Team

Paolo conceived the project while employed at the University of Vienna and is now senior scientist at Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Naples, Italy. His main research focus is the exploration of marine biodiversity over multiple spatial and temporal scales, with a special interest in the drivers of its demise. He is particularly interested in extending our observation ability back in time, using the concepts and techniques of historical ecology and conservation palaeobiology. For more information on Paolo's past and ongoing research activities, click here.

Martin is professor of palaeontology at the University of Vienna. His main research focus is on conservation palaeobiology and historical ecology using the Cenozoic fossil record of Europe, the modern Mediterranean and the modern and Pleistocene Red Sea. His expertise is on molluscs and other benthic invertebrates and his main interest is in ecosystem stability and the impact of climate change on biodiversity over ecological and geological time scales.

Jan is a postdoctoral researcher in the project, after having completed his PhD on the Lessepsian invasion in April 2022. He is interested in the study of benthic invertebrate biodiversity, functional ecology, and biogeography. His current work focuses on exploring the impacts of global change and non-indigenous species on recipient ecosystems, using an integrative approach combining ecological and palaeontological data.

Konstantina Agiadi is a senior postdoc at the University of Vienna. She is a geoscientist and paleontologist with an expertise of fish otoliths. Her work focuses on the impact of climatic and connectivity changes on the composition and structure of marine ecosystems in the geological past.