Michelle Eckhardt [PhD student]

• 2024 – 2021 MSc. Ecology, Evolution and Nature Conservation, University of Potsdam (Thesis topic: Species diversity effects on the temporal stability of productivity: Insights from managed grasslands in Central Europe)
• 2021 – 2015 BSc. Ecology and Environmental Planning, TU Berlin

Current Employment

Since 2025 PhD student in the GrassYear Project

Research interests

• Ecological modelling
• Plant community dynamics in Central European grasslands
• Impacts of human-induced environmental changes on grassland ecosystems
• Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem services

Publications

Jean-Louis, G., Eckhardt, M., Podschun, S., Mahnkopf, J., & Venohr, M. (2024). Estimating daily bicycle counts with Strava data in rural and urban locations. Travel Behaviour and Society, 34, 100694