Welcome!
I am an ecologist with special interest in plant functional ecology, biogeography and conservation biology. I have a broad interest in research spanning from species ecological strategy to community assembly processes at different spatial scales and global patterns of biodiversity. I use plants, birds and insects as models.
My research links three major topics in ecology: biogeography, functional traits and ecosystem functioning. I am combing these fields by linking species level, community level and macroecological data. In a nutshell, I am focusing on the following questions:
- How do plants adapt to different abiotic and biotic factors?
- How do species communities assemble and which are the underlying drivers?
- How can plant functional traits help to understand species ecological strategy?
- What are the causes of habitat fragmentation on species conservation?
I am currently working together with Prof. Dr. Mark Westoby and Prof. Dr. Ian J. Wright at the Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. I hold a Macquarie University Research Fellowship.
Contact: jschrader[at]posteo.de
Julian Schrader 