Research Interests

My PhD focuses on analyzing forests in Germany across various spatial scales by integrating different remote sensing data, such as LiDAR-based canopy height models and satellite data products. I am interested in assessing forest structural attributes and their interactions with forest biodiversity. By combining remote sensing and inventory data analyses, I am exploring the potential and constraints of using remote sensing technologies for monitoring forest structure and biodiversity from a nature conservation perspective.

Project

In the BfN-funded project “nawapoka”, we are developing a German-wide forest potential map for nature conservation by combining a satellite-based tree species classification, measures of forest structure and a nature conservation assessment strategy. My main tasks within the project are to process and analyze large-scale remote sensing data (e.g. elevation models, canopy height models) to investigate aspects of forest structural heterogeneity in the context of forest ecology, tree species diversity and nature conservation.

Curriculum Vitae