Research Profile

Markus Eichhorn

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

 ProjectFunding
Body
Start DateEnd DateAward
Preparing the next generation of European forest surveyors and managers.Enterprise Irl20-JAN-2319-JAN-25€12,445.00
UCC Sanctuary Fellowship SchemeMiscellaneous01-OCT-2230-SEP-23€21,357.00
UCC-University of Plymouth Doctoral Training PartnershipMiscellaneous01-OCT-2230-SEP-25€85,500.00

Contract Researchers

 Researcher NameProjectRoleFunding Body
Amy GreshamDeer impacts on woodlandsPostgraduate Researcher
Katerina ChernyukAtlantic oak forest restorationPostgraduate Researcher

Publications

Books

 YearPublication
(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

 YearPublication
(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

 YearTitleAwarding Body
2018Lord Dearing Award for Teaching University of Nottingham
2017SFHEA Higher Education Academy

Professional Associations

 AssociationFunctionFrom / To
British Ecological Society Council15-DEC-14 / 15-DEC-17
British Ecological Society Honorary Treasurer19-DEC-22 /
3DForEcoTech Core management group01-NOV-21 /
BottomsUp Management committee01-JAN-22 /
Ecological Society of America Member01-JAN-06 /
Farm Woodland Forum Member01-JAN-06 /
British Ecological Society Board of Trustees19-DEC-22 /
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Member01-JAN-06 /

Committees

 CommitteeFunctionFrom / To
Dual degree programme committee (inter-university) Member2019 /
Dual degree management committee (inter-university) Chair2019 /
Health & Safety (School) Member2018 /
Graduate Studies (School) Member2018 /

Employment

 EmployerPositionFrom / To
University College Cork Lecturer01-OCT-18 /
University of Nottingham Lecturer in Ecology01-SEP-05 / 30-SEP-18
University of Leeds Post-doctorate researcher01-JAN-04 / 31-DEC-04
University of Sheffield Post-doctorate researcher01-JAN-05 / 31-AUG-05

Education

 YearInstitutionQualificationSubject
1999University of Cambridge MANatural Sciences (Ecology)
2003University of Leeds PhDTropical Forest Ecology

Languages

 LanguageReadingWritingSpeaking
Indonesian FunctionalFunctionalFluent
English FluentFluentFluent
French FunctionalBasicBasic
German FunctionalBasicBasic

Outreach Activities

 Description

Blog: treesinspace.com

https://www.test-tube.org.uk/trees

Journal Activities

 JournalRoleTo / From
Journal Of Tropical Ecology Member of Editorial Board01-FEB-21 -
Remote Sensing Guest Editor01-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 YearStudent NameInstitutionDegree TypeThesis Title
2016Jonathan Moore University of NottinghamMaster of Research
2016Joe Ryding University of NottinghamPHD
2010Lauren Gough University of NottinghamPHD
2021Hazel Wilson University of NottinghamPHD
2019Libertad Sánchez-Presa University of NottinghamPHD
2009Stine-Marie Simensen University of NottinghamMaster of Research
2015Olivia Norfolk University of NottinghamPHD
2015Syarifah Kamariah University of NottinghamPHD
2011Danielle Richards University of NottinghamMaster of Research
2012Ed Tripp University of NottinghamPHD
2011Abdulrahman Ibr. Fitori University of NottinghamPHD
2019Saifon Sittimongkol University of NottinghamPHD

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