Dr. Simon Haberstroh
Telefon: +49 (0)761 203 8303
Email: simon.haberstroh(at)cep.uni-freiburg.de
Akademischer Rat auf Zeit
Professur für Ökosystemphysiologie
Institut für Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften
Fakultät für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Georges-Köhler-Allee 053 / 054
79110 Freiburg
Germany
Research Interests
Climate change, drought adaptation, plant-plant interactions, plant invasion, ecosystem functioning, recovery and resilience, water fluxes, stable isotopes, biogenic volatile organic compounds
Current scientific projects
University Education and Professional Experience
2022-present
Akademischer Rat, University of Freiburg, Ecosystem Physiology
2018-2021
PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Geoecology, University of Freiburg -"Impact of extreme drought events and shrub invasion on Mediterranean cork oak (Quercus suber L.) ecosystem functioning and recovery" (summa cum laude)
2017-2020
Visiting researcher at the University of Lisbon, Higher School of Agronomy, Portugal (Prof. Dr. Caldeira)
February-April 2017
Visiting researcher at the University of Sydney, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Australia (Prof. Dr. Cattle)
2015-2017
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg -"BVOC Emissions of Quercus suber and Cistus ladanifer in Response to Drought Stress"
2014
Exchange student at the University of Sydney, Australia
2011-2015
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg - "Dynamik der Speicherung von organischer Substanz in Bodenaggregaten von Waldböden"
Awards and Scholarships
2023
for the dissertation "Impact of extreme drought events and shrub invasion on Mediterranean cork oak (Quercus suber L.) ecosystem functioning and recovery"
2022
Helmut-Lieth-Preis für Umweltforschung
for the publication "Plant invasion modifies isohydricity in Mediterraneaen tree species"
2018-2021
PhD Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
2018
Prize for outstanding academic achievements, Alumni Freiburg e.V., Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg
2015-2017
Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation
2014
Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service for studying abroad
Links
Press Releases
Invasive Zistrose bedroht Korkeiche in Portugal
Pflanzenkonkurrenz im Klimawandel
Anpassungsstrategien an den Klimawandel sind nötig
Videos/Radio
Videokanal der Universität Freiburg
ZDFzeit - Die Welt im Dürrestress: Trocknet Deutschland aus?
SWR - Wie neue Mikrosensoren gestresste Bäume sprechen lassen
ARD - KlimaZeit: Naturprodukt Kork als Helfer im Klimawandel
Blogs
Cork oaks under shrub invasion behave differently
Selected Publications
Haberstroh, S., Scarpa, F., Seeger, S. Christen, A., Werner, C. (2025). Continuous stem water potential measurements of a diffuse-porous tree species offer new insights into tree water relations. Ecohydrology, 18, e2761.
doi:10.1002/eco.2761
Werner, C., Wallrabe, U., Christen, A., Comella, L., Dormann, C., Göritz, A., Grote, R., Haberstroh, S., et al. (2024). ECOSENSE - Multi-scale quantification and modelling of spatio-temporal dynamics of ecosystem processes by smart autonomous sensor networks. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 10, e129357. doi:10.3897/rio.10.e129357
Meischner, M., Dumberger, S., Daber, L.E., Haberstroh, S., Kreuzwieser, J., Schnitzler J.-P., Werner, C. (2024). Jasmonic acid and heat stress induce high leaf VOCs fluxes in Picea abies aboveground but not belowground. Tree Physiology, tpae059. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpae059
Haberstroh, S., Kübert, A., Werner, C. (2024). Two common pitfalls in the analysis of water stable isotopologues with cryogenic vacuum extraction and cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Analytical Science Advances, 5, e202300053. doi:10.1002/ansa.202300053
Kinzinger, L., Mach, J., Haberstroh, S., Schindler, Z., Frey, J., Dubbert, M., Seeger, S., Seifert, T., Weiler, M., Orlowski, N., Werner, C. (2024). Interaction between beech and spruce trees in temperate forest ecosystem affects water use, root water uptake pattern and canopy structure. Tree Physiology, 44, tpad144. doi:10.1093/treephys/tpad144
Frey, Y., Haberstroh, S., Meischner, M., Werner, C., Wallrabe, U. (2023). A minituarized leaf cuvette for volatile organic compound measurement on broad leaves. Transducers 2023 (Kyoto, Japan), 1555–1558.
Haberstroh S., Werner C., Grün M., Kreuzwieser J., Seifert T., Schindler D., Christen A. (2022). Central European 2018 hot drought shifts Scots Pine forest to its tipping point. Plant Biology, 24, 1186–1197. doi:10.1111/plb.13455
Haberstroh S., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C., Dubbert M., Cuntz M. and Werner C. (2022). Plant invasion modifies isohydricity in Mediterranean tree species. Functional Ecology, 36, 2384–2398. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14126
Meischner M., Haberstroh S., Daber L.E., Kreuzwieser J., Caldeira M.C., Schnitzler J.-P. and Werner C. (2022). Soil VOC emissions of a Mediterranean woodland are sensitive to shrub invasion. Plant Biology, 24, 967–978. doi:10.1111/plb.13445
Haberstroh S. and Werner C. (2022). The role of species interactions for forest resilience to drought. Plant Biology, 24, 1098–1107. doi:10.1111/plb.13415
Haberstroh S., Caldeira M.C., Lobo-do-Vale R., Martins J.I., Moemken J., Pinto J.G. and Werner C. (2021). Non-linear plant-plant interactions modulate impact of extreme drought and recovery on a Mediterranean ecosystem. New Phytologist, 231, 1784–1797. doi:10.1111/nph.1752
Haberstroh S., Kreuzwieser J., Boeddeker H., Eiblmeier M., Gutte H., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C. and Werner C. (2019). Natural carbon isotope composition distinguishes compound groups of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) in two Mediterranean woody species. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2, 55. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2019.00055
Haberstroh S., Kreuzwieser J., Lobo-do-Vale R., Caldeira M.C., Dubbert M. and Werner C. (2018). Terpenoid emissions of two Mediterranean woody species in response to drought stress. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, 1071. doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.01071