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View article: Peatland Mid-Infrared Database 1.0.0
Peatland Mid-Infrared Database 1.0.0 Open
Systematic collections of peat mid-infrared spectra and other peat properties are scarce, but useful to understand peat chemistry and develop spectral prediction models. The Peatland Mid-Infrared Database ('pmird') stores 3877 mid-infrared…
View article: Topographic indices and ERA5-Land data to describe soil moisture variability in a Central European beech forest
Topographic indices and ERA5-Land data to describe soil moisture variability in a Central European beech forest Open
Study region: Temperate beech forest in central Germany’s low mountain range Study focus: Soil moisture is essential for ecosystem functioning, influencing hydrological, biological, and biogeochemical processes. It regulates water, energy,…
View article: Spatial variations in soil moisture in temperate forest independent of topographic moisture indices, yet ERA5-Land retrievals accurately reflect their temporal variations
Spatial variations in soil moisture in temperate forest independent of topographic moisture indices, yet ERA5-Land retrievals accurately reflect their temporal variations Open
Soil moisture is crucial for ecosystem functioning, as it influences biological and biogeochemical processes. It regulates water, energy, and carbon cycles, playing a key role in ecosystem organization, biodiversity, and vegetation resilie…
View article: Stable carbon sequestration in temperate mountain peatland despite shifting plant species composition
Stable carbon sequestration in temperate mountain peatland despite shifting plant species composition Open
Peatlands are the largest and most efficient terrestrial carbon (C) storage ecosystems, with the potential to amplify climate warming by releasing large amounts of C into the atmosphere. Mountain peatlands are underexplored and particularl…
View article: Assessing silicon’s role in leaf-litter decomposition, carbon and nitrogen cycling across microclimates in temperate beech forests 
Assessing silicon’s role in leaf-litter decomposition, carbon and nitrogen cycling across microclimates in temperate beech forests  Open
Leaf-litter decomposition is a key driver of carbon (C) and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, governed by climate and the litter chemical composition. Silicon (Si), a ubiquitous element in terrestrial ecosystems that has various …
View article: FoResLab - Future Lab towards Forests Resilient to Climate Change
FoResLab - Future Lab towards Forests Resilient to Climate Change Open
Climate change directly affects forests in Central Europe challenging the way how they are managed under current and future conditions. As forests provide essential ecosystem functions and services to society, such as carbon uptake and sto…
View article: Recent changes in rainfall patterns alter precipitation partitioning in European beech forest
Recent changes in rainfall patterns alter precipitation partitioning in European beech forest Open
Climate change models suggest increasing rain variability in Europe with hypothesized cascading effects on ecosystems. However, model results are inconsistent, coarse and lack empirical data. Here, we used a 6.5-year dataset of gross preci…
View article: Soil moisture modeling with ERA5-Land retrievals, topographic indices, and in situ measurements and its use for predicting ruts
Soil moisture modeling with ERA5-Land retrievals, topographic indices, and in situ measurements and its use for predicting ruts Open
Spatiotemporal modeling is an innovative way of predicting soil moisture and has promising applications that support sustainable forest operations. One such application is the prediction of rutting, since rutting can cause severe damage to…
View article: A multi-method approach to characterise and quantify pyrogenic carbon in tropical urban agroecosystems. 
A multi-method approach to characterise and quantify pyrogenic carbon in tropical urban agroecosystems.  Open
Pyrogenic carbon (PyC) is produced by the incomplete combustion of biomass. It is chemically inert and nutrient-deficient, making it relatively stable in soils. PyC can thus form an important pool of total soil organic carbon (TOC) for C p…
View article: Quantifying post-fire effects and recovery in a disturbed landscape: Quesenbank fire, Harz National Park
Quantifying post-fire effects and recovery in a disturbed landscape: Quesenbank fire, Harz National Park Open
Anthropogenic climate change increases the risk of forest fire following drought periods in temperate forests of Central Europe. Areas with an increased proportion of standing deadwood are often considered to be at risk. Especially in nati…
View article: Carbon flux, energy balance and vegetation change of a recently restored forest peatland in the Solling mountains, Germany
Carbon flux, energy balance and vegetation change of a recently restored forest peatland in the Solling mountains, Germany Open
Peatlands represent the most space-effective and largest terrestrial carbon sink, delivering multiple crucial ecosystem services. In contrast, drained peatlands have been identified as hotspots of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and constit…
View article: Climate change drives hydrological decoupling of a central European beech forest
Climate change drives hydrological decoupling of a central European beech forest Open
Climate change models suggest increasing rain variability for Europe in the next decades, with hypothesised cascading effects on ecosystems. We evaluate decadal-scale data of a measuring plot in a beech forest in central Germany to test th…
View article: Predicting rut depth with soil moisture estimates from ERA5-Land and in-situ measurements
Predicting rut depth with soil moisture estimates from ERA5-Land and in-situ measurements Open
Preprint: Predicting rut depth with soil moisture estimates from ERA5-Land and in-situ measurements Authors: Marian Schönauer, Anneli M. Ågren, Klaus Katzensteiner, Florian Hartsch, Paul Arp, Simon Drollinger, Dirk Jaeger
View article: Spatio-Temporal Water Fluxes in the Slope-Soil-Tree Continuum of a Temperate Beech Forest in central Germany
Spatio-Temporal Water Fluxes in the Slope-Soil-Tree Continuum of a Temperate Beech Forest in central Germany Open
Climate change affects temperate forests particularly by changes in water availability as a result of rising temperatures and changing precipitation dynamics. While the annual mean will remain roughly constant, it is the intensity pattern …
View article: Multi-proxy analyses of a minerotrophic fen to reconstruct prehistoric periods of human activity associated with salt mining in the Hallstatt region (Austria)
Multi-proxy analyses of a minerotrophic fen to reconstruct prehistoric periods of human activity associated with salt mining in the Hallstatt region (Austria) Open
In this study, periods of prehistoric anthropogenic activity in the Hallstatt salt mining area (Upper Austria) are reconstructed from elemental (XRF-scanning, Q-ICP-MS) and Pb isotopic analyses (206Pb,207Pb,208Pb) of a radiocarbon-dated, 1…
View article: Anthropogenic and climate signals in late-Holocene peat layers of an ombrotrophic bog in the Styrian Enns valley (Austrian Alps)
Anthropogenic and climate signals in late-Holocene peat layers of an ombrotrophic bog in the Styrian Enns valley (Austrian Alps) Open
Using peat bogs as palaeoenvironmental archives is a well-established practice for reconstructing changing climate and anthropogenic activity in the past. In this paper, we present multi-proxy analyses (element geochemistry, pollen, non-po…
View article: Peat decomposition proxies of Alpine bogs along a degradation gradient
Peat decomposition proxies of Alpine bogs along a degradation gradient Open
The carbon sink function of peatlands is the result of a relatively small imbalance between biomass production and decay and proposed to be sensitive to changes in environmental conditions. Thus, peat decomposition plays a decisive role in…
View article: Differences in peat formation between an Atlantic blanket bog and a subcontinental raised bog
Differences in peat formation between an Atlantic blanket bog and a subcontinental raised bog Open
<p>Worrall et al. (2016, 2017, 2018) have determined the processes of organic matter transfer, transition and peat formation through and into a blanket bog at Moor House, UK (N54:41:18, W2:22:45 &#8211; altitude 580 m asl; MAT 5.…
View article: Interannual and seasonal variability in carbon dioxide and methane fluxes of a pine peat bog in the Eastern Alps, Austria
Interannual and seasonal variability in carbon dioxide and methane fluxes of a pine peat bog in the Eastern Alps, Austria Open
Intact peat bogs are carbon dioxide (CO2) sinks and methane (CH4) sources. Facing drought and drainage, they may turn into CO2 sources and decreased CH4 sources. Information on the CO2 and CH4 exchange of alpine peat bogs in Central Europe…
View article: Effects of peat decomposition on δ13C and δ15N depth profiles of Alpine bogs
Effects of peat decomposition on δ13C and δ15N depth profiles of Alpine bogs Open
Decomposition of organic substances is one of the main processes responsible for the signatures of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) in soils and peats. However, the applicability of δ 13 C and δ 15 N signatures at th…
View article: Peat decomposition indicators of two contrasting bogs in the Eastern Alps, Austria
Peat decomposition indicators of two contrasting bogs in the Eastern Alps, Austria Open
Since carbon (C) in peatlands is labile and sensitive to disturbances, peatlands have the potential to release high C amounts by land use changes and to accelerate global warming. Therefore, adequate peat decomposition indicators (PDI) are…
View article: Decreasing nutrient concentrations in soils and trees with increasing elevation across a treeline ecotone in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal
Decreasing nutrient concentrations in soils and trees with increasing elevation across a treeline ecotone in Rolwaling Himal, Nepal Open
At a global scale, tree growth in alpine treeline ecotones is limited by low temperatures. At a local scale, however, tree growth at its upper limit depends on multiple interactions of influencing factors and mechanisms. The aim of our res…
View article: How do soil properties affect alpine treelines? General principles in a global perspective and novel findings from Rolwaling Himal, Nepal
How do soil properties affect alpine treelines? General principles in a global perspective and novel findings from Rolwaling Himal, Nepal Open
Little is known about how soil properties control tree growth at its upper limit. This paper reviews the state of knowledge and discusses the results specifically related to ecozones, to the scale-dependent importance of single factors, an…