Zoology and Animal Ecology

Group leader: Marcel Ciobanu

• Entomology: taxonomy, biology, ecology and zoogeography of Coleoptera; the use of Coleoptera species as bioindicators of ecosystem conservation status; monitoring insect species on the Natura 2000 lists, as well as invasive ones; 

• Pedofauna: taxonomy, ecology and distribution of free-living soil nematodes; biodiversity conservation; functional ecology; evaluation of climate change effects on biodiversity.