Institute of

Forest Genetics

Secretariat Großhansdorf

Irene Joraszik

Sieker Landstraße 2
22927 Großhansdorf
Phone: +49 4102 696 0
Fax: +49 4102 696 200
fg@thuenen.de

Secretariat Waldsieversdorf


Dr. Pascal Eusemann

Research fellow in the Field of Activity ‘Ecological Genetics’, Project ‘Beech Seeds’

Dr. Pascal Eusemann
Address
Eberswalder Chaussee 3a
15377 Waldsieversdorf
Phone
+49 033433 157 176
Fax
+49 33433 157 199
E-Mail
pascal.eusemann@thuenen.de

2001 - 2006: Undergraduate studies of Biology at Mainz University, Germany. Majors in botany, zoology, and paleontology.  

2006 - 2010: Postgraduate studies at Greifswald University, Germany. My PhD thesis focused on population genetics and reproduction biology of Euphrates poplar (Populus euphratica) under the hyperarid conditions of the Taklimakan desert in Xinjiang, NW China.  

2011: Postdoctoral position within the project “FastWOOD” at Marburg University, Germany. Here, I worked on the development and optimization of molecular tools to identify and characterize poplar clones and varieties for use in short rotation coppices.  

2011 - 2014: Postdoctoral position at Greifswald University. In the course of my project here, we studied the effects of climate change on population genetics and reproduction dynamics of white spruce (Picea glauca) at arctic and alpine treelines in Alaska, USA. This project incorporated molecular markers, dendrochronological tools, and stable isotopes in order to understand how tree populations in these extreme habitats reacted to recent climate change during the 20th century and how ongoing climate change might shape future development of these populations.  

Since 2014: Postdoctoral position at the Thünen-Institute of Forest Genetics, Waldsieversdorf, Germany. My current project focuses on the production of high-quality forest reproductive material, i.e. forest tree seeds that are used to establish new forests or to rejuvenate existing ones. In this project, we study how different management strategies in beech forests affect the genetic composition and constitution of the harvest and, possibly, the adaptability of plants produced from such seeds to changing environmental conditions.  

Link to the project page: http://www.thuenen.de/en/fg/projects/beech-seeds/  

Since 2016 I also participate in the joint project FitForClim, a project that aims to lay the foundation for a sustainable supply of markets with high-quality forest reproductive material (i.e. forest tree seeds) which is able to ensure long term forest productivity under changing environmental conditions.  

Link to the project page: http://www.thuenen.de/en/fg/projects/fitforclim/

Publications

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  1. Liesebach H, Preuss A, Liesebach M, Döbbeler H, Eusemann P (2019) Bereitstellung von genetisch hochwertigem Vermehrungsgut. AFZ Wald 74(1):38-40
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  2. Wojacki J, Eusemann P, Ahnert D, Pakull B, Liesebach H (2019) Genetic diversity in seeds produced in artificial Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands of different size. Forest Ecol Manag 438:18-24, DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2019.02.012
  3. Eusemann P, Preuss A, Liesebach M, Liesebach H (2019) Genetische Diversität im Vermehrungsgut der Rotbuche. AFZ Wald 74(1):35-37
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  4. Kunz M, Liesebach H, Eusemann P, Becker F, Coker A, Fussi B (2018) Bewertung der genetischen Anpassungsfähigkeit von Buche und Fichte im Klimawandel. In: Ammer C, Bredemeier M, Arnim G von (eds) FowiTa : Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung 2018 Göttingen ; Programm & Abstracts ; 24. bis 26. September 2018. Göttingen: Univ Göttingen, Fakultät für Forstwissenschaften und Waldökologie, p 416
  5. Coker A, Eusemann P, Karopka M (2018) Drohnen für phänologische Aufnahmen in Baumkronen. In: Ammer C, Bredemeier M, Arnim G von (eds) FowiTa : Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung 2018 Göttingen ; Programm & Abstracts ; 24. bis 26. September 2018. Göttingen: Univ Göttingen, Fakultät für Forstwissenschaften und Waldökologie, p 417
  6. Würth DG, Eusemann P, Trouillier M, Burras A, Burger A, Wilmking M, Roland CA, Juday GP, Schnittler M (2018) Environment drives spatiotemporal patterns of clonality in white spruce (Picea glauca) in Alaska. Can J Forest Res 48(12):1577-1586, DOI:10.1139/cjfr-2018-0234
  7. Eusemann P, Liesebach M, Liesebach H (2018) Managing beech forests for seed production - increasing phenotypic quality while preserving genetic diversity. In: Di Filippo A, Madsen P, Matsui T, Pederson N, Piovesan G, Sagheb-Talebi K (eds) 11th International Beech Symposium "Natural and managed beech forests as reference ecosystems for the sustainable management of forest resources and the conservation of biodiversity", 18-21 September 2018 ; International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Group 1.01.07 - "Ecology and Silviculturae of Beech". Viterbo: IUFRO, p 46
  8. Eusemann P, Liesebach H (2017) Die "Championbuche" (Fagus sylvatica L.) von Hoppenrade (Prignitz): Bündelpflanzung oder ein einziger Baum? Mitt Dt Dendrol Gesellsch 102:347-352
  9. Wilmking M, Buras A, Eusemann P, Schnittler M, Trouillier M, Würth DG, Lange J, Maaten-Theunissen M van der, Juday GP (2017) High frequency growth variability of White spruce clones does not differ from non-clonal trees at Alaskan treelines. Dendrochronologia 44:187-192, DOI:10.1016/j.dendro.2017.05.005
  10. Eusemann P, Liesebach M, Liesebach H (2017) Mit Drohnen Ernteaussichten in Saatgutbeständen erkunden. AFZ Wald 72(10):28-30
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  1. Eusemann P, Petzold A, Thevs N, Schnittler M (2013) Growth patterns and genetic structure of Populus euphratica Oliv. (Salicaceae) forests in NW China - Implications for conservation and management. Forest Ecol Manag(297):27-36, DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.02.009
  2. Petzold A, Pfeiffer T, Jansen F, Eusemann P, Schnittler M (2013) Sex ratios and clonal growth in dioecious Populus euphratica Oliv., Xinjiang Prov., Western China. Trees 27(3):729-744, DOI:10.1007/s00468-012-0828-y
  3. Schnittler M, Eusemann P (2010) Consequences of genotyping errors for estimation of clonality: a case study on Populus euphatica Oliv. (Salicaceae). Evol Ecol 24(6):1417-1432, DOI:10.1007/s10682-010-9389-y
  4. Eusemann P (2010) Population genetics and reproduction biology of Populus euphratica OLIV. (Salicaceae) at the Tarim River, Xinjiang Province, NW China. Greifswald: Universität Greifswald, 104 p, Greifswald, Univ, Diss, 2010
  5. Eusemann P, Fehrenz S, Schnittler M (2009) Development of two microsatellite multiplex PCR systems for high throughput genotyping in Populus euphratica. J Forest Res 20(3):195-198, DOI:10.1007/s11676-009-0038-7
  6. Eusemann P, Jäger P (2009) Heteropoda tetrica THORELL, 1897 - variation and biogeography, with emphasis and copulatory organs (Araneae: Sparassidae). Contrib Nat Hist(12):499-516
  7. Wiehle M, Eusemann P, Thevs N, Schnittler M (2009) Root suckering patterns in Populus euphratica (Euphrates poplar, Salicaceae). Trees 23(5):991-1001, DOI:10.1007/s00468-009-0341-0
  8. Eusemann P (2006) Heteropoda schwendingeri Jäger 2005 (Araniae: Sparassidae) - first description of female with notes on intraspecific variation and evidences supporting species status. Zootaxa:327-334