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Christian Wirth
Researcher at Leipzig University
Publications - 247
Citations - 22549
Christian Wirth is an academic researcher from Leipzig University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biodiversity & Species richness. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 215 publications receiving 17916 citations. Previous affiliations of Christian Wirth include German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research & Kyushu University.
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Forest inventory data from Finland and Sweden for: Demographic performance of European tree species at their hot and cold climatic edges, plus ancillary climate data
Sophia Ratcliffe,Jonas Dahlgren,Aleksi Lehtonen,Christian Wirth,Paloma Ruiz-Benito,Miguel A. Zavala,Gerald Kaendler,Raisa Mäkipää,Georges Kunstler +8 more
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Patterns of richness across forest beetle communities-A methodological comparison of observed and estimated species numbers.
Nora Haack,Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth,Martin Schlegel,Christian Wirth,Detlef Bernhard,Ingo Brunk,Klaus Henle +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the observed and estimated numbers of species for beetle communities in the canopy of the Leipzig floodplain forest, and found that the observed number of species under-represents species richness and the number of shared species among three tree species and two canopy strata.
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Effects of plant species identity override diversity effects in explaining sedimentation within vegetation in a flume experiment
Lena Kretz,Lena Kretz,Katinka Koll,Carolin Seele-Dilbat,Carolin Seele-Dilbat,Fons van der Plas,Fons van der Plas,Alexandra Weigelt,Christian Wirth,Christian Wirth +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of species richness and species identity, via differences in vegetation structure, on sediment retention within herbaceous vegetation patches were disentangled, and the authors concluded that selecting the most effective species, rather than as many species as possible, may have the greatest benefits for promoting sedimentation.
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Diversity Effects on Canopy Structure Change throughout a Growing Season in Experimental Grassland Communities
TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the temporal effects of diversity of grassland communities on canopy structural components in high temporal (bi-weekly throughout the growing season) and spatial resolutions as a proxy for ecosystem functioning.
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Tree crowns as meeting points of diversity generating mechanisms – a test with epiphytic lichens in a temperate forest
TL;DR: The vertical lichen diversity patterns in the tree crown are mainly shaped by the successional accumulation of species along a branch age gradient and a pronounced vertical gradient in environmental optimality from harshly exposed young branches at the top crown over suitable habitats with a balance in light and humidity towards the limiting light conditions in the dim understory.