Area of research
Global and Planetary Change · Plant Science
Research interest
Research interests include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Horticultural and Viticultural Research, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.
Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity
Early developmental shifts in root exudation profiles of five Zea mays L. genotypes
Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally
Estimating the global root exudate carbon flux
Root exudates simultaneously form and disrupt soil organo-mineral associations
Cross-species predictive modeling reveals conserved drought responses between maize and sorghum
Carbon allocation to root exudates is maintained in mature temperate tree species under drought
Dynamics of initial carbon allocation after drought release in mature Norway spruce—Increased belowground allocation of current photoassimilates covers only half of the carbon used for fine‐root growth
Fast but steady: An integrated leaf‐stem‐root trait syndrome for woody forest invaders
The Kroof experiment: realization and efficacy of a recurrent drought experiment plus recovery in a beech/spruce forest
Spatiotemporal patterns of rhizosphere microbiome assembly: From ecological theory to agricultural application
Repetitive seasonal drought causes substantial species‐specific shifts in fine‐root longevity and spatio‐temporal production patterns in mature temperate forest trees
Growth and mortality of Norway spruce and European beech in monospecific and mixed-species stands under natural episodic and experimentally extended drought. Results of the KROOF throughfall exclusion experiment
Prevalent root-derived phenolics drive shifts in microbial community composition and prime decomposition in forest soil
Fine-Root Traits Reveal Contrasting Ecological Strategies in European Beech and Norway Spruce During Extreme Drought
Signal coordination before, during and after stomatal closure in response to drought stress
Water potential gradient, root conduit size and root xylem hydraulic conductivity determine the extent of hydraulic redistribution in temperate trees
Phenolic root exudate and tissue compounds vary widely among temperate forest tree species and have contrasting effects on soil microbial respiration
Guidelines and considerations for designing field experiments simulating precipitation extremes in forest ecosystems
Long-distance plant signaling pathways in response to multiple stressors: the gap in knowledge
Phosphorus availability from bone char in a P-fixing soil influenced by root-mycorrhizae-biochar interactions
Does belowground interaction with Fagus sylvatica increase drought susceptibility of photosynthesis and stem growth in Picea abies?
Potential benefits of plant diversity on vegetated roofs: A literature review
A new currency for mutualism? Fungal endophytes alter antioxidant activity in hosts responding to drought