Marion Mehring
Biographic Data
| ID | 3709398 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marion Mehring |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marion |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehring |
| SIGNATURE | MEHRING M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9606-7554 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Wissen, Werte, Wirksamkeit. Warum Biodiversitätsforschung gesellschaftliches Handlungswissen liefern muss
Why context matters
Multiple ways to bend the curve of biodiversity loss
Humans are significantly impacting ecosystems worldwide. Scientists of the IPBES Global Assessment are therefore calling for a transformative change that includes all aspects of society in order to address drivers of biodiversity loss. However, these calls are rather abstract, and thus it remains unclear how this goal can be achieved. With this conceptual contribution, we present an analytical framework for evaluating existing processes of societ…
The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia
Mongolian nomadic herders traditionally pass on ecological knowledge intergenerationally, mainly within families. However, little is known about how current societal transformation processes may impact the application and transfer of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) amongst herders. Combining quantitative household survey data with qualitative interviews, we show that TEK is still widely applied amongst herders. Our data show that household…
Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity
Cultural worldviews consistently explain bundles of ecosystem service prioritisation across rural Germany
Differences in ecosystem service (ES) priorities often lead to conflicts between stakeholders. While differences in priorities have often been described, the sociocultural factors, including differences in cultural worldview, which drive them have not. We propose that the cultural theory of risk and its ‘grid‐group’ typology, which classifies people as individualists, hierarchists, egalitarians and fatalists, can provide a conceptual framework fo…
In search of a nomadic pastoralism for the 21st century. A transdisciplinary development of future scenarios to foster a social-ecological transformation in Mongolia
Nomadic pastoralism is of vital importance for grasslands worldwide. As one of the largest, widely intact, temperate grasslands in the world, the eastern Mongolian steppe looks back on a millennia-old tradition of nomadic pastoralism. Thus, this type of use of the ecosystem plays an important role in providing and maintaining ecosystem functions, e.g. seed dispersal, nutrient distribution and composition of plant communities. In addition, the nom…
News selection and framing
The media widely covers large carnivores and their impacts on human livelihood and plays an important role in their conservation. Yet, we know little about how species identity affects news selection, framing, accuracy and information flow. We investigated the online coverage of two cases of attacks or alleged attacks on humans alternatingly attributed to wolves and dogs in Greece and Germany. The period during which wolves were considered the pr…
Sozial-ökologische Gestaltung im Anthropozän
Sozial-ökologische Transformationen können nur gelingen, wenn wir sie als gemeinsame Gestaltungsaufgabe verstehen. Doch wie kann gemeinsames Handeln gefördert werden, wenn die Vorstellungen von einem ,,guten Leben“ so unterschiedlich sind? Die hier vorgestellten Gestaltungsprinzipien sollen transdisziplinärer Nachhaltigkeitsforschung Orientierung geben ‐ sie sollen helfen, Antworten auf komplexe Fragen wie die nach einer tragfähigen Wassernutzung…
A systematic review of biodiversity and demographic change
Demographic change is supposed to be the most important indirect driver for changing biodiversity. In this article, a systematic review of 148 studies was conducted to examine the scientific evidence for this relationship and to identify potential gaps in research. We explored the spatial distribution of studies, the categories addressed with respect to biodiversity and demographic change, and the ways in which their relationships were conceptual…
Eklipse
The aim of EKLIPSE is to develop a mechanism to inform European-scale policy on biodiversity and related environmental challenges. This paper considers two fundamental aspects of the decision-support mechanism being developed by EKLIPSE: 1) the engagement of relevant actors from science, policy and society to jointly identify evidence for decision making; and 2) the networking of scientists and other holders of knowledge on biodiversity and other…
The Promise of the Ecosystem Services Concept for Planning and Decision-Making
Local institutions
How Effective is the Buffer Zone? Linking Institutional Processes with Satellite Images from a Case Study in the Lore Lindu Forest Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia
Mehring, M., and S. Stoll-Kleemann. 2011. How effective is the buffer zone? Linking institutional processes with satellite images from a case study in the Lore Lindu Forest Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia. Ecology and Society 16(4): 3. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04349-160403
Evaluation of Major Threats to Forest Biosphere Reserves
Forest ecosystems, where natural resource users are potentially in conflict with conservationists, are extremely threatened by various external factors. Resulting loss of forest cover and land-use change can have a great impact on the provision of ecosystem services (such as watershed regulation, biodiversity maintenance). However, little is known on a global scale about the character and distribution of threats to forest biosphere reserves. In v…
Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity
Local institutions
How Effective is the Buffer Zone? Linking Institutional Processes with Satellite Images from a Case Study in the Lore Lindu Forest Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia
Mehring, M., and S. Stoll-Kleemann. 2011. How effective is the buffer zone? Linking institutional processes with satellite images from a case study in the Lore Lindu Forest Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia. Ecology and Society 16(4): 3. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04349-160403
The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia
Mongolian nomadic herders traditionally pass on ecological knowledge intergenerationally, mainly within families. However, little is known about how current societal transformation processes may impact the application and transfer of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) amongst herders. Combining quantitative household survey data with qualitative interviews, we show that TEK is still widely applied amongst herders. Our data show that household…
Why context matters
In search of a nomadic pastoralism for the 21st century. A transdisciplinary development of future scenarios to foster a social-ecological transformation in Mongolia
Nomadic pastoralism is of vital importance for grasslands worldwide. As one of the largest, widely intact, temperate grasslands in the world, the eastern Mongolian steppe looks back on a millennia-old tradition of nomadic pastoralism. Thus, this type of use of the ecosystem plays an important role in providing and maintaining ecosystem functions, e.g. seed dispersal, nutrient distribution and composition of plant communities. In addition, the nom…
Evaluation of Major Threats to Forest Biosphere Reserves
Forest ecosystems, where natural resource users are potentially in conflict with conservationists, are extremely threatened by various external factors. Resulting loss of forest cover and land-use change can have a great impact on the provision of ecosystem services (such as watershed regulation, biodiversity maintenance). However, little is known on a global scale about the character and distribution of threats to forest biosphere reserves. In v…
Local institutions
How Effective is the Buffer Zone? Linking Institutional Processes with Satellite Images from a Case Study in the Lore Lindu Forest Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia
Mehring, M., and S. Stoll-Kleemann. 2011. How effective is the buffer zone? Linking institutional processes with satellite images from a case study in the Lore Lindu Forest Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia. Ecology and Society 16(4): 3. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-04349-160403
The Promise of the Ecosystem Services Concept for Planning and Decision-Making
Eklipse
The aim of EKLIPSE is to develop a mechanism to inform European-scale policy on biodiversity and related environmental challenges. This paper considers two fundamental aspects of the decision-support mechanism being developed by EKLIPSE: 1) the engagement of relevant actors from science, policy and society to jointly identify evidence for decision making; and 2) the networking of scientists and other holders of knowledge on biodiversity and other…
Sozial-ökologische Gestaltung im Anthropozän
Sozial-ökologische Transformationen können nur gelingen, wenn wir sie als gemeinsame Gestaltungsaufgabe verstehen. Doch wie kann gemeinsames Handeln gefördert werden, wenn die Vorstellungen von einem ,,guten Leben“ so unterschiedlich sind? Die hier vorgestellten Gestaltungsprinzipien sollen transdisziplinärer Nachhaltigkeitsforschung Orientierung geben ‐ sie sollen helfen, Antworten auf komplexe Fragen wie die nach einer tragfähigen Wassernutzung…
A systematic review of biodiversity and demographic change
Demographic change is supposed to be the most important indirect driver for changing biodiversity. In this article, a systematic review of 148 studies was conducted to examine the scientific evidence for this relationship and to identify potential gaps in research. We explored the spatial distribution of studies, the categories addressed with respect to biodiversity and demographic change, and the ways in which their relationships were conceptual…
News selection and framing
The media widely covers large carnivores and their impacts on human livelihood and plays an important role in their conservation. Yet, we know little about how species identity affects news selection, framing, accuracy and information flow. We investigated the online coverage of two cases of attacks or alleged attacks on humans alternatingly attributed to wolves and dogs in Greece and Germany. The period during which wolves were considered the pr…
Cultural worldviews consistently explain bundles of ecosystem service prioritisation across rural Germany
Differences in ecosystem service (ES) priorities often lead to conflicts between stakeholders. While differences in priorities have often been described, the sociocultural factors, including differences in cultural worldview, which drive them have not. We propose that the cultural theory of risk and its ‘grid‐group’ typology, which classifies people as individualists, hierarchists, egalitarians and fatalists, can provide a conceptual framework fo…
In search of a nomadic pastoralism for the 21st century. A transdisciplinary development of future scenarios to foster a social-ecological transformation in Mongolia
Nomadic pastoralism is of vital importance for grasslands worldwide. As one of the largest, widely intact, temperate grasslands in the world, the eastern Mongolian steppe looks back on a millennia-old tradition of nomadic pastoralism. Thus, this type of use of the ecosystem plays an important role in providing and maintaining ecosystem functions, e.g. seed dispersal, nutrient distribution and composition of plant communities. In addition, the nom…
Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity
Multiple ways to bend the curve of biodiversity loss
Humans are significantly impacting ecosystems worldwide. Scientists of the IPBES Global Assessment are therefore calling for a transformative change that includes all aspects of society in order to address drivers of biodiversity loss. However, these calls are rather abstract, and thus it remains unclear how this goal can be achieved. With this conceptual contribution, we present an analytical framework for evaluating existing processes of societ…
The role of traditional ecological knowledge, given the transformation of pastoralism in Central and Eastern Mongolia
Mongolian nomadic herders traditionally pass on ecological knowledge intergenerationally, mainly within families. However, little is known about how current societal transformation processes may impact the application and transfer of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) amongst herders. Combining quantitative household survey data with qualitative interviews, we show that TEK is still widely applied amongst herders. Our data show that household…
Wissen, Werte, Wirksamkeit. Warum Biodiversitätsforschung gesellschaftliches Handlungswissen liefern muss
Why context matters
Ecology (11 works) · Environmental resource management (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (6 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works)