A new MSc. student started her thesis “Suitability of Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data and texture measures of aerial images to model the species distribution of Glaucidium passerinum (Pygmy Owl) in Vercors, French Alps”. Wanda Graf is using LiDAR data to describe the three dimensional habitat structure of Glaucidium passerinum at different scales. Moreover texture measures of aerial images will be used to describe the habitat structure of Glaucidium passerinum at different scales. It is assumed that LiDAR data are more suitable to model the distribution of Glaucidium passerinum than texture measures of aerial images. The thesis is supervised by Dr. Björn Reineking and Dr. Martin Wegmann
Towards Earth Observation-supported identification of drought-resilient tree provenances in Bavaria
Recent drought years have raised concerns about the future vitality of different tree species in Bavaria. Focussing on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Bavaria as an example, drought impacts vary considerably, with pronounced decline in part of the stands while...
