Svenja Stock

Biogeochemistry, Carbon and nutrient cycling, Plant-mycorrhiza interactions, Plant nutrient acquisition

Topics

Rhizosphere processes for nutrient mobilization
Isotope labeling approaches to investigate carbon and nutrient cycling
Role of mycorrhizal traits for plant stress tolerance
Role of plant-mycorrhiza interactions in ecosystem responses to environmental change

CV

2020-2022	Research assistant at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Geomorphology and Soil Science group.
2018-2019	Fulbright scholarship: Research stay in the Phillips Lab at the Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA.
2018-2020	Research assistant at the Georg-August-University Göttingen within the Biogeochemistry of Agroecosystems Research group.
Since 2016	PhD position at the Georg-August-University Göttingen within the Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems Research group, investigating plant nutrient mobilization and acquisition in adaptation to water and nutrient availability.
2013-2015	MSc in Climate and Environmental Change at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz. Thesis: "Carbon and nutrient dynamics across the treeline ecotone of the Iremel Massif (Bolshoi Iremel, South Ural)".
2010-2013	BSc in Environmental Impact Assessment at the University of Koblenz-Landau. Thesis: "Der Einfluss struktureller Veränderungen der Bausubstanz und der Grundfläche auf die bioklimatische Situation am Campus Koblenz".

Projects

2016-2019

DFG SPP 1803 EarthShape: Earth Surface Shaping by Biota – Phase I – Project 6: Root carbon shapes nutrient mobilization and recycling in the weathering zone.

Presentations

Oral presentations

Stock, S.C., Koester, M., Nájera, F., Matus, F., Boy, J., Gorbushina, A., Spielvogel, S., Dippold, M.A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2019). Patterns of belowground carbon allocation to the rhizomicrobial community along a climate gradient in the Chilean Coastal Cordillera. Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of Switzerland and the German Soil Science Society 2018, 25.-28. August, Bern.

Koester, M., Stock, S.C., Nájera, F., Abdallah, K., Gorbushina, A., Prietzel, J., Matus, F., Klysubun, W., Boy, J., Kuzyakov, Y., Dippold, M.A., Spielvogel, S. (2019). Do plant roots and associated microorganisms shape the phosphorus speciation along a steep climatic gradient at the Chilean Coastal Cordillera? Annual Meeting of the Soil Science Society of Switzerland and the German Soil Science Society 2018, 25.-28. August, Bern.

Stock, S., Abdallah, K., Köster, M., Dippold, M., Boy, J., Matus, F., Merino, C., Nájera, F., Spielvogel, S., Gorbushina, A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2018). Nutrient demand as dominant driver of resource allocation into extracellular enzyme synthesis in soil. Ecology of Soil Microorganisms Conference 2018, 17.-21. June 2018, Helsinki. (Lightning talk)

Stock, S., Köster, M., Dippold, M., Boy, J., Matus, F., Merino, C., Nájera, F., Spielvogel, S., Gorbushina, A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2017). Klima und Wurzelentfernung als wichtige Einflussfaktoren auf die Enzymaktivitäten sowie die C und N Isotopensignatur im Boden. Annual Meeting of the German Soil Science Society 2017, 3.-6. September 2017, Göttingen.

Köster, M., Stock, S., Nájera, F., Matus, F., Dippold, M., Kuzyakov, Y., Spielvogel, S. (2017). Methodenevaluierung der Quantifizierung verwitterungsrelevanter organischer Säuren aus Böden. Annual Meeting of the German Soil Science Society 2017, 3.-6. September 2017, Göttingen.

Poster

Stock, S., Köster, M., Dippold, M., Boy, J., Matus, F., Merino, C., Nájera, F., Spielvogel, S., Gorbushina, A., Kuzyakov, Y. (2017). Climate and root proximity as dominant drivers of enzyme activity and C and N isotopic signature in soil. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, 23.-28. April 2017, Vienna.

Köster, M., Stock, S., Nájera, F., Matus, F., Dippold, M., Kuzyakov, Y., Spielvogel, S. (2018). Patterns of low-molecular-weight organic acids exuded by roots along a unique precipitation gradient at the Coastal Cordillera of Chile. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, 8.-13. April 2018, Vienna.

Publications

Contributions in peer-reviewed journals

2021Mairal, M., Chown, S. L., Shaw, J. D., Chala, D., Chau, J. H., Hui, C., Kalwij, J. M., Münzbergóva, Z., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Le Roux, J. J. (2021): Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic. Molecular Ecology 00, pp. 1–17. 10.1111/mec.16045

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Popp, M. R., Kalwij, J. M. (2021): Abiotic conditions shape the relationship between indigenous and exotic species richness in a montane biodiversity hotspot. Plant Ecology 222, pp. 421–432. Unter den Bedingungen von Open Access verfügbar 10.1007/s11258-021-01116-6 PDF

2019Kalwij, J. M., Medan, D., Kellermann, J., Greve, M., Chown, S. L. (2019): Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants. Scientific Reports 9, pp. 4653. Unter den Bedingungen von Open Access verfügbar 10.1038/s41598-019-41081-9 PDF

2018Tay, J. Y. L., Erfmeier, A., Kalwij, J. M. (2018): Reaching new heights: can drones replace current methods to study plant population dynamics? Plant Ecology 219(10), pp. 1139–1150. 10.1007/s11258-018-0865-8 PDF

2017Steyn, C., Robertson, M. P., Kalwij, J. M., le Roux, P. C. (2017): Alien plant species that invade high elevations are generalists: support for the directional ecological filtering hypothesis. Journal of Vegetation Science 28, pp. 337–346. 10.1111/jvs.12477 PDF

2016Haussmann, N. S., Kalwij, J. M., Bezuidenhout, S. (2016): Some ecological side-effects of chemical and physical bush clearing in a southern African rangeland ecosystem. South African Journal of Botany 102, pp. 234–239. 10.1016/j.sajb.2015.07.012 PDF

2015Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2015): Annual monitoring reveals rapid upward movement of exotic plants in a montane ecosystem. Biological Invasions 17, pp. 3517–3529. 10.1007/s10530-015-0975-3 PDF

Vild, O., Kalwij, J. M., Hédl, R. (2015): Effects of simulated historical tree litter raking on the understorey vegetation in a central European forest. Applied Vegetation Science 18(4), pp. 569–578. 10.1111/avsc.12180 PDF

2014Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., Ronk, A., Zobel, M., Pärtel, M. (2014): Spatially-explicit estimation of geographical representation in large-scale species distribution datasets. PLoS One 9(1), pp. 85306. Unter den Bedingungen von Open Access verfügbar 10.1371/journal.pone.0085306 PDF

Kalwij, J. M., Steyn, C., le Roux, P. C. (2014): Repeated monitoring as an effective early detection means: first records of naturalised Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asteraceae) in southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, pp. 204–206. 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.04.013 PDF

2013Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., Berthouly-Salazar, C., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Are road verges corridors for weed invasion? Insights from the fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Weed Research 53(5), pp. 362–369. 10.1111/wre.12033 PDF

Barnaud, A., Kalwij, J. M., McGeoch, M. A., Jansen van Vuuren, B. (2013): Patterns of weed invasion: evidence from the spatial genetic structure of Raphanus raphanistrum. Biological Invasions 15, pp. 2455–2465. 10.1007/s10530-013-0465-4 PDF

Chown, S. L., le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., McGeoch, M. A. (2013): Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack? Biology Letters 9, pp. 20120806. 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0806 PDF

Haussmann, N. S., Rudolph, E. M., Kalwij, J. M., McIntyre, T. (2013): Fur seal populations facilitate establishment of exotic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 162, pp. 33–40. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.024 PDF

Kalwij, J. M., Smit, C. (2013): How authors can maximise the chance of manuscript acceptance and article visibility. Learned Publishing 26, pp. 28–31. 10.1087/20130106 PDF

Kasari, L., Gazol, A., Kalwij, J. M., Helm, A. (2013): Low shrub cover in alvar grasslands increases small-scale diversity by promoting the occurrence of generalist species. Tuexenia 33, pp. 293–308. PDF

le Roux, P. C., Ramaswiela, T., Kalwij, J. M., Shaw, J. D., Ryan, P. G., Treasure, A. M., McClelland, G. T., McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L. (2013): Human activities, propagule pressure and the alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: evidence in support of management. Biological Conservation 161, pp. 18–27. 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.02.005 PDF

Öpik, M., Zobel, M., Cantero, J. J., Davison, J., Facelli, J. M., Hiiesalu, I., Jairus, T., Kalwij, J. M., Koorem, K., Leal, M. E., Liira, J., Metsis, M., Neshataeva, V., Paal, J., Phosri, C., Põlme, S., , , Schimann, H., Thiéry, O., Vasar, M., Moora, M. (2013): Global sampling of plant roots expands the described molecular diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Mycorrhiza 23, pp. 411–430. 10.1007/s00572-013-0482-2 PDF

2012Kalwij, J. M. (2012): Review of 'The Plant List, a working list of all plant species'. Journal of Vegetation Science 23(5), pp. 998–1002. 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01407.x PDF

Metsoja, J., Neuenkamp, L., Pihu, S., Vellak, K., Kalwij, J. M., Zobel, M. (2012): Restoration of flooded meadows in Estonia - vegetation changes and management indicators. Applied Vegetation Science 15(2), pp. 231–244. 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01171.x PDF

2010Kalwij, J. M., de Boer, W. F., Mucina, L., Prins, H. H., Skarpe, C., Winterbach, C. (2010): Tree cover and biomass increase in a southern African savanna despite growing elephant population. Ecological Applications 20(1), pp. 222–233. 10.1890/09-0541.1 PDF

Öpik, M., Vanatoa, A., Vanatoa, E., Moora, M., Davison, J., Kalwij, J. M., , Zobel, M. (2010): The online database MaarjAM reveals global and ecosystemic distribution patterns in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycota). New Phytologist 188(1), pp. 223–241. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03334.x PDF

2009McGeoch, M. A., Kalwij, J. M., Rhodes, J. I. (2009): A spatial assessment of Brassica napus gene flow potential to wild and weedy relatives in the Fynbos Biome. South African Journal of Science 105(3-4), pp. 109–115. PDF

2008Bolli, J. C., Wagner, H. H., Kalwij, J. M., Werth, S., Cherubini, P., Scheidegger, C., Rigling, A. (2008): Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118(2), pp. 111–127. 10.1007/s00035-008-0834-2 PDF

Kalwij, J. M., Milton, S. J., McGeoch, M. A. (2008): Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 23(4), pp. 439–451. 10.1007/s10980-008-9201-3 PDF

Kalwij, J. M., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J. (2008): Human activity facilitates altitudinal expansion of exotic plants along a road in montane grassland, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 11(4), pp. 491–498. 10.3170/2008-7-18555 PDF

2006McGeoch, M. A., Chown, S. L., Kalwij, J. M. (2006): A global indicator for biological invasion. Conservation Biology 20(6), pp. 1635–1646. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00579.x PDF

Wagner, H. H., Werth, S., Kalwij, J. M., Bolli, J. C., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21(6), pp. 849–865. 10.1007/s10980-005-5567-7 PDF

Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Gugerli, F., Holderegger, R., Csencsics, D., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87(8), pp. 2037–2046. 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2037:QDAELI]2.0.CO;2 PDF

Werth, S., Wagner, H. H., Holderegger, R., Kalwij, J. M., Scheidegger, C. (2006): Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15(4), pp. 911–921. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02838.x PDF

2005Kalwij, J. M., Wagner, H. H., Scheidegger, C. (2005): Effects of stand-level disturbance events on the spatial distribution of a lichen indicator of forest conservation value. Ecological Applications 15(6), pp. 2015–2024. 10.1890/04-1912 PDF

Proches, S., Wilson, J. R., Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J. M., Richardson, D. M., Chown, S. L. (2005): Landscape corridors: Possible dangers? Science 310(5749), pp. 779–783. 10.1126/science.310.5749.779 PDF

2004Kalwij, J. M., Sýkora, K. V., Keizer, P. (2004): Een botanische evaluatie van 15 jaar rijkswegbermbeheer. De Levende Natuur 105, pp. 104–108. PDF

Sýkora, K. V., Kalwij, J. M., Keizer, P. (2004): Phytosociological and floristic evaluation of a 15-year ecological management of roadside verges in the Netherlands. Preslia 74, pp. 421–436. PDF

Contributions in journals and series (not peer-reviewed)

2021Kalwij, J. M. (2021): New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve. 1(Q2), pp. 10.

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Kalwij, J. M.: New Stapeliad species for Lapalala. The Lapalala Reserve Report. News snippets from around the Reserve., pp. 10. PDF

Books

2014Mucina, L., Price, J. N., Kalwij, J. M. (2014): Biodiversity & vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 277 pp., Kwongan Foundation (Perth, Australia)

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2008Mucina, L., Kalwij, J. M., Smith, V. R., Chytrý, M., White, P. S., Cilliers, S. S., Pillar, V. D., Zobel, M., Sun, I. (2008): Frontiers of vegetation science — an evolutionary angle. 230 pp., Keith Philip Images (Somerset West, South Africa) PDF

Ulrike Märkel

Spatial ecology, effects of climate change

Topics

Modelling tree species distribution, growth, and mortality
Tree sepcies response to current and expected future climatic conditions

Curriculum vitae

2018	Visiting scientist at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission in Ispra, Italy
Since 2016	PhD student at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology at KIT Topic: Dynamics of European forests in the face of climate change
2015-2017	Scientific staff at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology at KIT in the project: Modelling climatic site suitability of main forest tree species (KLIMOPASS 37)
2014-2015	Scientific staff at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg in the project “Entwicklung der Studienfächer Energy Economics und Renewable Energy Technology” Scientific staff at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg in the project “Reallabor Nordschwarzwald (ReNo): Der Nationalpark Schwarzwald als Katalysator einer regionalen Nachhaltigkeitstransformation”. Scientific staff at the University of Applied Forest Sciences Rottenburg in the project “Analyse des Einflusses klimabedingter Landnutzungsänderungen auf Verbreitung und Häufigkeit gefährdeter und geschützter Vogelarten Sachsen-Anhalts (KliLaVo)”.
2013	Diploma in Biology at the University of Tübingen with external thesis in the lynx project of the Bavarian Forest National Park (lynx predation on roe deer: spatio-temporal analysis of kill sites)
2006	Abitur in Wendlingen am Neckar

Teaching

Verfahrenskurs GIS für Bachelor of Education Lehramt Geographie für Gymansien

Publications

2017

Märkel, U.; Dolos, K. (2017). Tree species site suitability as a combination of occurrence probability and growth and derivation of priority regions for climate change adaptation. Forests, 8 (6), 181. doi:10.3390/f8060181

2016

Dolos, K.; Märkel, U. (2016). Modellierung der klimatischen Standorteignung forstlich relevanter Baumarten. LUBW Landesanstalt für Umwelt.

Heurich, M.; Märkel, U.; Wölfing, B.; Eccard, J. (2016). Wie reagieren Rehe auf das Vorkommen von Luchsen?. AFZ, der Wald, 2, 16–18.

2014

Gottschalk, T.; Franke, S.; Märkel, U.; Trautmann, S. (2014). Einfluss von Klima und Landnutzung auf die Verbreitung ausgewählter Brutvogelarten des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt. Landesamt für Umweltschutz Sachsen-Anhalt.

Fabian Faßnacht

Remote sensing of vegetation ecosystems

Topics

Tree species composition classification and mapping
Estimation of aboveground forest biomass form multi-sensor remote sensing data
Remote sensing based assessment of grassland dynamics on the Tibetan plateau
Application of machine learning methods in the context of remote sensing data
Forest disturbance identification with optical remote sensing data

Curriculum vitae

2017	Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s Fellowship: Research stay at the CAS Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Xining, China
2015	Fulbright scholarship: Research stay at the Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
2014	Research assistant (Postdoc) at the IfGG at the KIT
2012	Research visit at the “Laboratorio de Geomática y Ecología del Paisaje”, Universidad de Chile, Chile.
2010-2013	PhD student at the Professorship for Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems, University of Freiburg. Title of the dissertation: “Assessing the potential of imaging spectroscopy data to map tree species composition and bark beetle-related tree mortality”.
2009	Diploma in forestry sciences, University of Freiburg
2003	Abitur in Weingarten

Editorial tasks

Associate editor with Forestry (Oxford University Press) (since 2016)
Associate editor with the European Journal of Remote Sensing (Taylor & Francis) (2016-2017)

Teaching

GIS (Verfahrenskurs GIS), Cartography (Verfahrenskurs Kartographie), Environmental monitoring with remote sensing (Methoden der Umweltforschung 2), Scientific writing (Naturwissenschaftliche Arbeitsweisen), Berufspraktikum

Vor 2015: Masterprojekt Schwarzwald, Klimafolgenforschung 3, Geographische Exkursionen, Kartographie

Publications

2022

Fassnacht, F. E.; Müllerová, J.; Conti, L.; Malavasi, M.; Schmidtlein, S. (2022). About the link between biodiversity and spectral variation. Applied vegetation science, 25 (1), e12643. doi:10.1111/avsc.12643

2021

Braun, A. C.; Faßnacht, F.; Valencia, D.; Sepulveda, M. (2021). Consequences of land-use change and the wildfire disaster of 2017 for the central Chilean biodiversity hotspot. Regional Environmental Change, 21 (2), Art.-Nr.: 37. doi:10.1007/s10113-021-01756-4

Fassnacht, F. E.; Poblete-Olivares, J.; Rivero, L.; Lopatin, J.; Ceballos-Comisso, A.; Galleguillos, M. (2021). Using Sentinel-2 and canopy height models to derive a landscape-level biomass map covering multiple vegetation types. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 94, Art.-Nr.: 102236. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2020.102236

Fassnacht, F. E.; Schmidt-Riese, E.; Kattenborn, T.; Hernández, J. (2021). Explaining Sentinel 2-based dNBR and RdNBR variability with reference data from the bird’s eye (UAS) perspective. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 95, Article no: 102262. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2020.102262

Gränzig, T.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Kleinschmit, B.; Förster, M. (2021). Mapping the fractional coverage of the invasive shrub Ulex europaeus with multi-temporal Sentinel-2 imagery utilizing UAV orthoimages and a new spatial optimization approach. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 96, Art. Nr.: 102281. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2020.102281

Hosseini, Z.; Latifi, H.; Naghavi, H.; Bakhtiarvand Bakhtiari, S.; Fassnacht, F. E. (2021). Influence of plot and sample sizes on aboveground biomass estimations in plantation forests using very high resolution stereo satellite imagery. Forestry, 94 (2), 278–291. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpaa028

Li, L.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Bürgi, M. (2021). Using a landscape ecological perspective to analyze regime shifts in social–ecological systems: a case study on grassland degradation of the Tibetan Plateau. Landscape ecology. doi:10.1007/s10980-021-01191-0

Modzelewska, A.; Kamińska, A.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Stereńczak, K. (2021). Multitemporal hyperspectral tree species classification in the Białowieza Forest World Heritage site. Forestry. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpaa048

Shafeian, E.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Latifi, H. (2021). Mapping fractional woody cover in an extensive semi-arid woodland area at different spatial grains with Sentinel-2 and very high-resolution data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 105, Art.-Nr.: 102621. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2021.102621

Weiser, H.; Winiwarter, L.; Anders, K.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Höfle, B. (2021). Opaque voxel-based tree models for virtual laser scanning in forestry applications. Remote Sensing of Environment, 265, Art.-Nr.: 112641. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2021.112641

2020

Kattenborn, T.; Eichel, J.; Wiser, S.; Burrows, L.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Schmidtlein, S. (2020). Convolutional Neural Networks accurately predict cover fractions of plant species and communities in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle imagery. Remote sensing in ecology and conservation, 6 (4), 472–486. doi:10.1002/rse2.146

Modzelewska, A.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Stereńczak, K. (2020). Tree species identification within an extensive forest area with diverse management regimes using airborne hyperspectral data. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 84, Art.-Nr. 101960. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2019.101960

Senn, J. A.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Eichel, J.; Seitz, S.; Schmidtlein, S. (2020). A new concept for estimating the influence of vegetation on throughfall kinetic energy using aerial laser scanning. Earth surface processes and landforms, 45 (7), 1487–1498. doi:10.1002/esp.4820

Singh, P. P.; Chakraborty, T.; Dermann, A.; Dermann, F.; Adhikari, D.; Gurung, P. B.; Barik, S. K.; Bauhus, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Dey, D. C.; Rösch, C.; Saha, S. (2020). Assessing Restoration Potential of Fragmented and Degraded Fagaceae Forests in Meghalaya, North-East India. Forests, 11 (9), Art.-Nr.: 1008. doi:10.3390/F11091008

2019

Fassnacht, F. E.; Schiller, C.; Kattenborn, T.; Zhao, X.; Qu, J. (2019). A Landsat-based vegetation trend product of the Tibetan Plateau for the time-period 1990-2018. Scientific data, 6 (1), Art. Nr.: 78. doi:10.1038/s41597-019-0075-9

Kattenborn, T.; Eichel, J.; Fassnacht, F. E. (2019). Convolutional Neural Networks enable efficient, accurate and fine-grained segmentation of plant species and communities from high-resolution UAV imagery. Scientific reports, 9 (1), Article no: 17656. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-53797-9

Kattenborn, T.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Schmidtlein, S. (2019). Differentiating plant functional types using reflectance: which traits make the difference?. Remote sensing in ecology and conservation, 5 (1), 5–19. doi:10.1002/rse2.86

Kattenborn, T.; Lopatin, J.; Förster, M.; Braun, A. C.; Fassnacht, F. E. (2019). UAV data as alternative to field sampling to map woody invasive species based on combined Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data. Remote sensing of environment, 227, 61–73. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2019.03.025

Lopatin, J.; Dolos, K.; Kattenborn, T.; Fassnacht, F. E. (2019). How canopy shadow affects invasive plant species classification in high spatial resolution remote sensing. Remote sensing in ecology and conservation, 5 (4), 302–317. doi:10.1002/rse2.109

Stereńczak, K.; Mielcarek, M.; Modzelewska, A.; Kraszewski, B.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Hilszczański, J. (2019). Intra-annual Ips typographus outbreak monitoring using a multi-temporal GIS analysis based on hyperspectral and ALS data in the Białowieża Forests. Forest ecology and management, 442, 105–116. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.03.064

2018

Araya-López, R. A.; Lopatin, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Hernández, H. J. (2018). Monitoring Andean high altitude wetlands in central Chile with seasonal optical data: A comparison between Worldview-2 and Sentinel-2 imagery. ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, 145, 213–224. doi:10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.04.001

Ewald, M.; Aerts, R.; Lenoir, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Nicolas, M.; Skowronek, S.; Piat, J.; Honnay, O.; Garzón-López, C. X.; Feilhauer, H.; Van De Kerchove, R.; Somers, B.; Hattab, T.; Rocchini, D.; Schmidtlein, S. (2018). LiDAR derived forest structure data improves predictions of canopy N and P concentrations from imaging spectroscopy. Remote sensing of environment, 211, 13–25. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.038

Faßnacht, F. E.; Latifi, H.; Hartig, F. (2018). Using synthetic data to evaluate the benefits of large field plots for forest biomass estimation with LiDAR. Remote sensing of environment, 213, 115–128. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2018.05.007

Piiroinen, R.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Heiskanen, J.; Maeda, E.; Mack, B.; Pellikka, P. (2018). Invasive tree species detection in the Eastern Arc Mountains biodiversity hotspot using one class classification. Remote sensing of environment, 218, 119–131. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2018.09.018

Teltscher, K.; Fassnacht, F. E. (2018). Using multispectral landsat and sentinel-2 satellite data to investigate vegetation change at Mount St. Helens since the great volcanic eruption in 1980. Journal of mountain science, 15 (9), 1851–1867. doi:10.1007/s11629-018-4869-6

2017

Delgado-Aguilar, M. J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Peralvo, M.; Gross, C. P.; Schmitt, C. B. (2017). Potential of TerraSAR-X and Sentinel 1 imagery to map deforested areas and derive degradation status in complex rain forests of Ecuador. The international forestry review, 19 (1), 102–118. doi:10.1505/146554817820888636

Fassnacht, F. E.; Mangold, D.; Schäfer, J.; Immitzer, M.; Kattenborn, T.; Koch, B.; Latifi, H. (2017). Estimating stand density, biomass and tree species from very high resolution stereo-imagery – towards an all-in-one sensor for forestry applications?. Forestry, 90 (5), 613–631. doi:10.1093/forestry/cpx014

Kattenborn, T.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Pierce, S.; Lopatin, J.; Grime, J. P.; Schmidtlein, S. (2017). Linking plant strategies and plant traits derived by radiative transfer modelling. Journal of vegetation science, 28 (4), 717–727. doi:10.1111/jvs.12525

Li, L.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Storch, I.; Bürgi, M. (2017). Land-use regime shift triggered the recent degradation of alpine pastures in Nyanpo Yutse of the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Landscape ecology, 32 (11), 2187–2203. doi:10.1007/s10980-017-0510-2

Lopatin, J.; Faßnacht, F. E.; Kattenborn, T.; Schmidtlein, S. (2017). Mapping plant species in mixed grassland communities using close range imaging spectroscopy. Remote sensing of environment, 201, 12–23. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2017.08.031

Schmidt, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Förster, M.; Schmidtlein, S. (2017). Synergetic use of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 for assessments of heathland conservation status. Remote sensing in ecology and conservation, 4 (3), 225–239. doi:10.1002/rse2.68

Schmidt, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Lausch, A.; Schmidtlein, S. (2017). Assessing the functional signature of heathland landscapes via hyperspectral remote sensing. Ecological indicators, 73, 505–512. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.10.017

Schmidt, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Neff, C.; Lausch, A.; Kleinschmit, B.; Förster, M.; Schmidtlein, S. (2017). Adapting a Natura 2000 field guideline for a remote sensing-based assessment of heathland conservation status. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 60, 61–71. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2017.04.005

Schmidtlein, S.; Fassnacht, F. E. (2017). The spectral variability hypothesis does not hold across landscapes. Remote sensing of environment, 192, 114–125. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2017.01.036

Stavros, E. N.; Schimel, D.; Pavlick, R.; Serbin, S.; Swann, A.; Duncanson, L.; Fisher, J. B.; Fassnacht, F.; Ustin, S.; Dubayah, R.; Schweiger, A.; Wennberg, P. (2017). ISS observations offer insights into plant function. Nature ecology & evolution, 1 (7), Art.Nr.: 0194. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0194

Stenzel, S.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Mack, B.; Schmidtlein, S. (2017). Identification of high nature value grassland with remote sensing and minimal field data. Ecological indicators, 74, 28–38. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.11.005

2016

Fassnacht, F. E.; Latifi, H.; Stereńczak, K.; Modzelewska, A.; Lefsky, M.; Waser, L. T.; Straub, C.; Ghosh, A. (2016). Review of studies on tree species classification from remotely sensed data. Remote sensing of environment, 186, 64–87. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2016.08.013

Lopatin, J.; Dolos, K.; Hernández, H. J.; Galleguillos, M.; Fassnacht, F. E. (2016). Comparing Generalized Linear Models and random forest to model vascular plant species richness using LiDAR data in a natural forest in central Chile. Remote sensing of environment, 173, 200–210. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2015.11.029

2015

Fassnacht, F. E.; Li, L.; Fritz, A. (2015). Mapping degraded grassland on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau with multi-temporal Landsat 8 data - where do the severely degraded areas occur?. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 42, 115–127. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2015.06.005

Fassnacht, F. E.; Stenzel, S.; Gitelson, A. A. (2015). Non-destructive estimation of foliar carotenoid content of tree species using merged vegetation indices. Journal of Plant Physiology, 176, 210–217. doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2014.11.003

Kattenborn, T.; Maack, J.; Faßnacht, F.; Enßle, F.; Ermert, J.; Koch, B. (2015). Mapping forest biomass from space - Fusion of hyperspectralEO1-hyperion data and Tandem-X and WorldView-2 canopy heightmodels. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 35 (PB), 359–367. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2014.10.008

Latifi, H.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Hartig, F.; Berger, C.; Hernandez, J.; Corvalan, P.; Koch, B. (2015). Stratified aboveground forest biomass estimation by remote sensing data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 38 (PB), 229–241. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2015.01.016

Latifi, H.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Müller, J.; Tharani, A.; Dech, S.; Heurich, M. (2015). Forest inventories by LiDAR data: A comparison of single tree segmentation and metric-based methods for inventories of a heterogeneous temperate forest. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 42, 162–174. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2015.06.008

Lopatin, J.; Galleguillos, M.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Ceballos, A.; Hernández, J. (2015). Using a multistructural object-based LiDAR approach to estimate vascular plant richness in mediterranean forests with complex structure. IEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters, 12 (5), 1008–1012. doi:10.1109/LGRS.2014.2372875

Maack, J.; Kattenborn, T.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Enssle, F.; Hernandez, J.; Corvalan, P.; Koch, B. (2015). Modeling forest biomass using very-high-resolution data - combining textural, spectral and photogrammetric predictors derived from spaceborne stereo images. European journal of remote sensing, 48, 245–261. doi:10.5721/EuJRS20154814

2014

Delgado, D. V.; Hernández, J.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Serey, L. C.; Lopatin, J.; Corvalán, P. (2014). Estimation of aerial biomass using discrete-wave LiDAR data in combination with different vegetation indices in plantations of Pinus radiata (D. DON), Región del Maule, Chile. Sustainability Agri Food Environmental Research, 2 (3), 30–49. doi:10.7770/safer-V2N3-art823

Fassnacht, F. E.; Latifi, H.; Ghosh, A.; Joshi, P. K.; Koch, B. (2014). Assessing the potential of hyperspectral imagery to map bark beetle-induced tree mortality. Remote sensing of environment, 140, 533–548. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2013.09.014

Fassnacht, F. E.; Hartig, F.; Latifi, H.; Berger, C.; Hernandez, J.; Corvalan, P.; Koch, B. (2014). Importance of sample size, data type and prediction method for remote sensing-based estimations of aboveground forest biomass. Remote Sensing of Environment, 154 (1), 102–114. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2014.07.028

Fassnacht, F. E.; Neumann, C.; Forster, M.; Buddenbaum, H.; Ghosh, A.; Clasen, A.; Joshi, P. K.; Koch, B. (2014). Comparison of feature reduction algorithms for classifying tree species with hyperspectral data on three central european test sites. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7 (6), 2547–2561. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2329390

Ghosh, A.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Joshi, P. K.; Koch, B. (2014). A framework for mapping tree species combining Hyperspectral and LiDAR data: role of selected classifiers and sensor across three spatial scales. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 26, 49–63. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2013.05.017

Latifi, H.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Schumann, B.; Dech, S. (2014). Object-based extraction of bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) infestations using multi-date LANDSAT and SPOT satellite imagery. Progress in physical geography, 38 (6), 755–785. doi:10.1177/0309133314550670

2012

Fassnacht, F. E.; Koch, B. (2012). Review on forestry oriented multi-angular remote sensing techniques. The international forestry review, 14 (3), 285–298.

Fassnacht, F. E.; Latifi, H.; Koch, B. (2012). An angular vegetation index for imaging spectroscopy data - Preliminary results on forest damage detection in the Bavarian National Park, Germany. International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation, 19, 308–321. doi:10.1016/j.jag.2012.05.018

Latifi, H.; Fassnacht, F. E.; Koch, B. (2012). Forest structure modeling with combined airborne hyperspectral and LiDAR data. Remote sensing of environment, 121, 10–25. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2012.01.015

Michael Zech

Bodenkunde und Geomorphologie

Themen

Bodengeographie
Paläopedologie
Quartärforschung
Löss
Biomarker
Stabile Isotope
Geographische Schwerpunkte:
Argentinien, Kilimandscharo, Mittel- und Südosteuropa, Zentralasien und Himalaja, NO-Sibirien

Lebenslauf

Okt 2013 - Mar 2014	Vertretung der Professur für Bodenkunde und Geomorphologie am IFGG (KIT)
2013	Habilitation für das Fach Geoökologie an der Fakultät Biologie, Chemie und Geowissenschaften der Universität Bayreuth. Thema der Habilitationsschrift: Development, validation and application of an 18O paleoclimate proxy based on compound-specific isotope analyses of hemicellulose-derived sugar biomarkers.
Seit 2010	Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg 2007 – 2011: Feodor-Lynen Forschungsstipendiat der Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung an der Universität Novi Sad, Serbien.
2007	Promotion an der Universität Bayreuth zum Thema Zum Einsatz der Biomarker- und Stabilisotopen-Analytik in der Paläopedologie; Rekonstruktion mittel- und spätquartärer Landschafts- und Klimageschichte, mit Beispielen vom Kilimandscharo, aus NE Sibirien und NE Argentinien. Betreuer Prof. Dr. Ludwig Zöller.
2003	1. Staatsexamen in den Fächern Biologie und Chemie (LAGym) an der LMU München.

Schriftenverzeichnis

Lehre

WS 2013/14

Exogene Dynamik/Geomorphologie (Vorlesung)