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Fields of study
Theoretical ecology, spatial ecology, population dynamics
Research interests
My current research interest is theoretical ecology. Specifically, my
research is focused on developing ecological models that link models
with data. One of my research areas is the incorporation of spatial
heterogeneity in spatially explicit models throughout the use of
satellite images.
I'm analyzing the spatial and temporal patterns of Cholera
disease (Vibrio cholerae) in Bangladesh and India. I'm studying the
patterns of spread of the disease by means of stochastic spatially
explicit models. Previously, I used geostatistical and point pattern
analysis tools, in order to improve the understanding of the dynamics of
cholera from a static point of view (pattern analysis).
Academic background
Degree: System's Engineer (Ingeniero de Sistemas) (2002). Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA).
Degree Thesis (System's Engineer): "Natural Resource Management Tools: a Cellular Automata approach for Spatially Explicit Metapopulation Models" (Herramientas para el Manejo de Recursos Naturales: Modelos Metapoblacionales Espacialmente Explícitos en la Óptica de los Autómatas Celulares). Advisor: Dr. G. A. Canziani.
Advisor
Mercedes Pascual
Recent publications
Book chapters
Ruiz-Moreno, D., M. Pascual, and R. Riolo .2006. Exploring Network space with genetic algorithms: modularity, resilience and reactivity. Ecological Networks: Linking Structure to Dynamics in Food Webs (Eds. M. Pascual and J. A. Dunne) Oxford University Press.
Canziani, G.A., R. Ferrati, P. Federico, D. Ruiz-Moreno, F. Castets, A. Canonica, M. Gandini, and L. Moreno. 2003. Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing. The Ibera Wetlands. The final report from the project 'The Sustainable Management of wetland resources in Mercosur (In Spanish). Eds. Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina.
Ferrati, R., G. A. Canziani, D. Ruiz-Moreno, A. Aubone, and M. C. Romero. 2003. Hydrological and Hydro-meteorological Characterization of the Ibera System in The Ibera Wetlands. The final report from the project 'The Sustainable Management of wetland resources in Mercosur (In Spanish). Eds. Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina.
Ruiz-Moreno, D., G. A. Canziani, and P. Federico. 2003. Metapopulation Models and Habitat Quality. The Ibera Wetlands. The final report from the project 'The Sustainable Management of wetland resources in Mercosur (In Spanish). Eds. Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina.
Articles
Ruiz-Moreno, D., M. Pascual, M. J. Bouma, A. Dobson, and B. Cash. 2007. "Cholera seasonality in Madras (1901-1940): Dual role for rainfall in endemic and epidemic regions." Ecohealth 4:52-62.
Canziani, G.A., R. M. Ferrati, C. Rossi, and D. Ruiz-Moreno. 2006. The influence of climate and dam construction on the Ibera wetlands, Argentina. Regional Environmental Change 6(4):1–11.
Ferrati, R.M., G. A. Canziani, D. Ruiz-Moreno. 2005. Esteros del Ibera: Hydrometeorilogical and Hydrologial Characterization. Ecological Modeling 186(1):3-15.
Ruiz-Moreno, D., P. Federico, and G. A. Canziani. 2002. Population Dynamics Models Based on Cellular Automata that include Habitat Quality Indices defined through Remote Sensing. Buenos Aires 2002 - Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE). Information for Sustainability and Development CDR.
Ferrati, R.M., D. Ruiz-Moreno, A. Aubone, and G. A. Canziani. 2002. Satellite Images as a Tool for Hydrodynamic Modeling.
Buenos Aires 2002 - Proceedings of the 29th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE). Information for Sustainability and Development CDR.
Ruiz-Moreno, D., P. Federico, and G. A. Canziani. 2001. AC: Simulación Espacial de la Dinámica de una Población sujeta a Perturbaciones. Anales de la IX RPIC (Reunión de Procesamiento de la Información y Control) 1:240-245.
Ferrati, R.M., D. Ruiz-Moreno, and G. A. Canziani. 2000. "Modelos de Balance Hídrico para analizar el cambio de régimen en un humedal sujeto a perturbaciones antrópicas y climáticas". Proceedings de la Conferencia Internacional Electrónica sobre Economía del Agua.
Seminars, talks and posters
Talk: “Spatial clustering in the spatio-temporal dynamics of endemic cholera.” D. Ruiz-Moreno, M. Pascual, M. Emch and Md. Yunus. Presented at: “ESA/SER (Ecological Society of America / Society for Ecological Restoration International) Joint Meeting.” San Jose, California, USA (August, 2007).
Poster: "Cholera seasonality and routes of transmission." D. Ruiz Moreno, M. Pascual, A. Dobson, M. Bouma, and B. Cash.
Presented at: Cholera Project Annual Meeting. USA (December, 2005).
Seminar: "Spatial analysis of cholera pattern in Madras and Matlab" D. Ruiz Moreno. Presented at: 2005 EEB Evaluation Series. Ann Arbor, U-Mich, USA (November, 2005).
Poster: "Cholera Seasonality, rainfall, and fade-outs: a geostatistical approach" D. Ruiz Moreno, M. Pascual, A. Dobson, M. Bouma. Presented at: "3rd Annual Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Diseases Conference" Workshop and Conference. Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (May, 2005).
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