About the talk

Population models are a powerful tool in ecology to understand and forecast population dynamics under current and future climate. When linking climate drivers to plant vital rates such as survival and reproduction, studies often spend a lot of time exploring which climate variable would be most appropriate. However, the question of WHEN is much less thoroughly explored. In this talk I will discuss my research that shows climate driver timing for plant vital rates are much more diverse, and the effect such diverse timing can have on plant population dynamics.

About the speaker

As a population ecologist, I am interested in seeing how underlying processes influence population dynamics. My work includes simulation studies, meta-species analyses and more applied conservation analyses of single species. My previous work has mostly focussed on herbaceous plants and climate effects. The last year at EBD I have switched my focus to animal populations and their interactions, specifically that of the Iberian lynx and european rabbits. In the next few years I´ll be expanding upon this model to build a full digital twin of Doñana.