My research is focused on invertebrate aquatic communities and how they are shaped by biotic and abiotic factors. My studies have been mainly performed in Mediterranean coastal lagoons, but I have also worked in temperate and tropical water bodies, including deep lakes. Regarding abiotic variables, I am especially interested in disentangling how water permanence and the dry phase affect community assembly, but also the influence of salinity and trophic level com aquatic organisms. Additionally, I have studied the effect of fish predation pressure on invertebrates, including the behavioral response of zooplankton to avoid predation. I have been also involved in projects related with aquatic habitat restoration, studying community colonization and assembly and variations on environmental variables.
As part of my current position at UdG, I will estimate ecosystem metabolism in a set of coastal lagoons (ranging in conductivity and water current) and in their main water sources (mostly irrigation canals), through high-frequency monitoring of environmental variables.
Research group Limnology of Mediterranean lagoons and wetlands