2025

Biyun Wu, Xiangdong Lei, Qigang Xu, Yangping Qin, Guangshuang Duan, Xiao He, Ammer C, Pierick K, Ram P Sharma, Yuancai Lei, Hong Guo, Wenqiang Gao, Yutang Li (2025) Forest site classification and grading using mixed-variables clustering and nonlinear mixed-effects modeling based on forest inventory data, Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, cpaf017. DOI:10.1093/forestry/cpaf017

Bolte A, Ammer C, Blaschke M, Bräsicke N, Caspari S, Degen B, Elmer M, Eusemann P, Gärtner S, Goßner M M, Katzenberger J, Kätzel R, Kleinschmit J, Krüger I, Meyer P, Michler B, Pertl C, Printzen C, Sanders T, Schäfer R, Uhl E, Weiß L, Wellbrock N, Wirth C, Züghart W, Kroiher F (2025) Konzept für ein nationales Biodiversitätsmonitoring im Wald (NaBioWald)". Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Thünen Working Paper 267, 69 p.

Burrascano S, Chojnacki L, Balducci L, Chianucci F, Haeler E, Kepfer-Rojas S, Paillet Y, de-Andrade RB, Boch S, Smedt P de, Fischer M, Mijangos IG, Heilmann-Clausen J, Hofmeister J, Hošek J, Kozák D, Kutszegi G, Lachat T, Mikoláš M, Samu F, Ravera S, Schall P, Sitzia T, Svoboda M, Trentanovi G, Ujhazyova M, Vandekerkhove K, Tinya F, Odor P (2025) Towards an effective in-situ biodiversity assessment in European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology. DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2025.03.003

Das S, Basnet P, Seidel D, Röll A, Ehbrecht M, Hölscher D (2025) Tree architecture and structural complexity in Mountain Forests of the Annapurna Region, Himalaya. Ecologa and Evolution. 15:e71341. DOI:10.1002/ece3.71341

Hackmann C, Paligi S, Mund M, Hölscher D, Leuschner C, Pietig K, Ammer C (2025) Root water uptake depth in temperate forest trees: species-specific patterns shaped by neighbourhood and environment. Plant Biology. DOI:10.1111/plb.70058

Hepner S, Agonvonon GA, Ehbrecht M, Iheaturu C, Azihou AF, Speranza CI (2025) Degradation and Fragmentation Effects on Structural Complexity in West-African Forest Patches, Biotropica, 57:e70012. DOI:10.1111/btp.70012

Hertlein ML, Müller M, Ammer C, Schall P, Seibold S, Loretto M-C (2025) Canopy cover and forest management shape vertebrate scavenger assembly but not carrion removal rates. Forest Ecology and Management 593:122920. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122920

Hordijk I, Poorter L, Liang J, Reich PB, … Ammer C, … Schall P, … Crowther TW (2025) Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests. Nature communications 16:4773. DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-59754-7

Huth F, Tischer A, Nikolova P, Feldhaar H, Wehnert A, Hülsmann L, Bauhus J, Heer K, Vogt J, Ammer C, Berger U, Bernhardt-Römermann M, Böhme M, Bugmann H, Buse J, Demant L, Dörfler I, Ewald J, Feldmann E, Fichtner A, Gossner MM, Grams TEE, Häberle K-H, Hagge J, Hartmann H, Herzog S, Kahmen A, Kohnle U, Krabel D, Krämer-Klement K, Kreyling J, Manthey M, Mellert K, Meyer P, Mölder A, Muffler-Weigel L, Ohse B, Opgenoorth L, Rewald B, Rother A, Ruehr N, Scharnweber T, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmeddes J, Schmerbeck J, Schmidt M, Seidel D, Thomas FM, Tiebel M, von Oheimb G, Wagner S, Weigel R, Wilmking M, Zang C, Schuldt B (2025) Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology 86: 66-100. DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2025.05.001

Jiang F, Pu X, Schmid B, Reich P B, Liang J, Abbasi A O, Aguirre-Gutiérrez J, Almeyda Zambrano A M, Altman J, Álvarez-González J G, Alves L F, Amani B H K, Ammer C, Aymard G A, Babu K N, Bastian M, Bastin J-F, Bauters M, Boeckx P, Bondarchuk S N, Bondarev A, Brearley F Q, Brennan S, Briseño-Reyes J, Broadbent E N, Češljar G, Chen H Y H, Chisholm C, Choi W, Cienciala E, Clark C J, Collalti A, Corral-Rivas J J, Dar J A, Dayanandan S, de Miguel S, Dar A A, Derroire G, Djordjevic I, Do T V, Doležal J, Dourdain A, Eyre T, Fandohan A B, Frizzera L, Gatti R C, Gianelle D, González-Elizondo M S, Grieco E, Harris D J, Hector A, Hérault B, Hui C, Imai N, Jagodziński A M, Ji C, Jiang L, Joly C A, Karminov V N, Kartawinata K, Kassi J N, Kearsley E, Keppel G, Khan M L, Klauberg C, Korznikov K A, Kothandaraman S, Kraxner F, Krivobokov L, Kucher D, Kumar A, Kvashnina A, Laurin G V, Leite R V, Libalah M B, Lonkina E S, Lu H, Luo S, Luo Y, Mackintosh E, Marshall A R, Martínez R V, Matula R, McDonald W, Narayanan A, Nava-Miranda M G, Naveenkumar J, Mendoza A M, Miścicki S, Moskalyuk T, Mukhortova L, Mukul S A, Nabuurs G-J, Neldner V J, Nevenic R, N'Guessan A E, Ngugi M, Paquette A, Parfenova E I, Parren M, Parthasarathy N, Peri P L, Pfautsch S, Piedade M T F, Polyakova G, Poulsen A D, Poulsen J R, Pretzsch H, Rodeghiero M, Rutishauser E, Saikia P, Saner P, Schepaschenko D, Schöngart J, Searle E B, Sheil D, Shen Z, Shooner S, Shvidenko A, Silva C A, Sist P, Slik F, Song W, Souza A F, Stereńczak K, Sundarapandian S, Svátek M, Svoboda M, Tang Z, Targhetta N, Tchebakova N, Tikhonova E, Trethowan L, Vega-Nieva D J, Verbeeck H, Vieira S A, Volle C, Vozmishcheva A S, Vozmitel F K, Wang H-F, Wang S, Wang X, Wittmann F, Zheng C, Zhu B, Zo-Bi I C, Fang J, Wang Z (2025) Mycorrhizal symbioses and tree diversity in global forest communities. Scientific Advances 11: eadt5743. DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adt5743

Jung K, Schall P, Ammer C, Nölke N (2025) Green forests for bats: Response to stand-scale management interventions – Results of an experiment. Forest Ecology and Management 595: 122971. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122971

Kacic P, Gessner U, Hakkenberg CR, Holzwarth S, Müller J, Pierick K, Seidel D, Thonfeld F, Torresani M, Kuenzer C (2025) Characterizing local forest structural complexity based on multi-platform and -sensor derived indicators. Ecological Indicators 170: 113085. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113085

Konzal AA, De Koning JHC, Larsen JB, Felton A, Lawrence A, Ammer C, Angelstam P, Mertinez de Arano I, Bjärsting T, Blondet M, Calviño-Cancela M, De Vreese R, Dolriis C, Jarosewicz B, Johansson J, Lexer MJ, Nichoforel L, Niedziałkowski K, Paillet Y, Rozylowicz L, Sotirov M, Stokes V, Jellesmark Thorsen B, Vandekerhove K, Wallin I, Weiss G, Schulz T, Wohlgemuth T, Zlatanov T, Winkel G (2025) Integrating nature and people in European forest management – What is the state of nature conservation and role of participation? International Forestry Review 27: 402-430. DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116619

Larysch E, Frey J, Schindler Z, Sprengel L, Hillenmeyer K, Kohnle U, Seifert T, Spiecker H (2025) Quantifying and mapping the ready-to-use veneer volume of European beech trees based on terrestrial laser scanning data. European Journal of Forest Research. DOI:10.1007/s10342-025-01796-z

Lu J-Z, Wenglein R, Bluhm C, Stuckenburg T, Potapov AM, Ammer C, Scheu S (2025) Reduced predation and energy flux in soil food webs by introduced tree species: Bottom-up control of multitrophic biodiversity across size compartments. Functional Ecology 39: 64-76. DOI:10.1111/1365-2435.14696

Paligi S S, Link R M, Hackmann C A, Coners H, Leuschner C (2025): Water consumption of beech, spruce and Douglas fir in pure and mixed stands in a wet and a dry year – Testing predictions of the iso/anisohydry concept. Science of The Total Environment 970 178948. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178948

Schönauer M, Pucher C, Altman J, Weissbacher J, Sprengel L, Rewald B (2025) Beyond meteorological data: Modelling tree growth with ERA5-Land. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110679

Schwarz R, Eisenhauer N, Ammer C, Bradler P M, Decker O, Delory P M, Dietrich P, Fichtner A, Huang Y, Lettenmaier L, Junginger M, Mitesser O, Müller J, von Oheimb G, Pierick K, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Cesarz S (2025) Inconsistent short-term effects of enhanced structural complexity on soil microbial properties across German forests. Applied Soil Ecology 214: DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106335

Seliger A, Ammer C, Zerbe S (2025) Waldumbau im bayerischen Spessart seit den 1990er-Jahren. Allgemeine Forstzeitschrift/Der Wald 80 (11): 47-51

Strunk M, Ehbrecht M, Ammer C (2025) Zum Wachstum von Weißtannen unter einem Vorwald aus Schwarzerle. Allgemeine Forstzeitschrift/Der Wald 80 (5): 16-19

Vogelfänger L, Weisser WW, Gossner MM, Morinière J, Rieker D, Schall P, Ammer C, Seibold S (2025) Metabarcoding reveals time after tree death as main driver of diversity and composition of invertebrate communities in deadwood. Forest Ecology and Management 593:122880. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122880