Bachelor degree in Biology from the University of Seville and a Master in Marine Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain). Actually PhD Student (University of Lisbon) supervised by Ignacio Gestoso and Eva Cacabelos. My main research interest is the study of benthic communities, their ecological status and the potential effects of climate change. This project will focus on the assessment and evaluation of human impacts on macroalgal forests of the Madeira Archipelago.