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Dr. Anne-Katrin Prescher
Institute of Forest Ecosystems
Alfred-Möller-Straße 1, Haus 41/4216225 Eberswalde
- Telephone
- +49 3334 3820 352
- Fax
- +49 3334 3820 354
- anne.prescher@thuenen.de
Scientist
Forest Monitoring
- Pan-European Forest Monitoring
- Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests
- Structure and Dynamics of Forest Ecosystems
- Adaptation strategies of forests to climate change and future forest management options
Curriculum vitae
Since 10/2016: Scientist at Thünen-Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, in the Programme Co-ordinating Centre of ICP Forests
2013 – 2016: Scientist at the Institute of Landscape Systems Analysis and at the Institute of Landscape Biogeochemistry, Leibniz-Centre of Agricultural Landscape Research, Müncheberg
2009 – 2013: PhD studies at University College Dublin, Ireland; Thesis: “The impact of agricultural management practices on soil carbon dynamics”
2008 – 2009: Scientific assistant at the Department of Meteorology, Technische Universität Dresden
2002 – 2008: Diploma studies of Hydrology at Technische Universität Dresden; Thesis: „Comparative Analysis of Carbon Budgets of the CarboEurope-Cluster Tharandt“; including:
- 2006: Practical training at Centre of Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK
- 2006: Practical training at Max-Planck-Institut of Biogeochemistry, Jena
- 2005: Semester abroad within the ERASMUS student exchange program at the Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- 2004: Practical training at Department of Civil Engineering, University of Glasgow, UK
Publications
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Pitar D, Gottardini E, Ferretti M, Schaub M, Calatayud V, Häni M, Araminiene V, Burianek V, Cecchini S, Dalstein L, Hunová I, Jakovljevic T, Kaoukis K, Kardinov G, Neirynck J, Nicolas M, Prescher A-K, Novotný R, Pavlendova H, Potocic N, et al (2025) Ambient air pollution still affects European forests. In: Ferretti M, Cools N, Dörner ML, Michel AK, Schwärzel K, Verstraeten A, Waldner P (eds) On the pulse of European forests : 40 years of pan-European forest monitoring: from air pollution to climate change ; ICP Forests 40th anniversary report under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention). Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, p 22, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-21
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Verstraeten A, Schmitz A, Ahrends B, Clarke N, de Vries W, Hansen K, Hilgers C, Iacoban C, Jakovljevic T, Karlsson PE, Kirchner T, Marchetto A, Meesenburg H, Pihl Karlsson G, Prescher A-K, Thimonier A, Waldner P (2025) Atmospheric deposition in European forests shows differentiated reduction trends. In: Ferretti M, Cools N, Dörner ML, Michel AK, Schwärzel K, Verstraeten A, Waldner P (eds) On the pulse of European forests : 40 years of pan-European forest monitoring: from air pollution to climate change ; ICP Forests 40th anniversary report under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention). Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, p 23, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-21
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Ferretti M, Cools N, De Vos B, Dörner ML, Fleck S, Prescher A-K, Schaub M, Schwärzel K, Sramek V, Ukonmaanaho L, Vesterdal L, Verstraeten A, Waldner P (2025) ICP Forests : towards the next 40 years. In: Ferretti M, Cools N, Dörner ML, Michel AK, Schwärzel K, Verstraeten A, Waldner P (eds) On the pulse of European forests : 40 years of pan-European forest monitoring: from air pollution to climate change ; ICP Forests 40th anniversary report under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention). Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, pp 43-44, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-21
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Vesterdal L, Schaub M, De Vos B, Ukonmaanaho L, Verstraeten A, Cools N, Fleck S, Schwärzel K, Sramek V, Prescher A-K, Ferretti M (2025) Scientific Committee : promoting scientific evaluations and outputs. In: Ferretti M, Cools N, Dörner ML, Michel AK, Schwärzel K, Verstraeten A, Waldner P (eds) On the pulse of European forests : 40 years of pan-European forest monitoring: from air pollution to climate change ; ICP Forests 40th anniversary report under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention). Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, p 29, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-21
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Timmermann V, Potocic N, Prescher A-K, Michel AK, Haggenmüller K, Kirchner T (2025) Tree crown condition in 2024. ICP Forests Techn Rep 2025:45-59, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-62
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Timmermann V, Potocic N, Prescher A-K (2025) Tree health is deteriorating in the European forests. In: Ferretti M, Cools N, Dörner ML, Michel AK, Schwärzel K, Verstraeten A, Waldner P (eds) On the pulse of European forests : 40 years of pan-European forest monitoring: from air pollution to climate change ; ICP Forests 40th anniversary report under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention). Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, p 18, DOI:10.3220/253-2025-21
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Verstraeten A, Marchetto A, Schmitz A, Clarke N, Thimonier A, Hilgers C, Prescher A-K, Kirchner T, Hansen K, Jakovljevic T, Iacoban C, Ahrends B, de Vries W, Waldner P (2024) Status and trends of nitrogen deposition in European forests. In: Forests & society towards 2050 : 26th IUFRO World Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, 23-29 June 2024 ; Book of abstracts. p 1339
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Krüger I, Andreae H, Chmara I, Dietrich HP, Eickenscheidt N, Fleck S, Greve M, Haßdenteufel M, Henry J, Hölscher A, Martin J, Mundhenk P, Meesenburg H, Prescher A-K, Raspe S, Russ A, Schmitz A, Strer M, Talkner U, Zimmermann L, Sanders TGM (2024) Wandel und Beständigkeit des intensiven Umweltmonitorings. AFZ Der Wald 79(13):12-16
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Schwärzel K, Prescher A-K (2023) ICP Forests member states' view on the current ICP Forests Strategy and future activities. ICP Forests Techn Rep 2023:57-62, DOI:10.3220/ICPTR1697801881000
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Schmitz A, Sanders TGM, Bolte A, Bussotti F, Dirnböck T, Penuelas J, Pollastrini M, Prescher A-K, Sardans J, Verstraeten A, de Vries W (2023) Responses of forest ecosystems in Europe to decreasing nitrogen deposition. In: Du E, de Vries W (eds) Atmospheric nitrogen deposition to global forests : Spatial variation, impacts, and management implications. London: Academic Press, pp 227-245
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De Marco A, Sicard P, Feng Z, Agathokleous E, Alonso R, Araminiene V, Augustatis A, Badea O, Beasley JC, Branquinho C, Bruckman VJ, Collalti A, David-Schwartz R, Domingos M, Du E, Garcia Gomez H, Hashimoto S, Hoshika Y, Jakovljevic T, Prescher A-K, et al (2022) Strategic roadmap to assess forest vulnerability under air pollution and climate change. Global Change Biol 28:5062-5085, DOI:10.1111/gcb.16278
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Wang Y-P, Zhang H, Ciais P, Goll DS, Huang Y, Wood JD, Ollinger SV, Tang X, Prescher A-K (2021) Microbial activity and root carbon inputs are more important than soil carbon diffusion in simulating soil carbon profiles. JGR Biogeosci 126(4):e2020JG006205, DOI:10.1029/2020JG006205
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Potocic N, Timmermann V, Ognjenovic M, Kirchner T, Prescher A-K, Ferretti M (2021) Tree health is deteriorating in the European forests. Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, 4 p, ICP Forests Brief 5/2021, DOI:10.3220/ICP1638780772000
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Ahrends B, Schmitz A, Prescher A-K, Wehberg J, Geupel M, Andreae H, Meesenburg H (2020) Comparison of methods for the estimation of total inorganic nitrogen deposition to forests in Germany. Front Forests Glob Change 3:103, DOI:10.3389/ffgc.2020.00103
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Zhang H, Goll DS, Wang Y-P, Ciais P, Wieder WR, Abramoff R, Huang Y, Guenet B, Prescher A-K, Viscarra Rossel RA, Barré P, Chenu C, Zhou G, Tang X (2020) Microbial dynamics and soil physicochemical properties explain large-scale variations in soil organic carbon. Global Change Biol 26(4):2668-2685, DOI:10.1111/gcb.14994
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Schmitz A, Sanders TGM, Bolte A, Bussotti F, Dirnböck T, Johnson J, Penuelas J, Pollastrini M, Prescher A-K, Sardans J, Verstraeten A, de Vries W (2019) Responses of forest ecosystems in Europe to decreasing nitrogen deposition. Environ Pollut 244:980-994, DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.101
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Michel AK, Prescher A-K, Seidling W, Ferretti M (2018) A policy-relevant infrastructure for long-term, large-scale assessment and monitoring of forest ecosystems. Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, 4 p, ICP Forests Brief 1/2018, DOI:10.3220/ICP1520841254000
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Maharjan GR, Prescher A-K, Nendel C, Ewert F, Mboh CM, Gaiser T, Seidel SJ (2018) Approaches to model the impact of tillage implements on soil physical and nutrient properties in different agro-ecosystem models. Soil Tillage Res 180:210-221, DOI:10.1016/j.still.2018.03.009
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Prescher A-K, Schmitz A, Sanders TGM, Nussbaumer A, Karlsson GP, Neirynck J, Gottardini E, Hansen K, Johnson J, Nieminen TM, Schaub M, Ukonmaanaho L, Vanguelova EI, Verstraeten A, Waldner P (2018) Change in sulphur pools in forest ecosystems following the reduction of atmospheric sulphur dioxide. Geophys Res Abstr 20:9027
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Michel AK, Seidling W, Prescher A-K (2018) Introduction. BFW Dokum 25/2018:6-8
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Hoffmann M, Pohl M, Jurisch N, Prescher A-K, Mendez Campa E, Hagemann U, Remus R, Verch G, Sommer M, Augustin J (2018) Maize carbon dynamics are driven by soil erosion state and plant phenology rather than nitrogen fertilization form. Soil Tillage Res 175:255-266, DOI:10.1016/j.still.2017.09.004
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Sanders TGM, Prescher A-K, Schmitz A, Rautio P (2018) N/P changes in tree foliage and the impact of N deposition across Europe. Geophys Res Abstr 20:7627
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Prescher A-K (2018) Review of ICP Forests related publications (June - December 2017). BFW Dokum 25/2018:10-14
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Schmitz A, Sanders TGM, Michel AK, Verstraeten A, Hansen K, Waldner P, Prescher A-K, Zlindra D (2018) Status and trends of inorganic nitrogen deposition to forests in Europe. Eberswalde: Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, 4 p, ICP Forests Brief 2/2018, DOI:10.3220/ICP1520841823000
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Prescher A-K, Schmitz A, Michel AK (2017) Review of ICP Forests publications (06/2016-05/2017). BFW Dokum 24/2017:12-18
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Prescher A-K, Waldner P, Raspe S (2017) Selected meteorological stress indices for 2013-2015. BFW Dokum 24/2017:65-75
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Hagemann U, Augustin J, Prescher A-K, Kage H, Glatzel S, Jurasinski G, Mühling KH, Stichnothe H, Drösler M, Bethwell C, Knieß A, Neukam D (2016) Abschlussbericht zum Verbundvorhaben (Potenziale zur Minderung der Freisetzung von klimarelevanten Spurengasen beim Anbau von Energiepflanzen zur Gewinnung von Biogas), Laufzeit des Vorhabens: 01.09.2010 - 31.12.2015. 237 p
