Sebastian Kepfer Rojas

Sebastian Kepfer Rojas

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1681-2877

  • Rolighedsvej 23

    1958 Frederiksberg C

20112024

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My research delves into diverse facets of ecology and conservation, primarily centering on the interplay between environmental change, biodiversity dynamics, and ecosystem functioning. My focal point lies in temperate and tropical forests, employing a spectrum of methodologies, ranging from conventional approaches to cutting-edge techniques such as eDNA and bioacoustics to unravel the ecological processes that shape ecological communities and forest multifunctionality. Through research and teaching my work focuses on the linkages between ecology, biodiversity, and forest management. I have also a keen interest in the influence of land-use legacies in shaping naturally developing ecosystems. My research operates across spatial scales, from local communities to the global landscape, aiming to contribute essential insights into the conservation and sustainable management of diverse ecosystems.

I am currently teaching at Masters level at two different courses. I am lecturing at the Ecology and Ecosystems Sience in relation to Environmental Economics (https://kurser.ku.dk/course/nigk13008u). Together with Prof. Inger Kappel-Schmidt, I am responsible for the course Biodiversity in Managed Forests (https://kurser.ku.dk/course/nigk18000u/2018-2019). 

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  • Anthropogenic Impacts Allowed for the Invasion of Understory Species, Affecting the Sustainability of Management Practices in Southern Patagonia

    Rosas, Y. M., Peri, P. L., Cellini, J. M., Lencinas, M. V., Kepfer Rojas, S., Schmidt, I. K., Pechar, S., Barrera, M. D. & Martínez Pastur, G. J., 2024, In: Land. 13, 1, 22 p., 102.

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  • Beyond species richness: Forest structure and edaphic conditions have similar importance but different effects on multi-taxon biodiversity

    Kepfer-Rojas, S., Ovaskainen, O., Møller, P. F., Johannsen, V. K., Byriel, D. B., Justesen, M. J., Riis-Nielsen, T., Hansen, A. K., Gottlieb, L. & Schmidt, I. K., 2024, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 571, 9 p., 122230.

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  • Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats

    Hordijk, I., Bialic-Murphy, L., Lauber, T., Routh, D., Poorter, L., Rivers, M. C., ter Steege, H., Liang, J., Reich, P. B., de-Miguel, S., Nabuurs, G-J., Gamarra, J. G. P., Chen, H. Y. H., Zhou, M., Wiser, S. K., Pretzsch, H., Paquette, A., Picard, N., Hérault, B., Bastin, J-F. & 203 others, Alberti, G., Abegg, M., Adou Yao, Y. C., Almeyda Zambrano, A. M., Alvarado, B. V., Alvarez-Davila, E., Alvarez-Loayza, P., Alves, L. F., Ammer, C., Antón-Fernández, C., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arroyo, L., Avitabile, V., Aymard Corredor, G. A., Baker, T., Banki, O., Barroso, J., Bastian, M. L., Birigazzi, L., Birnbaum, P., Bitariho, R., Boeckx, P., Bongers, F., Bouriaud, O., Brancalion, P. H. S., Brandl, S., Brienen, R., Broadbent, E. N., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Gatti, R. C., Cesar, R. G., Cesljar, G., Chazdon, R., Chisholm, C., Cienciala, E., Clark, C. J., Clar, D. B., Colletta, G., Coomes, D., Valverde, F. C., Corral-Rivas, J. J., Crim, P., Cumming, J., Dayanandan, S., de Gasper, A. L., Decuyper, M., Derroire, G., DeVries, B., Djordjevic, I., Iêda, A., Dourdain, A., Dolezal, J., Obiang, N. L. E., Enquist, B., Eyre, T., Fandohan, A. B., Fayle, T. M., Ferreira, L. V., Feldpausch, T. R., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fletcher, C., Frizzera, L., Gianelle, D., Glick, H. B., Harris, D., Hector, A., Hemp, A., Hengeveld, G., Herbohn, J., Hillers, A., Honorio Coronado, E. N., Hui, C., Cho, H., Ibanez, T., Jung, I., Imai, N., Jagodzinski, A. M., Jaroszewicz, B., Johannsen, V., Joly, C. A., Jucker, T., Karminov, V., Kartawinata, K., Kearsley, E., Kenfack, D., Kennard, D., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Keppel, G., Khan, M. L., Killeen, T., Kim, H. S., Kitayama, K., Köhl, M., Korjus, H., Kraxner, F., Laarmann, D., Lang, M., Lewis, S., Lu, H., Lukina, N., Maitner, B., Malhi, Y., Marcon, E., Marimon, B. S., Marimon-Junior, B. H., Marshall, A. R., Martin, E., Martynenko, O., Meave, J. A., Melo-Cruz, O., Mendoza, C., Merow, C., Miscicki, S., Mendoza, A. M., Moreno, V., Mukul, S. A., Mundhenk, P., Nava-Miranda, M. G., Neill, D., Neldner, V., Nevenic, R., Ngugi, M., Niklaus, P. A., Oleksyn, J., Ontikov, P., Ortiz-Malavasi, E., Pan, Y., Parada-Gutierrez, A., Parfenova, E., Park, M., Parren, M., Parthasarathy, N., Peri, P. L., Pfautsch, S., Phillips, O. L., Piedade, M. T., Piotto, D., Pitman, N. C. A., Polo, I., Poulsen, A. D., Poulsen, J. R., Arevalo, F. R., Restrepo-Correa, Z., Rodeghiero, M., Rolim, S., Roopsind, A., Rovero, F., Rutishauser, E., Saikia, P., Salas-Eljatib, C., Schall, P., Schepaschenko, D., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Schöngart, J., Searle, E. B., Seben, V., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Sheil, D., Shvidenko, A., Silva-Espejo, J., Silveira, M., Singh, J., Sist, P., Slik, F., Sonké, B., Souza, A. F., Stereńczak, K., Svenning, J-C., Svoboda, M., Swanepoel, B., Targhetta, N., Tchebakova, N., Thomas, R., Tikhonova, E., Umunay, P., Usoltsev, V., Valencia, R., Valladares, F., van der Plas, F., Van Do, T., Van Nuland, M. E., Martinez, R. V., Verbeeck, H., Viana, H., Vibrans, A. C., Vieira, S., von Gadow, K., Wang, H-F., Watson, J., Werner, G. D. A., Wittmann, F., Wortel, V., Zagt, R., Zawila-Niedzwiecki, T., Zhang, C., Zhao, X., Zhu, Z-X., Zo-Bi, I. C., Maynard, D. S. & Crowther, T. W., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. e13889.

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  • Fremme af spontan vegetation efter gran

    Thomasen, J. M., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Båstrup-Spohr, L. & Raulund-Rasmussen, K., 22 Apr 2024, 6 p. Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning, Københavns Universitet.

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  • Global patterns and environmental drivers of forest functional composition

    Bouchard, E., Searle, E. B., Drapeau, P., Liang, J., Gamarra, J. G. P., Abegg, M., Alberti, G., Zambrano, A. A., Alvarez-Davila, E., Alves, L. F., Avitabile, V., Aymard, G., Bastin, J. F., Birnbaum, P., Bongers, F., Bouriaud, O., Brancalion, P., Broadbent, E., Bussotti, F., Gatti, R. C. & 83 others, Češljar, G., Chisholm, C., Cienciala, E., Clark, C. J., Corral-Rivas, J. J., Crowther, T. W., Dayanandan, S., Decuyper, M., de Gasper, A. L., de-Miguel, S., Derroire, G., DeVries, B., Djordjević, I., Van Do, T., Dolezal, J., Fayle, T. M., Fridman, J., Frizzera, L., Gianelle, D., Hemp, A., Hérault, B., Herold, M., Imai, N., Jagodziński, A. M., Jaroszewicz, B., Jucker, T., Kepfer-Rojas, S., Keppel, G., Khan, M. L., Kim, H. S., Korjus, H., Kraxner, F., Laarmann, D., Lewis, S., Lu, H., Maitner, B. S., Marcon, E., Marshall, A. R., Mukul, S. A., Nabuurs, G. J., Nava-Miranda, M. G., Parfenova, E. I., Park, M., Peri, P. L., Pfautsch, S., Phillips, O. L., Piedade, M. T. F., Piotto, D., Poulsen, J. R., Poulsen, A. D., Pretzsch, H., Reich, P. B., Rodeghiero, M., Rolim, S., Rovero, F., Saikia, P., Salas-Eljatib, C., Schall, P., Schepaschenko, D., Schöngart, J., Šebeň, V., Sist, P., Slik, F., Souza, A. F., Stereńczak, K., Svoboda, M., Tchebakova, N. M., ter Steege, H., Tikhonova, E. V., Usoltsev, V. A., Valladares, F., Viana, H., Vibrans, A. C., Wang, H. F., Westerlund, B., Wiser, S. K., Wittmann, F., Wortel, V., Zawiła-Niedźwiecki, T., Zhou, M., Zhu, Z. X., Zo-Bi, I. C. & Paquette, A., 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 2, p. 303-324 22 p.

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  • Land-use effects on leaf-litter breakdown in streams in a tropical lowland catchment

    Rojas-Castillo, O. A., Kepfer-Rojas, S. & Jacobsen, D., 2024, In: Aquatic Sciences. 86, 15 p., 67.

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  • Meta‐analysis Contrasting Freshwater Biodiversity in Forests and Oil Palm Plantations with and without Riparian Buffers

    Rojas‐Castillo, O. A., Kepfer Rojas, S., Juen, L., Fogaça De Assis Montag, L., Carvalho, F. G., Mendes, T. P., Chua, K. W. J., Wilkinson, C. L., Amal, M. N. A., Fahmi‐Ahmad, M. & Jacobsen, D., 2024, In: Conservation Biology. 38, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., e14172.

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  • Positive feedbacks and alternative stable states in forest leaf types

    Zou, Y., Zohner, C. M., Averill, C., Ma, H., Merder, J., Berdugo, M., Bialic-Murphy, L., Mo, L., Brun, P., Zimmermann, N. E., Liang, J., de-Miguel, S., Nabuurs, G. J., Reich, P. B., Niinements, U., Dahlgren, J., Kändler, G., Ratcliffe, S., Ruiz-Benito, P., de Zavala, M. A. & 4 others, Crowther, T. W., Johannsen, V. K., Kepfer-Rojas, S. & GFBI consortium, 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 15 p., 4658.

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