Judit Lecina-Diaz

Climate change raises costs for European forestry - Nature Climate Change Natural disturbances, such as windthrows, pest outbreaks and wildfires, pose a major economic threat for the forestry sector. By coupling spatially explicit ecological and economic forest models, this study assesses the costs of natural disturbances under current and future climate conditions for all of Europe.

How expensive are natural disturbances for Europes forestry?

I'm super excited, that @natclimate.nature.com decided to publish a Research Briefing by @rupertseidl.bsky.social and me related to our recent paper on the cost of disturbances. Check it out here:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

it works to me... that's weird

What makes German forests vulnerable to wind & bark beetles? 🌲💨🪳
👉 Elevation, Norway spruce %, precip. & slope.
Will it get worse?
👉 Models predict a slight decrease by 2070 (RCP4.5 & 8.5).
Great MSc by Rémie Matta, a wonderful co-supervision with @anastritih.bsky.social
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

Great week at the @gfoesoc.bsky.social conference! New ideas and contacts in the lovely Würzburg!

Several small reserves hold more beetle, spider and bird species than a single large reserve of the same size in Central Europe, with habitat heterogeneity being an important driver. First PhD paper by Anne Huber (not on Bsky), w/ @sebseibold.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Remote sensing image of Western Iberia with the current fires burning

A striking visualization of current fire activity across the western part of the Iberian Peninsula

🔥🌳🔥🌳 wildfire

Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity):
PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
Postdoc:
www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...
Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested!

Come work with us! We are looking to fill a PhD (mountain forest management) and PostDoc position (forest adaptive capacity, w/ @juditlecinadiaz.bsky.social). We'd be happy to have you as part of our dynamic team!

PhD: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

PostDoc: www.lss.ls.tum.de/fileadmin/w0...

Small protected areas are often more easy to install than large ones, but they have a high proportion of their area close to the boundary. Are there boundary effects for important indicators of biodiversity? Find out more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi.... First PhD paper of Aikio Erhardt (not on Bsky).

actually it was 30 km/h...

While most of Europe faces a heat wave, Catalonia is experiencing “sixth-generation” wildfires, triggering a pyrocumulus cloud with wind speeds over 125 km/h.
I feel a special connection to this region: the first wildfire I studied occurred in this area tinyurl.com/yy2usjv4
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Great week at the #SIBECOLAEET2025! It always feels like a family reunion: catching up with ex-colleagues, friends, and meeting new people. Discovering exciting ongoing research in ecology across the Iberian Peninsula (and beyond). Also: amazing food and stunning nature!

Two inspiring days of discussions to better understand forests' adaptive capacity to disturbances! 🌳🔥🪲💨
Grateful for the inspiring group, the motivation, and the ideas we exchanged!
Thanks to @dfg.de for funding and to @edfm-tum.bsky.social for being part of the journey. Excited for what's ahead! 🚀

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

A pleasure to have you here!

Setting aside areas for conservation does not increase disturbances in temperate forests We found no evidence that setting aside forests for biodiversity conservation amplifies disturbances in temperate forests of Central Europe. Conversely, we found that strict forest reserves had lower...

Setting forests aside doesn’t stir up more trouble—in fact, it calms the chaos 🌳
Happy to see my first PhD chapter out! 📝
Setting aside forests for biodiversity conservation does NOT amplify disturbances in temperate forests of Central Europe.

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Job Alert📢! We are looking for a postdoc looking into how to reconcile Food Systems Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation. Apply to work with us at VU Amsterdam

Position for 36 months. Deadline: January 9th. Please apply/ Share

workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...

a man is standing on a rug in a living room with stairs . ALT: a man is standing on a rug in a living room with stairs .

It feels good to be here! But still a bit empty...🫣