Institutions of the University of Bayreuth
Chair Animal Ecology I - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Laforsch

Article in a journal

Shatto, Christopher ; Kiene, Marvin ; Hofmann, Peter ; Walentowitz, Anna ; Wilkens, Vincent ; Heuser, Tobias ; Weiser, Frank:
Assessing the recovery of Pinus canariensis stands after wildfires and volcanic eruption on La Palma, Canary Islands.
In: Forest Ecology and Management. Vol. 572 (2024) . - 122317.
ISSN 0378-1127
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122317

Kernchen, Sarmite ; Schmalz, Holger ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Georgi, Christoph ; Einhorn, Andrej ; Greiner, Andreas ; Nölscher, Anke C. ; Laforsch, Christian ; Held, Andreas:
Atmospheric deposition studies of microplastics in Central Germany.
In: Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. Vol. 17 (2024) . - pp. 2247-2261.
ISSN 1873-9326
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-024-01571-w

Steiner, Thomas ; Leitner, Lisa-Cathrin ; Zhang, Yuanhu ; Möller, Julia N. ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Greiner, Andreas ; Laforsch, Christian ; Freitag, Ruth:
Detection and specific chemical identification of submillimeter plastic fragments in complex matrices such as compost.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 14 (2024) . - 2282.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51185-6

Salomon, Sophia ; Grubmüller, Eric ; Kropf, Philipp ; Nickl, Elisa ; Rühl, Anna ; Weigel, Selina ; Becker, Felix ; Antonio Vital, Ana Leticia ; Laforsch, Christian ; Schott, Matthias ; Mair, Magdalena:
Effects of dissolved organic matter on the toxicity of micro- and nanoplastic particles to Daphnia : a meta-analysis.
In: Microplastics and Nanoplastics. Vol. 4 (2024) . - 11.
ISSN 2662-4966
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-024-00088-4

Kiene, Marvin ; Schott, Matthias ; Martin-Creuzburg, Dominik ; Laforsch, Christian:
Food quantity and quality modulates inducible defenses in a common predator–prey system.
In: Limnology and Oceanography. Vol. 69 (2024) Issue 7 . - pp. 1535-1546.
ISSN 1939-5590
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12595

Wieland, Simon ; Ramsperger, Anja ; Groß, Wolfgang ; Lehmann, Moritz ; Witzmann, Thomas ; Caspari, Anja ; Obst, Martin ; Gekle, Stephan ; Auernhammer, Günter K. ; Fery, Andreas ; Laforsch, Christian ; Kress, Holger:
Nominally identical microplastic models differ greatly in their particle-cell interactions.
In: Nature Communications. Vol. 15 (2024) . - 922.
ISSN 2041-1723
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45281-4

Hüftlein, Frederic ; Diller, Jens ; Feldhaar, Heike ; Laforsch, Christian:
Riparian invader: A secondary metabolite of Impatiens glandulifera impairs the development of the freshwater invertebrate key species Chironomus riparius.
In: NeoBiota. Vol. 92 (2024) . - pp. 155-171.
ISSN 1619-0033
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.92.119621

Hüftlein, Frederic ; Ritschar, Sven ; Laforsch, Christian:
Sexual dimorphism in the proventriculus of the buff‐tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris (L. 1758) (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
In: Journal of Morphology. Vol. 285 (2024) Issue 2 . - e21668.
ISSN 1097-4687
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21668

Mondellini, Simona ; Schwarzer, Michael ; Völkl, Matthias ; Jasinski, Julia ; Jérôme, Valérie ; Scheibel, Thomas ; Laforsch, Christian ; Freitag, Ruth:
Size dependent uptake and trophic transfer of polystyrene microplastics in unicellular freshwater eukaryotes.
In: Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 929 (2024) . - 172470.
ISSN 0048-9697
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172470

Wild, Andreas J. ; Steiner, Franziska A. ; Kiene, Marvin ; Tyborski, Nicolas ; Tung, Shu‐Yin ; Koehler, Tina ; Carminati, Andrea ; Eder, Barbara ; Groth, Jennifer ; Vahl, Wouter K. ; Wolfrum, Sebastian ; Lüders, Tillmann ; Laforsch, Christian ; Mueller, Carsten W. ; Vidal, Alix ; Pausch, Johanna:
Unraveling root and rhizosphere traits in temperate maize landraces and modern cultivars : Implications for soil resource acquisition and drought adaptation.
In: Plant, Cell & Environment. Vol. 47 (2024) Issue 7 . - pp. 2524-2539.
ISSN 1365-3040
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14898

Diller, Jens ; Hüftlein, Frederic ; Lücker, Darleen ; Feldhaar, Heike ; Laforsch, Christian:
Allelochemical run-off from the invasive terrestrial plant Impatiens glandulifera decreases defensibility in Daphnia.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 13 (2023) . - 1207.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27667-4

Schrank, Isabella ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Imhof, Hannes ; Moses, Sonya ; Heß, Maren ; Schwaiger, Julia ; Laforsch, Christian:
Riverine microplastic contamination in southwest Germany : A large-scale survey.
In: Frontiers in Earth Science. Vol. 10 (26 October 2022) . - 794250.
ISSN 2296-6463
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.794250

Schirmer, Elisabeth ; Ritschar, Sven ; Ochs, Matthias ; Laforsch, Christian ; Schuster, Stefan ; Römpp, Andreas:
MALDI mass spectrometry imaging workflow for the aquatic model organisms Danio rerio and Daphnia magna.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 12 (2022) Issue 1 . - No. 7288.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09659-y

Diller, Jens ; Drescher, Sophia ; Hofmann, Mario ; Rabus, Max ; Feldhaar, Heike ; Laforsch, Christian:
The Beauty is a beast : Does leachate from the invasive terrestrial plant Impatiens glandulifera affect aquatic food webs?
In: Ecology and Evolution. Vol. 12 (2022) Issue 4 . - No. e8781.
ISSN 2045-7758
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8781

Ritschar, Sven ; Schirmer, Elisabeth ; Hufnagl, Benedikt ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Römpp, Andreas ; Laforsch, Christian:
Classification of target tissues of Eisenia fetida using sequential multimodal chemical analysis and machine learning.
In: Histochemistry and Cell Biology. Vol. 157 (8 November 2021) . - pp. 127-137.
ISSN 1432-119X
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00418-021-02037-1

Mitterwallner, Veronika ; Suci, An Nisa Nurul ; Zamani, Neviaty ; Lenz, Mark:
Exposure to moderately elevated temperatures changes food preferences in the tropical marine herbivore Haliotis squamata.
In: Marine Biology. Vol. 168 (19 June 2021) Issue 7 . - No. 110.
ISSN 0025-3162
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03922-y

Möller, Julia N. ; Heisel, Ingrid ; Satzger, Anna ; Cseperke Vizsolyi, Eva ; Oster, Simon David Jakob ; Agarwal, Seema ; Laforsch, Christian ; Löder, Martin G. J.:
Tackling the Challenge of Extracting Microplastics from Soils : A Protocol to Purify Soil Samples for Spectroscopic Analysis.
In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. (23 February 2021) .
ISSN 1552-8618
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5024

Steibl, Sebastian ; Sigl, Robert ; Blaha, Sanja ; Drescher, Sophia ; Gebauer, Gerhard ; Gürkal, Elif ; Hüftlein, Frederic ; Satzger, Anna ; Schwarzer, Michael ; Seidenath, Dimitri ; Welfenbach, Jana ; Zinser, Raphael S. ; Laforsch, Christian:
Allochthonous resources are less important for faunal communities on highly productive, small tropical islands.
In: Ecology and Evolution. Vol. 11 (2021) Issue 19 . - pp. 13128-13138.
ISSN 2045-7758
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8035

Steibl, Sebastian ; Laforsch, Christian:
Compartmentalized organization of ecological niche occupation in insular invertebrate communities.
In: Ecology and Evolution. Vol. 11 (2021) Issue 1 . - pp. 471-480.
ISSN 2045-7758
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7067

Steibl, Sebastian ; Sigl, Robert ; Bräumer, Paul E. ; Clauß, Victoria ; Goddemeier, Simon ; Hamisch, Stephan ; Lücker, Darleen ; Reiprich, Lisa ; Stegmann, Lucas ; Voigt, Nora ; Laforsch, Christian:
Diversity patterns and community structure of the ground-associated macrofauna along the beach-inland transition zone of small tropical islands.
In: Diversity. Vol. 13 (2021) Issue 8 . - No. 377.
ISSN 1424-2818
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080377

Schott, Matthias ; Sandmann, Maximilian ; Cresswell, James E. ; Becher, Matthias A. ; Eichner, Gerrit ; Brandt, Dominique Tobias ; Halitschke, Rayko ; Krueger, Stephanie ; Morlock, Gertrud ; Düring, Rolf-Alexander ; Vilcinskas, Andreas ; Meixner, Marina Doris ; Büchler, Ralph ; Brandt, Annely:
Honeybee colonies compensate for pesticide-induced effects on royal jelly composition and brood survival with increased brood production.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 11 (2021) Issue 1 . - No. 62.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79660-w

Weig, Alfons ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Ramsperger, Anja ; Laforsch, Christian:
In situ Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Communities on Microplastic Particles in a Small Headwater Stream in Germany.
In: Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol. 12 (2021) . - No. 660024.
ISSN 1664-302X
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.660024

Diel, Patricia ; Rabus, Max ; Laforsch, Christian:
Pricklier with the proper predator? Predator‐induced small‐scale changes of spinescence in Daphnia.
In: Ecology and Evolution. Vol. 11 (2021) Issue 23 . - pp. 17080-17090.
ISSN 2045-7758
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8346

Steibl, Sebastian ; Franke, Jonas ; Laforsch, Christian:
Tourism and urban development as drivers for invertebrate diversity loss on tropical islands.
In: Royal Society Open Science. Vol. 8 (2021) Issue 10 . - No. 210411.
ISSN 2054-5703
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210411

Ramsperger, Anja ; Stellwag, Anja C. ; Caspari, Anja ; Fery, Andreas ; Lüders, Tillmann ; Kress, Holger ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Laforsch, Christian:
Structural Diversity in Early-Stage Biofilm Formation on Microplastics Depends on Environmental Medium and Polymer Properties.
In: Water. Vol. 12 (November 2020) Issue 11 . - No. 3216.
ISSN 2073-4441
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113216

Steibl, Sebastian ; Laforsch, Christian:
Shell resource partitioning as a mechanism of coexistence in two co-occurring terrestrial hermit crab species.
In: BMC Ecology. Vol. 20 (16 January 2020) . - No. 1.
ISSN 1472-6785
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-019-0268-2

Piehl, Sarah ; Atwood, Elizabeth C. ; Bochow, Mathias ; Imhof, Hannes ; Franke, Jonas ; Siegert, Florian ; Laforsch, Christian:
Can Water Constituents Be Used as Proxy to Map Microplastic Dispersal Within Transitional and Coastal Waters?
In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. Vol. 8 (2020) . - No. 92.
ISSN 2296-665X
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00092

Diel, Patricia ; Kiene, Marvin ; Martin-Creuzburg, Dominik ; Laforsch, Christian:
Knowing the Enemy : Inducible Defences in Freshwater Zooplankton.
In: Diversity. Vol. 12 (2020) Issue 4 . - No. 147.
ISSN 1424-2818
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040147

Ritschar, Sven ; Rabus, Max ; Laforsch, Christian:
Predator-specific inducible morphological defenses of a water flea against two freshwater predators.
In: Journal of Morphology. Vol. 281 (2020) Issue 6 . - pp. 653-661.
ISSN 1097-4687
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21131

Ritschar, Sven ; Bangalore Narayana, Vinay Kumar ; Rabus, Max ; Laforsch, Christian:
Uncovering the chemistry behind inducible morphological defences in the crustacean Daphnia magna via micro-Raman spectroscopy.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 10 (2020) Issue 1 . - No. 22408.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79755-4

Frei, Sven ; Piehl, Sarah ; Gilfedder, Benjamin Silas ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Krutzke, Jennifer ; Wilhelm, Laura ; Laforsch, Christian:
Occurrence of microplastics in the hyporheic zone of rivers.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (October 2019) . - No. 15256.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51741-5

Trotter, Benjamin ; Ramsperger, Anja ; Raab, Patricia ; Haberstroh, Julia ; Laforsch, Christian:
Plastic waste interferes with chemical communication in aquatic ecosystems.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (10 April 2019) . - No. 5889.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41677-1

Steibl, Sebastian ; Laforsch, Christian:
Disentangling the environmental impact of different human disturbances : a case study on islands.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 9 (2019) Issue 1 . - No. 13712.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49555-6

Piehl, Sarah ; Leibner, Anna ; Löder, Martin G. J. ; Dris, Rachid ; Bogner, Christina ; Laforsch, Christian:
Identification and quantification of macro- and microplastics on an agricultural farmland.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 2018 (18 December 2018) Issue 8 . - No. 17950.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36172-y

Imhof, Hannes ; Rusek, Jakub ; Thiel, Michaela ; Wolinska, Justyna ; Laforsch, Christian:
Do microplastic particles affect Daphnia magna at the morphological, life history and molecular level?
In: PLOS ONE. Vol. 12 (2017) Issue 11 . - e0187590.
ISSN 1932-6203
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187590

Fischer, Jessica ; Laforsch, Christian:
The influence of gravity and light on locomotion and orientation of Heterocypris incongruens and Notodromas onacha (Crustacea, Ostracoda).
In: npj Microgravity. (2017) Issue 4 . - No. 3.
ISSN 2373-8065
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-017-0037-5

Sigl, Robert ; Steibl, Sebastian ; Laforsch, Christian:
The role of vision for navigation in the crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci.
In: Scientific Reports. Vol. 6 (August 2016) . - No. 30834.
ISSN 2045-2322
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep30834

Herzog, Quirin ; Rabus, Max ; Wolfschoon Ribeiro, Bernard ; Laforsch, Christian:
Inducible Defenses with a "Twist" : Daphnia barbata Abandons Bilateral Symmetry in Response to an Ancient Predator.
In: PLOS ONE. Vol. 11 (2016) Issue 2 . - e0148556.
ISSN 1932-6203
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148556

Sigl, Robert ; Laforsch, Christian:
The Influence of Water Currents on Movement Patterns on Sand in the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris).
In: Diversity. Vol. 8 (2016) Issue 4 . - No. 25.
ISSN 1424-2818
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.3390/d8040025

Trotter, Benjamin ; Otte, Kathrin A. ; Schoppmann, Kathrin ; Hemmersbach, Ruth ; Fröhlich, Thomas ; Arnold, Georg J. ; Laforsch, Christian:
The influence of simulated microgravity on the proteome of Daphnia magna.
In: npj Microgravity. Vol. 1 (2015) . - Article Number: 15016.
ISSN 2373-8065
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1038/npjmgrav.2015.16

Otte, Kathrin A. ; Fröhlich, Thomas ; Arnold, Georg J. ; Laforsch, Christian:
Proteomic analysis of Daphnia magna hints at molecular pathways involved in defensive plastic responses.
In: BMC Genomics. Vol. 15 (2014) . - 306.
ISSN 1471-2164
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-306

Herzog, Quirin ; Laforsch, Christian:
Modality matters for the expression of inducible defenses: introducing a concept of predator modality.
In: BMC Biology. Vol. 11 (2013) Issue 1 . - No. 113.
ISSN 1741-7007
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-11-113

Rabus, Max ; Söllradl, Thomas ; Clausen-Schaumann, Hauke ; Laforsch, Christian ; Fenton, Brock:
Uncovering Ultrastructural Defences in Daphnia magna — An Interdisciplinary Approach to Assess the Predator-Induced Fortification of the Carapace.
In: PLOS ONE. Vol. 8 (2013) Issue 6 . - e67856.
ISSN 1932-6203
DOI der Verlagsversion: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067856

Doctoral thesis

Henneberg, Benjamin:
Saproxylic arthropods in tree hollows : drivers of diversity at different spatial scales in a regional comparison.
2025 . - 171 P.
( Doctoral thesis, 2025 , University of Bayreuth, Bayreuther Graduiertenschule für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften - BayNAT)

Ramsperger, Anja:
Environmental Microplastics : How the Surface Properties of Microplastic Particles Determine their Particle-Cell Interactions.
2024 . - 335 P.
( Doctoral thesis, 2023 , University of Bayreuth, Bayreuther Graduiertenschule für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften - BayNAT)

Möller, Julia N.:
Microplastic pollution in composts, digestates and soils : Developing detection methods to identify input pathways, local extent and fate of terrestrial microplastic pollution.
Bayreuth , 2023 . - 240 P.
( Doctoral thesis, 2023 , University of Bayreuth, Bayreuther Graduiertenschule für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften - BayNAT)

Schauer, Bastian:
Saproxylic insects in tree hollows : drivers of diversity, dispersal and food web structure.
Bayreuth , 2022 . - 251 P.
( Doctoral thesis, 2019 , University of Bayreuth, Bayreuther Graduiertenschule für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften - BayNAT)

Bellinvia, Sara:
Disentangling host-parasite and male-female coevolutionary effects on host fitness.
Bayreuth , 2021 . - 120 P.
( Doctoral thesis, 2020 , University of Bayreuth, Bayreuther Graduiertenschule für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften - BayNAT)

Steibl, Sebastian:
Atoll islands as ecosystem replicates : Organization of biodiversity and environmental impact of different human land uses.
Bayreuth , 2021 . - 180 P.
( Doctoral thesis, 2021 , University of Bayreuth, Bayreuther Graduiertenschule für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften - BayNAT)

Piehl, Sarah:
Contamination of the environment with plastic debris : “Development, improvement, and evaluation of monitoring methods”.
2020 . - VIII, 211 P.
( Doctoral thesis, 2020 , University of Bayreuth, Bayreuther Graduiertenschule für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften - BayNAT)