Leonie Fischer

Peer-reviewed articles

Kleinschroth, F., Savilaakso, S., Kowarik, I., Martinez, P.J., Chang, Y., Jakstis, K., Schneider, J., Fischer, L.K. (2024) Global disparities in urban green space use during the COVID-19 pandemic from a systematic review. Nature Cities. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-023-00020-6

Semak, U., Mylen’ka, M., Fischer, L.K. (2023) Vegetation Description and Functional Traits of Technogenic Ecotopes at a Thermal Power Plant in Western Ukraine. The Urban Naturalist. Link: https://www.eaglehill.us/URNAonline2/access-pages/068-Semak-accesspage.shtml

Guenat, S., Bailey-Athias, J.P., Fischer, L.K. (2023) Urban foraging in Brazilian public greenspaces. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01847-y 

Marzouk, M.A.; Salheen, M.A. and Fischer, L.K. (2022), Functionalizing building envelopes for greening and solar energy: Between theory and the practice in Egypt. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10:1056382. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1056382 

Jakstis, K., Dubovik, M., Laikari, A., Mustajärvi, K., Wendling, L., Fischer, L.K. (2022) Informing the design of urban green and blue spaces through an understanding of Europeans' usage and preferences. People and Nature. DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10419

Straka, T.M., Bach, L., Klisch, U., Egerer, M.H., Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2022) Beyond values: How emotions, anthropomorphism, beliefs and knowledge relate to the acceptability of native and non-native species management in cities. People and Nature, 00, 1– 15. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10398

Cerda, C., Guenat, S., Egerer, M., Fischer, L.K. (2022) Home Food Gardening: Benefits and Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Santiago, Chile. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.841386

Jakstis, K., Fischer, L.K. (2021) Urban Nature and Public Health: How Nature Exposure and Sociocultural Background Relate to Depression Risk. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, 9689.

Neuenkamp, L., Fischer, L.K., Schröder, R., Klaus, V.H. (2021) Special issue: Urban ecosystems: potentials, challenges, and solutions. Basic and Applied Ecology 56, 281-288.

Fischer, L.K., Gopal, D. (2021) Streetscapes as surrogate greenspaces during COVID-19? Frontiers in Sustainable Cities 3, 710920.

Kowarik, I., Straka, T., Lehmann, M., Studnitzky, R., Fischer, L.K. (2021) Between approval and disapproval: Citizens’ views on the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima and its management. NeoBiota 66: 1-30.

Lampinen, J., Tuomi, M., Fischer, L.K., Neuenkamp, L., Alday, J.G., Bucharova, A., Cancellieri, L., Casado-Arzuaga, I., Čeplová, N., Cerveró, L., Deák, B., Eriksson, O., Fellowes, M.D.E., De Manuel, B.F., Filibeck, G., González-Guzmán, A., Hinojosa, M.B., Kowarik, I., Lumbierres, B., Miguel, A., Pardo, R., Pons, X., Rodríguez-García, E., Schröder, R., Sperandii, M.G., Unterweger, P., Valkó, O., Vázquez, V. & Klaus, V.H. (2020) Acceptance of near-natural greenspace management relates to ecological and socio-cultural assigned values among European urbanites. Basic and Applied Ecology 50, 119-131.

Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K., Kendal, D. (2020) Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4964.

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2020) Dog Walkers’ Views of Urban Biodiversity across Five European Cities. Sustainability 12(9), 3507.

Fischer, L.K.*, Neuenkamp, L.*, Lampinen, J., Tuomi, M., Alday, J.G., Bucharova, A., Cancellieri, C., Casado-​Arzuaga, I., Čeplová, N., Cerveró, L., Deák, B., Eriksson, E., Fellowes, M.D.E., Fernández de Manuel, B., Filibeck, G., González-​Guzmán, A., Hinojosa, M.B., Kowarik, I., Lumbierres, B., Miguel, A., Pardo, R., Pons, X., Rodríguez-​García, E., Schröder, R., Gaia Sperandii, M,. Unterweger, P., Valkó, O., Vázquez, V., Klaus, V.H. (2020) Public attitudes towards biodiversity-​friendly greenspace management in Europe. Conservation Letters 13 (4), e12718.   *equal contributions

Buchholz, S., Gathof, A., Grossmann, A., Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K. (2020) Wild bees in urban grasslands: Urbanization, functional diversity and species traits. Landscape and Urban Planning 196, 103731.

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2020) Connecting people to biodiversity: is urban foraging a powerful tool? Ecological Indicators 112, 106087.

Nawrath, M., Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K. (2019) The influence of green streets on cycling behavior in European cities. Landscape and Urban Planning 190.

Fischer, L.K., Brinkmeyer, D., Karle, S.J., Cremer, K., Huttner, E., Seebauer, M., Nowikow, U., Schütze, B., Voigt, P., Völker, S., Kowarik, I. (2019) Biodiverse edible schools: Linking healthy food, school gardens and local urban biodiversity. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 40, 35-43.

Elands, B.H.M., Vierikko, K., Andersson, E., Fischer, L.K., Gonçalves, P., Haase, D., Kowarik, I., Luz, A.C., Niemelä, J., Santos-Reis, M., Wiersum, K.F. (2019) Biocultural diversity: A novel concept to assess human-nature interrelations, nature conservation and stewardship in cities. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 40, 29-34.

Landor-Yamagata, J., Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K. (2018) Urban Foraging in Berlin: People, Plants and Practices within the Metropolitan Green Infrastructure. Sustainability 10, 1873.

Fischer, L.K., Honold, J., Cvejić, R., Delshammar, T., Hilbert, S., Lafortezza, R., Nastran, M., Nielsen, A.B., Pintar, M., van der Jagt, A.P.N., Kowarik, I. (2018) Beyond green: Broad support for biodiversity in multicultural European cities. Global Environmental Change 49, 35-45.

Fischer, L.K., Honold, J., Botzat, A., Brinkmeyer, D., Cvejić, R., Delshammar, T., Elands, B., Haase, D., Kabisch, N., Karle, S.J., Lafortezza, R., Nastran, M., Nielsen, A.B., van der Jagt, A.P., Vierikko, K., Kowarik, I. (2018) Recreational ecosystem services in European cities: sociocultural and geographic context matters for park use. Ecosystem Services 31, 455-467.

Tischew, S., Kommraus, F., Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2017) Drastic site-preparation is key for the successful reintroduction of the endangered grassland species Jurinea cyanoides. Biological Conservation 214, 88-100.

Haase, D., Kabisch, S., Haase, A., Andersson, E., Banzhaf, E., Baró, F., Brenck, M., Fischer, L.K., Frantzeskaki, N., Kabisch, N., Krellenberg, K., Kremer, P., Kronenberg, J., Larondelle, N., Mathey, J., Pauleit, S., Ring, I., Rink, D., Schwarz, N. & Wolff, M. (2017) Greening cities – To be socially inclusive? About the alleged paradox of society and ecology in cities. Habitat International 64, 41-48.

Fischer, L.K., Eichfeld, J., Kowarik, I., Buchholz, S. (2016) Disentangling urban habitat and matrix effects on wild bee species. PeerJ 4:e2729

Fischer, L.K., Rodorff, V., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2016) Drivers of biodiversity patterns in parks of a growing South American megacity. Urban Ecosystems 19(3), 1231-1249.

Botzat, A., Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2016) Unexploited opportunities in understanding liveable and biodiverse cities. A review on urban biodiversity perception and valuation. Global Environmental Change 39, 220-233.

Vierikko, K., Elands, B., Niemelä, J., Andersson, E., Buijs, A., Fischer, L.K., Haase, D., Kabisch, N., Kowarik, I., Luz, A.C., Olafsson Stahl, A., Száraz, L., Van der Jagt, A. & Konijnendijk van den Bosch, C. (2016) Considering the ways biocultural diversity helps enforce the urban green infrastructure in times of urban transformation. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 22, 7-12.

Honold, J., Milicevic, M., Fischer, L. (2016) PLANTenary Urbanism. About migrating species and human happiness. ARCH+ 223: Planetary Urbanism: The Transformative Power of Cities, 202-203.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2013) Urban land use types contribute to grassland conservation. The example of Berlin. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 12 (3), 263-272.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Rillig, M.C., Kowarik, I. (2013) Creating novel urban grasslands by reintroducing native species in wasteland vegetation. Biological Conservation 159, 119-126.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2013) Urban grassland restoration: Which plant traits make desired species successful colonisers? Applied Vegetation Science 16, 272-285.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2009) Tree invasion in managed tropical forests facilitates endemic species. Journal of Biogeography 36 (12), 2251-2263.

 

Articles in other journals

Kleinschroth, F., Savilaakso, S., Kowarik, I., Julia, P., Chang, Y., Fischer, L.K. (2022) What is the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of urban greenspace? A systematic review protocol.Method protocol, available at DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7244528

Davidová, M., Fischer, L.K., Teye, M. (2022) POL– AI: Leveraging Urban EcoSystem. In B. Sweeting (Ed.), Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD11) 2022 Symposium (pp. 1-11). Brighton: Systemic Design Association.

Kowarik, I., Bartz, R., Fischer, L. (2016) Stadtgrün pflegen, Ökosystemleistungen stärken, Wildnis wagen! Informationen zur Raumentwicklung 6 (2016), 741-748.

von der Lippe, M., Fischer, L.K., Rolka, C., Kowarik, I. (2011) Der Jüdische Friedhof Berlin-Weißensee. Vegetation und gartenkünstlerische Elemente als historische Zeugnisse. Die Gartenkunst 2/2011, 329-339.

Kowarik, I., Jäger, H., Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M. (2011) Auf den Einzelfall kommt es an! Unterschiedliche Auswirkungen derselben invasiven Art auf ozeanischen Inseln. Geografische Rundschau 3/2011, 48-53.

Kowarik, I., von der Lippe, M., Fischer, L.K. (2011) Verbindung von Denkmal- und Naturschutz auf dem Jüdischen Friedhof in Berlin-Weißensee. In: ICOMOS Internationaler Rat für Denkmalpflege Deutschland und Landesdenkmalamt Berlin (Hrsg.) 2011. Jüdische Friedhöfe und Bestattungskultur in Europa. Jewish Cemeteries and Burial Culture in Europe. ICOMOS-Hefte des Deutschen Nationalkomitees LIII, 46-51.

von der Lippe, M., Fischer, L.K. (2010) Rückzug in die Stadtlandschaft - urbane Wiesen zwischen Nutzung und Naturschutz. Anthos 3/2010, 40-42.

Kowarik, I., Jäger, H., Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M. (2009) Positive und negative Folgen biologischer Invasionen auf ozeanischen Inseln am Beispiel des Chinarindenbaumes (Cinchona pubescens). Berichte der Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft 21, 162-173.

 

Books, book chapters

Tavares, I.L., Bailey-Athias, J.P., Schirmann, A., Fischer, L.K., Annisa, S. (2022) Assessment of Urban Productive Landscape Potential Through Strategic Planning Integration for Stuttgart, Germany. In: Rosso, F., Morea, D., Pribadi, D.O. (eds) Innovations in Green Urbanization and Alternative Renewable Energy. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07381-6_8

Fischer, L.K., Landor-Yamagata, J., Kowarik (2020) Urban foraging: Where cultural knowledge and local biodiversity meet. In: M. Egerer & H. Cohen (Eds.) Interdisciplinary urban agroecology research. Routledge Advances in Agroecology.

Fischer, L.K. (2020) Nature is for everyone: investigating attitudes to urban biodiversity. In: Gandy, M. & Jasper, S. (Hrsg.) The Botanical City. Jovis.

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2018) How people value biodiversity in urban landscapes: Assessing the people-nature intersection in cities. In: Mueller, L. & Sychev, V. (Hrsg.) Novel Methods and Results of Landscape Research in Europe, Central Asia and Siberia, 66-69.

Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K., Honold, J. (2016) Beeinflusst Artenvielfalt die Wertschätzung der Stadtnatur? In: Ingo Kowarik, Robert Bartz, Miriam Brenck (Hrsg.) Naturkapital Deutschland – TEEB DE (2016): Ökosystemleistungen in der Stadt – Gesundheit schützen und Lebensqualität erhöhen. Technische Universität Berlin, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ. Berlin, Leipzig.

Fischer, L.K. (2015): Wildwuchs Berlin - Florierende Stadtnatur. Berlin Story Verlag, 96 S.

Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K., Säumel, I., von der Lippe, M., Weber, F., Westermann, J.R. (2011) Plants in urban settings: from patterns to mechanisms and ecosystem services. In: Wilfried Endlicher, Patrick Hostert, Ingo Kowarik, Elmar Kulke, Julia Lossau, John Marzluff, Elke van der Meer, Harald Mieg, Gunnar Nützmann, Marlies Schulz, Gerd Wessolek (Hrsg.) Perspectives of Urban Ecology - Studies of ecosystems and interactions between humans and nature in the metropolis of Berlin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.

 

Reports

Vierikko, K., Andersson, E., Branquinho, C., Elands, B., Fischer, L.K., Gonçalves, P., Grilo, F., Haase, D., Ioja, C., Kowarik, I., Lindgren, J., Mendes, R., Niemelä, J., Pieniniemi, M., Príncipe, A., Puttonen, M., Santos-Reis, M., Teixeira, D., Vieira, J., Yli-Pelkonen, V. (2017) Identifying, quantifying and qualifying biocultural diversity. Technical report, Green Surge Deliverable D2.3. Available at: http://greensurge. eu/products/biocultura-diversity/D2.3_Identifying__quantifying_and_qualifying_BCD.pdf

Vierikko, K., Elands, B., Goncalves, P., Luz, A.C., Andersson, E., Haase, D., Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I., Niemelä, J. (2017) BCD: Linkages between people and nature - database, typology and indicators. Technical report, Green Surge Milestone MS22. Available at: http://greensurge.eu/products/ biocultura-diversity/MS22_BCD.pdf

van der Jagt, A., Anton, B., Reil, A., Debellis, Y., Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I., Cvejic, R., Marsen, A. (2017) Cities and researchers learning together: What does it take? Technical report, Green Surge Deliverable 8.7, 63p. Available at http://greensurge.eu/working-packages/wp8/D8_7_GREEN_ SURGE_compressed.pdf

Eler, K., Železnikar, Š., Cvejić, R., Pintar, M., Haase, D., Kabisch, N., Strohbach, M., Annerstedt van den Bosch, M., Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K. (2016) Functional linkages between urban green infrastructure, biodiversity and human well-being. Technical report, Green Surge Deliverable D3.2., 58 p. Available at: http://greensurge.eu/working-packages/wp3/files/D3.2_final.pdf

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I., Botzat, A., Honold, J., Haase, D., and Kabisch, N. (2015) Interaction of biological and cultural diversity of urban green spaces. Technical report, Green Surge Deliverable D2.2, 120p. Available at http://greensurge.eu/working-packages/wp2/D2.2_20151226.pdf

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I., Botzat, A., Honold, J., Haase, D., Kabisch, N. (2015) Biocultural diversity of urban green spaces in European cities. Technical report, Green Surge Milestone MS21, 43p. Available at: http://greensurge.eu/working-packages/wp2/filer/MS21_20151031.pdf

 

Film

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2017) Urban Lab Berlin: The Edible School. Abrufbar unter https://youtu.be/g8l31_2msvo

Since October 2019: Professor of Landscape Planning and Ecology at the University of Stuttgart.

2011 – 2019: Scientific employee at the Department of Ecosystem Science/Plant Ecology at the Technical University (TU) Berlin

2012: Doctorate on the topic "Urban meadows: Biodiversity Patterns and Renaturation Potential" in the framework of the Graduiertenkolleg Stadtökologie Berlin

2007: Diploma in Landscape Planning / Landscape Architecture at the TU Berlin

2001: Formal trainung as landscape gardener

Topic: Sociocultural Aspects of Urban Biodiversity

Fischer, L.K., Bender, E., Guenat, S., Krause, P., Leistner, P. & Müller, H. (2023) Biodiversity façade: Development of a green façade system for people, plants and pollinators. 51st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) in Leipzig, Deutschland.
 
Fischer, L.K. (2022) Nature's contributions to people in cities: What have we learned from two years in a pandemic? International Conference on Ecological Sciences & Evolution, Metz, France.

Fischer, L.K., Gopal, D. (2021) Green streets: Places for recreation during crisis time? Congress of the Society for Urban Ecology (SURE), Poznan, Poland

Fischer, L.K. (2021) Urban nature: where people and biodiversity meet. Institute of Evolution and Ecology (EvE) Seminar, Universität Tübingen, Germany

Fischer, L.K., Hartmann, N., Kowarik, I. (2019) "Nature to go": Wild vegetation along urban railway stations allows people everyday contact with nature. In: Tiede, J. & Klein Raufhake, T. (Eds.): Science meets practice. 49th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Band 43, 672.

Neuenkamp, L., Fischer, L.K., Lampinen, J., Tuomi, M., Klaus, V.H. (2019) Sustainable urban greenspaces: Do citizens’ needs and biodiversity conservation meet? In: Tiede, J. & Klein Raufhake, T. (Eds.): Science meets practice. 49th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Band 43, 672.

Isaiasz, E., Fischer, L.K., Felgentreff, E., Buchholz, S., Bui, M., Hiller, A., Kowarik, I. (2019) Bestäuberschutz in Biodiversitätsstrategien: eine internationale Perspektive. Interdisziplinäre Biodiversitätstagung, Internationale Naturschutzakademie Vilm des BfN, Germany

Klaus, V.H., Fischer, L.K., Lampinen, J., Toumi, M., Neuenkamp, L. (2017) People’s attitude towards urban green space: Do they prioritise nature or human needs? Joint GfÖ, BES, NECOV and EEF conference “Ecology across borders”, Ghent, Belgium

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2017) Biodiversity meets preferences of diverse urban people. Conference on urban green infrastructure „Connecting People and Nature for Sustainable Cities”, Malmö, Sweden

Fischer, L.K., Honold, J., Kowarik, I. (2017) People across Europe like urban biodiversity. European conference on biodiversity and climate change ECBCC „Biodiversity and Health in the face of Climate Change“, Bonn, Germany

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2017) Grüne Infrastruktur für gutes Leben in der Stadt. 4. Stadtlabor- Workshop i.R. der Internationalen Gartenausstellung IGA 2017 „Gut Leben in der Stadt: Naturvielfalt – Ernährung – Gesundheit“, Berlin, Germany

Fischer, L.K. (2017) Mehr als nur Grün: Städter lieben Artenvielfalt. Konferenz des Netzwerk Urbane Biodiversität Ruhrgebiet „Urbane Biodiversität - Grüne und Blaue Infrastruktur“, Essen, Germany

Milicevic, M., Fischer, L.K., Honold, J. (2016) PLANTenary URBANISM – von wandernden Arten und glücklichen Menschen. Gesprächsrunde im „Kreuzberger Salon“, Berlin, Germany

Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2016) Triple benefits from urban grassland restoration to people, plants and bees. Society for ecological restoration SER, European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Freising, Germany

 

Topic: Biodiversity Patterns of Urban Meadows

Fischer, L.K. (2021) Urbane Wiesen für gutes Leben in der Stadt – Potential für Wildpflanzen, Wildbienen und Menschen. Dialoglabor II, Natürlich Hamburg! Hamburg, Germany

Buchholz, S., Kowarik, I., Fischer, L.K. (2016) Urbane Wiesen als Lebensraum für Wildbienen: neue Perspektiven für die städtische Bestäuberdiversität. III. Urbane Pflanzen Conferenz, Insekten-Vielfalt in der Stadt. Julius-Kühn-Institut, Braunschweig, Germany

Fischer, L.K. (2015) Neue Stadtwiesen: Vielfalt im Wohnumfeld. „Arbeitsgespräch Private Grün- und Freiflächen“ in Verbindung mit der Berliner Strategie zur Biologischen Vielfalt, Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt, Berlin, Germany

Fischer, L.K., Bewernick, T., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2013) Turning into town: how protected grassland biotopes relate to urban matrix parameters. In: Gehrmann, G. (Ed.): Building bridges in ecology. 43th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Band 43, 415.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2013) Biodiversity patterns of urban grasslands across scales. In: Qureshi, S., Haase, D. & N. Kabisch (Ed.): Proceedings of the First Congress of the Society for Urban Ecology (SURE), 176.

Fischer, L.K., Rodorff, V., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2011) Growing city, growing diversity? Park vegetation in Santiago de Chile. In: Minden, V. (Ed.) 41th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ): Ecological Functions, Patterns, Processes. Book of abstracts. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Band 41, 264.

Rodorff, V., FISCHER, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2010) Biodiversidad de una ciudad en crecimiento: vegetación de parques urbanos en Santiago de Chile. Reunión Binacional de Ecología, Buenos Aires, Argentina

FISCHER, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2010) Geschütztes Grünland in Berlin: Zur Bedeutung von Flughäfen und historischen Parkanlagen. Fachgespräch bei der Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt, Berlin, Germany

FISCHER, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2008) Significance of historical gardens for nature conservation. In: Urban biodiversity & Design. Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities. 3rd Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology. Book of abstracts. BfN-Skripten 229, 77.

 

Topic: Restoration

Tischew, S., Kommraus, F., Fischer, L.K., Kowarik, I. (2017) Drastic site-preparation is key to long- term reintroduction success of the highly endangered xeric grassland species Jurinea cyanoides. Konferenz „SER 2017 - World conference on ecological restoration: Linking science and practice for a better world”, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil

Fischer, L.K. (2014) Grünlandrenaturierung in neuartigen urbanen Ökosystemen. Workshop on Wastelands. Universität der Künste, Fachgebiet Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte (Architektur), Berlin, Germany

Fischer, L.K., Senße, V., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2013) Multifunctional benefits of urban grassland restoration. In: Gehrmann, G. (Ed.): Building bridges in ecology. 43th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Band 43, 433.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2012) Potential for native grassland species in novel urban ecosystems. In: Klein, A.-M. & H. von Wehrden (Eds.): From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society. 42th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Band 42, 232.

Fischer, L.K. (2012) Versuche zur Wiesenentwicklung auf städtischen Brachflächen. Imkerverein Wuhletal 1864, Berlin, Germany

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2011) Urban grassland restoration: On which plant traits rely successful colonizers? In: Minden, V. (Ed.): 41th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ): Ecological Functions, Patterns, Processes. Book of abstracts. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie, Band 41, 285.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2011) Trick or treat? Treatments and trait combinations for successful urban grassland restoration. In: Semi-natural grasslands as a source of biodiversity improvement. Regional workshop Salvere project 2011, Bernburg. Conference Proceedings, 27.

Fischer, L.K. (2011) Versuche zur Wiesenentwicklung auf städtischen Brachflächen. Stadt und Land Wohnungsbauten-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2010) Wasteland shouldn’t be wasted. In: Cracks in the concrete jungle - new perspectives on urban ecology. 5th International Urban Ecology Congress, Berlin. Congress Proceedings, 154-155.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2010) Assisted migration in urban demolishing sites: conversion of wasteland into low-maintenance meadows. In: Ecological restoration and sustainable development. Establishing links across frontiers. 7th SER European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Avignon. Society for Ecological Restoration. Abstract Book, 79.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik I., Kühn, N. (2009) Can urban landscape design be aesthetic and species-rich at the same time? In: Holzheu, S. & Thies, B. (Eds.): 39th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ): Dimensions of Ecology: from Global Change to Molecular Ecology. Book of abstracts. Bayreuther Forum Ökologie 115, 210-211.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2009) Nothing but daisies? Protected urban grassland habitats and association to land use types in Berlin. In: Holzheu, S. & Thies, B. (Eds.): 39th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ): Dimensions of Ecology: from Global Change to Molecular Ecology. Book of abstracts. Bayreuther Forum Ökologie 115, 218.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik I., Kühn, N. (2009) Kann Freiraumgestaltung Ästhetik und Artenreichtum verbinden? Tagung „Gräser und Wiesen im städtischen Freiraum“ des Bund deutscher Staudengärtner BdS und der Karl Foerster Stiftung, Berlin, Germany

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2009) Extensive Wiesen auf Stadtbrachen: Welche Standorteigenschaften beeinflussen die Etablierung? Ausstellung zum Weltbodentag, Technische Universität Berlin, Fachgebiet Standortkunde und Bodenschutz, Germany

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2008) Experimentelle Diversifizierung der Biodiversitätsdynamik in urbanen Wohngebieten. 4. Kongress des Graduiertenkollegs 780 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft Stadtökologische Perspektiven in Wissenschaft und Praxis. Ergebnisse der Nachwuchsforschung zur Stadt im Wandel, Berlin. Tagungsband, 85.

 

Topic: Biological Invasions

Fischer, L.K., Straka, T.M., Lehmann, M., Studnitzky, R., Kowarik, I. (2021) People’s preferences for the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima and its management in cities. Society for Ecological Restoration SER, European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Alicante, Spain

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2009) Endemic flora profits from tree invasion in managed Hawaiian forests. In: Holzheu, S. & Thies, B. (Eds.): 39th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ): Dimensions of Ecology: from Global Change to Molecular Ecology. Book of abstracts. Bayreuther Forum Ökologie 115, 157.

Fischer, L.K., von der Lippe, M., Kowarik, I. (2008) Increase in species richness caused by tree invasion in managed forests in Hawai’i. In: Neobiota. Towards a Synthesis. 5th European Conference on Biological Invasions, Prague, Czech Republic. Book of abstracts, 196.

2023: Organization of the session Best Practice for Mainstreaming Biodiversity: How to Transfer Current Knowledge on Biodiversity into Real Action of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) in Leipzig, Deutschland.

2021: Organization of the Session Near-natural restoration of urban green infrastructure at the Meeting of the Society for Ecological Restoration Europe (SERE) in Alicante, Spain (digital)

2021: Organization of the Session Urban Ecology: Past, Present, Future of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ecology (GfÖ) in Braunschweig, Germany (digital)

2019: Organization of the session Urban ecosystems: challenges, potentials and solutions of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Society for Ecology (GfÖ) in Münster, Germany

2019: Workshop with experts in the applied research project to optimize pollinator protection ("Bestäuberstrategie") in Berlin, Germany

2017: Workshop in the context of the International Garden Exhibition IGA 2017 "Living well in the city: natural diversity - nutrition - health" in Berlin, Germany

2013: Excursion to urban brownfields and organization of the session Urban Biodiversity, Management and Governance of the 1st meeting of the Society for Urban Ecology (SURE) in Berlin, Germany

2013: Excursion to urban grassland during the 43rd annual meeting of the GfÖ in Potsdam, Germany

2012: Organization of the session Facing new challenges: biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban areas at the 42nd annual meeting of GfÖ in Lüneburg, Germany

2011: Organization of the session Drivers of differentiation and homogenisation of urban biodiversity of the 41st annual meeting of the GfÖ in Oldenburg, Germany

2010: Conference Cracks in the Concrete Jungle: New Perspectives on Urban Ecology of the Graduiertenkolleg Stadtökologie Berlin in Berlin, Germany

2009: Workshop Urban Ecology in Mexico City and Berlin, Universidad National de México UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico

2008: Conference Urban Ecological Perspectives in Science and Practice of the Research Training Group Urban Ecology Berlin in Berlin, Germany

Since 2022: Expert within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, in the section “cities and urban landscapes”.

Since 2021: Co-chair of specialist group Urban Ecology within GfÖ - The Ecological Society of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Since 2021: Faktencheck Artenvielfalt. (Fackt Check Biodiversity). Part of lead author team for "Urban Areas" chapters

2022-2025: Biodiversity façade - Development of a green façade system to promote biodiversity as part of the urban green infrastructure; Project at ILPÖ; Funding: BLE; Collaboration with the Institute for Acoustics and Building Physics of University Stuttgart and Helix Pflanzensysteme GmbH

2019-2020: Implementation of the strategy to promote bees and other pollinators in Berlin by optimizing wild bee conservation; project at the Technische Universität Berlin; Funding: Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection Berlin

2013 - 2017: Green Surge: Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy; project at the Technische Universität Berlin; Funding: Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission

2008 - 2011: Urban Ecological Perspectives III - Optimizing Urban Nature Development: Nature Functions and Living Environment of Urban Dwellers in Dynamic Change; Project at the Technische Universität Berlin; Funding: German Research Foundation DFG

2008: Model recording of the vegetation of the Jewish Cemetery Weißensee in preparation for the World Heritage nomination; project at the TTechnische Universität Berlin; Funding: Landesdenkmalamt Berlin