Publications

Gessler, A.; Grünzweig, J. M.; Bigio, L.; Hartmann, H.; McDowell, N.; Krumm, F.; Bose, A. K.; Rigling, A.; Bugmann, H.; Vitali, V. et al.; Schneider, P.; Lever, J. J.; Schweier, J.; Kempel, A.; Zimmermann, N. E.; Brun, P.; Bauhus, J.; Wilhelm, M.; Bottero, A.: Shaping future forests: how can ecophysiology support climate‐smart forest management? New Phytologist 250 (5), pp. 2778 - 2813 (2026)

Wang, H.; Maestre, F. T.; Lu, N.; Zhao, G.; Zhang, Y.; Asensio, S.; Bramble, D. S.; Chen, W.; Dippold, M. A.; Eldridge, D. J. et al.; Gaitán, J. J.; García-Gómez, M.; Gozalo, B.; Gross, N.; Guirado, E.; Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.; Martínez-Valderrama, J.; Mendoza, B. J.; Ochoa, V.; Plaza, C.; Saiz, H.; Schrumpf, M.; Sierra, C. A.; Tangarife-Escobar, A.; Valencia, E.; von Fromm, S. F.; Wang, C.; Wang, K.; Wang, Y.; Zaehle, S.; Fu, B.; Trumbore, S. E.; Huang, J.: Persistence and turnover of soil organic carbon in global drylands. Nature Communications 17, 3565 (2026)

Candotti, A.; Hartmann, H.; Tomelleri, E.: Stem girdling does not allow mimicking changes in Norway spruce tree physiology during Eurasian spruce bark beetle infestation. Journal of Forestry Research 37, 109 (2026)

Zhao, Y.; Lu, N.; Trumbore, S. E.; Goebel, Martin, M.; Kübler, K.; Wang, H.; Schrumpf, M.; Wang, K.; Wang, C.; Fu, B. et al.; Huang, J.: Tracing soil CO₂ fluxes under drying-rewetting cycles: Isotopic insights from an automatic soil incubation system. Environmental Science & Technology 60 (11), pp. 8482 - 8493 (2026)

Kaufholdt, D.; Kistner, S.; Rumpel, J.; Heidenblut, H.; Hauskeller, H.-M.; Hartmann, H.; Bloem, E.; Hänsch, R.: From curse to blessing: sulfur-availability enhances forest resilience? Trends in Plant Science 31 (3), pp. 282 - 294 (2026)

Hlásny, T.; Modlinger, R.; Gohli, J.; Seidl, R.; Krokene, P.; Bernardinelli, I.; Blaser, S.; Brazaitis, G.; Brazaitytė, G.; Brockerhoff, E. G. et al.; Csóka, G.; Dobor, L.; de Groot, M.; Duduman, M.-L.; Faccoli, M.; Georgieva, M.; Georgiev, G.; Grodzki, W.; Hartmann, H.; Hirka, A.; Hoch, G.; Jabłoński, T.; Jactel, H.; Jonsell, M.; Kolšek, M.; Melin, M.; Milanović, S.; Nețoiu, C.; Nieberg, M.; Økland, B.; Pernek, M.; Perunová, M.; Schafstall, N.; Schroeder, M.; Steyrer, G.; Vakula, J.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Ylioja, T.; Liebhold, A. M.: Divergent trends in insect disturbance across Europe's temperate and boreal forests. Global Change Biology 31 (11), e70580 (2025)

Medicus, T.; Tischer, A.; Hartmann, H.; Eichfuss, L.; Michalzik, B.; Wagner, K.; Bernhardt-Römermann, M.: Drought tolerance of emerging european silver fir seedlings (Abies alba Mill.) does not follow geographic gradients. New Forests 56 (6), 64 (2025)

Hlasny, T.; Perunov, M.; Modlinger, R.; Blake, M.; Brazaitis, G.; Csoka, G.; de Groot, M.; Duduman, M.-L.; Faccoli, M.; Georgieva, M. et al.; Georgiev, G.; Grodzki, W.; Hartmann, H.; Hirka, A.; Hoch, G.; Jactel, H.; Jonsell, M.; Kolsek, M.; Krokene, P.; Melin, M.; Milanovic, S.; Økland, B.; Pernek, M.; Martin, G. S.; Schroeder, M.; Seidl, R.; Vakula, J.; Ylioja, T.: Perspectives: State of national forest damage survey programmes in Europe and ways toward improved harmonization and data sharing. Forest Ecology and Management 597, 123111 (2025)

Huth, F.; Tischer, A.; Nikolova, P.; Feldhaar, H.; Wehnert, A.; Hülsmann, L.; Bauhus, J.; Heer, K.; Vogt, J.; Ammer, C. et al.; Berger, U.; Bernhardt-Römermann, M.; Böhme, M.; Bugmann, H.; Buse, J.; Demant, L.; Dörfler, I.; Ewald, J.; Feldmann, E.; Fichtner, A.; Gossner, M. M.; Grams, T. E. E.; Haberle, K.-H.; Hagge, J.; Hartmann, H.; Herzog, S.; Kahmen, A.; Kohnle, U.; Krabel, D.; Krämer-Klement, K.; Kreyling, J.; Manthey, M.; Mellert, K.; Meyer, P.; Mölder, A.; Muffler-Weigel, L.; Ohse, B.; Opgenoorth, L.; Rewald, B.; Rothe, A.; Ruehr, N.; Scharnweber, T.; Scherer-Lorenzen, M.; Schmeddes, J.; Schmerbeck, J.; Schmidt, M.; Seidel, D.; Thomas, F. M.; Tiebel, M.; von Oheimb, G.; Wagner, S.; Weigel, R.; Wilmking, M.; Zang, C.; Schuldt, B.: Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology 86, pp. 66 - 100 (2025)

Khanam, T.; Peris-Llopis, M.; Selkimäki, M.; Brazaitis, G.; Mola-Yudego, B.; Hartmann, H.; Curtu, A. L.; Hălălișan, A.-F.; Marjanovic, Ž.; Leskinen, L. et al.; Pantera, A.; Djahangard, M.; Yousefpour, R.; Brazaityte, G.; Kukobat, L.; Trivan, G.; Mao, Z.; Brusselen, J. V.; Berninger, F.: Navigating climate threats in forestry across five European regions: Stakeholder's adaptive management and policy strategies to resilience. Journal of Environmental Management 388, 125903 (2025)

Hartmann, H.; Battisti, A.; Brockerhoff, E. G.; Bełka, M.; Hurling, R.; Jactel, H.; Oliva, J.; Rousselet, J.; Terhonen, E.; Ylioja, T. et al.; Melin, M.; Olson, Å.; Prins, F. D.; Zhang, K.; Åslund, M. S.; Davydenko, K.; Menkis, A.; Elfstrand, M.; Zúbrik, M.; Kunca, A.; Galko, J.; Paulin, M.; Csóka, G.; Hoch, G.; Pernek, M.; Preidl, S.; Fischer, R.: European forests are under increasing pressure from global change-driven invasions and accelerating epidemics by insects and diseases. Journal für Kulturpflanzen 77 (02), pp. 6 - 24 (2025)

International Tree Mortality Network: ; Senf, C.; Hartmann, H.; et al.: Towards a global understanding of tree mortality. New Phytologist 245 (6), pp. 2377 - 2392 (2025)

Zhao, Y.; Lu, N.; Shi, H.; Huang, J.; Fu, B.: Patterns and driving factors of litter decomposition rates in global dryland ecosystems. Global Change Biology 31 (1), e70025 (2025)

Robin, M.; Römermann, C.; Niinemets, Ü.; Gershenzon, J.; Huang, J.; Nelson, B. W.; Taylor, T. C.; Souza, V. F.; Pinho, D.; Falcão, L. et al.; Lacerda, C.; Duvoisin Jr., S.; Schmidt, A.; Gomes-Alves, E.: Interactions between leaf phenological type and functional traits drive variation in isoprene emissions in central Amazon forest trees. Frontiers in Plant Science 15, 1522606 (2024)

Schiefer, F.; Schmidtlein, S.; Hartmann, H.; Schnabel, F.; Kattenborn, T.: Large-scale remote sensing reveals that tree mortality in Germany appears to be greater than previously expected. Forestry, pp. 1 - 15 (2024)

Wang, K.; Wang, C.; Fu, B.; Huang, J.; Wei, F.; Leng, X.; Feng, X.; Li, Z.; Jiang, W.: Divergent driving mechanisms of community temporal stability in China's drylands. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology 20, 100404 (2024)

Mahecha, M. D.; Bastos, A.; Bohn, F.; Eisenhauer, N.; Feilhauer, H.; Hickler, T.; Kalesse-Los, H.; Migliavacca, M.; Otto, F. E. L.; Peng, J. et al.; Tegen, I.; Weigelt, A.; Wendisch, M.; Wirth, C.; Al-Halbouni, D.; Deneke, H. M.; Doktor, D.; Dunker, S.; Duveiller, G.; Ehrlich, A.; Foth, A.; García-García, A.; Guerra, C. A.; Guimarães-Steinicke, C.; Hartmann, H.; Henning, S.; Herrmann, H.; Ji, C.; Kattenborn, T.; Kolleck, N.; Kretschmer, M.; Kühn, I.; Luttkus, M. L.; Maahn, M.; Mönks, M.; Mora, K.; Pöhlker, M.; Reichstein, M.; Rüger, N.; Sánchez-Parra, B.; Schäfer, M.; Sippel, S.; Tesche, M.; Wehner, B.; Wieneke, S.; Winkler, A.; Wolf, S.; Zaehle, S.; Zscheischler, J.; Quaas, J.: Biodiversity and climate extremes: known interactions and research gaps. Earth's Future 12 (6), e2023EF003963 (2024)

Lehmanski, L. M. A.; Kösters, L.; Huang, J.; Göbel, M.; Gershenzon, J.; Hartmann, H.: Windthrow causes declines in carbohydrate and phenolic concentrations and increased monoterpene emission in Norway spruce. PLOS ONE 19 (5), e0302714 (2024)

Netherer, S.; Lehmanski, L. M. A.; Bachlehner, A.; Rosner, S.; Savi, T.; Schmidt, A.; Huang, J.; Paiva, M. R.; Mateus, E.; Hartmann, H. et al.; Gershenzon, J.: Drought increases Norway spruce susceptibility to the Eurasian spruce bark beetle and its associated fungi. New Phytologist 242 (3), pp. 1000 - 1017 (2024)

Huang, J.; Ladd, S. N.; Ingrisch, J.; Kübert, A.; Meredith, L. K.; van Haren, J.; Bamberger, I.; Daber, L. E.; Kühnhammer, K.; Bailey, K. et al.; Hu, J.; Fudyma, J.; Shi, L.; Dippold, M. A.; Meeran, K.; Miller, L.; O’Brien, M. J.; Yang, H.; Herrera-Ramirez, D.; Hartmann, H.; Trumbore, S. E.; Bahn, M.; Werner, C.; Lehmann, M. M.: The mobilization and transport of newly fixed carbon are driven by plant water use in an experimental rainforest under drought. Journal of Experimental Botany, erae030 (2024)