2026

Balducci L, Haeler E, Paillet Y, Alterio E, Ammer C, … Schall P, …, Weisser WW, Burrascano S (2026) European forest carbon and biodiversity policies have a limited win-win potential. Nature communications. DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-68668-x

Ehbrecht M, Lehmann T, Escobar S, Donoso DA, Endara, MJ, Guevara-Andino JE, Blüthgen N (2026) Recovery of forest structural complexity during secondary succession in a human-modified neotropical landscape. Journal of Ecology. DOI:10.1111/1365-2745.70241

Lunow J, Burrascano S, Balducci L, Chianucci F, Chojnacki L, Doerfler I, Hofmeister J, Hošek J, ÓDOR P, Schall P, Sitzia T, Simons NK (2026) Structural characteristics mediate forest mitigation potential against climate change and biodiversity loss. Ecological Applications 36:e70211. DOI:10.1002/eap.70211

Mashera AT, Okimat JP, Ehbrecht M (2026). Terrestrial laser scanning-based allometric models for East-African tropical rainforest trees. Trees, Forests and People 24: 101211. DOI:10.1016/j.tfp.2026.101211

Seliger A, Zäh J, Heinrichs S, Schall P, Ammer C, Vor T (2026) Effects of Ungulate Herbivores on Temperate Forest Understory Vegetation - Implications From a Large-Scale Wildlife Exclosure Experiment in Central Europe. Journal of Vegetation Science 37, no. 2: e70128. DOI:10.1111/jvs.70128

Sprengel L, Ammer C, Heinelt T, Meyer D A, Schrewe J, Ehbrecht M (2026) Increased tree-ring widths in a European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) gap experiment already 2 years after set up. Forest Ecology and Management 600: 123284. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123284

Stritih A, Lecina-Diaz J, Mohr J, Schattenberg C, Ammer C, Anselmetto N, Bauhus J, Bončina A, Garbarino M, Hlásny T, Lindner M, Lingua E, Knific E, Krüger K, Marangon D, Morresi D, Mulec K, Nagel T A, Potterf M, Stritih J, Thom D, Welling D, Seidl R (2026) Can “closer-to-nature” forest management sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services in European forests in an uncertain future? Current Forestry Reports 12: 1 DOI:10.1007/s40725-025-00264-6

Weißing KK, Pierick K, Link RM, Köhler M, Ehbrecht M (2026) Impacts of forest management on the inter-annual variability of forest microclimate. European Journal of Forest Research. DOI:10.1007/s10342-026-01872-y