AOS 2018 Annual Conference

Ian MacGregor-Fors is a researcher at the Institute of Ecology (INECOL) in Mexico. His passion for birds since adolescence lead him to study Biology at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico), receiving a M.Sc. (2008) and a Ph.D. (2010), both with honors, from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has focused his research on untangling the response of wildlife communities to anthropogenic ecological disturbances with an important focus on birds, as well as the role of invasive birds as avian diversity drivers. As the author/co-author of more than 65 peer-reviewed publications and diverse popular science pieces, Ian is highly committed to filling the knowledge gap regarding the ecology of Neotropical birds, as we all as other wildlife groups, in human-modified systems. Ian is currently on the Advisory Board of the International Network Urban Biodiversity & Design (URBIO), seeking to promote the implementation of the United Nations ‘Convention on Biological Diversity’ (CBD) in urban areas. He was Associate Editor for Landscape and Urban Planning from 2014 to 2016 (where he is currently Editorial Advisor), and is presently Associate Editor for the Journal of Urban Ecology, Urban Naturalist, and Huitzil, the Mexican Journal of Ornithology. Ian is confident that the use of evidence-based knowledge from the physical, ecological, and social components of human-modified systems can result in biodiverse and healthier landscapes.