• Highest treeline in the Northern Hemisphere found in Southern Tibet 

      Miehe, Georg; Miehe, Sabine; Vogel, Jonas; Co, Sonam; Duo, La (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)
      Three new records of the highest treelines in the northern hemisphere are presented here, based on the definition of a “tree.” The tree species with the highest treeline in the northern hemisphere is Juniperus tibetica ...
    • Long-term fire resilience of the Ericaceous Belt, Bale Mountains, Ethiopia 

      Gil-Romera, Graciela; Adolf, Carole; Benito De Pando, Blas Manuel; Bittner, Lucas; Johansson, Maria U.; Grady, David. A; Lamb, Henry F.; Lemma, Bruk; Fekadu, Mekbib; Glaser, Bruno; Mekonnen, Betelhem; Sevilla-Callejo, Miguel; Zech, Michael; Zech, Wolfgang; Miehe, Georg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Fire is the most frequent disturbance in the Ericaceous Belt (ca 3000–4300 m.a.s.l.), one of the most important plant communities of tropical African mountains. Through resprouting after fire, Erica establishes a positive ...