List of works by Wilhelm Barthlott

A fast, precise and low-cost replication technique for nano- and high-aspect-ratio structures of biological and artificial surfaces

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A global assessment of endemism and species richness across island and mainland regions

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A methodological framework to quantify the spatial quality of biological databases

scientific article published in 2012

A phylogenetic analysis of Pfeiffera and the reinstatement of Lymanbensonia as an independently evolved lineage of epiphytic Cactaceae within a new tribe Lymanbensonieae

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Air-water interface of submerged superhydrophobic surfaces imaged by atomic force microscopy

scientific article published on 11 August 2017

At which surface roughness do claws cling? Investigations with larvae of the running water mayfly Epeorus assimilis (Heptageniidae, Ephemeroptera).

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Biogeography of Nymphaeales: Extant Patterns and Historical Events

scientific article published on November 2008

Biomimetic materials

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Biomimetic replicas: Transfer of complex architectures with different optical properties from plant surfaces onto technical materials

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Comparative and functional morphology of hierarchically structured anti-adhesive surfaces in carnivorous plants and kettle trap flowers

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Conservation of epiphyte diversity in an Andean landscape transformed by human land use.

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Contrasting environmental and regional effects on global pteridophyte and seed plant diversity

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Crab spider association with the Malagasy pitcher plantNepenthes madagascariensis

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Diversity and biogeography of vascular epiphytes in Western Amazonia, Yasuní, Ecuador

scholarly article by Holger Kreft et al published 24 August 2004 in Journal of Biogeography

Diversity of structure, morphology and wetting of plant surfaces

scientific article (publication date: 2008)

Droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces: visualization of the contact area by cryo-scanning electron microscopy

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Dry under water: comparative morphology and functional aspects of air-retaining insect surfaces

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Fabrication of artificial Lotus leaves and significance of hierarchical structure for superhydrophobicity and low adhesion

First protozoa-trapping plant found

scientific article published in Nature

Fog Collection on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fibers: Influence of Cross Section and Surface Structure

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Geographic patterns of vascular plant diversity at continental to global scales

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Global distribution of species diversity in vascular plants: Towards a world map of phytodiversity

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Global diversity of island floras from a macroecological perspective

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Global patterns of plant diversity and floristic knowledge

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Hierarchically sculptured plant surfaces and superhydrophobicity

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Hierarchically structured superhydrophobic flowers with low hysteresis of the wild pansy (Viola tricolor) - new design principles for biomimetic materials

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How plants shape the ant community in the Amazonian rainforest canopy: the key role of extrafloral nectaries and homopteran honeydew

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Kinetics of solvent supported tubule formation of Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) wax on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) investigated by atomic force microscopy.

scientific article published on 7 February 2018

Layers of air in the water beneath the floating fern Salvinia are exposed to fluctuations in pressure

scientific article published on 12 June 2014

Measuring air layer volumes retained by submerged floating-ferns Salvinia and biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces

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Measuring and mapping endemism and species richness: a new methodological approach and its application on the flora of Africa

Microstructures of superhydrophobic plant leaves - inspiration for efficient oil spill cleanup materials

scientific article published on 16 August 2016

Multifunctional surface structures of plants: An inspiration for biomimetics

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New names in Rhipsalidinae (Cactaceae)

scientific article published in 1987

On the thermogenesis of the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum)

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Phylogenetics and character evolution in the carnivorous plant genus Genlisea A. St.-Hil. (Lentibulariaceae).

scientific article published on 11 March 2010

Phylogeny of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae): Evidence from Substitutions and Microstructural Changes in the Chloroplast trnT‐trnF Region

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Plant Surfaces: Structures and Functions for Biomimetic Innovations

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Plant biodiversity patterns along a climatic gradient and across protected areas in West Africa

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Prey composition of the pitcher plant Nepenthes madagascariensis

scientific article (publication date: 28 May 2010)

Projected impacts of climate change on regional capacities for global plant species richness

scientific article (publication date: 7 August 2010)

Range size and climatic niche correlate with the vulnerability of epiphytes to human land use in the tropics

Revision of the genus Genlisea (Lentibulariaceae) in Africa and Madagascar with notes on ecology and phytogeography

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Rhipsalis(Cactaceae): loss and gain of floral rewards is mirrored in range sizes and distribution patterns of species

scientific article published in 2016

Selenicereus wittii (Cactaceae): An epiphyte adapted to Amazonian Igapó inundation forests

article published in 1997

Self assembly of epicuticular waxes on living plant surfaces imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM).

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Self-healing of voids in the wax coating on plant surfaces

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Some Proposals on the Infrageneric Classification of Drosera L.

scientific article (publication date: November 1994)

Superhydrophobic and adhesive properties of surfaces: testing the quality by an elaborated scanning electron microscopy method

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Superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic plant surfaces: an inspiration for biomimetic materials

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Superhydrophobic surfaces of the water bug Notonecta glauca: a model for friction reduction and air retention

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Superhydrophobicity in perfection: the outstanding properties of the lotus leaf

scientific article published on 10 March 2011

Superhydrophobicity of biological and technical surfaces under moisture condensation: stability in relation to surface structure

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Surface microstructures of daisy florets (Asteraceae) and characterization of their anisotropic wetting

scientific article published on 10 July 2013

The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water

The capillary adhesion technique: a versatile method for determining the liquid adhesion force and sample stiffness

scientific article published on 2 January 2015

The dream of staying clean: Lotus and biomimetic surfaces

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The significance of geographic range size for spatial diversity patterns in Neotropical palms

scientific article published in 2005

Wettability and Contaminability of Insect Wings as a Function of Their Surface Sculptures

scholarly article by Thomas Wagner et al published July 1996 in Acta Zoologica

Wetting and self-cleaning properties of artificial superhydrophobic surfaces

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