Robbert van den Dool

Robbert van den Dool, MSc, is an External employee at Wageningen University & Research's Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, specializing in ecological modeling of forest pests and vegetation dynamics. His research bridges entomology, forest health, and climate change impacts, with significant contributions to biosecurity frameworks and invasion ecology.

His research interests focus on Forest Pest dynamics, Forest Health monitoring, and Vegetation responses to environmental change. Key areas include generative modeling of pest establishment pathways, sea-level rise impacts on coastal ecosystems, and interdisciplinary approaches to biosecurity. His work integrates field data with computational models to predict invasion risks and ecosystem responses.

Analysis of his publications reveals strong emphasis on mechanistic modeling of biological invasions and interdisciplinary collaboration between entomologists and pathologists. His research consistently addresses practical biosecurity applications, with several publications influencing policy frameworks as evidenced by policy citations in NeoBiota (2020).

His doctoral project Using historic data to predict future forest pest invasions (2018-2024) was supervised by van der Werf, Douma, and Morales Sierra, demonstrating substantial research funding support. Collaborations include international networks across Europe with researchers in forest pathology, entomology, and climate science.

Van den Dool contributes significantly to research infrastructure through datasets including aerial photography classifications, environmental monitoring data from Ameland, and dendrochronological records. His work with the Centre for Crop Systems Analysis involves close integration with field ecologists and computational modelers.