Prof. Dr. Martin Entling
Research
Trophic interactions
Landscape ecology
Macroecology
Ecosystem services
Biodiversity
Spider Ecology
Curriculum vitae
| 2000 | Diploma in Biology, University of Göttingen | |
| 2004 | PhD in Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen | |
| 2004-2010 | Research and teaching at University of Bern | |
| 2009 | CAS in Higher Education, University of Bern | |
| 2010 | Venia Docendi in Ecology, University of Bern | |
| since 2010 | Head of Ecosystem Analysis lab at University of Koblenz-Landau |
Publications
2012
Schüepp C, Rittiner S & Entling MH (2012) High bee and was diversity in a heterogeneous tropical farming system compared to protected forest. PLOS ONE 7: e52109.
Entling MH, Schweiger O, Bacher S, Espadaler X, Hickler T, Kumschick S, Woodcock BA & Nentwig W (2012) Species richness-environment relationships of European arthropods at two spatial grains: habitats and countries. PLOS ONE 7: e45875.
Entling MH (2012) Book Review: Invasive Alien Arthropod Predators and Parasitoids: An Ecological Approach (eds. H Roy, P De Clercq, L-J Lawson Handley, JJ Sloggett, RL Poland & E Wajnberg) Basic and Applied Ecology 13: 735-736.
Hermann JD, Kormann U, Schüepp C, Stocker Y, Herzog F & Entling MH (2012) Effects of habitat isolation and predation pressure on an arboreal food-web. Community Ecology 13: 82-87.
2011
Bucher R & Entling MH (2011) Contrasting effects of habitat fragmentation, population density, and prey availability on body condition of two orb-weaving spiders. Ecological Entomology 36: 680-685.
Entling MH, Stämpfli K & Ovaskainen O (2011) Increased propensity for aerial dispersal in disturbed habitats due to intraspecific variation and species turnover. Oikos 120: 1099-1109.
Kumschick S, Fronzek S, Entling MH & Nentwig W (2011) Rapid spread of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi across Europe: a consequence of climate change? Climatic Change 109: 319-329.
Sanders D & Entling MH (2011) Large variation of suction sampling efficiency depending on arthropod groups, species traits and habitat properties. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 138: 234-243.
Schüepp C, Herrmann JD, Herzog F & Schmidt-Entling MH (2011) Differential effects of habitat isolation and landscape composition on wasps, bees, and their enemies. Oecologia 165: 713-721.
Stutz S & Entling MH (2011) Effects of the landscape context on aphid-ant-predator interactions on cherry trees. Biological Control 57: 37-43.
2010
Hermann JD, Bailey D, Hofer G, Herzog F & Schmidt-Entling MH (2010) Spiders associated with the meadow and tree canopies of orchards respond differently to habitat fragmentation. Landscape Ecology 25: 1375-1384.
Bailey D, Schmidt-Entling MH, Eberhart P, Herrmann JD, Hofer G, Kormann U & Herzog F (2010) Effects of habitat amount and isolation on biodiversity in fragmented traditional orchards. Journal of Applied Ecology 47: 1003-1013.
Mühlner S, Kormann U, Schmidt-Entling MH, Herzog F & Bailey D (2010) Structural versus functional habitat connectivity measures to explain bird diversity in fragmented orchards. Journal of Landscape Ecology 3: 52-63.
Anjum-Zubair M, Schmidt-Entling MH, Querner P & Frank T (2010) Influence of within-field position and adjoining habitat type on carabid beetle assemblages in winter wheat. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 12: 301-306.
Bruggisser O, Schmidt-Entling MH & Bacher S (2010) Effects of vineyard management on biodiversity at three trophic levels. Biological Conservation 143: 1521-1528.
Entling W, Schmidt-Entling MH, Bacher S, Brandl R & Nentwig W (2010) Body size - climate relationships of European spiders. Journal of Biogeography 37: 233-237.
Pluess T, Opatovski I, Gavish-Regev E, Lubin Y & Schmidt-Entling MH (2010) Non-crop habitats in the landscape enhance spider diversity in wheat fields of a desert agroecosystem. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 137: 68-74.
Opatovski I, Plüss T, Schmidt-Entling MH, Gavish-Regev E & Lubin Y. (2010) Are spider assemblages in fragmented, semi-desert habitat affected by increasing cover of agricultural crops? Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 135: 233-237.
2009
Kumschick S, Schmidt-Entling MH, Bacher S, Hickler T, Entling W & Nentwig W (2009) Water limitation prevails over energy in European diversity gradients of sheetweb spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Basic and Applied Ecology 10: 754-762.
Kumschick S, Schmidt-Entling MH, Bacher S, Hickler T, Espadaler X & Nentwig W (2009) Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe. Ecological Entomology 34: 748-754.
Schmidt-Entling MH & Siegenthaler E (2009) Herbivore release through cascading risk effects. Biology Letters 5: 773-776.
Farwig N, Bailey D, Bochud E, Herrmann JD, Kindler E, Reusser N, Schuepp C & Schmidt-Entling MH (2009) Isolation from forest reduces pollination, seed predation and insect scavenging in Swiss farmland. Landscape Ecology 24: 919-927.
Schmidt-Entling MH & Döbeli J (2009) Sown wildflower areas to enhance spiders in arable fields. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 133: 19-22.
Eichenberger B, Siegenthaler E & Schmidt-Entling MH (2009) Body size determines the outcome of competition for webs among alien and native sheetweb spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Ecological Entomology 34: 363-368.
Muff P, Kropf C, Frick H, Nentwig W & Schmidt-Entling MH (2009) Coexistence of divergent communities at natural boundaries: spider (Arachnida: Araneae) diversity across an alpine timberline. Insect Conservation and Diversity 2: 36-44.
2008
Jud P & Schmidt-Entling MH (2008) Fluid type, dilution, and bitter agent influence spider preservation in pitfall traps. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 129: 356-359.
Schmidt MH, Rocker S, Hanafi J & Gigon A (2008) Rotational fallows as overwintering habitat for grassland arthropods: the case of spiders in fen meadows. Biodiversity and Conservation 17: 3003-3012.
Pluess T, Opatovsky I, Gavish-Regev E, Lubin Y & Schmidt MH (2008) Spiders in wheat fields and semi-desert in the Negev (Israel). Journal of Arachnology 36: 368-373.
Schmidt MH, Thies C, Nentwig W & Tscharntke T (2008) Contrasting responses of arable spiders to the landscape matrix at different spatial scales. Journal of Biogeography 35: 157-166.
2007
Entling W, Schmidt MH, Bacher S, Brandl R & Nentwig W (2007) Niche properties of Central European spiders: shading, moisture, and the evolution of the habitat niche. Global Ecology and Biogeography 18: 440-448.
Muff P, Schmidt MH, Frick H, Nentwig W & Kropf C (2007) Spider (Arachnida: Araneae) distribution across the timberline in the Swiss Central Alps (Alp Flix, Grisons) and three morphologically remarkable species. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 34: 16-24.
Schmidt MH & Hänggi A (2007) Zelotes mundus (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) in the Camargue: a continental species meets the Mediterranean coast. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 14: 27-29.
2006
Schmidt MH, Clough Y, Schulz W, Westphalen A & Tscharntke T (2006) Capture efficiency and preservation attributes of different fluids in pitfall traps. Journal of Arachnology 34: 159-162.
Flückiger R & Schmidt MH (2006): Contribution of sown wildflower areas to cereal aphid control: from local to landscape scale. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin 29: 41-44.
2005
Schmidt MH, Roschewitz I, Thies C & Tscharntke T (2005) Differential effects of landscape and management on diversity and density of ground-dwelling farmland spiders. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 281-287.
Schmidt MH & Tscharntke T (2005) Landscape context of sheetweb spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae) abundance in cereal fields. Journal of Biogeography 32: 467-473.
Schmidt MH & Tscharntke T (2005) The role of perennial habitats for Central European farmland spiders. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 105: 235-242.
Schmidt MH, Lefebvre G, Poulin B & Tscharntke T (2005) Reed cutting affects arthropod communities, potentially reducing food for passerine birds. Biological Conservation 121: 157-166.
2004
Schmidt MH, Thewes U, Thies C & Tscharntke T (2004) Aphid suppression by natural enemies in mulched cereals. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 113: 87-93.
Schmidt MH, Thies C & Tscharntke T (2004) The landscape context of arthropod biological control. Ecological Engineering for Pest Management: Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods (eds. GM Gurr, SD Wratten & MA Altieri), pp. 55-63. CSIRO, Collingwood VIC.
2003
Schmidt MH, Lauer A, Purtauf T, Thies C, Schaefer M & Tscharntke T (2003) Relative importance of predators and parasitoids for cereal aphid control. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 270: 1905-1909.
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