Alba Lázaro-González

PhD in Terrestrial Ecology

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biography

I am a PhD in Terrestrial Ecology and posdoctoral researcher  INRAE at BioGeCo unit in Bordeaux (France). I have 17 publications: 15 original articles published in WOS-indexed journals (Q1=9, Q2=4, Q3=2), 1 book chapter and 1 scientific note. I am lead author of nine of my publications, having 139 citations in WOS (147 in Scopus, 184 in Google Scholar), and a H Index of 9. My scientific results has been presented in 7 national and 13 international congresses and conferences, both in oral (15) and poster formats (13). I have peer-reviewed 10 papers for 8 journals.Throughout my research career I have obtained 7 competitive grants: one as a teaching assistant (9 months), one predoctoral training (4 years), one predoctoral national research stay (4 months), three predoctoral international research stays (13 months in total), and a postdoctoral international placement divided between France (12 months) and Spain (12 months). I have taught ~300 h of bachelor-level courses, including different subjects in the degree of Biology and Environmental Sciences at UAB and UGR, and, co-supervision of 2 Thesis Ms at UGR.I have participated in 11 funded projects, including 2 as principal investigator.



research profile

My main research has focused on the study of direct and indirect effects of plant-plant (chemical responses) and plant-animal interactions (arthropod communities associated to plant parasite-host systems), and their ecological consequences in a wide range of scales, from species to ecosystems. In collaboration with international universities and the Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre (CREAF), I have studied the responses and adaptations of biological diversity, especially ants, to disturbances and climate change. Besides, I have worked with the Pollination Ecology and Ecological Interactions group at CREAF, studying pollinator communities and their interactions with nest associates. In the last two years, I developed a new line of research at UGR focuses on a systematic review and meta-analysis with international collaborators (8 different languages) in the framework of a project on the use of sowing and planting in ecosystem restoration. At the same time, I participate in a European networking of a COST action (PEN-CAFoRR: Working Group 3).Currently, I joined to INRAE at BioGeCo unit in Bordeaux (France) as a posdoctoral researcher. I will conduct systematic maps and meta-analyses on ecological and social topics in collaboration with other partners in the context of the project wildE on rewilding funded by Horizon Europe.

Updated on 2024-october