Dragan Matevski

Education

Dragan Matevski attained his BSc in Biology (2015) and MSc in Ecology (2018) at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. Both his bachelor’s and master’s thesis focused on the ecology and distribution of spiders, the latter studying the effects of habitat type and elevation on spider communities. Since October 2018, he is part of the RTG2300. He is interested in the changes in arthropod diversity and community structure along an environmental or habitat gradient.

PhD Research Project

Arthropod diversity and functioning in mixed versus pure stands

Publications

Kriegel P, Matevski D, Schuldt A (2001) Monoculture and mixture-planting of non-native Douglas fir alters species composition, but promotes the diversity of ground beetles in a temperate forest system. Biodiversity and Conservation 30: 1479–1499.

Matevski D, Schuldt A (2021) Tree species richness, tree identity and non-native tree proportion affect arboreal spider diversity, abundance and biomass – Forest Ecology and Management 483:118775.

Matevski D, Glatthorn J, Kriegel P, Schuldt A (2021) Non-native Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) promotes pest control in a model caterpillar experiment in Central European plan-tations. In: Forest Ecology and Management 489: 119099.

Schuldt A, Huke P, Glatthorn J, Hagge J, Wildermuth B, Matevski D (2022) Tree mixtures mediate negative effects of introduced tree species on bird taxonomic and functional diversity. Journal of Applied Ecology.