Bernhard Schmid

The paper examines how tree species diversity and identity affect remotely sensed canopy variables in two forest biodiversity experiments, finding mixed effects on productivity and spectral traits.

The paper investigates drought responses in European beech using phenotypic and genomic data, finding no universal genomic predictors but identifying physiological stress signatures.

The paper evaluates airborne imaging spectroscopy for tree species classification using a biodiversity experiment, finding high accuracy for few species but lower accuracy for many species.

The paper examines how multitrophic species interaction networks influence ecosystem multifunctionality and finds that network structure, including niche overlap and linkage density, significantly affects ecosystem function.

This study examines how drought affects volatile organic compound profiles in European beech saplings across genetic backgrounds, finding significant changes in VOCs and a drought legacy effect.

This study uses MAGIC lines of Nicotiana attenuata to associate genetic variation with leaf spectral variation, identifying a novel locus linked to red-edge and near-infrared reflectance.

This study investigates whether volatiles from Desmodium plants repel fall armyworm moths in push-pull cropping systems, finding that while some volatiles may repel, they are not sufficient to explain reduced pest infestation.

The paper introduces a continuum of information-based temporal stability measures parameterized by q, applicable to ecological time series data, and demonstrates their use with biomass data from the Jena Experiment.

The paper investigates epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis by simulating herbivory selection and finds weak evidence for heritable epigenetic variation, while highlighting issues with previous studies.

This study investigates how selection in diverse plant communities affects plant performance across different environments, finding evidence of adaptive responses linked to community history and plant-soil feedbacks.

This study shows that undersown plant species abundance, not diversity, reduces barley disease through aboveground mechanisms, with specific species improving yield without trade-offs.

This study shows that higher tree species diversity enhances forest temperature buffering across multiple time scales, mediated by canopy density and structural diversity.