lara.moreno@ctfc.cat
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She joined the CTFC in 2022 with a Margarita Salas postdoctoral research contract to study the spatial ecology of the turtle-dove. Her research focuses on conservation biology, applying an interdisciplinary approach that bridges ecology and social sciences. She examines the impact of human activities, such as hunting and agriculture, on declining bird populations, with particular emphasis on the coexistence of humans and wildlife. She evaluates the effectiveness of conservation and management measures implemented in the field, analyzing which interventions generate positive, neutral, or negative outcomes, identifying gaps in their application, and establishing evidence-based processes to improve decision-making in conservation planning and policy.
- Moreno-Zarate, L., Arroyo, B., Morales-Reyes, Z., Delibes-Mateos, M. (2024). Unravelling discourses about the management of a migratory declining gamespecies: the case of European Turtle-dove (Streptopelia turtur). Ecosystems and People
- Arroyo, B., Moreno-Zarate, L., Fernández-Tizón, M., Sardà-Palomera, F., Bota, G., Mougeot, F. (2023). Temporal Patterns of Cooing Activity of the European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur: Optimising Monitoring Schemes Based on Abundance Indices. Ardeola
Estrada, A.; Moreno-Zarate, L.; Arroyo, B.; Delibes-Mateos, M. 2024. Relationships between land-use changes and population declines of the European Turtle-dove in Spain and France. Ardeola, International Journal of Ornithology. BioOne. DOI: 10.13157/arla.71.2.2024.ra8
Moreno-Zarate, L.; Arroyo, B.; Sardà-Palomera, F.; Rocha, G.; Bota, G.; Peach, W. 2023. Age ratio, crippling losses and factors affecting daily hunting bags of European Turtle-dove in Spain: Implications for sustainable harvest management of a declining migratory species. Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161192.
Carboneras, C.; Moreno-Zarate, L.; Arroyo, B. 2022. The European Turtle Dove in the ecotone between woodland and farmland: multi-scale habitat associations and implications for the design of management interventions. Journal of Ornithology. 163, pp.339-355. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-021-01946-
Delibes-Mateos, M.; Moreno-Zarate, L; Peach, W.; Arroyo, B. 2021. Estate-level decision-making and socioeconomics determine annual harvest in the European Turtle-dove in central Spain. Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier. 791-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148168.
Moreno-Zarate, L.; Arroyo, B.; Peach, W. 2021. Effectiveness of hunting regulations for the conservation of a globally-threatened species: The case of the European turtle-dove in Spain. Biological Conservation. Elsevier. 256-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109067.
Delibes-Mateos, M.; Moreno-Zarate, L; Peach, W.; Arroyo, B. 2021. Estate-level decision-making and socioeconomics determine annual harvest in the European Turtle-dove in central Spain. Science of The Total Environment. Elsevier. 791-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148168.
Cusack, J.; Bradfer-Lawrence, T.; Baynham-Herd, Z.; et al; Moreno-Zarate, L.; Bunnefeld, N. 2021. Measuring the intensity of conflicts in conservation. Conservation Letters. Wiley. 13-6. WOS (.2) DOI: 10.1111/conl.12783.
Moreno-Zarate, L.; Estrada, A.; Peach, W.; Arroyo, B. 2020. Spatial heterogeneity in population change of the globally threatened European turtle dove in Spain: The role of environmental favourability and land use. Diversity and Distributions. Wiley. 26-1. WOS (3). DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13067