Angeles Garcia Mayor

Angeles Garcia Mayor is an Assistant Professor at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, focusing on interdisciplinary research in hydrology and ecology. Her work examines dryland ecosystems' responses to climatic and human pressures through modeling and field experiments.

• PhD in Ecohydrology, University of Alicante (2008)
• MSc in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, University of Alicante (2003)
• BSc in Agricultural Engineering (Environmental Sciences), Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering of Lleida (2000)

Her research integrates hydrology and ecology, emphasizing dryland ecosystems and vegetation modeling to address desertification and climate change impacts. She combines field measurements, lab experiments, and aerial data to improve ecological realism in models.

Recent publications highlight aridity effects on plant-pollinator interactions, vegetation pattern dynamics, and early-warning indicators of desertification. These span disciplines like ecosystem services, feedback mechanisms, and climate-vegetation interactions.

• Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (2016-2018)

She teaches System Analysis in the Bachelor program Global Sustainability Science and supervises BSc, MSc, and PhD students. Her lab at Utrecht University's Vening Meineszgebouw A focuses on sustainable development research.