Dr. Romy Rehschuh

Scientific Assistant

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Research interests

My research focuses on plant physiology and ecology. I am particularly interested in

Tree ecophysiology
Dendroecology
Hydraulics and water balance of trees
Carbon metabolism and allocation, growth
Heat and drought stress & recovery
Forest biodiversity

Professional background

Since 2022: Scientific Assistant, TU Dresden, Forest Sciences, Professorship for Biodiversity and Nature Conservation (Post-Doc)

2017-2021: Scientific Assistant, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Plant Ecophysiology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen

2015-2016: Scientific Assistant, TU München, Department of Soil Science, Freising

2015-2016: Student Assistant, TUM ForTe, Patent and License Office, München

2012- 2013: Student Assistant, TU Dresden, Chair of Spatial Planning, Spatial Development and Planning

Degrees

2017-2021: Dr. rer. nat., Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Topic: “Stress and recovery dynamics in Scots pine: The impacts of heat and drought on carbon and water cycling”

2013-2016: Master Sustainable Resource Management, TU München, Freising; Master thesis: “Dendroecological investigations on Picea abies: The influence of soil on the drought susceptibility of Norway spruce in the Southwest Munich area”

2010-2013: Bachelor Tourism Management, University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz; Bachelor thesis: "Travel and sustainability: The potential contribution of tourism to protect the rainforests"

Publications

11 Entries

2022

Tree allocation dynamics beyond heat and hot drought stress reveal changes in carbon storage, belowground translocation and growthRehschuh, R., Rehschuh, S., Gast, A., Jakab, A. L., Lehmann, M. M., Saurer, M., Gessler, A. & 1 others, Jan 2022, In: New phytologist. 233, 2, p. 687-704, 18 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2021

Leaf Shedding and Non-Stomatal Limitations of Photosynthesis Mitigate Hydraulic Conductance Losses in Scots Pine Saplings During Severe Drought StressNadal-Sala, D., Grote, R., Birami, B., Knüver, T., Rehschuh, R., Schwarz, S. & Ruehr, N. K., 3 Sep 2021, In: Frontiers in plant science. 12, 715127Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2020

Drought-induced xylem embolism limits the recovery of leaf gas exchange in scots pineRehschuh, R., Cecilia, A., Zuber, M., Faragó, T., Baumbach, T., Hartmann, H., Jansen, S. & 2 others, Oct 2020, In: Plant physiology. 184, 2, p. 852-864, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Hydraulic water redistribution by silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) occurring under severe soil droughtTöchterle, P., Yang, F., Rehschuh, S., Rehschuh, R., Ruehr, N. K., Rennenberg, H. & Dannenmann, M., 1 Feb 2020, In: Forests. 11, 2, 162Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2019

No systematic effects of sampling direction on climate-growth relationships in a large-scale, multi-species tree-ring data setGut, U., Árvai, M., Bijak, S., Camarero, J. J., Cedro, A., Cruz-García, R., Garamszegi, B. & 27 others, Oct 2019, In: Dendrochronologia. 57, 125624Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article