Doctoral dissertation topics

I. Effect of historical land use on biodiversity in Baden-Württemberg

II. Influence of agricultural production methods and agri-environmental measures on endangered or agriculturally undesirable arable wild weeds.

III. Importance of agricultural production practices, agri-environmental measures and protected habitats for the conservation of functional and taxonomic diversity of birds.

IV. Participatory landscape design for biodiversity and multifunctionality: landscape composition and configuration and their ecological effects

V. Experience knowledge of farmers: Potentials for the promotion of biodiversity by farms

VI. Digitally supported tools for sustainability and biodiversity management of farms

VII. Optimization of biodiversity-enhancing measures in sustainable agricultural systems with a focus on biodiversity and cultural ecosystem services, and derivation of recommendations for policy implementation

VIII Ecological and socio-economic analysis of market-based incentive schemes for voluntary biodiversity enhancing offsets

IX. Agricultural policy scenarios for biodiversity-friendly land use options in peripheral areas and their socio-economic analysis

X. Urban agriculture: Participation models to promote biodiversity in sub-urban and urban areas

XI. Sustainable consumption decisions: Biodiversity as a unique selling proposition

XII. Biodiversity in corporate marketing with a focus on storytelling