Editorial Role
Heliot Zarza serves as editor for Open Access Journal of Wildlife and Ecology.
Biography
Heliot Zarza is a biologist with a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is a Full-Time Professor-Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Lerma Campus, Mexico, and a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (Level II). With over 25 years of research experience, his work focuses on the ecology and conservation of mammals in human-modified landscapes, particularly rodents, bats, mesocarnivores, and large felids in central and southern Mexico. His research integrates conservation biology, landscape ecology, wildlife disease ecology, and climate change to understand biodiversity patterns and inform wildlife conservation. He has authored more than 50 scientific papers, five books, 19 book chapters, and over 40 science outreach articles. He is a member of several national and international scientific societies and a founding member and vice president of the National Alliance for Jaguar Conservation, contributing to research and conservation initiatives aimed at protecting Mexico’s mammalian biodiversity.
Research Interest
Mammal Ecology and Conservation; Wildlife Disease Ecology and One Health; Landscape Ecology and Habitat Fragmentation; Biodiversity Conservation in Human-Modified Landscapes; Climate Change and Species Distribution; Jaguar Ecology and Conservation; Urban Ecology and Wildlife Adaptation