After 45 years of studying ants I came to the conclusion that it was worth devoting much more effort to them. A deep knowledge of their diversification has allowed me
I am a terrestrial ecologist aiming to understand the patterns and responses of biodiversity along disturbance and environmental gradients and the mechanisms underlying them at local, regional and global scales
I am interested in climate-driven systems, including water and carbon balances in terrestrial ecosystems. My doctoral thesis was on the ecohydrology of water-limited and energy-limited ecosystems.
I have a BSc in Biology by the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM, 2018), a MRes in Biodiversity Conservation, Management and Restoration by the University of Granada (UGR, 2019) and
Forestry engineer and master in Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management (MEDfOR), with a double degree awarded by the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy) and the University of Valladolid
Master's graduate in Environmental Biology from the University of Crete (Greece), and bachelor’s degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).
PhD in Geography (UAB, 2013) and BA in Political and Administrative Sciences (UAB, 2008), with experience in academic research, applied research, and teaching. I’ve contributed to publications, conferences, research projects
