I am an ecologist trained in management and restoration of semi-natural habitats. My work revolving around the human-nature interaction in European cultural landscapes, I have grown towards a more holistic approach of research in ecology. As such, improving scientific communication to the public and local governance is one of my main concerns. I am particularly attached to coastal heathlands, both by their natural and cultural values. My research interest lies on community responses to environmental gradients and changes in human management. I started as a plant ecologist, but my focus has moved towards arthropod assemblages and I recently gained interest into soil diversity.

In my current PhD project I investigate how small-scale farming in the Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (Western Norway) shape the biodiversity and the functionality of grazing systems. I explore the interactions of environmental and human-driven pressures in a fjord landscape, the trade-offs between ecosystem functions and services at different productivity levels, and the response to rotational burning in traditionally managed coastal heathland.

• Teaching assistant on SDG215 'Life on Land' and BIO300A 'Scientific writing'.
• Lab assistant on BIO201 'Ecology' and BIO241 'Behavioural ecology'.

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• Demeaux, Morgane; Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth et al. (2024). Just graze it! Biodiversity, nectar and forage resources in cultural landscapes grazed by different livestock species. (ekstern lenke)
• Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth (2023). Traditional prescribed burning of coastal heathland provides niches for xerophilous and sun-loving beetles. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig foredrag

• Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Rozite-Arina, Ieva; Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee et al. (2023). Pathways to participatory research and knowledge co-production: notes from the ‘field’. (ekstern lenke)

Brosjyre

• Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee (2023). Undersøking om økologien på Nordhordlandsbeiter. (ekstern lenke)

Nettsider (opplysningsmateriale)

• Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee (2023). Beitedyr i Nordhordland UNESCO biosfæreområde. (ekstern lenke)

Populærvitenskapelig foredrag

• Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee (2023). What’s going on in the grass? Biodiversity and ecosystem function in grasslands of Nordhordland. (ekstern lenke)

Faglig foredrag

• Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizée (2019). Arthropod communities in open landscapes: state of conservation and grazing management in Western Norway. (ekstern lenke)

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