I teach landscape ecology and biogeography.

My research is about how to maintain biodiversity and ecosystem functions in instensivly human effected landscapes where fragmentation and isolation of habitats occur and species need to adapt to environmental changes.

Even very small natural patches, remnant habitats, in fragmented agricultural landscapes can be crucial for preserving plant diversity and ecosystem health.

Remnant habitats like field edges, roadside strips, and uncultivated islets that were historically shaped by grazing animals but are now left within modern agricultural landscapes may be a lifeboat for grassland plant species. I aim to understand how habitat remnants contribute to biodiversity, including the richness and presence of plants, shrubs, and trees in landscapes dominated by agriculture. But also, to what extent the historical land use and its legacy on species persist in small habitat remnants and the effects of landscape stracture and local environment on biodiversity and ecological functions e.g., pollination services.