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RESEARCH LINES

As one could may be suppose of a biodiversity area, it is difficult to summarize our reseach lines... they are too diverse! In the following we present the research lines in our area, arranged under three headings: studied organisms, habitats, and research topics.

Which kinds of organisms do we study? The diversity of organisms we deal with covers the whole biological spectrum, from microorganisms to mammals.

- Bacteria (Natalia González, Mª Carmen Molina, Nuria Navarro),

- Plankton (Natalia González, Nuria Navarro),

- Macroalgae (Brezo Martínez, Rosa Viejo),

- Lichens (Gregorio Aragón, Isabel Martínez, Mª Carmen Molina),

- Ferns (Myriam Catalá, Luis G. Quintanilla),

- Fungi (Ana Millanes),

- Angiosperms (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, José Mª Iriondo, Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga, Fernando Maestre, Marcos Méndez, Rubén Milla, Ana M. Sánchez, Fernando Valladares),

- Macroinvertebrates (Procambarus clarkii) (Myriam Catalá),

- Insects (Jose Manuel González, David Gutiérrez),

- Fish (embryos of Danio rerio) (Myriam Catalá),

- Birds (Vicente Polo, Emilio Virgós),

- Mammals (Emilio Virgós).

In which kinds of habitats do we carry out our research? Although most of our work is done in Mediterranean habitats, it is not restricted to them and includes:

- Oceans (Natalia González, Nuria Navarro),

- Coastal ecosistems (Nuria Navarro),

- Rocky shores (Brezo Martínez, Rosa Viejo),

- Rivers (Jose Manuel González),

- Mediterranen mountains (Gregorio Aragón, Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, David Gutiérrez, José Mª Iriondo, Isabel Martínez, Emilio Virgós),

- Cantabrian mountains (Gregorio Aragón, Isabel Martínez, Marcos Méndez, Rubén Milla),

- Semiarid environments (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga, Isabel Martínez, Fernando Maestre, Ana M. Sánchez),

- Subarctic environments (Marcos Méndez),

- Mediterranean grasslands (Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga, Ana M. Sánchez),

- Mediterranean scrubland (Mª José Albert, Ana M. Sánchez, Fernando Valladares),

- Mediterranen forests (Gregorio Aragón, Isabel Martínez, Fernando Valladares),

- Atlantic forests (Luis G. Quintanilla),

- Tropical ecosystems (Marcos Méndez),

- Polluted ecosystems (Myriam Catalá, Natalia González, Mª Carmen Molina).

The studies carried out in our area deal with:

- Cellular biology

           cellular respiration and oxydative stress (Myriam Catalá),

- Genetics

           genetic structure and diversity in plants (Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, José Mª Iriondo, Luis G. Quintanilla),

           poliploidy in ferns (Luis G. Quintanilla),

           bird genetics (Emilio Virgós),

- Physiology

           defense mechanisms of plants against pathogens (Mª Carmen Molina),

           of lichens (Mª Carmen Molina),

           of birds (Emilio Virgós),

           ecophysiology of angiosperms (Rubén Milla, Fernando Valladares),

- Population biology

           macroalgae (Brezo Martínez, Rosa Viejo),

           threatened plants (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, José Mª Iriondo, Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga),

           aquatic invertebrates (Jose Manuel González),

           butterflies (David Gutiérrez),

           birds (Emilio Virgós),

           mammals (Emilio Virgós),

- Reproductive biology

           ferns (Luis G. Quintanilla),

angiosperms (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, José Mª Iriondo, Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga, Marcos Méndez, Rubén Milla, Ana M. Sánchez),

           birds (Vicente Polo),

           mammals (Emilio Virgós),

- Plant-animal interactions

           herbivory (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, David Gutiérrez, Brezo Martínez, Ana M. Sánchez, Rosa Viejo),

           pollination (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, José Mª Iriondo, Marcos Méndez),

           dispersal (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Ana M. Sánchez),

- Structure of communities

           macroalgae (Brezo Martínez, Rosa Viejo),

           lichens (Gregorio Aragón, Isabel Martínez),

           angiosperms (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga, Ana M. Sánchez),

           aquatic invertebrates (Jose Manuel González),

           insects (David Gutiérrez),

- Ecosistems

           aquatic ecosystems (Natalia González, Nuria Navarro),

           semiarid ecosystems (Fernando Maestre),

- Evolution

           lichen systematics and phylogeny (Gregorio Aragón, Isabel Martínez, Mª Carmen Molina),

           phylogeny of lichenicolous and lichenized fungi (Ana Millanes),

           alopolyploid speciation in ferns (Luis G. Quintanilla),

           phylogeografy of high mountain species (Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez),

           evolutionary ecology of angiosperms (Marcos Méndez),

           evolutionary ecology of birds (Vicente Polo),

- Conservation

           lichens (Gregorio Aragón, Isabel Martínez),

           threatened angiosperms (Mª José Albert, Adrián Escudero, Luis Giménez, José Mª Iriondo, Arantzazu L. Luzuriaga)

           butterflies (David Gutiérrez),

           mammals (Emilio Virgós),

- Environmental health

           bioremediation (Natalia González, Mª Carmen Molina),

           ecotoxicology (Myriam Catalá).

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