Marine ecology and biodiversity
Our mission is to understand the role of biota in the functioning of marine ecosystems, in a context of global change and shared health.
The Marine Ecology and Biodiversity group (Ecobiomar) studies the biological diversity of marine ecosystems, focusing its lines of research on the study of engineering (zooplankton), emblematic (cephalopods) and pathogenic species (parasites), as well as on that cryptic environmental biodiversity that plays an important role in the stability of the ecosystem.
Within this conceptual framework, Ecobiomar works on several paradigms of current marine research, such as the dynamics of oceanography-biota coupling in a context of climate change, the interactions between phenology and species behaviour, the significance of the symbiotic relationships in resource management and the relevance of the "One Health" approach in health management as a transversal element all across EU policy.
In short, Ecobiomar works to monitor and ensure the sustainability and health of marine ecosystems and their services. To do so, they develop a transversal and multidisciplinary approach that relies on Ecology as the basis of scientific knowledge, covering everything from underwater observation in nature to -omics technologies in the laboratory. In this way, it develops a research program aligned with scientific and social challenges at an academic, institutional and public policy level.
