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I am a biologist working internationally in the fields of Biodiversity Conservation, Agro-Ecology and Ecosystem Service Management - both in tropical and temperature ecosystems. Currently, I work as a PostDoc in Austria (University of Vienna & BOKU Vienna), Germany (Agroecology Group Göttingen), and Peru (DiFFcacao project).
My projects focus on the study of birds, bats and arthropods in an agricultural context - to improve the scientific understanding and applied management of functional diversity and ecosystem services. Multidisciplinarity continously flows into the design, application and communication of my research - for example through collaboration with agricultural stakeholders and social scientists, or the development of software applications for advanced ecological data collection, analyses and decision-making.
Working as an Associate Editor (BIOC & PECON), teaching international students (UVIE), and completing several courses (e.g., science communication, animal training) allowed me to develop a deep understanding of the scientific publication process, improve my leadership skills, and explore new communication pathways. This valuable input constantly provides me with new inspiration and motivation to accept new challenges and think out of the box at this early stage of my career.
My research in keywords: Agroecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation Science, Ecological Modelling, Ecosystem Service Management, Environmental Education, Functional Diversity Analyses, Landscape Ecology and Socio-Ecology.
Short CV | Publications | Talks | Google Scholar | ORCID | Research Gate | Twitter | Contact
I am a biologist working internationally in the fields of Biodiversity Conservation, Agro-Ecology and Ecosystem Service Management - both in tropical and temperature ecosystems. Currently, I work as a PostDoc in Austria (University of Vienna & BOKU Vienna), Germany (Agroecology Group Göttingen), and Peru (DiFFcacao project).
My projects focus on the study of birds, bats and arthropods in an agricultural context - to improve the scientific understanding and applied management of functional diversity and ecosystem services. Multidisciplinarity continously flows into the design, application and communication of my research - for example through collaboration with agricultural stakeholders and social scientists, or the development of software applications for advanced ecological data collection, analyses and decision-making.
Working as an Associate Editor (BIOC & PECON), teaching international students (UVIE), and completing several courses (e.g., science communication, animal training) allowed me to develop a deep understanding of the scientific publication process, improve my leadership skills, and explore new communication pathways. This valuable input constantly provides me with new inspiration and motivation to accept new challenges and think out of the box at this early stage of my career.
My research in keywords: Agroecology, Biodiversity Conservation, Conservation Science, Ecological Modelling, Ecosystem Service Management, Environmental Education, Functional Diversity Analyses, Landscape Ecology and Socio-Ecology.
Short CV | Publications | Talks | Google Scholar | ORCID | Research Gate | Twitter | Contact
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March 2020
We could finish our yearly DiFFcacao project meeting in Peru just in time before international borders were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All colleagues are currently well and safe. Nobody can say for sure how things will continue - I can only reveal that editors at Biological Conservation are working on an editorial on the topic and other manuscripts are progressing well. Best wishes to all my colleagues and their families around the globe - I hope you are all safe and well! February 2020 Our symposium on "Overcoming implicit bias in the tropical science community for better conservation research and practice" has been accepted first official online event of an ATBC for ATBC 2020! We are working on live broadcasts and discussions to promote inclusion and diversity in our international community, and look forward to seeing and meeting many of our colleagues in July, both on- and offline! *** postponed to 2021 (ATBC: "All accepted symposia will be retained...") January 2020 January is, as every year, dedicated to writing papers, teaching and planning research activities for the upcoming year - I look forward to working on the papers and developments of our projects REGRASS, DiFFcacao and DiDat and to the start of new collaborations in 2020! December 2019 A very busy year comes to an end - with more publications, projects and conferences / talks than in any year before. I have also completed an intensive animal trainer course in Austria, as well as several courses to improve my academic core skills. In December, I submitted a symposium proposal for ATBC 2020 and joined the BES Women in Ecology program as a mentor. Thanks to all my colleagues for our fruitful collaborations - happy holidays and all the best for 2020! November 2019 Many good news! Check out our new special issue on "Implementation Spaces in Conservation Science" published in Biological Conservation. In our corresponding lead editorial, we ask "what is holding us back from putting conservation research into practice?" and show why interdisciplinary cooperation is crucial for the conservation of global biodiversity. There are press releases online in ENGLISH and GERMAN. I also gave an interview about (my) research with birds for the University of Vienna, and we wrote a blogpost about causes of global biodiversity decline and how to address this from different scientific perspectives - contributing to our current semester question "How do we protect biodiversity?" (both in German). September/October 2019 I'm looking forward to two exciting talks in Brussels and Budapest, were I will talk about biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroforestry systems, and our work at Biological Conservation. The winter semester has started, so I'm also very busy with teaching at the moment and enjoy the vivid discussions with our students on Conservation Science, Agroecology, and Scientific Writing! June/July 2019 Busy times in Vienna and the heavy rains/thunderstorms and following heatwaves have challenged our field work this year - which was mastered thanks to great team effort! But #climatechangeisreal! In June and July I visited project partners in Germany and Italy to prepare research projects, including visits to suitable study sites in olive groves. Very exciting exchange on biodiversity, impressive BioLabs at SSSA Pisa - and I hope to share more good news on this new project with you soon. Take a look at new publications on my site - new editorials are now published in Biological Conservation, and a paper by Dainese Matteo et al. on "Biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production" will be published soon in Science Advances! April 2019 I feel very honored to receive an award from the University of Vienna for my publication output (at my first day back in office after IBOC, see March update). The YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD is given annually to young scientists who publish in the top journals of their field. March 2019 I report freshly back from the IBOC conference in Israel, which was an amazing experience! I am thankful for the invitation of the organizers, to give a keynote talk, and that I got to know all the inspiring people and their projects at IBOC. I was particularly impressed by the activities of the SPNI to involve local communities in conservation action and events, and I recommend all bird and conservation lovers to check out their projects - especially Champions of the Flyway! February 2019 The year started with some complications that I had to cope with due to a serious jaw infection as a result of a wisdom teeth surgery. After three months of struggle, I am back in the game and look forward to the many activities planned for this year. Please stay tuned! Therefore I had to give my contribution to the Quantitative Ecology Workshop in Yaounde from my sick bed in Vienna - which was possible thanks to the great support of my colleagues in Africa! The symposium we submitted to ATBC 2019 was accepted and you can look forward to a great event on Sustainable tropical agroforestry: Balancing biodiversity and crop yield through ecosystem services! |
