Publications 2000 – 2011
Books :
Spatz, H.-CH. and Th. Speck (2000): Plant Biomechanics 2000: Proceedings of the 3rd Plant Biomechanics Conference Freiburg-Badenweiler, Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart
Niklas, K. J. and H.-Ch. Spatz (2011): Plant Physics. Chicago University Press, in press
Publications (no abstracts) :
Beismann,
H., Wilhelmi, H., Baillres, H., Spatz, H.-CH., Bogenrieder, A. and T. Speck
(2000): Brittleness of twig bases in the genus Salix - fracture mechanics and ecological relevance. J. Exp. Bot., 51, 617-633
Kšhler, L., Speck, T. and H.-CH. Spatz (2000): Micromechanics and
anatomical changes during early ontogeny of two lianescent Aristolochia species. Planta, 210,
691-700
Kšhler, L. (2000): Biphasic mechanical behaviour of plant tissues. Mat
Sci Eng, C11, 51-56
Kšhler, L. (2000): Biomechanische Eigenschaften und ihr Einflu§ auf das
mechanische Verhalten von Aristolochia
macrophylla und Aristolochia
brasiliensis. BIONA report 14,
148-152
Niklas, K.J. and H.-CH. Spatz (2000): Wind-induced stresses in cherry
trees: Evidence against the hypothesis of constant stress levels. Trees,
Structure and Function, 14, 230-237
Spatz, H.-CH. and F. BrŸchert (2000): Basic Biomechanics of
Self-Supporting Plants: Wind loads and gravitational loads on a Norway spruce
tree. Forest Ecology and Management, 135,
33-44
Speck, O. und V. FŠssler (2000): SchwingungsdŠmpfung bei pflanzlichen
Achsen-Schwingungsanalysen von Arundo
donax und Carex pendula. BIONA
report 14, 31-38
Speck, O., Speck, T. and H.-CH. Spatz (2000): Arundo donax as a damped harmonic oscillator. BIONA report 14, 143-147
Ennos, A.R., Spatz, H.-CH. and T. Speck (2000): The Functional
Morphology of the Petioles of the Banana Musa
textilis. J. Exp. Bot., 51,
2085-2093
Spatz, H.-CH. (2000): Greenhill's formula for the critical Euler
buckling length revisited. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Plant Biomechanics
Conference, (H.-CH. Spatz and T. Speck, eds.), Thieme-Verlag, Stuttgart, 30-37
Speck, O. and H.-CH. Spatz (2000): Oscillation and damping behaviour of
the giant reed Arundo donax.
Proceedings of the 3rd Plant Biomechanics Conference (H.-CH. Spatz and T. Speck
(eds.), Thieme-Verlag, Stuttgart, 39-44
Niklas, K.J. and H.-CH. Spatz (2000): Response to Klaus Mattheck's
letter. Trees, 15, 64-65
Speck, T. and H.-CH Spatz (2001): Transkription oder Translation:
Pflanzen als Ideengeber fŸr neue Materialien und technische
Leichtbaustrukturen. In: BIONIK - …kologische Technik nach dem Vorbild der
Natur ? (A. v. Gleich, Hrsg.) B.G. Teubner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2. Auflage
Spatz, H.-CH. (2001): Sicherheitsfaktoren in der Biomechanik von
BŠumen. Jahrbuch der Baumpflege 2001. Bernhard thalacker Verlag, Braunschweig,
164-170
Spatz, H.-CH. (2001): Sicherheitsfaktoren in der Biomechanik von BŠumen
(Kurzfassung). Landschaftsarchtektur 31,
Heft 2, 29-32
Speck, T., O. Speck and H.-CH. Spatz (2001): Pflanzen als
"Ideengeber" fŸr die Technik. BIONA report 15, 187-202
Spatz, H.-CH. and J. Zebrowski (2001): Oscillation Frequencies of Plant
Stems with Apical Loads. Planta, 214,
215-219
Spatz, H.-CH. and O. Speck (2002): Oscillation frequencies of tapered
plant stems. Am J Bot 89, 1-11
Kšhler, L. and H.-CH. Spatz (2002): Micromechanics of plant tissues
beyond the linear elastic range. Planta, 215,
33-40
Speck, T.,
Rowe,N., Civeyrel,L., Cla§en-Bockhoff, R., Neinhuis, C. and Spatz, H.-Ch.
(2003): The potential of plant biomechanics in functional biology and
systematics. In: T. Stuessey, F. Hšrandl & V. Mayer (eds.), Deep
Morphology: Toward a Renaissance of Morphology in Plant Systematics. Koeltz,
Kšnigstein. Chapter 12, pp.: 241 - 271.
BrŸchert, F., Spatz, H.-CH, and O. Speck (2003): Oscillations of plant
stems and their damping: theory and experiments. Phil. Trans. R. Soc., London B
358, 1487 - 1492.
Speck, O. and H.-CH. Spatz (2003a): Mechanical
properties of the rhizome of Arundo donax.
Plant Biology 5, 661-669.
Pfisterer
J.A., Spatz H:-CH.., Erforth D. and H. Marten (2003): Untersuchungen zur
Biegebruchfestigkeit von Astgabeln der Hasel (Corylus avellana L.). In: Dujesiefken
D., Kockerbeck P. (Hrsg.), Jahrbuch der Baumpflege 2003; Braunschweig
(Thalacker Verlag), 255 - 268.
Spatz, H.-CH. (2003): Kronensicherung und Auffangsicherung: ein
Kommentar zur ZTV - Baumpflege, 2001, Tabelle 1 des Anhangs. Stadt und GrŸn 52, 43-45.
Speck, O. and H.-CH. Spatz (2004): Damped oscillations of the giant
reed Arundo donax. Am J Bot 91, 789-796.
Spatz, H.-CH., A. Emanns (2004): The mechanical role of the endodermis
in Equisetum plant stems. Am J Bot 91, 1936-1938.
Bargel, H., H.-CH. Spatz, T. Speck and C. Neinhuis (2004): Two
dimensional tension tests in plant biomechanics - sweet cherry fruit skin as a
model system. PLANT BIOLOGY 6,
432-439..
Spatz,
H.-CH., Emanns A. and O. Speck (2004): The structural basis of oscillation
damping in plant stems. Journal of Bionics Engineering 1, 149-158.
Niklas, K. J. and H.-CH. Spatz. 2004. Growth and hydraulic (not mechanical) constraints govern the scaling of tree height and mass. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 101: 15 661 - 15 663.
Niklas, K. J. and H.-CH. Spatz (2006): Allometric Theory
and the Mechanical Stability of Large Trees: Proof and Conjecture. Am J Bot 93, 824 - 828.
Spatz, H.-CH., F. BrŸchert and J. Pfisterer (2006): How do
Trees Escape Dangerously Large Oscillations? In: Proceedings of the 5th Plant
Biomechanics Conference, (L. Salmen, ed.), 275 – 280.
Pfisterer, J. and H.-CH. Spatz (2006): Biomechanical
behaviour of branch junctions. In: Proceedings of the 5th Plant Biomechanics
Conference, (L. Salmen, ed.), 61 - 66.
Niklas, K. J., H.-CH. Spatz and J. Vincent (2006): Plant
Biomechanics: An Overview and Perspective. Am J Bot 93, 1369 - 1378.
Spatz, H.-CH., F. BrŸchert und J. Pfisterer (2007a): Wie
reagieren BŠume auf dynamische Windlasten oder wie kšnnen BŠume einer
Resonanzkatastrophe entgehen? Jahrbuch der Baumpflege 2007; Braunschweig
(Thalacker Verlag), 260 - 269.
Spatz, H.-CH., F. BrŸchert and J. Pfisterer (2007b):
Multiple resonance damping or how do Trees Escape Dangerously Large
Oscillations? Am J Bot, 94, 1603 -
1611.
Pfisterer J. und H.-CH. Spatz (2008): Anatomische und
biomechanische Eigenschaften von Achselholz. Allgemeine Forst und Jagdzeitung
12, 632 – 635.
Niklas, K. J., E. D. Cobb, and H.-CH. Spatz (2009):
Predicting the Allometry of Leaf Surface Area and Dry Mass. Am J Bot 96, 531 - 536.
Pfisterer J. und H.-CH. Spatz (2010): Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Windlast und Schwingungsverhalten von Baumkronen - aktuelle Untersuchungsergebnisse. Jahrbuch der Baumpflege 2010; Braunschweig (Thalacker Verlag), 85 – 104.
Niklas, K. J. and H.CH. Spatz (2010): Worldwide
Correlations of Mechanical Properties and Green Wood Density. Am. J. Botany 97, 1587 – 1594.