Andrea Seim
As a dendrochronologist (from Greek dendron = „tree“, khronos = „time“, and -logia = „the study of“) I am studying tree growth and the influencing environmental factors in space and time in order to better understand the history of forests, tree growth, climate and society and their interactions. In addition, the gained knowledge should be used for sustainable forest management and to model future environmental conditions.
Research focus
- Dendrochronology: development of tree-ring chronologies spanning the Holocene, compilation of local tree-ring chronologies for tree-ring network studies
- Dendroarchaeology: dating of historical and archaeological construction timber, dating of art historical objects such as panel paintings, dendroprovenance, historical timber trade, historical forest management practices
- Historical climate impact assessment based on proxy-based climate reconstructions and historical sources such as grain prices
- Research location: Europe, Central Asia, Chile