Ellen Martin is a junior group leader and maître assistante at the University of Neuchâtel, where she teaches Vertebrate Ecology and Animal Population Ecology since 2025. Her research integrates quantitative methods to investigate population dynamics in the context of global change, with a particular focus on birds and migratory species worldwide. She also works on developing tools and benchmarks to evaluate the effectiveness of conservation actions and protected area management. In addition to her role at the University of Neuchâtel, she is affiliated with the Population Dynamics Unit at the Swiss Ornithological Institute.

• Accounting for demographic complexity in population models.
• Spatial synchrony of animal populations in response to climate variability.
• Development of conservation metrics and modeling frameworks (reproducible modeling tools and conservation benchmarks).

• Bachelor - Vertebrate Ecology
• Master - Animal Population Ecology

Martin, E.C., B.B. Hansen, A.M. Lee & I. Herfindal. 2025. Life history traits influence environmental impacts on spatial population synchrony in European birds and butterflies. Ecological Monographs. In press.

Mostert, P., A.R. Bruhls, R. Bjørkås, W.R. Koch & E.C. Martin. 2025. intSDM: A reproducible framework for integrated species distribution models. Ecology and Evolution, 15: e71029. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71029

Martin, E.C., B.B. Hansen, A.M. Lee & I. Herfindal. 2023. Life history traits predict spatial population synchrony across European bird species. Journal of Animal Ecology 92, 1904–1918. doi: 10.1101/2023.01.30.526164

Martin, E.C., B.B. Hansen, I. Herfindal & A.M. Lee. 2023. The role of seasonal migration in spatial population synchrony. Ecology 104(11): e4158. doi: 10.1002/ecy.4158

Martin, E.C., P.F. Doherty, Jr., K.A. Jochum & C.F. Bagley. 2022. Abundance and habitat use estimates show Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) breed in high numbers in interior Alaska. Avian Conservation and Ecology 17(1).

Martin, E.C., K.A. Jochum, C.F. Bagley & P.F. Doherty, Jr. 2020. Shorebird Abundance Estimates in Interior
Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 84(7):1283-1295.

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