DAVID SÁNCHEZ PESCADOR

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

About me
I am a plant ecologist with a focus on the mechanisms, processes and patterns that drive the assembly of plant communities, especially those of alpine, polar, dryland, forest, and agro- ecosystems, and drawing on taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic perspective. to mess around with R and to work in the field.

Research lines
– Plant communities
– Effect of Global Change and environmetal gradients on plants
– Functional ecology and ecophysiology
– Biotic relationships
– Spatial structure of co-ocurring plants
– Biocrust functional performance
– Plant-soil-microbiota feedbacks
– Forest conservation

Former positions and Education
2022-present – Assistant Professor (Complutense University of Madrid)
2021-2022 – Post-doctoral researcher (Rey Juan Carlos University)
2020-2021 – Post-doctoral researcher (Rey Juan Carlos University)
2019-2020 – Data scientist and project manager (Tragsatec)
2017-2019 – Post-doctoral researcher (Rey Juan Carlos University)
2016-2017 – Research technician (Rey Juan Carlos University)
2016-2017 – Data scientist and project manager (Tragsatec)
2015 – Post-doctoral researcher (Rey Juan Carlos University)
2014 – Research technician (Technical University of Madrid – UPM)
2009-2013 – PhD in Conservation of Natural Resources (Rey Juan Carlos University)
2010 – MsC in Science and Environmental Technology (Rey Juan Carlos University)
2008 – Degree in Environmental Sciences (Rey Juan Carlos University)