Kompetenzen

I am an environmental bioscientist with a broad interest in amphibian biogeography, emerging infectious diseases, ecology, evolution and systematics. Combining field-based and laboratory approaches, my experience spans both temperate and neotropical systems. Using harlequin toads (Atelopus) as a ‘worst-case’ model for global amphibian declines, my research during my dissertation dives into chytrid fungus reservoir community dynamics as well as tolerance mechanisms within a broader conservation perspective. Complementarily, I am focusing on disease ecology and mitigation of an emerging fungal pathogen, threatening salamander diversity in my home country Germany as well as on developing methods for on-site biomonitoring and pathogen diagnostics.

Gutachterfunktionen

Reviewer for Global Ecology & Conservation, Salamandra and Amphibian & Reptile Conservation

Expert panel member „Gutachten über Mindestanforderungen an die Haltung von Amphibien und Reptilien” of BMEL.

Mitgliedschaften

Habitats foundation Luxembourg (founding member)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde (DGHT)
DGHT AG Anuren (since 10/2019 scientific head)
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC)
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
International Biogeography Society (IBS)

DFG Fachgebiet

203-3 - Ökologie und Biodiversität der Tiere und Ökosysteme, Organismische Interaktionen

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