Senior Researcher

Dr. Manfred Denich

Junk, W., Saint-Paul, U. Wantzen, K.M., Henle, K., Denich, M.. Forthcoming. Tropenökologische Forschung in der Zusammenarbeit zwischen Deutschland und Brasilien: die Entwicklung der letzten 20 Jahre. Südamerika-Handbuch.

Schmitt, C.B.; Denich, M., Demissew, S., Friis, I., Boehmer, H.J.. Forthcoming. Floristic diversity in fragmented Afromontane rainforests: Altitudinal variation and conservation importance. Applied Vegetation Science.

Denich, M. 2009. Umweltprobleme in Entwicklungsländern. In: Meyns, P (eds.): Handbuch Eine Welt – Entwicklung im globalen Wandel. Peter Hammer Verlag, Wuppertal, 202-210.

Ermias Aynekulu, Denich, M., Diress Tsegaye. 2009. Regeneration response of Juniperus procera and Olea europaea to exclosure in a protected dry Afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia. Mountain Research and Development 29.2 (Special issue: "Mountain Forests in a Changing World"), 143-152.

Schmitt, C., F. Senbeta, M. Denich, H. Preisinger and J. Boehmer. 2009. Wild coffee management and plant diversity in the montane rainforest of southwestern Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology,
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Feyera Senbeta, Tadesse W. Gole, Denich, M.. 2008. Species diversity and integration of their use values in coffee forests of South-western and South-eastern Ethiopia. In: Coffee, Diversity & Knowledge, Proceedings of a National Workshop: Four decades of coffee research and development in Ethiopia, 14-17 August 2007, Addis Ababa; Girma Adugna, Bayetta Bellachew, Tesfaye Shimber, Endale Taye, Taye Kufa (eds.), Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), 121-129.

Gatzweiler, F.; Volkmann, J.; Denich, M.; Till Stellmacher, Tadesse W. Gole; Feyera Senbeta; Aseffa Seyoum. 2008. Conservation of endangered Coffea arabica. CBD Business.2010 Vol. 3 (4), 13-14.

Gole T.W, T. Borsch, M. Denich, D. Teketay. 2008. Floristic composition and environmental factors characterizing coffee forests in southwest Ethiopia.. Forest Ecology and Management, 255: 2138-2150.

Tadesse W. Gole, Denich, M., Gatzweiler, F., Girma Balcha, Demel Teketay. 2008. In-situ conservation of the genetic resources of wild Arabica coffee in the montane rainforests of Ethiopia. In: Coffee, Diversity & Knowledge, Proceedings of a National Workshop: Four decades of coffee research and development in Ethiopia, 14-17 August 2007, Addis Ababa; Girma Adugna, Bayetta Bellachew, Tesfaye Shimber, Endale Taye, Taye Kufa (eds.), Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), 29-34.

Zander, U., Gatzweiler, F., Moll, P., Denich, M.. 2008. Experimente zur umsetzungsorientierten Biodiversitätsforschung – Erfahrungen aus dem. In: Vilmer Handlungsempfehlungen zur Förderung einer umsetzungsorientierten Biodiversitätsforschung in Deutschland, U. Feit und U. Zander (Bearb.), BfN-Skripten 223, 93-97..

Börner, J., M. Denich, A. Mendoza-Escalante, B. Hedden-Dunkhorst, T. Deane de Abreu Sá. 2007. Alternatives to slash-and-burn in forest-based fallow systems of the eastern Brazilian Amazon region: Technology and policy options to halt ecological degradation and improve rural welfare. In: Tscharntke, T., C. Leuschner, M. Zeller, E. Guhardja, A. Bidin (eds.): Stability of Tropical Rainforest Margins. Springer, Berlin, 335-363.

Denich, M.. 2007. Biologische Vielfalt in Afrika - Das Beispiel Wildkaffee in Äthiopien. forum der unesco-projekt-schulen, Heft 1-2/2007: 34-41.

Senbeta, F., M. Denich, H.J. Böhmer, T.Woldemariam, T. Demel, S. Demissew. 2007. Wild Coffea Arabica L. in the Afromontane rainforests of Ethiopia: Distribution, ecology and conservation. SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci., 30 (1): 13-24.

Denich, M. 2006. Book review: Slash-and-Burn Agriculture. The Search for Alternatives. In: Cheryl A. Palm, Stephen Vosti, Pedro A. Sanchez and Polly J. Ericksen (eds.): Environmental Conservation 33. New York, US: Columbia University Press, 2005, 277-278.

Senbeta, F. and M. Denich. 2006. Effects of wild coffee management on species diversity in the Afromontane rainforests of Ethiopia. Forest Ecology and Management, 232: 68-74.

Denich, M., P.L.G. Vlek, T.D. de Abreu Sá, K. Vielhauer and W. Lücke. 2005. A research concept for the development of fire-free fallow management techniques in the Eastern Amazon region, Brazil. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 110 (1-2): 43-58.

Gehring, C., M. Denich and P.L.G. Vlek. 2005. Resilience of secondary forest regrowth after slash-and-burn agriculture in central Amazonia. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21 (5): 519-527.

Gehring, C., M. Denich, L.A.G. de Souza and P.L.G. Vlek. 2005. Biological nitrogen fixation in secondary regrowth and primary forests of Central Amazonia. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 111 (1-4): 237-252.

Kato, O.R., M.S.A. Kato, C.R. de Carvalho, R. Figueiredo, T.D.A.S. Sá, K. Vielhauer and M. Denich. 2005. Manejo de vegetação secundária na Amazônia visando ao aumento da sustentabilidade do uso agrícola do solo. In: Congresso Brasileiro de Ciência do Solo, XXX. Recife. Anais.... Recife, 2005, 23.

Phuong, L.T., M. Denich, P. L. G. Vlek and V. Balasubramanian. 2005. Suppressing weeds in direct-seeded lowland rice: effects of methods and rates of seeding. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 191 (3): 185-194.

Senbeta, F., C. Schmitt, M. Denich, S. Demissew, P.L.G. Vlek, H. Preisinger, T. Woldemariam and D. Teketay. 2005. The diversity and distribution of lianas in the Afromontane rain forests of Ethiopia. Diversity and Distributions, 11: 443–452.

Zarin D.J., E.A. Davidson, E. Brondizio, I.C.G Vieira, T. Sá, T. Feldpausch, E.A.G. Schuur, R. Mesquita, E. Moran, P. Delamonica, M.J. Ducey, G.C. Hurtt, C. Salimon and M. Denich. 2005. Legacy of fire slows carbon accumulation in Amazonian forest regrowth. Frontiers in Ecology, 3(7): 365-369.

Baar, R., M.R. Cordeiro, M. Denich and H. Fölster. 2004. Floristic inventory of secondary vegetation in agricultural systems of East-Amazonia. Biodiversity and Conservation, 13: 501-528.

Beck, E., W.G. Behrendsen, M. Boutros, M. Denich, K. Henle, N. Jürgens, M. Kirk and V. Wolters. 2004. Sustainable use and conservation of biological diversity – A challenge for society. PT-DLR / BMBF, Bonn, 200.

Denich, M., K. Vielhauer, M. S. de A. Kato, A. Block, O. R. Kato, T. D. de Abreu Sá, W. Lücke and P.L.G. Vlek. 2004. Mechanized land preparation in forest-based fallow systems: The experience from Eastern Amazonia. In: Nair, P.K.R., M.R. Rao and L.E. Buck (eds.): New Vistas in Agroforestry: A Compendium for the 1st World Congress of Agroforestry. Kluwer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2004, 91-106.

Denich,M., K.Vielhauer, M.S.A.Kato, A.Block, O.R.Kato, T.D.d.A.Sá, W.Lücke, and P.L.G.Vlek. 2004. Mechanized land preparation in forest-based fallow systems: The experience from Eastern Amazonia. Agroforestry Systems, 61: 91-106.

Gehring, C., S.J. Park and M. Denich. 2004. Liana allometric biomass equations for Amazonian primary and secondary forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 195 (1-2): 69-83.

Li, Z. and M. Denich. 2004. Is Shennongjia a suitable site for reintroducing giant panda: An appraisal on food supply. The Environmentalist, 24: 165-170.

Li, Z., M. Denich and T. Borsch. 2004. Effects of the bamboo Fargesia murielae on plant diversity in fir forests of Mountain Shennongjia. Forestry Studies in China, 6 (4): 17-22.

Li, Z., M. Denich, and L. Deng. 2004. Seed production and dispersal of umbrella bamboo Fargesia murielae after mass flowering in Central China. Bamboo Journal, 21: 8-17.

Hedden-Dunkhorst, B., M. Denich, K. Vielhauer, A. Mendoza- Escalante, J. Börner, T. Hurtienne, F.R. de Sousa Filho, T.D. de Abreu Sá and F. de Assis Costa. 2003. Forest-based fallow systems: a safety net for smallholders in the Eastern Amazon?. http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/publications/corporate/cd-roms/bonn_results/ topics/topic_1.htm,

Denich, M. and G. Schroth. 2002. Concepts and paradigms for the management of ecosystem resources. In: R. Lieberei, H. Bianchi, V. Boehm, C. Reisdorff (eds.): Neotropical Ecosystems. Proceedings of the 4th SHIFT-Workshop 2000. Hamburg, GKSS, Geesthacht, 68-73.

Denich,M., K.Vielhauer, and B.Hedden-Dunkhorst. 2002. New technologies to replace slash and burn in the eastern Amazon. ZEF news, 9: 8.

Li, Z. and M. Denich. 2002. Elevational diversity of arrow bamboo (Fargesia spathacea) communities on Mount Shennongjia in Central China. Journal of Forestry Research, Vol. 13 (2): 171-176.

Li, Z. and M. Denich. 2002. Species richness of vascular plants along the climatic gradient of Mount Shennongjia in Central China. Journal of Shanghai University, Vol.6 (3): 265-268.

Li, Z. and M. Denich. 2002. Sprouting and growth of Indocalamus latifolius – a potential new bamboo crop in China. Journal of Applied Botany – Angewandte Botanik, 76: 139-143.

Li, Z. and M. Denich. 2002. Post-fire regeneration of umbrella bamboo (Fargesia murielae) on Mount Shennongjia in Central China. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 8 (3): 201-205.

Tadesse W. Gole, M. Denich, D. Teketay and P.L.G. Vlek. 2002. Human impacts on the Coffea arabica genepool in Ethiopia and the need for its in situ conservation. In: J.M.M. Engels, V.R. Rao, A.H.D. Brown, M.T. Jackson (eds.): Managing Plant Genetic Resources. CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, 237- 247.

Denich, M., M. Kanashiro and P.L.G. Vlek.. 2000. The potential and dynamics of carbon sequestration in traditional and modified fallow systems of the eastern Amazon region, Brazil. In: R. Lal, H. Eswaran, J.M. Kimble and B. A. Stewart (eds.): Global climate change and tropical ecosystems. Lewis Publishers CRC pressBoca Raton, Fl. USA,,

Denich, M., P.L.G. Vlek, K. Vielhauer, and H. Fölster. 1999. Potential und Dynamik der Kohlenstofffestlegung in traditionellen und modifizierten Brachesystemen des östlichen Amazonasgebiets. Göttinger Beitr. Land- Forstw. Tp. und Stp, 133: 165-173.