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Heleno, Ruben
 
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Heleno, Ruben
 
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Heleno, Ruben H.
 
 
 
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Biography
My main research interest is in using complex species-interactions networks to frame important conservation problems at the community level. Such trophic or mutualistic networks offer an holistic view-point to evaluate the causes and consequences of disturbances, such as the impact of biological invasions or biodiversity-loss, on important ecosystem functions, particularly seed-dispersal and pollination. A second passion is uncovering the rules guiding island colonisation and community assembling. I'm an Assistant Professor at the University of Coimbra and PI of the Community Ecology Lab (CFE-UC) since 2016. I’ve supervised 3 postdocs, 8 PhD students and 9 MSc students, and authored 66 SCI papers (11 as leading author, 19 as senior author, including contributions in Nature Communic., TREE, Ecol. Lett., Funct. Ecol., Ecology, Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr., J Biogeogr., Conserv. Biol., Divers. & Distrib., New Phytologist… (last 2 years only). I've participated in 13 funded projects (2 as PI) in Galapagos, Mozambique, São Tomé, Spain, Seychelles, and Portugal, which attracted >2.6M€ in national, Spanish, German and European funding. I’ve been invited as keynote speaker in 7 large international meetings (BES, EEF, SPEA/SEO, BOU, AEET/SPECO, EMAPI), acted as evaluator for French, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian and European funding agencies, integrated 11 PhD juries, 12 MSc juries, reviewed for 40 ISI journals and became Associate Editor of Functional Ecology (British Ecological Society). I’m an elected member of the Scientific Councils of my department and my faculty, member of the direction board of the Portuguese Ecological Society (SPECO), and member of the IUCN Red List Authority for Birds and Species Survival Commission. I’m deeply committed with science outreach, having participated in 5 TV and 3 radio shows, 6 online communication videos, several popular media articles, and demonstrating in dozens of science engaging activities with school groups. I have participated in the organization of 5 large international congresses, with a particular emphasis for the 1st International Symposium on Ecological Networks organized by me in Coimbra in 2013. I’ve been regularly teaching on several 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle courses since 2012, by imparting lectures on Community ecology, Island biogeography, Ecological network analysis, Functional ecology, Scientific writing and Bioinformatics. I’m currently the coordinator of the Masters in Ecology of the University of Coimbra.
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110-Mar-2015Bird-flower visitation networks in the Galápagos unveil a widespread interaction releaseTraveset, Anna ; Olesen, Jens M ; Nogales, Manuel ; Vargas, Pablo ; Jaramillo, Patricia ; Antolín, Elena ; Trigo, María Mar ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
22018Disclosing the double mutualist role of birds on GalápagosOlesen, Jens M. ; Damgaard, Christian F; Fuster, Francisco; Heleno, Ruben H ; Nogales, Manuel ; Rumeu, Beatriz ; Trøjelsgaard, Kristian ; Vargas, Pablo ; Traveset, Anna articleopenAccess
32019Dispersal of fern spores by Galápagos finchesHervías-Parejo, Sandra ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Nogales, Manuel ; Traveset, Anna ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
42019Divergence in floral trait preferences between nonflower-specialized birds and insects on the GalápagosHervías-Parejo, Sandra ; Heleno, Ruben ; Nogales, Manuel ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Traveset, Anna articleopenAccess
52014Ecological networks: delving into the architecture of biodiversityHeleno, Ruben ; Garcia, Cristina ; Jordano, Pedro ; Traveset, Anna ; Gómez, José Maria ; Bluthgen, Nico ; Memmott, Jane ; Moora, Mari ; Cerdeira, Jorge ; Rodríguez-Echeverría, Susana ; Freitas, Helena ; Olesen, Jens M. articleopenAccess
62014Flower visitation by birds in EuropeSilva, Luís P. da ; Ramos, Jaime A. ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Traveset, Anna ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
72023Fruiting phenology mattersMendes, Sara Beatriz ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Timóteo, Sérgio ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
82016Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) as a seed disperserTraveset, Anna ; Nogales, Manuel ; Vargas, Pablo ; Rumeu, Beatriz ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Jaramillo, Patricia ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
92016Global patterns of mainland and insular pollination networksTraveset, Anna ; Tur, Cristina ; Trøjelsgaard, Kristian ; Heleno, Ruben ; Castro-Urgal, Rocío ; Olesen, Jens M. articleopenAccess
102014Plant colonization across the Galápagos Islands: success of the sea dispersal syndromeVargas, Pablo ; Nogales, Manuel ; Jaramillo, Patricia ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Traveset, Anna ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
112012Pollination patterns and plant breeding systems in the Galápagos: a reviewChamorro, Susana ; Heleno, Ruben ; Olesen, Jens M. ; McMullen, Conley K. ; Traveset, Anna articleopenAccess
12Mar-2020Potential role of lava lizards as pollinators across the Galápagos IslandsHervías-Parejo, Sandra ; Nogales, Manuel ; Guzmán, Beatriz ; Trigo, María Del Mar ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Vargas, Pablo ; Heleno, Ruben ; Traveset, Anna articleopenAccess
132017Predicting the consequences of disperser extinction: richness matters the most when abundance is lowRumeu, Beatriz ; Devoto, Mariano ; Traveset, Anna ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Vargas, Pablo ; Nogales, Manuel ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
14Aug-2019Small size does not restrain frugivory and seed dispersal across the evolutionary radiation of Galápagos lava lizardsHervías-Parejo, Sandra ; Heleno, Ruben ; Rumeu, Beatriz ; Guzmán, Beatriz ; Vargas, Pablo ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Traveset, Anna ; Vera, Carlos; Benavides, Edgar; Nogales, Manuel articleopenAccess
152015Space, time and aliens: charting the dynamic structure of Galápagos pollination networksTraveset, Anna ; Chamorro, Susana ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
1623-Jun-2015Space, time and aliens: charting the dynamic structure of Galápagos pollination networksTraveset, Anna ; Chamorro, Susana ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess
1728-Apr-2023Time-calibrated phylogenies reveal mediterranean and pre-mediterranean origin of the thermophilous vegetation of the Canary IslandsMartín-Hernanz, Sara; Nogales, Manuel ; Valente, Luis; Fernández-Mazuecos, Mario; Pomeda-Gutiérrez, Fernando; Cano, Emilio; Marrero, Patricia; Olesen, Jens M. ; Heleno, Ruben ; Vargas, Pablo articleopenAccess
182022Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitaskTimóteo, Sérgio ; Albrecht, Jörg; Rumeu, Beatriz ; Norte, Ana C. ; Traveset, Anna ; Frost, Carol M.; Marchante, Elizabete ; López-Núñez, Francisco A. ; Peralta, Guadalupe; Memmott, Jane ; Olesen, Jens M. ; Costa, Jose M. ; da Silva, Luís P. ; Carvalheiro, Luísa G.; Correia, Marta ; Staab, Michael; Bluthgen, Nico ; Farwig, Nina; Hervías-Parejo, Sandra ; Mironov, Sergei; Echeverría, Susana Rodríguez ; Heleno, Ruben articleopenAccess