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Dr. Erola Fenollosa is a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Oxford's Department of Biology, specializing in plant physiological performance, demographic responses, and species distributions with focus on invasive plants under climate change scenarios. Her work integrates experimental ecology, data science, and imaging techniques to address ecological forecasting challenges.
- BSc in Environmental Sciences (University of Barcelona, 2015, extraordinary prize)
- MSc in Environmental Agrobiology (University of Barcelona, 2016, extraordinary prize)
- Superior University Course in Data Science (2018)
- MSc in Data Science (2023)
- PhD in Ecology, Environmental Sciences and Plant Physiology (University of Barcelona, 2020, Summa Cum Laude, extraordinary prize)
Her research centers on abiotic stress tolerance mechanisms in invasive plants, ecological modeling of invasion dynamics, and image-based monitoring systems. She pioneers the integration of RGB/multispectral imaging with physiological data to develop stress proxies and forecast species distributions under environmental change, with particular emphasis on clonal plants like Carpobrotus edulis in Mediterranean ecosystems.
Recent publications (2022-2025) demonstrate strong convergence between machine learning applications, mechanistic niche modeling, and image analysis for invasion biology. Key trends include drought response characterization in grasslands, microhabitat constraints on invasive succulents, and development of standardized protocols for demographic data reporting in ecological studies.
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Margarita Salas Postdoctoral Fellowship
She actively mentors through the Street View Sentinel project seeking Master's students in data science and environmental fields, while serving as Review Editor for Frontiers in Plant Science and Data Editor for Ecology Letters. Her current FRONTSTRESS project combines field experiments with UAV-based imaging to develop predictive models for invasion fronts.
Fenollosa collaborates across the SalGo Team (University of Oxford, led by Dr. Rob Salguero-Gómez), Plant Synergy Team (University of Barcelona), and University of Lausanne, utilizing interdisciplinary approaches that merge plant physiology laboratories with ecological modeling workspaces for comprehensive invasion studies.
