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Hire Dr. Maria Florencia S.

Argentina

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PhD in Environmental Sciences | Expert in R (ggplot2, lme4, glmmTMB) | English & Spanish

Profile Summary

I hold a PhD in Biological Sciences and specialize in invasion ecology, land-use change, restoration ecology and conservation. My research focuses on the integration of ecological and data using R (ggplot2, lme4, glmmTMB, sf, DHARMa) for advanced statistical analysis and data visualization. I have led and contributed to interdisciplinary projects on forest invasion dynamics, woody vegetation change, and the drivers of landscape transformation in Argentina's semi-arid landscapes and temperate forests. My work involves analyzing long-term ecological data, modeling species and vegetation patterns, and evaluating the influence of both biophysical and environmental variables on land use. I am also experienced in scientific writing, proofreading, and translation of academic texts (English ↔ Spanish and Spanish ↔English ), and I have taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in ecology and quantitative methods. I offer services in data analysis, scientific writing and editing, and text translation.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Mycology
• ☆ Weed Management
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Comparative Analysis
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Applied Ecology
• ☆ Ecological Restoration
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Grasslands
• ☆ R

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

phD Student

CONICET Universidad Nacional de San Luis

- Present

Education

Biologist

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

- Present

Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences and Course Certificates

  Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Argentina - Universidad de Buenos Aires - Universidad de San Luis

  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZhY6JhaoyKUNSDPu7mUdzu4GvQ_qyO3-

  January 2025 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

M. Florencia Spalazzi, Tomás Milani, Cecilia I. Nuñez, Martin A. Nuñez, François P. Teste (2024). Injection-based approaches for controlling Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) invasion in conservation efforts of the Patagonian forest . Invasive Plant Science and Management.