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    Coastal Biology

    Area: Environment
    Coordinator: Rodolfo Barreiro Lozano
    Members

    This research group studies a variety of basic and applied aspects of the biology of marine and coastal organisms. From the perspective of applied science, the research group has developed, above all, evaluation methods, sustainable management and the growth of different species of marine macroalgae of industrial interest. Similarly, it develops and applies environmental biomonitoring techniques in the marine setting through the use of invertebrates and bentonic macroalgae. This group maintains regular contact with the regional and central governments for consultancy tasks on aspects related with (i) the application of marine agronomics to the techniques of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) and (ii) the presence of allochthonous marine species on the Galician coast. In the same way, there has been a relationship of more than five years with the Porto Muiños company and, more recently, with the Algafrés and Isidro de la Cal companies to develop a pilot experience with integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in the estuary of Ría de Ares-Betanzos as part of a future European project within the Horizon 2020 programme.

    The group’s skill set can be summed up as:

          1) Applied research:

        • Development of industrial cultivation techniques for marine macroalgae.
        • Evaluation of phycological resources of industrial interest on the coasts of Galicia.
        • Biomonitoring of pollution and the quality of the marine setting with respect to molluscs and bentonic macroalgae.

          2) Basic research:

        • Studios of marine bentonic flora and vegetation on the peninsular coasts.
        • Analysis of the population structure and connectivity in coastal organisms.
        • Use of molecular markers to identify cryptic species.

    Members

    Coordinator

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    Rodolfo Barreiro Lozano
    88101 2053

    Catedrático de Universidad 
    Área de Ecología - Departamento de Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología

    Staff

    Sara Barrientos de la Llana ORCID iD
    Contratado/a predoctoral
    88101 5579
    		 Contratado/a predoctoral 88101 5579
    Ignacio Manuel Bárbara Criado ORCID iD
    PDI
    88101 2152
    		 PDI 88101 2152
    Flávia Cardoso Canastra
    Contratado/a proyecto
    88101 5574
    		 Contratado/a proyecto 88101 5574
    Belén Carro Espada
    PhD Student
    88101 5579
    		 PhD Student 88101 5579
    Eduardo Casais Caamaño
    PhD Student
    88101 5579
    		 PhD Student 88101 5579
    Javier Cremades Ugarte ORCID iD
    PDI
    88101 5579
    		 PDI 88101 5579
    Pilar Díaz Tapia ORCID iD
    Contratado/a proyecto
    88101 5579
    		 Contratado/a proyecto 88101 5579
    Jaime Fagúndez Díaz ORCID iD
    PDI
    88101 5574
    		 PDI 88101 5574
    Ahmed Fawzi Alamrousi
    PhD Student
    88101 5579
    		 PhD Student 88101 5579
    Érika García Cardesín
    Investigador/a
    88101 5579
    		 Investigador/a 88101 5579
    Alicia García Fernández
    PhD Student
    88101 5579
    		 PhD Student 88101 5579
    Laura Lagos Abarzuza
    Investigador/a
    88101 5574
    		 Investigador/a 88101 5574
    Antón Manoel Leira Campos ORCID iD
    PDI
    88101 2227
    		 PDI 88101 2227
    Juan Lugilde Yáñez
    PhD Student
    88101 5579
    		 PhD Student 88101 5579
    Carlos Valentín Muñoz Barcia
    Investigador/a
    88101 5574
    		 Investigador/a 88101 5574
    Viviana Peña Freire ORCID iD
    PDI
    88101 2255
    		 PDI 88101 2255
    Cristina Piñeiro Corbeira ORCID iD
    Contratado/a proyecto
    88101 5579
    		 Contratado/a proyecto 88101 5579
    Rubén Portela Carballeira
    PhD Student
    88101 5579
    		 PhD Student 88101 5579
    Sandra Ramos Pandiella
    Estudiante TFM
    88101 5579
    		 Estudiante TFM 88101 5579
    Sergio Rodríguez Roiloa ORCID iD
    PDI
    88101 2159
    		 PDI 88101 2159
    José Miguel Ruíz de la Rosa ORCID iD
    PDI
    88101 2149
    		 PDI 88101 2149
    Guillermo Sánchez Zarzalejo
    Estudiante TFM
    88101 5574
    		 Estudiante TFM 88101 5574

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