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
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Great week at the @gfoesoc.bsky.social conference! New ideas and contacts in the lovely Würzburg!

Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity):
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
Postdoc:
www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested!

While most of Europe faces a heat wave, Catalonia is experiencing “sixth-generation” wildfires, triggering a pyrocumulus cloud with wind speeds over 125 km/h.
I feel a special connection to this region: the first wildfire I studied occurred in this area tinyurl.com/yy2usjv4
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Great week at the #SIBECOLAEET2025! It always feels like a family reunion: catching up with ex-colleagues, friends, and meeting new people. Discovering exciting ongoing research in ecology across the Iberian Peninsula (and beyond). Also: amazing food and stunning nature!

Two inspiring days of discussions to better understand forests' adaptive capacity to disturbances! 🌳🔥🪲💨
Grateful for the inspiring group, the motivation, and the ideas we exchanged!
Thanks to @dfg.de for funding and to @edfm-tum.bsky.social for being part of the journey. Excited for what's ahead! 🚀