Germer, S.; Kleidon, A.: Have wind turbines in Germany generated electricity as would be expected from the prevailing wind conditions in 2000-2014? PLoS One 14 (2), e0211028 (2019)
Kern, J.; Germer, S.; Ammon, C.; Balasus, A.; Bischoff, W.-A.; Schwarz, A.; Forstreuter, M.; Kaupenjohann, M.: Environmental effects over the first 2½ rotation periods of a fertilised poplar short rotation coppice. BioEnergy Research 11 (1), pp. 152 - 165 (2018)
Germer, S.; van Dongen, R.; Kern, J.: Decomposition of cherry tree prunings and their short-term impact on soil quality. Applied Soil Ecology 117-118, pp. 156 - 164 (2017)
Mertens, J.; Germer, S.; Germer, J.; Sauerborn, J.: Comparison of soil amendments for reforestation with a native multipurpose tree under semiarid climate: Root and root tuber response of Spondias tuberosa. Forest Ecology and Management 396, pp. 1 - 10 (2017)
Agora Energiewende; Agora Verkehrswende; Technical University of Denmark; Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry: Making the most of offshore wind: Re-evaluating the potential of offshore wind in the German North Sea. (2020)
The BIOMASS satellite was successfully launched into orbit on 29 April 2025. The BIOMASS mission is designed to map and monitor global forests. It will map the structure of different forest types and provide data on above-ground biomass.
More frequent strong storms are destroying ever larger areas of the Amazon rainforest. Storm damage was mapped between 1985 and 2020. The total area of affected forests roughly quadrupled in the period studied.
Recently, representatives of the Brazilian Ministry of Research and foreign ambassadors visited the German-Brazilian research station ATTO. On site, Research Minister Pontes promised multi-million investments in Amazon research and also in ATTO. This is intended to further expand the infrastructure and strengthen research in Brazil.
For the German-Brazilian joint project ATTO (Amazon Tall Tower Observatory), the Max Planck Society on the German side will continue to ensure the continued operation of the research station in the Brazilian rainforest and research. In addition, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will fund the project with ATTO+ for another three years with around 5 million euros.