Ecophysiology of Plants

New publication in cooperation with @tumsoil about an improved measuzrement setup for small CO2 fluxes. e.g. in biocrusts doi.org/10.1029/2023JG…

Check out the Podcast of @PeterWohlleben together with Thorsten Grams and Karin Pritsch about the repeated summer drought experiment #KROOF art19.com/shows/peter-un… (in German only)

New paper from the #KROOF project in @agformet. Check out how repeated summer drought influences the xylem sap flow profile in beech and spruce. doi.org/10.1016/j.agrf…

Check out our newest paper about the recovery phase of the #KROOF experiment in Tree Physiology doi.org/10.1093/treeph…

🚨 New #opportunity 🚨 @Ecophys_TUM & TUM School of Life Sciences are looking for a Ph.D. student interested in the relationships between the #biodiversity of the rhizosphere and tree growth of #forests! Read more and find out how to apply 👇 holisoils.eu/opportunity-fo…

The group Ecophysiology of Plants at LSAI and TUM School of Life Sciences are looking for a Ph.D. student interested in relationships between the fitness of forest trees and the diversity of their rhizospheres by using multi-community DNA barcoding. portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissensch…

Drought is tough, but what about more than one drought? Benjamin Hesse is telling us now, at #XIM5!

New paper from the #KROOF experiment in @GlobalChangeBio about the C allocation upon drought release in mature Norway spruce onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc…

Yesterday we had our summer team excursion. Firstly, we went by bike to Kranzberger Forest where we were shown around #KROOF by @Ecophys_TUM group. Later we continued to Kranzbeger Weiher by bike where we had a swim and lunch. A great day with a great team 🎉

Forschen für die Umwelt: Wir gratulieren den Absolventinnen & Absolventen der Jahrgänge 2020 bis 2022 im #DBUstipendium!👏Vergangene Woche wurden ihre Abschlussurkunden feierlich überreicht. Wir wünschen euch weiterhin viel Erfolg auf der Mission für ein besseres Morgen!🌱🌍

Check out our newest paper in cooperation with our Austrian colleagues from Innsbruck about the recovery of tree hydraulics in the #KROOF project. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Does repeated drought change the xylem anatomy of mature trees? Find out in our newest accepted manuscript in @GlobalChangeBio together with @Giai_P onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… #KROOF

Congratulations to our latest successful graduate! The thesis of Dr. Benjamin Hesse was published online. Check out how drought affects the water and carbon relations of beech and spruce: mediatum.ub.tum.de/?id=1622201

Check out the available positions in our new project ComCom!

Check out our new paper that reveals a full recovery of carbon transport speed in mature Norway spruce upon watering after five years of experimental summer drought doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16…

How can we simulate realistic climate change scenarios in indoor experiments? See our new publication “Regionalized dynamic climate series for ecological climate impact research in modern controlled environment facilities”. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Check our newest paper about NSC storages and C investment under drought in mature trees in EEB sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

valORTree goes into the next round! The last experimental vegetation period has been launched in the TUMmesa phytotrons. 160 trees, more than 500 sensors and 1 million data points per day – we are ready! Check out this project in our homepage: lsai.wzw.tum.de/en/ag-ecophysi…

Check out the photo gallery about the KROOF project published in the ESA Bulletin. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/be… @ESABulletin

Check out the newest paper about how aphids influence plant defense in okra @TerrEcolGroup doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2…