I am a macro- and vegetation ecologist dedicated to understanding responses of individuals, species, communities, and biodiversity to natural and anthropogenic drivers, and to providing methodological progress for improved monitoring and models of biodiversity dynamics. The goal of my research is to find answers to fundamental questions in ecology, but also to inform nature conservation about the impact of global change on biodiversity and ecosystems.
My research has four main components: (i) empirical studies to gain insight on the drivers of ecological patterns and responses across time and space, (ii) the improvement and development of actionable models of future global change impact on biodiversity, (iii) utilizing the potential of drone-based remote sensing in combination with air- and satellite-borne remote sensing for monitoring, understanding, and predicting vegetation and biodiversity dynamics, and (iv) creating the scientific basis for spatially explicit local to global sustainable solutions that contribute to the recovery of biodiversity.
