Welcome!

As an integrative zoologist, I investigate the impacts of human activities on aquatic and riparian fauna across various biological scales. Initially centered on fish, my research now has a broader food-web perspective, including microbes, crustaceans, and medically relevant insects. By combining field work, aquaria experiments, and modelling approaches, I aim to: 

• analyse the effects of water and riparian habitat degradation on the structure of animal communities to identify tolerant species and predict food-web changes

• develop biomarkers that are relevant to both ecology and veterinary science to assess the body condition and pollutant-carrying capacity of these tolerant species

• apply the generated knowledge to examine the ecological benefits and sanitary risks of using Nature-Based Solutions for water treatment and habitat restoration 

My goal is to promote the restoration of urban and agricultural freshwater ecosystems using efficient, secure, and sustainable methods inspired by the functioning of nature.

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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