Publications
Kottke, I.; Haug, I.; Setaro, S.; Suarez, J.P.; Weiß, M.; Preussig, M.; Nebel, M. & Oberwinkler, F. (2008): Guilds of mycorrhizal fungi and their relation to trees, ericads, orchids and liverworts in a neotropical mountain rain forest . Basic and Applied Ecology 9, 13-23.
Beck, A.; Haug, I.; Oberwinkler, F. & Kottke, I. (2007): Structural characterisation and molecular identification of arbuscular mycorrhiza morphotypes of Alzatea verticillata (Alzateaceae) a prominent tree in the tropical mountain rain forest of South Ecuad. Mycorrhiza 17, 607-625.
Beck, E.; Bendix, J.; Kottke, I.; Makeschin, F. & Mosandl, R. 2008: Gradients in a tropical mountain ecosystem of Ecuador.: Ecological Studies 198 (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg).
Zimmermann, R.; Soplin Roque, H.; Börner, A. & Mette, T., Tree Growth History, Stand Structure, and Biomass of Premontane Forest Types at the Cerro Tambo, Alto Mayo, Northern Peru(München, 2003).
Zimmermann, B.; Elsenbeer, H. & De Moraes, J.M. (2006): The influence of land-use changes on soil hydraulic properties: Implications for runoff generation. Forest Ecology and Management 222(1-3), 29-38.
Wurst, S.; Langel, R.; Reineking, A.; Bonkowski, M. & Scheu, S. (2003): Effects of earthworms and organic litter distribution on plant performance and aphid reproduction. Oecologia 137, 90-96.
Wolff, D.; Braun, M. & Liede, S. (2003): Nocturnal Versus Diurnal Pollination Success in Isertia Iaevis (Rubiaceae): A Sphingophilous Plant Visited by Hummingbirds. Plant Biology 5, 71-78.
Wolff, D. (2006): Nectar Sugar Composition and Volumes of 47 Species of Gentianales from a Southern Ecuadorian Montane Forest. Annals of Botany 97, 767-777.
Wilcke, W.; Yasin, S.; Valarezo, C. & Zech, W. (2001): Change in water quality during the passage through a tropical montane rain forest in Ecuador. Biogeochemistry 55, 45-72.
Wilcke, W.; Yasin, S.; Abramowski, U.; Valarezo, C. & Zech, W. (2002): Nutrient storage and turnover in organic layers under tropical montane rain forest in Ecuador. European Journal of Soil Science 53, 15-27.
Wilcke, W.; Valladarez, H.; Stoyan, R.; Yasin, S.; Valarezo, C. & Zech, W. (2003): Soil properties on a chronosequence of landslides in montane rain forest, Ecuador. Catena 53, 79-95.
Wilcke, W.; Hess, T.; Bengel, C.; Homeier, J.; Valarezo, C. & Zech, W. (2005): Coarse woody debris in a montane forest in Ecuador: mass, C and nutrient stock, and turnover. Forest Ecology and Management 205, 139-147.
Werner, F.A.; Homeier, J. & Gradstein, S.R. (2005): Diversity of vascular epiphytes on isolated remnant trees in the montane forest belt of southern Ecuador. Ecotropica 11, 21-40.
Setaro, S.; Weiß, M.; Oberwinkler, F. & Kottke, I. (2006): Sebacinales form ectendomycorrhizas with Cavendishia nobilis, a member of the Andean clade of Ericaceae, in the mountain rain forest of southern Ecuador. New Phytologist 169, 355-365.
Selle, B.; Morgen, R. & Huwe, B. (2006): Regionalising the available water capacity from readily available data. Geoderma 132, 391-405.
Schulze, C.H.; Waltert, M.; Kessler, P.J.; Pitopang, R.; Saleh, S.; Veddeler, D.; Mühlenberg, M.; Gradstein, S.R.; Leuschner, C.; Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T. (2004): Biodiversity indicator groups of tropical and land-use systems: comaring plants, birds and insects. Ecological Application 14(5), 1321-1333.
Schlegel, P.; Huwe, B. & Teixeira, W.G. (2004): Modelling species and spacing effects on root zone water dynamics using Hydrus-2D in an Amazonian agroforestry system. Agroforestry Systems 60(3), 277-289.
Schlather, M. & Huwe, B. (2005): A risk index for characterising flow pattern in soils using dye tracer distributions. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 79(1-2), 25-44.
Scheu, S. & Falca, M. (2000): The soil food web of two beech forests (Fagus sylvatica) of contrasting humus type: stable isotope analysis of a macro- and a mesofauna-dominated community. Oecologia 123, 285-296.
Schäfer, I.; Domes, K.; Heethoff, M.; Schneider, K.; Schön, I.; Norton, R.A.; Scheu, S. & Maraun, M. (2006): No evidence for the 'Meselson effect' in parthenogenetic oribatid mites (Oribatida, Acari). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19, 184-193.
Salamon, J.-.A.; Alphei, J.; Ruf, A.; Schaefer, M.; Scheu, S.; Schneider, K.; Sührig, A. & Maraun, M. (2006): Transitory dynamic effects in the soil invertebrate community in a temperate deciduous forest: Effects of resource quality. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38, 209-221.
Rueß, L.; Tiunov, A.; Haubert, D.; Richnow, H.H.; Haeggblom, M.M. & Scheu, S. (2005): Carbon stable isotope fractionation and trophic transfer of fatty acids in fungal based soil food chains. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 37, 945-953.
Rollenbeck, R.; Fabian, P. & Bendix, J. (2006): Precipitation dynamics and chemical properties in tropical mountain forests of Ecuador. Advances in Geosciences 6, 73-76.
Rollenbeck, R.; Bendix, J.; Fabian, P.; Boy, J.; Dalitz, H.; Emck, P.; Oesker, M. & Wilcke, W. (2007): Comparison of different techniques for the measurement of precipitation in tropical montane rain forest regions. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 24, 156-168.
Rollenbeck, R.; Bendix, J. & Fabian, P., Spatial and temporal dynamics of atmospheric water- and nutrient inputs in tropical mountain forests of southern Ecuador(Hawaii, 2006).
Rollenbeck, R. & Bendix, J. (2006): Experimental calibration of a cost-effective X-band weather radar for climate-ecological use in southern Ecuador. Atmospheric Research 79, 296-316.
Rollenbeck, R. (2006): Variability of precipitation in the Reserva Biólogica San Francisco / Southern Ecuador. Lyonia 9(1), 43-51.
Röderstein, M.; Hertel, D. & Leuschner, C. (2005): Above- and below-ground litter production in three tropical montane forests in southern Ecuador. Journal of Tropical Ecology 21, 483-492.
Richter, M. (2003): Using epiphytes and soil temperatures for eco-climatic interpretations in southern Ecuador. Erdkunde 57(3), 161-181.
Renker, C.; Otto, P.; Schneider, K.; Zimdars, B.; Maraun, M. & Buscot, F. (2005): Oribatid Mites as Potential Vectors for Soil Microfungi: Study of Mite-Associated Fungal Species. Microbial Ecology 50, 518-528.