Staff directory

Biological and ecological studies of large marine vertebrates (Chondrichthyes, chelonian, cetacean and pinniped) focused on management and conservation of populations.

The two main areas of my research are marine chemical ecology (natural products benthic invertebrates temperate, tropical and polar) and integrated coastal zone management (use of benthic invertebrates as indicators of environmental conditions in coastal management processes).

I am currently working at the Institute of Marine Sciences of Barcelona (ICM-CSIC) and the University of Barcelona (UB). My research is focused on the effect of ocean acidification on Antarctic marine calcifiers.

During my early career, as graduated in Marine Biology and a master in Marine Ecology, I have mainly studied how environmental variability modulates biochemical and reproductive adaptations in different species of marine invertebrates. Furthermore, I am currently conducting my PhD thesis about potential effects of glacial melt and retreat on different ecological characteristics of Antarctic marine benthic communities.

My major research line focuses on the study of mechanisms that determine the spatial and temporal dynamics of ecosystems, and especially the influence of disturbances and their interactions on the resilience of Mediterranean ecosystems in relation to species climatic niche.

Icnology, Tafonomy, Palaeontology

I study the patterns of diversity (plant and animal) in agricultural landscapes, with special attention to the contrast between conventional and organic systems, and the impact of changes in diversity on functionalism of these systems and the implications for management and conservation. Also dedicate part of my work analyzing spatial data diversity, floristic studies in the biology of invasions.

I am an Associate Professor 'Serra Húnter' at the University of Barcelona and the lead of the Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management (FEHM-Lab) research group. My research interests mainly focus on the biodiversity, ecology, and conservation of freshwater ecosystems. In particular, I have been working on large-scale spatial patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrates mediterranean climate rivers and their responses to past, present, and future disturbances, combining community and population approaches. I have conducted my research mainly on of the world, where intermittent rivers are part of the daily landscape and have triggered many evolutionary adaptations of species.

Conservation of biodiversity - Ecology of communities - Ecology of populations - Forest ecology - Management and restoration of the natural environment

Flora and vegetation studies in the Pyrenee and mediterranean region. Long term research in fragile communities to environmental factors. Mapping of Catalonian vegetation.

Biology and ecology of weed species, conservation and management of plant and animal biodiversity in agro-ecosystems, landscape ecology, agroecology, organic agriculture.

Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Systematics of fossil insects (especially dragonflies and Hymenoptera). Taphonomy of arthropod and deposits of exceptional preservation, especially of continental origin (lacustrine and amber). Paleoecology of Mesozoic insects.

• Trophic ecology, Population ecology, Ecophysiology, Marine Mammals, Interaction with Fisheries • Research line focused on trophic ecology studies on marine mammals using, among other techniques, the stable isotope analysis to estimate trophic position and trophic niche diversity, diet diversity, predator plasticity and evaluate the variations of these parameters to different temporary scales and in different scenarios that include competition with fishing and environmental variability among others

My research centers on understanding the response of aquatic food webs to global climate crisis and other environmental perturbations (e.g., eutrophication, salinization, microplastics), using approaches ranging from mesocosm experiments to biodiversity monitoring to investigate trophic interactions, energy transfer, ecosystem functioning and health.

Applied ornithology studies, birdstrikes with aircraft, urban birds, wind farms and birds, plague species and other environmental issues. Biogeography preferably animals. Little research on history of the spanish ornithology.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xavier_Ferrer

Study of the Mediterranean habitat-forming marine species populations under the global warming effects, and engage citizen science to produce new knowledge for science and society.

Plant communities study (type and floristic characterization). Current and potential distribution patterns and biogeography of plant species. Biodiversity databases and software development for biodiversity informatics.

The general objective of this research focuses on the adaptations of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic dipterans (Chironomidae) to environmental changes through the study of possible changes in phenology, thermal physiology and distribution, and how these organisms can be sentinels of climate change.

I'm doing my PhD on the spatial ecology of storm petrels

Postdoctoral researcher in the field of molecular marine ecology, specialized in the study of population genomics in marine invertebrates

My research focuses on the study of the diversity, ecology, ecophysiology and conservation of mesophotic and deep vulnerable marine ecosystems dominated by corals and gorgonians, to provide understanding for the sustainable management and conservation of marine ecosystems. This research is developed following a multidisciplinary approach combining fieldwork, experimental studies, and a highly diversified collection of laboratory analyses. In this sense, my research includes the study of taxonomy, spatial distribution pattern of species, the state of their populations (demography), energetic condition (lipid content), reproductive and trophic biology (stable isotopes and fatty acids composition), and metabolic processes (calcification, respiration, excretion rates). Combining sampling by scuba diving and the use of underwater technology (underwater towed cameras, remotely operated vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, manned submersible), coral and gorgonians species are studied over extensive areas and depth ranges covering their entire spatial distribution, as the best way to achieve a comprehensive understanding of their ecology and the variability of their responses to environmental features and human induced stressors.

Ecology of marine benthic communities from the perspective of conservation. Monitoring study of communities and populations of algae, macroinvertebrates and fish, studying the movement of fish and marine reserves as a tool for conservation and management.