Heba Bedair
Honorary Fellow
heba.taha@science.tanta.edu.eg
120 Russell Laboratories
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Education
2021-2023: PhD, Plant Ecology, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
2017-2020: M.Sc., Plant Ecology, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
2013-2016: B.S., Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt
Research interests
Species conservation questions have always driven my research. I am interested in Spatial Ecology, Landscape Ecology, and Biodiversity Conservation. I have applied GIS, Remote Sensing, and Machine Learning tools in my M.Sc. and PhD projects to assess the effect of Land Use/Land Cover changes and mapping habitat suitability and species richness of woody vegetation and Mediterranean endemic plants. Currently, I am applying spatial analytical tools on biodiversity taxa to support the efficient spatial allocation of priority areas for conservation actions under the current thought-provoking devastating impacts of climate change and anthropogenic activities.
Personal interests
I am a flying butterfly enjoying traveling to new countries, exploring new places, socializing, and making new friends. I do enjoy all about nature; walking in forests, chasing sunsets, looking at flowers, trees, birds, and lakes. I like drawing, painting, and matching colors together. I also enjoy writing a lot.
Where I'm From
Selected Publications
Bedair H, Anibaba Q, Ghosh S, Rady H, Omar E, Remon M & Alghariani M (2023). Funding African-led climate initiatives. Nature Climate Change 13, 493–494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01670-z
Bedair, H., Shaltout, K., & Halmy, M. (2023). A critical inventory of the Mediterranean endemics in the Egyptian flora. Biodiversity and Conservation, 32, 1327–1351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02555-5
Bedair, H., Shaltout, K., & Halmy, M. (2023). Stacked machine learning models for predicting species richness and endemism for Mediterranean endemic plants in the Mareotis subsector in Egypt. Plant Ecology, 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-023-01366-6