Dr. Michael Kyei Agyekum
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Management (ASAM)
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
Brückstr. 3a, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany
ph. +49 (0) 341 6025 4537
michael.kyei-agyekum@ufz.de
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Research Interests
- Development of land use intensity indices and their ecological applications
- Hydrologically-informed assessments of agricultural impacts on aquatic ecosystems
- Spatial ecological modeling and synthesis of global ecosystem datasets
- Interdisciplinary project coordination for sustainable environmental research
- Mangrove forest dynamics and canopy gap analysis using remote sensing and GIS
Employment history
| Since 2024 |
Postdoctoral Researcher, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Management (ASAM) |
| 2018 – 2024 | Project Manager, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany |
| 2011 – 2015 | Senior Conservation Officer, Center for Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA), Cape Coast, Ghana |
Education
| 2019 – 2024 | Ph.D. in Quantitative Ecology, University of Bremen, Germany |
| 2015 – 2017 | M.Sc. in International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology, University of Bremen, Germany |
| 2007 – 2011 | B.Sc. in Environmental Science, University of Cape Coast, Ghana |
Selected Publications
- Agyekum MK, Zimmer M, Mackay F, Weerts S, Helfer V (2025). Spatial and temporal patterns of mangrove forest canopy gaps at the southern distribution limit. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0165
- Agyekum MK (2024). Canopy gap dynamics in mangrove forests: exploring global patterns and drivers. Doctoral dissertation, Universität Bremen. https://doi.org/10.26092/elib/2748
- Agyekum MK, Zimmer M, Mackay F, Weerts S, Helfer V (2024). Canopy gaps distribution in South African mangrove forests from 1997 to 2020. PANGAEA – Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science. https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.965469