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Markus Fischer

Researcher Next ID · RN-020809

Researcher · Environmental Science

University of Bern

Bern, Hungary

Not currently recruitingFunding unknown
Works count
526
Citation count
47,235
H-index
105
i10-index
332

Research interests

Environmental Science
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Plant and animal studies
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Publications

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

    Nature · 2023 · 10.1038/s41586-023-06723-z

  • Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential

    Nature · 2023 · 10.1038/s41586-023-06723-z

  • Scientific outcome of the IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change

    Journal · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4923212

  • Plant traits alone are poor predictors of ecosystem properties and long-term ecosystem functioning

    Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01316-9

  • Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 10.1073/pnas.2016210117

  • Land-use intensity alters networks between biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and services

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · 10.1073/pnas.2016210117

  • Climate–land-use interactions shape tropical mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functions

    Nature · 2019 · 10.1038/s41586-019-1048-z

  • Climate–land-use interactions shape tropical mountain biodiversity and ecosystem functions

    Nature · 2019 · 10.1038/s41586-019-1048-z

  • Arthropod decline in grasslands and forests is associated with landscape-level drivers

    Nature · 2019 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1684-3

  • Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

    Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2018 · 10.1038/s41559-017-0461-7

  • Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment

    Science · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat6405

  • Redefining ecosystem multifunctionality

    Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2018 · 10.1038/s41559-017-0461-7

  • Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1714977115

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context

    Ecology Letters · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12849

  • Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions

    Basic and Applied Ecology · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2017.06.002

  • Biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships depend on identity and number of measured functions

    Nature Ecology & Evolution · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0391-4

  • Biotic homogenization can decrease landscape-scale forest multifunctionality

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1517903113

  • Land-use intensification causes multitrophic homogenization of grassland communities

    Nature · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20575

  • Biodiversity at multiple trophic levels is needed for ecosystem multifunctionality

    Nature · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature19092

  • Positive biodiversity-productivity relationship predominant in global forests

    Science · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf8957

  • Jack-of-all-trades effects drive biodiversity–ecosystem multifunctionality relationships in European forests

    Nature Communications · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11109

  • Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

    Ecology Letters · 2015 · 10.1111/ele.12469

  • Mapping tree density at a global scale

    Nature · 2015 · 10.1038/nature14967

  • Land use intensification alters ecosystem multifunctionality via loss of biodiversity and changes to functional composition

    Ecology Letters · 2015 · 10.1111/ele.12469

  • The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people

    Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2014.11.002

  • Choosing and using diversity indices: insights for ecological applications from the German Biodiversity Exploratories

    Ecology and Evolution · 2014 · https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1155

  • A novel comparative research platform designed to determine the functional significance of tree species diversity in European forests

    Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2013.07.002

  • Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 10.1073/pnas.1312213111

  • Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 10.1073/pnas.1312213111

  • Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical C hina

    Methods in Ecology and Evolution · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12126

  • A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: Integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization

    Basic and Applied Ecology · 2012 · 10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.001

  • A quantitative index of land-use intensity in grasslands: Integrating mowing, grazing and fertilization

    Basic and Applied Ecology · 2012 · 10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.001

  • Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

    Nature · 2010 · 10.1038/nature09492

  • Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories

    Basic and Applied Ecology · 2010 · 10.1016/j.baae.2010.07.009

  • Implementing large-scale and long-term functional biodiversity research: The Biodiversity Exploratories

    Basic and Applied Ecology · 2010 · 10.1016/j.baae.2010.07.009

  • Are invaders different? A conceptual framework of comparative approaches for assessing determinants of invasiveness

    Ecology Letters · 2010 · 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01503.x

  • Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

    Ecological Monographs · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1890/09-2172.1

  • Are invaders different? A conceptual framework of comparative approaches for assessing determinants of invasiveness

    Ecology Letters · 2010 · 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01503.x

  • A meta‐analysis of trait differences between invasive and non‐invasive plant species

    Ecology Letters · 2009 · 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01418.x

  • Plant species richness and functional composition drive overyielding in a six‐year grassland experiment

    Ecology · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1890/09-0069.1

  • A meta‐analysis of trait differences between invasive and non‐invasive plant species

    Ecology Letters · 2009 · 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01418.x

  • A Meta-Analysis of Local Adaptation in Plants

    PLoS ONE · 2008 · 10.1371/journal.pone.0004010

  • A Meta-Analysis of Local Adaptation in Plants

    PLoS ONE · 2008 · 10.1371/journal.pone.0004010

  • How general are positive relationships between plant population size, fitness and genetic variation?

    Journal of Ecology · 2006 · 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01150.x

  • How general are positive relationships between plant population size, fitness and genetic variation?

    Journal of Ecology · 2006 · 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01150.x

  • Local Extinctions of Plants in Remnants of Extensively Used Calcareous Grasslands 1950 -1985. Extinciones Locales de Plantas en Remanentes de Pastizales Calcareos de Uso extensivo entre 1950 y 1985

    Conservation Biology · 1997 · 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96082.x

  • Local Extinctions of Plants in Remnants of Extensively Used Calcareous Grasslands 1950 -1985. Extinciones Locales de Plantas en Remanentes de Pastizales Calcareos de Uso extensivo entre 1950 y 1985

    Conservation Biology · 1997 · 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96082.x

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