Scientific Output

Deilmann T.J., Ulrich J., Römerman, C. (2024) Habitat conditions filter stronger for functional traits than for phenology in herbaceous species. Ecology and Evolution,https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11505

Rauschkolb, R., Bucher, S.F., Hensen, I., Ahrends, A., Fernández-Pascual, E., Heubach, K., Jakubka, D., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., König, A., Koubek, T., Kehl, A., Khuroo, A., Lindstädter, A., Shafee, F., Mašková, T., Platonova, E., Panico, P., Plos, C., Primack, R., Rosche, C., Shah, M.A., Sporbert, M., Stevens Alber-Dieter, Tarquini, F., Tielbörger, K., Träger, S., Vange, V., Weigelt, P., Bonn, A., Freiberg, M., Knickmann, B., Nordt, B., Wirth, C., Römermann, C (2024) Spatial variability in herbaceous plant phenology is mostly explained by variability in temperature but also by photoperiod and functional traits. International Journal of Biometeorology, 68, 761-775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-024-02621-9

Plos, C., Stelbrink, N., Römermann, C., Knight, T.M., Hensen, I. (2023)  Abiotic conditions affect nectar properties and flower visitation in four herbaceous plant species. Flora, 303, 152279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2023.152279

Horbach, S., Rauschkolb, R., Römermann C. (2023) Flowering and leaf phenology are more variable and stronger associated to functional traits in herbaceous compared to tree species. Flora, 300, 152218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2023.152218

Sporbert, M., Jakubka, D., Bucher, S.F., Hensen, I., Freiberg, M., Heubach, K., König, A., Nordt, B., Plos, C., Blinova, I., Bonn, A., Knickmann, B., Koubek, T., Linstädter A., Mašková T., Primack, R.B., Rosche, C., Shah, M.A., Stevens, A.-D., Tielbörger, K., Träger, S., Wirth, C., Römermann, C. (2022) Functional traits influence patterns in vegetative and reproductive plant phenology - a multi-botanical garden study. NewPhytologist, 235, 2199-2210. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.1834

Nordt, B., Hensen, I., Bucher, S. F., Freiberg, M., Primack, R. B., Stevens, A.-D., Bonn, A., Wirth, C., Jakubka, D., Plos, C., Sporbert, M., and Römermann, C. (2021). The PhenObs initiative – A standardised protocol for monitoring phenological responses to climate change using herbaceous plant species in botanical gardens. Functional Ecology, 35, 821-834.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13747

• Anna Knapp "Phenological Shifts of Herbaceous Plants - A comparison of different approaches to analyse datasets" (Master thesis, 2023, supervision: Michael Kiehn, Univ. of Vienna)
• Jonathan Wenk "Studying the impact of abiotic and biotic environmental conditions on functional traits of species growing in five Botanical gardens" (Bachelor thesis, 2023, supervision: Robert Rauschkolb, Christine Römermann, Univ. of Jena)
• Ibrahim Mammadov "Designing a Data Collection App for Phenology Research: A Contextual Inquiry" (Master thesis, 2023, supervision: Margarita Osipova, Eva Hornecker, Birgitta König-Ries, Univ. of Weimar)
• Juliane Nazari-Montazer "Phenological Patterns of Five Herbaceous Plant Species: A Comprehensive Analysis" (Bachelor thesis, 2023, supervision: Ingeborg Lang, Univ. of Vienna)
• Luise Schidlo "Wie wichtig ist die Herkunft für die Phänologie krautiger Arten? – ein common-garden-Experiment an fünf Arten des PhenObs-Projektes" (Bachelor thesis, 2023, supervision: Robert Rauschkolb, Christine Römermann, Univ. of Jena)
• David Adesua “Is frost resistance linked to flowering phenology and plant distribution?” (Master thesis as part of the “FRESH project”, 2021, supervision: Franziska Bucher, Desiree Jakubka, Maria Sporbert, Univ. of Jena)
• Nahid Rasouli Paeenroudposhti “The advantage of a long or a short flowering period: Linking flowering phenology with seasonal variation in flower traits with pollinator diversity and density” (Master thesis, 2023, supervision: Christine Römermann, Anne Ebeling, Univ. of Jena, Susanne Dunker UFZ/iDiv)
• Claudia Messner "Effect of abiotic (micro-)site conditions on plant functional traits and phenology in plant species in the Botanical Gardens Jena and Trondheim" (Bachelor thesis, 2022, supervision: Christine Römermann, Robert Rauschkolb, Vibekke Vange, Univ. of Jena)
• Sophie Horbach “Unterschiede im Zusammenhang zwischen Phänologie und funktionellen Merkmalen zwischen Kräutern und Bäumen” (Bachelor thesis, 2021, supervision: Christine Römermann & PhenObs team, Univ. of Jena)
• Marco Patrzek “Patterns in leaf phenology and plant functional traits in herbaceous species – applying the LHS and CSR concept in phenological research” (Bachelor thesis, 2021, supervision: Desiree Jakubka, Maria Sporbert, Franziska Bucher, Christine Römermann, Univ. of Jena)
• Annalena Lenk “Site-specific patterns in the seasonal variation in flowering and growth phenology” (Master thesis, 2021, supervision: Christine Römermann, Desiree Jakubka, Univ. of Jena; Tomáš Herben, Tomáš  Koubek, Charles University Prague)
• Till Deilmann “Patterns in phenology from Botanical Gardens and natural habitats” (Master thesis, 2021, supervision: Christine Römermann, Josephine Ulrich, Univ. of Jena)
• Julian Selke “Investigating the relationships between phenology, traits, geographic range size and climatic niche size in 26 herbaceous plant species” (Bachelor thesis, 2021, supervision: Maria Sporbert, Erik Welk, Isabell Hensen, MLU Halle)
• Niklas Stelbrink “Variability of nectar production and pollinator activity in the course of a day and in response to abiotic factors” (Bachelor thesis, 2020, supervision: Carolin Plos, Isabell Hensen, MLU Halle)
• Luise Münsterberg “Vergleich der Phänologie im Bot. Garten und im Leipziger Auwald” (Bachelor thesis, 2020, supervision: Martin Freiberg, Univ. of Leipzig)
• Caroline Brandner "Phänologie von Pflanzen im Botanischen Garten: Überlegungen für ein Citizen Science Projekt“ (Bachelor thesis, 2019, supervision: Michael Kiehn, Univ. of Vienna)
• Lara Escherich “Patterns in phenology and traits in plant populations from Botanical Gardens and their natural habitat” (Bachelor thesis, 2019, supervision: Christine Römermann, Josephine Ulrich, Univ. of Jena)