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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PROGRAMA DE INVESTIGACIÓN PARTICIPATIVA SOBRE LAS MARIPOSAS DE ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS DEL ECUADOR: DIVERSIDAD TAXONÓMICA, FILOGENÉTICA Y FUNCIONAL A TRAVÉS DEL ESPACIO Y TIEMPO
Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Director)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research project
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EL PODER DE LAS CONEXIONES: COSECHANDO LECCIONES Y FORTALECIENDO COALICIONES PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DE LA AMAZONÍA
Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Director)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research project
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PROGRAMA DE MONITOREO DE BIODIVERSIDAD Y CAPACITACIÓN TÉCNICA DE GUARDA PARQUES DEL MAATE EN LA AMAZONÍA ECUATORIANA
Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Principal Investigator)
Project: Research project
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DIFUSIÓN DE LOS RESULTADOS: ESTRUCTURA FILOGÉNETICA Y MIMÉTICA DE LAS COMUNIDADES DE MARIPOSAS DEL GÉNERO ADELPHA
PÁEZ VARGAS, E. E. (Principal Investigator), ARZANI MONTERO, A. A. (Student) & Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Director)
1/08/23 → 30/12/23
Project: Research project
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CARACTERIZACIÓN DE MICRO Y NANOESTRUCTURAS QUITÍNICAS DE MARIPOSAS DE DOSEL Y SOTOBOSQUE DE UN BOSQUE TROPICAL DEL ECUADOR
Cárdenas Muñoz, R. E. (Director), Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Principal Investigator), Costa-Vera, C. (External Researcher) & LÓPEZ ALVARADO, Q. K. (External Researcher)
1/02/22 → 30/11/23
Project: Research project
Research output
- 17 Article
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Diversidad vertical y temporal de mariposas diurnas (Lepidoptera) del Parque Nacional Yasuní
Translated title of the contribution :Butterfly (Lepidoptera) vertical and temporal diversity in Yasuní National Park Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diversity and Horizontal Turnover Depend on the Vertical Position in Neotropical Butterfly Communities
Mena, S., Salazar-Carrión, P., Páez, E., Nogales, S., Artieda, N., Torres, K., Levy, E., Rodríguez, J., Ojeda, V., Bustos, L., Bustos, A., Tonato, L., Aldaz, R., Medina, A., Morochz, C., Willmott, K. R. & Checa, M. F., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Biogeography. 53, 4, e70209.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From agriculture back to tropical rainforest: When does ecological succession stabilize hot and dry extremes?
Newell, F. L., Villa-Galaviz, E., Tremlett, C. J., Escobar, S., Argoti, A., Büttner, N., Carvajal, J., Checa, M. F., Krauth, K., Pazmiño-Otamendi, G., Pedersen, K. M., Tamayo, B., Müller, J., Guevara-Andino, J. E., Endara, M. J., Schaefer, H. M., Donoso, D. A. & Blüthgen, N., 1 May 2026, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 382, 111086.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diel Versus Seasonal Butterfly Community Partitioning in a Hyperdiverse Tropical Rainforest
Mena, S., Rentería, J. & Checa, M. F., Dec 2025, In: Insects. 16, 12, 1247.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inter-Annual Patterns of Butterfly Abundance Are Synchronized in Seasonal Neotropical Forest
Checa, M. F., Levy, E., Rodríguez, J., Mena, S., Salazar-Carrión, P. A. & Willmott, K., Nov 2025, In: Biotropica. 57, 6, e70118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Organize a conference or workshop
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VIII ELEN Encuentro sobre Lepidópteros Tropicales
Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Speaker)
25 Jul 2024 → 27 Jul 2024Activity: Talk types › Organize a conference or workshop
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Congreso Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Biología de la Conservación
Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Speaker)
25 Nov 2024 → 29 Nov 2024Activity: Talk types › Organize a conference or workshop
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VIII ELEN Encuentro sobre Lepidópteros Tropicales
Checa Villafuerte, M. F. (Speaker)
25 Jul 2024 → 27 Jul 2024Activity: Talk types › Organize a conference or workshop
Press/Media
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In Ecuadorean Amazon, Butterflies Provide a Gauge of Climate Change
8/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
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In the Ecuadorian Amazon, butterflies measure climate change
22/04/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Researchers at Florida Museum in Gainesville benefit from butterfly research at Ecuadorian park; Park rangers use butterflies to take planet’s pulse in a biodiversity hotspot
22/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
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University of Florida Researchers Use Butterflies as Tools
6/05/22
1 item of Media coverage
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University of Florida Researchers User Butterflies as Tools
5/05/22
2 items of Media coverage
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