University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) - Research portal
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Institute of Zoology Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien johann.zaller(at)boku.ac.at Tel: +43 1 47654-83318 BOKUonline-Visitenkarte  ORCID: 0000-0001-7744-7378
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Curr. Vitae
| 2011 - | Associate Professor, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna |
| 2010 - | Habilitation in Ecology, Privatdozent, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna |
| 2005 - - | Senior research scientist, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria |
| 2004 - | Research Scientist, University of Vienna, Austria |
| 2001 - 2004 | Research scientist, University of Bonn, Germany |
| 1998-2001 - | Postdoctoral Fellow; Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas, Ushuaia, Argentina |
| 1998-2001 - | Postdoctoral Fellow; Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, USA |
| 1998 - | Research assistant, Research Institute of biological Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland |
| 1998 - | Dissertation, Dr. phil., University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 1995-1998 - | Research assistant, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 1994 - 1995 | Scholar of the Swiss Federation, Department of Botany, University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 1994 - | Diploma thesis, Mag. rer. nat., University of Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1988-1994 - | Studies in Biology/Botany/Ecology, Universities of Salzburg+Innsbruck, Austria |
Statistik Austria, science classification
- plant ecology; animal ecology; ecological system research; organic farming; agricultural ecology; environmental protection;
Expertise
- soil ecology; datafication in leisure behaviour; global climate change; vermicomposting; plant-animal interactions; systems ecology; landscape ecology; terrestrial ecology; global change; sustainable agriculture; Citizen Science; Citizen Science; agroecology; functional ecology; ecosystem functions; ecological interactions: belowground-aboveground ;
Awards
| 2022 | Otto Greither Sonderpreis des Salus-Medienpreises für den Pestizidatlas 2022 für journalistische Leistungen und Aufklärungsarbeit über Pestizide. Zaller hat Beiträge für den Pestizidatlas geliefert. |
| 2020 | Best Paper Award des Jubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien für Raja Imran Hussain (PI & Koautor Thomas Frank, Koautor Johann G. Zaller) |
| 2018 | Preis Österr Entomol Ges (ÖEG) für Sophie Kratschmer für den Artikel "Tillage intensity or landscape features: What matters most for wild bee diversity in vineyards?" Agric Ecosyst Env; VineDivers |
| 2017 | BOKU Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2017 "Licht der Zukunft" in der Kategorie "Austausch mit der Gesellschaft" für das Projekt Roadkill (Florian Heigl, Daniel Dörler, Johann Zaller) |
| 2017 | Top 100 in Ecology most highly accessed ecology articles in 2017 in Scientific Reports, paper by Jacob Buchholz et al. 2017 (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-17601-w) |
| 2016 | Bestes Poster präsentiert von Sophie Kratschmer et al. bei der 12. Hymenoptologischen Tagung in Stuttgart. Landscape diversity & management intensity effects on wild bee diversity. VineDivers |
| 2014 | Mailin Gaupp-Berghausen (Masterarbeit, betreut von Johann Zaller), Wissenschaftlicher Förderungspreis der Wiener Umweltschutzabteilung MA 22 |
| 2013 | 3. Platz für wissenschaftliches Poster von Florian Heigl, Andrea Grabmaier & Johann Zaller im Rahmen des 5. Semester Touchdowns des BOKU Centre of Agricultural Sciences |
| 2013 | SINA 2013 Award - Beste Posterpräsentation von Elisabeth Schwaiger für Beitrag "Analysis of drought stress on winter wheat using stable isotope ratio spectrometry (δ13C)", 12th Austrian Stable Isotope User Group Meeting, Nov 15-16, 2013, Graz |
| 2013 | BOKU Teaching Award 2013 - 3. Platz; zusammen mit Alexander Bruckner, Erhard Christian, Thomas Frank, Claudia Elisa Kubista und Ulrich Straka |
| 2013 | Florian Heigl (Masterarbeit, betreut von Johann Zaller) Wissenschaftlicher Förderungspreis der Wiener Umweltschutzabteilung MA 22 |
| 2012 | Erster Preis für das Poster mit der interessantesten und verständlichsten Darstellung der wesentlichen Information im Rahmen des 13. Österreichischen Klimatags, Juni 14-15, 2012 |
| 2008 | Anerkennungspreis für die nachhaltigste Geschäftsidee - Düngerproduktion mit Regenwürmern; Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (bmvit), Wien |
| 1993 | Bundesstipendium der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft für ein einjähriges Gaststudium an der Universität Basel |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2018 - | Forum Science & Environment member |
| 2015 - | Member of scientific advisory board WWF Austria advisory board member |
| 2014 - | National Committee on Biodiversity, Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Mangement mandate as expert |
| 2014 - | European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) member |
| 2012 - | member of the commisson |
| 2011 - | Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland member |
| 2010 -2017 | Ecological Society of America member |
| 2007 - | Österreichischer Naturschutzbund member |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2022 - |
Agrochemicals:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2022 - |
Scientific Reports: Collection: Conservation ecology in agricultural systems; https://www.nature.com/collections/ggiaabf
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2019 - |
Agriculture:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2019 - |
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems : https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/75325/overview
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2017 -2019 |
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: Special Issue: Non-Target Effects of Pesticides on Organisms Inhabiting Agroecosystems
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2015 - |
Scientific Reports: https://www.nature.com/srep/about/editors
Editorial Board Member |
| 2014 -2019 |
Frontiers in Plant Science:
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2013 -2019 |
Frontiers in Environmental Science: Associate Editor for Frontiers in Agroecology and Land Use Systems
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
Reviewer for scientific journals
| 2022 - | Environmental Pollution |
| 2022 - | Environmental Sciences Europe |
| 2015 - | Scientific Reports |
| 2015 - | Environmental Pollution |
| 2015 - | Frontiers in Public Health |
| 2015 - | Geoderma |
| 2015 - | European Journal of Soil Biology |
| 2015 - | Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research |
| 2014 - | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
| 2014 - | Frontiers in Plant Science |
| 2013 - | Bmc Ecology |
| 2013 - | Biology and Fertility of Soils |
| 2012 - | Die Bodenkultur: Austrian journal of agricultural research |
| 2012 - | Entomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata |
| 2012 - | Applied Soil Ecology |
| 2011 - | Annals of Applied Biology |
| 2011 - | African journal of agricultural research |
| 2011 - | Folia Geobotanica |
| 2011 - | ISRN Ecology |
| 2011 - | Organic Agriculture |
| 2010 - | Journal of Applied Entomology |
| 2010 - | Biochemical Systematics and Ecology |
| 2010 - | Journal of Ecology |
| 2009 - | Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection |
| 2009 - | Science of the Total Environment |
| 2009 - | Ecology Letters |
| 2009 - | New Forests |
| 2009 - | Pedobiologia |
| 2009 - | Biological Agriculture & Horticulture |
| 2008 - | Polish Journal of Ecology |
| 2008 - | Weed Research |
| 2007 - | Ecological Engineering |
| 2007 - | Scientia Horticulturae |
| 2004 - | Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment |
| 2003 - | AM J ALTERNATIVE AGR |
| 2002 - | Z PFLANZENK PFLANZEN |
| 2002 - | Oikos |
| 2000 - | Acta oecologica-International Journal of Ecology |
| 2000 - | Global Change Biology |
| 2000 - | Plant and Soil |
| 2000 - | Oecologia |
| 2000 - | Acta agriculturae Scandinavica Section B-Soil and Plant Science |
| 2000 - | Soil & Tillage Research |
Reviewer/Expert funding organizations
| 2020 -2020 | Tiroler Wissenschaftsfonds Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung, Abteilung Bildung - Austria |
| 2015 - | OeAD-Österreichischer Austauschdienst - Austria |
| 2015 - | The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) - Netherlands |
| 2012 -2015 | Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation - Georgia |
| 2011 -2011 | Research Promotion Foundation, Republic of Cyprus - Cyprus |
| 2008 -2008 | Zentrum für Soziale Innovation - Centre for Social Innovation - Austria |
| 2007 -2007 | EU Southeast European Era-Net (SEE-ERA.NET) - European Union |
| 2007 -2007 | Bulgarian National Science Fund - Bulgaria |
| 2007 -2007 | Czech Science Foundation (GACR) - Czech Republic |
| 2006 -2007 | Georgian National Science Foundation - Georgia |
| 2005 -2005 | Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, ÖAW - Austria |
| 2004 -2006 | International Association for the Promotion of Co-operation with Scientists from the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union - Belgium |
| 2004 -2005 | Europäische Kommission - European Union |
Reviewer/Expert organization
| 2023 | Umweltinstitut München Bericht zum Pestizideinsatz im Südtiroler Apfelanbau |
| 2022 | Universität Zürich Dissertationsgutachten für die Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
| 2022 | Tel-Hai College for Science, Environment & Community Staff evaluation |
| 2022 | European Academies Science Advisory Council Wissenschaftliche Begutachtung eines EASAC Berichts |
| 2021 | Bezirksgericht Expertengutachten in einem Rechtsstreit |
| 2020 | Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. (GEWISOLA) |
| 2016 | Haupt Verlag, UTB Gutachten für ein Fachbuch |
| 2015 | Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (BMLFUW) Zwischenbericht Forschungsprojekt |
| 2015 | Stadt Wien, Magistratsabteilung 22 Endbericht Forschungsprojekt |
| 2015 | FWF - Der Wissenschaftsfonds Zwischenbericht |
| 2012 | University of Illinois at Chicago Predoctoral Fellowship Program |
| 2008 | Faculty opponent for PhD defence, Swedish Agricultural University (SLU) Uppsala |
| 2006 | CAB International |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2018 | 48. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz (GfÖ) Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2018 | 48. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie für Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz. Session: Ecological impacts of pesticides on non-target organisms Chair (Session) |
| 2017 | European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Session SSS4.11 Role of soil biota in soil functioning and ecosystem service provision Chair (Session) |
| 2016 | Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz 2016 Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2016 | European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016, Session SSS10.3/BG9.6 Biogeosciences and wine: Management-related and environmental processes that influence the vineyard ecosystem Chair (Session) |
| 2015 | Österreichische Citizen Science Konferenz 2015 Organiser |
| 2015 | European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2015, Session SSS4.8 Soil function, diversity and hotspots of microbial activity Chair (Session) |
| 2015 | 45th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ). Session: Citizen Science in Ecology Chair (Session) |
| 2012 | 4th International Congress EUROSOIL 2012 Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and Environment Chair (Session) |