{"id":2510,"date":"2024-09-30T10:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T09:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecology.ugent.be\/terec\/?page_id=2510"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:31:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:31:44","slug":"frederik-van-daele","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecology.ugent.be\/terec\/people\/frederik-van-daele\/","title":{"rendered":"Frederik Van Daele"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. Frederik Van Daele
Terrestrial Ecology Unit
Department of Biology
Ghent University
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35
9000 Gent Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-mail: frederik.vandaele@ugent.be<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unravelling landscape dynamics for effective ecological restoration and functional ecological networks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Designing resilient ecological networks and effective restoration requires a thorough understanding of the spatio-temporal processes that drive population dynamics and community assembly across multiple scales. These processes, ranging from local establishment limitations to regional dispersal limitations, shape meta-community dynamics. My research aims to  disentangle ecological limitations across scales, ultimately providing evidence-based strategies for successful restoration and the design of robust ecological networks in fragmented landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My previous work on species-rich grassland restoration elucidated how soil biochemistry and biota shape plant community organization. Using these insights, I developed tools based on how the historical landscape composition informs the restoration potential of species-rich grasslands. Building on this, I developed conservation tools that combine species distribution modelling, conservation genomics, and experimental ecology to forecast eco-evolutionary responses to climate change and habitat fragmentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, I am focusing on two key areas that build upon my previous work: 1) modelling dune restoration as a nature-based solution, and 2) predicting meta-community dynamics under climate change to inform the pan-European ecological network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n