Research at the Biodiversity Unit

Research at Biodiversity Unit focuses broadly on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and –services.

The research infrastructure including the botanical garden and two field stations, long-term experiments and environmental monitoring datasets and scientific collections provides an excellent support for multidisciplinary research on topical questions such as climate change, biodiversity crisis, and the sustainable use and protection of natural resources in both natural and man-made environments.

In addition to its own research, the Biodiversity Unit promotes multidisciplinary research at the university and serves as a showcase for public outreach.

New publications

Performance and first measurements of the MAGIC stellar intensity interferometer (2024)

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Abe S, Abhir J, Acciari VA, Aguasca-Cabot A, Agudo I, Aniello T, Ansoldi S, Antonelli LA, Arbet Engels A, Arcaro C, Artero M, Asano K, Babić A, Baquero A, de Almeida UB, Barrio JA, Batković I, Bautista A, Baxter J, González JB, Bernardini E, Bernardos M, Bernete J, Berti A, Besenrieder J, Bigongiari C, Biland A, Blanch O, Bonnoli G, Bošnjak Ž, Burelli I, Busetto G, Campoy-Ordaz A, Carosi A, Carosi R, Carretero-Castrillo M, Ceribella G, Chai Y, Cifuentes A, Colombo E, Contreras JL, Cortina J, Covino S, D’Amico G, D’Elia V, Da Vela P, Dazzi F, De Angelis A, De Lotto B, de Menezes R, Del Popolo A, Delfino M, Delgado J, Mendez CD, Pierro FD, Venere LD, Prester DD, Donini A, Dorner D, Doro M, Elsaesser D, Emery G, Escudero J, Fariña L, Fattorini A, Foffano L, Font L, Fröse S, Fukami S, Fukazawa Y, López RJG, Garczarczyk M, Gasparyan S, Gaug M, Paiva JGG, Giglietto N, Giordano F, Gliwny P, Gradetzke T, Grau R, Green D, Green JG, Günther P, Hadasch D, Hahn A, Hassan T, Heckmann L, Herrera J, Hrupec D, Hütten M, Imazawa R, Ishio K, Jiménez Martínez I, Jormanainen J, Kayanoki T, Kerszberg D, Kluge GW, Kobayashi Y, Kouch PM, Kubo H, Kushida J, Láinez M, Lamastra A, Leone F, Lindfors E, Linhoff L, Lombardi S, Longo F, López-Coto R, López-Moya M, López-Oramas A, Loporchio S, Lorini A, Lyard E, Fraga BMdO, Majumdar P, Makariev M, Maneva G, Mang N, Manganaro M, Mangano S, Mannheim K, Mariotti M, Martínez M, Martínez-Chicharro M, Mas-Aguilar A, Mazin D, Menchiari S, Mender S, Miceli D, Miener T, Miranda JM, Mirzoyan R, González MM, Molina E, Mondal HA, Moralejo A, Morcuende D, Nakamori T, Nanci C, Neustroev V, Nickel L, Rosillo MN, Nigro C, Nikolić L, Nilsson K, Nishijima K, Ekoume TN, Noda K, Nozaki S, Ohtani Y, Okumura A, Otero-Santos J, Paiano S, Palatiello M, Paneque D, Paoletti R, Paredes JM, Peresano M, Persic M, Pihet M, Pirola G, Podobnik F, Moroni PGP, Prandini E, Principe G, Priyadarshi C, Rhode W, Ribó M, Rico J, Righi C, Sahakyan N, Saito T, Satalecka K, Saturni FG, Schleicher B, Schmidt K, Schmuckermaier F, Schubert JL, Schweizer T, Sciaccaluga A, Silvestri G, Sitarek J, Sliusar V, Sobczynska D, Spolon A, Stamerra A, Strišković J, Strom D, Strzys M, Suda Y, Surić T, Suutarinen S, Tajima H, Takahashi M, Takeishi R, Temnikov P, Terauchi K, Terzić T, Teshima M, Truzzi S, Tutone A, Ubach S, van Scherpenberg J, Acosta MV, Ventura S, Viale I, Vigorito CF, Vitale V, Walter R, Will M, Wunderlich C, Yamamoto T, Chon G, Díaz C, Fiori M, Lobo M, Naletto G, Polo M, Rodríguez-Vázquez JJ, Saha P, Zampieri L
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Constraints on axion-like particles with the Perseus Galaxy Cluster with MAGIC (2024)

Physics of the Dark Universe
Abe H., Abe S., Abhir J., Acciari V.A., Agudo I., Aniello T., Ansoldi S., Antonelli L.A., Arbet Engels A., Arcaro C., Artero M., Asano K., Baack D., Babić A., Baquero A., Barres de Almeida U., Barrio J.A., Batković I., Baxter J., Becerra González J., Bednarek W., Bernardini E., Bernete J., Berti A., Besenrieder J., Bigongiari C., Biland A., Blanch O., Bonnoli G., Bošnjak , Burelli I., Busetto G., Campoy-Ordaz A., Carosi A., Carosi R., Carretero-Castrillo M., Castro-Tirado A.J., Ceribella G., Chai Y., Cifuentes A., Cikota S., Colombo E., Contreras J.L., Cortina J., Covino S., D'Amico G., D'Elia V., Da Vela P., Dazzi F., De Angelis A., De Lotto B., Del Popolo A., Delgado J., Delgado Mendez C., Depaoli D., Di Pierro F., Di Venere L., Dominis Prester D., Donini A., Dorner D., Doro M., Elsaesser D., Emery G., Escudero J., Fariña L., Fattorini A., Foffano L., Font L., Fukami S., Fukazawa Y., García López R.J., Garczarczyk M., Gasparyan S., Gaug M., Giesbrecht Paiva J.G., Giglietto N., Giordano F., Gliwny P., Godinović N., Grau R., Green D., Green J.G., Hadasch D., Hahn A., Hassan T., Heckmann L., Herrera J., Hrupec D., Hütten M., Imazawa R., Inada T., Iotov R., Ishio K., Jiménez Martínez I., Jormanainen J., Kerszberg D., Kluge G.W., Kobayashi Y., Kouch P.M., Kubo H., Kushida J., Láinez Lezáun M., Lamastra A., Leone F., Lindfors E., Linhoff L., Lombardi S., Longo F., López-Coto R., López-Moya M., López-Oramas A., Loporchio S., Lorini A., Machado de Oliveira Fraga B., Majumdar P., Makariev M., Maneva G., Mang N., Manganaro M., Mangano S., Mannheim K., Mariotti M., Martínez M., Martínez-Chicharro M., Mas-Aguilar A., Mazin D., Menchiari S., Mender S., Miceli D., Miener T., Miranda J.M., Mirzoyan R., Molero González M., Molina E., Mondal H.A., Moralejo A., Morcuende D., Nakamori T., Nanci C., Nava L., Neustroev V., Nickel L., Nievas Rosillo M., Nigro C., Nikolić L., Nilsson K., Nishijima K., Njoh Ekoume T., Noda K., Nozaki S., Ohtani Y., Okumura A., Otero-Santos J., Paiano S., Palatiello M., Paneque D., Paoletti R., Paredes J.M., Pavlović D., Persic M., Pihet M., Pirola G., Podobnik F., Prada Moroni P.G., Prandini E., Principe G., Priyadarshi C., Rhode W., Ribó M., Rico J., Righi C., Sahakyan N., Saito T., Satalecka K., Saturni F.G., Schleicher B., Schmidt K., Schmuckermaier F., Schubert J.L., Schweizer T., Sciaccaluga A., Sitarek J., Sliusar V., Sobczynska D., Spolon A., Stamerra A., Strišković J., Strom D., Strzys M., Suda Y., Suutarinen S., Tajima H., Takahashi M., Takeishi R., Tavecchio F., Temnikov P., Terauchi K., Terzić T., Teshima M., Tosti L., Truzzi S., Tutone A., Ubach S., van Scherpenberg J., Vazquez Acosta M., Ventura S., Verguilov V., Viale I., Vigorito C.F., Vitale V., Vovk I., Walter R., Will M., Yamamoto T.
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))