News

Explore here how trees respond to different stand densities and growth conditions.

WinterLab 25/26

We are currently working with our Bachelor student Serafin to understand how and why trees die when competition with their neighbours becomes overwhelming. Our goal is to identify whether suppressed individuals show common early‑warning signals or heightened sensitivity to climate stress before mortality occurs. This project helps us uncover the subtle dynamics that shape forest resilience and long‑term ecosystem stability.

Summer of Biodiversity

Together with our partners of the Terrestrial Ecology Research Group we plan to survey insect biodiversity along the density gradient provided us by our unique Nelder planting design.

Digital Twin

Technology allows us to create digital twins of our forests. Here we only show a picture of the point cloud of some of our Nelder oaks. But in future you might be able to walk virtually through the mighty oak forests from our research sites.

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