Publications
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Selected public press and media articles are listed at the bottom of this page.
2024
Maas, B., Cardelus, C., Carrasco Rueda, F., Chirango, Y., Gowda, V., Montaño‐Centellas, F., ... & Santiago, L. (2024). Supporting inclusive scientific communities: Insights from the ATBC society survey. Biotropica, e13378. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13378
Peer, M., Kratschmer, S., Bürgler, M., Hussain, R. I., Rabl, D., Walcher, R., Maas, B., ... & Frank, T. (2024). Development of insects in newly established grassland over six years: Increased conservation benefits through diverse plant communities. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 373, 109113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109113
Ocampo‐Ariza, C., Hanf‐Dressler, T., Maas, B., Novoa‐Cova, J., Thomas, E., Vansynghel, J., ... & Tscharntke, T. (2024). Regional differences of functional and taxonomic bird diversity in tropical agroforests of Peru. Conservation Science and Practice, e13123. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13123
Boetzl, F. A., Sponsler, D., Albrecht, M., Batáry, P., Birkhofer, K., Knapp, M., Maas, B., ... & Schirmel, J. (2024). Distance functions of carabids in crop fields depend on functional traits, crop type and adjacent habitat: a synthesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291(2014), 20232383. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2383
Bürgler, M., Hussain, R. I., Maas, B., Walcher, R., Rabl, D., Krautzer, B., ... & Frank, T. (2024). New grasslands promote pollination but not biological pest control in nearby arable fields in the short term. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-023-10034-5
2023
Nori, J., Maas, B., Brum, F., & Villalobos, F. (2023). Addressing knowledge shortfalls in conservation science: a long way to go, as quickly as possible. Biological Conservation 287: 110314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110314
Vansynghel, J., Thomas, E., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Ulloque-Samatelo, C., Zhang, D., ... & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2023). Cross-pollination with native genotypes improves fruit set and yield quality of Peruvian cacao. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 357, 108671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108671
Daykin, G. M., Aizen, M. A., Barrett, L. G., Bartlett, L. J., Batáry, P., Garibaldi, L. A., ... Maas, B. ... & Hood, A. S. (2023). AgroEcoList 1.0: A checklist to improve reporting standards in ecological research in agriculture. Plos One, 18(6), e0285478. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285478
Ocampo‐Ariza, C., Vansynghel, J., Bertleff, D., Maas, B., Schumacher, N., Ulloque‐Samatelo, C., ... & Tscharntke, T. (2023). Birds and bats enhance cacao yield despite suppressing arthropod mesopredation. Ecological Applications, e2886. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2886
Ocampo-Ariza, C., Toledo-Hernández, M., Librán-Embid, F., Armenteras, D., Vansynghel, J., Raveloaritiana, E., ... & Maas, B. (2023). Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108671
Ferreira, D. F., Jarrett, C., Wandji, A. C., Atagana, P. J., Rebelo, H., Maas, B., & Powell, L. L. (2023). Birds and bats enhance yields in Afrotropical cacao agroforests only under high tree-level shade cover. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 345, 108325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108325
2022
Tscharntke, T., Ocampo‐Ariza, C., Vansynghel, J., Ivañez‐Ballesteros, B., Aycart, P., Rodriguez, L., Ramirez, M., Stefan-Dewenter, I., Maas, B. & Thomas, E. (2022). Socio‐ecological benefits of fine‐flavor cacao in its center of origin. Conservation Letters, e12936. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12936
Zaccari, C., De Vivo, R., Pawera, L., Termote, C., Hunter, D., Borelli, T., ... Maas, B., ... & Gee, E. (2022). Lessons learned from the Second International Agrobiodiversity Congress: Adopting agricultural biodiversity as a catalyst for transformative global food systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 100411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100411
Mahdjoub, H., Maas, B., Nuñez, M. A., & Khelifa, R. (2022). Recommendations for making editorial boards diverse and inclusive. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.09.011
Vansynghel, J., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Martin, E. A., Thomas, E., Hanf-Dressler, T., ... & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Quantifying services and disservices provided by insects and vertebrates in cacao agroforestry landscapes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289(1982), 20221309. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1309
Brandl, M., Hussain, R. I., Maas, B., Rabl, D., Pachinger, B., Holzinger, B., Krautzer, B., Moser, D. & Frank, T. (2022). Improving insect conservation values of agri-environment schemes through diversified seed mixtures. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109530
Vansynghel, J., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Martin, E.A., Thomas, E., Hanf-Dressler, T., Schumacher, N-C., Ulloque-Samatelo, C., Tscharntke, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Cacao flower visitation: low pollen deposition, low fruit set and dominance of herbivores. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12140
Hussain, R. I., Brandl, M., Maas, B., Krautzer, B., Frank, T. & Moser D. (2022). Establishing new grasslands on crop fields: short-term development of plant and arthropod communities. Restoratin Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13641
Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Castro-Namuche, J. P., Thomas, E., Vansynghel, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T. (2022). Trait-dependent responses of birds and bats to season and dry forest distance in tropical agroforestry. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 325, 107751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107751
2021
Maas, B., Ocampo-Ariza, C., & Whelan, C. J. (2021). Cross-disciplinary approaches for better research: The case of birds and bats. Basic and Applied Ecology, 56, 132-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.06.010
Hussain, R. I., Brandl, M., Maas, B., Rabl, D., Walcher, R., Krautzer, B., Entling M., Moser D., & Frank, T. (2021). Re-established grasslands on farmland promote pollinators more than predators. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 319, 107543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107543
Primack, R. B., Sher, A. A., Maas, B., & Adams, V. M. (2021). Manager characteristics drive conservation success. Biological Conservation, 259, 109169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109169
Scharnhorst, V. S., Fiedler, K., Frank, T., Moser, D., Rabl, D., Brandl, M., Hussain R.I., Walcher R., & Maas, B. (2021). Ant community composition and functional traits in new grassland strips within agricultural landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7662
Maas B., Brandl M., Hussain R., Frank T., Zulka K., Rabl D., Walcher R., Moser D. (2021). Functional traits driving pollinator and predator responses to newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58, 1728-1737. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13892
Maas, B., Fabian, Y., Kross, S. M., & Richter, A. (2021). Divergent farmer and scientist perceptions of agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services and decision-making. Biological Conservation, 256, 109065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109065
Maas, B., Pakeman, R. J., Godet, L., Smith, L., Devictor, V., & Primack, R. (2021). Women and Global South strikingly underrepresented among top-publishing ecologists. Conservation Letters, e12797. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12797
2020
Maas, B., Thomas, E., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Vansynghel, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I., & Tscharntke, T. (2020). Transforming Tropical Agroforestry towards High Socio-Ecological Standards. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 12: 1049-1052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.09.002
Rocha, R., Abdul Aziz, S., Brook, C. E., ... Maas, B., ... et al. (2020). Bat conservation and zoonotic disease risk: a research agenda to prevent misguided persecution in the aftermath of COVID-19. Animal Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12636
Scharnhorst, V., Fiedler, K., Frank, T., … Maas, B. (2020) Ant community composition and functional traits in newly established grasslands within agricultural landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.22541/au.159493364.40667020
Maas, B., Grogan, K.E., Chirango, Y. et al. (2020) Academic leaders must support inclusive scientific communities during COVID-19. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1233-3
Corlett C., Primack, R., Devictor, V., ... Maas B., ... Roth, R. (2020) Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation. Biological Conservation 246: 108571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108571
2019
Maas, B., Toomey, A., & Loyola, R. (2019) Exploring and expanding the spaces between research and implementation in conservation science. Biological Conservation 240: 108290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108290
Dainese, M., Martin, E. A., Aizen, M., Albrecht, M., Bartomeus, I., Bommarco, R., ... Maas, B., ... & Ghazoul, J. (2019) A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production. Science Advances 5: eaax0121. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0121
Primack, R. B., Regan, T., Devictor, V., ... Maas, B., ... Koh L. P. (2019) Are scientific editors reliable gatekeepers of the publication process? Biological Conservation 238: 108232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108232
Miller-Rushing, A. J., Primack, R. B., Devictor, V., Corlett, R. T., Cumming, G. S., Loyola, R., Maas, B., ... Pejchar, L. (2019) How does habitat fragmentation affect biodiversity? A controversial question at the core of conservation biology. Biological Conservation 232, 271-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.12.029
Pakeman, R. J., Bates, A., Corlett, R. T., Cumming, G. S., Johns, D., Koh, L. P., Maas, B., ... Devictor, V. (2019) Fifty years of biological conservation. Biological Conservation 230: A1-A4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.12.005
Maas, B., Heath, S., Grass, I., Cassano, C., Classen, A., Faria, D., ... Kross, S. (2019) Experimental field exclosure of birds and bats in agricultural systems — Methodological insights, potential improvements, and cost-benefit trade-offs. Basic and Applied Ecology 35: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2018.12.002
2018
Karp, D. S., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Meehan, T. D., Martin, E. A., DeClerck, F., Grab, H., ... Maas, B., …& O’Rourke, M. E. (2018). Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115: E7863-E7870. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800042115
Maas, B., Tscharntke, T., Tjoa, A., Shahabuddin, S., Edy, N., Anshary, A., Basir, M. & Mahfudz (2018). Effects of Ecosystem Services Provided by Birds and Bats in Smallholder Cacao Plantations of Central Sulawesi. Göttingen University Press, 2018 (ISBN 978-3-86395-352-2). https://doi.org/10.17875/gup2018-1085 *Open Access Book
Gaston, K. J., Cox, D., Canavelli, S., Garcia, D., Hughes, B., Maas, B., Martínez, D., Ogada, D. & Inger, R. (2018). Population Abundance and Ecosystem Service Provision: The Case of Birds, BioScience 68: 264-272. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy005
Primack, R. B., Miller-Rushing, A. J., Corlett, R. T., Devictor, V., Johns, D. M., Loyola, R., Maas, B., Pakeman, R.J. & Pejchar, L. (2018). Biodiversity gains? The debate on changes in local-vs global-scale species richness. Biological Conservation 219: A1-A3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.023
2016-2017
Maas, B. (2017) “Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services” - by Çagan H. Sekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, and Christopher J. Whelan (eds.) 2016. Journal of Field Ornithology 88: 318-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12214 * Book Review
Hülber, K., Moser, D., Sauberer, N., Maas, B., Staudinger, M., Grass, V., ... & Willner, W. (2017). Plant species richness decreased in semi-natural grasslands in the Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald, Austria, over the past two decades, despite agri-environmental measures. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 243: 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.04.002
Williams-Guillén, K., Olimpi, E., Maas, B., Taylor, P. J. & Arlettaz, R. (2016). Bats in the anthropogenic matrix: challenges and opportunities for the conservation of Chiroptera and their ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. In Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World (pp. 151-186). Springer International Publishing. *Book Chapter
Costello, M. J., Beard, K. H., Corlett, R. T., Cumming, G. S., Devictor, V., Loyola, R., Maas, B., Miller-Rushing, A. J., Pakeman, R., & Primack, R. B. (2016). Field work ethics in biological research. Biological Conservation 203: 268-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.10.008
Maas, B., Tscharntke, T. & Schulze, C. H. (2016). Loss of remnant trees causes local population collapse of endemic Grosbeak Starling Scissirostrum dubium in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Forktail 31: 64-69. https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/forktail31/
Gras, P., Tscharntke, T., Maas, B., Tjoa, A., Hafsah, A. and Clough, Y. (2016). How ants, birds and bats affect crop yield along shade gradients in cacao tropical agroforestry. Journal of Applied Ecology 53: 953-963. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12625
2009-2015
Maas, B., Karp, D. S., Bumrungsri, S., Darras, K., Gonthier, D., Huang, J. C.-C., Lindell, C. A., Maine, J. J., Mestre, L., Michel, N. L., Morrison, E. B., Perfecto, I., Philpott, S. M., Şekercioğlu, Ç. H., Silva, R. M., Taylor, P. J., Tscharntke, T., Van Bael, S. A., Whelan, C. J. & Williams-Guillén, K. (2015). Bird and bat predation services in tropical forests and agroforestry landscapes. Biological Reviews 91: 1081-1101. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12211
Maas, B., Tscharntke, T., Saleh, S., Dwi Putra, D., & Clough, Y. (2015). Avian species identity drives predation success in tropical cacao agroforestry. Journal of Applied Ecology 52: 735-743. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12409
Maas, B., Clough, Y. & Tscharntke, T. (2013). Bats and birds increase crop yield in tropical agroforestry landscapes. Ecology Letters 16: 1480-1487. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12194
Maas, B., Dwi Putra, D., Waltert, M., Clough, Y., Tscharntke, T. & Schulze, C.H. (2009). Six years of habitat modification in a tropical rainforest margin of Indonesia do not affect bird diversity but endemic forest species. Biological Conservation 142: 2665-2671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.06.018
Theses and other publications
Tscharntke, T., Clough, Y. und Maas, B. (2015): Agroforstsysteme am Rand tropischer Regenwälder. Biodiversitätsschutz und ökologische Dienstleistungen. (In: Regenwald, Christian Feest & Christine Kron). Rosenheim 2015: Ausstellungszentrum Lokschuppen (also in Darmstadt 2015: Theiss Verlag), 284–289. [click here for PDF]
Maas, B. and Kasmudin, I. (2014): Dampak dari servis ekosistem yang disediakan oleh burung dan kelelawar pada kebun–kebun kakao di Sulawesi Tengah (English Title: Effects of ecosystem services provided by birds and bats in smallholder cacao plantations of Central Sulawesi) – Booklet for farmers, managers and stakeholders in cacao agroforestry systems
Maas, B. (2014) Birds, bats and arthropods in tropical agroforestry landscapes: Functional diversity, multitrophic interactions and crop yield. Dissertation (Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany).
Maas, B. (2009) Six years of habitat modification in a tropical rainforest margin of Indonesia do not affect bird diversity but endemic forest species. Diploma thesis (University of Vienna, Austria).
Full list and all metrics on Google Scholar, Research Gate & ORCID
Selected public press and media articles are listed at the bottom of this page.
2024
Maas, B., Cardelus, C., Carrasco Rueda, F., Chirango, Y., Gowda, V., Montaño‐Centellas, F., ... & Santiago, L. (2024). Supporting inclusive scientific communities: Insights from the ATBC society survey. Biotropica, e13378. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13378
Peer, M., Kratschmer, S., Bürgler, M., Hussain, R. I., Rabl, D., Walcher, R., Maas, B., ... & Frank, T. (2024). Development of insects in newly established grassland over six years: Increased conservation benefits through diverse plant communities. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 373, 109113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109113
Ocampo‐Ariza, C., Hanf‐Dressler, T., Maas, B., Novoa‐Cova, J., Thomas, E., Vansynghel, J., ... & Tscharntke, T. (2024). Regional differences of functional and taxonomic bird diversity in tropical agroforests of Peru. Conservation Science and Practice, e13123. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13123
Boetzl, F. A., Sponsler, D., Albrecht, M., Batáry, P., Birkhofer, K., Knapp, M., Maas, B., ... & Schirmel, J. (2024). Distance functions of carabids in crop fields depend on functional traits, crop type and adjacent habitat: a synthesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291(2014), 20232383. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2383
Bürgler, M., Hussain, R. I., Maas, B., Walcher, R., Rabl, D., Krautzer, B., ... & Frank, T. (2024). New grasslands promote pollination but not biological pest control in nearby arable fields in the short term. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-023-10034-5
2023
Nori, J., Maas, B., Brum, F., & Villalobos, F. (2023). Addressing knowledge shortfalls in conservation science: a long way to go, as quickly as possible. Biological Conservation 287: 110314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110314
Vansynghel, J., Thomas, E., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Ulloque-Samatelo, C., Zhang, D., ... & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2023). Cross-pollination with native genotypes improves fruit set and yield quality of Peruvian cacao. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 357, 108671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108671
Daykin, G. M., Aizen, M. A., Barrett, L. G., Bartlett, L. J., Batáry, P., Garibaldi, L. A., ... Maas, B. ... & Hood, A. S. (2023). AgroEcoList 1.0: A checklist to improve reporting standards in ecological research in agriculture. Plos One, 18(6), e0285478. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285478
Ocampo‐Ariza, C., Vansynghel, J., Bertleff, D., Maas, B., Schumacher, N., Ulloque‐Samatelo, C., ... & Tscharntke, T. (2023). Birds and bats enhance cacao yield despite suppressing arthropod mesopredation. Ecological Applications, e2886. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2886
Ocampo-Ariza, C., Toledo-Hernández, M., Librán-Embid, F., Armenteras, D., Vansynghel, J., Raveloaritiana, E., ... & Maas, B. (2023). Global South leadership towards inclusive tropical ecology and conservation. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108671
Ferreira, D. F., Jarrett, C., Wandji, A. C., Atagana, P. J., Rebelo, H., Maas, B., & Powell, L. L. (2023). Birds and bats enhance yields in Afrotropical cacao agroforests only under high tree-level shade cover. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 345, 108325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108325
2022
Tscharntke, T., Ocampo‐Ariza, C., Vansynghel, J., Ivañez‐Ballesteros, B., Aycart, P., Rodriguez, L., Ramirez, M., Stefan-Dewenter, I., Maas, B. & Thomas, E. (2022). Socio‐ecological benefits of fine‐flavor cacao in its center of origin. Conservation Letters, e12936. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12936
Zaccari, C., De Vivo, R., Pawera, L., Termote, C., Hunter, D., Borelli, T., ... Maas, B., ... & Gee, E. (2022). Lessons learned from the Second International Agrobiodiversity Congress: Adopting agricultural biodiversity as a catalyst for transformative global food systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 100411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100411
Mahdjoub, H., Maas, B., Nuñez, M. A., & Khelifa, R. (2022). Recommendations for making editorial boards diverse and inclusive. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.09.011
Vansynghel, J., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Martin, E. A., Thomas, E., Hanf-Dressler, T., ... & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Quantifying services and disservices provided by insects and vertebrates in cacao agroforestry landscapes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289(1982), 20221309. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1309
Brandl, M., Hussain, R. I., Maas, B., Rabl, D., Pachinger, B., Holzinger, B., Krautzer, B., Moser, D. & Frank, T. (2022). Improving insect conservation values of agri-environment schemes through diversified seed mixtures. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109530
Vansynghel, J., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Martin, E.A., Thomas, E., Hanf-Dressler, T., Schumacher, N-C., Ulloque-Samatelo, C., Tscharntke, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Cacao flower visitation: low pollen deposition, low fruit set and dominance of herbivores. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12140
Hussain, R. I., Brandl, M., Maas, B., Krautzer, B., Frank, T. & Moser D. (2022). Establishing new grasslands on crop fields: short-term development of plant and arthropod communities. Restoratin Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13641
Ocampo-Ariza, C., Maas, B., Castro-Namuche, J. P., Thomas, E., Vansynghel, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T. (2022). Trait-dependent responses of birds and bats to season and dry forest distance in tropical agroforestry. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 325, 107751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107751
2021
Maas, B., Ocampo-Ariza, C., & Whelan, C. J. (2021). Cross-disciplinary approaches for better research: The case of birds and bats. Basic and Applied Ecology, 56, 132-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.06.010
Hussain, R. I., Brandl, M., Maas, B., Rabl, D., Walcher, R., Krautzer, B., Entling M., Moser D., & Frank, T. (2021). Re-established grasslands on farmland promote pollinators more than predators. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 319, 107543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107543
Primack, R. B., Sher, A. A., Maas, B., & Adams, V. M. (2021). Manager characteristics drive conservation success. Biological Conservation, 259, 109169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109169
Scharnhorst, V. S., Fiedler, K., Frank, T., Moser, D., Rabl, D., Brandl, M., Hussain R.I., Walcher R., & Maas, B. (2021). Ant community composition and functional traits in new grassland strips within agricultural landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7662
Maas B., Brandl M., Hussain R., Frank T., Zulka K., Rabl D., Walcher R., Moser D. (2021). Functional traits driving pollinator and predator responses to newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58, 1728-1737. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13892
Maas, B., Fabian, Y., Kross, S. M., & Richter, A. (2021). Divergent farmer and scientist perceptions of agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services and decision-making. Biological Conservation, 256, 109065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109065
Maas, B., Pakeman, R. J., Godet, L., Smith, L., Devictor, V., & Primack, R. (2021). Women and Global South strikingly underrepresented among top-publishing ecologists. Conservation Letters, e12797. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12797
2020
Maas, B., Thomas, E., Ocampo-Ariza, C., Vansynghel, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I., & Tscharntke, T. (2020). Transforming Tropical Agroforestry towards High Socio-Ecological Standards. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 12: 1049-1052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.09.002
Rocha, R., Abdul Aziz, S., Brook, C. E., ... Maas, B., ... et al. (2020). Bat conservation and zoonotic disease risk: a research agenda to prevent misguided persecution in the aftermath of COVID-19. Animal Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12636
Scharnhorst, V., Fiedler, K., Frank, T., … Maas, B. (2020) Ant community composition and functional traits in newly established grasslands within agricultural landscapes. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.22541/au.159493364.40667020
Maas, B., Grogan, K.E., Chirango, Y. et al. (2020) Academic leaders must support inclusive scientific communities during COVID-19. Nature Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1233-3
Corlett C., Primack, R., Devictor, V., ... Maas B., ... Roth, R. (2020) Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation. Biological Conservation 246: 108571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108571
2019
Maas, B., Toomey, A., & Loyola, R. (2019) Exploring and expanding the spaces between research and implementation in conservation science. Biological Conservation 240: 108290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108290
Dainese, M., Martin, E. A., Aizen, M., Albrecht, M., Bartomeus, I., Bommarco, R., ... Maas, B., ... & Ghazoul, J. (2019) A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production. Science Advances 5: eaax0121. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0121
Primack, R. B., Regan, T., Devictor, V., ... Maas, B., ... Koh L. P. (2019) Are scientific editors reliable gatekeepers of the publication process? Biological Conservation 238: 108232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108232
Miller-Rushing, A. J., Primack, R. B., Devictor, V., Corlett, R. T., Cumming, G. S., Loyola, R., Maas, B., ... Pejchar, L. (2019) How does habitat fragmentation affect biodiversity? A controversial question at the core of conservation biology. Biological Conservation 232, 271-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.12.029
Pakeman, R. J., Bates, A., Corlett, R. T., Cumming, G. S., Johns, D., Koh, L. P., Maas, B., ... Devictor, V. (2019) Fifty years of biological conservation. Biological Conservation 230: A1-A4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.12.005
Maas, B., Heath, S., Grass, I., Cassano, C., Classen, A., Faria, D., ... Kross, S. (2019) Experimental field exclosure of birds and bats in agricultural systems — Methodological insights, potential improvements, and cost-benefit trade-offs. Basic and Applied Ecology 35: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2018.12.002
2018
Karp, D. S., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Meehan, T. D., Martin, E. A., DeClerck, F., Grab, H., ... Maas, B., …& O’Rourke, M. E. (2018). Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115: E7863-E7870. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1800042115
Maas, B., Tscharntke, T., Tjoa, A., Shahabuddin, S., Edy, N., Anshary, A., Basir, M. & Mahfudz (2018). Effects of Ecosystem Services Provided by Birds and Bats in Smallholder Cacao Plantations of Central Sulawesi. Göttingen University Press, 2018 (ISBN 978-3-86395-352-2). https://doi.org/10.17875/gup2018-1085 *Open Access Book
Gaston, K. J., Cox, D., Canavelli, S., Garcia, D., Hughes, B., Maas, B., Martínez, D., Ogada, D. & Inger, R. (2018). Population Abundance and Ecosystem Service Provision: The Case of Birds, BioScience 68: 264-272. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biy005
Primack, R. B., Miller-Rushing, A. J., Corlett, R. T., Devictor, V., Johns, D. M., Loyola, R., Maas, B., Pakeman, R.J. & Pejchar, L. (2018). Biodiversity gains? The debate on changes in local-vs global-scale species richness. Biological Conservation 219: A1-A3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.023
2016-2017
Maas, B. (2017) “Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services” - by Çagan H. Sekercioglu, Daniel G. Wenny, and Christopher J. Whelan (eds.) 2016. Journal of Field Ornithology 88: 318-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12214 * Book Review
Hülber, K., Moser, D., Sauberer, N., Maas, B., Staudinger, M., Grass, V., ... & Willner, W. (2017). Plant species richness decreased in semi-natural grasslands in the Biosphere Reserve Wienerwald, Austria, over the past two decades, despite agri-environmental measures. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 243: 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.04.002
Williams-Guillén, K., Olimpi, E., Maas, B., Taylor, P. J. & Arlettaz, R. (2016). Bats in the anthropogenic matrix: challenges and opportunities for the conservation of Chiroptera and their ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. In Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World (pp. 151-186). Springer International Publishing. *Book Chapter
Costello, M. J., Beard, K. H., Corlett, R. T., Cumming, G. S., Devictor, V., Loyola, R., Maas, B., Miller-Rushing, A. J., Pakeman, R., & Primack, R. B. (2016). Field work ethics in biological research. Biological Conservation 203: 268-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.10.008
Maas, B., Tscharntke, T. & Schulze, C. H. (2016). Loss of remnant trees causes local population collapse of endemic Grosbeak Starling Scissirostrum dubium in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Forktail 31: 64-69. https://www.orientalbirdclub.org/forktail31/
Gras, P., Tscharntke, T., Maas, B., Tjoa, A., Hafsah, A. and Clough, Y. (2016). How ants, birds and bats affect crop yield along shade gradients in cacao tropical agroforestry. Journal of Applied Ecology 53: 953-963. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12625
2009-2015
Maas, B., Karp, D. S., Bumrungsri, S., Darras, K., Gonthier, D., Huang, J. C.-C., Lindell, C. A., Maine, J. J., Mestre, L., Michel, N. L., Morrison, E. B., Perfecto, I., Philpott, S. M., Şekercioğlu, Ç. H., Silva, R. M., Taylor, P. J., Tscharntke, T., Van Bael, S. A., Whelan, C. J. & Williams-Guillén, K. (2015). Bird and bat predation services in tropical forests and agroforestry landscapes. Biological Reviews 91: 1081-1101. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12211
Maas, B., Tscharntke, T., Saleh, S., Dwi Putra, D., & Clough, Y. (2015). Avian species identity drives predation success in tropical cacao agroforestry. Journal of Applied Ecology 52: 735-743. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12409
Maas, B., Clough, Y. & Tscharntke, T. (2013). Bats and birds increase crop yield in tropical agroforestry landscapes. Ecology Letters 16: 1480-1487. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12194
Maas, B., Dwi Putra, D., Waltert, M., Clough, Y., Tscharntke, T. & Schulze, C.H. (2009). Six years of habitat modification in a tropical rainforest margin of Indonesia do not affect bird diversity but endemic forest species. Biological Conservation 142: 2665-2671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.06.018
Theses and other publications
Tscharntke, T., Clough, Y. und Maas, B. (2015): Agroforstsysteme am Rand tropischer Regenwälder. Biodiversitätsschutz und ökologische Dienstleistungen. (In: Regenwald, Christian Feest & Christine Kron). Rosenheim 2015: Ausstellungszentrum Lokschuppen (also in Darmstadt 2015: Theiss Verlag), 284–289. [click here for PDF]
Maas, B. and Kasmudin, I. (2014): Dampak dari servis ekosistem yang disediakan oleh burung dan kelelawar pada kebun–kebun kakao di Sulawesi Tengah (English Title: Effects of ecosystem services provided by birds and bats in smallholder cacao plantations of Central Sulawesi) – Booklet for farmers, managers and stakeholders in cacao agroforestry systems
Maas, B. (2014) Birds, bats and arthropods in tropical agroforestry landscapes: Functional diversity, multitrophic interactions and crop yield. Dissertation (Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany).
Maas, B. (2009) Six years of habitat modification in a tropical rainforest margin of Indonesia do not affect bird diversity but endemic forest species. Diploma thesis (University of Vienna, Austria).
Public press and media
Selected examples:
Selected examples:
- In der Toskana hilft Tradition (GEO magazine) - 2024
- Teaching kids about wildlife conservation (FWF scilog magazine) - 2024
- Kinder lernen Artenschutz (FWF scilog magazine) - 2024
- Good neighbors for healthy olive groves (FWF scilog magazine) - 2024
- Gute Nachbarn für gesunde Olivenhaine (FWF scilog magazine) - 2024
- Fledermäuse erobern Klassenzimmer (DER STANDARD) - 2023
- Optimierte Kakaobestäubung für höhere Erträge (Innovations Report) - 2023
- A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats (Nature Research Highlight) - 2022
- #WorldBeeDay2022 - La Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna per la giornata mondiale delle api (SSSA YouTube) - 2022
- Vögel und Fledermäuse sichern die Kakaoernte (Rudolphina) - 2022
- Wie die Olive zur Retterin der Artenvielfalt wird (DER STANDARD) - 2022
- Kakao-Anbau bietet Fledermäusen und Vögeln Nahrung und Lebensraum (Universität Göttingen) - 2021
- Wie wird man Top-Forscher:in? (Radio Ö1) - 2021
- Semi-natural grassland strips promote agricultural biodiversity depending on species characteristics (The Applied Ecologist Blog) - 2021
- Integrate disciplines to conserve biodiversity (UVIE) - 2021
- Fachliche Integration für den Artenschutz (UVIE) - 2021
- Wissenschaft, werde endlich kreativ! (Nachhaltigkeit neu denken - Lampert Blog) - 2021
- Wie kommen eine Bäuerin und ein Forscher ins Reden? (Die Presse) - 2021
- Artenschutz braucht Zeit (BOKU Wien, APA) - 2021
- Lack of Diversity in Science (UVIE, Eurek Alert, Popular Science - and more) - 2021
- Conservation Dogs Austria (e.g., EU-Project LIFEstockProtect and related press; Naturschutzhunde.at - and more) - 2021
- Twitter-Project for the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (@GfOeSoc) - 2020
- Conservation Dogs Austria (Der Standard, Kurier, Ö1, ORF, TopAgrar- and more) - 2020
- "How the coronavirus is gutting diversity in science" (Nature Careers) - 2020
- "Fledermausschutz in Zeiten von Corona" (UVIE) - 2020
- "High Social and Ecological Standards for Chocolate" (Eurek Alert) - 2020
- "Protecting scientific diversity" (Phys Org) - 2020
- "Wissenschaftliche Vielfalt schützen" (UVIE) - 2020
- "Applying biodiversity conservation research in practice" (Phys Org) - 2019
- "Wie Naturschutzwissen in der Praxis ankommt" (APA) - 2019
- "Vielfalt, Schönheit, Freiheit: Vögel" (UVIE semster question) - 2019
- "Wieso, weshalb und warum das Artensterben uns alle betrifft" (UVIE Blog) - 2019
- "Applying biodiversity conservation research in practice" (Science Daily) - 2019
- "Biodiversity boosts crop pollinators and pest controllers" (Mongabay) - 2019
- "Ernterückgänge sind auch dem Verschwinden von Wildtieren geschuldet" (Der Standard) - 2019
- "Nature improves crop production" (The Nature Conservancy Blog) - 2019
- "Der Schlüssel zum tropischen Leben" (Radio Live Interview - Radio Feature - Ö1 Austria - Punkt Eins) - 2018
- "Natural Habitat Can Help Farmers Control Pests, But Not Always a Win-Win" (UC Davis Press Release) - 2018
- "International Conference on Eco-Friendly Farming and Farmland Ecology in Taiwan - ECO-FF" (NOWnews Taiwan) - 2018
- "Bats and Chocolate Production" (Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation Blog) - 2018
- "Vom Nutzen des biodiversitätsgerechten Kakaoanbaus" (Press Release, University of Göttingen) - 2018
- "Buchtipp des Monats" (Book of the month; University of Vienna - uni:view) - 2018
- "Das große Insektensterben" (Radio Interview - Radio Feature - Ö1 Austria - Radiokolleg) - 2018
- "Bird and Bat Ecosystem Services in Tropical Agroforestry" (in Chinese - TEIA Taiwan) - 2015
- "The Bat Approved Diet" (BATS Magazine – Bat Conservation International) - 2015
- "Pflanzenschutz ohne Gift" (HNA) - 2015
- "Vögel und Fledermäuse Machen Milliardenjob" (SCIENCE – ORF.at) - 2015
- "Vögel und Fledermäuse – Kostbare Nützlinge" (NATUR) - 2015
- "How common birds and rainforests help cacao farmers in Indonesia" (The Applied Ecologist's blog) - 2015
- "Ohne Artenvielfalt keine Schokolade?" (Werner Lampert Blog) - 2014
- "Die ökologische Dienstleistung von tropischen Vögeln und Fledermäusen in Indonesien" (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) - 2014
- "Vögel und Fledermäuse steigern Kakaoproduktion" (Göttinger Tageblatt) - 2013
- "Vögel und Fledermäuse fördern Kakaoertrag in Indonesien" (Der Standard) - 2013
