Miguel Pestano González

• Master of Science
• Research Student at University of La Laguna

Pluchea ovalis (Pers.) DC. is an invasive alien plant species. It has spread widely on the island of Tenerife since it was first introduced, becoming a major threat to the island’s flora. The aims of this study are to analyze its germination capacity under different environmental conditions (e.g., light and temperature) and determine its effects on...

Invasive species represent a significant threat to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, with their impacts often amplified in island ecosystems. Species distribution models (SDMs) can infer the potential habitat throughout the life of an organism and are considered a valuable tool for predicting the risk of expansion of invasive plants and anim...

Plastic debris and garbage are the cause of the death of thousands of birds through ingestion, poisoning, starvation or entangled, being the marine species the most affected with this problem (Beaumont et al., 2019). Recently, several research and articles show a growth of bird species that use plastic waste to make their nests (Thompson et al., 2...

Fountain-grass, Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone (syn. Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov.), is an invasive species which greatly expands in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Palma, outcompeting endemic flora. In the last years, across islands, weaken plants with symptoms like stunting, chlorosis and browning of leaves, leafspots and blackened leav...