Co-creating social-ecological ecosystem restoration in Western Rwanda: Important updates from the living lab
“If you want to go fast – go alone. If you want to go far – go together.” – origin unknown, often attributed to an African proverb…
Ecologically speaking
This blog gives insights into the research of the Institute of Ecology at Leuphana University Lueneburg.
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In need of a social-ecological approach – How to successfully restore grasslands
You are a researcher, conservationist, or a grassland-enthusiast with any kind of background and wish that there was a road map on how to successfully restore grasslands?…
The hidden variability of forests: What leaves can tell us about functional diversity
Did you know that members of our Institute of Ecology have been part of an international research team of the worldwide largest biodiversity experiment, researching tree diversity…
At risk of global homogenisation: mountain plant communities invaded by non-native species
In times of global change and novel ecosystems, assessing the impact of non-native species spread on the diversity of native plant communities has become more relevant than…
Less land use, more insects: Grassland extensification boosts invertebrate abundance
It won’t surprise you that habitat loss and ecosystem degradation caused by intensive land use pose a global threat to biodiversity. For example, intensive land use is…
The past, present, and future of ecological research at Leuphana – A symposium organized by the Institute of Ecology
The Faculty of Sustainability at Leuphana University Lüneburg is celebrating its 15th anniversary – making it unique in Germany. To mark this milestone, the individual institutes within…
Ecosystem restoration and climate mitigation: a reality check
From local tree-planting pledges to global rewilding campaigns, ecosystem restoration has become a rallying cry for climate action. But can nature really soak up enough carbon to…
Where forest meets steppe: Europe’s hotspots of vascular plant diversity
What happens when dry steppe meets humid forest? In East-Central Europe, this unusual ecological overlap gives rise to some of the most species-rich ecosystems known on Earth.…
Thirty years later: what makes grassland restoration work?
In a quiet floodplain in Lower Saxony, an ecological experiment has been unfolding for more than three decades. In the early 1990s, 300 hectares of intensively used…
Unveiling the hidden diversity of tropical forest canopies
Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse and ecologically vital ecosystems on Earth, hosting more than two-thirds of all tree species known. Their canopies are the biosphere’s…