My research interests are focused in plant and animal ecology, plant demography and spatial ecology. I think those issues are  interesting within the field of conservation biology, since I think this discipline must be integrative. Furthermore, I also study  plant-frugivore interactions and the causes and consequences of such disruptions.

 

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  • Picture! In case I have no opportunities in science, maybe a good option is photography!Here it is the latest special issue of "Evolutionary applications" (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1752-4571) entitled The evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change.My picture is in cover!
    Posted Mar 29, 2012 5:10 AM by Javier Rodríguez Pérez
  • New publication! Effects of Frugivore Preferences and Habitat Heterogeneity on Seed Rain: A Multi-Scale Analysis. Seed rain mediated by frugivores is influenced by (1) the seed-deposition distances following fruit ingestion, (2) the disperser activity, as determined by its behaviour and habitat preferences, and (3) the structure of the habitat within the landscape. Here, we evaluated such components using the fleshy-fruited shrub Ephedra fragilis and the frugivorous Balearic lizard Podarcis lilfordi. We estimated seed-deposition patterns based on the displacements and habitat preferences of lizards, derived from visual surveys and telemetry data. The influence of variables potentially determining lizard habitat preference (i.e., height, slope, four measures of habitat abundance and four measures of habitat fragmentation) was evaluated at three ...
    Posted Mar 17, 2012 8:52 AM by Javier Rodríguez Pérez
  • Ph.D. position offer Our lab is currently offering a Ph.D. position in Plant population dynamics, Ecological modeling and Global change. The candidate should have some background on Ecological Modeling and/or Spatial Analysis. Applications are really welcome. For more information, see attached document.
    Posted Jan 19, 2012 1:05 AM by Javier Rodríguez Pérez
  • New publication! Demographic consequences for a threatened plant after the loss of its only disperser. Habitat suitability buffers limited seed dispersal. Seed dispersal links the end of a plant’s reproductive cycle with the establishment of new recruits. Dispersal over short distances may lead to the local aggregation of individuals, slower population growth and, ultimately, to lower population densities. In this study, we analyse the demographic consequences for the shrub Daphne rodriguezii after the loss of its only seed disperser in an island ecosystem (Menorca Island, western Mediterranean). Population growth rate (l) was either stable or negative and independent of whether the population was disrupted or not. Current and past population dynamics were similar in the two largest populations (one being the ...
    Posted Dec 22, 2011 4:15 AM by Javier Rodríguez Pérez
  • New research stage Coming back to Spain! Now, I have joined the Dani García lab (http://www.unioviedo.es/danielgarcia/) at the University of Oviedo.There, we will study the ecosystem service provided by plant-frugivore assemblages under different scenarios of global change.
    Posted Aug 11, 2011 9:46 AM by Javier Rodríguez Pérez
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