Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth

Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth is a senior researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, Germany, serving as Head of the Conservation-Oriented Population Ecology Working Group and Deputy Head of the Department of Nature Conservation Research. Her work focuses on vertebrate population ecology, climate change impacts, and innovative conservation methodologies using detection dogs.

Education: PhD in Ecology (2018, University of Potsdam), MSc in Biology (2012, University of Leipzig), BSc in Biology (2010, University of Leipzig).

Research Interests: Vertebrate population dynamics; reptile and amphibian conservation; climate change effects on wildlife; application of detection dogs in biodiversity monitoring; statistical modeling in ecology.

Key Projects: Leads initiatives like 'Deutschland wieder Otterland' (Otter habitat connectivity), 'IGAMon-Dog' (invasive species detection), and 'TerrA' (microclimate impacts on amphibians). Published over 40 peer-reviewed articles on conservation biology and ecological methodologies.

Grants & Collaborations: Active in EU and national projects (e.g., ADVANCE, SCALES). Partnerships with organizations like NABU, WDD e.V., and international research institutions.

Labs/Teams: Heads the Conservation-Oriented Population Ecology Group, advancing field techniques and conservation strategies for endangered species.