Research
The professorship for Physical Geography / Landscape Ecology and Sustainable Ecosystem Development is characterized by the research fields: Pollination, Phenology and ash shoot death, while the KU Weather station provides important information and measurements. In addition to KU-funded proFOR+ studies, the DFG (German Research Foundation) and a number of other universities are also involved in the research projects of the professorship. Currently, cooperation is taking place with universities in Erlangen, Munich, Freising, Augsburg, Regensburg, Bayreuth, Würzburg and the HU Berlin.
Current Projects
Further Projects
Completed Projects
- 2018-2023 BAYSICS - Bavarian Synthesis Information Citizen Science Portal for climate research and science communication
- 2019-2022 pollenPALS - Biotic and abiotic influences on birch pollen production and allergenicity and their effects on health
- 2018-2021 Quo vadis Pollen? Studies on (effective) pollen dispersal and pollen and seed quality as a contribution to the genetic conservation of ash trees
- 2021-2021 Differences in pollen production of Birch (Betula ssp.) (proFOR+)
- 2020 - 2021 Studies on pollen production, concentration and dispersion of Central European tree species (proFOR+)
- 2019 - 2020 Investigation of viral diseases in common ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) in Southern Germany (preliminary study, proFOR, KU)
- 2019 - 2019 Influence of stock structure on biodiversity under consideration of ash dieback (proFOR, KU)
- 2019 - 2019 Analysis of phenological plant development using webcam-based RGB values to predict the pollen season (preliminary study, proFOR, KU)
- 2019 - 2019 Investigations on pollen dispersion with high-resolution wind data (preliminary study, proFOR, KU)
- 2018 - 2018 Phenological differences of ashes (Fraxinus excelsior L.) depending on their state of health (preliminary study, proFOR, KU)
- 2017 – 2017 Analyses of the relationship between leaf area index and pollen production (Preliminary study, PROFOR, KU)
- 2017 – 2017 Climatic induced variations of pollen associated characteristics in Europe (Preliminary study, PROFOR, KU)
- 2014 – 2017 VAO I – Virtuelles Alpenobservatorium (StMUV, TP II/01)
- 2013 – 2015 Extremes at the atmosphere-biosphere interface (Institute for Advanced Study, TUM)
- 2012 – 2013 Focus Group Global Change (Institute for Advanced Study, TUM)
- 2012 – 2012 Urban phenology in tropical cities (DAAD, 50752579)
- 2009 – 2012 Impacts of climate on pollen season and distribution in the Alpine region (StMUG, U-119)
- 2009 – 2012 Environmental responses of phenology to recent climate change and urbanisation (DFG, ME 179/3-1))
- 2009 – 2009 Stadtphänologie München (Europamöbel Umweltstiftung)