Dr. André Große-Stoltenberg
Since 2019 | Member of the Centre for international Development and Environmental Research (ZEU) , University Gießen |
Since 2018 | Research associate, Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning, University Gießen |
2018 | Docent, Centre for Information Technology (ZIV), Universtiy Münster |
2017 - 2018 |
Research assistant, Ecosystem Physiology, University Freiburg |
2017 | Dissertation, "Detection and Impact of an Invasive Ecosystem Engineer from Leaf to Landscape Scale Merging Field Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing with Ecophysiology". Faculty Geosciences, University Münster |
2011 | DAAD-Stipend, Centro Biologia Ambiental, University Lisbon, PT |
2009 - 2017 | Graduate Assistant in the R&D project " Linking FFH Identities “, Research Associate in the DFG funded project QUEEN , Institute of Landscape Ecology, University of Münster |
2007 | Research Stay at the Instituto de Ciência Aplicada e Tecnologia, Lisbon, PT (ERASMUS) |
2007 | Freelancer (Environmental Planning, Forestry): Viebahn und Sell, Witten; Forsthof Haltern, RVR |
2001-2009 | Studies of Landscape Ecology at the Unviersity Münster and Environmental Biology at the University Lisbon, PT |
2000-2001 | Peace Service in Northern Ireland (EcoSeeds, EIRENE) |
- Remote Sensing (multi-/hyperspectral, thermal, LiDAR, UAS)
- Field Spectroscopy
- GIS (ArcGIS, QGIS and QFIELD, SAGA, GRASS)
- Landscape Ecology
- Ecophysiology
- Isoscapes
- Invasive Species
- Agroforestry
MOST 3D : Monitoring of traditional orchards using airborne LiDAR data
MonA: Monitoring of plant species of conservation concern using remote sensing
Aliens: Alien species in a changing world - Detection, monitoring and prediction
Reviewing Activities
e.g. Applied Vegetation Science, Ecological Indicators, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Journal of Ecology, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Nature Conservation, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
For a complete list please have a look at my
Publons-Profil
Funding
- University of Sassari (Italy), Visiting Professor Programme (2024).
- DAAD Congress Scholarship: EMAPI - 16th International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions. Pucón, Chile (2023)
- DAAD PPP Program: Alien species in a changing world: detection, monitoring and prediction
- HLNUG Biodiversity Fund (Co-PI): Monitoring of plant species relevant for nature conservation and restoration measure using remote sensing ( MonA ) (2021-2024)
- HLNUG Biodiversity Fund (Co-PI): Development of methods for monitoring traditional orchards in Hesse with focus on 3D Lidar data ( MOST 3D ) (2020-2023)
- DFG Individual Research Grant (Not PI, Co-writer): Quantifying the spatial impact of exotic plant invasion on ecosystem functioning- from the leaf to the landscape level ( QUEEN ) (2013-2016)
- EUFAR Grant (PI) for Acquisition of Airborne Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data ( DeInVader ) (2011)
- DAAD Research Grant for PhD Students for field studies abroad, University of Lisbon ( Centro Biologia Ambiental ) (2011)
Awards
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Helmut-Lieth-Price for Environmental Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. 2018.
Peer-reviewed
- Werner C, Hellmann C, Große-Stoltenberg A (2024) An integrative framework to assess the spatio-temporal impact of plant invasion on ecosystem functioning. NeoBiota 94: 225-242. [ doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.94.126714 ]
- Safaei M, Kleinebecker T, Weis M, Große-Stoltenberg A (2024) Tracking effects of extreme drought on coniferous forests from space using Dynamic Habitat Indices. Heliyon 10: e27864 [ doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27864 ]
- Safaei M, Kleinebecker T, Große-Stoltenberg A (2023) Potential of the satellite-based Dynamic Habitat Index (DHI) to capture changes in soil properties and drought conditions across Land Use/ Land Cover types. Geocarto International 38: 2292162 [ doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2023.2292162 ]
- Müllerová J, Brundu G, Große-Stoltenberg A , Kattenborn T, Richardson DM (2023) Pattern to process, research to practice - remote sensing of plant invasions. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-023-03150-z
- Golicz K, Piepho HP, Minarsch EML, Niether W, Große-Stoltenberg A , Oldeland J, Breuer L, Gattinger A, Jacobs S (2023) Highlighting the potential of multilevel statistical models for analysis of individual agroforestry systems. Agroforestry Systems. doi: 10.1007/s10457-023-00871-x
- Große-Stoltenberg A , Lizarazo I, Brundu G, Paiva Gonçalves V, Prado Osco L, Masemola C, Müllerová J, Werner C, Kotze I, Oldeland J (2023): Remote sensing of invasive wattles: state of the art and future perspectives. In Richardson D, Le Roux JJ, Marchante E (Eds.) Wattles – Australian Acacia species around the world. CABI, Wallingford, pp. 474-496.
- Safaei M, Bashari H, Kleinebecker T, Fakheran S, Jafari R, Große-Stoltenberg A (2022) Mapping terrestrial ecosystem health in drylands: Comparison of field-based information with remotely sensed data at watershed level. Landscape Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s10980-022-01454-4 .
- Kraft P, Rezaei EE, Breuer L, Ewert F, Große-Stoltenberg A , Kleinebecker T, Seserman D-M, Nendel C (2021) Modelling Agroforestry’s Contributions to People—A Review of Available Models. Agronomy 11: 2106. doi: 10.3390/agronomy11112106
- Golicz K, Ghazaryan G, Niether W, Wartenberg AC, Breuer L, Gattinger A, Jacobs SR, Kleinebecker T, Weckenbrock P, Große-Stoltenberg A (2021) The Role of Small Woody Landscape Features and Agroforestry Systems for National Carbon Budgeting in Germany. Land 10: 1028. doi: 10.3390/land10101028
- Lozano V, Marzialette F, Carranza ML, Chapman D, Branquart E, Dološ K, Große-Stoltenberg A , Fiori M, Capece P, Brundu G (2020) Modelling Acacia saligna invasion in a large Mediterranean island using PAB factors: a tool for implementing the European legislation on invasive species. Ecological Indicators 116: 106516. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106516
- Cârlan I, Haase D, Große-Stoltenberg A , Sandric I (2020) Mapping heat and traffic stress of urban park vegetation based on satellite imagery - A comparison of Bucharest, Romania and Leipzig, Germany. Urban Ecosystems 23: 363-377. doi: 10.1007/s11252-019-00916-z
- Cârlan I, Bogdan-Andrei M, Nistor C, Große-Stoltenberg A (2020) Identifying urban vegetation stress factors based on open access remote sensing imagery and field observations. Ecological Informatics 55: 101032. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.101032
- Große-Stoltenberg, A. , Hellmann C., Thiele, J., Werner, C., Oldeland, J.(2018) Early detection of GPP-related regime shifts after plant invasion by integrating imaging spectroscopy with airborne LiDAR. Remote Sensing of Environment 209: 780-792. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.038
- Große-Stoltenberg, A. , Hellmann, C., Thiele, J., Oldeland, J. and Werner, C. (2018), Invasive acacias differ from native dune species in the hyperspectral/ biochemical trait space. Journal of Vegetation Science. doi:10.1111/jvs.12608
- Oldeland J, Große-Stoltenberg A , Naftal L, Strohbach BJ (2017). The Potential of UAV Derived Image Features for Discriminating Savannah Tree Species. In Diaz-Delgado R, Lucas R, Hurford C (Eds.) The Roles of Remote Sensing in Nature Conservation (pp. 183-201). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-64332-8_10
- Hellmann C.; Große-Stoltenberg A. ; Thiele J.; Oldeland J.; Werner C. (2017): Heterogeneous environments shape invader impacts: integrating environmental, structural and functional effects by isoscapes and remote sensing. Scientific Reports 7: 4118. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04480-4
- Große-Stoltenberg A. , Hellmann C., Werner C., Oldeland J . , Thiele J. (2016): Evaluation of Continuous VNIR-SWIR Spectra versus Narrowband Hyperspectral Indices to Discriminate the Invasive Acacia longifolia within a Mediterranean Dune Ecosystem. Remote Sensing. 2016, 8(4): 334 doi:10.3390/rs8040334
- Heim, R. H.-J.; Jürgens, N.; Große-Stoltenberg, A., Oldeland, J. (2015): The Effect of Epidermal Structures on Leaf Spectral Signatures of Ice Plants (Aizoaceae). Remote Sensing. 2015, 7: 16901-16914, doi:10.3390/rs71215862
- Hellmann C., Große-Stoltenberg A ., Lauströer V., Oldeland J. and Werner C. (2015): Retrieving nitrogen isotopic signatures from fresh leaf reflectance spectra: disentangling δ15N from biochemical and structural leaf properties. Frontiers in Plant Science. 2015, 6:307 Front. Plant Sci. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00307
- Lehmann, J.R.K., A.Große-Stoltenberg , M. Römer, J. Oldeland, J. (2015): Field Spectroscopy in the VNIR-SWIR Region to Discriminate between Mediterranean Native Plants and Exotic-Invasive Shrubs Based on Leaf Tannin Content. Remote Sensing. 2015, 7, 1225-1241. doi:10.3390/rs70201225
- Buck, O., Pereira, C., Grosse-Stoltenberg, A. , Räkers, J., Buttschardt, T.K., Wolf, P.-J., Müterthies, A. (2014): Erlebnis Naturerbe. Vermittlung von Naturschutz-Themen mit Geoinformationstechnologien. Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung. 2014,46, 023–029.
- Rascher K. G.*, Große-Stoltenberg A.* , Máguas C., Meira-Neto J. A. A., Werner C. (2011): Acacia longifolia invasion impacts vegetation structure and regeneration dynamics in open dunes and pine forests. Biological Invasions. 2011, 13, 1099-1113 doi: 10.1007/s10530-011-9949-2 *(gleichberechtigte Autorenschaft)
- Rascher K. G., Große-Stoltenberg A. , Máguas C., Werner C. (2011): Understory invasion by Acacia longifolia alters the water balance and carbon gain of a mediterranean pine forest. In: Ecosystems. 2011 doi: 10.1007/s10021-011-9453-7
Other publications and output
- Große-Stoltenberg A , Hanzl A, Schnepel N, Kleinebecker T (2023) Entwicklung eines fernerkundungsbasierten Monitoringsystems für Streuobstwiesen in Hessen mit Fokus auf 3D-Laserscanningdaten (Projekt MOST 3D ). Jahrbuch Naturschutz in Hessen. [ Link to PDF on ResearchGate ]
- Große-Stoltenberg A , Dogotari M, Harvolk-Schöning S, Kleinebecker T (2023) Monitoring von Zielarten des Naturschutzes und von invasiven Arten per Fernerkundung (MonA). Jahrbuch Naturschutz in Hessen. [ Link to PDF on ResearchGate ]
Current Teaching
Bachelor
BP 69: Project E nvironmental Protection - Biodiversity
BP 76: Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
PB 77: The Anthropocene (Lecture Invasive Species)
Master
MP 178: Empirical Research Methods for Natural Research Analysis
MP 217: Remote Sensing and GIS in Landscape Ecology
Former Teaching Modules
BP101: Project Landscape Planning
MP 58: Methods Grassland and Vegetation Ecology
MP 59: Restoration Ecology and Landscape Development (Lecture Remote Sensing)
MP 84: Project Landscape Ecology