With a multidisciplinary profile between demography, population ecology, genetics and conservation biology and a strong quantitative component, I integrate ecological and evolutionary theory to analyze life histories in natural populations. One of my main interests is focused on the analysis of individual and population responses to environmental perturbations The focus of my work embraces three main areas: (i) theoretical, to advance on the understanding of biotic and abiotic processes driving population dynamics and the resulting patterns, (ii) methodological, developing new reliable statistical tools in animal demography, and (iii) applied, offering answers to managers for preserving biodiversity using an adaptive management approach. I work in different ecosystems and with different study models, such as seabirds, marine turtles, cetaceans, lizards, bears, salmonids and butterflies’ communities. I recently opened a complementary experimental research line with ants as a study model.
Meritxell Genovart Millet
Senior Scientist
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m.genovart@csic.es
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(+34) 972336101
Meritxell Genovart Millet
Senior Scientist
PROJECTS
Our proposal is a collaboration between all the CSIC Institutes that work in marine sciences and aims to develop a comprehensive scientific dissemination program about marine ecosystems, their importance, the threats they face and what we can do as citizens.
The project will use a socioecological conceptual framework, which will comprehensively evaluate the influence that livestock management dynamics have on herbaceous plant and butterfly communities, which are excellent bioindicators of the conservation status of mountain ecosystems.
Under the current scenario of global change it is essential to understand how individuals and populations are affected and how they respond to disturbances.
