At the joint NSO-GfÖ 2026 conference in Odense, Denmark, EORC postdoc and EO4cam researcher Dr. Julia Rieder gave an interesting talk on the use of airborne laser scanning (ALS) data and orthophoto time series data from airplane campaigns to detect change in canopy openness of European Beech and the link of openness to the tree’s […]

This week, the EORC is participating in the joint NSO-GfÖ 2026 conference in Odense, Denmark. The conference brings together researchers of all career stages from all across ecology research, representing a wide range of methods and applications, including topics at the intersection of remote sensing and ecology. The event is particularly unique, as it is […]

In this project, the Chair of Forest Botany at the Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology offers, subject to the availability of resources, a project position as

The severe drought of 2018/19 caused widespread early discoloration, defoliation and tree mortality in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), although l…

At SilviLaser 2025 in Québec City, PhD candidate Julia Rieder (EORC, University of Würzburg and staff member of EO4CAM) presented her work on “European Beech under Drought: Effects of Topography, Competition and Soil Water Availability.” Her study uses LiDAR to reveal how local conditions shape drought resilience in European beech forests, providing key insights for […]

From 19–21 September 2025, the Deutsche Waldtage took place all across Germany under the motto “Gemeinsam! Für den Wald” (“Together! For the Forest”). Foresters, forest owners, and many other actors connected to the forest invited people to join activities and events in their local woodlands. At the heart of the initiative is a simple but […]

Last week, EORC staff participated in and co-organized the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ) Annual Symposium 2025, this year hosted at University of Würzburg. The symposium, attended by more than 600 people, covered a wide range of topics in ecology research with a focus on current challenges in various ecosystems. As it […]

In late July, PhD student Julia Rieder and EAGLE student Henning Riecken (InnoLab) conducted field visits to several beech forest stands in Northern Bavaria. Their survey covered regions including the Rhön, the Steigerwald, and areas around Würzburg and Bayreuth, as part of the Beechdecline and EO4CAM projects. The team focused on assessing crown condition and […]

This week, the global Earth observation community gathered in Vienna for the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2025 — one of the most anticipated events for anyone passionate about understanding our...

During the run-up to Christmas, Julia Rieder and Julian Fäth from the EORC visited the university forest in Sailershausen to retrieve further data from a tempe