Prof. Dr. Peter Annighöfer

Selected publications

Metz J, Annighöfer P, Westekemper K, Schall P, Schulze ED, Ammer C (2020) Less is more: Effects of competition reduction and facilitation on intra annual (basal area) growth of mature European beech. Trees 34: 17-36, DOI:10.1007/s00468-019-01894-7

Pham VV, Ammer C, Annighöfer P (2020) The Presence of IUCN Red List Tree Species in Dependence of Site Characteristics in the Vietnamese Cat Ba National Park. Diversity 12 (104): 1-17. DOI:10.3390/d12030104

Annighöfer P, Seidel D, Ammer C, Stephens S L, York R A (2019) Silvicultural implications from analyzing light induced height growth development of eight North American juvenile tree species in mixed-conifer forests. Forestry 92: 616-626. DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpz038

Annighöfer P, Seidel D, Mölder A, Ammer C (2019) Advanced aboveground spatial analysis as proxy for the competitive environment affecting sapling development. Frontiers in Plant Science 10 (690): 1-12. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00690

Burkardt K, Annighöfer P, Seidel D, Ammer C, Vor T (2019) Intraspecific Competition Affects Crown and Stem Characteristics of Non-Native Quercus rubra L. Stands in Germany. Forests 10(846): 1-15. DOI:10.3390/f10100846

Dorji Y, Annighöfer P, Ammer C, Seidel D (2019): Response of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees to competition- new insights from using fractal analysis. Remote Sensing 11 (22): 2656. DOI:10.3390/rs11222656

Encina P, Rodriguez R, Müller-Using B, Annighöfer P, Rios D, Saez K, Sanchez M (2019) Effects of solar radiation on patterns of regeneration in a Nothofagus dombeyi (Mirb.) Oerst. old-growth forest located in the central-southern Andes, Chile. Gayana Botanica 76(1): 12-23

Höwler K, Vor T, Seidel D, Annighöfer P, Ammer C (2019) Analyzing effects of intra- and interspecific competition on timber quality attributes of Fagus sylvatica L. - from quality assessments on standing trees to sawn boards. European Journal of Forest Research 327-343. DOI:10.1007/s10342-019-01173-7

Rebola-Lichtenberg J, Schall P, Annighöfer P, Ammer C, Leinemann L, Polle A, Euring D (2019) Mortality of different Populus genotypes in recently established mixed short rotation coppice with Robinia pseudoacacia L. Forests 10: 410. DOI:10.3390/f10050410

Seidel D, Annighöfer P, Stiers M, Zemp C D, Burkardt K, Ehbrecht M, Willim K, Kreft H, Hölscher D, Ammer C (2019): How a measure of structural complexity relates to architectural benefit-to-cost ratio, light availability and growth of trees. Ecology and Evolution 9: 7134-7142. DOI:10.1002/ece3.5281

Seidel D, Ehbrecht M, Annighöfer P, Ammer C (2019) From tree to stand-level structural complexity - Which properties make a forest stand complex? Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 278: 107699. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107699

Seidel D, Ehbrecht M, Dorji Y, Jambay J, Ammer C, Annighöfer P (2019) Identifying architectural characteristics that determine tree structural complexity. Trees – Structure and Function 33: 911-919. doi.org/10.1007/s00468-019-01827-4

Stiers M, Willim K, Seidel D, Ammer C, Kabal M, Stillhard J, Annighöfer P (2019) Analyzing spatial distribution patterns of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) regeneration in dependence of canopy openings. Forests 10: 637. DOI:10.3390/f10080637

Willim K, Stiers M, Annighöfer P, Ehbrecht M, Kabal M, Ammer C, Seidel D (2019): Assessing understory complexity in beech-dominated forests (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Central Europe- from managed to primary forests. Sensors 19 (7): 1684. DOI:10.3390/s19071684

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

Annighöfer P (2018) Stress relief through gap creation? Growth response of a shade tolerant species (Fagus sylvatica L.) to a changed light environment. Forest Ecology and Management 415: 139-147

Benten A, Annighöfer P, Vor T (2018) Wildlife Warning Reflectors’ Potential to Mitigate Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions - A Review on the evaluation Methods. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00037

Forrester D, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Barbeito I, Bielak K, Bravo-Oviedo A, Coll L, del Río M, Drössler L, Heym M, Hurt V, Löf M, den Ouden J, Pach M, Pereira M G, Plaga B N E, Ponette Q, Skrzyszewski J, Sterba H, Svoboda M, Zlatanov T M, Pretzsch H (2018) Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe. Journal of Ecology 106: 746-760

Seidel D, Annighöfer P, Ehbrecht M, Ammer C, Schall P (2018) Applying fractal analysis to stem distribution maps. Ecological Indicators 93: 243-246. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.016

Seidel D, Hähn N, Annighöfer P, Benten A, Vor T, Ammer C (2018) Assessment of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) - vehicle accident hotspots with respect to the location of "trees outside forest" along roadsides. Applied Geography 93 (2018): 76-80. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.02.015

Stiers M, Willim K, Seidel D, Ehbrecht M, Kabal M, Ammer C, Annighöfer P (2018) A quantitative comparison of the structural complexity of managed, lately unmanaged and primary European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests. Forest Ecology and Management 430: 357-365. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.08.039

Annighöfer P, Metz J, Schall P, Schulze E-D, Ammer C (2017) Buche in Mischbeständen bei Trockenheit weniger gestresst. Allgemeine Forstzeitschrift/Der Wald 72 (17): 13-15

Annighöfer P, Petritan AM, Petritan IO, Ammer C (2017) Disentangling juvenile growth strategies of three shade-tolerant temperate forest tree species responding to a light gradient. Forest Ecology and Management 391: 115-126

Del Rio M, Pretzsch H, Ruız-Peinado R, Ampoorter E, Annighöfer P, Barbeito I, Bielak K, Brazaitis G, Coll L, Drössler L, Fabrika M, Forrester D, Heym M,Václav H, Kurylyak V, Löf M, Lombardi F, Madrickiene E, Matovic B, Mohren F, Motta R, den Ouden J, Pach M, Ponette Q, Schütze G, Skrzyszewski J, Sramek V, Sterba H, Stojanovic D, Svoboda M, Zlatanov T, Bravo-Oviedo A (2017) Species interactions increase the temporal stability of community productivity in Pinus sylvestris-Fagus sylvatica mixtures across Europe. Journal of Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12727

Dirnberger G, Sterba H, Condés S, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Avdagic A, Bielak K, Brazaitis G, Coll L, Heym M, Hurt V, Kurylyak V, Motta R, Pach M, Ponette Q, Ruiz Peinado R, Skrzyszewski J, Srámek V, de Streel G, Svoboda M, Zlatanov T, Pretzsch H (2017) Species proportions by area in mixtures of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). European Journal of Forest Research 136: 171-183

Farwig N, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Baur B, Behringer D, Diekötter T, Hotes S, Leyer I, Müller J, Peter F, Riecken U, Rudolph A, Thorn S, Werk K, Ziegenhagen B (2017) Bridging science and practice in conservation: Deficits and challenges from a research perspective. Basic and Applied Ecology 24: 1-8

Forrester D I, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Avdagic A, Barbeito I, Bielak K, Brazaitis G, Coll L, del Río M, Drössler L, Heym M, Hurt V, Löf M, Matović B, Meloni F, den Ouden J, Pach M, Pereira M G, Ponette Q, Pretzsch H, Skrzyszewski J, Stojanović D, Svoboda M, Ruiz-Peinado R, Vacchiano G, Verheyen K, Zlatanov T, Bravo-Oviedo A (2017) Predicting the spatial and temporal dynamics of species interactions in Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests across Europe. Forest Ecology and Management 405: 112-133

Forrester D, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Barbeito I, Bielak K, Bravo-Oviedo A, Coll L, del Río M, Drössler L, Heym M, Hurt V, Löf M, den Ouden J, Pach M, Pereira M, Plaga B, Ponette Q, Skrzyszewski J, Sterba H, Svoboda M, Zlatanov T, Pretzsch H (2017) Effects of crown architecture and stand structure on light absorption in mixed and monospecific Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris forests along a productivity and climate gradient through Europe. Journal of Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12803

Forrester D, Tachauer H, Annighoefer P, Barbeito I, Pretzsch H, Ruiz-Peinado Gertrudix R, Stark H, Vacchiano G, Zlatanov T, Chakraborty T, Saha S, Sileshi G (2017) Generalized biomass and leaf area allometric equations for European tree species incorporating stand structure, tree age and climate. Forest Ecology and Management 396: 160-175

Höwler, K, Annighöfer P, Ammer C, Seidel D (2017) Competition improves quality-related external stem characteristics of Fagus sylvatica L. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 47: 1603-1613

Juchheim J, Annighöfer P, Ammer C, Calders K, Raumonen P, Seidel D (2017): How management intensity and neighborhood composition affect the morphology of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) trees. Trees – Structure and Function 31: 1723-1735. DOI 10.1007/s00468-017-1581-z

Zeller L, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Biber P, Marshall J, Schütze G, del Río Gaztelurrutia M, Pretzsch H (2017) Tree ring wood density of Scots pine and European beech lower in mixed-species stands compared with monocultures. Forest Ecology and Management 400: 363-374

Annighöfer P, Ameztegui A, Ammer C, Balandier P, Bartsch N, Bolte A, Coll L, Collet C, Ewald J, Frischbier N, Gebereyesus T, Haase J, Hamm T, Hirschfelder B, Huth F, Kändler G, Kahl A, Kawaletz H, Kuehne C, Lacointe A, Lin N, Löf M, Malagoli P, Marquier A, Müller S, Promberger S, Provendier D, Röhle H, Sathornkich J, Schall P, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schröder J, Seele C, Weidig J, Wirth C, Wolf H, Wollmerstädt J, Mund M (2016) Species-specific and generic biomass equations for seedlings and saplings of European tree species. European Journal of Forest Research 135: 313-329. DOI 10.1007/s10342-016-0937-z12

Drössler L, Feldmann E, Glatthorn J, Annighöfer P, Kucbel S, Tabaku V (2016) What Happens after the Gap? - Size Distributions of Patches with Homogeneously Sized Trees in Natural and Managed Beech Forests in Europe. Open Journal of Forestry 6: 177-190. DOI: 10.4236/ojf.2016.63015

Metz J, Annighöfer P, Schall P, Zimmermann J, Kahl T, Schulze E-D, Ammer C (2016): Site adapted admixed tree species reduce drought susceptibility of mature European beech. Global Change Biology 22: 903-920. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13113

Pretzsch H, del Río M, Schütze G, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Avdagic A, Barbeito I, Bielak K, Brazaitis G, Coll L, Drössler L, Fabrika M, Forrester DI, Kurylyak V, Löf M, Lombardi F, Mohren F, Motta R, Pach M, Ponette Q, Sramek V, Sterba H, Stojanovi D, Svoboda M, Verheyen K, Zlatanov T, Bravo-Oviedo A (2016) Mixing of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) enhances structural heterogeneity, and the effect increases with humidity. Forest Ecology and Management 373: 149-166. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.04.043

Terwei A, Zerbe S, Mölder I, Annighöfer P, Kawaletz H, Ammer C (2016) Response of floodplain understorey species to environmental gradients and tree invasion - A functional trait perspective. Biological Invasions 18: 2951-2973. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1188-0

Annighöfer P (2015): About short-term actionism and long-term pragmatism when dealing with black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.). Forstarchiv 86: 114-115

Annighöfer P, Kawaletz H, Terwei A, Mölder I, Zerbe S, Ammer C (2015) Managing an invasive tree species - silvicultural recommendations for black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.). Forstarchiv 86: 139-152, DOI:10.4432/0300-4112-86-139

Annighöfer P, Ammer C (2015) Spätblühende Traubenkirsche: Pragmatismus statt Aktionismus. AFZ/Der Wald 4/70: 27-30

Annighöfer P, Beckschäfer P, Vor T, Ammer C (2015) Regeneration patterns of European oak species (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl., Quercus robur L.) in dependence of environment and neighborhood. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0134935

Petersen R, Annighöfer P, Spellmann H, Leder B (2015) Spätblühende Traubenkirsche (Prunus serotina Ehrh.). In: Vor T, Spellmann H, Bolte A, Ammer C (Hrsg.): Potenziale und Risiken eingeführter Baumarten - Baumartenportraits mit naturschutzfachlicher Bewertung. Göttinger Forstwissenschaften Band 7: 167-186. ISBN: 978-3-86395-240-2

Terwei A, Giammarchi F, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Caronni F, Kawaletz H (2015): Lottare per sopravvivere? Gestione delle specie legnose invasive. Fighting for survival? Management of invasive tree species. ACER 4: 47-51

Albert K, Annighöfer P, Schumacher J, Ammer C (2014) Biomass equations for seven different tree species growing in coppice-with-standards forests in Central Germany. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 29: 210-221

Kawaletz H, Mölder I, Annighöfer P, Terwei A, Zerbe S, Ammer C (2014a) Back to the roots: how do seedlings of native tree species react to the competition by exotic species? Annals of Forest Science 71: 337-347, DOI 10.1007/s13595-013-0347-z

Kawaletz H, Mölder I, Annighöfer P, Terwei A, Zerbe S, Ammer C (2014b) Pot experiments with woody species - a review. Forestry 87: 482-491

Lin Na, Bartsch N, Annighöfer P, Vor T (2014): Long-term Effects of Canopy Opening and Liming on Soil Nutrient Dynamics in a European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Forest. Soil Science 179 (9), S. 409?416. DOI: 10.1097/SS.0000000000000085

Skowronek S, Terwei A, Zerbe S, Mölder I, Annighöfer P, Kawaletz H, Ammer C, Heilmeier H (2014) Regeneration potential of floodplain forests under the influence of nonnative tree species: Soil seed bank analysis in Northern Italy. Restoration Ecology 22: 22-30

Kawaletz H, Mölder I, Zerbe S, Annighöfer P, Terwei A, Ammer C (2013) Exotic tree seedlings are much more competitive than natives but show underyielding when growing together. Journal of Plant Ecology 6: 305-315. DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rts044

Terwei A, Zerbe S, Zeileis A, Annighöfer P, Kawaletz H, Mölder I, Ammer C (2013) Which are the factors controlling tree seedling establishment in North Italian floodplain forests invaded by non-native tree species? Forest Ecology and Management 304: 192-203. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.003

Annighöfer P, Schall P, Kawaletz H, Mölder I, Terwei A, Zerbe S, Ammer C (2012) Vegetative growth response of black cherry (Prunus serotina) to different mechanical control methods in a biosphere reserve. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 42: (12), 2037 - 2051, DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2012-0257

Annighöfer P, Mölder I, Zerbe S, Kawaletz H, Terwei A, Ammer C (2012) Biomass functions for the two alien tree species Prunus serotina Ehrh. and Robinia pseudoacacia L. in floodplain forests of Northern Italy. European Journal of Forest Research 131: 1619-1635, DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0629-2

Annighöfer P, Stefan Schütz (2011) Observations on the population structure and behaviour of two differently managed populations of the greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros, Pallas 1766) in Namibia. European Journal of Wildlife Research, Volume 57, Number 4: 895-907, doi:10.1007/s10344-011-0501-6

Annighöfer P (2011) Effects of different management strategies on kudu populations. Namibian Environment & Wildlife Society Roan News, 12/2011: 39-41

CV

2020 –	Professor for Forest and Agroforest Systems, Technical University of Munich
2013-2020	Scientific staff member (Postdoc) at the Department of Silviculture and Forest Ecology of the Temperate Zones, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
2010-2013	PhD in Forestry and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
2008-2010	Scientific assistant to the educational dean, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
2002-2008	Studies of forest science and forest ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen