Dr. Cédric Scherer

PostDoc

Department of Ecological Dynamics

Tel: 0049 (0) 30 5168 - 342
E-Mail: scherer@izw-berlin.de

Short curriculum vitae

2019-present: PostDoc, Dep. Ecological Dynamics, Leibniz-IZW
2015-2019: doctoral candidate, Leibniz-IZW and University of Potsdam; DFG-RTG "BioMove"
2015-2019: Speaker of GfÖ SIG “Young Modellers in Ecology”
2017: Intern at Getz Lab, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
2014-2015: Research assistant, Dep. Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation, University of Potsdam; Project: RootHerb II in the DFG Priority Programme Infrastructure-Biodiversity-Exploratories
2011-2014: MSc Ecology, Evolution and Nature Conservation, University of Potsdam
2011: Internship, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Muencheberg; AgroScapeLabs
2008-2011: BSc Life Sciences, University of Potsdam

Extensive CV: https://cedricscherer.netlify.com/top/about/

Projects

Wildlife disease dynamics: Linking host and pathogen traits

Theory and methods in ecology and evolution

Research interests

Computational Ecology
Movement Ecology of Animals
Disease Dynamics
Population & Community Ecology
Spatio-temporal Analyses
Data Visualization

Selected publications

Scherer C, et al. (2019): Seasonal host life-history processes fuel disease dynamics at different spatial scales. J ANIM ECOL 88, 1639–1824. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13070

Radchuk V, et al. (2019): The dimensionality of stability depends on disturbance type. ECOL LETT 22, 647-684. doi:10.1111/ele.13226

Sciaini M, et al. (2018): NLMR and landscapetools: An integrated environment for simulating and modifying neutral landscape models in R. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9, 2240-2248. doi:10.1111/2041‐210X.13076

Scherer C, et al. (2016): Merging trait-based and individual-based modelling: An animal functional type approach to explore the responses of birds to climatic and land use changes in semi-arid African savannas. ECOL MODEL 326, 75-89. doi:0.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.07.005