Dr. Martin Brändle- postdoc - Animal Ecology, Department of Ecology, Faculty of Biology Philipps Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch Strasse 8, D-35032 Marburg, Germany room: C2, 2071 phone: 06421 - 2826607 |
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Research interests
My research focuses in the broad sense on the factors that limit species distribution and on the causes and consequences of biological diversity. In particular I aim to understand how habitat characteristics, functional constrains and phylogeny affect (i) the assembly of communities, (ii) the dispersion of species traits and (iii) the geographic variation of species diversity. My research is based on a combination of macroecological, ecological, evolutionary and comparative approaches.
Most of my work concentrates on Europe because a huge body of information on species biology, ecology, historical and current distribution is already available. My preferred model organisms are invertebrates, in particular insects.
Key words of current research:
aquatic species; beta-diversity; biogeography; dispersal; distribution; dragonflies; Europe; freshwater animals; freshwater habitats; Gastropoda; glaciations; grasslands; history; latitude; macroecology; northern refugia; Plathelminthes; phylogeography; phytophagous insects; range size; species richness; trees
Central current research questions
I. How does the habitat-template affect evolution and dispersal ability of freshwater invertebrates?
II. How does land use intensification affect the phylogenetic and functional composition of plant and insect communities?
III. What are the main host plant characteristics related to species richness, community structure and diet specialisation of phytophagous insects on trees?
Cooperation partners outside Marburg
Christian Hof, Frankfurt
Mathias Dehling, Frankfurt
Carsten Rahbek, Copenhagen
Thomas Wilke, Gießen
Christian Albrecht, Gießen
Markus Fischer, Bern
Daniel Prati, Bern
Wolfgang Weisser, Munich
Martin Goßner, Munich
Andreas Prinzing, Rennes
Current projects
Eugen Egorov (PhD student) Phylogenetic community structure and land use: Does intensification cause phylogenetic homogenization? (DFG BR 1967/9-1)
Mandy Benke (PhD student, in cooperation with Thomas Wilke, Justus Liebig Universität Gießen): Testing for non-adaptive radiations in European spring snails (DFG BR 1967/6-1)
Nora Künkler (Master student): Stem galls mediated changes in leaf chemistry alter herbivory intensity and decomposition rate
Thomas Bing (Bachelor student): Variation in diet of Hydropsyche sp. larvae (Trichoptera) across an altitudinal gradient
Publications
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2012): The time lag between introduction and escape from cultivation of alien woody plant species decreases with polyploidization. - Web Ecology, 12, 1-7.
HOF, C. BRÄNDLE, M., DEHLING, M., MUNGUIA, M., BRANDL, R., ARAUJO, M.B., RAHBEK, C. (2012) Habitat stability affects dispersal and the ability to track climate change. Biology Letters – Published online, 29. Feb. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0023).
BUSSLER, H., BOUGET, C., BRUSTEL, H., BRÄNDLE, M., BRANDL, R., MÜLLER, J. (2011) Abundance and pest classification of scolytid species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) in central Europe follow different patterns. – Forest Ecology and Management, 262, 1887-1894.GIESSELMANN, U.C., MARTINS, K.G., 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.
THIELTGES, D.W., HOF, C., DEHLING, D.M., BRÄNDLE, M., BRANDL, R., POULIN, R. (2011): Host diversity and latitudinal gradients drive trematode diversity patterns in the European freshwater. – Global Ecology and Biogeography, 20, 675-682.
THIELTGES, D.W., HOF, C., BORREGARD, M.K., DEHLING, D.M., BRÄNDLE, M., BRANDL, R., POULIN, R. (2011): Range size patterns in European freshwater trematodes. – Ecography, 33, 982-989.
BENKE, M., BRÄNDLE, M., ALBRECHT, C., WILKE, T. (2011): Patterns of freshwater biodiversity in Europe: lessons from the spring snail genus Bythinella - Journal of Biogeography, 38, 2021-2032.
GIESSELMANN, U.C., MARTINS, K.G., 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.
DEHLING, D.M., HOF, C., BRÄNDLE, M., BRANDL, R. (2010): Habitat availability cannot explain the species richness patterns of European lentic and lotic freshwater animals. - Journal of Biogeography, 37, 1919-1926.
TEUSCHER, M., BRÄNDLE, M. TRAXL, V., & BRANDL, R. (2009): Allometry between leg and body length of insects: lack of support for the size–grain hypothesis. - Ecological Entomology, 34, 718-724.
HÄNFLING, B., DÜMPELMANN, C., BOGUTSKAYA, N. G, BRANDL, R., BRÄNDLE, M. (2009): Shallow phylogeographic structuring of Vimba vimba L. across Europe suggests two distinct refugia during the last glaciation. - Journal of Fish Biology, 75, 2269-2286.
BENKE, M., BRÄNDLE, M., ALBRECHT, C., WILKE, T. (2009): Pleistocene phylogeography and phylogenetic concordance in cold-adapted spring snails (Bythinella spp.). - Molecular Ecology, 18, 890-903.
BRÄNDLE, M., KÜHN, I., KLOTZ, S., BELLE, C. & BRANDL, R. (2008): Species richness of herbivores on exotic host plants increases with time since introduction of the host. - Diversity & Distributions, 14, 905-912.
HOF, C., BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2008): Latitudinal variation of diversity in European freshwater animals is not concordant across habitat types. - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 17, 539-546.
BIHN, J.H., VERHAAGH, M., BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2008): Do secondary forests act as refuges for old growth forest species? Recovery of ants in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. - Biological Conservation, 141, 733-743.
BRÄNDLE, M., HEUSER, R., MARTEN, A. & BRANDL, R. (2007): Population structure of the freshwater flatworm Crenobia alpina (Dana): old lineages and low gene flow. - Journal of Biogeography, 34, 1183-1192.
VAUPEL, A., LEHMANN, K., BRÄNDLE, M., WISSEMANN, V., TSCHARNTKE, T. & BRANDL, R. (2007): Genetic differentiation between populations of the European rose hip fly Rhagoletis alternata. - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 90, 619-625.
MARTEN, A., BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2006): Habitat type predicts genetic population differentiation in freshwater invertebrates. - Molecular Ecology, 15, 2643-2651.
BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2006): Is the change in the composition of phytophagous insects and parasitic fungi among trees predictable? - Oikos, 113, 296-304.
HOF, C., BRÄNDLE, M., BRANDL, R. (2006): Lentic odonates have larger and more northern ranges than lotic species. - Journal of Biogeography, 33, 63-70.
BRÄNDLE, M., WESTERMANN, I. & BRANDL, R. (2005): Gene flow between populations of two invertebrates in springs. - Freshwater Biology, 50, 1-9.
BRÄNDLE, M., KNOLL, S., EBER, S., STADLER, J. & BRANDL, R. (2005): Flies on thistles: is there support for synchronous speciation? - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 84, 775-783.
BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2003): Species richness on trees: a comparison of parasitic fungi and insects. - Evolutionary Ecology Research, 5, 941-952.
BRÄNDLE, M., DURKA, W., KRUG, H. & BRANDL, R. (2003): The assembly of a local community: Plants and birds in non-reclaimed mining sites. - Ecography, 26, 652-660.
BRÄNDLE, M., STADLER, J., KLOTZ, S. & BRANDL, R. (2003): Distributional range size of weedy plant species is correlated to germination patterns. - Ecology, 84, 136-144.
BRÄNDLE, M., ÖHLSCHLÄGER, S. & BRANDL, R. (2002): Range sizes in butterflies: correlation across scales. - Evolutionary Ecology Research, 4, 993-1004.
BRÄNDLE, M., PRINZING, A., PFEIFER, R. & BRANDL, R. (2002): Dietary niche breadth for Central European birds: correlations with species specific traits. - Evolutionary Ecology Research, 4, 643-657.
PRINZING, A, BRÄNDLE, M., PFEIFER, R. & BRANDL, R. (2002): Does sexual selection influence population trends in European birds? - Evolutionary Ecology Research, 4, 49-60.
BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2001): Species richness of insects and mites on trees: expanding Southwood. - Journal of Animal Ecology, 70, 491-504.
BRÄNDLE, M. & BRANDL, R. (2001): Distribution, abundance and niche breadth of birds: scale matters. - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 10, 173-177.
BRÄNDLE, M., AMARELL, U., AUGE, H., KLOTZ, S. & BRANDL, R. (2001): Plant and insect diversity along a pollution gradient: understanding species richness across trophic levels. - Biodiversity & Conservation, 10, 1497-1511.
BRÄNDLE, M., STADLER, J. & BRANDL, R. (2000): Body size and host range in European Heteroptera. - Ecography, 23, 139-148.
BRÄNDLE, M., DURKA, W., & ALTMOOS, M. (2000): Diversity of surface dwelling beetles in open-cast brown coal mines in Central Germany. - Biodiversity & Conservation, 9, 1297-1311.
FRENZEL, M., BRÄNDLE, M., & BRANDL, R. (2000): The colonization of alien plants by native phytophagous insects. - Proceedings of the 41th IAVS Symposium, Uppsala Sweden, 223-225.
Book chapters
WILKE T., BENKE, M., BRÄNDLE, M., ALBRECHT, C. & BICHAIN, J.-M (2010) The neglected side of the coin: non-adaptive radiations in spring snails (Bythinella spp.) In: Evolution in Action - Adaptive Radiations and the Origins of Biodiversity (M. GLAUBRECHT ed.), 551-578, Springer, Berlin.
RUHNKE, H., BRÄNDLE, M., KLOTZ, S., BRANDL, R. & SCHÄDLER, M. (2007) Plant-animal interactions in the canopy: intraspecific variability in herbivory on sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.). In: UNTERSEHER, M., MORAWETZ, W., KLOTZ, S., ARNDT, E. (Hrsg.): The canopy of a temperate floodplain forest. - Leipzig, 57-63.
BRÄNDLE, M. & NEUMANN, S. (1997): Der Einfluß von Immissionen auf die Diversität von Insekten verschiedener Trophiestufen. In: FELDMANN, R., HENLE, K., AUGE, H., FLACHOWSKY, J., KLOTZ, S., & KRÖNERT, R. (Hrsg.): Regeneration und nachhaltige Landnutzung. Konzepte für belastete Regionen. - Springer, Berlin, 118-123.
Other publications
RUHNKE, H., BRÄNDLE, M., KLOTZ, S., BRANDL, R. & SCHÄDLER, M. (2004): Heterogeneity of palatability within and between trees. - Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie, 14, 45-48.
HANAGARTH, W. & BRÄNDLE, M. (2001): Soil beetles (Coleoptera) of a primary forest, secondary forest and two mixed polyculture systems in central Amazonia. - Andrias, 15, 155-162.
BRÄNDLE, M. & RIEGER, C. (1999): Die Wanzenfauna (Insecta, Heteroptera) von Kiefernstandorten (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Mitteleuropa. - Faunistische Abhandlungen des Museums für Tierkunde, Dresden, 21, 239-258.
BRÄNDLE, M. (1997): Tritrophische Untersuchungen in einem belasteten Ökosystem: Die Wanzen (Heteroptera) als Modellsystem. - Dissertation Universität Jena, Institut für Ökologie.
DURKA, W., BRÄNDLE, M. & ALTMOOS, M. (1997): Laufkäfersukzession und Habitatstruktur in Braunkohletagebauen. - Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie, 11, 111-114.
NEUMANN, S. & BRÄNDLE, M. (1997): Zur Struktur von Insektengemeinschaften an der Waldkiefer (Pinus sylvestris). - Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie, 11, 869-874.
BRÄNDLE, M. & BAMBERGER, H. (1995): Vegetation und Fauna des Natur- und Landschaftsschutzgebiets Ochsenberg/ Litzelstetten (Löffingen, Kreis Breisgau/ Hochschwarzwald). – Veröffentlichungen für Naturschutz Landschaftspflege Baden-Württemberg, 70, 339-392.
RÖDEL, M.-O. & BRÄNDLE, M. (1995): Massenansammlungen der Krummfühlerwanze Stenocoris elegans (Blöte 1937) im Comoé-Nationalpark, Elfenbeinküste (Heteroptera: Alydidae). - Entomologische Zeitschrift, Essen, 105: 468-474.
BRÄNDLE, M. & RÖDEL, M.-O. (1994): Beiträge zur Faunistik und Ökologie der Libellen der iberischen Halbinsel (Insecta, Odonata). - Entomologische Zeitschrift Essen, 104, 145-156.
BRÄNDLE, M. & RÖDEL, M.-O. (1994): Beiträge zur Kenntnis der iberischen Herpetofauna. - Herpetozoa, 7, 19-27.
BRÄNDLE, M. & RÖDEL, M.-O. (1994): Libellenfunde von Nordgriechenland und Kreta (Odonata). - Entomologische Zeitschrift Essen, 104, 85-104.
BRÄNDLE, M. (1994): Beitrag zur Ökologie und Faunistik der Heuschrecken im Südschwarzwald. – Mitteilungen des Internationalen Entomologischen Vereins, Frankfurt am Main, 19, 53-65.
Book Reviews
BRÄNDLE, M. (2009): Ecology and Ecosystem Conservation. - Basic and Applied Ecology, 10, 290.
BRÄNDLE, M. (2005): Macroecology: Concepts and consequences. - Basic and Applied Ecology, 10, 302.
