Dr. David Byriel

Biography

David Bille Byriel is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen, specializing in Forest Landscape Ecology. His research focuses on biodiversity and nature conservation, with a particular emphasis on arthropods. Byriel employs both observational and experimental data collected from large-scale field experiments to investigate various ecological questions. His expertise lies mainly in the identification of biodiversity through morphological methods and DNA metabarcoding, concentrating on groups such as crane flies, hoverflies, and mosquitoes. He is actively involved in projects including 'Silva Nova', which explores soil communities and their role in afforestation of agricultural land, and the 'Grazing Project', which examines the impact of year-round grazing on plant and insect diversity in Danish grasslands. Furthermore, he contributes to the LIFE Forest Fit Future (FORFIT) project, focusing on monitoring biodiversity to support conservation efforts in coniferous forests. Byriel also teaches courses on Nature Management and supervises BSc and MSc students with a focus on arthropod ecology.

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