Leocadio Blanco Bercial
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Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences 17 Biological Station St Georges, GE 01
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Mail code: 7904Campus: Tempe
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Leo Blanco-Bercial received his doctorate from the University of Oviedo (Spain), where he studied plankton ecology and population dynamics in the Cantabrian Sea. As a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Connecticut, he added molecular tools to investigate the spatial and temporal patterns of distribution, connectivity and evolution of marine plankton. He joined the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) in 2015. After the integration of BIOS in the Arizona State University, Blanco-Bercial is now associate professor in the School of Ocean Futures and the School of Life Sciences.
- Ph.D. Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain 2002-2009
- M.S. Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain 2000-2002
- B.S. Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain 2000
My research is focused on understanding how eukaryotic diversity (in its many facets) is originated, maintained and organized in the open ocean, and incorporating those eukaryotic diversity measurements into the main ocean biogeochemical models. Initially trained as a morphological taxonomist and ecologist, I integrate molecular and classical (morphological/image) tools in order to address questions that cannot otherwise be resolved: Plankton Community diversity and its impact on present conditions and future changes in the ocean; Connectivity of populations and its consequences for adaptation and evolution; and Phylogenetic relationships, and their relationship to evolution, diversity and functionality.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SEA 394 | Special Topics |
| SEA 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SEA 394 | Special Topics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| SEA 101 | Ocean Futures |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SEA 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 320 | Fundamentals of Ecology |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SEA 394 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| BIO 321 | Introductory Ecology Lab |
| BIO 321 | Introductory Ecology Lab |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 598 | Special Topics |