Schmidt M, Agonyissa D, Ouédraogo A, Hahn-Hadjali K, Thiombiano A, Koulibaly A, Goetze D, Zizka G (submitted 2007) Changes in plant species composition following a climatic gradient in West Africa. Proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress, 26 February - 2 March 2007 at Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Schmidt M, Thiombiano A, Dressler S, Hahn-Hadjali K, Guinko S, Zizka G (submitted 2007) Phytodiversity data - strengths and weaknesses. A comparison of collection and relevé data from Burkina Faso. Proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress, 26 February - 2 March 2007 at Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Schmidt M, Thiombiano A, Ouédraogo A, Dressler S, Hahn-Hadjali K, Zizka G (submitted 2007) Assessment of the flora of Burkina Faso. Proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress, 26 February - 2 March 2007 at Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Zizka G, Schmidt M, Schulte K, Novoa P, Pinto R, König K (submitted 2008) Chilean Bromeliaceae - diversity, distribution and evaluation of conservation status. Biodiversity and Conservation.

2009
König K, Schmidt M, Müller J (in press 2009) Modelling species distributions with high resolution remote sensing data to delineate patterns of plant diversity in the Sahel zone of Burkina Faso. In Advances in Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Processing for Land Degradation Assessment. ISPRS Series. (ed.: Röder A, Hill J) Taylor & Francis.

2008
Brunken U, Schmidt M, Dressler S, Janssen T, Thiombiano A, Zizka G (2008) West African plants - A Photo Guide. URL: www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de.

Brunken U, Schmidt M, Dressler S, Janssen T, Thiombiano A, Zizka G (2008) www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de - An image-based identification tool for West African Plants. Taxon 57 (3): 5-6.

Janssen T, Dressler S, Schmidt M, Zizka G (2008) Ein Biodiversitätsdaten-Netzwerk für Westafrika. Natur und Museum 138 (5/6):155.
Mbayngone E, Schmidt M, Hahn-Hadjali K, Thiombiano A, Guinko S (2008) Magnoliophyta of the partial faunal reserve of Pama, Burkina Faso. Check List 4 (3): 251-266.

Schmidt M, König K, Müller JV (2008) Modelling species richness and life form composition in Sahelian Burkina Faso with remote sensing data. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (8):1506-1517.

Schmidt M, Brunken U, Dressler S, Janssen T, Zizka G (2008) www.westafricanplants.senckenberg.de - Eine Fotodatenbank zu westafrikanischen Pflanzen. Natur und Museum 138 (9/10): 243.

Zwarg A, Schmidt M, Hahn-Hadjali K (2008) Vitrine September/Oktober 2008: Der Sheabutterbaum. Natur und Museum 138 (9/10): 242.

2007
König K, Runge J, Schmidt M, Hahn-Hadjali K, Agbani P, Agonyissa D, Wieckhorst A (2007) The impact of land use on species distribution changes in North Benin. In Runge J: Palaeoecology of Africa, Vol. 28, 199-226.

Schmidt M, Kreft H, Thiombiano A, Zizka G (2007) Indicator value of different vascular plant families for overall plant diversity in the savanna belt of Western Africa. Ecotropica 13: 135-142.

Schmidt M, Zizka G, Dressler S (2007) Das BIOTA Afrika Projekt – Erforschung der Biodiversität in Westafrika / The BIOTA Africa Project – Investigating biodiversity in West Africa. In Mosbrugger V. (ed.), Senckenberg 2005-2006. Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt a.M. Pp. 8-9.

Wittig R, König K, Schmidt M, Szarzynski J (2007) A Study of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts in West Africa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 14: 182-189.

2006
Hahn-Hadjali K, Schmidt M, Thiombiano A (2006) Phytodiversity dynamics in pastured and protected West African savannas. In Taxonomy and ecology of African Plants: their conservation and sustainable use - Proceedings of the 17th AETFAT Congress Addis Abeba 21.-26.09.2003. (ed.: Ghazanfar SA, Beentje HJ) p. 351-359. Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew.

Hahn-Hadjali K, Thiombiano A, Dressler S, Schmidt M, Zizka G (2006) Unbekanntes Land am Sahelrand: Die Vielfalt von Flora und Vegetation in Burkina Faso. Natur und Museum 136: 256-265.

König K, Schmidt M, Müller J (2006) Delineating patterns of plant diversity in the Sahel zone of Burkina Faso: Modelling of environmental envelopes with high resolution remote sensing data. In Proceedings of the first International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Processing in the Assessment and Monitoring of Land Degradation and Desertification (RGLDD-05) Trier, Germany, September 7-9 2005. (ed.: Röder A, Hill J) p. 317-323. Trier.

Schmidt M (2006) Pflanzenvielfalt in Burkina Faso - Analyse, Modellierung und Dokumentation. 188 S., Dissertation Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/volltexte/ 2006/3198/

Schmidt M, Dressler S, Zizka G (2006) Herbarium online! Natur und Museum 136: 75-76.

Thiombiano A, Schmidt M, Kreft H, Guinko S (2006) Influence du gradient climatique sur la distribution des espèces de Combretaceae au Burkina Faso (Afrique de l'Ouest). Candollea 61: 189-213.

Wittig R, Hahn-Hadjali K, König K, Schmidt M, Szarzynski J, Thiombiano A (2006) Dynamik von Flora und Vegetation in der westafrikanischen Sudanzone am Beispiel von Burkina Faso. Ber. Reinh. Tüxen-Ges. 18: 57-68.

Zizka G, Schmidt M, Dressler S (2006) Afrikaforschung bei Senckenberg. Forschung Frankfurt 2-3: 20.

2005
Hahn-Hadjali K, Bako-Arifari N, Dressler S, Guinko S, Runge J, Schareika N, Sinsin B, Thiombiano A, Wittig R, Zizka G, König K, Schmidt M, Wieckhorst A, Agbani P, Agonyissa D, Anne T, Compaoré I, Korbeogo G, Nansounon C, Ouedraogo A, Ouedraogo JB, Ouedraogo O (2005) Phytodiversity dynamics as an indicator for sustainable use in the West African Sahel and Sudanian Zone.- In BIOLOG Biodiversity & Global Change Status Report 2005: pp. 132-134; Bonn (PT-DLR Environmental Research & Technology).

Schmidt M, Kreft H, Thiombiano A, Zizka G (2005) Herbarium collections and field data-based plant diversity maps for Burkina Faso. Diversity and Distributions 11: 509-516.

Zizka, G., Schmidt, M. & Dressler, S. (2005): Exponat des Monats September - Vom Sammlungsbeleg zur landesweiten Biodiversitätskarte. Natur und Museum 135: 238-239.

2004
Hahn-Hadjali K, Schmidt M, König K, Langewiesche K, Kreft H, Ouédraogo A, Agonyissa D, Thiombiano A, Agbani P, Dressler S, Runge J, Schareika N, Sinsin B, Szarzynski J, Wittig R, Zizka G (2004) Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in West Africa - A case study: changes in phytodiversity through human impact. In Sustainable use and conservation of biological diversity - A challenge for society. Proceedings of the International Symposium Berlin, 1-4 December 2003. (ed.: Beck E, Berendsohn WG, Boutros M, Denich M, Henle K, Jürgens N, Kirk M, Wolters V) p. 154-157. BMBF: Bonn.

Wittig R, Schmidt M, Thiombiano A (2004) Distribution maps of the species of the genus Acacia L. in Burkina Faso. - Etudes sur la flore et la végétation du Burkina Faso et des pays avoisinants 8: 19-26.

2001
Akoegninou A, Andres W, Bierschenk T, Dressler S, Hahn-Hadjali K, König K, Neumann K, Schareika N, Schmidt M, Sinsin B, Thiombiano A, Wittig R, Zizka G (2001) Phytodiversity in the West African Sahel and Sudan Zone - Development and Evaluation. In BIOLOG Status Report. 146-147.

Präsentationen

2008
Dressler, S., Schmidt, M., Thiombiano, A., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Guinko, S., Zizka, G. (2008) Checklist of the Flora of Burkina Faso – out soon. Poster at the International congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

García Márquez, J.; Barnikel, G.; Barthlott, W.; Da, S.; Dressler, S.; Fahr, J.; Herkt, M.; Janssen, T.; Kalko, E.; König, K.; Landmann, T.; Linsenmair, K.; Penner, J.; Rödel, M.; Schmidt, M.; Schmidt, M.; Sommer, H.; Thiombiano, A.; Wegmann, M.; Zizka, G.(2008) Cross-taxon patterns of biodiversity, land cover, and protected areas in West Africa. Presentation at the International congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

Herkt, M.; Barnikel, G.; Fahr, J.; Finckh, M.; García Marquez, J.; König, K.; Oldeland, J.; Penner, J.; Rödel, M.; Schmidt, M.; Sommer, H.; Wegmann, M. (2008) Opportunities, challenges and limitations of species distribution models: Implications for decision-making in support of biodiversity conservation and sustainable land use. Presentation at the International congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

Janssen, T.; Dressler, S.; Hahn-Hadjali, K.; Hien, M.; Mahamane, A.; Sambou, B.; Schmidt, M.; Sinsin, B.; Thiombiano, A.; Zizka, G. (2008) Biodiversity data resources for West Africa – Cooperative data pooling addressing property rights concerns. Poster presented (1) at the Systematics 2008, Göttingen and (2) at the International congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

Janssen,T., Schmidt, M. 2008. Auf Pflanzenjagd in Afrika und Madagaskar – Warum verreisen Botaniker? Public talk with interview, Nacht der Museen, Frankfurt, 28. 4. 2008

Jürgens, N.; Augustin, A.; Büdel, B.; Deutschewitz, K.; Dojani, S.; Donaldson, J.; Esler, K.; Finckh, M.; Goetze, D.; Hahn-Hadjali, K.; Kongor, R.; Koulibali, A.; Fischer, E.; Petersen, A.; Porembski, S.; Rambold, G.; Schmidt, M.; Schmiedel, U.; Sinsin, B.; Strohbach, B.; Thiombiano, A.; Wägele, W.; Weber, B.; Zizka, G. (2008) Standardised Biodiversity Observatories – Results and future challenges. Presentation at the International congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

Koenig, K.; Thiombiano, A.; Hahn-Hadjali, K.; Schmidt, M.; Wittig, R.; Augustin, A.; Finckh, M.; Agbani, P.; Agonyssa, D.; Sinsin, B. (2008) The influence of land use change on the distribution of plant species in North and West African dry lands. Presentation at the International congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

Ouédraogo, A., Schmidt, M., Brunken, U., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A., Zizka, G. (2008) West African Plant Database. A photo guide and identification tool. Multimedia presentation at the international conference “Global Change and Water Resources in West Africa”, Ouagadougou 25-28 August 2008

Schmidt, M., Brunken, U., Dressler, S., Janssen, T., Thiombiano, A., Zizka, G. (2008) West African Plant Database. A photo guide and identification tool. Poster and multimedia presentation at the international congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

Schmidt, M., König, K., Janssen, T., Zizka, G. 2008. Diversity patterns of grasses in Burkina Faso. Presentation, Systematics 2008, Göttingen, 7.-11. 4. 2008

Schmidt, M.; Thiombiano, A.; Dressler, S.; Finck, M.; Janssen, T.; Jürgens, N.; Khayota, B.; Konaté, S.; Muche, G.; Schmiedel, U.; Sinsin, B.; Zizka, G. (2008) Biodiversity data nodes – Digitization and integration of biodiversity data. Presentation at the International congress “Biodiversity of Africa – Observation and Sustainable Management for our Future!”, Spier, South Africa, 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2008

Zizka,G.; Schmidt,M.; Chatelain,C; König,K.; Thiombiano,A.; Janssen,T.; Gautier,L.; Dressler,S. (2008) Diversity patterns of grasses in West Africa. Poster presented at Monocots IV, Copenhagen 11-15 August 2008

2006
Hahn-Hadjali, K., König, K., Schmidt, M., Wieckhorst, A., Agonyissa, D., Agbani, P. 2006. Assessment and evaluation of plant diversity patterns and species changes in Northern Benin (West Africa) in regard to conservation and sustainable use. Presentation, 19th annual meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology, Kaiserslautern 21.-24.2. 2006.

König, K., Runge, J., Agonyissa, D., Wieckhorst, A., Agbani, P., Schmidt, M. 2006. Spatial modelling of changes of plant diversity in tropical Africa with LANDSAT satellite data – a tool for monitoring of land degradation. Presentation, Workshop of the Research Group 510 of the German Research Foundation (DFG) on Dynamics of Forest Ecosystems in Central Africa during the Holocene: Past - Present - Future, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 5.-7.3. 2006.

König, K., Agbani, P., Agonyissa, D., Schmidt, M., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Wieckhorst, A. 2006. Spatial modelling of tree distribution changes in North Benin. Presentation, Atelier de capitalisation des données et perspectives pur une meilleure conservation de la biodiversité en Afrique de l'Ouest. Bobo-Dioulasso 2.-4.10.2006.

König, K., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Schmidt, M., Agonyissa, D., Agbani, P., Wieckhorst, A., Runge, J. 2006. Spatial modelling of vegetation changes in West Africa at local scale – a tool for conservation management and sustainable use of natural plant resources. Poster, ESSP (Earth Systems Science Partnership) Open Science Conference, Beijing 9.-12.11. 2006.

Schmidt, M., Agonyissa, D., Ouédraogo, A., Thiombiano, A., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Zizka, G., Wittig, R. 2006. Changes in plant species composition following a climatic gradient in West Africa. Poster, 36th Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Germany, Switzerland and Austria (GfÖ), Bremen 11.-15.9. 2006.

Schmidt, M. 2006. Phytodiversité au Burkina Faso. Presentation, Atelier de capitalisation des données et perspectives pur une meilleure conservation de la biodiversité en Afrique de l'Ouest. Bobo-Dioulasso 2.-4.10.2006.

Schmidt, M., Brunken, U., König, K., Müller, J. V. 2006. Modelled distribution of photosynthetic pathways for Poaceae in the Sahel of Burkina Faso. Poster, 19th annual meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology, Kaiserslautern 21.-24.2. 2006.

Schmidt, M., Koulibaly, A., Agonyissa, D., Ouédraogo, A., Thiombiano, A., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Goetze, D., Zizka, G. 2006. Changes in plant species composition following a climatic gradient in West Africa. Poster, 19th annual meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology, Kaiserslautern 21.-24.2. 2006.

Schmidt, M., Thiombiano, A., Dressler, S., Zizka, G. 2006. Composition of the flora of Burkina Faso. Poster, 17th International Symposium "Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology", Bonn 24.-28.9. 2006.

Zizka, G., Schmidt, M., König, K. 2006. Distribution patterns of Bromeliaceae in Chile. Poster, 17th International Symposium "Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology", Bonn 24.-28.9. 2006.

2005
Dressler, S., Schmidt, M., Thiombiano, A., Guinko, S., Zizka, G. 2005. The Burkina Faso Flora Checklist - a milestone towards conservation and management. Poster, BIOTA-Statusseminar, Würzburg 25.-27.11. 2005.

Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Thiombiano, A., Zizka, G. 2005. An updated checklist of the vascular plants of Burkina Faso. Poster, 18. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, Berlin 22.-25.2. 2005

Schmidt, M., Zizka, G., Kreft, H., Thiombiano, A. 2005. Correlation of angiosperm diversity with diversity of selected plant families in Burkina Faso. 17th International Botanical Congress, Vienna 17.-23.7. 2005.

Schmidt, M. 2005. Datenvielfalt in der Vegetationsdatenbank. Presentation, Workshop VI der IT-Fachgruppe (GBIF-D) „Datenbanken zur Verwaltung ökologischer Daten in BIOTA und GBIF am Beispiel  botanischer und zoologischer Beobachtungsdaten: Anforderungen, Gemeinsamkeiten, Perspektiven", Frankfurt 14.-15.7.2005.

Schmidt, M., Dressler, S. 2005. VegDa - eine Datenbank für Vegetationsaufnahmen und botanische Inventare. Präsentation, Workshop IV der IT-Fachgruppe (GBIF-Deutschland) "Integration und Anbindung von BIOTA-Africa Forschungsdaten in das GBIF-Netzwerk", Munich 12.-13.5. 2005.

Schmidt, M., König, K., Müller, J. V. 2005. Plant Diversity in the Sahel zone of Burkina Faso modeled with high resolution satellite data. Poster, BIOTA-Statusseminar, Würzburg 25.-27.11. 2005.

2004
Hahn-Hadjali, K., Langewiesche, K., Schmidt, M., Wittig, R., Zizka, G. 2004. Assessment of declining plant species and species prioritization for conservation aspects in eastern Burkina Faso. Oral presentation, “African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems.” 5th International Symposium on Tropical Biology, Bonn 2.-6.5.2004.

Hahn-Hadjali, K., Langewiesche, K., Schmidt, M. 2004. Local perception of vegetation dynamics by peasants in southeast Burkina Faso. Poster, 9th Int. Congress of the Int. Soc. of Ethnobiology, Univ. of Kent, 13.-17.6.2004.

König, K., Schmidt, M., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Runge, J. 2004. Contribution of satellite based vegetation maps for analyzing phytodiversity patterns at landscape scale. Oral Presentation, “Biodiversity, and dynamics in tropical ecosystems.” 17th annual meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology, Bayreuth 18.-20.2.2004.

Schmidt, M. 2004. From Specimens to Diversity Maps. Oral presentation, International BIOTA Workshop, IITA Cotonou 4.-7.10.2004
Schmidt, M., Thiombiano, A., Kreft, H., Zizka, G. 2004. Mapping and analysis of spatial phytodiversity patterns in Burkina Faso combining different data sources. Poster, “African Biodiversity: Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems.” 5th International Symposium on Tropical Biology, Bonn 2.-6.5.2004.

2003
Hahn-Hadjali, K.; König, K.; Schmidt, M.; Agbani, P.; Agonyissa, D.; Akoegninou, A.; Bierschenk, T.; Dressler, S.; Langewiesche, K.; Neumann, K.; Ouédraogo, A.; Runge,J.; Schareika,N.; Sinsin, B.; Thiombiano, A.; Zizka, G. 2003. Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in West Africa – A case study: Changes in phytodiversity through human impact. Presentation, BIOTA Statusseminar, Berlin.
Hahn-Hadjali, K., Schmidt, M., Thiombiano, A. 2003. Phytodiversity dynamics in pastured and protected West African savannas. Poster, 17th AETFAT Congress Addis Abeba 21.-26.09.2003

König, K., Schmidt, M., Agbani, P., Agonyissa, D., Akoegninou, A., Bierschenk, T., Dressler, S., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Langewiesche, K., Neumann, K., Ouédraogo, A., Runge, J., Schareika, N., Sinsin, B., Thiombiano, A., Zizka, G. 2003. Phytodiversity assessment in the West African Sudan Zone. Poster, BIOTA Statusseminar, Berlin.

Langewiesche, K., Schareika, N., Schmidt, M., Hahn-Hadjali, K. 2003. Dynamics of the woody species composition in West African Savanna according to the perception of the local population. Poster, 16. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, Rostock 19.-22.02.2003.

Schmidt, M., Zizka, G. 2003. Can Grasses (Poaceae) serve as indicators for Phytodiversity? Poster, 16. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, Rostock 19.02.-22.02.2003.

Schmidt, M., König, K. 2003. Regeneration of vegetation in northern Burkina Faso. Poster, 16th International Symposium "Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology" of the German Botanical Society / 17th International Senckenberg Conference. Frankfurt, 21.-27.9. 2003

Schmidt, M., Thiombiano, A., Dressler, S., Hahn-Hadjali, K., Zizka, G. 2003. The West Africa Collections in the Herbarium Senckenbergianum (FR) and the Ouagadougou University Herbarium. Poster , 16. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie, Rostock 19.-22.2.2003.

2001
Agbani, P.; Agonyissa, D.; Akoegninou, A.; Andres, W.; Bierschenk, T.; Dressler, S.; Guinko, S.; Hahn-Hadjali, K.; König, K.; Langewiesche, K.; Neumann, K.; Ouedraogo, A.; Schareika, N. et al.; Schmidt, M.; Sinsin, B.; Thiombiano, A.; Wittig, R.; Zizka, G. 2001. Phytodiversity in the West African Sahel and Sudan Zone – Development and Evaluation. Poster, Statusseminar des BMBF-Projektes „Biolog/Biota“, Bonn 05.-07. Dez. 2001.