1.0Biologyhttps://sciences.ucf.edu/biologyDenise Montenegrohttps://sciences.ucf.edu/biology/author/de371013/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OcrJ6TCBLD"><a href="https://sciences.ucf.edu/biology/person/irene-sanchez-gonzalez/">Irene Sanchez Gonzalez</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sciences.ucf.edu/biology/person/irene-sanchez-gonzalez/embed/#?secret=OcrJ6TCBLD" width="600" height="338" title="“Irene Sanchez Gonzalez” — Biology" data-secret="OcrJ6TCBLD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sciences.ucf.edu/biology/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://sciences.ucf.edu/biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/IMG_4378-scaled-e1787671057172.jpeg10241178Research Area(s): Our research is grounded in the conservation and management of natural resources while drawing on fundamental ecological theory to understand species distributions, interactions, and ecosystem processes in riverine ecosystems. Using freshwater mussels and fishes as primary study organisms, we investigate how ecological processes operating across spatial and temporal scales shape patterns of biodiversity, […]