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Sergi Herrando
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CONTACT
Dr. Sergi Herrando Vila
Catalan Ornithological Institute
Technical Office. C/Girona 168, Entresòl 5ª 08037 Barcelona
Tfn: 93 458 78 93
Mail: ornitologia@ornitologia.org
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CURRENT WORK
Head of Applied Ornithology. My role in the Catalan Ornithological Institute is designing bird monitoring programs, co-ordinate ornithologists that participate in those programs and analyse their results. Nowadays, these tasks take me to work in the Atlas and SOCC projects. I am also involved in the Anuari d'Ornitologia, the PERNIS and the ORENETES projects. Finally, I am working in several studies related to 1) bird species distribution, 2) the assessment of conservation priorities, and 3) population dynamics in burnt areas. As one of the two Spanish delegates, I am representing my institution in the European Bird Census Council since 2007.
INTERESTS
I am particularly interested in bird population ecology from a perspective applied to conservation. Thus, it is not fortuitous that my thesis (2001) was titled Habitat disturbance in Mediterranean landscapes: Effects of fire and fragmentation on birds. I firmly trust in citizen science as a basic procedure to advance in knowledge applied to nature conservation. As well as in birds, I try to maintain my interest in ecological processes in other taxonomic groups, such as butterflies. And certainly, since the birth of Roger and Laura I found myself more amusing than ever!
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Scientific articles
- Herrando, S., Brotons, L., Estrada, J. & Pedrocchi, V. (in press). The Catalan common bird survey (SOCC): a tool to estimate species population numbers. Turkish Journal of Zoology.
- Brotons, L, Herrando, S. & Pla, M. 2007. Updating bird species distribution at large spatial scales: applications of habitat modelling to data from long term monitoring programs. Diversity and Distribution 13: 276-288.
- Herrando, S., Estrada, J., Brotons, L. & Guallar, S. 2006. Estimation of the sampling effort per 10x10 UTM square during the Catalan Winter Bird Atlas 2006-2009. Revista Catalana d'Ornitologia 22: 21-26.
- Herrando, S., Estrada, J., Brotons, L. & Guallar, S. 2006. Do common bird winter censuses produce similars results when conducted in the morning and in the afternoon? Revista Catalana d'Ornitologia 22: 14-20.
- Brotons, L, Pons, P. & Herrando S. 2005. Colonisation of dynamic Mediterranean landscapes: where do birds come from after fire? Journal of Biogeography 32: 789-798.
- Herrando, S. Brotons, L & Llacuna, S. 2005. Post-fire dynamics in Mediterranean shrublands: are bird communities structured by arthropod availability? Revista Catalana d'Ornitologia 21: 17-28.
- Stefanescu, C., Herrando, S. & Páramo, F. 2004. Butterfly species richness in the north-west Mediterranean Basin: the role of natural and human-induced factors. Journal of Biogeography 31: 905-915.
- Brotons, L., Herrando S. & Martin, J.L. 2004. Bird assemblages in forest fragments within Mediterranean mosaics created by wild fires. Landscape Ecology 19: 663-675.
- Herrando, S. Brotons, L. 2004. Urbanisation of the Iberian Mediterranean coast: effects on birds. Revista Catalana d'Ornitologia 19: 17-24.
- Herrando, S. Brotons, L. 2003. Increased food abundance near forest edges affects flocking patterns of Coal tit (Parus ater) winter groups in mountain coniferous forests. Bird Study 50: 106-111.
- Herrando, S. Brotons, L. & Llacuna, S. 2003. Does fire increase the spatial heterogeneity of bird communities in Mediterranean landscapes? Ibis 145: 307-317.
- Herrando, S., del Amo, R., Brotons, L. & Llacuna, S. 2002. Bird community succession after fire in a dry Mediterranean shrubland. Ardea 90: 303-310.
- Herrando, S., Brotons, L. & Llacuna, S. 2002. Does fire increase the seasonal variability of bird communities? A case in Mediterranean shrublands. Revue d'Ecologie (Terre et Vie) 57 :151-163.
- Herrando, S. & Brotons, L. 2002. Forest bird diversity in Mediterranean areas affected by fires: a multi-scale approach. Ecography 25: 161-172.
- Brotons, L & Herrando, S. 2001. Reduced bird occurrence in pine forest fragments associated with road proximity in a Mediterranean agricultural area. Landscape and Urban Planning 57: 77-89.
- Brotons, L & Herrando S. 2001. Factors affecting bird communities in fragments of secondary pine forests in the north-western Mediterranean basin. Acta Oecologica 22: 21-31.
- Herrando, S., del Amo, R., Brotons, L. & Llacuna, S. 2001. Factors influencing post-fire dynamics of Sardinian and Dartford Warblers in Mediterranean shrublands. Ornis Fennica 78: 168-174.
- Herrando, S. & Brotons, L. 2001. Fluctuating asymmetry in Sardinian Warblers Sylvia melanocephala inhabiting two shrublands affected by fire. Bird Study 48: 180-187.
Books
- Estrada, J., Pedrocchi, V., Brotons, L. & Herrando, S. (eds.) 2004. Altles dels ocells nidificants de Catalunya 1999-2002. Institut Català d'Ornitologia/Lynx Edicons, Barcelona.
- Aymí, R. & Herrando, S. (eds.) 2003. Anuari d'Ornitologia de Catalunya 2000. Institut Català d'Ornitologia, Barcelona.
- Aymí, R. & Herrando, S. (eds.) 2005. Anuari d'Ornitologia de Catalunya 2001. Institut Català d'Ornitologia, Barcelona.
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