Research lines
• Effects of nutrient loading on the dynamics of wetlands and coastal environments, particularly, on their impacts on the primary production and phytoplankton assemblages.
• Invasive processes and their impact on the structure and dynamics of natural communities, with particular interest in the effects of invasive species on the interactions with other exotic and native species on a variety of natural settings.
• Effects of ocean acidification (both due to rising atmospheric CO2 of anthropogenic origin, and due to biological respiration and nutrient loads in coastal environments) on coastal marine organisms (growth, survival, behavior), their interactions (competition, predation) and on their outcome.
• Soundscape of aquatic environments and the effects of their components (biophonies, geophonies and anthropophonies) on the behavior and physiology of aquatic animals, mainly key species of crabs and ecosystem engineers. This involves the recording, identification and analysis of the acoustic signals emitted by the organisms and the physical environment.
• Assessment of the environmental quality of streams and Pampas lakes through biological and ecological indicators, mostly different ostracod species.
• Knowledge and active participation in socioenvironmental conflicts that arise in different territories where the water if a key component of their structure and dynamics.