Publikationsliste

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 

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

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  

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  

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  

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, Hrsg.) 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, Hrsg.) Tree Physiology, 42 (4), 771–783. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpab144 

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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 

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  

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  

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 

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 

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  

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 

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  

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 

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  

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  

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  

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