I am currently doing research on the effects of climate warming on terrestrial Arctic communities (plants and animals). More generally, I am interested in mechanisms leading to the emergence and maintenance of biodiversity, and effects of global change on diversity.
I am a researcher in complex ecological networks, especially plant microbiomes and food webs, at the Plant Health Insitute Montpellier (CIRAD) in France.
My research employs the language of statistical mechanics to find simplicity in the apparent intricacy of ecosystems, and my long-term goal is to use this language to change the way that we think about and model biological function.
More generally, my interests are vague enough to appear interesting in a variety of social contexts. …
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Octavio is a long-term resident at INTP in 2024.
Octavio works on Biogeography, Ecophysiology and Evolutionary Biology. During his PhD he studied thermal ecophysiology and distribution of Liolaemidae and Lacertidae, and later he is researching on historical biogeography of Australian geckos and biotic interchanges.
