Silviculture, Trees and Bioresources

The research group studies the forest as an ecosystem, including its relation to the surrounding landscapes and the functioning of the individual tree. The overall goal is to strengthen our understanding of how and why forest management, silviculture and climate change affect trees, forests, their wood production, carbon balance and storage, and biodiversity.

 

  •  Silviculture and forest management
  • Trees and forests in relation to climate change mitigation and adaptation
  •  Ecosystem recovery and restoration
  • Monitoring of forests and assessment of their development in productivity, health, carbon balance, and biodiversity indicators.
  • Forest and wood resource systems analysis
  • Sustainability governance of forests and biomass
  • Tree biology and dendroecology
  • Utilisation of wood and other bioresources
  • Innovation and industrial dynamics of bioresource use from a circular economy perspective
  • The geopolitics of resource use in Denmark and globally

 

Current research projects/ongoing key projects

 

  • Biodiversity in Urban Nature (MSc)
  • Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation (MSc)
  • Climate Change and Land Use (MSc)
  • Climate Solutions (MSc)
  • Design by Management (MSc)
  • Energy Systems and Climate Mitigation (MSc)
  • Ecosystem Services from Forests and Nature (MSc)
  • Ecology and Ecosystems Science in relation to Environmental Economics (MSc)
  • Experimental Plant Science (MSc)
  • Geoengineering (MSc)
  • Juletræer og Pyntegrønt (BSc)
  • Landscape and Restoration Ecology (BSc/MSc)
  • Land Use and Environmental Modelling
  • Life Cycle Assessment within Biological Production Systems (MSc)
  • Naturgrundlaget 1 – Planter og Landskab (BSc)
  • Naturressourcer og Økologi
  • Silviculture of Temperate Forests (MSc)
  • Skadedyr og sygdomme of skov- og bytræer (BSc/MSc)
  • Summer course: Understanding Sustainability (BSc)
  • Thematic course: Nature, Environment and Society
  • Thematic course: Ecology and Management of Forests and other semi-natural terrestrial ecosystems (MSc)
  • Tree Biology and Arboriculture (MSc)
  • Plant-based Materials: Structure and Performance from Nano to Macro Scale (MSc)
  • Green and Circular Economy -Dynamics and Governance, Danida yearly course for medium and top managers from the Global South
  • Extended Producer Responsibility, Danida yearly course for managers from the Global South

 

INFOBIOM – Nordic network for integrated forest resource and biodiversity monitoring
https://nibio.pameldingssystem.no/1st-infobiom-workshop

European National Forest Inventory Network
http://193.170.148.89/enfin/

CARISMA - Center of Advanced Research for the innovative use of 3D remote sensing in mapping of forest and landscape attributes based on national forest inventories.

International Energy Agency’s Technical Collaboration Platform: IEA Bioenergy Task 45 – Climate and Sustainability, https://task45.ieabioenergy.com/

CAR-ES – Centre of Advanced Research on Environmental Services from Nordic Forest Ecosystems

IUFRO – International Union of Forest Research Organisations
https://www.iufro.org/

Globelics
https://www.globelics.org/

 

Members of the research group

Name Title Phone E-mail
Search in Name Search in Title Search in Phone
Ræbild, Anders Associate Professor +4535331619 E-mail
Bastrup-Birk, Annemarie Senior Researcher +4535331897 E-mail
Jørgensen, Bruno Bilde Senior Adviser +4535331694 E-mail
Reventlow, Ditlev Otto Juel Postdoc +4535331916 E-mail
Thybring, Emil Engelund Associate Professor - Promotion Programme +4535334433 E-mail
Kjær, Erik Dahl Professor +4535331624 E-mail
Rasmussen, Hanne Nina Associate Professor Emerita +4535331703 E-mail
Ravn, Hans Peter Associate Professor Emeritus +4535331663 E-mail
Martens, Helle Jakobe Associate Professor E-mail
Sørensen, Ib Holmgård Forest and Landscape Engineer +4535331715 E-mail
Thomsen, Iben Margrete Senior Adviser +4535331664 E-mail
Stupak, Inge Associate Professor +4535331665 E-mail
de Koning, Johannes H.C. Assistant Professor +4593850502 E-mail
Larsen, Jørgen Bo Professor Emeritus +4535331688 E-mail
Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten Professor +4535331666 E-mail
Skovsen, Katrine Research Assistant +4535320126 E-mail
Hansen, Lars Nørgaard Researcher +4535336160 E-mail
Thygesen, Lisbeth Garbrecht Professor +4535331733 E-mail
Andersen, Maj Munch Associate Professor +4535323807 E-mail
Østergaard, Mathilde Juul Research Assistant +4535331595 E-mail
Ingerslev, Morten Associate Professor +4535331676 E-mail
Alban, Morten Academic Staff E-mail
Merriman, Nick Research Assistant E-mail
Bentsen, Niclas Scott Associate Professor +4535331714 E-mail
Brownell II, Prescott Huntley PhD Fellow +4535324839 E-mail
Kristensen, Rachel Maree Research Assistant +4535322082 E-mail
Henriksen, Runa Bjerre Academic Research Staff E-mail
Skov, Simon Senior Adviser E-mail
Nord-Larsen, Thomas Senior Researcher +4535331758 E-mail
Kudahl, Thomas Forester +4535331716 E-mail
Riis-Nielsen, Torben Special Consultant +4535331625 E-mail

Head of Research Group

Niclas Scott Bentsen
Associate Professor

+4535331714
+4520206318
nb@ign.ku.dk