Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Short presentation
Research
In my research, I study the interactions between the terrestrial biosphere and its (physical and chemical) environment. To do so, I develop and apply models describing the processes in the terrestrial biosphere, and the impact of environmental changes on these processes. I want to understand the role of the terrestrial biosphere in the Earth system.
Ecosystem science is characterized by processes at a wide range of spatial and temporal scales, and I have a particular interest in the transfer of these processes and impacts between the different scales. The upscaling of our knowledge from small-scale processes (e.g. as measured in the laboratory or in the field) to large-scale models is an important step towards assessing the role of the terrestrial biopshere in the Earth system.
Teaching
I teach in the following courses:
Ecosystems, climate and climate change
Climate change: an interdisciplinary challenge
Field course physical geography (naturgeografisk feltkursus)
Global geosystems (globale geosystemer)
Current research
Current projects
Global Wetland Center (Novo Nordisk Foundation)
DRYTIP (Villum Fonden)
CV
Positions
| 2014-present | Associate professor, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen (Denmark) |
| 2010-2014 | Assistant professor, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University (Sweden) |
| 2006-2010 | Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University (Sweden) |
| 2002-2006 | PhD student, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Hamburg, Germany) |
Degrees
| 2006 | PhD in Geosciences, University of Hamburg (Germany) |
| 2002 | MSc in Crop Science, Wageningen University (Netherlands) |
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- Earth System Science
- Ecosystem analysis
- Ecological modelling
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Peatlands Have the Potential to Emerge as Significant Contributors to Future Climate Warming
Chaudhary, N., Tuovinen, J.-P., Kou, D., Deb Burman, P. K., Lodh, A., Lamba, S., Shurpali, N., Schurgers, G., Page, S. E., Westermann, S. & Zhang, W., 2026, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 131, 4, 13 p., e2025JG009540.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Vild natur og klimaeffekter
Schurgers, G., 26 Feb 2026, Vild natur: Den glemte løsning på klimakrisen. Mernild, S., Kristensen, J. A., Buk, K. & Christensen, P. (eds.). Gads Forlag, p. 62-79 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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Implementing a process-based representation of soil water movement in a second-generation dynamic vegetation model: application to dryland ecosystems (LPJ-GUESS-RE v1.0)
Verbruggen, W., Wårlind, D., Horion, S., Meunier, F., Verbeeck, H., Wieckowski, A., Tagesson, T. & Schurgers, G., 2025, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 18, 19, p. 6623-6645 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Improving future agricultural sustainability by optimizing crop distributions in China
Guan, Q., Tang, J., Davis, K. F., Kong, M., Feng, L., Shi, K. & Schurgers, G., 2025, In: PNAS Nexus. 4, 1, 12 p., pgae562.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Modelling the effects of rewetting on peatland CH4 dynamics
Corydon, F. K., Larsen, K. S., Christiansen, J. R., Bekken, M. & Schurgers, G., 2025. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review
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Warming of northern peatlands increases the global temperature overshoot challenge
Zhu, B., Qiu, C., Gasser, T., Ciais, P., Lamboll, R. D., Ballantyne, A., Chang, J., Chaudhary, N., Gallego-Sala, A. V., Guenet, B., Holden, J., Joos, F., Kleinen, T., Kwon, M. J., Melnikova, I., Müller, J., Page, S., Salmon, E., Schleussner, C. F. & Schurgers, G. & 9 others, , 2025, In: One Earth. 8, 8, 14 p., 101353.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Global increase in the optimal temperature for the productivity of terrestrial ecosystems
Fang, Z., Zhang, W., Wang, L., Schurgers, G., Ciais, P., Peñuelas, J., Brandt, M., Yang, H., Huang, K., Shen, Q. & Fensholt, R., 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 466.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Increasing global ecosystem respiration between 1982 and 2015 from Earth observation-based modelling
Tagesson, T., Kelly, J., Schurgers, G., Tian, F., Ardö, J., Horion, S., Ahlström, A., Olin, S. & Fensholt, R., 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 1, p. 116–130Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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