Senckenberg – world of biodiversity
Professor of Quantitative Biogeography in the Department of Biogeography and Ecosystem Research
Contact: Prof Dr Thomas Hickler

Professor Thomas Hickler (PhD) has been Professor of Quantitative Biogeography at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre and Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main since 2010. The biologist completed his doctorate in ‘Geobiosphere Science’ in Lund, Sweden, in 2004. His research focusses on the interactions between biodiversity, ecosystem processes and climate. To this end, the working group develops complex vegetation and ecosystem models. Other focal points of his work are the consequences of climate change for biodiversity and ecosystem services as well as synergies and conflicting goals between biodiversity conservation, climate protection and adaptation to climate change. At the interface to policy, Professor Hickler has worked as an author of several reports of the World Biodiversity Council (IPBES) and the IPBES-IPCC Synthesis Report.