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Ammer C, Schall P, Mütze D, Weber D, Pierick K (2026) Get out of the starting block quickly - Small initial differences in seed and seedling size affect tree survival and growth over 25 years. Journal of Ecology 114: e70407. DOI:10.1111/1365-2745.7040

Bärwald J, Pierick K, Ammer C, Link RM, Hackmann CA (2026) Intra-annual radial growth of beech, Douglas fir and spruce: Differences between pure and mixed stands reveal complementarity between species. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 388: 111314 DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111314

Balducci L, Haeler E, Paillet Y, Alterio E, Ammer C, … Schall P, …, Weisser WW, Burrascano S (2026) European forest carbon and biodiversity policies have a limited win-win potential. Nature communications 17:1976. DOI:10.1038/s41467-026-68668-x

Blaschke M, Kroiher F, Ammer C, Gossner M, Kätzel R, Kleinschmit J, Meyer P, Michler B, Pertl C, Uhl E, Weiß L, Züghart W, Bolte A (2026) Konzept für ein Nationales Biodiversitätsmonitoring im Wald. Allgemeine Forstzeitschrift/Der Wald 81 (2): 37-39

Bradler PM, Delory B M, Dittrich S, Ammer C, Bässler C, Cadotte M W, Chao A, Chuang P-Y, Härdtle W, Mitesser O, Mori A, Müller J, Nishizawa K, van der Plas F, von Oheimb G, Fichtner A (2026) Enhancing structural heterogeneity in managed forest landscapes promotes gamma but not beta diversity in understorey plant communities. Journal of Applied Ecology 63: e70477. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.70477

Carlson L, Müller J, Ammer C, Bässler C, Bevanda M, Biedermann P H W, Bradler P M, Castañeda-Gómez A J, Delory B M, Dittrich S, Dyson B L, Fichtner A, Mitesser O, von Oheimb G, Pflumm L, Pierick K, Rothacher J, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schwalb-Willmann J, Wegmann M, Wild C, Schmitt T (2026) The Invisible Heterogeneity of Forests – β-Diversity of Volatiles. Landscape Ecology 41: 62. DOI:10.1007/s10980-026-02323-0

Creek D, Hackmann CA, Jucker T, Rao MP, Salmon Y, Wang M, Zhang Y, Nemetschek D (2026) From microscopic movements to forest-scale insights: the Nordic Dendrometer Meeting and the emergence of the Global Dendrometer Network. Tree physiology 46 (7): tpag082. DOI:10.1093/treephys/tpag082

Decker O, Pierick K, Seidel D, Ammer C, Oheimb G v, Schuldt B, Müller J (2026) Three-dimensional temperature variations drive arthropod communities in temperate forests. Forest Ecology and Management 618: 123969. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123969

Domínguez-Amaya N, Corral-Rivas J J, Ehbrecht M (2026) Forest structural complexity and its environmental drivers across montane forests in Durango, Mexico. Global Ecology and Conservation 68: e04274. DOI:10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04274

Ehbrecht M, Lehmann T, Escobar S, Donoso DA, Endara, MJ, Guevara-Andino JE, Blüthgen N (2026) Recovery of forest structural complexity during secondary succession in a human-modified neotropical landscape. Journal of Ecology 114(1): e70241. DOI:10.1111/1365-2745.70241

Hackmann C A, Paligi S S, Mund M, Hölscher D, Leuschner C, Pietig K, Ammer C (2026) Root water uptake depth in temperate forest trees: species-specific patterns shaped by neighborhood and environment. Plant Biology 28: 872-887. DOI:10.1111/plb.70058

Hertlein M L, Barton P S, Ammer C, Loretto M-C, Schall P, Thorn S, Seibold S (2026) Patterns of decomposition rates in Central European forests differ among carrion, leaf litter and deadwood. Forest Ecosystems 16: 100468. DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100468

Larrieu L, Gonin P, Emberger C, Ammer C, Angeleri R, Baiges T, Balducci L, Brin A, Bütler R, Camprodon J, Cervera T, Clement F, Corezzola S, Deconchat M, De Win Y, Gauvreau M, Gauquelin T, Gosselin F, Gouix N, Kakouros P, Kourakli P, Lachat T, Lauer M, Marty P, Miozzo M, Palero N, Sheeren D, Torre J-P, Vandekerkhove K, Vayreda J, Zeller L, Bouget C (2026) A review of the Index of Biodiversity Potential (IBP) as a tool for biodiversity evaluation in forest ecosystems. European Journal of Forest Research 145: 73. DOI: 10.1007/s10342-026-01905-6

Lettenmaier L, Cadotte M, Dittrich S, Pierick K, Ammer C, Bradler P, Cesarz S, Eisenhauer N, Fichtner A, Kraus D, Mallick S, Mysterud A, von Oheimb G, Ristok C, Müller J (2026) Contrasting direct and indirect effects of roe deer on herb layer vegetation in gaps and closed canopies. Journal of Ecology 114: e70382. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.70382

Lunow J, Burrascano S, Balducci L, Chianucci F, Chojnacki L, Doerfler I, Hofmeister J, Hošek J, ÓDOR P, Schall P, Sitzia T, Simons NK (2026) Structural characteristics mediate forest mitigation potential against climate change and biodiversity loss. Ecological Applications 36:e70211. DOI:10.1002/eap.70211

Lunow J, Pollierer MM, Ammer C, Schall P, Scheu S, Schöning I, Schrumpf M, Seibold S, Weisser WW, Wöllauer S, Simons NK, Staab M (2026) Contrasting responses of above- and belowground carbon stocks and arthropods in relation to forest management. Forest Ecosystems 16:100482. DOI:10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100482

Magh R-K, Paligi S S, Papastefanou P, Klosterhalfen A, Ammer C, Beyer M, Dubbert M, Haberstroh S, Rohde C, Werner C, Hildebrandt A (2026) Continuous stem water potential measurements with microtensiometry reveals species and soil matric potential control of stem water potential in temperate forests. Ecohydrology 19: e70197

Mallick S, Wild C, Kieffer A, Torres Pineda, J S, Pierick K, Rothacher J, Decker O, Lettenmaier L, Mitesser O, Eisenhauer N, Mori A, Ammer C, Schuldt B, Müller J (2026) Elevation reverses the effects of forest structure on folivory and leaf asymmetry. Functional Ecology 40: 1061–1073. DOI:10.1111/1365-2435.70285

Mashera AT, Okimat JP, Ehbrecht M (2026) Terrestrial laser scanning-based allometric models for East-African tropical rainforest trees. Trees, Forests and People 24: 101211. DOI:10.1016/j.tfp.2026.101211

Montis M, Tozzi A, Balducci L, Napoleone F, Chianucci F, Middei L, Duflot R, Schall P, Burrascano S (2026) The mosaic of management strategies drives the contribution of chestnut groves to plant diversity. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 411:110551. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2026.110551

Nehemy MF, Hackmann CA, McDonnell JJ (2026): Branch Orientation: A Potential Indicator of Stem Rehydration and Water Stress. Hydrological Processes 40 (2), Article No. e70389. DOI:10.1002/hyp.70389

Okimat J P, Babweteera F, Ghartey J, Mashera AT, Ehbrecht M (2026). Decoupling of overstory and understory composition in an African tropical rainforest suggests declining tree diversity. Forest Ecology and Management 613: 123775. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123775

Paligi S S, Hackmann C A, Schick J, Audisio M, Coners H, Mund M, Ammer C, Leuschner C (2026): Isohydric Douglas fir shows earlier drought-induced declines in stem water status and growth than anisohydric beech.Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 388: 111294. DOI:0.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111294

Pierick K, Link R M, Inderwies H L, Koolen S P, Wu B, Schuldt B, Müller J, Ammer C, Seidel D (2026). Artificial gaps but not thinning persistently enhance forest structural heterogeneity. European Journal of Forest Research 145(4): 68. DOI:10.1007/s10342-026-01914-5

Pierick K, Seidel D, Bradler P, Cesarz S, Decker O, Delroy B, Dittrich, Ehbrecht M, Eisenhauer N, Fichtner A, Junginger M, Köhler M, Lettenmaier L, Link R, Mallick S, Müller J, Rochaer J, Rugen L, Scholz G, Stör J-L, Weißing K, Wild C, von Oheimb G, Ammer C, Schuldt B (2026) Microclimatic heterogeneity is associated with forest structure and biodiversity. Ecological Indicators 187: 114874. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.114874

Restrepo-Acevedo AM, Guo J, Novick K, Humphrey V, Zweifel R, Konings AG, Koch G, Knowles J, Anderegg LDL, Peters JMR, Paligi S, Schenk HJ, Beverly D, Magh R-K, Yao Y, Hackmann CA, Bohrer G, Browne M, Carminati A, Kannenberg SA (2026) Continuous monitoring of plant water potential: sensor-based approaches and best practices. New Phytologist 251(1): 569–588. DOI:10.1111/nph.71194

Seliger A, Zäh J, Heinrichs S, Schall P, Ammer C, Vor T (2026) Effects of Ungulate Herbivores on Temperate Forest Understory Vegetation - Implications From a Large-Scale Wildlife Exclosure Experiment in Central Europe. Journal of Vegetation Science 37, no. 2: e70128. DOI:10.1111/jvs.70128

Sprengel L, Ammer C, Heinelt T, Meyer D A, Schrewe J, Ehbrecht M (2026) Increased tree-ring widths in a European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) gap experiment already 2 years after set up. Forest Ecology and Management 600: 123284. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123284

Staab M, Blüthgen N, Wehner K, Schall P, Ammer C (2026) Advancing the quantification of land-use intensity in forests: the ForMIX index combining tree species composition, tree removal, deadwood availability, and stand maturity. European Journal of Forest Research 146: 6. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123284

Stritih A, Lecina-Diaz J, Mohr J, Schattenberg C, Ammer C, Anselmetto N, Bauhus J, Bončina A, Garbarino M, Hlásny T, Lindner M, Lingua E, Knific E, Krüger K, Marangon D, Morresi D, Mulec K, Nagel T A, Potterf M, Stritih J, Thom D, Welling D, Seidl R (2026) Can “closer-to-nature” forest management sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services in European forests in an uncertain future? Current Forestry Reports 12: 1 DOI:10.1007/s40725-025-00264-6

Vor T, Seliger A, Zäh J, Heinrichs S, Schall P, Ammer C (2026) Schalenwildeinfluss auf die Waldvegetation. Öko-Jagd 30 (1): 5-9

Weißing KK, Pierick K, Link RM, Köhler M, Ehbrecht M (2026) Impacts of forest management on the inter-annual variability of forest microclimate. European Journal of Forest Research 145:34. DOI:10.1007/s10342-026-01872-y

Zäh J, Seliger A, Heinrichs S, Schall P, Ammer C, Vor T (2026) Ungulate browsing induces legacy effects on woody species diversity and regeneration density in temperate forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management 619:124042. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2026.124042