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POLISES

„Policy Instruments and Socio-Environmental Systems under Global Change”

www.polises.de


FORMIND

„FORMIND is an individual-based vegetation model that simulates the growth of species-rich forest”

www.formind.org


EcoEpi

„PG Ecological epidemiology - Model family addressing health crisis in populations”

www.ecoepi.eu

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Latest Publications

  • Shabani, F., Ahmadi, M., Lorestani, N., Bibi, S., Esmaeili, A., Lane, T., Breed, M.F., Llewelyn, J., Liddicoat, C., Langat, P.K., Kalantar, B., Ramírez-Cabral, N., Singh, P., Siqueira da Silva, R., Abu-Dieyeh, M., Nazarizadeh, M., Ossola, A. (2025):
    Pedology and plant provenance can improve species distribution predictions of Australian native flora: A calibrated and validated modeling exercise on 5033 species
    Ecol. Evol. 15 (6), e71430 10.1002/ece3.71430
  • Wolf, K., Jäkel, E., Ehrlich, A., Schäfer, M., Feilhauer, H., Huth, A., Weigelt, A., Wendisch, M. (2025):
    Impact of stratiform liquid water clouds on vegetation albedo quantified by coupling an atmosphere and a vegetation radiative transfer model
    Biogeosciences 22 (12), 2909 - 2933 10.5194/bg-22-2909-2025
  • Will, M., Jäger, F., Müller, B. (2025):
    Farmer decision-making on agri-environmental schemes: An agent-based modelling approach to evaluate different policy designs in Saxony, Germany
    Agric. Syst. 229 , art. 104439 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104439
  • Costa Maciel, J., Siqueira da Silva, R., Sousa Duque, T., Martins dos Santos, M., Barbosa dos Santos, J., Shabani, F. (2025):
    The distribution potential of Melinis minutiflora (molasses grass) under current and future climates for Europe using CLIMEX tool
    Theor. Appl. Climatol. 156 (6), art. 353 10.1007/s00704-025-05589-7
  • Drechsler, M. (2025):
    Learning coalition formation under an agglomeration bonus: Impacts on coalition structure and scheme performance
    Resour. Energy Econ. 83 , art. 101512 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2025.101512

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  • Ecosystems of the Future
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  • Chemicals in the Environment
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  • Smart Models / Monitoring
  • Environment and Society
  • Climate Research
  • Energy research
  • Bioeconomy
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