Biodiversity Research / Systematic Botany

Foto: Véronique Labis

Welcome to the working group of Prof. Dr. Anja Linstädter

Upcoming Oberseminar:

"A Synthesis of Integrated Ecosystem Responses to Seasonal Fire in Savanna Woodlands: Linking Vegetation Structure, Soil Nutrients, and Invertebrate Communities.

& What Drives Livestock Predation? Spatial Insights from a Multi-Predator System in Namibia"

presented by Eva Kasinda & Sitali Mbeha, 8 June 2026

Upcoming Excursion:

"Auenwald und Auenwaldrenaturierung in Elb- und Havelaue" (Full-Day)

lead by K. Geißler, 6 June 2026

For more information on these events please check out our Teaching page.

Writing Retreat 2026

Project partners met in Potsdam to push forward collaborative papers, syntheand practice-oriented outputs in an intensive and productive writing retreat.

New Publication semi-arid rangelands

Foto: Gunnar Dreßler

Our new study shows that composite grazing indices can capture dryland ecosystem dynamics more accurately than traditional distance-based measures, offering a new tool for rangeland assessments.

For more news from our working group please check out our News page.

Quelle: Workgroup

We investigate biodiversity

across various scales and habitats,

with special focus on plant and fungal taxa.