Dr Carsten Meyer
Research Interests
I am an interdisciplinary researcher working at the interface of geography, ecology, and informatics to study global human-environment dynamics. My main focus is on global land-use changes, their environmental consequences, and their socioeconomic drivers. I embrace modern digital technology as a way of addressing theoretical, data, and modelling challenges in interdisciplinary science. My work typically uses statistical and computational approaches to analyze large datasets (incl. qualitative data) and often transcends multiple spatial scales or levels of organization (e.g., spatial, temporal, political). As of November 2016, I am leading the Macroecology & Society lab at (iDiv), funded by the Volkswagen Foundation as a Freigeist-Fellow.
Short CV
- Since 11/2016: Head of the Freigeist Group “Macroecology and Society” at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Resarch (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- 2016: Postdoc at the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, USA
- 2015: Postdoc at the Synthesis Center sDiv, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Resarch (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- 2011–2015: PhD-Thesis in the “Biodiversity, Macroecology, and Biogeography” Group, University of Göttingen, Germany
- 2004–2010: Study of Biology at the University of Göttingen, Germany. During 2007, Study of Biology at the University of Lund, Sweden
Non-iDiv Publications
Despot-Belmonte, K., Neßhöver, C., Saarenmaa, H., Regan, E., Meyer, C., Martins, E., Groom, Q., Hoffmann, A., Caine, A., Bowles-Newark, N., Bae, H., Lange Canhos, D.A., Stenzel, S., Bowler, D., Schneider, A., Weatherdon, L.V., Martin, C.S. (2017): Biodiversity data provision and decision-making – addressing the challenges. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3:1-11e12165. | 10.3897/rio.3.e12165
Meyer, C. (2016): Limitations in global information on species occurrences. Frontiers of Biogeography 8:e28195. | 10.21425/F58228195
Meyer, C., Kreft, H., Guralnick, R. P., Jetz, W. (2015): Global priorities for an effective information basis of biodiversity distributions. Nature Communications6:8221. | 10.1038/ncomms9221
Kehoe, L., Kuemmerle, T., Meyer, C., Levers, C., Václavík, T., Kreft, H. (2015): Global patterns of agricultural land-use intensity and vertebrate diversity. Diversity and Distributions 21:1308–1318. | 10.1111/ddi.12359
Stein, A., Beck, J., Meyer, C., Waldmann, E., Weigelt, P., Kreft, H. (2015): Differential effects of environmental heterogeneity on global mammal species richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography24:1072–1083. | 10.1111/geb.12337
iDiv publications
Henry, Etienne G., Santini, Luca, Butchart, Stuart H. M., González-Suárez, Manuela, Lucas, Pablo M., Benítez-López, Ana, Mancini, Giordano, Jung, Martin, Cardoso, Pedro, Zizka, Alexander, Meyer, Carsten, Akçakaya, H. Reşit, Berryman, Alex J., Cazalis, Victor, Di Marco, Moreno
(2024): Modelling the probability of meeting IUCN Red List criteria to support reassessments. Global Change BiologyArlé, Eduardo, Knight, Tiffany Marie, Jiménez-Muñoz, Marina, Biancolini, Dino, Belmaker, Jonathan, Meyer, Carsten
(2024): The cumulative niche approach: A framework to assess the performance of ecological niche model projections. Ecology and EvolutionFischer, J., Egli, L., Groth, J., Barrasso, C., Ehrmann, S., Figgemeier, H., Henzen, C., Meyer, C., Müller-Pfefferkorn, R., Rümmler, A., Wagner, M., Bernard, L., Seppelt, R.
(2023): Approaches and tools for user-driven provenance and data quality information in spatial data infrastructures. International Journal of Digital EarthMcGeoch, Melodie A., Buba, Yehezkel, Arlé, Eduardo, Belmaker, Jonathan, Clarke, David A., Jetz, Walter, Li, Richard, Seebens, Hanno, Essl, Franz, Groom, Quentin, García-Berthou, Emili, Lenzner, Bernd, Meyer, Carsten, Vicente, Joana R., Wilson, John R. U., Winter, Marten
(2023): Invasion trends: An interpretable measure of change is needed to support policy targets. Conservation LettersAlexandridis, N., Marion, G., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Dainese, M., Ekroos, J., Grab, H., Jonsson, M., Karp, D. S., Meyer, C., O'Rourke, M. E., Pontarp, M., Poveda, K., Seppelt, R., Smith, H. G., Walters, R. J., Clough, Y., Martin, E. A.
(2022): Archetype models upscale understanding of natural pest control response to land-use change. Ecological ApplicationsCazalis, V., Di Marco, M., Butchart, S. H. M., Akçakaya, H. R., González-Suárez, M., Meyer, C., Clausnitzer, V., Böhm, M., Zizka, A., Cardoso, P., Schipper, A. M., Bachman, S. P., Young, B. E., Hoffmann, M., Benítez-López, A., Lucas, P. M., Pettorelli, N., Patoine, G., Pacifici, M., Jörger-Hickfang, T., Brooks, T. M., Rondinini, C., Hill, S. L. L., Visconti, P. and Santini, L.
(2022): Bridging the research-implementation gap in IUCN Red List assessments. Trends in Ecology & EvolutionPacheco, A., Meyer, C.
(2022): Land tenure drives Brazil’s deforestation rates across socio-environmental contexts. Nature CommunicationsBach, W., Kreft, H., Craven, D., König, C., Schrader, J., Taylor, A., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Lenzner, B., Marx, H. E., Meyer, C., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., van Kleunen, M., Winter, M., Weigelt, P.
(2022): Phylogenetic composition of native island floras influences naturalized alien species richness. EcographyPouteau, R., Brunel, C., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Lenzner, B., Meyer, C., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Seebens, H., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., van Kleunen, M.
(2021): Environmental and socioeconomic correlates of extinction risk in endemic species. Diversity and DistributionsOliver, R. Y., Meyer, C., Ranipeta, A., Winner, K., Jetz, W.
(2021): Global and national trends, gaps, and opportunities in documenting and monitoring species distributions. PLOS BiologyAlexandridis, N., Marion, G., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Dainese, M., Ekroos, J., Grab, H., Jonsson, M., Karp, D. S., Meyer, C., O'Rourke, M. E., Pontarp, M., Poveda, K., Seppelt, R., Smith, H. G., Martin, E. A., Clough, Y.
(2021): Models of natural pest control: Towards predictions across agricultural landscapes. Biological ControlE. Arlé, A. Zizka, P. Keil, M. Winter, F. Essl, T. Knight, P. Weigelt, M. Jiménez-Muñoz, C. Meyer
(2021): bRacatus: A method to estimate the accuracy and biogeographical status of georeferenced biological data. Methods in Ecology and EvolutionR. Pouteau, I. Biurrun, C. Brunel, M. Chytrý, W. Dawson, F. Essl, T. Fristoe, R. Haveman, C. Hobohm, F. Jansen, H. Kreft, J. Lenoir, B. Lenzner, C. Meyer, J. E. Moeslund, J. Pergl, P. Pyšek, J.-C. Svenning, W. Thuiller, P. Weigelt, T.
(2021): Potential alien ranges of European plants will shrink in the future, but less so for already naturalized than for not yet naturalized species. Diversity and DistributionsR. Pouteau, W. Thuiller, C. Hobohm, C. Brunel, B. J. Conn, W. Dawson, M. de Sá Dechoum, A. L. Ebel, F. Essl, O. Fragman-Sapir, T. Fristoe, N. Jogan, H. Kreft, B. Lenzner, C. Meyer, J. Pergl, P. Pyšek, A. Verkhozina, P. Weigelt, Q. Yang, E. Zykova, S. Aćić, E. Agrillo, F. Attorre, A. Bergamini, C. Berg, E. Bergmeier, I. Biurrun, S. Boch, G. Bonari, Z. Botta-Dukát, H. Bruelheide, J. A. Campos, A. Čarni, L. Casella, M. L. Carranza, M. Chytrý, R. Ćušterevska, M. De Sanctis, J. Dengler, P. Dimopoulos, R. Ejrnæs, J. Ewald, G. Fanelli, F. Fernández-González, R. G. Gavilán, J.-C. Gegout, R. Haveman, M. Isermann, U. Jandt, F. Jansen, B. Jiménez-Alfaro, A. Kavgacı, L. Khanina, I. Knollová, A. Kuzemko, M. Lebedeva, J. Lenoir, T. Lysenko, C. Marcenò, V. Martynenko, J. E. Moeslund, R. Pätsch, R. Pielech, V. Rašomavičius, I. de Ronde, E. Ruprecht, S. Rūsiņa, P. Shirokikh, J. Šibík, U. Šilc, A. Stanisci, Z. Stančić, J.-C. Svenning, G. Swacha, P. Dan Turtureanu, M. Valachovič, K. Vassilev, S. Yamalov, M. van Kleunen
(2021): Climate and socio-economic factors explain differences between observed and expected naturalization patterns of European plants around the world. Global Ecology and BiogeographyCraven, D., M. T. van der Sande, C. Meyer, K. Gerstner, J. M. Bennett, D. P. Giling, J. Hines, H. R. P. Phillips, F. May, K. H. Bannar-Martin, J. M. Chase, P. Keil
(2020): A cross-scale assessment of productivity-diversity relationships. Global Ecology and BiogeographyEhrmann, S., R. Seppelt, C. Meyer
(2020): Harmonise and integrate heterogeneous areal data with the R package arealDB. Environmental Modelling & SoftwareLeclère, D., M. Obersteiner, M. Barrett, S. H. M. Butchart, A. Chaudhary, A. De Palma, F. A. J. DeClerck, M. Di Marco, J. C. Doelman, M. Dürauer, R. Freeman, M. Harfoot, T. Hasegawa, S. Hellweg, J. P. Hilbers, S. L. L. Hill, F. Humpenöder, N. Jennings, T. Krisztin, G. M. Mace, H. Ohashi, A. Popp, A. Purvis, A. M. Schipper, A. Tabeau, H. Valin, H. van Meijl, W.-J. van Zeist, P. Visconti, R. Alkemade, R. Almond, G. Bunting, N. D. Burgess, S. E. Cornell, F. Di Fulvio, S. Ferrier, S. Fritz, S. Fujimori, M. Grooten, T. Harwood, P. Havlík, M. Herrero, A. J. Hoskins, M. Jung, T. Kram, H. Lotze-Campen, T. Matsui, C. Meyer, D. Nel, T. Newbold, G. Schmidt-Traub, E. Stehfest, B. B. N. Strassburg, D. P. van Vuuren, C. Ware, J. E. M. Watson, W. Wu, L. Young
(2020): Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy. NatureJetz, W., McGeoch, M. A., Guralnick, R., Ferrier, S., Beck, J., Costello, M. J., Fernandez, M., Geller, G. N., Keil, P., Merow, C., Meyer, C., Muller-Karger, F. E., Pereira, H. M., et al.
(2019): Essential biodiversity variables for mapping and monitoring species populations. Nature Ecology & EvolutionEgli, L., Meyer, C., Scherber, C., Kreft, H., Tscharntke, T.
(2018): Winners and losers of national and global efforts to reconcile agricultural intensification and biodiversity conservation. Global Change BiologyHeck, V., Hoff, H., Wirsenius, S., Meyer, C., Kreft, H.
(2018): Land use options for staying within the Planetary Boundaries – Synergies and trade-offs between global and local sustainability goals. Global Environmental ChangeKeil, P., MacDonald, A. A. M., Ramirez, K. S., Bennett, J. M., García-Peña, G. E., Yguel, B., Bourgeois, B., Meyer, C.
(2018): Macroecological and macroevolutionary patterns emerge in the universe of GNU/Linux operating systems. EcographyLeclère, D., Obersteiner, M., Alkemade, R., Almond, R., Barrett, M., Bunting, G., Burgess, N., H. M. Butchart, S., Chaudhary, A., Cornell, S., De Palma, A., A. J. DeClerck, F., Di Fulvio, F., Di Marco, M., Doelman, J., Dürauer, M., Ferrier, S., Freeman, R., Fritz, S., Fujimori, S., Grooten, M., Harfoot, M., Harwood, T., Hasegawa, T., Havlik, P., Hellweg, S., Herrero, M., Hilbers, J., Hill, S., Hoskins, A., Humpenöder, F., Kram, T., Krisztin, T., Lotze-Campen, H., Mace, G., Matsui, T., Meyer, C., et al.
(2018): Towards pathways bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity trends within the 21st century. IIASANewbold, T., Hudson, L. N., Contu, S., Hill, S. L. L., Beck, J., Liu, Y. H., Meyer, C., Phillips, H. R. P., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Purvis, A.
(2018): Widespread winners and narrow-ranged losers: Land use homogenizes biodiversity in local assemblages worldwide. Plos BiologyDawson, W., Moser, D., van Kleunen, M., Kreft, H., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., Lenzner, B., Blackburn, T. M., Dyer, E. E., Cassey, P., Scrivens, S. L., Economo, E. P., Guénard, B., Capinha, C., Seebens, H., García-Díaz, P., Nentwig, W., García-Berthou, E., Casal, C., Mandrak, N. E., Fuller, P., Meyer, C., Essl, F.
(2017): Global hotspots and correlates of alien species richness across taxonomic groups. Nature Ecology & EvolutionDelzeit, R., Zabel, F., Meyer, C., Václavík, T.
(2017): Addressing future trade-offs between biodiversity and cropland expansion to improve food security. Regional Environmental ChangeKehoe, L., Senf, C., Meyer, C., Gerstner, K., Kreft, H., Kuemmerle, T.
(2017): Agriculture rivals biomes in predicting global species richness. EcographyRosa, I. M. D., Pereira, H. M., Ferrier, S., Alkemade, R., Acosta, L. A., Akcakaya, H. R., den Belder, E., Fazel, A. M., Fujimori, S., Harfoot, M., Harhash, K. A., Harrison, P. A., Hauck, J., Hendriks, R. J. J., Hernandez, G., Jetz, W., Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen, S. I., Kim, H., King, N., Kok, M. T. J., Kolomytsev, G. O., Lazarova, T., Leadley, P., Lundquist, C. J., Marquez, J. G., Meyer, C., Navarro, L. M., Nesshöver, C., Ngo, H. T., Ninan, K. N., Palomo, M. G., Pereira, L. M., Peterson, G. D., Pichs, R., Popp, A., Purvis, A., Ravera, F., Rondinini, C., Sathyapalan, J., Schipper, A. M., Seppelt, R., Settele, J., Sitas, N., van Vuuren, D.
(2017): Multiscale scenarios for nature futures. Nature Ecology & EvolutionMeyer, C., Jetz, W., Guralnick, R. P., Fritz, S. A., Kreft, H.
(2016): Range geometry and socio-economics dominate species-level biases in occurrence information. Global Ecology and BiogeographyMeyer, C., Weigelt, P., Kreft, H.
(2016): Multidimensional biases, gaps and uncertainties in global plant occurrence information. Ecology Letters
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