Publications
2023
Dittrich A, Lang J, Schütz C, Sittler B, Eitzinger B (2023) Identifying invertebrate species in arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding, Polar Research, 42. https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9017
Jüds M, Heidemann K, Eitzinger B, Scheu S (2023) Testing the effectiveness of different wash protocols to remove body surface contaminants in invertebrate molecular food web studies, PeerJ 11:e16018 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16018
2022
Dürrbaum E, Fornoff F, Scherber C, Vesterinen EJ, Eitzinger B (2022) Metabarcoding of trap nests reveals differential impact of urbanization on cavity nesting bee and wasp communities, Molecular Ecology, doi.org/10.1111/mec.16818
2021
von Beckerath X, Benadi G, Gilg O, Sittler B, Yannic G, Klein AM, Eitzinger B (2021) Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation explain winter habitat use of an arctic rodent, Arctic Science, doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0010
Tiede J, Keller A, Eitzinger B, (2021) Special issue: DNA sequence based biodiversity and interaction ecology. Basic and Applied Ecology, 56, 460-463, doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.06.008
Eitzinger B, Roslin TV, Vesterinen EJ, Robinson S, O'Gorman E (2021) Temperature affects both the Grinnellian and Eltonian dimensions of ecological niches – a tale of two Arctic wolf spiders. Basic and Applied Ecology,50,132-143, doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.01.001
Bluhm SL, Eitzinger B, Bluhm C, Ferlian O, Heidemann K, Ciobanu M, Maraun M, Scheu S (2021). The impact of root-derived resources on forest soil invertebrates depends on body size and trophic position. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4, 1–13, doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.622370
Pollierer MM, Klarner B, Ott D, Digel C, Ehnes RB, Eitzinger B, Erdmann G, Brose U, Maraun M, Scheu S (2021). Diversity and functional structure of soil animal communities suggest soil animal food webs to be buffered against changes in forest land use. Oecologia, (0123456789). doi:10.1007/s00442-021-04910-1
Preprint: von Beckerath X, Benadi G, Gilg O, Sittler B, Yannic G, Klein A-M, Eitzinger B (2021). Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation explain winter habitat use of an Arctic rodent. BioRxiv Preprint. doi:10.1101/2021.01.24.427984v2
2019
Eitzinger B, Abrego N, Gravel D, Huotari T, Vesterinen EJ, Roslin TV (2019) Assessing changes in arthropod predator-prey interactions through DNA-based gut content analysis - variable environment, stable diet. Molecular Ecology,28,266-280, doi.org/10.1111/mec.14872
Bluhm S, Eitzinger B, Ferlian O, Bluhm C, Schröter K, Pena R, Maraun M, Scheu S (2019) Deprivation of root-derived resources affects microbial biomass but not community structure in litter and soil. PLoS ONE 14, e0214233. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214233
2018
Eitzinger B, Rall BC, Traugott M, Scheu S (2018) Testing the validity of functional response models using molecular gut content analysis for prey choice in soil predators. Oikos,127,915-926. doi.org/10.1111/oik.04885
Preprint available at biorxive.org; doi.org/10.1101/113944
Schmidt NM, Mosbacher JB, Eitzinger B, Vesterinen EJ, Roslin TV (2018) High resistance towards herbivore-induced habitat change in a high arctic arthropod community. Biology Letters,14,20180054. doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0054
2017
Eitzinger B, Kankaanpää TT, Kaartinen RM, Abrego N, Ovaskainen OT, Roslin T (2017) Dissecting the interaction web of Zackenberg: targeting spider diet along environmental gradients. Zackenberg Ecological Research
Operations: 21st Annual Report 2015. Hansen, J., Topp-Jørgensen E. & Christensen TR (eds.). Aarhus: Aarhus University, DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, Vol. 21, p. 69-71 3 p. (Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations). Link to report
2014
Eitzinger B, Unger EM, Traugott M, Scheu S (2014) Effects of prey quality and predator body size on prey DNA detection success in a centipede predator. Molecular Ecology, 23, 3767–3776. doi.org/10.1111/mec.12654
Günther B, Rall BC, Ferlian O, Scheu S, Eitzinger B (2014) Variations in prey consumption of centipede predators in forest soils as indicated by molecular gut content analysis. Oikos,123, 1192-1198. doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00868.x
Klarner B, Ehnes R, Erdmann G, Eitzinger B, Pollierer MM, Maraun M, Scheu S (2014) Trophic shift of soil animal species with forest type as indicated by stable isotope analysis, Oikos, 123, 1173-1181. doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00939.x
Ehnes RB, Pollierer MM, Erdmann G, Klarner B, Eitzinger B, Digel C, Ott D, Maraun M, Scheu S, Brose U (2014). Lack of energetic equivalence in forest soil invertebrates. Ecology, 95,527–537. doi.org/10.1890/13-0620.1
2013
Eitzinger B, Micic A, Körner M, Traugott M, Scheu S (2013). Unveiling soil food web links: New PCR assays for detection of prey DNA in the gut of soil arthropod predators. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 57, 943–945. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.001
2011
Eitzinger B and Traugott M (2011). Which prey sustains cold-adapted invertebrate generalist predators in arable land? Examining prey choices by molecular gut-content analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 591–599. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01947.x
Dittrich A, Lang J, Schütz C, Sittler B, Eitzinger B (2023) Identifying invertebrate species in arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding, Polar Research, 42. https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9017
Jüds M, Heidemann K, Eitzinger B, Scheu S (2023) Testing the effectiveness of different wash protocols to remove body surface contaminants in invertebrate molecular food web studies, PeerJ 11:e16018 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16018
2022
Dürrbaum E, Fornoff F, Scherber C, Vesterinen EJ, Eitzinger B (2022) Metabarcoding of trap nests reveals differential impact of urbanization on cavity nesting bee and wasp communities, Molecular Ecology, doi.org/10.1111/mec.16818
2021
von Beckerath X, Benadi G, Gilg O, Sittler B, Yannic G, Klein AM, Eitzinger B (2021) Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation explain winter habitat use of an arctic rodent, Arctic Science, doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0010
Tiede J, Keller A, Eitzinger B, (2021) Special issue: DNA sequence based biodiversity and interaction ecology. Basic and Applied Ecology, 56, 460-463, doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.06.008
Eitzinger B, Roslin TV, Vesterinen EJ, Robinson S, O'Gorman E (2021) Temperature affects both the Grinnellian and Eltonian dimensions of ecological niches – a tale of two Arctic wolf spiders. Basic and Applied Ecology,50,132-143, doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.01.001
Bluhm SL, Eitzinger B, Bluhm C, Ferlian O, Heidemann K, Ciobanu M, Maraun M, Scheu S (2021). The impact of root-derived resources on forest soil invertebrates depends on body size and trophic position. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4, 1–13, doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.622370
Pollierer MM, Klarner B, Ott D, Digel C, Ehnes RB, Eitzinger B, Erdmann G, Brose U, Maraun M, Scheu S (2021). Diversity and functional structure of soil animal communities suggest soil animal food webs to be buffered against changes in forest land use. Oecologia, (0123456789). doi:10.1007/s00442-021-04910-1
Preprint: von Beckerath X, Benadi G, Gilg O, Sittler B, Yannic G, Klein A-M, Eitzinger B (2021). Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation explain winter habitat use of an Arctic rodent. BioRxiv Preprint. doi:10.1101/2021.01.24.427984v2
2019
Eitzinger B, Abrego N, Gravel D, Huotari T, Vesterinen EJ, Roslin TV (2019) Assessing changes in arthropod predator-prey interactions through DNA-based gut content analysis - variable environment, stable diet. Molecular Ecology,28,266-280, doi.org/10.1111/mec.14872
Bluhm S, Eitzinger B, Ferlian O, Bluhm C, Schröter K, Pena R, Maraun M, Scheu S (2019) Deprivation of root-derived resources affects microbial biomass but not community structure in litter and soil. PLoS ONE 14, e0214233. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214233
2018
Eitzinger B, Rall BC, Traugott M, Scheu S (2018) Testing the validity of functional response models using molecular gut content analysis for prey choice in soil predators. Oikos,127,915-926. doi.org/10.1111/oik.04885
Preprint available at biorxive.org; doi.org/10.1101/113944
Schmidt NM, Mosbacher JB, Eitzinger B, Vesterinen EJ, Roslin TV (2018) High resistance towards herbivore-induced habitat change in a high arctic arthropod community. Biology Letters,14,20180054. doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0054
2017
Eitzinger B, Kankaanpää TT, Kaartinen RM, Abrego N, Ovaskainen OT, Roslin T (2017) Dissecting the interaction web of Zackenberg: targeting spider diet along environmental gradients. Zackenberg Ecological Research
Operations: 21st Annual Report 2015. Hansen, J., Topp-Jørgensen E. & Christensen TR (eds.). Aarhus: Aarhus University, DCE – Danish Centre for Environment and Energy, Vol. 21, p. 69-71 3 p. (Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations). Link to report
2014
Eitzinger B, Unger EM, Traugott M, Scheu S (2014) Effects of prey quality and predator body size on prey DNA detection success in a centipede predator. Molecular Ecology, 23, 3767–3776. doi.org/10.1111/mec.12654
Günther B, Rall BC, Ferlian O, Scheu S, Eitzinger B (2014) Variations in prey consumption of centipede predators in forest soils as indicated by molecular gut content analysis. Oikos,123, 1192-1198. doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00868.x
Klarner B, Ehnes R, Erdmann G, Eitzinger B, Pollierer MM, Maraun M, Scheu S (2014) Trophic shift of soil animal species with forest type as indicated by stable isotope analysis, Oikos, 123, 1173-1181. doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00939.x
Ehnes RB, Pollierer MM, Erdmann G, Klarner B, Eitzinger B, Digel C, Ott D, Maraun M, Scheu S, Brose U (2014). Lack of energetic equivalence in forest soil invertebrates. Ecology, 95,527–537. doi.org/10.1890/13-0620.1
2013
Eitzinger B, Micic A, Körner M, Traugott M, Scheu S (2013). Unveiling soil food web links: New PCR assays for detection of prey DNA in the gut of soil arthropod predators. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 57, 943–945. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.001
2011
Eitzinger B and Traugott M (2011). Which prey sustains cold-adapted invertebrate generalist predators in arable land? Examining prey choices by molecular gut-content analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 591–599. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01947.x