I study community ecology in marine ecosystems. I am particularly interested in 1) determining the ability of marine species to acclimatize in the face of climate change, and 2) in the sustainable use of marine resources. To address these topics, I use a combination of methods: biodiversity surveys along temperature gradients, eco and physiological experiments in mesocosms and in natural habitats, and various lab techniques (molecular, histological, elemental chemistry).

• PATTERNS OF CONNECTIVITY OF VARIOUS MARINE SPECIES IN ECUADOR: GENETIC connectivity of marine invertebrates. With many collaborators.
• DETECTION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC EVENTS IN THE GALÁPAGOS MARINE RESERVE, USING STEGASTES ARCIFRONS AND STEGASTES BEEBEI AS INDICATOR SPECIES: ELEMENTAL chemistry in damselfishes. With JM Alava and M Kingsford from JCU.
• CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CANCHALAGUA POPULATION (RADSIA GOODALLI AND RADSIA SULCATUS) ON SAN CRISTÓBAL ISLAND, GALÁPAGOS: reproductive traits of commercially valuable chitons. With OH Avila-Poveda and QY Abadia-Chanona from Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa.  
• MARINE BIODIVERSITY OF CONTINENTAL ECUADOR: influence of temperature and latitude on the biodiversity of rocky intertidal ecosystems.
• MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ELASMOBRANCH POPULATIONS ON THE COAST OF ECUADOR: GENETIC identification and microplastic concentrations of/in threatened shark species in continental Ecuador. With Guuske Tiktak from MMU.  
• THE ROLE OF TEMPERATURE IN THE REGULATION OF HERBIVORY AND ALGAL BIOMASS IN UPWELLING SYSTEMS: EFFECTS of temperature on trophic relationships. With John Bruno from UNC-Ch.
• STATUS OF HERMATYPICAL CORALS IN THE GALÁPAGOS MARINE RESERVE: thermal sensitivity of Pavona clavus and Pocillopora sp. With Cheryl Logan from CSUMB. 
• FROM THE FISHING NET TO YOUR PLATE – DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR FISH COMES FROM?: gathering information on the practices of catching and raising seafood.
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