LabForest

Living lab university forest for sustainable management of natural regeneration under climate change

Changing environmental conditions and adaptive forest management: impacts on ecology, ecosystem services, and economic resilience

The project LabForest uses the opportunities provided by the university forest at LMU Munich as a living lab to compare effects of different management strategies on forestry and wood industry in connection with climate risks. Additionally, the project also assess the impacts of climate risks on biodiversity and key ecosystem services.

Involved institutions

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) - Department für Geographie
Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft (LWF) - Abt. Waldschutz und Abt. Waldbau
Technische Universität München (TUM) - Lehrstuhl für Holzwissenschaft, Professur für Waldinventur und nachhaltige Nutzung
Technische Universität Dresden (TUD) - Professur für Forstzoologie
Bayerische Waldbauernschule

Project information

Modellregion

Bayern

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Publications

Eisenschink P, Obermeier W, Zerres V, Suerbaum A, Lehnert L

(2025) Forest variables from LiDAR: Drone flight parameters impact the detection of tree stems and diameter estimates

Ecological Informatics Volume 88, September 2025, 103127

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103127

Eisenschink P, Obermeier W, Zerres V, Suerbaum A, Lehnert L

(2025) A Framework for Assessing Tree Value and Forest Vulnerability Using UAV Remote Sensing

EGU General Assembly, 2025 EGU25-10908, updated on 23 Aug 2025

https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-10908

Svanidze D, Ludwig R, Obermeier W, Lehnert L

(2025) Hydrometeorological Aspects of Sustainable Forest Regeneration Management in Climate Change

EGU General Assembly 2025, EGU25-12627, updated on 15 Mar 2025

https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-12627

Svanidze D, Ludwig R, Obermeier W, Lehnert L

(2025) Hydrometeorologische Aspekte des nachhaltigen Waldregenerationsmanagements im Klimawandel

Obermeier W, Haertl F, Hahn A, Knoke T, Ludwig R, Pongratz J, van de Kuilen J, Sanchez-Azofeifa A, Seibold S, Sühlfleisch K, Weber-Blaschke G, Lehnert L

(2024) Consequences of disturbance management and silvicultural treatments on ecosystem services

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The innovation group LabForest is located in the region of Bavaria.

LabForest

“LabForest” uses the possibilities of the university forest of the LMU Munich as a real laboratory to compare the forestry and timber industry effects of different management options in connection with the effects of climate risks and to evaluate their effects on biodiversity and important ecosystem services.

Technische Universität Dresden

Professur für Forstzoologie