Prof. Dr. Christoph Leuschner
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Plant Ecology
Georg-August University Göttingen
Untere Karspüle 2
37073 Göttingen
Georg-August University Göttingen
Untere Karspüle 2
37073 Göttingen
Publications
Articles
2024 - Pierick, K.; Leuschner, C.; Link, R.; Baez, S.; Velescu, A.; Wilcke, W. & Homeier, J. (2024): Above-and belowground strategies of tropical montane tree species are coordinated and driven by small-scale nitrogen availability. Functional Ecology 38, 1364-1377.
2022 - Pierick, K.; Link, R.; Leuschner, C. & Homeier, J. (2022): Elevational trends of tree fine root traits in species-rich tropical Andean forests. Oikos 2023, e08975.
2021 - Wallis, C.; Tiede, Y.; Beck, E.; Boehning-Gaese, K.; Brandl, R.; Donoso, D.A.; Espinosa, C.; Fries, A.; Homeier, J.; Inclan, D.; Leuschner, C.; Maraun, M.; Mikolajewski, K.; Neuschulz, E.L.; Scheu, S.; Schleuning, M.; Suárez, J.P.; Tinoco, B.A.; Farwig, N. & Bendix, J. (2021): Biodiversity and ecosystem functions depend on environmental conditions and resources rather than the geodiversity of a tropical biodiversity hotspot. Scientific Reports 11(1), 24530.
- Limberger, O.; Homeier, J.; Farwig, N.; Pucha-Cofrep, F.; Fries, A.; Leuschner, C.; Trachte, K. & Bendix, J. (2021): Classification of Tree Functional Types in a Megadiverse Tropical Mountain Forest from Leaf Optical Metrics and Functional Traits for Two Related Ecosystem Functions. Forests 12(5), 649.
- Homeier, J.; Seeler, T.; Pierick, K. & Leuschner, C. (2021): Leaf trait variation in species-rich tropical Andean forests. Scientific Reports 11, 9993.
- Pierick, K.; Leuschner, C. & Homeier, J. (2021): Topography as a factor driving small‐scale variation in tree fine root traits and root functional diversity in a species‐rich tropical montane forest. New Phytologist 230(1), 129-138.
- Homeier, J. & Leuschner, C. (2021): Factors controlling the productivity of tropical Andean forests: climate and soil are more important than tree diversity. Biogeosciences 18(4), 1524-1541.
- Bendix, J.; Aguirre, N.; Beck, E.; Bräuning, A.; Brandl, R.; Breuer, L.; Boehning-Gaese, K.; Dantas De Paula, M.; Hickler, T.; Homeier, J.; Inclan, D.; Leuschner, C.; Neuschulz, E.; Schleuning, M.; Suarez, J.P.; Trachte, K.; Wilcke, W. & Farwig, N. (2021): A research framework for projecting ecosystem change in highly diverse tropical mountain ecosystems. Oecologia 2021, 1-13.
2018 - Cárate Tandalla, D.; Camenzind, T.; Leuschner, C. & Homeier, J. (2018): Contrasting species responses to continued nitrogen and phosphorus addition in tropical montane forest tree seedlings. Biotropica 50(2), 234-245.
2017 - Homeier, J.; Báez, S.; Hertel, D. & Leuschner, C. (2017): Editorial: Tropical forest ecosystem responses to increasing nutrient availability. Frontiers in Earth Science 5, 27.
2016 - Camenzind, T.; Homeier, J.; Dietrich, K.; Hempel, S.; Hertel, D.; Krohn, A.; Leuschner, C.; Oelmann, Y.; Olsson, P.A.; Suarez, J.P. & Rillig, M.C. (2016): Opposing effects of nitrogen versus phosphorus additions on mycorrhizal fungal abundance along an elevational gradient in tropical montane forests. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 94, 37-47.
2015 - Cárate Tandalla, D.; Leuschner, C. & Homeier, J. (2015): Performance of Seedlings of a Shade-Tolerant Tropical Tree Species after Moderate Addition of N and P. Frontiers in Earth Science 3, 75.
- Tapia Armijos, M.F.; Homeier, J.; Espinosa, C.; Leuschner, C. & de la Cruz, M. (2015): Deforestation and Forest Fragmentation in South Ecuador since the 1970s – Losing a Hotspot of Biodiversity. PLos ONE 10(9), e0133701.
2014 - Wittich, B.; Homeier, J. & Leuschner, C. (2014): Ammonium, nitrate and glycine uptake of six Ecuadorian tropical montane forest tree species: an in situ pot experiment with saplings. Journal of Tropical Ecology xx, xx.
2012 - Homeier, J.; Hertel, D.; Camenzind, T.; Cumbicus Torres, N.; Maraun, M.; Martinson, G.; Poma, N.; Rillig, M.C.; Sandmann, D.; Scheu, S.; Veldkamp, E.; Wilcke, W.; Wullaert, H. & Leuschner, C. (2012): Tropical Andean Forests Are Highly Susceptible to Nutrient Inputs - Rapid Effects of Experimental N and P Addition to an Ecuadorian Montane Forest. PLoS ONE 7, e47128.
- Unger, M.; Homeier, J. & Leuschner, C. (2012): Effects of soil chemistry on tropical forest biomass and productivity at different elevations in the equatorial Andes. Oecologia 170, 263-274.
- Wittich, B.; Horna, V.; Homeier, J. & Leuschner, C. (2012): Altitudinal decrease in photosynthetic capacity in tropical trees: A case study from Ecuador and a pantropical literature analysis. Ecosystems 15, 958-973.
2011 - Graefe, S.; Leuschner, C.; Coners, H. & Hertel, D. (2011): Root functioning in tropical high-elevation forests: Environmental vs. biological control of root water absorption. Environmental and Experimental Botany 71(3), 329–336.
2010 - Graefe, S.; Hertel, D. & Leuschner, C. (2010): N, P and K limitation of fine root growth along an elevation transect in tropical mountain forests. Acta Oecologica 36, 537-542.
- Zach, A.; Horna, V. & Leuschner, C. (2010): Diverging temperature response of tree stem CO2 release under dry and wet season conditions in a tropical montane moist forest . Trees - Structure and Function onlineFirs, xx-xx.
- Zach, A.; Horna, V.; Leuschner, C. & Zimmermann, R. (2010): Patterns of wood carbon dioxide efflux across a 2,000-m elevation transect in an Andean moist forest. Oecologia 162(1), 127-137.
2009 - Homeier, J.; Breckle, S.W.; Günter, S.; Rollenbeck, R. & Leuschner, C. (2009): Tree diversity, forest structure and productivity along altitudinal and topographical gradients in a species-rich Ecuadorian montane rainforest. Biotropica 42(2), 140-148.
2008 - Graefe, S.; Hertel, D. & Leuschner, C. (2008): Fine root dynamics along a 2,000-m elevation transect in South Ecuadorian mountain rainforests. Plant and Soil 313, 155-166.
- Graefe, S.; Hertel, D. & Leuschner, C. (2008): Estimating fine root turnover in tropical forests along an elevational transect using minirhizotrons. Biotropica 40, 536-542.
- Zach, A.; Horna, V. & Leuschner, C. (2008): Elevational change in woody tissue CO2 efflux in a tropical mountain rain forest in southern Ecuador. Tree Physiology 28, 67-74.
2007 - Leuschner, C.; Moser, G.; Bertsch, C.; Röderstein, M. & Hertel, D. (2007): Large altitudinal increase in tree root/shoot ratio in tropical mountain forests of Ecuador. Basic and Applied Ecology 8(3), 219-230.
2006 - Leuschner, C.; Voß, S.; Foetzk, A. & Clases, Y. (2006): Variation in leaf area index and stand leaf mass of European beech across gradients of soil acidity and precipitation. Plant Ecology 186(2), 247-258.
- Leuschner, C.; Wiens, M.; Harteveld, M.; Hertel, D. & Tjitrosemito, S. (2006): Patterns of fine root mass and distribution along a disturbance gradient in a tropical montane forest, Central Sulawesi (Indonesia). Plant and Soil 283(1-2), 163-174.
2005 - Meier, I.C.; Leuschner, C. & Hertel, D. (2005): Nutrient return with leaf litter fall in Fagus sylvatica forests across a soil fertility gradient. Plant Ecology 177, 99-112.
- 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.
2004 - 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.
- Leuschner, C.; Coners, H. & Icke, R. (2004): In situ measurement of water absorption by fine roots of three temperate trees: species differences and differential activity of superficial and deep roots. Tree Physiology 24, 1359-1367.
Other:
2017 - Homeier, J.; Báez, S.; Hertel, D. & Leuschner, C. 2017: Tropical Forest Ecosystem Responses to Increasing Nutrient Availability. (Frontiers Media SA).
2008 - Moser, G.; Röderstein, M.; Soethe, N.; Hertel, D. & Leuschner, C. (2008): Altitudinal changes in stand structure and biomass allocation of tropical mountain forests in relation to microclimate and soil chemistry. In: Beck, Erwin; Bendix, Jörg; Kottke, Ingrid; Makeschin, Franz; Mosandl, Reinhard (eds.): Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador (Ecological Studies 198), Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 229-242.
