Our research is focused on the principles and mechanisms that structure biodiversity, species interactions, and ecosystem functioning across different spatial and temporal scales. We do so in a global change context, with a particular focus on land use change (in particular urbanization and agricultural intensification), climate change, artificial light at night, and invasive species. We are further interested in evaluating and improving restoration and conservation measures. To do so, we use a combination of methods, ranging from mesocosm experiments with selected species over field experiments in real landscape to modelling large data sets of non-systematic field observations.
Currently, we focus on the following overarching themes:
? Causes and consequences of artificial light at night for plant-invertebrate communities and the ecosystem functions they provide
? Climate and land use change as major divers of plant and insect communities
- https://showcase-project.eu/ (externer Link, ?ffnet neues Fenster)
- https://bc.lab.uoi.gr/en/research/projects/meiosis/ (externer Link, ?ffnet neues Fenster)
? Movements and changes of insects over large spatio-temporal scales
- https://hirad.science/ (externer Link, ?ffnet neues Fenster)