Laura Bartra Cabre
About
Research interests
Population and community ecology, demographic modelling, theoretical modelling, trophic interactions, climate change, behavioural ecology, movement ecology, quantitat
Current research
I am an ecologist at the Center for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD) working on the project "Community dynamics in a rapidly warming high Arctic: trophic synchrony in time and space (INSYNC)" as part of the Community Dynamics group.
The aim of my PhD project is to understand and describe community dynamics under climatic perturbations. To do that, I use a combination of experimental, empirical, and theoretical approaches to improve our understanding of how more frequent extreme climatic events (ECEs) may impact species dynamics at a community level. I will use a well-monitored Arctic terrestrial community as an empirical starting point and then generalize through theoretical modelling and simulations of hypothetical yet realistic communities with different life-history traits and trophic structures.
Courses contributions
- BI2033 - Population Ecology
- BI2034 - Community Ecology and Ecosystems
- BI2043 - Biodiversity and Conservation
- BI2045 - Sexual Selection and Communication
- BI3052 - Study design
- RFEL3081 - Natural Resources Management
- RFEL3082 - Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services
Course coordinator
- R seminar (R course for beginners)
Background
- 2020 - M.Sc in Ecology at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
- 2017 - B.Sc in Environmental Sciences at the University of Barcelona, Spain
- Bachelor thesis (in collaboration with the University of South-Eastern Norway, Bø): "Beaver (Castor fiber) activity and spatial movement in response to light and weather conditions"
Publications
2024
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Barbero-Palacios, Laura;
Barrio, Isabel C.;
Criado, Mariana García;
Kater, Ilona;
Bon, Matteo Petit;
Kolari, Tiina H. M..
(2024)
Herbivore diversity effects on Arctic tundra ecosystems: a systematic review.
Environmental Evidence
Academic literature review
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Cabre, Laura Bartra;
Hansen, Brage Bremset;
Lee, Aline Magdalena;
Layton-Matthews, Kate;
Loonen, Maarten J. J. E.;
Fuglei, Eva.
(2024)
The role of indirect interspecific effects in the stochastic dynamics of a simple trophic system.
Journal of Animal Ecology
Academic article
2020
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Cabré, Laura Bartra;
Mayer, Martin;
Steyaert, Sam;
Rosell, Frank Narve.
(2020)
Beaver (Castor fiber) activity and spatial movement in response to light and weather conditions.
Mammalian Biology
Academic article
Journal publications
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Barbero-Palacios, Laura;
Barrio, Isabel C.;
Criado, Mariana García;
Kater, Ilona;
Bon, Matteo Petit;
Kolari, Tiina H. M..
(2024)
Herbivore diversity effects on Arctic tundra ecosystems: a systematic review.
Environmental Evidence
Academic literature review
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Cabre, Laura Bartra;
Hansen, Brage Bremset;
Lee, Aline Magdalena;
Layton-Matthews, Kate;
Loonen, Maarten J. J. E.;
Fuglei, Eva.
(2024)
The role of indirect interspecific effects in the stochastic dynamics of a simple trophic system.
Journal of Animal Ecology
Academic article
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Cabré, Laura Bartra;
Mayer, Martin;
Steyaert, Sam;
Rosell, Frank Narve.
(2020)
Beaver (Castor fiber) activity and spatial movement in response to light and weather conditions.
Mammalian Biology
Academic article
Outreach
2023
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Academic lectureCabre, Laura Bartra; Moullec, Mathilde Le; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Lee, Aline Magdalena. (2023) Arctic vegetation community under climatic perturbations. Oikos Norway Conference 2023 , Ås, Norway 2023-02-13 - 2023-02-15
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Academic lectureCabre, Laura Bartra; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Grøtan, Vidar. (2023) Understanding community-dynamic impacts of extreme climatic events: a high-Arctic case study. Wildlife Research and Conservation 2023 , Berlin 2023-09-07 - 2023-09-11
2022
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PosterCabre, Laura Bartra; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Moullec, Mathilde Le. (2022) Extreme winter climatic events impact high-arctic vegetation productivity: a common-garden experiment. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2022 , Edinburgh 2022-12-19 - 2022-12-19
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Academic lectureCabré, Laura Bartra; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Grøtan, Vidar; Hansen, Brage Bremset. (2022) Community dynamics under climatic perturbations. NTNU CBD, SAC meeting , Røros 2022-10-17 - 2022-10-20
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Academic lectureCabré, Laura Bartra; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Grøtan, Vidar. (2022) Impacts of more frequent extreme climatic events on community dynamics in the high Arctic. NTNU CBD lunch seminars , Trondheim 2022-05-31 - 2022-05-31
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Academic lectureCabré, Laura Bartra; Hansen, Brage Bremset; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Grøtan, Vidar. (2022) Impacts of more frequent extreme climatic events on community dynamics in the high Arctic. Oikos Nordic Conference 2022 , Aarhus 2022-06-06 - 2022-06-08