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David Schellenberger Costa

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchORCID 0000-0003-1747-1506Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Christian WirthiD· 2 shared Andreas EnßliniD· 1 shared Andreas Hemp· 1 shared Anja KahliD· 1 shared Camilla Ahner· 1 shared Daria SvidzinskaiD· 1 shared Dickson Gerald MaukiiD· 1 shared Florian SchnabeliD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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EcologybioRxivPreprintSep 11, 2026

Stomatal sensitivity to VPD across 38 tree species reflects past drought responses but is little explained by stomatal and leaf economic traits

Lena Sachsenmaier, Ronny Richter, Camilla Ahner…·Christian Wirth

The paper quantifies stomatal responses to vapour pressure deficit in 38 tree species and finds that these responses vary widely and are not strongly linked to common leaf traits.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.09.750341

multiple speciesproteomics

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EcologybioRxivPreprintMar 27, 2026

Global Convergence of Plant Functional Trait Composition in the Anthropocene

Sophie Wolf, Daria Svidzinska, David Schellenberger Costa…·Teja Kattenborn

The paper quantifies global shifts in plant functional trait composition due to human introductions, finding convergence toward smaller, more acquisitive, and shorter-lived assemblages.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.27.714725

plant (other)statistical model

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EcologyJournal of EcologyPeer-reviewedSep 26, 2025

Community-level plant functional strategies explain ecosystem carbon storage across a tropical elevational gradient

Dickson Gerald Mauki, Peter Manning, Matthias Schleuning…·Margot Neyret

The paper examines how community-level plant functional strategies influence carbon storage across an elevational gradient, finding two key strategies linked to carbon stocks.

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plant (other)metagenomics

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