Montserrat Vilà i Planella (Figueres, 1964)[1] is a Spanish ecologist who primarily studies the biological and environmental factors that determine the presence and success of invasive plants, as well as their ecological and economic impacts.

She did her doctorate at UAB's Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals [es] (CREAF), under the direction of Dr. Jaume Terradas, and presented the thesis, "Effect of competition in Erica multiflora resprouting, growth and flowering after disturbances", in 1993.

Later, she worked as a research professor associated with CREAF and taught at the University of Barcelona,[2] while maintaining a close link with UC Berkeley.

[1] In 2006, Vilà began working at the Estación Biológica de Doñana, where she has been a research professor since 2010 and deputy director from 2012 to 2015.

[2] In 2017 and 2018, she coordinated evaluations and follow-ups in the area of plant, animal, and ecology biology at the State Research Agency.