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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM

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We are the Professorship of Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at the Technical University of Munich! Our focus is on applying cutting edge remote sensing technologies to study forest ecosystems. https://www.lss.ls.tum.de/en/eoem/

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Dec 19

Welcome to the new BlueSky page of our group! Follow for updates on our research in many collaborative projects examining forest structure, disturbance and recovery - with the main focus on European temperate forests and a new direction exploring the Eurasian boreal biome!

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · 19d

A new study by Mohr et al. (including our very own Prof. Senf) shows that forest disturbance costs in Europe could more than double under future climate scenarios, underlining the importance of adaptation in forestry. More details: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Rising cost of disturbances for forestry in Europe under climate change - Nature Climate Change

Climate change will raise the severity and frequency of forest disturbance, damaging the economic value of timber. Researchers show Europe’s timber-based forestry could lose up to €247 billion, yet in...

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Sep 4

We keep growing!
Are you excited about remote sensing and mountain forests? Then consider applying to this PhD position, supported by the TUM Center for Forest Management in the Alps! More details at: portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissens...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 21

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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Cornelius Senf @corneliussenf.bsky.social · Jul 28

We had to change our summer retreat plans due to bad weather but Munichs technical museum was a great alternative. They even have a stuffed spy pigeon on display!

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Jul 22

We warmly congratulate @lisa-mandl.bsky.social on her successful PhD defence! In accordance with tradition, Lisa is wearing a special hand-made hat 🎓, illustrating her research and PhD journey, and signifying her transformation into Dr. Mandl😉

Prof. Seidl, Prof. Senf, Dr. Mandl, Prof. Stritih

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Cornelius Senf @corneliussenf.bsky.social · Jul 3

Were recent waves of large-scale forest dieback predictable? We say yes! A simple approach to describe temporal disturbance dynamics based on Taylor's Law. Now out in Nature Communications: rdcu.be/euG1A Thanks @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social and @rupertseidl.bsky.social for this great project!

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Mathias Disney @matdisney.bsky.social · Jun 28

Our new perspective on the use (& misuse) of what we're calling virtual forests (rather than digital twins!), for forest change from space, led by @kimcalders.bsky.social w many great colleagues 🔭 🧪🔬 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Realistic virtual forests for understanding forest disturbances and recovery from space

Forests worldwide are undergoing large-scale and unprecedented changes in terms of structure and composition due to land use change and natural distur…

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Jun 26

Greetings from the #LPS in Vienna! Tomorrow's the last and the hottest (at least for us) day at the conference: a talk by @albavianasoto.bsky.social and posters by a lot of PhD students! Do not miss the chance to connect ;)

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Jun 21

We will be in Vienna for the entire next week, attending the Living Planet Symposium! Below is an overview of our talks and posters:🧵

#LPS25

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · May 7

🎓 Come work with us!
We are offering a new PhD position in our lab! You will study the impacts of forest disturbance and fragmentation on microclimate and forest regeneration, together with @katjakowalski.bsky.social.
Applicants from diverse backgrounds encouraged!

shorturl.at/RT4uk
Please RT!

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Apr 25

This year, we have only a small - but mighty - presence at the @egu.eu annual conference. Come spark some tree-mendous ideas with our doctoral researcher Brittany Engle @englebritt.bsky.social who will present results of her work on mapping lightning-ignited boreal wildfires! ⚡️🔥🌲

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Katarzyna Ewa Lewińska @kelewinska.bsky.social · Apr 4

📣In our new paper we analyzed the impact of #Landsat and #Sentinel-2 🛰️ #satellite data density and SMA endmembers on trends in #grasslands ground cover:
- for monthly composites data density is irrelevant
- correct endmember definitions are critical‼️
Check out the full paper tinyurl.com/wha6pzax

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Mar 26

Natural disturbances are often invoked as an argument against creating new forest reserves. But are reserves more affected by disturbances than managed forests? For C Europe the answer is no, in fact reserves have lower disturbance rate & severity than managed forests! doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Feb 13

Strengthening European Forest Monitoring with Earth Observation! 🌍
Led by Prof. Martin Herold, 77 EO experts signed an open letter to the European Commission to consider wider implementation of Earth Observation data for the reevaluation of the Forest Monitoring Law. 🌳🛰️

Read here: shorturl.at/Kst5t

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Feb 10

And just another example of using our European disturbance dataset. Susanne Suvanto @ssuvanto.bsky.social analysed forest harvesting regimes in Europe and assessed the importance of socioeconomic factors and disturbances for harvest intensity.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management at TUM @eoem-tum.bsky.social · Feb 3

🎥 Our postdoc Alba Viana-Soto @albavianasoto.bsky.social talked about the development of innovative Earth observation tools for monitoring forest disturbances as part of the ForestPaths project @forestpaths.bsky.social.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGKN...

Pan-European Forest Disturbance Maps: Interview with Alba Viana-Soto

YouTube video by ForestPaths Project

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