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Personal profile
Short presentation
Forest pathologist, Ph.D. Iben Margrete Thomsen is employed as senior adviser at Department of Geosciences and Nature Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen.
Her main responsibilities are fungal diseases and abiotic factors which damage trees in forestry, landscape, Christmas tree production, and urban environments (park and street trees), and she is responsible for the Danish forest health monitoring.
Specific fields of interest include Chalara ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus), Heterobasidion annosum and Armillaria root rot, Amylostereum sp. and woodwasps (Sirex sp. and Urocerus sp.), Neonectria neomacrospora canker of fir (Abies), Pucciniastrum epilobii rust on Nordmann fir, Hazard trees in urban settings, Current Season Needle Necrosis (CSNN) and Sydowia polyspora on Abies.
CV
- 2013- Employed as senior adviser at Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen
- 2000-2013 Employed as senior adviser at Forest & Landscape Denmark
- 1996-2000 Employed as researcher at Forest & Landscape Denmark
- 1996 Ph.D. (Forest pathology), Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
- 1992 M.Sc. (Forestry), Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
- 1985 B.A. (English language), University of Aarhus.
Primary fields of research
Forstpatologi, skovsundhed
Education/Academic qualification
Forest Pathology, Ph.D., Amylostereum areolatum & Amylostereum chailletii, symbiotic fungi of woodwasps (Sirex sp. and Urocerus sp.), Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Award Date: 25 Mar 1996
Foresty, Master, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Award Date: 20 Jun 1992
Engelsk, Bifag, Aarhus University
Award Date: 28 Jun 1985
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- Forest pathology
- Forest monitoring
- Tree diseases
- Wood decay
- Fungi on trees
- Biodiversity
- Hazard trees
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Research output
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Beplantningsguide - HOFORs guide til beplantning tæt på ledninger
Thomsen, I. M. & Bühler, O., 2025, Københavns Universitet. 26 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication
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Planlægning af mekanisk veteranisering
Båstrup, H. K., Pedersen, M. K. & Thomsen, I. M., 19 May 2025, 4 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Rådgiversvar: Beskæring af frugttræer
Bühler, O. & Thomsen, I. M., 2 Apr 2025, 5 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Rådgiversvar: Knuder på birketræ
Thomsen, I. M., 28 Apr 2025, 5 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Rådgiversvar: Råd i grenkapningssår
Thomsen, I. M., 25 Apr 2025, 6 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Rådgiversvar: Seljepilrust på nordmannsgran
Thomsen, I. M., 20 Aug 2025, 8 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Redskaber og anvendelsesmuligheder til veteranisering
Båstrup, H. K., Pedersen, M. K. & Thomsen, I. M., 20 May 2025, 6 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Rhododendronskjoldlus – et skadedyr med æstetiske konsekvenser
Petersen, B. D., Justesen, M. J. & Thomsen, I. M., 7 Mar 2025, 5 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Communication
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Activities
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Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø (External organisation)
Thomsen, I. M. (Member)
1 Sept 2018 → 31 Aug 2022Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
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Vednedbrydende svampe
Thomsen, I. M. (Lecturer)
13 Oct 2005Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Farlige træer
Thomsen, I. M. (Speaker)
13 Oct 2005Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Predicting Pucciniastrum epilobii rust damage in Nordmann fir
Thomsen, I. M. (Speaker)
2 Oct 2005 → 7 Oct 2005Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Expert Panel (External organisation)
Thomsen, I. M. (Member)
1 Sept 2003 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in research network
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Landbrugsstyrelsen (External organisation)
Thomsen, I. M. (Member)
1 Jan 2002 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in committee, council, board
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Plantepatologisk Nomenklaturudvalg (External organisation)
Thomsen, I. M. (Member)
1 Jun 2001 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in board of company or public organisation
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Dansk Plantepatologisk Selskab (External organisation)
Thomsen, I. M. (Member)
15 Mar 2000 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership in board of company or public organisation