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Integrative Analysis of the influence of pesticides and land use on biodiversity in Germany (INPEDIV)

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Project title: 
Integrative Analysis of the influence of pesticides and land use on biodiversity in Germany (INPEDIV)
ZFMK Project lead: 
Dr. Livia Schäffler
Unit: 
Directorate, Conservation Ecology, Research Networks, Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation Science (zbm), Metabarcoding, Mammalogy, Bat Banding Centre, Myriapoda
Object of research: 
Biodiversity, Insects, Small vertebrates, Community ecology, Land use, Ecotoxicology, Metabarcoding, Monitoring

Description

In the interdisciplinary joint project INPEDIV, we are investigating consequences of organic and conventional farming for biodiversity in protected areas. By use of traditional methods and new technologies, we are examining the effects of agricultural practices, the land use history and landscape matrix on a broad range of taxa across trophic levels (vegetation, soil invertebrates, flying and ground-dwelling arthropods, insectivorous vertebrates).

INPEDIV is funded for 3 years by the Leibniz Competition (March 2019 – February 2022).


Project lead
Zoologischen Forschungsmuseums Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)
Dr. Livia Schäffler, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wägele

 

 

 

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Dr. Livia Schäffler
Head of section Conservation Ecology at the Center for Biodiversity Monitoring
Research networks, international cooperation & science policy
Conservation Ecology
+49 228 9122-352
+49 228 9122-212
l.schaeffler [at] leibniz-zfmk.de