Takahara, H.; Sugita, S.; Harrison, S. P.; Miyoshi, N.; Morita, Y.; Uchiyama, T.: Pollen-based reconstructions of Japanese biomes at 0,6000 and 18,000 14C yr BP. Journal of Biogeography 27 (3), pp. 665 - 683 (2000)
Farrera, I.; Harrison, S. P.; Prentice, I. C.; Ramstein, G.; Guiot, J.; Bartlein, P. J.; Bonnefille, R.; Bush, M.; Cramer, W.; Von Grafenstein, U.et al.; Holmgren, K.; Hooghiemstra, H.; Hope, G.; Jolly, D.; Lauritzen, S.-E.; Ono, Y.; Pinot, S.; Stute, M.; Yu, G.: Tropical climates at the Last Glacial Maximum: a new synthesis of terrestrial palaeoclimate data. I. Vegetation, lake-levels and geochemistry. Climate Dynamics 15 (11), pp. 823 - 856 (1999)
Joussaume, S.; Taylor, K. E.; Braconnot, P.; Mitchell, J. F. B.; Kutzbach, J. E.; Harrison, S. P.; Prentice, I. C.; Broccoli, A. J.; Abe-Ouchi, A.; Bartlein, P. J.et al.; Bonfils, C.; Dong, B.; Guiot, J.; Herterich, K.; Hewitt, C. D.; Jolly, D.; Kim, J. W.; Kislov, A.; Kitoh, A.; Loutre, M. F.; Masson, V.; Mcavaney, B.; Mcfarlane, N.; De Noblet, N.; Peltier, W. R.; Peterschmitt, J. Y.; Pollard, D.; Rind, D.; Royer, J. F.; Schlesinger, M. E.; Syktus, J.; Thompson, S.; Valdes, P.; Vettoretti, G.; Webb, R. S.; Wyputta, U.: Monsoon changes for 6000 years ago: Results of 18 simulations from the Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP). Geophysical Research Letters 26 (7), pp. 859 - 862 (1999)
Kohfeld, K. E.; Derbyshire, E.; Harrison, S. P.; Muhs, D.; Wintle, A.; Zhou, L.: Dust indicators and records of terrestrial and marine paleoenvironments. Pages Newsletter 7 (2), p. 6 (1999)
Liu, Z.; Jacob, R.; Kutzbach, J.; Harrison, S. P.; Anderson, J.: Monsoon impact on El Nino in the early Holocene. Pages Newsletter 7 (2), pp. 16 - 17 (1999)
Mahowald, N.; Kohfeld, K. E.; Hansson, M.; Balkanski, Y.; Harrison, S. P.; Prentice, I. C.; Schulz, M.; Rodhe, H.: Dust sources and deposition during the last glacial maximum and current climate: A comparison of model results with paleodata from ice cores and marine sediments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 104 (13), pp. 15895 - 15916 (1999)
Pinot, S.; Ramstein, G.; Harrison, S. P.; Prentice, I. C.; Guiot, J.; Stute, M.; Joussaume, S.: Tropical paleoclimates at the Last Glacial Maximum: comparison of Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP) simulations and paleodata. Climate Dynamics 15 (11), pp. 857 - 874 (1999)
Yu, G.; Xue, B.; Harrison, S. P.: Paleohydrology and paleoclimate as reflected in lake-level changes in China. Pages Newsletter 7 (2), pp. 11 - 12 (1999)
Bartlein, P. J.; Bengtsson, L.; Harrison, S. P.; Hostetler, S.; Hsü, K.; Qin, B.; Vassiljev, J.: Modelling lake behaviour: how can we use mechanistic models to further our understanding of the response of lakes to climate change? Paläoklimaforschung 25, pp. 169 - 177 (1998)
Battarbee, R. W.; Davydova, N.; Digerfeldt, G.; Eronen, M.; Gaillard, M.-J.; Gliemeroth, A.-K.; Hannon, G.; Harrison, S. P.; Hofmann, W.; Liew, P. M.et al.; Lotter, A. F.; Löffler, H.; Marciniak, B.; Smol, J. P.; Tarasov, P. E.: Biological records of climate change in lake sediments. Paläoklimaforschung 25, pp. 161 - 167 (1998)
Broström, A.; Coe, M.; Harrison, S. P.; Gallimore, R.; Kutzbach, J. E.; Foley, J.; Prentice, I. C.; Behling, P.: Land surface feedbacks and palaeomonsoons in northern Africa. Geophysical Research Letters 25 (19), pp. 3615 - 3618 (1998)
Harrison, S. P.; Jolly, D.; Laarif, F.; Abe-Ouchi, A.; Dong, B.; Herterich, K.; Hewitt, C.; Joussaume, S.; Kutzbach, J. E.; Mitchell, J.et al.; De Noblet, N.; Valdes, P.: Intercomparison of simulated global vegetation distributions in response to 6 kyr BP orbital forcing. Journal of Climate 11 (11), pp. 2721 - 2742 (1998)
Hoelzmann, P.; Jolly, D.; Harrison, S. P.; Laarif, F.; Bonnefille, R.; Pachur, H.-J.: Mid-Holocene land-surface conditions in northern Africa and the Arabian peninsula: A data set for the analysis of biogeophysical feedbacks in the climate system. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 12 (1), pp. 35 - 51 (1998)
Jolly, D.; Harrison, S. P.; Damnati, B.; Bonnefille, R.: Simulated climate and biomes of Africa during the late quaternary: comparison with pollen and lake status data. Quaternary Science Reviews 17 (6-7), pp. 629 - 657 (1998)
Kutzbach, J.; Gallimore, R.; Harrison, S. P.; Behling, P.; Selin, R.; Laarif, F.: Climate and biome simulations for the past 21,000 years. Quaternary Science Reviews 17 (6-7), pp. 473 - 506 (1998)
Prentice, I. C.; Harrison, S. P.; Jolly, D.; Guiot, J.: The climate and biomes of Europe at 6000 yr BP: Comparison of model simulations and pollen-based reconstructions. Quaternary Science Reviews 17 (6-7), pp. 659 - 668 (1998)
Qin, B. Q.; Harrison, S. P.; Kutzbach, J. E.: Evaluation of modelled regional water balance using lake status data: A comparison of 6 ka simulations with the NCAR CCM. Quaternary Science Reviews 17 (6-7), pp. 535 - 548 (1998)
Tarasov, P. E.; Webb Iii, T.; Andreev, A. A.; Afanas'eva, N. B.; Berezina, N. A.; Bezusko, L. G.; Blyakharchuk, T. A.; Bolikhovskaya, N. S.; Cheddadi, R.; Chernavskaya, M. M.et al.; Chernova, G. M.; Dorofeyuk, N. I.; Dirksen, V. G.; Elina, G. A.; Filimonova, L. V.; Glebov, F. Z.; Guiot, J.; Gunova, V. S.; Harrison, S. P.; Jolly, D.; Khomutova, V. I.; Kvavadze, E. V.; Osipova, I. M.; Panova, N. K.; Prentice, I. C.; Saarse, L.; Sevastyanov, D. V.; Volkova, V. S.; Zernitskaya, V. P.: Present-day and mid-Holocene biomes reconstructed from pollen and plant macrofossil data from the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. Journal of Biogeography 25 (6), pp. 1029 - 1053 (1998)
Vassiljev, J.; Harrison, S. P.; Guiot, J.: Simulating the Holocene lake-level record of Lake Bysjön, southern Sweden. Quaternary Research 49 (1), pp. 62 - 71 (1998)
A study by Leipzig University, the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig (iDiv) and the MPI for Biogeochemistry shows that gaps in the canopy of a mixed floodplain forest have a direct influence on the temperature and moisture in the forest soil, but only a minor effect on soil activity.
From the Greek philosopher Aristotle to Charles Darwin to the present day, scientists have dealt with this fundamental question of biology. Contrary to public perception, however, it is still largely unresolved. Scientists have now presented a new approach for the identification and delimitation of species using artificial intelligence (AI).
A research team led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and Leipzig University has developed an algorithm that analyses observational data from the Flora Incognita app. The novel can be used to derive ecological patterns that could provide valuable information about the effects of climate change on plants.
Plant observations collected with plant identification apps such as Flora Incognita allow statements about the developmental stages of plants - both on a small scale and across Europe.
We have gained a new external member: Prof. Dr. Christian Wirth has been appointed by the Senate of the Max Planck Society as External Scientific Member. As a former group leader and later fellow at the institute, Prof. Wirth initiated and supported the development of the TRY database, the world's largest collection on plant traits.
A new study shows a natural solution to mitigate the effects of climate change such as extreme weather events. Researchers found that a diverse plant community acts as a buffer against fluctuations in soil temperature. This buffer, in turn, can have a decisive influence on important ecosystem processes.
The plant identification app Flora Incognita receives this year's Sonja Bernadotte Award for its importance in nature education for all age groups and its high scientific standards and usefulness.
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) is to fund a Research Unit in the Jena Experiment for a further four years with around five million euros. The new focus is on the stabilising effect of biodiversity against extreme climate events such as heat, frost or heavy rainfall.
Germany's most popular plant identification app "Flora Incognita" has been further upgraded by a new artificial intelligence. This triples the number of plant species that can be identified up to 16,000. In addition, the app is now available in 20 different languages and also in offline mode.
With a kick-off event on January 12, 2023, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and the German Aerospace Center jointly opened the ELLIS Unit Jena. Machine learning and artificial intelligence are being used to help address global environmental crises.
Mobile apps like Flora Incognita that allow automated identification of wild plants cannot only identify plant species, but also uncover large scale ecological patterns. These patterns are surprisingly similar to the ones derived from long-term inventory data of the German flora, even though they have been acquired over much shorter time periods and are influenced by user behaviour.