Team > Maria Hänsel
Maria Hänsel
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Department of Earth Science
- Since 10/2023: Natural Resources and Climate Change Specialist at the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) in Rome
- 09/2018-09/2023: (bayklif-LandKlif-AquaKlif, Teaching)
- 06/2017-05/2018: Research associate at the Professorship of Ecological Services, University of Bayreuth (AgentDNDC)
- 2015-2016: Project manager for a bi-national excursion program (Ethiopia, UAE) to UNESCO Biosphere Reserves – UNESCO Addis Ababa Liaison Office
- 2015-2016: Internship at the UNESCO Addis Ababa Liaison Office, with a focus on Biosphere Reserves and sustainable land management in Ethiopia (Carlo-Schmid-Program)
- 2014: Internship at the headquarter of the “Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit” (GIZ) in the sectoral department of rural development and agriculture
- 2012 – 2016: Master student Geoecology – Environmental Sciences (M.Sc) at the University of Bayreuth
- 2008 – 2012: Bachelor student Geoecology – Environmental Sciences (B.Sc) at the University of Bayreuth
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Department of Earth Science
Current Research:
My main research interest are agri-environmental policies, agri-environmental schemes and ecosystem services of agricultural landscapes. For my PhD research I focus on agri-environmental policy design and environmental impact, investigating how policies can support multifunctional agricultural landscapes in Bavaria.
Theses
- Hänsel, V.M., 2016. Emerging erosion risk in South-West Ethiopia: Farmers’ preparedness and soil conservation strategies. Master thesis, University of Bayreuth
- Hänsel, V.M., 2012. Influence of terrace formation on the carbon distribution in soils – a case study in a caoutchouc plantation in Xishuangbanna. Bachelor thesis, University of Bayreuth
Presentations
- Haensel, V. M., Arnhold, S., Koellner, T. Hurni, H. (2016). Emerging Erosion Risk in South-West Ethiopia: Farmers’ Prepardness and Soil Conservation Strategies; BayCEER Workshop, October 13, 2016, Bayreuth, Germany. (BayCEER Bridge Builder Prize)
- Haensel, V. M., Arnhold, S., Koellner, T. Hurni, H. (2016). Emerging Erosion Risk in South-West Ethiopia: Farmers’ Prepardness and Soil Conservation Strategies; Tropentag, September 18-21, 2016, Vienna, Austria.
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Department of Earth Science
Publications
Kaim, Andrea; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Annuth, Sylvia Helena; Haensel, Maria; Koellner, Thomas
An agent-based model to simulate field-specific nitrogen fertilizer applications in grasslands (Vers ...
CoMSES Computational Model Library (2025)
https://www.comses.net/codebases/1fef1ba7-ba2b-4fa ...
2025
Kaim, Andrea; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Annuth, Sylvia Helena; Haensel, Maria; Koellner, Thomas
An agent-based model to simulate field-specific nitrogen fertilizer applications in grasslands
in European Journal of Agronomy volume 165 (2025)
doi:10.1016/j.eja.2025.127539 ...
2024
Zindler, Manuela; Haensel, Maria; Fricke, Ute; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Tobisch, Cynthia; Koellner, Thomas
Improving Agri-environmental Schemes : Suggestions from Farmers and Nature Managers in a Centra ...
in Environmental Management volume 73 (2024) . - page 826-840
doi:10.1007/s00267-023-01922-w ...
Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Haensel, Maria; Kaim, Andrea; Lee, Heera; Reinermann, Sophie; Koellner, Thomas
Recreation and its synergies and trade‑offs with other ecosystem services of Alpine and pre‑Alp ...
in Regional Environmental Change volume 24 (2024)
doi:10.1007/s10113-024-02213-8 ...
2023
Englmeier, Jana; Mitesser, Oliver; Benbow, M. Eric; Hothorn, Torsten; von Hoermann, Christian; Benjamin, Caryl; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Redlich, Sarah; Riebl, Rebekka; Rojas Botero, Sandra; Rummler, Thomas; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Stengel, Elisa; Tobisch, Cynthia; Uhler, Johannes; Uphus, Lars; Zhang, Jie; Müller, Jörg
Diverse Effects of Climate, Land Use, and Insects on Dung and Carrion Decomposition
in Ecosystems volume 26 (2023) . - page 397-411
doi:10.1007/s10021-022-00764-7 ...
Haensel, Maria; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Bogenreuther, Jakob
Teaching the Modeling of Human–Environment Systems : Acknowledging Complexity with an Agent-Bas ...
in Journal of Science Education and Technology volume 32 (2023) . - page 256-266
doi:10.1007/s10956-022-10022-z ...
Haensel, Maria; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Bogenreuther, Jakob
World of Cows - Exploring land-use policies for a dairy-farm world (teaching modeling complex human- ...
CoMSES Computational Model Library (2023)
https://www.comses.net/codebases/b67c5833-96fb-4c1 ...
Landwehr, Theresa; Riebl, Rebekka; Haensel, Maria; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Thiemann, Miriam; Koellner, Thomas
Climate change perceptions in Bavaria : Revealing the influence of socio-demographic and local ...
in GAiA volume 32 (2023) issue 3. - page 312-321
doi:10.14512/gaia.32.3.8 ...
Englmeier, Jana; Rieker, Daniel; Mitesser, Oliver; Benjamin, Caryl; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Kellner, Harald; Lorz, Janina; Redlich, Sarah; Riebl, Rebekka; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Rummler, Thomas; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Stengel, Elisa; Tobisch, Cynthia; Uhler, Johannes; Uphus, Lars; Zhang, Jie; Müller, Jörg; Bässler, Claus
Diversity and specialization responses to climate and land use differ between deadwood fungi an ...
in Ecography volume 2023 (2023) issue 11
doi:10.1111/ecog.06807 ...
Atienza Casas, Sara; Calicis, Camille; Candiago, Sebastian; Dendoncker, Nicolas; Desair, Jomme; Fickel, Thomas; Finne, Eirik Aasmo; Frison, Christine; Haensel, Maria; Hinsch, Malte; Kulfan, Tyler; Kumagai, Joy A.; Mialyk, Oleksandr; Nawrath, Maximilian; Nevzati, Fiona; Washbourne, Carla; Wübbelmann, Thea
Head in the clouds, feet on the ground: how transdisciplinary learning can foster transformativ ...
in Biodiversity and Conservation volume 32 (2023) . - page 3533-3568
doi:10.1007/s10531-023-02603-0 ...
Haensel, Maria; Scheinpflug, Luzie; Riebl, Rebekka; Lohse, Eva Julia; Röder, Norbert; Koellner, Thomas
Policy instruments and their success in preserving temperate grassland : Evidence from 16 years ...
in Land Use Policy volume 132 (2023)
doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106766 ...
Küchen, Lisa; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Riebl, Rebekka; Haensel, Maria; Steinbauer, Manuel; Fricke, Ute; Redlich, Sarah; Koellner, Thomas
Where and why is landscape considered valuable? Societal actors' perceptions of ecosystem servi ...
in Ecosystems and People volume 19 (2023) issue 1
doi:10.1080/26395916.2023.2192813 ...
2022
Redlich, Sarah; Zhang, Jie; Benjamin, Caryl S.; Singh Dhillon, Maninder; Englmeier, Jana; Ewald, Jörg; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Hovestadt, Thomas; Kollmann, Johannes; Koellner, Thomas; Kübert-Flock, Carina; Kunstmann, Harald; Menzel, Annette; Moning, Christoph; Peters, Wibke; Riebl, Rebekka; Rummler, Thomas; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Tobisch, Cynthia; Uhler, Johannes; Uphus, Lars; Müller, Jörg; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
Disentangling effects of climate and land use on biodiversity and ecosystem services : A multi- ...
in Methods in Ecology and Evolution volume 13 (2022) issue 2. - page 514-527
doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13759 ...
Englmeier, Jana; von Hoermann, Christian; Rieker, Daniel; Benbow, Marc Eric; Benjamiin, Caryl; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Lackner, Tomáš; Mitesser, Oliver; Redlich, Sarah; Riebl, Rebekka; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Rummler, Thomas; Salamon, Jörg-Alfred; Sommer, David; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Tobisch, Cynthia; Uhler, Johannes; Uphus, Lars; Zhang, Jie; Müller, Jörg
Dung-visiting beetle diversity is mainly affected by land use, while community specialization i ...
in Ecology and Evolution volume 12 (2022) issue 10
doi:10.1002/ece3.9386 ...
Gebhardt, Swantje; Haensel, Maria; Schulp, Catharina J. E.; Kaim, Andrea
Ecologically and biophysically optimal allocation of expanded soy production in Bavaria, German ...
in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems volume 6 (2022)
doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.916003 ...
Ganuza, Cristina; Redlich, Sarah; Uhler, Johannes; Tobisch, Cynthia; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Peters, Marcell K.; Zhang, Jie; Benjamin, Caryl S.; Englmeier, Jana; Ewald, Jörg; Fricke, Ute; Haensel, Maria; Kollmann, Johannes; Riebl, Rebekka; Uphus, Lars; Müller, Jörg; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
Interactive effects of climate and land use on pollinator diversity differ among taxa and scale ...
in Science Advances volume 8 (2022) issue 18
doi:10.1126/sciadv.abm9359 ...
Fricke, Ute; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Zhang, Jie; Tobisch, Cynthia; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Benjamin, Caryl S.; Englmeier, Jana; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Riebl, Rebekka; Uhler, Johannes; Uphus, Lars; Ewald, Jörg; Kollmann, Johannes; Redlich, Sarah
Landscape diversity and local temperature, but not climate, affect arthropod redation among hab ...
in PLoS One volume 17 (2022) issue 4
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0264881 ...
Thiemann, Miriam; Riebl, Rebekka; Haensel, Maria; Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Steinbauer, Manuel; Landwehr, Theresa; Fricke, Ute; Redlich, Sarah; Koellner, Thomas
Perceptions of ecosystem services : Comparing socio-cultural and environmental influences
in PLoS One volume 17 (2022) issue 10. - page e0276432
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0276432 ...
Schmitt, Thomas Michael; Riebl, Rebekka; Martín-López, Berta; Haensel, Maria; Koellner, Thomas
Plural valuation in space : mapping values of grasslands and their ecosystem services
in Ecosystems and People volume 18 (2022) issue 1. - page 258-274
doi:10.1080/26395916.2022.2065361 ...
Benjamin, Caryl S.; Uphus, Lars; Lüpke, Marvin; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Dhillon, Maninder Singh; Englmeier, Jana; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Redlich, Sarah; Riebl, Rebekka; Tobisch, Cynthia; Uhler, Johannes; Zhang, Jie; Menzel, Annette; Peters, Wibke
Modelling the Relative Abundance of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) along a Climate and Land- ...
in Animals volume 12 (2022) issue 3
doi:10.3390/ani12030222 ...
2021
Uhler, Johannes; Redlich, Sarah; Zhang, Jie; Hothorn, Torsten; Tobisch, Cynthia; Ewald, Jörg; Thorn, Simon; Seibold, Sebastian; Mitesser, Oliver; Morinière, Jérôme; Bozicevic, Vedran; Benjamin, Caryl S.; Englmeier, Jana; Fricke, Ute; Ganuza, Cristina; Haensel, Maria; Riebl, Rebekka; Rojas-Botero, Sandra; Rummler, Thomas; Uphus, Lars; Schmidt, Stefan; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf; Müller, Jörg
Relationship of insect biomass and richness with land use along a climate gradient
in Nature Communications volume 12 (2021)
doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26181-3 ...
Hartmann, Hanna; Haensel, Maria; Riebl, Rebekka; Lohse, Eva Julia; Koellner, Thomas
Volksbegehren Artenvielfalt : Gesetzesänderungen können auch Ökosystemdienstleistungen in Bayer ...
in GAiA volume 30 (2021) issue 2. - page 106-113
doi:10.14512/gaia.30.2.8 ...
2014
de Blécourt, Marleen; Haensel, Maria; Brumme, Rainer; Corre, Marife D.; Veldkamp, Edzo
Soil redistribution by terracing alleviates soil organic carbon losses
caused by forest convers ...
in Forest Ecology and Management volume 313 (2014) . - page 26-33
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.10.043 ...
Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Department of Earth Science
Maria Hänsel
Natural Resources and Climate Change Specialist at the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
E-mail: maria.haensel@uni-bayreuth.de