Welcome!

I am an integrative zoologist studying human-modified freshwater ecosystems through a One Health lens. I integrate expertise in Zoology, Ecotoxicology, and Microbiology to assess risks to the health of ecosystems and people.

My current work focuses on the ecological consequences of using vegetation as Nature-based Solution (NbS) for water pollution mitigation and habitat restoration. To do so, I join efforts with taxonomists, managers and other researchers around three main goals:

• Characterize animal biodiversity primarily fish and animals that thrive in fish absence, such as mosquito larvae.

• Quantify animal responses to changes in water quality and vegetation types by integrating novel ecotoxicological and microbiological data.

• Understand tolerance mechanisms by identifying the traits that enable animals to persist in challenging conditions.

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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