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h-index: 24
Works: 57
Citations: 3,642

Most-cited papers

Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers
S. Seibold, M. Gossner, N. Simons, N. Blüthgen +15 more
2019Nature1,112 citations Open access
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Landscape simplification filters species traits and drives biotic homogenization
Sagrario Gámez-Virués, D. Perović, M. Gossner, C. Börschig +15 more
2015Nature Communications579 citations Open access
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Heterogeneity–diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests
Lea Heidrich, Soyeon Bae, S. Levick, S. Seibold +20 more
2020Nature Ecology & Evolution191 citations Open access
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Land use imperils plant and animal community stability through changes in asynchrony rather than diversity
N. Blüthgen, N. Simons, Kirsten Jung, D. Prati +9 more
2016Nature Communications190 citations Open access
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Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features.
C. Penone, E. Allan, S. Soliveres, M. Felipe-Lucia +28 more
2018Ecology Letters143 citations Open access
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Plant diversity effects on arthropods and arthropod-dependent ecosystem functions in a biodiversity experiment
A. Ebeling, J. Hines, L. Hertzog, M. Lange +3 more
2017141 citations
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Multi-taxa approach shows consistent shifts in arthropod functional traits along grassland land-use intensity gradient.
N. Simons, W. Weisser, M. Gossner
2015Ecology126 citations
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Towards an Ecological Trait-data Standard
F. Schneider, David Fichtmueller, M. Gossner, Anton Güntsch +7 more
2018bioRxiv119 citations Open access
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Losers, winners, and opportunists: How grassland land‐use intensity affects orthopteran communities
Melanie N. Chisté, K. Mody, M. Gossner, N. Simons +3 more
201694 citations Open access
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A summary of eight traits of Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera and Araneae, occurring in grasslands in Germany
M. Gossner, N. Simons, R. Achtziger, T. Blick +5 more
2015Scientific Data79 citations Open access
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Insect decline in forests depends on species’ traits and may be mitigated by management
M. Staab, M. Gossner, N. Simons, R. Achury +5 more
2023Communications Biology74 citations Open access
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Flower power in the city: Replacing roadside shrubs by wildflower meadows increases insect numbers and reduces maintenance costs
K. Mody, Doris Lerch, Ann-Kathrin Müller, N. Simons +2 more
2020PLoS ONE66 citations Open access
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Eleven years’ data of grassland management in Germany
J. Vogt, V. Klaus, S. Both, C. Fürstenau +26 more
2019Biodiversity Data Journal64 citations Open access
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Resource-Mediated Indirect Effects of Grassland Management on Arthropod Diversity
N. Simons, M. Gossner, T. Lewinsohn, S. Boch +7 more
2014PLoS ONE61 citations Open access
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Assessing the impact of grassland management on landscape multifunctionality
M. Neyret, M. Fischer, E. Allan, N. Hölzel +19 more
2020bioRxiv55 citations Open access
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Changes in plant-herbivore network structure and robustness along land-use intensity gradients in grasslands and forests
Felix Neff, M. Brändle, Didem Ambarlı, C. Ammer +14 more
2021Science Advances53 citations Open access
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Effects of land-use intensity on arthropod species abundance distributions in grasslands.
N. Simons, M. Gossner, T. Lewinsohn, M. Lange +2 more
2015Journal of Animal Ecology53 citations Open access
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National Forest Inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany
N. Simons, M. Felipe-Lucia, P. Schall, C. Ammer +25 more
2021Forest Ecosystems46 citations Open access
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A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land-use intensification
M. Neyret, G. le Provost, A. L. Boesing, Florian D. Schneider +49 more
2024Nature Communications36 citations Open access
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Less overall, but more of the same: drivers of insect population trends lead to community homogenization
M. Gossner, F. Menzel, N. Simons
2023Biology Letters35 citations Open access
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The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods.
Johanna L. Berger, M. Staab, Margarita Hartlieb, N. Simons +8 more
2024Ecological Applications33 citations Open access
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Contrasting effects of grassland management modes on species-abundance distributions of multiple groups
N. Simons, T. Lewinsohn, N. Blüthgen, F. Buscot +15 more
201733 citations Open access
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Effects of heterogeneity on the ecological diversity and redundancy of forest fauna
Lea Heidrich, R. Brandl, C. Ammer, Soyeon Bae +18 more
2023Basic and Applied Ecology32 citations Open access
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Agricultural intensification without biodiversity loss is possible in grassland landscapes
N. Simons, W. Weisser
2017Nature Ecology & Evolution31 citations
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Present and historical landscape structure shapes current species richness in Central European grasslands
Pascal Scherreiks, M. Gossner, Didem Ambarlı, M. Ayasse +12 more
2022Landscape Ecology24 citations Open access
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Disentangling how urbanisation influences moth diversity in grasslands
Dennis Sanetra, Johanna L. Berger, Margarita Hartlieb, N. Simons +3 more
2024Insect Conservation and Diversity23 citations Open access
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Cross-scale effects of land use on the functional composition of herbivorous insect communities
Felix Neff, N. Blüthgen, Melanie N. Chisté, N. Simons +5 more
2019Landscape Ecology23 citations Open access
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Drought, windthrow and forest operations strongly affect oribatid mite communities in different microhabitats
K. Wehner, N. Simons, N. Blüthgen, M. Heethoff
202120 citations Open access
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The relative importance of plant-soil feedbacks for plant-species performance increases with decreasing intensity of herbivory
J. Heinze, N. Simons, S. Seibold, Alexander Wacker +5 more
2019Oecologia20 citations Open access
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Functional traits mediate the effect of land use on drivers of community stability within and across trophic levels
M. G. Sperandii, Manuele Bazzichetto, L. Götzenberger, M. Moretti +15 more
2025Science Advances16 citations Open access
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Narrow environmental niches predict land-use responses and vulnerability of land snail assemblages
K. Wehner, C. Renker, N. Simons, W. Weisser +1 more
2021BMC Ecology and Evolution14 citations Open access
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Land‐use in Europe affects land snail assemblages directly and indirectly by modulating abiotic and biotic drivers
K. Wehner, C. Renker, Adrian Brückner, N. Simons +2 more
2019Ecosphere12 citations Open access
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Insights from regional and short‐term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable: a reply to Daskalova et al. 2021
S. Seibold, T. Hothorn, M. Gossner, N. Simons +11 more
2021Insect Conservation and Diversity11 citations Open access
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How land-use intensity affects sexual and parthenogenetic oribatid mites in temperate forests and grasslands in Germany
K. Wehner, R. Schuster, N. Simons, R. Norton +2 more
2021Experimental & applied acarology9 citations Open access
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Morphometric measures of Heteroptera sampled in grasslands across three regions of Germany
M. Gossner, N. Simons, Leonhard Höck, W. Weisser
20159 citations
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Animal-Mediated Ecosystem Process Rates in Forests and Grasslands are Affected by Climatic Conditions and Land-Use Intensity
Didem Ambarlı, N. Simons, K. Wehner, Wiebke Kämper +6 more
2020Ecosystems8 citations Open access
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Author Correction: Heterogeneity–diversity relationships differ between and within trophic levels in temperate forests
Lea Heidrich, Soyeon Bae, S. Levick, S. Seibold +20 more
2020Nature Ecology & Evolution5 citations Open access
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Structural characteristics mediate forest mitigation potential against climate change and biodiversity loss
Julian Lunow, S. Burrascano, L. Balducci, F. Chianucci +8 more
2026Ecological Applications4 citations Open access
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Congruent direction but different magnitude of biodiversity response to land-use intensification in space and time
L. Neuenkamp, H. Saiz, N. Schenk, M. Fischer +11 more
2025Nature Ecology & Evolution4 citations Open access
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Arthropod conservation in roadside verges: Unmown refuges outperform mowing equipment changes
Johanna L. Berger, Margarita Hartlieb, N. Simons, N. Blüthgen
2026Insect Conservation and Diversity2 citations Open access
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Land use conversion weakens the cascading effects of plant diversity on temporal stability of high trophic levels at multiple spatial scales in grasslands
Yan-Hui Hou, Xiaona Li, Shao-Peng Wang, N. Simons +2 more
2025Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment2 citations
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from regional and short-term biodiversity monitoring datasets are valuable. A Reply to Daskalova et al
S. Seibold, T. Hothorn, M. Gossner, N. Simons +11 more
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Little evidence for land-use filters on intraspecific trait variation in three arthropod groups
K. Wehner, Matthias Brandt, A. Hilpert, N. Simons +1 more
2023Web Ecology1 citations Open access
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A fast-slow trait continuum at the level of entire communities
M. Neyret, G. le Provost, A. L. Boesing, F. Schneider +49 more
2023bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Towards an Ecological Trait-data Standard Vocabulary
F. Schneider, David Fichtmüller, M. Gossner, Anton Güntsch +7 more
2019Biodiversity Information Science and Standards1 citations Open access
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services in forest - the ‘BioHolz’ project
Jonas Hagge, N. Simons, W. Weisser, S. Thorn +3 more
20181 citations Open access
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Effects of land-use intensity on arthropod diversity and community structure in grassland
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20151 citations
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An interdisciplinary story-and-simulation approach for assessing forest type changes and shifts in ecosystem service potential
Philipp Sacher, Marius Mayer, Hubert Job, N. Simons
2026Erdkunde0 citations Open access
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Contrasting responses of above- and below-ground carbon stocks and arthropods in relation to forest management
Julian Lunow, Melanie M. Pollierer, C. Ammer, P. Schall +8 more
2026Forest Ecosystems0 citations Open access
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Management and tree dieback alter beetle assemblage structure and body size distribution in a temperate German forest
Julian Lunow, K. Wehner, Matteo Trevisan, N. Blüthgen +3 more
2026Ecological Entomology0 citations Open access
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