Sara Damnjanovic

PhD Candidate in Ecosystem Biology at the University of South Bohemia, specializing in soil phosphorus dynamics in forest ecosystems. My research integrates field measurements and laboratory analysis to investigate nutrient cycling under environmental disturbances such as bark beetle outbreaks. I am particularly interested in linking soil biogeochemistry with sustainable forest management and ecosystem resilience, and I am motivated to contribute to interdisciplinary and international research collaborations.

• PhD Research – Soil Phosphorus Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems (2022–Present)
• Conduct laboratory analyses of soil phosphorus (total P, oxalate-extractable P, in situ fluxes)
• Investigate nutrient dynamics in disturbed forest ecosystems
• Perform statistical analysis using R
• Contribute to manuscript preparation and reporting

• Soil biogeochemistry
• Nutrient cycling
• Forest ecosystem resilience
• Disturbance ecology
• Sustainable land, forest and water management

• FORECOMON Conference & ICP Forests Task Force Meeting, Prague (2024) -Poster: Changes in forest floor phosphorus availability in an unmanaged mountain spruce forest after bark beetle-induced tree dieback
• PARC - Polar and alpine research conference Brno (2025) - oral presentation