Dr. Edith Villa-Galaviz
CV
Since 2023
Scientific Coordinator, Reassembly Ecuador
2022
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland.
2020
Postdoctoral researcher, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico.
2014-2019
PhD at the University of Bristol, UK: "Bottom-up effects of eutrophication on insect interaction networks".
2010-2012
M.S Ecology at the UNAM, Mexico: "Feeding specialization of Lepidoptera community in different successional status of the tropical dry forest of Chamela, Jalisco, Mexico".
2010
Curatorial Assistant, Herbarium "Luz María Villarreal de Puga, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
2007 - 2009
Research Assistant, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
2004 - 2009
BSc Biology at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Research interests
I am interested in understanding how human actions affect species interactions. My research aims to help the conservation and management of species interactions.
Research domains:
Species interactions
Ecological networks
Insects: pollination,
herbivory and parasitoidism.
Research projects
DFG Research Unit REASSEMBLY
(FOR 5207)
Contact
B1|01, Room 264
Dr. Edith Villa Galaviz
Fachbereich Biologie
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Schnittspahnstr. 3
64287 Darmstadt
Germany
Publications
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Parisy, B., N. M. Schmidt, A. R. Cirtwill, E. Villa-Galaviz, M. Tiusanen, J. Sirén, Cornelya F. C. Klütsch, et al. 2025. “ Opportunistic Partner Choice among Arctic Plants and Root-Associated Fungi is Driven by Environmental Conditions.” Ecological Monographs 95(3): e70038. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70038
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Tesser DS, McDonald KC, Podest E, Lamb BT, Blüthgen N, Tremlett CJ, Newell FL, Villa-Galaviz E, Schaefer HM, Nieto R. Monitoring Tropical Forest Disturbance and Recovery: A Multi-Temporal L-Band SAR Methodology from Annual to Decadal Scales. Remote Sensing. 2025; 17(13):2188. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17132188
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Escobar, S, F.L., Newell, M., Endara, J. E., Guevara-Andino, A. R., Landim, E.K., Neuschulz, R., Hausmann, J. Müller, K. M., Pedersen, M., Schleuning, C. T., Tremlett, E., Villa-Galaviz, H. M., Schaefer, D.A., Donoso & N. Blüthgen. 2025. Reassembly of a Tropical Rainforest: A New Chronosequence in the Chocó Tested with the Recovery of Tree Attributes. Ecosphere 16(2): e70157.
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Parisy, B., N.M., Schmidt, A., Cirtwill, E., Villa-Galaviz, M., Tiusanen, C.F.C, Klütsch, P. E., Aspholm, K., Raundrup, E. J., Vesterinen, H., Wirta & T. Roslin. 2024. Arctic plant-fungus interaction networks show major rewiring with environmental variation. Commun Earth Environ 5, 735.
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Vázquez-González, C., Villa-Galaviz, E., Reyes-Hernández, M. et al. 2024. Temporal variation in tree diversity effects on birds and its implications for top-down control of insect herbivores in a tropical system. Oecologia.204, 603–612
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Villa-Galaviz E, Smart SM, Ward SE, Fraser MD, Memmott J. 2023. Fertilization using manure minimizes the trade-offs between biodiversity and forage production in agri-environment scheme grasslands. PLoS ONE 18(10): e0290843
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Villa-Galaviz, E*., A. Cirtwill*, R. Gibson T. Timberlake,T. Roslin & J. Memmott. 2023. What makes a good pollinator? Specialized insects with long periods transport the most strawberry pollen. (Joint first-author). Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 4, e12253.