"Ramón y Cajal" Senior Researcher (tenure-track to professor)

Phone: 928 454 440

rodrigo.almeda@ulpgc.es

Departamento de Biología, Edificio de Ciencias Básicas
Campus Universitario de Tafira, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Spain

Coordinated lines of research

    Plankton ecology and marine pollution
    Microplastics and their effects in the trophic webs
    Marine ecophysiology
    Culture of experimental organisms
    Enzymatic biochemistry
    Systematics, biogeography and ecology of marine plants

Rodrigo's papers

Life stage-specific effects of tire particle leachates on the cosmopolitan planktonic copepod Acartia tonsa

MOREIRA W., ALONSO O., PAULE A., MARTÍNEZ I., LE DU-CARREÉ J., ALMEDA R. , Environmental Pollution, 343: 123256, 2024.

Microplastic and mesoplastic pollution in surface waters and beaches of the Canary Islands: A review

GARCÍA-REGALADO, A., HERRERA, A., ALMEDA, R., Marine Pollution Bulletin, 201: 116230, 2024.

Toxicity of tire rubber-derived pollutants 6PPD-quinone and 4-tert-octylphenol on marine plankton

CALLE L., LE DU-CARRÉE J., MARTÍNEZ I., SARIH S., MONTERO D., GÓMEZ M., ALMEDA R., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 136694, 2024.

A protocol for lixiviation of micronized plastics for aquatic toxicity testing

ALMEDA R., KUDDITHAMBY G., ALONSO-LÓPEZ O., VILAS A., CHRISTELLE C., LOISEL T., NIELSEN T.G., CACHOT J., BEIRAS R. Chemosphere, 333: 138894, 2023.

Toxicity of tire particle leachates on early life stages of keystone sea urchin species

RIST S., LE DU-CARRÉE J., UGWU K., INTERMITE C., ACOSTA-DACAL A., PÉREZ-LUZARDO O., ZUMBADO M., GÓMEZ M., ALMEDA R. Environmental pollution, 336: 122453, 2023.

The behavior of planktonic copepods minimizes the entry of microplastics in marine food webs

RODRÍGUEZ-TORRES R., ALMEDA R., XU J., HARTMANN N., RIST S., BRUN P., NIELSEN T. G. Environmental Science & Technology, 57: 179-189, 2023.

Abundance and distribution of microplastics in surface waters of the Kattegat/ Skagerrak (Denmark)

KUDDITHAMBY G., ALMEDA R., LORENZ C., VIANELLO A., IORDACHESCU L., PAPACHARALAMPOS K., ROHDE KIÆR C.M., VOLLERTSEN J., NIELSEN T. G. Environmental Pollution, 318: 120853, 2023.

Unpalatable Plastic: Efficient Taste Discrimination of Microplastics in Planktonic Copepods

XU J., RODRÍGUEZ-TORRES R., RIST S., NIELSEN T. G., HARTMANN N.B., BRUN P., LI D., ALMEDA R. Environmental Science & Technology, 2022.

Toxicity of tyre wear particle leachates to marine phytoplankton

PAGE TS, ALMEDA R., KOSKI M., BOURNAKA E., NIELSEN T.G. , Aquatic Toxicology 252: 106299, 2022.

Microplastics do not increase bioaccumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in Arctic zooplankton but trigger feeding suppression under co-exposure conditions

ALMEDA R., RODRIGUEZ-TORRES R., RIST S., WINDING M.H.S., STIEF P., HANSEN B.H., GISSEL NIELSEN T. Science of The Total Environment, 751: 141264, 2021.

Quantification of plankton-sized microplastics in a productive coastal Arctic marine ecosystem

RIST S., VIANELLO A., WINDING M., NIELSEN T.G., ALMEDA R., RODRÍGUEZ-TORRES R., VOLLERTSEN J. Environmental Pollution, 266, 115248, 2020.

Ingestion and impact of microplastics on arctic Calanus copepods

RODRÍGUEZ-TORRES R., ALMEDA R., KRISTIANSEN M., RIST S., WINDING M.S., NIELSEN T.G. Aquatic Toxicology, 228, 105631, 2020.

Microplastics do not increase bioaccumulation of petroleum hydrocarbons in Arctic zooplankton but trigger feeding suppression under co-exposure conditions

ALMEDA R., RODRIGUEZ-TORRES R., RIST S., WINDING M.H.S., STIEF P., HANSEN B.H., NIELSEN T.G. Science of The Total Environment, 751: 141264, 2020.

Influence of behavioral plasticity and foraging strategy on starvation tolerance of planktonic copepods

HOLM M. W., RODRIGUEZ-TORRES, R., HANSEN B. W., ALMEDA R. Journal of ExperimentalMarine Biology and Ecology 511, 19-27, 2019.

Rapid shifts in the thermal sensitivity of growth but not development rate causes temperature-size response variability during ontogeny in arthropods"

HORNE, C.; HIRST, A.; ATKINSON, D.; ALMEDA, R.; KIØRBOE, T. Oikos, 128(6): 823-835, 2019.

Ingestion and effects of micro- and nanoplastics in bluemussel (Mytilus edulis) larvae

RIST S., BAUN A. ALMEDA R., HARTMANN, N.B. Marine Pollution Bulletin 140, 423-430, 2019.

Bottom-up behaviorally mediated trophic cascades in plankton food webs

VAN SOMEREN GRÉVE H., KIØRBOE T., ALMEDA R. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London-B 286:20181664, 2019.

Silicified cell walls as a defensive trait in diatoms

PANCIC M., TORRES R.R., ALMEDA R., KIØRBOE T. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London-B 286: 20190184, 2019.

Prey perception mechanism determines maximum clearance rates in planktonic copepods

ALMEDA R., VAN SOMEREN GRÉVE H., KIØRBOE T. Limnology and Oceanography. doi: 10.1002/ lno.10969, 2018.

The quantitative role of microzooplankton grazing in dimethylsulfide (DMS) production in the NW Mediterranean

SIMÓ R; SALÓ V., ALMEDA R., MOVILLA J.I., TREPAT I., SAIZ E., CALBET A. Biogeochemistry 141, 2, 125-142, 2018.

Neural circuitry of a polycystin-mediated hydrodynamic startle response for predator avoidance

BEZARES-CALDERON L.A., BERGER J., JASEK S., VERASZTO C., MENDES S., GUEHMANN M, ALMEDA R., SHAHIDI R., JEKELY G. E-life 7:e36262, 2018.

Resting eggs in free livingmarine and estuarine copepods

HOLM M.W. KIØRBOE T., BRUN P., LICANDRO P., ALMEDA R., WINDING HANSEN B. Journal of Plankton Research 40, 2–15, 2018.

Oil spills and dispersants can cause the initiation of potentially harmful dinoflagellate blooms (“red tides”)

ALMEDA R., COSGROVE, S., BUSKEY E.J. Environmental Science and Technology 52, 5718-5724, 2018.

Sex-specific starvation tolerance of copepods with different foraging strategies

HOLM M. W., RODRIGUEZ-TORRES, R., VAN SOMEREN GRÉVE H., HANSEN B. W., ALMEDA R. Journal of Plankton Research 40,284–294, 2018.

Behavior is a major determinant of predation risk in zooplankton

ALMEDA R., VAN SOMEREN GRÉVE H., KIØRBOE T. Ecosphere 8 :e01668, 2017.

Motile behavior and predation risk in planktonic copepods

VAN SOMEREN GRÉVE H., ALMEDA R., KIØRBOE T. Limnology and Oceanography 62, 1810-1824, 2017.

Gender-specific feeding rates in planktonic copepods

VAN SOMEREN GRÉVE H., ALMEDA R., KIØRBOE T. Journal of Plankton Research 39, 631–644, 2017.

How much crude oil can zooplankton ingest? Estimating the quantity of dispersed crude oil defecated by planktonic copepods

ALMEDA R., CONNELLY T.L., BUSKEY E. Environmental Pollution, 208(B): 645-654, 2016.

Influence of UVB radiation on the lethal and sublethal toxicity of dispersed crude oil to planktonic copepod nauplii

ALMEDA R., HARVEY T. E., CONNELLY T.L Chemosphere. 152, 446-458, 2016.

Foam events due to a Phaeocystis bloom along the Catalan Coast (NW Mediterranean)

ARIN L., ALMEDA R., SAMPEDRO N, REÑÉ A, BLASCO D, CALBET A, CAMP J, ESTRADA M. Harmful Algae News 48: 14-15, 2014.

Ingestion and sublethal effects of physically and chemically dispersed crude oil onmarine planktonic copepods

ALMEDA R., BACA S., HYATT C., BUSKEY E. Ecotoxicology 23: 988–1003, 2014.

Toxicity of dispersant Corexit 9500A and crude oil to marine microzooplankton

ALMEDA R., HYATT C., BUSKEY E. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 106: 76-85, 2014.

Dispersant Corexit 9500A and chemically dispersed crude oil decreases the growth rates of meroplanktonic barnacle nauplii (Amphibalanus improvisus) and tornaria larvae (Schizocardium sp.)

ALMEDA R., BONA S., FOSTER C., BUSKEY E.J. Marine Environmental Research 99: 212-217, 2014.

Global change, zooplankton shifts, and C, N and P cycles in the southern ocean

ALCARAZ M., ALMEDA R., DUARTE C., HORTSKOTTE B, LASTERNAS S. AGUSTÍ S. http:// dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2014.00045, 2014.

Novel insight into the role of heterotrophic dinoflagellates in the fate of crude oil in the sea

ALMEDA R., CONNELLY T.L., BUSKEY E. Nature Scientific Reports 4, 7560, 2014.

Interactions between zooplankton and crude oil: toxic effects and bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

ALMEDA R., WAMBAUGH Z., ZUCHENG W., HYATT C., LIU Z., BUSKEY E. Plos ONE 8 (6): e67212. “Featured article in GoMRI webpage”, 2013.

Effects of Crude Oil Exposure on Bioaccumulation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Survival of Adult and Larval Stages of Gelatinous Zooplankton

ALMEDA R., WAMBAUGH Z., CHAO C. ZUCHENG W., LIU Z., BUSKEY E. PLoS ONE 8(10): e74476. “Featured article in GoMRI webpage”, 2013.

Zooplankton distribution and feeding in the Arctic Ocean during a Phaeocystis pouchetii bloom

SAIZ E., CALBET A., ISARI S., ANTÓ M., VELASCO E.M., ALMEDA R., MOVILLA J., ALCARAZ M. Deep-Sea Research Part I, 72:17-33, 2013.

Effects of temperature on the metabolic stoichiometry of Arctic zooplankton

ALCARAZ M., ALMEDA R., SAIZ E., CALBET A., DUARTE C., AGUSTÍ S., SANTIAGO R., ALONSO A. Biogeosciences 10, 689-697, 2013.

Feeding rates and abundance of marine invertebrate planktonic larvae under harmful algal bloom conditions off Vancouver Island

ALMEDA R., MESSMER A, SAMPEDRO, N., GOSSELIN L. A. Harmful Algae 10: 194-206, 2011.

Low microzooplankton grazing rates in the Arctic Ocean during a Phaeocystis pouchetii bloom (Summer 2007): fact or artifact of the dilution technique?

CALBET A., SAIZ E., ALMEDA R., MOVILLA J., ALCARAZ M. Journal of Plankton Research 33(5): 687-701. “Featured article in JPR”, 2011.

Metabolic rates and carbon budget of early developmental stages of the marine cyclopoid copepod Oithona davisae

ALMEDA R., ALCARAZ M., CALBET A., SAIZ E. Limnology and Oceanography 56(1): 403-414, 2011.

Protein and nucleic acid metabolism as proxies for growth and fitness of Oithona davisae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) early developmental stages

YEBRA L., BERDALET E., ALMEDA R., PÉREZ V., CALBET A., SAIZ E. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 406: 87-94, 2011.

Trophic role and carbon budget of metazoan microplankton in northwest Mediterranean coastal waters

ALMEDA R., CALBET A., ALCARAZ M., SAIZ E., TREPAT I., ARIN L., J.I. MOVILLA, SALÓ V. Limnology andOceanography 56(1): 415-430, 2011.

Stimulation of gross dimethylsulfide (DMS) production by solar radiation

GALÍ M., SALÓ V., ALMEDA R., CALBET A., SIMÓ R. Geophysical Research Letters 38, L15612, 2011.

Larval growth in the dominant polychaete Polydora ciliata is food-limited in a eutrophic Danish estuary (Isefjord)

PEDERSEN T.M., ALMEDA R., FOTEL F.L., JAKOBSEN H.H., MARIANI P., HANSEN B.W. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 407: 99-110, 2010.

Feeding rates and gross growth efficiencies of larval developmental stages of Oithona davisae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida)

ALMEDA R., AUGUSTIN C.B., ALCARAZ M., CALBET A., SAIZ E. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 387(1-2): 24-35, 2010.

The role of arctic zooplankton in biogeochemical cycles: respiration and excretion of ammonia and phosphate during summer

ALCARAZ M., ALMEDA R., CALBET A., SAIZ E., DUARTE C.M., LASTERNAS S., AGUSTÍ S., SANTIAGO R., MOVILLA J., ALONSO A. Polar biology 33: 1719-1731, 2010.

Effect of temperature and food concentration on survival, development and growth rates of naupliar stages of Oithona davisae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida)

ALMEDA R., ALCARAZ M., CALBET A., YEBRA L., SAIZ E. Marine Ecology Progress Series 410: 97–109, 2010.

Swimming behavior and prey retention of the polychaete larvae Polydora ciliata (Johnston)

HANSEN B. W., JAKOBSEN H. H., ANDERSEN A., ALMEDA R., PEDERSEN T. M., CHRISTENSEN, A. M., NILSSON B. Journal of Experimental Biology213: 3237-3246, 2010.

Feeding and growth kinetics of the planktotrophic larvae of the spionid polychaete Polydora ciliata(Johnston)

ALMEDA R., PEDERSEN T.M., JAKOBSEN H.H., ALCARAZ M., CALBET A., HANSEN B. W. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 382: 61-68, 2009.

Impact of micro- and nanograzers on phytoplankton assessed by standard and sizefractionated dilution grazing experiments

CALBET A., TREPAT I., ALMEDA R., SALÓ V., SAIZ E., MOVILLA J.I., ALCARAZ M., YEBRA L., SIMÓ R., Aquatic Microbial Ecology, 50: 145-156, 2008.