Ecological Networks

Accepted and Early view

Künast R, Weisser WW, Seibold S, Mayr D, Siegmüller N, Schneider I, Westenmüller M, Blüthgen N, Staab M, Meyer S, Achury R (2024) Differential effect of grassland mowing on arthropod taxa. Ecological Entomology, accepted. >Link

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2024

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[86] Staab M, Weisser WW, Blüthgen N (2024) Deutliche Evidenz für das Insektensterben. Biologie in Unserer Zeit 54: 311-312. >Open Access

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[85] Blüthgen N, Staab M (2024) A critical evaluation of network approaches for studying species interactions. Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 55: 65–88. >Open Access (Blüthgen & Staab contributed equally)

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[84] Li Y, Schuldt A, Ebeling A, Eisenhauer N, Huan Y, Albert G, Albracht C, Amyntas A, Bonkowski M, ... Staab M, ... Schmid B, Ma K, Liu X (2024) Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution 8: 2037–2047. >Link

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[83] 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. >Open Access

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[82] 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. >Open Access

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[81] Aubona G, Mezzomo P, Sedio BE, Staab M, Volf M (2024) Neighbourhood effects on herbivory damage and chemical profiles in short‐rotation coppice willows and their hybrids. Phytochemistry 228: 114249. >Link

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[80] Wang MQ, Guo SK, Guo PF, Yang JJ, Chen GA, Chesters D, Orr M, Niu ZQ, Staab M, Chen JT, Li Y, Zhou QS, Fornoff F, Shi X, Li S, Martini M, Klein AM, Schuldt A, Liu X, Ma K, Bruelheide H, Luo A, Zhu CD (2024) Multi-dimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition. eLife 13: RP100202. >Open Access

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[79] Wittmann K, Ibrahim MG, Straw AD, Klein AM, Staab M (2024) Monitoring fast-moving animals – building a customized camera system and evaluation toolset. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 15: 836–842. >Open Access

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[78] 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 17: 229–242. >Open Access

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[77] Rappa N, Staab M, Ruppert LS, Frey J, Mello MAR, Klein AM (2024) Forest structure and heterogeneity increase diversity and alter composition of host-parasitoid networks. Ecological Entomology 29: 257–271. >Open Access

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[76] Neyret M, Le Provost G, Boesing AL, Schneider FD, Baulechner D, Bergmann J, de Vries F, Fiore-Donno AM, Geisen S, ... Staab M, ... Manning P (2024) A slow-fast trait continuum at the whole community level in relation to land use intensification. Nature Communications 15: 1251. >Open Access

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2023

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[75] Staab M (2023) Der Rückgang von Insekten in deutschen Wäldern – neue Ergebnisse aus den Biodiversitäts-Exploratorien. Beiträge zur Jagd- und Wildforschung 48: 281–297. (non-peer reviewed invited article)

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[74] Zhang X, Dalsgaard B, Staab M, Zhu C, Zhao Y, Gonçalves F, Ren P, Cai C, Qiao G, Ding P, Si X (2023) Habitat fragmentation increases specialization of multi-trophic interactions by high species turnover. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290: 20231372. >Link

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[73] Ruppert LS, Staab M, Klingenfuß S, Rappa N, Frey J, Segelbacher G (2023) Leaf litter arthropods show little response to structural retention in a Central European forest. Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 3973–3990. >Open Access

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[72] Chesters D, Ferrari RR, Lin X, Orr MC, Staab M, Zhu CD (2023) Launching insectphylo.org; a new hub facilitating construction and use of synthesis molecular phylogenies of insects. Molecular Ecology Resources 23: 1556–1573. >Link

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[71] Schuldt A, Liu X, Buscot F, Bruelheide H, Erfmeier A, He JS, Klein AM, Ma K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmid B, Scholten T, Tang Z, Trogisch S, Wirth C, Wubet T, Staab M (2023) Carbon-biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forest. Global Change Biology 29: 5321–5333. >Open Access

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[70] Hoenle PO, Staab M, Donoso DA, Argoti A, Blüthgen N (2023) Stratification and recovery time jointly shape ant functional re-assembly in a Neotropical forest. Journal of Animal Ecology 92: 1372–1387. >Open Access

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[69] Staab M, Pietsch S, Yan H, Blüthgen N, Chen A, Li Y, Zhang N, Ma K, Liu X (2023) Dear neighbor: trees with extrafloral nectaries facilitate defense and growth of adjacent undefended trees. Ecology 104: e4057. >Link

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[68] Achury R, Staab M, Blüthgen N, Weisser WW (2023) Forest gaps increase true bug diversity by recruiting open land species. Oecologia 202: 299-312. >Open Access

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[67] Li Y, Schmid B, Schuldt A, Li S, Wang MQ, Fornoff F, Staab M, Guo P, Anttonen P, Chesters D, Bruelheide H, Zhu CD, Ma K, Liu X (2023) Multitrophic arthropod diversity mediates tree diversity effects on primary productivity. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7: 832–840. >Link

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[66] Wittmann K, Klein AM, Staab M (2023) The influence of habitat properties on sex determination in cavity-nesting Hymenoptera. Basic and Applied Ecology 70: 1–11. >Open Access

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[65] Neff F, Prati D, Achury R, Ambarlı D, Bollinger R, Brändle M, Freitag M, Hölzel N, Kleinebecker T, Knecht A, Schäfer D, Schall P, Seibold S, Staab M, Weisser WW, Pellissier L, Gossner MM (2023) Reduction of invertebrate herbivory by land use is only partly explained by changes in plant and insect characteristics. Ecological Monographs 93: e1571. >Open Access

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[64] Staab M, Gossner MM, Simons NK, Achury R, Ambarlı D, Bae S, Schall P, Weisser WW, Blüthgen N (2023) Insect decline in forests depends on species’ traits and may be mitigated by management. Communications Biology 6: 338. >Open Access

(broad coverage in the general media, including several TV documentaries, e.g. HR, ZDF)

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[63] Weisser WW, Blüthgen N, Staab M, Achury R, Müller J (2023) Experiments are needed to quantify the main causes of insect decline. Biology Letters 19: 20220500. >Open Access

 

[62] Ruppert LS, Segelbacher G, Staab M, Winiger N (2023) Gauging DNA degradation among common insect trap preservatives. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 171: 218–226. >Open Access

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[61] Timoteo S, Albrecht J, Rumeu B, Norte AC, Traveset A, Frost CM, Marchante E, López-Núñez FA, Peralta G, Memmott J, Olesen JM, Costa JM, da Silva LP, Carvalheiro LG, Correia M, Staab M, Blüthgen N, Farwig N, Minorov S, Rodriguez-Echeverria S, Heleno R (2023) Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask. Functional Ecology 37: 274–286. >Open Access

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[60] Rappa NJ, Staab M, Ruppert LS, Frey J, Bauhus J, Klein AM (2023) Structural elements enhanced by retention forestry promote forest and non-forest specialist bees and wasps. Forest Ecology and Management 529: 120709. >Open Access

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2022

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[59] Tang T, Zhang N, Bongers FJ, Staab M, Schuldt A, Fornoff F, Hong L, Cavender-Bares J, Hipp A, Li S, Liang Y, Han B, Klein AM, Bruelheide H, Durka W, Schmid B, Ma K, Liu X (2022) Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacks. eLife 11: e78703. >Open Access

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[58] Neff F, Hagge J, Achury R, Ambarlı D, Ammer C, Schall P, Seibold S, Staab M, Weisser WW, Gossner MM (2022) Hierarchical trait filtering at different spatial scale determines beetle assemblages in deadwood. Functional Ecology 36: 2929–2942. >Link

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[57] Staab M, Achury R, Ammer C, Ehbrecht M, Irmscher V, Mohr H, Schall P, Weisser WW, Blüthgen N (2022) Negative effects of forest gaps on dung removal in a full-factorial experiment. Journal of Animal Ecology 91: 2113–2124. >Open Access

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[56] Liu X, Huang Y, Chen L, Li S, Bongers FJ, Castro-Izaguirre N, Liang Y, Yang B, Chen Y, Schnabel F, Tang T, Xue Y, Trogisch S, Staab M, Bruelheide H, Schmid B, Ma K (2022) Species richness, functional traits and climate interactively affect tree survival in a large forest biodiversity experiment. Journal of Ecology 110: 2522–2531. >Open Access

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[55] Rappa NJ, Staab M, Frey J, Winiger N, Klein AM (2022) Multiple forest structural elements are needed to promote beetle biomass, diversity and abundance.  Forest Ecosystems 9: 100056. >Open Access

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[54] Hoenle PO, Donoso DA, Argoti A, Staab M, von Beeren C, Blüthgen N (2022) Rapid ant community re-assembly in a Neotropical forest: recovery dynamics and land-use legacy. Ecological Applications 32: e2559 >Open Access

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[53] Blüthgen N, Staab M, Achury R, Weisser WW (2022) Unravelling insect declines: can space replace time?. Biology Letters 18: 20210666. >Open Access

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2021

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[52] Wu D, Staab M, Yu M (2021) Canopy closure retards fine wood decomposition in subtropical regenerating forests. Ecosystems 24: 1875–1890. >Link

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[51] Blüthgen N, Staab M (2021) Ecology: Mammals, interactions networks and the relevance of scale. Current Biology 31: R850–R853. >Link

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[50] Zumstein P, Bruelheide H, Fichtner A, Schuldt A, Staab M, Härdtle W, Zhao H, Assmann T (2021) What shapes ground beetle assemblages in a tree species-rich subtropical forest? ZooKeys 1044: 907–927. >Open Access

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[49] Fornoff F, Staab M, Zhu CD, Klein AM (2021) Multi-trophic communities re-establish with canopy cover and microclimate in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment. Oecologia 196: 289–301. >Open Access

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[48] Guo P, Wang M, Orr M, Li Y, Chen J, Zhou Q, Staab M, Fornoff F, Chen G, Zhang N, Klein AM, Zhu CD (2021) Tree diversity promotes predatory wasps and parasitoids but not pollinator bees in a subtropical experimental forest. Basic and Applied Ecology 53: 134–142. >Link

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[47] Wu D, Pietsch KA, Staab M, Yu M (2021) Wood species identity alters dominant factors driving fine wood decomposition along a tree diversity gradient in subtropical plantation forests. Biotropica 53: 643–657. >Link

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[46] Staab M, Liu X, Assmann T, Bruelheide H, Buscot F, Durka W, Erfmeier A, Klein AM, Ma K, Michalski S, Wubet T, Schmid B, Schuldt A (2021) Tree phylogenetic diversity structures multitrophic communities. Functional Ecology 35: 521–534. >Open Access

 

[45] Poeydebat C, Jactel H, Moreira X, Koricheva J, Barsoum N, Bauhus N, Eisenhauer N, Ferlian O, Francisco M, Gottschall F, Gravel D, Mason B, Muiruri E, Muys B, Nock C, Paquette A, Ponette Q, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Stokes V, Staab M, Verheyen K, Castagneyrol B (2020) Climate affects neighbour-induced changes in leaf chemical defences and tree diversity-herbivory relationships. Functional Ecology 35: 67–81. >Link

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2020

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[44] Staab M, Pereira-Peixoto MH, Klein AM (2020) Exotic garden plants partly substitute for native plants as resources for pollinators when native plants become seasonally scarce. Oecologia 194: 465–480. >Open Access (Staab & Pereira-Peixoto share the first authorship)

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[43] Staab M, Schuldt A (2020) The influence of tree diversity on natural enemies - A review of the 'enemies' hypothesis in forests. Current Forestry Reports 6: 243–259. >Open Access

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[42] Knuff AK, Staab M, Dormann CF, Frey J, Asbeck T, Klein AM (2020) Insect abundance in managed forests benefits from multi-layered vegetation. Basic and Applied Ecology 48: 124–135. >Link

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[41] Wang MQ, Li Y, Chesters D, Bruelheide H, Ma K, Guo PF, Zhou QS, Staab M, Zhu CD, Schuldt A (2020) Host functional and phylogenetic composition rather than host diversity structure plant-herbivore networks. Molecular Ecology 29: 2747–2762. >Open Access

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[40] Storch I, Penner J, Asbeck T, Basile M, Bauhus J, Braunisch V, Dormann CF, Frey J, Gärtner S, Hanewinkel M, Koch B, Klein AM, Kuss T, Pregernig M, Pyttel P, Reif A, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Segelbacher G, Schraml U, Staab M, Winkel G, Yousefpour R (2020) Analysing the effectiveness of retention forestry to enhance biodiversity in production forests of Central Europe using an interdisciplinary, multi-scale approach. Ecology and Evolution 10: 1489–1509. >Open Access

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[39] Skarbek CJ, Noack M, Bruelheide H, Härdtle W, von Oheimb G, Scholten T, Seitz S, Staab M (2020) A tale of scale: community but not neighborhood tree diversity increases leaf litter ant diversity. Journal of Animal Ecology 89: 299–308. >Open Access (recommended by F1000)

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[38] Bongers F, Schmid B, Sun Z, Li Y, Härdtle W, von Oheimb G, Li Y, Li S, Staab M, Ma K, Liu X (2020) Growth–trait relationships in subtropical forest are stronger at higher diversity. Journal of Ecology 108: 256–266. >Open Access

 

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2019

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[37] Staab M (2019) Plagiolepis alluaudi Emery, 1894, a globally spreading exotic ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) newly recorded from Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 74: 83–91. >Open Access

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[36] von Königslöw V, Klein AM, Staab M, Pufal G (2019) Benchmarking nesting aids for cavity-nesting bees and wasps. Biodiversity and Conservation 28:  3831–3849. >Link

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[35] Knuff AK, Staab M, Frey J, Helbach J, Klein AM (2019) Plant composition, not richness, drives occurrence of specialist herbivores. Ecological Entomology 44: 833–843. >Link

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[34] Knuff AK, Winiger N, Klein AM, Segelbacher G, Staab M (2019) Optimising sampling of flying insects using a modified window trap. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10: 1820–1825. >Open Access

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[33] Schuldt A, Ebeling A, Kunz M, Staab M, Guimarães-Steinicke C, Bachmann D, Buchmann N, Durka W, Fichtner A, Fornoff F, Härdtle W, Hertzog L, Klein AM, Roscher C, Schaller J, von Oheimb G, Weigelt A, Weisser W, Wirth C, Zhang J, Bruelheide H, Eisenhauer N (2019) Multiple plant diversity components drive consumer communities across ecosystems. Nature Communications 10: 1460. >Open Access

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[32] Fornoff F, Klein AM, Blüthgen N, Staab M (2019) Tree diversity increases robustness of multi-trophic interactions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286: 20182399. >Open Access

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[31] Pauli T, Castillo-Cajas RF, Rosa P, Kukowka S, Berg A, van den Berghe E, Fornoff F, Hopfenmüller S, Niehuis M, Peters RS, Staab M, Strumia F, Tischendorf S, Schmitt T, Niehuis O (2019) Phylogenetic analysis of cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) reveals a partially artificial classification at the genus level and a species-rich clade of bee parasitoids. Systematic Entomology 44: 322–335. >Link

 

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2018

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[30] Staab M, Pufal G, Tscharntke T, Klein AM (2018) Trap nests for bees and wasps to analyze trophic interactions in changing environments – a systematic overview and user guide. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9: 2226–2239. >Link (Cover illustration, associated post on methodsblog.com)

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[29] Liu X, Trogisch S, He JS, Niklaus PA, Bruelheide H, Tang Z, Erfmeier A, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Pietsch KA, Yang B, Kühn P, Scholten T, Huang Y, Wang C, Staab M, Leppert K, Wirth C, Schmid B, Ma K (2018) Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285: 20181240. >Open Access (This article has a correction:  >Link)

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[28] Schuldt A, Assmann T, Brezzi M, Buscot F, Eichenberg D, Gutknecht J, Härdtle W, He JS, Klein AM, Kühn P, Liu X, Ma K, Niklaus PA, Pietsch KA, Purahong W, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmid B, Scholten T, Staab M, Tang Z, Trogisch S, von Oheimb G, Wirth C, Wubet T, Zhu CD, Bruelheide H (2018) Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests. Nature Communications 9: 2989. >Open Access

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[27] Staab M, Hita Garcia F, Liu C, Xu ZH, Economo EP (2018) Systematics of the ant genus Proceratium Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in China – with descriptions of three new species based on micro-CT enhanced next-generation-morphology. ZooKeys 770: 137–192. >Open Access (Staab & Hita Garcia contributed equally)

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[26] Grossman JJ, Vanhellemont M, Barsoum N, Bauhus J, Bruelheide H, Castagneyrol B, Cavender-Bares J, Eisenhauer N, Ferlian O, Gravel D, Hector A, Jactel H, Kreft H, Mereu S, Messier C, Muys B, Nock C, Paquette A, Parker J, Perring MP, Ponette Q, Reich PB, Schuldt A, Staab M, Weih M, Zemp DC, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Verheyen K (2018) Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments. Environmental and Experimental Botany 152: 68–89. >Link

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[25] Janssen A, Hunger H, Konold W, Pufal G, Staab M (2018) Simple pond restoration measures increase dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 2311–2328. >Link

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[24] Binkenstein J, Klein AM, Assmann T, Buscot F, Erfmeier A, Ma K, Pietsch KA, Schmidt K, Scholten T, Wubet T, Bruelheide H, Schuldt A, Staab M (2018) Multi-trophic guilds respond differently to changing elevation in a subtropical forest. Ecography 41: 1013–1023. >Open Access (Binkenstein & Staab contributed equally)

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[23] Cao H, Klein AM, Zhu CD, Staab M, Durka W, Fischer M, Fornoff F (2018) Intra- and interspecific tree diversity promotes multitrophic plant–Hemiptera–ant interactions in a forest diversity experiment. Basic and Applied Ecology 29: 89–97. >Link

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[22] Müller M, Klein AM, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Nock C, Staab M (2018) Tree genetic diversity increases arthropod diversity in willow short rotation coppice. Biomass & Bioenergy 108: 338–344. >Link

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2017

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[21] Trogisch S, Schuldt A, Bauhus J, Blum JA, Both S, Buscot F, Castro-Izaguirre N, Chesters D, Durka W, Eichenberg D, Erfmeier A, Fischer M, Geißler C, Germany MS, Goebes P, Gutknecht J, Hahn CZ, Haider S, Härdtle W, He JS, Hector A, Hönig L, Huang Y, Klein AM, Kühn P, Kunz M, Leppert KN, Li Y, Liu X, Niklaus PA, Pei Z, Pietsch KA, Prinz R, Proß T, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmidt K, Scholten S, Seitz S, Song Z, Staab M, von Oheimb G, Weißbecker C, Welk E, Wirth C, Wubet T, Yang B, Yang X, Zhu CD, Schmid B, Ma K, Bruelheide H (2017) Towards a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality. Ecology and Evolution 7: 10652–10674. >Open Access

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[20] Schuldt A, Fornoff F, Bruelheide H, Klein AM, Staab M (2017) Tree species richness attenuates the positive relationship between mutualistic ant-hemipteran interactions and leaf chewer herbivory. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284: 20171489. >Open Access

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[19] Schuldt A, Bruelheide H, Assmann T, Buscot F, Erfmeier A, Klein AM, Ma K, Scholten T, Staab M, Wirth C, Zhang J, Wubet T (2017) Belowground top-down and aboveground bottom-up effects structure multitrophic communities in a biodiverse forest. Scientific Reports 7: 4222. >Open Access

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[18] Staab M, Fornoff F, Klein AM, Blüthgen N (2017) Ants at plant wounds – A little-known trophic interaction with evolutionary implications for ant-plant interactions. American Naturalist 190: 442–450. >Link

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[17] Staab M, Methorst J, Peters J, Blüthgen N, Klein AM (2017) Tree diversity and nectar composition affect arthropod visitors on extrafloral nectaries in a diversity experiment. Journal of Plant Ecology 10: 201–212. (selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’) >Open Access

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2016

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[16] Wein A, Bauhus J, Bilodeau-Gauthier S, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Nock C, Staab M (2016) Tree species richness promotes invertebrate herbivory on congeneric native and exotic tree saplings in a young diversity experiment. PLOS ONE 11: e0168751. >Open Access

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[15] Staab M, Bruelheide H, Durka W, Michalski S, Purschke O, Zhu CD, Klein AM (2016) Tree phylogenetic diversity promotes host-parasitoid interactions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283: 20160275. (Cover illustration) >Open Access

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[14] Peixoto-Pereira MH, Pufal G, Staab M, Martins CF, Klein AM (2016) Diversity and specificity of host-natural enemy interactions in an urban-rural interface. Ecological Entomology 41: 241–252. >Link

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2015

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[13] Schuldt A, Wubet T, Buscot F, Staab M, Assmann T, Böhnke-Kammerlander M, Both S, Erfmeier A, Klein AM, Ma K, Pietsch K, Schultze S, Wirth C, Zhang J, Zumstein P, Bruelheide H (2015) Multitrophic diversity in a biodiverse forest is highly nonlinear across spatial scales. Nature Communications 6: 10169. >Open Access

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[12] Staab M (2015) Aenictus hoelldobleri sp. n., a new species of the Aenictus ceylonicus group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from China, with a key to the Chinese members of the group. ZooKeys 516: 137–155.  >Open Access

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[11] Schuldt A, Staab M (2015) Tree species richness strengthens relationships between ants and the functional composition of spider assemblages in a highly diverse forest. Biotropica 47: 339–346. >Link

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[10] Staab M, Blüthgen N, Klein AM (2015) Tree diversity alters the structure of a tri-trophic network in a biodiversity experiment. Oikos 124: 827–834. (selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’) >Link

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[9] Staab M, Ohl M, Zhu CD, Klein AM (2015) Observational natural history and morphological taxonomy are indispensable for future challenges in biodiversity and conservation. Communicative and Integrative Biology 8: e992745. (invited addendum article commenting on A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp) >Open Access

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2014

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[8] Staab M, Schuldt A, Assmann T, Bruelheide H, Klein AM (2014) Ant community structure during forest succession in a subtropical forest in South-East China. Acta Oecologica 61: 32–40. >Link

 

[7] Staab M, Ohl M, Zhu CD Klein AM (2014) A unique nest-protection strategy in a new species of spider wasp. PLOS ONE 9: e101592. >Open Access
(Staab & Ohl share the first authorship; broad coverage in national and international media, e.g. Daily Mail, IFLScience, National Geographic, Süddeutsche Zeitung; highlighted in Nature; selected for the Top 10 New Species 2015)

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[6] Staab M, Schuldt A, Assmann T, Klein AM (2014) Tree diversity promotes predator but not omnivore ants in a subtropical Chinese forest. Ecological Entomology 39: 637–647. >Link

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[5] Staab M (2014) A new species of the Aenictus wroughtonii group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from South-East China. ZooKeys 391: 65–73. >Open Access

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[4] Staab M (2014) The first observation of honeydew foraging in army ants since 1933: Aenictus hodgsoni Forel, 1901 tending Eutrichosiphum heterotrichum (Raychaudhuri, 1956) in Southeast China. Asian Myrmecology 6: 115–118. >Open Access

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[3] Staab M, Kleineidam CJ (2014) Initiation of swarming behavior and synchronization of mating flights in the leaf-cutting ant Atta vollenweideri FOREL, 1893 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 19: 93–102. >Open Access

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[2] Floren A, Wetzel W, Staab M (2014) The contribution of canopy species to overall ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in temperate and tropical ecosystems. Myrmecological News 19: 65–74. >Open Access

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2012

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​[1] Menzel F, Staab M, Chung AY, Gebauer G, Blüthgen N (2012) Trophic ecology of parabiotic ants: Do the partners have similar food niches? Austral Ecology 37: 537–546. >Link