Dr. Julia-Maria Hermann
Chair of Restoration Ecology
TUM School of Life Sciences
Technische Universität München
Emil-Ramann-Str. 6
85354 Freising
Telefon: +49 8161 714142
Fax: +49 8161 714143
E-Mail: juliamaria.hermann[at]googlemail.com
J.-M. Hermann, complete CV (pdf)
Curriculum vitae
| since 2011 | Post-Doc: Research projects“Scientific basis for grassland restoration in southern Brazil” (DFG KO1741/2), “Degradation of biodiversity and ecosystem functions in subtropical grassland, and limitations to restoration” (DFG, KO 1741/3-1) |
| 2013 | Administration of TUMbiodivers (Biodiversity Research Network) |
| 2009-2011 | Research Assistant: Research projects "Begleituntersuchungen zur Abschätzung des Klimaentlastungspotenzials durch Moor-Renaturierungsmaßnahmen in Bayern im Rahmen des KLIP2020" (potential of fen and bog restoration to reduce trace gas emissions, funded by LfU), "Organische Böden" (funded by vTI), Chair of Restauration Ecology, Technische Universität München |
| 2009 | PhD Thesis: Pioneer Woody Species in Grasslands of Southern Brazil: Life history traits and population dynamics. |
| 2008 | Assistant in plant protection product testing, Institut für Pflanzenschutz der Bayerischen Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Freising |
| 2007-2009 | BMBF-Project "Reintegration von Altindustriestandorten in urbane Funktionsräume" (urban wasteland conversion), Chair of Landscape Architecture, Technische Universität München |
| 2003-2006 | Research Assistant: Project „Wald-Grasland-Dynamik im südlichen Brasilien“ (forest-grassland-dynamics in southern Brazil; funded by DFG), Chair of Vegetation Ecology, Technische Universität München |
| 2003-2009 | PhD study, Chair of Vegetation Ecology, Technische Universität München |
| 2003 | Dipl-Ing. (Univ.) of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning. Thesis: Vegetation Study in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: 1. Construction of the Interactive Identification Key OKAFLOR. 2. Vegetation study in a seasonal floodplain of the Okavango Delta |
| 1997-2003 | Diploma study of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Planning, Technische Universität München |
Research interests
- Seed sources and mixtures of native and non-native species in restoration
- Grassland restoration in southern Brazil
- Patterns and processes in the forest-grassland-ecotone, in particular establishment and persistence of woody species
- Greenhouse gas exchange of restored peatland ecosystems: measurement and modelling
Publications/Presentations
| 2014 | Andrade, B. O., Overbeck, G. E., Pilger, G. E., Hermann, J.-M., Conradi, T., Boldrini, I. I., & Kollmann, J. (2014). Intraspecific trait variation and allocation strategies of calcareous grassland species: results from a restoration experiment. Basic and Applied Ecology. Available online 27 August 2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2014.08.007 |
| 2013 | Overbeck, G. E., Hermann, J.-M., Andrade, B. O., Boldrini, I. I., Kiehl, K., Kirmer, A., Koch, C., Kollmann, J., Meyer, S. T., Müller, S. C., Nabinger, C., Pilger, G. E., Trindade, J. P. P., Vélez-Martin, E., Walker, E. A., Zimmermann, D. G. & Pillar, V. D. (2013). Restoration Ecology in Brazil–Time to Step Out of the Forest. Natureza e Conservação 11(1): 92-95. |
| Hermann, J.-M., Kiehl, K., Kirmer, A., Tischew, S. & Kollmann, J. (2013): Renaturierungsökologie im Spannungsfeld zwischen Naturschutz und neuartigen Ökosystemen. (The dilemma of novel ecosystems in restoration and conservation work.) Natur und Landschaft 88(4): 149-154 | |
| 2012 | Hermann, J.-M., Haug, S., Pillar, V. DePatta & Pfadenhauer, J. (2012): Shrubs versus ‘gullivers’: Woody species coping with disturbance in grasslands. Plant Ecology 213: 1757-1768. |
| 2009 | Hermann, J.-M., Overbeck, G., Müller, S.C. & Fidelis, A. (2009): Vegetationsdynamik und Regenerationsstrategien im Grasland Südbrasiliens. Laufener Spezialbeiträge 2/09: 169-174 |
Selected symposium contributions
| 2014 | Hermann, J.-M., Duarte, M.M., Goßner, M.M., Koch, C., Meyer, S.T., Overbeck, G.E., Podgaiski, L., & Kollmann, J.: Degraded grasslands: How much recovery and towards which reference? (lecture). 9th SER European Conference, Oulu, Aug 4-8, 2014 Hermann, J.-M. & Kollmann, J.: ER goes BEF: A formal comparison between biodiversity and restoration experiments in grasslands (poster). 9th SER European Conference, Oulu, Aug 4-8, 2014 |
| 2013 | Hermann, J.-M. & Kollmann, J.: Sowing seeds of doubt: Trans-national cultivation and selection of European grassland species and implications for restoration (lecture). 5th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Madison, Oct. 6-11, 2013 Hermann, J.-M. & Kollmann, J.: Hotspots of world grassland restoration (poster). 5th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, Madison, Oct. 6-11, 2013 |
| 2012 | Kollmann, J. & Hermann, J.-M.: Pflanzenarten, Sorten und Provenienzen in der Renaturierungsökologie. Beiträge der 53. Fachtagung des DLG-Ausschusses "Gräser, Klee und zwischenfrüchte" am 6. November 2012 in Bonn. Hermann, J.-M. & Overbeck, G.: Novel concepts for grassland restoration in southern Brazil? (lecture) 8th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Budweis, Czech Republic, 9.-14.9.2012. Hermann, J.-M. & Conradi, T.: Calcareous grasslands in the north of Munich - „What are our targets in restoration? How can we achieve our targets?“ (excursion reader) DFG-CNPq workshop “Scientific bases for grassland restoration in southern Brazil”, Freising, Germany, 16.-18.7.2012. |
| 2011 | Hermann, J.-M., Overbeck, G., Boldrini, I.I., Müller, S.C., Kollmann, J. & V.d.P. Pillar: Introducing grassland restoration to southern Brazil (poster). Workshop SALVERE Projekt "Artenreiche Grünlandgesellschaften", Bernburg, 18.-20.5.2011. |
| 2010 | Hermann, J.-M., Overbeck, G., Boldrini, I.I., Müller, S.C., Kollmann, J. & V.d.P. Pillar: New concepts for grassland restoration in southern Brazil (lecture). Lateinamerikatagung ILZ, Bonn, 17.-18.12.2010. Hermann, J.-M. & Prates, L. da Silva: Mammals as dispersers of forest tree seeds in southern Brazilian grasslands (poster). 40. GfÖ-Tagung, Gießen, Germany. |
| 2007 | Hermann, J.-M., Prates, L. da Silva, Pillar, V. De Patta & J. Pfadenhauer: Makings of a successful pioneer forest species: Myrsine parvula in grasslands of Southern Brazil (lecture). 3. Deutsch-Brasilianisches Symposium: Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Freiburg, Germany. |
| 2005 | Hermann, J.-M., Schüssler, G., Pillar V. De Patta & J. Pfadenhauer: Grassland Colonisation by Woody Species: Relative importance of Vegetative and Generative Reproduction (poster). ATBC Symposium, Uberlândia, Brazil. Hermann, J.-M., Müller, S., Westphalen, M., Pillar V. De Patta & J. Pfadenhauer: Survival of Woody Species in Grassland after Biomass Loss: A Comparison of Grassland and Forest Species (lecture). 48th Symposium of the International Association of Vegetation Science (IAVS) in Lissabon, Portugal. |
| 2004 | Hermann, J.-M., Pillar, V. De Patta & J. Pfadenhauer: Woody Species Invading Grassland on the Planalto das Araucarias, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (poster). 47th Symposium of the International Association of Vegetation Science (IAVS) in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA. |
Teaching experience
Mostly supervision of undergraduate projects, selection:
- Die nichtheimischen Süßgräser der nordamerikanischen Langgrasprärie (Non-native sweetgrasses in the northern American tallgrass prairie) (BSc project, May 2014)
- Change of land use and land cover by silvicultural expansion on the Campos de Cima da Serra, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2002/03 - 2008/09) (MSc project, May 2013; in collaboration with H.Hasenack, UFRGS-Brazil)
- Campos Conservation & Restoration: Ideological Background, Legal Framework & Current Practice (MSc project, August 2012; in collaboration with G.Overbeck, UFRGS-Brazil)