Lucia S. Layritz
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Science

Research

My research explores how ecosystems recover after disturbances under shifting climates. I combine dynamic vegetation modelling, remote sensing, and statistical approaches to understand resilience and inform climate adaptation strategies.

Publications

  • 2025 Early warning signs for tipping points in systems with non-Gaussian-stable noise.
    Scientific Reports · doi
  • 2025 Disentangling future effects of climate change and forest disturbance on vegetation composition and land surface properties of the boreal forest.
    Biogeosciences · doi
  • 2024 Frost matters: Incorporating late-spring frost in a dynamic vegetation model regulates regional productivity dynamics in European beech forests.
    Biogeosciences · doi
  • 2022 Quantifying the impacts of land cover change on gross primary productivity globally.
    Scientific Reports · doi
  • 2021 The potential of direct steam cracker electrification and carbon capture & utilization via oxidative coupling of methane as decarbonization strategies for the chemical industry.
    Applied Energy · doi

Preprints & Conference Contributions

  • Early warning signs of critical transitions — The α-stable case. arXiv, 2023. arXiv:2311.16350
  • Integrating future climate projections into post-fire management: A stochastic decision-support toolbox for adaptation in arid ecosystems. EGU, 2026.
  • Post-fire recovery and the role of armed conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean — A case study in Lebanon. EGU General Assembly, 2025.

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