Fernando Tuya

Fernando Tuya is Associate Professor at the Universidad de Las Palmas de G.C., after two postdoctoral positions at the Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research, Edith Cowan University (Australia, 2006-2008) and CIIMAR, Universidade do Porto (Portugal, 2009-2010). The motivation of his research is the necessity of searching for models that aim to explain patterns in the organization of benthic marine assemblages through ecosystems across different scales of space, time and taxonomy. More specifically, his research focuses in ecological interactions in and around marine habitats to tease apart the often-complex interactions that cause patterns of species distributions in nature. This approach allows transferring basic ecological knowledge into the sustainable management of marine ecosystems.

Two locations (Picacho and Bañaderos) are located in the north coast of Gran Canaria Island. Both locations are ca. 1.5 km far apart, under similar environmental conditions, but under contrasting light conditions.