A central goal in ecology is to unravel the mechanisms behind the organization of natural communities. While species are the building blocks of ecological communities, the way in which these species interact is the glue that binds them together. Given that the world is currently undergoing a major biodiversity crisis, it is now---more than ever---imperative to understand how changes in both diversity and species interactions affect the provision of ecosystem services, and the persistence, robustness, and stability of the remaining community. The goal of my research is to fill some of these gaps by exploring the relationship between the structure of species interactions networks and the maintenance and persistence of biodiversity. I am primarily a theoretical ecologist with expertise in network theory and I a strong background in tropical field biology, particularly in terrestrial systems and in plant-pollinator interactions.
I am currently a UC Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Ponisio Lab at UC Riverside.
I also work closely with Paulo Guimarães from São Paulo University (Brazil), Jason Tylianakis, and Daniel B. Stouffer from the University of Canterbury (New Zealand).
I am currently a UC Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Ponisio Lab at UC Riverside.
I also work closely with Paulo Guimarães from São Paulo University (Brazil), Jason Tylianakis, and Daniel B. Stouffer from the University of Canterbury (New Zealand).
