ABOUT ME
I have worked on ecology for over 15 years and have published several papers related to eutrophication, drought, and biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. I have particular experience in biological responses to environmental change in lakes, rivers, and lagoons from fieldworks to laboratory experiments.
I am mostly interested in the response of aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity (taxonomic & functional) to environmental disturbances such as eutrophication, microplastic pollution, land use, salinization or global warming. Currently, I work at the Environmental Health Programme at Çankırı Karatekin University.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Freshwater Lakes
Lagoons
Mesocosm Experiments
Aquatic Ecosystem Food Web Interactions
Biodiversity-Ecosystem functioning
Statistical Analysis in Ecology
Microplastics in Freshwater Ecosytems
2006 - 2012
Middle East Technical University, PhD
MEMBERSHIPS
2000 - 2003
Hacettepe University, Msc
1995 - 1999
Hacettepe University, Bsc
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Association
Limnology Association (Turkey)
Nature Research Society (Turkey)
AWARD
Serhat Özyar Thesis Honour Award, 2014