It seems that this journey is coming to an end! After many, many, many pages and countless hours working on this, I am quite happy to see my dissertation ready for submission🧾🖊️

We know that forest diversity influences the trait variation within tree species, so we decided to tell more about these exciting results during the #iDivConference2024 @idiv

check our new study about separating the richness and composition effects on forest productivity! 👇

As this trip of 3.5 years is coming to and end and I will (hopefully) submit my dissertation soon, lately I have been drawing leaves and trees for the cover of the dissertation 🌳🍃

Thank you @UCAS1978 for hosting the kick-off meeting for the 3rd cohort of @TreeDi1 doctoral researchers last August.

📸 Calling all photographers! Show the world the beauty of our planet’s #biodiversity through your lens. Capture how forests and trees support life, climate resilience, and restoration.🌳 Submit by Oct 14 for a chance to win $500:👉 https://t.co/NgXZmCOzg3 #Trees4Resilience

Passend zum #WorldMentalHealthDay heute ist eine neue UniWiND-Publikation erschienen: Band 15 "Mentale Gesundheit in der Promotionsphase: Unterstützungsangebote von Graduierteneinrichtungen". Zur Publikation gehört außerdem ein Leitfaden für Beratende. https://t.co/kYnr3UP1hQ

Two open #PhDpositions (3.5 years) in the field of functional #biodiversity research in forests 🌿🍃🌲🌳, linked to climate change effects. Apply until 18 Oct. https://t.co/eQ5LN0i6qi #phdopportunity @leuphana

🌳🌳Check our new study: Plant diversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality via multitrophic diversity. It's about the overall effects and comparison between forest and grassland ecosystems with data from two large BEF experiments BEF-China and Jena. https://t.co/V4Hp9pnVv9

To the paper:

A new study @NatureEcoEvo led by @XiaojuanLiu3 shows: Plant diversity can affect ecosystem functioning directly and by affecting other trophic levels. Data was derived from subtropical forests at the BEF China experiment as well as temperate grasslands @jena_experiment.

Last year we collected leaves in BEF-China to study the patterns of intraspecific variability along a diversity gradient. One year later we're excited to present the first results at #ESA2024 Tomorrow wednesday you can see my talk in OOS30 (room 104B) at 10:00! @ESA_org @TreeDi1

Measurement campaign completed: Stomatal conductance of 38 #tree species (27🌳&11🌲) over the course of the day! Which trees close their #stomata when & what does this indicate about their #drought strategy? Curious about the results! @agwirthweigelt @idiv #ARBOfun

How do nutrients and microbes influence species diversity effects? How does it translate into trees’ leaf functional traits 🌳🌿? Check out Andréa Davrinche & @HaiderSylvia  newest insights from the greenhouse here: https://t.co/UM7emca3Xe @TreeDi1 @GeobotanyHalle @SciReports

Tree species diversity🌳🌲isn't enough to combat extreme drought, but mixing #tree species with diverse #mycorrhizal types holds promise for #forest restoration in the face of #climatechange☀️🌡️ Check out our study @JEcology: https://t.co/mANazjXQE9 @TreeDi1, @idiv & @UniLeipzig

Tree diversity isn't enough to combat extreme drought, but mixing #tree species with diverse #mycorrhizal types holds promise for #forest restoration in the face of #climatechange🌳 @idiv @EisenhauerLab @LSachsenmaier @MixedForests @Peter_Lstg

🩸🤕🩹Outdoor First Aid Training Course🩹🤕🩸 successfully completed. Thank you,@johanniter Regionalverband Dresden, for the fantastic training under realistic conditions in beautiful Saxon Switzerland

Life/career update 🦋🚨 I have joined the University of Göttingen to embark on my #PhD journey with Prof. Andreas Schuldt's group as part of @TreeDi1. Excited to work on insect herbivory, moth ecology and the field work in China! 🐛

🛑New study out🛑 Tree-tree interaction effects on soil respiration at micro-scale by @HenrietteChrstl. https://t.co/l4N6RwscU9 w/ @EisenhauerLab @GeorgHaehn @HelgeBruelheide @idiv @TreeDi1 😮 First senior author paper 🙃

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