Welcome!

I am an integrative zoologist passionate about animal biodiversity and the ecological and public health challenges that emerge from habitat degradation and biological invasions in human-dominated freshwater ecosystems (urban rivers, agricultural ditches, phytotelmas, ponds, and aquaria). To analyze these challenges, I use a range of sentinel organisms, primarily fish but also their food-web partners, including microbes, mosquito larvae, crustaceans, riparian invertebrates, and semi-aquatic vertebrates. 

My research combines field studies, experiments in aquaria and outdoor mesocosms, and statistical modeling with these three objectives with a One Health perspective:

• To identify tolerant animal species and predict food-web shifts linked to changes in water quality and riparian/aquatic vegetation

• To develop biomarkers of ecological and veterinary relevance for assessing the health status and pollutant load of tolerant animal species

• To apply this knowlege to evaluate the ecological benefits and public health risks of using Nature-Based Solutions for water treatment and habitat restoration

Interested in learning more?

• Check out more details on research lines here and send your queries to: amaceda[a]ub.edu or albertomaceda[a]gmail.com. Always happy to host or collaborate with motivated people and offer practical advise to natural resource managers.

• Visit us at the Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Sciences. Faculty of Biology. Universitat de Barcelona. Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.

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