Julia Hoffmann

Research Interest

Recent changes in the use of artificial light (intensity, light spectrum) might have an increasingly negative influence on mammals concerning their behavior, condition and fitness. During my PhD I want to examine the effects of artificial light at night on small mammals under semi-natural conditions. I will focus especially on the effects of different light intensities and spectra and on the prolonged effects that might exist after a phase of artificial illumination.

Academic Career

2008 – 2011       Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin

2011 – 2014      Master’s degree in Ecology, Evolution and Nature Conservation, University of Potsdam

2015 – present Doctoral studies, Animal Ecology, Institute for Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam

Publications

Hoffmann J, Schirmer A, Eccard JA (2019) Light pollution affects space use and interaction of two small mammal species irrespective of personality. BMC Ecology 19:26, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-019-0241-0

Eccard J, Scheffler I, Franke S, Hoffmann J (2018) Off-grid: solar powered LED illumination impacts epigeal arthropods. Insect Conservation and Diversityhttps://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12303

Hoffmann J, Palme R, Eccard JA (2018) Long-term dim light during nighttime changes activity patterns and space use in experimental small mammal populations. Environmental Pollution 238, 844–851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.107

Funding

Doctoral Scholarship of the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU, German Environmental Foundation)