Prof. Dr. Stefan Zerbe

• Restoration ecology and ecosystem restoration
• Urban ecology and sustainable urban development
• Biodiversity research
• Sustainable land use in Europe, Asia, and Latin America
• Climate change and biological invasions
• Environment and health
• Forest and tree ecology
• Wetland ecology
• Landscape and vegetation history

Study

1980 – 1985        Diploma study of Biology at the University of Würzburg

1986 – 1987        Advanced studies of Agro-biology at the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim

1987                    Diploma in Biology at the University of Würzburg

1987 – 1988        Research Associate at the Ecological Field Station of the University of Würzburg in Fabrikschleichach; Germany

1988 – 1995        Research Associate at the Department of Ecosystem Research and Vegetation Science, Institute of Ecology, TU Berlin

1992                    PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at the TU Berlin

1995 – 2001        Research Assistant (C1) at the Department of Ecosystem Science & Plant Ecology, Institute of Ecology, TU Berlin

1998                    Habilitation in Botany at the Department of Environment and Society of the TU Berlin

2001 – 2003        Guest Professorship for Biology/Botany at the Institute of Ecology, TU Berlin

2001 – 2009        Visiting Lecturer in Agricultural Botany and Ecology at the School of Economics, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

2003 – 2005        Research Associate at the Department of Comparative Landscape Economics, Institute of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, TU Berlin

2006 – 2009        Chair (W3) of Geobotany and Landscape Ecology at the University of Greifswald, Germany

2006 – 2009        Managing Director of the Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology at the University of Greifswald

2008 – 2009        Founder and Director of the International Master's Program Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation (LENC) at the University of Greifswald

2009                    Direct call to the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Italy) for the Professorship of Environment and Applied Botany

2009 – 2011        Programm Director of the Bachelor's program in Agricultural Sciences and Agricultural Technology at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

2010 – 2014        Coordinator of the Graduate School “Mountain Environment and Agriculture” at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

2014 – 2016        Director of the newly established international M.Sc. study program Environmental Management of Mountain Areas (EMMA) at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

2012 – 2016        Vice Rector for Research and Member of the Executive Board at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

2015 – 2019        Founder and Coordinator of the Transdisciplinary Research Network Environment & Health (TER) in South Tyrol

2020 - 2025         Co-opted Professor at the Department 4 (Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Economics and Computer Science) of the University of Hildesheim

Since 2025          Honorary Professorship at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts HAWK, Göttingen, Germany

Since 2025          Senior Professorship at the Institute of Geography of the University of Hildesheim, Germany

1993 – 2003        Elected member of the Institute Council of the Institute of Ecology at the TU Berlin

1996                    Member of the Research Advisory Group for the Eco-city Planning Guidance, Seoul National University, South Korea

2000 – 2009        Member of the Editorial Board of Korean Journal of Ecology

2006 – 2009        Member of the Board of Trustees of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Foundation for Environmental and Nature Conservation (legislative period 2006-2011)

2006 – 2019        Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the international journal Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions

2009 – 2016        Member of the Editorial Board of University Press Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

2011 – 2013        Member of the Study Council of the Studium Generale at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

2012 – 2016        Chairman of the Research Commission of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

2014 – 2018        Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano-South Tyrol, Italy

2014 – 2019        Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Natural History Museum of Bolzano, Italy

2017 – 2025        Member of the Editorial Board as Subject Editor of the international journal Plant Biosystems

2020 – 2025        Member of the Cultural Advisory Board of Hocheppan Castle, Südtiroler Burgeninstitut, Italy

2020 – 2022        Member of the Editorial Board of the international journal Forests

Since 2005          Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the journal Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung

Since 2006          Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the journal Tuexenia

Since 2007          Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation

Since 2009          Member of the Board of Trustees of the Spahn Foundation (Wuppertal Institute)

Since 2010          Member of the Scientific Advisory Board “City of the Future Programme” of the Berg Foundation (German Stifterverband)

Since 2020          Member of the Board of Trustees of the Bodnarescu Foundation (German Stifterverband)

Since 2020          Member of the Editorial Board of the international journal Plants

Since 2022          Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Espacio y Desarrollo, PUCP, Peru

International, peer-reviewed publications

1. Le, T.H., Zerbe, S., Indreica, A., Bricca, A., Tofan, G., Janssen, J., Sauerwein, M., Bonari, G. (2026): Micro-scale plant diversity in traditional wood-pastures. Applied Vegetation Science (accepted)
2. Bricca, A., Zerbe, S., Alessi, N., Maccherini, S., Bonari, G. (2025): Rewilding of old-established plantations into native forests. Journal of Vegetation Science (in press)
3. Le, T.H., Bonari, G., Sauerwein, M., Plieninger, T., Zerbe, S. (2025): Traditional agroforestry systems in Europe revisited: A systematic review. Agroforestry Systems 99, 236. DOI:10.1007/s10457-025-01335-0
4. Schmid, H.-L., Mc Call, T., Rinderhagen, M., Hornberg, C., Kronmüller, K.-T., Norra, C., Zerbe, S. (2025): The shifting role of nature and the landscape in psychiatric institutions: A case study from Germany in a historical perspective. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 8: 100644. DOI:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100644
5. Hiebl, B., Alessi, N., Calvia, G., Bricca, A., Bonari, G., Zangari, G., Dorigo, W., Zerbe, S., Rutzinger, M. (2025): Advancing forest mapping: Pretraining strategies and deep-ensemble based uncertainty for predicting evergreen broad-leaved cover from Sentinel-2 time series. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 142, 104734. DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2025.104734
6. Joelson, N.Z., Schneider, E., Heinrichs, S., Zerbe, S., Leuschner, C., Reiter, E.J., Fierke, J., Walentowski, H. (2025): A 50-year perspective on conservation challenges and legacy effects in temperate Patagonian forests. Biological Conservation 306: 111124. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111124
7. Joshi, S., Panzer-Krause, S., Bucur, A., Atomulese, A., Zerbe, S., Sauerwein, M. (2025): Exploring ecotourism in rural Romania: visitor perceptions in a Traditional Multiunctional Cultural Landscape. Environment Systems and Decisions 45: 21. DOI:10.1007/s10669-025-10007-4
8. Zerbe, S., Schmid, H.-L., Hornberg, C., Freymüller, J., McCall, T. (2025): Nature’s impact on human health and wellbeing: the scale matters. Frontiers in Public Health 13: 1563340. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1563340
9. Joelson, N.Z., Simon, A., von Lampe, F., Loguercio, G.A., Zerbe, S., Leuschner, C., Walentowski, H. (2025): Floristic patterns in the Andes of northern Patagonia’s forests, Argentina: towards integrating ecological responses with expert-based and unsupervised classification methods. Vegetation Classification and Survey 6: 37-56. DOI: 10.3897/VCS.134621
10. Walentowski, H., Bustamente, D.E., Homeier, J., Thiers, Ó., Zerbe, S. (2025): Editorial: Evidence-based options and forward-looking approaches for the conservation and management of diverse wet forests in times of rapid climate change. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 8:1592667. DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1592667
11. Zerbe, S. (2025): Junior research groups: A promising format for PhD qualification. European Educational Research Journal. DOI: 10.1177/14749041251322820
12. Simon, A., Bravo Almeida, P., Geitner, C., Rago, M.M., Urretavizcaya, M., Walentowski, H., Zerbe, S. (2025): Soil redistribution and seed availability after fire events in mixed Austrocedrus chilensis forests in Northern Patagonia (Argentina). Fire Ecology 21: 13. DOI: 10.1186/s42408-025-00354-7
13. Zerbe, S. (2025): Traditional cultural landscapes revisited: Classification, diversity, services, and their restoration. DIE ERDE – Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin, 155(2): 67–86. DOI: 10.12854/erde-2024-669
14. Gerner, I.R., Zerbe, S., Säumel, I. (2025): Voices around the South Tyrolean Herbal Pharmacy - Exploring the stakeholder landscape and perspectives on medicinal plants as culturally salient species. Journal of Ethnobiology. DOI: 10.1177/02780771251349282
15. Lüdtke, K.A., Thapa, P.P., Zerbe, S. (2024): Can education for sustainable development support climate change adaptation effectively? A Delphi study of Germany’s non-formal education sector. European Journal of Education 60: e12797. DOI: 10.1111/ejed.12797
16. Zerbe, S. (2024): Multifunctionality of cultural landscapes beyond diversity of crops, land-use patterns, and ecosystem services. Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation 22: 67-79
17. Seliger, A., Ammer, C., Seidel, D., Zerbe, S. (2024): Drivers of tree regeneration in coniferous monocultures during conversion to mixed forests in Central Europe – implications for forest restoration management. Forest Ecosystems 11: 100244. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2024.100244
18. Kotova, V., Díaz, G., Mohr Bell, D., Zerbe, S. (2024): Remote sensing of forest fine-scale gap dynamics: A case study on lenga beech forests in Argentina. Bosque 45(2): 359-371. DOI: 10.4067/S0717-92002024000200359
19. Bricca, A., Deola, T., Zerbe, S., Bagella, S., Rivieccio, G., Wellstein, C., Bonari, G. (2024): Higher levels of protection do not consistently improve habitat quality: Insights from Mediterranean and Alpine shrublands. Biological Conservation 293: 110571. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110571.
20. Schmid, H.-L., Nowak, A.C., Oeljeklaus, L., Mc Call, T., Hornberg, C.M., Caspers, B.A., Zerbe, S. (2024): Greenspaces of psychiatric clinics and patient perceptions: A mixed-methods exploration. People and Nature 6: 1592-1604. DOI:10.1002/pan3.10671.
21. Visscher, A.M., Vanek, S., Huaraca, J., Mendoza, J., Ccanto, R., Mendoza, K., Olivera, E., Scurrah, M., Wellstein, C., Bonari, G., Zerbe, S., Fonte, S.J. (2024): Traditional soil fertility management ameliorates climate change impacts on traditional Andean crops within smallholder farming systems. Science of the Total Environment 912: 168725. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168725
22. Freymüller, J., Schmid, H.-L., Senkler, B., Lopez Lumbi, S., Zerbe, S., Hornberg, C., Mc Call, T. (2024): Current methodologies of greenspace exposure and mental health research - A scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health 12. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1360134
23. Wellstein, C., Tonin, R., Peratoner, G., Löbmann, M.T., Zwack, B., Della Rosa L., Mayr A., Geitner, C., Zerbe, S. (2024): The role of the soil seed bank for the restoration potential of eroded alpine grassland. Restoration Ecology 32(1): e14035. DOI:10.1111/rec.14035
24. Visscher, A.M., Meli, P., Fonte, S.J., Bonari, G., Zerbe, S., Wellstein, C. (2023): Agroforestry enhances biological activity, diversity and soil-based ecosystem functions in mountain agroecosystems of Latin America: A meta-analysis. Global Change Biology 30: e17036. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17036
25. Kistemann, T., Zerbe, S., Säumel, I., Fehr, R. (2023): Stadtgrün und Stadtblau im Klimawandel [Urban green and blue spaces in times of climate change]. Gesundheits­wesen 85(S 05): S296-S303. DOI:10.1055/a-2144-5404
26. Zerbe, S., Hornberg, C., Macher, M., Fehr, R. (2023): Forschungsförderprogramm „Stadt der Zukunft – gesunde und nachhaltige Metropolen“ [Research program "City of the Future - Healthy and Sustainable Metropolises"]. Gesundheitswesen 85(S 05): S270-S277. DOI:10.1055/a-2156-4244
27. Joshi, S., Panzer-Krause, S., Zerbe, S., Sauerwein, M. (2023): Rural tourism in Europe from a landscape perspective: A systematic review. European Journal of Tourism Research 36: 3616. DOI:10.54055/ejtr.v36i.3328
28. Seliger, A., Ammer, C., Kreft, H., Zerbe, S. (2023): Diversification of coniferous monocultures in the last 30 years and implications for forest restoration – a case study from temperate lower montane forests in Central Europe. European Journal of Forest Research 142: 1353–1368. DOI:10.1007/s10342-023-01595-4
29. Festi, D., Alessi, N., Wellstein, C., Zerbe, S., Oeggl, K. (2023): Rapid vegetation responses over the last seven decades revealed by an alpine ice core and land-cover patterns. Landscape Ecology 38: 2779–2793. DOI:10.1007/s10980-023-01661-7
30. Zerbe, S., Storz, S.T., Leitinger, G., Joelson, N.Z., Bava, J., Heinrichs, S., Leuschner, C., Loguercio, G., Simon, A., Urretavizcaya, M.F., Walentowski, H. (2023): Regeneration of Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Ørst. in little to moderately disturbed southern beech forests in the Andes of Patagonia (Argentina). Forest Ecosystems 10: 100126. DOI:10.1016/j.fecs.2023.100126
31. Mattalia, G., Graetz, F., Harms, M., Segor, A., Tomarelli, A., Kieser, V., Zerbe, S., Pieroni, A. (2023): Temporal changes in the use of wild medicinal plants in Trentino-South Tyrol (Northern Italy). Plants 12(12): 2372.  DOI: 10.3390/plants12122372.
32. Mantilla Contreras, J., Zerbe, S., Schüßler, D. (2023): Editorial: Current challenges in forest restoration and sustainable forest management. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 6: 1172760. DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1172760.
33. Seliger, A., Ammer, C., Kreft, H., Zerbe, S. (2023): Changes of vegetation in coniferous monocultures in the context of conversion to mixed forests in 30 years – Implications for biodiversity restoration. Journal of Environmental Management 343: 118199. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118199.
34. Visscher, A.M., Wellstein, C., Vanek, S., Bricca, A., Meza, K., Huaraca, J., Ccanto, R., Olivera, E., Loayza, J., Vigil, L., Palomino, S., Scurrah, M., Zerbe, S., Bonari, G., Fonte, S. J. (2023): Drivers of growth and establishment of the invasive plant Rumex acetosella within Andean fallow systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 351: 108446. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2023.108446
35. Scherrer, M.M., Zerbe, S., Petelka, J, Säumel I. (2023): Understanding old herbal secrets: The renaissance of traditional medicinal plants beyond the twenty classic species? Frontiers in Pharmacology 14: 1141044. DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1141044.
36. Drissen, T., Faust, C., Treitler, J.T., Stadtmann, R., Zerbe, S., Mantilla-Contreras, J. (2022): National Park or cultural landscape preservation? What the soil seed bank reveals for biodiversity conservation. Sustainability 14(21): 14230.
37. Visscher, A.M., Vanek, S., Meza, K., Wellstein, C., Zerbe, S., Ccanto, R., Olivera, E., Huaraca, J., Scurrah, M., Fonte, S.J. (2023): Tree-based land uses enhance the provision of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes of the Peruvian highlands. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 342: 108213. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2022.108213
38. Alessi, N., Bonari, G., Zannini, P., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Agrillo, E., Attorre, F., Canullo, R., Casella, L., Cervellini, M., Chelli, S., Di Musciano, M., Guarino, R., Martellos, S., Massimi, M., Venanzoni, R., Zerbe, S., Chiarucci, A. (2023): Probabilistic and preferential sampling approaches offer integrated perspectives of Italian forest diversity. Journal of Vegetation Science 34: e13175. DOI.org/10.1111/jvs.13175
39. Zerbe, S., Miller, M.L., Asanidze, Z., Asanidze, I., Mumladze, L. (2022): Local forest-related knowledge, perceptions, and perspectives as a basis for woodland restoration.  Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation 21: 31-43.
40. Zerbe, S., Bonari, G., Drissen, T., Stadtmann, R., Treitler, J.T., Winter, R., Bagella, S., Sauerwein, M., Mantilla Contreras, J. (2022): Diversità ecosistemica nel Parco Nazionale dell’Asinara (Sardegna, Italia). (Ecosystem diversity in the National Park Asinara (Sardinia). Annali Museo Civico di Rovereto 38: 123-136.
41. Fontana, V., Furlanetto, G., Bertuletti, P., Brunetti, M., Zerbe, S., Pini, R. (2023): Plant distribution and modern pollen deposition across an elevation eco-gradient: the lesson learnt from a case study in the Italian Alps. The Holocene 33(3): 281-295. DOI.org/10.1177/09596836221138325.
42. Petelka, J., Bonari, G., Säumel, I., Plagg, B., Zerbe, S. (2022): Conservation with local people: medicinal plants as cultural keystone species in the Southern Alps. Ecology and Society 27(4):14. DOI.org/10.5751/ES-13510-270414.
43. Zerbe, S. (2022): Renaturierung von Still- und Fließgewässern zum Schutz der menschlichen Gesundheit (Restoration of rivers and lakes for the protection of human health). Public Health Forum 30(4): 239-242. DOI.org/10.1515/pubhef-2022-0079.
44. Engel M., Frentress J., Penna D., Andreoli A., van Meerveld I., Zerbe S., Tagliavini M., Comiti F. (2022) How do geomorphic characteristics affect the source of tree water uptake in restored river floodplains? Ecohydrology 2022: e2443.
45. Miller, M.L., Santos Ferreira, S., Löbmann, M., Schermer, M., Foschiera, A.A., Zerbe, S. (2022): An outlook to the future of Brazilian agriculture – How farming students perceive sustainability in the Cerrado. Brazilian Journal of Environmental Sciences 57(2): 215-229.
46. Lange, F., Ammer, C., Leitinger, G., Seliger, A., Zerbe, S. (2022): Is Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco) invasive in Central Europe? A case study from SW Germany. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5: 844580.
47. Piergiacomo, F., Borruso, L., Espoito, A., S., Zerbe, S. Brusetti, L. (2022): The geochemical drivers of bacterial community diversity in the watershed sediments of Heihe River (Northern China). Water 14: 1948.
48. Oeljeklaus, L., Schmid, H.-L., Kornfeld, Z., Hornberg, C., Norra, C., Zerbe, S. Mc Call, T. (2022): Therapeutic landscapes and psychiatric care facilities: A qualitative meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19: 1490.
49. Speak, A.F., Montagnani, L., Solly, H., Wellstein, C., Zerbe, S. (2022) The impact of different tree planting strategies on ecosystem services and disservices in the piazzas of a northern Italian city. Urban Ecosystems 25: 355-366.
50. Speak, A., Montagnani, L., Wellstein, C., Zerbe, S. (2021): Forehead temperatures as an indicator of outdoor thermal comfort and the influence of tree shade. Urban Climate 39: 100965.
51. Jungmeier, M., Borsdorf, A., Braun, V., Häring, V., Hammer, T., Pichler-Koban, C.; contributing authors: Annighöfer, P., Arnberger, A., Auinger, M., Falkner, J., Filli, F., Huber, M., Job, H., Kindl, L., Klenovec, C., Knoth, R., Köck, G., Konold, W., Kratzer, A., Möller, L., Mose, I., Rauch, F., Rumpolt, P.A., Scheurer, T., Schmid Hofer, A., von Lindern, E., Wallner, A., Weixlbaumer, N., Wolf, L., Zerbe, S., Zollner, D. (2021): Pärke, Parks and Reservate – biosphere reserves in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on their way towards Biosphere 4.0? Eco.mont 13, special issue 2021: 15-26.
52. Alessi, N., Wellstein, C., Rocchini, D., Midolo, G., Oeggl, K., Zerbe, S. (2021): Surface tradeoffs and elevational shifts at the largest Italian glacier: A thirty-years time series of remotely-sensed images. Remote Sensing 13: 134.
53. Bonari, G., Padullés Cubino, J., Sarmati, S., Landi, Ml., Zerbe, S., Scoppola, A., Angiolini, C. (2021): Ecosystem state assessment after more than 100 years since planting for dune consolidation. Restoration Ecology 29: e13435.
54. Goginashvili, N., Togonidze, N., Tvauri, I., Manvelidze, Z., Memiadze, N., Zerbe, S., Asanidze, Z. (2021): Diversity and degradation of the vegetation of mountain belt forests of the Central Adjara (the Lesser Caucasus), Georgia. Journal of Forest Science 67: 219-241.
55. Bonari, G., Fiaschi, T., Fanfarillo, E., Roma-Marzio, F., Sarmati, S., Banfi, E., Biagioli, M., Zerbe, S., Angiolini, C. (2021): Remnants of floristic naturalness in a reclaimed land of central Italy. Italian Botanist 11: 9-30.
56. Adesipo, A.A., Freese, D., Zerbe, S., Wiegleb, G. (2021) An approach to thresholds for evaluating post-mining site reclamation. Sustainability 13: 5618.
57. Zerbe, S., Ott, K. (2021): Pesticides, soil removal, and fire for the restoration of ecosystems? A call for ethical standards in ecosystem restoration. Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation 20: 59-73
58. Alessi, N., Wellstein, C., Spada, F., Zerbe, S. (2021): Population structure of Laurus nobilis L. in Central Italian forests: evidence for its ongoing expansion. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali 32: 365-376.
59. Plagg, B., Zerbe, S. (2021): How does the environment affect human ageing? An interdisciplinary review. Journal   of   Gerontology   and   Geriatrics 69: 53-67.
60. Speak, A.F., Usher, M., Solly, H., Zerbe, S. (2021): #urbanforest: Cultural ecosystem services of urban trees through the lens of Instagram. Journal of Place Management and Development 14(4): 497-513.
61. Zerbe, S. (2021): Ecosystem restoration and agriculture – putting strong sustainability into practice. In: Beckmann, V. (ed.): Transitioning to Sustainable Life on Land. MDPI Books, ISBN 978-3-03897-878-7: 133-151.
62. Geitner, C., Mayr, A., Rutzinger, M., Löbmann, M.T., Tonin, R., Zerbe, S., Wellstein, C., Markart, G., Kohl, B. (2021): Shallow erosion on grassland slopes in the European Alps – Geomorphological classification, spatio-temporal analysis, and understanding snow and vegetation impacts. Geomorphology 373: 107446
63. Löbmann, M.T., Tonin, R., Stegemann, J., Zerbe, S., Geitner, C., Mayr, A., Wellstein, C. (2020): Towards a better understanding of shallow erosion resistance of subalpine grasslands. Journal of Environmental Management 276: 111267.
64. Walentowski, H., Hohnwald, S., Thren, M., Kappas, M., Leuschner, C., Lencinas, J.D., Bava, J.O., Loguercio, G., Urretavizcaya, F., Barrotaeveña, C., Martínez Pastur, G.J., Zerbe, S. (2020): Exemplary knowledge transfer from Germany to Patagonia as contribution to the regional achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 25(4): 19388-19391.
65. Löbmann, M.T., Geitner, C., Wellstein, C., Zerbe, S. (2020): The influence of herbaceous vegetation on slope stability – A review. Earth-Science Reviews 209: 103328.
66. Speak, A., Escobedo, F.J., Russo, A., Zerbe, S. (2020): Total urban tree carbon storage and waste management emissions estimated using a combination of LiDAR, field measurements and an end-of-life wood approach. Journal of Cleaner Production 256: 120420.
67. Petelka, J., Plagg, B., Säumel, I., Zerbe, S. (2020): Traditional medicinal plants in South Tyrol (Northern Italy, Southern Alps) – Biodiversity and use. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 16: 74.
68. Zerbe, S. (2020): Teaching applied landscape ecology in interdisciplinary and intercultural student groups - Experiences from a 10-years study abroad programe. Landscape online 81: 1-15.
69. Speak, A.F., Montagnani, L., Wellstein, C. Zerbe, S. (2020): The influence of tree traits on urban ground surface shade cooling. Landscape and Urban Planning 197: 103748
70. Piergiacomo, F., Borruso, L., Ciccazzo, S., Rizzi, S., Zerbe, S., Brusetti, L. (2020): Environmental distribution of AR Class 1 integrons in upper Adige river catchment (Northern Italy). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(7): 2336.
71. Löbmann, M., Tonin, R., Wellstein, C., Zerbe, S. (2020): Determination of the surface-mat effect of grassland slopes as a measure for shallow slope stability. CATENA 187: 104397.
72. Casagrande Bacchiocchi, S., Scandellari, F., Wellstein, C., Cavieres, L.A., Zerbe, S. (2020): Assessing the ecophysiological response of a mountain grassland community to ski slope management through isotopic composition. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 56(1): 36-50.
73. Zerbe, S., Pieretti, L., Elsen, S., Asanidze, Z., Asanidze, I., Mumladze, L. (2020): Forest restoration potential in a deforested mountain area – an ecosociological approach towards sustainability. Forest Science 66(3): 326-336.
74. Miller, M.L., Schermer, M., Löbmann, M., Zbinden, V.S., Zerbe, S. (2019): Sustainability assessment of three farming systems in the Cerrado. Espacio y Desarrollo 34: 57-86.
75. Drissen, T., Faust, C., Stadtmann, R., Treitler, J.T., Zerbe, S., Mantilla-Contreras, J. (2019): Plant composition and diversity in a semi-natural Mediterranean island landscape: the importance of environmental factors. Plant Biosystems 153(6): 756-766.
76. Petelka, J., Abraham, J., Bockreis, A., Deikumah, J.P., Zerbe, S. (2019): Soil heavy metal(loid) pollution and phytoremediation potential of native plants on a former gold mine in Ghana. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 230(11): 267. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-019-4317-4.
77. Montagnani, L., Badraghi, A., Speak, A.F., Wellstein, C., Borruso, L., Zerbe, S., Zanotelli, D. (2019): Evidence for a non-linear carbon accumulation pattern along an Alpine glacier retreat chronosequence in Northern Italy. PeerJ 7: e7703, DOI.org/10.7717/peerj.7703.
78. Russo, A., Speak, A., Dadea, C., Fini, A., Borruso, L., Ferrini, F., Zerbe, S. (2019): Influence of different ornamental shrubs on the removal of heavy metals in a stormwater bioretention system. Advances in Horticultural Science 33(4): 605-612.
79. Nicli, S., Mantilla-Contreras, J., Moya Fernandez, R.W., Schermer, M., Unger, D., Wolf, S., Zerbe, S. (2019): Socio-economic, political, and institutional sustainability of Agroforestry in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 120(1): 105-117.
80. Kaba, J.S., Zerbe, S., Abunyewa, A.A., Tagliavini, M. (2019): Tracing the nitrogen flow between Gliricidia and cocoa trees in intercropping system using the ¹⁵N natural abundant method. Acta Horticulturae 1242: 587-592.
81. Dadea, C., Dejmkova, H., Scampicchio, M., Zerbe, S. (2019): Medical compounds and the antioxidant capacity of aqueous extracts of Apocynum venetum L. in Xinjiang, NW China. Chemical Monthly 150: 451-460.
82. Casagrande Bacchiocchi, S., Zerbe, S., Cavieres, L., Wellstein, C. (2019): Impact of ski piste management on mountain grassland ecosystems in the Southern Alps. Science of the Total Environment 665: 959-967.
83. Osei, R., Ansong, M., Zerbe, S. (2019): Comparison of socio-economic and ecologi­cal benefits of bamboo and trees: the perspectives of local communities in south-western Ghana. Southern Forests, a Journal of Forest Science 81(3): 255-260.
84. Alessi, N., Tešitel, J., Zerbe, S., Spada, F., Agrillo, E., Wellstein, C. (2019): Ancient refugia and present-day habitat suitability of native laurophylls in Italy. Journal of Vegetation Science 30(3): 564-574.
85. Seutra Kaba, J, Zerbe S., Agnolucci, M., Scandellari, F., Abunyewa, A.A., Giovannetti, M., Tagliavini, M. (2019): Atmospheric nitrogen fixation by gliricidia trees (Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.) intercropped with cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.). Plant and Soil 435: 323-336.
86. Frentress, J., Engel, M., Andreoli, A., Penna, D., van Meerveld, W., Bertoldi, M., Tagliavini, M., Zanotelli, D., Zerbe, S., Comiti, F. (2018): Control on soil and xylem water isotopic composition within restored riparian sites: Do riparian trees need groundwater? Proceedings of XXXVI Convegno Nazionale di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Ancona: 293-303.
87. Festi, D., Maggi, V., Vernesi, C., Crsitofori, A., Zerbe, S., Wellstein, C., Oeggl, K. (2018): Plant diversity and annual layer counting based on pollen analyses of an Adamello Glacier ice core. Geophysical Research Abstracts EGU 20: 12495.
88. Speak, A., Escobedo, F.J., Russo, A., Zerbe, S. (2018): Comparing convenience and probability sampling for urban ecology applications. Journal of Applied Ecology 55(5): 2332-2342.
89. Walentowski, H., Heinrichs, S., Hohnwald, S., Wiegand, A., Heinen, H., Thren, M., Sabogal, A.B., Gamarra Torres, O.A., Zerbe, S. (2018): Vegetation succession on degraded sites in the Pomacochas Basin (Amazonas, N-Peru) – ecological options for forest restoration. Sustainability 10(3): 609. DOI:10.3390/su10030609
90. Speak, A., Escobedo, F.J., Russo, A., Zerbe, S. (2018): An ecosystem service-disservice ratio: Using composite indicators to assess the net benefits of urban trees. Ecological Indicators 95: 544-553.
91. Borruso, L., Wellstein, C., Bani, A., Casagrande Bacchiocchi, S., Margoni, A., Tonin; R., Zerbe, S., Brusetti L. (2018): Temporal shifts in endophyte bacte­rial community composition of sessile oak (Quercus petraea) are linked to foliar nitrogen, stomatal length, and herbivory. PeerJ 6:e5769; DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5769
92. Elsen, S., Zerbe, S. (2018) Transformation in the Javakheti Highland Georgia – a community-based participatory approach towards sustainable pasture management in a remote mountain area. Postmodernism Problems 8(3): 369-394.
93. Osei, R., Zerbe, S., Beckmann, V., Boaitey, A. (2018): Socio-economic deter­minants of smallholder plantation sizes in Ghana and options to encourage reforesta­tion. Southern Forests 81(1): 49-56.
94. Mantilla-Contreras, J., Drissen, T., Wätzold, M., Stadtmann, R., Zerbe, S. (2018): What we can learn from the current vegetation for forest restoration in the Mediterranean region - a case study from the island of Asinara. Journal of Mediter­ranean Ecology 16: 51-66
95. Wellstein, C., Zerbe, S. (2018): Introduction to the Special issue “Conservation, Restoration, and Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Forests. Journal of Mediterranean Ecology 16: 3-4.
96. Alessi, N., Wellstein, C., Spada, F., Zerbe S. (2018): Phytocoenological approach to the ecology of Laurus nobilis L. in Italy. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali 29(2): 343-354.
97. Nati, C., Boschiero, M., Picchi, G., Mastrolonardo, G., Kelderer, M., Zerbe, S. (2018): Energy performance of a new biomass harvester for recovery of orchard wood wastes as alternative to mulching. Renewable Energy 124: 121-128
98. Osei, R., Zerbe, S., Beckmann, V. (2018) What tree species work best for reforesta­tion? Human perceptions and beliefs in Ghana's High Forest Zone. Small-scale Forestry 17: 243-258.
99. Kaba, J.S., Zerbe, S., Zanotelli, D., Abunyewa, A.A., Tagliavini, M. (2017): Uptake of nitrogen by cocoa (Theobroma cocoa L.) trees derived from soil decom­position of gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium Jacq.) shoots. Acta Horticulturae 1217: DOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1217.33
100. Treitler. J.T., Drissen. T., Stadtmann. R., Zerbe, S., Mantilla-Contreras, J. (2017): Complementing endozoochorous seed dispersal patterns by donkeys and goats in a semi-natural island ecosystem. BMC Ecology 17: 42. DOI:10.1186/s12898-017-0148-6.
101. Chelli, S., Wellstein, C., Campetella, G., Canullo, R., Tonin, R., Zerbe, S., Gerdol, R. (2017): Climate change response of vegetation across climatic zones in Italy. Climate Research 71: 249-262.
102. Vakalis, S., Boschiero M., Moustakas, K., Sotiropoulos, A., Malamis, D., Zerbe, S., Baratieri, M. (2017): Assessing the suitability of biomass ashes from combustion in boilers as soil fertilizers: statistical entropy analysis and introduction of the Potassium Utilization Potential Factor. Waste and Biomass Valorization 8(5): 1569-1576.
103. Treitler, J.T., Buse, J., Carpaneto, G.M., Zerbe, S., Mantilla-Contreras, J. (2017): Effects of dung-pad conditions and density on coprophagous beetle assem­blages in a Mediterranean rangeland. Biodiversity and Conservation 26(6): 1431-1444
104. Dadea, C., Russo, A., Tagliavini, M., Mimmo, T., Zerbe, S. (2017): Tree species as tools for biomonitoring and phytoremediation in urban environments: a review with special regard to heavy metals. Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 43(4): 155-167.
105. Russo, A., Escobedo, F.J., Cirella, G.T., Zerbe, S. (2017): Edible green infra­structure: An approach and review of provisioning ecosystem services and disser­vices in urban environments. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 242: 53-66.
106. Varolo, E., Zanotelli, D., Tagliavini, M., Zerbe, S., Montagnani, L. (2016) Colonization of a deglaciated moraine: contrasting patterns of carbon uptake and release from C3 and CAM plants. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0168741
107. Köbbing, J., Thevs, N., Zerbe, S. (2016): Cutting of Phragmites australis as a lake restoration technique: productivity calculation and nutrient removal in Wuliangsuhai Lake, China. Science in Cold and Arid Regions 8(5): 400-410.
108. Borruso, L., Esposito, A., Bani, A., Ciccazzo, S., Papa, M., Zerbe, S., Brusetti, L. (2016): Ecological diversity of sediment rhizobacteria associated with Phragmites australis along a drainage canal in the Yellow River watershed. Journal Soils Sediments 17: 253-265.
109. Dadea, C., Casagrande Bacchiocchi, S., La Rocca, N., Mimmo, T., Russo, A., Zerbe, S. (2016): Heavy metal accumulation in urban soils and deciduous trees in the City of Bolzano, N Italy. Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation 15: 35-42.
110. Terwei, A., Zerbe, S., Mölder, I., Annighöfer, P., Kawaletz, H., Ammer, C. (2016): Response of floodplain understorey species to environmental gradients and tree invasion: a functional trait perspective. Biological Invasions 18(10): 2951-2973
111. Russo, A., Escobedo, F.J., Zerbe, S. (2016): Quantifying the local-scale ecosystem services provided by urban treed streetscapes in Bolzano, Italy. Environmental Science 3(1): 58-76.
112. Prando, D., Boschiero, M., Campana, D., Gallo, R., Vakalis, S., Baratieri, M., Comiti, F., Mazzetto, F., Zerbe, S. (2016): Assessment of different feedstocks in South Tyrol (Northern Italy): energy potential and suitability for domestic pellet boilers. Biomass and Bioenergy 90: 155-162.
113. Köbbing, J.F., Beckmann, V., Thevs, N., Peng, H., Zerbe, S. (2016): Investigation of a traditional reed economy (Phragmites australis) under threat: pulp and paper market, values and netchain at Wuliangsuhai Lake, Inner Mongolia, China. Wetlands Ecology and Management 24(3): 357-371.
114. Esposito, A., Engel, M., Ciccazzo, S., Daprà, L. Penna, D., Comiti, F., Zerbe, S., Brusetti, L. (2016): Spatial and temporal variability of bacterial communities in high alpine water spring sediments. Research in Microbiology 167(4): 325-333.
115. Nagler, M., Fontana, V., Laira, G.J., Radtke, A., Tasser, E., Zerbe, S., Tappeiner, U. (2015): Different management of larch grasslands in the European Alps shows low impact on above- and belowground carbon stocks. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 213: 186-193.
116. Cirella, G.T., Zerbe, S. (2015): Index of sustainable functionality - Procedural developments and application in Urat Front Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability 10(2): 15-31.
117. Boschiero, M., Cherubini, F., Nati, C., Zerbe, S. (2015): Life cycle assessment of bioenergy production from orchards woody residues in Northern Italy. Journal of Cleaner Production 112(4): 2569-2580.
118. Boschiero, M., Kelderer, M., Schmitt, A.O., Andreotti, C., Zerbe, S. (2015): Influence of agricultural residues interpretation and allocation procedures on the environmental performance of bioelectricity production - A case study on woodchips from apple orchards. Applied Energy 147: 235-245.
119. Borruso, L., Zerbe, S., Brusetti, L. (2015): Bacterial community structures as a diagnostic tool for watershed quality assessment. Research in Microbiology 166: 38-44.
120. Russo, A., Escobedo, F., Timilsina, N., Zerbe, S. (2015): Transportation carbon dioxide emission offsets by public urban trees: A case study in Bolzano, Italy. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 14 (3): 398-403.
121. Annighöfer, P., Kawaletz, H., Terwei, A., Mölder, I., Zerbe, S., Ammer, C. (2015) Managing an invasive tree species - silvicultural recommendations for black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.). Forstarchiv 86: 139-152.
122. Thevs, T., Ovezmuradov, K., Vaziri Zanjani, L., Zerbe, S. (2015): Water consumption of agriculture and natural ecosystems at the Amu Darya in Lebap Province, Turkmenistan. Environmental Earth Sciences 73 (2): 731-741.
123. Thevs, N., Peng, H., Rouzi, A., Zerbe, S., Abdusalih, N. (2015): Water allocation and water consumption of irrigated agriculture and natural vegetation in the Aksu-Tarim river basin, Xinjiang, China. Journal of Arid Environments 112: 87-97.
124. Ciccazzo, S., Esposito, A., Rolli, E., Zerbe, S., Daffonchio, D., Brusetti, L. (2014): Different pioneer plant species select specific rhizosphere bacterial commu­nities in a high mountain environment. Springer Plus 3: 391
125. Prando, D., Boschiero, M., Campana, D., Gallo, R., Baratieri, M., Comiti, F., Mazzetto, F., Zerbe, S. (2014): Woody biomass in South Tyrol: feedstock availa­bility and characterization of different conversion processes for energy production. Proceedings of the 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg: 655-616. DOI: 10.5071/22ndEUBCE2014-2BV.2.3.
126. Cirella, G. T., Zerbe, S. (2014): Quizzical societies: A closer look at sustainability and principles of unlocking its measurability. The International Journal of Science in Society 5(3): 29-45.
127. Köbbing, J.F., Patuzzi, F., Baratieri, M., Beckmann, V., Thevs, N., Zerbe, S. (2014): Economic evaluation of common reed potential for energy production: A case study in Wuliangsuhai Lake (Inner Mongolia, China). Biomass and Bioenergy 70: 315-329.
128. Ciccazzo, S., Esposito, A., Rolli, E., Zerbe, S., Daffonchio, D., Brusetti, L. (2014): Safe-site effects on rhizosphere bacterial communities in a high-altitude alpine environment. BioMed Research International. DOI:10.1155/2014/480170.
129. Kerschbaumer, L., Köbbing, J. F., Ott, K., Zerbe, S., Thevs, N. (2014): Develop­ment scenarios on Hetao Irrigation Area (China): A qualitative analysis from social, economic and ecological perspectives. Environmental Earth Sciences 73(2): 815-834
130. Kawaletz, H., Mölder, I., Annighöfer, P., Terwei, A., Zerbe, S., Ammer, C.: (2014): Pot experiments with woody species – a review. Forestry 87(4): 482-491
131. Li, L. Han, W., Thevs, N., Jia, X., Ji, C., Jin, D., He, P., Schmitt, A.O., Cirella, G.T., Zerbe, S. (2014): A comparison of the functional traits of common reed (Phragmites australis) in Northern China: aquatic vs. terrestrial ecotypes. PLOS ONE 9 (2): 1-7; DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0089063.
132. Fontana, V., Radtke, A., Walde, J., Tasser, E., Wilhalm, T., Zerbe, S., Tappeiner, U. (2014): What plant traits tell us: Consequences of land-use change of a traditional agro-forest system on biodiversity and ecosystem service provision. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 186: 44-53.
133. Zak, D., Gelbrecht, J., Zerbe, S., Shatwell, T., Barth, M., Cabezas, A., Steffenhagen, P. (2014): How helophytes influence the phosphorus cycle in degraded inundated peat soils - implications for fen restoration. Ecological Engineering 66: 82-90.
134. Li, L., Zerbe, S., Han, W., Thevs, N., Li, W., He, P., Schmitt, A.O., Liu, Y., Ji, C. (2014): Nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry of common reed (Phragmites austra­lis) and its relationship to nutrient availability in northern China. Aquatic Botany 112: 84-90.
135. Köbbing, J.F., Thevs, N., Zerbe, S. (2013/2014): The utilisation of reed (Phrag­mites australis): a review. Mires and Peat 13: 1-14.
136. Boschiero, M., Gallo, R., Neri, P., Kelderer, M., Zerbe, S. (2013): Apple woody residues in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano: a sustainable alternative bioenergy source? Proceedings of the 3rd International Exergy, Life Cycle Assessment, and Sustainability Workshop and Symposium. Nysiros, Greece: 883-891. ISBN 978-243-691-2.
137. Boschiero, M., Neri, P., Kelderer, M., Zerbe, S. (2013): Apple orchard's woody residues as a potential bioenergy source: A LCA case study in South Tyrol (Italy). Proceedings of the 21st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen, Danmark: 1995-2000. DOI:10.5071/21stEUBCE2013-5CV.2.23.
138. Radtke, A., Toe, D., Berger, F., Zerbe, S., Bourrier, F. (2013): Managing coppice forests for rockfall protection: lessons from modeling. Annals of Forest Science DOI 10.1007/s13595-013-0339-z.
139. Kawaletz, H., Mölder, I., Annighöfer, P., Terwei, A., Zerbe, S., Ammer, C. (2013): Back to the roots: how do seedlings of native tree species react to the compe­tition by exotic species? Annals of Forest Science DOI: 10.1007/s13595-013-0347-z.
140. Russo, A., Escobedo, F., Timilsina, N., Schmitt, A.O., Varela, S., Zerbe, S. (2013): Assessing urban tree carbon storage and sequestration in Bolzano, Italy. Journal Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2013.873822.
141. Esposito, A., Ciccazzo, S., Borruso, L., Zerbe, S., Daffonchio, D., Brusetti, L. (2013): A three-scale analysis of bacterial communities involved in rocks coloni­zation and soil formation in high mountain environments. Current Microbiology 67 (4): 472-479.
142. Terwei, A., Zerbe, S., Zeileis, A., Annighöfer, A., Kawaletz, H., Mölder, I., Ammer, C. (2013): Which are the factors controlling tree seedling establishment in North Italian floodplain forests invaded by non-native tree species? Forest Ecology and Management 304: 192–203.
143. Radtke, A., Ambraß, S., Zerbe, S., Tonon, G., Ammer, C. (2013): Traditional coppice forest management drives the invasion of Ailanthus altissima and Robinia pseudoacacia into deciduous forests. Forest Ecology and Management 291: 308-317.
144. Kawaletz, K., Mölder, I., Zerbe, S., Annighöfer, P., Terwei, A., Ammer, C. (2013): Exotic tree seedlings are much more competitive than natives but show underyielding when growing together. Journal of Plant Ecology 6: 305-315.
145. Li, L., Wang, Z., Zerbe, S., Abdusalih, N., Tang, Z., Ma, M., Yin, L., Anwar, M., Han, W., Fang, J. (2013): Species richness patterns and water-energy dynamics in the drylands of Northwest China. PLOS ONE 8(6): e66450
146. Buras, A., Thevs, N., Zerbe, S., Wilmking, M. (2013): Productivity and carbon sequestration of Populus euphratica at the Amu River, Turkmenistan. Forestry 86 (4):  429-439.
147. Fontana, V., Radtke, A., Bossi Fedrigotti, V., Tappeiner, U., Tasser, E., Zerbe, S., Buchholz, T. (2013): Comparing land-use alternatives: Using the ecosystem services concept to define a multi-criteria decision analysis. Ecological Economics 93: 128-136.
148. Skowronek, S., Terwei, A., Zerbe, S., Mölder, I., Annighöfer, P., Kawaletz, H., Ammer, C., Heilmeier, H. (2013): Regeneration potential of floodplain forests under the influence of nonnative tree species: Soil seed bank analysis in Northern Italy. Restoration Ecology 22(1): 22-30.
149. Zerbe, S., Steffenhagen, P., Parakenings, K., Timmermann, T., Frick, A., Gelbrecht, J., Zak, D. (2013): Ecosystem service restoration after 10 years of rewetting peatlands in NE Germany. Environmental Management 51 (6): 1194-1209.
150. Patuzzi, F., Köbbing, J.F., Beckmann, V., Thevs, N., Zerbe, S., Baratieri, M. (2012): Evaluation of Common Reeds potential for energy production in Wuliang­suhai Lake (Inner Mongolia, China). Proceedings of the 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition: 2353-2361. DOI 10.5071/20thEUBCE2012-5AV.3.8.
151. Annighöfer, P. J., Schall, P., Kawaletz, H., Mölder, I., Terwei, A., Zerbe, S., Ammer, C. (2012): Vegetative growth response of black cherry (Prunus serotina, Ehrh.) to different mechanical control methods in a biosphere reserve. Canadian Journal Forest Research 42 (12): 2037-2051.
152. Buras, A., Wucherer, W., Zerbe, S., Noviskiy, Z., Muchitdinov, N., Shimshikov, B., Zverev, N., Schmidt, S., Wilmking, M., Thevs, N. (2012): Allometric variability of Haloxylon species in Central Asia. Forest Ecology and Management 274: 1-9.
153. Thevs, N., Zerbe, S., Kyosev, Y., Rouzi, A., Tang, B., Abdusalih, N., Novitskiy, Z. (2012): Apocynum venetum L. and Apocynum pictum Schrenk (Apocynaceae) as multi-functional and multi-service plant species in Central Asia: a review on biology, ecology, and utilization. Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality 85: 159-167.
154. Zerbe, S. (2012): Ecologia del paesaggio: una sfida interdisciplinare. Italus Hortus 19 (3): 49-60.
155. Annighöfer, P., Mölder, I., Zerbe, S., Kawaletz, H., Terwei, A., Ammer, C., (2012): Biomass functions for the two alien tree species Prunus serotina Ehrh. and Robinia pseudoacacia L. in floodplain forests of Northern Italy. European Journal of Forest Research 131: 1619-1635.
156. Thevs, N., Buras, A., Zerbe, S., Kühnel, E., Abdusalih, N., Ovezberdyyeva A. (2012): Structure and wood biomass of near-natural floodplain forests along the Central Asian rivers Tarim and Amu Darya. Forestry 85: 193-202.
157. Mantilla-Contreras, J., Schirmel, J., Zerbe, S. (2012): Influence of soil and microclimate on species composition and grass encroachment in heath succession. Journal Plant Ecology 5 (3): 249-259.
158. Li, L., Wang, X., Zerbe, S., Zhang, L., Fang, J. (2011): Altitudinal patterns of stand structure and herb layer diversity of Picea schrenkiana forests in the central Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China. Journal Arid Land 3 (4): 254-260.
159. Baratieri, M., Patuzzi, F., Thevs, N., Zerbe, S. (2011): Assessment of suitable energy conversion scenarios of common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steudel. Proceedings of the 19th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Berlin, Germany, 6-10 June 2011: 1501-1514. DOI: 10.5071/19thEUBCE2011-VP2.3.38.
160. Jansen, F., Ewald, J., Zerbe, S. (2011): Ecological preferences of alien plant species in North-Eastern Germany. Biological Invasions 13: 2691-2701.
161. Mirschel, F., Zerbe, S., Jansen, F. (2011): Driving factors for natural tree rejuve­nation in anthropogenic pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests of NE Germany. Forest Ecology Management 261: 683-694.
162. Schulz, K., Timmermann, T., Steffenhagen, P., Zerbe, S., Succow, M. (2011): The effect of flooding on carbon and nutrient standing stocks of helophyte biomass in rewetted fens. Hydrobiologia 674: 25-40. 
163. Steffenhagen, P., Zak, D., Schulz, K., Timmermann, T., Zerbe, S. (2011): Biomass and nutrient stock of submersed and floating macrophytes in shallow lakes formed by rewetting of degraded fens. Hydrobiologia 692: 99-109.
164. Zerbe, S., Thevs, N. (2011): Restoring Central Asian floodplain ecosystems as natural capital and cultural heritage in a continental desert environment. In: Hong, S.-K., Wu., J., Kim, J.-E., Nakagoshi, N. (eds.): Landscape Ecology in Asian Cultures. Ecological Research Monographs, Springer: 277-297.
165. Frick, A., Steffenhagen, P., Zerbe, S., Timmermann, T., Schulz, K. (2011): Monitoring of the vegetation composition in rewetted peatland with iterative decision tree classification of satellite imagery. Photogrammetrie Fernerkundung Geoinformation 3: 109-122.
166. Lüderitz, V., Zerbe, S., Jüpner, R., Arevalo, J.R. (2010):  Ecosystem restoration and sustainable management of rivers and wetlands – Introduction to the special issue. Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation 10: 5-6.
167. Zerbe, S., Thevs, N., Kühnel, E. (2010): Vegetation, ecosys­tem dynamics, and restoration of floodplains in Central Asia – the Tarim River (Xinjiang, NW China) as an exam­ple. Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation 10: 85-89.
168. Lasch, U., Zerbe, S., Lenk, M. (2010): Electrocution of raptors at power lines in Central Kazakhstan. Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conser­vation 9: 95-100.
169. Zemmrich, A., Manthey, M., Zerbe, S., Damdinsürengiyn, O. (2010): Driving environmental factors and the role of grazing in grassland communities: A compara­tive study along an altitudinal gradient in Western Mongolia. Journal Arid Environments 74:1271-1280.
170. Xin-Rong Li, Min-Zhu He, Zerbe, S., Xiao-Jun Li, Li-Chao Liu (2010): Micro-geomorphology determines community structure of biological soil crusts at small scales. Earth Surface Processes Landforms 35: 932-940.
171. Möller, I., Lendzion, J., Spencer, T., Hayes, A., Zerbe, S. (2009): The sea-defence function of micro-tidal temperate coastal wetlands. In: Brebbia, C.A., Benassai, G., Rodriguez, G.R. (eds.) Coastal Processes. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 126: 51-62.
172. Jansen, F., Zerbe, S., Succow, M. (2009): Changes in landscape naturalness derived from a historical land register – a case study from NE Germany. Landscape Ecology 24: 185-198.
173. Willis, M., Zerbe, S., Kuo Y.-L. (2008): Distribution and ecological range of the alien plant species Mikania micrantha Kunth (Asteraceae) in Taiwan. Journal Ecology Field Biology 31: 277-290.
174. Thevs, N., Zerbe, S., Schnittler, M., Abdusalih, N., Succow, M. (2008): Structure, reproduction and flood-induced dynamics of riparian Tugai forests at the Tarim River in Xinjiang, NW China. Forestry 81: 45-57.
175. Westermann, J., Zerbe, S., Eckstein, D. (2008): Age structure and growth of degraded Populus euphratica floodplain forests in North-west China and perspectives for their recovery. Journal Integr. Plant Biology 50: 536-546.
176. Thevs, N., Zerbe, S., Peper, J., Succow, M. (2008): Vegetation and vegetation dynamics in the Tarim River floodplain of continental-arid Xinjiang, NW China. Phytocoenologia 38: 65-84.
177. Thevs N, Zerbe S., Gahlert F, Mijit M, Succow M. (2007): Productivity of reed (Phragmites australis Trin. ex Steud.) in continental-arid NW China in relation to soil, groundwater, and land-use. Journal of Applied Botany Food Quality 81: 62-68.
178. Zerbe, S., Schmidt, I., Betzin, J. (2007): Indicators for plant species richness in pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests of Germany. Biodiversity and Conservation 16: 3301-3316.
179. Zerbe, S. (2007): Non-indigenous plant species in Central European forest eco­systems. In: Hong, S.-K., Nakagoshi, N., Fu, B., Morimoto, Y. (Eds.): Land­scape Ecological Applications in Man-Influenced Areas: Linking Man and Nature Systems: 235-252.
180. Zerbe, S., Kreyer, D. (2007): Influence of different forest conversion strategies on ground vegetation and tree regeneration in pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands: a case study in NE Germany. European J. Forest Research 126: 291-301.
181. Zerbe, S., Kempa, D., Li Xinrong (2007): Managing biological diversity in forests by applying different development objectives. Archive for Nature Conservation and Landscape Research 46: 3-26.
182. Maurer, U., Zerbe, S. (2006): Diversity and conservation of flora and vegetation in historical landscapes. Journal Practical Ecol. Conserv. 5 (2): 10-21.
183. Zerbe, S., Kreyer, D. (2006): Introduction to Special Issue on "Ecosystem Restoration and Biodiversity: How to Assess and Measure Biological Diversity?" Restoration Ecology 14: 103-104.
184. Willis, M., Zerbe, S., Breitung, W. (2006): Habitat survey, mapping, and assess­ment in the Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong (China). Archive for Nature Conser­vation and Landscape Research 45: 53-70.
185. Kreyer, D., Zerbe, S. (2006): Short-lived tree species and their role as indicators for plant diversity in pine forests. Restoration Ecology 14: 137-147.
186. Schmidt, I., Zerbe, S., Betzin, J., Weckesser, M. (2006): An approach to the identification of indicators for forest biodiversity – the Solling mountains (NW Germany) as an example. Restoration Ecology 14: 123-136.
187. Zerbe, S., Wirth, P. (2006): Ecological range of invasive plant species in Central European pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests. Annals of Forest Science 63: 189-203.
188. Li, Xin-Rong, Jia, Xiao-Hong, Long, Li-Qun, Zerbe, S. (2005): Effects of biologi­cal soil crusts on seed bank, germination and establishment of two annual plant species in the Tengger Desert (N China). Plant and Soil 277: 375-385.
189. Zerbe, S., Halik, Ü., Küchler, J. (2005): Urban greening in the oases of continen­tal arid Southern Xinjiang (NW China) – an interdisciplinary approach. Die Erde 136: 245-266.
190. Zerbe, S. (2004): Influence of historical land use on present-day forest patterns – a case study in SW Germany. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 19: 261-273.
191. Zerbe, S., Maurer, U., Peschel, T., Schmitz, S., Sukopp, H. (2004): Diversity of flora and vegetation in European cities as a potential for nature conservation in urban-industrial areas – with examples from Berlin and Potsdam (Germany). In: Shaw, W. W., Harris, L. K., Vandruff, L. (eds.): Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Urban Wildlife Conservation: 35-49. Tucson/Arizona.
192. Zerbe, S., Choi, I.-K., Kowarik, I. (2004): Characteristics and habitats of non-native plant species in the city of Chonju, southern Korea. Ecological Research 19: 91-98.
193. Zerbe, S. (2003): Vegetation and future natural development of plantations with the Black poplar hybrid Populus x euramericana Guinier introduced to Central Europe. Forest Ecology and Management 179: 293-309.
194. Zerbe, S., Brande, A. (2003): Woodland degradation and regeneration in Central Europe during the last 1,000 years – a case study in NE Germany. Phytocoenologia 33 (4): 683-700.
195. Zerbe, S. (2003): The role of land use in the differentiation of cultural landscapes – a histori­cal perspective. In: Mander, Ü., Antrop, M. (Eds.): Multifunctional Land­scapes, Vol. III: Continuity and Change. Advances in Ecological Sciences 16: 95-114. 
196. Zerbe, S., Maurer, U., Schmitz, S., Sukopp, H. (2003): Biodiversity in Berlin and its potential for nature conservation. Landscape and Urban Planning 62: 139-148.
197. Kim, Y.-M., Zerbe, S., Kowarik, I. (2002): Human impact on flora and habitats of Korean rural settlements. Preslia 74: 409-419.
198. Nessing, G., Zerbe, S. (2002): Wild und Waldvegetation – Ergebnisse des Monitorings im Biosphärenreservat Schorfheide‑Chorin (Brandenburg) nach 6 Jahren. Allgemeine Forst- u. Jagdzeitung 173: 177-185.
199. Zerbe, S. (2002): Restoration of natural broad-leaved woodland in Central Europe on sites with coniferous forest plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 167: 27-42.
200. 143) Zerbe, S. (2001): On the ecology of Sorbus aucuparia (Rosaceae) with special regard to germination, establishment, and growth. Polish Botanical Journal 46: 229-239.
201. Zerbe, S., Lee, Y.-M. (2000): Cultivated plants in farm gardens reflecting cultural history and current development of the rural landscape – Korean highland villages as an example. Archive Nature Conservation Landscape Res. 39: 191-214.
202. Zerbe, S., Meiwes, K. J. (2000): Zum Einfluß von Weichlaubhölzern auf Vegetation und Auflagehumus von Fichtenforsten. Untersuchungen in einem zwei Jahrzehnte alten Birken-Ebereschen-Vorwald im Hoch-Solling. Forstwiss. Centralblatt 119: 1-19.
203. Zerbe, S., Schacht, T. (1998): Vegetation and successional stages in chalk quarries on Jasmund (Rügen Island, NE Germany). Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 43 (1): 117-146.
204. Zerbe, S. (1998): Potential natural vegetation: Validity and applicability in landscape planning and nature conservation. Applied Vegetation Science 1: 165-172.
205. Zerbe, S. (1997): Stellt die potentielle natürliche Vegetation (PNV) eine sinnvolle Ziel­vorstellung für den naturnahen Waldbau dar? Forstwiss. Centralblatt 116: 1-15.
206. Zerbe, S. (1993): Die Eberesche in Wald- und Gebüschgesellschaften unter beson­derer Berücksichtigung schutzwürdiger Ebereschen-Buchenwälder in hochmontanen Lagen des Thüringer Waldes. Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 38 (1): 183-198.
207. Zerbe, S. (1994): Vegetations- und Strukturveränderungen in Fichtenforsten im Vergleich zu Hainsimsen-Buchenwäldern als Ausdruck ökologischer Instabilität. Verh. Ges. Ökol. 23: 191-196.