26.11.2025
On Nov 20th, Karoline Hemminger successfully defended her doctoral thesis on integrating species conservation and agriculture using cranes as a case study.
Supported by the LandSTRAT project led by Hannes König, the work was praised by the examination committee for its clarity and integrative approach. In four articles, K.H. analyzed the impact of agricultural land use on cranes worldwide, the importance of traditional rice fields in the Republic of Korea, and farmers’ attitudes toward wildlife damage in Sweden and Germany. The findings highlight the need to extend conservation and wildlife management beyond protected areas into surrounding agricultural landscapes.
Further Information:
- Hemminger, K. et al. (2022): Winners and losers of land use change: A systematic review of interactions between the world's crane species (Gruidae) and the agricultural sector. In: Ecology and evolution 12 (3), e8719.
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8719.
- Hemminger, K. et al. (2023): Strong call to safeguard traditional agriculture as habitat for threatened crane species. In: Conservat Sci and Prac 5 (6), Artikel e12925.
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.12925.
- Hemminger, K. et al. (2025): Farmers' tolerance for crop damage caused by wildlife: the role of compensation. In: Wildlife Biology 13, Artikel e01243, S. 129.
DOI: 10.1002/wlb3.01243.
- Jin, H. S.; Hemminger, K et al. (2021): Revealing stakeholders' motivation and influence in crane conservation in the Republic of Korea: Net-Map as a tool. In: Conservat Sci and Prac 3 (3).
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.384.
