Çağatay Tavşanoğlu – Principal Investigator
Research fields: Fire ecology, plant ecology, functional ecology
Education: Ph.D. in Ecology (2008), M.Sc. in Ecology (2002), B.Sc. in Biology (1998)
Current position: Professor of Ecology at Hacettepe University
Sarah Hasnain – Post-Doctoral Researcher
Research Topic: Examining drivers of seed mass variation in the Mediterranean Region
Education: PhD in Biology (2019), MSc in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2012), BSc in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2009)
Current position: Fixed-term Biologist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (Canada)
Research topic: Plant functional traits of Anatolian steppe vegetation
Education: MSc in Ecology (2019), BSc in Biology (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TÜBİTAK 2211-A National Ph.D. Scholarship Program)
Cihan Ünal Değirmenci – PhD student
Research topic: Possible Effects of climate change on the germination of Central Anatolian Steppe plants
Education: M.Sc. in Ecology (2019), B.Sc. in Biology (2015)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (1001 project scholarship, Council of Higher Education of Türkiye
Research topic: Post-fire recovery patterns in Turkish red pine (Pinus brutia) forests
Education: M.Sc. in Ecology (2017), B.Sc. in Biology (2011)
Current position: Lecturer at Çukurova University
Mehmet Göktuğ Öztürk – PhD student
Research topic: Ecological Modelling, Fire Ecology, Biogeography
Education: MSc in Ecology (2024), BSc in Biology (2021)
Current position: PhD Student at Hacettepe University
Research topic: Ecological dynamics in Anatolian fir (Abies) forests
Education: M.Sc. in Ecology (2019), B.Sc. in Bioengineering (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (100/2000 Ph.D. Scholarship in climate change, Council of Higher Education of Türkiye)
Research topic: Dynamics and distribution of large mammal communities
Education: M.Sc. in Forest Management (2018), B.Sc. in Forest Engineering (2010)
Current position: Wildlife management specialist at the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Türkiye
Research topic: Effects of afforestation on native vegetation in Anatolian ecosystems
Education: M.Sc. on Molecular Genetics (2019), B.Sc. on Biology (2015)
Current position: Employee at the General Directorate of Forestry of Türkiye
Research topic: Seed germination patterns along a productivity gradient in Central Anatolian steppe
Education: B.Sc. in Biology (2022)
Current position: M.Sc. student at Hacettepe University
Research topic: Ecological Statistics (TBD)
Education: B.Sc. in Statistics (2024)
Current position: GEF Programme (Long-Term) Intern in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Research topic: Comparison of pollinator insect diversity in common and rare plant species growing in marl steps by using eDNA metabarcoding
Education: B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Genetics (2021)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TUBITAK 2210-A National Master Scholarship Program)
Rüveyda Zehra Öğütverici – MSc student
Research topic: Post-fire Regeneration, Traditional Fire Knowledge
Education: BSc in Biology (2025)
Current position: MSc student at Hacettepe University
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