• Biodiversity
• Conservation biology
• Community ecology
• Invasion ecology
• Urban ecology
• Agroecology and ecosystem services

International peer-reviewed journals

2025

(75) Gieser J, Schirmel J, Entling MH (2025) Urban streams with high habitat quality host comparable Odonata diversity to rural counterparts. Global Ecology and Conservation 64: e03993

(74) Bauspiess P, Entling MH, Graf T, Joschko T, Kolb S, Kripp A, Schleihauf H, Schöndorfer A, Schulz R, Schirmel J (2025) Impacts of simulated climate-change alterations in water level and Bti-application on riparian and aquatic organisms revealed by a mesocosm experiment. Aquatic Sciences 87: 87

(73) Schirmel J, Greve M (2025) Long-term effects of forest liming on soil invertebrates. Applied Soil Ecology 211: 106143

(72) Schöndorfer A, Kolbenschlag S, Bauspiess P, Schirmel J, Bollinger E, Manfrin A, Bundschuh M (2025) Quantifying long-term consequences of Bti applications on aquatic insect emergence - Insights from a 4-year mesocosm study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 296: 118208

(71)Middendorf F,Bundschuh M, Eitzinger B, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2025) Review of the importance of aquatic prey for riparian arthropod predators. Basic and Applied Ecology 86: 1-10

(70) Manfrin A, Schirmel J, Arias M, Entling MH, Hoffmann J, Kolb, S, Bundschuh M, Schulz R (2025) Cross-ecosystem effects of light pollution and invasive signal crayfish on riparian spiders. Global Ecology and Conservation 60: e03577

(69) Middendorf F, Eitzinger B, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2025) Carabid beetles as indicators for stream zonation. Ecological Indicators 170: 113036

(68) Gieser J, Kolb S, Reiff JM, Riess K, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2025) Local habitat conditions and landscape characteristics shape carabid beetle composition in vineyards more than management and reduced fungicide applications. Conservation Science and Practice: e13303

2024

(67) Bauer T, Hofer H, Schirmel J (2024) Data Paper: Spider assemblages (Arachnida: Araneae) in urban grassland patches in Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Arachnologische Mitteilungen / Arachnology Letters 68: 1

(66) Bauspiess P, Kolb S, Joschko T, Schulz R, Schirmel J (2024) Small stream floodplains have high conservation value for riparian carabid beetles but less for spiders. Insect Conservation and Diversity 17: 910-925. doi.org/10.1111/icad.12759

(65) Pernat N, Memedemin D, August T, Preda C, Reyserhove L, Schirmel J, Groom Q (2024) Extracting secondary data from citizen science images reveal host flower preferences of the Mexican grass-carrying wasp Isodontia mexicana in its native and introduced range. Ecology and Evolution 14: e11537. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11537

(64) Zitzmann F, Stern M, Schmidt M, Schirmel J (2024) Carabid beetles in solar parks: Assemblages under solar panels are severely impoverished compared to gaps between panel rows and edge areas. Journal of Insect Conservation 28: 763-776. doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00597-w

(63) Bauer T, Höfer H, Schirmel J (2024) Dry grassland in urban areas harbours locally endangered arthropod species and should be prioritized for biodiversity-friendly mowing regimes. Insect Conservation and Diversity 17: 811-825. DOI: 10.1111/icad.12746

(62) Pernat N, Buchholz S, Schirmel J (2024) Urbanization reduces Orthoptera diversity and changes community structure towards mobile species. Insect Conservation and Diversity 17: 259-272.

(61) Boetzl F, Sponsler D, Albrecht M, Batáry P, Birkhofer K, Knapp M, Krauss J, Maas B, Martin EA, Sirami C, Sutter L, Bertrand C, Bosem Baillod A, Bota G, Bretagnolle V, Brotons L, Frank T, Fusser M, Giralt D, González E, Hof AR, Luka H, Marrec R, Nash MA, Ng K, Plantegenest M, Poulin B, Siriwardena GM, Tscharntke T, Tschumi M, Vialatte A, Van Vooren L, Zubair-Anjum M, Entling MH, Steffan-Dewenter I, Schirmel J (2014) Distance functions of carabids in crop fields depend on traits, crop type and adjacent habitat: a synthesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 291: 20232383

2023

(60) Kaczmarek M, Gillich M, Entling MH, Hoffmann C, Schirmel J (2023) Differential responses of Orthoptera in vineyards to organic farming, pesticide reduction, and landscape heterogeneity. Journal of Insect Conservation 27: 729-741

(59) Schmitz D, Girardi JP, Ullrich E, Munoz-Sepulveda K, Bundschuh M, Riess K, Schirmel J (2023) Fallopia japonica and Impatiens glandulifera are colonized by species-poor root-associated fungal communities but have minor impacts on soil properties in riparian habitats. Biological Invasions 25: 2199-2218

(58) Gerlach R, Buhk C, Schirmel J, Jungkunst H (2023) Exploration of the response of soil properties and plant species composition to centuries-old traditional meadow irrigation. Journal of Plant Ecology 16: rtac072

(57) Manfrin A, Schirmel J, Mendoza-Lera C, Ahmed A, Bohde R, Brunn M, Brühl CA, Buchmann C, Bundschuh M, Burgis F, Diehl D, Entling MH, Ganglo C, Geissler S, Gerstle V, Girardi J, Graf T, Huszarik M, Jamin J, Joschko T, Jungkunst H, Knäbel A, Kolbenschlag S, Lorke A, Muñoz K, Ogbeide C, Osakpolor S, Pietz S, Riess S, Roodt AP, Rovelli L, Röder N, Rösch V, Schaumann GE, Schäfer RB, Schmitt T, Schmitz D, Schützenmeister K, Schwenk K, Stehle S, Schulz R (2023) SystemLink: moving beyond aquatic-terrestrial interactions to incorporate food web studies. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin 32: 77-81

(56) Schmitz D, Girardi JP, Jamin J, Bundschuh M, Geng B, Feldmann R, Rösch V, Riess K, Schirmel J (2023) Copper uptake and its effects on two riparian plant species, the native Urtica dioica and the invasive Fallopia japonica. Plants 12: 481

2022

(55) Rech F, Narimanov N, Bauer T, Schirmel J (2022) Urbanization increases fluctuating asymmetry and affects behavioral traits of a common grasshopper. Ecology and Evolution 12: e9658

(54) Schirmel J, Gerlach R C (2022) Conservation value of traditional flood irrigation for carabids in hay meadows. Ecological Indicators 144: 109553

(53) Laux M, Lyu H, Entling MH, Schirmel J, Narang A, Köhler M, Saha S (2022) Native pedunculate oaks support more biodiversity than non-native oaks, but non-native oaks are healthier than native oaks: a study on street and park streets of a city. Science of the Total Environment 853: 158603

(52) Schirmel J, Petschner S, Rösch V, Entling MH (2022) Positive effects of organic viticulture on carabid beetles depend on landscape and local habitat conditions. Annals of Applied Biology 181: 192-200

(51) Stehle S, Manfrin A, Feckler A, Graf T, Joschko TJ, Jupke J, Noss C, Rösch V, Schirmel J, Schmidt T, Zubrod JP, Schulz R (2022) Structural and functional development of twelve newly established floodplain pond mesocosms. Ecology and Evolution 2:e8674.

2021

(50) Osakpolor S, Kattwinkel M, Schirmel J, Feckler A, Manfrin A, Schäfer RB (2021) Mini-review of process-based food web models and their application in aquatic-terrestrial meta-ecosystems. Ecological Modeling 458: 109710

(49) Schirmel J (2021) COVID-19 Pandemic Turns Life-science Students into "Citizen Scientists": Data Indicate Multiple Negative Effects of Urbanization on Biota. Sustainability 13: 2992

(48) Bauer T, Bäte D, Kempfer F, Schirmel J (2021) Differing impacts of two major plant invaders on urban plant-dwelling spiders (Araneae) during flower season. Biological Invasions 23: 1473-1485

2020

(47) Holland JM, Sutter L, Albrecht M, Jeanneret P, Pfister SC, Schirmel J, Entling MH, Kaasik R, Kovacs G, Veromann E, Bartual AM, Marini S, Moonen A-C, Szalai M, Helsen H, Winkler K, Lof ME, van der Werf W, McHugh NM, Smith BM, Wallis DW, Cresswell JE (2020) Moderate pollination limitation in some entomophilous crops of Europe. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 302: 107002

(46) Schirmel J (2020) Differential effects of American pokeweed(Phytolacca americana) invasion on ground-dwelling forest arthropods in southwest Germany. Biological Invasions 22: 1289-1298

2019

(45) Schirmel J, Gerlach R, Buhk C (2019) Disentangling the role of management, vegetation structure and plant quality for Orthoptera in lowland meadows. Insect Science 26: 366-378

2018

(44) Thiele J, Schirmel J, Buchholz S (2018) Effectiveness of corridors varies among phytosociological plant groups and dispersal syndromes. PLoSOne 13(7): e0199980.

(43) Pfister SC, Eckerter PW, Krebs J, Creswell JE, Schirmel J, Entling MH (2018) Dominance of cropland reduces the pollen deposition from bumble bees. Scientific Reports 8: 13873

(42) Mestre L, Schirmel J, Hetz J, Kolb S, Pfister SC, Amato M, Sutter L, Jeanneret P, Albrecht M, Entling MH (2018) Both woody and herbaceous semi-natural habitats are essential for spider overwintering in European farmland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 267: 241-246

(41) Buchholz S, Hannig K, Möller M, Schirmel J (2018) Reducing management intensity and isolation as promising tools to enhance ground-dwelling arthropod diversity in urban grasslands. Urban Ecosystems 21: 1139-1149

(40) Fusser M, Holland J, Jeanneret P, Pfister SC, Entling ME, Schirmel J (2018) Interactive effects of local and landscape factors on farmland carabids. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 20: 549-557

(39) Schirmel J, Albrecht M, Bauer P-M, Sutter L, Pfister SC, Entling MH (2018) Landscape complexity promotes hoverflies across different types of semi-natural habitats in farmland. Journal of Applied Ecology55: 1747-1758

(38) Schirmel J, Albert J, Kurtz MP, Muñoz K (2018) Plasticulture changes soil invertebrate assemblages of strawberry fields and decreases diversity and soil microbial activity. Applied Soil Ecology 124: 379-393

(37) Thiele J, Buchholz S, Schirmel J (2018) Using resistance distance from circuit theory to model dispersal through habitat corridors. Journal of Plant Ecology: 11: 385-393

(36) Thiele J, Kellner S, Buchholz S, Schirmel J (2018) Connectivity or area - what drives plant species richness in habitat corridors? Landscape Ecology 33: 173-181

2017

(35) Pfister SC, Schirmel J, Entling MH (2017) Aphids and their enemies in pumpkin respond differently to management, local and landscape features. Biological Control 115: 37-45

(34) Wendland S, Baudy P, Fusser MS, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2017) Contrasting predation pressure of different ground beetles on slugs and their eggs. BioControl 62: 749-756

(33) Fusser M, Pfister SC, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2017) Effects of field margin type and landscape composition on predatory carabids and slugs in wheat fields. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 247: 182-188

(32) Meier M, Gerlach R, Schirmel J, Buhk C (2017) Plant diversity in a water-meadow landscape: the role of irrigation ditches. Plant Ecology 218: 971-981

(31) Pfister SC, Eckerter P, Schirmel J, Cresswell J, Entling MH (2017) Sensitivity of commercial pumpkin yield to potential decline among different groups of pollinating bees. Royal Society Open Science 4: 170102.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170102

(30) Pfister SC, Sutter L, Albrecht M, Marini S, Schirmel J, Entling MH (2017) Positive effects of local and landscape features on predatory flies in European agricultural landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 239:283-292

2016

(29) Schirmel J, Thiele J, Entling MH, Buchholz S (2016) Trait composition and functional diversity of spiders and carabids in linear landscape elements. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 235:318-328.

(28) Müller IB, Buhk C, Lange D, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2016) Contrasting effects of irrigation and fertilization on plant diversity in hay meadows. Basic and Applied Ecology 17:576-585.

(27) Fusser M, Pfister SC, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2016) Effects of landscape composition on carabids and slugs in herbaceous and woody field margins. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 226:79-87.

(26) Schirmel J, Bundschuh M, Entling MH, Kowarik I, Buchholz S (2016) Impacts of invasive plants on resident animals across ecosystems, taxa, and feeding types: A global assessment. Global Change Biology 22:594-603.

(25) Müller IB, Buhk C, Alt M, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2016) Plant functional shifts in Central European grassland under traditional flood irrigation. Applied Vegetation Science 19: 122-131.

2015

(24) Pehle A, Schirmel J (2015) Moss invasion influences ground-dwelling arthropod community structure and reduces soil biological activity. Biological Invasions 17: 3467-3477.

(23) Buchholz S, Tietze H, Kowarik I, Schirmel J (2015) Effects of a major tree invader on urban woodland arthropods. PLoSOne 10: e0137723.

(22) Pfister SC, Schäfer RB, Schirmel J, Entling MH (2015) Effects of hedgerows and riparian margins on aerial web-building spiders in cereal fields. Journal of Arachnology 43: 400-405.

2014

(21) Schirmel J, Mantilla-Contreras J, Gauger D, Blindow I (2014) Carabid beetles as indicators for shrub encroachment in dry grasslands. Ecological Indicators 49: 76-82.

(20) Schirmel J, Alt M, Rudolph I, Entling MH (2014) Effects of traditional flood irrigation on invertebrates in lowland meadows. PLoSONE 9(10): e110854.

(19) Schirmel J, Fartmann T (2014) Coastal heathland succession influences butterfly community composition and threatens endangered butterfly species. Journal of Insect Conservation 18: 111-120.

(18) Siewers J, Schirmel J, Buchholz S (2014) The effeciency of pitfall traps as a method of sampling epigeal arthropods in litter rich forest habitats. European Journal of Entomology 111:69-74.

2013

(17) Buchholz S, Hannig K, Schirmel J (2013) Losing uniqueness - shifts in carabid species composition during dry grassland and heathland succession. Animal Conservation 16:661-670

(16) Buchholz S, Rolfsmeyer D, Schirmel J (2013) Simulating small-scale climate-change effects - lessons from a short term field manipulation experiment on grassland arthropods. Insect Science 20: 662-670.

(15) Schirmel J,Fartmann T (2013) Coexistance of two related bush-cricket species (Orthoptera: Tettigonia caudata, T. viridissima) in an agricultural landscape. Biologia 68: 510-516.

(14) Schirmel J,Buchholz S (2013) Invasive moss alters patterns in life-history traits and functional diversity of spiders and carabids. Biological Invasions 15: 1089-1100.

2012

(13) Schirmel J, Blindow I, Buchholz S (2012) Life-history trait and functional diversity patterns of ground beetles and spiders along a coastal heathland successional gradient. Basic and Applied Ecology 13: 606-614.

(12) Mantilla-Contreras J, Schirmel J, Zerbe S (2012) Influence of soil and microclimate on species composition and grass encroachment in heath succession. Journal of Plant Ecology 5: 249-259.

(11) Wünsch Y, Schirmel J, Fartmann T (2012) Conservation management of coastal dunes for Orthoptera has to consider oviposition and nymphal preferences. Journal of Insect Conservation 16:501-510.

2011

(10) Schirmel J, Mantilla-Contreras J, Blindow I, Fartmann T (2011) Impacts of succession and grass encroachment on heathland Orthoptera. Journal of Insect Conservation 15: 633-642

(9) Schirmel J, Buchholz S (2011) Response of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spiders (Araneae) to coastal heathland succession. Biodiversity and Conservation 20: 1469-1482.

(8) Schirmel J (2011) Response of the grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to invasion by the exotic moss Campylopus introflexus in acidic coastal dunes. Journal of Coastal Conservation15: 159-162.

(7) Schirmel J, Timler L, Buchholz S (2011) Impact of the invasive moss Campylopus introflexus on carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spiders (Araneae) in acidic coastal dunes at the southern Baltic Sea. Biological Invasions13: 605-620.

2010

(6) Schirmel J (2010) Short-term effects of modern heathland management measures on carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 8: 165-175.

(5) Schirmel J, Lenze S, Katzmann D, Buchholz S (2010) Capture efficiency of pitfall traps is highly affected by sampling interval. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 136: 206-210.

(4) Buchholz S, Jess A-M, Hertenstein F, Schirmel J (2010) Effect of the color of pitfall traps on their capture efficiency of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), spiders (Araneae) and other arthropods. European Journal of Entomology 107: 277-280.

(3) Schirmel J, Blindow I, Fartmann T (2010) The importance of habitat mosaics for Orthoptera (Caelifera and Ensifera) in dry heathlands. European Journal of Entomology 107: 129-132.

(2) Schirmel J, Buchholz S, Fartmann T (2010) Is pitfall trapping a valuable sampling method for grassland Orthoptera? Journal of Insect Conservation 14: 289-296.

2009

(1) Buchholz S, Hannig K, Schirmel J (2009) Ground beetle assemblages of peat bog remnants in Northwest Germany (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Entomologia Generalis 32(2): 127-144.

Other journals

(21) Husemann M, Schirmel J, Kulanek D, Verhaagh M (2025) A new record of Crematogaster scutellaris from Landau (Rhineland-Palatinate) with a summary of past finds of the species in Germany. Carolinea 83

(20) Ergin K, Schirmel J (2023) Do urban environmental stressors influence the reproductive success of Pseudochorthippus parallelus? Articulata 38: 85-96

(19) Stapf J, Röller O, Schirmel J (2021) Grasshopper communities on meadows and pastures in the Palatinate Forest. Articulata 36: 91-104.

(18) Stapf J, Röller O, Schirmel J (2021) New records of the green beach grasshopper(Aiolopus thalassinus) in the Palatinate Forest. Pollichia Courier 37: 33-34.

(17) Schirmel J, Entling MH, Eckerter PW (2020) Oak grasshoppers as the main prey of the neozoic steel blue cricket Isodontia mexicana (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in the southern Palatinate agricultural landscape. Articulata 35: 149-160

(16) Schirmel J, Schmidt T, Loeb C, Joschko TJ, Schulz R (2019-2020) Riparian landscapes in transition: ground beetles and fish at the Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Facility. Scientific yearbook of the transboundary biosphere reserve Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord 20: 126-143

(15) Buchholz S, Kasper J, Schirmel J, Hannig K (2020) Ground beetle records (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in four forest areas of Westphalia (North Rhine-Westphalia). Nature and Homeland 80: 81-90.

(14) Siegrist J, Schirmel J, Böse J (2017) On the importance of mowing and grazing for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Rüppurrer Wiesen near Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg). Mainz natural history archive 54: 241-250

(13) Schirmel J (2017) Phaneroptera falcata (Poda, 1761) now also on Hiddensee. Articulata 32: 103-106

(12) Wagner J, Entling MH, Schirmel J (2016) Grasshoppers in organically and conventionally used vineyards in the Palatinate. Articulata 31: 13-22

(11) Blick T, Blum E, Burger R, Burkei J, Buse J, Crusan B, De Bruyn U, uchamp L, Duguet M, Eller O, Entling MH, Fischer P, Fluck W, Frey W, Fritze M-A, Fuchs L, Genot J-C, Göppel H, Grimm F, Hagg M, Harbusch C, Idelberger S, Keller P, Kitt M, Koschwitz U, Lingenfelder U, Ludewig H-H, Malec F, Mangin S, Marx MT, Mörtter R, Muller Y, Muster C, Nickel H, Ochse M, Ott J, Petschner S, Pfalzer G, Pfeiffer MA, Post M, Radtke L, Reder G, Renker C, Rindchen G, Röller O, Ross H, Roth N, Schaubel K, Scheid C, Schindler H, Schirmel J, Schleich S, Schmidt C, Schmidt T, Schmolz M, Schneider M, Schwab G, Spieler P, Stark C, Strubel J, Walter J, Weber C, Weber D, Werno A (2013-2014) A snapshot of the flora and fauna in the transboundary biosphere reserve Palatinate Forest - Northern Vosges. Results of the 14th GEO Biodiversity Day on June 16, 2012 Annales scientifiques de la réserve de Biosphère transfrontalière Vosges du Nord - Pfälzerwald 17: 29-69

(10) Alt M, Buhk C, Diehl D, Gerlach R, Rudolph I, Schirmel J, Theissinger K, Schaumann G (2013) Historical irrigated meadows at the river Queich, Rhineland-Palatinate. Reports of the DBG, DBG Annual Conference 2013, September 07-12, Rostock.

(9) Schirmel J (2012) The ground beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the coastal dune heath on the island of Hiddensee (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). Archive of the Friends of Natural History in Mecklenburg L-2011: 111-122.

(8) Schirmel J, Niehuis M (2011) Evidence of the greater torticollis - Ruspolia nitidula (Scopoli, 1786) - in Rhineland-Palatinate. Fauna and Flora in Rhineland-Palatinate 12: 311-314.

(7) Buchholz S, Schirmel J (2011) Spiders (Araneae) in coastal dune heaths of the island of Hiddensee (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 41: 7-16.

(6) Schirmel J, Buchholz S (2010) Conservation value of dry grasslands in Westphalia (Northwest Germany) based on pitfall trap data of Orthoptera. Articulata 25: 185-198.

(5) Wünsch Y, Schirmel J, Fartmann T (2010) Habitat use of juvenile Myrmeleotettix maculatus (Caelifera: Gomphocerinae) and Platycleis albopunctata (Ensifera: Tettigoniinae) in coastal dune heaths. Articulata 25: 167-183.

(4) Lendzion J, Schirmel J, Köppler A, Blindow I, Hampicke U, Zerbe S (2008) Biodiversity and management of salt grasslands and dune heaths in the Western Pomerania Lagoon National Park. In: Feit U, Korn H (eds) Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt VIII : aktuelle Forschung im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt vorgestellt auf einer wissenschaftlichen Expertentagung an der Internationalen Naturschutzakademie Insel Vilm vom 25. - 29. August 2008. BFN-Skripten 243: 117-120.

(3) Schirmel J (2008) Notes on the differentiation of the larvae of Tettigonia cantans, T. caudata and T. viridissima in the field. Articulata 23: 69-72

(2) Schirmel J, Fartmann T (2007) Larval ecology of the green grasshopper Tettigonia viridissima (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Articulata 22: 173-190

(1) Schirmel J, Fartmann T (2007) Are there differences in the diurnal and seasonal activity of Tettigonia caudata and T. viridissima (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)? Articulata 22: 191-203

Book chapters

(2) König S, Schirmel J (2025) Eating and being eaten. The role of grasshoppers in food webs. In: Husemann M, Hawlitschek O (eds) The world of grasshoppers. Haupt Verlag, 48-54

(1) Buhk C, Schirmel J, Gerlach R, Frör O (2018) Traditional water meadows - a sustainable management type for the future? In: Ondrasek G (ed) Irrigation in Agroecosystems'. IntechOpen 159-174

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