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Institute of

WO Forest Ecosystems

Dr. Nikolai Knapp


Institute of Forest Ecosystems

Alfred-Möller-Straße 1, Haus 41/42
16225 Eberswalde
Telephone
+49 3334 3820 387
Email
nikolai.knapp@thuenen.de

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter


Fields of Expertise

Forest Monitoring

Crown condition survey

Remote sensing

  • Linking of the crown condition survey with remote sensing
  • Programming of R-packages for lidar data processing 
  • Individual tree delineation

Modeling

  • Spatio-temporal modeling of tree vitality and mortality
  • Integration of field data, geodata, remote sensing, machine learning and process-based models 
  • Development of a digital twin of the forest
     

Curriculum vitae

  • since 2021:
    Scientist at Thünen-Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde
  • 2019 – 2021:
    Scientist at Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, in the RedMod project 
     
  • 2019:
    PhD in Environmental Systems Sciences at the University of Osnabrück
     
  • since 2016:
    Guest lecturer at HNE Eberswalde for lidar remote sensing
     
  • 2015 - 2018:
    Scientist at Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, and University of Osnabrück working for the Biotrop-X project, the Helmholtz Allianz for Remote Sensing and Earth System Dynamics and as co-developer of the forest model FORMIND
  • 2015:
    Research assistant in the REDD+ monitoring group of the Peruvian ministery of environment in Lima
     
  • 2012 - 2014:
    Forest Information Technology studies (MSc.) at HNE Eberswalde and SGGW Warsaw
     
  • 2006 - 2012:
    ​​​​​​​Biology studies (Diploma) at University of Würzburg with research stays at University Via Domitia Perpignan (2010) and University of Brunei Darussalam (2011)
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