Vanbergen CV

Keynote Presentations from the 4th ALTER-Net Summer School, Peyresq 5 - 17 September 2009

Title of the talk: Habitat heterogeneity and consequences for insect biodiversity (pdf: 5MB)

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My research interests focus on trophic interactions, community structure, and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem processes. I investigate the role of human activities in shaping diversity and performance at higher trophic levels directly (herbivores, pollinators) and indirectly (predators, parasites) connected to plants. I am interested in how anthropogenic disturbance at scales from habitats to landscapes impacts on invertebrate communities above and in the soil, and the consequences of biodiversity change for ecosystem function.