Dipl.-Biol. Klara Krämer-Klement

Doctoral Scholarship of the Dr.-Axe-Foundation: "SilValuta - Sustainability of different forest management strategies and their influence on ecosystem functions and services exemplified by the Eifel region: diversity of selected arthropod groups (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Curculionoidea; Isopoda: Oniscidea; Araneae)"

Room: 42C 033
Phone: +49 (0) 241 / 80-25237
(ESA) Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University Worringerweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland

Curriculum vitae

Since 03/2021 Research consultant, Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University

03/2019 – 02/2021 Project manager, Center for Molecular Transformations (CMT), RWTH Aachen University

11/2013 - 11/2018 Doctoral student at the Institute for Environmental Research, RTWH Aachen University

10/2011 - 10/2017 Research assistant, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University: supervision of the practical courses "Ecology of terrestrial systems", "Statistical and mechanistic modelling in ecotoxicology" and "Statistics in ecotoxicology"; supervision of the ecological field courses "Mediterranean habitats" (Sardinia) and "Pre-Alpine region" (Seeon, Chiemgau); supervision of the undergraduate botanical excursions, work in the IT-Team

04/2011 Diploma thesis: „Succession of Cytisus scoparius shrubs on former grassland areas in the Eifel National Park: field study and model evaluation” (in German). Institute for Environmental Research, RTWH Aachen University

2009 Research internship: "Effects of different factors on grassland succession on the Dreiborn plateau in the Eifel National Park – influence of the factors: wild boar Sus scrofa, land-use (meadow/pasture), edge effects, roads". Institute for Environmental Research, RTWH Aachen University

2002 - 2011 Biology studies, RWTH Aachen University, main subjects: ecology, soil ecology, biochemistry, environmental hygienics

Study-related activities

SS 2012 Research Assistant, Research Institute for Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment e.V. (gaiac), RWTH Aachen University: Assistance with sampling, mesocosm studies; research assistant, Institute of Botany, RWTH Aachen University: supervision of the undergraduate botanical identification courses

SS 2011 Research assistant, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University: supervision of the zoological identification courses, supervision of the undergraduate botanical excursions, supervision of the practical course "Ecology of terrestrial systems".

SS 2010 Student research assistant, Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University: supervision of the undergraduate botanical excursions, supervision of the practical course "Ecology of terrestrial systems".

Supervised theses

  • Van Wersch C. (2017): How does forest management affect soil characteristics? A case study in forests of the Eifel region (In German). Master thesis.
  • Hottewitzsch K. (2017): How does the abandonment of silviculture affect saproxylic beetle assemblages? A case study in city near oak and pine forest stands in Aachen using flight interception traps (in German). Master thesis.
  • Kirch J. (2017): The influence of different forest management approaches on the dynamics of European Beech, Douglas fir and Norway Spruce forests in the Eifel region (administrative districts Ahrweiler and Euskirchen, Germany) (in German). Master thesis.
  • Breuer D. (2017): Structural characterization of selected city- near oak and pine forests in Aachen: Comparison of unmanaged and managed stands with regard to stand structure, vegetation and deadwood (in German). Master thesis.
  • Siebenaler L. (seit 2016): Influence of forest management on the weevil biocoenosis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) of selected forest microhabitats in the Eifel region (administrative district Ahrweiler) (in German). Master thesis.
  • Schmitz M. (2016): The effects of different forest management strategies on the quantity and quality of lying deadwood; a case study in the Eifel region (Germany) (in German). Bachelor thesis.
  • Stratemann L. (2016): The influence of different forest management approaches on the woodlice community: a case study in the Eifel region (in German). Bachelor thesis.
  • Bach A. (2016): The influence of different forest management approaches on the spider community: a case study in the Eifel region (administrative districts Ahrweiler and Euskirchen, Germany) (in German). Master thesis.
  • Stärk J. (2015): Influence of forest management on the distribution of habitat relevant tree structures. A case study in the Eifel region (in German). Bachelor thesis.
  • Knauz T. (2014): Influence of the forest management type on the araneocoenosis in the autumnal aspect (in German). Master thesis.
  • Hottewitzsch K. (2014): Comparison of the community of litter-dwelling arthropods in beech-, spruce- and Douglas fir forests in the Eifel region (administrative district Ahrweiler) using Winkler extraction (in German). Bachelor thesis.
  • Siebenaler L. (2014): Influence of forest management on the biocoenosis of selected beech forest microhabitats in the Eifel region (administrative district Ahrweiler): Investigation of the arthropod community using beating nets (in German). Bachelor thesis.

Memberships

  • German Society for General and Applied Entomology (DGaaE)
  • The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ)
  • Curculio-Institute (CURCI, e.V.) - Center for Studies on European/Palearctic Curculionoidea
  • Society for Applied Carabidology. (Gesellschaft für Angewandte Carabidologie e.V. – GAC)
  • Natural History Society of the Rhineland and Westphalia (Naturhistorischer Verein der Rheinlande und Westfalens (NHV, e.V.)

Publications

Papers

  • Ammer C, Fichtner A, Fischer A, Gossner M M, Meyer P, Seidl R, Thomas F M, Annighöfer P, Kreyling J, Ohse B, Berger U, Feldmann E, Häberle K-H, Heer K, Heinrichs S, Huth F, Krämer-Klement K, Mölder A, Müller J, Mund M, Opgenoorth L, Schall P, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Dominik D, Vogt J, Wagner S (2018): Key ecological research questions for Central European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology 32: 3-25, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2018.07.006
  • Bach A, Krämer-Klement K, Roß-Nickoll (2018): Nachweise seltener Spinnentiere in Wäldern der Osteifel (Rheinland-Pfalz) (Araneae: Agelenidae, Araneidae, Linyphiidae, Theridiidae: Opiliones: Ischyropsalididae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen, Vol 55, pp:79-83.
  • Hudjetz S, Lennartz G, Krämer K, Roß-Nickoll M, Gergs A, Preuss TG (2014): Modeling Wood Encroachment in Abandoned Grasslands in the Eifel National Park – Model Description and Testing. PLoS ONE 9(12): e113827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113827

Oral presentations

  • Krämer-Klement K, Bursche V, Bach A, Siebenaler L, Stratemann L, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2018): Einfluss der Waldbewirtschaftung auf die Diversität und die strukturelle und funktionelle Zusammensetzung der Lebensgemeinschaft am Beispiel der Eifel. Vortrag, Forstwissenschaftlichen Tagung, 24.-27. September 2019, Göttingen, Deutschland.
  • Krämer-Klement K, Bursche V, Bach A, Siebenaler L, Stratemann L, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2018): How does forest management affect diversity, species, composition and functional composition of forest communities? Vortrag, 48th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, 10. - 14. September, Austria and Switzerland, Vienna, Austria.
  • Krämer-Klement, K, Bursche, V, Ottermanns, R & Roß-Nickoll, M (2018): Einfluss der Waldbewirtschaftung au die Laufkäfergemeinschaft am Beispiel der Eifel. Vortrag, 21. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Angewandte Carabidologie e.V. (GAC), 16.2. - 18.2.2018, Freckenhorst, Deutschland.
  • Krämer K, Siebenaler L, Bursche V, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2017): Einfluss der Waldbewirtschaftung auf die Lebensgemeinschaft von Lauf- und Rüsselkäfern am Beispiel der Eifel. Vortrag, 172. Tagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rheinischer Koleopterologen, 25. März 2017, Museum Koenig Bonn
  • Krämer K, Siehoff S, Lennartz G, Roß-Nickoll, M (2011): Succession of Cytisus scoparius shrubberies in the Eifel National Park. Vortrag, 41th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 5.-9. September, Oldenburg, Deutschland.

Poster presentations

  • Krämer K, Bursche V, Byun J, Bach A, Knautz T, Siebenaler L, Stärk J, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2016): Auswirkung der strukturellen Ausprägung von Waldbeständen auf die Biozönose am Beispiel verschieden bewirtschafteter Wälder der Eifel. Posterpräsentation, Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung, 26.-29. September 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau.
  • Krämer K, Bursche V, Bach A, Stärk J, Stratemann L, Hausen J, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2016): How does forest management affect food web structures? Poster presentation, 46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 05.-09. September 2016, Marburg, Germany.
  • Bach A, Krämer K, Hausen J, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2016): Forest management intensity leads to a shift in functional groups of epigeic spider communities. Poster presentation, 46th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 05.-09. September 2016, Marburg, Germany.
  • Krämer K, Bursche V, Byun J, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2015): SilValuta - Quantifying the effects of sustainable forest management: a case study in the Eifel region. Poster presentation, 45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 31. August-4. September, Göttingen, Deutschland
  • Byun J, Bursche V, Hausen J, Krämer K, Roß-Nickoll M, Ottermanns R (2015): Modelling effect of management strategies on beech forest tree growth in the Eifel region (Germany). Poster presentation, 45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 31. August-4. September, Göttingen, Deutschland
  • Bursche V, Krämer K, Breuer D, Ottermanns R, Roß-Nickoll M (2015): Analysis of plant community structure and traits in differently managed forests in the low mountain range region Eifel (Germany). Poster presentation, 45th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, 31. August-4. September, Göttingen, Deutschland
  • Ottermanns R., Bursche V., Byun J., Krämer K., Roß-Nickoll M. (2014): Zur Bedeutung kybernetischer Prinzipien in der ökologischen Umweltbewertung: Beurteilung selbstorganisierter Ökosystemintegrität anhand negentropischer Information. Posterpräsentation, Exploring Cybernetics, 12.-14. Oktober 2014, Aachen, Germany.
  • Knautz T., Krämer K., Ottermanns R., Roß-Nickoll M. (2014): Influence of forest management and microhabitat structure on the spider community regarding the autumnal aspect. Poster presentation, 44th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, September 8th to 12th, Hildesheim, Germany.
  • Krämer K., Siehoff S., Lennartz G., Roß-Nickoll M. (2010): Factors influencing early grassland succession in the Eifel National Park: wild boar (Sus scrofa), field paths, former land-use and neighbourhood relationships. Poster presentation, 40th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, August 30th to September 3rd 2010, Gießen, Germany.
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