Wiebke Harms
Department for Conservation Biology
Helmholtz-Zentrum
für Umweltforschung - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Tel: +49 341 60252467
wiebke.harms@ufz.de
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CV / Academic Education
| 2018 - 2021 |
University of Oldenburg Master's degree in Landscape Ecology Thesis: "Migration behaviour and preferences of newts in their terrestrial habitats - population surveys and comparison of terrestrial sampling methods". |
| 2014 - 2019 |
University Trier Bachelor degree in Environmental biosciences Thesis: "Monitoring of fire salamander larvae (Salamandra salamandra) in the Hunsrück". |
Academic positions
| seit 2021 |
Researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Conservation Research |
| 2020 - 2021 |
Research assistant at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Conservation Research |
| 2018 |
Internship at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Conservation Research |
Research interests
- Detection dogs for species monitoring
- Population ecology of vertebrates
- Herpetology
- Nature and species conservation
Projects
Deutschland wieder Otterland - The nationwide reconnection of aquatic landscapes for the FFH species otter (Lutra lutra)
Project duration: since 2023
In the project: since 2024
Partner: DUH, see website for more
Contact person: Dr. Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth annegret.grimm@ufz.de, Veronika Koch veronika.koch@ufz.de
IGAMon-Dog - Dog owners support the search and clear determination of occurrences for invasive plant and animal species
Project duration: 01.04.2021 - 30.09.2024
Partner: UfU e.V., WDD e.V.
Contact person: Wiebke Harms wiebke.harms@ufz.de,
Dr. Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth annegret.grimm@ufz.de
Influence of micrclimate and land use on the suitability of terrestrial habitats for amphibians
Project duration: 2018 onwards
In the project: since 2018
Contact person: Dr. Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth annegret.grimm@ufz.de
The use of detection dogs in conservation
Project duration: 2014 onwards
In the project: since 2015
Contact person: Dr. Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth annegret.grimm@ufz.de
Publications
Index:
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2026 (1)
- Koch, V.P., Bolte, L., Harms, W., Henle, K., Grimm-Seyfarth, A. (2026):
Artenspürhunde als vielversprechende Methode zur Erfassung von Amphibien im Landlebensraum – Untersuchungen am Beispiel der Kreuzkröte (Epidalea calamita)
Zeitschrift für Feldherpetologie 33 (1/2), 161 - 174
2025 (2)
- Koch, V.P., Bolte, L., Harms, W., Henle, K., Grimm-Seyfarth, A. (2025):
Wildlife detection dogs effectively survey a terrestrial amphibian, but differ among individuals, weather and habitat
Ecol. Solut. Evid. 6 (2), e70062
10.1002/2688-8319.70062 - Koch, V.P., Bolte, L., Harms, W., Henle, K., Grimm-Seyfarth, A. (2025):
Data from: Wildlife detection dogs effectively survey a terrestrial amphibian, but differ among individuals, weather and habitat
Dryad
10.5061/dryad.hqbzkh1vg
2024 (1)
- Grimm-Seyfarth, A., Harms, W. (2024):
Evaluierung von herpetofaunistischen Spürhunden für Monitoring und Naturschutz [Evaluation of detection dogs for herpetofauna in monitoring and conservation]
In: Henle, K., Pogoda, P., Podloucky, R., Geiger, A., Grimm-Seyfarth, A. (Hrsg.)
Neue Methoden der Feldherpetologie
Mertensiella 32
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde (DGHT), Salzhemmendorf, S. 66 - 79
2023 (1)
- Grimm-Seyfarth, A., Harms, W., Mazoschek, L., Scholz, M. (2023):
Landhabitate von Kamm- und Teichmolchen und deren Einfluss auf individuelle und Populationsparameter
Jahresschrift für Feldherpetologie und Ichthyofaunistik in Sachsen 24 , 50 - 81
2021 (1)
- Grimm-Seyfarth, A., Harms, W., Berger, A. (2021):
Detection dogs in nature conservation: A database on their world-wide deployment with a review on breeds used and their performance compared to other methods
Methods Ecol. Evol. 12 (4), 568 - 579
10.1111/2041-210X.13560
2019 (1)
- Grimm-Seyfarth, A., Harms, W. (2019):
Evaluierung von Artenspürhunden beim Monitoring von Amphibien und Reptilien
Jahresschrift für Feldherpetologie und Ichthyofaunistik in Sachsen 20 , 56 - 69