معرفی
Dr. Manuel Lequerica Tamara is a Lecturer at the University of Sydney, specializing in urban ecology and biodiversity conservation. His research explores insect community responses to urbanization, plant-pollinator interactions in modified landscapes, hover fly ecology, tropical forest restoration, and citizen science applications.
- Master of Agriculture (University of Sydney)
- Master of Science (University of Sydney)
- PhD in Urban Ecology (University of Sydney)
- BSc in Biology (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia)
His work integrates field studies with data-driven approaches through collaborations with institutions like the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (USA) and Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia). Current projects focus on urban pollinator conservation, Colombian forest restoration, and socio-economic dimensions of citizen science platforms.
Recent publications highlight sex-dependent foraging in hover flies, seasonal floral resource partitioning, and urban greenspace impacts on insect biodiversity. His research spans Australia's urban ecosystems and Colombia's tropical forests.
- Murray Writing Up Support Grant (2023)
- Understanding Partner Grant (2022)
- Paulette Isabel Jones Completion Scholarship (2021)
- S.W. Williston Diptera Research Fund (2021)
- ESA Student Research Award (2020)
- University of Sydney International Scholarship (2018)
- Colciencias Doctoral Scholarship (2017)
- Crowdfunding Support (2016)
He has supervised BSc research projects on Colombian species turnover and Master of Sustainability capstone projects, while contributing to science outreach programs and maintaining affiliations with the Ecological Society of Australia and Entomological Society of America.
