Curriculum vitae

Ab 09/2023	PhD student at the Chair of Restoration Ecology, Department of Ecology and Ecosystem Management, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Freising
03/2022 – 08/2023	Employee in the field of nature conservation planning in the nature and species conservation team at RIFCON GmbH
WS 2018/2019 – SS 2021	Master of Evolution and Ecology an der Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Masterarbeit: Die Auswirkung verschiedener Arten von Vogelschutzkulturen auf die Diversität von Laubheuschrecken
WS 2018/2019	Research assistant in the Department of Animal Physiology (Module: Behavioral Physiology)
WS 2017/2018	Research assistant in the Department of Comparative Zoology (Module: Structure and Function of Plants and Animals)
WS 2015/2016 – SS 2018	Biology Bachelor of Science at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, thesis: Comparison of the learning behavior of mice in multiple T and Y mazes
2015	Abitur, Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium, Bad Cannstatt

 

Optimization of agricultural flowering areas for plant and insect diversity

Supervision: Prof. Dr. Johannes Kollmann & Prof. Dr. Sara Leonhardt
Flowering areas are of great importance in the agricultural landscape. They not only provide refuge for open land birds, but are also important food sources and habitats for insects, especially pollinators. They therefore make an important contribution to maintaining the corresponding ecosystem services. 
The aim of the project is to compare variants and forms of management of flowering areas with regard to their effect on the diversity, abundance and interactions of insects, spiders and plants. The effects of different plantings, mowing and landscape factors on selected species groups (insect groups and spiders), in particular endangered, rare and specialized species, will also be investigated.
The ten trial areas are distributed in two regions of Bavaria (Upper Bavaria and Upper Palatinate) and consist of five strips each, representing the planting variants, as well as two mowing variants. The insects, spiders and flowering plants are recorded using various methods adapted to the species groups (e.g. netting and ground traps) and the interaction between insects and plants is investigated under suitable weather conditions.

The results of these trials should help to promote the ecological benefits of flowering areas in agricultural land, i.e. effects on the entire insect and plant spectrum as well as certain groups (e.g. predators, pollinators). In addition, the results contribute to a better understanding of various impact factors (landscape factors, planting and mowing) on insect groups and spiders. Based on this, recommendations can also be derived for variants, their establishment and their management for farmers with different interests and field conditions. The findings will be summarized in a practical guide.

The project is in close cooperation with and funded by the State Office for Environmental Protection.