Lukas Bierhoff | PhD Student

Since childhood I have been fascinated by nature and want to understand the interrelationships and dynamics behind the wonders of the living world. I’ve a strong interest and passion in the ecology, evolution and behaviour of wildlife. I want to know how interactions with the environment, different individuals, other populations and different species influences individuals and populations. Investigating the effect of anthropogenic and environmental change on ecosystems and thereby creating a foundation for science and conservation is one of my main motivation.

Project

For my PhD I’ll join the Wild dog team and work on the demography of this charismatic African predator. Read more about the wild dogs here: https://www.popecol.org/research/african-wild-dog/ . More details following soon.

CV

  • Mar 2024 – present: PhD Student, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Oct 2022 – Oct 2023: Research camp manager, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project
  • Apr 2022 – Jul 2022: Seabird research assistant Farallon islands, Point Blue Conservation Science
  • Apr 2020 – Sep 2021: MSc Student, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Sep 2015 – March 2020: BSc Student, Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland

 

Publication

  • Bierhoff, L., Bond, M. L., Ozgul, A., & Lee, D. E. (2024). Anthropogenic and climatic drivers of population densities in an African savanna ungulate community. Population Ecology, 120. https://doi.org/10.1002/1438-390X.12182