Xavier Rotllan-Puig
ecology, biodiversity conservation
and data science
ecology, biodiversity conservation
and data science
EXPERIENCE
ASTER Projects
Data Scientist, GIS Developer and Researcher 2010 - Present
Ecology and biodiversity
Conservation of endemic and threatened species
Ecological modelling and (spatial) data analysis
Land productivity dynamics
(Main client: European Commission - Joint Research Centre)
LifeWatch ERIC
Data Management Especialist 2024 - 2026
Several projects related to agroecology
Data Management Plans
Virtual Research Environments
Joint Research Centre (JRC). European Commission.
Project Officer 2021- 2024
- Flora Fauna Green Rural Corridor Connect - Localizing and modelling wildflower-pollinator interactions in rural landscapes with citizen science and deep learning
- Mapping and assessing agroecosystems to identify synergies between the Common Agricultural Policy and the Nature Restoration Law
Piksel (Working for the Joint Research Centre - European Commission)
GIS Developer 2016
-Disaggregation of statistical data for the evaluation of the environmental impact of agriculture
Joint Research Centre (JRC).
European Commission. Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)
Trainee 2015
-Mapping and assessment of pollination services
Gran Paradiso National Park (Italy)
Field assistant 2014
-Interventions to increase biodiversity through sustainable management of grazing
Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya
Research Assistant 2013
-FARMLAND Heterogeneity and ecosystem services in farmland landscapes
Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA-CSIC)
Research Assistant 2011 - 2012
-Pollination and seed dispersal patterns in mountain sistems in two spanish archipelagos
-Do all endangered species hold the same value? origin and conservation of living fossils of flowering plants endemic to SpainSpecies Protection Service (Environmental Department of the Balearic Government)
MSc Practicum and consultant 2010
-Population study and management actions in threatened plant species in Mallorca Island
Centre Tecnòlogic Forestal de Catalunya
Projects and Research Assistant 2006 - 2008
-Biological control of chestnut blight in Catalonia
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimintàries
Field Assistant 2005
-Eradication plan against fire blight of Rosaceae
PUBLICATIONS
- Koeble, R., Leip, A., Kempen, M., Petersen, J.-E., Gomez, O., Leip, D., Catarino, R., Bielza, M., Weiss, F., Rotllan-Puig, X., Paracchini, M. L., See, L., van der Velde, M.. 2026. EU Wide Disaggregated CAPRI Model Data: Crops, Livestock, Nitrogen In- and Outputs (Timeseries 2000-2018). Scientific Data. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-026-06919-8
- Rotllan-Puig, X., Guerrero, I., d’Andrimont, R., van der Velde, M. 2024. Can open access weeds occurrences across the European Union become a proxy for agricultural intensification? Ecological Indicators. 167: 112664. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112664
- van Der Velde, M., Goëau, H., Bonnet, P., d’Andrimont, R., Yordanov, M., Affouard, A., Claverie, M., Czúcz, B., Elvekjær, N., Martinez-Sanchez, L., Rotllan-Puig, X., Sima, A., Verhegghen, A., Joly, A. 2023. Pl@ntNet Crops: merging citizen science observations and structured survey data to improve crop recognition for agri-food-environment applications. Environmental Research Letters 18(2): 025005. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acadf3
- Rotllan-Puig, X., Ivits, E , Cherlet, M. 2021. LPDynR: A new tool to calculate the land productivity dynamics indicator. Ecological Indicators. 133: 108386. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108386
- Rotllan-Puig, X. & Traveset, A. 2021. Determining the Minimal Background Area for Species Distribution Models: MinBAR Package. Ecological Modelling. 439: 109353. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109353
- Penelope R. Whitehorn, Laetitia M. Navarro, Matthias Schröter, Miguel Fernadez, Xavier Rotllan-Puig, Alexandra Marques. 2019. Mainstreaming biodiversity: A review of national strategies. Biological Conservation. 235: 157-163. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.016
- Polce C, Maes J, Rotllan-Puig X, Michez D, Castro L, Cederberg B, Dvorak L, Fitzpatrick Ú, Francis F, Neumayer J, Manino A, Paukkunen J, Pawlikowski T, Roberts S, Straka J, Rasmont P. 2018. Distribution of bumblebees across Europe. One Ecosystem. 3: e28143. DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.3.e28143
- Traveset, A., Castro-Urgal, R., Rotllan-Puig, X. & Lázaro, A. 2018. Effects of habitat loss on the plant-flower visitor network structure of a dune community. Oikos. 127(1): 45–55. DOI: 10.1111/oik.04154
- Rotllan-Puig, X. & Traveset, A. 2016. Declining relict plants: climate effect or seed dispersal disruption? A landscape-scale approach. Basic and Applied Ecology. 17(1): 81–91. DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.08.003
- Fernández-Mazuecos, M., Jiménez-Mejías, P., Rotllan-Puig, X. & Vargas, P. 2014. Narrow endemics to Mediterranean islands: Moderate genetic diversity but narrow climatic niche of the ancient, critically endangered Naufraga (Apiaceae). Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 16(4): 190-202. DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2014.05.003
R PAckages
- MinBAR: Determining the Minimal Background Area for Species Distribution Models. R package version 1.1.3. https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/Archive/MinBAR/
- LPDynR: Land Productivity Dynamics Indicator. R package version 1.0.5. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/LPDynR/index.html
- PreSPickR: Downloading Species Presences (Occurrences) From Public Repositories. R package version 1.0.0. https://github.com/xavi-rp/PreSPickR
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