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Title | Modelling food webs |
Author | Leonardo ESPINOSA |
Director of thesis | Prof. Dr. Eric Allan |
Co-director of thesis | Dr. Remo Ryser |
Summary of thesis | My research explores the role of multi-trophic networks in BEF relationships. I aim to develop a trait-based plant-herbivore interaction model to predict network structures and examine how these structures influence ecosystem functions such as productivity and herbivory rates. I will also investigate how eutrophication interacts with network structure to drive BEF relationships. I will analyze how nutrient enrichment and functional plant compositions affect network dynamics and extinction risks, by integrating empirical data from the PaNDiv experiment with bioenergetic food-web models. |
Status | beginning |
Administrative delay for the defence | 2028 |
URL | https://allanecology.com/about-us/people/leonardo-espinosa/ |