Current PhD Theses

Bernhard Kirchheimer
The ecology of geographical parthenogensis in alpine plants
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Florian Danzinger
A safe operating space for agricultural landscapes: integrating green infrastructure, ecological restoration and stakeholder involvement
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger and Thomas Wrbka


Johannes Hausharter
Models vs. observations of climate-driven change in alpine plant diversity
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Kryštof Chytrý
Microclimatic effects on alpine plant species distribution
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Norbert Helm
Microclimatic effects on plant demography
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Pablo Aycart Lazo
Land-use intensity effects on tropical bird and bat diversity
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Parvin Safiyan Boldaji
Habitat modelling of the Asian cheetah and ist main prey species
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Rym Nouioua
Land-use intensity effects on bird and bat diversity in olive groves
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Sonia Rashid
European Butterflies under Climate Change
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Tom Vorstenbosch
Biological invasions on sub-Antarctic islands
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


 Current Master Theses

Andrea Jäger
Diversität und Naturschutzwert der flussbegleitenden Staudenfluren im südlichen Wiener Becken
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Andreas Häusler
Diversität und Naturschutzwert der flussbegleitenden Staudenfluren im südlichen Wiener Becken
Master Thesis supervised by Harald Zechmeister


Andreas Prenner
Pflanzensoziologische Klassifikation von Trockenrasen am Südostrand der Böhmischen Masse
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Anna Eichhorn
How do community-weighted C, S and R values vary along the main environmental gradients in an alpine landscape
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Anna Hollerer
Rehabilitation of long term unemployed residents in social housing through nature conservation projects in Vienna, Austria.
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Anna Lena Hauser
Population dynamics and autecology of Mannia triandra in the Gesäuse National Park
Master Thesis supervised by Harald Zechmeister


Bianca Sabek
Pflanzengesellschaften und FFH-Lebensraumtypen des Herrngrases (Moosbrunn, NÖ)
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Christina Paukner
Naturschutzfachliches Pflegekonzept Perlbachtal (Landkreis Regensburg / D)
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Georg Haindrich
Vegetationsökologische Gliederung der Trockenrasen im Weinviertel
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Imran Sadovic
Range-filling of alpine plant species on Mt. Schrankogel in the Austrian Alps
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Jacqueline Hofer
Impacts of management regimes on habitat development and plant diversity of dry grasslands in the Wienerwald biosphere reserve
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Jakob Hauzinger
Functional traits and phenotypic plasticity of alpine plants
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Kaja Danowska
Graslandhabitate im Landschaftsmosaik des Seewinkels
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Katrin Fasch
Stakeholder Management im Biosphärenpark Mur-Drau-Donau
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Lisa Wallerstein
Der Gesellschaftsanschluss der Moose in den Lößtrockenrasen im Weinviertel
Master Thesis supervised by Harald Zechmeister


Lukas Drechsler
Hotspots der lokalen Biodiversität im Umfeld des NP Thayatal
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Lukas Kopecky
Climate vs. propagule pressure of plant invasions on sub-Antarctic islands
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Manfred Ranalter
Linear landscape structures in northern Lower Austria: Have changes occurred in a ten-year period?
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Marina Karner
Wet medows in the Nationalpark Donau-Auen: Vegetation developments in the last three decades 
Master Thesis supervised by Karl Hülber


Max Richter
Bewertung des Nutzens von "Green Infrastructure" in selektierten Landschaftsfenstern der Agrarlandschaft im Wienerwald mithilfe Avifaunistischer Erfassungen von Revierdichten ausgewählter Offenlandarten
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Merlin Rosenmayer
Naturschutzfachliche Bewertung und ökologische Funktionalität grüner Infrastruktur in Klosterneuburg
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Polly Crowther
Effects of beaver activity and forestry on mammal species richness and abundance in a boreal area 
Master Thesis supervised by Karl Hülber


Raphaela Patrizia Glanz
Identifikation von gewässerbezogenen Biotopen entlang von Fließgewässern im Osten Niederösterreichs
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Sarah Reindl
30 Jahre Linzer Stadtbauernförderung -eine naturschutzfachliche Evaluierung und Programmüberarbeitung
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Sarah Spörk
Biodiversitäts- und Managementindikatoren für naturnahes Wiesen- und Weideland in der Region Neusiedler See/ Seewinkel
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Sebastian Dunkl
Die Zitzmannsdorfer Wiesen - Untersuchungen zu Syntaxonomie und Management
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Susanna Ioni
Plant germination in alpine environments
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Tatjana Punz
Changing predictor correlations and their effects on SDMs
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Teresa Nummer
Auswirkungen von Betritt auf die Vegetation on Halbtrockenrasen im Nationalpark Thayatal – eine experimentelle Studie
Master Thesis supervised by Harald Zechmeister


Thomas Horvath
Pflanzensoziologische Revision der Feuchtwiesen im Wiener Becken
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Toma Loreti
Does the growth response of alpine plants depend on the composition of their neighbours in terms of C-S-R strategy types? 
Master Thesis supervised by Karl Hülber


Vanja Matijevic
The role of soil water holding capacity for alpine plant distribution
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Victoria Baluch
Naturschutz und Landwirtschaft: Eine innovative Möglichkeit bietet eine nachhaltige Perspektive
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


Viktoria Winkler
Zusammenhang zwischen Vernetzung und Funktionalität von Grüner Infrastruktur
Master Thesis supervised by Thomas Wrbka


William J. Eden
Soils vs. microclimate in explaining alpine plant distribution
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger