Langezijds

dr. A. Siegenthaler (Andjin)

Researcher
ITC-NRS
Langezijds 1116
a.siegenthaler@utwente.nl
+31534892542
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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

    • Temperate Forest
    • Image
    • Remote Sensing
    • Spectroscopy
    • DNA
    • Spatial Variation

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

    • Soil
    • Habitats

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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

2025

High-Resolution prediction of soil pH in European temperate forests using Sentinel-2 and ancillary environmental data (2025)Scientific reports, 15(1). Article 28509. Abdullah, H., Skidmore, A. K., Siegenthaler, A. & Neinavaz, E.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03942-4Effect of forest structural attributes on soil microbial diversity in mixed temperate forests (2025)Plant and Soil, 1-19 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Adiningrat, D. P., Siegenthaler, A., Schlund, M., Wang, T., Skidmore, A. K., Rousseau, M. & Heurich, M.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07907-4Ground-lying deadwood volume promotes soil beta diversity but not alpha diversity in European temperate forests (2025)Plant and Soil, 515(1), 579-596. Rousseau, M., de Groot, G. A., Skidmore, A. K., Siegenthaler, A., Laros, I., Heurich, M., Adiningrat, D. P. & Neinavaz, E.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07600-6Monitoring and mapping the biodiversity of bacteria, fungi and microarthropods in soils using multi-source remote sensing and environmental DNA metabarcoding profiles (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). Rousseau, M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036567824Prokaryotic communities as proxies for eukaryotic soil beta diversity in forest ecosystems (2025)Ecological indicators, 178. Article 113930. Siegenthaler, A., Skidmore, A. K., Rousseau, M., Laros, I., Heurich, M. & de Groot, G. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113930Mapping phyllosphere microbial communities of temperate European forests using environmental DNA and remote sensing (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). Duan, Y.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036567220Hyperspectral remote sensing and environmental DNA for assessing soil bacterial alpha diversity in temperate forests (2025)[Contribution to conference › Poster] Living Planet Symposium 2025. Abdullah, H., Skidmore, A. K., Siegenthaler, A., Huesca Martinez, M., Darvishzadeh, R. & Neinavaz, E.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, 144(3), 443-455. Article 180040. 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/s10342-025-01768-3Tree vitality predicts plant-pathogenic fungal communities in beech forest canopies (2025)Forest ecology and management, 585. Article 122588. 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.2025.122588eDNA 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

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University of Twente

Langezijds (building no. 19), room 1116
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
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