Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management Group
@edfm-tum.bsky.social
We're the chair of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management at the Technical University of Munich.
Our work happens at the interface between natural ecosystem dynamics and the sustainable management of forests.
https://www.lss.ls.tum.de/en/edfm
Our work happens at the interface between natural ecosystem dynamics and the sustainable management of forests.
https://www.lss.ls.tum.de/en/edfm
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Global, multi-scale standing deadwood segmentation in centimeter-scale aerial images. Important work by J. Möhring, @cmosig.bsky.social, T. Kattenborn et al. in detecting dead trees across biomes from high resolution aerial images. doi.org/10.1016/j.op...
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Global, multi-scale standing deadwood segmentation in centimeter-scale aerial images. Important work by J. Möhring, @cmosig.bsky.social, T. Kattenborn et al. in detecting dead trees across biomes from high resolution aerial images. doi.org/10.1016/j.op...
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#2: Landscape context modulates the effect of local canopy cover on forest multidiversity across elevations by T. Richter doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Thanks to @sebseibold.bsky.social and many others for their contributions, looking forward to continue our efforts to better understand biodiv change!
Thanks to @sebseibold.bsky.social and many others for their contributions, looking forward to continue our efforts to better understand biodiv change!
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#2: Landscape context modulates the effect of local canopy cover on forest multidiversity across elevations by T. Richter doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Thanks to @sebseibold.bsky.social and many others for their contributions, looking forward to continue our efforts to better understand biodiv change!
Thanks to @sebseibold.bsky.social and many others for their contributions, looking forward to continue our efforts to better understand biodiv change!
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Great to see the results of our massive biodiversity assessment at Berchtesgaden Natl. Park pour in! Cool insights on patterns & drivers of multidiversity!
#1 Macro- and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes by L. Geres. doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
#1 Macro- and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes by L. Geres. doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Great to see the results of our massive biodiversity assessment at Berchtesgaden Natl. Park pour in! Cool insights on patterns & drivers of multidiversity!
#1 Macro- and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes by L. Geres. doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
#1 Macro- and microclimate interactively shape species diversity of multiple taxa in mountain landscapes by L. Geres. doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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Great new paper led by @knowlton.bsky.social with @ttkeller.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social (and me!) Still so much to learn from #Yellowstone about #fire, #forests & #climatechange. #NSFfunded #JFSPfunded
🆕 in Ecosphere's "Vegetation Ecology" track: A hot & dry future may shake up Yellowstone forests—think fewer spruce, more fire-tolerant neighbors
📄Simulated postfire tree regeneration suggests reorganization of Greater Yellowstone forests during the 21st century
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
📄Simulated postfire tree regeneration suggests reorganization of Greater Yellowstone forests during the 21st century
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
October 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Great new paper led by @knowlton.bsky.social with @ttkeller.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social (and me!) Still so much to learn from #Yellowstone about #fire, #forests & #climatechange. #NSFfunded #JFSPfunded
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Mortality from fire & wind is increasing in Europe's forests, but what about biotic disturbances? A new, massive dataset compiled by @thlasny.bsky.social and many local experts shows a mixed picture: While wood borers increase strongly, defoliator activity generally decreases doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Mortality from fire & wind is increasing in Europe's forests, but what about biotic disturbances? A new, massive dataset compiled by @thlasny.bsky.social and many local experts shows a mixed picture: While wood borers increase strongly, defoliator activity generally decreases doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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Yippie, my paper is now out in Global Ecology and Biogeography!
Basically, we tried to destroy (simulated!) forest landscapes
And despite increasing disturbances 100-fold and decreasing regeneration by 99% - we didn't manage to! (in most cases anyways)
Find out more at doi.org/10.1111/geb....
Basically, we tried to destroy (simulated!) forest landscapes
And despite increasing disturbances 100-fold and decreasing regeneration by 99% - we didn't manage to! (in most cases anyways)
Find out more at doi.org/10.1111/geb....
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Yippie, my paper is now out in Global Ecology and Biogeography!
Basically, we tried to destroy (simulated!) forest landscapes
And despite increasing disturbances 100-fold and decreasing regeneration by 99% - we didn't manage to! (in most cases anyways)
Find out more at doi.org/10.1111/geb....
Basically, we tried to destroy (simulated!) forest landscapes
And despite increasing disturbances 100-fold and decreasing regeneration by 99% - we didn't manage to! (in most cases anyways)
Find out more at doi.org/10.1111/geb....
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How forest disturbances can lead to tipping points in the wood value chain. Great work coming out of the RESONATE project, led by T. Boiger and T. Stern from @uni-graz.at
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
October 20, 2025 at 6:18 AM
How forest disturbances can lead to tipping points in the wood value chain. Great work coming out of the RESONATE project, led by T. Boiger and T. Stern from @uni-graz.at
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
doi.org/10.1007/s110...
We're once again hosting the "Smart Forest" conference in Freising from March 12th-13th 2026!
🌳🎯💻
If you're excited about digitalization of forestry and bringing together theory and practice, apply now at smartforest.ai/en/home-engl...
@wernerrammer.bsky.social @johannesmohr.bsky.social
🌳🎯💻
If you're excited about digitalization of forestry and bringing together theory and practice, apply now at smartforest.ai/en/home-engl...
@wernerrammer.bsky.social @johannesmohr.bsky.social
Home - English - SmartForest
SmartForest creates a space to find solutions that will make forestry more digital, innovative, sustainable, and climate adjusted.
smartforest.ai
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We're once again hosting the "Smart Forest" conference in Freising from March 12th-13th 2026!
🌳🎯💻
If you're excited about digitalization of forestry and bringing together theory and practice, apply now at smartforest.ai/en/home-engl...
@wernerrammer.bsky.social @johannesmohr.bsky.social
🌳🎯💻
If you're excited about digitalization of forestry and bringing together theory and practice, apply now at smartforest.ai/en/home-engl...
@wernerrammer.bsky.social @johannesmohr.bsky.social
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New paper in Ecological Applications! Management that mimics historical mosaics of fire severity could promote postfire tree regeneration under future climate change. Thanks to co-authors @monicagturner.bsky.social @rupertseidl.bsky.social @christinadollinger.bsky.social @knowlton.bsky.social
Can fire exclusion zones enhance postfire tree regeneration? A simulation study in subalpine conifer forests
Climate change and novel fire regimes increasingly challenge stewardship of forests adapted to infrequent, stand-replacing fire. Novel fire regimes may disrupt mechanisms that sustained postfire rege...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New paper in Ecological Applications! Management that mimics historical mosaics of fire severity could promote postfire tree regeneration under future climate change. Thanks to co-authors @monicagturner.bsky.social @rupertseidl.bsky.social @christinadollinger.bsky.social @knowlton.bsky.social
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Had an amazing time at FoWiTa in Freiburg 🌲🌳
✅ new connections
✅ reconnecting to (science) friends
✅ hosted my first session
✅presenting my two core PhD chapters
✅ insightful excursion
✅ new fodder for thoughts
Great @edfm-tum.bsky.social representation with @johannesmohr.bsky.social 🚀
✅ new connections
✅ reconnecting to (science) friends
✅ hosted my first session
✅presenting my two core PhD chapters
✅ insightful excursion
✅ new fodder for thoughts
Great @edfm-tum.bsky.social representation with @johannesmohr.bsky.social 🚀
October 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Had an amazing time at FoWiTa in Freiburg 🌲🌳
✅ new connections
✅ reconnecting to (science) friends
✅ hosted my first session
✅presenting my two core PhD chapters
✅ insightful excursion
✅ new fodder for thoughts
Great @edfm-tum.bsky.social representation with @johannesmohr.bsky.social 🚀
✅ new connections
✅ reconnecting to (science) friends
✅ hosted my first session
✅presenting my two core PhD chapters
✅ insightful excursion
✅ new fodder for thoughts
Great @edfm-tum.bsky.social representation with @johannesmohr.bsky.social 🚀
Our research in the National Park Berchtesgaden - both in the field and in silico - was reported on by NANO.
The segment is in German and starts at minute 7:37
www.zdf.de/play/magazin...
@rupertseidl.bsky.social @wernerrammer.bsky.social @christinadollinger.bsky.social
The segment is in German and starts at minute 7:37
www.zdf.de/play/magazin...
@rupertseidl.bsky.social @wernerrammer.bsky.social @christinadollinger.bsky.social
Overtourism und Klimakrise: Alpen unter Druck
NANO vom 25.09.: Skipisten oberhalb der Waldgrenzen können Lawinen auslösen. Die Bergidylle gerät aus dem Gleichgewicht. Können die Alpen dem Klimawandel trotzen?
www.zdf.de
October 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our research in the National Park Berchtesgaden - both in the field and in silico - was reported on by NANO.
The segment is in German and starts at minute 7:37
www.zdf.de/play/magazin...
@rupertseidl.bsky.social @wernerrammer.bsky.social @christinadollinger.bsky.social
The segment is in German and starts at minute 7:37
www.zdf.de/play/magazin...
@rupertseidl.bsky.social @wernerrammer.bsky.social @christinadollinger.bsky.social
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How expensive are natural disturbances for Europes forestry?
I'm super excited, that @natclimate.nature.com decided to publish a Research Briefing by @rupertseidl.bsky.social and me related to our recent paper on the cost of disturbances. Check it out here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I'm super excited, that @natclimate.nature.com decided to publish a Research Briefing by @rupertseidl.bsky.social and me related to our recent paper on the cost of disturbances. Check it out here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Climate change raises costs for European forestry - Nature Climate Change
Natural disturbances, such as windthrows, pest outbreaks and wildfires, pose a major economic threat for the forestry sector. By coupling spatially explicit ecological and economic forest models, this study assesses the costs of natural disturbances under current and future climate conditions for all of Europe.
www.nature.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
How expensive are natural disturbances for Europes forestry?
I'm super excited, that @natclimate.nature.com decided to publish a Research Briefing by @rupertseidl.bsky.social and me related to our recent paper on the cost of disturbances. Check it out here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I'm super excited, that @natclimate.nature.com decided to publish a Research Briefing by @rupertseidl.bsky.social and me related to our recent paper on the cost of disturbances. Check it out here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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What makes German forests vulnerable to wind & bark beetles? 🌲💨🪳
👉 Elevation, Norway spruce %, precip. & slope.
Will it get worse?
👉 Models predict a slight decrease by 2070 (RCP4.5 & 8.5).
Great MSc by Rémie Matta, a wonderful co-supervision with @anastritih.bsky.social
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
👉 Elevation, Norway spruce %, precip. & slope.
Will it get worse?
👉 Models predict a slight decrease by 2070 (RCP4.5 & 8.5).
Great MSc by Rémie Matta, a wonderful co-supervision with @anastritih.bsky.social
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
September 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
What makes German forests vulnerable to wind & bark beetles? 🌲💨🪳
👉 Elevation, Norway spruce %, precip. & slope.
Will it get worse?
👉 Models predict a slight decrease by 2070 (RCP4.5 & 8.5).
Great MSc by Rémie Matta, a wonderful co-supervision with @anastritih.bsky.social
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
👉 Elevation, Norway spruce %, precip. & slope.
Will it get worse?
👉 Models predict a slight decrease by 2070 (RCP4.5 & 8.5).
Great MSc by Rémie Matta, a wonderful co-supervision with @anastritih.bsky.social
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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How expensive are 🪲💨🔥?! I can‘t believe it, but my 2nd PhD paper is finally published @natclimate.nature.com! Disturbances lower the economic value of Europes 🌲 by 29%... Climate change will increase it to up to 42%! (Now imagine a company looses 42% of its value…) doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02408-9
September 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
How expensive are 🪲💨🔥?! I can‘t believe it, but my 2nd PhD paper is finally published @natclimate.nature.com! Disturbances lower the economic value of Europes 🌲 by 29%... Climate change will increase it to up to 42%! (Now imagine a company looses 42% of its value…) doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02408-9
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Climate change increasingly alters the interactions between forest disturbances. Here we present a framework for quantifying dist. interactions and compile evidence for their impacts. Led by @dudney-joan.bsky.social with @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social & @julieedtree.bsky.social doi.org/10.1146/annu...
September 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Climate change increasingly alters the interactions between forest disturbances. Here we present a framework for quantifying dist. interactions and compile evidence for their impacts. Led by @dudney-joan.bsky.social with @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social & @julieedtree.bsky.social doi.org/10.1146/annu...
A bunch of us went to the 2025 GfÖ conference (@gfoesoc.bsky.social) last week - always great to be able to share our research and connect with old and new collaborators!
Great week at the @gfoesoc.bsky.social conference! New ideas and contacts in the lovely Würzburg!
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
A bunch of us went to the 2025 GfÖ conference (@gfoesoc.bsky.social) last week - always great to be able to share our research and connect with old and new collaborators!
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Just a few days left to apply!
Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team!
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
August 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Just a few days left to apply!
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Protected areas safeguard old-growth forests against human land use, but not against the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Here we show that a climate-mediated increase in disturbances could cause a decline in old-growth forests in a national park in C Europe. doi.org/10.1088/1748...
August 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Protected areas safeguard old-growth forests against human land use, but not against the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Here we show that a climate-mediated increase in disturbances could cause a decline in old-growth forests in a national park in C Europe. doi.org/10.1088/1748...
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Can we map species richness across taxonomic groups from space? Promising results for fungi, plants, insects and birds in a mountain forest landscape, obtained by @corneliussenf.bsky.social et al. by combining different sensors (EnMAP, Sentinel-1/2). doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
August 21, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Can we map species richness across taxonomic groups from space? Promising results for fungi, plants, insects and birds in a mountain forest landscape, obtained by @corneliussenf.bsky.social et al. by combining different sensors (EnMAP, Sentinel-1/2). doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
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Hunting strongly affects the habitat selection of red deer, particularly during daylight hours. This suggests that hunting can efficiently control habitat use, and underscores the value of protected areas w/o hunting to conserve the behavior of ungulates. Led by J. Eggers doi.org/10.1002/wlb3...
August 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Hunting strongly affects the habitat selection of red deer, particularly during daylight hours. This suggests that hunting can efficiently control habitat use, and underscores the value of protected areas w/o hunting to conserve the behavior of ungulates. Led by J. Eggers doi.org/10.1002/wlb3...
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Several small reserves hold more beetle, spider and bird species than a single large reserve of the same size in Central Europe, with habitat heterogeneity being an important driver. First PhD paper by Anne Huber (not on Bsky), w/ @sebseibold.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
August 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Several small reserves hold more beetle, spider and bird species than a single large reserve of the same size in Central Europe, with habitat heterogeneity being an important driver. First PhD paper by Anne Huber (not on Bsky), w/ @sebseibold.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
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Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team!
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
July 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team!
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
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Small protected areas are often more easy to install than large ones, but they have a high proportion of their area close to the boundary. Are there boundary effects for important indicators of biodiversity? Find out more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi.... First PhD paper of Aikio Erhardt (not on Bsky).
July 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Small protected areas are often more easy to install than large ones, but they have a high proportion of their area close to the boundary. Are there boundary effects for important indicators of biodiversity? Find out more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi.... First PhD paper of Aikio Erhardt (not on Bsky).
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As the mean rate of forest disturbance is increasing, so does its temporal variance. Proof that Taylor's law also applies to disturbance ecology, and a warning of more severe future extremes. Paper led by @corneliussenf.bsky.social w/ @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Taylor’s law predicts unprecedented pulses of forest disturbance under global change - Nature Communications
Large pulses of disturbance have been observed globally in response to climate change. Using Taylor’s Law, the authors show that those pulses were not unpredictable but expected given a strong scaling...
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July 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As the mean rate of forest disturbance is increasing, so does its temporal variance. Proof that Taylor's law also applies to disturbance ecology, and a warning of more severe future extremes. Paper led by @corneliussenf.bsky.social w/ @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Canopy disturbances affect insect diversity via increased light availability and deadwood, but the effects of these two drivers on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity differ. New insights from a replicated experiment, led by @juliarothacher.bsky.social @betafor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1365...
June 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Canopy disturbances affect insect diversity via increased light availability and deadwood, but the effects of these two drivers on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity differ. New insights from a replicated experiment, led by @juliarothacher.bsky.social @betafor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1365...