Research output per year
Research output per year
Prof. Dr.
What spurs me on is the question what determines the diversity and composition of soil fauna communities. I am especially interested in the interplay between species-specific traits and spatial scales in determining shifts in community composition under environmental stress. I study which functional traits underlay changes in species composition, from the micro-scale (m2) to the macro-scale (among biomes). I also study how changes in species composition (via response traits) affect important soil processes (via effect traits), such as litter decomposition.
My aim is to integrate ecological and evolutionary concepts into community ecology by using inter- and intraspecific variation in species traits, including life history traits and tolerance traits (micro-scale) and dispersal traits (meta- to macro-scale), to understand the impact of environmental changes on local community composition and functioning. My main focus is on ecosystem engineers and the effect of non-trophic interactions on ecosystem dynamics.
My research emphasizes a mechanistic approach, linking species functional traits to community composition and functioning. I use a variety of study systems, including green beach, salt marsh, and sub-arctic tundra, as well as a variety of model organisms, including ecosystem engineers such as Amphipoda, Collembola and terrestrial Isopoda.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Advisor, Land van Ons
1-Jan-2021 → …
Advisor, European Invertebrate Survey Netherlands
27-Oct-2013 → …
Guest researcher, Naturalis Biodiversity Center
27-Oct-2013 → …
Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1-Apr-2005 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Berg, M. (Speaker), Ooms, A. (Contributor), Dias, A. (Contributor), van Oosten, R. (Contributor), Ellers, J. (Contributor) & Cornelissen, H. (Contributor)
Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
Berg, M. (Speaker)
Activity: Talk and presentation › Inaugural lecture › Popular
van Egmond, E. M. (Creator), van Bodegom, P. M. (Creator), van Hal, J. R. (Creator), van Logtestijn, R. S. P. (Creator), Berg, M. (Creator) & Aerts, R. (Creator), University of Groningen, 19-Feb-2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t39g3
Dataset
Ellers, J. (Creator), Berg, M. (Creator), Dias, A. T. C. (Creator), Fontana, S. (Creator), Ooms, A. (Creator) & Moretti, M. (Creator), University of Groningen, 26-Jun-2018
Dataset
Krab, E. J. (Creator), Cornelissen, J. H. C. (Creator) & Berg, M. (Creator), University of Groningen, 14-Sept-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6r6pn
Dataset
Finerty, G. E. (Creator), de Bello, F. (Creator), Bílá, K. (Creator), Berg, M. (Creator), Dias, A. T. C. (Creator), Pezzatti, G. B. (Creator) & Moretti, M. (Creator), University of Groningen, 13-May-2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k8pp1
Dataset
Schrama, M. (Creator), van der Plas, A. (Creator), Berg, M. (Creator) & Olff, H. (Creator), University of Groningen, 20-Oct-2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.s636m
Dataset
Berg, M., Both, C., Falcao Salles, J., Olff, H., Piersma, T. & Smit, C.
25/02/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular
Berg, M., Both, C., Govers, L., van de Koppel, J., Olff, H., Piersma, T. & Smit, C.
22/03/2024
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Professional
08/06/2023
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
Olff, H., Smit, C., Aerts, R., Bakker, L., Berendse, F., Berg, M., Beunen, R., Biesmeijer, K., Bobbink, R., Both, C., Candel, J., Cornelissen, H., de Deyn, G., van Dobben, H., Erisman, J. W., van der Heide, T., Howison, R., Jansen, P., van de Koppel, J., de Kroon, H., Kros, H., Lamers, L., Piersma, T., van der Putten, W., Roelofs, J., Smolders, A., Soons, M., Tittonell, P., Turnhout, S., Visser, M., Vet, L., de Vries, W., de Vries, F. T., Wamelink, W., Wassen, M. & van Wezel, A.
10/06/2022 → 01/10/2022
32 items of Media coverage, 14 Media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular
Kahlert, Y., Berg, M. & Olff, H.
25/01/2022 → 26/01/2022
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Professional