Estefania Fernandez
I am a Restoration Ecologist, currently lecturing at the Harvard Graduate School of Landscape Architecture. For the past eight years, I have worked in tropical and temperate ecosystems to find strategies to restore various ecosystem components such as insects, plants, carbon, and most recently soil microbes. My next goal is to leverage technological innovation to speed up restoration efforts wordwide.
Select Projects
Restoring Bromeliads in Southern Costa Rica
Epiphytes, anyone? Learn how we rescued bromeliads from the forest floor and successfully translocated them into restoration plantations.
Recovering Dead Woody Debris and Carbon Stocks​
Dead logs are just... dead? No! They are crucial habitat for a multitude of organisms including fungi and insects. Learn about my research here.
Using DNA Metabarcoding to Restore Tree-Microbe Interactions
How can soil microbes help trees grow healthier and defend themselves against pest outbreaks in light of climate change? Here, we start exploring these complex interactions.
Let's talk
My goal is to broadcast ecological restoration knowledge and to foster multidisciplinary collaborations. These are of utmost importance to produce sound, resilient restoration projects that benefit both nature and people. If you want to chat, click the link below.
