| 04/2011 – present |
PhD student at the Dept. of Experimental and Systems Ecology, University of Bielefeld. Topic: ‘Assessing the impact of Acacia longifolia invasion on ecosystem functions of the native Portuguese dune system.’ Supervision: Prof. Dr. Christiane Werner, Dept. of Agroecosystem research/Functional Ecosystem Research, University of Bayreuth. |
| 12/2011 – 04/2012 |
Research Assistant at the Dept. of Experimental and Systems Ecology, University of Bielefeld. |
| 01/2011 |
Master of Science. Master’s Thesis: ‘Modeling the spatial impact of the invasive N2-fixing Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. on native community characteristics in a Portuguese dune system’. |
| 10/2008 – 03/2011 |
Master’s Program ‘Ecology and Diversity’ at the University of Bielefeld. |
| 11/2008 |
Bachelor of Science. Bachelor’s Thesis: ‘Spatial influences of the N2-fixing invasive Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. on leaf nitrogen traits of three indigenous species and on light interception regimes in a Portuguese dune ecosystem’. |
| Grants awarded |
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| 04/2012 – 04/2014 |
PhD Scholarship of the German National Academic Foundation. |
| 07/2011 – 09/2011 |
Transitional Scholarship of the Commission for Equal Opportunities of the Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld. |
