Trees as archive of environmental conditions

Current projects

• Dendrochronological studies of driftwood in North-East Greenland. Reconstruction of postglacial climate variability, Arctic Ocean current and uplift process

• Reconstruction of hydro-climatic fluctuations in Central Europe (Northeastern France, Southern Germany) for the last 3000 years - based on dendroclimatological studies of historical and recent tree-ring data

• Variation of wood density of Norway spruce in Baden-Württemberg under different site conditions and climate. Statistical analysis and models of wood density

• Using tree rings as an archive for environmental conditions

Finished projects

• Growth and drought stress: What does tree-ring cell structure tell us about water supply?

• Climate archives of the Southern Andes: A key to understanding global effects

• High resolution growth reactions of forest trees as bioindicators for the variation of climate at various elevation levels in south-western Germany.

• Using tree rings as an archive for environmental conditions of Norway Spruce