GCEF-related theses
(to be completed...)
Andrzejak, Martin (ongoing): The role of biotic interactions and climate change for plant demography and reproductive success of multiple grassland species. (iDiv/UFZ)
Breitkreuz, Claudia (ongoing): Impact of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on stress resistance of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). (UFZ/University Leipzig)
Coquery, Thibault (ongoing): Community re-assembly of grasslands under global change: integrating climate niches and experimental species (im)migration. (UFZ/iDiv/University Halle)
Dobler, Magnus (ongoing): Functional plant diversity response to abiotic and biotic environmental factors. (University Potsdam)
Herion, Yva (ongoing): Global change impacts on plant diversity and plant-related ecosystem functions. (UFZ/iDiv/University Halle)
Hetzer, Jessica (2021): Modelling forest and grassland dynamics: the role of species traits, climate and spatial scale. (UFZ)
Hutengs, Christopher (ongoing): Soil microbial community biomass assessment with portable mid-infrared and visible to near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. (iDiv/University Leipzig)
Jessen, Maria-Theresa (2022): Interactions among herbivory, nutrient enrichment and climate change as drivers of plant traits, performance and community diversity. (UFZ/iDiv/University Halle)
Kanagarajah, Lucas (ongoing): Modelling the effects of global change on soil functions in different land-use types. (UFZ/iDiv/University Halle)
Koch, Philipp (2023): Impacts of climate change on ectoparasites of small rodents. (University Leipzig, Julius-Kühn-Institute Braunschweig)
Liu, Qun (2024): Interacting effects of climate change and land use on earthworm communities. (iDiv/UFZ/University of Göttingen)
Madaj, Anna-Maria (ongoing): Effects of climate change and land management on plant evolutionary dynamics in extensively used grasslands. (UFZ)
Mohr, Hendrik (ongoing): Global change in above-belowground multitrophic grassland communities. (UFZ/iDiv/University Würzburg)
Philipp, Lena (ongoing): Interacting effects of global change drivers on the soil fauna and microbiom. (UFZ/iDiv/University Leipzig)
Plos, Caroline (ongoing): The relationship between phenology and functional traits in the face of climate change. (iDiv/University Halle)
Schmid, Julia (2022): Modeling species-rich ecosystems to understand community dynamics and structures emerging from individual plant interactions. (UFZ/University Osnabrück)
Siebert, Julia (2020): Global change effects on the activity and functional diversity of soil organisms. (iDiv/Uni Leipzig)
Sohlström, Esra H. (2020): Arthropod communities in a changing world : combined impacts of climate change and land-use intensification on arthropod communities. (iDiv/University Jena)
Sünnemann, Marie (2024): The effects of land use on on soil organisms and soil functioning in a changing world. (iDiv/UFZ/University Leipzig)
Tanunchai, Benjawan (2023): Integrating microbial community analysis and environmental factors for a better understanding of complex material- and bio-based and biodegradable plastic microbiomes. (UFZ/University Bayreuth)
Wahdan, Sara F.M. (2021): Environmental drivers of soil and plant microbiomes in agricultural and grassland soils. (UFZ/University Leipzig)
Westermann, Sven (ongoing): Impact of climate and cultivation on the water status and the drought vulnerability of grasslands – measurement-based proof of concept and integration into hydrological modelling. (UFZ/iDiv/University Jena)
Wu, Mengqi (ongoing): Impact of land use and water regime on root-soil interactions as mediated through plant communities.
Yang, Xiaoli (ongoing): Climate and land-use effects on soil nematode communities. (UFZ/iDiv/University Leipzig)
Yin, Rui (2019): Structure and function of soil fauna in crop and grassland systems and the effects of climate change. (UFZ/University Leipzig)
Abel, Lucas (2023): Soil enzyme activity as a function of land use, climate and small-scale heterogeneity (Halle University)
Bücker, Miriam (2021): Effects of earthworms on growth and phenology of grasses in an intensively used grassland under climate change (Halle University)
Cigan, Michel (2024): Impact of soil microbiomes with different farming and climate histories on wheat morphological and physiological traits under water stress. (University Marburg)
Dehler, Jessica (2023): The effects of land use and climate change on soil microbial communities and plant growth in the face of salinity stress. (University Marburg)
Hartmann, Ina (2017): Quantitative genetic diversity in grassland species of the Global Chabge Experimental Facility (University of Halle-Wittenberg)
Hollingsworth, Patrick (2016): Effects of climate change and land use on composition, body size distribution and function of soil fauna. (University Augsburg) – in German.
Kindermann, Liana (2016): The impact of climate change on Middle European Grasslands. (University of Cologne) - in German
Klauder, Tobias (2023 ): Soil water content profiles as a function of land use and climate at the "Global Change Experimental Facility" in Bad Lauchstädt (TU Dresden)
Knauerhase, Tanja (2024): Climate change effects on Communities of Acari and Collembola in different agricultural land-use types (Halle University)
Lemmer, Julia (2020): Demography of grassland plant species in response to land use and climate change. (University of Göttingen)
Madaj, Anna-Maria (2016): Genetic and phenotypic variability of plant species in the grasslands of the GCEF. - in German.
Scherzinger, Friedrich (2023): Sustainable land management enhances ecological and economic multifunctionality under ambient and future climate. (University Leipzig)
Schirma, Robert (2014): Comparative analysis of two different imaging techniques for the determination of crop growth and plant population. (University Rostock).
Schüchner, Ruben (2016): Influence of land use and climate change on soil bacteria in the Global Change Experimental Facility (University Leipzig)
Urban, Lena (2022): The effects of climate change, land-use and disturbance on soil faunal communities. (Jena University)
Wagner, Robin (2021): Land use specific interactions between soil biology and soil structure. (Halle University)
Alt, Christina (2020): Soil microorganisms and soil structure under different land use strategies and climate change. (Dresden Technical University)
Andrzejak, Martin (2015): Effect of climate change on species composition and productivity of differently managed grasslands. (University Halle) – in German.
Antonacci, Giona (2024): Isolation and characterization of soil bacteria associated with different farming and climate histories. (University Marburg)
Augustin, Christoph (2016): Effects of climate change on the composition and productivity of differently managed grasslands. (FH Bernburg). - in German.
Avdancı, Bedirhan (2024): The effects of climate change and land-use on belowground communities over time. (Hacettepe University/Turkey)
Bose, Jessica (): Summer drought and springtime wetting: Climate change effects on intraspecific trait variation in grassland species. (University of Cologne)
Burgmanns, Josephine (ongoing): Impact of agriculture practices and climate on the seed microbes. (University Marburg)
Cuntz, Thomas (2013): Experimental characterization and evaluation of wave length specific semiconductor sensor technology for the use in wireless sensor networks. (HTWK Leipzig) – in German.
Döppner Medina, Cristo (ongoing): Responses of communities of soil fungi in crop lands under current and future climate regimes. (University Marburg)
Kunz, Linda-Sophie (2019): Changes in soil structure and microbial activity due to different land use scenarios in the global change experimental facility, Bad Lauchstädt. (TU Bergakademie Freiberg)
Ludwig, Franziska (2019): Impacts of climate change on plant phenology on central european pastures. (University Cologne)
Ornik, Muriel (2023): A comparison of seed-associated bacteria of different wheat genotypes and the influence of soil history on wheat seedlings’ growth characteristics. (University Marburg)
Pälke, Sebastian (2013): Development of a modular micro controller platform for a sensor network system. (HTWK Leipzig) – in German.
Pekarev, Tim (2023 ): Seasonal influence on soil microstructure of different land use systems under different climate scenarios. (Halle University)
Pfeifer, Hannah (2016): The effects of land-use and climate change on root biomass in experimental grassland communities. (University of Leipzig)
Roussety, Tim (2020 ): Land use effects on soil structure and soil respiration in the global change experimental facility, Bad Lauchstädt (TU Berlin)
Salinas, Renata (2023): The effects of soil microbial communities with a history of agricultural management and climate conditions on seed germination and seedling growth. (University Marburg)
Schmid, Judith Elfriede (2015): Effects on increased temperature and changed precipitation pattern on yield quality of oilseed rape in two field experiments (University Hohenheim) – in German.
Schwanengel, Vanessa (2024): Root Length Density, Root Volume and Root Surface Area as a Function of Land Use and Climate in the GCEF in Bad Lauchstädt. (Halle University)
Schwarz, Erik (2017): Influence of land use and drought on the degredation potential of microorganisms in grasslands. (University Tübingen).
Steffen, Martin (2015): Effects of climate change and land use on soil fauna and litter decomposition. (University Halle) – in German.
Stolz, Juliane (2014): The influence of climate manipulation in species richness and vegetation cover in the extensively used grasslands of the GCEF. (University Halle) – in German.
Tegethof, Hendrik Emmanuel (2017): Global change effects on ecosystem functions and services: first results from extensive grasslands of the Global Change Experimental Facility (GCEF). (University of Cologne)
Walch, Ida (2024): Isolation and characterization of soil fungi associated with different farming management. (University Marburg)
Wolfram, Julia (2017): Impact of climate change on the structure and function of of microbial, phosphate-solubilizing soil communities of five central land use types in Germany. (TU Freiberg)