Selected Publications

Raub F., Höfer H., Scheuermann L. (2017):

Data Papers: Spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity in secondary and old-growth southern Atlantic forests of Paraná state, Brazil. Ecology 98: DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1854

Martins K.G., Marques M.C.M., dos Santos E. & Marques R. (2015):

Effects of soil conditions on the diversity of tropical forests across a successional gradient. Forest Ecology and Management 349: 4-11

Raub F., Höfer H., Scheuermann L., de Britez R.M. & Brandl R. (2015):

Conserving landscape structure – conclusions from partitioning of spider diversity in southern Atlantic forests of Brazil. Studies of Neotropical Fauna and Environment 50: 158-174

Römbke J.,Collado R., Höfer H., Ottermanns R., Raub F., Roß-Nickoll M. & Schmelz R. (2015):

Species diversity of Enchytraeidae (Oligochaeta) in pastures, regenerating secondary forests, and old-growth forests in the southern Mata Atlântica (Brazil). Soil Organisms 87(2): 101-120  

Raub F., Höfer H., Scheuermann L., Brandl R. (2014):

The conservation value of secondary forests in the southern Brazilian Mata Atlântica from a spider perspective. Journal of Arachnology 42: 52-73  

Raub F., Scheuermann L., Höfer H., Brandl R. (2014):

No bottom-up effects of food addition on predators in a tropical forest. Basic and Applied Ecology 15: 59-65

Zwiener V.P. , Cardoso F.C.G., Padial A.A., Marques M.C.M. (2014):

Disentangling the effects of facilitation on restoration of the Atlantic Forest. Basic and Applied Ecology 15: 34-41

Dickow KMC., Marques R., Pinto CB., Höfer H. (2012):

Produção de serapilheira em diferentes fases sucessionais de uma floresta subtropical secundária, em Antonina, PR. Cerne 18: 75-86  

Moser T., Förster B., Frankenbach S., Marques R., Römbke J., Schmidt P., Höfer H. (2012):

Nematode assemblages of banana (Musa acuminata) monocultures and banana plantations with Juçara palms (Euterpe edulis) in the southern Mata Atlântica, Brazil. Nematology 14: 371-384  

Gießelmann U.C., Geronazzo Martins K., Brändle M., Schädler M., Marques R., Brandl R. (2011):

Lack of home-field advantage in the decomposition of leaf litter in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. Applied Soil Ecology 49: 5-10

Höfer H., Bihn JH., Borges C., Britez RMd., Brandl R., Fabry R., Jetzkowitz J., Kahle HP., Marques R., Ottermanns R., Paulsch D., Römbke J., Roß-Nickoll M., Verhaagh M. (2011):

InBioVeritas – Valuating nature in the southern Mata Atlântica of Brazil. Procedia Environmental Sciences 9: 64-71  

Hopp P.W., Caron E., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2011):

Evaluating leaf litter beetle data sampled by Winkler extraction from Atlantic forest sites in southern Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 55(2): 253-266

Ottermanns R., Hopp P.W.,Guschal M., Pacheco das Santos G., Meyer S., Roß-Nickoll M. (2011):

Causal relationship between litter beetle communities and regeneration patterns of vegetation in the Atlantic rainforest of Southern Brazil (Mata Atlântica). Ecological Complexity 8: 299-309

Bihn J.H., Gebauer G., Brandl R. (2010):

Loss of functional diversity of ant assemblages in secondary tropical forrests. Ecology 91(3): 782-792

Fabry R., Höfer H. & Marques R. (Hrsg.) (2010):

SOLOBIOMA - A Mata Atlântica no Paraná, sua vida, seu futuro. Herausgegeben von: InBioVeritas, Curitiba : 1-35

Giesselmann UC., Martins KG., Brändle M., Schädler M., Marques R., Brandl R. (2010):

Diversity and ecosystem functioning: Litter decomposition dynamics in the Atlantic Rainforest. Applied Soil Ecology 46: 283-290

Hopp P.W., Ottermanns R., Caron E., Meyer S., Roß-Nickoll M. (2010):

Recovery of litter inhabiting beetle assemblages during forest regeneration in the Atlantic forest of Southern Brazil. Insect Conservation and Diversity 3: 103-113

Höfer H., Ott R. (2009):

Estimating biomass of Neotropical spiders and other arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones, Pseudoscorpiones, Ricinulei) by mass-length regressions. Journal of Arachnology 37: 160-169  

Römbke J., Schmidt P., Höfer H. (2009):

The earthworm fauna of regenerating forests and anthropogenic habitats in the coastal region of Paraná. PAB (Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira) 44: 1040-1049  

Bihn JH., Verhaagh M., Brandl R. (2008):

Ecological stoichiometry along a gradient of forest succession: bait preferences of litter ants. Biotropica 40: 597-599

Bihn JH., Verhaagh M., Brändle M., Brandl R. (2008):

Do secondary forests act as refuges for old growth forest animals? Recovery of ant diversity in the Atlantic forest of Brazil. Biological Conservation 141: 733-743

Liebsch D., Marques M.C.M., Goldenberg R. (2008):

How long does the Atlantic Rain Forest take to recover after a disturbance? Changes in species composition and ecological features during secondary succession. Biological Conservation 141: 1717-1725

Schmidt P., Dickow K., Rocha AA., Marques R., Scheuermann L., Römbke J., Förster B., Höfer H. (2008):

Soil macrofauna and decomposition rates in southern Brazilian Atlantic rainforests. Ecotropica 14: 89-100  

Rocha AA., Schmidt P., Dickow KMC., Marques R., Höfer H. (2007):

Decomposição foliar de Tibouchina pulchra Cogn. em tipologias da Floresta Ombrófila Densa no Paraná. XXXI Congresso Brasileiro de Ciência do Solo, Gramado, Brasilien : 1-4

Rocha Ferretti A., Miranda de Britez R. (2006):

Ecological restoration, carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation: the experience of the Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education (SPVS) in the Atlantic Rainforest of Southern Brazil. Journal for Nature Conservation 14: 249-259