How do ecosystems respond to changing weather patterns, rising temperatures and increasing carbon dioxide concentrations? Is the effect of precipitation more important than that of temperature? Or are ecosystem dynamics more strongly affected by nutrient availability? What is the role of extreme events in shaping biogeochemical cycles? To find out the answers we need to understand the interactions among three complex systems: climate, vegetation, and soil. Thus, we combine experiments and in-situ long-term observation with Earth Observations gathered by aircraft and satellites across a range of spatial scales, and embrace data-driven machine learning and theory-driven mechanistic modelling. With our research, we try to understand how the terrestrial biosphere reacts to and exerts feedbacks on ongoing environmental change and variation in atmospheric conditions.
Latest publications
Jung, M., Nelson, J. A., Migliavacca, M., El-Madany, T. S., Papale, D., Reichstein, M., et al.(2024).Technical note: Flagging inconsistencies in flux tower data.Biogeosciences,21(7), 1827-1846. doi:10.5194/bg-21-1827-2024.
Jung, M., Nelson, J. A., Migliavacca, M., El-Madany, T. S., Papale, D., Reichstein, M., et al.(2024).Technical note: Flagging inconsistencies in flux tower data.Biogeosciences,21(7), 1827-1846. doi:10.5194/bg-21-1827-2024.
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Köbel, M.; Chozas, S.; Moreno, G.; Migliavacca, M.; Branquinho, C.; Nunes, A.: Grasses don’t always win: Short-term effects of fertilization on taxonomic and functional diversity of a Mediterranean annual grassland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 373, 109125 (2024)
Dechant, B.; Kattge, J.; Pavlick, R.; Schneider, F. D.; Sabatini, F. M.; Moreno-Martínez, A.; Butler, E. E.; van Bodegom, P. M.; Vallicrosa, H.; Kattenborn, T.et al.; Boonman, C. C. F.; Madani, N.; Wright, I. J.; Dong, N.; Feilhauer, H.; Penuelas, J.; Sardans, J.; Aguirre-Gutierrez, J.; Reich, P. B.; Leitao, P. J.; Cavender-Bares, J.; Myers-Smith, I. H.; Duran, S. M.; Croft, H.; Prentice, I. C.; Huth, A.; Rebel, K.; Zaehle, S.; Símov, I.; Díaz, S.; Reichstein, M.; Schiller, C.; Bruelheide, H.; Mahecha, M.; Wirth, C.; Malhi, Y.; Townsend, P. A.: Intercomparison of global foliar trait maps reveals fundamental differences and limitations of upscaling approaches. Remote Sensing of Environment 311, 114276 (2024)
Wieneke, S.; Pacheco-Labrador, J.; Mahecha, M. D.; Poblador, S.; Vicca, S.; Janssens, I. A.: Comparing the quantum use efficiency of red and far-red sun-induced fluorescence at leaf and canopy under heat-drought stress. Remote Sensing of Environment 311, 114294 (2024)
Hofmann, M.; Kiel, S.; Kösters, L.; Wäldchen, J.; Mäder, P.: Inferring taxonomic affinities and genetic distances using morphological features extracted from specimen images: a case study with a bivalve dataset. Systematic Biology (accepted)
