Dr. Christian Kühne
Former staff member (Assistant Professor 2007-2013)
New workplace:
Teaching
Summer semester
Winter semester
Case study "Annual Forest Management Planning" - B. Sc. Forestry and Environment
Plantation Forestry - M. Sc. Forest Ecology and Management (FEM)
Restauration of Forest Ecosystems & Forest Conversion - B. Sc. Forestry and Environment
Research project
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles:
Saha S., Kuehne C., and Bauhus J. 2013. Tree species richness and stand productivity in low-density cluster plantings with oaks (Quercus robur and Q. petraea). Forests 4: 650-655
Kuehne C. Kublin E., Pyttel P., and Bauhus J., 2013. Growth and form of Quercus robur and Fraxinus excelsior respond distinctly different to initial growing space: results from 24-year-old Nelder experiments. J. For. Res. 24: 1-14
Major K.C., Nosko P., Kuehne C., Campbell D., and Bauhus J. 2013. Regeneration dynamics of non-native northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) populations as influenced by environmental factors: a case study in managed hardwood forests of south-western Germany For. Ecol. Manage. 291: 144-153
Briggs N., Kuehne C., Kohnle U. and Bauhus J. 2012. Root system response of naturally regenerated Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) after complete overstory removal. Can. J. For. Res. 42: 1858-1864
Saha S., Kuehne C., Kohnle U., Brang P., Ehring A., Geisel J., Leder B., Muth M., Petersen R., Peter J., Ruhm W., and Bauhus J. 2012. Growth and quality of young oaks (Quercus robur and Q. petraea) grown in cluster plantings in Central Europe: a weighted meta-analysis. For. Ecol. Manage. 283: 106-118
Kühne C., Bauhus J., Hörnig T., and Oh S. 2011. Effects of canopy closure, crowding and plant size on root system development in Douglas-fir saplings. Forstarchiv 82: 184-194. In German
Kuehne C., Donath C., Müller-Using S.I., and Bartsch N. 2008. Nutrient fluxes via leaching from coarse woody debris in a Fagus sylvatica forest in the Solling Mts., Germany. Can. J. For. Res. 38: 2405-2413
Kuehne C., and Puettmann K.J. 2008. Natural regeneration in thinned Douglas-fir stands in western Oregon. J. Sust. For. 27: 246-274
Kühne C., and Bartsch N. 2007. Germination of acorns and development of oak seedlings (Quercus robur L.) following flooding. J. For. Sci. 53: 391-399
Kühne C. and Puettmann K.J. 2006. Large scale management experiments – new approaches to silvicultural research. Forstarchiv 77, 102-109. In German
Kühne C. and Bartsch N. 2005. Fructification and seedling development of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in floodplain forests of the Upper Rhine Valley. Forstarchiv 76, 16-23. In German
Kühne C. and Bartsch N. 2004. On the natural regeneration of mixed stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Norway spruce (Picea abies) in the Solling Mts., Germany. Forst u. Holz 58, 3-7. In German
Research reports and contributions (non-referred)
Saha S., Kühne C., Kohnle U., and Bauhus J. 2013. How to establish mixed oak forests. Landwirtschaftliches Wochenblatt Hessen Rheinland-Pfalz 65 (30): 21-23
Saha S., Kühne C., Kohnle U., and Bauhus J. 2013. On the suitability of nest and group plantings for the establishment of oak stands. AFZ-Der Wald 68: 37-39. In German
Saha S., Kühne C., and Bauhus J. 2012. Growth and quality of oaks grown in nest and group plantings. Forstarchiv 83: 186. In German
Kühne C., Briggs N., and Bauhus J. 2011. Structural root regeneration potential in suppressed Douglas-fir after release. GFH Freiburg Informationen aus Forschung und Lehre 25: 6-7. In German
Briggs N., Kühne C., and Bauhus J. 2010. Root system response of naturally regenerated Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) after complete overstory removal. Berichte Freiburger Forstliche Forschung 85: 49
Saha S., Bauhus J., Kohnle U., and Kühne C. 2010. Can oak bio-groups produce high quality trees? In: Parrotta J.A., Carr M.A. (eds.) Forests for the future: sustaining society and the environment. The International Forestry Review 12: 62-63
Kühne C., Bauhus J., and Schiller R. 2010. Growth and stem quality of 24-year-old pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) and European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) grown in Nelder experminents. Forstarchiv 81: 89. In German
Kühne C., and Dröszus J. 2009. Target diameter harvesting and forest conversion – influence of varying Norway spruce (Picea abies) canopy closure on the development of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Norway spruce seed- and saplings. Progress report on behalf of the Forest Experiment and Research Station FAWF Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (In German, unpublished)
Kühne C., and Bartsch N. 2006. Regeneration of Quercus robur in the Upper Rhine Valley between Karlsruhe and Speyer. In: Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg, Abteilung Waldökologie (eds.) Entwicklung und Behandlung dealpiner Auwälder. Waldschutzgebiete Baden-Württemberg 10: 75-84
Dröβler L., Kühne C., Lüpke B.v., and Dong P.H. 2005. Underplanting European beech (Fagus sylavtica) in a mature Norway spruce (Picea abies) forest in the Hunsrück Mts., Germany. AFZ-Der Wald 60, 712-715. In German
Kühne C. 2005. Competition effects of naturally regenerated Norway spruce (Picea abies) on underplanted European beech (Fagus sylvatica) growing underneath Norway spruce canopy: study design and first results. Report on the behalf of the Forest Research Station LÖBF North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (In German, unpublished)
Kühne C. 2005. Influence of Norway spruce overstory on underplanted European beech and naturally regenerated Norway spruce in the forest district Drohnecken. Progress report on behalf of the Forest Research Station FAWF Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (In German, unpublished)
Kühne C. 2004. Competition effects of naturally regenerated Norway spruce (Picea abies) on underplanted European beech growing underneath Norway spruce canopy: current state of research. Report on behalf of the Forest Research Station LÖBF North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (In German, unpublished)
Book
Kühne C., N. Bartsch, and Röhrig E. 2005. Silvicultural management of floodplain forests of the Upper Rhine Valley in special consideration of Quercus robur L. Schriften aus der Forstlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen und der Niedersächsichen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt 140. J.D. Sauerländer’s Verlag Frankfurt am Main, 139 p. In German
Book Chapter
Bauhus J., Puettmann K.J., and Kühne C. 2013. Is close-to-nature forest management in Europe compatible with managing forests as complex ecosystems? In Messier C., Puettmann K., and Coates K.D. (eds.) Managing forests as complex adaptive systems. Building resilience to the challenge of global change. Routledge, 187-213