Research

Projects and Collaborators

We are fortunate to collaborate with an extensive, international network of researchers and institutions. We work closely with academic (e.g., University of Lausanne, VU Amsterdam) and non-academic (e.g., the Montreal Insectarium, UKCEH) partners.

Dr. Riva has collaborated with over 300 scientists from all continents except Antarctica, and led collaborations with tens of international partners (e.g., Riva et al. 2026, Conservation Letters 19 (2), e70037).

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  • Biodiversity conservation, from local to global scales

    Principles for area-based biodiversity conservation
    Principles for area-based biodiversity conservation; Riva, Haddad, Fahrig, Banks-Leite (2024), Ecology Letters 27(6), e14459
  • Development and application of methods in landscape ecology, biogeography, and macroecology

    Theoretical frameworks in landscape ecology
    Theoretical frameworks in landscape ecology; Riva & Nielsen (2020), Landscape Ecology 35(7), 1495–1504 — Best Paper Award
  • Scaling ecological processes across space and time

    Biodiversity estimates in fragmented landscapes
    Biodiversity estimates in fragmented landscapes for 71 metacommunities (4351 taxa in 1149 patches); Riva & Fahrig (2023), Ecology Letters 26(2), 268–277
  • Forecasting of biodiversity change in alternative scenarios

    Predictions of biodiversity change across Europe
    Biodiversity projections under SSP scenarios; Riva, in prep
  • Synthesis, reproducibility, and research practices in ecology

    Major themes emerging from the ecological complexity literature
    Major themes emerging from the ecological complexity literature; Riva et al. (2023), Science Advances 9(25), eabq4207

Sponsors & Partners