Grupo de Comisión de la UICN

Grupo especialista en algas marinas de la CSE de la UICN

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Descripción:
El Grupo de Especialistas en Algas Marinas (SWSG) incluye unas 10.000 especies de macroalgas marinas de los reinos Plantae (macroalgas rojas y verdes) y Chromista (macroalgas pardas). Este grupo ...

El Grupo de Especialistas en Algas Marinas (SWSG) incluye unas 10.000 especies de macroalgas marinas de los reinos Plantae (macroalgas rojas y verdes) y Chromista (macroalgas pardas). Este grupo trabaja en la evaluación de la conservación, la planificación y las acciones de conservación, así como en aumentar el perfil público de las algas marinas. Nuestro trabajo inicial se centrará en las kelps laminarias, que son algunas de las especies formadoras de hábitat más destacadas de los arrecifes marinos templados y están sometidas a importantes presiones. El ámbito geográfico de este SWSG es mundial.

Liderazgo de grupo

Dr Nur ARAFEH DALMAU

Co-Chair
I am currently an Honorary Fellow at The University of Queensland and a postdoc at UCLA and Stanford. I am a marine community ecologist and marine spatial planner. My research focuses on…
I am currently an Honorary Fellow at The University of Queensland and a postdoc at UCLA and Stanford. I am a marine community ecologist and marine spatial planner. My research focuses on understanding the impacts of marine heatwaves on kelp forest ecosystems. I also research the role of marine protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures for providing climate resilience and designing networks of climate-smart marine protected areas. I support conservation initiatives with NGOs, parks, and fishers, and teach decision tools such as Marxan. My heart remains in my beautiful Costa Brava, Spain (Catalonia), where I do my best to support conservation. I am a naive dreamer, and I know future generations will dive into healthy kelp forests and thriving marine ecosystems.

Dr Jacqueline POCKLINGTON

Co-Chair
Jacqui is a marine ecologist with a passion for seaweeds who’s work has taken her to Japan and the UK. Currently a Research Fellow…

Jacqui is a marine ecologist with a passion for seaweeds who’s work has taken her to Japan and the UK.

Currently a Research Fellow with Deakin University in her homeland of Victoria, Australia, she brings a combination of government, community and academic experience to the Seaweed Specialist Group.

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Grupo especialista en algas marinas de la CSE de la UICN