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Improved modeling approaches are required to support mangrove restoration efforts. While planting Rhizophora species has been popular, the focus is shifting toward restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services. Our colleagues Mohammed Sagar Islam and Uta Berger, and their coauthors, reviewed …

The conservation strategy of the umbrella species concept is based on the assumption that protecting one species, i.e. flagship or keystone species, confers a “protective umbrella” to co-occurring species.

We welcome Jacob Kelly as a new member in our lab! For his PhD, Jake will work in the DFG-funded project 'XyLife' on modeling individual-tree xylem responses to climate change, under the supervision of Dr. Martin Zwanzig and in close collaboration with the Chair of Forest Growth and Woody …

We are very happy and proud to announce that Marie-Christin Wimmler is receiving the 2025 Syvitski Student Modeler award for her work "pyMANGA: A Modular, Open and Extendable Software Platform for Modelling Forest and Vegetation Dynamics" recently published in the journal Environmental …