Biography
I am an ecologist with a particular interest in how forest structure forms through the interactions between trees, and how the architecture of forests influences the many species living inside them. This includes both natural and managed forests in regions from boreal Russia to the tropical rain forests of Malaysia.
Research Interests
My research studies how forest structure forms through the interactions among trees, and how the organisation of forests influences the other species that live inside them. This program includes everything from field surveys through to simulation modelling. I have worked in natural and managed forests in countries all over the world.
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preparing the next generation of European forest surveyors and managers. | Enterprise Irl | 20-JAN-23 | 19-JAN-25 | €12,445.00 | |
| UCC Sanctuary Fellowship Scheme | Miscellaneous | 01-OCT-22 | 30-SEP-23 | €21,357.00 | |
| UCC-University of Plymouth Doctoral Training Partnership | Miscellaneous | 01-OCT-22 | 30-SEP-25 | €85,500.00 |
Contract Researchers
| Researcher Name | Project | Role | Funding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Gresham | Deer impacts on woodlands | Postgraduate Researcher | ||
| Katerina Chernyuk | Atlantic oak forest restoration | Postgraduate Researcher |
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Natural Systems: The Organisation of Life. Eichhorn MP (2016) Natural Systems: The Organisation of Life. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. [DOI] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | 'A reinterpretation of the gap fraction of tree crowns from the perspectives of computer graphics and porous media theory' Zhu Y;Li D;Fan J;Zhang H;Eichhorn MP;Wang X;Yun T; (2023) 'A reinterpretation of the gap fraction of tree crowns from the perspectives of computer graphics and porous media theory'. Frontiers In Plant Science, 14 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2022) | 'Shortwave Radiation Calculation for Forest Plots Using Airborne LiDAR Data and Computer Graphics' Xue X;Jin S;An F;Zhang H;Fan J;Eichhorn MP;Jin C;Chen B;Jiang L;Yun T; (2022) 'Shortwave Radiation Calculation for Forest Plots Using Airborne LiDAR Data and Computer Graphics'. Plant Phenomics (Washington, D.C.), 2022 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Individual tree crown segmentation from airborne LiDAR data using a novel Gaussian filter and energy function minimization-based approach' Yun, T;Jiang, K;Li, GC;Eichhorn, MP;Fan, JC;Liu, FZ;Chen, BQ;An, F;Cao, L (2021) 'Individual tree crown segmentation from airborne LiDAR data using a novel Gaussian filter and energy function minimization-based approach'. Remote Sensing of Environment, 256 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2021) | 'Fine-Scale Heterogeneity of a Cold-Water Coral Reef and Its Influence on the Distribution of Associated Taxa' Price, DM;Lim, A;Callaway, A;Eichhorn, MP;Wheeler, AJ;Lo Iacono, C;Huvenne, VAI (2021) 'Fine-Scale Heterogeneity of a Cold-Water Coral Reef and Its Influence on the Distribution of Associated Taxa'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Anthropogenic litter is a novel habitat for aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban rivers' Wilson, HL;Johnson, MF;Wood, PJ;Thorne, CR;Eichhorn, MP (2020) 'Anthropogenic litter is a novel habitat for aquatic macroinvertebrates in urban rivers'. Freshwater Biology, [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Retrieval of aerodynamic parameters in rubber tree forests based on the computer simulation technique and terrestrial laser scanning data' Huang Z.;Huang X.;Fan J.;Eichhorn M.;An F.;Chen B.;Cao L.;Zhu Z.;Yun T. (2020) 'Retrieval of aerodynamic parameters in rubber tree forests based on the computer simulation technique and terrestrial laser scanning data'. Remote Sensing, 12 (8) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2020) | 'Steps towards decolonising biogeography' Eichhorn, Markus P.; Baker, Kate; Griffiths, Mark (2020) 'Steps towards decolonising biogeography'. Frontiers of Biogeography, 12 (1) [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Liana abundance and relationships to sapling and tree hosts in an East African primary forest' Laurentino T.G.; Baur J.; Usui T.; Eichhorn M.P. (2019) 'Liana abundance and relationships to sapling and tree hosts in an East African primary forest'. African Journal Of Ecology, 57 :130-136 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Simulation of multi-platform LiDAR for assessing total leaf area in tree crowns' Yun, Ting; Cao, Lin; An, Feng; Chen, Bangqian; Xue, Lianfeng; Li, Weizheng; Pincebourde, Sylvain; Smith, Martin J.; Eichhorn, Markus P. (2019) 'Simulation of multi-platform LiDAR for assessing total leaf area in tree crowns'. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 276-277 :1-10 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Decolonizing field ecology' Baker, Kate; Eichhorn, Markus P.; Griffiths, Mark (2019) 'Decolonizing field ecology'. Biotropica, 51 (3):288-292 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Alien honeybees increase pollination risks for range-restricted plants' Norfolk, O;Gilbert, F;Eichhorn, MP (2018) 'Alien honeybees increase pollination risks for range-restricted plants'. Diversity and Distributions, 24 :705-713 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Increased efficiency in the second-hand tire trade provides opportunity for dengue control' Pliego Pliego E;Velázquez-Castro J;Eichhorn MP;Fraguela Collar A; (2018) 'Increased efficiency in the second-hand tire trade provides opportunity for dengue control'. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 437 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2017) | 'Relative ranges of mating and dispersal modulate Allee thresholds in sessile species' Eichhorn MP, Velazquez-Castro J (2017) 'Relative ranges of mating and dispersal modulate Allee thresholds in sessile species'. Ecological Modelling, 359 :269-275 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2017) | 'Effects of deer on woodland structure revealed through terrestrial laser scanning' Eichhorn, MP;Ryding, J;Smith, MJ;Gill, RMA;Siriwardena, GM;Fuller, RJ (2017) 'Effects of deer on woodland structure revealed through terrestrial laser scanning'. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54 :1615-1626 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Too close for comfort: spatial patterns in acorn barnacle populations' Hooper, RC;Eichhorn, MP (2016) 'Too close for comfort: spatial patterns in acorn barnacle populations'. Population Ecology, 58 :231-239 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Fruit gardens enhance mammal diversity and biomass in a Southeast Asian rainforest' Moore JM, Sittimongkol S, Campos-Arceiz A, Tok Sumpah, Eichhorn MP (2016) 'Fruit gardens enhance mammal diversity and biomass in a Southeast Asian rainforest'. Biological Conservation, 194 :132-138 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Asymmetric competition causes multimodal size distributions in spatially structured populations' Velázquez J;Allen RB;Coomes DA;Eichhorn MP; (2016) 'Asymmetric competition causes multimodal size distributions in spatially structured populations'. Proceedings of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 283 (1823) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Flowering ground vegetation benefits wild pollinators and fruit set of almond within arid smallholder orchards' Norfolk, O;Eichhorn, MP;Gilbert, F (2016) 'Flowering ground vegetation benefits wild pollinators and fruit set of almond within arid smallholder orchards'. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 9 :236-243 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Contrasting patterns of turnover between plants, pollinators and their interactions' Norfolk, O;Eichhorn, MP;Gilbert, FS (2015) 'Contrasting patterns of turnover between plants, pollinators and their interactions'. Diversity and Distributions, 21 :405-415 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Migratory bird species benefit from traditional agricultural gardens in arid South Sinai' Norfolk, O;Power, A;Eichhorn, MP;Gilbert, F (2015) 'Migratory bird species benefit from traditional agricultural gardens in arid South Sinai'. Journal of Arid Environments, 114 :110-115 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Assessing Handheld Mobile Laser Scanners for Forest Surveys' Ryding, J;Williams, E;Smith, MJ;Eichhorn, MP (2015) 'Assessing Handheld Mobile Laser Scanners for Forest Surveys'. Remote Sensing, 7 :1095-1111 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Spatial complementarity and the coexistence of species' Velázquez J;Garrahan JP;Eichhorn MP; (2014) 'Spatial complementarity and the coexistence of species'. Plos One, 9 (12) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'Culturally valuable minority crops provide a succession of floral resources for flower visitors in traditional orchard gardens' Norfolk, O;Eichhorn, MP;Gilbert, F (2014) 'Culturally valuable minority crops provide a succession of floral resources for flower visitors in traditional orchard gardens'. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23 :3199-3217 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Traditional agricultural gardens conserve wild plants and functional richness in arid South Sinai' Norfolk O, Eichhorn MP, Gilbert F (2013) 'Traditional agricultural gardens conserve wild plants and functional richness in arid South Sinai'. Basic and Applied Ecology, 14 (8):659-669 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Two-stage recovery of amphibian assemblages following selective logging of tropical forests' Adum GB;Eichhorn MP;Oduro W;Ofori-Boateng C;Rödel MO; (2013) 'Two-stage recovery of amphibian assemblages following selective logging of tropical forests'. Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, 27 (2) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2011) | 'Attraction of ants by an invasive Acacia' Eichhorn MP, Ratliffe LC, Pollard KM (2011) 'Attraction of ants by an invasive Acacia'. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 4 (3):235-238 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Boreal Forests of Kamchatka: Structure and Composition' Eichhorn, MP (2010) 'Boreal Forests of Kamchatka: Structure and Composition'. Forests, 1 :154-175 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Pattern reveals process: spatial organisation of a Kamchatkan stone birch forest' Eichhorn, MP (2010) 'Pattern reveals process: spatial organisation of a Kamchatkan stone birch forest'. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 3 :281-288 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Herbivory of tropical rain forest tree seedlings correlates with future mortality' Eichhorn MP;Nilus R;Compton SG;Hartley SE;Burslem DF; (2010) 'Herbivory of tropical rain forest tree seedlings correlates with future mortality'. Ecology, 91 (4) [Details] | |
| (2010) | 'Spatial organisation of a bimodal forest stand' Eichhorn, MP (2010) 'Spatial organisation of a bimodal forest stand'. Journal Of Forest Research, 15 :391-397 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Mating behaviour in Lymnaea stagnalis pond snails is a maternally inherited, lateralized trait' Davison A;Frend HT;Moray C;Wheatley H;Searle LJ;Eichhorn MP; (2009) 'Mating behaviour in Lymnaea stagnalis pond snails is a maternally inherited, lateralized trait'. Biology Letters, 5 (1) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2008) | 'The Influence of Soil Type on Rain Forest Insect Herbivore Communities' Eichhorn, MP;Compton, SG;Hartley, SE (2008) 'The Influence of Soil Type on Rain Forest Insect Herbivore Communities'. Biotropica, 40 :707-713 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Impact of land-use change on dengue and malaria in northern Thailand' Vanwambeke, SO;Lambin, EF;Eichhorn, MP;Flasse, SP;Harbach, RE;Oskam, L;Somboon, P;van Beers, S;van Benthem, BHB;Walton, C;Butlin, RK (2007) 'Impact of land-use change on dengue and malaria in northern Thailand'. Ecohealth, 4 :37-51 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2007) | 'Explaining leaf herbivory rates on tree seedlings in a Malaysian rain forest' Eichhorn, MP;Fagan, KC;Compton, SG;Dent, DH;Hartley, SE (2007) 'Explaining leaf herbivory rates on tree seedlings in a Malaysian rain forest'. Biotropica, 39 :416-421 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Seedling species determines rates of leaf herbivory in a Malaysian rain forest' Eichhorn MP, Compton SG, Hartley SE (2006) 'Seedling species determines rates of leaf herbivory in a Malaysian rain forest'. Journal Of Tropical Ecology, 22 (5):513-519 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Silvoarable systems in europe - past, present and future prospects' Eichhorn, MP;Paris, P;Herzog, F;Incoll, LD;Liagre, F;Mantzanas, K;Mayus, M;Moreno, G;Papanastasis, VP;Pilbeam, DJ;Pisanelli, A;Dupraz, C (2006) 'Silvoarable systems in europe - past, present and future prospects'. Agroforestry Systems, 67 :29-50 [DOI] [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lord Dearing Award for Teaching | University of Nottingham | |
| 2017 | SFHEA | Higher Education Academy |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Ecological Society | Council | 15-DEC-14 / 15-DEC-17 | |
| British Ecological Society | Honorary Treasurer | 19-DEC-22 / | |
| 3DForEcoTech | Core management group | 01-NOV-21 / | |
| BottomsUp | Management committee | 01-JAN-22 / | |
| Ecological Society of America | Member | 01-JAN-06 / | |
| Farm Woodland Forum | Member | 01-JAN-06 / | |
| British Ecological Society | Board of Trustees | 19-DEC-22 / | |
| Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation | Member | 01-JAN-06 / |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dual degree programme committee (inter-university) | Member | 2019 / | |
| Dual degree management committee (inter-university) | Chair | 2019 / | |
| Health & Safety (School) | Member | 2018 / | |
| Graduate Studies (School) | Member | 2018 / |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Cork | Lecturer | 01-OCT-18 / | |
| University of Nottingham | Lecturer in Ecology | 01-SEP-05 / 30-SEP-18 | |
| University of Leeds | Post-doctorate researcher | 01-JAN-04 / 31-DEC-04 | |
| University of Sheffield | Post-doctorate researcher | 01-JAN-05 / 31-AUG-05 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | University of Cambridge | MA | Natural Sciences (Ecology) | |
| 2003 | University of Leeds | PhD | Tropical Forest Ecology |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesian | Functional | Functional | Fluent | |
| English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| French | Functional | Basic | Basic | |
| German | Functional | Basic | Basic |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Blog: treesinspace.com | |
https://www.test-tube.org.uk/trees |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Of Tropical Ecology | Member of Editorial Board | 01-FEB-21 - | |
| Remote Sensing | Guest Editor | 01-NOV-21 - 31-OCT-22 |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
My teaching covers general ecology, biogeography and conservation. Although there is a focus on plants, including a module on plant identification and taxonomy, my modules cover the whole span of life. My textbook Natural Systems: The Organisation of Life was published in 2016:
I am also keen to promote teaching in the field. This includes participation in the work of the Tropical Biology Association (http://www.tropical-biology.org/). To date I have taught field courses in six countries on four continents.
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jonathan Moore | University of Nottingham | Master of Research | ||
| 2016 | Joe Ryding | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2010 | Lauren Gough | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2021 | Hazel Wilson | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2019 | Libertad Sánchez-Presa | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2009 | Stine-Marie Simensen | University of Nottingham | Master of Research | ||
| 2015 | Olivia Norfolk | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2015 | Syarifah Kamariah | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2011 | Danielle Richards | University of Nottingham | Master of Research | ||
| 2012 | Ed Tripp | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2011 | Abdulrahman Ibr. Fitori | University of Nottingham | PHD | ||
| 2019 | Saifon Sittimongkol | University of Nottingham | PHD |
Contact details
- Markus Eichhorn
Lecturer - markus.eichhorn@ucc.ie
- Distillery Fields
North Mall
Cork T23 N73K
Ireland - ++353 21 490 4560
- treesinspace.com