The final conference of the 3DforEcoTech COST Action at the Polish Forest Research Institute. We also focused on ecosystem modelling carried out within the PROCLIAS COST Action—a nice example of how different COST Actions can link up and complement each other. #3DforEcoTech #PROCLIAS

Central Europe has recently been hit by bark beetle outbreaks triggered by drought conditions not previously observed at such intensity. Our new study shows how dramatic the impacts on forests can be if these drought-driven dynamics become the new normal. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Rupert Seidl@rupertseidl.bsky.social · last yr.

As climate change modulates the processes in ecosystems, we need to confront process-based models with these new realities, and adapt them if necessary. We've done this in a new study focusing on bark beetle outbreaks, led by Agnish Das and @thlasny.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Intensive fieldwork in disturbed areas of the Czech Republic. We continued our survey on forest recovery to better understand how well the emergent forest may be adapted to future climates. Many thanks to @mariapotterf.bsky.social and @romanmodlinger.bsky.social for the excellent organization.

Two great days of engaging discussions on forest adaptive capacity indicators at TUM Freising. Thanks for having us and for the fantastic coordination @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social @rupertseidl.bsky.social

Factors behind the rise and collapse of bark beetle populations are still not fully understood. This study found interesting differences between colonisation density and reproductive success in the two outbreak phases www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

REGISTRATION OPEN Online registration is now open and the call for abstracts for oral presentations and posters has been published for the 54th Annual Meeting of the #Ecological Society of #Germany, #Austria and #Switzerland. HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT: www.gfoe-conference.de/index.php?ca...

Exciting four years with the RESONATE project resonateforest.org are over. Here is our latest Policy Brief "Managing Forest Disturbances in a Changing Climate" efi.int/publications...

In 2018, a spruce bark beetle outbreak was reported in Kent, prompting concern among UK foresters about its possible spread. Here, we gave a talk with @marlind.bsky.social to nearly 200 Scotish foresters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gsh... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tree-killing beetle found to be attracted to Britain’s most common spruce

Discovery of pest in UK raises fears for Sitka spruce, which accounts for half of country’s commercial plantations

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Interesting contribution to bark beetle dynamics under hotter droughts based on an extensive pheromone trap network from Germany led by our new colleague, Maja Potterf @mariapotterf.bsky.social. Congrats (:

Rupert Seidl@rupertseidl.bsky.social · last yr.

Hotter drought synchronizes bark beetle outbreaks across large spatial scales. New insights from a massive pheromone trap network in C Europe (more than 60 Mill. beetles caught!), led by Maria Potterf. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Really important study that could help reconcile active forest management and nature conservation. Especially relevant in Central Europe, where fears about disturbance spreading from set-aside areas are often irrational. Interestingly, we observed a similar pattern here: doi.org/10.1093/fore...

Contrasting Norway spruce disturbance dynamics in managed forests and strict forest reserves in Slovakia

Abstract. Forest disturbances are intensifying globally, yet regional drivers of these dynamics remain poorly understood. We investigated recent disturbanc

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Rupert Seidl@rupertseidl.bsky.social · last yr.

Natural disturbances are often invoked as an argument against creating new forest reserves. But are reserves more affected by disturbances than managed forests? For C Europe the answer is no, in fact reserves have lower disturbance rate & severity than managed forests! doi.org/10.1111/1365...

We are hiring! forestinvasion.cz/en Three postdoc positions in the field of biological invasions are open at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, funded through Horizon Europe: forestinvasion.cz/en/r-20693-n... forestinvasion.cz/en/r-20693-n... forestinvasion.cz/en/r-20693-n...

Hey, it is great to be here and see so many familiar faces, institutions, journals, and projects - I did not expect this (: