Droevendaalsesteeg 10
6708 PB Wageningen
The Netherlands
About
Understanding how populations and communities are assembled, adapt, and persist is of paramount importance under the ongoing global change context
Biography
I am an evolutionary ecologist studying how plant species respond to environmental change. My work integrates experimental ecology, quantitative genetics and large-scale biodiversity data to understand adaptive potential and species persistence.
After completing my PhD on eco-evolutionary responses of Mediterranean plants to climate-related stressors at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid, Spain), I joined NIOO-KNAW, where I analyse historical and contemporary plant distribution data to explore how urbanization and global change shape plant communities in the Netherlands.
Research groups
Projects & collaborations
Projects
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Botanical records through a social lens
This collaborative project is led by Folgert Karsdorp of the KNAW Meertens Institute, and investigates the social biases and cultural aspects of historical botanical records (that is, citizen science avant la lettre). In collaboration with FLORON, our contribution to this project is to implement a case study that explores historical botanical records from the Netherlands to characterize patterns of distribution and abundance of Asteraceae species in cities through time. We aim to let these historical records inform us about which species are winners and which are losers of the urbanization process. This can provide unique information on the plant traits that mediate successful adaptation to urbanization.