Pierick K, Seidel D, Bradler P, Cesarz S, Decker O, Delroy B, Dittrich, Ehbrecht M, Eisenhauer N, Fichtner A, Junginger M, Köhler M, Lettenmaier L, Link R, Mallick S, Müller J, Rochaer J, Rugen L, Scholz G, Stör J-L, Weißing K, Wild C, von Oheimb G, Ammer C, Schuldt B (2026): Microclimatic heterogeneity is associated with forest structure and biodiversity. Ecological Indicators 187: 114874. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.114874
Weißing KK, Pierick K, Link RM, Köhler M, Ehbrecht M (2026) Impacts of forest management on the inter-annual variability of forest microclimate. European Journal of Forest Research. DOI:10.1007/s10342-026-01872-y
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Kacic P, Gessner U, Hakkenberg CR, Holzwarth S, Müller J, Pierick K, Seidel D, Thonfeld F, Torresani M, Kuenzer C (2025) Characterizing local forest structural complexity based on multi-platform and -sensor derived indicators. Ecological Indicators 170: 113085. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113085
Schwarz R, Eisenhauer N, Ammer C, Bradler P M, Decker O, Delory P 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 DOI:10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106335
Wu B, Lei X, Xu Q, Qin Y, Duan G, He X, Ammer C, Pierick K, Sharma R P, Lei Y, Guo H, Gao W, Li Y (2025) Forest site classification and grading using mixed-variables clustering and nonlinear mixed-effects modeling based on forest inventory data. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research 98: 812–826 DOI:10.1093/forestry/cpaf017
Alvarez P, Velescu A, Pierick K, Homeier J, Wilcke W (2024): Sources and Sinks of N in Ecosystem Solutions Along the Water Path Through a Tropical Montane Forest in Ecuador Assessed With δ15N Values of Total Dissolved Nitrogen. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 129, e2024JG008043. DOI:10.1029/2024JG008043
Dorji Y, Iasa E, Pierick K, Cabral JS, Tobgay T, Annighöfer P, Schuldt B, Seidel D (2024): Insights into the relationship between hydraulic safety, hydraulic efficiency and tree structural complexity from terrestrial laser scanning and fractal analysis. Trees DOI:10.1007/s00468-023-02479-1
Pierick K, Leuschner C, Link RM, Báez S, Velescu A, Wilcke W, Homeier J (2024): Above- and belowground strategies of tropical montane tree species are coordinated and driven by small-scale nitrogen availability. Functional Ecology, DOI:10.1111/1365-2435.14554
Alvarez P, Velescu A, Pierick K, Homeier J, Wilcke W (2023): Carbon Stable Isotope Ratio of Dissolved Organic Matter as a Tool To Identify Its Sources and Transformations in a Tropical Montane Forest in Ecuador.
Environmental Science & Technology 57, 14983-14993DOI:10.1021/acs.est.3c01623
Chao A, Chiu CH, Hu KS, van der Plas F, Cadotte MW, Mitesser O, Thorn S, Mori AS, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Eisenhauer N, Bässler C, Delory BM, Feldhaar H, Fichtner A, Hothorn T, Peters MK, Pierick K, von Oheimb G, Müller J (2023): Hill-Chao numbers allow decomposing gamma multifunctionality into alpha and beta components. Ecology Letters, DOI:10.1111/ele.14336
Pierick K, Link RM, Leuschner C, Homeier J (2023) Elevational trends of tree fine root traits in species-rich tropical Andean forests. Oikos, e08975. DOI:10.1111/oik.08975
Müller J, Mitesser O, Cadotte M W, van der Plas F, Mori A S, Ammer C, Chao A, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Baldrian P, Bässler 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. DOI:10.1111/gcb.16564
Báez S, Cayuela Delgado L, Macía MJ, Alvarez-Davila E, Apaza-Quevedo A et al., including Pierick K (2022) FunAndes - A functional trait database of Andean plants. Scientific data 9, 511. DOI:10.1038/s41597-022-01626-6
Homeier J, Seeler T, Pierick K, Leuschner C (2021): Leaf trait variation in species-rich tropical Andean forests. Scientific reports 11, 9993
Pierick K, Leuschner C, Homeier J (2021) Topography as a factor driving small-scale variation in tree fine root traits and root functional diversity in a species-rich tropical montane forest. New Phytologist
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