Publications
Published
Thum, T., Caldararu, S., Engel, J., Kern, M., Pallandt, M., Schnur, R., Yu, L., & Zaehle, S. (2019). A new model of the coupled carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles in the terrestrial biosphere (QUINCY v1.0; revision 1996). Geoscientific Model Development, 12(11), 4781–4802. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4781-2019
Caldararu, S., Thum, T., Yu, L., & Zaehle, S. (2020). Whole‐plant optimality predicts changes in leaf nitrogen under variable CO2 and nutrient availability. New Phytologist, 225(6), 2331–2346. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16327
Yu, L., Ahrens, B., Wutzler, T., Schrumpf, M., & Zaehle, S. (2020). Jena Soil Model (JSM v1.0; revision 1934): A microbial soil organic carbon model integrated with nitrogen and phosphorus processes. Geoscientific Model Development, 13(2), 783–803. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-783-2020
Caldararu, S., Thum, T., Yu, L., Kern, M., Nair, R., & Zaehle, S. (2022). Long‐term ecosystem nitrogen limitation from foliar δ15 N data and a land surface model. Global Change Biology, 28(2), 493–508. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15933
Lacroix, F., Zaehle, S., Caldararu, S., Schaller, J., Stimmler, P., Holl, D., Kutzbach, L., & Göckede, M. (2022). Mismatch of N release from the permafrost and vegetative uptake opens pathways of increasing nitrous oxide emissions in the high Arctic. Global Change Biology, 28(20), 5973–5990. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16345
Zhan, C., Orth, R., Migliavacca, M., Zaehle, S., Reichstein, M., Engel, J., Rammig, A., & Winkler, A. J. (2022). Emergence of the physiological effects of elevated CO2 on land–atmosphere exchange of carbon and water. Global Change Biology, 28(24), 7313–7326. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16397
Yu, L., Caldararu, S., Ahrens, B., Wutzler, T., Schrumpf, M., Helfenstein, J., Pistocchi, C., & Zaehle, S. (2023). Improved representation of phosphorus exchange on soil mineral surfaces reduces estimates of phosphorus limitation in temperate forest ecosystems. Biogeosciences, 20(1), 57–73. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-57-2023
Jiang, M., Medlyn, B. E., Wårlind, D., Knauer, J., Fleischer, K., Goll, D. S., Olin, S., Yang, X., Yu, L., Zaehle, S., Zhang, H., Lv, H., Crous, K. Y., Carrillo, Y., Macdonald, C., Anderson, I., Boer, M. M., Farrell, M., Gherlenda, A., … Smith, B. (2024). Carbon-phosphorus cycle models overestimate CO2 enrichment response in a mature Eucalyptus forest. Science Advances, 10(27), eadl5822. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl5822
Thurner, M. A., Caldararu, S., Engel, J., Rammig, A., & Zaehle, S. (2024). Modelled forest ecosystem carbon–nitrogen dynamics with integrated mycorrhizal processes under elevated CO2. Biogeosciences, 21(6), 1391–1410. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-1391-2024
Zhan, C., Orth, R., Yang, H., Reichstein, M., Zaehle, S., De Kauwe, M. G., Rammig, A., & Winkler, A. J. (2024). Estimating the CO2 Fertilization Effect on Extratropical Forest Productivity From Flux‐Tower Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 129(6), e2023JG007910. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JG007910
Thum, T., Miinalainen, T., Seppälä, O., Croft, H., Rogers, C., Staebler, R., Caldararu, S., & Zaehle, S. (2025). Modelling decadal trends and the impact of extreme events on carbon fluxes in a temperate deciduous forest using a terrestrial biosphere model. Biogeosciences, 22(7), 1781–1807. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-1781-2025
Vekuri, H., Tuovinen, J.-P., Kulmala, L., Aurela, M., Thum, T., Liski, J., & Lohila, A. (2025). Improved uncertainty estimates for eddy covariance-based carbon dioxide balances using deep ensembles for gap-filling. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 371, 110558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110558
Sophia, G., Caldararu, S., Stocker, B. D., & Zaehle, S. (2026). Dynamic Nitrogen Resorption Improves Predictions of Nitrogen Cycling Responses to Global Change in a Next Generation Ecosystem Model. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 18(1), e2025MS005181. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025MS005181
Wang, B., Lyu, H., Zhang, X., Jiang, M., Medlyn, B. E., Wårlind, D., Knauer, J., Fleischer, K., Goll, D. S., Olin, S., Yang, X., Yu, L., Zaehle, S., Zhang, H., Schufft, K., Crous, K. Y., Carrillo, Y., Macdonald, C. A., Anderson, I. C., … Smith, B. (2026). Phosphorus enrichment does not enlarge the predicted CO2 fertilization effect on forest carbon sequestration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(12), e2516152123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2516152123
Preprints:
Schufft, K., Fleischer, K., Rammig, A., Yu, L., Jiang, M., Medlyn, B. E., & Zaehle, S. (2025). Modelling root exudation and plant-microbe interactions under CO2 fertilization in a mature forest. Biogeochemistry: Modelling, Terrestrial. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-4286
Thum, T., Goodale, C. L., Yu, L., Nabel, J., & Zaehle, S. (2025). Evaluation of simulated N cycling using observations from a15 N tracer experiment in a mixed deciduous forest. Biogeochemistry: Greenhouse Gases. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5876
Thum, T., Pacheco-Labrador, J., Aurela, M., Barr, A., Honkanen, M., Johnson, B., Lindqvist, H., Magney, T., Migliavacca, M., Pierrat, Z. A., Quaife, T., Stutz, J., & Zaehle, S. (2025). Modelling sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) in evergreen conifer forests with a terrestrial biosphere model. Biogeochemistry: Modelling, Terrestrial. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-4432
Yajima, M., Seitz, J., Matthaeus, W. J., Girish Nair, G., Daly, L., & Caldararu, S. (2025). Phenological benchmarking with a land surface model: An in-silico experiment for temperate forests. Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.20.689458
Emmerichs, T., Lacroix, F., Brovkin, V., Zaehle, S., Gong, C., Zhu, Y., Sjogersten, S., Voigt, C., Steenberg Larsen, K., & Tuitila, E.-S. (2026). Impacts of Shrub Coverage for Arctic Ecosystem Carbon Uptake and Storage. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: Terrestrial. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-1514
Seitz, J., Yajima, M., Zhu, Y., Joseph, L. S. K., Yang, J., Lacroix, F., Luo, Y., Schaumberger, A., Bahn, M., Zaehle, S., & Caldararu, S. (2026). A general physiologically driven representation of leaf turnover in grasslands in the QUINCY land surface model (revision: 974a6b7f). Biogeosciences. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-5731
Zhu, Y., Zaehle, S., & Lacroix, F. (2026). Retrieving Phenological Parameters from Remote Sensing for Modeling Vegetation Dynamics in Permafrost Regions. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.15001797/v1