Jari Vandendriessche
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Research scientist: Ecology Phone: +32 471 29 74 38 |
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In short, I have a passion for biodiversity overall and the ecological functioning of ecosystems both on spatial and temporal scales. I completed a PhD on multitaxa biodiversity in European agroforestry systems and this work is still being continued at a slow rate as I remain involved in the Flemish agroforestry consortium.
My current research focuses on how urbanization and microclimatic variation shape plant and soil fauna community compositions, phenology and functional traits, with particular attention to the urban heat effect, within the framework of the FOURCAST project. As such, this allows to place plant responses within a broader ecological context. By integrating historical data with contemporary field observations and microclimate monitoring, my work aims to unravel the mechanisms through which cities alter biodiversity across multiple levels, and to reveal how nature adapts to the challenges of a warming and increasingly urbanized world.
Qualifications
- MSc. in Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, 2022
Employment History
- PhD Researcher, Ghent University, ForNaLab | September 2022 – September 2026 | Multitaxa biodiversity in European agroforestry systems.
- Field Researcher, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) | July – August 2022 | Field surveys in coastal ecosystems.
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