About me

I am an aquatic ecologist specialised in ecosystem functioning and taxonomic and functional diversity of zooplankton communities in small freshwater ecosystems. My research focuses on understanding the effects of human-driven global change on biodiversity and ecosystem processes.

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Current project

TRANSPONDER: TRANSnational biodiversity and ecosystem assessment approaches for PONDscapes in EuRope

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Past projects

Over the past seven years, I have been involved in four different projects: PONDERFUL (UVic, Spain), SeeWandel (Eawag, Switzerland), SINERGIA (Eawag, Switzerland), and deCODE (Birmingham, UK).

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Exciting news!

  • 14/10/2026 - Happy to share that our manuscript in Nature Ecology and Evolution has been published: "Biodiversity enhances pond ecosystem multifunctionality across Europe". Have a look!.
  • 09/07/2026 - WaterLand has been funded from the DEGENT funding scheme. I will start my own group at CIDE-CSIC in Valencia, Spain on January 1st 2027. Have a look at the project!
  • 23/03/2026 - We obtained the DIMFE project!. We were awarded € 134,000 to restore 8 Mediterranean ponds in the Sierra Cavallera Natural Park, Catalonia. Starting in July 2026 More info.

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