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Iván Sánchez, Ph.D.


Department of Natural Sciences
Earth Sciences

Education

Extend stays in: Aarhus University (Denmark), Viña del Mar University (Chile) and Oruro University (Bolivia).
Ph.D. Dissertation (Earth and Environmental Sciences): Adaptations to Climate Change through the Spatial Structure of the Vegetation.
2001 Ph.D. by the Ecology and Environmental Sciences Department (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). 
Doctorate courses in Aarhus University (Denmark) and Liverpool University (UK).
1994 Graduate in Sciences (Biology): Environmental Sciences (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Practice Areas

  • Environmental Changes in Cultural Landscapes
  • Sustainable Development of Latin America 
  • Environmental Management of Coastal Ecosystems
  • Conservation Biology and Sustainability in Africa

Publications and Media Placements

Pauwels O.S.G., Aguilar-Gómez C.M., Burger M., Cockar Z.S., Henderson B., Ngoulou J., Paradis A.H., Ruizendall A.E., Sánchez I.A., van Huyssteen R. 2025 Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica XX.

Book in process: Sánchez I.A. The Ecology of the Natural Regions of Continental Africa.

Article in process: Sánchez, I.A. and McCollin, D. Changes in hedgerow composition in Mediterranean cultural landscapes.

Schmitz, M.F., Herrero-Jáuregui, C., Arnaiz-Schmitz, C., Sánchez, I. A., Rescia, A.J., and Pineda, F.D. (2016) Evaluating the Role of a Protected Area on Hedgerow Conservation: The Case of a Spanish Cultural Landscape. Land Degrad. Develop., doi: 10.1002/ldr.2659.

Sánchez, I.A. and McCollin, D. 2015. A comparison of microclimate and environmental modification produced by hedgerows and dehesa in the Mediterranean region: a study in the Guadarrama region, Spain. Landscape and Urban Planning 143: 230-237.

Sánchez, I.A. 2011. Ecología de las Regiones Naturales de América del Sur. Lynx Editions-UCLM. (peer reviewed) https://www.lynxeds.com/product/de-amazonia-a-patagonia/

Gallego-Fernández, J.B., Sánchez, I.A., Ley, C. 2011. Restoration of isolated and small coastal sand dunes on the rocky coast of northern Spain. Ecological Engineering 37: 1822-1832.

Sánchez, I.A., Lassaletta, L., McCollin, D., Bunce R.G.H. 2010. The effect of hedgerow loss on microclimate in the Mediterranean region: an investigation in Central Spain. Agroforestry Systems 78: 13-25.

Ormeño, E., Céspedes, B. Sánchez, I.A. Velasco-García, A., Moreno, J.M., Fernández, C. Baldy, V. 2008. The relationship between terpenes and flammability of leaf litter. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 471-482.

Sánchez, I.A., Juan B. Gallego-Fernández, J.B., Ley C. 2007. Plant colonization after foredune construction over dredged and wind-born sand sediments in Basque Country, North Spain. International Conference on Management and Restoration of Coastal Dunes. Santander, Spain.

Schmitz, M.F., Sánchez, I.A., de Aranzabal, I. 2007. Influence of management regimes of adjacent land uses on the woody plant richness of hedgerows in Spanish cultural landscapes. Biological Conservation 135: 542-554.

Sánchez I.A., A.R. Birkeland, AR and J.I. Jackson. 2005. Hedgerows conservation in central Spanish landscapes: population perception and protection policy McCollin, D. & J.I. Jackson (eds). Planning, People and Practice. The Landscape Ecology of Sustainable Landscapes. International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK). Pp. 249-252. 

Sánchez I.A. and. Angeler D.G. 2005. A conceptual model of exotic crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) effects on charophyte propagule banks in wetlands. Revista Latinoamericana de Recursos Naturales 1: 65-71