Peter Berthold

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Peter Berthold at a lecture in 2017

Peter Berthold (born April 19, 1939 in Zittau ) is a German ornithologist and behavioral scientist . From 1991 to January 2005 he was head of the Radolfzell ornithological station , a branch of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen .

Life

After studying biology , chemistry and geography , he received his doctorate at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in 1964 with a reproduction study on starlings . In 1972 he received his habilitation in biology at the University of Konstanz , and since 1981 he has been a professor at the University of Konstanz. From 1998 until his retirement in 2004, Berthold was Director and Scientific Member of the Max Planck Society at the "Research Center for Ornithology of the Max Planck Society" (now: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology ).

Berthold deals with bird migration research and the areas of population dynamics , species protection and environmental influences in ornithology. The main areas of research are genetics and the experimental evolutionary biology of bird migration, especially the conversion of migratory birds into resident birds, long-term changes in bird life and the effects of current global warming. Berthold and his staff at the ornithological station are particularly well-known for their investigations on the blackcap .

Peter Berthold wrote several books, including ornithological standard works such as Vogelzug and together with Hans-Günther Bauer Die Brutvögel Mitteleuropas. Existence and Endangerment (1996). He published a total of more than 350 articles in specialist journals and was co-editor of the specialist organ Die Vogelwarte from 1970 to 2004 .

In addition, he is u. a. Member of the working group for the creation of red lists of endangered bird species in Germany. In order to cope with the massive deaths of songbirds caused by a lack of food, he recommends the adapted year-round feeding of songbirds. In 2001 Berthold was a consultant for the movie Nomaden der Lüfte - The Secret of Migratory Birds .

Peter Berthold was awarded the Philip Morris Research Prize in 2002 for his work .

In January 2005 he was appointed to the board of trustees of the Heinz Sielmann Foundation . On his initiative and with significant support from the Heinz Sielmann Foundation, the Heinz-Sielmann-Weiher - pilot project of the Sielmann Biotope Association Bodensee - was set up in his adopted home Owingen in 2005 in the Billafingen district where Berthold lives .

According to the project motto Every municipality has its biotope , the ornithologist, in cooperation with the Heinz Sielmann Foundation, also gave the impetus for the development of a nationwide network of biotopes in order to stop the rapid decline in biodiversity .

Since 2006 he has been a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .

In an interview in 2013 on the debate about bird strikes on wind turbines, Peter Berthold said that anyone who prevents the ecological restructuring of the energy supply out of self-interest is an enemy of the state for him. He advocates wind turbines. A good choice of location could minimize the risks for birds so much that ornithologists could tolerate wind farms.

Awards and memberships

Fonts (selection)

  • About the reproductive cycle of Southwest German starlings <Sturnus vulgaris L.> and about factors that determine the breeding maturity of starlings . Dissertation, Tübingen 1965; in print in: Die Vogelwarte , Vol. 22 (1964), Issue 3/4.
  • The Radolfzell Vogelwarte and its work in the region . In: Writings of the Association for the History of Lake Constance and its Surroundings , vol. 105 (1987), pp. 191–208 ( digitized version )
  • Bird migration. A short, current overview . Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1990.
  • My life for the birds and my 60 years with the Radolfzell ornithological station . Kosmos, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-440-14679-8 .
  • Our birds. Why we need them and how we can protect them . Ullstein, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-550-08122-4 .
  • with Konrad Wothe (photographer): Our unique bird life: the diversity of species and why it is in danger. With photographs by Konrad Wothe. Frederking & Thaler, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-95416-273-4 .

as co-author

  • Ground plan of bird migration . Parey, Berlin and Hamburg, 2nd, completely revised edition 1971, ISBN 3-489-75534-0 .
  • Evolution processes in the animal kingdom . Birkhäuser, Basel, Boston and Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-7643-2436-8 .
  • with Ulrich Querner and Rolf Schlenker: The blackcap = Sylvia atricapilla (= Die neue Brehm-Bücherei , Vol. 603). Ziemsen, Wittenberg Lutherstadt 1990, ISBN 3-7403-0237-2 .
  • together with Hans-Günther Bauer: The breeding birds of Central Europe. Existence and endangerment. With numerous tables . Aula-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1996; 2nd, revised edition 1997, ISBN 3-89104-613-8 .
  • Fascination with biology. From Aristotle to the zebrafish . Elsevier / Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Munich and Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 3-8274-1581-0 .
  • with Gabriele Mohr: Feeding birds - the right way. Feed, protect and identify safely all year round . Kosmos, Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 978-3-440-13178-7 .

as editor

as co-editor

  • Practical ornithology. Recommendations for the work of avifaunists and field ornithologists . Kilda-Verlag, Greven 1974; 2nd edition 1980, ISBN 3-921427-31-2 .

Audio books

  • The fascination of bird migration: from Aristotle to global warming . Concept and direction: Klaus Sander. Narrator: Peter Berthold. 2 CDs. supposé, Cologne 2004, ISBN 978-3-932513-58-9 .
  • The capercaillie . Concept and direction: Klaus Sander. Narrator: Peter Berthold. 2 CDs. supposé, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-86385-012-8 .

literature

  • Peter Berthold . In: Kürschner's German Scholars Calendar 2003. 19th edition. Volume I: A-J. Bio-bibliographical directory of contemporary German-speaking scientists . KG Saur, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-598-23607-7 , p. 224

Web links

Commons : Peter Berthold  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ivo Marusczyk: The pilot of the skies . In: Die Zeit , No. 18/2002, p. 28
  2. ^ Eva-Maria Bast: Owingen. "I feel right at home here" . In: The region introduces itself. We are here . Special supplement to Südkurier from November 19, 2010, p. 8.
  3. ↑ Peter Berthold: Every community their biotope In: mpg.de (website of the Max Planck Society ), May 16, 2017; accessed on May 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Every community their biotope In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , 25 August 2017; accessed on May 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ Kai Spanke: Interview with Peter Berthold: "We have to put our interests aside." In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , September 26, 2018; accessed on May 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Interview with Peter Berthold in the customer magazine of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, das magazin , issue 03/13, p. 07
  7. ↑ Honorary members of the DO-G. In: do-g.de. German Ornithological Society, accessed on May 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ Press release from the state of Baden-Württemberg: Professor Dr. Peter Berthold honored as "the face of Europe". In: baden-wuerttemberg.de , May 8, 2019; accessed on May 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ Minister Guido Wolf honors the biologist Peter Berthold as "the face of Europe". In: Südkurier , May 8, 2019; accessed on May 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ Owingen names the hiking trail after Billafinger ornithologist Peter Berthold In: Südkurier , October 2, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Berthold, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist, ethologist and zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Zittau