The library currently comprises more than 21,000 books, reprints, journals, and maps (updated: December 2023) mainly on Quaternary palaeontology. The library also houses the photographic and press archives, and archives on the history and scientific work of the research station.
The responsibilities of the group comprise photography, graphics and surveying work (field and object documentation) in the field, and the production of scientific graphics and photographs for publications and presentations. The group is also responsible for preparing excavation maps for publication and cataloging the 20 collections.
Library
Our library is a scientific reference library (mainly for the Senckenberg staff and our numerous guest researchers) with the main collection dedicated to Quaternary Palaeontology. In exceptional cases it is possible for external visitors to make copies (max. 20 pages, 0,10 € per page). It is only possible to borrow books out of our stock via Thüringische Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Jena , which you can find in the catalogue of the ThULB Jena as well (352 volumes, inter-library loans also possible).
since 2014
scientific assistant at the Quaternary Microflora Section of Senckenberg Research Station of Quaternary Palaeontology in Weimar
2006-2014
scientific assistant / PhD student at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; PhD topic: Holocene vegetation history of southern Portugal (Algarve) – palynological investigantions at selected estauries
2005
scientific assistant in special field palynology at the Thuringian department of preservation of sites of historic interest and archaeology Weimar
2004
scientific assistant at the institute of geography of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
2003
Diploma thesis: Palaeobotanical investigations at the subrosion depression „Breitunger Seen“ – a palynological view from Migration period until present
1997-2003
studies of geography (diploma) at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena with main focus on physical geography, geoinformatics and subsidiary subjects botany and ecology
1977
born in Plauen
HOEFER, D., STEBICH, M., LAUER, T. & KATZSCHMANN, L. (2023): Palynological studies on biostratigraphy and paleoenvironment of the Pleistocene in Thuringia. – In: KOLOMAZNIK, S., FRENZEL, P., LELLAU, R., PINT, A., QUANTE, E., JANSE VAN RENSBURG, D. J. & SCHMITZ, O. (Eds.): From Early Life to the Neanderthals; Abstract Volume 94. Jahrestagung Paläontologische Gesellschaft, 18.-22. September 2023, Jena: 44-45; Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig. Free Access:https://www.palaeontologische-gesellschaft.de/en/conferences/abstractbaende-tagungen-online/
HOEFER, D., STEBICH, M., LAUER, T. & KATZSCHMANN, L. (2023): Palynologische Untersuchungen zu Biostratigraphie und Paläoumwelt des Pleistozäns in Thüringen. – In: Der Geologische Landesdienst Thüringen – Sonderband zur Festveranstaltung 100 Jahre. – Geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen von Thüringen16: 61-64; Thüringer Landesamt für Umwelt, Bergbau und Naturschutz TLUBN, Jena.
SHEN, Y., SWEENEY, L., LIU, M., LOPEZ SAEZ, J. A., PÉREZ-DÍAZ, S., LUELMO-LAUTENSCHLAEGER, R., GIL-ROMERA, G., HOEFER, D., JIMÉNEZ-MORENO, G., SCHNEIDER, H., PRENTICE, I. C., & HARRISON, S. P. (2022): Reconstructing burnt area during the Holocene: an Iberian case study. – Climate of the Past18: 1189-1201. Open access:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1189-2022
HARRISON, S. P., VILLEGAS-DIAZ, R., CRUZ-SILVA, E., GALLAGHER, D., KESNER, D., LINCOLN, P., HEN, Y., SWEENEY, L., COLOMBAROLI, D., ALI, A., BARHOUMI, C., BERGERON, Y., BLYAKHARCHUK, T., BOBEK, P., BRADSHAW, R., CLEAR, J. L., CZERWIŃSKI, S., DANIAU, A.-L., DODSON, J., EDWARDS, K. J., EDWARDS, M. E., FEURDEAN, A., FOSTER, D., GAJEWSKI, K., GAŁKA, M., GARNEAU, M., GIESECKE, T., GIL ROMERA, G., GIARDIN, M. P., HOEFER, D., HUANG, K., INOUE, J., JAMRICHOVÁ, E., JASIUNIS, N., JIANG, W., JIMÉNEZ-MORENO, G., KARPIŃSKA-KOŁACZEK, M., KOŁACZEK, P., KUOSMANEN, N., LAMENTOWICZ, M., LAVOIE, M., LI, F., LI, J., LISITSYNA, O., LÓPEZ-SÁEZ, J. A., LUELMO-LAUTENSCHLAEGER, R., MAGNAN, G., MAGYARI, E. K., MAKSIMS, A., MARCISZ, K., MARINOVA, E., MARLON, J., MENSING, S., MIROSLAW-GRABOWSKA, J., OSWALD, W., PÉREZ-DÍAZ, S., PÉREZ-OBIOL, R., PIILO, S., POSKA, A., QIN, X., REMY, C. C., RICHARD, P., SALONEN, S., SASAKI, N., SCHNEIDER, H., SHOTYK, W., STANCIKAITE, M., ŠTEINBERGA, D., STIVRINS, N., TAKAHARA, H., TAN, Z., TRASUNE, L., UMBANHOWAR, C. E., VÄLIRANTA, M., VASSILIJEV, J., XIAO, X., XU, Q., XU, X., ZAWISZA, E., ZHAO, Y. & ZHOU, Z. (2022): The Reading Palaeofire database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records. – Earth System Science Data 14 (3): 1109-1124. Open access:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1109-2022
SHEN, Y., SWEENEY, L., LIU, M., LOPEZ SAEZ, J. A., PÉREZ-DÍAZ, S., LUELMO-LAUTENSCHLAEGER, R., GIL-ROMERA, G., HOEFER, D., JIMÉNEZ-MORENO, G., SCHNEIDER, H., PRENTICE, I. C., & HARRISON, S. P. (2021): Reconstructing burnt area during the Holocene: an Iberian case study. – Climate of the Past Discussions: 23 S. Open access:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-2021-36
STEBICH, M., HÖFER, D., MINGRAM, J., NOWACZYK, N., ROHRMÜLLER, J., MRLINA, J. & KÄMPF, H. (2020): A contribution towards the palynostratigraphical classification of the Middle Pleistocene in Central Europe: The pollen record of the Neualbenreuth Maar, northeastern Bavaria (Germany). – Quaternary Science Reviews250: 106681 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106681.
CONNOR, S. E., VANNIERE, B., COLOMBAROLI, D., ANDERSON, R. S., CARRION, J.S., EJARQUE, A., ROMERA, G., GONZALEZ-SAMPERIZ, P., HOEFER, D., MORALES-MOLINO, C., REVELLES, J., SCHNEIDES, H., VAN DER KNAAP, W. O., VAN LEEUWEN, J. F. N. & WOODBRIDGE, J. (2019): Humans take control of fire-driven diversity changes in Mediterranean Iberia’s vegetation during the mid-late Holocene. – The Holocene29 (5): 886-901 | https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683619826652.
HÖFER, D., STEBICH, M. & KATZSCHMANN, L. (2019): Palynologische Untersuchungen zur Biostratigraphie und Paläoumwelt des Mittelpleistozäns in Thüringen. – In: 81. Tagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Norddeutscher Geologen, Sangerhausen, 11.-14. Juni 2019, Tagungsband und Exkursionsführer. – Geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen von Thüringen, Beiheft12: 33-35.
SCHNEIDER, H., HÖFER, D., TROG. C. & MÄUSBACHER, R. (2016): Holocene landscape development along the Portuguese Algarve coast – A high resolution palynological approach. – Quaternary International407: 47-63 | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.02.039
HÖFER, D. (2014): Die holozäne Vegetationsgeschichte Südportugals (Algarve) – palynologische Untersuchungen an ausgewählten Ästuaren. – Dissertation, Friedrich Schiller-Universität Jena.
TROG, C., HÖFER, D., FRENZEL, P., CAMACHO DA ENCARNAÇÃO, S., SCHNEIDER, H. & MÄUSBACHER, R. (2013): A multi-proxy reconstruction and comparison of Holocene palaeoenvironmental changes of the Alvor and Alcantarilha estuaries (southern Portugal). – Revue de Micropaléontologie56 (4): 131-158 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revmic.2013.10.003
SCHNEIDER, H., HÖFER, D., TROG, C., BUSCH, S., SCHNEIDER, M., BAADE, J., DAUT, G. & MÄUSBACHER, R. (2010): Holocene estuary development in the Algarve Region (Southern Portugal) – A reconstruction of sedimentological and ecological evolution. – Quaternary International221: 141-158 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2009.10.004
SCHNEIDER, H., HÖFER, D., IRMLER, R., DAUT, G. & R. MÄUSBACHER (2010): The correlation between climate, man and debris flow events – a palynological approach. – Geomorphology120: 48-55 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.09.014
SCHNEIDER, H., HÖFER, D., TROG, C., DAUT, G., HILBICH C. & R. MÄUSBACHER (2008): Geoarcheological reconstruction of lagoon development in the Algarve Region (South Portugal). Abstract Volume 12th IPC. – Terra Nostra 2008 (2): 248.
SCHNEIDER, H., HÖFER, D., MÄUSBACHER, R. & GUDE, M. (2007): Past flood events reflected in Holocene floodplain records of East-Germany. – Geomorphology92 (3-4/1): 208-219 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.07.038
HÖFER, D. & SCHNEIDER, H. (2006): Erdgaspipeline Stegal-Loop: Begleitprojekt Pollenanalyse. – Neue Ausgrabungen und Funde in Thüringen2: 147-156.
SCHNEIDER, H., HÖFER, D. & SIEBERT, A. (2003): Subatlantische Vegetationsentwicklung in Thüringen am Beispiel der Breitunger Seen und des Durchströmungsmoores bei Bad Klosterlausnitz. – In: 13. Jahrestreffen des AK Vegetationsgeschichte der RTG, 7.-9. November 2003, Wiesbaden.
SCHNEIDER, H., DAUT, G., HENKEL, K., HÖFER, D., IGL, M., MÄUSBACHER, R. & VAN DER BORG, K. (2002): Untersuchungen an Subrosionssenken des mittleren Werratals. – Beiträge zur Geologie von Thüringen, N. F.9: 325-340.
since 2002
Head of the library of the Senckenberg researchstation of Quaternary palaeontology Weimar/Quaternary palaeontolgy division
2001-2003
Master degree in Library Sciences at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (MA (LIS) – Master of Arts Library and Information Science). Master thesis: Die Bibliothek der Gedenkstätte Buchenwald. Entwicklung und Perspektiven einer One-Person Library 1990-2002.
1987-1997
Master studies in Art History, Archaeological Studies; Theater, Film and Media Studies; History, German Literature, and Sociology at Johann-Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M. (M.A. – Magistra Artium). Master thesis: ‘Unehrbare Weiber’ und moralische Ordnung – Zum Wandel des Geschlechterverhältnisses im Frankfurt des Spätmittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit (1450-1560).
FIEDLER, B. (2012): Quartärpaläontologische Forschung in Weimar 1962-2011. Eine Bibliographie. – 1-124; Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung; Frankfurt/M.
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