Andrea Funk

Dr. Andrea Funk is a researcher at the Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management within the Department for Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Her work focuses on river-floodplain systems, connectivity science, and ecological restoration in dynamic riverine landscapes.

• Key Research Areas: Aquatic ecology, network-based connectivity analysis, eDNA metabarcoding for biodiversity assessment, floodplain restoration, and ecosystem service evaluation.
• Projects: She leads and participates in initiatives like DANuSediment, MERLIN, and INNORIO, addressing sustainable sediment management, river network dynamics, and freshwater restoration scaling.

Scientific Contributions: Andrea Funk's publications emphasize connectivity-driven ecosystem functioning, fish metacommunity responses to fragmentation, and network modeling of floodplain habitats. Her work bridges ecological theory with practical river management frameworks.

Advising: She supervises students like Peter Bader (amphibian metacommunities) and Sonia Recinos (network-based restoration analysis), integrating advanced molecular and computational methods.