
Publications
- Adam et al. 2026. The ongoing journey of modelling intercropping systems: A conceptual resource sharing intercomparison from model developers and expert users. Field Crops Research 343, 110491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2026.110491.
- Gutai, B., Marohn, C., Bateki, C.A., Asch, F. 2025. Assessing impacts of crop area expansion and crop-livestock integration on ecosystem functions in African savannas using the coupled LUCIA and LIVSIM models. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment 11:449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-025-02600-y.
- Marohn, C., Troost, C., Warth, B., Bateki, C., Zijlstra, M., Anwar, F., Williams, B., Descheemaeker, K., Berger, T., Asch, F., Dickhoefer, U., Birner, R., Cadisch, G. 2022. Coupled biophysical and decision-making processes in grassland systems in East African savannahs – A modelling framework. Ecological Modelling 474, 110113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110113.
- Warth, B., Marohn, C., Asch, F. 2021. Improved simulation of plant-animal interactions in African savannas with the extended land use change model LUCIA. Ecological Modelling 446, 109496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109496.
- Warth, B., Marohn, C., Asch, F. 2020. Modelling land use change effects on ecosystem functions in African Savannas – A review. Global Food Security 26, Article 10042.
- Marohn, C., Warth, B., Troost, C., Bateki, C., Dickhöfer, U., Berger, T., Asch, F., Birner, R., Cadisch, G. 2020. Landscape-scale interactions between pastures, crops, trees and cattle in savanna grassland systems. Presentation at iEMSs, 14–18 September 2020, Brussels, and full paper.
- Warth, B., Marohn, C., Asch, F. 2019. Implementing ecological functions in a land use change model to assess impacts of crop expansion and overstocking in a Kenyan savanna. Presentation at the Ecological Modelling Conference, 1–5 October 2019, Salzburg.
- Liu, H., Yang, X., Blagodatsky, S., Marohn, C., Liu, F., Xu, J., Cadisch, G. 2019. Modelling weed management strategies to control erosion in rubber plantations. Catena 172, 345–355.
- Yang, X., Blagodatsky, S., Marohn, C., Liu, H., Golbon, R., Xu, J., Cadisch, G. 2019. Climbing the mountain fast but smart: Modelling rubber tree growth and latex yield under climate change. Forest Ecology & Management 439, 55–69.
- Marohn, C., Birner, R., Troost, C., Zijlstra, M., Warth, B., Bateki, C., Descheemaeker, K., Dickhöfer, U., Berger, T., Asch, F., Cadisch, G. 2018. Rude awakening of a sleeping giant? Exploring costs and potentials of intensification options in African savannas. Presentation at FOOD 2030: Towards sustainable agri-food systems, 5–6 September 2018, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Warth, B., Marohn, C., Asch, F. 2018. Grassland Functions Improve a Mechanistic Crop Model to Assess Savannah Crop Encroachment and Overstocking Impacts. Presentation at Tropentag Conference, Ghent, 17–19 September 2018.
- Yang, X., Schelhaas, M., Blagodatskiy, S., Liu, H., Marohn, C., Xu, J., Cadisch, G. 2018. Modelling Long-Term Impacts of Climate Change on Rubber Plantations and Options for Adaptive Forest Management. Presentation at Tropentag Conference, Ghent, 17–19 September 2018.
- Marohn, C., Weisshaidinger, R., Nicolay, G., Otinga, A., Pohl, A., Merckx, R., Njoroge, R., Koomson, E., Kerre, F., Wangaruro, J., Njogo, S., Munini, B., Cadisch, G. 2017. A Framework of Biophysical Measurements, Innovation Platforms and Modelling for Agricultural Stakeholders' Landscape-Scale Decisions. Presentation at Tropentag Conference, Bonn, 20–22 September 2017.
- Warth, B., Marohn, C., Asch, F. 2017. Assessing Savannah Grassland Intensification Impacts – Integrating Vegetation Community Functions into Physiological Crop Models. Presentation at Tropentag Conference, Bonn, 20–22 September 2017.
- Pulleman, M., Siles, P., Garcia, E., Marohn, C., Mason, M., Tellez, O., Chavarria, E., Webster, E. 2017. Agroforestry-Based Restoration and Enhanced Resilience of Agricultural Production through Adaptation of Smallholder Farming Systems, Nicaragua. Presentation at Tropentag Conference, Bonn, 20–22 September 2017.
- Liu, H., Yang, X., Blagodatsky, S., Marohn, C., Cadisch, G. 2016. Mitigation of forest to rubber change impact on soil erosion and stream quality by integrated land management. 13th International Symposium on River Sedimentation, 19–22 September 2016, Stuttgart.
- Yang, X., Liu, H., Blagodatsky, S., Marohn, C., Golbon, R., Xu, J., Cadisch, G. 2016. Ecological process-based modeling for predicting rubber tree growth and latex yield under climate change. Presentation at Sustainable Rubber Conference, 16–19 October 2016, Xishuangbanna, China.
- Liu, H., Yang, X., Blagodatsky, S., Marohn, C., Xu, J., Cadisch, G. 2016. Management of herbicide usage in rubber plantations with help of modeling erosion and crop growth. Presentation at Sustainable Rubber Conference, 16–19 October 2016, Xishuangbanna, China.
- Marohn, C., Cadisch, G. 2016. Natural resource use in smallholder environments – model tailoring to reach the right people. Presentation at iEMSS Conference 2016, 10–14 July 2016, Toulouse.
- Munari, L.C., Troost, C., Marohn, C., Adams, C., Ribeiro-Filho, A., Berger, T. 2016. Coupling biophysical and socioeconomic models: Assessing the consequences of conservation policies on smallholder livelihoods in the Atlantic Rainforest (Brazil). Presentation at iEMSS Conference 2016, 10–14 July 2016, Toulouse.
- Marohn, C., Cadisch, G., Lusiana, B. 2013. Land Use Change impact Assessment. In: Van Noordwijk, M., Lusiana, B., Leimona, B., Dewi, S., Wulandari, D. (eds.). Negotiation-support toolkit for learning landscapes. Bogor, Indonesia: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Southeast Asia Regional Program. Book chapter.
- Marohn, C., et al. 2013. Integrated Modeling of Agricultural Systems in Mountainous Areas. In: Fröhlich, H.L., Schreinemachers, P., Stahr, K., Clemens, G. Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas, pp. 367–432. Springer. Book chapter.
- Marohn, C., Schreinemachers, P., Quang, D.V., Berger, T., Siripalangkanont, P., Nguyen, T.T., Cadisch, G. 2013. A software coupling approach to assess low-cost soil conservation strategies for highland agriculture in Vietnam. Environmental Modelling and Software 45, 116–128.
- Marohn, C., Schreinemachers, P., Quang, D.V., Siripalangkanont, P., Hörhold, S., Berger, T., Cadisch, G. 2012. Interpreting Outputs of a Landscape-Scale Coupled Social-Ecological System. International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs) 2012 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Leipzig, Germany. Conference proceedings.
- Marohn, C., Schreinemachers, P., Quang, D.V., Berger, T., Siripalangkanont, P., Nguyen, T.T., Cadisch, G. 2011. Assessing natural resource availability under different soil conservation scenarios in Northwest Vietnam: Coupling of a multi-agent and a biophysical model. Presentation at the ANGC Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 7 November 2011.
- Ayanu, Y.Z., Nguyen, T.T., Marohn, C., Koellner, T. 2011. Crop production versus surface-water regulation ecosystem service: assessing trade-offs for land use scenarios in the Tat Hamlet watershed of Vietnam. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management. In press.
- Marohn, C., Siripalangkanont, P., Berger, T., Lusiana, B., Cadisch, G. 2010. Integrated land use modelling in an interdisciplinary project: The LUCIA model. Presentation at the LANDMOD Conference, Montpellier, 3–5 February 2010. Conference proceedings.
- Marohn, C., Schuler, U., Lippe, M., Ayanu, Y.Z., Hugenschmidt, C., Hilger, T., Cadisch, G. 2009. Modelling resource distribution in mountainous watersheds in Thailand: An integrated approach. Presentation at the AgSAP Conference 2009, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. Conference proceedings.
- Nguyen, T.T., Lippe, M., Marohn, C., Stahr, K., Hilger, T., Lam, N.T., Cadisch, G. 2009. Assessment of Land Cover Change in Chieng Khoi Commune, Northern Viet Nam by Combining Remote Sensing Tools and Historical Local Knowledge. Presentation at Tropentag Conference, Hamburg, 6–8 October 2009.
- Ayanu, Y.Z., Marohn, C., Dung, N.V., Lam, N.T., Vien, T.D., Cadisch, G. 2009. Simulating Consequences of Land Use Change on Hydrological Landscape Functions and Sustainability of Crop Production in Northwest Viet Nam. Poster at Tropentag Conference, Hamburg, 6–8 October 2009.
Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte
Strengthening Rural Livelihoods and Resilience to Climate Change in Africa (GALILEO)
| Duration | 2025–2028 |
| Funding agency | European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101181623. |
| Project sites | Senegal, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon |
| Project website | www.galileo-project.eu |
Overall objective
The overall objective of GALILEO is to rely on genuine Multi-Actor Approaches (MAA) to co-develop context-specific, people-centered agroforestry innovations in representative agro-pastoral, agroforestry, and agro-silvo-pastoral systems (AFSPs) from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
LUCIA modelling
LUCIA model development and simulations are conducted within WP6, focusing on soil-plant-livestock modelling.
Abgeschlossene Forschungsprojekte
SustainSahel
Projektlaufzeit: 2020-2025
Region: Westafrika
Länder: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal
Synergetische Nutzung und Schutz natürlicher Ressourcen für den Lebensunterhalt durch systemische Integration von Pflanzen und Sträuchern und Viehzucht in der Sahelzone. WP7 Szenario-Modellierung von CSL-Systemen
Beteiligte Personen
Förderer
- EU 2020