Maisie Upson - MSc Student

Research Interests

• Effect of anthropogenic environmental gradients (land-use intensity, urbanization) on biodiversity and ecosystem functionality
• Plant functional diversity in response to changing environmental conditions
• Molecular biology and molecular functioning of plants
• Functioning, diversity, and relevance of soil microbiome
• Evolution and adaptation in response to changing environments and conditions
• Integration of nature into human livelihoods, recreation and farming

Education

2015-2018: BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA