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: Ph.D. in Biology (2019), M.Sc. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2012), B.Sc. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2009)
Current position: Fixed-term Biologist, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (Canada)
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
Research topic: Ecology and evolution of plant-insect interactions, molecular ecology, pollination and myrmecology
Education: M.Sc. in Ecology (2025), B.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Genetics (2021)
Current position: PhD Student at Hacettepe University; Coordinator of Functional Ecology Laboratory.
Mehmet Göktuğ Öztürk – PhD student
Research topic: Ecological modelling, fire ecology, biogeography
Education: M.Sc. in Ecology (2024), B.Sc. in Biology (2021)
Current position: PhD Student at Hacettepe University; Data Coordinator of Functional Ecology Laboratory.
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: 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: Functional ecology, seed ecology
Education: B.Sc. in Biology (2026)
Current position: MSc student at Hacettepe University
Research topic: Conservation ecology, species distribution modelling (SDM), protected areas
Education: B.Sc. in Biology
Current position: MSc student at Hacettepe University
Rüveyda Zehra Öğütverici – MSc student
Research topic: Post-fire regeneration, traditional fire knowledge
Education: B.Sc. in Biology (2025)
Current position: MSc student at Hacettepe University
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