I have always been fascinated by the extraordinary biodiversity of tropical forests and motivated to understand how these ecosystems can be better protected and restored. During my Master’s degree in Conservation Biology in Italy, I collected acoustic data in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest to assess diversity across old-growth forest patches, reforested areas, and disturbed sites.
I am currently a PhD candidate within the REASSEMBLY Research Unit, under the supervision of Dr. Eike Lena Neuschulz and Dr. Matthias Schleuning at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt. As part of the SP4, I am studying rainforest recovery through seed dispersal by frugivorous birds and rodents. My research aims to better understand the drivers of avian functional diversity and seed-dispersal networks in recovering tropical forests, supporting the conservation and restoration of the Ecuadorian Chocó.
