Florencia Yannelli

Dr. Florencia Yannelli serves as a Guest Scientist at the Jeschke Group - Ecological Novelty within the Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy at Freie Universität Berlin. She is concurrently based at the Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA) in Mendoza, Argentina, as a Feodor Lynen Fellow sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Her educational background includes:

• Degree in Renewable Natural Resources Engineering with focus on Arid Lands from National University of Cuyo, Argentina
• PhD from Technical University of Munich, Germany (full scholarship)

Dr. Yannelli's research centers on ecological restoration in degraded ecosystems, with emphasis on soil-mediated processes in plant invasions. She investigates how soil biotic and abiotic legacy effects influence restoration outcomes after invasive species removal, integrating microbial ecology and causal network analysis to map invasion science hypotheses. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical restoration applications across arid lands.

Her recognition includes:

• Feodor Lynen Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation)

Dr. Yannelli maintains active research collaborations across Argentina, Germany, and South Africa, leading the Ecological Interactions Lab at IADIZA while contributing to international restoration initiatives through her expertise in soil-plant-invasion dynamics.