Julia Koricheva
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Julia Koricheva | |
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| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University (BSc) University of Turku (PhD) |
| Awards | Marsh Ecology Award (2021) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Turku, University of Zurich, Swedish Agricultural University, Royal Holloway, University of London |
Julia Koricheva is an ecologist in the UK. She is professor of ecology at Royal Holloway, University of London[1] and she researches ecosystem services in forests, the interactions between insects and plants and is an expert in meta-analysis.
Koricheva is originally from Russia and did a BSc in Zoology and Entomology at Saint Petersburg State University and then a PhD at the University of Turku in Finland, looking at the effects of air pollution on the interactions between birch trees and insect herbivores. She moved to Switzerland to work as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich before returning to Finland. Koricheva then moved to the Swedish Agricultural University before becoming a lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2004, where in 2011 she was appointed professor of ecology.[2]
