.1636/P09-91.1.
- Schirmel, J, Lenze, S, Katzmann, D, and Buchholz, S. . “Capture efficiency of pitfall traps is highly affected by different sampling intervals.” Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 136: 206–210. doi: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2010.01020.x.
- Schirmel, J, and Buchholz, S. . “Conservation value of dry grasslands in Westphalia (Northwest Germany) based on pitfall trap data of Orthoptera.” Articulata 25: 185–198.
- Buchholz, S. . “Factors determining daily rhythms of epigeic arthropods – activity patterns of spiders in dry open habitats.” Entomologia Generalis 32: 251–264.
- Buchholz, S. . “Ground spider assemblages as indicators for habitat structure in inland sand ecosystems.” Biodiversity and Conservation 19. doi: 10.1007/s10531-010-9860-7.
- Hannig, Karsten, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Faunistische Mitteilungen über ausgewählte Laufkäferarten (Col., Carabidae) in Nordrhein-Westfalen III.” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 70: 73–86.
- Mattes, Hermann, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Zur Spinnenfauna (Arachnida: Araneae) des Lärven-Arvenwaldes im Oberengadin (Graubünden, Schweiz).” Jahresberichte der naturforschenden Gesellschaft Graubünden 116: 99–108.
- Buchholz, Sascha. . “Spider (Arachnida: Araneae) records from the Lazovski reserve (Russian Far East).” in Living alongside the Tiger - The Fauna of the Lazovsky Zapovednik, Sikhote Alin, Vol. 18 of Schriftenreihe Institut für Landschaftsökologie, edited by Hermann Mattes. Münster: Verlag Wolf & Kreuels.
- Buchholz, S, and Kreuels, M. . “Diversity and distribution of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in dry ecosystems of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).” Arachnologische Mitteilungen 38: 8–27. doi: 10.5431/aramit3803.
- Buchholz, S, Hannig, K, and Schirmel, J. . “Ground beetle assemblages of peat bog remnants in Northwest Germany.” Entomologia Generalis 32: 127–144.
- Buchholz, S, and Hannig, K. . “Do covers influence the capture efficiency of pitfall traps?” European Journal of Entomology 106: 667–671. doi: 10.14411/eje.2009.083.
- Buchholz, S. . “Community structure of spiders in coastal habitats of a mediterranean Delta region (Nestos Delta, NE Greece).” Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 101–115.
- Buchholz, S. . “Design of a time-sorting pitfall trap for surface-active arthropods.” Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 133: 100–103. doi: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2009.00902.x.
- Buchholz, Sascha, and Kreuels, Martin. . “Die Webspinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) des Naturschutzgebietes Heiliges Meer – ein Statusbericht nach 35 Jahren Sammlungstätigkeit (1973-2008).” Abhandlungen aus dem Westfälischen Museum für Naturkunde 71: 189–201.
- Hille, Bettina, Rose, Stephan, Székely, Christine, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Die Spinnenfauna (Araneae) ehemaliger Bergehalden des Ruhrgebietes (NRW).” Decheniana 162: 165–179.
- Hollens, Hilke, Wünsch, Yvonne, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Die Webspinnenfauna des Borghorster und Emsdettener Venns – Rückzugsräume für gefährdete und stenotope Arten.” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 69: 117–140.
- Kühn, Katarina, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Spinnen (Araneae) auf einem Gründach in Münster (NRW).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 69: 95–102.
- Kreuels, Martin, Buchholz, Sascha, and Hartmann, Volker. . Atlas der Webspinnen Nordrhein-Westfalens Havixbeck-Hohenholte: Verlag Wolf & Kreuels.
- Buchholz, S, and Hartmann, V. . “Spider fauna of semi-dry grasslands on a military training base in Northwest Germany (Münster).” Arachnologische Mitteilungen 35: 51–60. doi: 10.5431/aramit3507.
- Buchholz, S. . “Spider Assemblages in an Inland Dune Complex of Northwest Germany.” Drosera 1/2: 63–76.
- Buchholz, Sascha, Kreuels, Martin, Kronshage, Andreas, and Terlutter, Heinrich. . “Beifänge – lästig oder wertvoll? Der Wert von Beifängen in Erfassungsprojekten von Wissenschaft und Umweltplanung.” Natur in NRW 4/08: 61–64.
- Kreuels, Martin, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Die epigäische Spinnenfauna (Arachnida: Araneae) des NSG Boltenmoor nördlich von Münster (Westf.).” Dortmunder Beiträge zur Landeskunde – naturwissenschaftliche Mitteilungen 41: 1–14.
- Buchholz, S. . “A First Contribution to the Arachnofauna (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Nestos Delta (NE Greece).” Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 59: 241–252.
- Buchholz, Sascha, and Hein, Nils. . “Die epigäische Webspinnenfauna (Araneae) verschiedener Habitattypen der Emsaue bei Münster (NRW).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 67: 109–124.
- Kreuels, Martin, and Buchholz, Sascha. . Ökologie, Verbreitung und Gefährdungsstatus der Webspinnen Nordrhein-Westfalens: Erste überarbeitete Fassung der Roten Liste der Webspinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) Havixbeck-Hohenholte: Verlag Wolf & Kreuels.
- Buchholz, Sascha. . “Untersuchungen zur Webspinnenfauna (Arachnida: Araneae) der Moore NSG ‘Piwitt’ und NSG ‘Wilde Wiese’ (Ebbegebirge, SW-Sauerland, NRW).” Dortmunder Beiträge zur Landeskunde – naturwissenschaftliche Mitteilungen 39: 15–24.
- Buchholz, Sascha. . “Die Webspinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) der Moore des Ebbegebirges (SW-Sauerland, NRW).” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 65: 7–26.
- Buchholz, Sascha, and Kreuels, Martin. . “Die Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) im Naturschutzgebiet ‚Heiliges Meer‘ - eine vorläufige Artenliste -.” Natur und Heimat - floristische, faunistische und ökologische Berichte 65: 97–112.
- Timmermann, Kim, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Die Schwebfliegen (Diptera: Syrphidae) und Webspinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) des stillgelegten Kalksteinbruches ‘Hofermühle Nord’ (NRW, Kreis Mettman).” Acta Biologica Benrodis 12: 59–71.