Florian Männer - PhD Candidate
Contact
Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD Competence Center Smart Farming
Joachim-Jungius-Str. 11
18059 Rostock
E-Mail: florian.maenner@igd-r.fraunhofer.de
Phone: +49 (0) 381 4024-494
2nd Affiliation:
University of Bonn
INRES - Plant Nutrition
Karlrobert-Kreiten-Str. 13
53115 Bonn
3rd Affiliation:
University of Potsdam
Biodiversity Research / Systematic Botany
Maulbeerallee 1
14469 Potsdam
Research Interests
- Grassland and vegetation ecology
- Ecological tipping points in drylands
- Forage provision analysis
- Hyperspectral sensing and remote sensing
Education
Since 2019:
PhD Student at University of Bonn - Vegetation Ecology
2016 - 2018:
Master of Science, Agricultural Sciences - Crop Production Systems, University of Hohenheim, Germany
2014-2016:
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
2013-2016:
Bachelor of Education, Vocational Education for Agricultural Economics and Mathematics, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
Current Projects
NamTip – Understanding and Managing Desertification Tipping Points in Dryland Social-Ecological Systems – A Namibian Perspective
https://www.namtip.uni-bonn.de/
I am currently doing my PhD in the BMBF funded transdisciplinary project NamTip, that strives to understand ecological processes, societal and management related aspects around desertification tipping points (DTP) at Namibia's semi-arid savannah rangelands.
My work in that project takes place in Namibia and focusses on experimental investigation of functional plant trait patterns and forage provision of a semi-arid savannah rangeland close to a DTP, including their reaction to severe drought and heavy grazing.
SEBAS – SEnsing Biodiversity Across Scales (SEBAS). Land-use effects on the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) and the biodiversity-ecosystem service (BES) relationship in central European grasslands www.geographie.uni-bonn.de/Pressemitteilungen/sensing-biodiversity-across-scales-sebas
I work on hyperspectral canopy sensing of grassland traits, such as biomass, forage quality, plant functional types and plant functional traits
Positions held
Since 2019
Scientific Assistant, University of Bonn, INRES - Grassland Ecology & Grassland Management
2017 - 2019
Student Assistant, University of Hohenheim, Agricultural Engineering in the Tropics and Subtropics