Amani Saul Lwila

Education

Amani Saul Lwila studied MSc. Global Change Ecology the program which is under Bavaria Elite Network at University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany where he received an MSc qualification with distinction in 2017. The topic of his Master’s Thesis was “Response of Leaf Functional Traits and Species Composition of Savanna Herbaceous Vegetation to Livestock Grazing and Rainfall Treatment”. He conducted research in southern west of Kenya during the dry period of the year from July to September 2015, supported by Bavaria Elite Network and BAYCEER.
From February 2015 to October 2016 Amani worked as Student research assistance in conducting and monitoring the drought experiment in botanical garden at University of Bayreuth, and from March 2017 to September 2017 Amani worked as a researcher at Bavaria National Forest under the project of Leaf Area Index, he worked with various remote sensing instruments such as laser scanner, radar data, and hemispherical photo cameras. Since October 2017 Amani has been a member of the DFG Research Training Group.

PhD Research Project

Rooting patterns, root growth, and water uptake in response to interspecific competition

Publications

Lwila A, Ammer C, Gailing O, Leinemann L, Mund M (2024) Root overlap and allocation of above- and belowground growth of European beech in pure and mixed stands of Douglas fir and Norway spruce. Forest Ecosystems11: 100217 DOI:10.1016/j.fecs.2024.100217

Lwila AS, Post-Leon A, Ammer C, Mund M (2023) Site properties, species identity, and species mixture affect fine root production, mortality, and turnover rate in pure and mixed forests of European Beech, Norway spruce, and Douglas-fir. Ecological Indicators 147: 109975.

Lwila AS, Mund M, Ammer C, Glatthorn J (2021) Site conditions more than species identity drive fine root biomass, morphology and spatial distribution in temperate pure and mixed forests. Forest Ecology and Management 499: 119581.