A. Gessler

Forest demography and biomass accumulation rates are associated with transient mean tree size vs density scaling relations

The paper links mean tree size and density scaling relationships to biomass accumulation rates and demographic processes across forest biomes.

Chronic warming and dry soils limit carbon uptake and growth despite a longer growing season in beech and oak

This study examines how warming and drier soils affect beech and oak growth and carbon uptake, finding contrasting impacts on phenology and assimilation, with species interactions mitigating negative effects.

Recovery of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) seedlings from ungulate browsing mirrors soil nitrogen availability

This study examines how silver fir seedlings respond to ungulate browsing, finding that soil nitrogen availability influences their growth and physiological traits.

Photosynthetic acclimation and sensitivity to short- and long-term environmental changes

The paper investigates how long-term irrigation affects tree sensitivity to short-term environmental changes in a Scots pine forest, finding reduced sensitivity to vapor pressure deficit after prolonged irrigation.

Mutually inclusive mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality

This study investigates the factors influencing drought-induced tree mortality by analyzing hydraulic traits, carbon dynamics, and environmental interactions across 9,435 trees.

Soil nutrient availability alters tree carbon allocation dynamics during drought

This study shows that soil nutrient availability mitigates drought stress in trees by enhancing root metabolism and carbon allocation to belowground tissues.

Microhabitat and ectomycorrhizal effects on the establishment, growth and survival of Quercus ilex L. seedlings under drought

This study examines how microhabitat conditions and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) associations affect Quercus ilex seedling survival and growth under drought conditions.

Defoliation estimation of forest trees from ground-level images

This paper estimates tree defoliation from ground-level RGB images using CNNs, achieving performance close to human experts.

Functional composition rather than species richness drive carbon gain and allocation in experimental grasslands

The paper investigates how functional composition, not species richness, influences carbon gain and allocation in grasslands using 13CO2 labeling.

Genotypic variability enhances the reproducibility of an ecological study

This study tests whether introducing genotypic variability improves reproducibility in ecological experiments across multiple labs, finding it increases consistency in controlled environments but not in variable ones.