As an Environmental Scientist with over 15 years´ work experience, I am focused on putting research into action. With a PhD in Ecology and a strong background in landscape ecology, remote sensing, and spatial modelling, I´m currently studying ecological processes of natural and built ecosystems, using time series analysis, real-time monitoring and UAVs.
I worked extensively in universities, research institutions, NGOs and private companies in Argentina, Chile, USA, Italy, Spain and New Zealand delivering results based on science, technology, and innovation. The combination of my knowledge in field ecology, research, and data analysis gives me the capacity to bridge the gap between the raw data collection and the production of the information that makes decision-making possible.
Themes
Land change trade-offs for ecosystem services and biodiversity , Urban-rural interactions
A new article in Ambio looks at new patterns of reforestation through counterurbanization and looks at how this pathway could have a growing global effect.
Understanding the pathways of alternative forest transition involves the integration of land science, forest succession theory and invasion ecology. Land science explains the availability of sites to be reforested. The species composition of new forests depends on the availability of propagules, dispersal agents and competitive relationships between species (forest succession theory). Invasion ecology explains the role of introduction areas (which are often associated with residential use) of exotic species in the successional process.
