Journals and book chapters

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In press


Jacob A, Leuschner C (2014) Complementarity in the use of nitrogen forms in a temperate broad-leaved mixed forest. Plant Ecology and Diversity. (In press).

Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2014) Wie beeinflussen Baumartenvielfalt und Randeffekte die Artenvielfalt von Krautschichtpflanzen und Laufkäfern in Wäldern? Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt XIII, BfN-Skriptenreihe: Bundesamt für Naturschutz (In press).



2014 (back)


Batáry P, Fronczek S, Normann C, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2014) How do edge effect and tree species diversity change bird diversity and avian nest survival in Germanys largest deciduous forest? Forest Ecology and Management 319: 44-50.

Jacob A, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2014) Diversity and species identity effects on fine root production and turnover in a species-rich temperate broad-leaved forest. Functional Plant Biology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/FP13195.

Legner N, Fleck S, Leuschner C (2014) Within-canopy variation in photosynthetic capacity, SLA and foliar N in temperate broad-leaved trees of contrasting shade tolerance. Trees. 28(1): 269-283.

Meißner M, Köhler M, Schwendenmann L, Hölscher D, Dyckmanns J (2014) Soil water uptake by trees using water stable isotopes ( δ 2 H and δ 18 O) − - a method test regarding soil moisture, texture and carbonate. Plant and Soil 376: 327-335.

Mölder I, Leuschner C (2014) European beech grows better and is less drought-sensitive in mixed than in pure stands - Tree neighbourhood effects on radial increment. Trees DOI 10.1007/s00468-014-0991-4.

Mölder A, Streit M, Schmidt W (2014) When beech strikes back: How strict nature conservation reduces herb-layer diversity and productivity in Central European deciduous forests. Forest Ecology and Management 319: 51-61.

Scherber C, Vockenhuber EA, Stark A, Meyer H, Tscharntke T (2014) Effects of tree and herb biodiversity on Diptera, a hyperdiverse insect order. Oecologia. DOI 10.1007/s00442-013-2865-7.

Schleuß PM, Heitkamp F, Leuschner C, Fender AC, Jungkunst HF (2014) Higher subsoil carbon storage in species-rich than species-poor temperate forests. Environmental Research Letters. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/9/1/014007.




2013 (back)


Cesarz S, Fender A-C, Beyer F, Valtanen K, Pfeiffer B, Gansert D, Hertel D, Polle A, Daniel R, Leuschner C, Scheu S (2013) Roots from beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) differentially affect soil microorganisms and carbon dynamics. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 61: 23-32.

Cesarz S, Ruess L, Jacob M, Jacob A, Schaefer M, Scheu S (2013) Tree species diversity versus tree species identity: Driving forces in structuring forest food webs as indicated by soil nematodes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 62: 36-45.

Eissfeller V, Beyer F, Valtanen K, Hertel D, Maraun M, Polle A, Scheu S (2013) Incorporation of plant carbon and microbial nitrogen into the rhizosphere food web of beech and ash. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 62: 76-81.

Eissfeller V, Langenbruch C, Jacob A, Maraun M, Scheu S (2013) Tree identity surpasses tree diversity in affecting the community structure of oribatid mites (Oribatida) of deciduous temperate forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 63: 154-162.

Jacob A, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2013) On the significance of belowground overyielding in temperate mixed forests: separating species identity and species diversity effects. Oikos 122: 463-473.

Köcher P, Horna V, Leuschner C (2013) Stem water storage in five coexisting temperate broad-leaved tree species: significance, temporal dynamics and dependence on tree functional traits. Tree Physiology 33: 817-832.

Langenbruch C, Helfrich M, Joergensen RG, Gordon J, Flessa H (2013) Partitioning of carbon and nitrogen during decomposition of 13C15N-labeled beech and ash leaf litter. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 000: 1-11. DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201200643.

Legner N, Fleck S, Leuschner C (2013) Low light acclimation in five temperate broad-leaved tree species of different successional status: the significance of a shade canopy. Annals of Forest Science 70(6): 557-570.

Meißner M, Köhler M, Hölscher D (2013) Diversity did not influence soil water use of tree clusters in a mixed temperate forest. Web Ecology 13: 31-42.

Rovers AK (2013) Kulturelle Ökosystemdienstleistungen und Ansätze zu ihrer Quantifizierung - am Beispiel von Wald. In Feit U, Korn H (Hrsg.). Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt XII. Interdisziplinärer Forschungsaustausch im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. BfN-Skripten 335: 169-174.

Schröder K, Marggraf R (2013) Preferences for familiar and unfamiliar ecosystem insurance services in forests. In: Ökosystemdienstleistungen und Landwirtschaft ? Herausforderungen und Konsequenzen für Forschung und Praxis, Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie, Band 22(1): 49-58.

Schüler S (2013) Das Ökosystemdienstleistungskonzept als Schnittstelle zwischen Biodiversität und menschlicher Wohlfahrt. In Feit U, Korn H (Hrsg.). Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt XII. Interdisziplinärer Forschungsaustausch im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. BfN-Skripten 335: 141-148.

Seidel D, Leuschner C, Scherber C, Beyer F, Wommelsdorf T, Cashman MJ, Fehrmann L (2013) The relationship between tree species richness, canopy space exploration and productivity in a temperate broad-leaf mixed forest. Forest Ecology and Management 310: 366-374.

Thoms C, Gleixner G (2013) Seasonal differences in tree species influence on soil microbial communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 66: 239-248.

Vockenhuber E, Kabouw P, Tscharntke T, Scherber C (2013) Plant-animal interactions in two forest herbs along a tree and herb diversity gradient. Plant Ecology & Diversity 6 (2): 205-216.




2012 (back)


Bittner S, Janott M, Ritter D, Köcher P, Beese F, Priesack E (2012) Functional-structural water flow model reveals differences between diffuse- and ring-porous tree species. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 158-159: 80-89.

Bittner S, Legner N, Beese F, Priesack E (2012) Individual tree branch-level simulation of light attenuation and water flow of three F. sylvatica L. trees. Journal of Geophysical Research 117: 1-17.

Gebauer T, Horna V, Leuschner C (2012) Canopy transpiration of pure and mixed forest stands with variable abundance of European beech. Journal of Hydrology 442-443: 2-14.

Köcher P, Horna V, Leuschner C (2012) Environmental control of daily stem growth patterns in five temperate broad-leaved tree species. Tree Physiology 32 (8): 1021-1032.

Köcher P, Horna V, Beckmeyer I, Leuschner C (2012) Hydraulic properties and embolism in small-diameter roots of five temperate broad-leaved tree species with contrasting drought tolerance. Annals of Forest Science 69: 693-703.

Langenbruch C, Helfrich M, Flessa H (2012) Effects of beech (Fagus sylvatica), ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and lime (Tilia spec.) on soil chemical properties in a mixed deciduous forest. Plant and Soil 352 (1): 389-403.

Malik A, Scheibe A, LokaBharathi PA, Gleixner G (2012) Online Stable Isotope Analysis of Dissolved Organic Carbon Size Classes Using Size Exclusion Chromatography Coupled to an Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer. Environmental Science & Technology 46: 10123-10129.

Meißner M, Köhler M, Schwendenmann L, Hölscher D (2012) Partitioning of soil water among canopy trees during a soil desiccation period in a temperate mixed forest. Biogeosciences 9: 3465-3474.

Scheibe A, Krantz L, Gleixner G (2012) Simultaneous determination of quantity and isotopic content signature of dissolved organic matter from soil water using High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 26: 173-180.

Seidel D, Fleck S, Leuschner C (2012) Analyzing forest canopies with ground-based laser-scanning: A comparison with hemispherical photography. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 154: 1-8.




2011 (back)



Fleck S, Mölder I, Jacob M, Gebauer T, Jungkunst HF, Leuschner C (2011) Comparison of conventional 8-point canopy projections with lidar-based virtual canopy projections in a temperate old-growth forest. Annals of Forest Science 68: 1173-1185.

Lang C, Polle A (2011) Ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity, tree diversity and root nutrient relations in a mixed Central European forest. Tree Physiology 31: 531-538.

Lang C, Seven J, Polle A (2011) Host preferences and differential contributions of deciduous tree species shape mycorrhizal species richness in a mixed Central European forest. Mycorrhiza 21: 297-308.

Mölder I, Leuschner C, Leuschner HH (2011) δ 13 C signature of tree rings and radial increment of Fagus slyvatica trees as dependent on tree neighborhood and climate. Trees 25: 215-229.

Seidel D, Fleck S, Leuschner C, Hammett T (2011) Review of ground based methods to measure the distribution of biomass in forest canopies. Annals of Forest Science 68(2): 225-244.

Seidel D, Leuschner C, Müller A, Krause B (2011) Crown plasticity in mixed forests - quantifying asymmetry as a measure of competition using terrestrial laser scanning. Forest Ecology and Management Volume 261(11): 2123-2132.

Seidel D, Beyer F, Hertel D, Fleck S, Leuschner C (2011) 3D-laser scanning: a non-destructive method for studying above-ground biomass and growth of juvenile trees. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 151 (10): 1305-1311.

Vockenhuber E, Scherber C, Langenbruch C, Meißner M, Seidel D, Tscharntke T (2011) Tree diversity and environmental context predict herb species richness cover in Germany´s largest connected deciduous forest. Perspectives in Plant ecology, Evolution and Systematics 13(2): 111-119.




2010 (back)


Bittner S, Talkner U, Krämer I, Beese F, Hölscher D, Priesack E (2010) Modeling stand water budgets of mixed temperate broad-leaved forest stands by considering variations in species specific drought response. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 150: 1347-1357.

Guckland A, Corre M, Flessa H (2010) Variability of soil N cycling and N2O emission in a mixed deciduous forest with different abundance of beech. Plant and Soil 336: 25-38.

Jacob M, Viedenz K, Polle A, Thomas FM (2010) Leaf litter decomposition in temperate deciduous forest stands with a decreasing fraction of beech (Fagus sylvatica).Oecologia 164: 1083-1094.

Jacob M, Leuschner C, Thomas FM (2010) Productivity of temperate broad-leaved forest stands differing in tree species diversity. Annals of Forest Science 67: 503.

Krämer I, Hölscher D (2010) Soil water dynamics along a tree diversity gradient in a deciduous forest in Central Germany. Ecohydrology 3: 262-271.

Rajmis S, Barkmann J, Marggraf R (2010) Pythias Rache: Zum ökonomischen Wert ökologischer Risikovorsorge. GAIA - Ecological perspectives for science and society 19: 114-121.

Schröder K, Barkmann J, Marggraf R (2010) Motives and beliefs behind willingness to pay for functional biodiversity services in Central German forest ecosystems. Contribution to the 11th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics - Advancing Sustainability in a Time of Crisis. 22.-25.08.2010, Oldenburg/Bremen. 40 pages.

Schröder K, Rajmis S, Barkmann J, Marggraf R (2010) Ökonomische Wertschätzung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen und Biodiversität in Waldökosystemen. In: Feit, U. & Korn, H. (Hrsg.): Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt IX - Interdisziplinärer Forschungsaustausch im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn, Bad Godesberg. BfN-Skripten 265: 19-24.

Talkner U, Krämer I, Hölscher D, Beese FO (2010) Deposition and canopy exchange processes in central-German beech forests differing in tree species diversity. Plant and Soil 336: 405-420.

Thoms C, Gattinger A, Jacob M, Thomas FM, Gleixner G (2010) Direct and indirect effects of tree diversity drive soil microbial diversity in temperate deciduous forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42: 1558-1565.




2009 (back)


Druebert C, Lang C, Valtanen K, Polle A (2009) Beech carbon productivity as driver of ectomycorrhizal abundance and diversity. Plant, Cell and Environment 32: 992-1003.

Guckland A, Jacob M, Flessa H, Thomas FM, Leuschner C (2009) Acidity, nutrient stocks- and organic-matter content in soils of a temperate deciduous forest with different abundance of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 172: 500-511.

Guckland A, Flessa H, Prenzel J (2009) Controls of temporal and spatial variability of methane uptake in soils of a temperate deciduous forest with different abundance of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41: 1659-1667.

Jacob M, Weland N, Platner C, Schaefer M, Leuschner C, Thomas FM (2009) Nutrient release from decomposing leaf litter of temperate deciduous forest trees along a gradient of increasing tree species diversity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41: 2122-2130.

Köcher P, Gebauer T, Horna V, Leuschner C (2009) Leaf water status and stem xylem flux in relation to soil drought in five temperate broad-leaved tree species with contrasting water use strategies. Annals of Forest Science 66: 101.

Krämer I, Hölscher D (2009) Rainfall partitioning along a tree diversity gradient in a deciduous old-growth forest in Central Germany. Ecohydrology 2: 102-114.

Leuschner C, Jungkunst HF, Fleck S (2009) Functional role of forest diversity: Pros and cons of synthetic stands and across-site comparisons in established forests. Basic and Applied Ecology 10: 1-9.

Meinen C, Leuschner C, Ryan NT, Hertel D (2009) No evidence of spatial root system segregation and elevated fine root biomass in multi-species temperate broad-leaved forests. Trees 23: 941-950.

Meinen C, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2009) Biomass and morphology of fine roots in temperate broad-leaved forests differing in tree species diversity: is there evidence of below-ground overyielding? Oecologia 161: 99-111.

Meinen C, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2009) Root growth and recovery in temperate broad-leaved forest stands differing in tree species diversity. Ecosystems 12: 1103-1116.

Mölder A, Bernhardt-Römermann M, Schmidt W (2009) Vielfältige Baumschicht - reichhaltige Verjüngung? Zur Naturverjüngung von artenreichen Laubwäldern im Nationalpark Hainich. Allgemeine Forst- und Jagdzeitung 180: 76-87.

Mölder A, Bernhardt-Römermann M, Leuschner C, Schmidt W (2009) Zur Bedeutung der Winterlinde (Tilia cordata Mill.) in mittel- und nordwestdeutschen Eichen-Hainbuchen-Wäldern. Tuexenia 29: 9-23.

Rajmis S, Barkmann J, Marggraf R (2009) User community preferences for climate change mitigation and adaptation measures around Hainich National Park, Germany. Climate Research 40: 61-73.

Schmidt I, Leuschner C, Mölder A, Schmidt W (2009) Structure and composition of the seed bank in monospecific and tree species-rich temperate broad-leaved forests. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 695-702.

Sobek S, Tscharntke T, Scherber C, Schiele S, Steffan-Dewenter I (2009) Canopy vs. understory: Does tree diversity affect bee and wasp communities and their natural enemies across forest strata? Forest Ecology and Management, 258: 609-615.

Sobek S, Scherber C, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tscharntke T (2009) Sapling herbivory, invertebrate herbivores and predators across a natural tree diversity gradient in Germany's largest connected deciduous forest. Oecologia 160: 279-288.

Sobek S, Steffan-Dewenter I, Scherber C, Tscharntke T (2009) Spatiotemporal changes of beetle communities across a tree diversity gradient. Diversity and Distributions 15: 660-670.

Sobek S, Goßner MM, Scherber C, Steffan-Dewenter I, Tscharntke T (2009) Tree diversity drives abundance and spatiotemporal β-diversity of true bugs (Heteroptera). Ecological Entomology 34: 772-782.

Talkner U, Jansen M, Beese FO (2009) Soil phosphorus status and turnover in central-European beech forest ecosystems with differing tree species diversity. European Journal of Soil Science 60: 338-346.




2008 (back)


Fleck S (2008) Die Entstehung hochdiverser urwaldähnlicher Laubwälder im Nationalpark Hainich als Folge einer standörtlich beschleunigten Lückendynamik. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 60: 121-126.

Gebauer T, Horna V, Leuschner C (2008) Variability in radial sap flux density patterns and sapwood area among seven co-occurring temperate broad-leaved tree species. Tree Physiology 28: 1821-1830.

Mölder A, Bernhardt-Römermann M, Schmidt W (2008) Herb-layer diversity in deciduous forests: Raised by tree richness or beaten by beech? Forest Ecology and Management 256: 272-281.

Mölder A, Bernhardt-Römermann M, Schmidt W (2008) Zur Beziehung zwischen Baumschichtvielfalt und Produktivität der Krautschicht in Laubwäldern. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 60: 139-144.

Rajmis S, Barkmann J, Marggraf R (2008) Der ökonomische Wert von Versicherungsdienstleistungen der Biodiversität gegen bekannte und unbekannte Risiken am Beispiel des Hainich National Parks (Thüringen). Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 60: 209-214.

Schuldt A, Fahrenholz N, Brauns M, Migge-Kleian S, Platner C, Schaefer M (2008) Communities of ground-living spiders in deciduous forests: Does tree species diversity matter? Biodiversity and Conservation 17: 1267-1284.




2007 (back)


Cesarz S, Fahrenholz N, Migge-Kleian S, Platner C, Schaefer M (2007) Earthworm communities in relation to tree diversity in a deciduous forest. European Journal of Soil Biology 43: 61-67.

Fleck S, Obertreiber N, Schmidt I, Brauns M, Jungkunst H, Leuschner C (2007) Terrestrial lidar measurements for analysing canopy structure in an old-growth forest. International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 27(3/W52): 125-129.

Rajmis S, Barkmann J (2007) Utilisation of grounded theory methodology for the development of a choice experiment: Preliminary studies on the insurance value of biodiversity. In: Stated Preference Methods for Environmental Valuation: Applications from Austria and Germany. Hrsg: Meyerhoff J, Lienhoop N, Elsasser P. Metropolis Verlag, Marburg 2007, Reihe Ecology and Economic Research, Volume 76, 175-202.




2006 (back)


Mölder A, Bernhardt-Römermann M, Schmidt W (2006) Forest ecosystem research in Hainich National Park (Thuringia): First results on flora and vegetation in stands with contrasting tree species diversity. Waldökologie online 3: 83-99.




2005 (back)


Rajmis S (2005) Wertschätzung von Biodiversität als Quelle ökologischer Versicherungsleistungen in Deutschland. Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt. Hrsg: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn 6: 143-148.