Mareike Oponczewski
Mareike Oponczewski
Justus Liebig University
IFZ - Department of Animal Ecology and Systematics
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32
D-35392 Giessen
Germany
Tel: +49(0)641/ 99-35716
Fax: +49(0)641/ 99-35709
Teaching & Research Focus
As a biologist, I have been interested in a variety of animal groups, their ecology, and the conservation of biodiversity in their habitats. I combined these interests working on the project “Fallow strips in agricultural grasslands.” As part of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-Agri) funded by the Hessian Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, the focus of my work is on testing sustainable conservation measures for the protection of insect diversity in agricultural grasslands. As part of this work, I study how temporary fallow strips affect the protection of biodiversity of flower-visiting and herbivorous insects, in particular the conservation of population sizes, their community structures, and the resilience of these interacting communities to mowing events.
- Land-use intensification
- Biodiversity and conservation
- Arthropods and pollinators in agricultural grasslands
Scientific Career
- 2021-current. Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin/PhD student. Institute of Animal Ecology and Systematics. Animal Ecology Lab. Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. Germany.
- 2018-2021. Master of Science Biology. Focus: Ecology, evolution, and nature conservation. Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. Germany. Thesis title: Grazing in biofilm of microplastic particles by tropical corals.
- 2015-2018. Bachelor of Science Biology. Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. Germany. Thesis title: Investigation of the sensitivity of Niphargus aquilex to sulfamethoxazole at 10 °C.
Conferences
- Oponczewski, M., Jauker, F., Wolters, V., 2024. Pollinator communities benefit less than expected from fallow strips in agricultural grasslands. 17th GGL Annual Conference. Giessen (Germany). Poster.
- Oponczewski, M., Jauker, F., Wolters, V., 2023. Schonstreifen fördern artspezifische Wechselwirkungen zwischen Pflanzen und Bestäubern im Wirtschaftsgrünland. 7. Hessische Landesnaturschutztagung. Giessen (Germany). Poster.
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Oponczewski, M., Jauker, F., Wolters, V., 2023. Promotion of plant-pollinator interactions through fallow strips. 16th GGL Annual Conference. Giessen (Germany). Poster.
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Oponczewski, M., Jauker, F., Wolters, V., 2023. Fallow strips promote species-specific plant-pollinator interactions in agricultural grasslands. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Leipzig (Germany). Talk.
- Oponczewski, M., Jauker, F., Wolters, V., 2022. Fallow strips in agricultural grasslands as temporary conservation measures. SFE² GfÖ EEF Joint meeting, International Conference on Ecological Sciences 2022. Metz (France). Poster.
- Oponczewski, M., Jauker, F., Wolters, V., 2022. Fallow strips in agricultural grasslands as temporary conservation measures. 15th GGL Annual Conference 2022. Giessen (Germany). Poster.
- Oponczewski, M., Jauker, F., Wolters, V., 2022 Schonstreifen für Insektenvielfalt. Öko-Feldtage 2022. Villmar-Aumenau (Germany). Poster.
Awards
- 17th GGL Annual Conference 2024 – Deadline Award “Fastest Abstract”
- 17th GGL Annual Conference 2024 – GGL Picture Award “Research”
- 17th GGL Annual Conference 2024 – GGL Picture Award “Laboratory Work”
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16th GGL Annual Conference 2023 – Deadline Award “Fastest Abstract”
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16th GGL Annual Conference 2023 – GGL Picture Award “Student Life”