Llopis-​Belenguer, Cristina, Dr.

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My name is Cristina Llopis-Belenguer. I am an ETH postdoctoral fellow in Jukka Jokela’s group. My research focuses on the study of parasite communities.

I am especially interested in understanding the drivers of parasite diversity in ecosystems and how host-parasite interactions promote ecological and evolutionary processes. I also like to communicate science and my research to others. This is why I enjoy teaching and outreach activities.

Please, feel free to contact me if you think we have common interests.
 

Education

• PhD Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia
• MSc Biodiversity: Conservation and Evolution, University of Valencia
• Master in Teaching, CEU University
• BSc Biology, University of Valencia
   

Selected Publications

Llopis-Belenguer, C., Balbuena, J. A., Blasco-Costa, I., Karvonen, A., Sarabeev, V., & Jokela, J. (2023) Sensitivity of bipartite network analyses to incomplete sampling and taxonomic uncertainty. Ecology. Download https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3974

Llaberia-Robledillo, M., Balbuena, J. A., Sarabeev, V., & Llopis-Belenguer, C. (2022). Changes in native and introduced host–parasite networks. Biological Invasions, 24(2), 543–555. Download https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02657-7

Runghen, R., Poulin, R., Monlleó-Borrull, C., & Llopis-Belenguer, C. (2021). Network Analysis: Ten Years Shining Light on Host-Parasite Interactions. Trends in Parasitology, 37(5), 1070–1079. external page https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2021.01.005

Balbuena, J. A., Monlleó-Borrull, C., Llopis-Belenguer, C., Blasco-Costa, I., Sarabeev, V. L., Morand, S., & Juan Balbuena, C. A. (2021). Fuzzy quantification of common and rare species in ecological communities (FuzzyQ). Methods Ecol Evol, 12, 1070–1079. external page https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13588

Llopis-Belenguer, C., Pavoine, S., Blasco-Costa, I., & Balbuena, J. A. (2020). Assembly rules of helminth parasite communities in grey mullets: combining components of diversity. International Journal for Parasitology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.06.006
Llopis‐Belenguer, C., Blasco‐Costa, I., Balbuena, J. A., Sarabeev, V., & Stouffer, D. B. (2020). Native and invasive hosts play different roles in host–parasite networks. Ecography, 43(4), 559–568. external page https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04963

Llopis-Belenguer, C., Balbuena, J. A., Lange, K., de Bello, F., & Blasco-Costa, I. (2019). Towards a Unified Functional Trait Framework for Parasites. Trends in Parasitology, 35(12), 972–982. external page https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2019.09.003

Llopis-Belenguer, C., Blasco-Costa, I., & Balbuena, J. A. (2018). Evaluation of three methods for biomass estimation in small invertebrates, using three large disparate parasite species as model organisms. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 3897. external page https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22304-x

Popular Science Publications

Llopis-Belenguer, C., Blasco-Costa, I., & Balbuena, J. A. (2019). Beyond counting species: A new way to look at biodiversity. Mètode Science Studies Journal, 2019(9), 63–67. external page https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.9.11186