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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 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):
Advisor, Land van Ons
1-jan.-2021 → …
Advisor, European Invertebrate Survey Netherlands
27-okt.-2013 → …
Guest researcher, Naturalis Biodiversity Center
27-okt.-2013 → …
Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1-apr.-2005 → …
Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
Onderzoeksoutput › Academic › peer review
Onderzoeksoutput: Review article › peer review
Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
Berg, M. (Speaker), Ooms, A. (Contributor), Dias, A. (Contributor), van Oosten, R. (Contributor), Ellers, J. (Contributor) & Cornelissen, H. (Contributor)
Activiteit: Academic presentation › Academic
Berg, M. (Speaker)
Activiteit: Inaugural lecture › Popular
Krab, E. J. (Creator), Cornelissen, J. H. C. (Creator) & Berg, M. (Creator), University of Groningen, 14-sep.-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6r6pn
Dataset
Smallegange, I. M. (Creator) & Berg, M. (Creator), University of Groningen, 14-jul.-2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6795371
Dataset
Suring, W. (Creator), Meusemann, K. (Creator), Blanke, A. (Creator), Mariën, J. (Creator), Schol, T. (Creator), Agamennone, V. (Creator), Faddeeva-Vakhrusheva, A. (Creator), Berg, M. (Creator), Brouwer, A. (Creator), van Straalen, N. M. (Creator) & Roelofs, D. (Creator), University of Groningen, 16-mrt.-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9gc00
Dataset
van Noordwijk, C. G. E. (Contributor), Verberk, W. C. E. P. (Contributor), Turin, H. (Contributor), Heijerman, T. (Contributor), Alders, K. (Contributor), Dekoninck, W. (Contributor), Hannig, K. (Contributor), Regan, E. (Contributor), Mccormack, S. (Contributor), Brown, M. J. F. (Contributor), Remke, E. (Contributor), Siepel, H. (Contributor), Berg, M. P. (Contributor) & Bonte, D. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 30-sep.-2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3561489.v1
Dataset
van Noordwijk, C. G. E. (Contributor), Verberk, W. C. E. P. (Contributor), Turin, H. (Contributor), Heijerman, T. (Contributor), Alders, K. (Contributor), Dekoninck, W. (Contributor), Hannig, K. (Contributor), Regan, E. (Contributor), Mccormack, S. (Contributor), Brown, M. J. F. (Contributor), Remke, E. (Contributor), Siepel, H. (Contributor), Berg, M. P. (Contributor) & Bonte, D. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 30-sep.-2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3561486.v1
Dataset
Berg, M., Both, C., Falcao Salles, J., Olff, H., Piersma, T. & Smit, C.
25/02/2025
1 Mediabijdrage
Pers / media: Activiteiten met een maatschappelijk belang › Popular
Berg, M., Both, C., Govers, L., van de Koppel, J., Olff, H., Piersma, T. & Smit, C.
22/03/2024
2 items van Media-aandacht
Pers / media: Activiteiten met een maatschappelijk belang › Professional
08/06/2023
2 items van Media-aandacht
Pers / media: Onderzoek › 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 van Media-aandacht, 14 Mediabijdrages
Pers / media: Activiteiten met een maatschappelijk belang › Popular
Kahlert, Y., Berg, M. & Olff, H.
25/01/2022 → 26/01/2022
2 items van Media-aandacht
Pers / media: Onderzoek › Professional