I am a spatial ecologist interested in mechanisms that shape the distribution of life on Earth. I draw from a variety of quantitative ecological tools including population dynamics, spatial demography and ecological niche modelling.
With a major line of research I am developing and improving spatially explicit, global models of plant population performance and persistence across species’ geographic ranges. Recently I have tested the ability of presence-only climate models to predict demographic processes and extinction risk of plant populations worldwide. My current project focuses on how the position and geometry of suitable habitat fragments within a species’ range interact with life history, demography and organismal movement to modulate population persistence patterns.
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I am a spatial ecologist interested in mechanisms that shape the distribution of life on Earth. I draw from a variety of quantitative ecological tools including population dynamics, spatial demography and ecological niche modelling.
With a major line of research I am developing and improving spatially explicit, global models of plant population performance and persistence across species’ geographic ranges. Recently I have tested the ability of presence-only climate models to predict demographic processes and extinction risk of plant populations worldwide. My current project focuses on how the position and geometry of suitable habitat fragments within a species’ range interact with life history, demography and organismal movement to modulate population persistence patterns.
Selected publications: link
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Positions
- Associate Professor, Department of Botany and Soroksár Botanical Garden, Budapest, Hungary (2018-)
- Research Fellow, with Prof. Yvonne Buckley, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (2014-2018)
- Research Associate, with Prof. Amy Angert, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (2012 – 2014)
- Visiting Scientist, with Prof. Roy Turkington, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (2010 – 2012)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Romania (2006-2013)
- Conservation Biologist, Environmental Protection Agency of Harghita County, Romania (2004-2006)
- Researcher, Curator and Collection manager, Herbarium of Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania (2000 – 2004)
Grants and Awards
- 2015 - 2017 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (€187,866)
- 2013 Conservation grant received from Native Plant Society of British Columbia, Canada ($4,000)
- 2007 - 2009 Conservation grant received from Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation, England (£5,000)
- 2001 – 2008 Doctoral research fellowships, Domus Hungarica Scientiarum et Artium Scheme, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (€1,300)
Education
- PhD in Plant Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania (2009)
- MSc in Community Ecology, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania (1999)
- BSc in Biology, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania (1998)
