Robert Timmers

Experience

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  Universiteit Utrecht

  Sept 2012 - Jul 2013

  Research Intern

  Studying seed deposition patterns and subsequent effects on riparian vegetation development along restored Dutch streams

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  James Cook University

  Feb 2014 - Jul 2014

  Research Intern

  An assessment of the 2011 Brisbane River flood: impact on mangroves and factors determining mangrove resistance

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  Beijing Normal University

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Avian Field Technician

  As a field research assistant I helped gather data on the breeding behavior of the Hair-Crested Drongo in Dongzhai Nature Reserve, Henan Province, China. More specifically, the study focussed on extra pair paternity, cooperative breeding, sex allocation and nest dismantling behavior.

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  Utrecht University

  Feb 2016 - Jul 2018

  Junior Researcher
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  ARA Adviesburo B.V.

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

  Adviseur Ecologie
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  Utrecht University

  Jul 2019 - now

  PhD candidate

  Forest restoration is an important strategy to reverse biodiversity loss and mitigate carbon emissions. As part of the ReSeeD project, I am studying the importance of seed-dispersing birds and mammals for tropical forest restoration in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil. Through a combination of focal observations, the use of wildlife cameras, acoustic devices, and mist netting, we aim to quantify plant-frugivore interactions to see how this drives forest recovery in terms of biodiversity (both species and functional richness) and carbon sequestration. Show less