| Abiotic and biotic factors and their interactions as causes of oak decline in Central Europe FM Thomas, R Blank, G Hartmann Forest Pathology 32 (4‐5), 277-307, 2002 | 570 | 2002 |
| Growth and water relations of Tamarix ramosissima and Populus euphratica on Taklamakan desert dunes in relation to depth to a permanent water table D Gries, F Zeng, A Foetzki, SK Arndt, H Bruelheide, FM Thomas, X Zhang, ... Plant, cell & environment 26 (5), 725-736, 2003 | 291 | 2003 |
| Leaf litter decomposition in temperate deciduous forest stands with a decreasing fraction of beech (Fagus sylvatica) M Jacob, K Viedenz, A Polle, FM Thomas Oecologia 164, 1083-1094, 2010 | 234 | 2010 |
| Direct and indirect effects of tree diversity drive soil microbial diversity in temperate deciduous forest C Thoms, A Gattinger, M Jacob, FM Thomas, G Gleixner Soil Biology and Biochemistry 42 (9), 1558-1565, 2010 | 233 | 2010 |
| Acidity, nutrient stocks, and organic‐matter content in soils of a temperate deciduous forest with different abundance of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) A Guckland, M Jacob, H Flessa, FM Thomas, C Leuschner Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 172 (4), 500-511, 2009 | 193 | 2009 |
| Nutrient release from decomposing leaf litter of temperate deciduous forest trees along a gradient of increasing tree species diversity M Jacob, N Weland, C Platner, M Schaefer, C Leuschner, FM Thomas Soil Biology and Biochemistry 41 (10), 2122-2130, 2009 | 176 | 2009 |
| Productivity of temperate broad-leaved forest stands differing in tree species diversity M Jacob, C Leuschner, FM Thomas Annals of Forest Science 67 (5), 503, 2010 | 152 | 2010 |
| Morphological and physiological responses of oak seedlings (Quercus petraea and Q. robur) to moderate drought FM Thomas, T Gausling Annals of Forest Science 57 (4), 325-333, 2000 | 132 | 2000 |
| Morphological and physiological reactions of young deciduous trees (Quercus robur L., Q. petraea [Matt.] Liebl., Fagus sylvatica L.) to waterlogging M Schmull, FM Thomas Plant and Soil 225, 227-242, 2000 | 121 | 2000 |
| Water use by perennial plants in the transition zone between river oasis and desert in NW China FM Thomas, A Foetzki, SK Arndt, H Bruelheide, D Gries, X Li, F Zeng, ... Basic and Applied Ecology 7 (3), 253-267, 2006 | 102 | 2006 |
| Vegetation changes in a river oasis on the southern rim of the Taklamakan Desert in China between 1956 and 2000 H Bruelheide, U Jandt, D Gries, FM Thomas, A Foetzki, A Bürkert, G Wang, ... | 102 | 2003 |
| Ecological basis for a sustainable management of the indigenous vegetation in a Central-Asian desert: presentation and first results. FM Thomas, SK Arndt, H Bruelheide, A Foetzki, D Gries, J Huang, M Popp, ... Journal of Applied Botany 74 (5/6), 212-219, 2000 | 87 | 2000 |
| Recent advances in cause-effect research on oak decline in Europe. FM Thomas CABI Reviews, 12 pp., 2008 | 73 | 2008 |
| Key ecological research questions for Central European forests C Ammer, A Fichtner, A Fischer, MM Gossner, P Meyer, R Seidl, ... Basic and Applied Ecology 32, 3-25, 2018 | 72 | 2018 |
| Ökologie CR Townsend, JL Harper, ME Begon, J Steidle, F Thomas, B Stadler Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003 | 72 | 2003 |
| Tree rooting patterns and soil water relations of healthy and damaged stands of mature oak (Quercus robur L. and Quercus petraea [Matt.] Liebl.) FM Thomas, G Hartmann Plant and Soil 203, 145-158, 1998 | 72 | 1998 |
| Sustainable management of river oases along the Tarim River (SuMaRiO) in Northwest China under conditions of climate change C Rumbaur, N Thevs, M Disse, M Ahlheim, A Brieden, B Cyffka, ... Earth System Dynamics 6 (1), 83-107, 2015 | 69 | 2015 |
| Effects of defoliation and drought stress on biomass partitioning and water relations of Quercus robur and Quercus petraea T Gieger, FM Thomas Basic and Applied ecology 3 (2), 171-181, 2002 | 69 | 2002 |
| Soil and tree water relations in mature oak stands of northern Germany differing in the degree of decline FM Thomas, G Hartmann Annales des sciences forestières 53 (2-3), 697-720, 1996 | 64 | 1996 |
| Growth and water relations of four deciduous tree species (Fagus sylvatica L., Quercus petraea [Matt.] Liebl., Q. pubescens Willd., Sorbus aria [L.] Cr.) occurring at Central … FM Thomas Flora 195 (2), 104-115, 2000 | 63 | 2000 |
