A5027644614- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
University of Exeter
2022-2024
Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies
2024
Hospital Universitario de Getafe
2023
Universidad de Salamanca
2017
Abstract Questions Can shrubs ( Cytisus multiflorus ) and large herbivore exclusion (fence) facilitate seedling survival growth of marcescent sclerophyllous oaks Quercus pyrenaica vs Q. ilex subsp. ballota under a bioclimatic limit in Mediterranean grazed areas? Location Open oak woodlands, central‐western Spain. Methods A 2‐yr field experiment was conducted by planting 200 seedlings each species four different treatments combining the influence nurse fencing on growth. Results enhanced poor...
Abstract Pollinator diversity and abundance are under direct threat from human activities. Despite societal dependence on pollinators for crop production, humankind continues to drive pollinator declines through agricultural intensification urbanisation. Urban environments can provide refuge some pollinators. There is a need, however, understand how communities be supported in these areas while also considering needs. Public green spaces promising avenue target plant–pollinator conservation...
Abstract Invasive non‐native species can alter animal‐mediated seed dispersal interactions and ultimately affect the stability of recipient communities. The degree such disturbances, however, is highly variable depends on several factors, two which have received little attention: relative timing native fruiting phenologies, associated variation in resource availability across period. Both are likely to plant–seed disperser threatened by biological invasions. Here we investigated impact plant...
Forest remnants often act as refuges for native plant species within a degraded and highly fragmented forest matrix. Understanding whether these patches can function feeding grounds frugivores seed sources dispersal into the surrounding provide critical information on ecosystem functions landscape scale guidance restoration. We used large‐scale natural system of eight granitic inselbergs in Seychelles recorded identity transport direction seeds retrieved from droppings mist‐netted birds...
Ants are amongst the most successful invaders worldwide and can markedly modify invaded communities through biotic interactions. Invasive ants, for example, compete with native pollinators resources, act as legitimate pollinators, or disrupt plant-pollinator mutualistic interactions, thereby affecting plant reproduction. Ecological restoration aims to mitigate impact of invasive species restore ecological ecosystem functioning. Here we investigated combined effects two ant species, yellow...
Abstract When non‐native species invade ecosystems, coevolved plant–animal interactions and associated ecological functions are altered, often to the detriment of local biodiversity. While mutualistic can benefit from—and assist with—ecological restoration through removal species, community‐level changes in antagonistic due less well understood. Insect seed predators provide important ecosystem functions, but also have effects pre‐dispersal predation which cause fruit abortion or premature...
Abstract Background Frailty derived from muscle quality loss can potentially be delayed through early detection and physical exercise interventions. There is a need for affordable tools the objective evaluation of quality, in both cross-sectional longitudinal assessment. Literature suggests that quantitative analysis ultrasound data captures morphometric, compositional microstructural properties, while biological essays blood samples are associated with functional information. The aim this...