Macroecology of the Anthropocene in the Morueta-Holme Group
The group explores the role of humans and natural drivers on biodiversity change from local to global scales.
Our research focuses on the drivers of species distributions, composition, and richness, the impacts of anthropogenic environmental change, and the development of predictive models of biodiversity across spatial scales. We use a combination of field resurveys, remote sensing, functional ecology, historical data, and modeling to try to understand and predict “what grows where and why in the Anthropocene”. In particular, we are interested in disentangling the influence of climate and land use change on biodiversity. A strong motivation behind our research is to promote science-based biodiversity conservation.
- Morueta-Holme et al. 2015 Strong upslope shifts in Chimborazo’s vegetation over two centuries since Humboldt. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 112 (41): 12741–45
- Morueta-Holme & Svenning 2018. Geography of plants in the New World: Humboldt’s relevance in the age of Big Data. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 103: 315–29.
- Sheth, Morueta‐Holme & Angert. 2020. Determinants of geographic range size in plants. New Phytologist 226: 650-665.
See full list of publications by Naia Morueta-Holme
Our research is currently funded by a Horizon2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant (no. 746334) and the Carlsberg Foundation
Group Members
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naia Morueta-Holme | Associate Professor | +4535335329 |