Group leader: Dr. Anamaria Roman

• Conservation and monitoring of plant diversity: species, habitats, natural ecosystems, agro-ecosystems

• Analysis of species distribution using ecological niche modeling methods

• Mapping of species, vegetation, and habitats with integration into databases and geographic information systems (GIS)

• Plant and landscape ecology

• Agroecology and diversity

• Studies of functional ecology in ecosystems and agro-ecosystems

• Assessment of ecosystem services (biodiversity, plant resources, carbon storage) in the context of environmental changes (climatic, land use)

• Remote sensing, diversity, and vegetal spectronomics: LIDAR, hyperspectral (VIS, NIR, IR)

• High-Throughput (HT) phenotyping of plant species characteristics: digital analysis of 2D & 3D images, hyperspectral modeling (VIS, NIR, IR)

• Management of protected natural areas