Dr. Ilka Feller

Animal Ecologist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Dr. Feller’s research interests focus on coastal, estuarine and marine ecosystems with particular reference to mangrove ecology. In mangrove systems, her research emphasis is placed on nutrient cycling and adaptations for nutrient conservation. Her other research studies include animal plant interactions and especially insect plant interactions in forested and marine ecosystems and how resource availability affects them.