Christoph Leuschner

26.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
396 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Christoph Leuschner is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Leuschner has authored 396 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 235 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 208 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 119 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Christoph Leuschner's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (178 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (148 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (113 papers). Christoph Leuschner is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (178 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (148 papers) and Tree-ring climate responses (113 papers). Christoph Leuschner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Indonesia and United States. Christoph Leuschner's co-authors include Dietrich Hertel, Markus Hauck, Ina C. Meier, Choimaa Dulamsuren, Bernhard Schuldt, Jürgen Homeier, Viviana Horna, Heike Culmsee, Heinz Ellenberg and Dirk Hölscher and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Leuschner

391 papers receiving 16.4k citations

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Ecology of Central European Forests

2017 292 citations Christoph Leuschner et al. profile →
Drought response of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)—A review

2020 197 citations Christoph Leuschner Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Leuschner

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	De‐Coupled Water and Nitrogen Translocation From Subsoil to Canopy of Temperate Forest Trees 2025 ·Plant Cell & Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christian Ammer, Norbert Lamersdorf, Christoph Leuschner, John D. Marshall, Ruth‐Kristina Magh	0
2	Impact of a 2°C Warmer Climate on the Fine Root System of European Beech, Sessile Oak, Scots Pine, and Douglas Fir in Central European Lowland Forests 2025 ·Ecosystems ·(unknown), (unknown), Heinz Coners, Christoph Leuschner, Dietrich Hertel	2
3	A 50-year perspective on conservation challenges and legacy effects in temperate Patagonian forests 2025 ·Biological Conservation ·(unknown), E. Schneider, Steffi Heinrichs, Stefan Zerbe, Christoph Leuschner, (unknown), (unknown), Helge Walentowski	2
4	Recent growth decline and shifts in climatic growth constraints suggest climate vulnerability of beech, Douglas fir, pine and oak in Northern Germany 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), (unknown), Robert Weigel, Dietrich Hertel, Christoph Leuschner, Lena Muffler	14
5	Climate vulnerability of Nothofagus pumilio, Nothofagus dombeyi and Austrocedrus chilensis in northern Patagonia’s temperate forests 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·(unknown), Robert Weigel, Helge Walentowski, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martyna M. Kotowska, (unknown), (unknown), Christoph Leuschner	5
6	Intraspecific variation in fine root morphology of European beech: a root order-based analysis of phenotypic root morphospace 2024 ·Oecologia ·(unknown), Dietrich Hertel, Christoph Leuschner	3
7	Winter and spring frost events delay leaf‐out, hamper growth and increase mortality in European beech seedlings, with weaker effects of subsequent frosts 2024 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Lena Muffler, Robert Weigel, Ilka Beil, Christoph Leuschner, Jonas Schmeddes, Jüergen Kreyling	4
8	A multi-criteria drought resistance assessment of temperate Acer, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Quercus, and Tilia species 2024 ·Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics ·Christoph Leuschner, Sebastian Fuchs, (unknown), E. Rüther, Bernhard Schuldt	14
9	Carbon density and sequestration in the temperate forests of northern Patagonia, Argentina 2024 ·Frontiers in Forests and Global Change ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christoph Leuschner, Helge Walentowski	4
10	Mycorrhization, root tip vitality and biomass of Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies and Pseudotsuga menziesii in monospecific and mixed combinations under water reduction and nitrogen addition 2024 ·Trees ·(unknown), H.-J. Reulen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dietrich Hertel, Christoph Leuschner, Andrea Polle	3
11	Inter-provenance variability and phenotypic plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic safety and efficiency in seven European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances differing in yield 2024 ·Annals of Forest Science ·Daniel Kurjak, Peter Petrík, Alena Konôpková, Roman M. Link, Dušan Gömöry, Peter Hajek, Mirko Liesebach, Christoph Leuschner, Bernhard Schuldt	10
12	A genome‐wide genetic association study reveals SNPs significantly associated with environmental variables and specific leaf area in European beech 2024 ·Physiologia Plantarum ·Markus Müller, Christoph Leuschner, (unknown), Robert Weigel, Banzragch Bat‐Enerel, Wilfried Steiner, Oliver Gailing	2
13	Regeneration of Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Ørst. in little to moderately disturbed southern beech forests in the Andes of Patagonia (Argentina) 2023 ·Forest Ecosystems ·Stefan Zerbe, (unknown), Georg Leitinger, (unknown), José Bava, Steffi Heinrichs, Christoph Leuschner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Helge Walentowski	5
14	Branch xylem vascular adjustments in European beech in response to decreasing water availability across a precipitation gradient 2022 ·Tree Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Schuldt, Christoph Leuschner	10
15	The Influence of Tilia tomentosa Moench on Plant Species Diversity and Composition in Mesophilic Forests of Western Romania–A Potential Tree Species for Warming Forests in Central Europe? 2021 ·Sustainability ·Steffi Heinrichs, (unknown), Adrian Indreica, Erwin Bergmeier, Christoph Leuschner, Helge Walentowski	5
16	Leaf trait modification in European beech trees in response to climatic and edaphic drought 2021 ·Plant Biology ·(unknown), Bernhard Schuldt, Roman M. Link, Dean Heil, Stefanie Hoeber, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christoph Leuschner	31
17	Nutrient dynamics along a precipitation gradient in European beech forests 2013 ·GoeScholar The Publication Server of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) ·Ina C. Meier, Christoph Leuschner	1
18	Influence of salinity on root hydraulic properties of three olive varieties 2011 ·Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology ·Boris Rewald, Christoph Leuschner, Zeev Wiesman, Jhonathan E. Ephrath	41
19	Does root competition asymmetry increase with water availability? 2009 ·Plant Ecology & Diversity ·Boris Rewald, Christoph Leuschner	27
20	Zur Bedeutung der Winterlinde (Tilia cordata Mill.) in mittel- und nordwestdeutschen Eichen-Hainbuchen-Wäldern 2009 ·Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt) ·Andreas Mölder, Markus Bernhardt‐Römermann, Christoph Leuschner, (unknown)	2

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