Leocadio Blanco Bercial

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.