Staff

Carlos Melian

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About Me


My scientific dream is the understanding of the origin, evolution and coexistence of diversity in biological networks. Every day I try to get closer to that dream by learning from great people around the world. My current research at EAWAG is focusing in the integration of highly heterogeneous data at different biological levels and spatial scales using mainly stochastic models. My final attempt is to unify the fascinating details of biological systems in a general and testable framework.



Projects

Genome evolution and genomic divergence across five lake river pairs of three-spined sticklebacks

Curriculum Vitae

2015-present Group leader position at the Center for Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland.
2010-2015 Tenure-track position at the Center for Ecology, Evolution and Biogeochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland.
2008-2010 Research fellowship funded by Microsoft research Ltd. at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
2005-2008 Postdoctoral research fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
2000-2005 PhD. from the University of Alcala, Madrid (Department of Ecology), and Spanish research council (Doñana Biological Station), Spain.
1994-1998 MSc degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain.

Publications

Zu, P.‐J.; García‐García, R.; Schuman, M. C.; Saavedra, S.; Melián, C. J. (2023) Plant–insect chemical communication in ecological communities: an information theory perspective, Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 61(3), 445-453, doi:10.1111/jse.12841, Institutional Repository
Leal, M. C.; Anaya-Rojas, J. M.; Munro, M. H. G.; Blunt, J. W.; Melian, C. J.; Calado, R.; Lürig, M. D. (2020) Fifty years of capacity building in the search for new marine natural products, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 117(39), 24165-24172, doi:10.1073/pnas.2007610117, Institutional Repository
Melián, C. J.; Matthews, B.; de Andreazzi, C. S.; Rodríguez, J. P.; Harmon, L. J.; Fortuna, M. A. (2018) Deciphering the interdependence between ecological and evolutionary networks, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33(7), 504-512, doi:10.1016/j.tree.2018.04.009, Institutional Repository
Melián, C. J.; Křivan, V.; Altermatt, F.; Starý, P.; Pellissier, L.; De Laender, F. (2015) Dispersal dynamics in food webs, American Naturalist, 185(2), 157-168, doi:10.1086/679505, Institutional Repository
Melián, C. J.; Seehausen, O.; Eguíluz, V. M.; Fortuna, M. A.; Deiner, K. (2015) Diversification and biodiversity dynamics of hot and cold spots, Ecography, 38(4), 393-401, doi:10.1111/ecog.01162, Institutional Repository
De Laender, F.; Melian, C. J.; Bindler, R.; Van den Brink, P. J.; Daam, M.; Roussel, H.; Juselius, J.; Verschuren, D.; Janssen, C. R. (2014) The contribution of intra- and interspecific tolerance variability to biodiversity changes along toxicity gradients, Ecology Letters, 17(1), 72-81, doi:10.1111/ele.12210, Institutional Repository
Melián, C. J.; Alonso, D.; Allesina, S.; Condit, R. S.; Etienne, R. S. (2012) Does sex speed up evolutionary rate and increase biodiversity?, PLoS Computational Biology, 8(3), 1-9, doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002414, Institutional Repository

Address

E-Mail: carlos.melian@eawag.ch
Phone: +41 58 765 2208
Fax: +41 58 765 2168
Address: Eawag
Seestrasse 79
6047 Kastanienbaum
Office: SW B05

Expert on

biodiversity, modeling, ecology

eco-evolutionary dynamics

Focalpoints


Connecting models with data to advance our understanding of the origin, evolution and coexistence of diversity in ecosystems