Sandra Müller

Institut für Biologie/Geobotanik Schänzlestr. 1 D - 79104 Freiburg Tel.: +49-(0)761-203-2598 Mail: sandra.mueller [AT] biologie.uni-freiburg.de

 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

Dr. Forest - Diversity of forests affecting human health

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

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

Past Research Projects

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

 Publications

 Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

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

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.