Currently I am investigating the
consequences of food web structure for the stability and functioning of
ecosystems, using tools derived from graph theory and complex networks
analyses. I also use food web theory for understanding the recovery
patterns observed in biotas after mass extinctions. As life is a
multidimensional phenomenon, you'll also find here other personal
stuff, with special emphasis in experiences and information about
social
and ecological movements.
Some publications (click here
for a complete list).
Body-size in
ecological networks
Guy Woodward, Mark Emmerson, José Mª Montoya
and al. et
Trends in Ecology and Evolution (in review)
Perturbations and
indirect effects in complex food webs
José Mª Montoya, Mark Emmerson, Ricard V.
Solé and Guy Woodward
Dynamics
Food Webs: Multispecies assemblages, ecosystem development, and
environmental change. Eds. P.C. De Ruiter, V. Wolters, J.C. Moore.
Academic Press. (in press)
Interaction strengths in food webs: issues and
opportunities
Eric L. Berlow, Anje-Margriet Neutel, José Mª
Montoya and et al.
Journal of Animal Ecology 73, 585-598 (2004)
Food web complexity and higher-level ecosystem
services
José Mª Montoya, Miguel A. Rodríguez and
Bradford A. Hawkins
Ecology Letters 6, 587-593 (2003) Small World Patterns in Food Webs
José Mª Montoya and Ricard V. Solé
Journal of Theoretical Biology 214, 405-412 (2002)
Complexity and Fragility in Ecological Networks
Ricard V. Solé and José Mª Montoya
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 268, 2039-2045 (2001) Featured in The New
York Times, December 26th, 2000. EL PAIS,
January 1st, 2001.