Vita
Prof. Dr. Eike Lena Neuschulz
Arbeitsgruppenleitung und Professorin für Interaktionsökologie und Klima an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Sprecherin des Tätigkeitsschwerpunkts „Geobiodiversität, Ökosystemdynamik und Klima“
eike-lena.neuschulz@senckenberg.de
Fields of interest & research
My research focuses on the interplay between plants and animals and their interactions with the abiotic and biotic environment. In particular, I study the dynamics of temperate and tropical forest ecosystems across elevational and land use gradients. In one of my research themes, I study the dispersal of seeds by animals, which is one of the key ecosystem functions for natural forest regeneration. I combine a diverse set of methods, ranging from field observations and experiments to GPS-tracking of birds and meta-analytic approaches and advanced statistical modelling to project the response capacity of plants to land use and climate change.
Publikationen
Recent publications
Barczyk, M.K., Acosta‐Rojas, D.C., Espinosa, C.I., Homeier, J., Tinoco, B.A., Velescu, A., Wilcke, W., Schleuning, M., Neuschulz, E. L. (2024). Environmental conditions differently shape leaf, seed and seedling trait composition between and within elevations of tropical montane forests. Oikos, e10421.
Graf, V., Mueller, T., Grüebler, M. U., Kormann, U. G., Albrecht, J., Hertel, A. G., Sorensen, M. C., Tschumi, M., Neuschulz, E. L. (2024). Individual behaviour shapes patterns of bird‐mediated seed dispersal. Functional Ecology, 38, 1032-1043.
Kerwer, L., Nieto, A., Espinosa, C. I., Schleuning, M. , Neuschulz, E. L. (2025). Seed size mediates environmental filtering of seedling recruitment in a seasonally dry tropical forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 594, 122958.
Landim, A.R., Albrecht, J., Brito, J., Burneo, S., Erazo, S., Newell, F.L., Tinoco, B.A., Tschapka, M., Neuschulz, E.L., Schleuning, M. (2025). Delayed recovery of seed-dispersal interactions after deforestation. Current Biology, 35, 4794-4802.