Neus Rodriguez Gasol
Postdoctoral researcher in the GEIP group at CREAF, coordinator of the BeeConnected SUDOE project and expert in pollinator ecology and habitat restoration in fragmented landscapes.
My name is Neus Rodriguez Gasol and I am from Lleida. I graduated in Biology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2011) and did a master's degree in Integrated Crop Protection from the University of Lleida (2013). Later, I did my doctorate at the University of Lleida (2019), in collaboration with IRTA , focused on habitat management in Mediterranean fruit trees to favor pollinator and natural enemy communities.
Since 2020, I have been conducting my research as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Biodiversity Data Centre (Ireland) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden). During this time, I have studied beneficial insects in agricultural systems, focusing on the optimisation of ecological infrastructures to enhance multiple ecosystem services. I have also contributed to applied and knowledge-transfer initiatives aimed at pollinator conservation and the promotion of more sustainable agricultural practices.
My research is framed within agroecology, aiming to identify and optimise management practices that enhance functional biodiversity and improve ecosystem services such as pollination and biological control.
I am currently joining CREAF as a postdoctoral researcher in the Insect Ecology and Pollination Group (GEIP), where I coordinate the BeeConnected SUDOE project. The project focuses on the creation and restoration of green infrastructures for pollinators (“Buzz Lines”), aiming to reduce habitat fragmentation and improve connectivity among wild bee populations in agricultural and peri-urban landscapes.
