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Antarctic Marine Benthic Invertebrates: Chemical Ecology, Bioactivity and Biodiversity Antarctic marine benthic invertebrates: chemical ecology, bioactivity and biodiversity Invertebrados bentónicos marinos de la Antártida: ecología química, bioactividad y biodiversidad Sergio Taboada Moreno ADVERTIMENT. La consulta d’aquesta tesi queda condicionada a l’acceptació de les següents condicions d'ús: La difusió d’aquesta tesi per mitjà del servei TDX (www.tdx.cat) ha estat autoritzada pels titulars dels drets de propietat intel·lectual únicament per a usos privats emmarcats en activitats d’investigació i docència. No s’autoritza la seva reproducció amb finalitats de lucre ni la seva difusió i posada a disposició des d’un lloc aliè al servei TDX. No s’autoritza la presentació del seu contingut en una finestra o marc aliè a TDX (framing). Aquesta reserva de drets afecta tant al resum de presentació de la tesi com als seus continguts. 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Tesis doctoral Universidad de Barcelona Facultad de Biología Departamento de Biología Animal (Invertebrados) Programa de doctorado en Biodiversidad Animal Bienio 2007–2009 Antarctic marine benthic invertebrates: chemical ecology, bioactivity and biodiversity Invertebrados bentónicos marinos de la Antártida: ecología química, bioactividad y biodiversidad Memoria presentada por Sergio Taboada Moreno para optar al título de Doctor por la Universidad de Barcelona Mayo de 2012 VISTO BUENO LA DIRECTORA DE TESIS Conxita Avila Escartín Profesora Agregada Universidad de Barcelona Agradecimientos Parece que han pasado siglos desde que me imaginara delante de esta pantalla y este teclado escribiendo estas líneas. Finalmente llega el momento y reconozco que me invade un poco el miedo. Miedo básicamente por enfrentarme a lo poco que queda ya para completar esta tesis; miedo que se confunde, claro está, con la incertidumbre de lo que el futuro me tenga que deparar. Se cierra un capítulo importante de mi vida y se tiene que abrir otro todavía más importante (o al menos eso espero). Sea como sea, lo que realmente importa es que aquí estoy haciendo balance de todo un período queriendo rendir un pequeño homenaje con estas palabras a todos aquellos que han contribuido en menor o mayor manera, de forma directa o indirecta, a que haya podido completar finalmente esta tesis doctoral. Para todos ellos ahí van mis agradecimientos. Ha llovido bastante ya desde que empecé a trabajar con Conxita, la Jefa. Tras mis inicios en el CEAB con Rafa Sardá, quien me introdujo, para mi bien, en el maravilloso mundo de los anélidos poliquetos, el destino quiso que fuera a caer en el grupo de investigación de Conxita que, por aquel entonces, andaba escasito de personal. Recuerdo como si fuera ayer cuando me leí con detenimiento las tareas que, como técnico de laboratorio del proyecto, tenía que desempeñar: algo así como “muestreo y experimentación en la Antártida durante la campaña 2005–06”. Sin quererme creer que era yo el que se iba a embarcar en una aventura de ese calibre me dirigí al despacho de Conxita para salir de dudas. Su respuesta acompañada de una sonrisa burlona fue algo así como: “En principio eres tú pero si no quieres venir pues tendremos que buscar a otra persona…”. Sobra decir que no me opuse a esta invitación… ¿Alguien rehusaría? Seguramente pocos o muy pocos. La cuestión es que mi primer trabajo de técnico (ni por supuesto los sucesivos) nunca se redujo a una relación laboral estándar. Y ahí es donde tengo tanto que agradecer a Conxita, ya que me animó desde el principio a que desempeñara labores de investigación de forma paralela a mi trabajo como técnico del proyecto. Sin su confianza y manga ancha en este sentido nunca habría llegado a evolucionar en lo científico como creo que he hecho. De hecho, aún recuerdo la conversación que tuve con ella tras conseguir financiación para un contrato de varios años de duración. Tras pensármelo detenidamente le propuse (pedí) poder hacer la tesis doctoral de forma paralela a mi trabajo de técnico. Ella me dijo algo como: “¡Ya pensaba que no me lo ibas a pedir!”. Sea como sea, y a pesar de mi imposibilidad genética para recordar literalmente las frases que me marcan, la cuestión es que fue entonces (corría el año 2007 si no me falla la memoria) cuando me aventuré en esto de hacer la tesis. Desde aquello se han sucedido otras dos campañas más (con muchos momentos buenos y con algunos pocos momentos malos, para qué negarlo) y mis intereses científicos se han diversificado. Por todos esos momentos en los que siempre he sentido tu respaldo ahí va ese GRACIAS por tu confianza sin límites Conxita. Ya he dicho que he estado en tres expediciones antárticas, cosa que creo que habrá poca gente que no sepa, pues me resulta un tema muy socorrido en cualquier cena para “romper el hielo”… Nunca está de más recordarlo una vez más. Pero es que este tipo de expediciones marcan profundamente. Isla Decepción, nuestro destino iii antártico “preferido”, es un lugar que difícilmente pueda llegar a definir con palabras. Hace falta algo más que unas fotos o unos vídeos para poderse hacer una idea de lo que es trabajar y vivir en un lugar tan privilegiado como nuestra Isla. Cuando alguien me pregunta cómo es vivir por unas semanas en un lugar así, casi siempre recurro al símil del “Gran Hermano” antártico (sin ánimo de darle ni el menor mérito al programa de televisión, Dios me libre). Y en gran medida es así gracias a la gente con la que acabas conviviendo día y día (no se hace de noche prácticamente). Tres campañas dan para muchos agradecimientos pues son muchas las personas que acaban pasando por la Base: desde los propios compañeros del grupo de investigación (con los que luego me extenderé como la ocasión merece), pasando por los demás científicos que comparten campaña, y acabando por el personal militar y de la UTM. Todos ellos han ayudado durante nuestros muestreos, durante el procesado de las muestras, durante los experimentos. Pero también todos ellos han contribuido a hacer que nuestras campañas sean un recuerdo imborrable para mí que me llevaré siempre. Así que para todos ellos, aunque no quiera personalizar aportando sus nombres, un GRACIAS tan grande como el sombrero de un picaor. Justo antes mencionaba fugazmente a mis colegas de trabajo. Ahora les doy nombre y les atribuyo méritos. Aunque en los últimos tiempos hayamos tenido nuestras diferencias, Laura siempre ha estado ahí. Parte de esta tesis se la debo a ella, por el trabajo conjunto que hicimos en dos de los artículos que componen esta tesis, pero sin duda gran parte de los momentos de disfrute y locura también se los debo a ella. ¿¡Qué decir de Jenny!? (“MI Jenny” o “Jinni” como la llamaba Alaa) Pues que me siento afortunado de haberla conocido y que pasara de ser “la noia rossa” cuando la conocí en el CEAB, a ser la persona que ahora mismo representa para mí. Se podría resumir con un “soy fans tuyo” pero aún así lo voy a redondear con un “¡Te quiero, Morena!”. Jenny le va a la zaga al siguiente personaje al que tantas cosas debo. A Cristobo lo conocí en la primera campaña antártica en el 2005-06 cuando él justo se iniciaba en esto del “buseo polá”. Desde entonces nos hemos hecho inseparables aunque, todo hay que decirlo, una vez rehusara compartir conmigo cama de matrimonio en un hotel de Punta Arenas: “¡Por ahí sí que no paso!”, fueron sus palabras (eso sí que lo recuerdo literalmente), lo cuál entiendo por que es un tipo casado y no quería caer en la tentación… Bromas aparte, Cristobo ha sido para mí, además de un amigo incondicional (una suerte de hermano mayor), una pieza esencial dentro del engranaje del grupo sin el que muchos de mis experimentos nunca habrían salido como estaba previsto. Blanca (Blanqueeee) también me ha ayudado lo suyo y la verdad es que es un encanto de persona que espero que pronto se encuentre delante de un documento como éste escribiendo los agradecimientos de su tesis. Más tarde llegaron Carlitos y Juan, que también me han ayudado un montón y que siempre se han prestado a ayudarme a lo que fuera, aunque para ello tuvieran que bucear en las “frías” aguas de Blanes en el mes de Abril.
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