A5088560357- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Nursing care and research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Malaria Research and Control
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies
2019-2025
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
2014-2023
Universidad de Panamá
2019-2021
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2020
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
2019
Universidad de Murcia
2019
Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Castilla y León
2016
Servicio Murciano de Salud
2014
University of Concepción
2001
ABSTRACT Motivation The accelerated and widespread conversion of once continuous ecosystems into fragmented landscapes has driven ecological research to understand the response biodiversity local (fragment size) landscape (forest cover fragmentation) changes. This information important theoretical applied implications, but is still far from complete. We compiled most comprehensive updated database investigate how these changes determine species composition, abundance trait diversity multiple...
Abstract The transformation of natural landscapes for agricultural purposes may severely affect wild bee and wasp reproduction. In this study, we located trap‐nests on 18 Mediterranean communities within areas to study the effects landscape (% heterogeneity) local flowering (flower abundance richness) total richness solitary bees wasps that nest cavities. We also estimated several reproductive variables (number nests, number cells per nest, sex ratio, parasitoidism survival) two most common...
The long-distance dispersal of the invasive disease vectors Aedes aegypti and albopictus has introduced arthropod-borne viruses into new geographical regions, causing a significant medical economic burden. used-tire industry is an effective means dispersal, yet studies to determine occurrence factors influencing their distribution along local transport networks are lacking. To assess infestation primary network Panama we documented all existing garages that trade used tires on highway...
Abstract Aedes aegypti and albopictus develop in the same aquatic sites where they encounter microorganisms that influence their life history capacity to transmit human arboviruses. Some bacteria such as Wolbachia are currently being considered for control of Dengue, Chikungunya Zika. Yet little is known about dynamics diversity -associated bacteria, including larval habitat features shape tempo-spatial distribution. We applied large-scale 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing 960 adults larvae both...
Understanding how pollination services can be maintained in increasingly anthropogenic landscapes is a current challenge for basic and applied ecology. The stability of plant–pollinator communities might increase heterogeneous with high diversity species alternative habitats, both through larger independent fluctuations populations (portfolio effect) increased asynchrony. However, the drivers effect synchrony) vary along land‐use gradients remains largely unknown. Using samplings plants,...
Loss of habitats and native species, introduction invasive changing climate regimes lead to the homogenization landscapes communities, affecting availability resources for economically important guilds, such as pollinators. Understanding how pollinators their interactions vary along resource diversity gradients at different scales may help determine adaptability current loss related global change. We used data on 20 plant-pollinator communities flower richness (local diversity) landscape...
Abstract Theoretical models indicate that the structure of plant–pollinator networks has important implications for reproduction and survival species. However, despite growing information on mechanisms underlying such a structure, it is still difficult to predict functional consequences species’ structural positions in these networks. From plant perspective, species position roles pollination might be related traits describing flower attractiveness, availability dependence pollinators. In...
Maintaining the diversity of wild bees is a priority for preserving ecosystem function and promoting stability productivity agroecosystems. However, bee communities face many threats beekeeping could be one them, because honey may have strong potential to outcompete pollinators when placed at high densities. Yet, we still know little about how intensity affects their pollinator interactions. Here, explore density relates structure pollination networks in 41 sites on 13 Cycladic Islands...
ABSTRACT Motivation Pollinators play a crucial role in maintaining Earth's terrestrial biodiversity. However, rapid human‐induced environmental changes are compromising the long‐term persistence of plant‐pollinator interactions. Unfortunately, we lack robust, generalisable data capturing how communities structured across space and time. Here, present EuPPollNet (European Plant‐Pollinator Networks) database, fully open European‐level database containing harmonised taxonomic on interactions...
Worldwide pollinator declines are a major problem for agricultural production. However, understanding how landscape characteristics and local management influence crop production through its pollinators is still challenge. The carob tree ( Ceratonia siliqua ) pollinator-dependent Mediterranean of high economic importance in food pharmaceutical industries. To understand can be enhanced sustainable manner, we evaluated the effects (habitat loss) orchard (farming system: conventional vs....
Understanding the effects of landscape fragmentation on global bumblebee declines requires going beyond estimates abundance and richness evaluating changes in community composition trophic competitive interactions. We studied forest a Scandinavian that combines temperate forests croplands. For that, we evaluated how features (patch size, isolation shape complexity, percentage surroundings) as well local flowering communities influenced abundance, 24 patches along gradient. In addition,...
Abstract Understanding the flexibility of interactions and network rewiring (i.e. reassembly due to partner‐switching) is necessary comprehend how future anthropogenic changes will affect interspecific functioning communities. A higher could be expected in more disturbed landscapes because these contain fewer generalist species with homogeneous traits. We sampled pollination 20 wild Olea europaea communities along a disturbance gradient evaluate hypothesis that loss natural habitats...
The expansion of agriculture is a major driver biodiversity loss worldwide, through changes generated in the landscape. Despite this, very little still known about complex relationships between landscape composition and heterogeneity plant taxonomical functional diversity Mediterranean ecosystems that have been extensively managed during millennia. Although according to Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH) richness might peak at intermediate disturbance levels, increase with decrease...
Abstract Pollination networks are increasingly used to model the complexity of interactions between pollinators and flowering plants in communities. Different methods exist sample these interactions, with direct observations plant–pollinator contacts field being by far most common. Although identification pollen carried allows uncovering increasing sizes, build pollen‐transport variable their effect on network structure remains unclear. To understand how interaction sampling influences...
Abstract Monitoring the invasion process of Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus and its interaction with contender aegypti, is critical to prevent control arthropod-borne viruses (i.e., Arboviruses) they transmit humans. Generally, superior ecological competitor Ae. displaces aegypti from most geographic areas, combining factors biology environment influencing competitive outcome. Nonetheless, detailed studies asserting displacement come largely sub-tropical relatively less effort being...
Nursing home residences suffered a lockdown from the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. The present study prospectively evaluates frailty, functional, and nutritional statuses nursing residents.Three hundred one residents three homes took part in study. Frailty status was measured using FRAIL scale. Functional evaluated Barthel Index. Additionally, Short Physical Performance Batter (SPPB), SARC-F, hand-grip strength, gait speed were also evaluated. Nutritional determined mini assessment test...
Abstract Understanding temporal dynamics in ecological networks is crucial to predict their capability cope with global changes. Despite this, proper quantification of network still remains a challenge. Temporal are typically studied using data interaction over time, through the evaluation turnover and its two components: changes related species (species gains losses) or rewiring (switching partners among set shared time). However, this approach based exclusively on data, computed similarly...
Abstract Worldwide pollinator declines are a major problem for agricultural production. However, understanding how landscape characteristics and local management influence crop production through its pollinators is still challenge. By sampling 20 orchards in Mallorca island (Spain), we evaluated the (habitat loss) orchard (farming system: conventional vs. ecological; male-to-female ratio) influenced communities carob trees ( Ceratonia siliqua ), of high economic importance Mediterranean...
Las abejas son un grupo extremadamente diverso con más de 1000 especies descritas en la península ibérica. Además, excelentes polinizadores y aportan numerosos servicios ecosistémicos fundamentales para mayoría ecosistemas terrestres. Debido a los diversos cambios ambientales inducidos por el ser humano, existen evidencias del declive algunas sus poblaciones ciertas especies. Sin embargo, conocemos muy poco estado conservación muchas ellas ignoramos cuál es su distribución En este trabajo...
Abstract Background Previous works have observed an increase of depression and other psychological disorders on nursing home residents as a consequence coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown; however, there are few studies that performed comprehensive evaluation all people involved in homes environment. The objective the work was to analyse impact lockdown psychosocial factors residents, relatives clinical staff how these variables influenced residents’ survival. Methods A prospective...
There is an urgent need in multinational studies for efficient and sensitive tests the evaluation of dementias. These are used to investigate regional characteristics dementias, providing possible insight into different etiologies disorders. also utilized assess outcome treatment interventions at levels. We validated standardized Syndrom Kurztest, a brief European neuropsychological test, population elderly Chileans, possessing high levels illiteracy. In our sample, SKT was found be...