Publikationen und Beiträge zu wissenschaftlichen Tagungen / Publications and contributions to international conferences

Stand: 10/2020

Publikationen / Publications (peer reviewed)

Zur Veröffentlichung angenommen / Accepted:

  • Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Tatiana Miranda, Martin Ebner, Wilfried Konrad, Christopher Traiser:
    From tree to architecture: how functional morphology of arborescence connects plant biology, evolution and physics
    Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

    • Erschienen / Published:

    1. Frank Hauber, Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Aerial roots of orchids: the velamen radicum as a porous material for efficient imbibition of water
      Applied Physics A
      DOI: 10.1007/s00339-020-04047-7
      https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00339-020-04047-7

    2. Wilfried Konrad, Dana L. Royer, Peter J. Franks and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Quantitative critique of leaf-based paleo-CO2 proxies: consequences for their reliability and applicability
      Geological Journal (2020), DOI: 10.1002/gj.3807
      https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/gj.3807

    3. Wilfried Konrad, Gabriel Katul and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Leaf temperature and its dependence on atmospheric CO2 and leaf size.
      Geological Journal (2020), DOI: 10.1002/gj.3757,
      https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/gj.3757

    4. Wilfried Konrad, Rena Schott, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      A model for extracellular freezing based on observations on Equisetum hyemale
      Journal of Theoretical Biology 478 (2019), p. 161-168
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.06.023

    5. Karolin Moraweck, Michaela Grein, Wilfried Konrad, Johanna Kovar-Eder, Jiri Kvacek, Christoph Neinhuis, Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Christopher Traiser, Lutz Kunzmann:
      Leaf traits of long-ranging Paleogene species and their relationship with depositional facies, climate and atmospheric CO2 level
      PALAEONTOGRAPHICA B: Palaeobotany - Palaeophytology 298 (2019), p. 93-172
      DOI: 10.1127/palb/2019/0062

    6. Wilfried Konrad, Jörg Adam, Siegfried Konietzko, Christoph Neinhuis:
      When Lotus Leaves Prevent Metal From Melting - Biomimetic Surfaces for High Temperature Applications
      Journal of Bionic Engineering 16 (2019), p. 281-290
      DOI: 10.1007/s42235-019-0023-6

    7. Jennifer Kowalczyk, Dana Royer, Ian Miller, Clive Anderson, David Beerling, Peter Franks, Michaela Grein, Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Multiple proxy estimates of atmospheric CO2 from an early Paleocene rainforest
      Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 33 (2018), p. 1427-1438
      DOI: 10.1029/2018PA003356

    8. Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Wilfried Konrad:
      Fossil leaf traits as archives for the past - and lessons for the future?
      Flora (2018)
      DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2018.08.006

    9. Wilfried Konrad, Gabriel Katul, Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Kaare H. Jensen:
      Xylem functioning, dysfunction and repair: A physical perspective and implications to phloem transport
      Tree Physiology 39 (2018), p. 243-261
      DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpy097

    10. Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Frank Hauber, and Wilfried Konrad:
      The velamen radicum of orchids - a special porous structure for water absorption and gas exchange, in
      Functional Surfaces in Biology III, Editors: Stanislav N. Gorb, Elena V. Gorb (2018),
      Springer International Publishing, ISBN 978-3-319-74143-7, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74144-4

    11. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick, and Christoph Neinhuis:
      Epicuticular Wax Formation and Regeneration - A Remarkable Diffusion Phenomenon for Maintaining Surface Integrity and Functionality in Plant Surfaces, p. 71-91 in
      Diffusive Spreading in Nature, Technology and Society, Editors: Armin Bunde, Jürgen Caro, Jörg Kärger, Gero Vogl (2018),
      Springer International Publishing, ISBN 978-3-319-67798-9, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-67798-9

    12. Wilfried Konrad, Gabriel Katul, Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Michaela Grein:
      A reduced order model to analytically infer atmospheric CO2 concentration from stomatal and climate data.
      Advances in Water Resources, 104 (2017), p. 145-157

    13. Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Wilfried Konrad:
      Habitat responses of fossil plant species to palaeoclimate - possible interference with CO2?
      Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 467 (2017), p. 277-286, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.06.025

    14. Bainian Sun, Qiu-Jun Wang, Wilfried Konrad, Fu-Jun Ma, Zi-Xi Wang, Jun-Ling Dong:
      Reconstruction of atmospheric CO2 during the Oligocene based on fossil plants from the Ningming Formation in Guangxi, China.
      Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 467 (2017), p. 5-15, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.09.015

    15. Wilfried Konrad, Christoph Neinhuis, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Competition between diffusion and advection may mediate self-repair of wax microstructures on plant surfaces.
      Diffusion Fundamentals 25 (2016), p. 1-21, http://diffusion.uni-leipzig.de/pdf/volume25/diff_fund_25(2016)6.pdf

    16. Dagmar Voigt, Wilfried Konrad, and Stanislav Gorb:
      A universal glue: underwater adhesion of the secretion of the protocarnivorous flypaper plant Roridula gorgonias.
      Interface Focus 5 (2015), 20140053, doi: 10.1098/rsfs.2014.0053

    17. Wilfried Konrad, Jürgen Burkhardt, Martin Ebner and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Leaf pubescence as a possibility to increase water use efficiency by promoting condensation.
      Ecohydrology 8 (2014), p. 480-492, doi: 10.1002/eco.1518

    18. Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Christoph Oehm, Michaela Grein, Torsten Utescher, Lutz Kunzmann, Jan-Peter Friedrich, Wilfried Konrad:
      Stomatal density and index data of Platanus neptuni leaf fossils and their evaluation as a CO2 proxy for the Oligocene.
      Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 206 (2014), p. 1-9, doi: 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2014.03.001

    19. Wilfried Konrad, Felix Flues, Florian Schmich, Thomas Speck, Olga Speck:
      An analytic model of the self-sealing mechanism of leaves of the succulent plant Delosperma cooperi.
      Journal of Theoretical Biology 336 (2013), p. 96-109, (doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.07.013)

    20. Michaela Grein; Christoph Oehm; Wilfried Konrad; Torsten Utescher; Lutz Kunzmann; Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Atmospheric CO2 from the Late Oligocene to early Miocene based on photosynthesis data and fossil leaf characteristics.
      Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 374, (2013), p. 41-51, doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.12.025

    21. Christian Tötzke, Tatiana Miranda, Wilfried Konrad, Julien Gout, Nikolay Kardjilov, Martin Dawson, Ingo Manke, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Visualization of embolism formation in the xylem of lianas using neutron radiography.
      Annals of Botany. 111, (2013), p. 723730, doi:10.1093/aob/mct014

    22. A. Roth-Nebelsick, M. Ebner, T. Miranda, V. Gottschalk, D. Voigt, S. Gorb, T. Stegmaier, J. Sarsour, M. Linke and W. Konrad:
      Leaf surface structures enable the endemic Namib desert grass Stipagrostis sabulicola to irrigate itself with fog water.
      Royal Society Interface 9, (2012), p. 1965-1974, (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0847)

    23. Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Michaela Grein, Torsten Utescher, Wilfried Konrad:
      Stomatal pore length change in leaves of Eotrigonobalanus furcinervis (Fagaceae) from the Late Eocene to the Latest Oligocene and its impact on gas exchange and CO2 reconstruction.
      Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 174, (2012), p. 106-112.

    24. W. Konrad, M. Ebner, C. Traiser, and A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Leaf surface wettability and implications for drop shedding and evaporation from forest canopies.
      Pure and Applied Geophysics 169 (2012), p. 835-845, (DOI: 10.1007/s00024-011-0330-2)

    25. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Integrating Plant Gas Exchange, Soil, and Hydrological Parameters in an Analytical Model: Potential Use and Limitations.
      Vadose Zone Journal 10 (2011), p. 1196-1204, (doi:10.2136/vzj2010.0157).

    26. M. Grein, W. Konrad, V. Wilde, T. Utescher, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Reconstruction of atmospheric CO2 during the middle Eocene by application of a gas exchange model to fossil plants from Messel.
      Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 309 (2011), p. 383-391.

    27. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Sorting of droplets by migration on structured surfaces.
      Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2 (2011), p. 215-221. (article as pdf-file)

    28. Wilfried Konrad, Christian Apeltauer, Jörg Frauendiener, Wilhelm Barthlott, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Applying methods from differential geometry to devise stable and persistent air layers attached to objects immersed in water.
      Journal of Bionic Engineering 6 (2009), p. 350-356, (article as pdf-file)

    29. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick (2009):
      The influence of the wall contact angle on gas bubble behaviour in xylem conduits under tension and possible consequences for embolism
      in: Proceedings of the 6th Plant Biomechanics Conference, Editor: Bernard Thibaut, Cayenne, p. 32-39. (article as pdf-file)

    30. Christof Beyer, Wilfried Konrad, Hermann Rügner, Sebastian Bauer,Rudolf Liedl, Peter Grathwohl:
      Model-based prediction of long-term leaching of contaminants from secondary materials in road constructions and noise protection dams.
      Waste Management 29 (2009), p. 839-850, (article as pdf-file) doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2008.06.025

    31. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick and M. Grein:
      Modelling of stomatal density response to atmospheric CO2.
      Journal of Theoretical Biology 253 (2008), p. 638-658 (article as pdf-file)

    32. Christof Beyer, Wilfried Konrad, Hermann Rügner, Sebastian Bauer, Park Chan Hee, Rudolf Liedl, Peter Grathwohl:
      Modellbasierte Sickerwasserprognose für die Verwertung von Recycling-Baustoff in technischen Bauwerken.
      Grundwasser - Zeitschrift der Fachsektion Hydrogeologie 12 (2007), p. 94-107 (article as pdf-file)

    33. Konrad, W., Roth-Nebelsick, A. (2006):
      Embolism formation and repair in vascular plants: the role of cell wall mechanics
      in: Proceedings of the 5th Plant Biomechanics Conference, Editor: Lennart Salmén, Stockholm, p. 417-422 (Volume II). (article as pdf-file)

    34. Konrad, W., Roth-Nebelsick, A.:
      The Significance of Pit Shape for Hydraulic Isolation of Embolized Conduits of Vascular Plants During Novel Refilling.
      Journal of Biological Physics 31 (2005), p. 57-71 (article as pdf-file)

    35. Roth-Nebelsick, A. and Konrad, W.:
      Assimilation and Transpiration Capabilities of Rhyniophytic Plants from the Lower Devonian and their Implications for Palaeoatmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration.
      Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 202 (2003), p. 153-178 (article as pdf-file)

    36. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      The Dynamics of Gas Bubbles in Conduits of Vascular Plants and Implications for Embolism Repair,
      Journal of Theoretical Biology 224 (2003), p. 43-61 (article as pdf-file)

    37. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick, H. Kerp und H. Hass:
      Transpiration and Assimilation of Early Devonian Land Plants with Axially Symmetric Telomes - Simulations on the Tissue Level,
      Journal of Theoretical Biology 206 (2000), p. 91-107 (article as pdf-file)

    38. B. Grahl, E. Schmincke, W. Konrad:
      Naturwissenschaftliche Bewertungskontroversen, Unsicherheiten, Konflikte und Hintergründe bei der toxikologischen und epidemiologischen Risikoabschätzung mehrerer Noxen
      Im Auftrag des Büro für Technikfolgenabschätzung des Deutschen Bundestages, Bonn, Heidekamp, 1997

    39. S. Maurer und W. Konrad:
      Keiner will die Zukunft wie sie war. Organisationsberatung in einem selbstverwalteten Projekt der Bildungs- und Kulturarbeit
      in W. Schönig/E. Brunner (Hrsg.): Organisationen beraten - Impulse für Theorie und Praxis, Lambertus-Verlag, Freiburg, 1993, p.31-50

    40. J. Frauendiener, C. Hoenselaers and W. Konrad:
      A Shell around a Black Hole.
      Classical and Quantum Gravitation 7 (1990), p.585-591 (article as pdf-file)

    41. H. Pfister and W. Konrad:
      On Axially Symmetric Solutions of Einsteins Field Equations in Matter and an Example of Static Gravitational Shielding.
      General Relativity and Gravitation 16 (1984), p.979-1001 (article as pdf-file)

    Andere Publikationen / Publications (not reviewed):

  • Sonderseite Edle Steine ("Vom Bergwerk zum Dekolleté") im Schwäbischen Tagblatt vom 12. Mai 2001 über die Sonderausstellung zum Thema Edelsteine in der mineralogischen Lehr- und Schausammlung in der Wilhelmstrasse 56

  • Sonderseite Audimax Spezial im Schwäbischen Tagblatt vom 17. April 1999 über die Lehr- und Schausammlung des Instituts für Mineralogie, Petrologie und Geochemie der Universität Tübingen in der Baracke hinter dem Lothar-Meyer-Bau in der Wilhelmstrasse 56

    • Beiträge zu wissenschaftlichen Tagungen / Contributions to international conferences:

    1. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Dual-use of a proxy: obtaining palaeo-temperature from stomatal density and palaeo-CO2
      NECLIME Annual Meeting, 25.-26. September 2019, Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg (Vortrag)

    2. Christoph Neinhuis, Jörg Adam Siegfried Konietzko, Wilfried Konrad:
      To melt or not to melt - biomimetic surfaces for high temperature applications in iron and steel industry
       Bionik-Kongress "Patente aus der Natur" 26.-27. Oktober 2018, Bremen (Vortrag)

    3. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Interrelationships between fossil leaf anatomy, leaf carbon economy and leaf temperature: Potential for palaeo-climate and palaeo-ecology analysis
       10th European Palaeobotany and Palynology Conference, 12th-17th August, 2018, Dublin, Ireland (Vortrag)

    4. Wilfried Konrad, Christoph Neinhuis, Jörg Adam and Siegfried Konietzko:
      To Melt or Not to Melt - High Temperature Application Based on Structured Surfaces
       Eleventh International Symposium On Contact Angle, Wettability And Adhesion, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, June 13-15, 2018 (Vortrag)

    5. Wilfried Konrad:
      Introduction to the fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of cavitation in plants
       MICMoR Summer School 2017: Transport Phenomena and the Limits of Life in the Biosphere, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research KIT/IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, August 9-18, 2017 (Vortrag)

    6. Wilfried Konrad:
      Models and predictions: Basic ingredients, dimensionless numbers, and predictions versus predictability
       MICMoR Summer School 2017: Transport Phenomena and the Limits of Life in the Biosphere, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research KIT/IMK-IFU, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, August 9-18, 2017 (Vortrag)

    7. Wilfried Konrad:
      Plants in arid environments - and how they may benefit from fog and dew collection
       37th FEFCO Lecture, Forest Ecosystem Function Colloquium, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kyoto, 19. April 2017 (Vortrag)

    8. Wilfried Konrad, Christoph Neinhuis, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Antagonistically acting diffusion and advection drive formation and regeneration of wax microstructures on plant surfaces
       The Research Potential of Plant Traits Methods, Models, Data and Integrative Analyses, German-Japanese Symposium, 9.-13. May 2016, TU Dresden, Germany (Vortrag)

    9. Wilfried Konrad, Jürgen Burkhardt , Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Get your coat wet - dense trichome layers may facilitate survival under dry conditions by promotion of dew collection
       The Research Potential of Plant Traits Methods, Models, Data and Integrative Analyses, German-Japanese Symposium, 9.-13. May 2016, TU Dresden, Germany (Vortrag)

    10. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Christopher Traiser:
      Shape index and heat transfer
       24 th International Workshop on Plant Taphonomy 2015, 26.-27.11.2015, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Germany (Poster)

    11. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Palaeo-CO2, stomatal density and leaf energy balance
       16th NECLIME MEETING, Madrid, 14-17 October 2015 (Vortrag)

    12. Wilfried Konrad, Christoph Neinhuis, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Plant gas exchange - physical and ecophysiological aspects of a biological diffusion process
       Diffusive Spreading in Nature, Technology and Society, Dresden, Germany 23. - 26. August 2015 (Vortrag)

    13. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Michaela Grein, Johanna Kovar-Eder, Jiři Kvaček, Christoph Neinhuis, Lutz Kunzmann, Karolin Moraweck, Susann Stiller, Madeleine Streubig, Christopher Traiser:
      Palaeoaltitude, atmospheric CO2-concentration and stomatal density
      Sino-German Meeting "The Yunnan biodiversity hotspot - its history and future threats" (Kunming, China, August 5th-9th, 2015) (Vortrag)

    14. Atefeh Hosseini, Sebastian Gayler, Wilfried Konrad, Thilo Streck, Gabriel Katul:
      Water and Carbon fluxes at Rain-fed Agricultural Sites under a changing Climate: The Role of Stomata
      Integrated Hydrosystem Modelling 2015 Conference, 7th to 10th of April 2015, Tübingen, Germany (Poster)

    15. Wilfried Konrad:
      About mechanistic models that extract ecophysiological data from plant fossils
      NECLIME Workshop on Digital Plant Distribution Stratton Audley, UK, Nov. 20-22, 2014 (Vortrag)

    16. Konrad W., Roth-Nebelsick A.:
      Get your coat wet - dense trichome layers may facilitate survival under dry conditions by promotion of dew collection.
       - 9th European Palaeobotany - Palynology Conference 2014, Padova.

    17. Roth-Nebelsick A., Konrad W.:
      Shifting of taxon specific humidity demand under changing CO2? - An analysis using stomatal conductance models.
       - 9th European Palaeobotany - Palynology Conference 2014, Padova.

    18. Moraweck K., Eder J., Grein M., Kunzmann L., Konrad W., Kvacek J., Neinhuis C., Roth-Nebelsick A., Streubig M., Traiser C. (2014):
      How does leaf morphology reflect palaeo-climate conditions? A quantitative approach tracing terrestrial climate conditions during the Paleogene.
       - 9th European Palaeobotany - Palynology Conference 2014, Padova.

    19. Atefeh Hosseini, Sebastian Gayler, Wilfried Konrad, Thilo Streck:
      Modeling Water Flux through Crops based on the Optimum Water Use Hypothesis
      EGU, General Assembly 2014, Vienna, Austria, 27 April - 2 May 2014 (Poster)

    20. Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Wilfried Konrad:
      Gas Exchange and Climate: Analysing Interferences of Temperature, Humidity and CO2 by the Optimality Approach
      ClimTree 2013 - International Conference on Climate Change and Tree Responses in Central European Forests Zurich (Switzerland), 1.-5. September 2013 (Vortrag)

    21. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      The optimality principle of plant gas exchange and its use in palaeoclimatological studies
      Sino-German Symposium "Late Cenozoic Environmental Change in Eastern Eurasia and Its impact on Past and Present Biodiversity", March, 19th-25th 2013, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (Vortrag)

    22. Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Christoph Oehm, Michaela Grein, Wilfried Konrad, Lutz Kunzmann, Torsten Utescher:
      The optimality principle of plant gas exchange and its use in paleoclimatological studies.
       2012 GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, 4.- 7.11.2012 (Poster)

    23. W. Konrad, Stan Schymanski:
      How can optimality principles improve eco-hydrological models and palaeontological climate reconstructions?
      Stomatal conductance through time: towards accurate estimates of physiological CO2-forcing of the climate, Colloquium of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, 17.09. - 18.09.2012 (Vortrag)

    24. W. Konrad, F. Flues, O. Speck, T. Speck:
      An analytic model of the self-sealing mechanism of leaves of the succulent plant Delosperma cooperi.
      7th Plant BioMechanics International Conference, Clermont-Ferrand, France, August 20 to 24 2012 (Poster)

    25. Martin Ebner, Tatiana Miranda, Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      The Namib desert dune grass Stipagrostis sabulicola as a model for the development of effective fog collectors.
      ISNIT 2012 (International Symposium on Nature Inspired Technology), January 9-11, 2012, High1 Resort, Kangwon, Korea (Vortrag)

    26. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Variations of palaeoatmospheric CO2 affect geographical distribution of plant habitats.
      82. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, Wien, 12.09. - 16.09.2011 (Vortrag)

    27. Roth-Nebelsick, A., Ebner, M., Voigt, D., Gottschalk, V., Konrad, W.:
      Self-irrigation by fog collection: lessons from plant structures.
      International Botanical Congress 2011, 23-30. July 2011, Melbourne, Australia (Vortrag)

    28. O. Speck, F. Flues, W. Konrad and T. Speck:
      Self-healing processes in plants.
      3rd International Conference on Self-Healing Materials, Bath, UK. 27-29 June 2011 (Vortrag)

    29. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Dynamics of plant water transport derived from applying an optimisation scheme to Soil-Plant-Atmosphere-Continuum.
      European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Kraków, June 28-July 2, 2011 (Vortrag)

    30. A. Roth-Nebelsick, W. Konrad:
      Plant gas exchange: Theoretical considerations on the level of single stomata.
      European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology, Kraków, June 28-July 2, 2011 (Vortrag)

    31. W. Konrad, C. Apeltauer, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Applying methods from differential geometry to devise stable and persistent air layers attached to objects immersed in water.
      Bionik-Kongress 2010 "Patente aus der Natur", Bremen, 22.- 23. Oktober 2010 (Vortrag)

    32. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      A quantitative model linking palaeoenvironment and plant ecophysiology.
      80. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 5.-8. Oktober 2010, München, Germany (Vortrag)

    33. W. Konrad, M. Ebner, C. Traiser, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Fog, plant leaves and deposition of droplets.
      5th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection and Dew, 25-30 July 2010, Münster, Germany (Poster)

    34. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Towards an evaluation of the impact of palaeoenvironment on plant ecophysiology.
      8th European Paleobotany-Palynology Conference, 6-10 July 2010, Budapest, Hungary (Vortrag)

    35. Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Wilfried Konrad, Christopher Traiser:
      Impact of atmospheric CO2 on the interaction between plant gas exchange and environment.
      8th European Paleobotany-Palynology Conference, 6-10 July 2010, Budapest, Hungary (Vortrag)

    36. Michaela Grein, Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Volker Wilde, Wilfried Konrad, Torsten Utescher:
      Middle Eocene climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration: Reconstruction by using fossil plants from the Eocene Lake Messel.
      8th European Paleobotany-Palynology Conference, 6-10 July 2010, Budapest, Hungary (Poster)

    37. Wilfried Konrad:
      Lufthaltende Grenzflächen, die sich um superhydrophobe, faserartige Strukturen ausbilden.
      Symposium Bionik und faserbasierte Werkstoffe, 18. und 19. Mai 2010, Institut für Textil- und Verfahrenstechnik Denkendorf (Vortrag)

    38. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Michaela Grein:
      Biophysical analysis of plant gas exchange and reconstruction of palaeoclimate.
      European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria, 2-7 May 2010 (Poster)

    39. C. Tötzke, A. Roth-Nebelsick, W. Konrad, T. Miranda, N. Kardjilov, M. Dawson, J. Gout:
      In Vivo Study of Embolism Formation in Lianas using Cold Neutron Radiography.
      Deutsche Tagung für Forschung mit Synchrotronstrahlung, Neutronen und Ionenstrahlen an Grossgeräten (SNI 2010), Berlin, 24.2.2010-26.2.2010 (Poster) (pdf-file)

    40. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      The influence of the wall contact angle on gas bubble behaviour in xylem conduits under tension and possible consequences for embolism.
      6th Plant Biomechanics Conference, November 16 to November 20, 2009, Cayenne, French Guiana. (Vortrag)

    41. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Michaela Grein:
      Biophysical analysis of plant gas exchange and reconstruction of palaeoclimate.
      79. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 5.-7. Oktober 2009, Bonn. (Poster) (pdf-file)

    42. Wilfried Konrad, Christian Apeltauer, Jörg Frauendiener, Wilhelm Barthlott, Anita Roth-Nebelsick (2009):
      Applying methods from differential geometry to devise stable and persistent air layers attached to objects immersed in water.
      International Symposium on Biomimetic functional surfaces with fluids interactions, 14-15 September 2009, Nottingham, UK. (Vortrag)

    43. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Precipitation, plant transpiration and runoff.
       International Workshop on Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Systems Monitoring, Modelling and Data Assimilation. Aachen, 8th - 10th June 2009. (Vortrag)

    44. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick:
      Precipitation, plant transpiration and runoff.
      AquaTerra Final Conference, Tübingen, 25th to 27th of March 2009 (Vortrag)

    45. W. Konrad, C. Apeltauer and A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Drag-reducing air-water interfaces according to immersed biological objects.
      Bionik-Kongress 2008 "Patente aus der Natur", Bremen, 7.- 8. November 2008 (Poster) (pdf-file)

    46. C. Apeltauer, W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick:
      Mathematische Methoden in der Entwicklung von reibungsvermindernden Luft-Wasser-Grenzschichten.
      Bionik-Kongress 2008 "Patente aus der Natur", Bremen, 7.- 8. November 2008 (Poster)

    47. C. Traiser, A. Roth-Nebelsick, M. Ebner, W. Konrad, J. Sarsour, T. Stegmaier:
      Pflanzliche Strukturen als Nebelfänger - Untersuchungen an der Gattung Pinus L.
      Bionik-Kongress 2008 "Patente aus der Natur", Bremen, 7.- 8. November 2008 (Poster)

    48. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Michaela Grein:
      Biophysical analysis of plant gas exchange - consequences for reconstruction of palaeoclimate.
      8th International Organisation of Palaeobotany Conference IOPC-VIII 2008, Bonn, August 30 - September 5, 2008 (Vortrag)

    49. Grein, M.; Roth-Nebelsick, A.; Wilde, V.; Konrad, W.:
      Stomatal density of fossil laurel and myrtle leaves from the Messel Pit: Preliminary studies for the reconstruction of atmospheric CO2 and climate of the Middle Eocene.
      EGU General Assembly 2008 Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008 (Poster)

    50. Konrad, Wilfried, Roth-Nebelsick, Anita:
      Assimilation and transpiration capabilities of rhyniophytic plants and implications for palaeoatmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.
      Botanikertagung Hamburg 2007, 3. bis 7. September 2007 (Vortrag)

    51. A. Roth-Nebelsick, University of Tübingen, T. Stegmaier, ITV Denkendorf, Germany and W. Konrad, University of Tübingen (2007):
      Plant interactions with water - Biomimetic potential and concepts
      Annual Main Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, Glasgow, Scotland, 31st March - 4th April, 2007 (Vortrag)

    52. Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Wilfried Konrad and Michaela Grein (2006):
      Mechanistic Modelling of the Interrelationship between Stomatal density, Gas Diffusion and Photosynthesis: An approach for Reconstructing Past Atmospheric CO2.
       AGU Fall Meeting 2006, 11-15 December 2006, San Francisco. (Poster)

    53. Grein, M., Roth-Nebelsick, A., Konrad, W. (2006):
      Reconstruction of palaeoatmospheric carbon dioxide using stomatal densities of various beech plants (Fagaceae): testing and application of a mechanistic model.
      AGU Fall Meeting 2006, 11-15 December 2006, San Francisco. (Poster)

    54. Wilfried Konrad, Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Michaela Grein (2006):
      Stomatal density and atmospheric CO2 - mechanistic modelling approaches based on diffusional resistances and photosynthesis.
      7th European Paleobotany-Palynology Conference, 6.-11.9.2006, Prag. (Vortrag)

    55. Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Wilfried Konrad (2006):
      Wood characteristics and climate:Biophysical approaches.
      7th European Paleobotany-Palynology Conference, 6.-11.9.2006, Prag. (Vortrag)

    56. Wilfried Konrad and Anita Roth-Nebelsick (2006):
      Embolism formation and repair in vascular plants: the role of cell wall mechanics.
      5th Plant Biomechanics Conference, August 28 to September 1, 2006, Stockholm. (Vortrag)

    57. W. Konrad and A. Roth-Nebelsick (2005):
      Embolism potential of embryonic gas bubbles in conduits of vascular plants.
      XVII International Botanical Congress, 17 - 23 July 2005, Wien. (Poster)

    58. W. Konrad and A. Roth-Nebelsick (2004):
      Some Considerations about Lifelines of Bubbles in Conduits of Vascular Plants.
      International Symposium on Wood Sciences, October 24-29, 2004, Montpellier. (Poster)

    59. Roth-Nebelsick, A., Konrad, W. (2004):
      Stomatal Frequency and Atmospheric CO2: A Model Based on Photosynthesis and Gaseous Diffusion.
      AGU Fall Meeting 2004, 13-17 December 2004, San Fransico. (Poster)

    60. W. Konrad (2004):
      Stomatal density as atmospheric CO2-proxy - a few remarks from a remote viewpoint.
      Seminarvortrag, Reichsmuseum für Naturgeschichte, April 2004, Stockholm. (Vortrag)

    61. Wilfried Konrad und Anita Roth-Nebelsick (2004):
      Spaltöffnungsdichte als Proxy für den atmosphärischen CO2-Gehalt.
      74. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 3.10.-7.10.2004, Göttingen. (Vortrag)

    62. Konrad,W., Roth-Nebelsick, A. (2003):
      Rekonstruktion des atmosphärischen CO2-Gehaltes anhand der Stomatadichte - ein mechanistisches Modell.
      73. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 29.9.-3.10.2003, Mainz. (Vortrag)

    63. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick, H. Kerp and H. Hass (2003):
      Assimilation and transpiration capabilities of rhyniophytic plants and implications for palaeoatmospheric carbon dioxide concentration.
      The Rhynie Hot-Spring System: Geology, Biota and Mineralisation, 17-20th September 2003, Aberdeen. (Vortrag)

    64. Anita Roth-Nebelsick and Wilfried Konrad (2003):
      Interfacial effects and gas bubble dynamics in conduits of vascular plants - a functional component of embolism repair?
      4th International Plant Biomechanics Conference, 20. to 25. of July 2003 at the Michigan State University in East Lansing. (Vortrag)

    65. W. Konrad, A. Roth-Nebelsick, V. Mosbrugger, H.Kerp, H. Hass (2001):
      Theoretical Evaluation of Ecophysiological Profiles in Rhyniophytic Plants.
      29. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises für Paläobotanik und Palynologie, 25.-27. Mai 2001, Utrecht. (Vortrag)

    Doktorarbeit in Paläontologie (in englisch) / Doctoral thesis (Palaeontology, in english)

    Functional Anatomy and Biophysical Mechanisms of Fluid Transport in Vascular Plants: Implications for Structural Optimisation in Fossil and Extant Plants
    (Konsequenzen der Gefässanatomie und der Biophysik des Fluidtransportes für die strukturelle Optimierung fossiler und rezenter Gefässpflanzen) (pdf-file)