Biodiversity Research / Systematic Botany

Photo: Véronique Labis

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

Upcoming Oberseminar:

"The impact of prolonged drought and grazing pressure on RUE in Namibian rangelands"

presented by Carlo Renner & Florian Männer , 26 January 2026

Upcoming Excursion:

"(Blatt-)Anpassungen an Trockenstress"

lead by L. Kindermann, 17 February 2026

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

New Publication semi-arid rangelands

Photo: 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.

Future Rural Africa goes into its 3rd funding phase

cattle lying down under a tree in african village

Photo: Liana Kindermann

The DFG grants funding for another 4-year phase of research with the Collaborative Research Centre Future Rural Africa.

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

Source: Workgroup

We investigate biodiversity

across various scales and habitats,

with special focus on plant and fungal taxa.