Professor Dr. Ada Sanchez Mercado

Biography

Ada Sanchez-Mercado is an adjunct lecturer at the University of New South Wales in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. She holds a PhD in Ecology from the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research and has over ten years of research experience in conservation biology, focusing on both vertebrate and invertebrate species. Her research emphasizes quantitative ecology modeling, particularly in understanding animal species distribution patterns, threats monitoring, and the human dimension of wildlife conservation. Ada has collaborated with NGOs and research teams to design evidence-based and efficient conservation actions. She has extensive studies and research experience in Venezuela, South Africa, and the USA, applying proper analytical tools to account for taxonomic, geographic, and temporal biases in data. Ada is skilled in R programming, particularly in developing predictive species distribution models and conducting multivariate spatial statistics. She supports sustainable conservation actions based on updated scientific information and has been actively involved in memberships within renowned ecological and conservation societies.

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