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Technical University of Munich

Andrew Fairbairn

Chair for Terrestrial Ecology

Department for Life Science Systems
TUM School of Life Sciences
Technische Universität München
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2
D-85350 Freising-Weihenstephan

Room:  1.2.2.4
Phone: +49.8161.71.4149
Fax:     +49.8161.71.4427
E-mail: andrew.fairbairn[at]tum.de

Curriculum vitae

04/2025-presentPostdoctoral researcher at the Chair for Terrestrial Ecology, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universität München, Germany
07/2021-04/2025PhD student at the Chair for Terrestrial Ecology, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universität München, Germany
04/2021-04/2022Research Assistant - Animal Aided Design - Chair for Terrestrial Ecology, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technische Universität München, Germany
09/2019-10/2020B.Sc. Information Technology - American Military University
09/2015-09/2016M.Sc. Conservation and Biodiversity - University of Exeter
12/2011-05/2015B.Sc. Environmental Science - American Military University

Research interest

  • Ornithology
  • Urban ecology
  • Conservation technology
  • Biodiversity monitoring

Projects

Current: Urban Green Spaces as Hotspots for Biodiversity (https://www.gs.tum.de/en/grk/urban-green-infrastructure/cluster-and-subprojects/cluster-1/subproject-1-biodiversity/)

Current: PROTOHAB - Prototyping an Integrated Facade System for Spontaneous Multi-Species Habitation (https://www.igsse.gs.tum.de/en/igsse/projects-and-teams/international-project-teams/cohort-2021/)

2021 – 2023: Animal Aided Design III - Monitoring and Evaluation (https://www.zsk.tum.de/en/the-zsk-subprojects/current-projects/animal-aided-design-iii-monitoring-and-evaluation/)

Publications

2025

  • Arzberger, Sophie; Fairbairn, Andrew; Hemauer, Michael; Mühlbauer, Maximilian; Weissmann, Julie; Egerer, Monika: The potential of soundscapes as an ecosystem monitoring tool for urban biodiversity. Journal of Urban Ecology 11 (1), 2025 more…
  • Fairbairn, Andrew J.; Katholnigg, Sophia; Leichtle, Tobias; Merkens, Lisa; Schroll, Louis; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Meyer, Sebastian T.: NDVI and vegetation volume as predictors of urban bird diversity. Scientific Reports 15 (1), 2025 more…

2024

  • Fairbairn, Andrew J.; Meyer, Sebastian T.; Mühlbauer, Maximilian; Jung, Kirsten; Apfelbeck, Beate; Berthon, Katherine; Frank, Andrea; Guthmann, Lea; Jokisch, Jana; Kerler, Kristel; Müller, Nina; Obster, Christina; Unterbichler, Michaela; Webersberger, Johanna; Matejka, Juliane; Depner, Paul; Weisser, Wolfgang W.: Urban biodiversity is affected by human-designed features of public squares. Nature Cities 1 (10), 2024, 706-715 more…

2023

  • Grabowski, Zbigniew; Fairbairn, Andrew J.; Teixeira, Leonardo H.; Micklewright, Julia; Fakirova, Elizaveta; Adeleke, Emannuel; Meyer, Sebastian T.; Traidl-Hoffmann, Claudia; Schloter, Michael; Helmreich, Brigitte: Cosmopolitan conservation: the multi-scalar contributions of urban green infrastructure to biodiversity protection. Biodiversity and Conservation 32 (11), 2023, 3595-3606 more…
  • Hauck, Thomas (1); Weisser, Wolfgang W. (2); Mühlbauer, Maximilian (2); Bischer, Robert (3); Meyer, Sebastian T. (2); Fairbairn, Andrew (2); Schalk, Gunther (4); Winter, Samuel (2); Weber, Sylvia (5): Animal – Aided Design in der Brantstraße. Detaillierte und technische Beschreibung der Maßnahmen für Tiere. Konferenzversion, 2023 more…
  • Martin, T. E.; Bennett, G. C.; Fairbairn, A.; Mooers, A. O.: Towards a standardized framework for managing lost species. Animal Conservation 26 (1), 2023, 29-30 more…

2022

  • Andrew Fairbairn; Ian Thornhill; Thomas Edward Martin; Robin Hayward; Rebecca Ive; Josh Hammond; Sacha Newman; Priya Pollard; Charlotte Anne Palmer: The short-term impacts of Hurricane Maria on the forest birds of Dominica. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 35, 2022, 70-82 more…
  • Martin, T. E.; Bennett, G. C.; Fairbairn, A.; Mooers, A. O.: ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation, 2022 more…
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