Current project: Investigating the geodiversity-biodiversity relationship under climate change
The project investigates geodiversity and how it influences biodiversity in a changing climate. Geodiversity is the variation of Earth materials, landforms, hydrological elements, and reliefs. Areas with high geodiversity support high biodiversity. Therefore, mapping, understanding, and conserving geodiversity is crucial for reaching the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. This project will refine the theory of the geodiversity-biodiversity relationship by incorporating the underlying mechanisms. These mechanisms are the local variation of temperatures, nutrients, and water resources, which ultimately control global biodiversity patterns. The project will provide evidence for the generalisability of the geodiversity-biodiversity relationship and test if the relationship is similar across Artic, Antarctic, and alpine ecosystems that are most vulnerable to climate change impacts.
PhD project: Ecological connectivity for promoting biodiversity under climate and land use change
PhD project: Impacts of land use change on plant communities and their biodiversity in northern environments