{"id":11721,"date":"2025-10-23T15:24:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/?p=11721"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:25:43","slug":"dr-christopher-morhart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/dr-christopher-morhart\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Christopher Morhart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Morhart-Christopher-1024x1012.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Christopher Morhart\" class=\"wp-image-11722 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Morhart-Christopher-1024x1012.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Morhart-Christopher-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Morhart-Christopher-768x759.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Morhart-Christopher-1536x1518.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/Morhart-Christopher-2048x2024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>University of Freiburg<br>Forestry science, Agroforestry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Member FRIAS Project Group<br><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/project-group-agrivoltaics\/\">FRIAS Project Group &#8220;Agrivoltaics&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October 2025 &#8211; September 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-ufr-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ufr-button\"> \n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/unr-wwd\/team\/christopher-morhart\/\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\taria-label=\"\"\n\t\tclass=\"\n\t\tbl-text-[1.125rem] bl-leading-[1.5625rem] bl-px-[26px] bl-py-[7px] bl-border-[2px] bl-gap-[8px] !bl-decoration-2 !bl-underline-offset-[5px] focus-visible:bl-outline-offset-[6px]\t\tbl-no-underline hover:bl-underline bl-font-medium\n\t\t\n\t\tfocus-visible:bl-outline-dotted focus-visible:bl-outline-2 bl-border-identity-black bl-text-identity-black\n\t   hover:bl-bg-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-border-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-text-pure-white\n\t   active:bl-bg-identity-blue active:bl-text-pure-white active:bl-border-identity-blue\n\t   !bl-outline-identity-black dark:bl-text-pure-white dark:!bl-border-pure-white\n\t\tdark:hover:bl-text-identity-black dark:hover:bl-bg-identity-yellow-40 dark:hover:!bl-border-identity-yellow-40\n\t\tdark:active:bl-text-identity-black dark:active:bl-bg-identity-yellow dark:active:!bl-border-identity-yellow\n\t\tdark:!bl-outline-pure-white\t\tbl-inline-flex bl-flex-row bl-items-center motion-safe:bl-transition-colors\n\t\tmotion-safe:bl-duration-[400ms] justify-center bl-hyphens-auto\n\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bl-inline-block\">\n\t\t\tWebsite\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ufr-button\"> \n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1874-5011\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"\"\n\t\tclass=\"\n\t\tbl-text-[1.125rem] bl-leading-[1.5625rem] bl-px-[26px] bl-py-[7px] bl-border-[2px] bl-gap-[8px] !bl-decoration-2 !bl-underline-offset-[5px] focus-visible:bl-outline-offset-[6px]\t\tbl-no-underline hover:bl-underline bl-font-medium\n\t\t\n\t\tfocus-visible:bl-outline-dotted focus-visible:bl-outline-2 bl-border-identity-black bl-text-identity-black\n\t   hover:bl-bg-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-border-identity-blue-80 hover:bl-text-pure-white\n\t   active:bl-bg-identity-blue active:bl-text-pure-white active:bl-border-identity-blue\n\t   !bl-outline-identity-black dark:bl-text-pure-white dark:!bl-border-pure-white\n\t\tdark:hover:bl-text-identity-black dark:hover:bl-bg-identity-yellow-40 dark:hover:!bl-border-identity-yellow-40\n\t\tdark:active:bl-text-identity-black dark:active:bl-bg-identity-yellow dark:active:!bl-border-identity-yellow\n\t\tdark:!bl-outline-pure-white\t\tbl-inline-flex bl-flex-row bl-items-center motion-safe:bl-transition-colors\n\t\tmotion-safe:bl-duration-[400ms] justify-center bl-hyphens-auto\n\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bl-inline-block\">\n\t\t\tORCID ID\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>E-Mail: <a href=\"mailto:christopher.morhart@wwd.uni-freiburg.de\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:christopher.morhart@wwd.uni-freiburg.de\">christopher.morhart@wwd.uni-freiburg.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-relative last:[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*.bl-absolute]:bl-absolute\n\t\t\t[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-z-20 last:[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-z-10 bl-relative bl-overflow-x-clip\n\t\t\t[.wp-block-ufr-section_&amp;amp;]:bl-overflow-x-visible\n\t\t\tbl-bg-identity-lightblue bl-text-identity-black dark:bl-bg-identity-lightblue dark:bl-text-identity-black bl-py-[24px]  align wp-block-ufr-section has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-ufr-section-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\t\n\n<p>Last Update: 20.10.2025<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Vitae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher Morhart is a senior researcher at the Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, where he pioneers transdisciplinary research at the nexus of forestry and agriculture to advance agroforestry systems as sustainable land-use systems . With a background in forestry (University of Freiburg and University of Helsinki) and a PhD specializing in agroforestry, he bridges fundamental science with applied solutions to address global challenges in climate resilience, biodiversity, and food security. His research focuses on the ecological interactions between trees and crops in agroforestry systems, a field he has helped elevate through scientific innovation and institutional leadership. As a founding member of the German (DeFAF), European (EURAF), and World (IUAF) Agroforestry Associations, he shapes the global discourse on integrating trees into agricultural landscapes, fostering collaboration between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Currently, he leads HUMAX (Link), a six-year flagship project exploring the synergies between agroforestry and agrivoltaics to optimize land use for renewable energy, carbon sequestration, and crop productivity. He also contributes to three additional agroforestry projects, all aimed at translating cutting-edge research into scalable, real-world applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bl-w-full wp-block-ufr-accordion\">\n\n\n<article class=\"ufr-accordion-container-wrapper\" data-accordion=\"animationDuration: 400; direction: vertical; collapsible: true; \">\n\t<div class=\"ufr-accordion-container-flex-wrapper \">\n\t\t\n\n<section\n\tid=\"Selected-Publications\"\n\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-section\n\tufr-accordion-item-section--vertical\">\n\t<div class=\"bl-group\/accordion-header ufr-accordion-item-header\n\t\t\t\"\n\trole=\"button\"\n\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\taria-label=\"Toggle accordion item: Selected Publications\"\n\taria-controls=\"Accordion Selected-Publications content\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-heading\n\t\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-heading--vertical\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\tSelected Publications\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"\n\t\t\tchevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container--!numbered ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--light-in-lightmode ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--dark-in-darkmode \t\t\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 50\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-right\" class=\"bl-h-[40px] md:bl-h-[40px] xl:bl-h-[100px] bl-rotate-90\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-right<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M5.00012 5L25.6062 25.0002L5.00012 45\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"12\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"Accordion Selected-Publications content\"\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-body--vertical\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body-outer-content-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-flow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schindler, Z., Larysch, E., Fornoff, F., Kr\u00f6ner, K., Obladen, N., Klein, A. M., \u2026 &amp; Morhart, C. (2025). Flower power: Modeling floral resources of wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) for bee pollinators based on 3D data. Ecology, 106(5), e70103.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morhart, C., Schindler, Z., Frey, J., Sheppard, J. P., Calders, K., Disney, M., \u2026 &amp; Seifert, T. (2024). Limitations of estimating branch volume from terrestrial laser scanning. European Journal of Forest Research, 143(2), 687-702.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Schindler, Z., Larysch, E., Frey, J., Sheppard, J. P., Obladen, N., Kr\u00f6ner, K., \u2026 &amp; Morhart, C. (2024). From Dawn to Dusk: High-Resolution Tree Shading Model Based on Terrestrial LiDAR Data. Remote Sensing, 16(12), 2189.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morhart, C., Sheppard, J. P., Schuler, J. K., &amp; Spiecker, H. (2016). Above-ground woody biomass allocation and within tree carbon and nutrient distribution of wild cherry (Prunus avium L.)\u2013a case study. Forest Ecosystems, 3(1), 4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morhart, C. D., Douglas, G. C., Dupraz, C., Graves, A. R., Nahm, M., Paris, P., \u2026 &amp; Spiecker, H. (2014). Alley coppice\u2014a new system with ancient roots. Annals of Forest Science, 71(5), 527-542.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section\n\tid=\"FRIAS-Project\"\n\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-section\n\tufr-accordion-item-section--vertical\">\n\t<div class=\"bl-group\/accordion-header ufr-accordion-item-header\n\t\t\t\"\n\trole=\"button\"\n\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\taria-label=\"Toggle accordion item: FRIAS Project\"\n\taria-controls=\"Accordion FRIAS-Project content\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ufr-accordion-item-header-heading\n\t\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-heading--vertical\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\tFRIAS Project\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<span class=\"\n\t\t\tchevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-header-chevron-container--!numbered ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--light-in-lightmode ufr-accordion-header-chevron-container--dark-in-darkmode \t\t\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 50\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-right\" class=\"bl-h-[40px] md:bl-h-[40px] xl:bl-h-[100px] bl-rotate-90\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-right<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M5.00012 5L25.6062 25.0002L5.00012 45\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"12\" \/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"Accordion FRIAS-Project content\"\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body\n\t\t\tufr-accordion-item-body--vertical\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"ufr-accordion-item-body-outer-content-wrapper\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-layout-flow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/frias\/project-group-agrivoltaics\/\"><strong>Project Group<\/strong> <strong>&#8220;Agrivoltaics.&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Agri-Photovoltaics Project Group at the University of Freiburg advances Agri-PV as a key technology for sustainable land use: solar generation and farming co-located on the same plots to boost land productivity and climate resilience. Our interdisciplinary approach links field insights, modeling, and techno-economic analysis with social-science work on adoption, governance, and value chains. In doing so, we contribute to core UN goals\u2014climate-resilient agriculture (SDG 2), efficient water use (SDG 6), clean energy (SDG 7), climate action (SDG 13), and responsible consumption (SDG 12). 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