Wolfgang Weisser

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Wolfgang W. Weisser is a German biologist and professor for terrestrial ecology at the Technical University of Munich . His main research areas concern ecosystem and biodiversity research.

Life and research

Weisser studied biology at the University of Giessen and Bayreuth from 1984 to 1991 and graduated in 1991 with a diploma. By 1994 he obtained his PhD. at the University of Oxford in the Department of Zoology. He was then a postdoctoral fellow at Imperial College in Silwood Park (near Ascot ) until 1996 and at the University of Basel from 1996 to 1999 . From 1999 to 2011 he was professor for terrestrial ecology at the University of Jena . Since 2011 he has been professor for terrestrial ecology at the Technical University of Munich.

He is Vice-Chairman of the International Program on Biodiversity ( Diversitas ) in Germany. Weisser's working group researches the interaction of organisms and biodiversity . He focuses on the interactions between organisms at different trophic levels and uses herbivorous species such as aphids , grasshoppers , bees , beetles , springtails , earthworms and snails as model organisms . The main work deals with the relationship between ecosystems , land use and biodiversity as well as the trophic relationships between plants and animals.

supporting documents

  1. ^ Profile of Wolfgang Weisser on the institute's website
  2. ^ Research profile of the Weisser group on the institute's website

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personal data
SURNAME Weisser, Wolfgang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Weisser, Wolfgang W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century