Directorate of the gtö
The members of the gtö elect the directorate of our society at the annual meetings, in a three years turnus. For further details, see our: Satzung of the gtö.
Executive board members
Laboratory of Multitrophic Interactions,
Biology Centre of Czech Republic,
Institute of Entomology
Branisovska 31; CZ 370 05 Ceske Budejovice
Czech Republic
president (at) soctropecol.eu
I am an ecologist working on the multitrophic interactions between plants and animals. I work mostly with bats, birds, ant and spiders on various aspect of their functioning in trophic interactions. I am an associate professor at Biology Centre of Czech Academy of Sciences and at University of South Bohemia in Czech Republic. My research interests are patterns of diversity and trophic interactions in tropical and temperate system, and large manipulative experiments focusing on predation and predators.
Ute Radespiel
Secretary general
Institute of Zoology
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Bünteweg 17
30559 Hannover
Germany
ute.radespiel (at) tiho-hannover.de
I am a behavioural ecologist and aim to understand the factors, that drive and influence the evolution of social structures, the demography, ecological niche construction, distribution, connectivity and the long-term survival of lemur populations on various spatial scales.
University of Marburg
Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8
D-35032 Marburg
Germany
Pablo Orozco-terWengel
Vice-president
Cardiff School of Biosciences
Cardiff University
The Sir Martin Evans Building,
Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX
United Kingdom
orozco-terwengelpa [at] cardiff.ac.uk
I am a population geneticist and evolutionary biologist working on conservation genetics and understanding local adaptation mainly in the tropics. I use genomics and traditional molecular markers to characterise species history and contextualise it with ecological changes in their environment (e.g. fragmentation and land conversion for agriculture etc).
Scientific board members
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle
UMR 7179 CNRS-MNHN
1 avenue du petit château
91800 Brunoy
France
pierre-michel.forget (at) mnhn.fr
I am a tropical forest ecologist studying the animal-plant relationships, mostly fruit-eating vertebrates and seed dispersal, interested in the conservation and the sustainable use of non-timber forest products, and trying to educate stakeholders and people to minimize the impact of anthropogenic activities on tropical biodiversity and ecosystem health.
Biodiversity, Macroecology & Biogeography
University of Göttingen
Büsgenweg 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
nathaly.guerrero-ramirez@forst.uni-goettingen.de
I am interested in elucidating how cross-scale processes shape multi-taxa multi-faceted biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, including the explicit integration of above and belowground compartments of terrestrial ecosystems. My research operates in the interface between ecological and applied knowledge.
Chris Barrat
Member of scientific advisory board
c.d.barratt(at)gmail.com
Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands
Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen
Netherlands
&
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Darwinweg 2
2333 CR Leiden
Netherlands
I am a conservation biologist working on assessing vulnerability to global change by integrating molecular, ecological and environmental data. My focus is primarily on African vertebrates (amphibians and mammals) but I also work with other taxonomic groups such as plants, fish, and reptiles, and in other tropical regions (e.g. Asia and South America) as well as temperate regions.
Eike Lena Neuschulz
Member of scientific advisory board
Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Reserach Centre
Senckenberganlage 25
60325 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
elneuschulz (at) senckenberg.de
www.senckenberg.de/eike-lena-neuschulz
I am interested in species communities and their ecosystem functions and services. In particular, I study ecosystem functions provided by birds across elevational gradients in temperate and tropical mountain regions.
Annemarie Wurz
Member of scientific advisory board - Social Media Manager
Philipps Universität Marburg
Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8
35032 Marburg
Germany
wurz(at)staff.uni-marburg.de
Twitter: @annemarie_wu
https://www.uni-marburg.de.../
My name is Annemarie Wurz. I am a tropical ecologist with research experience in Madagascar and Ecuador. Currently I am a Postdoc at the Philipps University in Marburg working in tropical mountain forests in Ecuador. In my PhD research at the University of Goettingen, I focused on how biodiversity and ecosystem services respond to land-use change by smallholder farming in north-eastern Madagascar. In the Gtoe, I am responsible for managing the early career group as well as social media.
Christine B. Schmitt
Member of scientific advisory board
Department of Geography
University of Passau
Innstrasse 40
D-94032 Passau
Germany
christine.schmitt (at) uni-passau.de
https://www.sobi.uni-passau.de/..
I am a Landscape Ecologist interested in how global change affects the biodiversity and ecosystem services of tropical and temperate forest landscapes. I am specialized in vegetation analysis and engage in inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches to develop strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of forests.
Noreen Mutoro
Member of scientific advisory board
Departmnet of Environment and Biodiversity. Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria
noreen.mutoro(at)stud.plus.ac.at, noreenm88[at]gmail.com
I am a wildlife biologist mainly interested in exploring the ecology of different taxa living in human-dominated landscapes beyond protected areas. I am also passionate about testing and developing alternative or standardised methods for monitoring rare/elusive species in different habitats, especially in the tropics. I find immense joy in travelling, participating in marathons, hiking, nature photography and drumming.
Elise Sivault
Member of scientific advisory board
Laboratory of Multitrophic Interactions, Biology Centre of Czech Republic, Institute of Entomology, Branisovska 31, CZ 370 05 Ceske Budejovice
sivault.e[at]gmail.com
I am a tropical ecologist with a keen focus on understanding trophic cascades involving insectivorous predators (i.e., birds and bats), insects, and plants. I have extensive experience in surveying bats in diverse tropical forests, especially in Papua New Guinea. One exciting aspect of my research is utilizing metabarcoding techniques to identify bat-feeding patterns and explore potential connections to their microbiomes for conservation perspectives.
Researchgate:
www.researchgate.net
Website:
elisesivault.wordpress.com
Twitter: @ESivault
Omer Nevo
Member of scientific advisory board
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Puschstr. 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
omer.nevo[at]evolutionary-ecology.de
I am an evolutionary ecologist studying the ecology and evolution of fruit traits in the context of seed dispersal by animals. I work with both plants and animals in multiple systems to understand how animals use their senses to identify ripe fruit, and how this drove the evolution of fruit traits. While working on multiple fruit traits, my main focus is on fruit metabolomics and chemical communication.
