Research Interests:
I am a physical geographer working at the interface of biogeography, functional ecology, global change biology and ecological restoration. My research is focused on high elevation landscapes where climatic, ecological, and human dynamics further challenge our understanding of potential alterations to ecosystem processes. To tackle these challenges I use experiments and monitoring, observational studies, functional traits approaches, qualitative data collection and processing, and advanced statistics and modeling. I have worked closely with Andean indigenous and farming communities to design and monitor ecological restoration programs, implement climate change simulation experiments, and propose adaptation strategies.
Publications:
Duchicela, S.A., Llamb铆, L.D., Bonnesoeur, V. & Rom谩n-Da帽obeytia, F. (2024) Pastoralism in the high tropical Andes: A review of the effect of grazing intensity on plant diversity and ecosystem services. Applied Vegetation Science, 27, e12791. Available from:
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Young, K. R., & Duchicela, S. (2024). Biodiversity and the Anthropocene. 660-667
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Cuesta, F., Carilla, J., LLamb铆, L. D., Muriel, P., Lencinas, M. V., Meneses, R. I., Feeley, K. J., Pauli, H., Aguirre, N., Beck, S., Bernardi, A., Cuello, S., Duchicela, S. A., Eguiguren, P., Gamez, L. E., Halloy, S., Hudson, L., Jaramillo, R., Peri, P. L. 鈥� Tovar, C. (2023). Compositional shifts of alpine plant communities across the high Andes. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32, 1591鈥�1606.
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Robalino, Esteban Su谩rez, et al. "Ecolog铆a de los p谩ramos del Ecuador: Un paisaje altoandino integrado por m煤ltiples ecosistemas." Los p谩ramos del Ecuador: Pasado, presente y futuro. Andrea Naranjo, 2023.
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Hofstede, R., Su谩rez Robalino, E., Mena-V谩sconez, P., Calispa, M., V谩sconez Paredes, F. J., Santamar铆a Freire, S. D., ... & Beltr谩n Valenzuela, K. (2023). Los p谩ramos del Ecuador: Pasado, presente y futuro.
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Duchicela SA, Cuesta F, Tovar C, Muriel P, Jaramillo R, Salazar E and Pinto E (2021) Microclimatic Warming Leads to a Decrease in Species and Growth Form Diversity: Insights From a Tropical Alpine Grassland. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9:673655. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.673655
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Young, K. R., & Duchicela, S. (2020). Abandoning Holocene Dreams: Proactive Biodiversity Conservation in a Changing World. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 111(3), 880鈥�888.
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Bein, R., Wilkie, R., Lovell, W.G., Doolittle, B., Biles, J., Offen, K., ... Wood Dickerson, P. (2020). Fifty Years of Fieldwork in Latin America. Journal of Latin American Geography 19(1), 115-131. .
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Duchicela, S. A., F. Cuesta, E. Pinto, W. D. Gosling, and K. R. Young. 2019. Indicators for assessing tropical alpine rehabilitation practices. Ecosphere 10(2):e02595.
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Pinto, E., Cuesta, F., Llerena, M., Peralvo, M., Ortiz, E., & Duchicela, S. (2017). Protocolo para el monitoreo din谩mica de 谩rboles y productividad de bosques montanos en los Andes Tropicales.
Browne, K., Cawley, S., D'Mello, E., Duchicela, S., Harvaneck, A., Jacobson, N., ... & Wytychak, C. (2015). Kruzof and Baranof Islands Integrated Natural Resource Management Assessment.
Duchicela, S. A. (2011). Estudio sobre crecimiento radial, intercambio y descomposici贸n foliar de tres especies de Polylepis (Rosaceae) en dos localidades de los Andes ecuatorianos. Quito, Ecuador: Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
