Prof. Dr. Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

Geobotany

2016–2021 Dean of Studies, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany
Since 10/2013 Professor for Geobotany (Head of Department), Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany
2009–2013 Professor for Geobotany/Experimental Vegetation Science, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany
2003–2009 Senior Scientist at the Grassland Science Group, Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2001–2003 Research Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
2000–2001 Executive Director of the Institute for Biodiversity – Science and Business Experts Network (ibn) e.V., Friedrichshafen, Germany
1998–1999 Research Assistant at the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
1995–1999 PhD at the Department of Plant Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Germany
1988–1995 Study of Biology, Bayreuth, Germany

Bourdin, A., Bord, S., Durand, J., Galon, C., Moutailler, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Jactel, H. (2022) Forest Diversity Reduces the Prevalence of Pathogens Transmitted by the Tick Ixodes ricinus. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 891908. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.891908
Joly, F.-X., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Hättenschwiler, S. (2023) Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7, 214-223. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01948-z
Scherer-Lorenzen M, Gessner MO, Beisner BE, Messier C, Paquette A, Petermann JS, Soininen J, Nock CA (2022) Pathways for cross-boundary effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.009.
Schulze ED, Beck E, Buchmann N, Clemens S, Müller-Hohenstein K, Scherer-Lorenzen M (2019) Plant Ecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-56233-8
Zibold, M., Bässler, C., Hauck, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2024) Fungi and deadwood diversity: A test of the area-heterogeneity trade-off hypothesis. Journal of Ecology 112: 1701-1718.