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)
- Lumnesh Joseph Swaroop Kumar (PhD student)
- Meiyue Meng (PhD student)
- Fabrizzio Protti Sanchez MSc (PhD student)
- Yu Shang (PhD student)
- Elena Stoll MSc (PhD student)
- Maud Tissink MSc (PhD student)
- Álex Tunas Corzón MSc (PhD student)
- Xin Yu (PhD student)
- Matej Znaminko MSc (PhD student)
- Yeye Zhang Msc (PhD student)
MSc-Students
Louisa Kanis
Annika Zips
Former group members
Post-Docs & PhD Students: Yeye Zhang PhD, Johannes Ingrisch Dr., David Reinthaler PhD, Florian Oberleitner, PhD, Kathiravan Mohamed Meeran, PhD, Jesse Radolinski Dr., Eliza Harris Dr. PD, Rüdiger Kaufmann Dr. Ao. Univ.-Prof. (Teilzeit), Natalie Oram Dr., Akira Yoshikawa, Andrew Giunta, Dina in 't Zandt, Roland Hasibeder, Jasper Bloemen, Thomas Ladreiter-Knauss, Dagmar Rubatscher, Michael Schmitt, Ute Szukics (Krainer)
Meisterschüler: Valentin Kriegel, Jela Kohse, Maren Jabs, Sandra Djabarow, Johannes Cunow, Michael Künig, Carmen Telser, 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; ko-betreute Masterstudents: Camilla Bateni, Martino Gambacorti-Passerini, Lukas Huss, Oliver Rohrmoser, Florian Senoner
Trainee: Jérémie Mempiot (ENGEES Straßburg), Camille Halais (ENGEES Straßburg) Erasmus+-Praktikum, Paolo Roberti (Universität Bologna) Erasmus+-Praktikum, Suzanne Guyard (École Nationale de Strasbourg, Praktikum), Chris Bowden (Universität Manchester), Sacha Ribeyron (Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne)
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)