My academic background...
|
|
I am a biologist (degree in 1994) with a PhD in Ecology (1998) by the University of Granada, and
a two-year (1999-2000) post-doc in the Université Laval (Québec). I
was
recruited as an Associate Researcher (“Ramón y Cajal” Program) in the
University of Oviedo in 2001. I obtained the I3 Research
Excellence Certificate in 2006.
My
education work entails 25 years of
University teaching for Biology, Environmental Science and Forestry
students. I have supervised three postdocs, ten PhD and numerous
Master and Degree thesis.
My activity in science transference includes the development of environmental policies,
workshops for environmental and agricultural forums, divulgation talks for
schools and NGOs, technical and dissemination articles, and outreach through
media.
|
|
My research...
|
|
My
research lays on community ecology in terrestrial temperate
ecosystems. Using ecological interactions (predation, exploitation, mutualism, facilitation)
as study targets, I have evaluated the effects of anthropogenic disturbances
(land use, habitat loss and fragmentation) in the outcome of ecological (from
demographic to diversity-driving) processes.
From a theoretical point of view,
my early works using spatially-explicit approaches have become classical
references about the relevance of spatial scale in the understanding of ecosystem
functions. From an applied standpoint, my studies evidenced the relevance of
managing plant-animal interactions for shaping forest recovery.
I am now investigating the links between animal biodiversity and the
magnitude and
the resilience of ecosystem functions derived from trophic processes.
By
focusing on agroecosystems, I study
biodiversity effects on ecosystem services such as seed dispersal, pest
control
and crop pollination. My academic goal is to develop biodiversity-food
win-win scenarios with the theoretical understanding of landscape
heterogeneity and
ecological interaction networks.
|
See my current research at 
|
|
| My milestones... |
I have led 13 research grants from competitive programs
(Spanish Government R&D National Program, EU Biodiversa, BBVA Foundation)
with a total budget of 1M€, and participated in eight research teams funded by
EU ERA-Net, CYTED, R&D National Program, etc.
I have authored >100
scientific publications, most of them articles in JCR-indexed journals. I have been
listed as a highly cited author by Ioannidis et al. (2020). Here you have all my publications.
As a peer-reviewer, I have reviewed >>100
manuscripts for >50 international journals of Ecology, Zoology and Plant
Sciences. I am currently Associate Editor of the BES journal Functional Ecology. I review grant proposals for
Spanish ANEP/AEI, German Research Foundation, Flanders Research Foundation,
Swiss National Science Foundation, BBVA Foundation, and Argentinian CONICET, among
others.
See my profiles in Google Scholar and Publons
|
