Personal profile
Curriculum
- Since 2019
Research group leader in the project "Biocultural diversity in farming landscapes of the Global South" (BioKultDiv) funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research, Department of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg - Since 2019
Principal investigator in the project "The future of biodiversity conservation in farming landscapes in south-eastern Australia" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), Department of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg - 2015-2019
Postdoctoral researcher within the project "Identifying social-ecological system properties benefitting biodiversity and food security" funded by the European Research Council, Department of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg - 2015-2018 Frequent field trips to Ethiopia
- 2011-2015 Postdoctoral researcher within the project "Sustainable land use in Southern Transylvania", funded by the Humboldt Foundation, Department of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 2011-2014 Frequent field trips to Transylvania
- 2010-2011
Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ - 2010
Researcher within the project "Sustainable Farms: Pathways for Rural Landscapes ", Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra - 2006-2010
Ph.D. student within the project "Conservation areas and climate
change in Germany" , Department of Community Ecology,
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ - 2005-2006
Researcher, trait analysis of introduced plants in the project INVASIONS,
Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz- Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Research interests
- Analysing patterns of species distribution and habitat preference
- Understanding effects of global environmental change
- Dryland ecology
Keywords
- Ecosystems Research
- Sustainability Science
- Biology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Finished
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BioKultDiv: Biocultural Diversity in Farming Landscapes of the Global South
Hanspach, J. (Project manager, academic), Díaz Reviriego, I. (Project staff), Benavides Frias, C. (Project staff), Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Project staff) & Drews-Shambroom, A. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.06.19 → 31.05.25
Project: Research
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The future of biodiversity conservation in farming landscapes in south-eastern Australia
Hanspach, J. (Project manager, academic) & Schaal, T. (Project staff)
01.04.19 → 31.08.22
Project: Research
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SESyP: Identifying Social-Ecological System Properties Benefiting Biodiversity and Food Security
Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic), Hanspach, J. (Coordination), Schultner, J. (Coordination), Dorresteijn, I. (Coordination), Collier, N. (Coordination), Dugo, G. S. (Project staff), Rodrigues, P. (Project staff), Jiren, T. S. (Project staff) & Manlosa, A. O. (Project staff)
European Research Council (ERC)
01.06.14 → 31.05.19
Project: Research
Research output
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Flower resource availability and Tetragonisca fiebrigi flower visits in two farming communities of Bolivian Chiquitanía
Benavides-Frias, C., Saravia-Nava, A., Rodriguez, P., Sun, P., Benra, F., Morón Aguilar, D. & Hanspach, J., 01.2026, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 65, 15 p., e03990.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring biocultural diversity: A systematic analysis and refined classification to inform decisions on conservation and sustainability
Otamendi-Urroz, I., Quintas-Soriano, C., Hanspach, J., Requena-Mullor, J. M., Lagies, A. S. & Castro, A. J., 10.2025, In: Ambio. 54, 10, p. 1581-1597 17 p., e517.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
More-than-human synchronizations expose the fractures of the agrarian commodity frontier in the Bolivian Chiquitanía
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Keleman-Saxena, A., Benavides-Frías, C., Díaz-Reviriego, I. & Hanspach, J., 12.2025, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 120, 12 p., 103846.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Appraising biocultural approaches to sustainability in the scientific literature in Spanish
Díaz-Reviriego, I., Hanspach, J., Torralba, M., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Frias, C. B., Burke, L., García-Martín, M. & Oteros-Rozas, E., 04.2024, In: Ambio. 53, 4, p. 499-516 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Corrigendum to “Rethinking economic practices and values as assemblages of more-than-human relations” [Ecological Economics 211 (2023) 107866]
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Benavides-Frías, C., Raymond, C., Díaz-Reviriego, I. & Hanspach, J., 01.05.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 219, 1 p., 108157.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
Activities
- 1 Conference Presentations
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PECS working group on social-ecological dynamics of ecosystem services
Norström, A. (Speaker), Bennett, E. M. (Speaker), Peterson, G. (Speaker), Anderson, E. (Speaker), Felipe-Lucia, M. R. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Speaker), García-Llorente, M. (Speaker), Grace Turner, M. (Speaker), Hanspach, J. (Speaker), Hicks, C. (Speaker), Jacobs, S. (Speaker), Lavorel, S. (Speaker), Dittrich, A. (Speaker), Martín-López, B. (Speaker), Meacham, M. (Speaker), Locatelli, B. (Speaker), Plieninger, T. (Speaker), Qiu, J. (Speaker), Queiroz, C. (Speaker), Scholes, B. (Speaker), Seppelt, R. (Speaker) & Turner, M. (Speaker)
19.09.2016 → 23.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Datasets
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Data from: Low-intensity agricultural landscapes in Transylvania support high butterfly diversity: implications for conservation
Loos, J. (Creator), Dorresteijn, I. (Creator), Hanspach, J. (Creator), Fust, P. (Creator), Rákosy, L. (Creator) & Fischer, J. (Creator), DRYAD, 19.06.2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.97s1k
Dataset
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Data from: Incorporating anthropogenic effects into trophic ecology: predator-prey interactions in a human-dominated landscape
Dorresteijn, I. (Contributor), Schultner, J. (Contributor), Nimmo, D. G. (Contributor), Fischer, J. (Contributor), Hanspach, J. (Contributor), Kuemmerle, T. (Contributor), Kehoe, L. (Contributor) & Ritchie, E. G. (Contributor), ZENODO, 17.08.2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v702q, https://zenodo.org/records/4988370
Dataset
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Supplement 1. High resolution tiff file of the map on climatic variability based on 18 669 climate stations.
Wehrden, H. V. (Creator), Hanspach, J. (Creator), Kaczensky, P. (Creator), Fischer, J. (Contributor), Wesche, K. (Creator) & Wehrden, H. V. (Creator), John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 04.08.2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3517085, https://wiley.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplement_1_High_resolution_tiff_file_of_the_map_on_climatic_variability_based_on_18_669_climate_stations_/3517085/1
Dataset
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Appendix B. Tukey post hoc test of the different categories from Fig. 3, tested against each other.
Wehrden, H. V. (Creator), Hanspach, J. (Creator), Kaczensky, P. (Creator), Fischer, J. (Contributor), Wesche, K. (Creator) & Wehrden, H. V. (Creator), John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 04.08.2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3517091, https://wiley.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_B_Tukey_post_hoc_test_of_the_different_categories_from_Fig_3_tested_against_each_other_/3517091/1
Dataset
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Appendix C. Global annual mean precipitation map (based on Hijmans et al. 2005, in mm) combined with our product indicating areas with a precipitation CV < 33%.
Wehrden, H. V. (Creator), Hanspach, J. (Creator), Kaczensky, P. (Creator), Fischer, J. (Contributor) & Wesche, K. (Creator), John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 04.08.2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3517088, https://wiley.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Appendix_C_Global_annual_mean_precipitation_map_based_on_Hijmans_et_al_2005_in_mm_combined_with_our_product_indicating_areas_with_a_precipitation_CV_33_/3517088
Dataset