Dr. Edith Villa-Galaviz
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Since 2023
Scientific Coordinator, Reassembly Ecuador
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2022
Postdoctoral researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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2020
Postdoctoral researcher, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Mexico.
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2014-2019
PhD at the University of Bristol, UK: "Bottom-up effects of eutrophication on insect interaction networks".
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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".
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2010
Curatorial Assistant, Herbarium "Luz María Villarreal de Puga, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
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2007 - 2009
Research Assistant, University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
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2004 - 2009
BSc Biology at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
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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.
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Research domains:
Species interactions
Ecological networks
Insects: pollination,
herbivory and parasitoidism.
Research projects
DFG Research Unit REASSEMBLY
(FOR 5207)
Contact
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B1|01, Room 264
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Dr. Edith Villa Galaviz
Fachbereich Biologie
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Schnittspahnstr. 3
64287 Darmstadt
Germany
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Publications
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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.​