We are interested in understanding how nature and society interact, and how both can be influenced by environmental policy and ecosystems management. We use quantitative tools to understand ecological patterns and processes across multiple spatio-temporal scales, from waterholes to forest stands to whole continents. We have applied these tools to many ecological questions, for example projecting species’ habitat suitability under climatic and land use scenarios or quantifying and mapping ecosystem services in semi-natural ecosystems under human management and climate change. Then, we use that ecological information to assist real conservation planning. For example, to evaluate trade-offs and synergies between biodiversity conservation and agricultural or clean energy development at large scales or to identify optimal areas for forest restoration to maximize ecosystem service provision and ecological connectivity.

Main tasks:
applied conservation, biodiversity monitoring, connectivity analyses, cultural landscapes, ecosystem services, environmental policy, global change impacts, Mediterranean forests, landscape ecology, protected areas, science communication, socio-ecological systems, spatial planning.