Bernhard Kenter
Organisation
University HamburgDepartment
WorldforestryInstitutional Website
www.worldforestry.dePersonal Website
www.worldforestry.de/kenterPublication in Relevant Areas
Stümer, W., B. Kenter, M. Köhl, 2010: Spatial Interpolation of In-Situ Data by Self-Organizing Map Algorithms (Neural Networks) for the Assessment of Carbon Stocks in European Forests, Forest Ecology and Management, 260: 287-293, doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.4.008
Köhl, M., T. Baldauf, D. Plugge, J. Krug, 2009 Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD): a climate change mitigation strategy on a critical track in Carbon Balance and Management 2009 on 13 November 2009
Krug, J., M. Köhl, T. Riedel, K. Bormann, S. Rüter, P. Elsasser, 2009: Options for accounting carbon sequestration in German forests, Carbon Balance and Management. 4:5 doi:10.1186/1750-0680-4-5
Köhl, M., Frühwald, A. 2009: Permanent Wood Sequestration: NO Solution to the Global Carbon Dioxide Problem, ChemSusChem 2(7): 609-613
Köhl, M., W. Stümer, B. Kenter, 2008: Uncertainties in the estimation of effects of forest management and decay of dead woody material on carbon stock and carbon stock changes – a simulation study, Forest Ecology and Management, Vol. 256 (3): 229 - 236
Kenter B. 2008: Applying Objective Data for a Multi Temporal Analysis of Habitat Suitability Indices to Monitor Biodiversity : A Case Study for the Example Key Species Red Kite (Milvus milvus) and Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) http://www.sub.uni-hamburg.de/opus/volltexte/2008/3518/
Countries of Research Interest
Europe
Brazil
China
India
Russia
Ghana
Madagascar
Statement of Interest in the Call
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Copenhagen December 2009, reconfirmed the future problems of human societies arising from climate change. The vulnerability and adaptation of managed and unmanaged ecosystems to climate change render prognoses on future developments difficult and deteriorate the extensive knowledge of land use management.
In our current interdisciplinary research projects we concentrate on a wide range of human impacts on landscapes with special focus on forest based ecosystem functions and services. Our main goal is the development of multi functional and therefore sustainable landuse concepts and management plans providing a maximum trade off between biodiversity conservation and human demands. These concepts are evaluated by means of objective and iterative decision support systems providing adaptability towards numerous influencing factors. Thus human demands are met through the sustained provison of services and functions from ecosystems for current and future generations.
Given our long term experience in the research area as well as our proven capability to successfully conduct international multi stakeholder projects, the call exactly meets our interests.
