Dr. Alexander Feckler
Research Interests
- Anthropogenic stressor effects on freshwater ecosystem functioning
- Interaction of autotrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms during freshwater ecosystem functioning
- Trait-based ecology
- Ecology of cryptic species
- Molecular ecology and population genetics
Current Research Projects
- Meta-analysis of chemical stressor effects on ecosystem functioning
- Proximity matters: Hunting down the missing link in nutrient cycling (VR project: more info)
- Litter decomposition in novel environments: effects of global change drivers on herbaceous plant decomposition
Academic history
- Leader of the research area "Functional biodiversity" at the Eusserthal Ecosystem Research Station (EERES) (2020 – present)
- Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany (2020-present)
- Postdoctoral fellow at the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (2018-2020)
- PhD student at the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (2014-2017)
- Diploma program in Environmental Sciences at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany (2006-2013)
Awards
- Exceptional Paper Award of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2019)
- Linnépriset for the best PhD thesis by the Royal Society of Science in Uppsala, Sweden (2019)
Functions
- Editor for Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
- Postdoctoral fellow in the research group Ecosystem Resilience
Peer-reviewed publications
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