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Ecology · Statistics · Conservation
Wildlife distribution patterns and processes
I'm Javier Fernández-López. I study wildlife patterns to understand the ecological processes that shape them. Biomathematics, Complutense University of Madrid.
Javier Fernández-LópezBiomathematics · Complutense University of Madrid
About my research
I’m broadly interested in statistical/spatial ecology and wildlife conservation. I’m currently working on mammal abundance and distribution modeling focusing on game species. I combine different data sources such as camera-trap data, distance sampling or hunting statistics by using integrated distribution models in a hierarchical framework. I use Bayesian inference and cartography tools to help for evidence-based decision making in wildlife management and in the design of monitoring programs.
About me
Graduated in Biology Sciences and Ms in Conservation Biology (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain). I developed my PhD about phylogeny, biogeography and distribution of the corticioid fungus genus Xylodon (Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid, Spain). I worked during two years as researcher assistant at the Institute for Game and Wildlife Research IREC (UCLM – CSIC, Ciudad Real, Spain) for the ENETWILD project about mammal distribution at European scale. I performed one year postdoc at University of Massachusetts (Boston, USA) with Liam Revell and two year postdoc at Centre d’Ecologie Foncionnelle et Evolutive (Montpellier, France) with Olivier Gimenez. In 2024, I returned to IREC to develop the INTHERIA project.
Since September 2025, I have been an Assistant Professor (Profesor Ayudante Doctor) in the Biomathematics Unit, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid. My teaching and research bring together mathematics, ecology and biodiversity conservation. UCM profile.