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Overview

Jörg Bendix is affiliated with Philipp University of Marburg in Germany. The scientist's work spans predominantly the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing on topics related to climate, ecosystems, and environmental monitoring.

The main areas of study involve Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their research addresses key topics including Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Climate Variability and Models, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Tree-ring Climate Responses, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Jörg Bendix has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers published in various scientific venues. Recent publications include:

  • "The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "A Review of Insect Monitoring Approaches with Special Reference to Radar Techniques," 2021, Sensors
  • "Influence of Random Forest Hyperparameterization on Short-Term Runoff Forecasting in an Andean Mountain Catchment," 2021, Atmosphere
  • "Accounting for multiple ecosystem services in a simulation of land-use decisions: Does it reduce tropical deforestation?," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Nutrient cycling drives plant community trait assembly and ecosystem functioning in a tropical mountain biodiversity hotspot," 2021, New Phytologist

The frequent coauthors of Jörg Bendix include Katja Trachte, Boris Thies, Rolando Célleri, Andreas Fries, and Nina Farwig, reflecting collaborative efforts in various research projects and publications.

The scientist has published multiple articles in several reputable journals. The frequent publication venues are Remote Sensing, SSRN Electronic Journal, Atmosphere, Forests, and PLoS ONE.

Best Publications

  • Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem of Ecuador

    Erwin Beck;Jörg Bendix;Ingrid Kottke;Franz Makeschin

  • A novel approach to fog/low stratus detection using Meteosat 8 data

    Jan Cermak;Jörg Bendix

  • Seasonality of weather and tree phenology in a tropical evergreen mountain rain forest

    J. Bendix;J. Homeier;E. Cueva Ortiz;P. Emck

  • Gradients in a Tropical Mountain Ecosystem — a Synthesis

    E. Beck;I. Kottke;J. Bendix;F. Makeschin

  • The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests

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  • Reduced CO2 fertilization effect in temperate C3 grasslands under more extreme weather conditions

    W. A. Obermeier;L. W. Lehnert;C. I. Kammann;C. Müller;C. Müller

  • The user's view on biodiversity data sharing — Investigating facts of acceptance and requirements to realize a sustainable use of research data —

    Neela Enke;Anne E. Thessen;Kerstin Bach;Jörg Bendix

  • Rainfall distribution in the Andes of southern Ecuador derived from blending weather radar data and meteorological field observations

    Rütger Rollenbeck;Jörg Bendix

  • Climate variability rather than overstocking causes recent large scale cover changes of Tibetan pastures.

    L. W. Lehnert;K. Wesche;K. Trachte;C. Reudenbach

  • Afforestation or intense pasturing improve the ecological and economic value of abandoned tropical farmlands

    Thomas Knoke;Jörg Bendix;Perdita Pohle;Ute Hamer

  • The Ecosystem (Reserva Biológica San Francisco)

    E. Beck;F. Makeschin;F. Haubrich;M. Richter

  • Satellite based remote sensing of weather and climate: recent achievements and future perspectives

    B. Thies;Jörg Bendix

  • Ground Fog Detection from Space Based on MODIS Daytime Data—A Feasibility Study

    Jörg Bendix;Boris Thies;Jan Cermak;Thomas Nauss

  • Retrieval of grassland plant coverage on the Tibetan Plateau based on a multi-scale, multi-sensor and multi-method approach

    Lukas W. Lehnert;Hanna Meyer;Yun Wang;Georg Miehe

  • Ants as indicators of environmental change and ecosystem processes

    Yvonne Tiede;Jan Schlautmann;David A. Donoso;Christine I.B. Wallis

  • Near surface air humidity in a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem of southern Ecuador and its regionalization

    Andreas Fries;Andreas Fries;Rütger Rollenbeck;Thomas Nauß;Thorsten Peters

  • Land Cover Change in the Andes of Southern Ecuador—Patterns and Drivers

    Giulia F. Curatola Fernández;Wolfgang A. Obermeier;Andrés Gerique;María Fernanda López Sandoval

  • Compositional diversity of rehabilitated tropical lands supports multiple ecosystem services and buffers uncertainties.

    Thomas Knoke;Carola Paul;Patrick Hildebrandt;Baltazar Calvas

  • Precipitation dynamics in Ecuador and northern Peru during the 1991/92 El Nino: a remote sensing perspective

    Jörg Bendix

  • Dynamical nighttime fog/low stratus detection based on meteosat SEVIRI data : A feasibility study

    Jan Cermak;Jörg Bendix

  • Epiphyte Biomass and Canopy Microclimate in the Tropical Lowland Cloud Forest of French Guiana

    Christine Gehrig-Downie;André Obregón;Jörg Bendix;S. Robbert Gradstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Cermak
Jan Cermak Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Erwin Beck
Erwin Beck University of Bayreuth
Nina Farwig
Nina Farwig Philipp University of Marburg
Jürgen Homeier
Jürgen Homeier University of Göttingen
Burkhard Büdel
Burkhard Büdel Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Bernhard Seeger
Bernhard Seeger Philipp University of Marburg
Achim Bräuning
Achim Bräuning University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Wolfgang Wilcke
Wolfgang Wilcke Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Roland Brandl
Roland Brandl Philipp University of Marburg
Lutz Breuer
Lutz Breuer University of Giessen

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