Çağatay Tavşanoğlu – Principal investigator
Research fields: Fire ecology, plant ecology, functional ecology
Education: PhD on Ecology (2008), MSc on Ecology (2002), BSc on Biology (1998)
Current position: Professor of Ecology at Hacettepe University
Duygu Deniz Kazancı – PhD student
Research topic: Fire-related traits of Turkish red pine (Pinus brutia)
Education: MSc on Ecology (2014), BSc on Biology (2011)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University
Elif Deniz Ülker – PhD student
Research topic: Climatic and trait-based drivers of the distribution of oaks (Quercus) in the western Palearctic realm
Education: MSc on Ecology (2015), BSc on Biology (2012)
Current position: Project coordinator at Çınar Engineering
Research topic: Flammability traits in Mediterranean woody species
Education: MSc on Biology (2013), MSc on Cell and Molecular Biology (2010), BSc on Biology (2008)
Current position: Research assistant at Kastamonu University
İrem Tüfekcioğlu – PhD student
Research topic: Resistance and resilience of Mediterranean vegetation to climate change and fire regime changes
Education: MSc on Silviculture (2013), BSc on Forest Engineering (2008)
Current position: –
Research topic: Modeling vegetation dynamics in Anatolian ecosystems under climate change
Education: MSc on Ecology (2018), BSc on Biology (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (climate change scholarship, Council of Higher education of Turkey)
Research topic: Seed dispersal systems in Mediterranean vegetation
Education: MSc on Ecology (2017), BSc on Biology (2011)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (climate change scholarship, Council of Higher education of Turkey & TÜBİTAK scholarship)
Mina Cansu Karaer- PhD student
Research topic: Effects of climate change on ecological interactions of bats
Education: BSc on Veterinary Sciences (2019)
Current position: Lecturer at Çankırı Karatekin University
Nurbahar Usta Baykal – PhD student
Research topic: Ecological dynamics in Anatolian fir (Abies) forests
Education: MSc on Biology (2019), BSc on Bioengineering (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (climate change scholarship, Council of Higher education of Turkey)
Research topic: Plant functional traits in Anatolian steppe vegetation
Education: MSc on Ecology (2019), BSc on Biology (2016)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TÜBİTAK scholarship)
Cihan Ünal Değirmenci – PhD student
Research topic: Effect of climate change on germination properties of Central Anatolian plants
Education: MSc on Ecology (2019), BSc on Biology (2015)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TÜBİTAK scholarship)
Research topic: Effects of afforestation on native vegetation in Anatolian ecosystems
Education: MSc on Molecular Genetics (2019), BSc on Biology (2015)
Current position: Employee at General Directorate of Forestry of Turkey
Research topic: Dynamics and distribution of large mammal communities
Education: MSc on Forestry, BSc on Forest Engineering
Current position: Employee at General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks of Turkey
Zeynep Ladin Coşgun – MSc student
Research topic: Functional trait structure of Mediterranean plant communities along an elevational gradient
Education: BSc on Biology (2019)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TÜBİTAK scholarship)
Research topic: Functional trait structure of pollinator communities across landscapes in northwestern Anatolia
Education: BSc on Biology (2020)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (EU scholarship)
Cihan Anıl Benli – MSc student
Education: BSc on Biology (2020)
Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TÜBİTAK scholarship)
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Undergraduate students / Interns
Functional Ecology Lab 