A5014495112- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Forest Management and Policy
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Research Data Management Practices
- Climate change and permafrost
- Data Analysis with R
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Cell Image Analysis Techniques
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
2017-2024
Leipzig University
2019-2024
University of Amsterdam
2022
Freie Universität Berlin
2022
Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research
2022
University of Zurich
2022
Ghent University
2022
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
2022
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
2020
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
2020
Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential identify general macroecological patterns related distribution and functioning soil organisms support their conservation consideration by governance. These analyses need represent diversity environmental conditions that can be found worldwide. Here we characterize existing gaps in taxa data across studies 17,186 sampling sites globe. include important...
Abstract Soil microorganisms are central to sustain soil functions and services, like carbon nutrient cycling. Currently, we only have a limited understanding of the spatial-temporal dynamics microorganisms, restricting our ability assess long-term effects climate land-cover change on microbial roles in biogeochemistry. This study assesses temporal trends biomass identifies main drivers regionally globally detect areas sensitive these environmental factors. Here, combined global data set,...
Abstract Human activities are accelerating global biodiversity change and have resulted in severely threatened ecosystem services. A large proportion of terrestrial is harbored by soil, but soil has been omitted from many assessments conservation actions, understanding patterns remains limited. In particular, the extent to which hotspots coldspots aboveground overlap not clear. We examined these overlaps mapping indices (mammals, birds, amphibians, vascular plants) (bacteria, fungi,...
Abstract Aim Quantify direct and indirect relationships between soil microbial community properties (potential basal respiration, biomass) abiotic factors (soil, climate) in three major land‐cover types. Location Europe. Time period 2018. Major taxa studied Microbial (fungi bacteria). Methods We collected 881 samples from across Europe the framework of Land Use/Land Cover Area Frame Survey (LUCAS). measured potential respiration at 20 ºC biomass (substrate‐induced respiration) using an O 2...
Abstract Despite being central to the implementation of conservation policies, usefulness International Union for Conservation Nature (IUCN) Red List Threatened Species is hampered by 14% species classified as data‐deficient (DD) because information evaluate these species’ extinction risk was lacking when they were last assessed or assessors did not appropriately account uncertainty. Robust methods are needed identify which DD more likely be reclassified in one data‐sufficient IUCN...
Abstract With over one‐third of terrestrial net primary productivity transferring to the litter layer annually, carbon release from serves as a crucial valve in atmospheric dioxide concentrations. However, few quantitative global projections rate response climate change exist. Here, we combined foliar dataset (8973 samples) generate spatially explicitly estimates their residence time ( τ ) change. Results show mean () 0.69 year −1 (ranging 0.09–5.6 ). Under future scenarios, is projected...
Abstract Global change is affecting soil biodiversity and functioning across all terrestrial ecosystems. Still, much unknown about how function will in the future response to simultaneous alterations climate land use, as well other environmental drivers. It crucial understand direct, indirect interactive effects of global drivers on communities ecosystems contexts, not only today but also near future. This particularly relevant for international efforts tackle like Paris Agreement,...
Biodiversity is a major driver of numerous ecosystem functions. However, consequences changes in forest biodiversity remain difficult to predict because limited knowledge about how tree diversity influences Litter decomposition key process affecting nutrient cycling, productivity, and carbon storage can be influenced by plant biodiversity. Leaf litter species composition, environmental conditions, the detritivore community are main components process, but their complex interactions poorly...
Biodiversity drives the maintenance and stability of ecosystem functioning as well many nature’s benefits to people, yet people cause substantial biodiversity change. Despite broad consensus about a positive relationship between (BEF), underlying mechanisms their context-dependencies are not understood. This proposal, submitted European Research Council (ERC), aims at filling this knowledge gap by providing novel conceptual framework for integrating biotic interactions across guilds...
Abstract The relationship between biodiversity and multitrophic ecosystem functions (BEF) remains poorly studied in forests. There have been inconsistent reports regarding the significance of tree diversity effects on functions, which may be better understood by considering critical biotic interactions trees. This study investigates role tree‐mycorrhizal associations that shape forest BEF relationships across multiple functions. We used a field experiment (MyDiv) comprises 10 deciduous...
In light of increasing anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems around the globe, question how biodiversity change organisms in critical zone between Earth’s canopies and bedrock relates to ecosystem functions is an urgent issue, as human life relies these functions. Particularly, soils play vital roles nutrient cycling, promotion plant growth, water purification, litter decomposition, carbon storage, thereby securing food resources stabilizing climate. Soil are carried a large part by complex...
Abstract Soils harbor a substantial fraction of the world’s biodiversity, contributing to many crucial ecosystem functions. It is thus essential identify general macroecological patterns related distribution and functioning soil organisms support their conservation governance. Here we characterize existing gaps in biodiversity function data across studies >11,000 sampling sites. These include significant spatial, environmental, taxonomic, functional gaps, an almost complete absence...
Collected harmonized data on global litter decomposition are of great relevance for scientists, policymakers, and education the next generation researchers environmental managers. Here we describe TeaComposition initiative, a open research collaborative network to study organic matter in standardized way allowing comparison rate carbon turnover across regional gradients ecosystems, climate, soils etc. The initiative today involves 570 terrestrial 300 aquatic ecosystems from nine biomes...