Publications (Some available in German)

• Dullau, S., Tischew, S., Schmidt, A. (2024) Effects of different fertilization intensities on species diversity and yield in mesophilic grassland under rainfall deficit – first findings from the Hayn grassland experiment. DVL-Rundbrief Summer 2024: 50-54. PDF
• Dullau, S., Kirmer, A., Tischew, S., Holz, F., Meyer, M.H., Schmidt, A. (2023) Effects of fertilizer levels and drought conditions on species assembly and biomass production in the restoration of a mesic temperate grassland on ex-arable land. Global Ecology and Conservation 48, e02730. DOI:10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02730 (open access)

Workshops (Available in German)

• GRASSWORKS – Workshop on the restoration of species-rich grasslands at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Bernburg (June 1-2, 2023) Excursion Guide PDF

Talks and Conference Presentations (Some available in German)

• Gray, K. (2024) Images as a voice: A Photovoice study from the South Harz. IALE-D Annual Conference 2024, Bernburg, Germany.
• Schmidt, A., Sturm, L., Kirmer, A. (2024) Butterfly assemblages in restored grasslands: The role of restoration method, local factors, and landscape context. 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Tartu, Estonia.
• Twerski, A., Schmidt, A., May, F., Temperton, V., Kirmer, A., Kollmann, J. & the Grassworks consortium (2024) Understanding how restoration intensity controls grassland recovery. 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Tartu, Estonia.
• Pătru-Dușe I.A., Twerski A., Cebrian-Piqueras M.A., Temperton V. & the Grassworks consortium (2024) Navigating Grassland Restoration: A social-ecological approach to understanding success factors and leverage points. 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Tartu, Estonia.
• Laschke, C. J., Twerski, A., Temperton, V. & the Grassworks consortium (2024) What works best in grassland restoration? Plant diversity on restored grasslands across Germany. 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, Tartu, Estonia.
• Gray, K., Masterson, V. (2024) Photovoice. Contribution to the symposium: Arts-based methods that harness subjective perspectives on social-ecological diversity: Moving from conflict to empathy (Jiménez Aceituno, A., Masterson, V., Enqvist, J.). PECS-3: Pathways to Sustainability, Montreal, Canada.
• Sturm, L., Schmidt, A., Temperton, V., Kirmer, A. (2024) How successful is grassland restoration in Germany? Insights from the Grassworks project. 9th Network Meeting on Restoration, Olm, Luxembourg. (Available in German)
• Twerski, A., Sturm, L. & the Grassworks Consortium (2024) What are successful concepts for restoring species-rich grasslands in Germany? A multi-regional assessment of social-ecological systems and pilot implementation. FEdA Status Conference, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Available in German)
• Gray, K., Neudert, R. (2023) The who and how of grassland restoration: A conceptual note and transdisciplinary examples from the Grassworks Project. Making people part of ecosystem restoration in Europe, Bonn, Germany.
• Twerski, A., Temperton, V. & the Grassworks Consortium (2023) Grassworks: What are successful concepts for restoring species-rich grasslands in Germany? Blühwiesenforum, Lüneburg, Germany. (Available in German)
• Gray, K., Kuhn, L. (2022) Restoring the human-nature relationship through grassland restoration: Real-world laboratories as real-time experiments in the Grassworks Project. Sustainable impact – Real-world laboratories in transformation, Karlsruhe, Germany. (Available in German)

Posters (Available in German)

• Gray, K. (2025) Diverse landscapes for grassland restoration: A Photovoice study from the South Harz. Grassworks Final Event, Berlin, Germany.
• Sturm, L., Twerski, A., Kirmer, A., Temperton, V. (2024) Grassland restoration in Germany. FEdA Status Conference, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Guidelines (Available in German)

• German Association for Landscape Management (DVL) e. V. (2025) Establishing species-rich meadows and pastures – A practical guide for successful grassland restoration, No. 32 of the DVL publication series “Landscape as a Living Space.” PDF