Dr. Jernej Jevsenak

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsForestry,Remote Sensing
Keywordsmethod development, climate, forest modelling, remote sensing, satellite observations
Honours and awards

2021: World Scientific Federation Scholarship

2019: Jesenkova Award from the Biotechnical Faculty for the outstanding PhD thesis

2019: The Best PhD Thesis Award from the Association for Tree-Ring Research (ATR)

2017: Scientific Excellence Award from the Slovenian Research Agency

2016: Grant for co-funding a Ph.D. program awarded by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport

2015: Scholarship of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts for doctoral students

2014: Pahernik Scholarship for outstanding students in the field of forestry

2014: Prešeren Award from the Biotechnical Faculty for the outstanding master thesis

2013: Pahernik Scholarship for outstanding students in the field of forestry

2011: Award for the highest student grades in a class, awarded by the Forestry Department

2011: Pahernik Scholarship for outstanding students in the field of forestry

2010: Award for the highest student grades in a class, awarded by the Forestry Department

2009: Award for the highest student grades in a class, awarded by the Forestry Department

2008: Award for the highest student grades in a class, awarded by the Forestry Department

Current contact address

CountrySlovenia
CityLjubljana
InstitutionSlovenian Forestry Institute
InstituteDepartment of Forest Yield and Silviculture

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Allan BurasDepartment Ökologie- und Ökosystemmanagement, Technische Universität München, Freising
Start of initial sponsorship01/06/2022

Programme(s)

2021Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2024Jevšenak J, Klisz M, Mašek J, Čada V, Janda P, Svoboda M, Vostarek O, Treml V, van der Maaten E, Popa A, Popa I, van der Maaten-Theunissen M, Zlatanov T, Scharnweber T, Ahlgrimm S, Stolz J, Sochová I, Roibu C-C, Pretzsch H, Schmied G, Uhl E, Kaczka R, Wrzesiński P, Šenfeldr M, Jakubowski M, Tumajer J, Wilmking M, Obojes N, Rybníček M, Lévesque M, Potapov A, Basu S, Stojanović M, Stjepanović S, Vitas A, Arnič D, Metslaid S, Neycken A, Prislan P, Hartl C, Ziche D, Horáček P, Krejza J, Mikhailov S, Světlík J, Kalisty A, Kolář T, Lavnyy V, Hordo M, Oberhuber W, Levanič T, Mészáros I, Schneider L, Lehejček J, Shetti R, Bošeľa M, Copini P, Koprowski M, Sass-Klaassen U, Izmir ŞC, Bakys R, Entner H, Esper J, Janecka K, Martinez del Castillo E, Verbylaite R, Árvai M, de Sauvage JC, Čufar K, Finner M, Hilmers T, Kern Z, Novak K, Ponjarac R, Puchałka R, Schuldt B, Škrk Dolar N, Tanovski V, Zang C, Žmegač A, Kuithan C, Metslaid M, Thurm E, Hafner P, Krajnc L, Bernabei M, Bojić S, Brus R, Burger A, D'Andrea E, Đorem T, Gławęda M, Gričar J, Gutalj M, Horváth E, Kostić S, Matović B, Merela M, Miletić B, Morgós A, Paluch R, Pilch K, Rezaie N, Rieder J, Schwab N, Sewerniak P, Stojanović D, Ullmann T, Waszak N, Zin E, Skudnik M, Oštir K, Rammig A, Buras A Incorporating high-resolution climate, remote sensing and topographic data to map annual forest growth in central and eastern Europe. In: Science of The Total Environment, 913, 2024, 169692
2024Basu S, Stojanović M, Jevšenak J, Buras A, Kulhavý J, Hornova H, Svetlik J: Pedunculate oak is more resistant to drought and extreme events than narrow-leaved ash in Central European floodplain forests. In: Forest Ecology and Management, 2024,
2024Jevšenak J, Buras A, Babst Shifting potential for high-resolution climate reconstructions under global warming. In: Quaternary Science Reviews, 325, 2024, 108486
2023Pavão DC, Jevšenak J, Silva LB, Elias RB, Silva L: Climate–Growth Relationships in Laurus azorica—A Dominant Tree in the Azorean Laurel Forest. In: Forests, 14, 2023, 166
2023Klisz M, Puchałka R, Jakubowski M, Koprowski M, Netsvetov M, Prokopuk Y, Jevšenak J: Local site conditions reduce interspecific differences in climate sensitivity between native and non-native pines. In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 341, 2023, 109694
2023Jevšenak J, Arnič D, Krajnc L, Skudnik M Machine Learning Forest Simulator (MLFS): R package for data-driven assessment of the future state of forests. In: Ecological Informatics, 75, 2023, 102115
2023Jevšenak J, Saražin J: Pinus halepensis is more drought tolerant and more resistant to extreme events than Pinus nigra at a sub-Mediterranean flysch site. In: Tees, 37, 2023, 1281-1286
2023Gričar J, Jevšenak J, Giagli K, Eler K, Tsalagkas D, Gryc V, Vavrčík H, Čufar K, Prislan P Temporal and spatial variability of phloem structure in Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica and its link to climate. In: Plant, Cell & Environment 47, 2023,
2023Pavão DC, Jevšenak J, Engblom J, Silva LB, Elias RB, Silva L: Tree growth-climate relationship in the Azorean holly in a temperate humid forest with low thermal amplitude. In: Dendrochronologia, 77, 2023, 126050
2022Mitja Skudnik and Jernej Jevšenak: Artificial neural networks as an alternative method to nonlinear mixed-effects models for tree height predictions. In: Forest Ecology and Management, 507, 2022, 120017
2022Jožica Gričar, Jernej Jevšenak, Polona Hafner, Peter Prislan, Mitja Ferlan, Martina Lavrič, Dominik Vodnik, Klemen Eler: Climatic regulation of leaf and cambial phenology in Quercus pubescens: Their interlinkage and impact on xylem and phloem conduits. In: Science of the Total Environment, 802, 2022, 149968
2022Klisz M, Jevšenak J, Prokopuk Y, Gil W, Mohytych V, Puchałka R: Coping with Central European climate – xylem adjustment in seven non-native conifer tree species. In: Dendrobiology, 88, 2022, 105-123
2022Diogo C. Pavao, Jernej Jevšenak, Michele Petrillo, Ricardo Camarinho, Armindo Rodrigues, Lurdes Borges Silva, Rui Bento Elias, Luís Silva: Dendrochronological potential of the Azorean endemic gymnosperm Juniperus brevifolia (Seub.) Antoine. In: Dendrochronologia, 71, 2022, 125901
2022Jernej Jevšenak, Jožica Gričar, Sergio Rossi, Peter Prislan: Modelling seasonal dynamics of secondary growth in R. In: Ecography, e06030, 2022,
2021Jevšenak Jernej, Skudnik Mitja: A random forest model for basal area increment predictions from national forest inventory data. In: Forest Ecology and Management, 479, 2021, 118601
2021Domen Arnič, Jožica Gričar, Jernej Jevšenak, Gregor Božič, Georg von Arx, Peter Prislan: Different Wood Anatomical and Growth Responses in European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) at Three Forest Sites in Slovenia. In: Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 2021,
2021Jevšenak Jernej, Tychkov Ivan, Gričar Jožica, Levanič Tom, Tumajer Jan, Prislan Peter, Arnič Domen, Popkova Margarita, Shishov Vladimir V: Growth-limiting factors and climate response variability in Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) along an elevation and precipitation gradients in Slovenia. In: International Journal of Biometeorology, 65, 2021, 311-324
2021Jevšenak Jernej: New features in the dendroTools R package: bootstrapped and partial correlation coefficients for monthly and daily climate data. In: Dendrochronologia, 63, 2021, 125753
2020Tom Levanič, Jernej Jevšenak, Polona Hafner Stable Isotopes Reveal Climate Signal Hidden in Tree Rings of Endemic Balkan Pines. In: Atmosphere, 11, 2020, 135
2020Jevšenak Jernej, Klopčič Matija, Mali Boštjan The effect of harvesting on national forest carbon sinks up to 2050 simulated by the CBM-CFS3 model: a case study from Slovenia. In: Forests, 11, 2020, 1090
2019Jevšenak Jernej: Daily climate data reveal stronger climate-growth relationships for an extended European tree-ring network. In: Quaternary Science Reviews, 221, 2019, e105868
2019Jevšenak Jernej, Goršić Ernest, Stojanović Dejan B., Matović Bratislav, Levanič Tom Sapwood characteristics of Quercus robur species from the south-western part of the Pannonian Basin. In: Dendrochronologia, 54, 2019, 64-70
2019Poljanšek Simon, Jevšenak Jernej, Gričar Jožica, Levanič Tom Seasonal radial growth of Black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, monitored by the pinning method and manual band dendrometers. In: Acta Silvae et Ligni, 119, 2019, 1-11
2018Jevšenak Jernej, Džeroski Sašo, Zavadlav Saša, Levanič Tom: A machine learning approach to analyzing the relationship between temperatures and multi-proxy tree-ring records. In: Tree-Ring Research, 74, 2018, 210-224
2018Jevšenak Jernej, Levanič Tom, Džeroski Sašo Comparison of an optimal regression method for climate reconstruction with the compare_methods() function from the dendroTools R package. In: Dendrochronologia, 52, 2018, 96-104
2018Stopar Samo, Jevšenak Jernej, Kobler Andrej, Levanič Tom: Dendrochronological analysis of the radial growth of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) in its natural and secondary stands in Slovenia. In: Acta Silvae et Ligni, 117, 2018, 35-46
2018Jevšenak, Jernej, Džeroski Sašo, Levanič Tom Predicting the vessel lumen area tree-ring parameter of Quercus robur with linear and nonlinear machine learning algorithms. In: Geochronometria, 45, 2018, 211 - 222
2017Jevšenak Jernej, Džeroski Sašo, Levanič Tom: On the use of machine learning methods to study the relationships between tree-ring characteristics and the environment. In: Acta Silvae et Ligni, 114, 2017, 21−29
2016Jevšenak Jernej, Levanič Tom: Should artificial neural networks replace linear models in tree ring based climate reconstructions? . In: Dendrochronologia, 40, 2016, 102−109
2016Jevšenak Jernej, Levanič Tom: dendroTools: R package for studying linear and nonlinear responses between tree-rings and daily environmental data. In: Dendrochronologia, 48, 2016, 32−39
2015Santosh K. Shah, Ramzi Touchan, Elena Babushkina, Vladimir V. Shishov, David M. Meko, Olga V. Abramenko, Liliana V. Belokopytova, Maris Hordo, Jernej Jevšenak, Wojciech Kędziora, Tatiana V. Kostyakova, Agnieszka Moskwa, Zbigniew Oleksiak, Gulzar Omurova, Svjtoslav Ovchinnikov, Mahsa Sadeghpour, Anup Saikia, Łukasz Zsewastynowicz, Tatiana Sidenko, Argo Strantsov, Marija Tamkevičiūtė, Robert Tomusiak, Ivan Tychkov: August to July Precipitation from Tree Rings in the Forest-Steppe Zone of Central Siberia (Russia). In: Tree-Ring Research, 71, 2015, 37-44
2015Jevšenak Jernej, Levanič Tom: Dendrochronological and wood-anatomical features of differently vital pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) stands and their response to climate. In: Topola, 195/196, 2015, 85−96
2015Jevšenak Jernej, Levanič Tom: Pedunculate oak's (Quercus robur L.) conductive elements size dependence on temperature at two Querco-carpinetum sites in Slovenia. In: Acta Silvae et Ligni, 107, 2015, 15−23
2014Jevšenak Jernej, Levanič Tom: Macro EWVA - an effective tool for analysis of earlywood conduits of ring porous species. In: Acta Silvae et Ligni, 104, 2014, 15-24