PUBLICATIONS

2026

• Drivers of tree-related microhabitats along a management gradient in mature beech and pine forestsKönig, V., Meyer, N., Dittrich, S. & von Oheimb, G., 1 Jul 2026, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 611, 123691Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Fine root vitality decline results in reduced branch formation in mature beech stands after droughtKoller, A. V., Azekenova, A., Feger, K., Kalbitz, K. & von Oheimb, G., 1 Apr 2026, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 605, 11 p., 123506Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A novel workflow for forest regeneration predictionWudel, C., Schlicht, R., Meyer, N., Huth, F., Wehnert, A., Micheletti, T. & Berger, U., 11 Mar 2026, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 145, 2, 16 p., 47Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Enhanced forest structural heterogeneity increases functional β-diversity but reduces α- and γ-diversity in soil nematodesSchwarz, R., Bradler, P. M., Chao, A., Chuang, P. Y., Ciobanu, M., Decker, O., Delory, B. M. & 12 others, Mar 2026, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 214, 14 p., 110078Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Forest Heterogeneity by Chain Saw: How Between-Patch Variation in Old Growth Attributes Changes the Metacommunities of BeetlesMitesser, O., Cadotte, M. W., Mori, A. S., van der Plas, F., Chao, A., Rothacher, J., Bässler, C. & 22 others, Mar 2026, In: Ecology letters. 29, 3, 11 p., e70355Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Asynchrony and functional diversity couple herbivore community dynamics to host plant diversityWang, M. Q., Albert, G., Seifert, C. L., Chesters, D., Bruelheide, H., Li, Y., Chen, J. T. & 10 others, 15 Jan 2026, In: Nature communications. 17, 1, 11 p., 762Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2025

• Dynamics of fine root biomass and morphology of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest stands along a soil moisture gradientKoller, A. V., Azekenova, A., Wordell-Dietrich, P., Schäfferling, R., Zeh, L., Julich, S., Kalbitz, K. & 2 others, Dec 2025, In: Forest Ecosystems. 14, 100379Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Forest biodiversity increases productivity via complementarity from greater canopy structural complexityDeng, X., Schmid, B., Bruelheide, H., Chen, C., Li, Y., Li, S., Morsdorf, F. & 6 others, 7 Oct 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 40, e2506750122Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Bottom-up and top-down effects combine to drive predator–prey interactions in a forest biodiversity experimentChen, J. T., Wang, M. Q., Luo, A., Zhang, F., Chesters, D., Liu, S., Li, Y. & 8 others, Oct 2025, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 94, 10, p. 2035-2046, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Inconsistent short-term effects of enhanced structural complexity on soil microbial properties across German forestsSchwarz, R., Eisenhauer, N., Ammer, C., Bradler, P. M., Decker, O., Delory, B. M., Dietrich, P. & 10 others, Oct 2025, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 214, 106335Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article