Feld, C.K., Birk, S., Bradley, D.C., Hering, D., Kail, J., Marzin, A., Melcher, A., Nemitz, D., Petersen, M.L., Pletterbauer, F., Pont, D., Verdonschot, P.F.M. & Friberg, N. (2011) From natural to degraded rivers and back again: a test of restoration ecology theory and practice. Advances in Ecological Research, 44, 119-209.

Januschke, K., Brunzel, S., Haase, P. & Hering D. (2011) Effects of stream restorations on riparian mesohabitats,vegetation and carabid beetles. Biodiversity and Conservation, DOI 10.1007/s10531-011-0119-8.

Jähnig, S.C., Lorenz, A.W., Hering, D., Antons, C., Sundermann, A., Jedicke, E. & Haase, P. (2011) River restoration success: a question of perception. Ecological Applications, 21(6), 2011, 2007-2015.

Pavlin, M., Birk, S., Hering, D. & Urbanic, G. (2011) The role of land use, nutrients, and other stressors in shaping benthic invertebrate assemblages in Slovenian rivers. Hydrobiologia, DOI 10.1007/s10750-011-0836-8.

Sundermann, A., Antons, C., Cron, N., Lorenz, A.W., Hering, D. & Haase, P. (2011) Hydromorphological restoration of running waters: effects on benthic invertebrate assemblages.Freshwater Biology, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02599.x.

De Bello, F., Lavorel, S., Diaz, S., Harrington, R., Cornelissen, J., Bargett, R., Berg, M., Cipriotti, P., Feld, C.K., Hering, D., Martins da Silva, P., Potts, S., Sandin, L., Sousa, J.P., Storkey, J., Wardle, D. & Harrison, P. (2010) Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 2873-2893.

Hering, D., Borja, A., Carstensen, J., Carvalho, L., Elliott, M., Feld, C.K., Heiskanen, A.-S., Johnson, R.K., Moe, J., Pont, D., Lyche Solheim, A. & van de Bund, W. (2010) The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future. Science of the Total Environment, 408, 4007-4019.

Johnson, R.K. & Hering, D. (2010) Spatial congruency of benthic diatom, invertebrate, macrophyte and fish assemblages in minimally disturbed European streams. Ecological Applications, 20, 978¬992.

Korte, T., Baki, A.B.M., Ofenböck, T., Moog, O., Sharma, S. & Hering, D. (2010) Assessing river ecological quality using benthic macroinvertebrates in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region. Hydrobiologia: 651, 59-76.

Stubauer, I., Hering, D., Korte, T., Hoffmann, A., Brabec, K., Sharma, S., Shrestha, M., Kahlown, M.A., Tahir, M.A., Kumar, A., Sharma, M.P., Bari, M.F., Badruzzaman, A.B.M., Chhopel, G.K. & Moog, O. (2010) The Development of an Assessment System to Evaluate the Ecological Status of Rivers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region: introduction to the special feature. Hydrobiologia, 651, 1-15.

Jähnig, J.C., Brabec, K., Buffagni, A., Erba, S., Lorenz, A.W., Ofenböck, T., Verdonschot, P.F.M. & Hering, D. (2010) A comparative analysis of restoration measures and their effects on hydromorphology and benthic invertebrates in 26 central and southern European rivers. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, 671-680.

Tierno de Figueroa, J.M., López-Rodríguez, M.J., Lorenz, A.W., Graf, W., Schmidt-Kloiber, A. & Hering, D. (2010) Vulnerable taxa of European Plecoptera (Insecta) in the context of climate change. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19, 1269-1277.

Birk, S. & Hering, D. (2009) A new procedure for comparing class boundaries of biological assessment methods: a case study from the Danube Basin. Ecological Indicators, 3, 528-539.

Feld, C.K., Martins da Silva, P., Sousa, J.P., de Bello, F., Bugter, R., Grandin, U., Hering, D., Lavorel, S., Mountford, O., Pardo, I., Pärtel, M., Römbke, J., Sandin, L., Jones, K.B. & Harrison, P.A. (2009) Indicators for biodiversity and biodiversity-related ecosystem services: a comparison of seven ecosystem types. Oikos 118, 1862-1871.

Hering, D., Schmidt-Kloiber, A., Murphy, J., Lücke, S., Zamora-Muñoz, C., López Rodríguez, M.J., Huber, T. & Graf W. (2009) Potential impact of climate change on aquatic insects: A sensitivity analysis for European caddisflies (Trichoptera) based on distribution patterns and ecological preferences. Aquatic Sciences, 71, 3-14.

Jähnig, S.C., Brunzel, S., Gacek, S., Lorenz, A.W. & Hering, D. (2009) Effects of re-braiding measures on hydromorphology, floodplain vegetation, ground beetles and benthic invertebrates in mountain rivers. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 406-416.

Jähnig, S.C., Lorenz, A.W. & Hering, D. (2009) Habitat mosaics and macroinvertebrates - does channel form determine community composition? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 19, 157-169.

Johnson, R.K. & Hering, D. (2009) Response of river inhabiting organism groups to gradients in nutrient enrichment and habitat physiography. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 175-186.

Kail, J. & Hering, D. (2009) The influence of adjacent stream reaches on the local ecological status of Central European mountain streams. River Research and Applications, 25, 537-550.

Kail, J., Jähnig, S. & Hering, D. (2009) Relation between floodplain land-use and river hydromorphology on different spatial scales - a case study from two lower-mountain catchments in Germany. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 174, 63-73.

Lorenz, A., Jähnig, S.C. & Hering, D. (2009) Re-meandering German lowland streams - qualitative and quantitative effects of restoration measures on hydromorphology and benthic invertebrates. Environmental Management, 44, 745-754.

Luck, G.W., Harrington, R., Harrison, P.A., Berry, P.M., Bugter, R., Dawson, T.P., de Bello, F., Díaz, S., Feld, C.K., Haslett, J.R., Hering, D., Kontogianni, A., Lavorel, S., Rounsevell, M., Samways, M.L., Sandin, L., Settele, J., Sykes, M.T., van den Hove, S., Vandewalle, M. & Zobel, M. (2009) Quantifying the contribution of organisms to the provision of ecosystem services. BioScience, 59, 223-235.

Haidekker, A. & Hering, D. (2008) Relationship between benthic insects (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Coleoptera, Trichoptera) and temperature in small and medium-sized streams in Germany: A multivariate study. Aquatic Ecology, 42, 463-481.

Jähnig, S.C., Lorenz, A.W. & Hering, D. (2008) Hydromorphological parameters indicating differences between single- and multiple-channel mountain rivers in Germany, in relation to their modification and recovery. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 18, 1200-1216.

Feld, C.K. & Hering, D. (2007) Community structure or function: effects of environmental stress on benthic macroinvertebrates at different spatial scales. Freshwater Biology, 52, 1380-1399.

Johnson, R.K., Furse, M.T., Hering, D. & Sandin, L. (2007) Ecological relationships between stream communities and spatial scale: implications for designing catchment-level monitoring programmes. Freshwater Biology, 52, 939-958.

Kail, J., Hering, D., Gerhard, M., Muhar, S. & Preis, S. (2007) The use of large wood in stream restoration: experiences from 50 projects in Germany and Austria. Journal of Applied Ecology, 44, 1145-1155.

Birk, S. & Hering, D. (2006) Direct comparison of assessment methods using benthic macroinvertebrates: a contribution to the EU Water Framework Directive intercalibration exercise. Hydrobiologia, 566, 401-415.

Birk, S., Korte, T. & Hering, D. (2006) Intercalibration of assessment methods for macrophytes in lowland streams: direct comparison and analysis of common metrics. Hydrobiologia, 566, 417-430.

Clarke, R.T. & Hering, D. (2006) Errors and uncertainty in bioassessment methods – major results and conclusions from the STAR project and their application using STARBUGS. Hydrobiologia, 566, 433-439.

Furse, M.T., Hering, D., Moog, O., Verdonschot, P.f.M., Sandin, L., Brabec, K., Gritzalis, K., Buffagni, A., Pinto, P., Friberg, N., Murray-Bligh, J., Kokes, J., Alber, R., Usseglio-Polatera, P., Haase, P., Sweeting, R., Bis, B., Szoszkiewicz, K., Soszka, H., Springe, G., Sporka, F. & Krno, I. (2006) The STAR project: context, objectives and approaches. Hydrobiologia, 566, 3-29.

Furse, M.T., Hering, D., Brabec, K., Buffagni, A., Sandin, L. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2006) The ecological status of European rivers: evaluation and intercalibration of assessment methods. Hydrobiologia, 566, 1-2.

Hering, D., Johnson, R.K., Kramm, S., Schmutz, S., Szoszkiewicz, K. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2006) Assessment of European rivers with diatoms, macrophytes, invertebrates and fish: A comparative metric-based analysis of organism response to stress. Freshwater Biology, 51, 1757-1785.

Hering, D., Moog, O., Ofenböck, T. & Feld, C.K. (2006) Cook book for the development of a Multimetric Index for biological condition of aquatic ecosystems: experiences from the European AQEM and STAR projects and related initiatives. Hydrobiologia, 566, 311-324.

Hering, D., Johnson, R.K. & Buffagni, A. (2006) Linking organism groups - major results and conclusions from the STAR project. Hydrobiologia, 566, 109-113.

Johnson, R.K., Hering, D., Furse, M.T. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2006) Indicators of ecological change: comparison of the early response of four organism groups to stress gradients. Hydrobiologia, 566, 139-152.

Johnson, R.K., Hering, D., Furse, M.T. & Clarke, R. (2006) Detection of ecological change using multiple organism groups: metrics and uncertainty. Hydrobiologia, 566, 115-137.

Kail, J. & Hering, D. (2005) Using large wood to restore streams in Central Europe: potential use and likely effects. Landscape Ecology, 20, 755-772.

Böhmer, J., Rawer-Jost, C., Zenker, A., Meier, C., Feld, C.K., Biss, R. & Hering, D. (2004) Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: Development of a multimetric invertebrate based assessment system. Limnologica, 34, 416-432.

Haase, P., Lohse, S., Pauls, S., Schindehütte, K., Sundermann, A. & Hering, D. (2004) Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: Development of a practical standardized protocol for macroinvertebrate sampling and sorting in streams. Limnologica, 34, 349-365.

Hering, D., Moog, O., Sandin, L. & Verdonschot, P.F.M. (2004) Overview and application of the AQEM assessment system. Hydrobiologia, 516, 1-20.

Hering, D., Verdonschot, P.F.M., Moog, O. & Sandin, L. (2004) Preface. Hydrobiologia, 516, vii-ix.

Hering, D., Buffagni, A., Moog, O., Sandin, L., Sommerhäuser, M., Stubauer, I. Feld, C.K., Johnson, R., Skoulikidis, N., Verdonschot, P.F.M. & Zarádková, S.(2003) The development of a system to assess the ecological quality of streams based on macroinvertebrates – design of the sampling programme within the AQEM project. International Review of Hydrobiology, 88, 345-361.

Hering, D., Meier, C., Rawer-Jost, C., Feld, C.K., Biss, R., Zenker, A., Sundermann, A., Lohse, S. & Böhmer, J. (2004) Assessing streams in Germany with benthic invertebrates: selection of candidate metrics. Limnologica, 34, 398-415.

Hering, D., Böhmer, J., Haase, P. & Schaumburg, J. (2004) New methods for assessing freshwaters in Germany. Limnologica, 34, 281-282.

Hering, D., Gerhard, M., Manderbach, R. & Reich, M. (2004) Impact of a 100-year flood on vegetation, benthic invertebrates, riparian fauna and coarse woody debris standing stock in an alpine floodplain. River Research and Applications, 20, 445-447.

Lorenz, A. Hering, D., Feld, C.K. & Rolauffs, P. (2004) A new method for assessing the impact of hydromorphological degradation on the macroinvertebrate fauna of five German stream types. Hydrobiologia, 516, 107-127.

Lorenz, A., Kirchner, L. & Hering, D. (2004) “Electronic subsampling” of macrobenthic samples: how many individuals are needed for a valid assessment result? Hydrobiologia, 516, 299-312.

Lorenz, A., Feld, C.K. & Hering, D. (2004) Typology of streams in Germany based on benthic invertebrates: Ecoregions, zonation, geology and substrate. Limnologica, 34, 390-397.

Sandin, L. & Hering, D. (2004) Comparing macroinvertebrate indices to detect organic pollution across Europe: a contribution to the EC Water Framework Directive intercalibration. Hydrobiologia, 516, 55-68.

Ehlert, T., Hering, D. Koenzen, U., Pottgiesser, T., Schuhmacher, H. & Friedrich, G. (2002) Typology and type specific reference conditions for medium-sized and large rivers in North Rhine-Westphalia: biological and methodical aspects. International Review of Hydrobiology, 87, 151-163.

Manderbach, R. & Hering, D. (2001) Typology of riparian ground beetle communities (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidion spec.) in Central Europe and adjacent areas. Archiv für Hydrobiologia, 152, 583-608.

Rolauffs, P., Hering, D. & Lohse, S. (2001) Composition, invertebrate community and productivity of a beaver dam in comparison to other stream habitat types. Hydrobiologia, 459, 201-212.

Hering, D., Mutz, M. & Reich, M. (2000) Woody debris research in Germany - an introduction. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85, 1-3.

Hering, D., Kail, J., Eckert, S., Gerhard, M., Meyer, E.I., Mutz, M., Reich, M. & Weiß, I. (2000) Coarse woody debris quantity and distribution in Central European streams. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85, 5-23.
Hoffmann, A. & Hering, D. (2000) Wood-associated macroinvertebrate fauna in Central European streams. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85, 25-48.

Warmke, S. & Hering, D. (2000) Composition, microdistribution and food of the macroinvertebrate fauna inhabiting wood in low-order mountain streams in Central Europe. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85, 67-78.

Homes, V., Hering, D. & Reich, M. (1999) The distribution and macrofauna of ponds in stretches of an alpine floodplain differently impacted by hydrological engineering. Regulated Rivers: Research Management, 15, 405-417.

Hering, D. (1998) Riparian beetles (Coleoptera) along a small stream in the Oregon Coast Range and their interactions with the aquatic environment. Coleopterists Bulletin, 52, 161-170.

Hering, D. & Plachter, H. (1997) Riparian Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) preying on aquatic invertebrates: a feeding strategy in alpine floodplains. Oecologia, 111, 261-270.