Astor Toraño Caicoya
| Function |
| Postdoctoral researcher |
| Contact |
| Email: astor.torano-caicoya(at)tum.de / Tel: +49 8161 71 4718/ Room: 1.3.2.02 |
| Links |
| ORCID / ResearchGate / LinkedIn |
Biography |
| Dr. Astor Toraño Caicoya has been a researcher in the Department of Forest Growth and Yield at the Technical University of Munich since 2016 and is since 2024 part of the Chair on Tree Growth and Wood Physiology. After studying Forest Engineering at the University of Oviedo (2004) and Forestry (2007) at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, he moved to the Technical University of Munich in 2007, where he specialized in resource management. He completed his doctoral thesis at the Institute for Radar Concepts and Techniques of the German Aerospace Center, focusing on remote sensing and global forest dynamics. After obtaining his doctorate, he returned to the TUM where he focused on modelling forest dynamics and ecosystem services and their integration into the SILVA 3.0 forest growth simulator. Currently, his research focuses on the genetic diversity in the resilience of forest stands and the development of software to serve as a standard for forest assessment in the federal state of Bavaria, Germany. |
Research interests |
| Forest dynamics / Forest resilience / Climate adaptation / Remote sensing / Ecosystem services modelling |
Key publications |
Toraño Caicoya, A., Biber, P., del Río, M., Ruiz-Peinado, R., Arcangeli, C., Matthews, R., Pretzsch, H., 2024. Self-thinning of Scots pine across Europe changes with solar radiation, precipitation and temperature but does not show trends in time. Forest Ecology and Management 552, 121585. Toraño Caicoya, A., Vergarechea, M., Blattert, C., Klein, J., Eyvindson, K., Burgas, D., Snäll, T., Mönkkönen, M., Astrup, R., Di Fulvio, F., Forsell, N., Hartikainen, M., Uhl, E., Poschenrieder, W., Antón-Fernández, C., 2023. What drives forest multifunctionality in central and northern Europe? Exploring the interplay of management, climate, and policies. Ecosystem Services 64, 101575. Toraño Caicoya, A., Poschenrieder, W., Blattert, C., Eyvindson, K., Hartikainen, M., Burgas, D., Mönkkönen, M., Uhl, E., Vergarechea, M., Pretzsch, H., 2023. Sectoral policies as drivers of forest management and ecosystems services: A case study in Bavaria, Germany. Land Use Policy 130, 106673. Toraño Caicoya, A., Pretzsch, H., 2021. Stand density biases the estimation of the site index especially on dry sites. Can. J. For. Res. 51, 1050–1064. Toraño Caicoya, A., Kugler, F., Hajnsek, I., Papathanassiou, K.P., 2016. Large-Scale Biomass Classification in Boreal Forests With TanDEM-X Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing PP, 1–17. |
Education and professional experience |
| Since 2024 Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair of Tree Growth and Wood Physiology, Technical University of Munich, DE |
| 2016-2024 Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair of Forest Growth and Yield, Technical University of Munich, DE |
| 2014-2016 Ph.D. in Forest Science (Dr. rer. silv.), Technical University of Munich, School of Life Sciences, Freising, DE |
| 2013-2015 Research Associate, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of High-Frequency and Radar Systems, Oberpfaffenhofen, DE |
| 2007-2010 M.Sc. in Sustainable Resource Management, Technical University of Munich, School of Life Sciences, Freising, DE |
| 2004-2007 M.Sc. in Forest Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia, School of Agricultural Engineering and Environment, Valencia, ES |
| 2001-2004 B.Sc. in Forest Engineering, University of Oviedo, Polytechnic University of Mieres, Mieres, Asturias, ES |