Research interests
Assessing the effects of Anthropocene on biodiversity
I am interested in knowing the effects of natural (earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc) and human (land use and climate change, over-exploitation, invasive exotic taxa, diseases, etc) activities on biodiversity and the resulting consequences in terms of changes in ecosystem processes, services and functions.
Species interactions
A significant portion of my research interest examines the interactions asking, in general, to what extent the ecological and evolutionary patterns of biotic interactions (herbivory, pollination, seed dispersal, plant-fungus relationships, predation, etc.).
Advancing and developing quantitative and environmental tools
I am interested in showing the scientific community that modern molecular techniques such as DNA barcoding and metabarcoding, environmental DNA (eDNA), ancient DNA (aDNA), metagenomics, stable isotopes, and others, can serve as potent approaches for biodiversity assessment and monitoring. Furthermore, these methodologies enable sampling at adequate spatial and temporal scales, facilitating robust inferences regarding species' historical trajectories and evolutionary histories.
I am interested in knowing the effects of natural (earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc) and human (land use and climate change, over-exploitation, invasive exotic taxa, diseases, etc) activities on biodiversity and the resulting consequences in terms of changes in ecosystem processes, services and functions.
Species interactions
A significant portion of my research interest examines the interactions asking, in general, to what extent the ecological and evolutionary patterns of biotic interactions (herbivory, pollination, seed dispersal, plant-fungus relationships, predation, etc.).
Advancing and developing quantitative and environmental tools
I am interested in showing the scientific community that modern molecular techniques such as DNA barcoding and metabarcoding, environmental DNA (eDNA), ancient DNA (aDNA), metagenomics, stable isotopes, and others, can serve as potent approaches for biodiversity assessment and monitoring. Furthermore, these methodologies enable sampling at adequate spatial and temporal scales, facilitating robust inferences regarding species' historical trajectories and evolutionary histories.