Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas

TL;DR: In this article, the potential litter decomposition was investigated by using standardized substrates (Rooibos and Green tea) for comparison of litter mass loss at 336 sites (ranging from

TL;DR: Analysis of LSFs between 1959 and 2017 and the resistance strategies of Northern Hemisphere woody species to infer trees’ adaptations for minimizing frost damage to their leaves and to forecast forest vulnerability under the ongoing changes in frost frequencies reveals region-specific changes in the spring-frost risk that can inform decision-making in land management, forestry, agriculture, and insurance policy.

TL;DR: The results indicate that multiple drivers are affecting early stage litter mass loss with litter quality being dominant, and that long-term studies combined with experimental trials are needed to quantify the relative importance of the different drivers over time.

TL;DR: In this paper , a ground-sourced global database was used to estimate the number of tree species at biome, continental, and global scales, with most undiscovered species being rare, continentally endemic, and tropical or subtropical.

TL;DR: Vegetation dynamics during heathland succession were not deterministically determined by soil conditions, and management actions that disturb stable dwarf shrub vegetation may enhance grass and tree colonization.