Walter Durka (0000-0002-6611-2246)

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Head of Molecular Ecology Group
Department Community Ecology
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
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Assessment of genetic diversity among seed transfer zones for multiple grassland plant species across Germany

Basic and Applied Ecology

2025-05 | Journal article

DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2024.11.004

Contributors: Walter Durka; Stefan G. Michalski; Johannes Höfner; Anna Bucharova; Filip Kolář; Christina M. Müller; Christoph Oberprieler; Kristýna Šemberová; Markus Bauer; Matthias Bernt et al.

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Assessment of genetic diversity among seed transfer zones for multiple grassland plant species across Germany

Selection and Phenotypic Plasticity Shape Plant Performance in a Grassland Biodiversity Experiment

Selection strengthens the relationship between plant diversity and the metabolic profile ofPlantago lanceolata

Phylogenetic relationships and plant life stage but not biogeographic history mediate priority effects of European grassland plants

Genomic signatures of past megafrugivore‐mediated dispersal in Malagasy palms

Land use modulates resistance of grasslands against future climate and inter‐annual climate variability in a large field experiment

Effects of species diversity on trait expression of the clonal herb Taraxacum officinale and its relation to genotype diversity and phenotypic plasticity

Re-focusing sampling, design and experimental methods to assess rapid evolution by non-native plant species

Low land-use intensity buffers grasslands against future climate and inter-annual climate variability in a large field experiment

Two common, often coexisting grassland plant species differ in their evolutionary potential in response to experimental drought

Recent evolution of flowering time across multiple European plant species correlates with changes in aridity

Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome

Recent evolution of flowering time across multiple European plant species correlates with changes in aridity

Deep phylogeographic splits and limited mixing by sea surface currents govern genetic population structure in the mangrove genus Lumnitzera (Combretaceae) across the Indonesian Archipelago

Populations restored using regional seed are genetically diverse and similar to natural populations in the region

The potential of multispectral imaging flow cytometry for environmental monitoring

Evolution of plant drought strategies and herbivore tolerance after two decades of climate change

Evolution during seed production for ecological restoration? A molecular analysis of 19 species finds only minor genomic changes

Climate change will disproportionally affect the most genetically diverse lineages of a widespread African tree species

Recovery in the melting pot: complex origins and restored genetic diversity in newly established Eurasian beaver (Rodentia: Castoridae) populations

Historical comparisons show evolutionary changes in drought responses in European plant species after two decades of climate change

Colonisation of secondary habitats in mining sites by Labidura riparia (Dermaptera: Labiduridae) from multiple natural source populations

Tree phylogenetic diversity structures multitrophic communities

Genetic richness affects trait variation but not community productivity in a tree diversity experiment

Land use and pollinator dependency drives global patterns of pollen limitation in the Anthropocene

The neglected importance of floral traits in trait‐based plant community assembly

Rapid evolution in managed grasslands: different land-use regimes are associated with contrasting phenotypes in Plantago lanceolata

Plant traits moderate pollen limitation of introduced and native plants: a phylogenetic meta‐analysis of global scale

Multiple plant diversity components drive consumer communities across ecosystems

Structure, stability and ecological significance of natural epigenetic variation: a large‐scale survey in Plantago lanceolata

Mix and match: regional admixture provenancing strikes a balance among different seed-sourcing strategies for ecological restoration

Intra- and interspecific tree diversity promotes multitrophic plant–Hemiptera–ant interactions in a forest diversity experiment

Development and characterization of simple sequence repeat markers for the invasive tetraploid waterweed Elodea nuttallii (Hydrocharitaceae)

Are local plants the best for ecosystem restoration? It depends on how you analyze the data

Ecological plant epigenetics: Evidence from model and non‐model species, and the way forward

Phylogenetic turnover during subtropical forest succession across environmental and phylogenetic scales

Towards a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality

Phylogenetic turnover during subtropical forest succession across environmental and phylogenetic scales

Darwin’s legacy in Platanthera: are there more than two species in the Platanthera bifolia/chlorantha group?

Clonality increases with snow depth in the arctic dwarf shrub Empetrum hermaphroditum

Plant ecotype affects interacting organisms across multiple trophic levels

Plants adapted to warmer climate do not outperform regional plants during a natural heat wave

The population genetics of the fundamental cytotype-shift in invasive Centaurea stoebe s.l.: genetic diversity, genetic differentiation and small-scale genetic structure differ between cytotypes but not between ranges

Tree phylogenetic diversity promotes host - parasitoid interactions

Tree species, tree genotypes and tree genotypic diversity levels affect microbe-mediated soil ecosystem functions in a subtropical forest

Genetic relationships within colonies suggest genetic monogamy in the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber)

Holocene re-colonisation, central-marginal distribution and habitat specialisation shape population genetic patterns within an Atlantic European grass species

Intraspecific variability in frost hardiness of Fagus sylvatica L

Living in Heterogeneous Woodlands - Are Habitat Continuity or Quality Drivers of Genetic Variability in a Flightless Ground Beetle?

Separation in flowering time contributes to the maintenance of sympatric cryptic plant lineages

Peer review (8 reviews for 7 publications/grants)