Functional Ecology
The Research Group Functional Ecology studies plant, soil and ecosystem processes and how they are affected by global change. Our research topics include a.o. biogeochemical cycles with a focus on carbon cycling, greenhouse gas emissions and the role of plants and their traits in above- and belowground ecosystem processes. In situ experimental manipulations and isotopic tracers of carbon, nitrogen and water are used to unravel the mechanisms underlying the ecosystem responses to environmental change.
Group Members
- Michael Bahn Dr. PD Univ.-Prof. (Leader)
- Bernice Hwang PhD
- Christina Biasi Dr.
- Lisa Capponi MSc (PhD student)
- Meiyue Meng (PhD student)
- Fabrizzio Protti Sanchez MSc (PhD student)
- Marie-Louise Schärer Dr.
- Yu Shang (PhD student)
- Maud Tissink MSc (PhD student)
- Álex Tunas Corzón MSc (PhD student)
- Friederike Westrich (PhD student)
- Matej Znaminko MSc (PhD student)
MSc-Students
Marie Heck
Vera Nobis
Elke Selbek
Sarah Zimmermann
Former group members
Post-Docs: Johannes Ingrisch, Jesse Radolinski, Eliza Harris, Natalie Oram, Dina in ´t Zandt, Rüdiger Kaufmann, Jasper Bloem, Konstantin Gavazov, Ute Szukics (Krainer)
PhD: Xin Yu, Lumnesh Joseph Swaroop Kumar, Yeye Zhang, Florian Oberleitner, Lena Müller, Elena Stoll, David Reinthaler, Akira Yoshikawa, Kathiravan Meeran, Johannes Ingrisch, Roland Hasibeder, Stefan Karlowsky (co-supervised), Alba Anadon-Rosell (co-supervised), Lucia Fuchslueger (co-supervised), Thomas Ladreiter-Knauss, Dagmar Rubatscher, Michael Schmitt
Masterstudents: Annika Zips, Louisa Kanis, Maren Jabs, Valentin Kriegel, Jela Kohse, Sandra Djabarow, Johannes Cunow, Maud Tissink, Michael Künig, Carmen Telser, Lena Müller, Deniz Scheerer, Trinidad Cerda, Melissa Morcote-Martinez, Michael Metzler, Sarah Geiger, Sonja Pirchmoser, Alexander Kießling, Magdalena Haidegger, Sylvia Flucher, Lena Drexler, Helene Solderer, Veronika Brune, Claudia Gstir, Sebastian Gertloff, Stefanie Hörbst, Michaela Krohn, Lisa Schwarz, Stefan Roth, Karina Fritz, Eric Walter, Sarah Scheld, Andrea Weinfurtner, Arne Schultz, Verena Gruber, Valentina Danese, Michael Schmitt, Florian Miczka, Martin Köck, Lisa Wurm, Karin Moll, Elke Haubner, Karin Rottmar, Walter Michaeler, Georg Wohlfahrt, Erich Tasser, Franz Kircher, a.o.
Guest scientists
LFUI Gastprofessor Markus Reichstein (MPI Jena) Jan - März 2021
LFUI-Gastprofessor Richard Bardgett (Universität Manchester)
LFUI-Gastprofessor David Bowling (Universität von Utah)
Fulbright-Professor Chris Still (Universität von Oregon)
Christina Biasi (Universität von Ostfinnland, Gastwissenschaftlerin)
Konstantin Gavazov (EPFL Lausanne)
Sara Vicca (Universität von Antwerpen)
Lucia Fuchslueger (Universität Wien, ko-betreute Doktorandin)
Stefan Karlowsky (Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie Jena, ko-betreuter Doktorand)
Alba Anadon Rosell (Universität Barcelona, ko-betreute Doktorandin)