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Institution: EBD
Research Groups: None assigned.
Position: Biologist
Home page: https://bcb.ebd.csic.es/
Contact email: margaralf@ebd.csic.es
BCB Committee: No committees assigned.
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BCB Services: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) at EBD
Research topics: Behavioral Ecology, Ecological modelling, Frequentist analysis, Multivariate statistics, Non-parametric statistics, Biological Databases, Analysis packages (R, Python, etc.)
Biography: Marina García-Alfonso is a biologist who works as a permanent staff member at the BCB lab at the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) to provide training and technical support in scientific programming and statistical analysis for research on biodiversity monitoring, time-series analysis, database management, and predictive modeling under global change scenarios.
Publications
Gangoso, L., Mateo, R., Santamaría-Cervantes, C., García-Alfonso, M., Gimeno-Castellano, C., Arrondo, E., Serrano, D., van Overveld, T., de la Riva, M., Cabrera, M. A., & Donázar, J. A. (2024). Blood lead levels in an endangered vulture decline following changes in hunting activity. Environmental Research, 252, 118712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118712
Gómez‐López, G., Sanz‐Aguilar, A., Carrete, M., Arrondo, E., Benítez, J. R., Ceballos, O., Cortés‐Avizanda, A., de Pablo, F., Donázar, J. A., Frías, Ó., Gangoso, L., García‐Alfonso, M., González, J. L., Grande, J. M., Serrano, D., Tella, J. L., & Blanco, G. (2023). Insularity determines nestling sex ratio variation in Egyptian vulture populations. Ecology and Evolution, 13(8). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10371
FERNÁNDEZ-GÓMEZ, L., CORTÉS-AVIZANDA, A., ARRONDO, E., GARCÍA-ALFONSO, M., CEBALLOS, O., MONTELÍO, E., & DONÁZAR, J. A. (2022). Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough. Bird Conservation International, 32(4), 590–608. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959270921000575
Donázar, J. A., Barbosa, J. M., García‐Alfonso, M., van Overveld, T., Gangoso, L., & de la Riva, M. (2021). Too Much is Bad: Increasing Numbers of Livestock and Conspecifics Reduce Body Mass in an Avian Scavenger. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 102(1). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1784
Arrondo, E., García‐Alfonso, M., Blas, J., Cortes‐Avizanda, A., De la Riva, M., Devault, T. L., Fiedler, W., Flack, A., Jimenez, J., Lambertucci, S. A., Margalida, A., Oliva‐Vidal, P., Phipps, W. L., Sanchez‐Zapata, J. A., Wikelski, M., & Donazar, J. A. (2021). Use of avian GPS tracking to mitigate human fatalities from bird strikes caused by large soaring birds. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(7), 1411–1420. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13893
García-Alfonso, M., van Overveld, T., Gangoso, L., Serrano, D., & Donázar, J. A. (2021). Disentangling drivers of power line use by vultures: Potential to reduce electrocutions. Science of The Total Environment, 793, 148534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148534
van Overveld, T., Gangoso, L., García-Alfonso, M., Bouten, W., de la Riva, M., & Donázar, J. A. (2020). Seasonal grouping dynamics in a territorial vulture: ecological drivers and social consequences. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 74(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-2807-4
García-Alfonso, M., van Overveld, T., Gangoso, L., Serrano, D., & Donázar, J. A. (2020). Vultures and Livestock: The Where, When, and Why of Visits to Farms. Animals, 10(11), 2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112127
Badia‐Boher, J. A., Sanz‐Aguilar, A., de la Riva, M., Gangoso, L., van Overveld, T., García‐Alfonso, M., Luzardo, O. P., Suarez‐Pérez, A., & Donázar, J. A. (2019). Evaluating European LIFE conservation projects: Improvements in survival of an endangered vulture. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(5), 1210–1219. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13350
van Overveld, T., García-Alfonso, M., Dingemanse, N. J., Bouten, W., Gangoso, L., de la Riva, M., Serrano, D., & Donázar, J. A. (2018). Food predictability and social status drive individual resource specializations in a territorial vulture. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33564-y
García-Alfonso, M., Morales-Reyes, Z., Gangoso, L., Bouten, W., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Serrano, D., & Donázar, J. A. (2018). Probing into farmers’ perceptions of a globally endangered ecosystem service provider. Ambio, 48(8), 900–912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1102-3
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