Lore Hostens
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PhD Research Scientist, Belgian Flora |
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My research explores the long-term impacts of habitat fragmentation on forest understory plants, with a focus on broad-leaved enchanter's nightshade (Circaea lutetiana) and true lover’s knot (Paris quadrifolia). I investigate whether these species exhibit an extinction debt, where populations appear stable today but are actually in a time-delayed decline due to past environmental change. In addition, I examine how landscape structure and climatic conditions shape genetic makeup of these species. By integrating ecological and genomic approaches, I aim to connect past and present environmental conditions to current demographic and genetic patterns.
Qualifications
Degrees
- MSc Science, Biology with specialisation biodiversity, conservation and restoration, University of Antwerp, 2022
Employment history
- PhD candidate Meise-FWO 2023-current
Publications
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