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Ignacio Gestoso. Completed the Doutoramento in Marine Biology in 2014 by Universidade de Vigo, Mestrado in Fauna bentónica marinha in 2010 by Universidade de Vigo and Licenciatura in Biologia Marinha in 2008 by Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Is Postdoc in Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente. Published 31 articles in journals. Has 1 section(s) of books. Organized 1 event(s). Supervised 2 PhD thesis(es) e co-supervised 1. Supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s). Has received 7 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Principal investigator in 5 project(s) and Researcher in 7 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Marine Biology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Ecology, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation and Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Zoology. In their professional activities interacted with 87 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Invasive species; Climate change; Maritime Spatial Planning; Invasive Species; Plastic pollution; MSFD; Climate change; Macroalgae; Marine pollution; MPAs; Experimental ecology; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ignacio Gestoso

Citation names

  • Gestoso, Ignacio

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F414-1A63-A43D
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5521-3255
Google Scholar ID
FEHvz8QAAAAJ
Researcher Id
E-8742-2015
Scopus Author Id
36145946500

Email addresses

  • ignaciogestosogarcia@gmail.com (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biodiversity Conservation
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Zoology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Galician Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2010/01 - 2014
Concluded
 Marine Biology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
"The invasion process of the non-indigenous mussel Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819): spread, impacts and the role of climate change" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobressalente CUM LAUDE
2010
Concluded
 Fauna bentónica marinha (Mestrado)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
"Preferencia de hábitat en invertebrados marinhos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobressalente CUM LAUDE
2008
Concluded
 Biologia Marinha (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
2005
Concluded
 Técnico Superior en Producción Acuícola (Curso Técnico Superior Profissional)
Instituto Galego de Formación en Acuicultura (IGaFA), Spain
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2015/10/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2018/04/01 - 2018/10/08 Postdoc (Research) Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, United States
2014/10/01 - 2014/12/22 Postdoc (Research) Université de Montpellier, France

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2012/01/01 - 2014/12/31 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011/01/01 - 2014/09/26 PhD Student. The aim of my thesis was to understand the distribution and mechanisms of invasion of the non-indigenous mussel Xenostrobus securis, its impact on the associated fauna, and how a future c Universidade de Vigo Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Spain
2012/05/01 - 2012/07/31 Predoctoral Stay (3 months). Mesocosm experiment: Understanding how a future climate change scenario may affect the invasion process of an intertidal non-indigenous mussel. Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2009/10/01 - 2010/10/31 Research staff biologist. Universidade de Vigo Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Spain
2008/11/01 - 2010/09/30 Research staff biologist. Project: "Effects of the invasive alga Sargassum muticum on structure and composition of local communities of two intertidal ecosystems". Universidade de Vigo Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Spain
2007/08/01 - 2007/09/15 Internship. Work related to establishing and maintaining a stock of Hippocampus guttulatus in aquariums. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Vigo, Spain
2007/01/01 - 2007/03/01 Aquarist. Participation in underwater surveys to study seahorses Hippocampus guttulatus: - Capture and marking individuals detected. Aquarium Finisterrae A Coruña, Spain
2004/11/01 - 2006/03/31 Collaboration in all tasks undertaken by the group EZ1. Universidade de Vigo Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Spain
2004/09/01 - 2004/10/10 Guest. Scientist aboard the research vessel "Vizconde de Eza". Active participation in the research work done during the campaign, aimed at the study of animal populations that inhabit soft bottoms in IEO-Vigo, Spain
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019 - 2022 Seguimiento, control y mitigación de proliferaciones de organismos marinos asociadas a perturbaciones humanas y cambio climático en la Región Macaronésica– MIMAR+ (Co-PI)
MAC2/4.6d/249
Principal investigator
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2019 - 2022 Evaluación del impacto de microplásticos y contaminantes emergentes en las costas de la Macaronesia - IMPLAMAC (Co-PI)
MAC2/1.1a/265
Principal investigator
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2017/03/01 - 2020/02/29 MIMAR-Seguimiento, control y mitigación de proliferaciones de organismos marinos asociadas a perturbaciones humanas y cambio climático en la Región Macaronésica (co-PI)
MAC/4.6d/066
Principal investigator
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2017/03/01 - 2020/02/29 PLASMAR-Bases para la PLAnificación Sostenible de áreas marinas en la Macaronesia (co-PI)
MAC/1.1a/030
Principal investigator
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2016 - 2020 Oceanic Observatory of Madeira - OOM
M1420-01-0145-FEDER-000001
Researcher
European Regional Development Fund
2017 - 2019 Tackling Marine Litter in the Atlantic Area (CleanAtlantic)
EAPA_46/2016
Researcher
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
 European Regional Development Fund
Ongoing
2017 - 2018 Development of a new methodology for the study of bioinvasions on coastal communities: experimental test across insular and continental systems
Mini Grant MARE
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2010 - 2013 Linking climate change and species invasion: effects on intertidal habitats.
CGL2009-07205
Researcher
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
 Gobierno de España
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2011/12/31 CLINVA-Linking climate change and species invasion: effects on intertidal habitats
CGL2009-07205
Researcher
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
 Gobierno de España Ministerio de Economía y Empresa
Concluded
2011/03/01 - 2011/08/31 Getting liquid extracts of algae as a value added product for agriculture and cosmetics from Galician coastal resources
C054131H6450211
Researcher
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
 Xunta de Galicia
Concluded
2008 - 2009 Factors affecting the distribution of Sargassum muticum in Galicia
0022122P6480201
Researcher
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
 Xunta de Galicia
Concluded
2002/01 - 2002/12 Efectos del roturado sobre las características biosedimentarias y la producción marisquera
PGIDIT02RMA30101PR
Researcher
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
 Xunta de Galicia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cacabelos, Eva; Gestoso, Ignacio. "Preferencia de Hábitat y alimento en invertebrados marinos: técnicas experimentales en laboratorio". edited by José Manuel García Estévez, Celia Olabarria, Sara Pérez, Emilio Rolán-Álvarez, Gabriel Rosón.. Spain: Editorial Tecnos (Grupo Anaya), 2010.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Gestoso, Ignacio. "A new methodology for the study of biological invasions on coastal communities". Paper presented in XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, 2019.
  2. Gestoso, Ignacio. "Historic marine traffic into Madeira (Funchal): temporal patterns evolution and Non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions". Paper presented in XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies, 2019.
  3. Gestoso, Ignacio. "Assessment of fouling communities on offshore aquaculture structures in Madeira (eastern Atlantic)". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2019, 2019.
  4. Ferrario, Jasmine; Gestoso, Ignacio; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Cacabelos, Eva; Canning-Clode, João. "Disturbance and fouling communities: the role of non-indigenous species on artificial habitats and natural shores". Paper presented in Xth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, ICMBX, 2018.
  5. Cacabelos, Eva; Gestoso, Ignacio; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Canning-Clode, João. "Intertidal macroalgae across boulders and continuous rocky shores". Paper presented in Floramac2018, 2018.
  6. Gestoso, Ignacio; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Riera, Léa; Canning-Clode, João. "Biotic interactions during the invasion process in marine benthic communities: An island ecosystem case study.". Paper presented in 103rd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, ESA., 2018.
  7. Cacabelos, Eva; Gestoso, Ignacio; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Canning-Clode, João. "Population structure in intertidal molluscs across boulders and continuous rocky shores". Paper presented in Congresso Português de Malacologia 2018, 2018.
  8. Gestoso, Ignacio; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Oliveira, Paulo; Canning-Clode, João. "Impact of rafting marine debris and non-indigenous species in the marine protected areas of the Madeira archipelago (NE Atlantic).". Paper presented in BES Aquatic Macroecology Meeting, 2016.
  9. Gestoso, Ignacio; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Oliveira, Paulo; Canning-Clode, João. "Impact of rafting marine debris and non-indigenous species in the marine protected areas of the Madeira archipelago (NE Atlantic).". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-IX), 2016.
  10. Gestoso, Ignacio; Olabarria, C.; Peña M; Arenas, F.. "Pattern of distribution of invasive mussel Xenostrobus securis along an horizontal gradient in the Ria of Vigo (NW Spain).". Paper presented in Seventh International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-VII)., 2011.
  11. Gestoso, Ignacio. "Macrofauna associated with mussel aggregation: does invasive species make a difference?.". Paper presented in Seventh International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-VII)., 2011.
  12. Cacabelos, Eva; Rubal, M.; Veiga, P.; Incera, M.; Vaz-Pinto, F.; Gestoso, Ignacio; Viejo, R.M.; Arenas, F.; Olabarria, C.. "Patterns of spatial variation in macroalgal assemblages of Iberian rockpools invaded by Sargassum muticum.". Paper presented in Seventh International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-VII), 2011.
  13. Vaz-Pinto, F.; Arenas, F.; Olabarria, C.; Viejo, R.M.; Rubal, M.; Veiga, P.; Incera, M.; et al. "Response of macroalgae assemblages to an invasión and climate change scenario". Paper presented in Seventh International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-VII)., 2011.
  14. Cacabelos, E.; Olabarria, C.; Incera, M.; Gestoso, Ignacio; Troncoso, J.S.. "A comparison of epifaunal assemblages with native kelps and invasive species". Paper presented in XVI Simposio Ibérico de Estudios de Biología Marina, 2010.
  15. Gestoso, Ignacio; Olabarria, C.; Cacabelos, Eva; Incera, M.; Troncoso, J.S.. "Preference behaviour in hábitat selection of a marine amphipod.". Paper presented in 45th European Marine Biology Symposium, 2010.
  16. Cacabelos, Eva; Incera, M.; Gestoso, Ignacio; Troncoso, J.S.; Olabarria, C.. "Role of urbanization on the spatio-temporal variability of marine macroalgal assemblages invaded by Sargassum muticum". Paper presented in 45th European Marine Biology Symposium., 2010.
  17. Incera, M.; Olabarria, C.; Cacabelos, Eva; Gestoso, Ignacio. "Experiment set-up to test the effect of herbivory and space availability on Sargassum muticum invasion.". Paper presented in 45th European Marine Biology Symposium., 2010.
  18. Gestoso, Ignacio; Olabarria, C.; Cacabelos, E.; Troncoso, J.S.. "Spatio-temporal variability of epifaunal assemblages associated with native and invasive algae.". Paper presented in World conference on biological invasions and ecosystem functioning., 2009.
  19. Cacabelos, Eva; Olabarria, C.; Incera, M.; Cesar, J; Gestoso, Ignacio; Troncoso, J.S.. "Role of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in controlling the distribution of Sargassum muticum on northwestern Spain". Paper presented in World conference on biological invasions and ecosystem functioning., 2009.
Journal article
  1. Ramalhosa, Patrício; Gestoso, Ignacio; Rocha, Rosana M.; Lambert, Gretchen; Canning-Clode, João. "Ascidian biodiversity in the shallow waters of the Madeira Archipelago: Fouling studies on artificial substrates and new records". Regional Studies in Marine Science 43 (2021): 101672. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101672.
    10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101672
  2. Schäfer, Susanne; Monteiro, João; Castro, Nuno; Gizzi, Francesca; Henriques, Filipe; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Parente, Manuela Isabel; et al. "Lost and found: A new hope for the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in the marine ecosystem of a subtropical Atlantic Island". Regional Studies in Marine Science 41 (2021): 101575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101575.
    10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101575
  3. Parretti, Paola. "Assessing biotic interactions between a non-indigenous amphipod and its congener in a future climate change scenario". Aquatic Invasions 16 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/ai.2021.16.2.01.
    10.3391/ai.2021.16.2.01
  4. Gestoso, Ignacio. "Exploring marine invasions connectivity in a NE Atlantic Island through the lens of historical maritime traffic patterns". Regional Studies in Marine Science (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101333.
    10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101333
  5. Soledad Álvarez; Ignacio Gestoso; Alicia Herrera; Léa Riera; João Canning-Clode. "A Comprehensive First Baseline for Marine Litter Characterization in the Madeira Archipelago (NE Atlantic)". Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-020-04517-x.
    10.1007/s11270-020-04517-x
  6. A. Herrera; E. Raymond; I. Martínez; S. Álvarez; J. Canning-Clode; I. Gestoso; C.K. Pham; et al. "First evaluation of neustonic microplastics in the Macaronesian region, NE Atlantic". Marine Pollution Bulletin 153 (2020): 110999-110999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110999.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110999
  7. Gestoso, Ignacio. "The Role of Biofilms Developed under Different Anthropogenic Pressure on Recruitment of Macro-Invertebrates". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21062030.
    10.3390/ijms21062030
  8. Ferrario, Jasmine; Gestoso, Ignacio; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Cacabelos, Eva; Duarte, Bernardo; Caçador, Isabel; Canning-Clode, João. "Marine fouling communities from artificial and natural habitats: comparison of resistance to chemical and physical disturbances". Aquatic Invasions 15 (2020):
    In press
  9. Gestoso, Ignacio. "Historical maritime traffic into an offshore island in the NE Atlantic: temporal patterns evolution and their relation with non-indigenous species introductions". Regional Studies in Marine Science (2020):
    Under revision
  10. Gestoso, Ignacio. "Intertidal assemblages across boulders and rocky platforms: a multi-scaled approach in a subtropical island". Marine Biodiversity (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-01000-7.
    10.1007/s12526-019-01000-7
  11. Ignacio Gestoso; Eva Cacabelos; Patrício Ramalhosa; João Canning-Clode. "Plasticrusts: A new potential threat in the Anthropocene's rocky shores". Science of The Total Environment (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.123.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.123
  12. Patrício Ramalhosa; Ignacio Gestoso; Bernardo Duarte; Isabel Caçador; João Canning-Clode. "Metal pollution affects both native and non-indigenous biofouling recruitment in a subtropical island system". Marine Pollution Bulletin 141 (2019): 373-386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.072.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.072
  13. Rossi, Francesca; Viejo, Rosa; Duarte, Linney; Vaz-Pinto, F.; Gestoso, Ignacio; Olabarria, C.; Francesca Rossi; et al. "Removal of an established invader can change gross primary production of native macroalgae and alter carbon flow in intertidal rock pools". PLoS ONE (2019): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217121.
    Accepted • 10.1371/journal.pone.0217121
  14. Alves, Filipe; Canning-Clode, João; Ribeiro, Cláudia; Gestoso, Ignacio; Kaufmann, Manfred. "Local benthic assemblages in shallow rocky reefs find refuge in a marine protected area at Madeira Island". Journal of Coastal Conservation (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11852-018-0669-y.
    10.1007/s11852-018-0669-y
  15. Riera, Léa; Ramalhosa, Patrício; Canning-Clode, João; Gestoso, Ignacio. "Variability in the settlement of non-indigenous species in benthic communities from an oceanic island". Helgoland Marine Research 72 1 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s10152-018-0517-3.
    10.1186/s10152-018-0517-3
  16. Ignacio Gestoso; Patrício Ramalhosa; João Canning-Clode. "Biotic effects during the settlement process of non-indigenous species in marine benthic communities". Aquatic Invasions 13 2 (2018): 247-259. https://doi.org/10.3391%2Fai.2018.13.2.06.
    10.3391/ai.2018.13.2.06
  17. Patrício Ramalhosa; Alfonso Nebra; Ignacio Gestoso; João Canning-Clode. "First record of the non-indigenous isopods Paracerceis sculpta (Holmes, 1904) and Sphaeroma walkeri Stebbing, 1905 (Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae) for Madeira Island". Crustaceana 90 14 (2017): 1747-1764. https://doi.org/10.1163%2F15685403-00003727.
    10.1163/15685403-00003727
  18. Jose M. F. Babarro; María José Abad; Ignacio Gestoso; Elsa Silva; Celia Olabarria. "Susceptibility of two co-existing mytilid species to simulated predation under projected climate change conditions". Hydrobiologia (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10750-017-3397-7.
    10.1007/s10750-017-3397-7
  19. I. Gestoso; P. Ramalhosa; P. Oliveira; J. Canning-Clode. "Marine protected communities against biological invasions: A case study from an offshore island". Marine Pollution Bulletin 119 1 (2017): 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.017.
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.017
  20. Celia Olabarria; Ignacio Gestoso; Fernando P. Lima; Elsa Vázquez; Luc A. Comeau; Filipa Gomes; Rui Seabra; José M. F. Babarro; Suzannah Rutherford. "Response of Two Mytilids to a Heatwave: The Complex Interplay of Physiology, Behaviour and Ecological Interactions". PLOS ONE 11 10 (2016): e0164330-e0164330. https://doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0164330.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0164330
  21. Ignacio Gestoso; Francisco Arenas; Celia Olabarria. "Ecological interactions modulate responses of two intertidal mussel species to changes in temperature and pH". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 474 (2016): 116-125. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.10.006.
    10.1016/j.jembe.2015.10.006
  22. Gestoso, I.; Arenas, F.; Olabarria, C.. "Feeding behaviour of an intertidal snail: Does past environmental stress affect predator choices and prey vulnerability?". Journal of Sea Research 97 (2015): 66-74. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84921990256&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seares.2014.12.006
  23. Gestoso, I.; Olabarria, C.; Troncoso, J.S.. "Selection of habitat by a marine amphipod". Marine Ecology 35 SUPPL1 (2014): 103-110. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902082924&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/maec.12068
  24. Gestoso, I.; Arenas, F.; Olabarria, C.. "Biotic resistance and facilitation of a nonindigenous mussel vary with environmental context". Marine Ecology Progress Series 506 (2014): 163-173. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84903304535&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3354/meps10828
  25. Cacabelos E; Olabarria C; Viejo RM; Rubal M; Veiga P; Incera M; Gestoso I; et al. "Invasion of Sargassum muticum in intertidal rockpools: patterns along the Atlantic Iberian Peninsula.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23764086.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.05.008
  26. Gestoso I; Arenas F; Rubal M; Veiga P; Peña M; Olabarria C. "Shifts from native to non-indigenous mussels: enhanced habitat complexity and its effects on faunal assemblages.". (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/23816332.
    10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.05.015
  27. Vaz-Pinto F; Olabarria C; Gestoso I; Cacabelos E; Incera M; Arenas F. "Functional diversity and climate change: effects on the invasibility of macroalgal assemblages". Biological Invasions 15 (2013): 1833-1846. http://europepmc.org/abstract/AGR/IND500675819.
    Published • 10.1007/s10530-013-0412-4
  28. Olabarria, C.; Arenas, F.; Viejo, R.M.; Gestoso, I.; Vaz-Pinto, F.; Incera, M.; Rubal, M.; et al. "Response of macroalgal assemblages from rockpools to climate change: Effects of persistent increase in temperature and CO2". Oikos 122 7 (2013): 1065-1079. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879418489&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20825.x
  29. Gestoso, I.; Olabarria, C.; Arenas, F.. "The invasive mussel xenostrobus securis along the galician rias baixas (nw of spain): Status of invasion". Cahiers de Biologie Marine 53 3 (2012): 391-396. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864434698&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  30. Gestoso, I.; Olabarria, C.; Troncoso, J.S.. "Effects of macroalgal identity on epifaunal assemblages: Native species versus the invasive species Sargassum muticum". Helgoland Marine Research 66 2 (2012): 159-166. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861736548&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10152-011-0257-0
  31. Gestoso, I.; Olabarria, C.; Troncoso, J.S.. "Variability of epifaunal assemblages associated with native and invasive macroalgae". Marine and Freshwater Research 61 6 (2010): 724-731. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954098535&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1071/MF09251
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Gestoso, Ignacio. "The invasion process of the non-indigenous mussel Xenostrobus securis (Lamarck, 1819) : spread, impacts and the role of climate change". PhD, Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 2014.
  2. Gestoso, Ignacio. "Habitat selection and preference behaviour in marine invertebrates". Master, Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 2010.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019 Biofilms shaping compositions of macrofouling assemblages: An initial barrier against NIS settlement? XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies
(Braga, Portugal)
2019 Do Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) prevailing over native species with climate change effects? XX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies
(Braga, Portugal)
2019 Contrasting effects of simulated marine heat waves on native versus non-indigenous species. Congreso MIMAR: Cambio Global en la Región Macaronésica
(Las Palmas, Spain)
2019 A Chronological Overview on the study of marine bioinvasions in Madeira Island Congreso MIMAR: Cambio Global en la Región Macaronésica
(Las Palmas, Spain)
2018/10 The role of ecosystem engineer species in shaping the resistance of resident communities to marine invasion events. Xth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, ICMBX
(Puerto Madryn, Argentina)
2018/10 Hitch-hikers on marine debris: understanding new arrivals in an offshore island Xth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions, ICMBX
Society for the Study of Marine Bioinvasions (Puerto Madryn, Argentina)
2018/03 Marine invasions in the island ecosystem of Macaronesia: current status and the its interplay with climate change 47th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting
(Corpus Christi, Texas, United States)
2017 Mar de Plástico Jornadas MaRaM 2017
(Portugal)
2016/09 Interactive effects of predation and facilitation during the settlement process of non-indigenous species. XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies
(Porto, Portugal)
2016/07 Marine protected areas as biotic resistance hot-spots against non-indigenous species invasions. 2nd International Conference on Island Evolution, Ecology and Conservation: Island Biology
(Angra do Heroismo, Portugal)
2016 Sea of plastic: the impact of marine debris in the marine environment. Noites Abertas
Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal (Funchal, Portugal)
2016 Anthropogenic impacts in marine protected areas (MPAs) of the Madeira archipelago: interactive effects of marine debris, pollution and invasive species. Sextas do OOM
Madeira Nature Park (Funchal, Portugal)
2015/03 The cascading effect of sea anemones on epiphyte biomass in an eelgrass meadow 44th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting
(Quebec, Canada)
2013 Biological invasions in our coasts: the macroalga from Japan (Sargassum muticum) and the mussel from New Zeland (Limnoperna securis) Xunta de Galicia-Grupos de Acción Costeira
Xunta de Galicia-Grupos de Acción Costeira (Redondela, Spain)
2012/11 Biological invasions in a global change scenario: some experimental approaches using Sargassum muticum and Xenostrobus securis as model species. III Workshop Red CYTED BIODIVMAR
(Vigo, Spain)
2012/09 Role of functional diversity and climate change on the invasibility of macroalgae assemblages “NEOBIOTA 2012” 7th European Conference on Biological Invasions.
(Pontevedra, Spain)
2011/06 A new mussel species in the Ria de Vigo (NW of Spain): mechanism of invasion International workshop “Blooms and invasions of marine species”
(Sète, France)
2011 Impact & feedbacks of invasion and climate change on algal assemblages: experimental approaches. Vth European Phycological Congress.
(Rhodes, Greece)
2010/09 Climate change and marine invasions: experimental insights from macroalgal assemblages. 12º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia
(Porto, Portugal)
2010/09 Factors affecting invasión: experimental approach using the invasive alga Sargassum muticum as a model Simposio Ibérico de Estudios de Biología Marina
(Alicante, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Human impact on macroalgal forests of the Madeira Archipelago: status assessment, local and global threats and restoration opportunitiesHuman impact on macroalgal forests of the Madeira Archipelago: status assessment, local and global threats and restoration opportunities
Supervisor
 Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 - Current Marine protected areas of the Madeira Archipelago: Hub for the dispersal of introduced species or hot-spots of biotic resistance against biological invasions?
Supervisor
 Ciências do Mar (PhD)
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2017 - Current Marine invasions in Madeira island: shipping, diversity patterns, connectivity and future perspectives in a changing world.
Co-supervisor
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal
2018/05 - 2018/09 Heterogeneity Effects on Benthic Recruitment in a Marina Environment
Co-supervisor
 Marine Invasions (Scientific initiation)
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, United States
2017/03 - 2017/09 Les especes invasives dans l´archipel de Madere: Recensement, surveillance des vecteurs d´introduction et experimentation en mesocosme.
Supervisor
 Marine Bioresources in Tropical and Mediterranean Environment (Master)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/01 - Current Scientific coordinator and organizer: Workshop mini-Grant MARE – Identification benthic fauna and flora from Portugal coasts: island versus continent environments (Total participants: 23) (2020)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - Current Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO)-Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON) Working Groups (Science Working Group, Partnerships Working Group, and Education and Outreach Working Group)
2018 - Current Ecological Society of America Member
2016 - Current British Ecological Society

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2016/12 - Current Workshop OOM 2016

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2013 - 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment, Degree in Biology at the University of Vigo. (Licenciatura) Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2013 - 2014 Ecosystems Ecology, Degree in Biology at the University of Vigo. (Licenciatura) Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2013 - 2014 Conservation Ecology, Degree in Biology at the University of Vigo. (Licenciatura) Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2012 - 2013 Marine Ecology, Degree in Marine Sciences at the University of Vigo (Licenciatura) Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2016/04 - Current Review grant application
Evaluator
 National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019 Awareness and outreach of marine plastic pollution - The recently published scientific paper on the description of the new plastic pollution had a huge social impact, being reported in international (e.g. CNN, Washington Post, Fox News, National Geographic), national (e.g. Público, SIC, RTP) and regional (e.g. Diário de Notícias, RTP-Madeira) media. CNN
2019 Awareness and outreach of marine plastic pollution - The recently published scientific paper on the description of the new plastic pollution had a huge social impact, being reported in international (e.g. CNN, Washington Post, Fox News, National Geographic), national (e.g. Público, SIC, RTP) and regional (e.g. Diário de Notícias, RTP-Madeira) media. Público
2015/10 ENTREVISTAS CIENTÍFICAS. IGNACIO GESTOSO BIÓLOGO MARINO Esturirafi (Blog eco, sostenible y saludable)
2015/07 El mejillón pigmeo de Nueva Zelanda desplaza a mejillón nativo en el interior de las rías de Vigo y Pontevedra IPAC Acuicultura
2015/07 Una especie invasora de mejillón desplaza a la nativa del interior de las rías gallegas Faro de Vigo
2012/12 Unas jornadas analizarán el problema ambiental de la ría El Grupo de Acción Costera Ría de Vigo-A Guarda celebra este viernes, a partir de las 19.00 horas, una charla bajo lo titulo 'La problemática medioambiental en la Ría de Vigo y bajo Miño' en la Casa de la Cultura de Redondela. Atlántico Diario
2011/09 Investigaciones sobre el caballito de mar y el rape, primeros premios "Marine Inova" del Campus del Mar Faro de Vigo

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019 - Current SIC Notícias Awareness and outreach of marine plastic pollution - The recently published scientific paper on the description of the new plastic pollution: "plasticrusts"

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019 - Current Biofouling (1029-2454) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018/10 - Current Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (0022-0981) Elsevier
2018 - Current Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (1096-0015) Elsevier
2017/01 - Current Marine Pollution Bulletin (0025-326X) Elsevier
2017 - Current Biological Invasions (1573-1464) Springer-Verlag
2016/05 - Current Marine and Freshwater Research (1323-1650) CSIRO Publishing
2016/04 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322) Springer Nature
2015/11 - Current Marine Biology (1432-1793) Springer-Verlag
2015 - Current Marine Environmental Research (0141-1136) Elsevier
2015 - Current PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2012/10 - Current Scientia Marina (1886-8134) Departmento de Publicaciones del CSIC

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2017/09 - 2017/11 Marine conservation and biological invasions. Marine non-indigenous species in “green harbours”: designing artificial substrates that reduce biological invasions Jasmine Ferrario
2017/04 - 2017/09 Global Approach by Modular Experiments (GAME project). Project title: Thermotolerance in marine mesograzers: Arbacia lixula Katrin Schertenleib
2017/04 - 2017/09 Global Approach by Modular Experiments (GAME project). Project title: Thermotolerance in marine mesograzers: Paracentrotus lividus Joana Roma
2012/09 - 2013/07 Coexistence of congeneric native and invasive species: The case of the green algae Codium spp. in northwestern Spain Irene Rojo
2011/09 - 2012/07 Macrofauna associated with mussel aggregations: invasive versus native species Miriam Peña
Distinctions

Award

2015 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (Madeira 14-20 Projeto 002458/2015/132) €~110.000. (6 years)
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação, Portugal
2014 Fellowship Award, Short-term Scientific Research Stay (€~3.000)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2012 Predoctoral Fellowship Award (€~28.000)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2010 Predoctoral Fellowship Award (€9.000)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2007 Student Fellowship (€~1000)
Aquarium Finisterrae A Coruña, Spain
2005 Research Assistant(€~17.000)
Xunta de Galicia, Spain

Other distinction

2011 Prize "MARINE INOVA 2011" for the project: “Viability of monkfish (Lophius budegassa) aquaculture”.
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain