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Bertold Mariën is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics of Umeå University. He is affiliated with the Statistical Learning and Inference for Spatio-Temporal Data research group and the Umeå Plant Science Centre. His primary research focuses on phenology, investigating how circadian rhythms and gene expression patterns influence tree physiology, particularly in deciduous species. He employs statistical learning approaches to analyze spatio-temporal data.
Education: PhD in Ecology from the University of Antwerp.
Research Interests: Phenological timing of biological events (e.g., leaf senescence, root growth), circadian clock mechanisms in trees, and environmental adaptation. His work bridges ecology, genetics, and computational modeling.
Recent Research Trends: Publications highlight studies on below-ground wood growth patterns in deciduous trees, circadian regulation of Populus growth, and comparative phenology of mountain birch at Arctic treelines. His work emphasizes climate resilience and genetic drivers in plant physiology.
Grants: Involved in the Statistical Learning for Chronosilviculture project (2023–2025), applying data-driven methods to understand tree growth rhythms.
Future Work: Explores adjusting trees’ internal clocks to aid climate change adaptation, as highlighted in a 2025 press release.
