Ongoing projects
Read below for a brief description on active research. For more information you can check out our publications, or get in touch!
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Networks to action: restoration of high mountain ecosystems
Our goal is to use plant-polliinator networks to inform and implement guided restoration actions that improve ecological connectivity for pollinators in ecosystems of paramo and elfin forest in the Andes of Colombia. This project is with a stellar team of young conservation leaders: Rebekka Allgayer, Andrés Acosta, Laura Manrique and Manuela Lozano.
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Check out our study area here.
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Ecological connectivity for animals with complex movements
We are developing individual-based modelling to better understand landscape requirements of animals with seasonal habitat use. In addition, we are using tools from population genetics, tracking technologies, population monitoring and citizen science data, focusing on hummingbirds in high-mountain ecosystems as our study system. Collaborators include researchers from the University of Aberdeen, Universidad de los Andes, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Parques Nacionales Naturales, University of Washington and Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt.
Seasonal hummingbird - plant interactions
We use pollen identification and focal observations to construct plant-pollinator networks and study their spatiotemporal patterns. Collaborators include researchers from the University of Aberdeen, Universidad de los Andes, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Parques Nacionales Naturales.
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Tracking fine-scale movement of small animals
We have set up an automated radio telemetry grid in a paramo ecosystem with mixed vegetation types to track animals under 20g in body mass, including rodents, bats, amphibians, reptiles and small birds. Data will give us information on home ranges, foraging behavior, habitat preferences and seasonality. Collaborators include researchers from the University of Aberdeen, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Parques Nacionales Naturales, Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt and University of Washington.
CAMINOS collaboration network
Connectivity and Adaptation of Mountain Interactions Over Space and time (CAMINOS) is a group of collaborators studying pollination in high Andean ecosystems. This network began with a workshop we organised in Guasca, Colombia in 2023. Check out the CAMINOS website here.
Long-distance migration of Caspian terns
We have studied migratory behavior, routes, stopover use and wintering sites of Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) breeding in the Baltic Sea, which are a population of special conservation interest. Researchers collaborating in this project are mainly from Lund University, University of Helsinki and BirdLife Sweden.
Photo: Cristina Rueda-Uribe