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Roa-Fuentes, Ph.D., is a Biologist from Colombia. She has a Ph.D. in Science from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where she studied ecosystem processes such as plant biomass allocation, N cycling, and plant functional ecology in tropical dry forests. Before the PhD, she earned her Master of Science in Ecological Restoration from the same university; his first focus was ecological restoration in tropical forests. She teaches Restoration Ecology and Functional Ecology in the Ecology and Territory Department of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. During the last years Dr. Roa-Fuentes has focused her research on secondary tropical forest dynamics to get knowledge to implement ecological restoration.
Education
PhD, Doctor of Sciences
Award Date: 12 Sep 2013
Category in the National Science System 2024
- Senior
Associated academic programs - Bogotá
- Biology
- Doctorate in Environmental and Rural Studies
- Ecology
- Master's Degree in Biodiversity Conservation and Use
- Master's Degree in Environmental Management
- Master's Degree in Ecological Restoration
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 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Research output
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A systematic review of sustainability attributes and indicators in cocoa agroecosystems from complex and autopoietic systems perspectives
Higuera-Mora, N. C., Ponce, N. L. C. & Roa-Fuentes, L. L., 26 Jul 2026, In: Discover Sustainability. 26, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The multi-scale role of biodiversity in shaping cocoa agroforestry system performance
Higuera-Mora, N. C., Clavijo Ponce, N. L., Posada Almanza, R. H., León-Sicard, T. E. & Roa-Fuentes, L. L., Aug 2026, In: Agroforestry Systems. 100, 161, p. 161 - 187 26 p., 161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understory contrasts across experimental tropical forest restoration
Beltrán, L. C., de la Peña-Dómene, M., Howe, H. F., Marín-Marín, C. A., Márquez-Torres, F., Rivas-Alonso, E., Roa-Fuentes, L. L., Sánchez, N. & Martínez-Garza, C., 15 Sep 2026, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 616, p. 1-12 12 p., 123853.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Above-ground competition by Nephrolepis brownii inhibits tree seedling recruitment in a tropical restoration experiment
Beltrán, L. C., Aguilar-Dorantes, K. M., Roa-Fuentes, L. L., Martínez-Garza, C. & Howe, H. F., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 62, 8, p. 1968-1979 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contrasting Soil Carbon, Nutrients, and Isotopic Signatures Across Tropical Rainforest Restoration Strategies on Former Pastures
Beltrán, L. C., Roa-Fuentes, L. L., Howe, H. F., Campo, J., González-Meler, M., Solís-Villalpando, E., Rivero-Villar, A., Reed, N. & Martínez-Garza, C., 03 Dec 2025, In: Land Degradation and Development. 37, 7, p. 2996-3008 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Lluvia de semillas y atributos funcionales de semillas en la cronosecuencia de Pasturas Abandonadas a Bosque Húmedo Tropical en el piedemonte andino-amazónico de Caquetá, Colombia. Herramientas para optimizar las estrategias de restauración ecológica.
Roa Fuentes, L. (PI), Carlos Beltrán, L. (CoI) & Rodriguez, C. H. (CoI)
01/12/21 → 30/11/22
Project: Research
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CONEXUS: Co-producing NBS and restored ecosystems - transdiciplinary nexus for urban sustainability
Hernandez Garcia, J. (PI), Amaya Espinel, J. D. (CoI), Caquimbo Salazar, S. L. (CoI), Ortiz Guerrero, C. E. (CoI) & Roa Fuentes, L. (CoI)
01/09/20 → 30/08/24
Project: Research
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Biodiversidad como estrategia de reducción de niveles de Cadmio (Cd) en sistemas de producción de cacao en la zona occidental de Boyacá
Roa Fuentes, L. (PI), Clavijo Ponce, N. L. (CoI), Hernando Posada, R. (CoI) & Higuera Mora, N. C. (CoI)
01/06/20 → 30/05/22
Project: Research
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Monitoreo a procesos de restauración ecológica de áreas post-tala de especies exóticas y restauración ecológica de un área invadida por pteridium aquilinum (l.) kuhn en el parque forestal embalse de Neusa (Cundinamarca-Colombia)
Barrera Catano, J. I. (PI), Basto Mercado, S. I. (CoPI) & Roa Fuentes, L. (CoPI)
27/01/17 → 26/03/18
Project: Research
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Implementación y evaluación de un protocolo sobre el monitoreo del ciclo de carbono en dos ecosistemas de alta montaña en Colombia.
Benavides Duque, J. C. (PI) & Roa Fuentes, L. (CoI)
20/06/16 → 19/12/16
Project: Research
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Rasgos funcionales de la semilla y plántulas como predictores de germinación y crecimiento de especies con potencial de restauración.
Roa Fuentes, L. L. (Speaker) & Rodriguez, C. H. (Invited speaker)
15 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Homogeneización y vulnerabilidad de la biodiversidad Vegetal: aspectos relevantes para la restauración en paisajes altamente fragmentados en la transición andino-amazónica colombiana.
Roa Fuentes, L. L. (Speaker) & Rodriguez, C. H. (Invited speaker)
14 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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V Congreso Colombiano y VI Congreso Iberoamericano y del Caribe de Restauración Ecológica
Roa Fuentes, L. (Participant)
14 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organizing an event › Organizing a conference, workshop, ...
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Caracteres foliares en el gradiente de precipitación del bosque tropical estacionalmente seco de Yucatán
Roa Fuentes, L. L. (Speaker)
30 Apr 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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KNOWLEDGE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION. FLORISTIC AND FUNCTION DIVERSITY ALONG SUCCESSIONAL TRAJECTORIES OF ABANDONED TROPICAL PASTURES IN CAQUETA, COLOMBIA
Roa Fuentes, L. L. (Speaker) & Rodriguez, C. H. (Speaker)
24 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Deconstruyendo la deforestación: las causas detrás de la pérdida de bosques.
01/07/23
1 Media contribution
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¿Qué estamos haciendo en Latinoamérica para restaurar los ecosistemas?
05/06/21
1 Media contribution
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