Personal profile
Curriculum
- Since 2006: University professor for Ecology, esp. Animal Ecology (W3, Full Professorship), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
- 2001-2006: University professor for Ecology, esp. Animal Ecology (C3), Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
- 2000-2001: Lecturer (Wissenschaftl. Oberassistent)
- 2000: Habilitation in Ecology
- 1994-2000: PostDoc (Wissenschaftl. Assistent)
- 1991-1994: Research Associate, University of Osnabrück (Ecology)
- 1988-1991: Study of Population Genetics
- 1981-1987: Studies of Biology, Universites of Gießen and Münster (minor subjects: physics, chemistry, botany, zoology, biochemistry)
Teaching
- Ecology, esp. animal ecology
- Conservation biology, incl. conservation genetics, biodiversity research, macroecology
- Systematology and taxonomy, esp. of arthropodes
Research interests
- Animal ecology
- Conservation biology
- Macroecology
- Systematology and taxonomy
Keywords
- Biology
- Ecosystems Research
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 11 Finished
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Minderung der Barrierewirkung von Agrarflächen mittels halboffener Verbundkorridore
Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic), Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Drees, C. (Partner), Hein, S. (Project staff) & Grabener, S. (Project staff)
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
01.09.16 → 30.04.22
Project: Research
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ÖkoKult: Securing the Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity of Extensively Managed Cultural Landscapes (Ökokult): - Subproject 1: Ecosystem Functioning and Services of Cultural Landscapes
Temperton, V. (Project manager, academic), Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic), Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Walmsley, D. (Coordination) & Schuldt, A. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.08.16 → 31.01.23
Project: Research
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Land-use responses of dung beetle communities and their ecosystem services
Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Blüthgen, N. (Project manager, academic) & Schmitt, T. (Project manager, academic)
11.04.14 → 10.08.18
Project: Research
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Mechanisms of soil erosion, soil properties and Ecoscape analysis as a function of species richness and species composition in subtropical forests
Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic), Kühn, P. (Project manager, academic), Scholten, T. (Project manager, academic) & Schmidt, K. (Project manager, academic)
19.02.14 → 12.04.19
Project: Research
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Multi-trophic plant-insect networks in a tree diversity experiment in China
Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic)
19.02.14 → 11.06.19
Project: Research
Research output
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Ground beetle fauna of flower strips and forest edges in northern German lowlands’ conventional agricultural landscapes (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Grabener, S., Boutaud, E., Drees, C., Gürlich, S., Härdtle, W., Husemann, L., Kubiak, M., Laschke, C. J., Remmers, S., Zumstein, P. & Assmann, T., 2025, In: Biodiversity Data Journal. 13, 22 p., e161282.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conservation value of semi-open habitats for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Cicindelidae) in Central Europe
Boutaud, E., Nolte, D., Harry, I., Aßmann, T. & Drees, C., 01.05.2022, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 31, 5-6, p. 1469-1489 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Habitat diversity and peat moss cover drive the occurrence probability of the threatened ground beetle Carabus menetriesi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Bavarian mire
Harry, I., Assmann, T., Dormann, C. F. & Skarbek, C. J., 01.12.2022, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 26, 6, p. 863-871 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Taxonomic revision of the African and Southwest Asian species of Platyderus Stephens, subg. Eremoderus Jeanne (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini)
Guéorguiev, B., Wrase, D. W., Assmann, T., Muilwijk, J. & Machard, P., 13.06.2022, In: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 69, 1, p. 71-122 52 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)143 Downloads (Pure) -
A new Parazuphium Jeannel, 1942 species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from the Zagros Mountains in Iran
Wrase, D. W. & Assmann, T., 18.01.2021, In: ZooKeys. 2021, 1011, p. 41-49 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)96 Downloads (Pure)
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GAC Mitgliederversammlung
Aßmann, T. (Oral presentation), Boutaud, E. (Oral presentation), Harry, I. (Speaker), Drees, C. (Speaker), Buse, J. (Speaker), Vermeulen, R. (Speaker), Kaiser, M. (Speaker) & Irmler, U. (Speaker)
14.02.2020 → 16.02.2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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12th European Heathland Workshop - 2011
Aßmann, T. (Speaker)
11.06.2011 → 18.06.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Colloquium of the National Institute of Biology and Department of Biology at University of Ljubljana 2011
Aßmann, T. (Speaker)
30.05.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Sino-German Summer School on Design and data analysis of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments 2011
Aßmann, T. (Speaker)
07.05.2011 → 11.05.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Wrapping up the Results of the 1st stage of the Biodiversity Ecosystem Functioning Experiment - BEF-China 2011
Aßmann, T. (Speaker)
02.05.2011 → 06.05.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Datasets
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Rarefied allelic richness of the ground beetle Abax parallelepipedus in Germany
Marcus, T. (Creator), Drees, C. (Creator) & Aßmann, T. (Creator), PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science, 07.12.2015
DOI: 10.1594/PANGAEA.846354, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.846354
Dataset
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Cylindera contorta valdenbergi, male, figure adopted from figure 31, Assmann et al. (2018) The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of the southern Levant and adjacent territories: from cybertaxonomy to conservation biology.
Assmann, T. (Contributor), Boutaud, E. (Contributor), Buse, J. (Contributor), Gebert, J. (Contributor), Drees, C. (Contributor), Friedman, A.-L.-L. (Contributor), Khoury, F. (Contributor), Marcus, T. (Contributor), Orbach, E. (Contributor), Renan, I. (Contributor), Schmidt, C. (Contributor) & Zumstein, P. (Contributor), ZENODO, 31.05.2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4883214, https://zenodo.org/record/4883214
Dataset
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Figures 24-26 from: Assmann T, Boutaud E, Buse J, Drees C, Friedman A-L, Harry I, Khoury F, Orbach E, Renan I, Schmidt C, Schmidt K, Wrase DW, Zumstein P (2021) The ground beetle tribe Platynini Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the southern Levant: dichotomous and interactive identification tools, ecological traits, and distribution. In: Spence J, Casale A, Assmann T, Liebherr JК, Penev L (Eds) Systematic Zoology and Biodiversity Science: A tribute to Terry Erwin (1940-2020). ZooKeys 1044: 449-478. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1044.62615
Assmann, T. (Creator), Boutaud, E. (Creator), Buse, J. (Creator), Drees, C. (Creator), Friedman, A.-L.-L. (Creator), Harry, I. (Creator), Khoury, F. (Creator), Orbach, E. (Creator), Renan, I. (Creator), Schmidt, C. (Creator), Schmidt, K. (Creator), Wrase, D. W. (Creator) & Zumstein, P. (Creator), ZENODO, 2021
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1044.62615.figures24-26, https://zenodo.org/record/5023232
Dataset
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Figures 1-4 from: Assmann T, Boutaud E, Buse J, Drees C, Friedman A-L, Harry I, Khoury F, Orbach E, Renan I, Schmidt C, Schmidt K, Wrase DW, Zumstein P (2021) The ground beetle tribe Platynini Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the southern Levant: dichotomous and interactive identification tools, ecological traits, and distribution. In: Spence J, Casale A, Assmann T, Liebherr JК, Penev L (Eds) Systematic Zoology and Biodiversity Science: A tribute to Terry Erwin (1940-2020). ZooKeys 1044: 449-478. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1044.62615
Assmann, T. (Creator), Boutaud, E. (Creator), Buse, J. (Creator), Drees, C. (Creator), Friedman, A.-L.-L. (Creator), Harry, I. (Creator), Khoury, F. (Creator), Orbach, E. (Creator), Renan, I. (Creator), Schmidt, C. (Creator), Schmidt, K. (Creator), Wrase, D. W. (Creator) & Zumstein, P. (Creator), ZENODO, 24.06.2021
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1044.62615.figures1-4, https://zenodo.org/record/5023212
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Figure 3 from: Zumstein P, Bruelheide H, Fichtner A, Schuldt A, Staab M, Härdtle W, Zhou H, Assmann T (2021) What shapes ground beetle assemblages in a tree species-rich subtropical forest? In: Spence J, Casale A, Assmann T, Liebherr JК, Penev L (Eds) Systematic Zoology and Biodiversity Science: A tribute to Terry Erwin (1940-2020). ZooKeys 1044: 907-927. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1044.63803
Zumstein, P. (Creator), Bruelheide, H. (Creator), Fichtner, A. (Creator), Schuldt, A. (Creator), Staab, M. (Creator), Härdtle, W. (Creator), Zhou, H. (Creator) & Assmann, T. (Creator), ZENODO, 16.06.2021
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1044.63803.figure3, https://zenodo.org/record/5023380
Dataset