Asja Bernd started her MSc on ” A Global Analysis of Grassland Fragmentation” supervised by Neil Burgess (UNEP) and Martin Wegmann. She will use globally available land cover data sets and compute a variety of spatial metrics to derive the fragmentation pattern of grasslands. Methods available in R and GRASS will be applied to allow a semi-automatic global analysis. Asja is a student in the Global Change Ecology MSc program and well trained in journalism as well as natural sciences.
Strengthening Scientific Networks in Côte d’Ivoire
Last week, two of our EORC members (Dr. Insa Otte and Dr. Michael Thiel) had the opportunity to visit several research institutions in Côte d’Ivoire—both in Abidjan and at the Lamto Ecological Research Station. During this visit, they gained valuable insights into the...