Publications of our group

Somatic drought stress memory affects leaf morpho-physiological traits of plants via epigenetic mechanisms and phytohormonal signalling
Alongi, F.; Petek-Petrik, A.; Mukarram, M.; Torun, H.; Schuldt, B.; Petrík, P.
2025. Plant Gene, 42, 100509. doi:10.1016/j.plgene.2025.100509  

Mitigation potential of urban greening during heatwaves and stormwater events: a modeling study for Karlsruhe, Germany
Pace, R.; Endreny, T. A.; Ciolfi, M.; Gangwisch, M.; Saha, S.; Ruehr, N. K.; Grote, R.
2025. Scientific Reports, 15 (1), Art.-Nr.: 5308. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-89842-z  

Ontogenetic, diurnal, and environmental impacts on VOC emission from sugarcane
Hu, B.; Jarosch, A.-M.; Grote, R.; Yannick Ngaba, M. J.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Kreuzwieser, J.; Rennenberg, H.
2025. Environment International, 199, Article no: 109502. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2025.109502  

Nitrogen concentrations in boreal and temperate tree tissues vary with tree age/size, growth rate, and climate
Thurner, M.; Yu, K.; Manzoni, S.; Prokushkin, A.; Thurner, M. A.; Wang, Z.; Hickler, T.
2025. Biogeosciences, 22 (5), 1475–1493. doi:10.5194/bg-22-1475-2025  

Stress dose explains drought recovery in Norway spruce
Knüver, T.; Bär, A.; Hamann, E.; Zuber, M.; Mayr, S.; Beikircher, B.; Ruehr, N. K.
2025. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1542301  

Legacies from early‐season hot drought: how growth cessation alters tree water dynamics and modifies stress responses in Scots pine
Ruehr, N. K.; Nadal-Sala, D.
2025. Plant Biology. doi:10.1111/plb.13760  

Capturing drought stress signals: the potential of dendrometers for monitoring tree water status
Ziegler, Y.; Grote, R.; Alongi, F.; Knüver, T.; Ruehr, N. K.
2024. (D. Johnson, Ed.) Tree Physiology, 44 (12), Art.-Nr.: tpae140. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpae140  

Forest disturbance detection in Central Europe using transformers and Sentinel-2 time series
Schiller, C.; Költzow, J.; Schwarz, S.; Schiefer, F.; Fassnacht, F. E.
2024. Remote Sensing of Environment, 315, 114475. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2024.114475  

An optical satellite-based analysis of phenology and post-fire vegetation recovery in UK upland moorlands
Labenski, P.; Millin-Chalabi, G.; Pacheco-Pascagaza, A. M.; Senn, J. A.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Clay, G. D.
2024. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 24, 100492. doi:10.1016/j.indic.2024.100492  

Linking stomatal size and density to water use efficiency and leaf carbon isotope ratio in juvenile and mature trees
Petrík, P.; Petek-Petrík, A.; Lamarque, L. J.; Link, R. M.; Waite, P.-A.; Ruehr, N. K.; Schuldt, B.; Maire, V.
2024. Physiologia Plantarum, 176 (6), e14619. doi:10.1111/ppl.14619  

Post-windthrow differences of carbon and water fluxes between managed and unmanaged Norway spruce stands
Petrík, P.; Fleischer, P., Jr.; Tomes, J.; Pichler, V.; Fleischer, P., Sr.
2024. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 355, Art.-Nr.: 110102. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110102  

Overcoming drought: life traits driving tree strategies to confront drought stress
Nadal-Sala, D.; Ruehr, N. K.; Sabaté, S.
2024. Journal of Experimental Botany, 75 (13), 3758 – 3761. doi:10.1093/jxb/erae219 

Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield
Kurjak, D.; Petrík, P.; Konôpková, A. S.; Link, R. M.; Gömöry, D.; Hajek, P.; Liesebach, M.; Leuschner, C.; Schuldt, B.
2024. Annals of Forest Science, 81 (1), Art.-Nr.: 11. doi:10.1186/s13595-024-01227-w  

Adaptive responses of nitric oxide (NO) and its intricate dialogue with phytohormones during salinity stress
Ahmad, B.; Mukarram, M.; Choudhary, S.; Petrík, P.; Dar, T. A.; Khan, M. M. A.
2024. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 208, Art.-Nr.: 108504. doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108504  

What is the role of soil nutrients in drought responses of trees?
Rehschuh, R.; Ruehr, N. K.
2024. (S. Sevanto, Ed.) Tree Physiology, 44 (1), Art.-Nr.: tpad152. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpad152 

Drought and heat stress interactions modify photorespiration and hydrogen peroxide content in silver fir
Alongi, F.; Petrík, P.; Ruehr, N. K.
2024. Tree Physiology. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpae126 

Retrieval of aerosol optical depth over the Arctic cryosphere during spring and summer using satellite observations
Swain, B.; Vountas, M.; Deroubaix, A.; Lelli, L.; Ziegler, Y.; Jafariserajehlou, S.; Gunthe, S. S.; Herber, A.; Ritter, C.; Bösch, H.; Burrows, J. P.
2024. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 17 (1), 359–375. doi:10.5194/amt-17-359-2024  

Editorial: Combined abiotic interactions in woody plants
Torun, H.; Cocozza, C.; Petrík, P.; Stojnic, S.
2024. Frontiers in Plant Science, 15, Art.-Nr.: 1455459. doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1455459  

Salicylic acid alleviates the effects of cadmium and drought stress by regulating water status, ions, and antioxidant defense in Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Torun, H.; Cetin, B.; Stojnic, S.; Petrík, P.
2024. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1339201  

Integration of tree hydraulic processes and functional impairment to capture the drought resilience of a semiarid pine forest
Nadal-Sala, D.; Grote, R.; Kraus, D.; Hochberg, U.; Klein, T.; Wagner, Y.; Tatarinov, F.; Yakir, D.; Ruehr, N. K.
2024. Biogeosciences, 21 (12), 2973–2994. doi:10.5194/bg-21-2973-2024  

ECOSENSE - Multi-scale quantification and modelling of spatio-temporal dynamics of ecosystem processes by smart autonomous sensor networks
Werner, C.; Wallrabe, U.; Christen, A.; Comella, L.; Dormann, C.; Göritz, A.; Grote, R.; Haberstroh, S.; Jouda, M.; Kiese, R.; Koch, B.; Korvink, J.; Kreuzwieser, J.; Lang, F.; Müller, J.; Prucker, O.; Reiterer, A.; Rühe, J.; Rupitsch, S.; Schack-Kirchner, H.; Schmitt, K.; Stobbe, N.; Weiler, M.; Woias, P.; Wöllenstein, J.
2024. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 10, Art.-Nr.: 129357. doi:10.3897/rio.10.e129357  

Aerosols in the central Arctic cryosphere: satellite and model integrated insights during Arctic spring and summer
Swain, B.; Vountas, M.; Singh, A.; Anchan, N. L.; Deroubaix, A.; Lelli, L.; Ziegler, Y.; Gunthe, S. S.; Bösch, H.; Burrows, J. P.
2024. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24 (9), 5671 – 5693. doi:10.5194/acp-24-5671-2024  

Tree Mortality: Revisited Under Changed Climatic and Silvicultural Conditions
Pretzsch, H.; Grote, R.
2024. Progress in Botany, Ed.: U. Lüttge, 351–393, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/124_2023_69 

Winter warming response of gas-exchange and growth of Abies alba and Picea abies seedlings
Petrík, P.; Scapucci, L.; Petek-Petrik, A.; Bosela, M.; Huang, W.; Kurjak, D.; Ræbild, A.
2024. Trees - Structure and Function, 38, 151–167. doi:10.1007/s00468-023-02473-7 

The effect of thinning intensity on sap flow and growth of Norway spruce
Zavadilová, I.; Szatniewska, J.; Stojanović, M.; Fleischer, P.; Vágner, L.; Pavelka, M.; Petrík, P.
2023. Journal of Forest Science, 69 (5), 205 – 216. doi:10.17221/17/2023-JFS  

Networking the forest infrastructure towards near real-time monitoring – A white paper
Zweifel, R.; Pappas, C.; Peters, R. L.; Babst, F.; Balanzategui, D.; Basler, D.; Bastos, A.; Beloiu, M.; Buchmann, N.; Bose, A. K.; Braun, S.; Damm, A.; D’Odorico, P.; Eitel, J. U. H.; Etzold, S.; Fonti, P.; Rouholahnejad Freund, E.; Gessler, A.; Haeni, M.; Hoch, G.; Kahmen, A.; Körner, C.; Krejza, J.; Krumm, F.; Leuchner, M.; Leuschner, C.; Lukovic, M.; Martínez-Vilalta, J.; Matula, R.; Meesenburg, H.; Meir, P.; Plichta, R.; Poyatos, R.; Rohner, B.; Ruehr, N.; Salomón, R. L.; Scharnweber, T.; Schaub, M.; Steger, D. N.; Steppe, K.; Still, C.; Stojanović, M.; Trotsiuk, V.; Vitasse, Y.; von Arx, G.; Wilmking, M.; Zahnd, C.; Sterck, F.
2023. Science of The Total Environment, 872, Art.-Nr.: 162167. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162167 

Forest canopy mortality during the 2018-2020 summer drought years in Central Europe: The application of a deep learning approach on aerial images across Luxembourg
Schwarz, S.; Werner, C.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Ruehr, N. K.
2023. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research, 2023, Art.-Nr.: cpad049. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpad049  

Drought survival in conifer species is related to the time required to cross the stomatal safety margin
Petek-Petrik, A.; Petrík, P.; Lamarque, L. J.; Cochard, H.; Burlett, R.; Delzon, S.
2023. (T. Lawson, Ed.) Journal of Experimental Botany, 74 (21), 6847–6859. doi:10.1093/jxb/erad352 

Vapour pressure deficit was not a primary limiting factor for gas exchange in an irrigated, mature dryland Aleppo pine forest
Preisler, Y.; Grünzweig, J. M.; Ahiman, O.; Amer, M.; Oz, I.; Feng, X.; Muller, J. D.; Rühr, N.; Rotenberg, E.; Birami, B.; Yakir, D.
2023. Plant Cell and Environment, 46 (12), 3775–3790. doi:10.1111/pce.14712  

Relationships between xylem embolism and tree functioning during drought, recovery, and recurring drought in Aleppo pine
Wagner, Y.; Volkov, M.; Nadal-Sala, D.; Ruehr, N. K.; Hochberg, U.; Klein, T.
2023. Physiologia Plantarum, 175 (5), Art.Nr.: e13995. doi:10.1111/ppl.13995  

Leaf physiological and morphological constraints of water-use efficiency in C plants
Petrík, P.; Petek-Petrik, A.; Mukarram, M.; Schuldt, B.; Lamarque, L. J.
2023. AoB PLANTS, 15 (4), Art.-Nr.: plad047. doi:10.1093/aobpla/plad047  

The combined effect of branch position, temperature, and VPD on gas exchange and water-use efficiency of Norway spruce
Petek-Petrik, A.; Húdoková, H.; Fleischer, P.; Jamnická, G.; Kurjak, D.; Sliacka Konôpková, A.; Petrík, P.
2023. Biologia plantarum, 67, 136 – 141. doi:10.32615/bp.2023.017  

Effect of Hydropriming and Osmopriming on the Germination and Seedling Vigor of the East Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album L.)
Debta, H.; Kunhamu, T. K.; Petrík, P.; Fleischer, P., Jr.; Jisha, K. C.
2023. Forests, 14 (6), Art.-Nr.: 1076. doi:10.3390/f14061076  

Sap flow and growth response of Norway spruce under long-term partial rainfall exclusion at low altitude
Zavadilová, I.; Szatniewska, J.; Petrík, P.; Mauer, O.; Pokorný, R.; Stojanović, M.
2023. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, Art.-Nr.: 1089706. doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1089706  

The Role of Provenance for the Projected Growth of Juvenile European Beech under Climate Change
Petrík, P.; Grote, R.; Gömöry, D.; Kurjak, D.; Petek-Petrik, A.; Lamarque, L. J.; Sliacka Konôpková, A.; Mukarram, M.; Debta, H.; Fleischer, P., Jr.
2023. Forests, 14 (1), Art.-Nr.: 26. doi:10.3390/f14010026  

Species-specific efficiency in PM2.5 removal by urban trees: From leaf measurements to improved modeling estimates
Gaglio, M.; Pace, R.; Muresan, A. N.; Grote, R.; Castaldelli, G.; Calfapietra, C.; Fano, E. A.
2022. Science of The Total Environment, 844, Artkl.Nr.: 157131. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157131 

Carbon allocation to root exudates is maintained in mature temperate tree species under drought
Brunn, M.; Hafner, B. D.; Zwetsloot, M. J.; Weikl, F.; Pritsch, K.; Hikino, K.; Ruehr, N. K.; Sayer, E. J.; Bauerle, T. L.
2022. New Phytologist, 235 (3), 965–977. doi:10.1111/nph.18157  

Diverging responses of water and carbon relations during and after heat and hot drought stress in Pinus sylvestris
Rehschuh, R.; Ruehr, N. K.
2022. (D. Tissue, Ed.) Tree Physiology, 42 (8), 1532–1548. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpab141  

The importance of tree internal water storage under drought conditions
Preisler, Y.; Hölttä, T.; Grünzweig, J. M.; Oz, I.; Tatarinov, F.; Ruehr, N. K.; Rotenberg, E.; Yakir, D.
2022. (R. Oren, Ed.) Tree Physiology, 42 (4), 771–783. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpab144 

Modeling Intra‐ and Interannual Variability of BVOC Emissions From Maize, Oil‐Seed Rape, and Ryegrass
Havermann, F.; Ghirardo, A.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Nendel, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Kraus, D.; Grote, R.
2022. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 14 (3), e2021MS002683. doi:10.1029/2021MS002683  

High resilience of carbon transport in long-term drought-stressed mature Norway spruce trees within 2 weeks after drought release
Hikino, K.; Danzberger, J.; Riedel, V. P.; Rehschuh, R.; Ruehr, N. K.; Hesse, B. D.; Lehmann, M. M.; Buegger, F.; Weikl, F.; Pritsch, K.; Grams, T. E. E.
2022. Global Change Biology, 28 (6), 2095–2110. doi:10.1111/gcb.16051  

An integrative environmental pollen diversity assessment and its importance for the Sustainable Development Goals
Hornick, T.; Richter, A.; Harpole, W. S.; Bastl, M.; Bohlmann, S.; Bonn, A.; Bumberger, J.; Dietrich, P.; Gemeinholzer, B.; Grote, R.; Heinold, B.; Keller, A.; Luttkus, M. L.; Mäder, P.; Motivans Švara, E.; Passonneau, S.; Punyasena, S. W.; Rakosy, D.; Richter, R.; Sickel, W.; Steffan-Dewenter, I.; Theodorou, P.; Treudler, R.; Werchan, B.; Werchan, M.; Wolke, R.; Dunker, S.
2022. Plants People Planet, 4 (2), 110–121. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10234  

Anatomical adjustments of the tree hydraulic pathway decrease canopy conductance under long-term elevated CO
Gattmann, M.; McAdam, S. A. M.; Birami, B.; Link, R.; Nadal-Sala, D.; Schuldt, B.; Yakir, D.; Ruehr, N. K.
2022. Plant Physiology, 191 (1), 252–264. doi:10.1093/plphys/kiac482  

Impact of Environmental Conditions and Seasonality on Ecosystem Transpiration and Evapotranspiration Partitioning (T/ET Ratio) of Pure European Beech Forest
Petrík, P.; Zavadilová, I.; Šigut, L.; Kowalska, N.; Petek-Petrik, A.; Szatniewska, J.; Jocher, G.; Pavelka, M.
2022. Water, 14 (19), Art.-Nr.: 3015. doi:10.3390/w14193015  

Accuracy, realism and general applicability of European forest models
Mahnken, M.; Cailleret, M.; Collalti, A.; Trotta, C.; Biondo, C.; D’Andrea, E.; Dalmonech, D.; Marano, G.; Mäkelä, A.; Minunno, F.; Peltoniemi, M.; Trotsiuk, V.; Nadal-Sala, D.; Sabaté, S.; Vallet, P.; Aussenac, R.; Cameron, D. R.; Bohn, F. J.; Grote, R.; Augustynczik, A. L. D.; Yousefpour, R.; Huber, N.; Bugmann, H.; Merganičová, K.; Merganic, J.; Valent, P.; Lasch-Born, P.; Hartig, F.; Vega del Valle, I. D.; Volkholz, J.; Gutsch, M.; Matteucci, G.; Krejza, J.; Ibrom, A.; Meesenburg, H.; Rötzer, T.; van der Maaten-Theunissen, M.; van der Maaten, E.; Reyer, C. P. O.
2022. Global Change Biology, 28 (23), 6921–6943. doi:10.1111/gcb.16384  

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
Hikino, K.; Danzberger, J.; Riedel, V. P.; Hesse, B. D.; Hafner, B. D.; Gebhardt, T.; Rehschuh, R.; Ruehr, N. K.; Brunn, M.; Bauerle, T. L.; Landhäusser, S. M.; Lehmann, M. M.; Rötzer, T.; Pretzsch, H.; Buegger, F.; Weikl, F.; Pritsch, K.; Grams, T. E. E.
2022. Global Change Biology, 28 (23), 6889–6905. doi:10.1111/gcb.16388  

Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management
Pretzsch, H.; Río, M. del; Grote, R.; Klemmt, H.-J.; Ordóñez, C.; Oviedo, F. B.
2022. European Journal of Forest Research, 141, 727–751. doi:10.1007/s10342-022-01451-x  

Editorial: Adaptation of Trees to Climate Change: Mechanisms Behind Physiological and Ecological Resilience and Vulnerability
Ghirardo, A.; Blande, J. D.; Ruehr, N. K.; Balestrini, R.; Külheim, C.
2022. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4, Art.-Nr.: 831701. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2021.831701  

Beyond livestock carrying capacity in the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of West Africa
Rahimi, J.; Haas, E.; Grote, R.; Kraus, D.; Smerald, A.; Laux, P.; Goopy, J.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
2021. Scientific reports, 11, Article no: 22094. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-01706-4  

Evaluation of LandscapeDNDC Model Predictions of CO and NO Fluxes from an Oak Forest in SE England
Cade, S. M.; Clemitshaw, K. C.; Molina-Herrera, S.; Grote, R.; Haas, E.; Wilkinson, M.; Morison, J. I. L.; Yamulki, S.
2021. Forests, 12 (11), 1517. doi:10.3390/f12111517 

Leaf Shedding and Non-Stomatal Limitations of Photosynthesis Mitigate Hydraulic Conductance Losses in Scots Pine Saplings During Severe Drought Stress
Nadal-Sala, D.; Grote, R.; Birami, B.; Knüver, T.; Rehschuh, R.; Schwarz, S.; Ruehr, N. K.
2021. Frontiers in plant science, 12, Art. Nr.: 715127. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.715127  

Modeling gas exchange and biomass production in West African Sahelian and Sudanian ecological zones
Rahimi, J.; Ago, E. E.; Ayantunde, A.; Berger, S.; Bogaert, J.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Cappelaere, B.; Cohard, J.-M.; Demarty, J.; Diouf, A. A.; Falk, U.; Haas, E.; Hiernaux, P.; Kraus, D.; Roupsard, O.; Scheer, C.; Srivastava, A. K.; Tagesson, T.; Grote, R.
2021. Geoscientific model development, 14 (6), 3789–3812. doi:10.5194/gmd-14-3789-2021  

Assessing model performance via the most limiting environmental driver in two differently stressed pine stands
Nadal-Sala, D.; Grote, R.; Birami, B.; Lintunen, A.; Mammarella, I.; Preisler, Y.; Rotenberg, E.; Salmon, Y.; Tatarinov, F.; Yakir, D.; Ruehr, N. K.
2021. Ecological applications, 31 (4), Art.Nr. e02312. doi:10.1002/eap.2312  

Comparing i-Tree Eco Estimates of Particulate Matter Deposition with Leaf and Canopy Measurements in an Urban Mediterranean Holm Oak Forest
Pace, R.; Guidolotti, G.; Baldacchini, C.; Pallozzi, E.; Grote, R.; Nowak, D. J.; Calfapietra, C.
2021. Environmental science & technology, 55 (10), 6613–6622. doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c07679 

Dying by drying: Timing of physiological stress thresholds related to tree death is not significantly altered by highly elevated CO
Gattmann, M.; Birami, B.; Nadal Sala, D.; Ruehr, N. K.
2021. Plant, cell & environment, 44 (2), 356–370. doi:10.1111/pce.13937  

Tree allocation dynamics beyond heat and hot drought stress reveal changes in carbon storage, belowground translocation and growth
Rehschuh, R.; Rehschuh, S.; Gast, A.; Jakab, A.-L.; Lehmann, M. M.; Saurer, M.; Gessler, A.; Ruehr, N. K.
2021. New Phytologist, 233 (2), 687–704. doi:10.1111/nph.17815  

Heatwave frequency and seedling death alter stress-specific emissions of volatile organic compounds in Aleppo pine
Birami, B.; Bamberger, I.; Ghirardo, A.; Grote, R.; Arneth, A.; Gaona-Colmán, E.; Nadal-Sala, D.; Ruehr, N. K.
2021. Oecologia, 197, 939–956. doi:10.1007/s00442-021-04905-y  

Increasing aridity will not offset CO fertilization in fast-growing eucalypts with access to deep soil water
Nadal-Sala, D.; Medlyn, B. E.; Ruehr, N. K.; Barton, C. V. M.; Ellsworth, D. S.; Gracia, C.; Tissue, D. T.; Tjoelker, M. G.; Sabaté, S.
2021. Global Change Biology, 27 (12), 2970–2990. doi:10.1111/gcb.15590  

Modelling Urban Tree Growth and Ecosystem Services: Review and Perspectives
Rötzer, T.; Moser-Reischl, A.; Rahman, M. A.; Grote, R.; Pauleit, S.; Pretzsch, H.
2021. Progress in Botany. Ed.: F. M. Cánovas, 405–464, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/124_2020_46 

A single tree model to consistently simulate cooling, shading, and pollution uptake of urban trees
Pace, R.; De Fino, F.; Rahman, M. A.; Pauleit, S.; Nowak, D. J.; Grote, R.
2021. International journal of biometeorology, 65 (2), 277–289. doi:10.1007/s00484-020-02030-8  

COSORE: A community database for continuous soil respiration and other soil‐atmosphere greenhouse gas flux data
Bond-Lamberty, B.; Christianson, D. S.; Malhotra, A.; Pennington, S. C.; Sihi, D.; AghaKouchak, A.; Anjileli, H.; Altaf Arain, M.; Armesto, J. J.; Ashraf, S.; Ataka, M.; Baldocchi, D.; Andrew Black, T.; Buchmann, N.; Carbone, M. S.; Chang, S.-C.; Crill, P.; Curtis, P. S.; Davidson, E. A.; Desai, A. R.; Drake, J. E.; El-Madany, T. S.; Gavazzi, M.; Görres, C.-M.; Gough, C. M.; Goulden, M.; Gregg, J.; Gutiérrez del Arroyo, O.; He, J.-S.; Hirano, T.; Hopple, A.; Hughes, H.; Järveoja, J.; Jassal, R.; Jian, J.; Kan, H.; Kaye, J.; Kominami, Y.; Liang, N.; Lipson, D.; Macdonald, C. A.; Maseyk, K.; Mathes, K.; Mauritz, M.; Mayes, M. A.; McNulty, S.; Miao, G.; Migliavacca, M.; Miller, S.; Miniat, C. F.; Nietz, J. G.; Nilsson, M. B.; Noormets, A.; Norouzi, H.; O’Connell, C. S.; Osborne, B.; Oyonarte, C.; Pang, Z.; Peichl, M.; Pendall, E.; Perez-Quezada, J. F.; Phillips, C. L.; Phillips, R. P.; Raich, J. W.; Renchon, A. A.; Ruehr, N. K.; Sánchez-Cañete, E. P.; Saunders, M.; Savage, K. E.; Schrumpf, M.; Scott, R. L.; Seibt, U.; Silver, W. L.; Sun, W.; Szutu, D.; Takagi, K.; Takagi, M.; Teramoto, M.; Tjoelker, M. G.; Trumbore, S.; Ueyama, M.; Vargas, R.; Varner, R. K.; Verfaillie, J.; Vogel, C.; Wang, J.; Winston, G.; Wood, T. E.; Wu, J.; Wutzler, T.; Zeng, J.; Zha, T.; Zhang, Q.; Zou, J.
2020. Global change biology, 26 (12), 7268–7283. doi:10.1111/gcb.15353  

Description and evaluation of the process-based forest model 4C v2.2 at four European forest sites
Lasch-Born, P.; Suckow, F.; Reyer, C. P. O.; Gutsch, M.; Kollas, C.; Badeck, F.-W.; Bugmann, H. K. M.; Grote, R.; Fürstenau, C.; Lindner, M.; Schaber, J.
2020. Geoscientific model development, 13 (11), 5311–5343. doi:10.5194/gmd-13-5311-2020  

Dynamic coupling of allometric ratios to a process-based forest growth model for estimating the impacts of stand density changes
Grote, R.; Kraus, D.; Weis, W.; Ettl, R.; Göttlein, A.
2020. Forestry, 93 (5), 601–615. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpaa002 

Rhizosphere activity in an old-growth forest reacts rapidly to changes in soil moisture and shapes whole-tree carbon allocation
Joseph, J.; Gao, D.; Backes, B.; Bloch, C.; Brunner, I.; Gleixner, G.; Haeni, M.; Hartmann, H.; Hoch, G.; Hug, C.; Kahmen, A.; Lehmann, M. M.; Li, M.-H.; Luster, J.; Peter, M.; Poll, C.; Rigling, A.; Rissanen, K. A.; Ruehr, N. K.; Saurer, M.; Schaub, M.; Schönbeck, L.; Stern, B.; Thomas, F. M.; Werner, R. A.; Werner, W.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Hagedorn, F.; Gessler, A.
2020. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117 (40), 24885–24892. doi:10.1073/pnas.2014084117 

Drought-Induced Xylem Embolism Limits the Recovery of Leaf Gas Exchange in Scots Pine
Rehschuh, R.; Cecilia, A.; Zuber, M.; Faragó, T.; Baumbach, T.; Hartmann, H.; Jansen, S.; Mayr, S.; Ruehr, N.
2020. Plant physiology, 184 (2), 852–864. doi:10.1104/pp.20.00407 

Improving Air Quality by Nitric Oxide Consumption of Climate-Resilient Trees Suitable for Urban Greening
Zhang, J.; Ghirardo, A.; Gori, A.; Albert, A.; Buegger, F.; Pace, R.; Georgii, E.; Grote, R.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Durner, J.; Lindermayr, C.
2020. Frontiers in plant science, 11, 549913. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.549913  

Expected Impacts of Mixing European Beech with Silver Fir on Regional Air Quality and Radiation Balance
Bonn, B.; Kreuzwieser, J.; Magh, R.-K.; Rennenberg, H.; Schindler, D.; Sperlich, D.; Trautmann, R.; Yousefpour, R.; Grote, R.
2020. Climate, 8 (10), 105. doi:10.3390/cli8100105  

Wintertime grassland dynamics may influence belowground biomass under climate change: a model analysis
Katata, G.; Grote, R.; Mauder, M.; Zeeman, M. J.; Ota, M.
2020. Biogeosciences, 17 (4), 1071–1085. doi:10.5194/bg-17-1071-2020  

Deposition and Resuspension Mechanisms Into and From Tree Canopies: A Study Modeling Particle Removal of Conifers and Broadleaves in Different Cities
Pace, R.; Grote, R.
2020. Frontiers in forests and global change, 3 (26). doi:10.3389/ffgc.2020.00026  

A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests
Schuldt, B.; Buras, A.; Arend, M.; Vitasse, Y.; Beierkuhnlein, C.; Damm, A.; Gharun, M.; Grams, T. E. E.; Hauck, M.; Hajek, P.; Hartmann, H.; Hiltbrunner, E.; Hoch, G.; Holloway-Phillips, M.; Körner, C.; Larysch, E.; Lübbe, T.; Nelson, D. B.; Rammig, A.; Rigling, A.; Rose, L.; Ruehr, N. K.; Schumann, K.; Weiser, F.; Werner, C.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Zang, C. S.; Kahmen, A.
2020. Basic and applied ecology, 45, 86–103. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2020.04.003  

Hydraulic Water Redistribution by Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Occurring under Severe Soil Drought
Töchterle, P.; Yang, F.; Rehschuh, S.; Rehschuh, R.; Ruehr, N. K.; Rennenberg, H.; Dannenmann, M.
2020. Forests, 11 (2), Article: 162. doi:10.3390/f11020162  

Substantial understory contribution to the C sink of a European temperate mountain forest landscape
Dirnböck, T.; Kraus, D.; Grote, R.; Klatt, S.; Kobler, J.; Schindlbacher, A.; Seidl, R.; Thom, D.; Kiese, R.
2020. Landscape ecology, 35 (2), 483–499. doi:10.1007/s10980-019-00960-2  

Hot drought reduces the effects of elevated CO₂ on tree water use efficiency and carbon metabolism
Birami, B.; Nägele, T.; Gattmann, M.; Preisler, Y.; Gast, A.; Arneth, A.; Ruehr, N. K.
2020. The new phytologist, 226 (6), 1607–1621. doi:10.1111/nph.16471  

Forest carbon allocation modelling under climate change
Merganičová, K.; Merganič, J.; Lehtonen, A.; Vacchiano, G.; Sever, M. Z. O.; Augustynczik, A. L. D.; Grote, R.; Kyselová, I.; Mäkelä, A.; Yousefpour, R.; Krejza, J.; Collalti, A.; Reyer, C. P. O.
2019. Tree physiology, 39 (12), 1937–1960. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpz105  

Beyond the extreme: recovery of carbon and water relations in woody plants following heat and drought stress
Ruehr, N. K.; Grote, R.; Mayr, S.; Arneth, A.
2019. Tree physiology, 39 (8), 1285–1299. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpz032 

Drought Superimposes the Positive Effect of Silver Fir on Water Relations of European Beech in Mature Forest Stands
Magh, R.-K.; Bonn, B.; Grote, R.; Burzlaff, T.; Pfautsch, S.; Rennenberg, H.
2019. Forests, 10 (10), Article no: 897. doi:10.3390/f10100897  

The interplay between ozone and urban vegetation – BVOC emissions, ozone deposition, and tree ecophysiology
Fitzky, A. C.; Sandén, H.; Karl, T.; Fares, S.; Calfapietra, C.; Grote, R.; Saunier, A.; Rewald, B.
2019. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2 (50), 1–17. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.0050  

Climate and plant trait strategies determine tree carbon allocation to leaves and mediate future forest productivity
Trugman, A. T.; Anderegg, L. D. L.; Wolfe, B. T.; Birami, B.; Ruehr, N. K.; Detto, M.; Bartlett, M. K.; Anderegg, W. R. L.
2019. Global change biology, 25 (10), 3395–3405. doi:10.1111/gcb.14680 

A new modelling approach for estimating abiotic and biotic stress-induced de novo emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds from plants
Grote, R.; Sharma, M.; Ghirardo, A.; Schnitzler, J.-P.
2019. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2, Article no: 26. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.00026  

The impact of Climate Change will hit urban people first - Can Green Infrastructure save us?
Grote, R.
2019. Climanosco Research Articles, 2 

One Century of Forest Monitoring Data in Switzerland Reveals Species- and Site-Specific Trends of Climate-Induced Tree Mortality
Etzold, S.; Ziemińska, K.; Rohner, B.; Bottero, A.; Bose, A. K.; Ruehr, N. K.; Zingg, A.; Rigling, A.
2019. Frontiers in plant science, 10, Art.Nr. 307. doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.00307  

Productivity and vegetation structure of three differently managed temperate grasslands
Zeeman, M. J.; Shupe, H.; Baessler, C.; Ruehr, N. K.
2019. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 270-271, 129–148. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2018.10.003  

Thinning Can Reduce Losses in Carbon Use Efficiency and Carbon Stocks in Managed Forests Under Warmer Climate
Collalti, A.; Trotta, C.; Keenan, T. F.; Ibrom, A.; Bond-Lamberty, B.; Grote, R.; Vicca, S.; Reyer, C. P. O.; Migliavacca, M.; Veroustraete, F.; Anav, A.; Campioli, M.; Scoccimarro, E.; Šigut, L.; Grieco, E.; Cescatti, A.; Matteucci, G.
2018. Journal of advances in modeling earth systems, 10 (10), 2427–2452. doi:10.1029/2018MS001275  

VOC emissions and carbon balance of two bioenergy plantations in response to nitrogen fertilization : A comparison of and
Hu, B.; Jarosch, A.-M.; Gauder, M.; Graeff-Hönninger, S.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Grote, R.; Rennenberg, H.; Kreuzwieser, J.
2018. Environmental pollution, 237, 205–217. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.034 

Research frontiers for improving our understanding of drought-induced tree and forest mortality
Hartmann, H.; Moura, C. F.; Anderegg, W. R. L.; Ruehr, N. K.; Salmon, Y.; Allen, C. D.; Arndt, S. K.; Breshears, D. D.; Davi, H.; Galbraith, D.; Ruthrof, K. X.; Wunder, J.; Adams, H. D.; Bloemen, J.; Cailleret, M.; Cobb, R.; Gessler, A.; Grams, T. E. E.; Jansen, S.; Kautz, M.; Lloret, F.; O’Brien, M.
2018. The new phytologist, 218 (1), 15–28. doi:10.1111/nph.15048 

Impact of vegetative emissions on urban ozone and biogenic secondary organic aerosol: Box model study for Berlin, Germany
Bonn, B.; Schneidemesser, E. von; Butler, T.; Churkina, G.; Ehlers, C.; Grote, R.; Klemp, D.; Nothard, R.; Schäfer, K.; Stülpnagel, A. von; Kerschbaumer, A.; Yousefpour, R.; Fountoukis, C.; Lawrence, M. G.
2018. Journal of cleaner production, 176, 827–841. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.12.164 

Monitoring global tree mortality patterns and trends : Report from the VW symposium ’Crossing scales and disciplines to identify global trends of tree mortality as indicators of forest health’
Hartmann, H.; Schuldt, B.; Sanders, T. G. M.; Bolte, A.; Macinnis-Ng, C.; Böhmer, H. J.; Allen, C. D.; Crowther, T. W.; Hansen, M. C.; Medlyn, B. E.; Ruehr, N. K.; Anderegg, W. R. L.
2018. The new phytologist, 217 (3), 984–987. doi:10.1111/nph.14988 

Heat Waves Alter Carbon Allocation and Increase Mortality of Aleppo Pine Under Dry Conditions
Birami, B.; Gattmann, M.; Heyer, A. G.; Grote, R.; Arneth, A.; Ruehr, N. K.
2018. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 1, 17 S. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2018.00008  

The TERENO pre-alpine observatory: Integrating meteorological, hydrological, and biogeochemical measurements and modeling
Kiese, R.; Fersch, B.; Baessler, C.; Brosy, C.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Chwala, C.; Dannenmann, M.; Fu, J.; Gasche, R.; Grote, R.; Jahn, C.; Klatt, J.; Kunstmann, H.; Mauder, M.; Rödiger, T.; Smiatek, G.; Soltani, M.; Steinbrecher, R.; Völksch, I.; Werhahn, J.; Wolf, B.; Zeeman, M.; Schmid, H. P.
2018. Vadose zone journal, 17 (1), Art. Nr.: 180060. doi:10.2136/vzj2018.03.0060  

Xylem embolism refilling and resilience against drought-induced mortality in woody plants: processes and trade-offs
Klein, T.; Zeppel, M. J. B.; Anderegg, W. R. L.; Bloemen, J.; Kauwe, M. G. de; Hudson, P.; Ruehr, N. K.; Powell, T. L.; Arx, G. von; Nardini, A.
2018. Ecological research. doi:10.1007/s11284-018-1588-y 

Modeling Ecosystem Services for Park Trees : Sensitivity of i-Tree Eco Simulations to Light Exposure and Tree Species Classification
Pace, R.; Biber, P.; Pretzsch, H.; Grote, R.
2018. Forests, 9 (2), Art.Nr. 89. doi:10.3390/f9020089  

Environmental impacts of bioenergy wood production from poplar short rotation coppice grown at a marginal agricultural site in Germany
Schweier, J.; Molina-Herrera, S.; Ghirardo, A.; Grote, R.; Díaz-Pinés, E.; Kreuzwieser, J.; Haas, E.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Rennenberg, H.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Becker, G.
2017. Global change biology / Bioenergy (1757-1693, 1757-1707), 9 (7), 1207–1221. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12423  

The ScaleX campaign: scale-crossing land-surface and boundary layer processes in the TERENO-preAlpine observatory
Wolf, B.; Chwala, C.; Fersch, B.; Garvelmann, J.; Junkermann, W.; Zeeman, M. J.; Angerer, A.; Adler, B.; Beck, C.; Brosy, C.; Brugger, P.; Emeis, S.; Dannenmann, M.; De Roo, F.; Diaz-Pines, E.; Haas, E.; agen, M.; Hajnsek, I.; Jacobeit, J.; Jagdhuber, T.; Kalthoff, N.; Kiese, R.; Kunstmann, H.; Kosak, O.; Krieg, R.; Malchow, C.; Mauder, M.; Merz, R.; Notarnicola, C.; Philipp, A.; Reif, W.; Reineke, S.; Rödiger, S.; Ruehr, N.; Schäfer, K.; Schrön, M.; Senatore, A.; Shupe, H.; Völksch, I.; Wanninger, C.; Zacharias, S.; Schmid, H. P.
2017. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98 (6), 1217–1234. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00277.1  

Urban tree physiology. Methods and tools
Calfapietra, C.; Guidolotti, G.; Churkina, G.; Grote, R.
2017. Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry. Ed.: F. Ferrini, 225–236, Routledge 

Land-use and land-cover change carbon emissions between 1901 and 2012 constrained by biomass observations
Li, W.; Ciais, P.; Peng, S.; Yue, C.; Wang, Y.; Thurner, M.; Saatchi, S. S.; Arneth, A.; Avitabile, V.; Carvalhais, N.; Harper, A. B.; Kato, E.; Koven, C.; Liu, Y. Y.; Nabel, J.; Pan, Y.; Pongratz, J.; Poulter, B.; Pugh, T.; Santoro, M.; Sitch, S.; Stocker, B. D.; Viovy, N.; Wiltshire, A.; Yousefpour, R.; Zaehle, S.
2017. Biogeosciences, 14 (22), 5053–5067. doi:10.5194/bg-14-5053-2017  

Species-specific information for enhancing ecosystem services
Samson, R.; Ningal, T. F.; Tiwary, A.; Grote, R.; Fares, S.; Saaroni, H.; Hiemstra, J. A.; Zhiyanski, M.; VIlhar, U.; Carinanos, P.; Järvi, L.; Przybysz, A.; Moretti, M.; Zürcher, N.
2017. The Urban Forest : Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment. Ed.: D. Pearlmutter, 111–144, Sprinter International. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50280-9_12 

Urban Trees and Their Relation to Air Pollution
Samson, R.; Grote, R.; Calfapietra, C.; Carinanos, P.; Fares, S.; Paoletti, E.; Tiwary, A.
2017. The Urban Forest : Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment. Ed.: D. Pearlmutter, 21–30, Sprinter International. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50280-9_3 

Isoprene emission and photosynthesis during heatwaves and drought in black locust
Bamberger, I.; Ruehr, N. K.; Schmitt, M.; Gast, A.; Wohlfahrt, G.; Arneth, A.
2017. Biogeosciences, 14 (15), 3649–3667. doi:10.5194/bg-14-3649-2017  

A Simple New Model for Incoming Solar Radiation Dependent Only on Screen-Level Relative Humidity
Lindauer, M.; Schmid, H. P.; Grote, R.; Steinbrecher, R.; Mauder, M.; Wolpert, B.
2017. Journal of applied meteorology and climatology, 56 (7), 1817–1825. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-16-0085.1 

Isoprene emission and photosynthesis during heat waves and drought in black locust
Bamberger, I.; Ruehr, N. K.; Schmitt, M.; Gast, A.; Wohlfahrt, G.; Arneth, A.
2017. Biogeosciences discussions, 14, 3649–3667. doi:10.5194/bg-2017-32  

Effect of VOC Emissions from Vegetation on Air Quality in Berlin during a Heatwave
Churkina, G.; Kuik, F.; Bonn, B.; Lauer, A.; Grote, R.; Tomiak, K.; Butler, T. M.
2017. Environmental science & technology, 51 (11), 6120–6130. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b06514  

Net ecosystem fluxes and composition of biogenic volatile organic compounds over a maize field-interaction of meteorology and phenological stages
Wiß, F.; Ghirardo, A.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Nendel, C.; Augustin, J.; Hoffmann, M.; Grote, R.
2017. Global change biology / Bioenergy, 9 (11), 1627–1643. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12454  

Importance of soil NO emissions for the total atmospheric NOx budget of Saxony, Germany
Molina-Herrera, S.; Haas, E.; Grote, R.; Kiese, R.; Klatt, S.; Kraus, D.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Kampffmeyer, T.; Friedrich, R.; Andreae, H.; Loubet, B.; Ammann, C.; Horváth, L.; Larsen, K.; Gruening, C.; Frumau, A.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
2017. Atmospheric environment, 152, 61–76. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.12.022 

Nitrate leaching and soil nitrous oxide emissions diminish with time in a hybrid poplar short-rotation coppice in southern Germany
Díaz-Pinés, E.; Molina-Herrera, S.; Dannenmann, M.; Braun, J.; Haas, E.; Willibald, G.; Arias-Navarro, C.; Grote, R.; Wolf, B.; Saiz, G.; Aust, C.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.
2017. Global change biology / Bioenergy, 9 (3), 613–626. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12367  

Immediate and potential long-term effects of consecutive heat waves on the photosynthetic performance and water balance in Douglas-fir
Duarte, A. G.; Katata, G.; Hoshika, Y.; Hossain, M.; Kreuzwieser, J.; Arneth, A.; Ruehr, N. K.
2016. Journal of plant physiology, 205, 57–66. doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2016.08.012 

Water availability as dominant control of heat stress responses in two contrasting tree species
Ruehr, N. K.; Gast, A.; Weber, C.; Daub, B.; Arneth, A.
2016. Tree physiology, 36 (2), 164–178. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpv102 

Functional traits of urban trees: air pollution mitigation potential
Grote, R.; Samson, R.; Alonso, R.; Amorim, J. H.; Cariñanos, P.; Churkina, G.; Fares, S.; Thiec, D. L.; Niinemets, Ü.; Mikkelsen, T. N.; Paoletti, E.; Tiwary, A.; Calfapietra, C.
2016. Frontiers in ecology and the environment, 14 (10), 543–550. doi:10.1002/fee.1426 

Importance of tree height and social position for drought-related stress on tree growth and mortality
Grote, R.; Gessler, A.; Hommel, R.; Poschenrieder, W.; Priesack, E.
2016. Trees, 30, 1467–1482. doi:10.1007/s00468-016-1446-x 

BAERLIN2014 -The influence of land surface types on and the horizontal heterogeneity of air pollutant levels in Berlin
Bonn, B.; Von Schneidemesser, E.; Andrich, D.; Quedenau, J.; Gerwig, H.; Lüdecke, A.; Kura, J.; Pietsch, A.; Ehlers, C.; Klemp, D.; Kofahl, C.; Nothard, R.; Kerschbaumer, A.; Junkermann, W.; Grote, R.; Pohl, T.; Weber, K.; Lode, B.; Schönberger, P.; Churkina, G.; Butler, T. M.; Lawrence, M. G.
2016. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 16 (12), 7785–7811. doi:10.5194/acp-16-7785-2016  

When a Tree Dies in the Forest: Scaling Climate-Driven Tree Mortality to Ecosystem Water and Carbon Fluxes
Anderegg, W. R. L.; Martinez-Vilalta, J.; Cailleret, M.; Camarero, J. J.; Ewers, B. E.; Galbraith, D.; Gessler, A.; Grote, R.; Huang, C.-Y.; Levick, S. R.; Powell, T. L.; Rowland, L.; Sánchez-Salguero, R.; Trotsiuk, V.
2016. Ecosystems, 19 (6), 1133–1147. doi:10.1007/s10021-016-9982-1 

Impacts of management and climate change on nitrate leaching in a forested karst area
Dirnböck, T.; Kobler, J.; Kraus, D.; Grote, R.; Kiese, R.
2016. Journal of Environmental Management, 165, 243–252. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.09.039 

Ozone damage, detoxification and the role of isoprenoids-new impetus for integrated models
Tiwari, S.; Grote, R.; Churkina, G.; Butler, T.
2016. Functional Plant Biology, 43 (4), 324–336. doi:10.1071/FP15302 

Urban stress-induced biogenic VOC emissions and SOA-forming potentials in Beijing
Ghirardo, A.; Xie, J.; Zheng, X.; Wang, Y.; Grote, R.; Block, K.; Wildt, J.; Mentel, T.; Kiendler-Scharr, A.; Hallquist, M.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.; Schnitzler, J.-P.
2016. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16 (5), 2901–2920. doi:10.5194/acp-16-2901-2016  

Stomatal conductance and intrinsic water use efficiency in the drought year 2003: a case study of European beech
Hentschel, R.; Hommel, R.; Poschenrieder, W.; Grote, R.; Holst, J.; Biernath, C.; Gessler, A.; Priesack, E.
2016. Trees - Structure and Function, 30 (1), 153–174. doi:10.1007/s00468-015-1284-2