Working group - ENVIRUS (Environment Under Stress)
BMBF Project title -
Impact
and risk assessment of Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) outbreaks for
sustainable management and health risk control in urban and non-urban
European oak forests (Quercus spec. L.)
DFG Project title -
Impacts of phyllophagous insect mass outbreaks on biogeochemical processes and microbial activities in tree canopies and soils
Impacts of phyllophagous insect mass outbreaks on biogeochemical processes and microbial activities in tree canopies and soils
Students
enrolled for Bachelors', Masters' and PhD courses are encouraged to
apply for study internships with the research working group, ENVIRUS at
the Faculty of Forestry (Department of Soil Sciences for Temperate
Zones). Courses will be broadly offered in the following topics :
a) Biogeochemistry - Measurement and Modeling of GHG and VOCs
b)
Microbiology - DNA probing of nitrogen-fixing and denitrifying
microorganisms, plant physiology and biochemistry, entomology,
remote sensing, bioclimatology
c) Tree physiology
d) GIS and remote sensing
The following additional topics are offered to PhD and MSc candidates (including BSc)
1) Studies
on water and organic matter balance (tree & soil) in pine and oak
stands under the influence of mass proliferation of phytophagous insects
? includes both field and laboratory work
2) Effects
of frass activity of phytophagous insects on the mineralization process
as well as C and N pools in trees and soil (Incubation experiment with
isotopes)
3) Retrospective
data analysis for evaluating the spreading of the oak processionary
moth in urban and non-urban forests and green areas in Germany (GIS and
Remote Sensing)
4) Microbiological analyses (soil/plants) within the crown to ground pathway
5) Determination
of the leaf crown biomass by means of a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS)
through derivation of Leaf Area Index (LAI).
Additional working themes for BSc. candidates :
1) Theme - Forest ecosystem research
The
work will be focused on statistical analysis, processing and
interpretation of organic and inorganic material flow data from forests
The students will be able to work on already available data!!
2) Theme - Measurement of drought stress on trees
Specific measurement techniques will be used for estimating the drought stress on selected trees
For detailed information, please contact -
Thomas Zilla
Thomas Zilla
E-Mail: tzilla1@gwdg.de
Tel: 0551-39-33501