Outreach
Science communication is an important part of my work as a researcher. Here I collect non-technical articles, media pieces and outreach posts where I discuss ecological modelling, climate change, biodiversity and complex systems for a broader audience.
Articles in The Conversation
I regularly write for The Conversation, translating recent scientific results and broader research questions into accessible articles for the general public.
El calentamiento del mar acorrala a la posidonia, pulmón del Mediterráneo
An article on how accumulated thermal stress is threatening Posidonia oceanica meadows in the Mediterranean, affecting their coverage, fragmentation and long-term resilience.
Unos pocos grados de diferencia pueden marcar la frontera entre la vida y la muerte de la vid
A non-technical explanation of how small temperature differences can determine whether grapevines survive or become vulnerable to disease under changing climatic conditions.
Cómo los viñedos europeos escaparon de una devastadora enfermedad… por ahora
An article explaining why European vineyards historically escaped Pierce’s disease, and why climate change may now be weakening that natural protection.
‘Xylella fastidiosa’ y el cambio climático amenazan la viticultura europea: hemos calculado cuánto
A summary of model-based estimates of how climate change may increase the risk of Pierce’s disease establishment in European wine-growing regions.
Descifrando el fondo marino desde el espacio con los ojos de la inteligencia artificial
An outreach article on how satellite imagery and artificial intelligence can be used to monitor seagrass meadows and other shallow coastal ecosystems.
Other outreach posts
I also maintain a small collection of posts related to my own publications and research activity.
Recent posts
New Xylella fastidiosa outbreak detected in Portugal
A new Xylella fastidiosa outbreak has been detected in Portugal. What can our recently developed model say about it?
Global predictions for the risk of establishment of Pierce’s disease of grapevines
We develop a temperature-driven dynamic epidemiological model to infer the risk of Pierce’s disease in different wine-growing regions worldwide.
Modelling parasite-produced marine diseases - The case of the mass mortality event of Pinna nobilis
In this work, we develop a mathematical model to describe parasite produced marine diseases of immobile hosts and apply it to the particular case of the Mass...