Who we are:

Emily Strange

I am an ecologist whose work is grounded in conservation biology, invasion ecology and ecosystem resilience

Michiel Veldhuis

I am interested is the drivers of organization of communities and ecosystems, how this is affected by humans and its consequences for ecosystem services and stability.

Our PhD Researchers

Jiaxin Zhang

I am utilizing eDNA methods to assess plant-pollinator networks and address key ecological questions.

Exavery Kigosi

Exavery aims to increase the effectiveness of invasive plant species control in and around Grumeti Game Reserve (Tanzania) using a community-based approach.

Manuela Rueda Trujillo

Manuela’s research focuses on the understanding of feedbacks between climate and vegetation in tropical forests.

Evelien Castrop

Artificial light at night.

Jie Hu

Interested in the relationship between environmental heterogeneity and biodiversity across scales

Mantana Ng’weli

Interested in the relationship between environmental heterogeneity and biodiversity across scales

Yuhong Li

Yuhong investigates the consequences of variation in basal resource quality for the structure of savannah food webs

Tressia Chikodza

Yuhong investigates the consequences of variation in basal resource quality for the structure of savannah food webs