Senior Fellow

Dr. Christopher Martius

 
 
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Department ZEF C: Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Management
Research areas - Biodiversity
- Ecosystem Management
- Land Use
Research countries - Brazil
- Uzbekistan
Research topic Ecology, Land Use, Biodiversity, Desertification
Projects - Economic and Ecological Restructuring of Land- and Water Use in the Region Khorezm (Uzbekistan): A Pilot Project in Development Research


Private website http://www.uni-bonn.de/khorezm
Publications

Martius, C., J.P.A. Lamers, A. Khamzina, P. Mollinga, M. Müller, G. Ruecker, R. Sommer, B. Tischbein, C. Conrad and P.L.G. Vlek. Forthcoming. Economic and Ecological Restructuring of Land- and Water Use in the Region Khorezm (Uzbekistan): A Pilot Project in Development Research. Project Phase III - Change-Oriented Research for Sustainable Innovation in Land and Water Use (2007-2010). ZEF, Bonn, 201.

Hbirkou, C., C. Martius, A. Khamzina, J.P.A. Lamers, G. Welp and W. Amelung. 2010. Reducing topsoil salinity and raising carbon stocks through afforestation in Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Journal of Arid Environments, 75: 146-155.
Further Information: doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.09.018

Sharma, R.C., A.I. Morgounov, H.J. Braun, B. Akin, M. Keser, D. Bedoshvili, A. Bagci, C. Martius and M. van Ginkel. 2010. Identifying high yielding stable winter wheat genotypes for irrigated environments in Central and West Asia. Euphytica, 171: 53-64; DOI 10.1007/s10681-009-9992-6.

Bandeira, A.G., C. Martius. 2009. Isoptera. In: Fonseca, C. R. V., Magalhães, C., Rafael, J. A., Franklin E. (eds.): Fauna de Artrópodes da Reserva Florestal Ducke. Editora INPA, Manaus, 85-102.

Bandowe, B., D. Rückamp, M. Bragança, V. Laabs, W. Amelung, C. Martius, W. Wilcke. 2009. Naphthalene production by termite-associated microorganisms: evidence from a microcosm experiment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41 (3): 630-639.

Martius, C. J.P.A. Lamers, P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Integrierte Ansätze zu Land- und Wassermanagement in Zentralasien: ein Pilotprojekt im Distrikt Khorezm im Aralseegebiet. Pp. 244-253 in: M. Kramer (Ed.), Wasserprobleme in Zentralasien. In: Reihe. Gabler Edition Wissenschaft,

Martius, C., J. Froebrich, E.-A. Nuppenau. 2009. Water Resource Management for Improving Environmental Security and Rural Livelihoods in the Irrigated Amu Darya Lowlands. In: Hans Günter Brauch, Úrsula Oswald Spring, John Grin, Czeslaw Mesjasz, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Navnita Chadha Behera, Béchir Chourou, Heinz Krummenacher (eds.): Facing Global Environmental Change: Environmental, Human, Energy, Food, Health and Water Security Concepts. Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, Vol. 4. Berlin – Heidelberg – New York: Springer-Verlag, 749-762.

Martius, C., J.P.A. Lamers and P.L.G. Vlek. 2009. Integrierte Ansätze zu Land- und Wassermanagement in Zentralasien: ein Pilotprojekt im Distrikt Khorezm im Aralseegebiet. In: M. Kramer (eds.): Wasserprobleme in Zentralasien. DUV (Gabler Edition Wissenschaft), Reihe "Studien zum internationalen Umweltmanagement, 238-249.

Rückamp, D., W. Amelung, L. de Simone Borma, L. Pena Naval, C. Martius. 2009. Carbon and nutrient leaching from termite mounds inhabited by primary and secondary termites. Applied Soil Ecology, 43: 159-162.

Akramhanov , A., R. Sommer, C. Martius, J. Hendrickx and P.L.G. Vlek. 2008. Comparison and sensitivity of measurement techniques for spatial distribution of soil salinity. Irrigation and Drainage Systems (DOI: 10.1007/s10795-008-9043-9),

Kohlschmitt, S., R. Eschanov, R., C. Martius. 2008. Alternative Crops for Khorezm (Uzbekistan) and their sales Opportunities as well as Risks on the European Market. ZEF Work Papers for Sustainable Development in Central Asia. No.11.42 pp.
Further Information: www.khorezm.uni-bonn.de/downloads/WPs/ZEF-UZ-WP11-Kohlschmitt.pdf

Martius, C., J. Froebrich and E.-A. Nuppenau. 2008. Water Resource Management for Improving Environmental Security and Rural Livelihoods in the Irrigated Amu Darya Lowlands. In: Brauch, H. G., J. Grin, C. Mesjasz, P. Dunay, N. Chadha Behera, B. Chourou, U. Oswald Spring, P.H. Liotta and P. Kameri-Mbote (eds.): Globalisation and Environmental Challenges: Reconceptualising Security in the 21st Century. Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, vol. 3 Berlin etc:. Springer-Verlag,

Shi, Z., Ruecker, G.R., Müller, M., Conrad, C., Ibragimov, N, Lamers, J. P. A., Martius, C, Strunz, G., Dech, S.W., Vlek, P.L.G.. 2008. Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes in annual and perennial land use systems of the irrigated areas in the Aral Sea Basin.. 14-15.

Sommer, R., K. Kienzler, C. Conrad, N. Ibragimov, J.P.A Lamers, C. Martius, P.L.G. Vlek. 2008. Evaluation of CropSyst for simulating the potential yield of cotton in Uzbekistan. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. DOI: 10.1051/agro:2008008,

Wehrheim P., A. Schoeller-Schletter and C. Martius. 2008. Continuity and Change Land and water use reforms in rural Uzbekistan-Socio-economic and legal analyses for the region Khorezm. Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Central ad Eastern Europe, Vol.43. VI+203 pp., Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO),
Further Information: www.iamo.de/doc/sr_vol43.pdf

Wehrheim, P., A. Schoeller-Schletter, and C. Martius. 2008. Continuity and change land and water use reforms in rural Uzbekistan-Socio-economic and legal analyses for the region Khorezm. 203.
Further Information: www.iamo.de/dok/sr_vol43.pdf

Wehrheim, P., C. Martius. 2008. Farmers, Cotton, Water and Models: Introduction and overview. pp. 1-16. In: P. Wehrheim, A. Schoeller-Schletter, and Ch. Martius (Eds.). Continuity and change Land and water use reforms in rural Uzbekistan - Socio-economic and legal analyses for the region Khorezm. Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe , Vol. 43.
Further Information: Download at: http://www.iamo.de/doc/sr_vol43.pdf

Conrad, C., S.W. Dech, M.M. Hafeez, J.P.A. Lamers, C. Martius and G. Strunz. 2007. Mapping and assessing of water use in a Central Asian irrigation system by utilizing MODIS remote sensing products. Irrigation and Drainage Systems 21 (3/4): 197-218. DOI 10.1007/s10795-007-9029-z,

Ibrakhimov , M., A. Khamzina , I. Forkutsa, G. Paluasheva, J.P.A. Lamers, B. Tischbein, P.L.G. Vlek, and C. Martius. 2007. Groundwater table and salinity: Spatial and temporal distribution and influence on soil salinization in Khorezm region (Uzbekistan, Aral Sea Basin). Irrigation and Drainage Systems 21 (3/4), 219-236. DOI 10.1007/s10795-007-9033-3,

Ruecker G.R., Z. Shi, M. Mueller, C. Conrad, N. Ibragimov, J.P.A. Lamers, C. Martius, G. Strunz, S. W. Dech. 2007. Regional scale estimation of cotton yield in Uzbekistan by integrating remote sensing and field data info an agrometeriological model. In: Uzbekistan Cotton Research Institute (Ed.) Scientific and practical bases of improvement of soil fertility. Proceedings of the International conference, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (27-28 August 2007). Part 1, 213-220.

Shi, Z., Rueecker, G.R., Muller, M., Conrad, C., Ibragimov, N., Lamers, J.P.A., Martius, C., Strunz, G., Dech, S.W., Viek, P.L.G. 2007. Modelling of Cotton Yields in the Amu Darya River Floodplains of Uzbekistan Integrating Multitemporal Remote Sensing and Minimum Field Data. Agronomy Journal 99, 1317-1326. DOI:10.2134/agronj2006.0260.

Bandeira, A.G., C. Martius. 2006. Isoptera. In: Fonseca, C. R. V., Magalhes, C., Rafael, J. A., Franklin E (eds.): Fauna de Artrópodos da Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke. 1. ed. Manaus: Nilton Lins,

Fatondji, D., C. Martius, C. Bielders, P. Vlek, A. Bationo, and B. Gerard. 2006. Effect of planting technique and amendment type on pearl millet yield, nutrient uptake, and water use on degraded land in Niger. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 76: 203-217.
Further Information: DOI: 10.1007/s10705-005-6209-9

Khamzina, A., J.P.A. Lamers, C.Martius, M. Worbes, P.L.G Vlek. 2006. Potential of nine multipurpose tree species to reduce saline ground water table (biodrainage) in the lower Amu Darya River region of Uzbekistan. Agroforestry Systems, 68(2): 151-165.
Further Information: DOI 10.1007/s10457-006-9006-9

Mando, A., D. Fatondji, R. Zougmoré, L. Brussard, C. Bielders, C. Martius. 2006. Restoring soil fertility in semi-arid West Africa: assessment of an indigenous technology. In: N. Uphoff et al (eds.): Biological approaches to sustainable soil systems. CRC Press, 784.

Mando, A., D. Fatondji, R. Zougmoré, L. Brussard, C. Bielders, C. Martius. 2006. Restoring soil fertility in semi arid West Africa: assessment of an indigenous technology.. CRC Press., 784 pp.

Römbke, J., H. Höfer, M.V.B. Garcia, C. Martius. 2006. Feeding rates of soil organisms at four different forest sites in Central Amazonia. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 22(3): 313-320.
Further Information: doi:10.1017/S0266467406003166

Worbes, M. E. Botman, A. Khamzina, A. Tupitsa, C. Martius, J.P.A. Lamers. 2006. Scope and constraints for tree planting in the irrigated landscapes of the Aral Sea Basin: case studies in Khorezm Region, Uzbekistan. ZEF Discussion Papers On Development Policy, No.112: 49.
Further Information: www.zef.de/fileadmin/webfiles/downloads/zef_dp/zefdp_112.pdf

Denich, M., F. Gatzweiler, C. Martius J. Mburu, P. Mollinga and O. Pye. 2005. Lead Article: Biodiversity - A Challenge for ZEF. ZEF Annual Report 2004/2005, 8-13.
Further Information: www.zef.de/fileadmin/ webfiles/downloads/annualreport/zef_ar_2004-05.pdf

Ibrakhimov, M., C. Martius, J.P.A. Lamers, S. Park and P.L.G. Vlek. 2005. GIS-based Monitoring Tool for Decision-making on Land and Water Management in Uzbekistan (Central Asia). 11.
Further Information: www.zalf.de/icid/ICID_ERC2005/HTML/ERC2005PDF/Topic_5/Ibrakhimov.pdf

Krauss, M., W. Wilcke, C. Martius, A.G. Bandeira, M.V.B. Garcia and W. Amelung. 2005. Atmospheric versus biological sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a tropical rain forest environment. Environmental Pollution, 135: 143-154.
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Apolinário, F.B.E., Martius, C. 2004. Ecological role of termites (Insecta, Isoptera) in tree trunks in central Amazonian rain forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 194 (1-3): 23-28.

Garcia, M., B. Förster, J. Römbke, G. Welp and C. Martius. 2004. Effects of pesticides on soil fauna: Development of ecotoxicological test methods for the tropics. ZEF news, 15: 1-2.

Hanagarth, W., Höfer, H., Martius, C., Garcia, M. V. B. & Römbke, J. 2004. Soil fauna densities and fluctuations in central Amazonian forests and polyculture plantations as affected by the El NiZo and La NiZa events in the years 1997 - 1999. Environtropica, 1: 1-18.

Kurzatkowski, D., C. Martius, H. Hoefer, M. Garcia, B. Förster, L. Beck, P. Vlek. 2004. Litter decomposition, microbial biomass and activity of soil organisms in three agroforestry sites in central Amazonia. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 69: 257-267.

Martius, C. 2004. Rainfall and air humidity: Non-linear relationships with termite swarming in Amazonia. Amazoniana, 17 (3/4): 387-397.

Martius, C. 2004. Assessing the sustainability of agroforestry systems in central Amazonia using CART to model non-linear relationships. In: Proceedings of the CART Data Mining Conference 2004, 22-24.3.2004, San Francisco (eds.): (Powerpoint presentation published on CD).

Martius, C., H. Höfer, M.V.B. Garcia, J. Römbke and W. Hanagarth. 2004. Microclimate in agroforestry systems in central Amazonia: does canopy closure matter to soil organisms?. Agroforestry Systems, 60: 291-304.
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Martius, C., H. Höfer, M.V.B. Garcia, J. Römbke and W. Hanagarth. 2004. Litter fall, litter stocks and decomposition rates in rain forest and agroforestry sites in central Amazonia. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 68: 137-154.
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Martius, C., J. Lamers, M. Ibrakhimov and P.L.G. Vlek. 2004. Towards a sustainable use of natural resources in the Aral Sea Basin. In: Bogena, H., Hake, J.-F. and H. Vereecken (eds.): Water and Sustainable Development. Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich. Reihe Umwelt/Environment 48, 117-134.
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Martius, C., J. Lamers, P. Wehrheim, A. Schoeller-Schletter, R. Eshchanov, A. Tupitsa, A. Khamzina, A. Akramkhanov, P.L.G. Vlek. 2004. Developing sustainable land and water management for the Aral Sea Basin through an interdisciplinary approach. In: V. Seng, E. Craswell, S. Fukai, K. Fischer (eds.): Water in Agriculture. Proceedings of a CARDI International Conference ‘Research on water in Agricultural production in Asia for the 21st Century’Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 25-28 November 2003. ACIAR Proceedings 116, 45-60.
Further Information: 131.220.109.9/module/register/media/67b0_Developing%20sustainable%20land%20&%20water%20management%20for%20the%20Aral%20Sea%20Basin.PDF

Gichora, M., D. Wittmann and C. Martius. 2003. Honey for money: How to improve beekeeping in Kenya. ZEF news, 13: 8.

Herbst, S., T. Kistemann and C. Martius. 2003. Insufficient drinking-water quality and declining incidences of waterborne diseases: a contradiction. ZEF news, 12: 7.

Martius, C. and J. Lamers. 2003. Traditional style, modern science: ZEF’s new project building in Uzbekistan. ZEF news, 13: 7.

Vlek, P.L.G. and C. Martius. 2003. Rettung für die Aralsee-Region?. e.velop, 13, 09/2003:
Further Information: www.bundesregierung.de/Service/Online-Publikationen/E-Magazines-,9276.523747/e-magazine.htm?link=bpa_ezine

Vlek, P.L.G., C. Martius, P. Wehrheim, A. Schoeller-Schletter and J. Lamers. 2003. Economic Restructuring of Land and Water Use in the Region Khorezm (Uzbekistan) (Project Proposal for Phase I). ZEF Work Papers for Sustainable Development in Central Asia 1. 75.
Further Information: www.khorezm.uni-bonn.de/downloads/WPs/ZEF-UZ-WP01_proposal.pdf

Wilcke, W., W. Amelung, M. Krauss, C. Martius, A. Bandeira, M. Garcia. 2003. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) patterns in climatically different ecological zones of Brazil. Organic Geochemistry, 34: 1405-1417.

ZEF. 2003. Economic and Ecological Restructuring of Land- and Water Use in the Region Khorezm (Uzbekistan). A Pilot Project in Development Research. Project Phase II: Field Research and Development of a Restructuring Concept (2004-2006). 58.
Further Information: www.khorezm.uni-bonn.de/downloads/ZEF-UZ-Proposal-Phase2.pdf

Abdullaev I.I. Khamraev A.S., Martius C., Nurjanov A.A., Eshchanov R.A. 2002. Termites (Isoptera) in irrigated and arid landscapes of Central Asia (Uzbekistan). Sociobiology, 40 (3): 605-614.

Amelung, W., Martius, C., Bandeira, A.G., Garcia, M.V.B., Zech, W. 2002. Lignin characteristics and density fractions of termite nests in an Amazonian rain forest – indicators of termite feeding guilds?. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 34: 367-372.

Martius, C. and P.L.G. Vlek. 2002. A abordagem interdisciplinar dos problemas de desenvolvimento: integrando ecologia e ciencias sociais num projeto de pesquisa na bacia do Mar de Aral. Coleceo Documentos, Série Ciencias Ambientais No.21. Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEA), Universidade de Sao Paulo, 29-43.

Martius, C., R. Sommer and P.L.G. Vlek. 2002. Soil organic matter(s)!. ZEF news, 10: 8.

Fatondji, D., C. Martius, and P. Vlek. 2001. The zai technique in Niger: on the way to combat desertification effectively. ZEF news, 8: 1-2.

Hanne, C. and C. Martius. 2001. Termites - unrecognized beneficial insects. ZEF news, 8: 7.

Höfer, H., Hanagarth, W., Beck, L., Garcia, M., Martius, C., Franklin, E., Römbke, J. 2001. Structure and function of the soil fauna in Amazonian anthropogenic and natural ecosystems. Eur. J. Soil Biol, 37: 229-235.

Martius, C. 2001. Structure and nest architecture in Nasutitermes populations of white-water floodplain forests in Amazonia, and a field key to the nests of species from Ilha de Marchantaria (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). Andrias, 15: 163-171.

Martius, C. 2001. Observation of alate swarming and colony foundation in Syntermes spinosus (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Amazonia. Sociobiology, 37(3B): 585-591.

Martius, C., H. Tiessen and P.L.G. Vlek. 2001. The management of organic matter in tropical soils: What are the priorities?. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 61 (1-2): 1-6.
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Martius, C., H. Tiessen and P.L.G. Vlek. 2001. Management of Organic Matter in Tropical Soils: Scope and Limitations. Springer Netherlands, 248.

Martius, C., H. Tiessen, P.L.G. Vlek. 2001. Management of Organic Matter in Tropical Soils: Scope and Limitations. Kluwer, Dordrecht, 248.

Martius, C., J. Römbke, M. Verhaagh, H. Höfer, L. Beck. 2001. Termiten, Regenwürmer und Ameisen - prägende Elemente der Bodenfauna tropischer Regenwälder. Andrias, 15: 15-27.

Vohland, K., M.A. de Jesus, C. Martius, J. Adis. 2001. Xylophagous macro-invertebrate and fungi associations in contrasting Amazonian ecosystems: the millipede viewpoint. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 27: 71-79.

Grote, U. and C. Martius. 2000. World Axes Conference 2000: Prominent world leaders discuss future challenges. ZEF news, 3: 3-4.

Höfer, H., C. Martius, W. Hanagarth, M. Garcia, E. Franklin, J. Römbke and L. Beck. 2000. Soil fauna and litter decomposition in primary and secondary forest and a mixed culture system in Amazonia. Final report of SHIFT project ENV 52. BMBF, Bonn, 299.

Martius, C. 2000. Aralsee: Wege aus der ökologischen Katastrophe. Bonner Universitäts-Nachrichten (BUN) 33, 219: 23.

Martius, C. 2000. Why termites matter: Soil fauna influences organic matter in tropical ecosystems. ZEF news, 4: 7.

Martius, C. and A. Schletter. 2000. Water- and Land-Use in Uzbekistan. ZEF news, 5: 4.

Martius, C., W. Amelung, M.V.B. Garcia. 2000. The Amazonian forest termite Constrictotermes cavifrons feeds on microepiphytes. Sociobiology, 35(2): 379-383.

Silva, E.G., C. Martius. 2000. Termite (Isoptera) sampling from soil: Handsorting or Kempson extraction?. Sociobiology, 36(1): 209-216.

Wilcke, W., W. Amelung, C. Martius, M.V.B. Garcia & W. Zech. 2000. Biological sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Amazonian rain forest. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 163: 27-30.

Martius, C., H. Tiessen and P. Vlek. 1999. The challenge of managing soil organic matter in the tropics. ZEF news, 2: 3-4.

Martius, C., Tabosa, W.A.F., Bandeira, A.G., Amelung, W. 1999. Richness of termite genera in a semi-arid region (Sertno) in NE Brazil (Isoptera). Sociobiology, 33(3): 357-365.

Medeiros, L.G.S., A.G. Bandeira, C. Martius. 1999. Termite swarming in the northeastern Atlantic rain forest of Brazil. Studies of Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 34 (2): 76-87.

Römbke, J., Höfer, H., Martius, C., Förster, B., Garcia, M., Franklin, E., Beck, L. 1999. Die Rolle der Bodenfauna beim Streuabbau in Primär- und Sekundärwäldern und einer Holz-Mischkulturfläche in Amazonien (SHIFT Projekt ENV 52): Methodische Überlegungen. In: Oehlmann, J. & B. Markert (eds.): Ökotoxikologie: Ökosystemare Ansätze und Methoden. Verlag ecomed, Weinheim, 268-275.

Virchow, D., K. Riede, C. Martius and M. Denich. 1999. Diverse roads to study biodiversity at ZEF. ZEF news, 1: 7-8.

Adis, J., C.R.V. da Fonseca, C. Martius. 1998. Mecanismos que mantém a diversidade tropical - um projeto de pesquisa bilateral teuto-brasileiro 1991-1996. Acta Amazônica, 28(3): 205-215.

Adis, J., C.R.V. da Fonseca, C. Martius. 1998. Mecanismos que mantém a diversidade tropical - um projeto de pesquisa bilateral teuto-brasileiro. Acta Amazônica, 28(3): 205-215.

Bustamante, N.C.R., C. Martius. 1998. Nutritional preference of wood-feeding termites inhabiting floodplain forests of the Amazon river, Brazil. Acta Amazonica, 28(3): 301-307.

Martius C., M. Weller. 1998. Observations on the dynamics of entrance hole construction of two leaf-feeding, soil-inhabiting Syntermes species (Insecta: Isoptera) in an Amazonian rainforest, Brazil. Acta Amazonica, 28(3): 325-330.

Martius, C. 1998. Perspectivas do controle biológico de cupins (Insecta, Isoptera). Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 41 (2-4): 179-194.

Martius, C. 1998. Occurrence, body mass and biomass of Syntermes spp. (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Reserva Ducke, Central Amazonia. Acta Amazonica, 28(3): 319-324.

Martius, C., A.G. Bandeira. 1998. Wood litter stocks in a Central Amazonian rain forest (Reserva Ducke). Ecotropica, 4 (1-2): 115-118.

Beck, L., H. Höfer, C. Martius, J. Römbke, M. Verhaagh. 1997. Bodenbiologie tropischer Regenwälder. Geographische Rundschau, 1/1997: 24-31.

Martius, C. 1997. Decomposition of Wood. In: W. J. Junk, Plön (eds.): The Central-Amazonian floodplain: ecology of a pulsing system. Ecological Studies 126, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 267-276.

Martius, C. 1997. The Termites. In: W. J. Junk, Plön (eds.): The Central-Amazonian floodplain: ecology of a pulsing system. Ecological Studies 126, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 361-371.

Martius, C., J.A. Ribeiro. 1997. Colony populations and biomass in nests of the Amazonian forest termite Anoplotermes banksi Emerson (Isoptera: Termitidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 31: 82-86.

Wassmann, R., C. Martius. 1997. Methane emissions from Amazonian floodplains. In: W. J. Junk, Plön (eds.): The Central Amazonian floodplain: ecology of a pulsing system. Ecological Studies 126, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 137-143.

Höfer, H., C. Martius, L. Beck. 1996. Decomposition in an Amazonian rain forest after experimental litter addition in small plots. Pedobiologia, 40(6): 570-576.

Martius, C. P.M. Fearnside, A.G. Bandeira, R. Wassmann. 1996. Deforestation and methane release from termites in Amazonia. Chemosphere, 33(3): 517-536.

Martius, C., A.G. Bandeira, L.G.S. Medeiros. 1996. Variation in termite alate swarming in rain forests of central Amazonia. Ecotropica, 2(1): 1-11.

Batalha, L.S., D.F. Silva Filho and C. Martius. 1995. Using termite nests as a source for organic matter in agro-silvicultural production in Amazonia.. Scientia Agricola (Piracicaba), 52(2): 318-325.

Batalha, L.S., D.F. Silva Filho, C. Martius. 1995. Using termite nests as a source for organic matter in agro-silvicultural production in Amazonia. Scientia Agricola (Piracicaba), 52(2): 318-325.

Martius, C. 1994. Diversity and ecology of termites (Isoptera) in Amazonian forests. Pedobiologia, 38: 407-428.

Martius, C. 1994. Termite nests as structural elements of the Amazon floodplain forest. Andrias, 13: 137-150.

Martius, C., H. Höfer, M. Verhaagh, J. Adis, V. Mahnert. 1994. Terrestrial arthropods colonizing an abandoned termite nest in an floodplain forest of the Amazon river during the flood. Andrias, 13: 17-22.

Rebello, A., C. Martius. 1994. Dispersal flights of termites in Amazonian forests (Isoptera). Sociobiology, 24: 127-146.

Martius C. 1993. Food provision storing by xylophagous termites in Amazonia (Isoptera: Nasutitermitinae). Entomologia Generalis, 17(4): 269-276.

Martius, C., R. Wassmann, U. Thein, A. Bandeira, H. Rennenberg, W. Junk, W. Seiler. 1993. Methane emission from wood-feeding termites in rain forests of Amazonia. Chemosphere, 26(1-4): 623-632.

Martius, C. 1992. Density, humidity, and nitrogen content of dominant wood species of floodplain forests (várzea) in Amazonia. Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff, 50: 300-303.

Worbes, M., H. Klinge, J. Revilla, C. Martius. 1992. A contribution to the dynamics, structure and distribution of varzea forest in Central Amazonia. Journal of Vegetation Science, 3: 553-564.

Martius, C. 1989. Untersuchungen zur Ökologie des Holzabbaus durch Termiten (Isoptera) in zentralamazonischen Überschwemmungswäldern (Várzea). Dissertation. Univ. Göttingen, Afra-Verlag Frankfurt, 285.

Martius, C. 1986. Die Laufkäferfauna (Coleoptera, Carabidae) eines Kalkbuchenwaldes. Drosera (Oldenburg), 86 (1): 1-11.

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