Tobias Kuemmerle
Post-doctoral Honorary Fellow
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Education:
2007-2008 Postdoctoral Researcher, Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2007 Ph.D., Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2003 Diploma in Applied Environmental Sciences, Remote Sensing Department, University
of Trier
Research interests:
The goal of my research is to contribute to a better understanding of
coupled human-environment systems on the land. I am particularly interested
in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union and the land use changes that
happened in this region after the breakdown of socialism. My work aims at
monitoring land use change, improving understanding of its underlying causes,
and exploring land use effects on habitat fragmentation and biodiversity.
Spatially explicit analyses including remote sensing, GIS, statistical models,
and landscape ecology tools are the methodological foundation of my research.
Personal interests:
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, cooking and eating,
doing sports (mainly basketball and snowboard), and watching my favourite football
team Werder Bremen. I am also constantly working on expanding my vinyl record
collection.
Project:
Land use effects on habitat suitability and metapopulation viability of
the European bison
Selected Publications:
| Kuemmerle, T., J. Kozak, V.C. Radeloff, and P. Hostert. 2009. Differences in forest disturbances among land ownership types in Poland during and after socialism. Journal of Land Use Science 4: 73-83. PDF |
| Kuemmerle, T., O. Chaskovskyy, J. Knorn, V.C. Radeloff, I. Kruhlov, W.S. Keeton, P. Hostert. 2009. Forest cover change and illegal logging in the Ukrainian Carpathians in the transition period from 1988 to 2007. Remote Sensing of Environment 113: 1194-1207. PDF (3 MB) |
| Kuemmerle, T., P. Hostert, V.C. Radeloff, K. Perzanowski, I. Kruhlov. 2008. Post-socialist farmland abandonment in the Carpathians. Ecosystems 11: 614-628 PDF (1 Mb) |
| Kuemmerle, T., P. Hostert, V.C. Radeloff, K. Perzanowski, and I. Kruhlov. Post-socialist forest disturbance in the Carpathians. Ecological Applications.17(5): 1279-1295. PDF (contains color, 0.6 Mb) |
Contact information:
Forest and Wildlife
Ecology
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
phone: +1/608 261-1050
fax: +1/608 262-9922
kummerle@wisc.edu