Research Interest

during my work at the Mediterranean Sea I was especially impressed by the diversity of blennies and gobies. Hence, I conducted behavioural studies on Gobius bucchichii In my Bachelor’s thesis. For my Master's thesis I got the opportunity to work on a very important habitat in coastal ecosystems with key ecological relevance: seagrass meadows. For my work I examined seasonal growth patterns of Cymodocea nodosa and abundance patterns of the associated epifauna for the Northern Adriatic Sea and I was honored with the “Rupert-Riedl-Award”, which made me very proud.

"RUPERT-RIEDL-AWARD", Haus des Meeres (left: Jörg Ott)

In the past few years, I participated in several biological field trips and courses, and worked as a field assistant and volunteered different research projects: I went twice on the students course to Lake Tanganjika to learn more about cichlids and their fascinating evolutionary background; I visited several places at the Mediterranean Sea to discover regional differences in flora and fauna. My widespread interest in the field of biology got me the occasion to work and assist in several projects: Due to my experience in diving (CMAS***) I was hired at the University of Graz as a Diving Coordinator and Assistant Biologist for behavioural studies on cichlids at Lake Tanganjika. I was project member of River Watch (Save the blue heart of Europe - Balkan River Project) and part of the assessment team for endangered fish species against hydropower. I went to Albania to help a limnological research group to monitor fish diversity in the Black Drin river headed by Dr. Stamatis Zogaris. 

My field trips to Zambia (Lake Tanganjika), Albania, Croatia, Egypt, Greece and more.