• Summary

    My research interests are in the area of ecology and biodiversity conservation, mainly focused on the Mediterranean endemic and threatened flora. During the past years, I have been studying reproductive processes of plant species, as well as their relationships with other species and the environment. In this sense, I have expertise in field and laboratory works, and also in using GIS and Species Distribution Modelling tools. Lately, my work is focused on ecological modelling and (spatial) data analysis.

  • EXPERIENCE


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    Joint Research Centre (JRC). European Commission.

    Project Officer 2021- Present

    - Flora Fauna Green Rural Corridor Connect - Localizing and modelling wildflower-pollinator interactions in rural landscapes with citizen science and deep learning

    - Mapping and assessing agroecosystems to identify synergies between the Common Agricultural Policy and the Nature Restoration Law

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    ASTER Projects

    GIS Developer, Data Analyst and Researcher 2012 - Present

    Ecology and biodiversity

    Conservation of endemic and threatened species

    Ecological modelling and (spatial) data analysis

    Land productivity dynamics

    (Main Client: European Commission - Joint Research Centre)

    Piksel (Working for the Joint Research Centre - European Commission)

    GIS Developer 2016

    -Disaggregation of statistical data for the evaluation of the environmental impact of agriculture

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    Joint Research Centre (JRC).

    European Commission. Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)

    Trainee 2015

    -Mapping and assessment of pollination services

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    Gran Paradiso National Park (Italy)

    Field assistant 2014

    -Interventions to increase biodiversity through sustainable management of grazing

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    Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya

    Research Assistant 2013

    -FARMLAND Heterogeneity and ecosystem services in farmland landscapes

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    Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC)

    Research Assistant 2011 - 2012

    -Pollination and seed dispersal patterns in mountain sistems in two spanish archipelagos
    -Do all endangered species hold the same value? origin and conservation of living fossils of flowering plants endemic to Spain

    Species Protection Service (Environmental Department of the Balearic Government)

    MSc Practicum and consultant 2010

    -Population study and management actions in threatened plant species in Mallorca Island

    Centre Tecnòlogic Forestal de Catalunya

    Projects and Research Assistant 2006 - 2008

    -Biological control of chestnut blight in Catalonia

    Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimintàries

    Field Assistant 2005

    -Eradication plan against fire blight of Rosaceae

  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    MSc Terrestrial Ecology and Diversity Management

    Population study and management actions in threatened plant species in Mallorca Island

    Universitat de Lleida

    Technical Agricultural Engineering

    Soil description of beech forests in Els Ports Natural Park

  • PUBLICATIONS

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    - van Der Velde, M., Goëau, H., Bonnet, P., d’Andrimont, R., Yordanov, M., Affouard, A., Claverie, M., Czúcz, B., Elvekjær, N., Martinez-Sanchez, L., Rotllan-Puig, X., Sima, A., Verhegghen, A., Joly, A. 2023. Pl@ntNet Crops: merging citizen science observations and structured survey data to improve crop recognition for agri-food-environment applications. Environmental Research Letters 18(2): 025005. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acadf3

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    - Rotllan-Puig, X., Ivits, E , Cherlet, M. 2021. LPDynR: A new tool to calculate the land productivity dynamics indicator​. Ecological Indicators. 133: 108386. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108386

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    - Rotllan-Puig, X. & Traveset, A. 2021. Determining the Minimal Background Area for Species Distribution Models: MinBAR Package. Ecological Modelling. 439: 109353. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109353 

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    - Penelope R. Whitehorn, Laetitia M. Navarro, Matthias Schröter, Miguel Fernadez, Xavier Rotllan-Puig, Alexandra Marques. 2019. Mainstreaming biodiversity: A review of national strategies. Biological Conservation. 235: 157-163. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.016

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    - Polce C, Maes J, Rotllan-Puig X, Michez D, Castro L, Cederberg B, Dvorak L, Fitzpatrick Ú, Francis F, Neumayer J, Manino A, Paukkunen J, Pawlikowski T, Roberts S, Straka J, Rasmont P. 2018. Distribution of bumblebees across Europe. One Ecosystem. 3: e28143. DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e28143

     

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    - Traveset, A., Castro-Urgal, R., Rotllan-Puig, X. & Lázaro, A. 2018. Effects of habitat loss on the plant-flower visitor network structure of a dune community. Oikos. 127(1): 45–55. DOI: 10.1111/oik.04154​

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    - Rotllan-Puig, X. & Traveset, A. 2016. Declining relict plants: climate effect or seed dispersal disruption? A landscape-scale approach. Basic and Applied Ecology. 17(1): 81–91. DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.08.003 

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    - Fernández-Mazuecos, M., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Rotllan-Puig, X. & Vargas, P. 2014. Narrow endemics to Mediterranean islands: Moderate genetic diversity but narrow climatic niche of the ancient, critically endangered Naufraga (Apiaceae). Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 16(4): 190-202. DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2014.05.003

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    - MinBAR: Determining the Minimal Background Area for Species Distribution Models. R package version 1.1.2. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/MinBAR/index.html

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    - LPDynR: Land Productivity Dynamics Indicator. R package version 1.0.2. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/LPDynR/index.html

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    - PreSPickR: Downloading Species Presences (Occurrences) From Public Repositories. R package version 1.0.0. https://github.com/xavi-rp/PreSPickR

  • Research

    • Plant ecology
    • Species interactions (pollination, seed-dispersal)

    GIS and Programming

    Species Distrib. Modelling

    • MaxEnt
    • RF
    • (Deep) Neural Networks

    Fieldwork and Laboratory

    • Biodiversity monitoring (plants, butterflies, bees, etc.)
    • Microscope, insects handling, germination experiments
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    Email

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    Guardiola de Berguedà (Barcelona)

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