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Catrin Westphal

University of Göttingen

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

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Scholarly Papers (7)

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Socio-ecological perspective on European semi-natural grassland conservation and restoration: key challenges and future pathways

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
Osnabrück University, Stockholm University - Stockholm Resilience Center, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, University of Göttingen, University of Tartu, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, University of Göttingen, University of Tartu, University of Tartu and University of Göttingen
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Establishment of Flower Fields with a Regionalized Native Seed Mixture

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 10 Jul 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
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Agri-environment-climate measures, perennial flower strips, farmland biodiversity, conservation adoption

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Habitat Fragmentation and Connectivity Loss Affects the Predation Ecosystem Service Provided by Birds and Arthropods in Calcareous Grasslands

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 15 Jan 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, University of Tartu, Wageningen University, University of Göttingen, University of Tartu, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia
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Agricultural intensification, agri-environmental schemes, habitat restoration, traditional livestock farming

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Of Unsung Heroes in Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration: A Typology of Pastoralists based on Drivers of Engagement and Social Capital

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 11 Dec 2025
Osnabrück University, Stockholm University - Stockholm Resilience Center, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen and University of Göttingen
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Biodiversity, Grassland Restoration, High Nature Value Farming, Small-Scale Farming, Social-ecological Systems

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Landscape Characteristics Influence Pest Control Services in Macadamia Orchards and Shape Bird and Bat Assemblages

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Dec 2025
University of Göttingen, University of Hohenheim - Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics, University of Venda, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of the Free State, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Venda and University of Göttingen
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Agroecological Farming, Conservation Biocontrol, Ecosystem Services, Insect Damage, Macadamia Integrifolia, Crop Quality, South Africa

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Mixed Responses of Epigaeic Predatory Arthropod Taxa to Crop Diversification with Faba Beans

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Jun 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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conventional cropping system, grain legumes, natural biocontrol, Carabids

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Habitat size and non-productive agri-environment schemes drive arthropod richness, but not biomass, in European calcareous grasslands

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Feb 2026
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Göttingen, University of Göttingen, University of Tartu, University of Tartu and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Connectivity, DNA metabarcoding, local management, trophic guilds