The research of the Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity group is focused on two broadly overlapping lines of research:
- Ecoinformatics , i.e., informatics-based research on ecology and environmental science.
- Biodiversity studies , spanning and integrating ecoinformatics, molecular phylogenetics, systematics and taxonomy, classical ecology, and conservation biology and ethno-ecology to further our understanding of species diversity, its determinants, and the ecosystem services it provides to society.
We take advantage of the recent exponential gains in computing power and data storage capacity, advances in statistics and mathematics, and dramatic increases in availability of environmental, ecological, and biological data to tackle complex, often large-scale problems in ecology and environmental science. Our ecoinformatics research is part of a broader change from an experimental paradigm to a computing paradigm that is happening across science (see Nature’s 2006 “ 2020 computing ” and 2008 “ Big data ” special features).
Our research has a strong focus on the question of “What determines species diversity?”, one of 25 knowledge gaps that Science magazine (125th Anniversary issue, 2005) highlighted as targets for science over the next 25 years. We take a broad, synthetic view on this issue, with our research involving geospatial environmental modelling , biogeography , macroecology , species distribution modelling , phylogenetic s, evolutionary biology , landscape ecology , and community ecology (including metacommunity ecology and studies of community phylogenetic structure). Our research often has a strong emphasis on the role played by climate and implications of anthropogenic climate change for biodiversity. We also often have strong focus on nature conservation and the human-biodiversity interaction , e.g., assessing and modelling human impacts, or developing geospatial conservation planning.
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