Projects per year
Organization profile
Organization profile
The Ikiam Research Group on Biogeography and Spatial Ecology aims to generate scientific knowledge in biogeography and ecology to support biodiversity planning, conservation, and management across multiple spatial scales. The group focuses on priority conservation areas in Ecuador and the Neotropical region, with particular emphasis on threatened species and ecosystems.
The group addresses critical knowledge gaps in biogeography by designing and implementing cutting-edge research projects that integrate ecological and bioclimatic modeling, geographic information systems (GIS), molecular analyses, biodiversity databases, and the development of innovative technologies and software to advance biodiversity research and conservation.
Research Areas
- Human–Environment Interactions
- Training and Education
- Science Communication, Public Engagement, and Institutional Capacity Building
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Profiles
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Sara Álvarez Solas, PhD
- Life sciences Faculty - academic
- Biogeography and Spatial Ecology - member
Person: Member, Academic
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Rodrigo Espinosa Barrera, Mgtr.
- Life sciences Faculty - academic
- Biogeography and Spatial Ecology - member
Person: Member, Academic
Projects
- 4 Finished
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BEE-033-2024: Genetic characterization of biodiversity in the Colonso Chalupas Biological Reserve and the Tena River basin, Napo, Ecuador.
Ortega Andrade, H. M. (PI), Celi Sangurima, J. (PI), Espinosa Barrera, R. (Investigator), Villamarín Jurado, F. (Investigator), Álvarez Solas, S. (Investigator), Salazar Cotugno, L. (Investigator), Rodríguez Badillo, M. (Investigator), Gallardo Reinoso, V. (Investigator) & Callejas de Valero, D. (Investigator)
1/06/24 → 1/06/26
Project: Research
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GIR-025-2024: Project RLA 7026: Evaluation of organic and inorganic environmental pollution in aquatic ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean, and its impact on the risk of cyanobacteria producing cyanotoxins.
Cabrera Bejarano, M. (PI), Ortega Andrade, H. M. (Investigator), Dieguez Santana, K. (Investigator), Reinoso Moreno, D. F. (External Investigator), Martínez Cordova, M. V. (External Investigator), Mina Cevallos , E. A. (External Investigator) & Velarde, E. (External Investigator)
Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica OIEA 2021
16/01/24 → 15/01/26
Project: Research
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BEE-026-2023: Multidimensional analysis of the buffer zone of the Colonso Chalupas Biological Reserve: Inputs for sustainable land management.
Meneses, P. (PI), Ortega Andrade, H. M. (CoD), Gaona Gaona, G. (Investigator), López Pazmiño, N. (Investigator), Gallardo Reinoso, V. (Investigator), Álvarez Solas, S. (Investigator), Guillen Costales, G. (Investigator), Villamarín Jurado, F. (Investigator) & Espinosa Barrera, R. (Investigator)
12/04/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
Research output
- 67 Citations
- 3 h-index
- 6 Article
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Ecosystem Health of Andean–Amazonian Rivers: Integrating Macroinvertebrate Diversity, Microbiological Loads and Chemical Signatures Across Anthropogenic Gradients
Alvear-Sayavedra, D., Montaño-Ocampo, D., Capparelli, M., Celi, J., Cabrera, M. & Espinosa, R., 5 May 2026, In: Water.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Body size and abundance patterns of male orchid bees in a fragmented Neotropical landscape
Guevara, J., Calvache, E., Pazmiño-Palomino, A. & Ortega-Andrade, H. M., 2025, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 18, 1, p. 116-126 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Key connectivity areas in the Llanganates-Sangay Ecological Corridor in Ecuador: A participative multicriteria analysis based on a landscape species
Ríos-Alvear, G., Meneses, P., Ortega-Andrade, H. M., Santos, C., Muzo, A., López, K. G., Bentley, A. G. & Villamarín, F., Jun 2024, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 246, 105039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access22 Scopus citations