Postdoctoral Research Associate, Next generation forest dynamics modelling using remote sensing data (UKRI FLF).
I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Lines Research Group, funded by the UKRI FLF project Next Generation Forest Dynamics Modelling Using Remote Sensing Data. My work focuses on the use of terrestrial LiDAR data, combined with forest inventory data collected across a network of permanent plots in Europe. My aim is to better characterise key processes of forest dynamics by leveraging detailed information on the three-dimensional structure of trees. In particular, I am investigating how tree canopy shape influences light availability in the understory and modulates the dynamics of young tree life stages, an aspect that is often poorly captured in traditional forest inventories.
Before my postdoc, I completed a PhD at the University of Grenoble Alpes in France. My doctoral research explored different aspects of European forest vulnerability to climate change, focusing on resilience to disturbance, vulnerability to frost and drought, and patterns of fecundity.