Sebastian Fiedler

Postdoctoral researcher

Technical University of Berlin

I am a researcher in the Department of Plant Ecology at the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. I am applying simulation modelling and empirical approaches to assist restoration of degraded ecosystems people rely on for their well-being.

Interests

• Plant Ecology
• Global Change Ecology
• Ecosystem Restoration and Management
• Interdisciplinary Process-based Modelling

Education

• Doctoral degree in Restoration Ecology, 2021

  Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

• Master of Science in Ecology, Evolution & Nature Conservation, 2013

  University of Potsdam, Germany

• Bachelor of Science in Biology, 2010

  University of Potsdam, Germany

Recent Posts

Conference in Tartu, Estonia

A recording of my talk can be found here. I am the second speaker in this recording. This my abstract of my oral presentation “Long-term provision of ecological and socio-economic functions through simulation-informed landscape design” in Tartu (Estonia):

Sebastian Fiedler

Sep 1, 2024 2 min read

Project

Workshop on Practical Introduction to Ecosystem Modelling, Indonesia

In collaboration with colleagues from the University of Goettingen, I had the privilege of leading a two-day workshop at the esteemed IPB University in Bogor, Indonesia. Our primary objective was to impart a practical introduction to the realm of ecosystem modeling, with a keen emphasis on agent-based modeling.

Sebastian Fiedler

Oct 4, 2023 2 min read

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Conference in Leipzig, Germany

My inaugural experience at the European Conference on Ecological Modeling took place in the vivid city of Leipzig. The conference had the warm and welcoming atmosphere of a family gathering, where I had the pleasure of reconnecting with ecological modelers from various research groups across Germany and beyond.

Sebastian Fiedler

Sep 9, 2023 3 min read

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Experience

 

 

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Researcher

Technical University of Berlin

Dec 2024 – Present Berlin, Germany

Department of Plant Ecology led by Prof. Dr. Boris Schröder-Esselbach

 

 

 

 

 

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Göttingen

Jul 2021 – Dec 2023 Göttingen, Germany

Project: Landscape-level assessment of ecological and socioeconomic functions in the Ecosystem Modelling department led by Prof. Dr. Kerstin Wiegand

 

 

 

 

 

Research Assistant

University of Bayreuth

Apr 2020 – Dec 2020 Bayreuth, Germany

Ecological Modelling Group led by Prof. Dr. Michael Hauhs

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Scholar

University of Alicante

Jan 2020 – Mar 2020 Alicante, Spain

Collaborative work with Dryland Ecology and Global Change Lab led by Prof. Dr. Fernando Maestre (Scholarship funded by German Academic Exchange Service)

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Scholar

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Sep 2019 – Dec 2019 Berkeley, USA

Collaborative work with Dr. Jennifer Holm and Prof. Dr. Trevor Keenan (Scholarship funded by German Academic Exchange Service)

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Scholar

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jul 2019 – Sep 2019 Rehovot, Israel

Collaborative work with Prof. Dr. José Grünzweig and Dr. Efrat Sheffer (Scholarship funded by University Alliance for Sustainability)

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Scholar

Ghent University

Apr 2019 – May 2019 Ghent, Belgium

ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility for Teaching in the terrestrial ecology unit (Prof. Dr. Dries Bonte) Collaboration with Forest & Nature Lab (Dr. Michael Perring)

 

 

 

 

 

Research Assistant

Freie Universtät Berlin

Aug 2014 – Jul 2021 Berlin, Germany

Project (since Feb 2016): Ecosystem services through restoration: Improving restoration outcomes through trait-based modelling in Theoretical Ecology Lab led by Prof. Dr. Britta Tietjen

 

 

 

 

 

Research Assistant

University of Potsdam

Dec 2012 – Jul 2014 Potsdam, Germany

Project: Vegetation-based climate reconstruction for the Tibetan Plateau: integrating vegetation modelling and pollen data reanalyses in Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Lab led by Prof. Dr. Florian Jeltsch

Projects

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All Past projects Current projects

Landscape-level assessment of ecological and socioeconomic functions

Assessing how to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem functioning while serving human needs (socio-economic functions) of rainforest transformation systems in Sumatra (Indonesia).

Ecosystem services through restoration

Assessing the linkage between plant traits and the provision of ecosystem services under the impact of environmental change to improve restoration in Mediterranean-type ecosystems.

Vegetation-based climate reconstruction for the Tibetan Plateau

Assessing the role of past climate change and human impact on the shift in alpine vegetation of the Tibetan Plateau.

Recent Publications

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J Priesner, B Sakschewski, M Billing, W von Bloh, S Fiedler, S Bereswill, K Thonicke, B Tietjen (2024). What if extreme droughts occur more frequently? – Mechanisms and limits of forest adaptation in pine monocultures and mixed forests in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany. In EGUsphere preprint.

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H Blondeel, J Guillemot, N Martin-StPaul, A Druel, S Bilodeau-Gauthier, J Bauhus, C Grossiord, A Hector, H Jactel, J Jensen, C Messier, B Muys, H Serrano-León, H Auge, N Barsoum, E Birhane, H Bruelheide, J Cavender-Bares, C Chu, J R Cumming, A Damtew, N Eisenhauer, O Ferlian, S Fiedler, G Ganade, D L Godbold, D Gravel, J S Hall, D Hölscher, K B Hulvey, J Koricheva, H Kreft, C Lapadat, J Liang, X Liu, C Meredieu, S Mereu, R Montgomery, L Morillas, C Nock, A Paquette, J D Parker, W C Parker, G B Paterno, M P Perring, Q Ponette, C Potvin, P Reich, J Rentch, B Rewald, H Sandén, K Sinacore, R J Standish, A Stefanski, P C Tobin, M van Breugel, M V Fagundes, M Weih, L J Williams, M Zhou, M Scherer-Lorenzen, K Verheyen, L Baeten (2024). Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought. In Journal of Ecology.

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V von Groß, K T Sibhatu, A Knohl, M Qaim, E Veldkamp, D Hölscher, D C Zemp, M D Corre, I Grass, S Fiedler, C Stiegler, B Irawan, L Sundawati, K Husmann, C Paul (2024). Transformation scenarios towards multifunctional landscapes: A multi-criteria land-use allocation model applied to Jambi Province, Indonesia. In Journal of Environmental Management.

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L Zheng, K E Barry, N R Guerrero-Ramírez, D Craven, P B Reich, K Verheyen, M Scherer-Lorenzen, N Eisenhauer, N Barsoum, J Bauhus, H Bruelheide, J Cavender-Bares, J Dolezal, H Auge, M V Fagundes, O Ferlian, S Fiedler, D I Forrester, G Ganade, T Gebauer, J Haase, P Hajek, A Hector, B Hérault, D Hölscher, K B Hulvey, B Irawan, H Jactel, J Koricheva, H Kreft, V Lanta, J Leps, S Mereu, C Messier, F Montagnini, M Mörsdorf, S Müller, B Muys, C A Nock, A Paquette, W C Parker, J D Parker, J A Parrotta, G B Paterno, M P Perring, D Piotto, H W Polley, Q Ponette, C Potvin, J Quosh, B Rewald, D L Godbold, J van Ruijven, R J Standish, A Stefanski, L Sundawati, J Urgoiti, L J Williams, B J Wilsey, B Yang, L Zhang, Z Zhao, Y Yang, H Sandén, A Ebeling, B Schmid, M Fischer, M M Kotowska, C Palmborg, D Tilman, E Yan, Y Hautier (2024). Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding. In Nature Communications.

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M Derak, L Taiqui, S Fiedler, J Cortina-Segarra (2024). Social learning to promote forest restoration in a semi-arid landscape in North Africa. In Environmental Development.

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