Ecologist

Department of Botany and Zoology
Masaryk University
Kotlářská 2, CZ-611 37 Brno (Mailing address)
Kamenice 5 , CZ-625 00 Brno-Bohunice (Visiting address)
Czech Republic

wagner"at"sci.muni.cz

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My research spans non-native plant invasions, macroecology, and restoration ecology. A central theme of my work is to understand why habitats become susceptible to invasive non-native plants and how management actions affect non-target ecosystem components. I also examine the mechanistic drivers of biodiversity in plant communities. My research questions involve grasslands of Asia, Europe and North America. Recently, I also launched a study on non-native plant invasions in European woodlands. I address my questions through a toolbox that encompasses vegetation surveys, data mining and experiments. - See my list of publications here.

I began teaching already when I was an undergraduate student. Since then, I have taught courses in botany, ecology and programming with R.

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since 2016              Research associate, Chytry lab, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
2014-2016              Marie-Curie Fellow, funded by the South Moravian Region and the European Union,
                              Chytry lab, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
2012 - 2014            Post-doctoral researcher, Chytry lab, Masaryk University, Brno (Czech Republic)
2011 - 2012            Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Nelson lab, University of Montana (U.S.)
2007 – 2011            PhD, Biology, Hensen lab, University of Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)
2002 – 2006            Biology, Bergmeier lab, University of Göttingen (Germany)