Scientists involved in GrassNet:

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NamePositionResearch InterestInstitutionPublications
Asch, FolkardSenior Scientistn.a.University of Hohenheim, Germanyclick
Brück, HolgerPost-DocRoot system size and activity, leaf photosynthesis, N form effects on growth and physiology, water-use efficiencyUniversity of Hohenheim, Germanyclick
Diaz-Falu, EstanislaoPh Dplant-animal interactions, herbivores grazing behavior, precision grazing, grassland utilization efficiencyNational Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Technology, ARGclick
Gao, YinghzhiSenior ScientistPrimary production (ANPP and BNPP), Root turnover, Root shoot communicationNorth East Normal University, Chinaclick
Giese, MarcusPost-DocGrassland ecology, stress physiology, plant-animal interactions, vegetation dynamics, climate change and variability, nutrient dynamics, C and N matter fluxes and cycling, land-use change, restoration ecologyUniversity of Hohenheim, Germanyclick
Gonzales, RubenMSc.

Environment and Management factors affecting grasslands’ productivity; Grasslands’ management and species diversity; Invasive species

National Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Technology, ARGclick
Grant-Biggs, RinaSenior Scientist

Systems ecology, savannas, conservation areas, plant-herbivore interactions, nutrient requirements of wildlife

South African National Parks, South Africaclick
Hülsebusch, ChristianPost-DocClimate change adaptation and mitigation in extensive livestock systems;
Job creation, income diversification and improvement of working conditions in livestock based value chains;Reconciling wildlife conservation with rural development
German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Germanyclick
Jun, LiuPh DGrazing ecology,  plant-animal interactions,  vegetation dynamicsNorth East Normal University, Chinaclick
Kaufmann, BrigittePost-Docn.a.German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture, Germanyclick
Kuria, SimonSenior Scientistn.a.Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenyaclick
Kurtz, DitmarSenior Scientist

grassland encroachment, GIS, models, remote sensing, sustainability

National Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Technology, ARGclick
Mbuku, SamuelPh Dn.a.Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenyaclick
Ning, HuanMSc.Grazing ecology,  plant-animal interactions,  vegetation dynamicsNorth East Normal University, Chinaclick
Ning, QiushiPh D candGrazing ecology,  plant-animal interactions,  vegetation dynamicsChinese Academy of Sciences, Chinaclick
Rau, FabianaPost-Docvegetation water content, Normalized Difference Water Index, land use/land covers change, remote sensing, global changeNational Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Technology, ARGclick
Treydte, AnnaPost-Docn.a.University of Hohenheim, Germanyclick
Wang, DeliSenior ScientistGrassland and grazing ecology, plant ecologyNorth East Normal University, Chinaclick
Warui, HarunPost-Docn.a.Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenyaclick