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Freelance science writer with a PhD in Ecology

Profile Summary

Freelance scientific writer with expertise in health and natural sciences. Research experience in plant ecology and dynamic ecological modeling. Experienced in literature review, scientific writing, experimental design, statistical modeling, data analysis (R, Python, SPSS) and data visualization. Fluent in Spanish, Galician, English, and Portuguese. Available for projects in ecological research, scientific communication, and data analysis.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Ecology

Services

• Research
• Data & AI

Research Fact Checking

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Visiting Researcher

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

April 2018 - June 2018

Visiting Researcher

Universidade Federal de São Carlos

August 2017 - December 2017

Visiting Researcher

Beijing Forestry University

May 2016 - October 2016

Education

PhD in Ecology (Campus Do*Mar - International Campus of Excellence)

University of A Coruña

October 2015 - January 2020

Master’s Degree in Sciences, Technology and Environmental Management (Faculty of Sciences)

University of A Coruña

September 2014 - September 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Biology (Faculty of Sciences)

University of A Coruña

September 2010 - August 2014

Certifications

• PhD in Ecology

  University of A Coruña

  January 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Tanzeel Javaid Aini Farooqi, Dejun Cui, Rubén Portela, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Abid, Xu Zhou, Pan Shulin (2025). Mapping Scientific Knowledge in Biomass and Energy Conservation: Exploring Global Research Trends and Future Directions through Scientometric Analysis . Polish Journal of Environmental Studies.

Tanzeel Javaid Aini Farooqi, Rubén Portela, Zhou Xu, Shulin Pan, Muhammad Irfan, Arshad Ali (2024). Advancing forest hydrological research: exploring global research trends and future directions through scientometric analysis . Journal of Forestry Research.

Rubén Portela, Rodolfo Barreiro, Peter Alpert, Cheng-Yuan Xu, Bruce L Webber, Sergio R Roiloa (2023). Comparative invasion ecology of Carpobrotus from four continents: responses to nutrients and competition . Journal of Plant Ecology.

Tanzeel Javaid Aini Farooqi, Muhammad Irfan, Rubén Portela, Xu Zhou, Pan Shulin, Arshad Ali (2022). Global progress in climate change and biodiversity conservation research . Global Ecology and Conservation.

Rub&#233;n Portela, Rodolfo Barreiro, Sergio R. Roiloa (2022). Effects of sand burial in integrated clonal systems of the invasive <i>Carpobrotus edulis</i> . Botany Letters.

Rub&#233;n Portela, Rodolfo Barreiro, Sergio R Roiloa, Bruce Osborne(2021). Effects of resource sharing directionality on physiologically integrated clones of the invasive Carpobrotus edulis . Journal of Plant Ecology. 14. (5). p. 884--895. Oxford University Press ({OUP})

(2020). A dynamic model-based framework to test the effectiveness of biocontrol targeting a new plant invader– the case of Alternanthera philoxeroides in the Iberian Peninsula . Journal of Environmental Management.

(2020). Trans-generational effects in the clonal invader Alternanthera philoxeroides . Journal of Plant Ecology.

Portela, R., Vicente, J.R., Roiloa, S.R., Cabral, J.A.(2020). A dynamic model-based framework to test the effectiveness of biocontrol targeting a new plant invader– the case of Alternanthera philoxeroides in the Iberian Peninsula . Journal of Environmental Management. 264.

(2019). Effects of physiological integration on defense strategies against herbivory by the clonal plant Alternanthera philoxeroides . Journal of Plant Ecology.

(2019). Biomass partitioning in response to resources availability: A comparison between native and invaded ranges in the clonal invader Carpobrotus edulis . Plant Species Biology.

Portela, R., Barreiro, R., Roiloa, S.R.(2019). Biomass partitioning in response to resources availability: A comparison between native and invaded ranges in the clonal invader Carpobrotus edulis . Plant Species Biology. 34. (1). p. 11-18.

Portela, R., Dong, B.-C., Yu, F.-H., Barreiro, R., Roiloa, S.R.(2019). Effects of physiological integration on defense strategies against herbivory by the clonal plant Alternanthera philoxeroides . Journal of Plant Ecology. 12. (4). p. 662-672.

(2017). Effects of clonal integration in the expansion of two alien Carpobrotus species into a coastal dune system – a field experiment . Folia Geobotanica.

Portela, R., Roiloa, S.R.(2017). Effects of clonal integration in the expansion of two alien Carpobrotus species into a coastal dune system – a field experiment . Folia Geobotanica. 52. (3-4). p. 327-335.