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Areas of Interest

Animal Ecology
Global Change Biology
Movement Ecology
Animal Ecology
Global Change Biology
Movement Ecology
Environmental Justice
Animal Ecology
Global Change Biology
Movement Ecology
Environmental Justice
Conservation

Diego is a Uruguayan 5th year PhD candidate and a NASA FINESST Future Investigator. Working at the intersection of spatial ecology, conservation, animal movement he researches how animals navigate across the world under increasing human threats and a rapidly changing climate. In addition, he is increasingly interested in how our access to biodiversity data is shaped by socioeconomics. Diego received the Sidnie Manton award--best review study in the Journal of Animal Ecology-- of 2022 for his work on studying the ecosystem services provided by animals on the move and the Public Scholar Award of 2023 by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Yale University for his research shaping public discourse and activism.

Hobbies

Anything outdoors, Dancing, Music making, Gardening


Ellis-Soto D, Wikelski M, Jetz W. 2023. Animal-borne sensors offer a biologically informed global measurement of fine-scale climate. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01781-7

Ellis-Soto D, Chapman M, Locke D. 2023. Historical redlining is associated with increasing geographical disparities in bird biodiversity sampling in the United States. Nature Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01688-5

Somveille M, D Ellis-Soto. 2022. Linking animal migration and ecosystem processes: Data-driven simulation of propagule dispersal by migratory herbivores. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9383

Ellis-Soto D, KM Ferraro, M Rizzuto, E Briggs, JD Monk, OJ Schmitz. 2021. A methodological roadmap to quantify animal-vectored spatial ecosystem subsidies. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13538

Ellis-Soto D, C Merow, G Amatuli, JL Parra, W Jetz. 2021. Continental-scale 1 km hummingbird diversity derived from fusing point records with lateral and elevational expert information. Ecography. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05119