Robert R. Junker

Response diversity increases functional stability but decreases diversity and compositional stability of grassland communities

The paper tests the insurance hypothesis by showing that high land-use intensity reduces response diversity, which increases functional stability but decreases species diversity and compositional stability in grassland communities.

TreeTOP: Plant experimental platforms in canopy space

TreeTOP enables standardized manipulative experiments in forest canopies by providing accessible platforms for potted plants across different heights.

Introducing entropy-based metrics for quantifying edge- and macro-shape complexity in leaves and beyond

This paper introduces entropy-based metrics to quantify leaf edge and macro-shape complexity, showing improved performance in predicting chemical traits and aligning with human perception.

Intra-individual variation in leaf microbiota matches within-crown environmental heterogeneity and promotes tree performance

The paper shows that matching microbial communities with their environment in tree crowns improves plant performance.

Chemodiversity defines a fundamental synecological dimension of plant form and function

The paper integrates chemodiversity of VOC profiles into plant trait spaces, showing it is independent of size/leaf economics but linked to biotic interactions in organ-specific ways.

Common, species-specific, and accession-specific responses of foliar phytohormones and morphological traits to drought and herbivory

This study examines common and species-specific responses of phytohormones and morphological traits to drought and herbivory in three plant species, revealing shared and unique regulatory pathways.

Metabolism and chemical diversity evolve in response to pollinator availability

This study shows that limited pollinator access reduces chemical diversity and alters metabolism in Brassica rapa, with implications for plant-pollinator networks.

Rationales for microbial conservation: A quantitative global assessment

This paper quantitatively assesses microbial conservation by analyzing 33,297 effect sizes, identifying key threats and showing the insufficiency of current conservation efforts.

Future Range Shifts and Diversity Patterns of Antarctic Lecideoid Lichens Under Climate Change Scenarios

This study models future range shifts and diversity patterns of Antarctic lecideoid lichens under two climate change scenarios, predicting range expansion and niche contraction in different bioregions.

Biological and experimental factors that define the effectiveness of microbial inoculation on plant traits: a meta-analysis

This study conducts a meta-analysis to evaluate how biological and experimental factors influence the effectiveness of microbial inoculation on plant traits.