\section*{{\Large 1. Professional experience and education}}
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\noindent{\bf 2015-Present} Group leader, {\em Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology}, ETH-Domain and Lecturer, University of Bern, Switzerland.\\
{\bf 2010-2015} Tenured at {\em Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology}, ETH-Domain, Switzerland.\\
{\bf 2008-2010} Researcher fellowship.\\
{\em Granted: Microsoft Research Ltd. (Unrestricted Gift).}\\
{\em National Center of Ecological Analysis and Synthesis}, University of California, USA.\\
{\em Title: Unifying Theories of Molecular, Community and Network Evolution.}\\
{\bf 2005-2007} Postdoctoral fellowship.\\
{\em Granted: National Center of Ecological Analysis and Synthesis}, University of California, USA.\\
{\em Title: The Evolution of Behavior and the Structure of Complex Ecological Networks.}\\
{\bf 2000-2004} PhD. Biology and Environmental Sciences. University of Alcal\'a, Madrid, and Biological Do\~nana
Station, Seville, Spain. {\em Title: On the Structure and Dynamics of Ecological Networks}, Prof. Dr. Jordi Bascompte, advisor.\\
{\bf 1998} B.S. in Biology and Environmental Sciences. University of Alcal\'a, Madrid, Spain.\\
{\bf 1994} B.S. in Economics. University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain.
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\section*{\Large 2. Organization of international conferences}}
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\noindent{\bf 2019}$2^{nd}$ Reproducible research workshop {\bf ``Open science in a new reproducible research era''}, Eawag, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.\\
{\bf 2018} International exploratory workshop {\bf ``Biodiversity dynamics in coevolutionary metaecosystems''},
Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland.\\
{\bf 2018}$1^{st}$ Reproducible research workshop {\bf ``The reproducible research ecosystem''}, Eawag, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.\\
{\bf 2016} International exploratory workshop {\bf ``Interactions on evolutionary trees''},
Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland.\\
{\bf 2008} Workshop {\bf ``Theoretical ecology: Big questions and challenges''}. National Center for
Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). Univ. California Santa Barbara, USA.\\
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\section*{{\Large 3. Publications}}
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\subsection*{{\Large 3.1 Summary}}
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\noindent{\bf I have 35 publications in international peer
reviewed journals, h-index: 20, i-10 index: 29, total
citations: 3903 (Google scholar August 29, 2019). I have 18
papers as first/senior author with a mean 5YIF equals to 8.924
of which 12 are without my PhD supervisor with a mean 5YIF
equals to 7.3611. Notation : [2 year IF][citations]}
\begin{itemize}
\item Calatayud, J., Andivia, E., Escudero, A., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.},
Bernardo-Madrid, R., Stoffel, M., Aponte, C., Medina, N. G.,
Molina-Venegas, R., Arnan, X., Rosvall, M., Neuman, M., Noriega,
J. A., Alves-Martins, F., Draper, I., Luzuriaga, A.,
Ballesteros-C\'anovas, J. A., Morales-Molino, C., Ferrandis, P.,
Herrero, A., Pataro, L., Juen, L., Cea, A., and Madrigal-Gonz\'alez,
J. (2019). Positive associations among rare species and their
persistence in ecological assemblages. {\em Nature Ecology and
Evolution} (In Press.)
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\item O’Connor, M., Pennell, M. W., Altermatt, F., Matthews, B., {\bf
Meli\'an, C. J.}, and Gonzalez, A. (2019). Principles of Ecology
Revisited: Integrating Information and Ecological Theories for a
More Unified Science. {\em Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution},
7:219. [2YIF:2.686][0]
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\item Harmon L., Andreazzi, C., Débarre, F., Drury, J., Goldberg, E., Martins, A., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Narwani, A., Nuismer, S., Pennell, M., Rudman, S., Seehausen, O., Silvestro, D., Weber, M., and Matthews, B. (2019). Detecting the Macroevolutionary Signal of Species Interactions. {\em Journal of Evolutionary Biology}, 32:769-782. [2YIF:2.541][0]
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\item Anaya-Rojas, J. M., Best, R., Brunner, F. S., Eizaguirre, C., Leal, M. C., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Seehausen, O., and Matthews, B. (2019). An experimental test of how parasites of predators can influence trophic cascades and ecosystem functioning. {\em Ecology}, 100:e02744. [2YIF:4.285][0]
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\item Govaert, L., Fronhofer, E. A., Lion, S., Eizaguirre, C., Bonte, D., Egas, M., Hendry, A. P., Martins, A. B., {\bf Meli\'an C. J.}, Raeymaekers, J. A. M., Ratikainen, I. I., Saether, B-E., Schweitzer, J. E., and Matthews B. (2019). Eco-evolutionary feedbacks -- Theoretical models and perspectives. {\em Functional Ecology}, 33:13-30. [2YIF:5.03][8]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Matthews, B., Andreazzi, C. S., Rodr\'iguez, J. P., Harmon, L. J., and Fortuna, M. A. (2018). Deciphering the interdependence between ecological and Evolutionary Networks. {\em Trends in Ecology and Evolution}, 33:504-512. [2YIF:15.938][5]
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\item de Andreazzi, C. S., *Guimaraes, P., and *{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} (2018). Eco-evolutionary feedbacks promote fluctuating selection and long-term stability of antagonistic networks. {\em Proceedings of the Royal Society B}, 285:20172596. *Last co-authors. [2YIF:4.847][6]
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\item Pellissier, L., Albouy, C., Bascompte, J., Farwig, N., Graham, C., Loreau, M., Maglianesi, M. A., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Pitteloud, C., Roslin, T., Rohr, R., Saavedra, S., Thuiller, W., Woodward, G., Zimmermann, N. E., and Gravel, D. (2017). Comparing species interaction networks along environmental gradients, {\em Biological Reviews}, 93:785-800. [2YIF:11.7][21]
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\item De Laender, F., Rohr, J. R., Ashauer, R., Baird, D. J., Berger, U., Eisenhauer, N., Grimm, V., Hommen, U., Maltby, L., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Pomati, F., Roessink, I., Radchuk, V., and Van den Brink, P. J. (2016). Reintroducing environmental change drivers in biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research. {\em Trends in Ecology and Evolution}, 31:905-915. [2YIF:15.938][27]
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\item Leprieur, F., Descombes, P., Gaboriau, T., Cowman, P. F., Parravicini, V., Kulbicki, M., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, de Santana, C. N. Heine, C., Mouillot, D., Bellwood, D. R., and Pellissier, L. (2016). Plate tectonics drive tropical reef biodiversity dynamics. {\em Nature Comm.}, 7:11461. [2YIF:12.353][39]
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\item *Fronhofer, E., *Klecka, J., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, and Altermatt, F. (2015). Condition-dependent movement and dispersal in experimental metacommunities. {\em Ecology Letters}, 18:954-963. *First co-authors. [2YIF:9.449][24]
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\item Hines, J., van der Putten, W. H., De Deyn, C. B., Wagg, C., Voigt, W., Mulder, C., Weisser, W. W., Engel, J., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Scheu, S., Birkhofer, K., Ebeling, A., Scherber, C., and Eisenhauer, N. (2015). Towards an integration of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning and food Web theory to evaluate relationships between multiple ecosystem services. {\em Advances in Ecological Research} 53:161-199. [2YIF:5.724][38]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Seehausen, O., Fortuna, M. A., Egu\'iluz, V., and Deiner, K. (2015). Diversification and biodiversity dynamics of hot and cold spots. {\em Ecography}, 38:393-401. [2YIF:4.52][6]
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\item Sanz-Aguilar, A., Jovani, R., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Pradel, R., and Tella, J. L. (2015). Multievent capture-recapture analysis reveals individual foraging specialisation in a generalist species. {\em Ecology}, 96:1650–1660. [2YIF:4.62][17]
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\item{\bf *Meli\'an, C. J.}, *K\v{r}ivan, V., Altermatt, F., Stary, P., Pellissier, L., and De Laender, F. (2015). Dispersal dynamics in food webs. {\em The American Naturalist}, 185:157-168. *First co-authors. [2YIF: 4.265][8]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Bald\'o, F., Matthews, B., Vilas, C., Gonz\'alez-Orteg\'on, E., Drake, P., and Williams, R. J. (2014). Intraspecific trait variation and diversity in food webs. {\em Advances in Ecological Research}, 50:207-241. [2YIF:5.725][9]
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\item Moya-Lara\~no, J., Bilbao-Castro, J. R., Barrionuevo, G., Ruiz-Lupi\'on, D., Casado, L. G., Montserrat, M., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, and Magalh\~aes, S. (2014). Eco-evolutionary spatial dynamics: rapid evolution and isolation explain food web persistence. {\em Advances in Ecological Research}, 50:75-143. [2YIF:5.725][12]
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\item *De Laender, F., *{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Bindler, R., Van den Brink, P., Daam, M., Roussel, H., Juselius, J., Verschuren, D., and Janssen, C. (2014). The Contribution of Intra- and Interspecific Tolerance Variability to Biodiversity Changes along Toxicity Gradients. {\em Ecology Letters}, 17:72–81. *First co-authors. [2YIF:9.449][21]
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\item Rodr\'iguez, R. A., Delgado, J. D., Herrera, A. M., Riera, R., Navarro, R. M., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Dieguez, L., and Quir\'os, A. (2013). Effects of two traits of the ecological state equation on our understanding of species coexistence and ecosystem services. {\em Ecological Modelling}, 265:1-13. [2YIF:2.51][11]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Alonso, D., Allesina, S., Condit, R. S., and Etienne, R. S. (2012). Does sex speed up evolutionary rate and increase biodiversity? {\em PLoS Comput. Biol.}, 8:e1002414. [2YIF:4.428][12]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Vilas, C., Bald\'o, F., Gonz\'alez-Orteg\'on, E., Drake, P., and Williams, R. J. (2011). Eco-evolutionary dynamics of individual-based food webs, {\em Advances in Ecological Research}, 45:225-268. [2YIF:5.725][28]
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\item Davies, J., Borda de \'Agua, L., Allen, D. P., Regetz, J., and {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} (2011). Neutral Biodiversity Theory can explain the imbalance of phylogenetic trees but not the tempo of their diversification, {\em Evolution}, 65:1841-1850. [2YIF:4.201][42]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Alonso, D., V\'azquez, D. P., Regetz, J., and Allesina, S. (2010). Frequency-dependent selection predicts patterns of radiations and biodiversity, {\em PLoS Comput. Biol.}, 6:e1000892. [2YIF:4.428][13]
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\item Olesen, J. M., Dupont, Y. L., O'Gorman, E., Ings, T. C., Layer, K., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Troejelsgaard, K., Pichler, D. E., Rasmussen, C., and Woodward, G. (2010). From Broadstone to Zackenberg: space, time, and hierarchies in ecological networks. {\em Advances in Ecological Research}, 42:1-69. [2YIF:5.725][55]
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\item Carnicer, J., Jordano, P., and {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} (2009). The temporal dynamics of resource use by frugivorous birds: A network approach. {\em Ecology}, 90:1958-1970. [2YIF:4.62][71]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Bascompte, J., Jordano, P., and K\v{r}ivan, V. (2009). Diversity in a complex ecological network with two interaction types. {\em Oikos}, 118:122-130. [2YIF:3.71][77]
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\item Fortuna, M. A., and {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} (2007). Do Scale-free Regulatory Networks Allow more Expression than Random Ones?. {\em Journal of Theoretical Biology}, 247:331-336. [2YIF:2.049][8]
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\item V\'azquez, D. P., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Williams, N., Bl\"uthgen, N., Krasnov, B. R., and Poulin, R. (2007). Species Abundance and Asymmetric Strength in Ecological Networks. {\em Oikos}, 116:1120-1127. [2YIF:3.71][261]
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\item Penteriani, V., Fortuna, M. A., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, Otalora, F., and Ferrer, M. (2006). Can Prey Behavior Induce Spatially Synchronic Aggregation of Solitary Predators? {\em Oikos}, 113:497-505. [2YIF:3.71][10]
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\item Bascompte, J. and {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} (2005). Simple Trophic Modules for Complex Food Webs. {\em Ecology}, 86:2868-2873. [2YIF:4.62][87]
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\item Bascompte, J., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, and Sala, E. (2005). Interaction Strength Motifs and the Overfishing of Marine Food Webs. {\em Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA}, 102:5443-5447. [2YIF:9.504][370]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} and Bascompte, J. (2004). Food Web Cohesion. {\em Ecology}, 85:352-358. [2YIF:4.62][70]
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\item Bascompte, J., Jordano, P., {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}, and Olesen, J. M. (2003). The Nested Assembly of Plant- Animal Mutualistic Networks. {\em Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA}, 100:9383-9387. [2YIF:9.504][1038]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} and Bascompte, J. (2002). Complex Networks: Two Ways to Be Robust? {\em Ecology Letters}, 5:705-708. [2YIF:9.449][86]
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\item{\bf Meli\'an, C. J.} and Bascompte, J. (2002). Food Web Structure and Habitat Loss. {\em Ecology Letters}, 5:37-46. [2YIF:9.449][68]
\end{itemize}
\section*{{\Large 4. Grants}}
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\subsection*{{\Large 4.1 Summary}}
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\noindent{\bf I have obtained funding as a PI from five countries, Spain [4], USA [2], UK [1],
Switzerland [7], and Germany [1], with a total
of approx. 1,245,100 CHF.}
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\subsection*{{\Large 4.2 Submitted}}
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\noindent{\bf 2019}, {\bf Meli\'an, C. J., and Aloysio S. Ferrão Filho} (PIs) (Full-proposal Submitted)\\
\item{\bf 2001-2004} PhD. fellowship. {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}
{\em{\bf Granted}: Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. University of Alcal\'a, Madrid and Biological Do\~nana Station, Seville, Spain.}
{\em{\bf Title}: On the Structure and Dynamics of Ecological Networks.}
{\em{\bf Period}: 4 Years, 42,000\euro}.
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\item{\bf 1999} Student research fellowship, {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}
{\em{\bf Granted}: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Spanish Agency for International Cooperation. University of Granma, Bayamo, Cuba.}
{\em{\bf Title}: Linking Agroecology, Conservation and Theoretical Ecology.}
{\em{\bf Period}: 4 Months, 3000\euro}.
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\item{\bf 1997} Student research fellowship, {\bf Meli\'an, C. J.}
{\em{\bf Granted}: Department of Ecology, Alcala University, Madrid.}
{\em{\bf Title}: Complex Systems: Theory and its Application to Ecology.}
{\em{\bf Period}: 1 Year, 2500\euro}.
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\section*{{\Large 5. Teaching}}
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\noindent{\bf 2019} ``Ecological networks'' course (6 contact hours) with Prof. Jordi Bascompte. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, U. Zurich, Switzerland.
{\bf 2013-present} ``Introduction to scientific analysis'' (30 contact hours) with Prof. Barbara Taborsky. Department of Biology, U. Bern, Switzerland.
{\bf 2013} Four sessions (6 contact hours) in course ``Speciation models'', Journal club aquatic ecology and evolution. Eawag, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.
{\bf 2012} Four guest lectures (8 contact hours) in course ``Evolutionary biodiversity dynamics'' with Prof. Ole Seehausen. Department of Biology, U. Bern, Switzerland.
{\bf 2008} Six guest lectures (12 contact hours) in course ``Theoretical ecology and data-driven synthesis'' at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, U. Santa Barbara, California, USA.
{\bf 2007-2009} “Kids Do Ecology” program (30 contact hours per year). National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). Univ. California Santa Barbara, USA.
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\section*{{\Large 6. Supervising and mentoring activities}}
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\subsection*{6.1 PhD. students}
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\noindent{\bf 2015-2018} Co-supervision PhD. student Jorge Rodr\'iguez with Dr. Victor Egu\'iluz. Spanish Research Council Grant, Spain.
{\bf 2014-2018} Co-supervision PhD. student Vicente Jim\'enez with Dr. David Alonso. Spanish Research Council Grant, Spain.
{\bf 2014-2017} Co-supervision PhD. student Cecilia Andreazzi with Dr. Paulo Guimar\~aes, PhD. Fellowship, University of S\~ao Paulo, Brazil.
{\bf 2012-2015} Co-supervision PhD. student Simone Fontana with Dr. Francesco Pomati. Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland.
{\bf 2012-2015} Co-supervision PhD. student Francisco Baldo with Dr. Pilar Drake, PhD. Fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, Spain.
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\subsection*{6.2 Postdocs}
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\noindent{\bf 2018} Cecilia Andreazzi (SNSF $IZSEZO\_183490$, Research visit grant.)
{\bf 2017} Gian Marco Palamara (Lab discretional funding.)
{\bf 2015} Ayana Martins (BEPE fellowship, Brazil.)
{\bf 2013-2015} Charles N. de Santana (SNSF $31003A\_144053$.)
{\bf 2014} Jan Klecka ($SCIEX 12.327$, Switzerland.)
{\bf 2013-2014} Gregor Kalinkat (German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany.)
\noindent{\bf 2018} August T. Larsson Fellowship of SLU (Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences). The aim of this fellowship scheme is to
“promote exciting and important research collaborations by inviting
guest researchers to spend one month per term over a period of three
years at SLU, Sweden.”
{\bf 2003} Environmental Sciences Award to the Young Promise,
Enviromental Science Association, Madrid, Spain.
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\section*{{\Large 8. Editorial and boards}}
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\noindent{\bf 2016-present} Research commission board, NaXys research institute, U. Namur, Belgium\\
{\bf 2011-present} Subject editor {\bf Oikos}\\
{\bf 2018} Recommender for {\em PCI Ecology}\\
{\bf 2013-2018} Editorial board $Diversify-EC$ FP7 FET project.
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\section*{{\Large 9. Invited international talks (Last five years)}}
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\noindent{\bf 2019}{\bf Tangling the webs of life}. Symposia ``Causes and consequences of temporally fluctuating selection in the wild'', Evolution AMS meeting, Providence, June, USA.\\
{\bf 2018}{\bf Fluctuating selection in e-co-evolutionary networks}. ``Networks on Networks'' workshop, University Darmstadt, February, Germany.\\
{\bf 2018} (``Keynote speaker'') {\bf Data-intensive tangling of the webs of life}. Kick-off meeting ``NaXys'' Research Institute, University of Namur, September, Belgium.\\
{\bf 2018}{\bf The stability and complexity of eco-evolutionary networks in meta-ecosystems}. ``UMR Biodiversite, Genes and Communautes (Biogeco)'', University Bordeaux, January, France.\\
{\bf 2017}{\bf The stability complexity continuum in eco-evolutionary networks}. Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg, May, Germany.\\
{\bf 2017} (``Keynote speaker'') {\bf Interdependent networks in ecology and evolution}. Symposia ``Human driven scenarios for evolutionary and ecological changes'', MEDECOS conference, February, Seville, Spain.\\
{\bf 2016}{\bf Food web modeling}, CIESM Congress, September, Kiel, Germany.\\
{\bf 2015}{\bf Eco-evolutionary diversification dynamics}. ``Mathematical models in ecology and evolution'' conference, Paris, July, France.\\
{\bf 2015}{\bf Eco-evolutionary diversification dynamics: from dreams to models}. Muenster graduate school of evolution workshop ``Community network approach to ecological complexity'', Muenster, March, Germany.\\
{\bf 2015}{\bf Radiations and diversification in biological networks}. ``Simulating the ecology and evolution of ecological interactions'', Spanish Research council, Almeria, January, Spain.\\
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{\bf 2014}{\bf Do organisms dream with neutral landscapes?} ``Dispersal evolution in a community context'' workshop, University of Wuerzburg, September, Wuerzburg, Germany.\\
{\bf 2014}{\bf Intraspecific trait variation and diversity in food webs}. Jena Network workshop, Jena, February, Germany.\\
{\bf 2013}{\bf Connecting diversification and biodiversity dynamics across spatial scales}, INTECOL meeting, London, August, UK.\\
{\bf 2012}{\bf Eco-evolutionary dynamics of individual-based networks}, Web of life conference, University of Montpellier, June, France.\\
{\bf 2012}{\bf Radiations, collapse and recovery of biodiversity in networks}, Mediterranean science commission workshop on ``Marine Extinctions'', Valencia, October, Spain.\\
{\bf 2011}{\bf Testing adaptive and non-adaptive radiations and biodiversity patterns in supernetworks}, Ecological Society of America Meeting, August, Austin, Texas, USA.\\
{\bf 2010}{\bf Exploring ideas to link systems biology and ecosystem dynamics}, ERDC, Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, March, Vicksburg, USA.\\
{\bf 2010}{\bf Eco-evo dynamics in networks: from genomes to radiations and ecosystems}, Center for Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry, EAWAG-University of Bern, February, Switzerland.\\
{\bf 2009}{\bf Making connections between systems biology and evolving ecological networks}, CoSBi-University of Parma, July, Italy.\\
{\bf 2009} (``keynote speaker'') {\bf Towards a general framework in food webs driven by data at multiple biological levels}, $2^{nd}$ International workshop ``Body size and ecosystem dynamics: Implications for conservation and management of natural resources'', ESF program ($2^{nd}$ SIZEMIC meeting), University of Gothenburg, June, Sweden.\\
{\bf 2009}{\bf How to form collaborations to answer big burning ecological questions?}{\em SEEDS Leadership Meeting}, Ecological Society of America, February, New Mexico, USA.\\
{\bf 2008}{\bf Exploring biodiversity numbers for multilevel biological networks}. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, November, Iowa, USA.\\
{\bf 2007}{\bf Unifying diversity evolution in multilevel biological networks}. Microsoft Research Ltd., November, Cambridge, UK.\\
{\bf 2007}{\bf Evolution in multilevel complex networks}. Santa Fe Institute, February, New Mexico, USA.\\
{\bf 2006}{\bf Does topology alter persistence in a complex mutualist/antagonist ecological network?} Workshop on {\em Advances in Food Webs}, September, Yokohama, Japan.\\
{\bf 2003}{\bf Effect of habitat loss on complex food webs}. InterACT workshop on ``Community viability analysis: Identifying fragile systems and keystone species'', August, Link\"oping, Sweden.\\