Francesco de Bello
Czech Academy of Sciences - Institute of Botany
In this page you can find some basic information about my research interests, some the projects I have been working on, and the different functions we developed in R. For the macro to calculate functional diversity (by Jan Lepš) click here. Clonal traits from Central European species are freely available in the CLO-PLA database.
My CV
Welcome!
The highest function of ecology
is understanding consequences
(Frank Herbert, Dune)
Background
Institute of Botany
Czech Academy of Sciences
Dukelská 135,
CZ-379 82 Třeboň
Czech Republic
fradebello_at_ctfc.es
Im trained as a plant ecologist and agronomist. Using meadows and alpine vegetation as a study framework, I assess the role of functional trait diversity on the interface between community assembly and ecosystem service delivery. My interests also include the effects of land-use changes on vegetation, and particularly grazing and mowing, and the development of integrated biodiversity indicator systems to monitor the effects of these changes in interaction with climate change.
