Dirk Landgraf

Prof. Dr. Dirk Landgraf

Erfurt University of Applied Sciences (FHM), Germany
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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 January 2006 in Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
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Dirk Landgraf
PLPeter Leinweber
Peter Leinweber
FMFranz Makeschin
Franz Makeschin

1 December 2007 in Geoderma
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SISusanne Iost
Susanne Iost
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Dirk Landgraf
FMFranz Makeschin
Franz Makeschin

14 July 2020 in European Journal of Wildlife Research
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CCChristin Carl
Christin Carl
FSFiona Schönfeld
Fiona Schönfeld
IPIngolf Profft
Ingolf Profft
AKAlisa Klamm
Alisa Klamm
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Dirk Landgraf

26 October 2017 in Remote Sensing
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CCChristin Carl
Christin Carl
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Dirk Landgraf
MMMarieke Van der Maaten-Theunissen
Marieke Van der Maaten-Theunissen
PBPeter Biber
Peter Biber
HPHans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch
Tree flowers are important for flower–insect relationships, seeds, fruits, and honey production. Flowers are difficult to analyze, particularly in complex ecosystems such as forests. However, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enable detailed analyses with high spatial resolution, and avoid destruction of sensitive ecosystems. In this study, we hypothesize that UAVs can be used to estimate the number of existing flowers, the quantity of nectar, and habitat potential for honeybees (Apis mellifera). To test this idea, in 2017 we combined UAV image analysis with manual counting and weighing of the flowers of eight-year-old black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) trees to calculate the number of flowers, their surface area, and their volume. Estimates of flower surface area ranged from 2.97 to 0.03% as the flying altitude above the crowns increased from 2.6 m to 92.6 m. Second, for the horizontal analysis, a 133 m2 flower area at a one-hectare black locust plantation was monitored in 2017 by a UAV. Flower numbers ranged from 1913 to 15,559 per tree with an average surface area of 1.92 cm2 and average volume of 5.96 cm3. The UAV monitored 11% of the total surface and 3% of the total volume. Consequently, at the one-hectare black locust study area we estimate 5.3 million flowers (69 kg honey), which is sufficient for one bee hive to survive for one year.

1 July 2002 in Environmental Management
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Zhou ShiZhou Shi
Zhou Shi
RWRenchao Wang
Renchao Wang
MHMing Xiang Huang
Ming Xiang Huang
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Dirk Landgraf

1 December 2018 in Forest Ecology and Management
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CCChristin Carl
Christin Carl
PBPeter Biber
Peter Biber
Maik VesteMaik Veste
Maik Veste
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Dirk Landgraf
HPHans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch