New Staff at the AMB-Department: Frederic Barraquand

Name: Frederic Barraquand (France)

Arctic and Marine Biology, Research group Northern populations and Ecosystems

Educational qualifications:
PhD (2010), Theoretical Ecology, Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, France

Research theme:
I work on predation in vertebrates, using mostly theoretical models; my work is targeted at rodents (voles/lemmings) and the predators that feed upon them (raptors/mustelids/foxes).

Research project:
My postdoc is part of Ecocycles [http://www.ecocycles-europe.org/], a European project that aims at identifying changes in small rodent dynamics, explaining them, and predicting their consequences. I am building mathematical/computational models explaining how predators react to these changes, and how changes in rodent populations indirectly affect alternative prey species, such as ground-nesting birds.

Other interests:
Foraging theory, Animal movement, Ecological economics

For a more detailed account of my research, see my personal webpage [https://sites.google.com/site/fredbarraquand/home/research]

Contact:
Office: NFH-Building, Office 2316
Phone: (+47) 776 444 33
Email: frederic.barraquand@uit.no