A research journey across ecosystems, regions and scales

My scientific journey began in Ecuador, where I developed an early interest in tropical ecosystems and the challenges of understanding and conserving natural resources while recognising the knowledge and needs of local communities.

I later moved to Spain to pursue graduate training in Environmental Agrobiology, completing an MSc and a PhD across the Public University of Navarre and the University of the Basque Country. My research career has since taken me across countries, continents and contrasting ecological systems in Europe and Latin America.

Today, my work spans tropical and temperate forests and island ecosystems. Moving across different ecological and research contexts has shaped a broad perspective on ecology, while maintaining a common interest in understanding environmental change and its implications for ecosystems, conservation and society. 

Across these systems, my research follows a connected approach, from field data and large-scale ecological and social datasets to data-driven models, and from evidence to conservation and policy, bridging empirical research, quantitative analysis and interdisciplinary knowledge to address complex environmental challenges.