I am currently a Tenure-Track Researcher (RTT) at Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, where I work in the field of macroecology and trait-based ecology. My research focuses on understanding biodiversity patterns and changes in the Anthropocene by integrating taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic dimensions. I am particularly interested in how species characteristics and evolutionary history jointly shape ecological patterns across spatial scales, from local communities to the global scale.
Before joining the BIOME Lab, I was a researcher at the University of Tartu, where I led projects aimed at disentangling the drivers of biodiversity change and extinction risk across the Tree of Life. During this period, I worked within international research networks and developed advanced analytical approaches to study complex ecological datasets at large spatial and taxonomic scales.
Earlier in my career, I held postdoctoral positions at the Università di Trieste, where I also obtained my PhD in Environment Life Sciences, with a thesis on diversity patterns of native and alien species in coastal plant communities, spanning from local to global scales.
Overall, my work combines theoretical and quantitative approaches to address key challenges in biodiversity science, with the aim of advancing our understanding of ecosystem dynamics and supporting evidence-based conservation in a rapidly changing world.
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