Current PhD Theses

Anna-Lena Mieke
Koloniale Verstrickung und die Zukunft des Naturschutzes: Machtstrukturen, Wissen und Dekolonisation in afrikanischen Schutzgebieten
Dissertation supervised by Jacqueline Loos


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


Elias Kapitany
Semi-natural grasslands in Europe: Regional conservation value, recent development trends and drivers
Dissertation supervised by Stefan Dullinger
Co-Supervised by Thomas Wrbka


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


Moritz Fallgatter
Global trends in alpine plant species composition under climate change
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


Sissi Dimitrie Mukanyiligira
Environmental justice and power dynamics: Exploring social justice in ecological restoration interventions in Rwanda
Dissertation supervised by Jacqueline Loos


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


 Current Master Theses

Andrea Gstöttner
Recent changes in endemic mountain plant populations of the Northeastern Calcareous Alps
Master Thesis supervised by Stefan Dullinger


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
Master Thesis 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


Arthur Egger
Optimal Management in European Grasslands
Master Thesis supervised by Jacqueline Loos


Benedikt Rödlich
Salvia nemorosa: Persistance in fragmented landscapes.
Master Thesis supervised by Karl Hülber


Csilla Tragner
Metapopulation dynamics of Colias myrmidone in Sandominic, Romania
Master Thesis supervised by Jacqueline Loos


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


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


Jacques Welter
Determinants of butterfly community composition on Mt. Schrankogel, Stubai Alps
Master Thesis supervised by Stefan Dullinger


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


Jakob Hofbauer
Beeinflussende Faktoren für das Auftreten von gebäudebrütenden Arten am Beispiel der Wiener Linien
Master Thesis supervised by Jacqueline Loos


Julian Pleyer
Determinants of alpine species' growth rates
Master Thesis supervised by Stefan Dullinger


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


Kelsey Schuster
Die Zukunftsorientierung der Entscheidungsträger in Bezug auf invasive Arten
Master Thesis supervised by Jacqueline Loos


Kerstin Heger
Die Flaumeichenwälder der Wachau: Diversität, Pflanzengesellschaften und Erhaltungszustand
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Laura Nowack
Ariation in flower size of alpine plants along an elevational gradient: Implications of pollinator limitation in the Austrian Alps
Master Thesis supervised by Karl Hülber


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


Lukas Kopecky
Climate vs. propagule pressure of plant invasions on sub-Antarctic islands
Master Thesis 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


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


Nico List
Vegetation des Kalvarienbergs bei Neusiedl am See
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Pablo Hirtz
Plant communities and EU habitat types of the Spitzerberg
Master Thesis supervised by Wolfgang Willner


Patrick Gazzard
A Comparative Enviro-ecological Study of Grass Tramlines in Vienna
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


Roman Müller
Do alpine plant species show intraspecific variation of CSR strategies along the elevational gradient?  
Master Thesis supervised by Karl Hülber


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


Susanna Ioni
Plant germination in alpine environments
Master Thesis supervised by Stefan Dullinger


Tatjana Punz
Changing predictor correlations and their effects on SDMs
Master Thesis 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


Valerie Schmidt
Anpassungen an den Klimawandel in der Biolandwirtschaft
Master Thesis supervised by Jacqueline Loos


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