Institute of

WO Forest Ecosystems

Projects and initiatives

On this page you will find all the information about our various projects and initiatives. Here we present our activities in the field of forest mapping using drones and remote sensing as well as intensive forest monitoring and the National Forest Biodiversity Monitoring Initiative.

Current projects and initiatives

National biodiversity monitoring in forests

Drohnenaufnahme von einer stark geschädigten Bestandesfläche.

Drones & remote sensing

Intensive forest environmental monitoring

Projects

Here you will find an overview of our current and completed projects from recent years.

Ongoing projects

Climate change and forest adaptation

Ongoing climate change is on a of the big challenges for the maintainance of productive forests. Climatic exterme events like drought, heat waves, storms and the acompanying occurrence of pathogens require a monitoring of forest development and an adaptation of forest and forest management.

Copernicus Forest Network Office

As an interface between remote sensing experts and forest stakeholders, forest owners, forest authorities and enterprises, research institutions and companies, the Copernicus Network Office Forest supports, advises and networks all stakeholders who use or would like to use remote sensing data and services.

TroWaK

A high-resolution water balance model is to be developed as part of the TroWaK project for Germany-wide real-time assessment of water availability and drought risks in forest areas. The results of the water balance model form the basis for new methods to estimate the risk of abiotic and biotic consequential damage in drought-affected forests.

Integration of (bio-)acoustic methods for the quantification of biodiversity in forest monitoring (AkWamo)

Feasibility study: Integration of (bio-)acoustic methods for the quantification of biological diversity in forest monitoring. Based on acoustic surveys, the potential of (bio-)acoustic quantification of biodiversity for nationwide forest monitoring is to be tested.

ADAPT Wald-Holz

In the ADAPT-Forest-Wood project, a group of young researchers is developing an adaptive, regional system for forest management and timber utilization. The focus is on an ecosystem- and resource-friendly regional value chain from forest management and wood supply to wood utilization.

Forest spectrum

The ForestSpectrum project will use a novel research approach to systematically identify the range of tree species, associations and forest management options under climate change that maximize forest resistance and resilience, ecosystem services and timber yield while respecting and enabling conservation and biodiversity objectives.

Stoffbilanz

Die Auswertung von Stoffbilanzen an Flächen des intensiven forstlichen Umweltmonitorings erlaubt es wesentliche Prozesse in typischen Waldökosystemen zu quantifzieren und zukünftige Entwicklungen zu simulieren.

Completed projects

Forest adaptation - mixed forests (INKA BB)

BEST - Strengthening bioenergy regions

BEST - Strengthening bioenergy regions, irrigation sub-project (IO-A4)

ATEM - Autonomous technology for power supply

Objective of the project was the analysis and usage of potential energy sources in forest ecosystems.

Drought in Norway spruce

Drought risk and adaptive potential of different Norway spruce populations

INPRIWA (Early Forest Fire Warning System)

Tests are being carried out on a hydrogen sensor developed at the Humboldt University Berlin which can be used to detect forest fires in the early stages, before open flames are formed.

SUSTREE

Conservation and sustainable utilization of forest tree diversity in climate change

ErWiN

Expansion of ecological, silvicultural and technical knowledge of forest fires

WinMol

Monitoring and forecasting possibilities of storm damage in forests

First 2.0

Product development for continuous, cross-scale product Vitality and forest damage analysis by means of multisensory Remote sensing data and artificial intelligence

5G Smart Country

The "5G Smart Country" joint project is being implemented in the districts of Wolfenbüttel and Helmstedt. The new and fast 5G mobile communications standard is to be used in the pilot project at four locations in the region (Wolfenbüttel, Dettum/Lucklum and Schickelsheim, Söllingen) in the areas of forestry and agriculture.

STEM

Crossing scales and disciplines to identify global trends in tree mortality as indicator of forest health

DENDROKLIMA

The aim of the project DENDROKLIMA is to analyze the adaptability of the tree species scots pine and sessile oak to changing environmental conditions, and thus to analyze the effects of climate change on tree growth.

UAVs Forest Monitoring

Study on the use of UAVs in forest monitoring

Mercury inputs in forest

Development and testing of methods to measure wet mercury deposition under the canopy of forests on the Intensive Forest Environmental Monitoring (Level II) plots.

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