RTG 2300: Enrichment of European beech forests with conifers

Michela Audisio

Postdoctoral researcher in Enrico since July 2024

Research

Using a multi-disciplinary approach, I aim at synthetizing the data gathered by the different sub-projects of the RTG “EnriCo”. Main research foci are the impact of climate change, in particular drought, on ecosystem functionality in pure and mixed forests, and the responses of biodiversity to forest composition at different levels.

Expertise

Biodiversity, Tree Physiology, Mycorrhizal fungi, Forest Ecology

Education

  • 2024: Doctoral degree in the DFG funded Research Training Group 2300, University of Göttingen. Thesis title: "Mycorrhizal mediation of nutrient distribution and stress responses in beech and conifer mixtures”. Advisor: Andrea Polle.

  • 2020: Master of Science in Environmental Biology, University of Turin (Italy). Advisor: Simona Bonelli

  • 2017: Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Turin (Italy). Advisor: Simona Bonelli

Teaching

Tutor in the bachelor´s course “Forest Botany and Tree Physiology”.

Publications

  • Audisio M, Sennhenn-Reulen H, Schott I, Paligi SS, Mrak K, Hertel D, Leuschner C, Polle A (2024) Mycorrhization, root tip vitality and biomass of Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies and Pseudotsuga menziesii in monospecific and mixed combinations under water reduction and nitrogen addition. Trees – Structure and Function 38: 695-708. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-024-02509-6.

  • Audisio M, Muhr J, Polle A> (2024) Ectomycorrhizal fungi of Douglas‐fir retain newly assimilated carbon derived from neighboring European beech. New Phytologist 243(5): 1980-1990.

  • Paligi SS, Lichter JH, Kotowska M, Schwutke R, Audisio M, Mrak K, Penanhoat A, Schuldt B, Hertel D, Leuschner C (2024) Water status dynamics and drought tolerance of juvenile European beech, Douglas fir and Norway spruce trees as dependent on neighborhood and nitrogen supply, Tree Physiology 44: 5. https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpae044.

  • Penanhoat A, Guerrero Ramirez N, Aubry-Kientz M, Diekmann L, Paligi SS, Audisio M, Mrak K, Seidel D (2024) Effect of competition intensity and neighbour identity on architectural traits of Fagus sylvatica. Trees – Structure and Function DOI:10.1007/s00468-024-02544-3 .

  • Piccini I, Depetris M, Paradiso F, Cochis F, Audisio M, Artioli P et al. (2023) Macro-moth (Lepidoptera) Diversity of a Newly Shaped Ecological Corridor and the Surrounding Forest Area in the Western Italian Alps. Diversity, 15(1): 95..

  • Santovito A, Audisio M, Bonelli S (2020) A micronucleus assay detects genotoxic effects of herbicide exposure in a protected butterfly species. Ecotoxicology, 29(9): 1390-1398.

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