Postdoc
Email: susanne.arbeiteruni-greifswaldde
Research interests
My research focuses on the ecology and habitat use of birds. In particular, I investigate how land management influences habitat conditions and food resources for wetland species. I am interested in the interaction between habitat and species conservation and the interests of farmers, especially for protected bird species that depend on human management.
In the PaludiZentrale project, I analyse the effects of rewetting drained peatlands and implementing different paludiculture systems on biodiversity.
Publications
Morkvėnas, Ž., Arbeiter, S., Kozulin, A., Riauba, G., Zhurauliou, D., Yakovich, V. & Tanneberger, F. (2025) Successful translocation of a long-distance migrating passerine – new impetus for the conservation of the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler.
Animal conservation,https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.13018
Arbeiter S., Flinks H., Grünwald J. & Tanneberger F. (2020)
Diet of corncrakes Crex crex and prey availability in relation to meadow management.
Ardea 108: 55–64. doi: 10.5253/arde.v108i1.a7
Arbeiter S., Roth T., Helmecke A., Haferland H.J., Tanneberger F., Bellebaum J. (2018)
Conflict between habitat conservation and Corncrake Crex crex brood protection in managed floodplain meadows
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 265: 15–21. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2018.05.030
Arbeiter S., Franke E. (2018)
Predation risk of artificial ground nests in managed floodplain meadows.
Acta Oecologica 86: 17–22. doi: 10.1016/j.actao.2017.11.012
Tanneberger F., Flinks H., Arbeiter S., Minets M. & Hegemann A. (2017)
Diet analysis of wetland passerine nestlings using neck collars or faecal sampling produces similar results
Ardea 105: 145–152. doi: 10.5253/arde.v105i2.a7
Arbeiter S., Franke E., Helmecke A., Tanneberger F. (2017)
Habitat preference of female Corncrakes Crex crex: implications for the conservation of breeding sites in a secretive species
Bird Study 64: 255–263. doi: 10.1080/00063657.2017.1318107
Arbeiter S., Helmecke A., Bellebaum J. (2017)
Do Corncrakes Crex crex benefit from unmown refuge strips?
Bird Conservation International 27: 560–567. doi: 10.1017/S0959270916000447
Arbeiter S., Roth T., Helmecke A., Haferland H.-J., Bellebaum J. (2017)
How to count a vagabond? Population estimation in the Corncrake Crex crex.
Vogelwelt 137: 75–79.
Bellebaum J., Arbeiter S., Helmecke A., Koffijberg K. (2016)
Survival and departure of Corncrakes Crex crex on managed breeding grounds.
Annales Zoologici Fennici 53: 288–294. doi: 10.5735/086.053.0606
Arbeiter S., Schulze M., Tamm P., Hahn S. (2016)
Strong cascading effect of weather conditions on prey availability and annual breeding performance in European Bee-eaters Merops apiaster.
Journal of Ornithology 157: 155–163. doi: 10.1007/s10336-015-1262-x
Arbeiter S., Schnepel H., Uhlenhaut K., Bloege Y., Schulze M., Hahn S. (2014)
Seasonal shift in the diet composition of European Bee-eaters Merops apiaster at the northern edge of distribution.
Ardeola 61: 161–170. doi: 10.13157/arla.61.1.2014.161
Tegetmeyer C., Thoma M., Arbeiter S. (2012)
Moult and mobility of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola on the West African non-breeding grounds.
Journal of Ornithology 153: 1045–1051. doi: 10.1007/s10336-012-0833-3
Arbeiter S., Tegetmeyer C. (2011)
Home range and habitat use by the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) on its wintering ground in Northwestern Senegal.
Acta Ornithologica 46: 117–126. doi: 10.3161/000164511X625883
Eisermann K., Arbeiter S., López G., Avendaño, C., de León Lux, J. (2011)
Distribution, habitat use, and implications for the conservation of the globally threatened Azure-rumped Tanager Tangara cabanisi in Guatemala.
Bird Conservation International 21: 423–437. doi: 10.1017/S0959270910000638
Professional career
Since 2023
Research Associate, University of Greifswald
PaludiZentrale project
Since 2022
Freelance work
Data analysis, monitoring and expert assessments
2020–2022
Research Associate at ÖKOTOP GbR, Halle
Research and development project: effectiveness of avoidance measures for reducing the risk of red kite mortality at wind turbines
2012–2020
Doctoral Researcher, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald
Dissertation: Challenges for the conservation of Corncrake Crex crex breeding habitats in managed floodplain meadows
2012–2017
Research Associate, University of Greifswald
Research and development project on conserving and restoring habitats of the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler through new approaches to wet-grassland management in Lower Oder Valley National Park
2009–2012
M.Sc. Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, University of Potsdam
Master’s thesis on migration timing and the influence of food availability on the breeding success of the European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
2005–2009
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Land Use and Nature Conservation, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
Diploma thesis on the home range and habitat use of the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola in its wintering grounds in Djoudj National Park, Senegal