Molecular Ecology, Marine Ecology, Climate Change, Phylogeography, Population Genetics

Supervision experience encompasses all levels: 11 BsC, 11 Ms and 1 PhD; and covers many nationalities (American, Irish, English, French, Brazilian, Portuguese).

Teaching experience includes: BSc, MSc and PhD; in Chilean, American, French, Portuguese and international institutions as an invited lecturer. Besides my present academic appointment at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, my participation in the PGCD PhD program, where I organised and lectured in Cape Verde, is of particular relevance.

I have given invited talks at different institutions such as the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama) or the French Ichthyological Society (France)

I have also organised international meetings at symposia:
2017 Organizer of the Symposium on Connectivity and Dispersal in the Indo-Pacific in the Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, Tahiti 2nd-6th October (https://ipfc10.criobe.pf) .
2013 Organizer of the Symposium on Population Ecology in the European Society for Evolutionary Biology ESEB congress, Lisbon 19th-24th August (www.ESEB2013.com/).

Have reviewed papers for many journals that publish in my fields of expertise: Marine Ecology progress Series, Frontiers in Marine Science, Ecology Letters, OIKOS, Biology Letters, Molecular Ecology, Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolution, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, Marine Ecology, PLoS One, Journal of Fish Biology, Conservation Genetics, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Marine Biology, Journal of Sea Research, Marine Pollution Bulletin (at an average of 5 papers per year)

Outreach efforts have been increasing throughout my career among which I include non-scientific presentations and some media attention that I helped write. here are some highlights:

2018 “Clownfish need more energy to live in a bleached home” New York Times 11/04/18.
2018 “Nemo’s cousin stressed out by bleaching” Scimex 11/04/18.
2017 “Finding Nemo could be harder due to global warming” USA TODAY 10/10/17.
2017 “Warming oceans may make Nemo harder to find” National Geographic 10/10/17.
2017 “When anemones bleach, clownfish suffer” Scienmag 10th October.
2017 “El pez “Nemo”, en peligro por el cambio” El Mundo 10th October.2017 @r_beldade on tweeter (over 20000 re-tweets!)
2015 “Alternative dispersal strategies in coral reef fishes to cope with climate change” (Changements des strategies de dispersion chez les poisons des recifes coralliens pour faire face a les changements climatiques) Fête de la Science 7-10 October at CRIOBE. High-school visits and Stay or Go project presentations.
2015 “Can coral reefs be saved by vinegar or lime juice? ” (Les récifs coralliens sauvés par du vinaigre et du citron ?) Science et Avenir (September 2015) http://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nature-environnement/20150925.OBS6560/les-recifs-coralliens-sauves-par-du-vinaigre-et-du-citron.html
2015 “30 years of monitoring coral reefs in the French Polynesia: an example from the Mataiva Atoll” (30 ans de suivi des récifs coralliens en Polynésie française : exemple de changement à Mataiva) UPVD Magazine hors-série recherché (May 2015).
2015 “More Coral more fish?” criobe.pf PODCAST http://criobe.pf/communication/2015_02_26_More_coral_more_fish.php
2014 “Dispersion chez les poisons des recifes coralliens: Phenotype et environment”Fête de la Science 9-11 October in Tahiti. Exhibition and public contact.
2014 “Debunking myths about marine reserves”Presentation in Cape Verde (Sal Island) to the Cape Verde minister of Science, Education and Technology, the dean of Cape Verde University and several NGO representatives among others.
2012 Teach School Biology classes (15-16 yrs) at Canet Rosa Luxemburg High School, France.2011 “Population connectivity of two Pomacentrids among the scattered islands” Presentation on board the Marion Dufresne during the 2011 expedition to the scattered islands.
2011 “La science met le cape sur les Iles Eparses.” Science et Avenir (July 2011) p8-14
2009 Launched the website that hosts the freshwater fish database for Portugal. This database was publicized in every freshwater fishing permit.
2006 “O Parque Marinho da Arrabida” A documentary in BOMBORDO program produced by Portuguese National Television channel RTP2.
2002 Portuguese Nature Conservancy (ICNF) at RNSCMVRSA The importance of saltmarsh restoration areas for local fish communities. Public presentation for the local mayor and director of the local nature reserve among others.
2006 “O Parque Marinho da Arrabida” A documentary in BOMBORDO produced by Portuguese Television channel RTP2.