Lena Sachsenmaier
Research Interests
I am interested in understanding biodiversity-ecosystem-functioning relationships in forests and agroforestry systems in order to support sustainable management and conservation strategies – particularly in the challenging context of climate change. In my ongoing research projects, I am investigating the drought resistance and resilience of tree communities and neighbourhoods in a tree diversity experiment in Germany (MyDiv) within the framework of the DFG International Research Training Group TreeDì - 林地 at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig.
Short CV
- since 08/2021: Doctoral Researcher in the International Research Training Group TreeDì, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
- 11/2020–07/2021: Teacher at secondary school (Biology and Geography), Cologne, Germany
- 05/2019–10/2020: Teacher Trainee at secondary school (Biology and Geography), Cologne, Germany
- 01/2018–05/2018: Research stay at University of Jambi (Sumatra), Indonesia
- 10/2015–12/2018: Master (of Ed.) Biology and Geography, University of Cologne, Germany
Thesis: “The Effect of Tree Enrichment in an Oil Palm Plantation on the Biodiversity of the Understorey Vegetation” - 08/2013–03/2014: Semester abroad at University of Salamanca, Spain
- 10/2011–05/2015: Bachelor (of Ed.) Biology and Geography, University of Trier, Germany
Thesis: “Miscanthus als Substrat für die Biogasgewinnung – Konsequenzen für den Nährstoffhaushalt der Bestände”
iDiv publications
Sachsenmaier, Lena, Schnabel, Florian, Dietrich, Peter, Eisenhauer, Nico, Ferlian, Olga, Quosh, Julius, Richter, Ronny, Wirth, Christian
(2024): Forest growth resistance and resilience to the 2018–2020 drought depend on tree diversity and mycorrhizal type. Journal of EcologyKattenborn, Teja, Wieneke, Sebastian, Montero, David, Mahecha, Miguel D., Richter, Ronny, Guimarães-Steinicke, Claudia, Wirth, Christian, Ferlian, Olga, Feilhauer, Hannes, Sachsenmaier, Lena, Eisenhauer, Nico, Dechant, Benjamin
(2024): Temporal dynamics in vertical leaf angles can confound vegetation indices widely used in Earth observations. Communications Earth & EnvironmentMontoya-Sánchez, Vannesa, Kreft, Holger, Arimond, Isabelle, Ballauff, Johannes, Berkelmann, Dirk, Brambach, Fabian, Daniel, Rolf, Grass, Ingo, Hines, Jes, Hölscher, Dirk, Irawan, Bambang, Krause, Alena, Polle, Andrea, Potapov, Anton, Sachsenmaier, Lena, Scheu, Stefan, Sundawati, Leti, Tscharntke, Teja, Zemp, Delphine Clara, Guerrero-Ramírez, Nathaly
(2023): Landscape heterogeneity and soil biota are central to multi-taxa diversity for oil palm landscape restoration. Communications Earth & EnvironmentLi, K., Grass, I., Zemp, D. C., Lorenz, H., Sachsenmaier, L., Nurdiansyah, F., Hölscher, D., Kreft, H., Tscharntke, T.
(2023): Tree identity and canopy openness mediate oil palm biodiversity enrichment effects on insect herbivory and pollination. Ecological ApplicationsZemp, Delphine Clara, Guerrero-Ramirez, Nathaly, Brambach, Fabian, Darras, Kevin, Grass, Ingo, Potapov, Anton, Röll, Alexander, Arimond, Isabelle, Ballauff, Johannes, Behling, Hermann, Berkelmann, Dirk, Biagioni, Siria, Buchori, Damayanti, Craven, Dylan, Daniel, Rolf, Gailing, Oliver, Ellsäßer, Florian, Fardiansah, Riko, Hennings, Nina, Irawan, Bambang, Khokthong, Watit, Krashevska, Valentyna, Krause, Alena, Kückes, Johanna, Li, Kevin, Lorenz, Hendrik, Maraun, Mark, Merk, Miryam Sarah, Moura, Carina C. M., Mulyani, Yeni A., Paterno, Gustavo B., Pebrianti, Herni Dwinta, Polle, Andrea, Prameswari, Di Ajeng, Sachsenmaier, Lena, Scheu, Stefan, Schneider, Dominik, Setiajiati, Fitta, Setyaningsih, Christina Ani, Sundawati, Leti, Tscharntke, Teja, Wollni, Meike, Hölscher, Dirk, Kreft, Holger
(2023): Tree islands enhance biodiversity and functioning in oil palm landscapes. Nature
Leipzig University
Systematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity Lab
Johannisallee 21
04103 Leipzig
Germany
Leipzig University
