List of works - Erik Welk

A method for the estimation of the global population sizes of plant species - the Area-abundance-index

article

Biological Flora of Central Europe: Euphorbia palustris L

scientific article published in 2011

Biological flora of Central Europe: Ceratocapnos claviculata (L.) Lidén

scientific article published in 2012

Biotic interactions overrule plant responses to climate, depending on the species' biogeography

scientific article

Chorological maps for the main European woody species

scientific article

ClimPlant: Realized climatic niches of vascular plants in European forest understoreys

scientific article published on 19 April 2021

Climate regulation processes are linked to the functional composition of plant communities in European forests, shrublands, and grasslands

scientific article published in February 2024

Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

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Constraints in range predictions of invasive plant species due to non-equilibrium distribution patterns: Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North America

article

Correction: Soil bacterial community structure responses to precipitation reduction and forest management in forest ecosystems across Germany

scientific article published on 30 April 2015

Cross-realm assessment of climate change impacts on species’ abundance trends

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Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China

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Different sets of traits explain abundance and distribution patterns of European plants at different spatial scales

scientific article published on 18 March 2021

Early subtropical forest growth is driven by community mean trait values and functional diversity rather than the abiotic environment

scientific article

Ecological networks are more sensitive to plant than to animal extinction under climate change

scientific article (publication date: 23 December 2016)

Exkursionsflora von Deutschland

Extreme genetic depauperation and differentiation of both populations and species in Eurasian feather grasses (Stipa)

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Functional Resilience against Climate-Driven Extinctions - Comparing the Functional Diversity of European and North American Tree Floras

scientific article

Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities

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Habitat invasion risk assessment based on Landsat 5 data, exemplified by the shrub Rosa rubiginosa in southern Argentina

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Herbivore and pathogen effects on tree growth are additive, but mediated by tree diversity and plant traits

scientific article published on 11 August 2017

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

scientific article

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

scientific article published in Science

Intraspecific differences in responses to rainshelter-induced drought and competition of Fagus sylvatica L. across Germany

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Invasion history of North American Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense

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Land use modulates resistance of grasslands against future climate and inter‐annual climate variability in a large field experiment

scientific article published in 2024

Leaf trait-environment relationships in a subtropical broadleaved forest in South-East China

scientific article

Less favourable climates constrain demographic strategies in plants

scientific article published on 13 June 2017

Maintenance of constant functional diversity during secondary succession of a subtropical forest in China

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New evidence for a postglacial homoploid hybrid origin of the widespread Central European Scabiosa columbaria L. s. str. (Dipsacaceae)

scientific article published in 2008

Of niches and distributions: range size increases with niche breadth both globally and regionally but regional estimates poorly relate to global estimates

article

Phylogeography of a widespread Asian subtropical tree: genetic east-west differentiation and climate envelope modelling suggest multiple glacial refugia

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Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests

scientific article

Predicting the spread of an invasive plant: combining experiments and ecological niche model

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Present and potential distribution of invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in North America

scientific article published in 2002

Range-habitat relationships of vascular plant species at the taiga forest-steppe borderline in the western Khentey Mountains, northern Mongolia

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Revising Ellenberg's indicator values for continentality based on global vascular plant species distribution

article

Shrub management is the principal driver of differing population sizes between native and invasive populations of Rosa rubiginosa L

article published in 2012

Soil bacterial community structure responses to precipitation reduction and forest management in forest ecosystems across Germany

scientific article published on 14 April 2015

Strong positive biodiversity-productivity relationships in a subtropical forest experiment

Testing macroecological abundance patterns: The relationship between local abundance and range size, range position and climatic suitability among European vascular plants

scientific article published on 9 July 2020

The Human Release Hypothesis for biological invasions: human activity as a determinant of the abundance of invasive plant species ⬇️

scientific article

The responses of grassland plants to experimentally simulated climate change depend on land use and region

article

There may be bias in R/P ratios (realized vs. potential range) calculated for European tree species ? an illustrated comment on

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Toward a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality

scientific article published on 6 November 2017

Tracking the Origin of Invasive Rosa rubiginosa Populations in Argentina

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Tree species traits but not diversity mitigate stem breakage in a subtropical forest following a rare and extreme ice storm

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Which changes are needed to render all genera of the German flora monophyletic?

article

glUV: a global UV-B radiation data set for macroecological studies

article published in 2014

List of works by Erik Welk

A method for the estimation of the global population sizes of plant species - the Area-abundance-index

Biological Flora of Central Europe: Euphorbia palustris L

Biological flora of Central Europe: Ceratocapnos claviculata (L.) Lidén

Biotic interactions overrule plant responses to climate, depending on the species' biogeography

Chorological maps for the main European woody species

ClimPlant: Realized climatic niches of vascular plants in European forest understoreys

Climate regulation processes are linked to the functional composition of plant communities in European forests, shrublands, and grasslands

Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

Constraints in range predictions of invasive plant species due to non-equilibrium distribution patterns: Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North America

Correction: Soil bacterial community structure responses to precipitation reduction and forest management in forest ecosystems across Germany

Cross-realm assessment of climate change impacts on species’ abundance trends

Designing forest biodiversity experiments: general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China

Different sets of traits explain abundance and distribution patterns of European plants at different spatial scales

Early subtropical forest growth is driven by community mean trait values and functional diversity rather than the abiotic environment

Ecological networks are more sensitive to plant than to animal extinction under climate change

Exkursionsflora von Deutschland

Extreme genetic depauperation and differentiation of both populations and species in Eurasian feather grasses (Stipa)

Functional Resilience against Climate-Driven Extinctions - Comparing the Functional Diversity of European and North American Tree Floras

Global trait–environment relationships of plant communities

Habitat invasion risk assessment based on Landsat 5 data, exemplified by the shrub Rosa rubiginosa in southern Argentina

Herbivore and pathogen effects on tree growth are additive, but mediated by tree diversity and plant traits

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

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

Intraspecific differences in responses to rainshelter-induced drought and competition of Fagus sylvatica L. across Germany

Invasion history of North American Canada thistle, Cirsium arvense

Land use modulates resistance of grasslands against future climate and inter‐annual climate variability in a large field experiment

Leaf trait-environment relationships in a subtropical broadleaved forest in South-East China

Less favourable climates constrain demographic strategies in plants

Maintenance of constant functional diversity during secondary succession of a subtropical forest in China

New evidence for a postglacial homoploid hybrid origin of the widespread Central European Scabiosa columbaria L. s. str. (Dipsacaceae)

Of niches and distributions: range size increases with niche breadth both globally and regionally but regional estimates poorly relate to global estimates

Phylogeography of a widespread Asian subtropical tree: genetic east-west differentiation and climate envelope modelling suggest multiple glacial refugia

Plant traits affecting herbivory on tree recruits in highly diverse subtropical forests

Predicting the spread of an invasive plant: combining experiments and ecological niche model

Present and potential distribution of invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in North America

Range-habitat relationships of vascular plant species at the taiga forest-steppe borderline in the western Khentey Mountains, northern Mongolia

Revising Ellenberg's indicator values for continentality based on global vascular plant species distribution

Shrub management is the principal driver of differing population sizes between native and invasive populations of Rosa rubiginosa L

Soil bacterial community structure responses to precipitation reduction and forest management in forest ecosystems across Germany

Strong positive biodiversity-productivity relationships in a subtropical forest experiment

Testing macroecological abundance patterns: The relationship between local abundance and range size, range position and climatic suitability among European vascular plants

The Human Release Hypothesis for biological invasions: human activity as a determinant of the abundance of invasive plant species ⬇️

The responses of grassland plants to experimentally simulated climate change depend on land use and region

There may be bias in R/P ratios (realized vs. potential range) calculated for European tree species ? an illustrated comment on

Toward a methodical framework for comprehensively assessing forest multifunctionality

Tracking the Origin of Invasive Rosa rubiginosa Populations in Argentina

Tree species traits but not diversity mitigate stem breakage in a subtropical forest following a rare and extreme ice storm

Which changes are needed to render all genera of the German flora monophyletic?

glUV: a global UV-B radiation data set for macroecological studies