Welcome!

I am a professional aquarist and integrative zoologist working in human-modified freshwater ecosystems. My research integrates zoology, ecotoxicology, and microbiology to assess human impacts across multiple levels of biological organization, from individual animals to food webs. My ultimate goal is to use a One Health approach to identify potential risks to both biodiversity and human health.

Currently, I apply this framework to examine the ecological consequences of using vegetation as a Nature-based Solution (NbS) for habitat restoration and water pollution mitigation. Working in collaboration with managers, taxonomists, and other researchers, my research is structured around three main pillars:

• Characterize native and non-native diversity, with a focus on fish and mosquitoes, given their ecological and public health importance.

• Quantify animal responses to shifts in water quality and vegetation using novel ecotoxicological and microbiological data.

• Understand the mechanisms involved to better predict animal responses and improve environmental diagnostic tools.

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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