I pursue research in Plant- and Plant Community Ecology to provide novel perspectives on grassland diversification and restoration. My research supports decision making on protection, transformation and management of herbaceous vegetation types to support native flora and fauna and thereby contribute to halting further loss of biodiversity and mitigate negative effects of climate change.

My research is focused on Native species, their Ecology, Habitat specialization and associated Biodiversity. Within the last eight years, my research has focused on SUDS to provide state-of-the-art research for Optimizing nature-based-solutions as Steppingstone Habitats for native flora and fauna in cities.

As PI, I have continuous experience in collaboration with private and public stakeholders on innovation- and research projects.

Education

2018 - 2019     University Paedagogy (Adjunkt Pædagogikum, UP)

2009 – 2015    PhD degree in Applied Ecology, University of Copenhagen 

Biodiversity; Botany; Plant Ecology; Plant community Ecology; Flora-fauna interactions; Green infrastructure, Innovation, Management, Restoration Ecology

• Branching Out (PI, Research-based agency support)
• Regenerative Landscapes (Scientific partner, Research-based agency support)
• Urban biodiversity: Nesting hills and grassland diversification (PI, Financial support from Ballerup Municipality)
• Floating vegetated Islands for biodiversity support and phytoremediation of polluted storm water (PI, Grant from MUDP)
• Floating vegetated Islands for stormwater management (PI, Grant from VUDP)
• Holistic SUDS Bio-curbs - innovation and documentation of pollutant removal, hydrology, evaporation and biodiversity (PI, Grant from MUDP)
• Tree bodyguards (Scientific partner/inrae.fr/tree-bodyguards)
• Science Club (Scientific partner, Grant from The Veloux Foundations)
• Noice barriers; case Ballerup (Scientific partner, Grant from GBHF)
• Cover crops – low resource requiring management of the young forest (PI, Grant from GBHF)
• Optimising ecosystem services and recreational values of low maintenance SUDS in urban environments (PI, Grant from VUDP)
• EcoOrchard (scientific participant, botanical expert)
• Protectfruit (scientific participant, botanical expert)
• Sustainable and innovative methods for supporting biodiversity on fertile and productive soils. Research in habitat restoration techniques and genetic variation in commercially available seeds and their wild relatives. (PI, Grant from 15. Juni Fonden)
• Full PhD stipend (PI, Grant from University of Copenhagen)  

Course resposibilities and coordination

• MSc-course: Biodiversity in Urban Nature (https://kurser.ku.dk/course/lnak10099u/2024-2025)
• BSc-course: Planting Design (https://kurser.ku.dk/course/lnab10060u/2024-2025)

Teaching

• Biodiversity in Urban Nature (MSc, UCPH, 7.5 ECTS)
• Nature Management and Biodiversity (BSc, UCPH, 7.5 ECTS)
• Planting Design (BSc, UCPH, 7.5 ECTS)
• Practice & Aesthetics in Landscape Architecture (BSc, UCPH, 15 ECTS)
• Plants and plant growth in urban areas (BSc, 15 ECTS)
• Botany of Urban and Landscape Plants (BSc, 7.5 ECTS)

Supervision of Thesis, Project in Practice, Project Outside Cou​rse Scope.

BSc-programmes: Biology, Landscape Architecture

MSc-programmes: Biology, Climate Change, EnvEuro, Forest and Nature Management, Landscape Architecture, Nature Management

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