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Christina Dollinger
@christinadollinger.bsky.social

PhD student in Forest Ecology at the Technical University of Munich
@edfm-tum.bsky.social

Harmony is embedded in the patterns of fluctuation 🌻🌼🌸πŸͺΈπŸŒ³
trying to do good (kein Anspruch auf VollstΓ€ndigkeit)

Environmental science 80%
Geography 20%

Reposted by Maximilian Hanusch

Forests are reorganizing in their composition and structure in response to climate change - will they be able to maintain their carbon?
Turns out: yes - they even sequestered more carbon than resilient forests!

New paper out in Global Biogeochemical Cycles πŸ”„πŸ’Ž @agu.org dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Central Europe has seen unprecedented forest disturbances recently, but how are forests recovering? We surveyed disturbance hotspots in 10 countries 3-5 years after disturbance, finding ample tree regeneration and no signs of forest loss (median 4750 stems/ha), but... 1/2 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
We're hiring! In the Future Forests excellence cluster, we're looking for a postdoc in participatory modelling. If you like modelling but are also interested in transdisciplinary research and co-creation with stakeholders, this position is for you! πŸŒ²πŸ€πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
Yesterday, our PhDs visited the Ε umava National Park, the Czech neighbor to our Bayerischer Wald NP πŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ
Together they cover an impressive area of >900 km² fittingly dubbed "borderless wilderness" - a great reminder of the privilege of getting to do "borderless science" in a "borderless team"! 🏞️
I’m really concerned about early career scientists using generative AI in writing, because writing is how we think and reflect. There’s almost nothing *more* human than that, and to give that gift away to a machine is almost unconscionable to me
Do you like forests and computer models? πŸŒ³πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»
Within the Future Forests excellence cluster, we are hiring two modellers for 7 year (!) positions here in Freiburg.

A scientific coordinator role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

And and a scientific programmer role: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...

Wild wie man auf solchen Skalen manchmal nicht mehr weiß ob man im Makro- oder Mikrokosmos unterwegs ist... πŸ–€

BIIIIIIIG thank you to my amazing team of coauthors @wernerrammer.bsky.social, @akkym.bsky.social, @monicagturner.bsky.social, and @rupertseidl.bsky.social πŸ’š

My favourite kind of simulation study - driven by pressing challenges in ecosystem management and executed in cooperation with the people facing them on the ground right now.
Great work by @ttkeller.bsky.social and Co.! πŸ”₯
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...
dx.doi.org

Fun to get to rave about simulation modelling in forests and iLand a bit! πŸŒ²πŸ’»
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
Overtourism und Klimakrise: Alpen unter Druck
NANO vom 25.09.: Skipisten oberhalb der Waldgrenzen kΓΆnnen Lawinen auslΓΆsen. Die Bergidylle gerΓ€t aus dem Gleichgewicht. KΓΆnnen die Alpen dem Klimawandel trotzen?
www.zdf.de

Interested in what me and my amazing coauthors found out about future carbon? πŸŒ³πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Then come listen to my talk tomorrow (Thursday) at GfΓ–!
(12:15, Room 2.002)
Very interesting career perspective from Charlotte Helfrich-FΓΆrster.

A lot of very good advices for young scientists

rdcu.be/ekQat
Career perspective
npj Biological Timing and Sleep - In this career perspective article, the author describes her long pathway to a professorship in Germany.
rdcu.be

That's so cool, Sebastian! Really great work from you and your community! 🌞

Great talk on a deep learning application for ecology by Johannes Dollinger (@johdolgha.bsky.social) from the Uni ZΓΌrich!

Main takeway: deep learning products should not primarily be used to replace ecological research but can rather help guide it (e.g., by identifying priority areas) πŸ’»πŸŽ―πŸ₯Ύ

Really interesting study, thank you! I was not familiar with discount rates before so it was very interesting to learn about them here in the context of forest restoration. And I'm glad that the results suggest that individuals extend compassion to future generations!

Yess, iLand world domination πŸ’ͺ🏻

Super cool to have you visiting!

My dear colleague @kirstenkrueger.bsky.social just gave an amazing talk at the Chaos Computer Club!
She talked about what forests can do for us and we for them in the face of climate change. While at it, she also created my new favourite ecology meme!

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Thank you, and yeah, I can't wait either, the "Vorfreude" (pre-joy?!) is immense! I also really enjoyed your video about your research in GYE and specifically Timon's study - so cool and compelling! πŸŒ³β›°οΈπŸ”₯

Why working @edfm-tum.bsky.social is my dream job πŸ’š
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AHF...

I talk about my research, the ups and downs of my PhD, and what makes this job so fulfilling for me
Welcome To My Lab - Ep. 1 with Christina Dollinger
YouTube video by TUM Graduate School
www.youtube.com

Hi πŸ¦‹,
I'm excited to build up a cool scientific network on here!

Unrelated picture from this year's fieldwork in Grand Teton πŸ”₯