Francisco Mora

Unidad de estadística, modelación y manejo de datos

IIES

Perfil

Me interesa la aplicación y el desarrollo de modelos estadísticos para el análisis de sistemas ecológicos, particularmente de los bosques tropicales, así como la enseñanza de métodos y herramientas para el análisis de datos. En la actualidad me desempeño como Técnico Académico a cargo de la Unidad de Apoyo en Estadística, Modelación y Manejo de Datos del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad de la UNAM.

Soy esposo y padre de dos niños. Dedico mi tiempo libre a mi familia, a mi casa y a la lectura.

Interests

Ecología de bosques tropicales
Biodiversidad y funcionamiento de bosques tropicales secundarios
Conservación biológica en paisajes manejados
Modelación y análisis estadístico de procesos ecológicos

Education

PhD Ciencias, 2015

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
MSc Biológicas, 2007

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Biólogo, 2003

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Publicaciones

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Improving the accuracy of aboveground biomass estimations in secondary tropical dry forests

Biomass estimates in tropical forests are mainly available for old-growth forests, but the expansion of tropical secondary forests urges the development of tools for more accurate estimations of biomass and carbon pools.

Adrián Bojórquez, Angelina Martinez-Yrizar, Alberto Búrquez, Víctor J.Jaramillo, Francisco Mora, Patricia Balvanera, Juan C.Álvarez-Yépiz

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Economic valuation of ecosystem services from secondary tropical forests: trade-offs and implications for policy making

Natural regeneration of secondary forests can be an important source of recovery of ecosystem services (ES) critical for humanity, especially for climate change mitigation and adaptation goals. However, natural regeneration entails synergies and trade-offs across ESs and across stakeholders.

Julia Naime, Francisco Mora, Mauricio Sánchez-Martínez, FelipeArreola, Patricia Balvanera

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Assessing the cascading effects of management and landscape on the arthropod guilds occurring in papaya plantations

El manejo intensivo tiene un impacto negativo en la produccion de papaya y sus enemigos naturales.

Ana Maria Flores-Gutierreza, Francisco Mora, Luis Daniel Avila-Cabadilla, Karina Boege, Ek del-Val

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Direct evidence for modulation of photosynthesis by an arbuscular mycorrhiza-induced carbon sink strength

This is the first direct experimental evidence for the C sink strength effects exerted by arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts on plant photosynthesis. It encourages further experimentation on mycorrhizal source–sink relations, and may have strong implications in large‐scale assessments and modelling of plant photosynthesis.

Mayra E. Gavito, Iver Jakobsen, Teis N. Mikkelsen, Francisco Mora

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Biodiversity recovery of Neotropical secondary forests

Secondary forests recover remarkably fast in species richness but slowly in species composition. Secondary forests take a median time of five decades to recover the species richness of old-growth forest (80% recovery after 20 years) based on rarefaction analysis. Full recovery of species composition takes centuries (only 34% recovery after 20 years). A dual strategy that maintains both old-growth forests and species-rich secondary forests is therefore crucial for biodiversity conservation in human-modified tropical landscapes.