Ecology Group
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology
University of Göttingen
University of Göttingen

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Dr. Herbert Nickel
Ecology Group
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology
University of Göttingen
Berliner Str. 28
D-37073 Göttingen Germany

Phone (momentarily):
++49 551/39-5529

E-mail:
herbertnickel(#)gmx.de

Since 1984 I have been working on phytophagous insects; since 1990 my special interest has been the biology of leafhoppers and planthoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha), associated with Prof. Dr. Matthias Schaefer's team. My research focuses on:

Taxonomy

Ecology
  • Host relationships, resource utilization and habitat requirements
  • Composition of Auchenorrhyncha guilds on plants, particularly grasses, sedges and trees
  • Auchenorrhyncha communities in grassland and forest ecosystems
  • Functional role of Auchenorrhyncha in ecosystems
  • Interactions of Auchenorrhyncha with spiders and ants
  • Macroecology of central European Auchenorrhyncha
  • Responses of grassland communities to management and disturbance
Zoogeography
  • Geographical and altitudinal distribution limits and their dynamics
  • Large-scale patterns of diversity in Europe and the Palearctic
  • Species-area relationships
Phytopathology
  • Leafhoppers as pests on cultivated herbs and spices
  • Leafhoppers as pests on cultivated vegetables
  • Leafhoppers and planthoppers as vectors of plant diseases
Conservation




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