Curriculum vitae
| Since 10/2022 | PhD student, Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg |
| 2022 | Junior consultant to assist with the SDG-RI project on Agenda 2030, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, Berlin |
| 2019 – 2022 | Master of Science in Global Change Ecology, University of Bayreuth. Title of master’s thesis: “Integrating Pollinators and Pollination into Nature Restoration Targets: A multiperspective Approach” |
| 2019 – 2022 | Additional studies in environmental law, University of Bayreuth |
| 2020 – 2021 | Internship in the BioFrame project on the Global Framework for Biodiversity, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn |
| 2020 | Jean Monnet Modul “EU Environmental Policy & Law (POLLEN)”, Université Saint-Louis, Brüssel |
| 2019 | Internship (DAAD Promos Scholarship) on the biology and ecology of tropical moths, Biological Research Station and Nature Reserve Panguana, Peru |
| 2019 | Research assistant, Chair of Forest Zoology and Entomology, University of Freiburg |
| 2015 – 2019 | Bachelor of Science in Geography, University of Freiburg. Title of bachelor’s thesis: “Light pollution and insects: Do extreme light regimes influence the development of moths?” |
Research
As part of the project “Ground-nesting wild bees in flower strips and the influence of tillage on wild bee nests”, I analyse and compare wild bee communities in annual and perennial flower strips in agricultural landscapes. I am particularly interested in the influence of tillage measures such as ploughing on wild bees that nest in the ground. To this end, I am developing and testing suitable methods for locating nest sites and tracking foraging bees.
In addition to gaining ecological and methodological insights, I would like my work to enable the formulation of effective recommendations for action in politics and practice. The experience and local knowledge of the agricultural stakeholders involved in the project are of great value in this regard. To this end, I engage in exchanges both on site and in dialogue formats such as the Baden-Württemberg Agricultural Strategy Dialogue as a member of Working Group 4 (Challenges of Climate Change and Biodiversity).
In the media
- Interview for Badische Zeitung newspaper: “Ein Freiburger hat Wanderzelte umgebaut, um Wildbienen zu erforschen”, 20.06.2023, https://www.badische-zeitung.de/freiburg/ein-freiburger-hat-wanderzelte-umgebaut-um-wildbienen-zu-erforschen?utm_source=latest-red-newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=79106&utm_content=Freiburg&utm_region=Freiburg&utm_position=5
Publications
- Hellerich, C., Klein, A.M., Garratt, M., Mix, M., Mupepele A.C. & Fornoff, F. (2025): Beneath the buzz: Quantifying nest locations and densities of ground-nesting wild bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila). Methods in Ecology and Evolution 16: 1334–1349. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.70062