Welcome to the SoilEvoEco Lab! Here, we invite you to immerse yourself in the captivating world of arthropod biodiversity. Our mission is to uncover the mysteries behind biodiversity generation, exploring its spatial and temporal dimensions, and integrating this wisdom into a robust conservation framework.
At the core of our research lies the enigma of soil arthropods. From unraveling their genomic intricacies, lineage dynamics, to the structuration of entire species assemblages, we navigate this poorly explored terrain armed with cutting-edge and integrated High-Throughput Sequencing techniques. By pushing the boundaries of conventional limitations in geography and taxonomy, our aim is to decode both past and contemporary processes that govern soil arthropod diversity.
The result is a profound impact, both locally and globally, as the comprehension of the multidimensional spectrum of arthropod diversity not only sheds light on its vast magnitude and the ecological and evolutionary processes behind it but also plays a vital role in supporting its conservation.
Thank you for joining us on this exciting journey at the SoilEvoEco Lab. Together, let’s explore, discover, and make meaningful contributions to the intriguing realm of soil biodiversity.
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Meet the Team: Current and Former Members of SoilEvoEco
Funded by the Ramón and Cajal program MICINN.
I am an evolutionary ecologist with a profound interest in the biodiversity of terrestrial invertebrates. My research explores the intricate processes that shape biodiversity and integrates this knowledge within a conservation framework. My primary research focus is on revealing and understanding the vast, yet largely undocumented, diversity of arthropods that inhabit the soil and the ecosystemic processes it provides. To achieve this, I employ both traditional and state-of-the-art molecular and analytical techniques, applying them across various fields such as community ecology, micro- and macroevolution, conservation biology, invasion biology, and soil science.
Funded by the Ramón and Cajal program MICINN.
My research area focuses on the study of the magnitude of biodiversity, distribution, evolution, and phylogeny of soil arthropods using high-throughput DNA sequencing techniques. My work encompasses everything from the methodological development of the procedures necessary for the molecular study of hyperdiverse arthropod communities to the application of these methodologies in the study of the ecological and evolutionary processes responsible for the generation, maintenance, and distribution of soil biodiversity.
Explore Key SoilEvoEvo's Research Projects
Have a Look to the Scientific Publications of the SoilEvoEvo Team
Towards understanding insect species introduction and establishment: A community-level barcoding approach using island beetles.
Molecular Ecology
32: 3778-3792
Collective and harmonized high throughput barcoding of insular arthropod biodiversity: Toward a Genomic Observatories Network for islands.
Molecular Ecology
32: 6161-6176
*equal contribution
Inferring the ecological and evolutionary determinants of community genetic diversity.
Molecular Ecology
32: 6093-6109
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