Michiel Wallis de Vries

Michiel Wallis de Vries is a Special Professor at Wageningen University & Research, affiliated with the Department of Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation. His research focuses on butterfly conservation, pollinator dynamics, and the impacts of climate change and habitat fragmentation on biodiversity.

• Climate Change
• Pollinator Conservation
• Forest Fragmentation
• Grassland Ecology

Recent publications highlight his work on endangered species like the Alcon Blue butterfly, phylogenetic approaches to climatic risk, and nitrogen deposition mitigation strategies in grasslands. He actively contributes to policy reports and public discourse on environmental sustainability.

He serves as a promotor for PhD projects and collaborates on datasets related to insect population dynamics and ecological indicators. Notable projects include Trending Dragonflies, analyzing multi-scale ecological threats.