• Wasser- und Nährstoffhaushalt von Pflanzen und Boden
• Adaptation und Akklimatisation von Pflanzen an Standortsbedingungen
• morphologische, anatomische und physiologische Reaktionen von Pflanzen auf Stressfaktoren (Mangel und Überschuss an Nährstoffen, Trockenheit, Staunässe, Frost, Entlaubung)
• Nährstoffbilanz von Waldökosystemen
• Ursache-Wirkungs-Analyse der Eichenschäden in Mitteleuropa
• Ökologie von Ökosystemen arider Regionen
  
  

März 2023 – fortlaufend: "Leaf traits of Central-European beech and oak: effects of severe drought and long-term dynamics", Landesamt für Umwelt- und Arbeitsschutz Saarland (bis 2022)

Juni 2022 – fortlaufend: "Wood anatomy-related hydraulic conductivity and resistance to cavitation in Tamarix species along a geographical gradient from north-western China to southern Spain", DAAD, Ministry of Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan (September – Dezember 2022, November 2023)

November 2018 – fortlaufend: "Use effects on the structure and dynamics of Populus nigra riparian forests along the Talas River (Talas region, Kyrgyzstan)", DAAD (November 2018 – September 2022)

Juni 2018 – fortlaufend: "Impact of grazing on natural stands of Populus pruinosa along the Syr Darya River in Southwest Kazakhstan"

Juni 2017 – Mai 2018: "Riparian forests in arid regions of Central Asia under pressure by use and limited water resources: definition of tipping points to ensure sustainable management (ForeCeA)" (Projektleitung); eigenes Teilprojekt: "Productivity, dynamics and resilience of riparian forests along Central Asian rivers", BMBF-Fördermaßnahme "Kipppunkte, Dynamik und Wechselwirkungen von sozialen und ökologischen Systemen – BioTip"

März 2011 – Februar 2016: "Productivity, water use and dynamics of riparian forests". Teilprojekt innerhalb des Projekts "Sustainable Management of River Oases along the Tarim River/China – SuMaRiO" (Koordination: Universität der Bundeswehr München, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt), BMBF-Fördermaßnahme "Nachhaltiges Landmanagement" www.sumario.de

Juni – Dezember 2013: "Quantifizierung der Biomasse und Charakterisierung des Baumwasserhaushalts durch Jahrringdaten von Fichten entlang eines Bodenfeuchtegradienten" (zusammen mit Dr. B. Neuwirth, DeLaWi Jahrringanalytik), in Kooperation mit dem Forschungszentrum Jülich

Mai – Dezember 2013: "Wissenschaftliche Auswertung und Datenergänzung langjähriger Untersuchungen der Vegetationsdynamik an unterschiedlichen Waldstandorten in Rheinland-Pfalz unter Berücksichtigung von Zäunung und Kalkung", in Kooperation mit der Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz (FAWF)

Juni 2010 – Mai 2013: "Wuchsleistung und Stressreaktion der Douglasie (Pseudotsuga menziesii) entlang eines Klimagradienten im Baumartenvergleich". Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt

Januar 2008 – Dezember 2012: "Functions of tree species and tree species diversity in water use efficiency, carbon partitioning and nutrient turnover". Projekt im Rahmen des Workpackage 2 "Development of tools for surveying forest site and forest stand shifts, risk assessment, water regime assessment and assessment of goods and services", INTERREG IVB North West Europe (EU); zusammen mit W. Werner (Geobotanik, Univ. Trier)

seit April 2008: "Mechanismen der Nischenaufteilung bei der Kohlenstoff- und Stickstoffaufnahme zwischen unterschiedlichen Baumarten in einem temperaten Laubwald." Projekt im Rahmen des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs 1086 "Die Bedeutung der Biodiversität für Stoffkreisläufe und biotische Interaktionen in temperaten Laubwäldern" (Universität Göttingen); zusammen mit S. Fleck (Univ. Göttingen) www.forest-diversity.uni-goettingen.de

April 2005 – März 2009: „Produktivität und Nährstoffhaushalt der Bäume in Laubwäldern unterschiedlicher Baumartendiversität“. Projekt im Rahmen des DFG-Graduiertenkollegs 1086 "Die Bedeutung der Biodiversität für Stoffkreisläufe und biotische Interaktionen in temperaten Laubwäldern" (Universität Göttingen) www.forest-diversity.uni-goettingen.de

März 2003 – Februar 2004: “Nachhaltige Nutzung der Vegetation im Vorland von Flussoasen der Taklamakan-Wüste”. EU-Projekt (Accompanying Measure) (Universität Göttingen)

Juni 1999 – Mai 2002: "Auswirkungen von Entlaubung und Trockenstress auf Wachstum und Wasserhaushalt junger Stiel- und Traubeneichen". Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (Universität Göttingen)

August 1998 — Juli 2001: “Ecological basis for a sustainable management of the indigenous vegetation in a Central Asian desert”. EU-Projekt (INCO-DC) (Universität Göttingen)

September 1991 — Dezember 1994: “Ursachenanalyse des Eichensterbens in Norddeutschland”. BMFT-Projekt (Niedersächsische Forstliche Versuchsanstalt Göttingen)

April 1988 - März 1990: “Mechanismen der Säurepufferung in Blättern von Quercus robur L. bei SO2-Begasung in Abhängigkeit von Dauer und Intensität der Belastung und von der Stickstoffernährungsform.” BMFT-Projekt (Universität Göttingen)

Gutachtertätigkeiten

Gutachtertätigkeit für wissenschaftliche Förderinstitutionen:

DFG (Forschungsgroßgeräte, Emmy-Noether-Programm); BMBF; Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU); National Science Foundation (NSF, USA); Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, Frankreich); Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU, Schweiz); Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA, UK); Foundation for Polish Science (FNP, Polen); Ministry of Science, Technology & Space (MOST, Israel)

Regulärer Fachgutachter für die Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung;

Mitglied in Editorial Boards:

Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants, Plants (Basel) - Sections "Plant Ecology" und "Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change"

Gutachtertätigkeiten für:
Acta Oecologica; Acta Physiologiae Plantarum; African Journal of Agricultural Research; African Journal of Biotechnology; Allgemeine Forst- und Jagdzeitung; Annals of Botany; Annals of Forest Science; Arid Land Research and Management; Basic and Applied Ecology; Canadian Journal of Forest Research; Dendrochronologia; Ecohydrology; Ecological Applications; Ecological Engineering; Ecological Research; Ecosystem Health and Sustainability; Environmental and Experimental Botany; Environmental Earth Sciences; Environmental Pollution; European Journal of Forest Research; Feddes Repertorium; Forest Ecology and Management; Forest Ecology, Landscape Research and Nature Conservation; Forest Pathology; Forestry; Forests; Fresenius Environmental Bulletin; Geoderma; Global and Planetary Change; Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions; International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation; International Journal of Biometeorology; Journal of Arid Environments; Journal of Ecology; Journal of Forest Research; Journal of Forestry Research; Journal of Plant Ecology; Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science – Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde; Journal of Tropical Forest Science; Journal of Vegetation Science; Natur und Landschaft; New Forests; New Phytologist; Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems; Oecologia; Pakistan Journal of Botany; Photosynthetica; Physiologia Plantarum; Plant and Soil; Plant Biology; Plant Ecology; Plant Ecology & Diversity; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry; Plants (Basel); PLoS One; Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research; Science; Science of the Total Environment; Scientific Reports; Silva Fennica; Tree Physiology; Trees – Structure and Function; Tuexenia; Wetlands; Wood Science and Technology

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2023

Thomas, F.M., Schunck, L., Zisakos, A. (2023) Legacy effects in buds and leaves of European beech saplings (Fagus sylvatica) after severe drought. Plants 12: 568 (doi: 10.3390/plants12030568)

2022

Ho, L.T., Thomas, F.M. (2022) Anatomical and blue intensity methods to determine wood density converge in contributing to explain different distributions of three palaeotropical pine species. IAWA Journal 43: 178-196 (doi: 10.1163/22941932-bja10073)

Thomas, F.M., Rzepecki, A., Werner, W. (2022) Non-native Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in Central Europe: Ecology, performance and nature conservation. Forest Ecology and Management 506: 119956 (doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119956)

2021

Ho, L.T., Hoppe, J., Thomas, F.M. (2021) Resistance, recovery and resilience of two co-occurring palaeotropical Pinus species differing in the sizes of their distribution areas. Forests 12: 511 (doi: 10.3390/f12040511).

Ho, L.T., Schneider, R., Thomas, F.M. 2020. Growth of the tropical Pinus kesiya as influenced by climate and nutrient availability along an elevational gradient. Journal of Plant Ecology13: 97-106 (doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtz046).

Poyatos, R., Granda, V., Flo, V., …, Eichstaedt, R., …, Lang, P., …, Thomas, F.M., …, Werner, W., …, Mencuccini, M., Martínez-Vilalta, J. 2021. Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database. Earth System Science Data 13: 2607–2649 (doi: 10.5194/essd-2020-227).

Thomas, F.M., Lang, P. 2021. Growth and water relations of riparian poplar forests under pressure in Central Asia's Tarim River Basin. River Research and Applications 37: 233–240 (doi: 10.1002/rra.3605).

Thomas, F.M., Lang, P. 2021. Ecology of riparian forests. In: Cyffka, B., Disse, M., Betz, F. (eds.) Sustainable Management of River Oases along the Tarim River/China (SuMaRiO), pp 73-86. Schweizerbart, Stuttgart.

2020

Joseph, J., Gao, D., Backes, B., Bloch, C., Brunner, I., Gleixner, G., Haeni, M., Hartmann, H., Hoch, G., Hug, C., Kahmen, A., Lehmann, M.M., Li, M.-H., Luster, J., Peter, M., Poll, C., Rigling, A., Rissanen, K.A., Ruehr, N.K., Saurer, M., Schaub, M., Schönbeck, L., Stern, B., Thomas, F.M., Werner, R.A., Werner, W., Wohlgemuth, T., Hagedorn, F., Gessler, A. 2020. Rhizosphere activity in an old-growth forest reacts rapidly to changes in soil moisture and shapes whole-tree carbon allocation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117: 24885-24892 (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2014084117).

Hoppe, J., Zhang, X., Thomas, F.M. (2020) Belowground inter-ramet water transport capacity in Populus euphratica, a Central Asian desert phreatophyte. Plant Biology 22: 38-46. doi: 10.1111/plb.13042

Thomas, F.M., Lang, P. 2020. Growth and water relations of riparian poplar forests under pressure in Central Asia's Tarim River Basin. River Research and Applications. doi: 10.1002/rra.3605

Wang, A., Siegwolf, R.T.W., Joseph, J., Thomas, F.M., Werner, W., Gessler, A., Rigling, A., Schaub, M., Saurer, M., Li, M.-H., Lehmann, M.M.2020. Effects of soil moisture, needle age, and leaf morphology on C and O uptake, incorporation, and allocation: A dual labelling approach with 13CO2 and H218O in foliage of a coniferous forest. Tree Physiology 41: 50–62 (doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa114).

2019

Bögelein, R., Lehmann, M.M., Thomas, F.M. (2019) Differences in carbon isotope leaf-to-phloem fractionation and mixing patterns along a vertical gradient in mature European beech and Douglas fir. New Phytologist 222: 1803-1815. doi.org/10.1111/nph.15735.

Bögelein, R., Pérez, C.A., Schäfer, P., Thomas, F.M. (2019) How competitive is the "pioneer-climax" tree species Nothofagus alpina in pristine temperate forests of Chile? Journal of Plant Ecology 12: 144-156 (doi: 10.1093/jpe/rty006).

Möhl, P., Mörsdorf, M.A., Dawes, M. A., Hagedorn, F., Bebi, P., Viglietti, D., Freppaz, M., Wipf, S., Körner, C., Thomas, F.M., Rixen C. (2019) Twelve years of low nutrient input stimulates growth of trees and dwarf shrubs in the treeline ecotone. Journal of Ecology 107: 768–780. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13073.

Thomas, F.M., Krug, K., Zoldan, J., Schröck, H.-W. (2019) Long-term effects of liming on the species composition of the herb layer in temperate Central-European forests. Forest Ecology and Management 437: 49-58. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.026

2018

Ammer, C., Fichtner, A., Fischer, A., Gossner, M.M., Meyer, P., Seidl, R., Thomas, F.M., Annighöfer, P., Kreyling, J., Ohse, B., Berger, U., Feldmann, E., Häberle, K.-H., Heer, K., Heinrichs, S., Huth, F., Krämer-Klement, K., Mölder, A., Müller, J., Mund, M., Opgenoorth, L., Schall, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Seidel, D., Vogt, J., Wagner, S. 2018. Key ecological research questions for Central European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology 32: 3-25.

Kramp, K., Schmitt, T., Lang, P., Jeschke, M., Schäfer, P., Kulanek, D., Zhang, X., Yu, R., Thomas, F.M. 2018. Clones or no clones: genetic structure of riparian Populus euphratica forests in Central Asia. Journal of Arid Land 10: 750-766.

Thomas, F. 2018. Grundzüge der Pflanzenökologie. Springer Spektrum, Berlin. 298 S. Druckversion: ISBN 978-3-662-54138-8; E-Book: ISBN 978-3-662-54139-5.

Thomas, F.M., Rzepecki, A., Lücke, A., Wiekenkamp, I., Rabbel, I., Pütz, T., Neuwirth, B. 2018. Growth and wood isotopic signature of Norway spruce (Picea abies) along a small-scale gradient of soil moisture. Tree Physioloy 38: 1855–1870.

2017

Bögelein, R., Thomas, F.M., Kahmen, A. 2017. Leaf water 18O and 2H enrichment alond vertical canopy profiles in a broadleaved and a conifer forest tree. Plant, Cell and Environment 40: 1086-1103.

Pérez, C.A., Thomas, F.M., Silva, W.A., Aguilera, R., Armesto, J.J. 2017. Biological nitrogen fixation in a post-volcanic chronosequence from South-Central Chile. Biogeochemistry 132: 23-36.

Rzepecki, A., Thomas, F.M. 2017. A new Fiji-plugin for visualizing intra-annual density fluctuations and analyzing intra-annual theoretical volumetric flow rate fluctuations along wood cross-sections. Dendrochronologia 44: 58-65.

Schäfer, P., Saleh, M., Yu, R., Zhang, X., Thomas, F.M. 2017. Decrease in growth increment of Populuseuphratica upon defoliation by Lepidopteran larvae in a Central-Asian floodplain forest. Journal of Arid Environments 146: 99-102.

Thomas, F., Jacob, M., Leuschner, C. 2017. "Funktionieren" baumartenreiche Waldökosysteme anders? Produktivität und Stoffabbau in mitteleuropäischen Laubwäldern mit unterschiedlichem Anteil der Rotbuch (Fagus sylvatica). In: Leser, H., Löffler, J., Landschaftsökologie, 5. Aufl. UTB Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, pp 272-279.

Thomas, F.M., Jeschke, M., Zhang, X., Lang, P. Stand structure and productivity of Populuseuphratica along a gradient of groundwater distances at the Tarim River (NW China). Journal of Plant Ecology 10: 753-764.

Thomas, F.M., Yu, R., Schäfer, P., Zhang, X., Lang, P. 2017. How diverse are Populus “diversifolia” leaves? Linking leaf morphology to ecophysiological and stand variables along water supply and salinity gradients. Flora 233: 68-78.

2016

Lang, P., Ahlborn, J., Schäfer, P., Wommelsdorf, T., Jeschke, M., Zhang, X., Thomas, F.M. 2016. Growth and water use of Populuseuphratica trees and stands with different water supply along the Tarim River, NW China. Forest Ecology and Management 380: 139-148.

Walter, C., Pérez, C.A., Thomas, F.M. 2016. Weather or weathering? Growth of Nothofagusdombeyi on volcanic soils differing in nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations. Journal of Plant Ecology 9: 596-607.

2015

Lang, P., Jeschke, M., Wommelsdorf, T., Backes, T., Lv, C., Zhang, X., Thomas, F.M. 2015. Wood harvest by pollarding exerts long-term effects on Populuseuphratica stands in riparian forests at the Tarim River, NW China. Forest Ecology and Management 353: 87-96.

Rumbaur, C., Thevs, N., Disse, M., Ahlheim, M., Brieden, A., Cyffka, B., Duethmann, D., Feike, T., Frör, O., Gärtner, P., Halik, Ü., Hill, J., Hinnenthal, M., Keilholz, P., Kleinschmit, B., Krysanova, V., Kuba, M., Mader, S., Menz, C., Othmanli, H., Pelz, S., Schroeder, M., Siew, T.F., Stender, V., Stahr, K., Thomas, F.M., Welp, M., Wortmann, M., Zhao, X., Chen, X., Jiang, T., Luo, J., Yimit, H., Yu, R., Zhang, X., Zhao, C. 2015. Sustainable management of river oases along the Tarim River (SuMaRiO) in Northwest China under conditions of climate change. Earth System Dynamics 6: 83-107.

Thomas, F.M., Bögelein, R., Werner, W. 2015. Interaction between Douglas fir and European beech – investigations in pure and mixed stands. Forstarchiv 86: 83-91.

2014

Pérez, C.A., Thomas, F.M., Silva, W.A., Segura, B., Gallardo, B., Armesto, J.J. 2014. Patterns of biological nitrogen fixation during 60 000 years of forest development on volcanic soils from south-central Chile. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 38: 189-200.

Thomas, F.M. 2014. Ecology of Phreatophytes. In: Lüttge, U., Beyschlag, W., Cushman, J. (eds.) Progress in Botany, vol. 75, pp 335-375. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg.

Thomas, F.M., Molitor, F., Werner, W. 2014. Lignin and cellulose concentrations in roots of Douglas fir and European beech of different diameter classes and soil depths. Trees – Structure and Function 28: 309-315.

Thomas, F.M., Werner, W. 2014. Forschungskooperationen der FAWF mit der Geobotanik Trier. AFZ – Der Wald 22: 10-13.

2013

Dettmann, S., Pérez, C.A., Thomas, F.M. 2013. Xylem anatomy and calculated hydraulic conductance of four Nothofagus species with contrasting distribution in South-Central Chile. Trees – Structure and Function 27: 685-696.

2012

Bögelein, R., Hassdenteufel, M., Thomas, F.M., Werner, W. 2012. Comparison of leaf gas exchange and stable isotope signature of water-soluble compounds along canopy gradients of co-occurring Douglas-fir and European beech. Plant, Cell and Environment 35: 1245-1257.

Reinert, S., Bögelein, R., Thomas, F.M. 2012. Use of thermal imaging to determine leaf conductance along a canopy gradient in European beech (Fagussylvatica). Tree Physiology 32: 294-302.

2011

Neykova, N., Obando, J., Schneider, R., Shisanya, C., Thiele-Bruhn, S., Thomas, F.M. 2011. Vertical root distribution in single crop and intercropping agricultural systems in Central Kenya. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 174: 742-749.

Rzepecki, A., Zeng, F., Thomas, F.M. 2011. Xylem anatomy and hydraulic conductivity of three co-occurring desert phreatophytes. Journal of Arid Environments 75: 338-345.

2010

Bruelheide, H., Vonlanthen, B., Jandt, U., Thomas, F.M., Foetzki, A., Gries, D., Wang, G., Zhang, X., Runge, M. 2010. Life on the edge – to which degree does phreatic water sustain vegetation in the periphery of the Taklamakan Desert? Applied Vegetation Science 13: 56-71.

Jacob, M., Leuschner, C., Thomas, F.M. 2010. Productivity of temperate broad-leaved forest stands differing in tree species diversity. Annals of Forest Science 67: 503p1-503p9.

Jacob, M., Viedenz, K., Polle, A., Thomas, F.M. 2010. Leaf litter decomposition in temperate deciduous forest stands with a decreasing fraction of beech (Fagussylvatica). Oecologia 164: 1083-1094.

Thoms, C., Gattinger, A., Jacob, M., Thomas, F.M., Gleixner, G. 2010. Direct and indirect effects of tree diversity drive soil microbial diversity in temperate deciduous forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42: 1558-1565.

2009

Guckland, A., Jacob, M., Flessa, H., Thomas, F.M., Leuschner, C. 2009. Acidity, nutrient stocks, and organic-matter content in soils of a temperate deciduous forest with different abundance of European beech (Fagussylvatica L.). Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 172: 500-511.

Jacob, M., Weland, N., Platner, C., Schaefer, M., Leuschner, C., Thomas, F.M. 2009. Nutrient release from decomposing leaf litter of temperate deciduous forest trees along a gradient of increasing tree species diversity. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41: 2122-2130.

Thomas, F.M., Sporns, K. 2009. Frost sensitivity of Fagus sylvatica and co-occurring deciduous tree species at exposed sites. Flora 204: 74-81.

2008

Thomas, F.M., Foetzki, A., Gries, D., Bruelheide, H., Li, X., Zeng, F., Zhang, X. 2008. Regulation of the water status in three co-occurring phreatophytes at the southern fringe of the Taklamakan Desert. Journal of Plant Ecology 1: 227-235.

Thomas, F.M., Sprenger, S. 2008. Responses of two closely related oak species, Quercusrobur and Q. petraea, to excess manganese concentrations in the rooting medium. Tree Physiology 28: 343-353.

2006

Thomas, F.M., Foetzki, A., Arndt, S.K., Bruelheide, H., Gries, D., Li, X., Zeng, F., Zhang, X., Runge, M. 2006. Water use by perennial plants in the transition zone between river oasis and desert in NW China. Basic and Applied Ecology 7: 253-267.

Thomas, F.M., Bartels, C., Gieger, T. 2006. Alterations in vessel size in twigs of Quercusrobur and Q. petraea upon defoliation and consequences for water transport under drought. IAWA Journal 27: 395-407.

2005

Gieger, T., Thomas, F.M. 2005. Differential response of two Central-European oak species to single and combined stress factors. Trees – Structure and Function 19: 607-618.

Gries, D., Foetzki, A., Arndt, S.K., Bruelheide, H., Thomas, F.M., Zhang, X., Runge, M. 2005. Production of perennial vegetation in an oasis-desert transition zone in NW China – allometric estimation, and assessment of flooding and use effects. Plant Ecology 181: 23-43.

2004

Runge, M., Arndt, S.K., Bruelheide, H., Foetzki, A., Gries, D., Thomas, F.M., Wang, G., Zhang, X. 2004. Recommendations for regeneration and sustainable management of the indigenous foreland vegetation of a Taklamakan desert oasis. In: Breckle, S.-W., Schweizer, B., Fangmeier, A. (eds.), Results of Worldwide Ecological Studies. Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium of the A.F.W. Schimper Foundation, Hohenheim, 23. October 25, 2002, pp 61-69. Verlag Günter Heimbach, Stuttgart.

Thomas F.M. 2004. Water use of Alhagisparsifolia, Calligonumcaput-medusae, Populuseuphratica and Tamarixramosissima. In: Runge, M., Zhang, X. (eds.), Ecophysiology and Habitat Requirements of Perennial Plant Species in the Taklimakan Desert, pp 75 90. Shaker Verlag, Aachen.

Thomas, F.M. 2004. Outline of set-up and methods in the project “Ecological basis for a sustainable management of the indigenous vegetation in a Central-Asian desert”. In: Runge, M., Zhang, X. (eds.), Ecophysiology and Habitat Requirements of Perennial Plant Species in the Taklimakan Desert, pp. 43-48. Shaker Verlag, Aachen.

Thomas, F.M., Meyer, G., Popp, M. 2004. Effects of defoliation on the frost hardiness and the concentrations of soluble sugars and cyclitols in the bark tissue of pedunculate oak (Quercusrobur L.). Annals of Forest Science 61: 455-463.

2003

Bruelheide, H., Jandt, U., Gries, D., Thomas, F.M., Foetzki, A., Buerkert, A., Wang, G., Zhang, X., Runge, M. 2003. Vegetation changes in a river oasis on the southern rim of the Taklamakan desert in China between 1956 and 2000. Phytocoenologia 33: 801-818.

Gries, D., Zeng, F., Foetzki, A., Arndt, S.K., Bruelheide, H., Thomas, F.M., Zhang, X., Runge, M. 2003. Growth and water relations of Tamarixramosissima and Populuseuphratica on Taklamakan desert dunes in relation to depth to a permanent water table. Plant, Cell and Environment 26: 725-736.

2002

Gieger, T., Thomas, F.M. 2002. Effects of defoliation and drought stress on biomass partitioning and water relations of Quercusrobur and Quercuspetraea. Basic and Applied Ecology 3: 171-181.

Li, X.Y., Zhang, X.M., Zeng, F.J., Foetzki, A., Thomas, F.M., Li, X.M., Runge, M., He, X.Y. 2002. Water relations of Alhagisparsifolia in the southern fringe of Taklamakan desert. Acta Botanica Sinica 44: 1219-1224.

Thomas, F.M., Blank, R., Hartmann, G. 2002. Abiotic and biotic factors and their interactions as causes of oak decline in Central Europe. Forest Pathology 32: 277-307.

2001

Runge, M., Arndt, S.K., Bruelheide, H., Foetzki, A., Gries, D., Huang, J., Popp, M., Thomas, F.M., Wang, G., Zhang, X. 2001. Contributions to a sustainable management of the indigenous vegetation in the foreland of Cele oasis – A project report from the Taklamakan desert. In: Breckle, S.-W., Veste, M., Wucherer, W. (eds.), Sustainable Land Use in Deserts, pp 343-349. Springer-Verlag, Berlin etc.

Thomas, F.M. 2001. Adaptation and acclimation of Central-European deciduous forest trees to different water relations. In: Labrecque, M. (ed.), L´Arbre 2000 – The Tree, pp. 38-45. I. Quentin, Montréal.

Thomas, F.M. 2001. Die Rolle schnellwachsender Baumarten bei der CO2-Bindung und Klimaverbesserung. Forst und Holz 56: 81-85.

2000

Schmull, M., Thomas, F.M. 2000. Morphological and physiological reactions of young deciduous trees (Quercusrobur L., Q. petraea [Matt.] Liebl., Fagussylvatica L.) to waterlogging. Plant and Soil 225: 227-242.

Thomas, F.M. 2000. Growth and water relations of four deciduous tree species (Fagussylvatica L., Quercuspetraea [Matt.] Liebl., Q. pubescens Willd., Sorbusaria [L.] Cr.) occurring at Central-European tree-line sites on shallow calcareous soils: physiological reactions of seedlings to severe drought. Flora 195: 104-115.

Thomas, F.M. 2000. Vertical rooting patterns of mature Quercus trees growing on different soil types in northern Germany. Plant Ecology 147: 95-103.

Thomas, F.M., Bruelheide, H., Foetzki, A., Gries, D., Huang, J., Popp, M., Wang, G., Zhang, X., Runge, M. 2000. Ecological basis for a sustainable management of the indigenous vegetation in a Central-Asian desert: presentation and first results. Journal of Applied Botany – Angewandte Botanik 74: 212-219.

Thomas, F.M., Gausling, T. 2000. Morphological and physiological responses of oak seedlings (Quercuspetraea and Q. robur) to moderate drought. Annals of Forest Science 57: 325-333.

Thomas, F.M., Hilker, C. 2000. Nitrate reduction in leaves and roots of young pedunculate oaks (Quercusrobur) growing on different nitrate concentrations. Environmental and Experimental Botany 43: 19-32.

1999

Thomas, F.M., Ahlers, U. 1999. Effects of excess nitrogen on frost hardiness and freezing injury of above-ground tissue in young oaks (Quercuspetraea and Q. robur). New Phytologist 144: 73-83.

Thomas, F.M., Schafellner, C. 1999. Effects of excess nitrogen and drought on the foliar concentrations of allelochemicals in young oaks (Quercusrobur L. and Q. petraea [Matt.] Liebl.). Journal of Applied Botany – Angewandte Botanik 73: 222-227.

1998

Thomas, F.M., Brandt, T., Hartmann, G. 1998. Leaf chlorosis in pedunculate oaks (Quercusrobur L.) on calcareous soils resulting from lime-induced manganese/iron-deficiency: soil conditions and physiological reactions. Journal of Applied Botany – Angewandte Botanik 72: 28-36.

Thomas, F.M., Büttner, G. 1998. Nutrient relations in healthy and damaged stands of mature oaks on clayey soils: two case studies in northwestern Germany. Forest Ecology and Management 108: 301-319.

Thomas, F.M., Büttner, G. 1998. Zusammenhänge zwischen Ernährungsstatus und Belaubungsgrad in Alteichenbeständen Nordwestdeutschlands. Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt 117: 115-128.

Thomas, F.M., Hartmann, G. 1998. Tree rooting patterns and soil water relations of healthy and damaged stands of mature oak (Quercusrobur L. and Quercuspetraea [Matt.] Liebl.). Plant and Soil 203: 145-158.

1997

Thomas, F.M., Gehlen, R. 1997. Effects of different forms of nitrogen supply on the gas exchange of young pedunculate oaks (Quercusrobur L.). Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde 160: 209-215.

1996

Thomas, F.M., Blank, R. 1996. The effect of excess nitrogen and of insect defoliation on the frost hardiness of bark tissue of adult oaks. Annales des Sciences Forestières 53: 395-406.

Thomas, F.M., Blank, R., Hartmann, G. 1996. Der Einfluß von Stammexposition, Stickstoff-Status und Blattfraß auf die Frosthärte des Bastes von Alteichen. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 26: 153-160.

Thomas, F.M., Hartmann, G. 1996. Soil and tree water relations in mature oak stands of northern Germany differing in the degree of decline. Annales des Sciences Forestières 53: 697-720.

1995

Thomas, F.M., Kiehne, U. 1995. The nitrogen status of oak stands in northern Germany and its role in oak decline. In Nilsson, L.O., Hüttl, R.F., Johansson, U.T. (eds.), Nutrient Uptake and Cycling in Forest Ecosystems. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences 62: 671-676. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht etc.

1993

Büttner, G., Hartmann, G., Thomas, F.M. 1993. Vorzeitige Vergilbung und Nährstoffgehalte des Buchenlaubes in Südniedersachsen. Forst und Holz 48: 627-630.

Hartmann, G., Thomas, F.M. 1993. Ernährungszustand von Kiefern mit Nadelvergilbungen im nordwestdeutschen Flachland. Forst und Holz 48: 667-671.

Thomas, F.M., Büttner, G. 1993. Excess nitrogen, drought, and winter frost as possible predisposing factors of oak decline in northern Germany. In: Luisi, N., Lerario, P., Vannini, A. (eds.), Recent Advances in Studies on Oak Decline, pp 285-291. Dipartimento di Patologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi, Bari.

1992

Thomas, F.M., Büttner, G. 1992. Der Ernährungszustand von Eichen in Niedersachsen. Forst und Holz 47: 464-470.

Thomas, F.M., Hartmann, G. 1992. Frosthärte des Bastes älterer Traubeneichen auf besonnten und absonnigen Stammseiten. Forst und Holz 47: 462-464.

Thomas, F.M., Runge, M. 1992. Proton neutralization in the leaves of English oak (Quercusrobur L.) exposed to sulphur dioxide. Journal of Experimental Botany 43: 803-809.

1991

Wöhler, I., Thomas, F.M. 1991. Der SO2-Einfluß auf die Kationengehalte von Eichen- und Buchenblattgeweben. Allgemeine Forstzeitschrift 46: 200-202.

1988

Thomas, F.M., Runge, M. 1988. Kationengehalte von Blattzellwänden. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde 151: 211-217.