Projects
ForestBufferThe role of soil moisture for forest microclimate
FORMAS Postdoc mobility grant [2022 - 2025] I aim to quantify the interactive effects of canopy cover and soil moisture on forest buffering and understory biodiversity and develop tools and strategies to secure forest buffering in a changing climate. Right: Fieldwork impressions |
Thermal biology of insectsIn this project, I collaborate with Philipp Lehmann from Greifswald University (Germany), modelling microclimate at very fine scales in order to feed ecophysiological models of the green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi). We integrate the non-linear thermal responses of developmental rate over temperature data on very high spatial and temporal resolution (meters and hours) and explore the effects of a natural microclimate landscape on summer phenology, emergence synchrony and number of generations of a butterfly population.
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Barkbeetle microclimateHere, we explore the role of spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus) as a microclimate engineer. This project is funded by the Lamm foundation.
Main collaborators: Philipp Lehmann and Ian Brown |
Western Ghats forest, climate and climate changeWe study the interaction between macroclimate, understory microclimate and different vegetation types along elevational gradients in the Western Ghats - a global biodiversity hotspot.
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