Dr. Simon Haberstroh

• Seit 2022
  Akademischer Rat, Professur für Ökosystemphysiologie, Universität Freiburg
  
• 2018 – 2021
  Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.) in Geoecology, University of Freiburg -„Impact of extreme drought events and shrub invasion on Mediterranean cork oak (Quercus suber L.) ecosystem functioning and recovery“ (summa cum laude)
  
• 2017-2020
  Gastwissenschaftler, University of Lisbon, Higher School of Agronomy, Portugal (Prof. Dr. Caldeira)
  
• Februar – April 2017
  Gastwissenschaftler, University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Australia (Prof. Dr. Cattle)
  
• 2015 – 2017
  Master of Science in Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Freiburg -„BVOC Emissions of Quercus suber and Cistus ladanifer in Response to Drought Stress“
  
• 2014
  Austauschstudent, University of Sydney, Australia
  
• 2011 – 2014
  Bachelor of Science in Umweltwissenschaften, Universität Freiburg – „Dynamik der Speicherung von organischer Substanz in Bodenaggregaten von Waldböden“

Klimawandel, Anpassungen an Dürre, Interaktionen zwischen Pflanzen, invasive Pflanzen, Ökosystemprozesse, -erholung und -resilienz, Wasser Flüsse, Stabile Isotopen, Volatile organische Verbindungen

ECOSENSE (A3)

ECOHYDRO

FOREST FLOOR 

ECODROUGHT

• Dumberger, S., Frey, Y., Stock, C., Wehlings-Schmitz, S., Wagner, D., Kühnhammer, K., Dedden, L., Weiler, M., Sulzer, M., Christen, A., Kreuzwieser, J., Wallrabe, U., Werner, C., Haberstroh, S. (2026). Seasonal dynamics and sun/shade heterogeneity of leaf gas exchange and VOC emissions inside a tall temperate forest canopy. Tree Physiology. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpag111
• Stock, Clara; Dumberger, Stefanie; Kühnhammer, Kathrin; Sulzer, Markus; Christen, Andreas; Haberstroh, Simon; Werner, Christiane (2026). Continuous chlorophyll fluorescence measurements trace sudden cold spell effects on photosynthetic efficiency in a temperate mixed forest. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.18.688898
• Sulzer, M., Haberstroh, S., Werner, C., Christen, A. (2026). Carbon dioxide fluxes of two differently managed sites in a former Scots pine plantation in response to widespread drought mortality. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 389,111398. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111398
• Lang, F., Prietzel, J., Hagedorn, F., …, Haberstroh, …, Werner, C., Niederberger, J. (2026). Temperate forest floors: Ecosystem hub in transition? Global Change Biology. doi:10.1111/gcb.71033
• Lee, H., Cadman, F.A., Dumberger, S., Frey, J., Soltani, S., Kattenborn, T., Haberstroh, S., Werner, C., Kreuzwieser, J. (2026). Unexpectedly high aldehyde emissions from stems of six major European tree species. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 385, 111193. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111193
• Magh, R.-K., Paligi, S.S., Papastefanou, P., Klosterhalfen, A., Ammer, C., Beyer, M., Dubbert, M., Haberstroh, S., Rhode, C., Werner, C., Hildebrandt, A. (2026). Continuous stem water potential measurements with microtensiometry reveals species and soil matric potential control of stem water potential in temperate forests. Ecohydrology, 19, e70197. doi:10.1002/eco.70197
• Sharma, A., Trost, J., Lusk, D., Dollinger, J., Schrader, J., Rossi, C., Lopatin, J., Laliberté, E., Haberstroh, S., Eichel, J., Mederer, D., Cerda-Paredes, J.M., Phartyal, S.S., Schwarz, L.-M., Linstädter, A., Caldeira, M.C., Kattenborn, T. (2026). PlantTraitNet: An uncertainty-aware multimodal framework for global-scale plant trait inference from citizen science data. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 40, 39239-39248. doi:10.1609/aaai.v40i46.41272
• Kröner, K., Stangler, D., Larysch, E., Haberstroh, S., Schliephack, P.M., Braun-Wimmer, J., Seifert, T., Frey, J. (2026). Disentangling competition for light from remaining competition aspects in European beech forests. Forest Ecology & Management, 601, 123356. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123356
• Wannenmacher, M., Haberstroh, S., Kreuzwieser, J., Doan, T.H., Niederberger, J., Prietzel, J., Lang, F., Werner, C. (2025). Spatio-temporal plasticity of root exudation in three temperate tree species: effects of season, site and soil characteristics. Physiologia Plantarum, 177, e70681. doi:10.1111/ppl.70681
• Frey, Y., Simon, L., Dumberger, S., Haberstroh, S., Werner, C., Wallrabe, U. (2025). Sensor evaluation for leaf temperature within a minimal invasive leaf cuvette. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 396, 117045. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2025.117045
• Frey, Y., Dumberger, S., Haberstroh, S., Werner, C., Wallrabe, U. (2025). The ECOvette: Unveiling plant dynamics through direct leaf emission analysis. ACS ES&T Engineering, 5, 3096-3106. doi:10.1021/acsestengg.5c00462
• Meischner, M., Haberstroh, S., Kreuzwieser, J., Schnitzler, J.-P., Werner, C. (2025). Localized response of de novo terpenoid emissions through the jasmonate signaling cascade in two main European tree species. Physiologia Plantarum, 177, e70432. doi:10.1111/ppl.70432
• Werner, C., Bahn, M., Grams, T.E.E., Grossiord, C., Haberstroh, S., Lenczner, G., Tuia, D., Vallicrosa Pou, H. (2025). Impact of emerging compound droughts on forests: a water supply and demand perspective. Plant Biology, in press. doi:10.1111/plb.70080
• Kinzinger, L., Haberstroh, S., Mach, J., Weiler, M., Orlowski, N., Werner, C. (2025). Continuous in-situ water stable isotopes reveal rapid changes in root water uptake by Fagus sylvatica during severe drought. Plant, Cell & Environment, 48, 7627-7639. doi:10.1111/pce.70055
• Haberstroh, S., Christen, A., Sulzer, M., Scarpa, F., Werner, C. (2025). Recurrent hot droughts cause persistent legacy effects in a temperate Scots Pine forest. Plant Biology, early view. doi:10.1111/plb.70066
• Dumberger, S., Kinzinger, L., Weiler, M., Werner, C., Haberstroh, S. (2025). Dynamic shifts in radial sap flow of two temperate tree species in response to the dry summer 2022. Ecohydrology, 18, e70054. doi:10.1002/eco.70054
• Haberstroh, S., Scarpa, F., Seeger, S. Christen, A., Werner, C. (2025). Continuous stem water potential measurements of a diffuse-porous tree species offer new insights into tree water relations. Ecohydrology, 18, e2761. doi:10.1002/eco.2761
• Werner, C., Wallrabe, U., Christen, A., Comella, L., Dormann, C., Göritz, A., Grote, R., Haberstroh, S., et al. (2024). ECOSENSE – Multi-scale quantification and modelling of spatio-temporal dynamics of ecosystem processes by smart autonomous sensor networks. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 10, e129357. doi:10.3897/rio.10.e129357
• Meischner, M., Dumberger, S., Daber, L.E., Haberstroh, S., Kreuzwieser, J., Schnitzler J.-P., Werner, C. (2024). Jasmonic acid and heat stress induce high leaf VOCs fluxes in Picea abies aboveground but not belowground. Tree Physiology, tpae059. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpae059
• Haberstroh, S., Kübert, A., Werner, C. (2024). Two common pitfalls in the analysis of water stable isotopologues with cryogenic vacuum extraction and cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Analytical Science Advances, 5, e202300053. doi:10.1002/ansa.202300053
• Kinzinger, L., Mach, J., Haberstroh, S., Schindler, Z., Frey, J., Dubbert, M., Seeger, S., Seifert, T., Weiler, M., Orlowski, N., Werner, C. (2024). Interaction between beech and spruce trees in temperate forest ecosystem affects water use, root water uptake pattern and canopy structure. Tree Physiology, 44, tpad144. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpad144
• Frey, Y., Haberstroh, S., Meischner, M., Werner, C., Wallrabe, U. (2023). A minituarized leaf cuvette for volatile organic compound measurement on broad leaves. Transducers 2023 (Kyoto, Japan), 1555–1558.
• Haberstroh S., Werner C., Grün M., Kreuzwieser J., Seifert T., Schindler D., Christen A. (2022). Central European 2018 hot drought shifts Scots Pine forest to its tipping point. Plant Biology, 24, 1186–1197. doi:10.1111/plb.13455
• Haberstroh S., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C., Dubbert M., Cuntz M. and Werner C. (2022). Plant invasion modifies isohydricity in Mediterranean tree species. Functional Ecology, 36, 2384–2398. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14126
• Meischner M., Haberstroh S., Daber L.E., Kreuzwieser J., Caldeira M.C., Schnitzler J.-P. and Werner C. (2022). Soil VOC emissions of a Mediterranean woodland are sensitive to shrub invasion. Plant Biology, 24, 967–978. doi:10.1111/plb.13445
• Haberstroh S. and Werner C. (2022). The role of species interactions for forest resilience to drought. Plant Biology, 24, 1098–1107. doi:10.1111/plb.13415
• Haberstroh S., Caldeira M.C., Lobo-do-Vale R., Martins J.I., Moemken J., Pinto J.G. and Werner C. (2021). Non-linear plant-plant interactions modulate impact of extreme drought and recovery on a Mediterranean ecosystem. New Phytologist, 231, 1784–1797.  doi:10.1111/nph.1752
• Haberstroh S., Kreuzwieser J., Boeddeker H., Eiblmeier M., Gutte H., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C. and Werner C. (2019). Natural carbon isotope composition distinguishes compound groups of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) in two Mediterranean woody species. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2, 55. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.00055
• Haberstroh S., Kreuzwieser J., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C., Dubbert M. and Werner C. (2018). Terpenoid emissions of two Mediterranean woody species in response to drought stress. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1071. doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.01071

• 2023
  Hansjürg-Steinlin-Preis for the dissertation „Impact of extreme drought events and shrub invasion on Mediterranean cork oak (Quercus suber L.) ecosystem functioning and recovery“
  
• 2022
  Helmut-Lieth-Preis für Umweltforschung for the publication „Plant invasion modifies isohydricity in Mediterraneaen tree species„
  
• 2018-2021
  PhD Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
  
• 2018
  Prize for outstanding academic achievements, Alumni Freiburg e.V., Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg
  
• 2015-2017
  Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
  
• 2014
  Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service for studying abroad

• Pressemitteilungen
  • Invasive Zistrose bedroht Korkeiche in Portugal
  • Pflanzenkonkurrenz im Klimawandel
  • Anpassungsstrategien an den Klimawandel sind nötig
• Videos/Radio
  • Spatenstich Umwelttechnikum
  • Videokanal der Universität Freiburg
  • SWR Wissen Dokumentation
  • ZDFzeit – Die Welt im Dürrestress: Trocknet Deutschland aus?
  • SWR – Wie neue Mikrosensoren gestresste Bäume sprechen lassen
  • ARD – KlimaZeit: Naturprodukt Kork als Helfer im Klimawandel
• Blogs
  • Cork oaks under shrub invasion behave differently