Dr. Soumen Mallick

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• Spatial microclimatic heterogeneity is associated with forest structure and biodiversity. Pierick, Kerstin; Seidel, Dominik; Bradler, Pia; Cesarz, Simone; Decker, Orsi; Delory, Benjamin M.; Dittrich, Sebastian; Ehbrecht, Martin; Eisenhauer, Nico; Fichtner, Andreas; Junginger, Michael; Köhler, Michael; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Link, Roman M.; Mallick, Soumen; Müller, Jörg; Rothacher, Julia; Rugen, Lena; Scholz, Guido F.; Stör, Jean-Léonard; Weißing, Kim K.; Wild, Clara; von Oheimb, Goddert; Ammer, Christian; Schuldt, Bernhard. In Ecological Indicators, 187, p. 114874. Elsevier BV, 2026.
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• Different Scales, Different Rules: How Do Temperature and Radiation Across Macro‐ and Microclimate Shape Forest Insect Traits? Pickert, Ruth; Heidrich, Lea; Mallick, Soumen; Hagge, Jonas; Lehnert, Lukas; Mitesser, Oliver; Bae, Soyeon; Dörfler, Inken; Gossner, Martin M.; Schall, Peter; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Müller, Jörg. In Ecology and Evolution, 16(8). Wiley, 2026.
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• Restoring structural complexity in temperate forests increases bat and bird diversity. Wild, Clara; Chao, Anne; Chuang, Po-Yen; Cadotte, Marc; Daume, Nico; Decker, Orsi; Hausmann, Ronja; Hochrein, Sophia; Junginger, Michael; Kortmann, Mareike; Kümmet, Sonja; Mallick, Soumen; Mitesser, Oliver; Pickert, Ruth; Rothacher, Julia; Sattler, Kai; Schlüter, Jens; Thorn, Simon; Müller, Jörg. In Current Biology, 36(11), pp. 2840–2852.e4. Elsevier BV, 2026.
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• Dying oaks are biodiversity hotspots rather than a source of pests. Hausmann, Ronja; Bußler, Heinz; Finnberg, Sven; Hilmers, Torben; Huszarik, Maike; Mallick, Soumen; Pretzsch, Hans; Schrauth, Korbinian; Weisser, Wolfgang; Thorn, Simon; Müller, Jörg. In Biological Conservation, 321, p. 112004. Elsevier BV, 2026.
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• Satellite data show trees delay budburst across landscapes to escape herbivores. Mallick, Soumen; Lichter, Jens; Bae, Soyeon; Kneib, Thomas; Molleman, Freerk; Leroy, Benjamin M. L.; Hilmers, Torben; Huszarik, Maike; Liebhold, Andrew M.; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Jehle, Johannes A.; Müller, Jörg; Prinzing, Andreas. In Nature Ecology & Evolution, 10(7), pp. 1287–1295. 2026.
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• Contrasting direct and indirect effects of roe deer on herb layer vegetation in gaps and closed canopies. Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Cadotte, Marc W.; Dittrich, Sebastian; Pierick, Kerstin; Ammer, Christian; Bradler, Pia M.; Cesarz, Simone; Eisenhauer, Nico; Fichtner, Andreas; Kraus, Daniel; Mallick, Soumen; Mysterud, Atle; von Oheimb, Goddert; Ristok, Christian; Müller, Jörg. In Journal of Ecology, 114(6). Wiley, 2026.
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• Influence of temperature and light on the development of moth larvae: Different response in the sister species Orthosia gothica and Orthosia cerasi. Reinhard, Franka; Mallick, Soumen; Mitesser, Oliver; Müller, Jörg; Pickert, Ruth. In Physiological Entomology, 51(2), pp. 363–376. Wiley, 2026.
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• Influence of temperature and light on the development of moth larvae: Different response in the sister species Orthosia gothica and Orthosia cerasi. Reinhard, Franka; Mallick, Soumen; Mitesser, Oliver; Müller, Jörg; Pickert, Ruth. In Physiological Entomology. Wiley, 2026.
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• Elevation reverses the effects of forest structure on folivory and leaf asymmetry. Mallick, Soumen; Wild, Clara; Kieffer, Adèle; Torres Pineda, Jorge Salvador; Pierick, Kerstin; Rothacher, Julia; Decker, Orsi; Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Mitesser, Oliver; Eisenhauer, Nico; Mori, Akira S.; Ammer, Christian; Schuldt, Bernhard; Müller, Jörg. In Functional Ecology, 40(4), pp. 1061–1073. Wiley, 2026.
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• Light and ungulate browsing interact in shaping future woody plant diversity through natural regeneration. Lettenmaier, Ludwig; Mysterud, Atle; Mitesser, Oliver; Ammer, Christian; Hothorn, Torsten; Cesarz, Simone; Eisenhauer, Nico; Kraus, Daniel; Mallick, Soumen; Müller, Jörg; Pierick, Kerstin. In Journal of Applied Ecology, 62(12), pp. 3367–3380. Wiley, 2025.
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• Adaptation to Leaf Traits of Individual Trees in a Forest Appears Rare in Caterpillars. Molleman, Freerk; Sokół‐Łętowska, Anna; Mallick, Soumen; Prinzing, Andreas; Walczak, Urszula. In Ecology and Evolution, 15(3). Wiley, 2025.
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• Unapparent trees: escaping enemies in time by being discreet, unpredictable and inaccessible. Mallick, Soumen; Molleman, Freerk; Yguel, Benjamin; Müller, Jörg; Georges, Romain; Llopis, Stéphanie; Levant, Marjorie; Jean, Frédéric; Gundesli, Yasin; Besse, Jaad; Schermann‐Legionnet, Agnès; Prinzing, Andreas. In Oikos. Wiley, 2025.
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• Nest mass in forest tits increases with elevation and decreasing body mass, promoting reproductive success. Wild, Clara; Brandl, Roland; Decker, Orsi; Hochrein, Sophia; Ingrosso, Andrea; Mallick, Soumen; Mitesser, Oliver; Rothacher, Julia; Thorn, Simon; Müller, Jörg. In Journal of Avian Biology, 2025(4). Wiley, 2025.
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• Simulated Herbivory Affects the Volatile Emissions of Oak Saplings, while Neighbourhood Affects Flavan-3-ols Content of Their Leaves. Molleman, Freerk; Mandal, Manidip; Sokól-Lketowska, Anna; Walczak, Urszula; Volf, Martin; Mallick, Soumen; Moos, Martin; Vodrávzka, Petr; Prinzing, Andreas; Mezzomo, Priscila. In Journal of Chemical Ecology, 50(5), pp. 250–261. 2024.
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• Seasonal plasticity in sympatric Bicyclus butterflies in a tropical forest where temperature does not predict rainfall. Mallick, Soumen; Granados‐Tello, Jorge; van Bergen, Erik; Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa; Brattström, Oskar; Brakefield, Paul M.; Molleman, Freerk. In Biotropica, 56(5). Wiley, 2024.
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• Simulated Herbivory Induces Volatile Emissions of Oak Saplings, but Parasitoid Communities Vary Mainly Among Forest Sites. Molleman, Freerk; Mezzomo, Priscila; Mandal, Manidip; Mallick, Soumen; Moos, Martin; Vodrážka, Petr; Prinzing, Andreas; Walczak, Urszula. In Diversity, 16(12). 2024.
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• Decomposing drivers in avian insectivory: Large‐scale effects of climate, habitat and bird diversity. Schillé, Laura; Valdés‐Correcher, Elena; Archaux, Frédéric; Bălăcenoiu, Flavius; Bjørn, Mona Chor; Bogdziewicz, Michal; Boivin, Thomas; Branco, Manuela; Damestoy, Thomas; de Groot, Maarten; Dobrosavljević, Jovan; Duduman, Mihai‐Leonard; Dulaurent, Anne‐Maïmiti; Green, Samantha; Grünwald, Jan; Eötvös, Csaba Béla; Faticov, Maria; Fernandez‐Conradi, Pilar; Flury, Elisabeth; Funosas, David; Galmán, Andrea; Gossner, Martin M.; Gripenberg, Sofia; Grosu, Lucian; Hagge, Jonas; Hampe, Arndt; Harvey, Deborah; Houston, Rick; Isenmann, Rita; Kavčič, Andreja; Kozlov, Mikhail V.; Lanta, Vojtech; Le Tilly, Bénédicte; Lopez‐Vaamonde, Carlos; Mallick, Soumen; Mäntylä, Elina; Mårell, Anders; Milanović, Slobodan; Molnár, Márton; Moreira, Xoaquín; Moser, Valentin; Mrazova, Anna; Musolin, Dmitrii L.; Perot, Thomas; Piotti, Andrea; Popova, Anna V.; Prinzing, Andreas; Pukinskaya, Ludmila; Sallé, Aurélien; Sam, Katerina; Sedikhin, Nickolay V.; Shabarova, Tanja; Tack, Ayco J. M.; Thomas, Rebecca; Thrikkadeeri, Karthik; Toma, Dragoș; Vaicaityte, Grete; van Halder, Inge; Varela, Zulema; Barbaro, Luc; Castagneyrol, Bastien. In Journal of Biogeography, 51(6), pp. 1079–1094. Wiley, 2024.
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• Ectophagous folivores do not profit from rich resources on phylogenetically isolated trees. Mallick, Soumen; Molleman, Freerk; Yguel, Benjamin; Bailey, Richard; Müller, Jörg; Jean, Frédéric; Prinzing, Andreas. In Oecologia, 201(1), pp. 1–18. 2023.
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• Background complexity and optimal background matching camouflage. Murali, Gopal; Mallick, Soumen; Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa. In Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 75(4), p. 69. 2021.
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