Vroni Retzer: Publications
| Peer-reviewed journals |
| Jentsch, A; Steinbauer, M; Alt, M; Retzer, V; Buhk, C; Beierkuhnlein, C: A systematic approach to relate plant-species diversity to land use diversity across landscapes, Landscape and Urban Planning, 107(3), 236-244 (2012) doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.06.012 -- Details |
| Jurasinski, G; Jentsch, A; Retzer, V; Beierkuhnlein, C: Detecting spatial patterns in species composition with multiple plot similarity coefficients and singularity measures, Ecography, 35, 73–88 (2012) doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.06718.x |
| Heubes, J; Retzer, V; Schmidtlein, S; Beierkuhnlein, C: Historical land use explains current distribution of calcareous grassland species, Folia Geobotanica, 46(1), 1-16 (2011) doi:10.1007/s12224-010-9090-5 -- Details |
| Kreyling, J; Jurasinski, G; Grant, K; Retzer, V; Jentsch, A; Beierkuhnlein, C: Winter warming pulses affect the development of planted temperate grassland and dwarf-shrub heath communities, Plant Ecology and Diversity, 4(1), 13-21 (2011) doi:10.1080/17550874.2011.558125 -- Details |
| Miehe, S; Kluge, J; Von Wehrden, H; Retzer, V: Long-term degradation of Sahelian rangeland detected by 27 years of field study in Senegal, Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(3), 692-700 (2010) doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01815.x -- Details |
| Wesche, K; Ronnenberg, K; Retzer, V: Effects of herbivore exclusion in southern Mongolian desert steppes, Applied Vegetation Science, 36, 234-241 (2010) doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2010.01.003 -- Details |
| Jurasinski, G; Retzer, V; Beierkuhnlein, C: Inventory, differentiation, and proportional diversity – a consistent terminology for quantifying biodiversity, Oecologia, 159, 15-26 (2009) doi:10.1007/s00442-008-1190-z -- Details |
| Retzer, V; Jurasinski, G: Towards objectivity in research evaluation using bibliometric indicators - A protocol for incorporating complexity, Basic and Applied Ecology, 10(5), 393-400 (2009) doi:10.1016/j.baae.2008.09.001 -- Details |
| Retzer, V: Book review - Large Herbivore Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation, Basic and Applied Ecology, 9(2), 190 (2008) doi:10.1016/j.baae.2007.09.004 -- Details |
| Buhk, C; Retzer, V; Beierkuhnlein, C; Jentsch, A: Predicting plant species richness and vegetation patterns in cultural landscapes using disturbance parameters, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 122(4), 446-452 (2007) doi:10.1016/j.agee.2007.02.010 -- Details |
| Retzer, V: Forage competition between livestock and Mongolian Pika (Ochotona pallasi) in southern Mongolian mountain steppes, Basic and Applied Ecology, 8(2), 147-157 (2007) doi:10.1016/j.baae.2006.05.002 -- Details |
| Wesche, K; Nadrowski, K; Retzer, V: Habitat engineering under dry conditions: The impact of pikas (Ochotona pallasi) on vegetation and site conditions in southern Mongolian steppes, Journal of Vegetation Science, 18(5), 665-674 (2007) doi:10.1658/1100-9233(2007)18[665:HEUDCT]2.0.CO;2 -- Details |
| Retzer, V: Impacts of grazing and rainfall variability on the dynamics of a Sahelian rangeland revisited (Hein, 2006) - new insights from old data, Journal of Arid Environments, 67(1), 157-164 (2006) doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.01.002 -- Details |
| Retzer, V; Nadrowski, K; Miehe, G: Variation of precipitation and its effect on phytomass production and consumption by livestock and large wild herbivores along an altitudinal gradient during a drought, South-Gobi, Mongolia, Journal of Arid Environments, 66(1), 135-150 (2006) doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.10.009 -- Details |
| Retzer, V; Reudenbach, C: Modelling the carrying capacity and coexistence of pika and livestock in the mountain steppe of the South Gobi, Mongolia, Ecological Modelling, 189(1-2), 89-104 (2005) doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.03.003 -- Details |
| Stumpp, M; Wesche, K; Retzer, V; Miehe, G: Grazing-mediated gradients in south Mongolian desert steppes indicate a non-equilibrium system with low degradation risk, Mountain Research and Development, 25(3), 245-252 (2005) -- Details |
| Non-peer-reviewed journals and series |
| Retzer, V: Facts from a year of drought: forage competition between livestock and the Mongolian Pika (Ochotona pallasi) and its effects on livestock densities and body condition, Biologische Ressourcen der Mongolei, 9, 147-161 (2005) -- Details |
| Wesche, K; Retzer, V: Is degradation a major problem in semi-desert environments of the Gobi region in southern Mongolia?, Biologische Ressourcen der Mongolei, 9, 133-146 (2005) -- Details |
| Neßhöver, C; Retzer, V; Beierkuhnlein, C: Restauration der Vegetation auf mechanisch stark gestörten Böden, Forum der Geoökologie, 10 (2), 19-24 (1999) |
| Books and Book Chapters |
| Wesche, K; Retzer, V: Die Bedeutung von Niederschlag und Beweidung für süd-mongolische Wüstensteppen - ein Beitrag zur Diskussion um die Nicht-Gleichgewichtstheorie in Schickhoff U. & Kretschmer, M.: Hamburger Beiträge zur Physischen Geographie und Landschaftsökologie, Weideökologische Untersuchungen in der Mongolei(18), 165-181 (2008) -- Details |
| Retzer, V; Beierkuhnlein, C: Vegetationsdiversität in Kulturlandschaften: Alpha und Beta-Diversität und Landnutzung, , Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt(7), 37-42 (2007) |
| Retzer, V: Charakterisierung und Vergleich der Vegetationsdiversität zweier Kulturlandschaften. In: Beierkuhnlein, C. (Hrsg.): Rasterbasierte Biodiversitätsuntersuchungen in nordbayerischen Landschaftsräumen in Bayreuther Institut für Terrestrische Ökosystemforschung (BITÖK): Bayreuther Forum Ökologie, Selbstverlag, 69, 117-206 (1999) -- Details |
| Other Publications |
| Retzer, V: Carrying capacity and forage competition between livestock and a small mammal, the Mongolian Pika (Ochotona pallasi), in a non-equilibrium ecosystem, South-Gobi, Mongolia, Wissenschaft in Dissertationen 762, Görich & Weiershäuser Verlag, Marburg, 272 S. (2004) -- Details |
| Conference proceedings |
| Retzer, V; Nadrowski, K: Livestock and small mammal grazing in the Mountain Steppe of Gobi Gurvan Saikhan National Park of Mongolia, In: Chuluun, T. & Ojima, D. (Hrsg.); Fundamental Issues Affecting Sustainability of the Mongolian Steppe. Ulaanbaatar, IISCN, 372 S., 192-197 (2002) -- Details |