I am an alpine insect ecologist with a strong focus on the effects of climate and land use changes on biodiversity. I am particularly interested in the ecology of high altitude habitats, and on ground-dwelling arthropod communities colonising the glacier forelands, living in periglacial areas and on Alpine glaciers. I am also interested in plant-insect interactions/co-occurrence. I am subject editor of "Biodiversity Data Journal" and associate editor of "Journal of Insect Biodiversity".