Annual meeting of the EU project VALERECO in Pisa
Dr. Jesse M. Kalwij
Dr. Jesse M. Kalwij
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Dr. Jesse M. Kalwij
Researcher profile
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- Research associate/ postdoc
Focus in research and teaching
- Vegetation dynamics in savanna and grassland systems: Influence of large herbivores, management measures, and climate change on plant composition and diversity.
- Invasion of exotic plant species: Dispersal mechanisms, genetic patterns, elevational distribution, and human impact on invasive species.
- Vegetation changes along landscape gradients: Elevational, climatic, and disturbance gradients, such as the spread of species along roads or in montane ecosystems.
- Functional diversity and adaptation to environmental variables: Relationship between stress resistance and range size, functional redundancy, local adaptation in invasive species.
- Remote sensing and drone use in vegetation ecology: Use of UAVs (drones) and high-resolution imagery for analyzing tree structures, species composition, and vegetation changes.
- Long-term effects of landscape use and management: Impacts of bush encroachment, artificial waterhole management, and roadside verges on vegetation and biodiversity.
- Plant dispersal by biotic vectors: Role of animals (e.g., birds, mammals) in long-distance transport of plant propagules.
- Spatio-temporal analysis of ecological patterns: Landscape genetic approaches, spatially-explicit data analyses, and development of large-scale databases.
- Impact of climate change on species distribution and community composition: Thermal niche shifts, changes in plant and animal communities.
- Methods to assess and interpret large-scale biodiversity data: Use and evaluation of species distribution data, sampling bias, and biodiversity indicators.
