Christoph Leuschner

Ecology of Central European Forests

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume I

This handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, c...

Ecology of Central European Non-Forest Vegetation: Coastal to Alpine, Natural to Man-Made Habitats

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Volume II

This handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, c...

Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe

This handbook in two volumes synthesises our knowledge about the ecology of Central Europe’s plant cover with its 7000-yr history of human impact, c...

Intraspecific Variation in Root and Leaf Traits and Leaf-root Trait Linkages in Eight Aspen Demes (Populus Tremula and P. Tremuloides)

Abstract: Leaf and fine root morphology and physiology have been found to vary considerably among tree species, but not much is known about intraspeci...

The Future of European Beech in Northern Germany --climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Potential

Abstract: Earth's forests are increasingly exposed to climate risks through climate change-related drought and heat waves. Here, we review the climate...

Climatic Control of High-resolution Stem Radius Changes in a Drought-limited Southern Boreal Forest

Abstract: Forest productivity at the southern fringe of the boreal forest biome in Inner Asia is strongly drought-limited, as is evident from dendroch...

How Soil Chemical Properties Effect Floristic Diversity and Productivity

The data for this study was collected in a transect from mature upper lowland to montane forests in NE Ecuador, in the area of the Sumaco Biosphere Re...

60-year Record of Stem Xylem Anatomy and Related Hydraulic Modification Under Increased Summer Drought in Ring- and Diffuse-porous Temperate Broad-leaved Tree Species

Abstract: The vascular architecture plays a crucial role in the productivity and drought tolerance of broadleaf trees, but it is not yet fully underst...

Summer Drought Exposure, Stand Structure, and Soil Properties Jointly Control the Growth of European Beech Along a Steep Precipitation Gradient in Northern Germany

Abstract: Increasing exposure to climate warming-related drought and heat threatens forest vitality in many regions on earth, with the trees' vulnerab...