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Sandra Müller

Postdoc in Ecoacoustics

 

 

 Curriculum Vitae

          

 Research Interests

My background is in vegetation ecology focusing on the role of biodiversity for ecosystem processes. Since 2014, my special interest is on the role of acoustic diversity - as one aspect of biodiversity – in this context. I am interested in basic research projects for a better ecological understanding of the ecological functioning of sound in a landscape as well as in adapting ecoacoustic approaches for ecosystem monitoring and conservation.

 

 Current Research Projects

Akwamo - Acoustic Forest Monitoring

HearTheSpecies - Using computer audition to understand the drivers of soundscape composition, and to predict parasitation rates based on vocalisations of bird species

 Dr. Forest - Diversity of forests affecting human health

Acoucene: Towards a silent spring? Modeling and projecting the impacts of the anthropocene on soundscapes with birds as an acoustic ecological indicator.

BEsound - Relationship between land-use intensity, organismic diversity and acoustic complexity, project within the DFG Biodiversity Exploratories.

Networking PAM Initiatives! - During a symposium of the Ecoacoustic Society (ISE) in Madrid in 2025, we set out to build a "transnational network of terrestrial ecoacoustic monitoring initiatives to share knowledge, establish standards and promote data exchange".

 

Past Research Projects

W³: Win-Win im Weinberg - innovatives, ökologisches und ökonomisches Weinbergsmanagmenet mit extensiver Schafbeweidung (s.a hier)

FunDivEUROPE - The Functional significance of forest bioDiversity in  EUROPE, EU Framework Programme VII.

 Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

Neyret, M., Peter, S., Le Provost, G., Boch, S., Boesing, A. L., Bullock, J. M., Hölzel, N., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Krauss, J., Müller, J., Müller, S., Ammer, C., Buscot, F., Ehbrecht, M., Fischer, M., Goldmann, K., Jung, K., Mehring, M., … Manning, P. (2023). Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-01045-w

Le Provost, G., Schenk, N. V, Penone, C., Thiele, J., Westphal, C., Allan, E., Ayasse, M., Blüthgen, N., Boeddinghaus, R. S., Boesing, A. L., Bolliger, R., Busch, V., Fischer, M., Gossner, M. M., Hölzel, N., Jung, K., Kandeler, E., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., ....Müller, S., … Manning, P. (2023). The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 7(2), 236–249. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01918-5

Wägele, J.W., Bodesheim, P., Bourlat, S.J., Denzler, J., Diepenbroek, M., Fonseca, V., Frommolt, K.-H., Geiger, M.F., Gemeinholzer, B., Glöckner, F.O., Haucke, T., Kirse, A., Kölpin, A., Kostadinov, I., Kühl, H.S., Kurth, F., Lasseck, M., Liedke, S., Losch, F., Müller, S., Petrovskaya, N., Piotrowski, K., Radig, B., Scherber, C., Schoppmann, L., Schulz, J., Steinhage, V., Tschan, G.F., Vautz, W., Velotto, D., Weigend, M., Wildermann, S., 2022. Towards a multisensor station for automated biodiversity monitoring. Basic Appl. Ecol. 59, 105–138. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2022.01.003

Müller, S., Mitesser, O., Oschwald, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Potvin, C., 2022. "Temporal Soundscape Patterns in a Panamanian Tree Diversity Experiment: Polycultures Show an Increase in High Frequency Cover." Front. Ecol. Evol. 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.808589

Müller, S., Gossner, M. M, Penone, C., Jung, K., Renner, S. C., Farina, A., et al. 2022. “Land-Use Intensity and Landscape Structure Drive the Acoustic Composition of Grasslands.” Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 

Schoof, N., Kirmer, A., Hörl, J., Luick, R., Tischew, S., Breuer, M., Fischer, F., Müller, S., and von Königslöw, V. 2021. “Sheep in the Vineyard: First Insights into a New Integrated Crop–Livestock System in Central Europe.” Sustainability . https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212340.

Shaw, T., Müller, S. and Scherer-Lorenzen, M. 2021. Slope Does Not Affect Autonomous Recorder Detection Shape: Considerations for Acoustic Monitoring in Forested Landscapes. Bioacoustics, May, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2021.1925590.

Landuyt, D., Ampoorter, E., Bastias, C.C., Benavides, R., Müller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Valladares, F., Wasof, S., Verheyen, K., 2020. Importance of overstorey attributes for understorey litter production and nutrient cycling in European forests. For. Ecosyst. 7, 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-020-00256-x

Müller, S., Shaw, T., Güntert, D., Helmbold, L., Schütz, N., Thomas, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2020. Ecoacoustics of small forest patches in agricultural landscapes: acoustic diversity and bird richness increase with patch size. Biodiversity 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2020.1733086

Kattge, J., Bönisch, G., Díaz, S., Lavorel, S., Prentice, I.C., Leadley, P., Tautenhahn, S., Werner, G.D.A., ...Müller, S., ...Wirth, C., 2020. TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access. Glob. Chang. Biol. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14904

Kambach, S., Allan, E., Bilodeau-Gauthier, S., Coomes, D.A., Haase, J., Jucker, T., Kunstler, G., Müller, S., ... Bruelheide, H., 2019. How do trees respond to species mixing in experimental compared to observational studies? Ecol. Evol. 9, 11254–11265. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5627

Baeten, L., Bruelheide, H., van der Plas, F., Kambach, S., Ratcliffe, S., Jucker, T., Allan, E., Ampoorter, E., Barbaro, L., Bastias, C.C., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Chećko, E., Coomes, D.A., Dahlgren, J., Dawud, S.M., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Koricheva, J., Lehtonen, A., Müller, S., ... Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2018. Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests. J. Appl. Ecol. 56, 733–744. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13308

Benavides, R., Valladares, F., Wirth, C., Müller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2018. Intraspecific trait variability of trees is related to canopy species richness in European forests. Perspect. Plant Ecol. Evol. Syst. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2018.12.002

De Wandeler, H., Bruelheide, H., Dawud, S.M., Dănilă, G., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Hermy, M., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Müller, S., ...Muys, B., 2018. Tree identity rather than tree diversity drives earthworm communities in European forests. Pedobiologia (Jena). 67, 16–25. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedobi.2018.01.003

van der Plas, F., Ratcliffe, S., Ruiz-Benito, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., Zavala, M.A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Crespo Bastias, C., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Dahlgren, J., Checko, E., Coppi, A., Muhie, D.S., Deconchat, M., De Smedt, P., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Haase, J., Hättenschwiler, S., Hervé, J., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Jucker, T., Kambach, S., Kaendler, G., Kattge, J., Koricheva, J., Kunstler, G., Lehtonen, A., Liebergesell, M., Manning, P., Milligan, H., Müller, S., ...Storch, D., 2017. Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality. Ecol. Lett. 21, 31–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12868

Ratcliffe, S., Wirth, C., Jucker, T., van der Plas, F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Eric, A., Benavides, R., Bruelheide, H., Ohse, B., Paquette, A., Ampoorter, E., Crespo, B.C., Bauhus, J., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Chećko, E., Dawud, S.M., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Haase, J., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Kambach, S., Kolb, S., Koricheva, J., Liebersgesell, M., Milligan, H., Müller, S., ... Bardgett, R., 2017. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context. Ecol. Lett. 20, 1414–1426. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12849

Joly, F.-X., Milcu, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Jean, L.-K., Bussotti, F., Dawud, S. M., Müller, S., ...Hättenschwiler, S., (2017) “Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro-environmental conditions across European forests,” New Phytol., vol. 214, no. 3, pp. 1281–1293.

Annighöfer, P., Ameztegui, A., Ammer, C., Balandier, P., Bartsch, N., Bolte, A., Coll, L., Collett, C., Ewald, J., Firschbier, N., Gebereyesus, T., Haase, J., Hamm, T., Hirschfelder, B., Huth, F., Kändler, G., Kahl, A., Kawaletz, H., Kuehne, C., Lacointe, A., Lin, N., Löf, M., Malagoli, P., Marquier, A., Müller, S.,  ...Mund, M. (2016). Species-specific and generic biomass equations for seedlings and saplings of European tree species. European Journal of Forest Research, 1–17. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-016-0937-z

De Wandeler, H., Sousa-Silva, R., Ampoorter, E., Bruelheide, H., Carnol, M., Dawud, S. M., Dănilă, G., Finer, L., Hättenschwiler, S., Hermy, M., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Müller, S., ... Muys, B. (2016) “Drivers of earthworm incidence and abundance across European forests,” Soil Biol. Biochem., vol. 99, pp. 167–178.

van der Plas, F., Manning, P., Allan, E., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., Zavala, M.A., Hector, A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Berthold, F., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Coomes, D., Coppi, A., Bastias, C.C., Muhie Dawud, S., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finer, L., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Hattenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Jucker, T., Koricheva, J., Milligan, H., Müller, S., ... Fischer, M., (2016) Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity-ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests. Nature Communications 7, 11109.

van der Plas, F., Manning, P., Soliveres, S., Allan, E., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., Zavala, M.A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Coomes, D.A., Coppi, A., Bestias, C.C., Dawud, S.M., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Jucker, T., Koricheva, J., Milligan, H., Mueller, S., ... Fischer, M. (2016) Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113: 3557-3562.

Baeten, L., K. Verheyen, C. Wirth, H. Bruelheide, F. Bussotti, L. Finér, B.  Jaroszewicz, F. Selvi, F. Valladares, E. Allan, E. Ampoorter, H. Auge, D. Avăcăriței, L. Barbaro, I. Bărnoaiea, C. C. Bastias, J. Bauhus, C. Beinhoff, R. Benavides, A. Benneter, S. Berger, F. Berthold, J. Boberg, D. Bonal, W. Brüggemann, M. Carnol, B. Castagneyrol, Y. Charbonnier, E. Chećko, D. Coomes, A. Coppi, E. Dalmaris, G. Dănilă, S. M. Dawud, W. de Vries, H. De Wandeler, M. Deconchat, T. Domisch, G. Duduman, M. Fischer, M. Fotelli, A. Gessler, T. E. Gimeno, A. Granier, C. Grossiord, V. Guyot, L. Hantsch, S. Hättenschwiler, A. Hector, M. Hermy, V. Holland, H. Jactel, F.-X. Joly, T. Jucker, S. Kolb, J. Koricheva, M. J. Lexer, M. Liebergesell, H. Milligan, S. Müller, et al. (2013). A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 15(5):281-291

 

Reports and Theses

Schoof, N., Kirmer, A., Luick, R., Tischew, S., Breuer, M., Fischer, F., Mueller, S., von Königslöw, V., 2020. Schafe im Weinbau – Chancen und Herausforderungen, praktische Umsetzung und Forschungsziele. Naturschutz und Landschaftsplan. 52, 272–279.

Müller, S. (2014). Architectural light foraging syndromes of juvenile temperate  broad leaved trees. Inaugural Disseration. Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg.

 Kratochwil A., Müller S., Remy D. 2008: Der Einfluss von Rinderbeweidung auf  die Jahresphänologie von Silbergrasfluren (Spergulo-Corynephoretum)- eine digitale Strukturanalyse. Abhandlungen aus dem Westfälischen Museum für Naturkunde 70 (3/4): 143-164.

 

Other

Müller, S., 2022. Soundscapes – über die akustische Signatur der Natur, in: Seiffarth, C., Mörchen, R. (Eds.), LISTENING / HEARING. Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz.

 

Data

Challéat, Samuel, Nicolas Farrugia, Amandine Gasc, Jeremy Froidevaux, Jennifer Hatlauf, Frank Dziock, Adrien CHARBONNEAU, et al. 2023. “Silent·Cities.” OSF. June 9. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/H285U.

Díaz, S., Kattge, J., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Wright, I. J., Lavorel, S., Dray, S., Reu, B., Kleyer, M., Wirth, C., Prentice, I. C., Garnier, E., Bönisch, G., Westoby, M., Poorter, H., Reich, P. B., Moles, A. T., Dickie, J., Zanne, A. E., Chave, J.,...Müller S. … Zotz, G. (2022). The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset. Scientific Data, 9(1), 755. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01774-9

 

 

 

 

 

 
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