Luis Santamaría Galdón. Tenured researcher.

Current research: Evolutionary ecology; plant-animal interactions (seed dispersal, pollination, herbivory); wetland ecology; adaptive management; policy research and support.

I'm currently involved in the following projects: AGORA, BioPool, CAT, DEMUTUA, DOSEL, FLOWPREDS, Ouroboros, TRANSAM, Platja de Palma.

Amparo Lázaro . Post-doc researcher from 05/2010.

Current research:

I'm currently involved in the following projects:

Asier Rodríguez Larrinaga. Post-doc researcher from 07/2010. Evolutionary of plant-animal mutualism, land use and nature management.

Profile: My academic work has dealt with evolutionary ecology of plant-animal mutualims, specially with studying animals to understand plants in the context of endozoochorous dispersal systems. As a consultant for the local government I've been involved in more applied projects in the past, specially on the field of land use and nature management.

Current research: Effect of making space explicit in the study and analysis of endozoochorous dispersal system; quantification of different sources of variation in reproductive structures of plants and its effects on the interaction with their dispersing vectors; interactions within invasion complexes and overall effects on island ecosystems, planning robust management strategies; alternative equilibrium states, the role of wind and turbidity on macrophyte performance.

I'm currently involved in the following projects: AGORA, CAT, DEMUTUA, DOSEL, HYDRA.

Pablo Fernández Méndez. PhD Candidate. Natural resources management, nature conservation, narrative policy analysis, structured decision making procedures, adaptive management, systems thinking.

I'm currently involved in the following projects: Doñana 2005, TRANSAM, AGORA, Interfaz Project, Ouroboros.

Bertha Isabel Cid Montoya. PhD Student. Applied ecology; using temporary wetlands as a model.

Current Research: Ecology of temporary wetlands, colonization and community assembly of aquatic macrophytes, biodiversity and functioning of shallow wetlands.

I'm currently involved in the following projects: BioPool, HYDRA.

Lucía Latorre Piñeiro. PhD Student. Invasion ecology, island ecology.

Current research: Impact of invasive species on insular biotas. I am currently assessing the dynamics and impact of invasion complexes (interspecific interactions between invasive mammals, as well as between these invaders and the native flora and fauna). For this purpose, I am carrying out field studies on the demography, abundance and space use (home range, habitat choice) of predatory (cats and visons) and herbivore/omnivore (rats and rabbits) mammalian invaders, as well as their impact on native plants (e.g. herbivory, seed predation) and animals (e.g. egg predation).  My research aims at contributing to enhance the management of invasion complexes, emphasizing the reduction of their impacts on native biotas (rather than their population control).

I’m currently involved in the following projects: CAT.

Martín Piazzon de Haro. PhD Student. Spatial patterns in species interactions.

Current research:I am currently focused in seed dispersal by animals. Here we have an animal that moves, feeds, moves again and defecates the seeds. In this system in particular I study a "complex" system from which the animal tries to get his resources, survive and get an offspring, and his activity has one crucial concequence to the plants the animal feeds from... they get their seeds dispersed. Is the animal movement really that complex? Can we reproduce this movement with simple rules? Will this simulated rules match spatial characteristics observed in nature? in this case, what consequences would have to modify this movement (e.g: change in dispersor) or the extintion of the dispersor?

I'm currently involved in the following projects: DOSEL.

Personal Web Page:http://sites.google.com/site/martinpiazzonweb/

Ainhoa Magrach González. PhD Student. Landscape ecology, plant-animal interactions (seed dispersal, pollination, seed predation).

I'm currently involved in the following projects: DOSEL.

Beatriz Gozalo Sanz. Technician. Urban ecology.

Current Activity: Effect of urbanization on the biodiversity and functioning of urban ecosystems. Specific focus on forest birds, vegetation structure and soil characteristics and their effects on certain ecosystem services, such as seed dispersal, water and nutrient cycling, erosion control and carbon sequestration.

I'm currently involved in the following projects: Platja de Palma.

Miguel Rodríguez Gironés.

EEZA - Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas
Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology
Almería, Spain
Personal web page: http://www.eeza.csic.es/eeza/personales/rgirones.aspx

Jordi Figuerola.

EBD - Estación Biológica de Doñana
Department of Wetland Ecology
Sevilla, Spain
Personal web page: http://www.ebd.csic.es/jordi/

Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz.

National University of Singapore
Terrestrial Ecology Lab
Singapore
Personal web page:http://www.camposarceiz.com/ahimsaHP/home.html

Javier Rodríguez Pérez.

UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Department of Ecological Modelling
Leipzig, Germany
Personal web page: http://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=19015

Gregorio Casa. Independent Researcher. Institutional discourse analysis.

Current research: My current research focuses in the development of a set of theories for investigating the (rational and emotional) assumptions of, and hidden agendas behind several types of institutional (political, management, operational) discourses and choices. Institutional discourse is not merely an ordinary way of making sense of our everyday life (i.e. our actions, events and situations), but a constitutive part of our social world. I´m very interested in understanding how institutional discourses shape power and dominance interrelationships within human societies, as both fundamentally determine the moral component of institutional outcomes within decision arenas, hence the degree of fairness of collectively-chosen actions.

I'm currently involved in the following projects: Ouroboros.

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