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Rupert Seidl

@rupertseidl.bsky.social

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Professor at Technical University of Munich Head of Research at Berchtesgaden National Park Ecosystem Dynamics - Forest Management - Mountain Landscapes https://www.lss.ls.tum.de/edfm | https://www.nationalpark-berchtesgaden.bayern.de .. more

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 21h

Great new paper out by @ttkeller.bsky.social, using simulations to explore if and how fire exclusion zones can enhance tree regeneration. I particularly enjoyed the interaction between scientists and managers on this one, which added another important dimension to the work! doi.org/10.1002/eap....

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 4d

Been on a different kind of field trip last week, spending a day in the forest with the primary school class of my daughter! It was really fun to see the kids explore, and they got to experience forest biodiversity first-hand!

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Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management Group @edfm-tum.bsky.social · 16d

Our research in the National Park Berchtesgaden - both in the field and in silico - was reported on by NANO.
The segment is in German and starts at minute 7:37

www.zdf.de/play/magazin...

@rupertseidl.bsky.social @wernerrammer.bsky.social @christinadollinger.bsky.social

Overtourism und Klimakrise: Alpen unter Druck

NANO vom 25.09.: Skipisten oberhalb der Waldgrenzen können Lawinen auslösen. Die Bergidylle gerät aus dem Gleichgewicht. Können die Alpen dem Klimawandel trotzen?

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks for the kind words Mat!

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 29d

Increasing tree growth could offset disturbance costs in northern Europe, but in southern Europe overall forest value is decreasing under moderate and severe climate change. Our results highlight that climate change adaptation in forestry is not only an ecological but also an economic imperative!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · 29d

What is the cost of wildfire, windthrow and bark beetles for Europe’s forestry? We estimate that disturbances reduce Europe’s forest value by €115 bn, more than doubling to €247 bn under severe climate change. Led by @johannesmohr.bsky.social, out in @natclimate.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Sep 9

Last segment of field work for this year, surveying Pinus mugo stands (which can be quite challenging to navigate!) to understand the spread and impacts of the invasive pathogen Lecanosticta acicola. Great to have such a wonderful field crew, led by @michaelmaroschek.bsky.social and Barbara Araujo!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Sep 8

Climate change increasingly alters the interactions between forest disturbances. Here we present a framework for quantifying dist. interactions and compile evidence for their impacts. Led by @dudney-joan.bsky.social with @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social & @julieedtree.bsky.social doi.org/10.1146/annu...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Sep 4

It was wonderful to have you Brian, thanks for making the trip! I look forward to our continued collaboration!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Good news for a change: Background mortality in unmanaged forests of Europe has not increased over past decades. Great work from the European Forest Reserve Initiative EuFoRIa, out in @journalofecology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Given the strong increase in forest disturbances, Europe urgently needs a concerted and harmonized forest damage monitoring program, argue @thlasny.bsky.social et al. in a new perspective paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 27

Just a few days left to apply!

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 24

Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team!

PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 25

However, structurally complex forests increase with future disturbances. This suggests a decoupling of forest structure and demography in the 21st century. Great collaboration with @michaelmaroschek.bsky.social @wernerrammer.bsky.social @sebseibold.bsky.social and D. Thom (not on here).

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 25

Protected areas safeguard old-growth forests against human land use, but not against the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. Here we show that a climate-mediated increase in disturbances could cause a decline in old-growth forests in a national park in C Europe. doi.org/10.1088/1748...

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Reposted by Brian J. Harvey, Juan Rocha

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 21

Can we map species richness across taxonomic groups from space? Promising results for fungi, plants, insects and birds in a mountain forest landscape, obtained by @corneliussenf.bsky.social et al. by combining different sensors (EnMAP, Sentinel-1/2). doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hunting strongly affects the habitat selection of red deer, particularly during daylight hours. This suggests that hunting can efficiently control habitat use, and underscores the value of protected areas w/o hunting to conserve the behavior of ungulates. Led by J. Eggers doi.org/10.1002/wlb3...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Aug 18

Several small reserves hold more beetle, spider and bird species than a single large reserve of the same size in Central Europe, with habitat heterogeneity being an important driver. First PhD paper by Anne Huber (not on Bsky), w/ @sebseibold.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 24

Big congrats Lisa, very well done!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jan 21

We are hiring! We're looking to fill a PostDoc position on social-ecological systems. Are you excited about the spatio-temporal dynamics of coupled human and natural mountain systems? Then come join us, and work in a wonderful & diverse team + beautiful environment!
www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

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Laura Dee @lauradee.bsky.social · Mar 5

This paper - Quantifying disturbance effects on ecosystem services in a changing climate - was motivated by the need to anticipate and quantify how extreme events, which are accelerating with climate change, impact nature;s contributions to people, YET ... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Quantifying disturbance effects on ecosystem services in a changing climate - Nature Ecology & Evolution

A generalizable, functional-trait-based approach for quantifying the effects of disturbances to ecosystem services and economic outcomes, including under climate change, highlights the need for incorp...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 16

Wonderful to have the great @akkym.bsky.social visiting the lab at the moment! Great fun to show Akira our ongoing research in Berchtesgaden National Park, and really cool to discuss ideas for continuing our fruitful collaboration!

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 9

Small protected areas are often more easy to install than large ones, but they have a high proportion of their area close to the boundary. Are there boundary effects for important indicators of biodiversity? Find out more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi.... First PhD paper of Aikio Erhardt (not on Bsky).

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jul 6

As the mean rate of forest disturbance is increasing, so does its temporal variance. Proof that Taylor's law also applies to disturbance ecology, and a warning of more severe future extremes. Paper led by @corneliussenf.bsky.social w/ @tommaso-jucker.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Taylor’s law predicts unprecedented pulses of forest disturbance under global change - Nature Communications

Large pulses of disturbance have been observed globally in response to climate change. Using Taylor’s Law, the authors show that those pulses were not unpredictable but expected given a strong scaling...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jun 26

Indeed! Its quite a steep and rocky slope, so head protection is a good thing, particularly with a group of 20ish students!

Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jun 26

Teaching a field-based class is a great way to discuss current challenges of forest management with students! Also a wonderful opportunity to connect with and learn from practitioners!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jun 23

Canopy disturbances affect insect diversity via increased light availability and deadwood, but the effects of these two drivers on taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity differ. New insights from a replicated experiment, led by @juliarothacher.bsky.social @betafor.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jun 18

In the field this week, surveying post-disturbance forest development in Berchtesgaden National Park together with David Liebler (not on Bsky). Great deadwood mikado and diverse post-disturbance tree regeneration - curious what the data will tell us! Funded by @erc.europa.eu

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · Jun 4

Diving into the history of Berchtesgaden National Park via a treasure trove of archival data. Curious as to how the storied past of the landscape determines its present state and future trajectory! Looking forward to working on this with @simonegingrich.bsky.social!

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Rupert Seidl @rupertseidl.bsky.social · May 23

As climate change modulates the processes in ecosystems, we need to confront process-based models with these new realities, and adapt them if necessary. We've done this in a new study focusing on bark beetle outbreaks, led by Agnish Das and @thlasny.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The increasing role of drought as an inciting factor of bark beetle outbreaks can cause large-scale transformation of Central European forests - Landscape Ecology

Context Historically, large-scale outbreaks of the European spruce bark beetle were initiated mainly by windthrows. However, after 2018, a severe drought triggered the hitherto largest bark beetle out...

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