My main research interest is trophic ecology. Unraveling the complex relationships between organisms and food sources is not only fascinating in itself, but also helps in addressing some important questions surrounding the conservation and management of animal populations. The quantity and quality of available food resources, for example, directly affects the condition, survival and fitness of individuals, while the search for food explains a lot about how animals move throughout the landscape and which habitats they choose.
In my current project ‘Macronutrient Balancing in Northern Cervids’, I investigate patterns and drivers of macronutrient balancing in wild ungulates (moose, roe deer, red deer, and fallow deer) across different seasons and sites in Sweden, using the Geometric Framework of Nutrition.
I am also a member of the Molecular Ecology Group and generally very enthusiastic about the research possibilities offered through powerful molecular techniques such as DNA metabarcoding or SNP genotyping.
Whenever I am not in Sweden studying ungulates, I am most likely to be found in Guyana, South America, working on sun conures, an endangered species of parakeet that lives in the transition zone between savannas and rain forests.
