MSc. Nolan James Rappa
 | Nolan James Rappa |
| phone: +49 (0)761 203 -8674 | |
| e-mail: nolan.rappa | |
| Room No. 03088 |
Research
As a PhD candidate within the ConFoBi Research Group (Conservation of Forest Biodiversity) on sub-project B3 / 2nd phase: Diversity, functions and trophic interactions of arthropods. I will be researching the interactions between insect communities and plants in plots in the Black Forest. Specifically, I will be examining the effects of forest retention measures on insect communities and food web interactions to gain insights on what measures are most effective for the conservation of Forest insects, and what management strategies foster greater ecosystem stability. This will be done in conjunction with PhD candidates on other sub-projects to form a strong interdisciplinary approach.
| poster award 2021 of the GfÖ! |
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Vita
| since 2019 | PhD student within the ConFoBi-Research Group at the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg |
| 12/2018 | Master Thesis: “Evaluating the use of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana against the Andromeda Lacebug on Rhododendron” |
| 2018 | Student Teacher in Statistics at the University of Bremen |
| 2015 - 2018 | Master’s Degree “Ecology” at the University of Bremen, Germany |
| 2014, 2015 | Field Assistant-United States Forest Service through the University of Alaska, Museum of the North. Project: Monitoring the response of Alaskan insect defoliators |
| 2013 - 2014 | National Exchange Student at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks Alaska, United States |
| 2013 | Field Internship - United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower Great Lakes: contributing as field assistant during various conservation projects |
| 2010 - 2014 | Bachelor’s Degree “Biology” at Buffalo Stage College, Buffalo New York, United States |
Publications
- Rappa, N.J., Staab, M., Rupert, L.S., Frey, J., Bauhus, J. & Kein, A.M (2023): Structural elements enhanced by retention forestry promote forest and non-forest specialist bees and wasps. Forest Ecology and Management 529: 120709. Link (Corrigendum)
- Chaves, J.E., Aravena Acuña, M.C., Rodríguez-Souilla, J., Cellini, J.M., Rappa, N.J., Lencinas, M.V., Peri, P.L. & Martínez Pastur, G.J. (2023): Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego. Ecological Processes 12: 5. Link
- Rappa, N.J., Staab, M., Frey, J., Winiger, N. & Klein, A.M. (2022): Multiple forest structural elements are needed to promote beetle biomass, diversity and abundance. Forest Ecosystems 9: e100056. Link
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