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., N'Goran, A.-J.A., Koutouan, F.P., Amin, A., Isselstein, J., Lamega, S., 2026. Historical mobility and settlement transitions influence livestock farmers’ climate risk perceptions and strategies against feed gaps in Central Côte d’Ivoire. Pastoralism 16:17299. https://doi.org/10.3389/past.2026.17299

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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