ReviTec is among four from 1500 projects to be presented to Horst Köhler, then president of Germany

DesertDrip (en, de):

ReviTal05, Land Bremen: Development of the ecological technology ReviTec® to combat degradation
Report 2007(German)

Restoration of degraded sites at Mallorca with Quercus ilex (MedOak: Mediterranean Oaks). Cooperation: Ajuntament de Calvia (Mallorca); G. Pfitsch, Eccolog (Ecologia, Compostes, Logistica ; Calvia, Mallorca); C. Zayas ( Amics de la Tierra, Soller, Mallorca).
Koehler et al. (2004), Kesel et al. 2006

El Mundo (11.05.05 a) El Mundo (11.05.05 b)

Development of biodiversity in a succession of 20 years with recommendations for management (BMBF: BIOLOG Biodiversität). Cooperation (Uni. Bremen): Dr. J. Müller (Botany).
Report 2003 (German), English Summary

"Werk Tanne"; BMBF, Land Bremen: Development and validation of plant-based soil-decontamination for industrial-sites and derelict military sites (). Cooperation (UFT): Prof. Jastorff (Bioorganic Chemistry), Prof. Heyser (Physiological Plant-Anatomy), Prof. Tippkötter (Soil Science). Partner: Umweltschutz Nord GmbH, Ganderkesee.
Koehler et al. 2002

International Cooperations

Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt (Prof. Dr. Raouf Moustafa): arid ecosystems, biodiversity, restoration
Université de Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (Prof. Dr. J. Kayem): combating desertification
University of Latvia , Riga,and Institute of Biology, Salaspils, Latvia (Prof. Dr. V. Melecis): Long-term ecosystem research (LTER), Coastal ecology, Biomonitoring, Soil ecology, Taxonomy of Gamasina
Ocean University of China (Qingdao), Academy of Forestry Inner Mongolia (Hohout)
National University of Belgorod (Russia)

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Publications
Selected references

Koehler,H.& Melecis,V. (2010). Long-term observations of soil mesofauna. In: Long term ecological research : between theory and application (eds C.Baessler et al.), Springer,in print

Koehler, H., 2005: Application of Ecological Knowledge to Habitat Restoration, in: Barthlott,W., Linsenmair,K.E., Porembski,S. (eds.): Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS). UNESCO & EOLSS Publisher, www. eolss.info.

Koehler, H., 2000: Natural regeneration and succession: results from a 13 yrs study with reference to mesofauna and vegetation, and implications for management. Landscape and Urban Planning 51: 123-130.

Koehler, H., 1999: Mesostigmatic mites. In: M. G. Paoletti (ed.): The role of biodiversity and bioindication in assessing sustainability in european landscapes. Agric., Ecosystems & Environment, 74: 395-410.

Koehler, H., K. Mathes, B. Breckling (eds.), 1999: Bodenökologie interdisziplinär. Springer, Berlin, etc., XII+241.

Koehler, H., E. Munderloh & S. Hofmann, 1995: Soil microarthropods (Acari, Collembola) from beach and dune: characteristics and ecosystem context. J. Coastal Cons. 1: 77-86.

Koehler, H., 1994: A case study on bioindication and its use for the assessment of ecological impact. In: M. Donker, H. Eijsackers & F. Heimbach (eds.): Ecotoxicology of Soil Organisms, Lewis, Chelsea: 427-444.

Full list of publications

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Skills
Project coordinator; field studies; laboratory planning and organization. Presentation of scientific results on science expositions (video, foto, poster, exhibits). Soil mesofauna identification, particularly Gamasina.

Methods
Field methods for entomology and soil fauna; extraction of soil animals; light microscopy; image processing; determination of Gamasina.

Teaching info for students

• standard classes in General Ecology and zoological systematics (invertebrates);
• graduate seminars on soil ecology, general ecology, succession, acarology, dune ecology, environmental ecology, arid ecosystems, recultivation, ecology and philosophy;
• practicals: general ecology, soil ecology, invertebrate taxonomy, dune ecology;
• field trips: Coastal ecosystems (Baltic Coast, North-Sea Islands, North-Sea Coast), Mallorca (Spain), Namibia.

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