Prof. Dr. Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

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Michael Scherer-Lorenzen

[Dr. rer. nat., Diplom-Biologe]

Raum 210 (Nebengebäude)
michael.scherer [AT] biologie.uni-freiburg.de
+49 761 203 5014
ORCID: 0000-0001-9566-590X

Education / Working Experience

Since 2013	Professor for Geobotany, University Freiburg, Germany
2009 – 2013	Professor for Experimental Vegetation Science, University Freiburg, Germany
2003 – 2009	Senior Scientist, Grasland Sciences, Institute for Plant Sciences, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2001 – 2003	PostDoc, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
2000 – 2001	Executive Director, 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	Research Assistant at the Department of Plant Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Germany
1999	PhD, University of Bayreuth, Germany: BIODEPTH (BIODiversity and Ecological Processes in Terrestrial Herbaceous ecosystems)

Research / Projects

DFG Excellence Cluster

Future Forests: Adapting
complex social-ecological
forest systems to global
change

Our subprojects:
Theme A4: Functional consequences of novel forest conditions: plant diversity trajectories/pathways and decomposition processes
Theme A5: Linking tick population dynamics and tick-borne diseases to forest change
Theme A5: Visual and acoustic dimensions of forest change: Linking monitoring data, perception and wellbeing

DFG Research Unit

BETA-FOR: Enhancing structural diversity in production forests

Our subprojects:
SP5 – After Life – Decomposition (Phase 1)
SP7 – Functional implications of forest structural heterogeneity and microbial diversity on necromass decomposition and plant nutrition (Phase 2)

DFG Infrastructure Priority Programme

Biodiversity Exploratories

Our projects:
ClimateChange
BEdry
BEsound
HearTheSpecies
BEhealthy

EU Horizon Europe

Trees4Adapt: Tree-based Solutions
for Climate Change Adaptation
& Biodiversity Conservation

Our participation:
WP1: Using research platforms to maximise tree-based benefits to climate adaptation & biodiversity
Coordination of FunDivEUROPE and TreeDivNet sites

Biodiversa

Dr.FOREST: Diversity of forests affecting human health

Our participation:
Project coordination
WP1: Psychological restoration
WP3: Disease vectors
WP5: Synthesis and health-impact assessment
WP6: Communication & Knowledge Exchange

TreeDivNet

The Tree Diversity Network

Our experiments:
BIOTREE
IDENT Freiburg
ECOLINK-Salix (Freiburg)
HighDiv-SRC

Biodiversa

MixForChange: Mixed Forest plantations for climate Change mitigation and adaptation

Our participation:
WP1 – climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration in mixed plantations
WP2 – Climate change adaptation through drought resilience in mixed plantations

DFG Research Training Group

ConFoBi: Conservation of Forest Biodiversity in Multiple-Use Landscapes of Central Europe

Our subprojects:
B2 – Mechanisms of vegetation change
B7 – Soundscapes
B9 – Wood-inhabiting fungi

Publications

2026

Mosig, C., [et int.], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., [et int.], Kattenborn, T. (2026) deadtrees.earth — An open-access and interactive database for centimeter-scale aerial imagery to uncover global tree mortality dynamics. Remote Sensing of the Environment 332, 115027.

2025

Jensen, J., Blondeel, H., Guillemot, J., Schnabel, F., Serrano-León, H., Auge, H., Baeten, L., Barsoum, N., Bauhus, J., Baum, C., Bermudez, R., Beyer, F., Brancalion, P., Cavender-Bares, J., Eisenhauer, N., Felton, A., Ferlian, O., Fiedler, S., Gebauer, T., Godbold, D.L., Hajek, P., Hall, J.S., Hölscher, D., Jactel, H., Kreft, H., Lapadat, C., MacLaren, C., Martin-StPaul, N., Meredieu, C., Mereu, S., Messier, C., Montgomery, R.A., Muys, B., Nock, C.A., Parker, J.D., Parker, W.C., Paterno, G.B., Perring, M.P., Ponette, Q., Potvin, C., Reich, P.B., Rentch, J., Rewald, B., Robin, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Sandén, H., Sinacore, K., Standish, R.J., Stefanski, A., Verheyen, K., Williams, L.J., Weih, M. (2025) Diversity in Resource Use Strategies Promotes Productivity in Young Planted Tree Species Mixtures. Global Change Biology 31, e70493.
O’Brien, S.A., Tylianakis, J.M., Anderson, D.P., Boesing, A.L., Lai, H.R., Le Provost, G., Manning, P., Neyret, M., Blüthgen, N., Jung, K., Magdon, P., Müller, S., Schenk, N.V., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Lavorel, S. (2025) Mobile species’ responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs and synergies among nature’s contributions to people. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, e2505401122. Doi: 10.1073/pnas.2505401122
Meyers, B., Thanopoulos, D.L., Munteanu, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2025) The effect of light availability and spatio-temporal heterogeneity on the soil seed bank diversity in temperate forests. Oikos, e11694.
Serrano-León, H., Blondeel, H., Glenz, P., Steurer, J., Schnabel, F., Baeten, L., Guillemot, J., Martin-StPaul, N., Skiadaresis, G., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bonal, D., Boone, M., Decarsin, R., Druel, A., Godbold, D.L., Gong, J., Hajek, P., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Mereu, S., Ponette, Q., Rewald, B., Sandén, H., Van den Bulcke, J., Verheyen, K., Werner, R., Bauhus, J. (2025) Multiyear Drought Strengthens Positive and Negative Functional Diversity Effects on Tree Growth Response. Global Change Biology 31, e70394.
Jactel, H., Pluchard, E., Schillé, L., Plat, N., Jouveau, S., Rivoal, J.-B., Hajek, P., Fründ, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2025) Experimental evidence of reduced Ips typographus damage in mixed spruce plantations. Journal of Pest Science 99, 32.
Li, Y., Schuldt, A., Bauhus, J., Belluau, M., Berthelot, S., Burghardt, K.T., Bruelheide, H., Castagneyrol, B., Chu, C., Eisenhauer, N., Ferlian, O., Fründ, J., Gebauer, T., Gravel, D., Jactel, H., Li, S., Liang, Y., Parker, J.D., Parker, W.C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Staab, M., Verheyen, K., Schmid, B., Ma, K., Liu, X. (2025) The tree growth–herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experiments. Nature Ecology & Evolution 9, 2014-2024.
Werner, R., Jensen, J., Fransson, P., Baum, C., Sandén, H., Rewald, B., Godbold, D.L., Mayer, M., Guillemot, J., Robin, A., Brancalion, P.H.S., Koricheva, J., Ponette, Q., Muys, B., Verheyen, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bauhus, J., Beyer, F., Hajek, P., Jactel, H., Weih, M. (2025) Effects of tree species richness on topsoil carbon and fungal diversity in European planted mixed forests are modulated by environmental conditions. Geoderma 464, 117591. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117591
Meyers, B., Friaud, R., Kassie, D., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Freschet, G.T. (2025) Soil nutrient availability rather than spatial nutrient heterogeneity shapes the intraspecific response of root architectural, morphological and mycorrhizal traits in Vaccinium myrtillus. Journal of Ecology 113, 3678-3699. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.70188.
Mosig, C., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Kattenborn, T. (2026) deadtrees.earth — An open-access and interactive database for centimeter-scale aerial imagery to uncover global tree mortality dynamics. Remote Sensing of the Environment 332, 115027.
Meyers, B., Friaud, R., Kassie, D., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Freschet, G.T. (2025) Soil nutrient availability rather than spatial nutrient heterogeneity shapes the intraspecific response of root architectural, morphological and mycorrhizal traits in Vaccinium myrtillus. Journal of Ecology 113, 3678-3699.
Bourdin, A., Augusto, L., Joly, F.-X., Bres, C., Chahine, T., Guillemot, J., Hajek, P., Jactel, H., Jensen, J., Mereu, S., Muys, B., Ponette, Q., Sandén, H., Parker, W.C., Paquette, A., Messier, C., Robin, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Serrano-León, H., Weih, M., Castagneyrol, B., Bakker, M.R., Fanin, N. (2025) Context dependency of tree diversity effects on standardized substrates decomposition: Role of tree functional composition, mycorrhizal type and climatic conditions. Journal of Ecology n/a. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.70189
Ohlert, T., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Zuo, X. (2025) Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity. Science 390, 284-289.
Déziel, M., Schoenig, D., Sousa-Silva, R., Searle, E.B., Parker, W.C., Cavender-Bares, J., Mereu, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Nock, C.A., Messier, C., Reich, P., Stefanski, A., Dong, N., Hajek, P., Gravel, D., Paquette, A. (2025) Resolving the effects of functional traits on tree growth rates: The influence of temporal dynamics and divergent strategies by leaf habit. Journal of Ecology n/a. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.70151
Arend, D., Gebhard, A., Triantafyllopoulos, A., Schuller, B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Müller, S. (2025) Soundscape-based evaluation of small-scale forest management interventions. Forest Ecology and Management 596, 123067
Rozario, K., Shaw, T., Marselle, M., Oh, R.R.Y., Schröger, E., Giraldo Botero, M., Frey, J., Ștefan, V., Müller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Jaroszewicz, B., Verheyen, K., Bonn, A. (2025) Perceived biodiversity: Is what we measure also what we see and hear? People and Nature 7, 2019-2037.
Zheng, L., Ibáñez, I., Williams, L.J., Zhu, K., Serrano-León, H., Jensen, J., Eisenhauer, N., Verheyen, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schnabel, F., Kreft, H., Guerrero-Ramírez, N.R., Hölscher, D., Paterno, G.B., Irawan, B., Ponette, Q., Messier, C., Paquette, A., Stefanski, A., Mereu, S., Bauhus, J., Hajek, P., Nock, C.A., Cavender-Bares, J., Parker, W.C., Quosh, J., Ferlian, O., Auge, H., Potvin, C., Yan, E., Yang, B., Zhang, L., Zhao, Z., Sinacore, K., Hall, J.S., Guillemot, J., Robin, A., Brancalion, P.H.S., Sundawati, L., Reich, P.B. (2025) Neighbourhood diversity increases tree growth in experimental forests more in wetter climates but not in wetter years. Nature Ecology & Evolution. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02805-5
Schwarz, R., Eisenhauer, N., Ammer, C., Bradler, P.M., Decker, O., Delory, B.M., Dietrich, P., Fichtner, A., Huang, Y., Lettenmaier, L., Junginger, M., Mitesser, O., Müller, J., von Oheimb, G., Pierick, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Cesarz, S. (2025) Inconsistent short-term effects of enhanced structural complexity on soil microbial properties across German forests. Applied Soil Ecology 214, 106335.
Hordijk, I., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Crowther, T.W. (2025) Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests. Nature Communications 16, 4773.
Gillerot, L., Landuyt, D., Bourdin, A., Rozario, K., Shaw, T., Steinparzer, M., Stojek, K., Vanroy, T., Cuentas Romero, A.G., Müller, S., Oh, R.R.Y., Proß, T., Bonal, D., Bonn, A., Bruelheide, H., Godbold, D., Haluza, D., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Kilpi, K., Marselle, M.R., Ponette, Q., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., De Frenne, P., Muys, B., Verheyen, K. (2025) Forest biodiversity and structure modulate human health benefits and risks. Nature Sustainability 8: 485-497.
Huth, F., Tischer, A., Nikolova, P., Feldhaar, H., Wehnert, A., Hülsmann, L., Bauhus, J., Heer, K., Vogt, J., Ammer, C., Berger, U., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Böhme, M., Bugmann, H., Buse, J., Demant, L., Dörfler, I., Ewald, J., Feldmann, E., Fichtner, A., Gossner, M.M., Grams, T.E.E., Häberle, K.-H., Hagge, J., Hartmann, H., Herzog, S., Kahmen, A., Kohnle, U., Krabel, D., Krämer-Klement, K., Kreyling, J., Manthey, M., Mellert, K., Meyer, P., Mölder, A., Muffler-Weigel, L., Ohse, B., Opgenoorth, L., Rewald, B., Rothe, A., Ruehr, N., Scharnweber, T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmeddes, J., Schmerbeck, J., Schmidt, M., Seidel, D., Thomas, F.M., Tiebel, M., von Oheimb, G., Wagner, S., Weigel, R., Wilmking, M., Zang, C., Schuldt, B. (2025) Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe. Basic and Applied Ecology 86, 66-100. Teittinen, A., Luoto, M., Muukkonen, P., Myyry, M.-K., Reiman, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Soininen, J. (2025) Cross-boundary connections of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in boreal ecosystems. Ecological Monographs 95, e70013.
Rothacher, J., Mitesser, O., Müller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Buřivalová, Z., Müller, J. (2025) Testing the soundscape response to silvicultural interventions in a controlled before-and-after experiment. Biological Conservation 306, 111116.
Augusto, L., Borelle, R., Boča, A., Bon, L., Orazio, C., Arias-González, A., Bakker, M.R., Gartzia-Bengoetxea, N., Auge, H., Bernier, F., Cantero, A., Cavender-Bares, J., Correia, A.H., De Schrijver, A., Diez-Casero, J.J., Eisenhauer, N., Fotelli, M.N., Gâteblé, G., Godbold, D.L., Gomes-Caetano-Ferreira, M., Gundale, M.J., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Larsson, M., Laudicina, V.A., Legout, A., Martín-García, J., Mason, W.L., Meredieu, C., Mereu, S., Montgomery, R.A., Musch, B., Muys, B., Paillassa, E., Paquette, A., Parker, J.D., Parker, W.C., Ponette, Q., Reynolds, C., Rozados-Lorenzo, M.J., Ruiz-Peinado, R., Santesteban-Insausti, X., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Silva-Pando, F.J., Smolander, A., Spyroglou, G., Teixeira-Barcelos, E.B., Vanguelova, E.I., Verheyen, K., Vesterdal, L., Charru, M. (2025) Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08692-x
Williams, L.J., Kovach, K.R., Guzmán Q., J.A., Stefanski, A., Bermudez, R., Butler, E.E., Coq–Etchegaray, D., Glenn-Stone, C., Hajek, P., Klama, J., Medlyn, B.E., Messier, C., Moradi, A., Paquette, A., Park, M.H., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Townsend, P.A., Reich, P.B., Cavender-Bares, J., Schuman, M.C. (2025) Tree diversity shapes the spectral signature of light transmittance in developing forests. Ecology 106, e70032.
Schnabel, F., Guillemot, J., Barry, K.E., Brunn, M., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Gebauer, T., Guerrero-Ramirez, N.R., Handa, I.T., Madsen, C., Mancilla, L., Monteza, J., Moore, T., Oelmann, Y., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schwendenmann, L., Wagner, A., Wirth, C., Potvin, C. (2025) Tree diversity increases carbon stocks and fluxes above—but not belowground in a tropical forest experiment. Global Change Biology 31, e70089.
Pauler, C.M., Homburger, H., Lüscher, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schneider, M.K. (2025) Ecosystem services in mountain pastures: A complex network of site conditions, climate and management. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 377, 109272.

2024

Decarsin, R., Guillemot, J., le Maire, G., Blondeel, H., Meredieu, C., Achard, E., Bonal, D., Cochard, H., Corso, D., Delzon, S., Doucet, Z., Druel, A., Grossiord, C., Torres-Ruiz, J.M., Bauhus, J., Godbold, D.L., Hajek, P., Jactel, H., Jensen, J., Mereu, S., Ponette, Q., Rewald, B., Ruffault, J., Sandén, H., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Serrano-León, H., Simioni, G., Verheyen, K., Werner, R., Martin-StPaul, N. (2024) Tree drought–mortality risk depends more on intrinsic species resistance than on stand species diversity. Global Change Biology 30, e17503.
Stojek, K., Krośniak, M., Bobrowska-Korczak, B., Czortek, P., Decock, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verbeken, A., Verheyen, K., Jaroszewicz, B. (2024) The concentrations of microelements in forest mushrooms are influenced by soil pH and C/N ratio and less by stand characteristics. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 86, 127534.
Mueller, S., Jahn, O., Jung, K., Mitesser, O., Ammer, C., Böhm, S., Ehbrecht, M., Farina, A., Renner, S.C., Pieretti, N., Schall, P., Tschapka, M., Wells, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2024) Temporal dynamics of acoustic diversity in managed forests. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12.
Shaw, T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Mueller, S. (2024) Forest structural heterogeneity positively affects bird richness and acoustic diversity in a temperate, central European forest. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1387879
Hordijk, I., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Crowther, T.W. (2024) Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats. Global Ecology and Biogeography, e13889.
Luo, S., Schmid, B., Hector, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Barsoum, N., Bauhus, J., Beyer, F., Bruelheide, H., Ferlian, O., Godbold, D., Hall, J.S., Hajek, P., Huang, Y., Hölscher, D., Kreft, H., Liu, X., Messier, C., Nock, C., Paquette, A., Parker, J.D., Parker, W.C., Paterno, G.B., Reich, P.B., Rewald, B., Sandén, H., Sinacore, K., Stefanski, A., Williams, L., Eisenhauer, N. (2024) Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations. New Phytologist 243, 1205-1219.
Schnabel, F., Guillemot, J., Barry, K.E., Brunn, M., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Gebauer, T., Guerrero-Ramirez, N.R., Handa, I.T., Madsen, C., Mancilla, L., Monteza, J., Moore, T., Oelmann, Y., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schwendenmann, L., Wagner, A., Wirth, C., Potvin, C. (2024) Tree diversity increases carbon stocks and fluxes above- but not belowground in a tropical forest experiment. bioRxiv, 2024.2006.2020.599915.
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. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14352
Zou, Y., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […] Crowther, T.W. (2024) Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types. Nature Communications 15, 4658.
Vázquez-González, C., Castagneyrol, B., Muiruri, E.W., Barbaro, L., Abdala-Roberts, L., Barsoum, N., Fründ, J., Glynn, C., Jactel, H., McShea, W.J., Mereu, S., Mooney, K.A., Morillas, L., Nock, C.A., Paquette, A., Parker, J.D., Parker, W.C., Roales, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schuldt, A., Verheyen, K., Weih, M., Yang, B., Koricheva, J. (2024) Tree diversity enhances predation by birds but not by arthropods across climate gradients. Ecology Letters 27, e14427.
Blondeel, H., Guillemot, J., Martin-StPaul, N., Druel, A., Bilodeau-Gauthier, S., Bauhus, J., Grossiord, C., Hector, A., Jactel, H., Jensen, J., Messier, C., Muys, B., Serrano-León, H., Auge, H., Barsoum, N., Birhane, E., Bruelheide, H., Cavender-Bares, J., Chu, C., Cumming, J.R., Damtew, A., Eisenhauer, N., Ferlian, O., Fiedler, S., Ganade, G., Godbold, D.L., Gravel, D., Hall, J.S., Hölscher, D., Hulvey, K.B., Koricheva, J., Kreft, H., Lapadat, C., Liang, J., Liu, X., Meredieu, C., Mereu, S., Montgomery, R., Morillas, L., Nock, C., Paquette, A., Parker, J.D., Parker, W.C., Paterno, G.B., Perring, M.P., Ponette, Q., Potvin, C., Reich, P., Rentch, J., Rewald, B., Sandén, H., Sinacore, K., Standish, R.J., Stefanski, A., Tobin, P.C., van Breugel, M., Fagundes, M.V., Weih, M., Williams, L.J., Zhou, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Baeten, L. (2024) Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought. Journal of Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14294
Stojek, K., Bobrowska-Korczak, B., Kusińska, B., Czerwonka, M., Decruyenaere, J., Decock, L., Klama, J., Mueller, S., Ponette, Q., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Jaroszewicz, B. (2024) Factors affecting composition of fatty acids in wild-growing forest mushrooms. Mycologia, doi: 10.1080/00275514.2024.2325045
Zheng, L., Barry, K.E., Guerrero-Ramírez, N.R., Craven, D., Reich, P.B., Verheyen, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Eisenhauer, N., Barsoum, N., Bauhus, J., Bruelheide, H., Cavender-Bares, J., Dolezal, J., Auge, H., Fagundes, M.V., Ferlian, O., Fiedler, S., Forrester, D.I., Ganade, G., Gebauer, T., Haase, J., Hajek, P., Hector, A., Hérault, B., Hölscher, D., Hulvey, K.B., Irawan, B., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Kreft, H., Lanta, V., Leps, J., Mereu, S., Messier, C., Montagnini, F., Mörsdorf, M., Müller, S., Muys, B., Nock, C.A., Paquette, A., Parker, W.C., Parker, J.D., Parrotta, J.A., Paterno, G.B., Perring, M.P., Piotto, D., Wayne Polley, H., Ponette, Q., Potvin, C., Quosh, J., Rewald, B., Godbold, D.L., van Ruijven, J., Standish, R.J., Stefanski, A., Sundawati, L., Urgoiti, J., Williams, L.J., Wilsey, B.J., Yang, B., Zhang, L., Zhao, Z., Yang, Y., Sandén, H., Ebeling, A., Schmid, B., Fischer, M., Kotowska, M.M., Palmborg, C., Tilman, D., Yan, E., Hautier, Y. (2024) Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding. Nature Communications 15, 2078.
Depauw, L., De Lombaerde, E., Dhiedt, E., Blondeel, H., Abdala-Roberts, L., Auge, H., Barsoum, N., Bauhus, J., Chu, C., Damtew, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fagundes, M.V., Ganade, G., Gendreau-Berthiaume, B., Godbold, D., Gravel, D., Guillemot, J., Hajek, P., Hector, A., Hérault, B., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Kreft, H., Liu, X., Mereu, S., Messier, C., Muys, B., Nock, C.A., Paquette, A., Parker, J.D., Parker, W.C., Paterno, G.B., Perring, M.P., Ponette, Q., Potvin, C., Reich, P.B., Rewald, B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schnabel, F., Sousa-Silva, R., Weih, M., Zemp, D.C., Verheyen, K., Baeten, L. (2024) Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights. Current Forestry Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-023-00208-y

2023

Mo, L.,[…], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Crowther, T.W. (2023) Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential. Nature 624, 92-101.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M. et al. (2023) The functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests – the FunDivEUROPE dataset [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9ghx3ffpz
Chao, A., Chiu, C.-H., Hu, K.-H., van der Plas, F., Cadotte, M.W., Mitesser, O., Thorn, S., Mori, A.S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Eisenhauer, N., Bässler, C., Delory, B.M., Feldhaar, H., Fichtner, A., Hothorn, T., Peters, M.K., Pierick, K., von Oheimb, G., Müller, J., 2023. Hill–Chao numbers allow decomposing gamma multifunctionality into alpha and beta components. Ecology Letters 27, e14336.
Greinwald, K., Musso, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Weiler, M., Egli, M. (2023) The development of nutrient pools along two holocene chronosequences with contrasting bedrocks in the Swiss Alps. Catena 233, 107507.
Wei, L., Liira, J., Ehrmann, S., Lenoir, J., Decocq, G., Brunet, J., Wulf, M., Diekmann, M., Naaf, T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Hansen, K., De Smedt, P., Valdés, A., Verheyen, K., De Frenne, P. (2023) Impact of patch age and size on forest soil characteristics in European agricultural landscapes. Science of the Total Environment 898, 165543.
Ma, H., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M.,[…], Zohner, C.M., (2023) The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit. Nature Plants 9, 1795-1809.
Bourdin, A., Dokhelar, T., Bord, S., Van Halder, I., Stemmelen, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Jactel, H. (2023) Forests harbor more ticks than other habitats: A meta-analysis. Forest Ecology and Management 541, 121081.
Müller, J., Mitesser, O., Cadotte, M.W., van der Plas, F., Mori, A.S., Ammer, C., Chao, A.N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Baldrian, P., Bassler, C., Biedermann, P., Cesarz, S., Classen, A., Delory, B.M., Feldhaar, H., Fichtner, A., Hothorn, T., Kuenzer, C., Peters, M.K., Pierick, K., Schmitt, T., Schuldt, B., Seidel, D., Six, D., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Thorn, S., von Oheimb, G., Wegmann, M., Weisser, W.W., Eisenhauer, N. (2023) Enhancing the structural diversity between forest patches-A concept and real-world experiment to study biodiversity, multifunctionality and forest resilience across spatial scales. Global Change Biology 29, 1437-1450.
Hordijk, I., […]., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Crowther, T.W. (2023) Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness. Journal of Ecology 111, 1308-1326.
van der Plas, F., Schroder-Georgi, T., Weigelt, A., Barry, K., Meyer, S., Alzate, A., Barnard, R.L., Buchmann, N., de Kroon, H., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Engels, C., Fischer, M., Gleixner, G., Hildebrandt, A., Koller-France, E., Leimer, S., Milcu, A., Mommer, L., Niklaus, P.A., Oelmann, Y., Roscher, C., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Schmid, B., Schulze, E.D., Temperton, V., Tscharntke, T., Voigt, W., Weisser, W., Wilcke, W., Wirth, C. (2023) Reply to: Plant traits alone are good predictors of ecosystem properties when used carefully. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7, 335-336.
Schuldt, A., Liu, X., Buscot, F., Bruelheide, H., Erfmeier, A., He, J.-S., Klein, A.-M., Ma, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Scholten, T., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Staab, M. (2023) Carbon–biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forest. Global Change Biology 29, 5321-5333.
Joly, F.-X., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Hättenschwiler, S. (2023) Resolving the intricate role of climate in litter decomposition. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7, 214-223.
Neyret, M., Peter, S., Le Provost, G., Boch, S., Boesing, A.L., Bullock, J.M., Hölzel, N., Klaus, V.H., Kleinebecker, T., Krauss, J., Müller, J., Müller, S., Ammer, C., Buscot, F., Ehbrecht, M., Fischer, M., Goldmann, K., Jung, K., Mehring, M., Müller, T., Renner, S.C., Schall, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Westphal, C., Wubet, T., Manning, P. (2023) Landscape management strategies for multifunctionality and social equity. Nature Sustainability.
Desie, E., Zuo, J., Verheyen, K., Djukic, I., Van Meerbeek, K., Auge, H., Barsoum, N., Baum, C., Bruelheide, H., Eisenhauer, N., Feldhaar, H., Ferlian, O., Gravel, D., Jactel, H., Schmidt, I.K., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Meredieu, C., Mereu, S., Messier, C., Morillas, L., Nock, C., Paquette, A., Ponette, Q., Reich, P.B., Roales, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Seitz, S., Schmidt, A., Stefanski, A., Trogisch, S., Halder, I.v., Weih, M., Williams, L.J., Yang, B., Muys, B. (2023) Disentangling drivers of litter decomposition in a multi-continent network of tree diversity experiments. Science of the Total Environment 857, 159717.
Hajek, P., Mörsdorf, M., Kovach, K.R., Greinwald, K., Rose, L., Nock, C.A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2023) Quantifying the influence of tree species richness on community drought resistance using drone-derived NDVI and ground-based measures of Plant Area Index and leaf chlorophyll in a young tree diversity experiment. European Journal of Forest Research 143, 141-155
Delavaux, C.S., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Maynard, D.S. (2023) Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions. Nature 621, 773-781.

2022

Le Provost, G., Schenk, N.V., Penone, C., Thiele, J., Westphal, C., Allan, E., Ayasse, M., Blüthgen, N., Boeddinghaus, R.S., Boesing, A.L., Bolliger, R., Busch, V., Fischer, M., Gossner, M.M., Hölzel, N., Jung, K., Kandeler, E., Klaus, V.H., Kleinebecker, T., Leimer, S., Marhan, S., Morris, K., Müller, S., Neff, F., Neyret, M., Oelmann, Y., Perović, D.J., Peter, S., Prati, D., Rillig, M.C., Saiz, H., Schäfer, D., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schloter, M., Schöning, I., Schrumpf, M., Steckel, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Tschapka, M., Vogt, J., Weiner, C., Weisser, W., Wells, K., Werner, M., Wilcke, W., Manning, P. (2022) The supply of multiple ecosystem services requires biodiversity across spatial scales. Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Wagg, C., Roscher, C., Weigelt, A., Vogel, A., Ebeling, A., de Luca, E., Roeder, A., Kleinspehn, C., Temperton, V.M., Meyer, S.T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Buchmann, N., Fischer, M., Weisser, W.W., Eisenhauer, N., Schmid, B. (2022) Biodiversity–stability relationships strengthen over time in a long-term grassland experiment. Nature Communications 13, 7752.
Díaz, S., […], Scherer-Lorenzen, M.,[…], Zotz, G. (2022) The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset. Scientific Data 9, 755.
Gillerot, L., Landuyt, D., Oh, R., Chow, W., Haluza, D., Ponette, Q., Jactel, H., Bruelheide, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., De Frenne, P., Muys, B., Verheyen, K. (2022) Forest structure and composition alleviate human thermal stress. Global Change Biology 28, 7340-7352. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16419
Liang, J., [….], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Hui, C. (2022) Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients. Nature Ecology & Evolution. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01831-x
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
Schmid, B., Schmitz, M., Rzanny, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Mwangi, P.N., Weisser, W.W., Hector, A., Schmid, R., Flynn, D.F.B. (2022) Removing subordinate species in a biodiversity experiment to mimic observational field studies. Grassland Research 1, 53-62. DOI: 10.1002/glr2.12009
Hajek, P., Link, R.M., Nock, C.A., Bauhus, J., Gebauer, T., Gessler, A., Kovach, K., Messier, C., Paquette, A., Saurer, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Rose, L., Schuldt, B. (2022) Mutually inclusive mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality. Global Change Biology 28, 3365-3378. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16146
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Gessner, M.O., Beisner, B.E., Messier, C., Paquette, A., Petermann, J.S., Soininen, J., Nock, C.A. (2022) Pathways for cross-boundary effects of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 37, 454-467.
Shovon, T.A., Kang, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Nock, C.A. (2022) Changes in the direction of the diversity–productivity relationship over 15 years of stand development in a planted temperate forest. Journal of Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13855
Cesarz, S., Craven, D., Auge, H., Bruelheide, H., Castagneyrol, B., Gutknecht, J., Hector, A., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Messier, C., Muys, B., O’Brien, M.J., Paquette, A., Ponette, Q., Potvin, C., Reich, P.B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Smith, A.R., Verheyen, K., Eisenhauer, N. (2022) Tree diversity effects on soil microbial biomass and respiration are context dependent across forest diversity experiments. Global Ecology and Biogeography 31, 872-885. DOI:10.1111/geb.13461
Helbach, J., Frey, J., Messier, C., Mörsdorf, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2022) Light heterogeneity affects understory plant species richness in temperate forests supporting the heterogeneity–diversity hypothesis. Ecology and Evolution 12, e8534.
Müller, S., Mitesser, O., Oschwald, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Potvin, C., 2022. Temporal Soundscape Patterns in a Panamanian Tree Diversity Experiment: Polycultures Show an Increase in High Frequency Cover. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10.
Müller, S., Gossner, M.M., Penone, C., Jung, K., Renner, S.C., Farina, A., Anhäuser, L., Ayasse, M., Boch, S., Haensel, F., Heitzmann, J., Kleinn, C., Magdon, P., Perović, D.J., Pieretti, N., Shaw, T., Steckel, J., Tschapka, M., Vogt, J., Westphal, C., Scherer- Lorenzen, M. (2022) Land-use intensity and landscape structure drive the acoustic composition of grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 328, 107845.
Jing, X., Muys, B., Baeten, L., Bruelheide, H., De Wandeler, H., Desie, E., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Jucker, T., Kardol, P., Pollastrini, M., Ratcliffe, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Selvi, F., Vancampenhout, K., van der Plas, F., Verheyen, K., Vesterdal, L., Zuo, J., Van Meerbeek, K. (2022) Climatic conditions, not above- and belowground resource availability and uptake capacity, mediate tree diversity effects on productivity and stability. Science of The Total Environment 812, 152560.
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2021

Wambsganss, J., Freschet, G. T. ,Beyer, F., Bauhus, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2021) Tree diversity, initial litter quality, and site conditions drive early-stage fine-root decomposition in European forests. Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-021-00728-3
Freschet, G.T., Pagès, L., Iversen, C.M., Comas, L.H., Rewald, B., Roumet, C., Klimešová, J., Zadworny, M., Poorter, H., Postma, J.A., Adams, T.S., Bagniewska-Zadworna, A., Bengough, A.G., Blancaflor, E.B., Brunner, I., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Garnier, E., Gessler, A., Hobbie, S.E., Meier, I.C., Mommer, L., Picon-Cochard, C., Rose, L., Ryser, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Soudzilovskaia, N.A., Stokes, A., Sun, T., Valverde-Barrantes, O.J., Weemstra, M., Weigelt, A., Wurzburger, N., York, L.M., Batterman, S.A., Gomes de Moraes, M., Janeček, Š., Lambers, H., Salmon, V., Tharayil, N., McCormack, M.L. (2021) A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements. New Phytologist 232, 973-1122.
Greinwald, K., Gebauer, T., Treuter, L., Kolodziej, V., Musso, A., Maier, F., Lustenberger, F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2021) Root density drives aggregate stability of soils of different moraine ages in the Swiss Alps. Plant and Soil. DOI: 10.1007/s11104-021-05111-8
Serrano-León, H., Nitschke, R., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Forrester, D.I. (2021) Intra-specific leaf trait variability of F. sylvatica, Q. petraea and P. abies in response to inter-specific competition and implications for forest functioning. Tree Physiology. DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpab109
Kwon, T., Shibata, H., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Schmidt, I.K., Larsen, K.S., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., Lamarque, J.-F., Hagedorn, F., Eisenhauer, N., Djukic, I., and the Tea Bag Initiative (incl. Scherer-Lorenzen, M.) (2021) Effects of climate and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on early to mid-term stage litter decomposition across biomes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 4. DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480
Messier, C., Bauhus, J., Sousa-Silva, R., Auge, H., Baeten, L., Barsoum, N., Bruelheide, H., Caldwell, B., Cavender-Bares, J., Dhiedt, E., Eisenhauer, N., Ganade, G., Gravel, D., Guillemot, J., Hall, J.S., Hector, A., Hérault, B., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Kreft, H., Mereu, S., Muys, B., Nock, C.A., Paquette, A., Parker, J.D., Perring, M.P., Ponette, Q., Potvin, C., Reich, P.B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schnabel, F., Verheyen, K., Weih, M., Wollni, M., Zemp, D.C. (2021) For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let’s diversify planted forests! Conservation Letters, e12829.
Wambsganss, J., Freschet, G.T., Beyer, F., Goldmann, K., Prada-Salcedo, L.D., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bauhus, J. (2021) Tree species mixing causes a shift in fine-root soil exploitation strategies across European forests. Functional Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13856
Jing, X., Muys, B., Bruelheide, H., Desie, E., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Kardol, P., Ratcliffe, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Selvi, F., Vancampenhout, K., van der Plas, F., Verheyen, K., Vesterdal, L., Zuo, J., Van Meerbeek, K. (2021) Above- and below-ground complementarity rather than selection drive tree diversity–productivity relationships in European forests. Functional Ecology.DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13825
Shaw, T., Müller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2021) Slope does not affect autonomous recorder detection shape: considerations for acoustic monitoring in forested landscapes. Bioacoustics. DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2021.1925590
Wambsganss, J., Beyer, F., Freschet, G.T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bauhus, J., Tree species mixing reduces biomass but increases length of absorptive fine roots in European forests (2021). Journal of Ecology 109, 2678-2991. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13675
Van Sundert, K., Arfin Khan, M.A.S., Bharath, S., Buckley, Y.M., Caldeira, M.C., Donohue, I., Dubbert, M., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Eskelinen, A., Finn, A., Gebauer, T., Haider, S., Hansart, A., Jentsch, A., Kübert, A., Nijs, I., Nock, C.A., Nogueira, C., Porath-Krause, A.J., Radujković, D., Raynaud, X., Risch, A.C., Roscher, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schuchardt, M.A., Schütz, M., Siebert, J., Sitters, J., Spohn, M., Virtanen, R., Werner, C., Wilfahrt, P., Vicca, S. (2021) Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity. Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15583
Schaub, S., Finger, R., Leiber, F., Probst, S., Kreuzer, M., Weigelt, A., Buchmann, N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2021. Reply to: “Results from a biodiversity experiment fail to represent economic performance of semi-natural grasslands”. Nature Communications 12, 2124.
Greinwald, K., Gebauer, T., Musso, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2021. Similar successional development of functional community structure in glacier forelands despite contrasting bedrocks. Journal of Vegetation Science 32, e12993.
Freschet, G.T., Roumet, C., Comas, L.H., Weemstra, M., Bengough, A.G., Rewald, B., Bardgett, R.D., De Deyn, G.B., Johnson, D., Klimešová, J., Lukac, M., McCormack, M.L., Meier, I.C., Pagès, L., Poorter, H., Prieto, I., Wurzburger, N., Zadworny, M., Bagniewska-Zadworna, A., Blancaflor, E.B., Brunner, I., Gessler, A., Hobbie, S.E., Iversen, C.M., Mommer, L., Picon-Cochard, C., Postma, J.A., Rose, L., Ryser, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Soudzilovskaia, N.A., Sun, T., Valverde-Barrantes, O.J., Weigelt, A., York, L.M., Stokes, A. (2021) Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs. New Phytologist https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17072.
Greinwald, K., Dieckmann, L.A., Schipplick, C., Hartmann, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Gebauer, T. (2021) Vertical root distribution and biomass allocation along proglacial chronosequences in Central Switzerland. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 53, 20-34.
Valdés-Correcher, E., Moreira, X., Augusto, L., Barbaro, L., Bouget, C., Bouriaud, O., Branco, M., Centenaro, G., Csóka, G., Damestoy, T., Dobrosavljević, J., Duduman, M.-L., Dulaurent, A.-M., Eötvös, C.B., Faticov, M., Ferrante, M., Fürjes-Mikó, Á., Galmán, A., Gossner, M.M., Hampe, A., Harvey, D., Gordon Howe, A., Kadiri, Y., Kaennel-Dobbertin, M., Koricheva, J., Kozel, A., Kozlov, M.V., Lövei, G.L., Lupaștean, D., Milanović, S., Mrazova, A., Opgennoorth, L., Pitkänen, J.-M., Popova, A., Popović, M., Prinzing, A., Queloz, V., Roslin, T., Sallé, A., Sam, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schuldt, A., Selikhovkin, A., Suominen, L., Tack, A.J.M., Tahadlova, M., Thomas, R., Castagneyrol, B. (2021) Search for top-down and bottom-up drivers of latitudinal trends in insect herbivory in oak trees in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography.DOI: 10.1111/geb.13244

2020

van der Plas, F., Schröder-Georgi, T., Weigelt, A., Barry, K., Meyer, S., Alzate, A., Barnard, R.L., Buchmann, N., de Kroon, H., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Engels, C., Fischer, M., Gleixner, G., Hildebrandt, A., Koller-France, E., Leimer, S., Milcu, A., Mommer, L., Niklaus, P.A., Oelmann, Y., Roscher, C., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Schmid, B., Schulze, E.-D., Temperton, V., Tscharntke, T., Voigt, W., Weisser, W., Wilcke, W., Wirth, C. (2020) Plant traits alone are poor predictors of ecosystem properties and long-term ecosystem functioning. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, 1602-1611.
Barry, K.E., van Ruijven, J., Mommer, L., Bai, Y.F., Beierkuhnlein, C., Buchmann, N., de Kroon, H., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Guimaraes-Steinicke, C., Hildebrandt, A., Isbell, F., Milcu, A., Nesshover, C., Reich, P.B., Roscher, C., Sauheitl, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Tilman, D., von Felten, S., Weigelt, A. (2020) Limited evidence for spatial resource partitioning across temperate grassland biodiversity experiments. Ecology 101.
Bastias, C.C., Truchado, D.A., Valladares, F., Benavides, R., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Coppi, A., Finer, L., Gimeno, T.E., Jaroszewicz, B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Selvi, F., De la Cruz, M. (2020) Species richness influences the spatial distribution of trees in European forests. Oikos 129, 380-390.
Landuyt, D., Ampoorter, E., Bastias, C.C., Benavides, R., Muller, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Valladares, F., Wasof, S., Verheyen, K. (2020) Importance of overstorey attributes for understorey litter production and nutrient cycling in European forests. Forest Ecosystems 7.
Valdes, A., Lenoir, J., De Frenne, P., Andrieu, E., Brunet, J., Chabrerie, O., Cousins, S.A.O., Deconchat, M., De Smedt, P., Diekmann, M., Ehrmann, S., Gallet-Moron, E., Gartner, S., Giffard, B., Hansen, K., Hermy, M., Kolb, A., Le Roux, V., Liira, J., Lindgren, J., Martin, L., Naaf, T., Paal, T., Proesmans, W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Wulf, M., Verheyen, K., Decocq, G. (2020) High ecosystem service delivery potential of small woodlands in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology 57, 4-16.
Poeydebat, C., Jactel, H., Moreira, X., Koricheva, J., Barsoum, N., Bauhus, J., Eisenhauer, N., Ferlian, O., Francisco, M., Gottschall, F., Gravel, D., Mason, B., Muiruri, E., Muys, B., Nock, C., Paquette, A., Ponette, Q., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Stokes, V., Staab, M., Verheyen, K., Castagneyrol, B. (2020) Climate affects neighbour-induced changes in leaf chemical defences and tree diversity–herbivory relationships. Functional Ecology DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13700
Cesarz, S, Craven, D, Auge, H, Bruelheide, H, Castagneyrol, B, Hector, A, Jactel, H, Koricheva, J, Messier, C, Muys, B, O’Brien, MJ, Paquette, A, Ponette, Q, Potvin, C, Reich, PB, Scherer-Lorenzen,M, Smith, AR, Verheyen, K, Eisenhauer, N (2020) Biotic and abiotic drivers of soil microbial functions across tree diversity experiments. bioRxiv:2020.2001.2030.927277.
Drenckhahn, D., Arneth, A., Filser, J., Haberl, H., Hansjürgens, B., Herrmann, B., Homeier, J., Leuschner, C., Mosbrugger, V., Reusch, T., Schäffer, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Tockner, K. (2020) Globale Biodiversität in der Krise – Was können Deutschland und die EU dagegen tun? Global Biodiversity in Crisis – What can Germany and the EU do about it? Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina (Hrsg.) Diskussion Nr. 24. Halle (Saale).
Patoine, G., Bruelheide, H., Haase, J., Nock, C., Ohlmann, N., Schwarz, B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Eisenhauer, N. (2020) Tree litter functional diversity and nitrogen concentration enhance litter decomposition via changes in earthworm communities. Ecology and Evolution 10, 6752-6768.
Castagneyrol, B., Valdés-Correcher, E., Bourdin, A., Barbaro, L., Bouriaud, O., Branco, M., Centenaro, G., Csóka, G., Duduman, M.-L., Dulaurent, A.-M., Eötvös, C.B., Faticov, M., Ferrante, M., Fürjes-Mikó, Á., Galmán, A., Gossner, M.M., Harvey, D., Howe, A.G., Kaennel-Dobbertin, M., Koricheva, J., Löveï, G.L., Lupaștean, D., Milanović, S., Mrazova, A., Opgennoorth, L., Pitkänen, J.-M., Popović, M., Roslin, T.V., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Sam, K., Tahadlová, M., Thomas, R., Tack, A.J.M. (2020) Can School Children Support Ecological Research? Lessons from the Oak Bodyguard Citizen Science Project. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 5, 10.
Müller, S., Shaw, T., Güntert, D., Helmbold, L., Schütz, N., Thomas, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2020) Ecoacoustics of small forest patches in agricultural landscapes: acoustic diversity and bird richness increase with patch size. Biodiversity, 1-13.
Buzhdygan, O.Y., Meyer, S.T., Weisser, W.W., Eisenhauer, N., Ebeling, A., Borrett, S.R., Buchmann, N., Cortois, R., De Deyn, G.B., de Kroon, H., Gleixner, G., Hertzog, L.R., Hines, J., Lange, M., Mommer, L., Ravenek, J., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Schmid, B., Steinauer, K., Strecker, T., Tietjen, B., Vogel, A., Weigelt, A., Petermann, J.S. (2020) Biodiversity increases multitrophic energy use efficiency, flow and storage in grasslands. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, 393-405.
Storch, I., Penner, J., Asbeck, T., Basile, M., Bauhus, J., Braunisch, V., Dormann, C.F., Frey, J., Gärtner, S., Hanewinkel, M., Koch, B., Klein, A.-M., Kuss, T., Pregernig, M., Pyttel, P., Reif, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Segelbacher, G., Schraml, U., Staab, M., Winkel, G., Yousefpour, R. (2020) Evaluating the effectiveness of retention forestry to enhance biodiversity in production forests of Central Europe using an interdisciplinary, multi-scale approach. Ecology and Evolution 10, 1489-1509.
Schaub, S., Finger, R., Leiber, F., Probst, S., Kreuzer, M., Weigelt, A., Buchmann, N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2020) Plant diversity effects on forage quality, yield and revenues of semi-natural grasslands. Nature Communications 11:768.
Kattge, J., [727 co-authors], Scherer-Lorenzen, M., […], Wirth, C. (2020) TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology 26, 119-188.
Ampoorter, E., Barbaro, L., Jactel, H., Baeten, L., Boberg, J., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Dawud, S.M., Deconchat, M., Smedt, P.D., Wandeler, H.D., Guyot, V., Hättenschwiler, S., Joly, F.-X., Koricheva, J., Milligan, H., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Ratcliffe, S., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., van der Plas, F., Keer, J.V., Verheyen, K., Vesterdal, L., Allan, E. (2020) Tree diversity is key for promoting the diversity and abundance of forest-associated taxa in Europe. Oikos 129, 133-146.

2019

Steidinger, B.S., 207 co-authors incl. Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2019) Climatic controls of decomposition drive the global biogeography of forest-tree symbioses. Nature 569, 404-408.

Kambach, S., Allan, E., Bilodeau-Gauthier, S., Coomes, D.A., Haase, J., Jucker, T., Kunstler, G., Muller, S., Nock, C., Paquette, A., van der Plas, F., Ratcliffe, S., Roger, F., Ruiz-Benito, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Auge, H., Bouriaud, O., Castagneyrol, B., Dahlgren, J., Gamfeldt, L., Jactel, H., Kandler, G., Koricheva, J., Lehtonen, A., Muys, B., Ponette, Q., Setiawan, N., Van de Peer, T., Verheyen, K., Zavala, M.A., Bruelheide, H. (2019) How do trees respond to species mixing in experimental compared to observational studies? Ecology and Evolution 9, 11254-11265.
Schweier, J., Arranz, C., Nock, C.A., Jaeger, D., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2019) Impact of Increased Genotype or Species Diversity in Short Rotation Coppice on Biomass Production and Wood Characteristics. BioEnergy Research 12, 497-508.
Eisenhauer, N., Schielzeth, H., Barnes, A.D., Barry, K.E., Bonn, A., Brose, U., Bruelheide, H., Buchmann, N., Buscot, F., Ebeling, A., Ferlian, O., Freschet, G.T., Giling, D.P., Hättenschwiler, S., Hillebrand, H., Hines, J., Isbell, F., Koller-France, E., König-Ries, B., de Kroon, H., Meyer, S.T., Milcu, A., Müller, J., Nock, C.A., Petermann, J.S., Roscher, C., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Schnitzer, S.A., Schuldt, A., Tscharntke, T., Türke, M., van Dam, N.M., van der Plas, F., Vogel, A., Wagg, C., Wardle, D.A., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W.W., Wirth, C., Jochum, M., 2019. A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research. In: Eisenhauer, N., Bohan, D.A., Dumbrell, A.J. (Eds.), Advances in Ecological Research. Academic Press, pp. 1-54.
Barry, K.E., Weigelt, A., van Ruijven, J., de Kroon, H., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Gessler, A., Ravenek, J.M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Oram, N.J., Vogel, A., Wagg, C., Mommer, L., 2019. Above- and belowground overyielding are related at the community and species level in a grassland biodiversity experiment. In: Eisenhauer, N., Bohan, D.A., Dumbrell, A.J. (Eds.), Advances in Ecological Research. Academic Press, pp. 55-89.
Vogel, A., Manning, P., Cadotte, M.W., Cowles, J., Isbell, F., Jousset, A.L.C., Kimmel, K., Meyer, S.T., Reich, P.B., Roscher, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Tilman, D., Weigelt, A., Wright, A.J., Eisenhauer, N., Wagg, C. (2019) Lost in trait space: Species-poor communities are inflexible in properties that drive ecosystem functioning. Advances in Ecological Research. Academic Press, pp. 91-131.
Forrester, D.I., Rodenfels, P., Haase, J., Härdtle, W., Leppert, K.N., Niklaus, P.A., von Oheimb, G., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bauhus, J. (2019) Tree-species interactions increase light absorption and growth in Chinese subtropical mixed-species plantations. Oecologia 191, 421-432.
Benavides, R., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Valladares, F. (2019). The functional trait space of tree species is influenced by the species richness of the canopy and the type of forest. Oikos 128, 1435-1445.
Ristok, C., Leppert, K.N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Niklaus, P.A. & Bruelheide, H. (2019). Soil macrofauna and leaf functional traits drive the decomposition of secondary metabolites in leaf litter. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 135, 429-437.
Baeten, L., Bruelheide, H., van der Plas, F., Kambach, S., Ratcliffe, S., Jucker, T., Allan, E., Ampoorter, E., Barbaro, L., Bastias, C.C., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Checko, E., Coomes, D.A., Dahlgren, J., Dawud, S.M., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Koricheva, J., Lehtonen, A., Müller, S., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Pollastrini, M., Radoglou, K., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Ruiz-Benito, P., Selvi, F., Stenlid, J., Valladares, F., Vesterdal, L., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., Zavala, M.A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2019) Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests. Journal of Applied Ecology 56, 733-744.
Barbaro, L., Allan, E., Ampoorter, E., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Wandeler, H.D., Kerbiriou, C., Milligan, H.T., Vialatte, A., Carnol, M., Deconchat, M., Smedt, P.D., Jactel, H., Koricheva, J., Viol, I.L., Muys, B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K. & Plas, F.V.D. (2019) Biotic predictors complement models of bat and bird responses to climate and tree diversity in European forests. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286, 20182193.
Benavides, R., Valladares, F., Wirth, C., Müller, S. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2019) Intraspecific trait variability of trees is related to canopy species richness in European forests. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 36, 24-32.
Barry, K.E., Mommer, L., Van Ruijven, J., Wirth, C., Wright, A.J., Bai, Y., Connolly, J., De Deyn, G.B., De Kroon, H., Isbell, F., Milcu, A., Roscher, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B. & Weigelt, A. (2019) The Future of Complementarity: Disentangling Causes from Consequences. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 34, 167-180.

2018

Ammer, C., Fichtner, A., Fischer, A., Gossner, M.M., Meyer, P., Seidl, R., Thomas, F.M., Annighöfer, P., Kreyling, J., Ohse, B., Berger, U., Feldmann, E., Häberle, K.-H., Heer, K., Heinrichs, S., Huth, F., Krämer-Klement, K., Mölder, A., Müller, J., Mund, M., Opgenoorth, L., Schall, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Seidel, D., Vogt, J. & Wagner, S. (2018) Key ecological research questions for Central European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology 32, 3-25.
Huang, Y., Chen, Y., Castro-Izaguirre, N., Baruffol, M., Brezzi, M., Lang, A., Li, Y., Härdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Yang, X., Liu, X., Pei, K., Both, S., Yang, B., Eichenberg, D., Assmann, T., Bauhus, J., Behrens, T., Buscot, F., Chen, X.-Y., Chesters, D., Ding, B.-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fang, J., Fischer, M., Guo, L.-D., Guo, D., Gutknecht, J.L.M., He, J.-S., He, C.-L., Hector, A., Hönig, L., Hu, R.-Y., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Liang, Y., Li, S., Michalski, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Shi, X., Tan, M.-Z., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., Wang, Z., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Xiang, W., Yu, M., Yu, X.-D., Zhang, J., Zhang, S., Zhang, N., Zhou, H.-Z., Zhu, C.-D., Zhu, L., Bruelheide, H., Ma, K., Niklaus, P.A., Schmid, B., 2018. Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment. Science 362, 80-83.
Liu, X., Trogisch, S., He, J.-S., Niklaus, P.A., Bruelheide, H., Tang, Z., Erfmeier, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Pietsch, K.A., Yang, B., Kühn, P., Scholten, T., Huang, Y., Wang, C., Staab, M., Leppert, K.N., Wirth, C., Schmid, B., Ma, K., 2018. Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285.
Schuldt, A., Assmann, T., Brezzi, M., Buscot, F., Eichenberg, D., Gutknecht, J., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Liu, X., Ma, K., Niklaus, P.A., Pietsch, K.A., Purahong, W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Scholten, T., Staab, M., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., von Oheimb, G., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Zhu, C.-D., Bruelheide, H., 2018. Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests. Nature Communications, 9, 2989.
Hoeber, S., Arranz, C., Nordh, N.-E., Baum, C., Low, M., Nock, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Weih, M., 2018. Genotype identity has a more important influence than genotype diversity on shoot biomass productivity in willow short-rotation coppices. Global Change Biology – Bioenergy, 10, 534-547.
Freschet, G.T., Violle, C., Bourget, M.Y., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Fort, F. (2018). Allocation, morphology, physiology, architecture: the multiple facets of plant above- and below-ground responses to resource stress. New Phytologist, 219, 1338-1352.
Paquette, A., Hector, A., Castagneyrol, B., Vanhellemon,t M., Koricheva, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Verheyen, K. (2018). A million and more trees for science. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2, 763-766.
Milcu, A., Puga-Freitas, R., Ellison, A.M., Blouin, M., Scheu, S., Freschet, G.T., Rose, L., Barot, S., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Girin, T., Assandri, D., Bonkowski, M., Buchmann, N., Butenschoen, O., Devidal, S., Gleixner, G., Gessler, A., Gigon, A., Greiner, A., Grignani, C., Hansart, A., Kayler, Z., Lange, M., Lata, J.-C., Le Galliard, J.-F., Lukac, M., Mannerheim, N., Müller, M.E.H., Pando, A., Rotter, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Seyhun, R., Urban-Mead, K., Weigelt, A., Zavattaro, L. & Roy, J. (2018) Genotypic variability enhances the reproducibility of an ecological study. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2, 279-287.
Morin, X., Fahse, L., Jactel, H., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., García-Valdés, R., Bugmann, H. (2018) Long-term response of forest productivity to climate change is mostly driven by change in tree species composition. Scientific Reports 8, 5627.
Djukic, I., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Schmidt, I.K., Larsen, K.S., Beier, C., Berg, B., Verheyen, K., TeaComposition (incl. Scherer-Lorenzen, M.) (2018). Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, 1369-1394.
Jesch, A., Barry, K.E., Ravenek, J., Bachmann, D., Strecker, T., Weigelt, A., Buchmann, N., de Kroon, H., Gessler, A., Mommer, L., Roscher, C. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2018). Belowground resource partitioning alone cannot explain the biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship: A field test using multiple tracers. Journal of Ecology, 106, 2002-2018.
Ehrmann, S., Ruyts, S. C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bauhus, J., Brunet, J., Cousins, S. A. O., Deconchat, M., Decocq, G., De Frenne, P., De Smedt, P., Diekmann, M., Gallet-Moron, E., Gärtner, S., Hansen, K., Kolb, A., Lenoir, J., Lindgren, J., Naaf, T., Paal, T., Panning, M., Prinz, M., Valdés, A., Verheyen, K., Wulf, M. & Liira, J. (2018) Habitat properties are key drivers of Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) prevalence in Ixodes ricinus populations of deciduous forest fragments. Parasites & Vectors, 11, 23.
Grossman, J.J., M. Vanhellemont, N. Barsoum, J. Bauhus, H. Bruelheidef, B. Castagneyrol, J. Cavender-Bares, N. Eisenhauer, O. Ferlian, D. Gravel, A. Hector, H. Jactel, H. Kreft, S. Mereu, C. Messier, B. Muys, C. Nock, A. Paquette, J. Parker, M.P. Perring, Q. Ponette, P.B. Reich A. Schuldt, M. Staab, M.Weih, D.C. Zemp, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, K. Verheyen (2018) Synthesis and future research directions linking tree diversity to growth, survival, and damage in a global network of tree diversity experiments. Environmental and Experimental Botany. In Press.
Müller, M., Klein, A. M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Nock, C. & Staab, M. (2018) Tree genetic diversity increases arthropod diversity in willow short rotation coppice. Biomass & Bioenergy, 108, 338-344.
Van Der Plas, F., Ratcliffe, S., Ruiz-Benito, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., Zavala, M. A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Bastias, C. C., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Dahlgren, J., Checko, E., Coppi, A., Dawud, S. M., Deconchat, M., De Smedt, P., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Haase, J., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Jucker, T., Kambach, S., Kaendler, G., Kattge, J., Koricheva, J., Kunstler, G., Lehtonen, A., Liebergesell, M., Manning, P., Milligan, H., Müller, S., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Nock, C., Ohse, B., Paquette, A., Peñuelas, J., Pollastrini, M., Radoglou, K., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Roger, F., Seidl, R., Selvi, F., Stenlid, J., Valladares, F., Van Keer, J., Vesterdal, L., Fischer, M., Gamfeldt, L. & Allan, E. (2018) Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality. Ecology Letters, 21, 31-42

2017

Patoine, G., Thakur, M. P., Friese, J., Nock, C., Hönig, L., Haase, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Eisenhauer, N. (2017) Plant litter functional diversity effects on litter mass loss depend on the macro-detritivore community. Pedobiologia, 65, 29-42.
Trogisch, S., Schuldt, A., Bauhus, J., Blum, J.A., Both, S., Buscot, F., Castro-Izaguirre, N., Chesters, D., Durka, W., Eichenberg, D., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Germany, M.S., Goebes, P., Gutknecht, J., Hahn, C.Z., Haider, S., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Hector, A., Hönig, L., Huang, Y., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Kunz, M., Leppert, K.N., Li, Y., Liu, X., Niklaus, P.A., Pei, Z., Pietsch, K.A., Prinz, R., Proß, T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Seitz, S., Song, Z., Staab, M., von Oheimb, G., Weißbecker, C., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Yang, B., Yang, X., Zhu, C.-D., Schmid, B., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., 2017. Toward a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality. Ecology and Evolution, 7, 10652–10674.
Milcu, A., Gessler, A., Roscher, C., Rose, L., Kayler, Z., Bachmann, D., Pirhofer-Walzl, K., Zavadlav, S. A., Galiano, L., Buchmann, T., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Roy, J. (2017) Top canopy nitrogen allocation linked to increased grassland carbon uptake in stands of varying species richness. Scientific Reports, 7, 8392.
Oram, N.J., Ravenek, J.M., Barry, K.E., Weigelt, A., Chen, H., Gessler, A., Gockele, A., de Kroon, H., van der Paauw, J.W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Smit-Tiekstra, A., van Ruijven, J., Mommer, L., 2017. Below-ground complementarity effects in a grassland biodiversity experiment are related to deep-rooting species. Journal of Ecology, 106, 265-277.
Ratcliffe, S., Wirth, C., Jucker, T., van der Plas, F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Allan, E., Benavides, R., Bruelheide, H., Ohse, B., Paquette, A., Ampoorter, E., Bastias, C.C., Bauhus, J., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Chećko, E., Dawud, S.M., Wandeler, H.D., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Haase, J., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Kambach, S., Kolb, S., Koricheva, J., Liebersgesell, M., Milligan, H., Müller, S., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Nock, C., Pollastrini, M., Purschke, O., Radoglou, K., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Roger, F., Ruiz-Benito, P., Seidl, R., Selvi, F., Seiferling, I., Stenlid, J., Valladares, F., Vesterdal, L., Baeten, L., 2017. Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context. Ecology Letters 20, 1414-1426.
Chen, H., Oram, N.J., Barry, K.E., Mommer, L., van Ruijven, J., de Kroon, H., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fischer, C., Gleixner, G., Gessler, A., González Macé, O., Hacker, N., Hildebrandt, A., Lange, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Oelmann, Y., Wagg, C., Wilcke, W., Wirth, C., Weigelt, A. (2017). Root chemistry and soil fauna, but not soil abiotic conditions explain the effects of plant diversity on root decomposition. Oecologia 185, 499-511.
Alberti, G., Nock, C., Fornasier, F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., De Nobili, M., Peresotti, A., Hoenig, L., Bruelheide, H., Bauhus, J., 2017. Tree functional diversity influences belowground ecosystem functioning. Applied Soil Ecology 120, 160-168.
Weisser, W.W., Roscher, C., Meyer, S.T., Ebeling, A., Luo, G., Allan, E., Beßler, H., Barnard, R.L., Buchmann, N., Buscot, F., Engels, C., Fischer, C., Fischer, M., Gessler, A., Gleixner, G., Halle, S., Hildebrandt, A., Hillebrand, H., de Kroon, H., Lange, M., Leimer, S., Le Roux, X., Milcu, A., Mommer, L., Niklaus, P.A., Oelmann, Y., Proulx, R., Roy, J., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Tscharntke, T., Wachendorf, M., Wagg, C., Weigelt, A., Wilcke, W., Wirth, C., Schulze, E.-D., Schmid, B., Eisenhauer, N., 2017. Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions. Basic and Applied Ecology 23, 1-73.
Ehrmann, S., Liira, J., Gärtner, S., Hansen, K., Brunet, J., Cousins, S.A.O., Deconchat, M., Decocq, G., De Frenne, P., De Smedt, P., Diekmann, M., Gallet-Moron, E., Kolb, A., Lenoir, J., Lindgren, J., Naaf, T., Paal, T., Valdés, A., Verheyen, K., Wulf, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2017. Environmental drivers of Ixodes ricinus abundance in forest fragments of rural European landscapes. BMC Ecology 17, 31
Prinz, M., Fuchs, J., Ehrmann, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Kochs, G., Panning, M. 2017. Molecular identification of novel phlebovirus sequences in European ticks. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 8, 795-798.
Leppert, K.N., Niklaus, P.A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2017. Does species richness of subtropical tree leaf litter affect decomposition, nutrient release, transfer and subsequent uptake by plants? Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 115, 44-53.
Ristok, C., Leppert, K., Franke, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Niklaus, P., A. Wessjohann, L., Bruelheide, H., 2017. Leaf litter diversity positively affects the decomposition of plant polyphenols. Plant and Soil, 419, 305-317.
Dormann, C.F., von Riedmatten, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2017. No consistent effect of plant species richness on resistance to simulated climate change for above- or below-ground processes in managed grasslands. BMC Ecology, 17, 23.
Joly, F.-X., Milcu, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Jean, L.-K., Bussotti, F., Dawud, S.M., Müller, S., Pollastrini, M., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Vesterdal, L., Hättenschwiler, S.C., 2017. Tree species diversity affects decomposition through modified micro-environmental conditions across European forests. New Phytologist, 214, 1281-1293.
Isbell, F., Adler, P.B., Eisenhauer, N., Fornara, D.A., Kimmel, K., Kremen, C., Letourneau, D.K., Liebmna, M., Polley, H.W., Quijas, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., 2017. Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems. Journal of Ecology 105, 871-879.
Chen, H., Mommer, L., van Ruijven, J., de Kroon, H., Fischer, C., Gessler, A., Hildebrandt, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Wirth, C., Weigelt, A. (2017) Plant species richness negatively affects root decomposition in grasslands. Journal of Ecology, 105, 209-218.
Scholten T., Goebes P., Kühn P., Seitz S., Assmann T., Bauhaus J., Bruelheide H., Buscot F., Erfmeier A., Fischer M., Härdtle W., H, J.-S., Ma K., Niklaus P.A., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Schmid B., Shi,X., Song Z., von Oheimb G., Wirth C., Wubet T., Schmidt K. (2017): On the combined effect of soil fertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems-a study from SE China. Journal of Plant Ecology 10, 111-127.
Wang C., Ma Y., Trogisch S., Huang Y., Geng Y., Scherer-Lorenzen M., He J.-S. (2017) Soil respiration is driven by fine root biomass along a forest chronosequence in subtropical China. Journal of Plant Ecology 10: 36-46.

2016

Liang J., Crowther T.W., Picard N., Wiser S., Zhou M., Alberti G., Schulze E.-D., McGuire A.D., Bozzato F., Pretzsch H., de-Miguel S., Paquette A., Hérault B., Scherer-Lorenzen M., et al., Reich, P.B. (2016): Positive Biodiversity–Productivity Relationship Predominant in Global Forests. Science, 354, 196.
Meyer S. T., Ebeling A., Eisenhauer N., Hertzog L., Hillebrand H., Milcu A., Pompe S., Abbas M., Bessler H., Buchmann N., De Luca E., Engels C., Fischer M., Gleixner G., Hudewenz A., Klein A.-M., De Kroon H., Leimer S., Loranger H., Mommer L., Oelmann Y., Ravenek J. M., Roscher C., Rottstock T., Scherber C., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Scheu S., Schmid B., Schulze E.-D., Staudler A., Strecker T., Temperton V., Tscharntke T., Vogel A., Voigt W., Weigelt A., Wilcke W., Weisser W. W. (2016) Effects of biodiversity strengthen over time as ecosystem functioning declines at low and increases at high biodiversity. Ecosphere 7(12):e01619. 10.1002/ecs2.1619
Wein A., Bauhus J., Bilodeau-Gauthier S., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Nock C., Staab M. (2016): Tree Species Richness Promotes Invertebrate Herbivory on Congeneric Native and Exotic Tree Saplings in a Young Diversity Experiment.PLoS ONE 11(12): e0168751. http://journals.plos.org
Chen, H., Mommer, L., van Ruijven, J., de Kroon, H., Fischer, C., Gessler, A., Hildebrandt, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Wirth, C., Weigelt, A. (2016) Plant species richness negatively affects root decomposition in grasslands. Journal of Ecology. doi 10.1111/1365-2745.12650.
Seidelmann, K. N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Niklaus, P.A.(2016). Direct vs. Microclimate-Driven Effects of Tree Species Diversity on Litter Decomposition in Young Subtropical Forest Stands. PLoS ONE,11:e0160569.
Niklaus, P. A., X. Le Roux, F. Poly, N. Buchmann, M. Scherer-Lorenzen, A. Weigelt, Barnard, R. L. (2016) Plant species diversity affects soil-atmosphere fluxes of methane and nitrous oxide. Oecologia, 181, 919-930.
van der Plas, F., Manning, P., Allan, E., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., Zavala, M.A., Hector, A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Berthold, F., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Coomes, D., Coppi, A., Bastias, C.C., Muhie Dawud, S., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finer, L., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Hattenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Jucker, T., Koricheva, J., Milligan, H., Muller, S., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Pollastrini, M., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Selvi, F., Stenlid, J., Valladares, F., Vesterdal, L., Zielinski, D., Fischer, M., (2016) Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity-ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests. Nature Communications 7, 11109.
Van Der Plas, F., Manning, P., Soliveres, S., Allan, E., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., Zavala, M.A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Coomes, D.A., Coppi, A., Bestias, C.C., Dawud, S.M., De Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Jucker, T., Koricheva, J., Milligan, H., Mueller, S., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Pollastrini, M., Ratcliffe, S., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Selvi, F., Stenlid, J., Valladares, F., Vesterdal, L., Zielínski, D. & Fischer, M. (2016) Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113: 3557-3562.
Trogisch S., Salmon Y., He J.-S., Hector A., Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2016) Spatio-temporal water uptake patterns of tree saplings are not altered by interspecific interaction in the early stage of a subtropical forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 367, 52-61.

2015

Haase J., Castagneyrol B., Cornelissen J.H.C., Ghazoul J., Kattge J., Koricheva J., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Morath S., Jactel H. (2015) Contrasting effects of tree diversity on young tree growth and resistance to insect herbivores across three biodiversity experiments. Oikos, 124, 1674-1685.
Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2015). Conservation through closure. Nature Plants 1, 15116.
Keil D., Niklaus P.A., von Riedmatten L.R., Boeddinghaus R.S., Dormann C.F., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Kandeler E., Marhan S. (2015) Effects of warming and drought on potential N₂O emissions and denitrifying bacteria abundance in grasslands with different land-use. Fems Microbiology Ecology 91, fiv066.
Oelmann Y., Vogel A., Wegener F., Weigelt A., Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2015) Management Intensity Modifies Plant Diversity Effects on N Yield and Mineral N in Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal 79, 559-568.
Valdés A., Lenoir J., Gallet-Moron E., Andrieu E., Brunet J., Chabrerie O., Closset-Kopp D., Cousins S.A.O., Deconchat M., De Frenne P., De Smedt P., Diekmann M., Hansen K., Hermy M., Kolb A., Liira J., Lindgren J., Naaf T., Paal T., Prokofieva I., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Wulf M., Verheyen K., Decocq G. (2015) The contribution of patch-scale conditions is greater than that of macroclimate in explaining local plant diversity in fragmented forests across Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography 24, 1094-1105.
Strecker T., Barnard R.L., Niklaus P.A., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Weigelt A., Scheu S. & Eisenhauer N. (2015) Effects of Plant Diversity, Functional Group Composition, and Fertilization on Soil Microbial Properties in Experimental Grassland. PLoS ONE 10, e0125678.
Loiola P.P., Scherer-Lorenzen M. & Batalha M.A. (2015). The role of environmental filters and functional traits in predicting the root biomass and productivity in savannas and tropical seasonal forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 342, 49-55.
Ampoorter E., Baeten L., Vanhellemont M., Bruelheide H., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Baasch A., Erfmeier A., Hock M., & Verheyen K. (2015) Disentangling tree species identity and richness effects on the herb layer: first results from a German tree diversity experiment. Journal of Vegetation Science, in press.
Schwarz B., Dietrich C., Cesarz S., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Auge H., Schulz E. & Eisenhauer N. (2015). Non-significant tree diversity but significant identity effects on earthworm communities in three tree diversity experiments. European Journal of Soil Biology, 67, 17-26.

2014

Gockele A., Weigelt A., Gessler A. & Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2014). Quantifying resource use complementarity in grassland species: A comparison of different nutrient tracers. Pedobiologia, 57, 251-256.
Grossiord C., Gessler A., Granier A., Berger S., Bréchet C., Hentschel R., Hommel R., Scherer-Lorenzen M. & Bonal D. (2014). Impact of interspecific interactions on the soil water uptake depth in a young temperate mixed species plantation. Journal of Hydrology, 519, 3511-3519.
Grossiord C., Granier A., Ratcliffe S., Bouriaud O., Bruelheide H., Checko E., Forrester D.I., Dawud S.M., Finér L., Pollastrini M., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Valladares F., Bonal D. & Gessler A. (2014). Tree diversity does not always improve resistance of forest ecosystems to drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411970111
Ravenek J.M., Bessler H., Engels C., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Gessler A., Gockele A., De Luca E., Temperton V.M., Ebeling A., Roscher C., Schmid B., Weisser W.W., Wirth C., de Kroon H., Weigelt A. & Mommer L. (2014). Long-term study of root biomass in a biodiversity experiment reveals shifts in diversity effects over time. Oikos, DOI: 10.1111/oik.01502
Morin X., Fahse L., de Mazancourt C., Scherer-Lorenzen M. & Bugmann H. (2014). Temporal stability in forest productivity increases with tree diversity due to asynchrony in species dynamics. Ecology Letters, DOI: 10.1111/ele.12357
Schuldt A., Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2014). Non-native tree species (Pseudotsuga menziesii) strongly decreases predator biomass and abundance in mixed-species plantations of a tree diversity experiment. Forest Ecology and Management, 327, 10-17.
Lang A.C., von Oheimb G., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Yang B., Trogisch S., Bruelheide H., Ma K., Haerdtle W. (2014). Mixed afforestation of young subtropical trees promotes nitrogen acquisition and retention. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51, 224-233.
Hantsch L, Braun U, Haase J, Purschke O, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Bruelheide H (2014) No plant functional diversity effects on foliar fungal pathogens in experimental tree communities. Fungal Diversity, 66, 139-151.
Bruelheide H., Nadrowski K., Assmann T., Bauhus J., Both S., Buscot F., Chen X.-Y., Ding B., Durka W., Erfmeier A., Gutknecht J.L.M., Guo D., Guo L.-D., Härdtle W., He J.-S., Klein A.-M., Kühn P., Liang Y., Liu X., Michalski S., Niklaus P.A., Pei K., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Scholten T., Schuldt A., Seidler G., Trogisch S., von Oheimb G., Welk E., Wirth C., Wubet T., Yang X., Yu M., Zhang S., Zhou H., Fischer M., Ma K. & Schmid B. (2014). Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5: 74-89.
Pollastrini M., Holland V., Brüggemann W., Koricheva J., Jussila I., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Berger S. & Bussotti F. (2014). Interactions and competition processes among tree species in young experimental mixed forests, assessed with chlorophyll fluorescence and leaf morphology. Plant Biology, 16, 323-331.

2013

Grossiord C., Granier A., Gessler A., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Pollastrini M. & Bonal D. (2013). Application of Loreau & Hector’s (2001) partitioning method to complex functional traits. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 4, 954-960.
Vogel A., Fester T., Eisenhauer N., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Schmid B., Weisser W.W. & Weigelt A. (2013). Separating Drought Effects from Roof Artifacts on Ecosystem Processes in a Grassland Drought Experiment. PLoS ONE, 8, e70997.
Rabasa S.G., Granda E., Benavides R., Kunstler G., Espelta J.M., Ogaya R., Penuelas J., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Gil W., Grodzki W., Ambrozy S., Bergh J., Hodar J.A., Zamora R. & Valladares F. (2013). Disparity in elevational shifts of European trees in response to recent climate warming. Global Change Biology, 19, 2490-9.
Schneider M.K., Homburger H., Scherer-Lorenzen M. & Lüscher A. (2013). Beweidungsintensität und Ökosystemleistungen im Alpgebiet. Agrarforschung Schweiz, 4, 222-229.
Vogel A., Eisenhauer N., Weigelt A. & Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2013). Plant diversity does not buffer drought effects on early-stage litter mass loss rates and microbial properties. Global Change Biology, 19, 2795-2803.
Hantsch L., Braun U., Scherer-Lorenzen M. & Bruelheide H. (2013). Species richness and species identity effects on occurrence of foliar fungal pathogens in a tree diversity experiment. Ecosphere, 4, Article 81.
Vogel A., Eisenhauer N., Weigelt A. & Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2013) Plant diversity does not buffer drought effects on early-stage litter mass loss rates and microbial properties. Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.12225
Allan, E., Weisser, W.W., Fischer, M., Schulze, E.-D., Weigelt, A., Roscher, C., Baade, J., Barnard, R.L., Beßler, H., Buchmann, N., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Engels, C., Fergus, A.J.F., Gleixner, G., Gubsch, M., Halle, S., Klein, A.M., Kertscher, I., Kuu, A., Lange, M., Roux, X., Meyer, S.T., Migunova, V.D., Milcu, A., Niklaus, P.A., Oelmann, Y., Pasalic, E., Petermann, J.S., Poly, F., Rottstock, T., Sabais, A.C.W., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Steinbeiss, S., Schwichtenberg, G., Temperton, V., Tscharntke, T., Voigt, W., Wilcke, W., Wirth, C., Schmid, B. (2013) A comparison of the strength of biodiversity effects across multiple functions. Oecologia, doi: 10.1007/s00442-012-2589-0
Schneider, M.K., Homburger, H., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Lüscher, A. (2013) Beweidungsintensität und Ökosystemleistungen im Alpgebiet. Agrarforschung Schweiz,4, 222-229.
Ebeling, A., Allan, E., Heimann, J., Köhler, G., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Vogel, A., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W.W. (2013) The impact of plant diversity and fertilization on fitness of a generalist grasshopper. Basic and Applied Ecology, 14, 246-254.
Yang, Y., Bauhus, J., Both, S., Fang, T., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Ma, K., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scholten, T., Seidler, G., Schmid, B., von Oheimb, G., Bruelheide, H. (2013) Establishment success in a forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning experiment in subtropical China (BEF-China). European Journal of Forest Research, 132, 592-606.
Schmitz M., Flynn D.F.B., Mwangi P., Schmid R., Scherer-Lorenzen M., Weisser W.W. & Schmid B. (2013). Consistent Effects of Biodiversity on Ecosystem Functioning Under Varying Density and Evenness. Folia Geobotanica, 48, 335-353.

2012

Von Felten, S., Niklaus, P. A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Hector, A. & Buchmann, N. (2012) Do grassland plant communities profit from N partitioning by soil depth? Ecology, 93, 2386-2396.
Bachmann, D., Both, S., Bruelheide, H., Ding, B. Y., Gao, M., Hardtle, W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Erfmeier, A. (2012) Functional trait similarity of native and invasive herb species in subtropical China-Environment-specific differences are the key. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 83, 82-92.
Vogel, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Weigelt, A. (2012) Grassland Resistance and Resilience after Drought Depends on Management Intensity and Species Richness. PLoS ONE, 7, e36992.
Bessler, H., Oelmann, Y., Roscher, C., Buchmann, N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schulze, E.-D., Temperton, V.M., Wilcke, W. & Engels, C. (2012). Nitrogen uptake by grassland communities: contribution of N2 fixation, facilitation, complementarity, and species dominance. Plant and Soil, 358, 301-322.
Lei, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Bauhus, J. (2012). The effect of tree species diversity on fine-root production in a young temperate forest. Oecologia, 169, 1105-1115.
Lei, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Bauhus, J. (2012). Belowground facilitation and competition in young tree species mixtures. Forest Ecology and Management, 265, 191-200.
Bütof, A., von Riedmatten, L. R., Dormann, C. F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Welk, E. & Bruelheide, H. (2012). The responses of grassland plants to experimentally simulated climate change depend on land use and region. Global Change Biology, 18, 127-137.

2011

Morin, X., Fahse, L., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., & Bugmann, H. (2011). Tree species richness promotes productivity in temperate forests through strong complementarity between species. Ecology Letters,14, 1211-1219.
Isbell, F., Calcagno, V., Hector, A., Connolly, J., Harpole, W.S., Reich, P.B., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Tilman, D., van Ruijven, J., Weigelt, A., Wilsey, B.J., Zavaleta, E.S., & Loreau, M. (2011). High plant diversity is needed to maintain ecosystem services. Nature, 477, 199–202.
Potvin, C., Mancilla, L., Buchmann, N., Monteza, J., Moore, T., Murphy, M., Oelmann, Y., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Turner, B.L., Wilcke, W., Zeugin, F., & Wolf, S. (2011). An ecosystem approach to biodiversity effects: Carbon pools in a tropical tree plantation. Forest Ecology and Management, 261, 1614-1624.
Bruelheide, H., Böhnke, M., Both, S., Fang, T., Assmann, T., Baruffol, M., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Chen, X.-Y., Ding, B.-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Guo, D., Guo, L.-D., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Hector, A., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Lang, A.C., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K.Q., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Shi, X.Z., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Trogisch, S., von Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wu, Y.-T., Yang, X.F., Yu, M.J., Zeng, X.Q., Zhang, S.R., Zhou, H.Z., Ma, K.P., & Schmid, B. (2011). Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest. Ecological Monographs, 81, 25-41.
Roscher, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schumacher, J., Temperton, V.M., Buchmann, N., & schulze, E.D. (2011) Plant resource-use characteristics as predictors for species contribution to community biomass in experimental grasslands. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 13, 1-13.
Mouillot, D., Villéger, S., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., & Mason, N.W.H. (2011) Functional structure of biological communities predicts ecosystem multifunctionality. PLoS ONE, 6, e17476.

2010

Zeugin, F., Potvin, C., Jansa, J. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2010). Is tree diversity an important driver for phosphorus and nitrogen acquisition of a young tropical plantation? Forest Ecology and Management 260: 1424-1433.
Proulx, R.l., Wirth, C., Voigt, W., Weigelt, A., Roscher, C., Attinger, S., Baade, J., Barnard, R.L., Buchmann, N., Buscot, F.o., Eisenhauer, N., Fischer, M., Gleixner, G., Halle, S., Hildebrandt, A., Kowalski, E., Kuu, A., Lange, M., Milcu, A., Niklaus, P.A., Oelmann, Y., Rosenkranz, S., Sabais, A., Scherber, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheu, S., Schulze, E.-D., Schumacher, J., Schwichtenberg, G., Soussana, J.-F.o., Temperton, V.M., Weisser, W.W., Wilcke, W. & Schmid, B. (2010) Diversity promotes temporal stability across levels of ecosystem organization in experimental grasslands. PLoS ONE 5: e13382.
Richards, A.E., Forrester, D.I., Bauhus, J. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2010) The influence of mixed tree plantations on the nutrition of individual species: a review. Tree Physiology 30: 1192-1208.
Scherber, C., Mwangi, P.N., Schmitz, M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bessler, H., Engels, C., Eisenhauer, N., Migunova, V.D., Scheu, S., Weisser, W.W., Schulze, E.-D. & Schmid, B. (2010) Biodiversity and belowground interactions mediate community invasion resistance against a tall herb invader. Journal of Plant Ecology 3: 99-108.
Hector, A., Hautier, Y., Saner, P., Wacker, L., Bagchi, R., Joshi, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Spehn, E.M., Bazeley-White, E., Weilenmann, M., Caldeira, M.C., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J.A., Huss-Danell, K., Jumpponen, A., Mulder, C.P.H., Palmborg, C., Pereira, J.S., Siamantziouras, A.S.D., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y., Schmid, B. Loreau, M. (2010). General stabilizing effects of plant diversity on grassland productivity at multiple sites through population asynchrony and overyielding. Ecology 91:2213-2220.
Nadrowski, K., Wirth, C. Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2010). Is forest diversity driving ecosystem function and service? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 2: 75-79.

2009

Saner, P., Lim, R., Burla, B., Ong, R. C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Hector A.(2009.) Reduced soil respiration in gaps in secondary lowland dipterocarp forests. Forest Ecology and Managemen 258: 2007-2012.
Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W., Buchmann, N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2009.)Biodiversity and multifunctional agriculture: equal productivity in high diversity low-input and low diversity high-input grasslands.Biogeosciences 6: 1695-1706.
Don, A., Rebmann, C., Kolle, O., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schulze, E.-D. (2009) Impact of afforestation-associated management changes on the carbon balance of grassland. Global Change Biology 15:1990-2002.
Weigelt ,A., Weisser, W.W., Buchmann, N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2009) Biodiversity for multifunctional grasslands: equal productivity in high-diversity low-input and low-diversity high-input systems. Biogeosciences Discussusions 6:3187-3214.
Carlsson, G., Palmborg, C., Jumpponen, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Högberg, P., Huss-Danell, K. (2009) N₂ fixation in three perennial Trifolium species in experimental grasslands of varied plant species richness and composition. Plant Ecology 205:87-104.
von Felten, S., Buchmann, N., Hector, A., Niklaus, P.A., Schmid, B. & Scherer-Lorenzen,M. (2009). Belowground nitrogen partitioning in experimental grassland plant communities of varying species richness. Ecology 90:1389-1399.

2008

Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2008) Functional diversity affects decomposition processes in experimental grasslands. Functional Ecology 22: 547-555.
von Felten, S., Buchmann, N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2008) Preferences for different nitrogen forms by coexisting plant species and soil microbes: comment. Ecology 89: 878-879.
Roscher, R., Thein, S., Schmid, B. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2008) Complementary nitrogen use among potentially dominant species in a biodiversity experiment varies between two years. Journal of Ecology 96: 477–488.

2007

Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Bonilla, J. L., Potvin, C. (2007) Tree species richness affects litter production and decomposition dynamics in a tropical biodiversity experiment. Oikos 116: 2108-2124
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schulze, E.-D., Don, A., Schumacher, J., Weller, E. (2007) Exploring the functional significance of forest diversity: a new long-term experiment with temperate tree species (BIOTREE). Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 9: 53-70.
Don, A., Arenhövel, W., Jacob, R., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., & Schulze, E.-D. (2007) Anwuchserfolg von 19 verschiedenen Baumarten bei Erstaufforstungen – Ergebnisse eines Biodiversitätsexperiments. Allgemeine Forst- und Jagdzeitung 178: 164-172.
Don, A., Schumacher, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scholten, T., & Schulze, E.-D. (2007) Spatial and vertical variation of soil carbon at two grassland sites – implications for measuring soil carbon stocks. Geoderma 141: 272-282.
Hector, A., Joshi, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Spehn, E.M., Wacker, L., Weilenmann, M., Bazeley-White, E., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M.C., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J.A., Huss-Danell, K., Jumpponen, A., Leadley, P.W., Loreau, M., Mulder, C.P.H., Nesshöver, C., Palmborg, C., Read, D.J., Siamantziouras, A.S.D., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y. (2007) Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: reconciling the results of experimental and observational studies. Functional Ecology 21: 998-1002.
Mwangi, P.N., Schmitz, M., Scherber, C., Roscher, C., Schumacher, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Weisser, W.W., & Schmid, B. (2007) Niche pre-emption increases with species richness in plant communities. Journal of Ecology 95: 65-78.
Temperton, V.M., Mwangi, P.N., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., & Buchmann, N. (2007) Positive interactions between nitrogen-fixing legumes and four different neighbouring species in a biodiversity experiment. Oecologia 151: 190-205.

2005

Palmborg, C., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Jumpponen, A., Carlsson, G., Huss-Danell, K., & Högberg, P. (2005) Inorganic soil nitrogen under grassland plant communities of different species composition and diversity. Oikos 110: 271-282.
Roscher, C., Temperton, V.M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmitz, M., Schumacher, J., Schmid, B., Buchmann, N., Weisser, W.W., & Schulze, E.-D. (2005) Overyielding in experimental grassland communities – irrespective of species pool or spatial scale. Ecology Letters 8: 419-429.
Spehn, E.M., Hector, A., Joshi, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Bazeley-White, E., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M.C., Diemer, M., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J., Freitas, H., Giller, P.S., Good, J., Harris, R., Högberg, P., Huss-Danell, K., Jumpponen, A., Koricheva, J., Körner, C., Leadley, P.W., Loreau, M., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., O’Donovan, G., Otway, S.J., Palmborg, C., Pereira, J.S., Pfisterer, A., Prinz, A., Read, D.J., Schulze, E.-D., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y., Woodward, F.I., Yachi, S., Lawton, J.H. (2005): Ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in European grasslands. Ecological Monographs 75: 37-63.
Hector, A., Bazeley-White, E., Spehn, E. M., Joshi, J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M. C., Diemer, M., Dimitrakopoulos, P. G., Finn, J. A., Freitas, H., Giller, P. S., Good, J., Harris, R., Hogberg, P., Huss-Danell, K., Jumpponen, A., Koricheva, J., Leadley, P. W., Loreau, M., Minns, A., Mulder, C. P. H., O’Donovan, G., Otway, S. J., Palmborg, C., Pereira, J. S., Pfisterer, A.B., Prinz, A., Read, D. J., Schulze, E. D., Siamantziouras, A. S. D., Spehn, E. M., Terry, A. C., Troumbis, A. Y., Woodward, F. I., Yachi, S., Lawton, J. H. (2005) Ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in European grasslands. Ecological Archives M075-001.

2004

Mulder, C.P.H, Bazeley-White, E., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Hector, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B. (2004) Species evenness and productivity in experimental plant communities. Oikos 107:50-63.

2003

Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Palmborg, C., Prinz, A. & Schulze, E.-D. (2003): The role of plant diversity and composition for nitrate leaching in grasslands. Ecology 84(6): 1539-1552.
Gastine, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Leadley, P. W. (2003): No consistent effect of plant diversity on root biomass, soil biota and soil abiotic conditions in temperate grassland communities. Applied Soil Ecology 24: 101-111.

2002

Spehn, E.M., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Hector, A., Caldeira, M.C., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J., Jumpponen A., O’Donnovan, G., Pereira, J.S., Schulze, E.-D., Troumbis, A.Y. & Körner, C. (2002): Species diversity or species identity as drivers of ecosystem processes? A cross-European comparison of biomass nitrogen. Oikos 98: 205-218.

2001

Minns, A., Finn J., Hector, A., Caldeira, M., Joshi, J., Palmborg, C., Scherer-Lorenzen,M.,Schmid, B.,Spehn, E., Troumbis, A. & the BIODEPTH project (2001): The functioning of European grassland ecosystems: potential benefits of biodiversity to agriculture. Outlook on Agriculture 30/3: 179-185.
Joshi, J., Schmid, B., Caldeira, M.C., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Good, J., Harris, R., Hector, H., Huss-Danell, K., Jumpponen, A., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., Pereira, J.S., Prinz, A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Siamantziouras, A.S.D., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y. & Lawton, J.H. (2001): Local adaptation enhances performance of common plant species. Ecology Letters 4: 536-544.

2000

Hector, A., Schmid, B., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M.C., Diemer, M., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J., Freitas, H., Giller, P.S., Good, J., Harris, R., Högberg, P., Huss-Danell, K., Joshi, J., Jumpponen, A., Körner, C., Leadley, P.W., Loreau, M., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., O’Donovan, G., Otway, S.J., Pereira, J.S., Prinz, A., Read, D.J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schulze, E.-D., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Spehn, E.M., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y., Woodward, F.I., Yachi, S., Lawton, J.H. (2000) No consistent effect of plant diversity on productivity. – Science 289: 1255a. http://intl.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/289/5483/1255a

1999

Hector, A., Schmid, B., Beierkuhnlein, C., Caldeira, M.C., Diemer, M., Dimitrakopoulos, P.G., Finn, J., Freitas, H., Giller, P.S., Good, J., Harris, R., Högberg, P., Huss-Danell, K., Joshi, J., Jumpponen, A., Körner, C., Leadley, P.W., Loreau, M., Minns, A., Mulder, C.P.H., O’Donovan, G., Otway, S.J., Pereira, J.S., Prinz, A., Read, D.J., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schulze, E.-D., Siamantziouras, A.-S.D., Spehn, E.M., Terry, A.C., Troumbis, A.Y., Woodward, F.I., Yachi, S., Lawton, J.H. (1999) Plant diversity and productivity experiments in european grasslands. – Science 286: 1123-1127.

1997

Scherer, M. & Deil, U. (1997): Floristische Diversität und Vegetationsstrukturen in traditionellen und modernen Kulturlandschaften – untersucht an Beispielen aus Chile und dem westlichen Mittelmeergebiet. Zeitschrift für Ökologie und Naturschutz 6: 19-31.

1996

Deil, U. & Scherer, M. (1996): Wirtschaftsstufe und Pflanzendecke – Geobotanische Differenzierung von Landschaften im Mittelmeerraum und in Chile. Erdkunde 50(2): 81-99.

Edited Books

Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Körner, Ch. & Schulze, E.-D. (eds.) (2005): Forest diversity and function. Temperate and boreal systems. Ecological Studies 176. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. 400 pp.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (ed.) (2002): Analyse der Artenschutzprogramme für Pflanzen in Deutschland. Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde36. Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn – Bad Godesberg. 220 pp.

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters

Nock, C, Baeten, L, Hector, A, Verheyen, K, Weisser, WW, Scherer-Lorenzen, M (2017) Quantifying Relationships between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function with Experiments. In: Chabbi A, Loescher HW (eds) Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Infrastructures: Challenges and Opportunities. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 119-136.
Scherer-Lorenzen M. (2014). The functional role of biodiversity in the context of global change. In: Forests and Global Change (eds. Burslem D, Coomes D & Simonson W). Cambridge University Press Cambridge, pp. 195-238.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2013) The functional role of biodiversity in forests. In: Kraus D, Krumm F (eds) Integrative approaches as an opportunity for the conservation of forest biodiversity. European Forest Institute, pp 216-223.S
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Olde Venterink, H., Buschmann, H. (2007) Nitrogen enrichment and plant invasions: the importance of nitrogen fixing plants and anthropogenic eutrophication. In: Nentwig, W. (ed.): Biological invasions. Ecological Studies 193. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. P. 163-180.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2005) Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: basic principles. In: Barthlott, W., Linsenmair, K. E. & Porembski, S. (eds.): Biodiversity: Structure and Function. In Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net].
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Körner, Ch. & Schulze, E.-D. (2005): The functional significance of forest diversity: the starting point. In: Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Körner, Ch. & Schulze, E.-D. (eds.): Forest diversity and function. Temperate and boreal systems. Ecological Studies 176. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. p. 3-12.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Körner, Ch. & Schulze, E.-D. (2005): The functional significance of forest diversity: a synthesis. In: Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Körner, Ch. & Schulze, E.-D. (eds.): Forest diversity and function. Temperate and boreal systems. Ecological Studies 176. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. p. 377-390.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Potvin, C., Koricheva, J., Schmid, B., Hector, A., Bornik, Z., Reynolds, G. & Schulze, E.-D. (2005): The design of experimental tree plantations for functional biodiversity research. In: Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Körner, Ch. & Schulze, E.-D. (eds.): Forest diversity and function. Temperate and boreal systems. Ecological Studies 176. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. p. 347-376.
Joshi, J., Otway, S.J., Koricheva, J., Pfisterer, A.B., Alphei, J., Roy, B.A., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Spehn, E., & Hector, A. (2004). Bottom-up effects and feedbacks in simple and diverse experimental grassland communities. In Weisser, W.W. & Siemann, E. (eds.): Insects and ecosystem function. Ecological Studies 173. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. p. 115-134
Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2004): Plant diversity and nitrogen dynamics in experimental grassland systems. In: Lüscher A, B. J, Kessler W., Huguenin O., Lobsinger M., Millar N. & Suter D. (eds.): Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions. vdf Hochschulverlag AG, Zürich. p. 180-182.
Spehn, E. M., Hector, A, Joshi, J, Scherer-Lorenzen, M, Schmid B. and the BIODEPTH project (2004): Ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in European grasslands. In: Lüscher A, B. J, Kessler W., Huguenin O., Lobsinger M., Millar N. & Suter D. (eds.): Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions. vdf Hochschulverlag AG, Zürich. p. 177-179.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scheuerer, M. & Schumacher, W. (2002): Eine bundesweite Befragung zu den Artenschutzprogrammen für Pflanzen. In: Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (ed.): Analyse der Artenschutzprogramme für Pflanzen in Deutschland. Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde 36: 15-21.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2001): Biodiversität und Ökosystemprozesse im Grünland. In: Bundesamt für Naturschutz (ed.): Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt – Interdisziplinärer Forschungsaustausch im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt. Landwirtschaftsverlag, Bonn, p. 29-35.
Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Elend, A., Nöllert, S. & Schulze, E.-D. (2000): Plant invasions in Germany – General aspects and impact of nitrogen deposition. In: Mooney, H. A. & Hobbs, R. J. (eds.): Invasive Species in a changing world. Island Press, Covelo, p. 351-368.

Reports and Theses

Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2010): Bedeutung der Biodiversität im Wald. AFZ – Der Wald 21/2010: 30-31.
Bäurle, G. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2002): Klimawandel und biologische Vielfalt – Zwischenstaatlicher Ausschuss für Klimawandel (IPCC) verabschiedet Bericht. Umwelt 6: 423-426.
Häusler, A. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2002): Nachhaltige Forstwirtschaft in Deutschland im Spiegel des ganzheitlichen Ansatzes der Biodiversitätskonvention. BfN-Skripten 62: 66pp.
Häusler, A. & Scherer-Lorenzen, M. (2001): Sustainable forest management in Germany: The ecosystem approach of the Biodiversity Convention reconsidered. BfN-Skripten 52, 65 pp.
German Advisory Council on Global Change – (WBGU) (2000): Biosphere Report 1999; Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biosphere. Earthscan, London, 451p. [contributing author]
Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen (WBGU) (2000): Jahresgutachten 1999; Welt im Wandel – Erhaltung und nachhaltige Nutzung der Biosphäre. Springer, Berlin – Heidelberg, 482p. [contributing author]
Scherer-Lorenzen, M.(1999):Effects of plant diversity on ecosystem processes in experimental grassland communities (Dissertation Universität Bayreuth). Bayreuther Forum Ökologie 75, 195 pp.
Prinz, A., Scherer, M., Beierkuhnlein, C. & Schulze, E.-D. (1997): BIODEPTH – ein europäisches Forschungsvorhaben zur Bedeutung der Biodiversität für Ökosystemfunktionen. Naturschutzforschung in Franken II; Materialien der Ökologischen Bildungsstätte Oberfranken, Mitwitz.
Scherer, M. (1994): Einfluß indigener und marktorientierter Landnutzungssysteme auf die vegetation in Südchile – Strukturvielfalt, Biodiversität und Diasporenbanken. Diploma Thesis, University of Bayreuth.

Memberships

BLNN – Badischer Landesverein für Naturkunde und Naturschutz e.V.
GfÖ – Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V.