I am a biodiversity ecologist fascinated by both ecological and jigsaw puzzles. Specifically, I am interested in understanding relationships between biodiversity's causes and effects, and complex ecological systems through linkages between micro- and macro-ecological patterns and mechanisms. I am interested in implementing integrative approaches that contribute to unravelling the complexity associated with ecological systems and its consequences for human livelihoods. I use a holistic perspective through the explicit incorporation of multitrophic and non-trophic dynamics in spatially- and temporaly-explicit frameworks and belowground biotic and abiotic factors.