Theresa Ebert - PhD Student

Research interests
- Promoting biodiversity in the agricultural landscape
- The impact of grazing on vegetation composition
- Competitive ability of dicotyledonous plants in seed mixtures
- The impact of climate change on agricultural production

Research Project
TEDY – Agroecological Transition of the European Dairy Farming System

Short CV
Since October 2025: Researcher working towards a PhD at the University of Göttingen / Department of Crop Science / Division of Grassland Science
Topic: Agroecological Transition of the European Dairy Farming System (TEDY)

2021–2025: Master’s degree in Sustainable International Agriculture (M.Sc.) / Specialisation: International Agribusiness and Rural Development Economics at the Universities of Kassel and Göttingen
Thesis: Improving livestock production in the context of a changing climate: Opportunities and challenges for farmers in Central Côte d’Ivoire

2024: Participation in the AWARD Internship Programme

2017–2021: Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences (B.Sc.) / Specialisation in Crop Science at the University of Göttingen
Thesis: Effect of catch crop biochemical composition on GHG emissions

2019: Semester abroad (ERASMUS) at the University of Córdoba (Spain)

Publications
Ebert, Th., Komainda, M., Isselstein, J., 2026. Erfassung funktioneller Pflanzengemeinschaftenals Voraussetzung für die Zusammenstellung und den Etablierungserfolg artenreicher Saatmischungen. Tagungsband 67. Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Grünland und Futterbau, Gießen, 91-94.
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