Ana M. Sánchez
Departamental II – 216 Phone: +34 91 488 8101 2001 – PhD in Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) Associate professor (senior lecturer). Population ecology in gypsophytic bushes Community ecology of annual plants in gypsum soils of Central Spain.
Area of Biodiversity and Conservation
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
c/ Tulipán, s/n.
E-28933 Móstoles
E-mail: ana.sanchez at urjc.es
Homepage at URJC
Scopus: 57190111277
ORCID: 0000-0002-6220-300i
ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/1759483/ana-sanchez/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=es&user=uWyTAMMAAAAJ
1995 – Degree in Biological Sciences, UAM
I teach Plant Composition in the degree in Landscape, Restoration of the Natural Environment in the degree in Environmental Sciences and Plant-Animal Interactions at the master level.
– Reproductive biology of plants with prolongated flowering periods.
– Population dynamics: experimental study of seed and microsite availability for establishment.
– Local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in natural gradients of environmental stress.
– Plant-pollinator interactions in fragmented landscapes.
I study different processes determining the community assembly, combining direct observation with manipulative experiments in the field and greenhouse/growth chamber. Starting with a taxonomical approach, I am now integrating functional data and community phylogenetic structure.
– Environmental control of germination and seed bank.
– Microhabitat influence: interaction with perennial vegetation and lichenic crust.
– Rainfall regime and interannual variability in the community.
– Effects of fragmentation on biodiversity.