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Experience & Education

Work Experience

Research Assistant — University of Groningen

2025 – Present | Groningen, Netherlands

  • Conducting research on the management strategies that drive soil health on dairy farming systems, as well as integrating it with Limosa limosa densities on a gradient of fields with and without Agri-Environmental Schemes
  • Working within the Agroecology and Sustainable Landscapes group on biodiversity conservation in productive systems
  • Applying ecological data analysis and GIS tools to assess sustainable landscape management

Education

MSc in Ecology and Evolution

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen | 2025 – 2027 (expected)

Focus on biodiversity conservation, ecological data analysis, spatial data, sustainable landscapes, and conservation in productive systems.

BSc in Biology

University of Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 2019 – 2024

Thesis: Use of hair traps as a non-invasive method to collect hair samples from Patagonian carnivores for genetic studies. Focus on Ecology and Conservation.

Publications

  • Cassini, M.H. & Rivas, L. (2023). Lack of evidence of significant impact of European rabbits on Patagonian Forest regeneration. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69, 74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01710-1
  • Rivas, L. & Cassini, M.H. (2024). Origin matters? Comparing impacts of native and introduced ungulates in European protected areas. Mammal Review, 54: 299–309. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12345
  • Cassini, M.H. & Rivas, L. (2024). Hyperpredation as a mechanism responsible for the impact of introduced populations on native biodiversity. Acta Oecologica, 125, 104035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2024.104035

Certifications

  • Advanced QGIS course. QGIS certified (https://certification.qgis.org/en/certificate/QGIS-8935/)
  • Master Microsoft Excel. LinkedIn Learning (August 2023)
  • Getting Started with R for Data Science. LinkedIn Learning (September 2023)