Jolina Paulssen
Research Associate
- Impact of urban climate on phenology and fitness of herbaceous plant species (urban climate as surrogate for long-term climate change effects)
- Utilization of the impervious surface area-index (ISA-index) as measure of urbanization
PhD Project
- The central aim of this PhD project is the investigation of the patterns of occurrence of forest plant species belonging to different species groups (forest specialists, generalists) across an European scale.
- This comprises an identification of environmental variables and causes of major significance and an evaluation of the importance of regional (forest age, landscape, habitat connectivity) and local (nutrient availability in the soil, soil moisture, light availability) factors.
| since 2021 | Research Associate at University Bremen,Work Group Vegetation Science & Conversation Biology |
| 2018 - 2021 | Master of Science Ecology, Universit?t Bremen Masterarbeit: Impact of Urban Climate on Phenology and Fitness of Herbaceous Plant Species |
| 2019 | Praktikum und Datenaufnahme ?BUND Landesverband Baden-Württemberg Naturschutzzentrum M?ggingen“ (Analyse einer Schmetterling-Pflanzen Interaktion im Naturschutzgebiet Mindelsee) |
| 2015 - 2018 | Bachelor of Science Biologie, Universit?t Bremen Bachelorarbeit: Analyse des UHI - Effektes anhand der Ph?nologie vier krautiger Pflanzenarten |
| 2007 - 2015 | Abitur, Gymnasium Schee?el |
Paulssen, J. & Diekmann, M. (2021): Impact of urban climate on phenology and fitness of herbaceous plant species. 63rd IAVS Symposium (International Association for Vegetation Science) (20.-23.09.2021).
| 2018, 2021 | Formenkenntnis Pflanzen |
| 2020 | Experimental Design and Data Analysis |
Jolina Paulssen, J?rg Brunet, Sara A. O. Cousins, Guillaume Decocq, Pieter De Frenne, Pallieter De Smedt, Per-Ola Hedwall, Jonathan Lenoir, Jaan Liira, Jessica Lindgren, Tobias Naaf, Taavi Paal, Alicia Valdés, Kris Verheyen, Monika Wulf, Martin Diekmann. 2024. Patterns of local plant diversity and community saturation in deciduous forests in Europe. Journal of Vegetation Science 35: e13318. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13318
Moeys, K., van den Bossche, A., Verhelst, T. … Diekmann, M. … Paulssen, J. …Van Meerbeek, K. 2025. Allometric equations underestimate woody volumes of large solitary trees outside forests. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 109: 128839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128839
van den Bossche, A., Moeys, K., De Smedt, P. … Diekmann, M. … Paulssen, J. …De Frenne, P. 2025. Functional trait variation of an emblematic saproxylic beetle along rural-to-urban gradients across Europe. Insect Conservation and Diversity: 12856. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12856
van den Bossche, A., Moeys, K., De Pauw, K., … Diekmann, M. … Paulssen, J. … De Frenne, P. 2025. Microclimate of large solitary trees along rural-to-urban gradients across Europe. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 370: 110585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110585