Michael Stech

3.4k citations

126 papers · 1.9k indexed · h-index 26

Impact in

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.5%
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
Plant Science top 2%
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies

Papers in ⓘ

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 119
- Bryophyte Studies and Records 109
- Lichen and fungal ecology 91
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies 6
Plant Science 93
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies 91

Co-authors: Wolfgang Frey (23 shared papers)Dietmar Quandt (16 shared papers)Jan‐Peter Frahm (6 shared papers)Manuela Sim‐Sim (21 shared papers)Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer (11 shared papers)Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara (16 shared papers)Micheline Carvalho‐Silva (11 shared papers)Olaf Werner (4 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Bryology (12 papers)Taxon (7 papers)Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (4 papers)Systematics and Biodiversity (4 papers)Phytotaxa (4 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands Germany Brazil

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Michael Stech

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1	The status ofPlatyhypnidium mutatumOchyra & Vanderpoorten and the systematic value of the Donrichardsiaceae based on molecular data Journal of Bryology ·Michael Stech, Jan‐Peter Frahm	1999	60
2	20,000 species and five key markers: The status of molecular bryophyte phylogenetics Phytotaxa ·Michael Stech, Dietmar Quandt	2014	57
3	DNA metabarcoding uncovers fungal diversity in soils of protected and non-protected areas on Deception Island, Antarctica Scientific Reports ·Luiz Henrique Rosa, Thamar Holanda da Silva, Mayara Baptistucci Ogaki, Otávio Henrique Bezerra Pinto, Michael Stech, Peter Convey, Micheline Carvalho‐Silva, Carlos A. Rosa, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara	2020	56
4	How do temperate bryophytes face the challenge of a changing environment? Lessons from the past and predictions for the future Global Change Biology ·Aurélie Désamoré, Benjamin Laenen, Michael Stech, Beáta Papp, Lars Hedenäs, Rubén G. Mateo, Alain Vanderpoorten	2012	56
5	Molecular Evolution of the trnT_UGU‐trnF_GAA Region in Bryophytes Plant Biology ·Dietmar Quandt, Michael Stech	2004	54
6	Molecular evolution of the trnLUAA intron in bryophytes Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Dietmar Quandt, Michael Stech	2005	53
7	Molecular Phylogeny of the Leafy Liverwort Lejeunea (Porellales): Evidence for a Neotropical Origin, Uneven Distribution of Sexual Systems and Insufficient Taxonomy PLoS ONE ·Jochen Heinrichs, Shanshan Dong, Alfons Schäfer‐Verwimp, Tamás Pócs, Kathrin Feldberg, Aleksandra Czumaj, Alexander R. Schmidt, Joachim Reitner, Matt A. M. Renner, Joern Hentschel, Michael Stech, Harald Schneider	2013	51
8	A morpho-molecular classification of the mosses (Bryophyta) Nova Hedwigia ·Michael Stech, Wolfgang Frey	2008	48
9	Phylogeny of haplolepideous mosses — challenges and perspectives Journal of Bryology ·Michael Stech, Stuart F. McDaniel, Rafael Hernández Maqueda, Rosa M. Ros, Olaf Werner, Jesús Muñoz, Dietmar Quandt	2012	47
10	Three species for the price of one within the moss Homalothecium sericeum s.l. Taxon ·Lars Hedenäs, Aurélie Désamoré, Benjamin Laenen, Beáta Papp, Dietmar Quandt, Juana María González‐Mancebo, Jairo Patiño, Alain Vanderpoorten, Michael Stech	2014	47
11	Chloroplast DNA-relationship in palaeoaustralLopidium concinnum (Hypopterygiaceae, Musci). An example of stenoevolution in mosses Studies in austral temperate rain forest bryophytes 2 Plant Systematics and Evolution ·Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Kathrin Meißner	1999	45
12	Phylogeny and species delimitations in European Dicranum (Dicranaceae, Bryophyta) inferred from nuclear and plastid DNA Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Annick S. Lang, Gaëlle Bocksberger, Michael Stech	2015	44
13	Molecular Species Delimitation in the Racomitrium canescens Complex (Grimmiaceae) and Implications for DNA Barcoding of Species Complexes in Mosses PLoS ONE ·Michael Stech, Sarina Veldman, Juan Larraín, Jesús Muñoz, Dietmar Quandt, Kristian Hassel, Hans Kruijer	2013	38
14	Phylogeny, taxon circumscriptions, and character evolution in the core Ptychanthoideae (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta) Taxon ·Phiangphak Sukkharak, S. Robbert Gradstein, Michael Stech	2011	34
15	A molecular phylogeny of the Sematophyllaceae s.l. (Hypnales) based on plastid, mitochondrial and nuclear markers, and its taxonomic implications Taxon ·Micheline Carvalho‐Silva, Michael Stech, Lúcia Helena Soares-Silva, William R. Buck, Norman J. Wickett, Yang Liu, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara	2017	32
16	New national and regional bryophyte records, 21 Journal of Bryology ·Tom L. Blockeel, Halina Bednarek-Ochyra, Ryszard Ochyra, (unknown), M. Glória Esquível, Marc Lebouvier, Leena Luís, Sandra Martins, Frank Müller, Cs. Németh, Beáta Papp, Vítězslav Plášek, Tamás Pócs, Marko Sabovljević, Cecı́lia Sérgio, Manuela Sim‐Sim, Michael Stech, Jiří Váňa, Özlem Tonguç Yayıntaş	2009	32
17	Molecular circumscription of the hornworts (Anthocerotophyta) based on the chloroplast DNA trnL?trnF region Journal of Plant Research ·Michael Stech, Dietmar Quandt, Wolfgang Frey	2003	31
18	Molecular Data Suggest Long-Term in Situ Antarctic Persistence Within Antarctica's Most Speciose Plant Genus, Schistidium Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ·Elisabeth M. Biersma, Jennifer A. Jackson, Michael Stech, Howard Griffiths, Katrin Linse, Peter Convey	2018	30
19	A morpho-molecular classification of the liverworts (Hepaticophytina, Bryophyta) Nova Hedwigia ·Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech	2005	29
20	Molecular divergence patterns and infrageneric relationship of Monoclea (Monocleales, Hepaticae). Studies in austral temperate rain forest bryophytes Nova Hedwigia ·Kathrin Meißner, Jan‐Peter Frahm, Michael Stech, Wolfgang Frey	1998	27

About Michael Stech

Michael Stech is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Ecology, Oceanography and Forestry, having authored 126 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bryophyte Studies and Records (109 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (91 papers), Botany and Plant Ecology Studies (91 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (13 papers), Polar Research and Ecology (10 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (8 papers), Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies (6 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.6k citations), Plant Science (1.3k citations), Ecological Modeling (60 citations), Ecology (339 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (56 citations). Michael Stech has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include Wolfgang Frey, Dietmar Quandt, Jan‐Peter Frahm, Manuela Sim‐Sim, Tanja Žuna Pfeiffer, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara, Micheline Carvalho‐Silva, Olaf Werner, Rosa M. Ros and Lars Hedenäs. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Bryology, Taxon, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Systematics and Biodiversity and Phytotaxa.

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