English Intern
Earth Observation Research Cluster

Dr. Benjamin Leutner

Anstellung am Lehrstuhl:

07/2012 - 01/2019

Forschungsprojekte am Lehrstuhl:

EO-MOVE, Promotion: "Multisensorale Fernerkundung zur Modellierung von Biodiversitätsmustern"

Publikationen am Lehrstuhl

(wird an dieser Stelle nicht weiter gepflegt)

  • Remelgado, R., Leutner, B., Safi, K., Sonnenschein, R., Kuebert, C., and Wegmann, M. (2017) Linking animal movement and remote sensing – mapping resource suitability from a remote sensing perspective, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.

  • Wegmann, M., Leutner, B. F., Metz, M., Neteler, M., Dech, S., and Rocchini, D. (2017) r.pi: a GRASS GIS package for semi-automatic spatial pattern analysis of remotely sensed land cover data, Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

  • Rocchini, D., Petras, V., Petrasova, A., Horning, N., Furtkevicova, L., Neteler, M., Leutner, B., and Wegmann, M. (2017) Open data and open source for remote sensing training in ecology, Ecological Informatics 40, 57 - 61.

  • Walz, Y., Wegmann, M., Leutner, B., Dech, S., Vounatsou, P., N'Goran, E., Raso, G., and Utzinger, J. (2015) Use of an ecologically relevant modelling approach to improve remote sensing-based schistosomiasis risk profiling, Geospatial Health 10.

  • Wegmann, M., Santini, L., Leutner, B., Safi, K., Rocchini, D., Bevanda, M., Latifi, H., Dech, S., and Rondinini, C. (2014) Role of African protected areas in maintaining connectivity for large mammals, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 369.

  • Leutner, B. F., Steinbauer, M. J., Müller, C. M., Früh, A. J., Irl, S., Jentsch, A., and Beierkuhnlein, C. (2012) Mosses Like It Rough - Growth Form Specific Responses of Mosses, Herbaceous and Woody Plants to Micro-Relief Heterogeneity, Diversity 4, 59-73.

  • Leutner, B. F., Reineking, B., Müller, J., Bachmann, M., Beierkuhnlein, C., Dech, S., and Wegmann, M. (2012) Modelling Forest alpha-Diversity and Floristic Composition - On the Added Value of LiDAR plus Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing 4, 2818-2845.

  • Wegmann, M., Leutner, B., und Dech, S. (2016) Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists: Using Open Source Software (Wegmann, M., Leutner, B., und Dech, S., Hrsg.), Pelagic Publishing, Exeter, UK.

  • Leutner, B., Kölzsch, A., Wegmann, M., Safi, K., Wikelski, M., and Dech, S. (2017) Habitat use of migratory birds: movement ecology meets remote sensing, 37th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment.

  • Kölzsch, A., Leutner, B., Safi, K., Wegmann, M., Dech, S., and Wikelski, M. (2017) Habitat use during spring migration: Remote sensing meets movement ecology, 6th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium.

  • Leutner, B., Kölzsch, A., Wegmann, M., Safi, K., Wikelski, M., and Dech, S. (2017) Habitat Use of Migratory Birds: Movement Ecology Meets Remote Sensing. In 37th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE,, Ed.), Tshwane, South Africa.

  • Leutner, B., Wegmann, M., Müller, J., and Dech, S. (2015) Sensor requirements for biodiversity research. The role of spatial and spectral resolution in mapping habitat of zoological communities. In The 36th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment.

  • Leutner, B. F., Wegmann, M., Müller, J., Bachmann, M., and Dech, S. (2014) How much is enough? Habitat mapping and the need for hyper-resolution. In 44th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Integrating ecological knowledge into nature conservation and ecosystem management, Hildesheim, Germany.

  • Leutner, B. F., Wegmann, M., Müller, J., Bachmann, M., and Dech, S. (2014) Modelling forest habitat of zoological communities - Which sensors do we actually need? In 34th EARSeL Symposium European remote sensing - new opportunities for science and practice (Zagajewski, B., Sabat, A., Golenia, M., Robak, A., Kusiak, A., and Marcinkowska, A., Eds.), p 380, European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL).

  • Leutner, B., Müller, H., Wegmann, M., Beierkuhnlein, C., Müller, J., and Reineking, B. (2011) Modelling Biodiversity and Forest Structure Using Hyperspectral and LIDAR Remote Sensing, 41st Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFÖ), 05.09.2011 – 09.09.2011, Oldenburg, Germany.