MSc. Massimo Martini
 | Massimo Martini |
| phone: +49 (0) 761 203 -8656 | |
e-mail: massimo.martini
Twitter: @MassimoMartini | |
| Room-No. 506 |
Research
Entomologist fascinated by the biodiversity, ecology, and life history of insects. I am interested in species diversity and interactions, with a focus on understanding ecosystem functioning and responses to environmental change and anthropogenic disturbance. I am currently working in the Multi Troph research unit studying the effects of tree biodiversity on cavity-nesting bee and wasp trophic interactions in a subtropical forest in China. I will generate and analyze multitrophic networks by combining morphological identification of species with DNA barcoding and metabarcoding approaches. My work will be linked to that of other sub-projects to understand the effects of tree diversity on large food webs.
My previous work focused on understanding whether roadside verges and powerline easements have the potential to be used for insect pollinator conservation in modified landscapes.
Vita
| since 11 2022 | PhD student at the Chair of Nature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg |
| 2022 | Research Technician at the Department of Entomology of the University of Manitoba. Three Sisters indigenous agriculture and associated insect communities |
| 03 2022 | Master’s thesis “Pollinator biodiversity and interaction networks in anthropogenic systems - roadside verges and transmission line easements as pollinator habitat in Manitoba, Canada”. Accessible at: https://mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca/xmlui/handle/1993/36469 |
| 2019 - 2022 | Teaching Assistant at the University of Manitoba. Principles of Ecology; Insect Pest Management; Introductory Italian |
| 2019 - 2022 | M.Sc. in Entomology, Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Canada |
| 2018 | Volunteer at the Unidad Especial de Protección y Rescate Animal (UESPRA), Costa Rica. Environmental conservation |
| 2018 | Research Assistant, McGill University Redpath Museum. Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) population research and monitoring |
| 2015 - 2019 | B.Sc. in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Major in Environment with specialization in Renewable Resource Management |
Publications
Wang, J.T., Li, Y., Zhou, Q.S., Fornoff, F., Shi, X., Li, S., Martini, M., Klein, A.M., Schuldt, A., Liu, X., Ma, K., Bruelheide, H., Luo, A. & Zhu, C.D. (2024): Multi-dimensionality of tree communities structure host-parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition. eLife13: RP100202. Link
Shi, X., Huang, D., Xu, H., Ren, Z., Lu, Y., An, J., Zou, Y., Liu, Y., Ouyang, F., Chester, D., Mu, J., He, C., Luo, A., Cheng, R., Zhou, Q., Niu, Z., Zhou, X., Zhao, L., Martini, M., Ma, C., Cheng, W., Chen, X., Orr, M., Peng, W. & Zhu, C. (2024): Pollinator diversity, pollination services, and conservation in agroecosystems: A mini-review on the successes and challenges in China. Integrative Conservation 3: 104-111. https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.46
Gibbs, J., Hanuschuk, E., Miller, R., Dubois, M., Martini, M., Robinson, S., Nakagawa, P., Sheffield, C.S., Cardinal, S. & Onuferko, T.M. (2023): A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Manitoba, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 155: e3. online first. doi: 10.4039/tce.2022.45. Link