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Scientific publications

2012

Selsted, M.; van der Linden, L.; Ibrom, A.; Michelsen, A.; Larsen, K.; Kongstad, J.; Mikkelsen, T.; Pilegaard, K.; Beier, C.; Ambus, P. (2012). Soil respiration is stimulated by elevated CO2 and reduced by summer drought: three years of measurements in a multifactor ecosystem manipulation experiment in a temperate heathland (CLIMAITE). Global Change Biology, 18, 1216-1230.

Beier, C.; Beierkuhlein, C.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Penuelas, P.; K�rner, C.;  Emmett, B.A.; K�rner, C,;  de Boeck, H.; Christensen, J.H.; Leuzinger, S.;  Janssens, I.A. and Hansen, K. (2012). Next generation of precipitation manipulation experiments - challenges and recommendations. Ecology Letters, doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01793.x.

Stevnbak, K.; Scherber, C.; Gladbach, D.; Mikkelsen, T.N.; Beier, C. and Christensen, S. (2012) Climate change disrupts interactions between above- and belowground organisms in a field experiment. Nature Climate Change, DOI 10.1038/Nclimate1544.

Stevnbak, K.; Maraldo, K.; Georgieva, S.; Bj�rnlund, L.; Beier, C.; Schmidt, I.K. and Christensen, S. (2012) Suppression of soil decomposers and promotion of long-lived, root herbivorous nematodes by climate change. Eur. J. Soil Biol. (in press).

Carter, M.S., Larsen, K.S., Christensen, T.R., Estiarte, M., Leith, I., Lund, M., Mills, R.E., Niinemets, �., Pe�uelas, J., Portillo-Estrada, M., Schmidt, I.K., Sheppard, L., Smith, A.R., Sowerby, A., Tietema, A., Vallejo, A. and Beier, C. (2012) Synthesizing greenhouse gas fluxes across nine European bogs and heathlands - responses to future climatic and environmental changes. Biogeosciences.

Holmstrup, M.; S�rensen, J.G.; Maraldo, K.; Schmidt, IK.; Mason, S.; Tietema, A.; Smith, A.R.; Emmett, B.A.; Schmelz, R.; Bataillon, T.; Beier, C. and Ehlers, B.K. (2012) Increased frequency of drought depletes species richness of enchytraeid communities in both wet and dry heathland soils. Soil Biol. Biochem. In Press.

Dieleman, W.I.J.; Vicca, S.; Larsen, K.S.; Hagedorn, F.; Dijkstra, F.A.; Morgan, J.; Hovenden, M.J.; Volder, A.; Tingey, D.; Hoosbeek, M.R.; Luo, Y.; De Angelis, P.; Beier, C.; Leuzinger, S.; Oren, R.; Dukes, J.S.; Linder, S. and Janssens, I.A. (2012) Simple additive effects are rare: Responses of biomass and soil processes to combined manipulations of CO2 and temperature. Global Change Biology, in press.

2011

Luo, Y.; Melillo, J.; Niu, S.; Beier, C.; Clark, J.; Classen, A.; Davidson, E.; Dukes, J.S.; Evans, R.D.; Field, C.; Czimczik, C.I.; Keller, M.; Kimball, B.A.; Kueppers, L.; Norby, R.; Pelini, S.L.; Pendall, E.; Rastetter, E.; Six, J.; Smith, M.; Tjoelker, M. and Torn, M. (2011). Coordinated Approaches to Quantify Long-Term Ecosystem dynamics in Response to Global Change. Global Change Biology, 17, 843-854.

Christensen S., Bj�rnlund L., Vesterg�rd M. (2011) Decomposer biomass in the rhizosphere to assess rhizodeposition. Oikos.

Selsted, Merete Bang, Per Ambus, Anders Michelsen, Leon van der Linden, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Kim Pilegaard, Teis N Mikkelsen and Claus Beier. (2011). Measurement of carbon dioxide fluxes in a free-air carbon dioxide enrichment experiment using the closed flux chamber technique. Atmospheric Environment, 45, 208-214.

Larsen, K.S.; Andresen, L.C.; Beier, C.; Jonasson, C.; Albert, K.R.; Ambus, P.; Andersen, K.S.; Arndal, M.F.; Carter, M.S.; Christensen, S.; Holmstrup, M.; Ibrom, A.; Kongstad, J.; Linden, L. v.d.; Maraldo, K.; Michelsen, A.; Mikkelsen, T.N.; Pilegaard, K.; Priem�, A.; Ro-Poulsen, H.; Schmidt, I.K.; Selsted, M.B. (2011) Reduced N cycling in response to drought, warming, and elevated CO2 in a Danish heathland: Synthesizing results of the CLIMAITE project after two years of treatments. Global Change Biology, 17, 1884-1899.

Andresen, L.C.; Konestabo, H.S.; Maraldo, K.; Holmstrup, M.; Ambus, P.; Beier, C. and Michelsen, A. (2011) Stable isotope analysis of the organic matter flow in the food web at a temperate heath under multifactorial climate change. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 25, 1485-1496.

Albert KR, Ro-Poulsen H, Mikkelsen TN, Michelsen A, Linden L, Beier C. (2011) Interactive effects of elevated CO2, warming and drought on photosynthesis of Deschampsia flexuosa in a temperate heath ecosystem. Journal of Experimental Botany 62: 4253-4266.

Waagner, D.; Bayley, M. and Holmstrup, M. (2011) Recovery of reproduction after drought in the soil living Folsomia candida (Collembola). Soil Biology & Biochemistry 43, 690-692.

Maraldo, K.; Christensen, B. And Holmstrup, M. (2011) The excretion of ammonium by enchytraeids (Cognettia sphagnetorum). Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 43, 991-996.

Leuzinger S, Luo Y, Beier C, Dieleman W, Vicca S, K�rner C (2011) Do global change experiments overestimate impacts on terrestrial ecosystems? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 26:236-241

Haugwitz M.S.,.; Michelsen, A. and Schmidt, I.K. (2011) Long-term microbial control of nutrient availability and plant biomass in a subarctic-alpine heath after addition of carbon, fertilizer and fungicide. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43, 179-187  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.09.032

Albert KR., Mikkelsen T.N., Michelsen A., Ro-Poulsen H., Linden L. (2011)  Interactive effects of drought, elevated CO2 and warming on photosynthetic capacity and photosystem performance in temperate heath plants   Journal of Plant Physiology, 168, 1550-1561.

Albert KR., Ro-Poulsen H., Mikkelsen T.N., Michelsen A., van der Linden L ., Beier C. (2011)  Effects of elevated CO2, warming and drought episodes on plant carbon uptake in a temperate heath ecosystem are controlled by soil water status. Plant, Cell and Environment, 34, 1207-1222.

Carter, M.S., Ambus, P., Albert, K., Larsen, K.S., Andersson, M., Priem�, A.; Van der Linden, L. and Beier, C. (2011) Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2, prolonged summer drought and temperature increase on N2O and CH4 fluxes in a temperate heathland, Soil Biol. Biochem. 43, 1660-1670.

Luo, Y.; Melillo, J.; Niu, S.; Beier, C.; Clark, J.; Classen, A.; Davidson, E.; Dukes, J.S.; Evans, R.D.; Field, C.; Czimczik, C.I.; Keller, M.; Kimball, B.A.; Kueppers, L.; Norby, R.; Pelini, S.L.; Pendall, E.; Rastetter, E.; Six, J.; Smith, M.; Tjoelker, M. and Torn, M. (2011) Coordinated Approaches to Quantify Long-Term Ecosystem dynamics in Response to Global Change. Global Change Biology, 17, 843-854.

Albert KR., Ro-Poulsen H., Mikkelsen T.N., Michelsen A., Beier C., van der Linden L. (2011) Interactive effects of elevated CO2, warming and drought on photosynthesis of Deschampsia flexuosa in a temperate heath ecosystem.  Journal of Experimental Botany, 62: 4253-4266

2010

Andresen. L.C.; A. Michelsen; P. Ambus; C. Beier. (2010) Belowground heathland responses after two years of combined warming, elevated CO2 and summer drought. Biogeochemistry, 101(1-3):27-42 DOI 10.1007/s10533-010-9489-3.

Waagner, D.; Heckmann, L.-H.; Malmendal, A.; Nielsen, N.C.; Holmstrup, M. and Bayley, M. (2010) Hsp70 expression and metabolite composition in response to short-term thermal changes in Folsomia candida (Collembola). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 157, 177-183.

Maraldo, K.; Krogh, P.H.; Linden, L.G., Christensen, B., Mikkelsen, T.N.; Beier, C. and Holmstrup, M. (2010) The counteracting effects of elevated air CO2 concentrations and drought episodes: studies of enchytraeid populations in dry heathland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42, 1958-1966

Maraldo K, Holmstrup M (2010) Enchytraeids in a changing climate: A mini-review. Pedobiologia 53, 161-167.

Andresen. L.C.; A. Michelsen; P. Ambus; C. Beier. (2010) Belowground heathland responses after two years of combined warming, elevated CO2 and summer drought. Biogeochemistry, 101(1-3):27-42 DOI 10.1007/s10533-010-9489-3.

Andresen, L.C.; Michelsen, A.; Jonasson, S.; Schmidt, I.K.; Mikkelsen, T.N.; Ambus, P. and Beier, C. (2010) Plant nutrient mobilization in temperate heathland responds to elevated CO2, temperature and drought. Plant & Soil, 328, 381-396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0118-7 .

Giovanbattista Domenico de Dato, Paolo De Angelis, Costantino Sirca and Claus Beier (2010) Impact of drought and increasing temperatures on soil CO2 emissions in a Mediterranean shrubland (gariga). Plant and Soil, 327, 153-166

Pille M�nd, Lea Hallik, Josep Pe�uelas, Tiit Nilson, Pierpaolo Duce, Bridget A. Emmett, Claus Beier, Marc Estiarte, J�nos Garadnai, Tibor Kalapos, Inger Kappel Schmidt, Edit Kov�cs-L�ng, Patricia Prieto, Albert Tietema, Joke W. Westerveld, Olevi Kull (2010) Responses of the reflectance indices PRI and NDVI to experimental warming and drought in European shrublands along a north-south climatic gradient. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114, 626-636.

2009

Maraldo K, Holmstrup M (2009) Recovery of enchytraeid populations after severe drought events. Applied Soil Ecology 42: 227-235

Nielsen, P.L, Andresen, L.C., Michelsen, A., Schmidt, I.K, Kongstad, J. (2009) Seasonal variations and effects of nutrient applications on N and P and microbial biomass under two temperate heathland plants.  Applied Soil Ecology 42, 279-287. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.05.006

Prieto, P.;  Pe�uelas, J.;  Niinemets, �.; Ogaya, R.; Schmidt, I.K.; Beier, C.; Tietema, A.; Sowerby, A.; Emmett, B.A.; Kov�cs L�ng, E.; Kr�el-Dulay, G.; Barbara Lhotsky, B.; Cesaraccio, C.; Pellizzaro, G.; de Dato, G.; Sirca, C. and Estiarte, M. (2009) Changes in the onset of spring growth in shrubland species spring growth in response to experimental warming along a north-south gradient in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 18, 473-484.

Andresen, L.C.; Michelsen, A.; Jonasson, S.; Beier, C. and Ambus, P. (2009) Glycine uptake in heath plants and soil microbes responds to elevated temperature, CO2 and drought. Acta Oecologia, 35, 786-796.

Beier, C.; Emmett, B.A.; Tietema, A.; Schmidt, I.K.; Pe�uelas, J.; L�ng, E.K.; Duce, P.; de Angelis, P.; Gorissen, A.; Estiarte, M.; de Dato, G.D.; Sowerby, A.; Kr�el-Dulay; G.; Lellei-Kov�cs, E.; Kull, O.; Mand, P.; Petersen, H.; Gjelstrup, P. and Spano, D. (2009) Carbon and nitrogen balances for 6 shrublands across Europe. Global Biogeochemical cycles. 23, GB4008, doi:10.1029/2008GB003381

Calfapietra, C.; Ainsworth, E.A.; Beier, C.; De Angelis, P.; Ellsworth, D.S.; Godbold, D.L.; Hendrey, G.R.; Hickler, T.; Hoosbeek, M.R.; Karnosky, D.F.; King, J.; K�rner, C.; Leakey, A.D.B.; Lewin, K.F.;  Liberloo, M.; Long,  S.P.;  Lukac, M.; Matyssek, R.; Miglietta, F.;  Nagy, J.; Norby, R.J.; Oren, R.; Percy, K.E.; Rogers, A.; Mugnozza, G.S.; Stitt, M.; Taylor, G. and Ceulemans, R. (2009) Challenges in elevated CO2 experiments on forests. Trends in Plant Science, 15, 5-10.

Bahrndorff, S.; Loeschcke, V.; Pertoldi, C.; Beier, C. and Holmstrup, M. (2009) The rapid cold hardening response of Collembola is influenced by thermal variability of the habitat. Functional Ecology, 23, 340-347.

2008

Maraldo K, Beier C, Schmidt IK, Holmstrup M (2008) Can field populations of the enchytraeid, Cognettia sphagnetorum, adapt to increased drought stress? Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40: 1765-1771

Elizabeth A. Ainsworth, Claus Beier, Carlo Calfapietra, Reinhart Ceulemans, Mylene Durand-Tardif, Douglas L. Godbold, George R. Hendrey, Thomas Hickler, J�rg Kaduk, David F. Karnosky, Bruce A. Kimball, Christian K�rner, Maarten Koornneef, Tanguy Lafarge, Andrew D.B. Leakey, Keith F. Lewin, Stephen P. Long, Remy Manderscheid, David L. McNeil, Timothy A. Mies, Franco Miglietta, Jack A. Morgan, John Nagy, Richard J. Norby, Robert M. Norton, Kevin E. Percy, Alistair Rogers, Jean-Francois Soussana, Mark Stitt, Hans-Joachim Weigel, Jeffrey W. White (2008) Next generation of elevated [CO2] experiments with crops: A critical investment for feeding the future world. Plant Cell & Environment, 31, 1317-1324.

Beier, C.; Emmett, B.A.; Pe�uelas, J.; Schmidt, I.K.; Tietema, A.; Estiarte, M.; Gundersen, P.; Llorens, L..; Riis-Nielsen, T.; Sowerby, A. and Gorissen, A. (2008) Carbon and nitrogen cycles in European ecosystems respond differently to global warming. Science of the Total Environment, 407, 692-697.

Gerten, D.; Luo, Y.; le Maire, G.; Parton, W.J.; Keough, C.; Weng, E.; Beier, C.; Ciais, P. Cramer, W.; Dukes, J.S.; Hanson, P.J.; Knapp, A.; Linder, S.; Nepstad, D. Rustad, L. and Sowerby, A. (2008) Modelled effects of precipitation on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones. Global Change Biology, 14, 1-15. (pdf)

Luo, Y.; Gerten, D.; Maire, G.L.; Parton, W.J.; Weng, E.; Zhou, X.; Keough, C. Beier, C.; Ciais, P. Cramer, W.; Dukes, J.S.; Emmett, B.; Hanson, P.J.; Knapp, A.; Linder, S.; Nepstad, D. and Rustad, L. (2008) Modelled interactive effects of precipitation, temperature and [CO2] on ecosystem carbon and water dynamics in different climatic zones. Global Change Biology, 14, 1986-1999. (pdf)

Knapp, A.; Beier, C.; Briske, D.; Classen, A.T.; Luo, Y.; Reichstein, M.; Smith, M.; Smith, S.D.; Bell, J.E.; Heisler, J.L.; Leavitt, S.W.; Sherry, R.S.; Smith, B.; Weltzin, J.; Weng, E. and Yarie, J. (2008) Consequences of altered precipitation regimes for terrestrial ecosystems. BioScience, 58, 1-11. (pdf)

Mikkelsen, T.N.; Beier, C.; Jonasson, S.; Holmstrup, M.; Schmidt, I.K.; Ambus, P.; Pilegaard, K.; Michelsen, A.; Albert, K.; Andresen, L.C.; Arndal, M.F.; Bruun, N.; Christensen, S.; Danb�k, S.; Gundersen, P.; J�rgensen, P.; Kongstad, J.; Maraldo, K.; Priem�, A.; Riis-Nielsen, T.; Ro-Poulsen, H.; Stevnbak, K.; Selsted, M.B.; S�rensen, P.; Larsen, K.S.; Carter, M.S.; Martinussen, T.; Miglietta, F. and Sverdrup, H. (2008) Experimental design of multifactor climate change experiments with elevated CO2, warming and drought - the CLIMAITE project. Functional Ecology, 22, 185-195. (pdf)

2007

Schmidt, I.K.; Beier, C.; Kongstad, J.; Andresen, L.; Michelsen, A.; Albert, K.; Ambus, P.; Selsted, M.; Maraldo, K.; Holmstrup, M.; Arndal, M.; Mikkelsen, T.N.; Ro-Poulsen, H.; Jonassen, S. and Karsten, R.J. (2007) Klima�ndringer og processer og funktion i terrestriske �kosystemer (in Danish). Flora og Fauna 113, 117-128. (pdf)

Sverdrup, S.; Belyazid, S.; Nihlg�rd, B. and Ericson, L. (2007) Modelling change in ground vegetation response to acid and nitrogen pollution, climate change and forest management in Sweden 1500-2100 A.D.. Water, Air, and Soil pollution: Focus, 7, 163-179.

Christensen S., Bj�rnlund L., Vesterg�rd M. (In press) Decomposer biomass in the rhizosphere to assess rhizodeposition. Oikos (in press).

2006

Jana L. Heisler and Jake F. Weltzin (2006) Variability matters: towards a perspective on the influence of precipitation on terrestrial ecosystems. New Phytologist, 72; 189-192.

Maraldo K, Christensen B, Strandberg B, Holmstrup M (2006) Effects of copper on enchytraeids in the field under differing soil moisture regimes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25: 604-612

2005

2004

Beier, C. (2004) Interactions of elevated CO₂ and temperature on terrestrial ecosystem structure and functioning - the role of whole-ecosystem manipulation experiments. New Phytologist, 162, 243-245. (pdf)

Other publications

Andresen, L. (2008) Nitrogen cycling in heathland ecosystems and effects of climate change, PhD thesis.

CLIMAITE folder

KU Climate Congres posters

EPRECOT brochure
Brochure explaining the potential effects of changes in precipitation on terrestrial ecosystems - outcome of the EPRECOT workshop

Midterm report - Midterm Advisory Comity report - Midterm report appendices