10 Apr 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra- Department
The Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering- Research Field
Agricultural sciences- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Slovakia- Application Deadline
31 May 2024 - 23:59 (Europe/Bratislava)- Type of Contract
Not Applicable- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
37,5- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Quantification of the properties and ecosystem benefits of tree species using terrestrial laser scanning and drone photogrammetry
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Viera Paganová,PhD.
Workplace: Institute of Landscape Architecture
Field of study: Agriculture and Landscaping
Study programme: Landscape and Garden Architecture
Form of study: full-time
Theses:
Trees and their stands are important elements in landscape ecosystems. They provide ecosystem services such as air pollutant removal, carbon storage and sequestration, mitigation of the urban heat islands, reduction of the stormwater runoff and other socio-economic benefits, including benefits for human health. The stabilizing influence of trees and their stands on environmental conditions is a significant contribution within adaptation strategies for climate change, both in urban settlements and in the landscape. The fundamental question is the exact quantification of these positive impacts for further planning purposes. The research goal is development and verification of the fast and reliable method for quantification of the parameters and benefits of trees (and their stands) in ecosystem services.
Rationale:
In the area of quantification of the ecosystem services, current outputs are mainly at the level of estimates and empirical data, which are not universal in nature and present a high degree of variability. The topic is oriented to the precise quantification of the parameters of woody plants and the compilation of allometric equations, which allow prediction of growth increment and changes in the crown projection of woody plants. They represent the starting point for quantification of the ecosystem services and environmental benefits of trees and stands, including carbon binding. The presented topic is related to the research activities of SPU in Nitra in the field of sustainable land use, effective sensing and forecasting of changes in the ecosystems, as well as in the field of developing measures to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Funding:
KEGA-015SPU-4/2023 Non-traditional urban tree species -presentation of possibilities, approaches and solutions from the FieldLAB
Kvantifikácia vlastností a ekosystémových benefitov stromov s využitím metód terestrického laserového skenovania a dronovej fotogrametrie
Školiteľ: prof. Ing. Viera Paganová,PhD.
Pracovisko: Ústav krajinnej architektúry, FZKI SPU Nitra
Študijný odbor: Poľnohospodárstvo a krajinárstvo
Študijný program: Krajinná a záhradná architektúra
Forma štúdia: denná
Tézy:
Stromy a ich porasty sú dôležitými prvkami v krajinných ekosystémoch. Poskytujú ekosystémové služby ako napríklad odstraňovanie látok znečisťujúcich ovzdušie, ukladanie a sekvestrácia uhlíka, zmiernenie mestských tepelných ostrovov, zníženie odtoku dažďovej vody a ďalšie sociálno-ekonomické výhody vrátane prínosov pre ľudské zdravie. Stabilizujúci vplyv stromov a ich porastov na podmienky prostredia je významným prínosom v rámci adaptačných stratégií na zmenu klímy, a to v mestských sídlach aj v krajine. Základnou otázkou je presná kvantifikácia týchto pozitívnych vplyvov pre účely ďalšieho plánovania. Výskumným cieľom je vývoj a overenie rýchlej, spoľahlivej metódy pre kvantifikáciu parametrov a benefitov stromov (porastov) v oblasti ekosystémových služieb.
Zdôvodnenie:
V oblasti kvantifikácie ekosystémových služieb sú aktuálne výstupy prevažne na úrovni odhadov a empirických dát, ktoré nemajú univerzálny charakter a prezentujú vysokú mieru variability. Téma je orientovaná na presnú kvantifikáciu parametrov drevín a zostavenie alometrických rovníc, ktoré umožnia predikciu prírastku a zmien korunovej projekcie drevín. Sú východiskom pre kvantifikáciu ekosystémových služieb a environmentálnych benefitov drevín a porastov vrátane viazania atmosférického uhlíka. Predložená téma súvisí s výskumnými aktivitami SPU v Nitre v oblasti udržateľného využívania krajiny, efektívneho snímania a prognózovania zmien v ekosystémoch, ako aj v oblasti vývoja opatrení na zmiernenie dopadov klimatických zmien. Pri riešení projektu sa bude využívať infraštruktúra VC ABT prístrojové vybavenie Laboratória modelovania urbanizovaného prostredia a krajiny (LMUPK).
Finančné krytie:
KEGA-015SPU-4/2023 Netradičné druhy mestských stromov – prezentácia možností, prístupov a riešení z Terénneho laboratória (FieldLAB).
More information about PhD position
https://www.fzki.uniag.sk/en/doctoral-study-programmes/
https://www.fzki.uniag.sk/sk/doktorandske-studijne-programy/
Additional research info: [email protected]
Additional admin info: [email protected]
Requirements
- Research Field
- Agricultural sciences
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra / Institute of Landscape Engineering
- Country
- Slovakia
- City
- Nitra
- Postal Code
- 94976
- Street
- Tulipánova 7
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://www.fzki.uniag.sk/sk/prihlasovanie-sa-na-studium/
Contact
- State/Province
Slovakia- City
Nitra- Website
http://www.uniag.sk/sk/- Street
Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2- Postal Code
949 76
STATUS: EXPIRED
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