Field of Expertise: I am an applied ecologist with a strong focus on evidence synthesis to address ecological and conservation challenges. My work primarily aims to understand human impacts on ecosystems, especially forests, and to identify effective restoration and management strategies. I specialize in using methods such as systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and systematic mapping to produce robust, data-driven insights.

Keywords: Forest management, forest restoration, evidence synthesis, meta-analysis

Recent publications

Martin, P. A. et al. (2024) Meta-analysis reveals that the effects of precipitation change on soil and litter fauna in forests depend on body size. Global Change Biology.

Martin, P. A. et al. (2023) Flexible synthesis can deliver more tailored and timely evidence for research and policy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Hua, F., Martin, P. A. et al. (2022) The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches. Science

Ongoing Projects
Forest-Bridge: Bridging the research-implementation gap in European forest policy (Ikerbasque research fellowship)
Identifying and accounting for biases in forest restoration (BES Synthesis grant)
Quantifying the environmental and economic impacts of Climate-Smart forestry (Basque Government)

Conservation Biology
Ecology
Forestry and forest sciences

I am open to either finding project partners or joining an existing project. Specifically, I am interested in working on topics related to the biodiversity, social, and economic impacts of forest management and restoration. My primary focus is on comparing alternative forest management strategies and identifying optimal approaches for specific ecological and socio-economic contexts.

I am looking for partners who have skills in stakeholder engagement, policy analysis, and modelling. This would my skills in evidence synthesis, meta-analysis, and ecological impact assessment.

Alternative, I am seeking a project that uses interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable forest management or forest restoration.

My long experience using evidence synthesis methods to identify optimal management strategies for biodiversity would make me a valuable contributor to projects aiming to bridge the gap between science, policy, and practice.

forests, forest management, forest restoration, sustainable forestry, meta-analysis, evidence synthesis

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