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 ultimate goal is to protect biodiversity and promote human well-being through the renaturalization of urban and agricultural freshwater ecosystems using efficient, secure, and sustainable methods of ecological restoration 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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