Understanding biodiversity in a changing world
I study how species and communities respond to environmental change across spatial and temporal scales — from individual fitness and movement to population dynamics and global distribution patterns. My research integrates ecological theory, conservation science, and spatially explicit modelling to understand why species are where they are, how they got there, and how they may persist under ongoing environmental change.
In my research group, we develop and apply a broad range of biodiversity models - from correlative and statistical approaches to mechanistic, individual-based, and eco-evolutionary models - often in combination with large-scale biodiversity and environmental data. By linking ecological processes with scenarios of climate and land-use change, we aim to improve the predictability of biodiversity dynamics and to support decision-making in conservation and environmental policy.
Interests
- Biodiversity responses to climate and land-use change
- Species distribution modelling & spatially explicit population modelling
- Ecological forecasting & scenario-based biodiversity projections
- Macroecology, biogeography & movement ecology
Professional services
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Co-lead
ISIMIP sector on Terrestrial biodiversity (since 2025)
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Co-lead
GEOBON Eco-code working group on biodiversity modelling (since 2022)
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Panel member
Expert panel “Abiotic effects on biodiversity”, National Monitoring Centre Biodiversity, Germany (since 2021)
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Commission member
IUCN SSC Climate Change Specialist Group (since 2017)
