Overview

Overview:

I am Statistical Ecologist or Ecological Statistician, not sure yet...

My research involves the development and use of complex spatio‑temporal statistical models, geographic information systems (GIS), and working collaboratively in a multi‑disciplinary environment to understand complex ecological systems. 

My research interests include:

• Spatial and spatio‑temporal models applied to species distribution.
• Understanding the effects and causality of environmental disturbances such as forest fires, pests, pollutants and climate change.
• Applications of statistics in environmental science and conservation.

I am an active member of the statistical ecology community, including organising the seminar series of the National Centre for Statistical Ecology (NCSE). 

Background:

Prior to joining Exeter I was working at the University of Kent, first as PDRA in Statistics at the Statistical Ecolgy group (SE@K) and from 2021 as Teaching Fellow in Statistics. Previously, during my PhD, I developed my career in industry working as Data Analyst and Data Scientist in different companies such as Wipro Ecoenergy and Thames Water Utilities.

• PhD in Statistics, University of Valencia (Spain). "Spatio Temporal Modeling of Species Distribution".
• MSc in Biostatistics, University of Valencia (Spain)
• BEng in Forest Engineering, University of Oviedo (Spain)

Please get in touch if you would like to develop a collaboration/PhD or Internship on Statistical Ecology.

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Publications

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2024

• de Rivera ÓR, Espinosa J, Madrigal J, Blangiardo M, López-Quílez A. (2024) Spatio-Temporal Marked Point Process Model to Understand Forest Fires in the Mediterranean Basin, Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, pages 1-30, DOI:10.1007/s13253-024-00617-x.

2023

• Madrigal J, Rodríguez de Rivera Ó, Carrillo C, Guijarro M, Hernando C, Vega JA, Martin-Pinto P, Molina JR, Fernández C, Espinosa J. (2023) Empirical Modelling of Stem Cambium Heating Caused by Prescribed Burning in Mediterranean Pine Forest, Fire, volume 6, no. 11, pages 430-430, DOI:10.3390/fire6110430. [PDF]

2022

• Laxton MR, Rodríguez de Rivera Ó, Soriano‐Redondo A, Illian JB. (2022) Balancing structural complexity with ecological insight in Spatio‐temporal species distribution models, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, volume 14, no. 1, pages 162-172, DOI:10.1111/2041-210x.13957. [PDF]

2021

• Cerqueira RC, de Rivera OR, Jaeger JAG, Grilo C. (2021) Direct and indirect effects of roads on space use by jaguars in Brazil, Scientific Reports, volume 11, no. 1, article no. 22617, DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-01936-6. [PDF]
• Espinosa J, Martin-Benito D, Rodríguez de Rivera Ó, Hernando C, Guijarro M, Madrigal J. (2021) Tree Growth Response to Low-Intensity Prescribed Burning in Pinus nigra Stands: Effects of Burn Season and Fire Severity, Applied Sciences, volume 11, no. 16, pages 7462-7462, DOI:10.3390/app11167462. [PDF]

2020

• Rodriguez De Rivera Ortega O, Lopez-Quilez A, Blangiardo M, Wasilweska M. (2020) A spatio-temporal model to understand forest fires causality in Europe, DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2003.05227.
• Espinosa J, Rodríguez De Rivera Ó, Madrigal J, Guijarro M, Hernando C. (2020) Use of Bayesian Modeling to Determine the Effects of Meteorological Conditions, Prescribed Burn Season, and Tree Characteristics on Litterfall of Pinus nigra and Pinus pinaster Stands, Forests, volume 11, no. 9, pages 1006-1006, DOI:10.3390/f11091006. [PDF]
• Espinosa J, Rodríguez de Rivera O, Madrigal J, Guijarro M, Hernando C. (2020) Predicting potential cambium damage and fire resistance in Pinus nigra Arn. ssp. salzmannii, Forest Ecology and Management, volume 474, pages 118372-118372, article no. 118372, DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118372. [PDF]
• de Rivera OR, McCrea R. (2020) Removal modelling in ecology, DOI:10.1101/2020.02.20.957357. [PDF]

2019

• Rodriguez De Rivera Ortega O. (2019) Spatio temporal modeling of species distribution.

2018

• Rodríguez de Rivera Ó, López-Quílez A, Blangiardo M. (2018) Assessing the Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Forest Species via Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling, Forests, volume 9, no. 9, pages 573-573, DOI:10.3390/f9090573. [PDF]
• de Rivera OR, Blangiardo M, López-Quílez A, Martín-Sanz I. (2018) Species distribution modelling through Bayesian hierarchical approach, Theoretical Ecology, volume 12, no. 1, pages 49-59, DOI:10.1007/s12080-018-0387-y. [PDF]

2017

• Rivera ÓRD, López-Quílez A. (2017) Development and Comparison of Species Distribution Models for Forest Inventories, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, volume 6, no. 6, pages 176-176, DOI:10.3390/ijgi6060176. [PDF]

2015

• . (2015) Lepidópteros diurnos del Parque Nacional Marítimo-Terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia.

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