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Estudi i seguiment de l'avifauna estepària del sistema Segarra-Garrigues
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Robert Manzano Rubio
KTT specialist
PROGRAM / Conservation biology
LINE / Conservation of agricultural ecosystems and game species
Graduated in Biology from the University of Barcelona, specializing in Biodiversity. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Certified expert bird ringer. Other relevant education: specialist in ArcGIS applied to Environmental Management (TYC Formación), Environmental Impact Assessment (Geoinnova Formación).
Most relevant work experience:
- Freelance biologist for 4 years: design, implementation, and writing of Fauna Inventories (birds and bats) for Environmental Impact Assessments of wind farm projects in Catalunya; nature guide for the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco (Naturetrek, United Kingdom); bird sampling in wetland and mountain areas in Catalunya.
- Fauna Technical Coordinator for three Catalan airports at Minuartia for 1 year: drafting of fauna risk assessments and fauna risk management programs; design and implementation of bird sampling; identification of impacted wildlife.
- Conservation Officer at the Alderney Wildlife Trust (United Kingdom) for 2 years: coordination, design, and implementation of habitat, bird, flora, bat, and invertebrate surveys; drafting of nature reserve management plans; field coordination and assistance for the fauna monitoring program and habitat management; assistance in coordinating the environmental volunteer program; organization of events, exhibitions, and guided tours.
Most relevant work experience:
- Freelance biologist for 4 years: design, implementation, and writing of Fauna Inventories (birds and bats) for Environmental Impact Assessments of wind farm projects in Catalunya; nature guide for the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco (Naturetrek, United Kingdom); bird sampling in wetland and mountain areas in Catalunya.
- Fauna Technical Coordinator for three Catalan airports at Minuartia for 1 year: drafting of fauna risk assessments and fauna risk management programs; design and implementation of bird sampling; identification of impacted wildlife.
- Conservation Officer at the Alderney Wildlife Trust (United Kingdom) for 2 years: coordination, design, and implementation of habitat, bird, flora, bat, and invertebrate surveys; drafting of nature reserve management plans; field coordination and assistance for the fauna monitoring program and habitat management; assistance in coordinating the environmental volunteer program; organization of events, exhibitions, and guided tours.
Keywords
BioacousticsBiodiversity and photovoltaic infrastructuresPopulation biologyConservationAnimal ecologyThreatened species and habitatsBiodiversity conservation measuresNew technologiesSteppic birdsChiropteransLatest Publications
- Bota, G., Manzano-Rubio, R., Fanlo, H., Franch, N., Brotons, LL., Villero, D., Devisscher, S., Pavesi, A., Cavaletti, E., Pérez-Granados, C. (2024). Passive acoustic monitoring and automated detection of the American bullfrog. Biological Invasions
- Bota, G., Manzano-Rubio, R., Catalán, L., Gómez-Catasús, J., Pérez-Granados, C. (2023). Hearing to the Unseen: AudioMoth and BirdNET as a Cheap and Easy Method for Monitoring Cryptic Bird Species. Sensors
- Lobato-Bailón, L., García-Ulloa, M., Santos, A., Guixé, D., Camprodon, J., Florensa-Rius, X., Molleda, R., Manzano, R., Ribas, M.P., Espunyes, J., Dias-Alves, A., Marco, I., Migura-Garcia, L., Martínez-Urtaza, J., Cabezón, O. (2023). The fecal bacterial microbiome of the Kuhl’s pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii) reflects landscape anthropogenic pressure. Animal Microbiome
- Manzano, R., Bota, G., Brotons, Ll., Soto-Largo, E., Pérez-Granados, C. (2022). Low-cost open-source recorders and ready-to-use machine learning approaches provide effective monitoring of threatened species. Ecological Informatics