SponBIODIV’s main goal is to establish a sponge diversity and distribution baseline knowledge, as well as delivering tools to improve management and conservation of sponges across the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
The research project studies the role of sponges in the marine silicon cycle, with emphasis on silicon production and turnover, and exploring possible biotechnological applications.
Fractionation of silicon isotopes using sponges for biotechnology.
My main field of interest is evolutionary genetics. During my PhD, I focused on studying the different processes that shape the genetic diversity of organisms,
Graduada en Ciencias del Mar y con un máster en Cultivos Marinos, he estado estudiando en las Islas Canarias y Galicia la ecología del pulpo
Dr. Maldonado is the head of the Sponge Bio-Ecology and Biotechnology Group at the Blanes Advanced Studies Centre (CEAB-CSIC). He received his Bachelor’s degree in
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Blanes – Girona – 17300 (ESPAÑA)
Phone: +34 972 336 101
E-mail: info@ceab.csic.es
