Dissertation successfully defended

On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, Mr. M.Sc. Karl Louis Georgi successfully completed his doctorate on the following topic:

"Insights into tree morphology and canopy space occupation under the influence of local neighbourhood interactions in mature temperate forests using laser scanning technology"

Our warmest congratulations to Mr Georgi!

The research results have already been published:

I. Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., Reich, K.F., Sturm, K., Welle, T., von Oheimb, G. (2018). Long-term abandonment of forest management has a strong impact on tree morphology and wood volume allocation pattern of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). Forests 9, 704, doi: 10.3390/f9110704

II. Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Reich, K. F., Bienert, A., Maas, H.G., von Oheimb, G. (2021). Effects of local neighbourhood diversity on crown structure and produc­tivity of individual trees in mature mixed-species forests. Forest Ecosystems 8, 26, doi: 10.1186/s40663-021-00306-y

III. Bienert, A., Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Maas, H.G., von Oheimb, G. (2018). Comparison and combination of mobile and terrestrial laser scanning for natural forest inventories. Forests 9, 395, doi: 10.3390/f9070395

IV. Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Bienert, A., Maas, H. G., von Oheimb, G. (2022). Effects of tree diversity on canopy space occupation vary with tree size and canopy space definition in a mature broad-leaved forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 323, 109055, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.109055