Doctor Anne Griebel

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I’m an ecologist with a passion to unravel the effect of our changing climate on ecosystem properties, biosphere-atmosphere interactions and vegetation health. For my predominantly experimental research projects, I utilize continuous measurements from micro-meteorological stations (flux towers) as well as remote sensing data from drone and satellite observations, which I complement with a suite of ground-based sensor networks, such as terrestrial LiDAR scanners, sap flow sensors, dendrometers and repeated vegetation inventories. I have worked across a large range of ecosystems, from urban grasslands to prairies, and from deciduous to evergreen broadleaf forests, which fuels my drive to find commonalities among these contrasting ecosystems through synthesis studies.

I was introduced to flux research during an internship at the USGS while doing my Masters in Physical Geography at the University of Bonn, Germany. I then moved to Australia to complete my dissertation on ‘New approaches to investigate growth dynamics in forests’ at the University of Melbourne. In 2016 I joined the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment for a postdoc in biosphere-atmosphere flux ecology, where I worked with Elise Pendall on pressing questions about how mistletoe infection and extreme climate events alter ecosystem structure, carbon, water and energy cycling and tree health. I am now a postdoctoral research fellow in RPAS-based remote sensing, and am working with Matthias Boer and his team on incorporating remotely piloted LiDAR and hyperspectral drones into ongoing research projects at the TERN SuperSite and across Australia’s fire-prone ecosystems.

You can read more about my research and teaching activities on my personal webpage, or find me on Researchgate or GoogleScholar.

Areas of research/teaching expertise

I have established myself as an expert in the discipline of micrometeorology with a passion to combine methods in atmospheric science, remote sensing and ecology to examine the exchange of carbon, water and energy fluxes, soil biogeochemistry and greenhouse gas cycling across a variety of managed and natural ecosystems.

My research shows how extreme climate events can lead to tree mortality and modify energy distribution, water and matter cycling in Australia’s temperate eucalypt forests. I quantified the effect of surface heterogeneity and climate variability on ecosystem carbon budgets and suggested an approach to compensate for these, which enables scientists to more accurately relate ecosystem responses to local climate.

Further, I developed novel approaches to decipher the impact of climate variability and climate extremes on the carbon allocation dynamics in forests, for which I incorporated new terrestrial remote sensing techniques in my field setups and established robust quality control approaches that are on the forefront of automated monitoring systems.

In addition, I am an active participant and a leader in micrometeorological data processing workshops within the Australian and international flux community. During my PhD I completed a Specialist Certificate in Teaching for Graduate Researchers at the University of Melbourne in 2014, where I received an excellent theoretical and practical basis on the fundamental principles of effective university teaching and curriculum design for learning in higher education. I am an energetic supervisor and passionate teacher with many chances to apply my theoretical knowledge into practice when developing high quality, innovative subject material for lectures, tutorials and practicals for undergraduate and postgraduate units at HIE.

Bushfire Research

Our research also includes the role of fire and its effects on global change. Please see here (opens in a new window) for further details on our bushfire research.

Awards and recognition

Selected publications

Griebel A, Boer MM, Blackman C, Choat B, Ellsworth DS, Madden P, Medlyn B, Resco de Dios V, Wujeska-Klause A, Yebra M, Younes Cardenas N, Nolan RH, (2023) 'Specific leaf area and vapour pressure deficit control live fuel moisture content', Functional Ecology, vol.37, no.3, pp 719 - 731

Beringer J, Moore CE, Cleverly J, Campbell DI, Cleigh H, De Kauwe MG, Kirschbaum MUF, Griebel A, Grover S, Huete A, Hutley LB, Laubach J, Van Niel T, Arndt SK, Bennett AC, Cernusak LA, Eamus D, Ewenz CM, Goodrich JP, Jiang M, Hinko-Najera N, Isaac P, Hobeichi S, Knauer J, Koerber GR, Liddell M, Ma X, Macfarlane C, McHugh ID, Medlyn BE, Meyer WS, Norton AJ, Owens J, Pitman A, Pendall E, Prober SM, Ray RL, Restrepo-Coupe N, Rifai SW, Rowlings D, Schipper L, Silberstein RP, Teckentrup L, Thompson SE, Ukkola AM, Wall A, Wang Y-P, Wardlaw TJ, Woodgate W, (2022) 'Bridge to the future: Important lessons from 20 years of ecosystem observations made by the OzFlux network', Global Change Biology, vol.28, no.11, pp 3489 - 3514

Clarke H, Nolan RH, De Dios VR, Bradstock R, Griebel A, Khanal S, Boer MM, (2022) 'Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demand', Nature Communications, vol.13, no.1, Article no.7161

Cunliffe AM, Anderson K, Boschetti F, Brazier RE, Graham HA, Myers-Smith IH, Astor T, Boer MM, Calvo LG, Clark PE, Cramer MD, Encinas-Lara MS, Escarzaga SM, Fernandez-Guisuraga JM, Fisher AG, Gdulova K, Gillespie BM, Griebel A, Hanan NP, Hanggito MS, Haselberger S, Havrilla CA, Heilman P, Ji WJ, Karl JW, Kirchhoff M, Kraushaar S, Lyons MB, Marzolff I, Mauritz ME, McIntire CD, Metzen D, Mendez-Barroso LA, Power SC, Prosek J, Sanz-Ablanedo E, Sauer KJ, Schulze-Bruninghoff D, Simova P, Sitch S, Smit JL, Steele CM, Suarez-Seoane S, Vargas SA, Villarreal M, Visser F, Wachendorf M, Wirnsberger H, Wojcikiewicz R, (2022) 'Global application of an unoccupied aerial vehicle photogrammetry protocol for predicting aboveground biomass in non-forest ecosystems', Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, vol.8, no.1, pp 57-71

Fowler K, Peel M, Saft M, Peterson TJ, Western A, Band L, Petheram C, Dharmadi S, Tan KS, Zhang L, Lane P, Kiem A, Marshall L, Griebel A, Medlyn BE, Ryu D, Bonotto G, Wasko C, Ukkola A, Stephens C, Frost A, Weligamage HG, Saco P, Zheng HX, Chiew F, Daly E, Walker G, Vervoort RW, Hughes J, Trotter L, Neal B, Cartwright I, Nathan R, (2022) 'Explaining changes in rainfall-runoff relationships during and after Australia's Millennium Drought: a community perspective', Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, vol.26, no.23, pp 6073-6120

Griebel A, Peters JMR, Metzen D, Maier C, Barton CVM, Speckman HN, Boer MM, Nolan RH, Choat B,  Pendall E, (2022) 'Tapping into the physiological responses to mistletoe infection during heat and drought stress', Tree Physiology, vol.42, no.3, pp 523–536

Griebel A, Metzen D, Pendall E, Nolan RH, Clarke H, Renchon AA, Boer MM, (2022) 'Recovery from Severe Mistletoe Infection After Heat- and Drought-Induced Mistletoe Death', Ecosystems, vol.25, pp 1-16

Krich C, Mahecha MD, Migliavacca M, De Kauwe MG, Griebel A, Runge J, Miralles DG, (2022) 'Decoupling between ecosystem photosynthesis and transpiration: a last resort against overheating', Environmental Research Letters, vol.17, no.4, Article no.044013

Nolan RH, Collins L, Gibson RK, Samson SA, Rolls KT, Milner K, Medlyn BE, Price OF, Griebel A, Choat B, Jiang MK, Boer MM, (2022) 'The carbon cost of the 2019-20 Australian fires varies with fire severity and forest type', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol.31, no.10, pp 2131-2146

Nolan RH, Foster B, Griebel A, Choat B, Medlyn BE, Yebra M, Younes N, Boer MM, (2022) 'Drought-related leaf functional traits control spatial and temporal dynamics of live fuel moisture content', Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, vol.319, Article no.108941

Pendall E, Hewitt A, Boer MM, Carrillo Y, Glenn NF, Griebel A, Middleton JH, Mumford PJ, Ridgeway P, Rymer PD, Steenbeeke GL, (2022) 'Remarkable Resilience of Forest Structure and Biodiversity Following Fire in the Peri-Urban Bushland of Sydney, Australia', Climate, vol.10, no.6, Article no.86

Plumanns-Pouton E, Bennett LT, Najera-Umana JC, Griebel A, Hinko-Najera N, (2022) 'Species and Competition Interact to Influence Seasonal Stem Growth in Temperate Eucalypts', Forests, vol.13, no.2, Article no.224

Bennett AC, Arndt SK, Bennett LT, Knauer J, Beringer J, Griebel A, Hinko-Najera N, Liddell MJ, Metzen D, Pendall E, Silberstein RP, Wardlaw TJ, Woodgate W, Haverd V, (2021) 'Thermal optima of gross primary productivity are closely aligned with mean air temperatures across Australian wooded ecosystems', Global Change Biology, vol.27, pp 4727-4744

Nolan RH, Bowman DMJS, Clarke H, Haynes K, Ooi MKJ, Price OF, Williamson GJ, Whittaker J, Bedward M, Boer MM, Cavanagh VI, Collins L, Gibson RK, Griebel A, Jenkins ME, Keith DA, McIlwee, Penman TD, Samson SA, Tozer MG, Bradstock RA, (2021) 'What do the australian black summer fires signify for the global fire crisis?', Fire, vol.4, no.4, Article no.97

Poyatos R, Granda V, Flo V, Adams MA, Adorján B, Aguadé D, Aidar MPM, Allen S, Alvarado-Barrientos MS, Anderson-Teixeira KJ, Aparecido LM, Arain MA, Aranda I, Asbjornsen H, Baxter R, Beamesderfer E, Berry ZC, Berveiller D, Blakely B, Boggs J, Bohrer G, Bolstad, PV, Bonal D, Bracho R, Brito P, Brodeur J, Casanoves F, Chave J, Chen H, Cisneros C, Clark K, Cremonese E, Dang H, David JS, David TS, Delpierre N, Desai AR, Do FC, Dohnal M, Domec J-C, Dzikiti S, Edgar C, Eichstaedt R, El-Madany TS, Elbers J, Eller CB, Euskirchen ES, Ewers B, Fonti P, Forner A, Forrester DI, Freitas HC, Galvagno M, Garcia-Tejera O, Ghimire CP, Gimeno TE, Grace J, Granier A, Griebel A, Guangyu Y, Gush MB, Hanson PJ, Hasselquist NJ, Heinrich I, Hernandez-Santana V, Herrmann V, Hölttä T, Holwerda F, Irvine J, Isarangkool Na Ayutthaya S, Jarvis PG, Jochheim H, Joly CA, Kaplick J, Kim HS, Klemedtsson L, Kropp H, Lagergren F, Lane P, Lang P, Lapenas A, Lechuga V, Lee M, Leuschner C, Limousin J-M, Linares JC, Linderson M-L, Lindroth A, Llorens P, López-Bernal Á, Loranty MM, Lüttschwager D, Macinnis-Ng C, Maréchaux I, Martin TA, Matheny A, McDowell N, McMahon S, Meir P, Mészáros I, Migliavacca M, Mitchell P, Mölder M, Montagnani L, Moore GW, Nakada R, Niu F, Nolan RH, Norby R, Novick K, Oberhuber W, Obojes N, Oishi AC, Oliveira RS, Oren R, Ourcival J-M, Paljakka T, Perez-Priego O, Peri PL, Peters RL, Pfautsch S, Pockman WT, Preisler Y, Rascher K, Robinson G, Rocha H, Rocheteau A, Röll A, Rosado BHP, Rowland L, Rubtsov AV, Sabaté S, Salmon Y, Salomón RL, Sánchez-Costa E, Schäfer KVR, Schuldt B, Shashkin A, Stahl C, Stojanović M, Suárez JC, Sun G, Szatniewska J, Tatarinov F, Tesař M, Thomas FM, Tor-ngern P, Urban J, Valladares F, van der Tol C, van Meerveld I, Varlagin A, Voigt H, Warren J, Werner C, Werner W, Wieser G, Wingate L, Wullschleger S, Yi K, Zweifel R, Steppe K, Mencuccini M, Martínez-Vilalta J, (2021) 'Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database', Earth Syst. Sci. Data, vol.13, pp 2607–2649

Griebel A, Bennett LT, Metzen D, Pendall E, Lane PNJ, Arndt SK, (2020) 'Trading Water for Carbon: Maintaining Photosynthesis at the Cost of Increased Water Loss During High Temperatures in a Temperate Forest', Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, vol.125, no.1, Article no.e2019JG005239

Griebel A, Metzen D, Boer MM, Barton CVM, Renchon AA, Andrews HM, Pendall E, (2020) 'Using a paired tower approach and remote sensing to assess carbon sequestration and energy distribution in a heterogeneous sclerophyll forest', Science of the Total Environment, vol.699, Article no.133918

Griebel A, Metzen D, Pendall E, Burba G, Metzger S, (2020) 'Generating Spatially Robust Carbon Budgets From Flux Tower Observations', Geophysical Research Letters, vol.47, no.3, Article no.e2019GL085942

Pastorello G, Trotta C, Canfora E, Chu H, Christianson D, Cheah Y-W, Poindexter C, Chen J, Elbashandy A, Humphrey M, Isaac P, Polidori D, Ribeca A, van Ingen C, Zhang L, Amiro B, Ammann C, Arain MA, Ardö J, Arkebauer T, Arndt SK, Arriga N, Aubinet M, Aurela M, Baldocchi D, Barr A, Beamesderfer E, Marchesini LB, Bergeron O, Beringer J, Bernhofer C, Berveiller D, Billesbach D, Black TA, Blanken PD, Bohrer G, Boike J, Bolstad PV, Bonal D, Bonnefond J-M, Bowling DR, Bracho R, Brodeur J, Brümmer C, Buchmann N, Burban B, Burns SP, Buysse P, Cale P, Cavagna M, Cellier P, Chen S, Chini I, Christensen TR, Cleverly J, Collalti A, Consalvo C, Cook BD, Cook D, Coursolle C, Cremonese E, Curtis PS, D'Andrea E,  da Rocha H, Dai X, Davis KJ, De Cinti B, de Grandcourt A, De Ligne A, De Oliveira RC, Delpierre N, Desai AR, Di Bella CM, di Tommasi P, Dolman H, Domingo F, Dong G, Dore S, Duce P, Dufrêne E, Dunn A, Dušek J, Eamus D, Eichelmann U, ElKhidir HAM, Eugster W, Ewenz CM, Ewers B, Famulari D, Fares S, Feigenwinter I, Feitz A, Fensholt R, Filippa G, Fischer M, Frank J, Galvagno M, Gharun M, Gianelle D, Gielen B, Gioli B, Gitelson A, Goded I, Goeckede M, Goldstein AH, Gough CM, Goulden ML, Graf A, Griebel A, Gruening C, Grünwald T, Hammerle A, Han S, Han X, Hansen BU, Hanson C, Hatakka J, He Y, Hehn M, Heinesch B, Hinko-Najera N, Hörtnagl L, Hutley L, Ibrom A, Ikawa H, Jackowicz-Korczynski M, Janouš D, Jans W, Jassal R, Jiang S, Kato T, Khomik M, Klatt J, Knohl A, Knox S, Kobayashi H, Koerber G, Kolle O, Kosugi Y, Kotani A, Kowalski A, Kruijt B, Kurbatova J, Kutsch WL, Kwon H, Launiainen S, Laurila T, Law B, Leuning R, Li Y, Liddell M, Limousin J-M, Lion M, Liska AJ, Lohila A, López-Ballesteros A, López-Blanco E, Loubet B, Loustau D, Lucas-Moffat A, Lüers J, Ma S, Macfarlane C, Magliulo V, Maier R, Mammarella I, Manca G, Marcolla B, Margolis HA, Marras S, Massman W, Mastepanov M, Matamala R, Matthes JH, Mazzenga F, McCaughey H, McHugh I, McMillan AMS, Merbold L, Meyer W, Meyers T, Miller SD, Minerbi S, Moderow U, Monson RK, Montagnani L, Moore CE, Moors E, Moreaux V, Moureaux C, Munger JW, Nakai T, Neirynck J, Nesic Z, Nicolini G, Noormets A, Northwood M, Nosetto M, Nouvellon Y, Novick K, Oechel W, Olesen JE, Ourcival J-M, Papuga SA, Parmentier F-J, Paul-Limoges E, Pavelka M, Peichl M, Pendall E, Phillips RP, Pilegaard K, Pirk N, Posse G, Powell T, Prasse H, Prober SM, Rambal S, Rannik Ü, Raz-Yaseef N, Reed D, de Dios VR, Restrepo-Coupe N, Reverter BR, Roland M, Sabbatini S, Sachs T, Saleska SR, Sánchez-Cañete EP, Sanchez-Mejia ZM, Schmid HP, Schmidt M, Schneider K, Schrader F, Schroder I, Scott RL, Sedlák P, Serrano-Ortíz P, Shao C, Shi P, Shironya I, Siebicke L, Šigut L, Silberstein R, Sirca C, Spano D, Steinbrecher R, Stevens RM, Sturtevant C, Suyker A, Tagesson T, Takanashi S, Tang Y, Tapper N, Thom J, Tiedemann F, Tomassucci M, Tuovinen J-P, Urbanski S, Valentini R, van der Molen M, van Gorsel E, van Huissteden K, Varlagin A, Verfaillie J, Vesala T, Vincke C, Vitale D, Vygodskaya N, Walker JP, Walter-Shea E, Wang H, Weber R, Westermann S, Wille C, Wofsy S, Wohlfahrt G, Wolf S, Woodgate W, Li Y, Zampedri R, Zhang J, Zhou G, Zona D, Agarwal D, Biraud S, Torn M, Papale D, (2020) 'The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data', Scientific data, vol.7, no.1, p 225

De Kauwe MG, Medlyn BE, Pitman AJ, Drake JE, Ukkola A, Griebel A, Pendall E, Prober S, Roderick M, (2019) 'Examining the evidence for decoupling between photosynthesis and transpiration during heat extremes', Biogeosciences, vol.16, no.4, pp 903-916

Hinko-Najera N, Najera Umaña JC, Smith MG, Low M, Griebel A, Bennett LT, (2019) 'Relationships of intra-annual stem growth with climate indicate distinct growth niches for two co-occurring temperate eucalypts', Science of the Total Environment, vol.690, pp 991-1004

Metzen D, Sheridan GJ, Benyon RG, Bolstad PV, Griebel A, Lane PNJ, (2019) 'Spatio-temporal transpiration patterns reflect vegetation structure in complex upland terrain', Science of the Total Environment, vol.694, Article no.133551

Maes WH, Huete AR, Avino M, Boer MM, Dehaan R, Pendall E, Griebel A, Steppe K, (2018) 'Can UAV-based infrared thermography be used to study plant-parasite interactions between mistletoe and Eucalypt trees?', Remote Sensing, vol.10, no.12, Article no.2062

Mallick K, Toivonen E, Trebs I, Boegh E, Cleverly J, Eamus D, Koivusalo H, Drewry D, Arndt SK, Griebel A, Beringer J, Garcia M, (2018) 'Bridging Thermal Infrared Sensing and Physically-Based Evapotranspiration Modeling: From Theoretical Implementation to Validation Across an Aridity Gradient in Australian Ecosystems', Water Resources Research, vol.54, no.5, pp 3409-3435

Renchon AA, Griebel A, Metzen D, Williams CA, Medlyn B, Duursma RA, Barton CVM, Maier C, Boer MM, Isaac P, Tissue D, de Dios VR, Pendall E, (2018) 'Upside-down fluxes Down Under: CO₂ net sink in winter and net source in summer in a temperate evergreen broadleaf forest', Biogeosciences, vol.15, no.12, pp 3703-3716

Griebel A, Bennett LT, Arndt SK, (2017) 'Evergreen and ever growing – Stem and canopy growth dynamics of a temperate eucalypt forest', Forest Ecology and Management, vol.389, pp 417-426

Griebel A, Watson D, Pendall E, (2017) 'Mistletoe, friend and foe: synthesizing ecosystem implications of mistletoe infection', Environmental Research Letters, vol.12, no.11, Article no.115012

Beringer J, Hutley LB, McHugh I, Arndt SK, Campbell D, Cleugh HA, Cleverly J, De Dios VR, Eamus D, Evans B, Ewenz C, Grace P, Griebel A, Haverd V, Hinko-Najera N, Huete A, Isaac P, Kanniah K, Leuning R, Liddell MJ, MacFarlane C, Meyer W, Moore C, Pendall E, Phillips A, Phillips RL, Prober SM, Restrepo-Coupe N, Rutledge S, Schroder I, Silberstein R, Southall P, Sun Yee M, Tapper NJ, Van Gorsel E, Vote C, Walker J, Wardlaw T, (2016) 'An introduction to the Australian and New Zealand flux tower network - OzFlux', Biogeosciences, vol.13, no.21, pp 5895-5916

Griebel A, Bennett LT, Metzen D, Cleverly J, Burba G, Arndt SK, (2016) 'Effects of inhomogeneities within the flux footprint on the interpretation of seasonal, annual, and interannual ecosystem carbon exchange', Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, vol.221, pp 50-60

van Gorsel E, Wolf S, Cleverly J, Isaac P, Haverd V, Ewenz C, Arndt S, Beringer J, de Dios VR, Evans BJ, Griebel A, Hutley LB, Keenan T, Kljun N, Macfarlane C, Meyer WS, McHugh I, Pendall E, Prober SM, Silberstein R, (2016) 'Carbon uptake and water use in woodlands and forests in southern Australia during an extreme heat wave event in the "Angry Summer" of 2012/2013', Biogeosciences, vol.13, no.21, pp 5947-5964

Griebel A, Bennett LT, Culvenor DS, Newnham GJ, Arndt SK, (2015) 'Reliability and limitations of a novel terrestrial laser scanner for daily monitoring of forest canopy dynamics', Remote Sensing of Environment, vol.166, pp 205-213