Équipe
CTFC
Organigramme du CTFC
lara.moreno@ctfc.cat
Principaux projets:
Estudi i seguiment de fauna cinegètica
Estudi i seguiment de l'avifauna estepària del sistema Segarra-Garrigues
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Lara Moreno Zárate
Chercheur
PROGRAMME / Biologie de la conservation
LIGNE / Conservation des écosystèmes agricoles et des espèces cynégétiques



I obtained my PhD in 2021 at the Institute for Game and Wildlife Research (IREC) in Ciudad Real, with a thesis titled " The Status & Hunting of Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) in Spain". During my PhD, I assessed the population status of the European Turtle-dove, investigated the causes of its decline, and analyzed the effectiveness of conservation measures, with a particular focus on hunting regulations. In 2022, I was awarded a Margarita Salas postdoctoral research contract, which allowed me to join the Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia (CTFC) to study the spatial ecology of the turtle dove.
My research focuses on conservation science, with an interdisciplinary approach linking ecology and social sciences. I explore the impact of human activities such as hunting and agriculture on declining wildlife populations, with a particular emphasis on human-wildlife coexistence. Additionally, I am also interested in the assessment of the effectiveness of conservation and management measures implemented in the field. This includes evaluating which interventions yield positive, neutral, or negative outcomes, identifying gaps, and establishing evidence-based processes to enhance decision-making in conservation planning and policy.
Keywords
BiodiversitéBiologie des populationsConservationÉcologie animaleEspèces chassées
Dernières publications

Publications supplémentaires

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