Masoud Mortazavi Ardestani

Dr. Ardestani is a senior researcher at the Institute of Soil Biology and SoWa Research Infrastructure in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. He is working on the ecology of soil organisms, especially the interactions among plants-soil arthropods-microorganisms in their surrounding environment. His work expertise is also feeding and energy allocation in soil arthropods and electrochemical measurements attributed to litter consumption and decomposition in natural ecosystems.

Education and Academic Positions

• PhD in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
• MSc in Ecological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology
• BSc in Agriculture & Biology-Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology

Research Interests