Ayanta Velasco Martínez
Biography
Graduated in Marine Sciences from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, she has complemented her training with two master’s degrees: one in Geographic Information Technologies (GIS and Remote Sensing) from the University of Extremadura, and another in Hydrology and Water Resources Management from the University of Alcalá de Henares. His research career began with the completion of different final projects, focused on geomorphological studies, erosion susceptibility models and water quality studies, through remote sensing techniques.
She worked for a year as a technologist in the Freshwater Ecosystems research group, collaborating on several European projects. Currently, she is a predoctoral researcher and her thesis is focused on exploring the relationship between natural forest ecosystems, their attributes and hydrological processes. Her research involves risk modeling, characterization and mapping of ecosystem functions and services related to forest-water interaction, incorporation of nature-based solutions in integrated watershed management, as well as assessment of global change scenarios.
RESEARCH LINES
Interactions between natural forest ecosystems and hydrological processes.
Analysis and modeling of patterns, processes, functions and services of the natural environment.
Generation of scientific evidence on the efficacy of watershed-based solutions.
