Wolfgang Nentwig
Wolfgang Nentwig (born September 6, 1953 in Koblenz ) is a German ecologist .
Nentwig studied biology at the University of Marburg from 1974 to 1979 and graduated with a diploma. He received his doctorate in 1981 on the dynamics of predator-prey systems , especially in spiders . In 1983/84 he was a visiting researcher at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. In 1985 he completed his habilitation in zoology. Since 1988 he has been a full professor of ecology at the Institute for Ecology and Evolution at the University of Bern .
Research areas
- Ecology of the agricultural landscape (set-aside, ecological compensation areas, promotion of beneficial insects, energy generation from plants)
- Ecology of non-native and invasive species , biological control of pests and weeds, non-target effects of transgenic crops on soil organisms
- Spider ecology, biochemistry, and ecology of spider venom
Fonts
- Stefan Heimer, Wolfgang Nentwig: Spinning Central Europe. An identification book. Parey, Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3-489-53534-0 .
- Wolfgang Nentwig: Human Ecology: Facts - Arguments - Outlook. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 1995, ISBN 3-540-58500-1 . 2nd, completely revised and updated edition: 2005, ISBN 3-540-21160-8 .
- Wolfgang Nentwig, Sven Bacher, Roland Brandl: Ecology compact. Spectrum, Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8274-1876-0 . 3rd edition: 2011, ISBN 978-3-8274-2836-3 .
- Petr Pyšek, Matthew JW Cock, Wolfgang Nentwig, Hans Peter Ravn (eds.): Ecology and management of Heracleum mantegazzianum. CABI, Wallingford 2007, ISBN 978-1-84593-206-0 .
- Wolfgang Nentwig (Ed.): Biological invasions (= Ecological Studies. Vol. 193). Springer, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-77375-7 .
- Wolfgang Nentwig: Invasive species . Haupt, Bern 2010, ISBN 978-3-8252-3383-9 .
- Wolfgang Nentwig (Ed.): Unheimliche Eroberer. Invasive plants and animals in Europe. Haupt, Bern 2011, ISBN 978-3-258-07660-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Nentwig in the catalog of the German National Library
- Profile on the website of the Institute for Ecology and Evolution at the University of Bern
- European spider key / identification key of the spiders of Europe
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kürschner's German Scholar Calendar . 18th edition (2001), Vol. 2, p. 2234.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nentwig, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ecologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 6, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koblenz |