Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

I am an ecologist and conservation biologist working on the interaction between biodiversity, ecosystem functions and land-use change. Much of the work in my lab focuses on insect pollinators and pollination, as a central ecosystem service, and explores questions related to pollination services to crops and wild plants, anthropogenic-induced changes in pollinator communities, pollinators health and pollinators conservation. We seek ways to restore communities of these beneficial insects in agricultural, afforested and natural landscapes and contribute to sustainable agriculture production and biodiversity conservation.