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Introduction
PhD in plant sciences, with a broad expertise in molecular techniques involving several plant species. I have developed my scientific skills through several postdocs and research stays where I have learnt different techniques, with successful results (i.e. publications and conference contributions). I have worked in different research areas (Ecology, Plant Physiology, Botany), showing my willingness to explore new research areas and learn are specific techniques.
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July 2015 - August 2015
Institute for Biotechnology in Plant Production, Tulln
Position
- Postdoctoral Researcher at IFA Tulln - Boku
Description
- Fusarium head blight (FHB), a devastating disease of wheat. Molecular mapping led to the identification of two major FHB resistance QTL, Fhb1 and Qfhs.ifa-5A. The function of these resistance genes is still unknown.
April 2013 - October 2014
Position
- PostDoc Position
Description
- Evolution of auxin transporters during the conquest of land by plants. It is in this context, where Arabidopsis thaliana and Physcomitrella patens are used as model organisms.
September 2012 - March 2013
Position
- Visitor Scientist
Description
- Research on auxin transporters during the conquest of land by plants. The phytohormone auxin is a master regulator of plant growth and development, yet hardly anything is known about its evolutionary origin.
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Publications (163)
The infrageneric taxonomy and evolution of Ranunculus are still not well understood. In this regard, we investigated the origin and genetic diversity of the Iberian endemic plant Ranunculus bupleuroides s.l. by analysis of nuclear internal transcribed spacers (ITS) and plastid (rpl32-trnL, rps16-trnQ, trnK-matK, ycf6-psbM) sequence data. Phylogenet...
Petrocoptis is a small genus of chasmophytic plants endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, with some localized populations in the French Pyrenees. Within the genus, a dozen species have been recognized based on morphological diversity, most of them with limited distribution area, in small populations and frequently with potential threats to their surviv...
The flora of Western Europe is rich in endemic species of Apiaceae, many of which have been poorly investigated and whose phylogenetic relationships are poorly known. To investigate relationships among three endemic European genera (Dethawia, Meum, and Rivasmartinezia gen. nov.) and to ascertain their higher-level phylogenetic placements within the...
Ranunculus parnassifolius is an orophilous plant distributed throughout Central and Southwestern Europe (Alps, Pyrenees and Cantabrian Mountains).
Its evolutionary history and taxonomy are often complicated, having been little studied before now. The purpose of this article
is to present flow cytometry measurements and multivariate morphometric ana...
In environmental restoration, evaluating the effect of control actions on alien species is essential for a correct assessment of the success of the restoration. A simple method for the evaluation of the dynamics of alien plants after manual and mechanical control in restored areas is proposed in this work. This method is based on the cover-abundanc...
El 31 de julio de 2022 se fundó la asociación Jóvenes por la Botánica Española (JxBE) con el objetivo de conectar a la juventud con el mundo de la botánica y la micología bajo una perspectiva transdisciplinar, interterritorial, reivindicativa e inclusiva: desde estudiantes de Grado, Formación Profesional o aficionados hasta pre- y postdoctorales y...
Se seleccionan y describen los diferentes hábitats de interés comunitario (HIC) y prioritarios presentes en Asturias, así como el grado de relación que tienen con las unidades EUNIS correspondientes.
The use of molecular methods in plant systematics and taxonomy has increased during the last decades, however, the accessibility of curated genetic samples and their metadata is a bottleneck for DNA‐based genetic studies in botany. Plant biodiversity DNA banks and DNA‐friendly collections could be critical suppliers of curated genetic material for...
We provide the first list of terrestrial and littoral habitats present in the Principality of Asturias, following the habitat types defined at European level by the hierarchical habitat classification system EUNIS (European Nature Information System), at national level by the Spanish standard list of terrestrial habitats (ES units), and at regional...
In northern European Cochlearia (Brassicaceae), considerable chromosome variation has taken place without corresponding morphological differentiation, resulting in an intricate species complex including two base chromosome numbers and several ploidies. Here, we investigate the situation in Iceland. The distribution, genetic structure, taxonomy and...
El tratamiento experimental de Eucalyptus globulus se realizó sobre cuatro parcelas con diferentes técnicas. En tres de ellas se cubrieron los tocones de árboles recién talados con lona negra hasta la base del tocón, en dos de estas se aplicaron previamente diferentes salmueras en la sección de los troncos (sal con agua en una y sal con agua y con...
The macroalgal flora of Cantabria (north of Spain) has attracted the interest of many researchers on past occasions. Currently published information only reflects occasional collections from sporadic field visits to this region of the Spanish Atlantic coast. To overcome this, a historical overview of research and publications, encompassing collecti...
The proliferation of invasive plants in ecosystems is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss. These invasive plants not only negatively affect native species but also influence the environment, causing economic and public health damage to humans. The control and eradication of these plants is an essential strategy for the conservation of nativ...
We present the first standardized list of the vascular flora of the Cantabrian Mountains, a transitional zone between the Eurosiberian and Mediterranean biogeographic regions in northwestern Spain. The study area comprises 15000 km2 divided in UTM grid cells of 10 km x 10 km, for which we revised occurrence data reported in the Spanish Plant Inform...
The Cantabrian brown bear population, confined in the Cantabrian mountains of northwestern Spain, is a small and threatened population (300-350 individuals), and isolated from other populations over 300 km. Like other southern subpopulations, these bears are elusive and have a markedly vegetarian diet, including fruit trees, often grown by humans....
A systematic study of Iberian Angelica species (Apiaceae ) based on molecular markers
A systematic study of Iberian Angelica species (Apiaceae ) based on molecular markers
Petrocoptis montsicciana and P. pardoi are two Iberian endemic taxa of Caryophyllaceae family with an unclear taxonomic delimitation, being variously treated as independent species, subspecies or even synonyms. In the present study, allozyme raw data obtained in the early 2000s have been reused with improved tools to survey genetic structure, and c...
The Atlantic territories of western Europe and their surrounding areas are cohabited by two different species of ivies (Hedera), which are morphologically very similar, although they present different ploidy levels: Hedera helix (2x) and Hedera hibernica (4x). Concerning the northwest Atlantic Iberian territories and their surrounding areas, there...
Determination of the distribution and phylogenetic relationship between Bromus picoeuropeanus and Bromus erectus in Picos de Europa (north Spain)
Alien and invasive plants are one of the mayor threats
for the alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus
excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
(priority habitat 91E0*) of NW of the Iberian Peninsula
river corridors. A correct management is required to
improve the actual conservation status of this riparian
habitat. The ai...
The genus Helosciadium has six species of which three have been identified in Portugal: H. nodiflorum, frequent and abundant in much of the territory, and H. inundatum and H. repens, with a scattered distribution in Portugal. In the present study, a new species, Helosciadium milfontinum, a seriously threatened plant endemic, rare and scarce that gr...
Endemicity is a key consideration for conservation, and taxa that are endemic to a single country are vaulable conservation targets. In this study, we investigate endemic species of the genus Campanula in northern Iberian Peninsula based on sequences of nrDNA (internal transcribed spacer, ITS) and plastid regions (rbcL, trnL-F and trnS-G) and addit...
Recent phylogeographical study of Eurasian Nuphar species has revealed that after the subgenus diversificated in eastern Asia, N. pumila and N. lutea extended westwards to Siberia and further into Europe. However, isolated Nuphar populations from southwestern Europe were not included in previous phylogeographic study and their history remained unkn...
A la vista de la información disponible sobre la diver-sidad de los alisos en el ámbito atlántico ibérico, se recogieron muestras de aliso en la mayoría de las cuencas del citado territorio que están siendo estu-diadas por nuestro grupo de trabajo. Un primer aná-lisis de las secuencias de los espaciadores intergéni-cos del ADN cloroplásticos usados...
En Asturias, del género Lemna L. se conocen hasta ahora dos especies: L. gibba L. y L. minor L. (Fernández Prieto et al., 2014a). En el verano del pasado año se localizó en la Charca de Arnao (Castropol, Asturias) otra lenteja de agua de hojas muy pequeñas que ha sido identificada como Lem-na minuta Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 372 (...
Addenda to the checklist of benthic algae from Asturias (north of Spain). Additions to the checklist of benthic algae from Asturias (north of Spain) are presented. According to our data, the current list of algae consists of 458 taxa: 42 Cyanophyta, 257 Rhodophyta, 103 Ochrophyta and 56 Chlorophyta. Twenty-one new records (Antithamnion amphigeneum,...
Saxifraga cuneifolia L. (sect. Gymnopera, Saxifragaceae) is a plant distributed in the main mountain ranges of southern Europe, from the eastern Pyrenees to the eastern Carpathian. Currently, two subspecies are recognized based on morphological characteristics: S. cuneifolia subsp. cuneifolia grows in the Maritime Alps and North Apennines and S. cu...
Genista sanabrensis Valdés Berm., Castrov. & Casaseca (Fabaceae) is an endemic and rare species of the Northwestern Iberian Peninsula. Despite its limited distribution, the species is locally abundant and therefore not categorized by the IUCN criteria as threatened at the national level. However, comprehensive studies on the genetic diversity and s...
The genus Pimpinella L. comprises about 150 species, being one of the largest genera within the family Apiaceae (subfamily Apioideae). Previous molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Pimpinella is a taxonomically complex group. In this study, evolutionary relationships among representatives from Western Europe have been inferred from phylog...
Knowledge on the spatial distribution of biodiversity is crucial for its further exploration, use and conservation. The present study shows the most comprehensive list of tree species and their country-level distributions in Asia using the database GlobalTreeSearch. A total of 37,926 tree species belonging to 2,768 families and 9,991 genera were re...
Background: The disjunct distribution patterns of a taxon may arise when previously continuous distribution ranges are fragmented. The phenomena of vicariance and dispersal, together with hybridisation as an important source of genetic variation in natural populations, can play an important role for structuring the distribution of taxa.
Aims: We in...
Major changes in the diagnosis, taxonomy and chorology of Cantabrian brooms with glabrous calyces and pubescent legumes, classified as sect. Spartopsis of the genus Cytisus (Fabaceae), have been recently implemented. Two species of this section occur in the Cantabrian region: Cytisus cantabricus and C. grandiflorus. A detailed study of the plants u...
XI Coloquio Internacional de Botánica Pirenaico Cantábrica
Carrière in 1890 published 34 names and 33 descriptions of a collection of live ivy plants. In this article we present the analysis of his work from a nomenclatural perspective. As a result, the legitimacy and even the validity of specific and some of the infraspecific names published in the work are questioned. In addition to this, and considering...
The Balkan Peninsula, characterized by high rates of endemism, is recognised as one of the most diverse and species-rich areas of Europe. However, little is known about the origin of Balkan endemics. The present study addresses the phylogenetic position of the Balkan endemic Ranunculus wettsteinii, as well as its taxonomic status and relationship w...
El uso de marcadores moleculares -tanto secuencias del ADN nuclear (ITS: región espaciadora interna transcrita del ADN nuclear ribosomal) como del cloroplásto (rbcL, trnL-F, trnS-G, matK)- confirman la singularidad de las plantas somedanas respecto a C. adsurgens y C. arvatica.
Typification of the endemic Iberian species Ranunculus cabrerensis Rothm. is discussed. A specimen at MA from the exsiccatae for the Plantae Hispanie Boreali-Occidentalis (Rothmaler, 1934) is designated lectotype for this endemic Iberian species.
Campanula arvatica Lag. y Campanula adsurgens Leresche & Levier son dos plantas que crecen en fisuras de roquedos calcáreos, la primera endémica de la cordillera Cantábrica y la segunda de la zona berciana, Caurel y estribaciones de los Acares lucenses. En este trabajo se aborda por primera vez el estudio de su diversidad mediante técnicas molecula...
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