Flyway model
A model that simulates seabird flyways using wind, distance, and food availability, then compares the results with real tracking data.
Climate & Ecological Modelling
Nomikos Skyllas
I work on climate, migration, and ecological timing. My focus is on building quantitative analyses that explain how environmental change shapes animal systems.
The core of my work is simple: combine climate data, ecological mechanisms, and clear modelling to answer concrete questions.
What I do
I work across climate science, ecology, and spatial data analysis with an emphasis on reproducible methods and defensible results.
- Develop data-driven models linking climate and ecology.
- Analyse large environmental datasets, including climate, satellite, and tracking data.
- Translate ecological questions into clear quantitative frameworks.
Selected projects
These projects focus on migratory flyways, Arctic climate change, and the timing of ecological resources.
Arctic climate & seasonal timing
Analysis of how warming, snow cover, and rainfall extremes are changing the reproductive window for Arctic-breeding birds.
Vegetation timing and nutrient peaks
Satellite and climate-data analysis used to estimate when Arctic vegetation reaches key growth stages and how that may change in the future.
Arctic tern wind strategies
A comparison of Dutch and Svalbard Arctic terns to understand how different populations respond to wind along the Atlantic flyway.