Ludmilla Figueiredo

Ludmilla Figueiredo

Dr (2017-2021), Postdoc (2021-2022)

Now data curator at iDiv: https://www.idiv.de/en/profile/1609.html

I am interested in the eco-evolutionary processes involved in the formation, maintenance and decay of ecosystems. It fascinates me how the spatial and temporal dynamics observed there relate to ones present in other complex systems. With that in mind, I want to use the power of mechanistic models to disclose such commonalities and thus, not only further theoretical understanding, but also inform conservation practices. I am investigating the mechanisms behind the persistence of extinction debts. I hope to go beyond the statistical approach mainly used currently and understand the impact of species extinction on  biotic interactions and ecological functions as well as its consequences across different ecological organizational levels. I will use individual-based models to recreate the historical habitat perturbation of a landscape in the calcareous grasslands of Göttingen (Germany) and examine its impacts on plant and pollinator species. This project is the result of a partnership with the Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology and is funded by the SFB 1047 Insect timing: mechanisms, plasticity and interactions and internal funds from department.