Duarte is a member of Jordi Figuerola's Group at EBD. His thesis focuses on the long-distance dispersal of plant seeds and animal resting eggs by migratory birds, and includes:
- 1D models of propagule dispersal by migratory birds
- an observational experiment testing for the actual occurrence of seeds in the guts of birds engaged in migratory flights
- the results of a continental-wide survey of aquatic biodiversity
- a manipulative experiment testing the role plaid by two components of biotic resistance (diversity resistance and priority effects) during the (re)colonization of Doñana's temporary ponds.
If you are around Sevilla next Monday, don't miss it. If not, you can check the two modelling papers in AmNat and Ecography - and keep posted for an update on the publication of chapters currently under review.
