Peter Meyer
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Changes in forest stand structure and tree species composition of protected forest habitats after 10 years: Analyzes from different Natura 2000 sites in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Changes in forest stand structure and tree species composition of protected forest habitats after 10 years: Analyzes from different Natura 2000 sites in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Open
In recent years, forests in Germany have experienced considerable disturbances, yet there is limited information on the extent to which forests within the Europe-wide Natura 2000 network of protected areas (Directive 92/43/ECC) have also b…
View article: Trends in background mortality in unmanaged forests across Europe over the last century
Trends in background mortality in unmanaged forests across Europe over the last century Open
Anthropogenic climate change has led to increasing background tree mortality rates worldwide. Tree species have different ways of dealing with changing environmental conditions due to their life‐history strategies and location within their…
View article: Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency
Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency Open
From a cross-linguistic perspective, language models are interesting because they can be used as idealised language learners that learn to produce and process language by being trained on a corpus of linguistic input. In this paper, we tra…
View article: Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency
Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency Open
From a cross-linguistic perspective, language models are interesting because they can be used as idealised language learners that learn to produce and process language by being trained on a corpus of linguistic input. In this paper, we tra…
View article: Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency
Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency Open
From a cross-linguistic perspective, language models are interesting because they can be used as idealised language learners that learn to produce and process language by being trained on a corpus of linguistic input. In this paper, we tra…
View article: Temporal changes in the beetle and spider communities in a Hessian (German) strict forest reserve
Temporal changes in the beetle and spider communities in a Hessian (German) strict forest reserve Open
In the context of the Hessian strict forest program, the reserve Hasenblick was set aside from forest management in 1988. The program aims to document the faunas of forest reserves in unprecedented detail, using a set of many different sam…
View article: Sheltered or suppressed? Tree regeneration in unmanaged European forests
Sheltered or suppressed? Tree regeneration in unmanaged European forests Open
Tree regeneration is a key demographic process influencing long‐term forest dynamics. It is driven by climate, disturbances, biotic factors and their interactions. Thus, predictions of tree regeneration are challenging due to complex feedb…
View article: A large quantitative analysis of written language challenges the idea that all languages are equally complex
A large quantitative analysis of written language challenges the idea that all languages are equally complex Open
One of the fundamental questions about human language is whether all languages are equally complex. Here, we approach this question from an information-theoretic perspective. We present a large scale quantitative cross-linguistic analysis …
View article: What does literature tell us about the relationship between forest structural attributes and species richness in temperate forests? – A review
What does literature tell us about the relationship between forest structural attributes and species richness in temperate forests? – A review Open
The effects of forest management on species richness and diversity have become important research interests. The need to maintain biodiversity for forest ecosystem functioning has led to the question of how strongly and in what ways forest…
View article: Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency
Human languages trade off complexity against efficiency Open
One of the fundamental questions about human language is whether all languages are equally complex. Here, we approach this question from an information-theoretic perspective. To this end, we conduct a large scale quantitative cross-linguis…
View article: Strict forest protection: A meaningful contribution to Climate-Smart Forestry? An evaluation of temporal trends in the carbon balance of unmanaged forests in Germany
Strict forest protection: A meaningful contribution to Climate-Smart Forestry? An evaluation of temporal trends in the carbon balance of unmanaged forests in Germany Open
The role of unmanaged forests is discussed controversially in the context of climate change. One of the key questions is, whether they can contribute to the mitigation of climate change as a carbon sink and storage. However, carbon dynamic…
View article: Did stand opening 60 years ago predispose a European beech population to death?
Did stand opening 60 years ago predispose a European beech population to death? Open
Widespread increases in tree mortality have fueled the debate on the mechanisms of heat- and drought-related tree death. While much research focused on the immediate causes of tree death, the role of predisposing factors for death is not w…
View article: Index of biodiversity potential (IBP) versus direct species monitoring in temperate forests
Index of biodiversity potential (IBP) versus direct species monitoring in temperate forests Open
Effects of forest management on forest biodiversity have received increasing attention in both research and forestry practice. Despite advances in technology, monitoring of biodiversity remains time and cost-intensive and requires specific…
View article: Management alters drought‐induced mortality patterns in European beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i>L.) forests
Management alters drought‐induced mortality patterns in European beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i>L.) forests Open
The high tree mortality during the dry and hot years of 2018–2019 in Europe has triggered concerns on the future of European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) forests under climate change and raised questions as to whether forest management may …
View article: A word embedding approach to onomasiological search in multilingual loanword lexicography
A word embedding approach to onomasiological search in multilingual loanword lexicography Open
In this paper we present an experimental semantic search function, based on word embeddings, for an integrated online information system on German lexical borrowings into other languages, the Lehnwortportal Deutsch (LWPD). The LWPD synthes…
View article: Tree recruitment is determined by stand structure and shade tolerance with uncertain role of climate and water relations
Tree recruitment is determined by stand structure and shade tolerance with uncertain role of climate and water relations Open
Tree regeneration is a key process for long‐term forest dynamics, determining changes in species composition and shaping successional trajectories. While tree regeneration is a highly stochastic process, tree regeneration studies often cov…
View article: Long‐term development of species richness in a central European beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i>) forest affected by windthrow—Support for the intermediate disturbance hypothesis?
Long‐term development of species richness in a central European beech (<i>Fagus sylvatica</i>) forest affected by windthrow—Support for the intermediate disturbance hypothesis? Open
On the basis of long‐term surveys of permanent plots and traps, we examined the communities of saproxylic beetles, fungi, herbs, and trees on an untreated 22 ha large beech forest windthrow and asked whether the results lend support to the…
View article: Quantifying old-growthness of lowland European beech forests by a multivariate indicator for forest structure
Quantifying old-growthness of lowland European beech forests by a multivariate indicator for forest structure Open
Quantifying the degree of old-growthness of forests is reasonable to assess their conservation value and guide management decisions. This study aimed at developing and applying an indicator to quantify the old-growthness of forest structur…
View article: European Primary Forest Database
European Primary Forest Database Open
The European Primary Forest Database is a curated collection of (sub)-national and regional datasets on the distribution of primary forests in Europe. It contains geographical (GIS) data (point, polygons) on the location and boundaries of …
View article: Suitability of contract-based nature conservation in privately-owned forests in Germany
Suitability of contract-based nature conservation in privately-owned forests in Germany Open
The successful implementation of contract-based nature conservation in privately-owned forests requires a framework of reasonable operational measures. Our study aimed at developing such a framework by; 1) defining forest conservation obje…
View article: Quantifying Natural Disturbances Using a Large‐Scale Dendrochronological Reconstruction to Guide Forest Management
Quantifying Natural Disturbances Using a Large‐Scale Dendrochronological Reconstruction to Guide Forest Management Open
Quantitative estimates of historical disturbances are essential to guide forest management aimed at sustainability of ecosystem functions and biodiversity. We quantified past disturbance severity, patch size, and stand proportion disturbed…
View article: Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe
Protection gaps and restoration opportunities for primary forests in Europe Open
Aims Primary forests are critical for forest biodiversity and provide key ecosystem services. In Europe, these forests are particularly scarce and it is unclear whether they are sufficiently protected. Here we aim to: (a) understand whethe…