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I am a postdoctoral researcher at the institute of ecology of the Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany).
In December 2015, I received my PhD Degree in agricultural sciences and biological engineering from the University of Liège (Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium). During my PhD, I worked on root-emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their roles in belowground plant-plant interactions. Since November 2015, I have been working in Prof. Vicky Temperton’s group on interactions between plants in grassland ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on the influence of priority effects during plant community assembly on ecosystem structure and functioning (particularly below the soil surface). |
Research interests
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I am a plant ecologist investigating the mechanisms allowing plant species to coexist and interact with each other. More specifically, one of my main research interests lies in investigating ways to increase the predictability of plant-plant interactions mediated by belowground chemical cues, particularly in the context of biodiversity and priority effect research.
My research is located at the intersection of different, yet complementary, scientific disciplines: functional and chemical ecology, plant physiology, and modelling. |
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