Dr. Nadja Pernat
CIBRA - Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research and Applied Ecology
Institute of Landscape Ecology
Heisenbergstr. 2, D-48149 Münster
room 539
phone +49(0)251-83 30 212
e-mail nadjapernat[at]uni-muenster.de
date by agreement
Research Focus
- Citizen Science, image-based trait analysis (secondary data), Ecological novelty, Urban ecology, Biodiversity literacy
CV
Academic Education
- Doctoral candidate at the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg and 2021 Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin
- Diploma in Biology at the Ruhr University, Bochum
- Undergraduate in Statistics, Technical University, Dortmund
Positions
- Visiting scientists in the Ecological Novelty group (Prof. Jonathan M. Jeschke) at the Institute for Biology, Freie Universität Berlin
- Postdoc at the Animal Ecology Lab (Prof. Sascha Buchholz), Institute of Landscape Ecology, WWU Münster
- Praedoc in the (Semi)aquatic biodiversity group at Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
- Technical staff at the (Semi)aquatic biodiversity group at Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
- Chief Operations Officer at IMAGINARY gGmbH, Berlin
- Assistant Content Developer at the Science Museum, London, UK
- Research Assistant / Science Communicator / International Project Manager at the Max Planck Society Administrative Headquarters, Munich and Berlin
- Editorial Trainee / Editor for Didactics in Biology, Stark Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich
Functions and Memberships
- Fachbereichsrat (FB14) (Member)
- Studienbeirat (FB14) (Stellvertretendes Mitglied)
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research and Applied Ecology (CIBRA), Managing Director)
Teaching
- Lecture: V Vertiefende Aspekte der Tierökologie [146658]
- [ – | Wed, – | | GEO1 513]
- Seminar: Neuartige Ökosysteme [146662]
(in cooperation with Hilke Hollens-Kuhr)- [ – | Tue, – | | GEO1 Lernatelier]
- Project seminar: Schreiben eines wiss. Exposés [146655]
(in cooperation with Sascha Buchholz)- [ – | Mon, – | ]
- Practice: Ü Umweltstatistik I [146657]
(in cooperation with Sascha Buchholz)- [ – | Tue, – | | GEO1 401]
- Project course: Wiss. Arbeiten & Selbstmanagement [146654]
(in cooperation with Sascha Buchholz)- [ – | Mon, – | | GEO1 Hörsaal]
- Practice: Ü Zoolog. Bestimmungsübungen C [144799]
(in cooperation with Hilke Hollens-Kuhr and Sascha Buchholz) - Practice: Ü Zoolog. Bestimmungsübungen A [144797]
(in cooperation with Hilke Hollens-Kuhr and Sascha Buchholz) - Practice: Ü Zoolog. Bestimmungsübungen B [144798]
(in cooperation with Hilke Hollens-Kuhr and Sascha Buchholz) - Project course: P Projektpraktikum Tierökologie [144833]
(in cooperation with Hilke Hollens-Kuhr and Sascha Buchholz)
Publications
- Pernat, Nadja, Gathof, Anika Kristin, Hollens-Kuhr, Hilke, and Buchholz, Sascha. . “Urban peatlands can harbour diverse insect communities but depend on appropriate habitat management.” Insect Conservation and Diversity: 1–12. doi: 10.1111/icad.70076.
- Mikula, Peter, Pipek, Pavel, Bulla, Martin, Castillo, María L., Chowdhury, Shawan, Dylewski, Łukasz, Essl, Franz, Firth, Josh A., Gippet, Jérôme M. W., Henke, Theresa, Jagiełło, Zuzanna, Jarić, Ivan, Lenzner, Bernd, Novoa, Ana, Pernat, Nadja, Pyšek, Petr, Sbragaglia, Valerio, Smith, Jessica H., Souza, Allan T., Vardi, Reut, Wang, Shengyu, Tryjanowski, Piotr, and Menzel, Annette. . “Harnessing iEcology data to uncover invasive species behaviour.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 17: 1022–1031. doi: 10.1111/2041-210x.70266.
- 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.
- Lilkendey, Thomas, Mason, Brittany M., Pernat, Nadja, Marquis, Marina, Francis, Jacob S., and Callaghan, Corey T. . “Proportion of native plants is a key predictor of pollinator richness in urban greenspaces.” Urban Ecosystems 28 (233). doi: 10.1007/s11252-025-01854-9.
- Mason, Brittany M., Mesaglio, Thomas, Heitmann, Jackson Barratt, Chandler, Mark, Chowdhury, Shawan, Gorta, Simon B Z, Grattarola, Florencia, Groom, Quentin, Hitchcock, Colleen, Hoskins, Levi, Lowe, Samantha K, Marquis, Marina, Pernat, Nadja, Shirey, Vaughn, Baasanmunkh, Shukherdorj, and Callaghan, Corey T. . “iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research.” BioScience 75 (11): 953–965. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biaf104.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pernat, Nadja, Memedemin, Daniyar, August, Tom, Preda, Cristina, Reyserhove, Lien, Schirmel, Jens, and Groom, Quentin. . “Extracting secondary data from citizen science images reveals host flower preferences of the Mexican grass-carrying wasp Isodontia mexicana in its native and introduced ranges.” Ecology and Evolution 14 (6) e11537. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11537.
- 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, Canavan, Susan, Golivets, Marina, Hillaert, Jasmijn, Itescu, Yuval, Jarić, Ivan Mann Hjalte M. R. Pipek Pavel Preda Cristina Richardson David M., Teixeira, Heliana, Vaz, Ana Sofia, and Groom, Quentin. . “Overcoming biodiversity blindness: Secondary data in primary citizen science observations.” Ecological Solutions and Evidence 5 e12295. doi: 10.1002/2688-8319.12295.
- 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.
- Dekramanjian, Berj, Bartumeus, Frederic, Kampen, Helge, Palmer, John R. B., Werner, Doreen, and Pernat, Nadja. . “Demographic and motivational differences between participants in analog and digital citizen science projects for monitoring mosquitoes.” Scientific Reports 13 (1) 12384. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-38656-y.
- Emu-Felicitas, Ostermann-Miyashita, Nadja, Pernat, Hannes J., Konig, Karoline Hemminger, Nina, Gandl, Sonoko Dorothea, Bellingrath-Kimura, Sophia, Hibler, and Christian, Kiffner. . “Attitudes of wildlife park visitors towards returning wildlife species: An analysis of patterns and correlates.” Biological Conservation 278 109878. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109878.
- 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.
- Pernat, Nadja, Kampen, Helge, Zscheischler, Jana, Ostermann-Miyashita, Emu-Felicitas, Jeschke, Jonathan M., and Werner, Doreen. . “How media presence triggers participation in citizen science – the case of the mosquito monitoring project ‘Mückenatlas‘.” PloS one 2022 (: e0262850). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262850.
- Pernat, Nadja, August, Tom, Groom, Quentin, Memedemin, Daniyar, and Reyserhofe, Lien. . “An iNaturalist-Pl@ntNet-workflow to identify plant-pollinator interactions – a case study of Isodontia mexicana.” Preprint. BioHackrXiv doi: 10.37044/osf.io/em3rk.
- Emu-Felicitas, Ostermann-Miyashita, Hannes, J.König, Nadja, Pernat, Sonoko, Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura, Sophia, Hibler, and Christian, Kiffner. . “Knowledge of returning wildlife species and willingness to participate in citizen science projects among wildlife park visitors in Germany.” People and Nature 4 (5): 1201–1215. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10379.
- Groom, Quentin, Pernat, Nadja, Adriaens, Tim, de Groot, Maarten, Jelaska, Sven D., Marčiulynienė, Diana Martninou Angeliki F, Skuhrovec Jaric, Tricarico Ellen, Wit C, Ernst, and Roy, Helen E. . “Species interactions: Next level citizen science.” Ecography 2021 (44): 1–9. doi: 10.1111/ecog.05790.
- Pernat, Nadja, Kampen, Helge, Jeschke, Jonathan M., and Werner, Doreen. . “Buzzing Homes: Using Citizen Science Data to Explore the Effects of Urbanization on Indoor Mosquito Communities.” Insects 2021 (12) 374. doi: 10.3390/insects12050374.
- Ostermann-Miyashita, Emu-Felicitas, Pernat, Nadja, and Koenig, Hannes J. . “Citizen science as a bottom-up approach to address human–wildlife conflicts: From theories and methods to practical implications.” Conservation Science and Practice 3: e385.. doi: 10.1111/csp2.385.
- Pernat, Nadja, Kampen, Helge, Jeschke, Jonathan M., and Werner, Doreen. . “Citizen science versus professional data collection: Comparison of approaches to mosquito monitoring in Germany.” Journal of Applied Ecology 58 (2): 214–223. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13767.
- Pernat, Nadja, Kampen, Helge, Ruland, Florian, Jeschke, Jonathan M., and Werner, Doreen. . “Drivers of spatio-temporal variation in mosquito submissions to the citizen science project ‘Mückenatlas’.” Scientific Reports 11 (1) 1356. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-80365-3.
- Früh, Linus, Kampen, Helge, Koban, Marcel, B, Pernat, Nadja, Schaub, Günter A, and Werner, Doreen. . “Oviposition of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) and associated native species in relation to season, temperature and land use in western Germany.” Parasites and Vectors 13 (1). doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04461-z.
- Ostermann-Miyashita, Emu-Felicitas, Bellingrath-Kimura, Sonoko Dorothea, Pernat, Nadja, Watanabe, Izumi, Ozaki, Hirokazu, Kampen, Helge, and Werner, Doreen. . “Analysis of the current state of citizen science in Germany, based on 96 projects registered on the official website of the federal ministry for education and research.” contribution to the Forum Citizen Science, Münster doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/8P96M.