Jens Kattge

In the annual ranking of the world's most cited and thus most influential scientists, five authors from our institute are once again represented in 2023. more

An international research team has succeeded in identifying globally acting factors that cause the diversity of forms and functions of plants. Researchers compiled plant data from around the world and were able to show for the first time how strongly these are determined by climate and soil properties for characteristics such as the size, structure and life span of plants. more