ABOUT ME
My research focuses on describing and explaining the spatial and temporal complexity displayed in natural and anthropogenic systems as they pertain to biosphere-atmosphere exchanges.
My interests span from land-atmosphere interactions, in relation to the exchange of energy, water, CO2 and other greenhouse gasses, to the spatial organization of forest structure and species composition.
I have designed and employed a set of automated bio-environmental-monitoring systems within several different types of natural and managed ecosystems including, Mediterranean ecosystems and estuarine regions, temperate, tropical and boreal forests, and agricultural areas. I have particular interests in questions about ecological complexity of biosphere-atmosphere interactions and processes that act at multiple temporal and spatial scales. I have developed original statistical methods in order to analyze observational data and address these questions
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Monitor Carbon Stocks and Fluxes in Tropical forests
Describe forest structure using LiDAR and drones
Time series analysis and causality detection
Spatial analysis and spatially explicit ecological models