Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Human-induced impacts are leading to a generalized loss of plant-animal interactions vital to the maintenance of ecosystem services. Yet, our understanding of the structure and dynamics of this interaction diversity is still in progress. Using pollination mutualism as study system, my approach to this understanding focuses on the underlying mechanisms of plant-pollinator interaction patterns and their associated functional consequences. My main research questions are: (1) how is the spatio-temporal distribution of plant-pollinator interactions within and across plant species? And (2) how does the interplay between pollinators’ traits and interaction context determine pollination effectiveness and plant reproductive success? To answer these questions, I combine tools from field ecology, spatial analysis and network theory. Ultimately, my research seeks to provide scientific based guidelines to protect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) Department of Conservation Biology
Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) Department of Integrative Ecology
Supervisor: Research Professor Anna Traveset, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies
Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Engineering
Supervisor: Professor Steve Johnson, School of Life Sciences.
Doñana Biological Station, Integrative Ecology Group Supervisors: Dr. Alfredo Valido & Pedro Jordano Scholarship program: Introduction to research for students in the final year of any university degree
Department of Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology Island Ecology and Biogeography Research Group Supervisors: Professor José Ramón Arevalo & Professor José María Fernández-Palacios Scholarship program: VI Beca Germán Medina