Work & Activities

He wrote the following books and monographs: Bioclimatología de Galicia (1983), Barrié de la Maza Foundation, A Coruña, La alelopatía y su papel en las comunidades vegetales. Revisión crítica, metodológica y bibliográfica (1992). ‘Serie Cadernos de Revisión’ – Santiago de Compostela University, Estado de conservación del litoral de Galicia. Metales pesados y nutrientes en sedimentos y organismos de la franja intermareal, 1997, Conselleria de Pesca-Santiago University, Atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Europe 95-96, Nordic Council of Ministers, Bancos de Especimenes Ambientales. Una propuesta para Galicia, CITA, Conselleria Medio Ambiente, Xunta de Galicia – Santiago University (2000).
His research activity focuses on the following work lines: Allelopathy, Bioclimatology and Ecotoxicology. Af far as these subjects are concerned, he has published over a hundred scientific articles in very important international magazines, such as ‘Release of allelochemical agents from litter, througfall and topsoil in plantations of Eucaliptus globulus Labill in Spain’ (1991) J.Chem. Ecology; ‘Defining phytoclimatic units in Galicia (Spain) by means of multivariate methods’ (1991) J. of Vegetation Sc.; ‘Stress responses and metal exchange kinetics following transplant of the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw’, (1994) Freshwater Biology; ‘Influence of watershed lithology on heavy metal levels in estuarine sediments and organisms in Galicia (North west Spain)’, 1996 Marine Pollution Bull; ‘D665/D665a versus frecuencies as indicator of bryophytes responses to physicochemical gradients’, (1997) Ecology; ‘Regional-scale monitoring of coastal contamination. Nutrients and heavy metals in estuarine sediments and organisms on the coast of Galicia’, en The Control of marine Pollution: Current status and future trends. (1999) J. Env.& Pollution; ‘Uptake of heavy metals to the extracellular and intracellular compartments in three species of aquatic bryophyte’, (1999) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; ‘Differences in the responses of native and trasplanted mosses to atmospheric pollution. The importance of Selenium’, (2000) Env. Pollution; ‘Biomonitoring of sporadic acidification of rivers on the basis of release of preloaded Cd from the aquatic bryophyte Fontinalis antipyretica’ (2001) Env.Pollution; ‘Sampling optimization at the sampling-site scale for monitoring atmospheric deposition using moss chemistry’.(2002) Atmospheric Env; ‘Seasonal variation and background levels of heavy metals in two green seaweeds’ (2002) Env. Pollution; ‘Annual variability in heavy-metal bioconcentration in moss: sampling protocol optimization’ (2003) Atmospheric Env; ‘Functional grouping of woody plants based on similarity of responses to selected climatic variables’ (2004) Applied Ecology; ‘Considerations in the design of a monitoring program of the biological effects of the Prestige oil spill’ (2003) Marine Sc; ‘Study on the use of mosses as biomonitors to evaluate the environment impact of PCDDs/PCDFs from combustion processes-Preliminary results’ (2003) Organohalogen Compounds and ‘Moss bioconcentración of trace elements around a FeSi smelter: modeling and cellular distribution’ (2004) Atmospheric Env.
Besides, he directed twelve doctoral theses and fifty minor theses and projects. He was the main researcher of a hundred projects and research agreements, participated in courses and seminars and directed seminars and masters in Natural Resources, Evaluation of Environmetal Impact and Environment Technology.