Svenja Block
Plant Evolutionary Ecology
Institute of Evolution & Ecology
University of Tübingen
Auf der Morgenstelle 5
72076 Tübingen, Germany
Phone: +49 7071 29-74248
svenja.block [at] uni-tuebingen.de
Research interests
I am especially interested in biodiversity, conservation, invasion ecology and global (climate) change. Currently I am investigating what happens when exotic plant species are introduced into native plant communities. In my PhD project I want to find out whether currently unsuspicious ornamentals might have the potential to spread in native communities under altered precipitation regimes created by climate change. Apart from being a botanist, I am also interested in animal ecology and behavior, which is reflected in my diploma thesis about Greylag Geese and my work in wildlife monitoring.
Projects
- WhoIsNext - Climate change and escaping ornamentals
CV
2014 | - now | PhD thesis at the University of Tübingen, Germany, about the effect of precipitation reduction and precipitation variability on the invasion potential of ornamental plants. |
Monitoring of wildlife, primarily birds, on a freelance basis. | ||
2013 | - 2014 | Research assistant in a project on Edible Dormice and Hazel Dormice at the University of Hohenheim, Germany, and assistant teacher in botanical courses for undergraduates at the University of Tübingen, Germany. |
2012 | - 2013 | Diploma thesis at the Konrad Lorenz Research Station, Austria, about the effect of parental behavior on gosling survival in Greylag Geese. |
2006 | - 2013 | Studies of Biology at the University of Tübingen, Germany, and the University of Oulu, Finland, focusing on Zoology, Botany and Paleontology. |
2005 | - 2006 | Volunteering in New Zealand, including work in a restoration project in Trounson Kauri Park. |