Kirsten Thonicke

Leibniz Association — Germany

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

56h-index22.8kcitations277works1.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Fire effects on ecosystems(80), Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics(65), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics(57), Climate variability and models(47), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(41)

Publications277 total

Model Code and Data for "Future projections of burned area in Europe highlight the importance of human action"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
Model Code and Data for "Future projections of burned area in Europe highlight the importance of human action"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2026Open Access
Effects of fire and grazing on biogeochemical cycles in Brazilian pastures using LPJmL5-Pasture-Burning
Biogeosciences·2026Open Access
Time-Lagged Climate and Vegetation Feedbacks Intensify Seasonal CO2 Exchange in High Latitudes
2026Open Access
A new tropical savanna PFT, variable root growth and fire improve Cerrado vegetation dynamics simulations in a Dynamic Global Vegetation Model
Biogeosciences·2026Open Access
Reviews and syntheses: Current perspectives on biosphere research 2025: from poly-crisis to poly-solutions
2025Open Access
What if extreme droughts occur more frequently? Mechanisms and limits of forest adaptation in pine monocultures and mixed forests in Berlin–Brandenburg, Germany
Natural hazards and earth system sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Supplementary material to "A New Tropical Savanna PFT, Variable Root Growth and Fire Improve Cerrado Vegetation Dynamics Simulations in a Dynamic Global Vegetation Model"
2025Open Access
A New Tropical Savanna PFT, Variable Root Growth and Fire Improve Cerrado Vegetation Dynamics Simulations in a Dynamic Global Vegetation Model
2025Open Access
Effects of fire and grazing on biogeochemical cycles in Brazilian pastures using LPJmL5-Pasture-Burning
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Sources of uncertainty in the SPITFIRE global fire model: development of LPJmL-SPITFIRE1.9 and directions for future improvements
Geoscientific model development·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Insights from Fuel Management Simulations for Wildfire Risk Mitigation in Europe under Future Climate Scenarios 
2025Open Access
Towards Resilient Forests: Uncovering the Role of Plant Traits and Functional Diversity
2025Open Access
Understanding and simulating cropland and non-cropland burning in Europe using the BASE (Burnt Area Simulator for Europe) model
Biogeosciences·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
What if extreme droughts occur more frequently? – Mechanisms and limits of forest adaptation in pine monocultures and mixed forests in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Sources of Uncertainty in the Global Fire Model SPITFIRE: Development of LPJmL-SPITFIRE1.9 and Directions for Future Improvements
2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Supplementary material to "Sources of Uncertainty in the Global Fire Model SPITFIRE: Development of LPJmL-SPITFIRE1.9 and Directions for Future Improvements"
2024Open Access
Understanding and simulating cropland and non-cropland burning in Europe using the BASE (Burnt Area Simulator for Europe) model
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The long-term impact of transgressing planetary boundaries on biophysical atmosphere–land interactions
Earth System Dynamics·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
‘How to adapt forests?’—Exploring the role of leaf trait diversity for long‐term forest biomass under new climate normals
Global Change Biology·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Anja Rammig(15), Wolfgang Crämer(9), Matthias Forkel(9), Werner von Bloh(7), Benjamin Smith(6), Wolfgang Lucht(6), Philippe Ciais(6), Alice Boit(6), Boris Sakschewski(6), Fanny Langerwisch(6), Sibyll Schaphoff(5), Markus Reichstein(5), Stephen Sitch(5), Lourens Poorter(5), Jens Heinke(5), Almut Arneth(4), Dieter Gerten(4), Miguel D. Mahecha(4), Christian Beer(4), Sönke Zaehle(4)