https://oceanexpert.org/expert/Pablo%20Leal

ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-1850
ResearcherID : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/H-6355-2013

PhD

Research

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Pollution

My research focusses on the effect of different abiotic drivers on the physiology of macroalgae and molluscs of importance for Chilean economy. I am currently interested in how the interaction of climate change related drivers (i.e. ocean acidification and ocean warming, trace metal bioavailability) are affecting the reproduction of macroscopic stages and the development of microscopic life stages of macroalgae and molluscs.

South Pacific Ocean

·       Fluent in written and spoken Spanish (1st language) and English.

·       Manipulation of seawater pH/carbonate chemistry.

·       Expertise in a state-of-the art algal culture system for simulating ocean acidification conditions (McGraw et al 2010).

·       Seawater nutrient auto-analyser (Lachat; nitrate, ammonium, phosphate).

·       Experimental design and statistical analysis.

·       Culture medium preparation.

·       Data collection and analysis (Microsoft Windows platforms).

·       Image analysis with the software ImageJ.

·       Laboratory culture of bacteria, microalgae (e.g. Dunaliella spp., Alexandrium catenella) and, macro- and microscopic stages of macroalgae (Laminariales and Fucales).

·       Measurement of algal physiological parameters (e.g. reproduction, growth, photosynthesis, nutrient uptake).

·       Expertise in the use of the pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) chlorophyll fluorometer (Walz).

·       Light microscopy.

·       Trace metal ecotoxicological assays on algae.

·       Copper analytical methods.

·       Seaweed demography along wave-exposure gradients.

·       Expertise in reference organizer software (e.g., Mendeley).

Spanish
English

Google Scholar
ResearchGate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pablo_Leal2