Scientific Publications

Xiong, Y.; Yan, W.; Wang, X.; Luo, Y.; Feng, H.; Zhao, W.; Zhu, B.; Ye, Z.; Li, H.: Subtropical vegetation damage and recovery dynamics after the great 2008 Chinese ice storm. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 372, 110683 (2025)

Zhan, W.; Lian, X.; Liu, J.; Han, J.; Huang, Y.; Yang, H.; Zhan, C.; Winkler, A.; Gentine, P.: Reduced water loss rather than increased photosynthesis controls CO₂-enhanced water-use efficiency. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2025)

Ardhani, T. S. P.; Kusmana, C.; Bengen, D. G.; Rahajoe, J. S.; Sagala, P. M.; Hanggara, B. B.; Risky, Y.; Ginting, S.; Royna, M.; Murdiyarso, D.: Restoration of declining soil carbon stocks and lost surface elevations in degraded mangroves on the northern coast of Java, Indonesia. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 13 (2025)

Wang, C.; Chen, J.; Lee, S.-C.; Xiong, L.; Su, T.; Lin, Q.; Xu, C.-Y.: Response and recovery times of vegetation productivity under drought stress: Dominant factors and relationships. Journal of Hydrology 655, 132945 (2025)

Nadolski, L.; El-Madany, T. S.; Nelson, J. A.; Carrara, A.; Moreno, G.; Nair, R. K. F.; Luo, Y.; Hildebrandt, A.; Rolo, V.; Reichstein, M. et al.; Lee, S.-C.: Altered seasonal sensitivity of net ecosystem exchange to controls driven by nutrient balances in a semi-arid savanna. Biogeosciences 22 (12), pp. 2935 - 2958 (2025)

Uckan, Y.; Ruiz-Vásquez, M.; De Polt, K.; Orth, R.: Global relevance of atmospheric and land surface drivers for hot temperature extremes. Earth System Dynamics 16 (3), pp. 869 - 889 (2025)

Bohn, F. J.; Bastos, A.; Martin, R.; Rammig, A.; Koh, N. S.; Sioen, G. B.; Buscher, B.; Carver, L.; DeClerck, F.; Drupp, M. et al.; Fletcher, R.; Forrest, M.; Gasparatos, A.; Godoy-Faúndez, A.; Hagedorn, G.; Hänsel, M.; Hetzer, J.; Hickler, T.; Krug, C. B.; Koot, S.; Li, X.; Luers, A.; Matevich, S.; Matthews, H. D.; Meier, I. C.; Mohamed, A.; O, S.; Obura, D.; Orlove, B.; Orth, R.; Pereira, L.; Reichstein, M.; Thakholi, L.; Verburg, P.; Yoshida, Y.: Reviews and syntheses: Current perspectives on biosphere research 2024–2025 – eight findings from ecology, sociology, and economics. Biogeosciences 22 (10), pp. 2425 - 2460 (2025)

Meng, N.; Wang, N.; Zhao, L.; Liu, X.; Liu, J.; Lee, S.-C.: Water use efficiency of grassland ecosystem in Badain Jaran desert and its relations to biometeorological variables. Ecosystems 28, 34 (2025)

Wang, Y.; Braghiere, R. K.; Fischer, W. W.; Yao, Y.; Shen, Z.; Schneider, T.; Bloom, A. A.; Schimel, D.; Croft, H.; Winkler, A. J. et al.; Reichstein, M.; Frankenberg, C.: Impacts of leaf traits on vegetation optical properties in Earth system modeling. Nature Communications 16, 4968 (2025)

Winkler, A.; Sierra, C.: Towards a new generation of impulse‐response functions for integrated earth system understanding and climate change attribution. Geophysical Research Letters 52 (8), e2024GL112295 (2025)

Bramble, D. S.; Schöning, I.; Brandt, L.; Poll, C.; Kandeler, E.; Ulrich, S.; Mikutta, R.; Mikutta, C.; Silver, W. L.; Totsche, K. U. et al.; Kaiser, K.; Schrumpf, M.: Land use and mineral type determine stability of newly formed mineral-associated organic matter. Communications Earth & Environment 6, 415 (2025)

Liu, X.; Shu, Y.; Li, K.; Wang, H.; Bi, Q.-F.; Wang, H.; Sun, C.; Lin, X.: Organic matter accelerated microbial iron reduction and available phosphorus release in reflooded paddy soils. Soil Ecology Letters 7 (3), 250316 (2025)

Baghirov, Z.; Jung, M.; Reichstein, M.; Körner, M.; Kraft, B.: H2MV (v1.0): Global physically-constrained deep learning water cycle model with vegetation. Geoscientific Model Development 18 (10), pp. 2921 - 2943 (2025)

De, R.; Bao, S.; Koirala, S.; Brenning, A.; Reichstein, M.; Tagesson, T.; Liddell, M.; Ibrom, A.; Wolf, S.; Sigut, L. et al.; Hörtnagl, L.; Woodgate, W.; Korkiakoski, M.; Merbold, L.; Black, T. A.; Roland, M. E.; Klosterhalfen, A.; Blanken, P. D.; Knox, S.; Sabbatini, S.; Gielen, B.; Montagnani, L.; Fensholt, R.; Wohlfahrt, G.; Desai, A. R.; Paul-Limoges, E.; Galvagno, M.; Hammerle, A.; Jocher, G.; Reverter, B. R.; Holl, D.; Chen, J.; Vitale, L.; Arain, M. A.; Carvalhais, N.: Addressing challenges in simulating inter-annual variability of gross primary production. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 17 (5), e2024MS004697 (2025)

Leeper, R. D.; Harrington, T.; Palecki, M. A.; De Polt, K.; Scott, E.; Runkle, J.; Diamond, H. J.: The influence of drought on heat wave intensity, duration, and exposure. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 64 (5), pp. 425 - 438 (2025)

Poehls, J.; Alonso, L.; Koirala, S.; Carvalhais, N.; Reichstein, M.: Downscaling soil moisture to sub-km resolutions with simple machine learning ensembles. Journal of Hydrology 652, 132624 (2025)

Xiao, C.; Zaehle, S.; Sitch, S.; Duveiller, G.; Pabon-Moreno, D. E.; Walker, A. P.; Knauer, J.; Maignan, F.; Schmullius, C.; Bastos, A.: Deforestation increases vegetation vulnerability to drought across biomes. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 39 (5), e2024GB008378 (2025)

Morris, K.; Nair, R.: Below the leaves: Integrating above- and below-ground phenology for earth-system predictability. Functional Ecology (2025)

Pallandt, M.; Schrumpf, M.; Lange, H.; Reichstein, M.; Yu, L.; Ahrens, B.: Modelling the effect of climate–substrate interactions on soil organic matter decomposition with the Jena soil model. Biogeosciences 22 (7), pp. 1907 - 1928 (2025)

Engel, F.; Hoek van Dijke, A. J.; Roebroek, C. T. J.; Benedict, I.: Can large-scale tree cover change negate climate change impacts on future water availability? Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 29 (7), pp. 1895 - 1918 (2025)