https://jessica-bernal.com/tag/spatial-ecology/spatial-ecologyWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-usThu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://jessica-bernal.com/media/icon_hubcb7ff457a48fc8857f697d98e689e21_1062_512x512_fill_lanczos_center_3.pnghttps://jessica-bernal.com/tag/spatial-ecology/https://jessica-bernal.com/talk/agent-based-modelling-for-invasive-plant-management-neobiota-2026/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200https://jessica-bernal.com/talk/agent-based-modelling-for-invasive-plant-management-neobiota-2026/<p>At <strong>NEOBIOTA 2026</strong> in Brussels, I presented first-author doctoral research on the use of roadside monitoring and spatially explicit agent-based modelling to explore long-term management strategies for <em>Ailanthus altissima</em> in Mediterranean road corridors.</p> <p>The work examines how intervention logic, treatment location and residual invasion patterns influence long-term outcomes, with the aim of making modelling results more useful for management decisions.</p>https://jessica-bernal.com/work/biological-invasions-spatial-dynamics/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://jessica-bernal.com/work/biological-invasions-spatial-dynamics/<p>My doctoral research at the <strong>University of Córdoba</strong> focuses on biological invasions, spatial dynamics and management-oriented decision support in Mediterranean ecosystems.</p> <p>Current work includes the analysis of plant-invasion processes along environmental and transport gradients and the use of spatially explicit modelling to explore long-term management options. This research builds on field observations, geospatial data and stakeholder-informed approaches developed across my doctoral work.</p>