Carbon Balance, Ecosystem Research and Forest Management
Independent Research Group
Prof Ernst-Detlef Schulze, one of the founding directors of the institute, retired in September 2009. As Scientific Member of The Max Planck Society, however, the former head of the department Biogeochemical Processes continues his research activities. His scientific focus is on ecosystem processes and the relation between plant biodiversity and land management.
Research Focus and Interests
- Basic understanding of ecosystem services and biodiversity and their interactions with ecosystem processes
- Management of ecosystems
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Recent presentations
Please consult with E.D. Schulze
Recent publications
10 (10), 2092 (2021)
Molecular screening of microorganisms associated with discolored wood in dead European beech trees suffered from extreme drought event using next generation sequencing. Plants
109 (4), pp. 909 - 926 (2022)
5S-IGS rDNA in wind-pollinated trees (Fagus L.) encapsulates 55 million years of reticulate evolution and hybrid origins of modern species. The Plant Journal
Collaborations
- Dr. Olivier Bouriaud, INRA, Nancy
- Dr. Inge Stupak, University of Copenhagen
- Prof. Dr Christian Ammer, University of Göttingen
- Prof. Dr. Marco Cosimo Simeone, University of Tuscia
- Prof. Dr. Riccardo Valentini, University of Tuscia
- Prof. Roland Irslinger, Technical University Rottenburg
- Dr. Witoon Purahong, UFZ Halle
- Dr. Benjawan Tanunchai, Hochschule Coburg