Publications
Publications by RTG Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers
Peer-reviewed publications2024
- Appleby SM, Bebre I, Riebl H, Balkenhol N, Seidel D (2024) Linking small mammal capture probability with understory structural complexity using a mobile laser scanning-derived metric: A case study. Ecological Research 39: 360–367. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1703.12447.
- Audisio M, Sennhenn-Reulen H, Schott I, Paligi SS, Mrak K, Hertel D, Leuschner C, Polle A (2024) Mycorrhization, root tip vitality and biomass of
Fagus sylvatica ,Picea abies andPseudotsuga menziesii in monospecific and mixed combinations under water reduction and nitrogen addition. Trees – Structure and Function 38: 695-708. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-024-02509-6. - Audisio M, Muhr J, Polle A (2024) Ectomycorrhizal fungi of Douglas‐fir retain newly assimilated carbon derived from neighboring European beech. New Phytologist 243(5): 1980-1990.
- Foltran EC, Lamersdorf N (2024) Tree species identity drives soil Carbon and Nitrogen stocks in nutrient-poor sites. Forest Ecology and Management 567: 122090.
- Lichter J, Wiemann PFV, Kneib T (2024) Variational Inference: uncertainty quantification in additive models. Advances in Statistical Analysis 108:279-331, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10182-024-00492-4.
- Lu JZ, Bluhm C, Foltran E, Rivera Pérez CA, Ammer C, Caruso T, Glatthorn J, Lamersdorf N, Polle A, Sandmann D, Schaefer I, Schuldt A, Maraun M, Scheu S (2024) Functional traits in soil-living oribatid mites unveil trophic reorganization in belowground communities by introduced tree species. Geoderma 448: 116947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116947.
- Lwila A, Ammer C, Gailing O, Leinemann L, Mund M (2024) Root overlap and allocation of above- and belowground growth of European beech in pure and mixed stands of Douglas fir and Norway spruce. Forest Ecosystems 11: 100217.
- Mrak K, Covre-Foltran E, Lamersdorf N (2024) Elevated nitrate concentrations in soil solution under pure Douglas fir stands can be lowered by mixing with European beech and by site selection. Forest Ecology and Management 564: 122004.
- Mittelman P, Appleby SM, Balkenhol N (2024) Forest composition shapes seed‐rodent interactions in a gradient of broadleaves and conifers. Journal of Applied Ecology 61: 1944-1954 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14711 .
- Paligi SS, Lichter JH, Kotowska M, Schwutke R, Audisio M, Mrak K, Penanhoat A, Schuldt B, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2024) Water status dynamics and drought tolerance of juvenile European beech, Douglas fir and Norway spruce trees as dependent on neighborhood and nitrogen supply, Tree Physiology 44: 5. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpae044.
- Penanhoat A, Guerrero Ramirez N, Aubry-Kientz M, Diekmann L, Paligi SS, Audisio M, Mrak K, Seidel D (2024) Effect of competition intensity and neighbour identity on architectural traits of Fagus sylvatica. Trees – Structure and Function DOI:10.1007/s00468-024-02544-3 .
- Schumann K, Schuldt B, Fischer M, Ammer C, Leuschner C (2024) Xylem safety in relation to the stringency of plant water potential regulation of European beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas-fir trees during severe drought. Trees – Structure and Function: 38, pages 607–623..
- Wildermuth B, Penanhoat A, Sennhenn-Reulen H, Matevski D, Drescher J, Aubry-Kientz M, Seidel D, Schuldt A (2024) Canopy structure influences arthropod communities within and beyond tree identity effects: Insights from combining LiDAR data, insecticidal fogging and machine learning regression modelling, Ecological Indicators 160: 222901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111901.
- Wildermuth B, Hagge J, Seifert CL, Tjaden R, Schuldt A (2024) Beneficial effects of native broadleaved forests on canopy beetle diversity are not reduced by admixture of non-native conifers. Journal of Applied Ecology 61: 1000-1014. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14623.
2023
- Appleby SM, Balkenhol N (2023) Douglas fir and Norway spruce have similar effects on small mammal density, but not survival, in Central European managed forests. Mammalian Biology 104(1): 25-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-023-00384-1.
- Foltran EC, Ammer C, Lamersdorf N (2023) Do admixed conifers change soil nutrient conditions of European beech stands? Soil Research 61: 647-662.
- Glatthorn J, Appleby S, Balkenhol N, Kriegel P, Likulunga LE, Lu JZ, Matevski D, Polle A, Riebl H, Rivera Pérez CA, Scheu S, Seinsche A, Schall P, Schuldt A, Wingender S, Ammer C (2023) Species diversity of forest floor biota in non-native Douglas-fir stands is similar to that of native stands. Ecosphere 14(7): e4609.
- Schick J, Albert M, Schmidt M (2023) A new approach for modeling stand height development of German forests under climate change. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 6:1201636.
- Lwila AS, Post-Leon A, Ammer C, Mund M (2023) Site properties, species identity, and species mixture affect fine root production, mortality, and turnover rate in pure and mixed forests of European Beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas-fir. Ecological Indicators 147: 109975.
- Matevski D, Foltran E, Lamersdorf, Schuldt A (2023) Introduction of non-native Douglas fir reduces leaf damage on beech saplings and mature trees in European beech forests. Ecological Applications 33: e2786.
- Riebl H, Klein N, Kneib T (2023) Modelling intra-annual tree stem growth with a distributional regression approach for Gaussian process responses. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C: Applied Statistics 72(2): 414–433.
- Matevski D, Schuldt A (2023) Non-native Douglas fir promotes epigeal spider density, but has a mixed effect on functional diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 1233–1250.
- Wildermuth B, Fardiansah R, Matevski D, Lu JZ, Kriegel P, Scheu S, Schuldt A (2023) Conifers and non-native tree species shift trophic niches of generalist arthropod predators in Central European beech forests. BMC Ecology and Evolution 23(3): 1-14.
- Wildermuth B, Seifert, CL, Husemann M, Schuldt A (2023) Metabarcoding reveals that mixed forests mitigate negative effects of non‐native trees on canopy arthropod diversity. Ecological Applications 33: e2921.
- Wildermuth B, Dönges C, Matevski D, Penanhoat A, Seifert CL, Seidel D, ... Schuldt A (2023) Tree species identity, canopy structure and prey availability differentially affect canopy spider diversity and trophic composition. Oecologia 203: 37-51.
2022
- Annighöfer P, Mund M, Seidel D, Ammer C, Amezteguid A, Balandier P, Bebre I, Coll L, Collete C, Hamm T, Huth F, Schneider H, Kühne C, Löf M, Petritan AM, Petritan IC, Schall P, Bauhus J (2022) Examination of aboveground attributes to predict belowground biomass of young trees. Forest Ecology and management 505: 119942.
- Bebre I, Marques I, Annighöfer P (2022) Biomass Allocation and Leaf Morphology of Saplings Grown under Various Conditions of Light Availability and Competition Types. Plants 11: 305.
- Likulunga LE, Clausing S, Krüger J, Lang F, Polle A (2022) Fine root biomass of European beech trees in different soil layers show different responses to season, climate, and soil nutrients. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5: 955327.
- Lu JZ, Cordes PH, Maraun M, Scheu S (2022) High consistency of trophic niches in soil microarthropod species (Oribatida, Acari) across soil depth and forest type. Ecology and Evolution 12: e9572.
- Marques I, Kneib T, Klein N (2022) Discussion on “Spatial+: A novel approach to spatial confounding” by Emiko Dupont, Simon N. Wood, and Nicole H. Augustin. Biometrics 78(4): 1295-1299.
- Marques I, Kneib T, Klein N (2022) Mitigating Spatial Confounding by Explicitly Correlating Gaussian Random Fields. Environmetrics 33(5): e2727.
- Marques I, Kneib T, Klein N (2022) A non-stationary model for spatially dependent circular response data based on wrapped Gaussian processes. Statistics and Computing 32: 73.
- Rivera Pérez CA, Janz D, Schneider D, Daniel R, Polle A (2022) Transcriptional Landscape of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Their Host Provide Insight into N Uptake from Forest Soil. mSystems 7: e00957-21.
- Schuldt A, Huke P, Glatthorn J, Hagge J, Wildermuth B, Matevski D (2022) Tree mixtures mediate negative effects of introduced tree species on bird taxonomic and functional diversity. Journal of Applied Ecology 59: 3049–3060.
2021
- Bebre I, Riebl H, Annighöfer P (2021) Seedling Growth and Biomass Production under Different Light Availability Levels and Competition Types. Forests 12: 1376.
- Clausing S, Likulunga EL, Janz D, Feng HY, Schneider D, Daniel R, Krüger J, Lang F, Polle A (2021) Impact of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on resident soil and root mycobiomes in beech forests. Biology and Fertility of Soils 57: 1031-1052.
- Glatthorn J (2021) A spatially explicit index for tree species or trait diversity at neighborhood and stand level. Ecological Indicators 130: 108073.
- Glatthorn J, Annighöfer P, Balkenhol N, Leuschner C, Polle A, Scheu S, Schuldt A, Schuldt B, Ammer C (2021) An interdisciplinary framework to describe and evaluate the functioning of forest ecosystems. Basic and Applied Ecology 52: 1-14.
- Kriegel P, Matevski D, Schuldt A (2021) Monoculture and mixture-planting of non-native Douglas fir alters species composition, but promotes the diversity of ground beetles in a temperate forest system. Biodiversity and Conservation. 30: 1479-1499.
- Likulunga EL, Rivera Pérez CA, Schneider D, Daniel R, Polle A (2021) Forest tree species composition and abiotic site conditions drive soil fungal communities and functional groups. Forest Ecolgy and Management 502: 119709.
- Lu JZ, Scheu S (2021) Response of soil microbial communities to mixed beech-conifer forests varies with site conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 155: 108155.
- Lwila AS, Mund M, Ammer C, Glatthorn J (2021) Site conditions more than species identity drive fine root biomass, morphology and spatial distribution in temperate pure and mixed forests. Forest Ecology and Management 499: 119581.
- Matevski D, Schuldt A (2021) Tree species richness, tree identity and non-native tree proportion affect arboreal spider diversity, abundance and biomass – Forest Ecology and Management 483: 118775.
- Matevski D, Glatthorn J, Kriegel P, Schuldt A (2021) Non-native Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) promotes pest control in a model caterpillar experiment in Central European plan-tations. In: Forest Ecology and Management 489: 119099.
- Seidel D, Annighöfer P, Thielman A, Seifert QE, Thauer J-H, Glatthorn J, Ehbrecht, M, Kneib, T, Ammer A (2021) Predicting tree species from 3D laser scanning point clouds using deep learning. Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 635440.
2020
- Bebre I, Annighöfer P, Ammer C, Seidel D (2020) Growth, morphology, and biomass allocation of recently planted seedlings of seven European tree species along a light gradient. iForest 13: 261-269.
- Schuldt B, Buras A, Arend M, Vitasse Y, Beierkuhnlein C, Damm A, Gharun M,Grams TEE, Hauck M, Hajek P, Hartmann H, Hiltbrunner E, Hoch G, Holloway-Phillips M, Körner C, Larysch E, Lübbe T, Nelson DB, Rammig A, Rigling A, Rose L, Ruehr NK, Schumann K, Weiser F, Werner C, Wohlgemuth T, Zang CS, Kahmen A (2020) A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests. Opinion Paper. Basic and Applied Ecology 45: 86-103.
2019
- Marques I, Klein N, Kneib T (2019) Non-stationary spatial regression for modelling monthly precipitation in Germany. Spatial Statistics 19: 100386.
Other publications
2021
- Bebre I, Riebl H, Annighöfer P (2021) Height, diameter, biomass, leaf area, and relative height volume growth of European beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas fir grown in monospecific and mixed pots under different light availability levels. Pangaea: Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science.
- Likulunga EL, Rivera Pérez CA, Schneider D, Daniel R, Polle A (2021) The abundance of soil fungi with associated functional and taxonomic guilds in pure and mixed beechconifer tree stands. Pangaea: Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science.
- Lwila AS, Ammer C, Mund M, Glatthorn J (2021) Fine root biomass inventory 2018. Pangaea: Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science.
- Rivera Pérez CA, Janz D, Schneider D, Daniel R, Polle A (2021) Transcriptional Landscape of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi and Their Host Provide Insight into N Uptake from Forest Soil. BioRxiv, 2021.07.23.453179.
- Rivera Pérez CA, Janz D, Schneider D, Daniel R, Polle A (2021) Mineral nitrogen nutrition of Fagus sylvatica L roots colonized by ectomycorrhizal fungi in native forest soil. Dryad Dataset.
- Rivera Pérez CA, Schneider D, Daniel R, Polle A (2021) Characterization of root fungal community of European beech saplings. Sequence Read Archive (SRA).
2020
- Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Balkenhol N, Hertel D, Leuschner C, Polle A, Lamersdorf N, Scheu S, Glatthorn J (2020) Rtg 2300 - study design, location, topography and climatic conditions of research plots in 2020. Pangaea: Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science.
- Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Balkenhol N, Hertel D, Leuschner C, Polle A, Lamersdorf N, Scheu S, Glatthorn J (2020) Rtg 2300: Enrichment of European beech forests with conifers. Pangaea: Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science.
- Foltran EC, Lamersdorf N, Ammer C (2020) Douglas fir and Norway spruce admixtures to beech forests along a site gradient in Northern Germany – Are soil nutrient conditions afected? bioRxiv doi.org/2020.09.25.313213.
- Rivera Pérez CA, Janz D, Schneider D, Daniel R, Polle A (2020) Transcription profiling of mycorrhized European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) roots in response to fertilization with different forms of inorganic nitrogen. ArrayExpress database.
2018
- Sauer J, Sennhenn-Reulen H, Nagel J (2018) Struktur und Dynamik von Mischbeständen mit Buche, Fichte und Douglasie. In: Klädtke J, Kohnle U (eds): Deutscher Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten, Conference Report 2018: Sektion Ertragskunde. Jahrestagung 14.–16.05.2018, Vígľaš/Slowakia. ISSN 1432-2609
Other publications of the RTG
- Ammer C (2019) Diversity and forest productivity in a changing climate. The New Phytologist 221 (1): 50-66.
- Leuschner C (2020) Drought response or European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) – A review. Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics 47: 125576.