Prof. Dr. Anja Linstädter
Head Of The Working Group
Contact:
University of Potsdam
Biodiversity Research /Systematic Botany
Maulbeerallee 1b, R. 2.02
14469 Potsdam
phone: 0049 (0)331/ 977-1920
Fax: 0049 (0)331/ 977-7920
E-mail:
Personal email address: linstaedteruuni-potsdampde
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Meeting slots: 15 minutes/student
Mondays 15:45 - 16:30
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Research Interests
1. Functioning of grazed ecosystems under global environmental change
- Plant functional diversity and its role for ecosystem functioning
- Carbon storage and release processes
- Land-use mediated changes in soil and vegetation – indicators and feedbacks
2. Management options for grazed ecosystems
- Synthesizing local and scientific knowledge for ecosystem-based management
- Relationships between multiple ecosystem services
- Resilience of social-ecological systems to global environmental change
Regional Research Foci
- Sub-Saharan Africa (grasslands & savannas)
- Mediterranean ecosystems (shrublands & woodlands)
- Middle Europe (grasslands & heathlands)
Research Projects
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Education
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Education
| 2007-2015 | DSc (habilitation): “Responses of dryland vegetation to Global Change and implications for rangeland management” (University of Cologne, Botanical Institute) |
| 1995-2001 | PhD student, University of Cologne, Botanical Institute. Thesis title “Weideökologie des Kaokolandes. Struktur und Dynamik einer Mopane-Savanne unter pastoralnomadischer Nutzung“ (Range ecology of the Kaokoland – structure and dynamics of a Mopane savanna under pastoral-nomadic land use). [Download] |
| 1995 | Visiting PhD student at the Department of Botany, University of Cambridge (Great Britain) |
| 1994 | MSc (Diploma) in Biology, University of Hamburg. Thesis title "Vegetation of the Succulent Karoo (South Africa) along a large-scale climatic gradient" |
Professional Affiliations
| Since 2017 | Referee for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation |
| Since 2017 | Member of the Editorial Board – BioScience |
| Since 2016 | Steering committee member – network project BIODESERT |
| Since 2016 | Responsible scientist for managed ecosystems in Drought-Net |
| Since 2015 | Member of the Editorial Board – Pastoralism |
| Since 2015 | Referee for the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) |
| Since 2014 | Member of AcademiaNet – Expert Database of Outstanding Female Scientists |
| Since 2014 | Project partner, Global Change Experimental Facility, Bad Lauchstädt |
| 2013-2015 | Referee for Volkswagen Foundation; "Knowledge for Tomorrow – Cooperative Research Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa" |