{"id":44,"date":"2018-03-25T16:39:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T16:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardson-lab.nau.edu\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:26:13","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/richardson-lab.nau.edu\/?page_id=44","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Current Group Members<\/h1>\n

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\nAndrew Richardson<\/strong> (Google Scholar<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Professor, School of Informatics, Computing & Cyber Systems (SICCS<\/a>)
\nand <\/em>Core Faculty, Center for Ecosystem Science and Society (Ecoss<\/a>)<\/p>\n

PhD (2003) Yale University, Forestry & Environmental Studies
\nAB (1992) Princeton University, Economics<\/p>\n

Email: andrew.richardson@nau.edu<\/a>
\nTelephone: 928 523 3049<\/p>\n

Research interests<\/em>: Terrestrial ecosystems and global change; Forest ecology; Biosphere-atmosphere interactions and feedbacks; Carbon allocation in plants; Phenology; Model-data fusion.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJacob Blais<\/strong> (CV<\/a>; Google Scholar<\/a>; ResearchGate<\/a>; X<\/a>; LinkedIn<\/a>; Bluesky<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

BS (2023) University of Arizona, Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0jjb573@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests: Terrestrial carbon and water cycling, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, dryland ecohydrology, remote sensing<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nPerry Giambuzzi<\/strong> (Curriculum Vitae<\/a>; Google Scholar<\/a>; ResearchGate<\/a>)<\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

BS (2020) University of the Sciences, Environmental Science<\/p>\n

Email: pjg238@nau.edu<\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/em> Autumn phenology; remote sensing; forest ecology; land surface modeling; biosphere-atmosphere interactions<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nYujie Liu<\/strong> (ORCID<\/a>; Google Scholar<\/a>; ResearchGate<\/a>; X<\/a>; LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/p>\n

PhD (2021) ETH Zurich, Agricultural Sciences
\nMS (2016) Beijing Forestry University, Nature Conservation
\nBS (2013) Beijing Forestry University, Soil and Water Conservation<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0yujie.liu@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests<\/em>: phenology; surface-atmosphere fluxes of energy; water and carbon measured by eddy covariance<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>Oscar Zimmerman<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n

MS (2021) University of Lethbridge, Environmental Science
\nBS (2019) University of British Columbia, Geographical Sciences<\/p>\n

Email: orz6@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests: Ecosystems; water; carbon; climate<\/em><\/p>\n

PhenoCam IT Team<\/h1>\n

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\nKeith Lyle Ballou<\/strong><\/p>\n

Systems Administrator, Sr. – SPF<\/p>\n

Email: Keith.Ballou@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nZakary Vladich
\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

SICCS Undergraduate Research Assistant<\/p>\n

Email: zgv4@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nDevin Jay San Nicolas<\/strong><\/p>\n

SICCS Undergraduate research assistant (2024-present)<\/p>\n

BS (2026) Northern Arizona University, Computer Science (anticipated)<\/p>\n

Email: dds324@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Interests: video game development, photography, guitar.<\/p>\n

Special Guests<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nDavid Basler <\/strong>(ResearchGate<\/a>; Google Scholar<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Affiliated Research Scientist (2017 to Present)<\/p>\n

PhD (2014) University of Basel, Botany
\n<\/span>MS (2008) University of Basel, Ecology
\n<\/span>BS (2006) University of Basel, Biology<\/span><\/p>\n

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Email:\u00a0 <\/span>david.j.basler@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests: Vegetation dynamics; Carbon\/Water cycling; Remote Sensing; Process-based modeling;\u00a0 Sensor development for eco-physiological measurements<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nKoen Hufkens<\/strong><\/p>\n

Affiliated Research Scientist (2017 to Present)<\/p>\n

Visiting from Ghent University (October to December 2018, 2019)
\nPhD\u00a0 (2009) University of Antwerp<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0koen.hufkens@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/em> modeling ecosystem processes, such as vegetation growth or drought \/ disturbance resistance, using various -retrospective- proxy measurements in a model data fusion approach, including among others remote sensing, dendrochronology and recovered historical data records<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nDeklan Mengering<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visiting Master’s Student (January to May 2023)<\/p>\n

BS (2021) Dalhousie University, Physics and Ocean Science<\/p>\n

Email: deklan.mengering@dal.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests<\/em>: Land-atmosphere interactions; Boundary-layer meteorology.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nTom Milliman<\/strong><\/p>\n

Affiliated Research Scientist<\/p>\n

Visiting from University of New Hampshire (September to December 2021)
\nEmail:\u00a0Thomas.Milliman@unh.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/em> Tom manages the data and website for the PhenoCam network and collaborates on phenology manuscripts.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lab group alumni<\/h1>\n

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\nMostafa Javadian<\/strong> (Google Scholar<\/a>; ResearchGate<\/a>; Website<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2023-2026<\/p>\n

PhD (2022) University of Arizona, Hydrology
\nMS (2018) Sharif University of Technology, Water Resources Management
\nBS (2015) Shahid Beheshti University, Civil Engineering<\/p>\n

Email: Mostafa.Javadian@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests: Global environmental change; remote sensing; plant temperature; vegetation dynamics<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJen Diehl<\/b><\/p>\n

PhD student, 2021-2025<\/span><\/p>\n

PhD (2025), Northern Arizona University, School of Informatics, Computing & Cyber Systems
\nBS (2019) University of Vermont, Environmental Sciences & Geospatial Technology<\/span><\/p>\n

Email: <\/span>jld664@nau.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/span><\/i> Near-surface Thermal Remote Sensing; Forest Productivity<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nKai Begay<\/strong><\/p>\n

NAU Undergraduate Student
\nCCC2NAU “Pathways to the Skies” intern<\/p>\n

AS (2022) Coconino Community College, General Education – Science<\/p>\n
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Email: <\/span>klb792@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Interests: Remote sensing and camera development, PhenoCam data curation, olivine-mineral deposits on Mars.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nFrancisco Salgado<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visiting PhD Student (September to December 2024)<\/p>\n

Newcastle University, United Kingdom
\nUniversidad del Azuay, Ecuador<\/p>\n

Email: F.D.Salgado-Castillo2@newcastle.ac.uk\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests: Phenology, Remote sensing, Computer vision.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nTeresa Ibarra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visiting PhD Student (November to December 2024)<\/p>\n

Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n

Email: teresa.ibarra@unison.mx<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests<\/em>: PhenoCams in Mexican ecosystems.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nElis Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Arizona University \u2014 Sevilleta REU student (Summer 2024)<\/p>\n

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\nDrew Peltier\u00a0<\/strong>(Google Scholar<\/a>; Website<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2020-2022)
\nAssistant Research Professor (2022-2023)<\/p>\n

PhD (2018) Northern Arizona University, Biological Sciences<\/div>\n
MS (2013) University of Michigan, Conservation Ecology<\/div>\n
BS (2011) University of Southern California, Environmental Studies<\/div>\n
(Chemistry)<\/div>\n

Email:\u00a0Drew.Peltier@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Interests: Forest ecology; tree physiology; drought; tree rings; radiocarbon; non-structural carbohydrates; memory; modeling<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nNatasha Wesely<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PhD student (2022-2024)<\/p>\n

MS (anticipated December 2024) Northern Arizona University, Informatics
\nBS (2019) University of Nevada, Reno, Environmental Science
\nBS (2019) University of Nevada, Reno, Education<\/p>\n

Email: nkw54@nau.edu<\/span><\/a>
\nORCID:\u00a0\u00a00000-0001-7469-3258<\/p>\n

Research interests: Ecosystem modeling; terrestrial carbon cycling; forest ecology; abiotic drivers of vegetation dynamics<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nAaron Teets<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2023<\/p>\n

PhD (2022) Northern Arizona University, Biological Sciences
\nMS (2018) University of Maine, Forest Resources
\nBS (2008) Virginia Tech, Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Email: aft49@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/em> Forest carbon dynamics; Phenology; Woody biomass increment; Non-structural carbohydrates; Eddy-covariance<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nSamantha Watson<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD Student (2021-2023)<\/p>\n

MS (2021) California State University Los Angeles, Biology
\nMEd (2016) National University, Education
\nBS (2010) California State University Los Angeles, Biology<\/p>\n

Email: sjw425@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/em> Forest ecology; Phenology; Land-atmosphere interactions; Data synthesis and statistical modeling<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nRaul Valencia<\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Texas, El Paso – Sevilleta REU student (Summer 2023)<\/p>\n

\"\"
\nXin Huang<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2023)<\/p>\n

PhD (2023) Northern Arizona University, Informatics<\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>Alison Post<\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2021-2023)<\/p>\n

PhD (2021) Colorado State University, Ecology
\nBS (2014) University of Maryland, Biology<\/p>\n

Email: alison.post@nau.edu<\/a>
\nTelephone: 928 523 1263<\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/em> Grasslands; Precipitation Extremes; Phenology; Ecosystem Modeling<\/p>\n

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\nRaquel Alfaro Sanchez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher (May 2022)<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Researcher (2020 to Present) Wilfrid Laurier University
\nPhD (2014) Agricultural Sciences, University of Castilla La Mancha, Spain
\nBS (2009) University of Murcia, Spain, Environmental Sciences<\/p>\n

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Email: ralfarosanchez@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Research interests: Post-fire regeneration, Forest ecology, Dendroecology<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nDon Aubrecht <\/strong>(LinkedIn<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Affiliated Research Scientist (2017 to 2023)<\/p>\n

PhD (2013) Harvard University, Applied Physics
\nSM (2008) Harvard University, Applied Physics
\nBS (2006) Cornell University, Engineering Physics<\/p>\n

Email: <\/span>don.aubrecht@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests: Vegetation dynamics; Remote Sensing; Process-based modeling;\u00a0 Sensor development for eco-physiological measurements<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nChristina Sch\u00e4del\u00a0<\/strong>(ResearchGate<\/a>; Google Scholar<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Assistant Research Professor<\/span><\/p>\n

PhD (2009) University of Basel, Switzerland
\n<\/span>MS (2005) University of Basel, Switzerland and University of Vienna, Austria
\n<\/span>BS (2004) University of Basel, Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n

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Research interests:\u00a0<\/em>Global carbon cycle; Data synthesis; Meta-analysis; Permafrost carbon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nEric Beamesderfer<\/strong> (Google Scholar<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate 2019 to 2022: Eric Beamesderfer conducted a ceilometer model comparison, studied atmospheric mixing layer heights with radiosonde and ceilometer measurements, and examined relations among environmental conditions, mixing layer heights, and ecosystem fluxes. He worked for the Washington State government after leaving NAU .<\/p>\n

PhD (2020) McMaster University, Earth & Environmental Sciences
\nMS (2015) University of Wyoming, Atmospheric Sciences
\nBS (2012) California University of Pennsylvania, Meteorology<\/p>\n

Email: eric.beamesderfer@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests<\/em>: Forest-atmosphere interactions; Boundary-layer meteorology; Phenology; Eddy covariance<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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\nJim LeMoine\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lab Manager 2018-2022<\/p>\n

MS (2005) University of Toledo
\nBS (2001) Michigan Technological University<\/p>\n

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\nKatharyn Duffy <\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate 2018 to 2020: Kate Duffy developed the Phenosynth<\/a> tool while in the lab. She continued supporting the SICCS T3 graduate program<\/a> at NAU after her time in the lab.<\/p>\n

PhD (2018) Northern Arizona University,
\nEarth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability
\nMS (2012) Northern Arizona University, Climate Science & Solutions
\nBS (2011) Portland State University, Geology<\/p>\n

Email: katharyn.duffy@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests:<\/em>\u00a0terrestrial biosphere-Earth system interactions; Climatic change effects on phenology and land-atmosphere carbon exchange<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nShawna Greyeyes<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates 2019 and Laboratory Assistant 2020. Shawna worked with mentor Tim Rademacher on the Twittering tree project. She subsequently pursued a career in nursing.<\/p>\n

BS (2022) Northern Arizona University, Nursing<\/p>\n

Email: shawna99g@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nGary Kong<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates 2021. Gary worked on a project measuring methane and carbon dioxide and spectral reflectance from biological soil crusts.<\/p>\n

BS (2023) University of California Santa Barbara, Biology<\/p>\n

Email: garyvincentkong111@gmail.com<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nElise Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates 2019: Elise continued working on her REU project for he senior thesis and submitted it for publication with her mentor Tim Rademacher. She continued her graduate studies at the University of Minnesota-Duluth after her time in the lab.<\/p>\n

BS (2020) College of St. Benedict, Biology<\/p>\n

Email: E1Miller@csbsju.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nAmberlee Pavey<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate Student Worker<\/p>\n

Autumn 2018: Amberlee processed leaf samples and helped build a training dataset to identify cloudy, hazy, and snowy PhenoCam images. She continued her studies in Forensic Science after her tenure in the lab.<\/p>\n

Email: ap2728@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nTim Rademacher<\/strong> (Google Scholar<\/a><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate 2017 to 2021 worked on phloem flow manipulation experiments to better understand the relationships between nonstructural carbohydrates and growth in plants.<\/p>\n

PhD (2016) University of Cambridge
\nBA\u00a0\u00a0 (2012) University of Cambridge<\/p>\n

Email: tim.rademacher@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research Interests: Eco-physiology of terrestrial vegetation<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nGabby Sequeira<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate Student Worker<\/p>\n

BS (2022) Northern Arizona University, Environmental Studies<\/p>\n

Spring 2019: Gabby processed wood samples for and helped with non structural carbohydrate analyses. She continued at NAU after her tenure in the lab.<\/p>\n

Email: gls228@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Bijan Seyednasrollah<\/strong> (Home page<\/a>; Google scholar<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2017–2020)<\/p>\n

PhD (2017) Duke University, Environment
\nMS (2006) Sharif University Technology, Mechanical Engineering
\nBS (2003) University of Semnan, Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n

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Email:\u00a0bijan.seyednasrollah@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Research interests: Global environmental change; Environmental data science, Hierarchical Bayesian statistics; Process- and physics-based modeling of land-atmosphere interactions; Energy transfer of terrestrial ecosystems; Eco-hydrology<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kevyn Sisante<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate Student Worker<\/p>\n

BS (2020) Northern Arizona University, Computer Science<\/p>\n

Fall 2018 to Spring 2019: Kevyn processed leaf samples and helped build a training dataset to identify cloudy, hazy, and snowy PhenoCam images. He also worked on code to automate snow detection. He continued his computer science studies at NAU after his tenure in the lab.<\/p>\n

Email: kps243@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nKat Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates 2021. Kat worked on a project measuring methane and carbon dioxide and spectral reflectance from biological soil crusts.<\/p>\n

BS (2024) Penn State University<\/p>\n

Email: Kmt5918@psu.edu<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nAngelina Valenzuela<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate Student Worker<\/p>\n

BS (2022) Northern Arizona University, Environmental Studies<\/p>\n

Spring 2019: Angie processed wood samples for and helped with non structural carbohydrate analyses. She continued at NAU after her tenure in the lab.<\/p>\n

Email: abv46@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nAdam Young<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/p>\n

PhD (2018) University of Idaho<\/p>\n

Email: adam.young@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Adam modeled phenological effects on ecosystem energy balance and water fluxes before moving to a research scientist position at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in November 2021.<\/p>\n

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\nKevin B\u00f3rnez Mej\u00edas<\/strong><\/p>\n

Predoctoral Researcher (September to December 2018)<\/p>\n

Visiting from\u00a0Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona
\nMS\u00a0 (2013) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
\nMS (2014) Universidad de M\u00e1laga\u00a0(2014)<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0k.bornez@creaf.uab.cat<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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