Category Archives: Featured Researchers

Julian Schrader is a postdoc at the Macquarie University, Sydney. He is an ecologist with special interest in plant functional ecology, biogeography and conservation biology. Here, Julian shares his recent work on functional traits in relation to the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography. Fieldwork: Julian is fascinated by life on small islands even though fieldContinue reading “ECR feature: Julian Schrader on plant functional traits and the Equilibrium Theory of Island Biogeography”

Robert Weigel is a postdoc at the University of Göttingen. He is a geoecologist with special interest in forest ecosystems. Here, Robert shares his recent work on climate sensitivity and within-stand synchrony of growth in a European beech–oak ecotone. Robert Weigel (Photo Credits: Banzragch Bat-Enerel). Personal links. Twitter. Institute. University of Göttingen, Plant Ecology andContinue reading “ECR feature: Robert Weigel on growth synchrony and climate change-sensitivity in European forests”

Patricia H. Wepfer is a postdoc at the Institute of Spatial and Landscape Development, ETH Zurich. She is broadly interested in biogeographic processes shaping species distribution patterns. Here, Patricia shares her recent work on the evolution and population dynamics of reef-building corals from the North-Western Pacific. Patricia Wepfer collecting coral polyps at site Oku, Okinawa Island Institute.Continue reading “ECR feature: Patricia Wepfer on the evolution and population dynamics of reef-building corals”

Georgia is a PhD student at the University of Nevada, Reno, in the USA. She is a plant ecologist with a special interest in conservation and biogeography. Here, Georgia shares her recent work on how the trait variation of a dryland pine species responds to regional climatic gradients. Georgia enjoying the beautiful petroglyphs at oneContinue reading “ECR feature: Georgia Vasey”

Pablo is a PhD student at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. He is an ecologist with a special interest in community and functional ecology. Here, Pablo shares his recent work on how the gradient of aridity drives the loss of taxonomic and functional diversity in dung beetle communities in three different deserts. TheContinue reading “ECR feature: Pablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo”

Carlos is a PhD student at the University of Girona in Spain. He is an environmental engineer with special focus on freshwater ecology. Here, Carlos shares his recent work on the ecology and distribution of Iberian fishes. Carlos Cano-Barbacil in the canyon formed by the Riaza River (Segovia, Spain) Personal links. Personal website | TwitterContinue reading “ECR feature: Carlos Cano-Barbacil”

Yuting Vicky Lin is a PhD student at the Institute of Oceanopgraphy at National Taiwan University. Her interests lie in the biodiversity and conservation of benthic reef communities. Vicky shares her recent work on forecasting the distribution of coral reef fish under a changing climate (left) Vicky, diving in Tawai. Photo credit: Guan Yen ChenContinue reading “ECR Feature: Yuting Vicky Lin on reef fish and climate change”

Tobi is a post-doctoral fellow at University of Saskatchewan and Wildlife Conservation Society, Canada. He is interested in assessing species distributions and vulnerability in relation to climate change and natural disturbance. Here, Tobi shares his perspetive on quantifying biodiversity change in relation to data gathering tools. Tobi during a fieldwork to explore how fish useContinue reading “ECR feature: Tobi Oke on data synthesis as a diagnostic tool for capturing biodiversity problems”

Felipe is a postdoc at Washington State University. He uses phylogenetics to study the evolution of bees. Felipe shares his recent work on the origins and unusual antitropical diversity of Eucerinae bees. (left) Collecting bees in the Atacama Desert – Chile. (right) At the USDA bee lab in Utah, trying to understand the protocols forContinue reading “ECR Feature: Felipe Vieira de Freitas on bee diversity”

Waleska Barbosa is a PhD student at the National Institute of Amazonian Research in Manaus, Brazil. She is an ecologist interested in the evolutionary history of Amazonian birds. Here, Waleska shares her recent work on species historical demography and habitat associations along Amazonian floodplains. Waleska Barbosa on the observation tower at the Amazonian Museum (MuseuContinue reading “ECR feature: Waleska Elizangela dos Santos Barbosa”