
Johanna L. Berger


CV
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Since 2025
Research assistant in the Biodiversity Exploratories
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2021-2025
PhD candidate in the BioDivKultur project
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2021
Internship in the Citizen Science project Butterfly migration, IBB Barcelona
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2018-2021
M.Sc.
"Biodiversity and Conservation"
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Thesis: Composition of arthropod communities at two elevational levels in a tropical montane rainforest
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2014-2018
B.Sc.
Conservation Biology and Philosophy
Universität Koblenz-Landau
Thesis: The impact of succesion on grasshoppers in the nature reserve "Ebenberg"
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Research interests
I study arthropods to better understand how human activity affects them and what this means for biodiversity conservation in the context of insect declines. My research combines ecological science with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, as seen in projects like BioDivKultur. I also aim to promote the appreciation and protection of biodiversity within a social-ecological context, for instance, via science communication or applied approaches such as the Insect Calculator.
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Research domains:
Entomology
Conservation Biology
Ecological Networks
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Contact
johanna.berger1(at)tu-darmstadt.de
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B1|02, Room 207
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Johanna L. Berger
BioDivKultur
Fachbereich Biologie
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Schnittspahnstr. 3
64287 Darmstadt
Germany
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Phone +49 6151 16-20039
Research projects
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Publications
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Reich, MS, Shipilina D, Talla Venkat, Bahleman F, Kébé K, Berger JL, Backström N, Talavera G, und Bataille CP. (2025) Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated. PNAS Nexus 4:pgae586. Link
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Berger JL, Daum SNK, Hartlieb M (2024) Simply the green: Urban refuges. Basic and Applied Ecology 80:108–119. Link
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Hartlieb M, Raubitzek S, Berger JL, Staab M, Vogt J, Ayasse M, Ostrowski A, Weisser W, Blüthgen N (2024) Assessing mowing intensity: a new index incorporating frequency, machinery, and technique. Grassland Research 3:264–274. Link
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Berger JL, Staab M, Hartlieb M, Simons NK, Wells K, Gossner M, Vogt J, Achury R, Seibold S, Hemp A, Weisser WW, Blüthgen N (2024) The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods. Ecological Applications. 34:e3022. Link
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Sanetra D, Berger J, Hartlieb M, Simons N, Walther G, Blüthgen N, Staab M (2024) Disentangling how urbanisation influences moth diversity in grasslands. Insect Conservation and Diversity. Link