Karl Hülber

Roles and Affiliations: Karl Hülber is a Professor in the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research within the Faculty of Life Sciences. His research focuses on alpine plant ecology, climate change impacts, and phylogeography. He leads projects such as Modelling climate-driven range changes of European butterflies and their host plants (2018–2022) and Acclimation and adaptation in Arabidopsis arenosa (2018–2021).

Research Interests: Hülber’s work explores alpine plant communities, climate-driven range shifts, and evolutionary processes in species like Senecio and Arabidopsis arenosa. His studies integrate field observations, remote sensing (e.g., MODIS, Sentinel-2), and computational models to understand biodiversity responses to environmental change. Key areas include microtopography effects, snow cover dynamics, and Pleistocene refugia.

Publications and Projects: With over 90 publications, his recent work addresses topics like species distribution modeling, microtopography impacts, and satellite-derived vegetation analysis. He collaborates internationally on phylogeography and conservation initiatives, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to Life on Land (SDG 15). His research also highlights risks to mountain biodiversity under climate change and habitat fragmentation.

Labs and Teams: Hülber is part of interdisciplinary teams, including the ERC-funded MICROCLIM project, focusing on high-mountain plant diversity under climate change. His lab integrates field ecology with computational tools for predictive modeling.