Dr. Peter Hajek
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Institut für Biologie/Geobotanik | |
| Schänzlestr. 1 | ||
| Room 211 | ||
| 79104 Freiburg | ||
| +49761 203-2617 | ||
| peter.hajek@biologie.uni-freiburg.de |
Curriculum Vitae
| Since 2018 | Postdoctoral researcher - Department of Geobotany at the Faculty of Biology II/III, University of Freiburg | ||
| 2016-2017 | Interreg Alpine Space Project on soil conservation | ||
| 2015-2016 | Postdoctoral researcher - Agroecology Group, Department of Crop Science, University of Göttingen | ||
| 2014-2015 | Graduate assistant - Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research , University of Göttingen | ||
| 2010-2014 | PhD candidate - Department of Plant Ecology and Ecosystems Research, University of Göttingen | ||
Research Interests
- Forest ecology
- Root ecology
- Tree hydraulics and wood anatomy
- Forests under future climate change
Publications
Global change biology 28(10), 3365-3378. (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16146).
Kunert N, Hajek P, Hietz P, Morris H, Rosner S, Tholen D (2021) Summer temperatures reach the thermal tolerance threshold of photosynthetic decline in temperate conifers. Plant Biology. doi:10.1111/plb.13349
Berthelot S, Frühbrodt , Hajek P, Nock C, Dormann C, Bauhus J, Fründ J (2021) Tree diversity reduces risk of bark beetle infestation for preferred conifer species, but increases risk for less preferred hosts. Journal of Ecology,109: 2649– 2661.
Schuldt B, Buras A, Arend M, Vitasse Y, Beierkuhnlein C, Damm A, Gharun M, Grams T, Hauck M, Hajek P, Hartmann H, Hiltbrunner E, Hoch G, Holloway-Phillips M, Körner C, Larysch E, Lübbe T, Nelson D, Rammig A, Rigling A, Rose L, Ruehr N, Weiser F, Werner C, Wohlgemuth T, Zang C, Kahmen A (2020) A first assessment of the impact of the extreme 2018 summer drought on Central European forests. Basic and Applied Ecology, 45, 86-103.
Grass I, Meyer S, Taylor P, Foord S, Hajek P, Tscharntke T (2018) Pollination limitation despite managed honeybees in South African macadamia orchards. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 260, 11-18.
Hajek P, Kurjak D, von Wühlisch G, Delzon S, Schuldt B (2016) Intraspecific variation in wood anatomical, hydraulic and foliar traits in ten European beech provenances differing in growth yield. Frontiers in Plant Science 7, 791.
Hajek P, Seidel D, Leuschner C (2015) Mechanical abrasion, and not competition for light, is the dominant canopy interaction in a temperate mixed forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 348, 108-116.
Hajek P, Leuschner C, Hertel D, Delzon S, Schuldt B (2014) Assessing the trade-offs between xylem hydraulic properties, wood anatomy and yield in Populus. Tree Physiology, 34(7), 744-756.
Hajek P, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2013) Root order- and root age-dependent response of two poplar species to belowground competition. Plant and Soil, 377(1), 337-355.
Hajek P, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2013) Intraspecific variation in root and leaf traits and leaf-root trait linkages in eight aspen demes (Populus tremula and P. tremuloides). Frontiers in Plant Science, 4, 415.
Projects
International Diversity Experiment Network with Trees IDENT
P-XTRACT Regionale Klärschlammverwertung mit integrierter Phosphorrückgewinnung
MasterLab on Soundscape Ecology