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My name is Andjin Siegenthaler, I am a researcher in environmental DNA (eDNA) and spatial analysis within the Department of Natural Resources (ITC). Within my research, I focus on linking diversity information, obtained via eDNA, with remote sensing data to enhance biodiversity monitoring and nature conservation. My passion for the application of eDNA as an environmental monitoring tool started during my PhD at the University of Salford (UK) where I studied the diet and ecological role of the brown shrimp using eDNA. My areas of interest are: Environmental DNA, terrestrial and marine ecology, remote sensing, big data, and multivariate statistics.
Expertise Earth and Planetary Sciences Agricultural and Biological Sciences Soil Habitats Temperate Forest Biodiversity Seagrass Organisations I am a researcher in the Natural Resources department at the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente. My expertise lies in applying molecular tools for environmental monitoring, with a particular focus on upscaling environmental DNA (eDNA) diversity profiles using next-generation remote sensing data.
My research interests include environmental DNA, diversity monitoring, terrestrial and marine ecology, remote sensing, microbiology, big data, and multivariate statistics.
Publications Landscape‑scale variation in the canopy mycobiome in temperate beech and spruce forest stands explained by leaf water content and elevation (2025) European Journal of Forest Research . Duan, Y., Siegenthaler, A. , Skidmore, A. K., Heurich, M., Abdullah, H., Chariton, A., Laros, I., Rousseau, M. & de Groot, G. A.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-025-01768-3 eDNA biodiversity from space: predicting soil bacteria and fungi alpha diversity in forests using DESIS satellite remote sensing (2025) International journal of remote sensing . Skidmore, A. K., Abdullah, H., Siegenthaler, A. , Wang, T., Adiningrat, D. P., Rousseau, M., Duan, Y., Torres Rodriguez, A., Heurich, M., Chariton, A. A., Darvishzadeh, R., Neinavaz, E. & de Groot, A.https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2025.2464958 eDNA biodiversity from space: predicting soil bacteria and fungi alpha diversity in forests using DESIS satellite remote sensing (2025) International journal of remote sensing (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Skidmore, A. K., Abdullah, H., Siegenthaler, A. , Wang, T., Adiningrat, D. P., Rousseau, M., Duan, Y., Torres Rodriguez, A., Heurich, M., Chariton, A. A., Darvishzadeh, R., Neinavaz, E. & de Groot, A.https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2025.2464958 Tree vitality predicts plant-pathogenic fungal communities in beech forest canopies (2025) Forest ecology and management, 585 . Article 122588 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Duan, Y., Siegenthaler, A. , Skidmore, A. K., Abdullah, H., Chariton, A. A., Laros, I., Rousseau, M. & de Groot, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122588 Field estimation of fallen deadwood volume under different management approaches in two European protected forested areas (2024) International Journal of Forestry Research, 97 (5), 762-770. Article cpae013. Rousseau, M., Adiningrat, D. P., Skidmore, A. K., Siegenthaler, A. , Wang, T. & Abdullah, H.https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpae013 Forest top canopy bacterial communities are influenced by elevation and host tree traits (2024) Environmental Microbiomes, 19 (1), 1-14. Article 21. Duan, Y., Siegenthaler, A. , Skidmore, A. k., Chariton, A. a., Laros, I., Rousseau, M. & de groot, G. A.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00565-6 Further reduction in soil bacterial diversity under severe acidification in European temperate forests (2024) European journal of soil science, 75 (6). Article e70005. Rousseau, M., Siegenthaler, A. , Skidmore, A. K., de Groot, G. A. & Laros, I.https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70005 Mapping phyllopshere and soil fungal function using AVRIS-NG hyperspectral data (2024) [Contribution to conference › Abstract] 13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy 2024 . Siegenthaler, A. , Abdullah, H., Skidmore, A. K., Duan, Y. & Rousseau, M. Quantifying Canopy Nitrogen Content in a Soil-Acidified Temperate Forest Using Image Spectroscopy (2024) [Contribution to conference › Abstract] 13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy 2024 . Abdullah, H., Skidmore, A. K., Siegenthaler, A. , Darvishzadeh, R., Neinavaz, E., Torres Rodriguez, A. & Duan, Y. Mapping soil microbiological biodiversity using simulated CHIME hyperspectral data (2024) [Contribution to conference › Abstract] 13th EARSeL Workshop on Imaging Spectroscopy 2024 . Skidmore, A. K., Abdullah, H., Siegenthaler, A. , Adiningrat, D. P., Duan, Y., Rousseau, M., Torres Rodriguez, A., Darvishzadeh, R., Wang, T. & de Groot, A. Research profiles 
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