Bruk Lemma Debebe
Postdoc
Dr. rer. nat. Tel.: +49-(0)345-5522538 |
Arbeitsschwerpunkte
Isotopenhydrologie, Biomarker, Pflanzenphysiologie
Projekte
- Paläoklimatologie
Stabile Sauerstoff-(18O/16O) und Wasserstoff-(2H/1H) Isotopensignaturen von Pflanzen, Böden und Niederschlag entlang von Höhentransekten, und von Paläoklimaarchiven auf den Bale Mountains Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Michael Zech
Publikationen
- Groos AR, Niederhauser J, Lemma B., Fekadu M, Zech W, Hänsel F, ... & Veit H (2022). An hourly ground temperature dataset for 16 high-elevation sites (3493–4377 m asl) in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia (2017–2020). Earth System Science Data, 14(3), 1043-1062. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-1043-2022
- Lemma B, Bittner L, Glaser Bet al. δ2Hn-alkane and δ18Osugar biomarer proxies from leaves and topsoils of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, and implications for paleoclimate reconstructions. Biogeochemistry (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-021-00773-z
- Lemma B, Gurmessa SK, Nemomissa S, Otte I, Glaser B, Zech M, (2020) Spatial and temporal 2H and 18O isotope variation of contemporary precipitation in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2020.1717487
- Bittner L, Bliedtner M, Grady D, Gil-Romera G, Martin-Jones C, Lemma B, Mekonnen B, Lamb HF, Yang H, Glaser B, Szidat S, Salazar G, Rose NL, Opgenoorth L, Miehe G, Zech W, Zech M (2020) Revisiting afro-alpine Lake Garba Guracha in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia: rationale, chronology, geochemistry, and paleoenvironmental implications. J Paleolimnol, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-020-00138-w
- Lemma B, Grehl C, Zech M, Mekonnen B, Zech W, Nemomissa S, Bekele T and Glaser B (2019) Phenolic Compounds as Unambiguous Chemical Markers for the Identification of Keystone Plant Species in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Plants 8(7), 228 https://doi.org/10.3390/plants8070228
- Mekonnen B, Zech W, Glaser B, Lemma B, Bromm T, Nemomissa S, Bekele T, Zech M (2019) Chemotaxonomic patterns of vegetation and soils alongaltitudinal transects of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, andimplications for paleovegetation reconstructions –Part 1: stable isotopes and sugar biomarkers. E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 68, 177–188 https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-68-177-2019
- Lemma B, Mekonnen B, Glaser B, Zech W, Bromm T, Nemomissa S, Bekele T, Bittner L, Zech M (2019) Chemotaxonomic patterns of vegetation and soils along altitudinal transects of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, and implications for paleovegetation reconstructions – Part II: lignin-derived phenols and leaf-wax-derived n-alkanes. E&G Quaternary Sci. J., 68, 189–200 https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-68-189-2019
- Gil-Romera G, Adolf C, Benito BM, Bittner L, Johansson MU, Grady DA, Lamb HF, Lemma B, Fekadu M, Glaser B, Mekonnen B, Sevilla-Callejo M, Zech M, Zech W and Miehe G (2019) Long-term fire resilience of the Ericaceous Belt, Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Biol. Lett. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0357
Curriculum vitae
Education
Since 08/2021
Postdoctoral studies, Department of Soil Biogeochemistry,
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Since 10/2016
Doctoral studies, Department of Soil Biogeochemistry,
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
11/2014 – 07/2016
M.Sc. Botany
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
07/2009 – 10/2014
B.Sc. Sport Science
Kotebe University College, Ethiopia
10/2007 – 07/2011
B.Sc. Biology
Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
11/2004 – 07/2007
Diploma in Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Kotebe College of Teacher Education, Ethiopia
Research experience
Since 08/2021
Postdoc, Department of Soil Biogeochemistry,
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Since 10/2016
Research associate and PhD student, Department of Soil Biogeochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
09/2016 – 10/2017
Assistance Researcher II, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute(EBI)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
03/2015 – 10/2017
Assistance Researcher I, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute(EBI)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
01/2013 – 01/2015
Junior Researcher II, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute(EBI)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
12/2011 – 01/2013
Junior Researcher I, Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute(EBI)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia