Flurin Babst

Assistant Professor

Member of the Graduate Faculty

Environment and Natural Res. 2, N444

Thank you for visiting my profile. I am a faculty member of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment and its Watershed Management and Ecohydrology program. Prior to joining the University of Arizona in 2021, I was an Assistant Professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences and a Postdoc at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research WSL. My background is in forest ecology, biogeography, and remote sensing. I also have some experience with environmental biogeochemistry and with paleoclimatology. This background supports my research and teaching program at the University of Arizona, which aims at improving i) our understanding of carbon, water, and energy cycling in different vegetation types, and ii) the scientific basis of nature-based climate solutions.

Research Interest

I study the responses of tree and shrub communities to changes in their environment. A focus is thereby placed on ecological scaling using a combination of in-situ observations (vegetation census, tree rings, soil samples, etc.) with ground, airborne, and spaceborne remote sensing. I am interested in process understanding, but also in quantitative assessments of vegetation productivity. The latter helps us inform nature-based climate solutions, aiming to balance carbon gains/losses against changes in water and energy budgets.

Offering Research Opportunities

Yes

Prerequisite Courses

None.

Majors Considered

I am open to students from SNRE, LTRR, EEB, Geography, ENVS, Hydrology, and Plant Sciences.

Types of Opportunities

Paid

Volunteer

For credit

Description of Opportunity

No description given