I am an insect ecologist interested in functional community ecology, biodiversity and climate change. My work seeks to understand how environmental and climatic features influence species traits at the community level. I am also interested in finding out how species traits shape biotic interactions and ecological processes. I am the Principal investigator of research group “Insect Functional Ecology“. Here we investigate in what way climatic parameters shape insect communities and their functional traits. We look at a range of functional traits, including morphological, chemical and physiological features. We are also interested in finding out how species traits influence biotic interactions and key ecological processes, such as decomposition and pollination.
