Professor at UCA. Dedicated to low-level remote sensing through the use of all kinds of sensors on board UAS. Work in natural systems investigating the correlation between physical-chemical variables and spectral ones for studies of water quality. Characterization of ecosystems with multi and hyperspectral sensors. Studies on marshlands in temperate latitudes and on coastal Antarctic […]

Professor at UCA. Research in the behavior of materials in the marine environment, Creation of the Scientific and Technological Diving Unit of UCA, started working with ROVs. Use of unmanned marine systems (UMS), and currently they have unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), which serve in different areas of marine sciences. ORCID […]

Director of the Climate Change Office of regional Andalusian Government. Coordination of regulatory projects; planning for establishment of the Andalusian legal and strategic framework on climate change, Andalusian Climate Action Plan. Climate action tools, management of the Andalusian Emission Compensation System and execution of actions against climate change, such as emission compensation projects in Andalusia, […]

Professor of Ecology at UCA. Macrophyte ecology (mostly seagrasses and macroalgae), and in the last years blue carbon and restoration issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. ORCID  Ref. paper DOI.

Marine ecologist presently working as Research Assistant at the CCMAR and as Invited Assistant Professor at the U. Algarve. Seagrass ecosystems, their benefits to people and the planet, their functioning and response to environmental impacts, and their trends over time. Ecological knowledge of seagrass and saltmarsh ecosystems as carbon sinks in Portugal. ORCID  Ref. paper […]

Ramon & Cajal tenure-track position at CEAB. 10 years conducting research in Australia before moving to CEAB-CSIC. Currently working in a Ramon & Cajal tenure-track position at CEAB since May 2021. Projects on reconstructing global change impacts on coastal areas. Study of climate–human–landscape interactions in both coastal and terrestrial ecosystems using multi-disciplinary approaches. Interface between […]

Permanent Researcher at CEAB-CSIC. 3 years in the Netherlands (KNAW) with a EU-Marie-Curie scholarship, associate Prof. Ecology, at the UB until 2004. That year joined CSIC with Ramon y Cajal program. In 2008 he obtained a permanent position at CEAB-CSIC, where he is the head of the Group of Aquatic Macrophyte Ecology. He is also […]

Permanent Contracted Prof. at Univ. Granada. Technician (2004-2021) for the Program for Sustainable Management of the Marine Environment of the Andalusian Government. Management and conservation of marine ecosystems and invasive alien species in the marine environment: Asparagopsis, Caulerpa cylindracea and recently Rugulopteryx okamurae. Coordinator of the official Master’s Degree in Management, Conservation and Restoration of […]

Associate Professor at the Botany & Plant Physiology Dept. of Univ. Málaga. Invasive seaweeds on Southern Spain coasts for more than 15 years, focusing on the genus Asparagopsis, Caulerpa cylindracea and since 2016 on Rugulopteryx okamurae. Ecology, physiology and impacts of the invasive species, and the relationship with native communities. Coordination of the scientific advisor […]