Dr. Carola Gómez-Rodríguez
I am an Associate Professor of Ecology in the Department of Functional Biology and a researcher at the Cross-disciplinary Research Center in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
As a macroecologist with a community perspective, I study the relevance of different eco-evolutionary mechanisms in shaping the spatial and temporal distribution of biological diversity at broad (from regional to global) scales.
In my research, I use both comparative and integrative approaches, combining molecular, ecological and phylogenetic data, in my research. A key question I try to answer is how diversity patterns are related to organismal traits associated with niche filtering or dispersal processes. I am also particularly interested in developing the theoretical background and methodology for inferring ecological processes from the spatial genetic structure of full biological communities.
I am also a Mum in Biodiversity Science (@madresBDV).
ContactAffiliation
Associate Professor at the Functional Biology Department (Ecology Section), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Researcher at the Cross-disciplinary Research Center in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS), University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Coordinator of Research Group "Biodiversity, Biogeography and Integrative Conservation" (BiBiCI), funded as GPC by Xunta de Galicia, Spain
Coordinator of Teaching Innovation Group "Biodiversity with R" [ GID-BioR, Biodiversidad con R ]
Associate Editor for Journal of Animal Ecology (2017-2025)
Current teaching (USC)
- Ecology (Community and Ecosystem Ecology) (Ecología II), Degree of Biology, since 2020
- Analysis of Biological Diversity (Análisis de la Diversidad Biológica), Degree of Biology, since 2024
- Fundamentals of Biodiversity: Origin, Measurement and Patterns (Bases de la Biodiversidad: Origen, Medida y Patrones), Master in Terrestrial Biodiversity: Characterization, Conservation and Management, since 2020
Previous Teaching (Degree of Biology, USC)
- Characterization of the Physical Environment for Biology (Caracterización del Medio Físico para Biología), 2020-2023
- Invertebrate Zoology: Non-Arthropods (Zoología I), 2016-2018
- Arthropods and Vertebrates Zoology (Zoología II), 2016-2017
Previous affiliations
- Member of the British Ecological Society (BES) Grants Committee (2018-2024)
- Research Fellow at University of Santiago de Compostela, Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology (2015-2020)
- Research Fellow at Natural History Museum, London, UK (2013-2015)
- Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Vigo, Department of Ecology and Animal Biology (2009-2011)
- PhD in Environmental Sciences, University of Salamanca (2009), PhD student at Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC)
Research IDs
ORCID: 0000-0002-2019-7176
ResearcherID: B-6823-2016
Scopus: 14045069800
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Publications
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Outreach and Science Communication
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