The International Conference on Phenotypic Plasticity in Plants brought together plant scientists in Potsdam to explore the diversity and dynamics of plant responses.

Unsere Arbeitsgruppe lernt dazu: Ableismus in der Wissenschaft betrifft uns alle.

The paper by Männer et al. (2025) shows how machine learning and field spectroscopy can help monitor forage quality and quantity across diverse climates, from temperate European meadows to Namibia’s dryland rangelands.

Dr. Thomas Bringhenti and PhD student Lisa-Maricia Schwarz shared insights on their research through oral presentations, posters and sessions’ chairing.

On Monday 8th of September, Prof. Anja Linstädter and Dr. Vera Hesen from our working group hosted a special trainings course for PhD students on one of our group’s core topics: leaf functional traits. 
 

Our working group supports a follow-up project at the University of Jena as part of PhenObs.

In two recent German radio interviews, Prof. Anja Linstädter compared the drivers of land degradation in Namibia and Germany, urging greater focus on prevention strategies as climate change increases desertification risks.

The NamTip project engaged students, researchers, policymakers, and local communities in hands-on learning and dialogue on sustainable rangeland management and desertification prevention in Namibia.

Als Teil einer integrativen Lehrveranstaltung in unserer Arbeitsgruppe erheben Studierende ökologische Daten in einem echten Feldexperiment.

Deutschsprachiger Essay veröffentlicht

Beim Pint of Science Event Potsdam wird Liana Kindermann über alte Bäume sprechen.

Our research on carbon storage in African savannas is published in Global Chance Biology Journal.