Dorothee Hodapp

Dorothee Hodapp is a Senior Scientist at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) at the University of Oldenburg. She specializes in quantifying spatio-temporal changes in biodiversity and their impacts on ecological community stability and functioning.

• PhD in Marine Biodiversity (2010–2014), University of Oldenburg
• MSc in Statistics (2008–2010), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
• Geoecology (2003–2008), Potsdam University, Germany

Her research integrates empirical, observational, and modeled biodiversity data to understand ecosystem dynamics. She has contributed to interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of ecology, statistics, and marine science.

Scientific awards include a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) in Santa Barbara, CA, US.

She is part of the Science Strategy and Management Status group at HIFMB, focusing on biodiversity change and ecosystem functions. Her career spans postdoctoral roles at the University of Oldenburg and NCEAS.