Experimental Plant Ecology

Dr. Yohannes Tesfay

Yohannes Tesfay

Researcher

Phone: +49 3834 420 4119
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Research interests

  • Plant–soil interactions, nutrient dynamics, and belowground ecological processes
  • Effects of environmental variability and stress on plant performance
  • Experimental ecology using mesocosms, controlled environments, and field systems
  • Sensor-based monitoring of soil processes and data-driven ecological analysis
  • Integration of ecological research with technical development and software workflows
  • Ecology of invasive plant species, including productivity, stress tolerance, and competitive strategies

Publications

2026

Vilizzi, L., et al., including Yohannes B. Tesfay (2026). Global framework for communication of biological invasion risks. Management of Biological Invasions, 17(1). DOI: 10.3391/mbi.2026.17.1.01

2025

Staudigel, H., Dahl, M. B., Tesfay, Y. B., Beil, I., Urich, T. & Kreyling, J. (2025). Tripled plant productivity and soil microbiome restructuring in a greenhouse volcanic ash fertilization experiment. Ecosphere, 16(9), e70406. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70406

2023

Tesfay, Y. B., Blaschke, A. & Kreyling, J. (2023). An inferior competitor is a successful invader due to its stress tolerance and productivity. Scientific Reports, 13, 20694. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48152-y

Tesfay, Y. B., Blaschke, A., Ashley, N., Portillo, L., Scalisi, A., Adli, B. & Kreyling, J. (2023). Increased Plasticity in Invasive Populations of a Globally Invasive Cactus. Plants, 12(18), 3287. DOI: 10.3390/plants12183287

2021

Tesfay, Y. B. & Kreyling, J. (2021). The invasive Opuntia ficus-indica homogenizes native plant species compositions in the highlands of Eritrea. Biological Invasions, 23, 433–442. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-020-02373-8