Droevendaalsesteeg 10
6708 PB Wageningen
The Netherlands
I am a marine scientist with a PhD in Oceanology and a double master’s in biology. My interests lie in interdisciplinary research of ecosystem perturbations and trophic responses. I have joined the Van de Waal – Phytoplankton Group at the Aquatic Department of NIOO as a postdoc to study harmful marine algae blooms (HABs) in relation to climate change as a part of the ACTNOW project. My earlier research includes in and ex situ studies of the other parts of the plankton community, particularly culturable autotrophs and gelatinous zooplankton (GZ), as a part of several scientific and monitoring projects in the Adriatic Sea. Both HABs and GZ can exert adverse effects on ecosystem services. Thus, I study those seemingly sudden and enigmatic phenomena to understand their role in changing marine environments under anthropogenic pressure.