PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Alejandro Martínez García
1. EDUCATION
09/2004‐ 06/ 2009. Awarded degree Licenciatura in Biology (Equivalent to European Master Degree) University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
01/2010‐09/2013 Awarded degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (Ph.D.) University of Copenhagen
2. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research experience as a post‐doc
From 11/2017 Marie Skolodowska‐Curie Individual Fellowship (IF‐EF), H2020 Program of the EU, number 745530 – “ANCAVE‐Anchialine caves to understand evolutionary processes”, within the working group of Diego Fontaneto. National Research Council, Institute of Ecosystem Study, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania, Italy 06/2016–10/2017 Post‐Doc in the CNR‐RFBR Italian‐Russian bilateral agreement grant (RFBR grant 15‐54‐78061) to Diego Fontaneto and Viatcheslav Ivanenko, within the working group of Diego Fontaneto. National Research Council, Institute of Ecosystem Study, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania, Italy
08/2017 Internship in the Zoology Department, Lomonosov University, Moscow. MSU, Faculty of Biology, 1‐12 Leninskie Gory, 119991, Moscow, Russia
01/2014‐01/2016 Carlsberg foundation individual fellowship (grant 2013_01_0035) “Meta‐analysis on the origin of marine cave fauna‐ insights on global ecological and evolutionary processes”, in the working group of Dr Katrine Worsaae. University of Copenhagen. Marine Biology Section, Universitetsparken, 5. 2200. Copenhagen. Denmark
01/2015‐02/2015 Internship in the working group of Dr. Diego Fontaneto. National Research Council, Institute of Ecosystem Study, Largo Tonolli, 50. 28922. Verbania. Italy
07/2015‐08/2015 Internship in the working group of Dr. Diego Fontaneto. National Research Council, Institute of Ecosystem Study, Largo Tonolli, 50. 28922. Verbania. Italy 10/2013‐12/2013 Researcher in the project “Interstitial annelids: phylogeny and systematics of a neglected fauna” granted to Dr. Maikon Di Domenico and developed in the working group of Dr. Katrine Worsaae. University of Copenhagen. Marine Biology Section, Universitetsparken, 5. 2200. Copenhagen. Denmark
Research experience as a PhD student
01/2010‐09/2013 Ph.D. studies in Biology (Zoology) at the University of Copenhagen, with the project entitled “Evolution and adaptation of marine annelids in interstitial and cave habitats”, under the supervision of Dr. Katrine Worsaae. University of Copenhagen. Marine Biology Section, Strandpromenaden, 5. 3000. Helsingør. Denmark.
02/2012‐04/2012 Ph.D. studies in Biology (Phylogenetics) at Museum of Comparative Anatomy, Harvard University, under the supervision of Dr. Gonzalo Giribet. 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. USA
Research experience as an undergraduate student
11/2004‐06/2009 Undergraduate research assistant (Marine Biology and Zoology), under the supervision of Dr. Jorge Núñez. University of La Laguna. Benthos Laboratory, Department of Zoology. Av. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, 2, 38206 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
02/2007‐ 07/2007 Undergraduate Erasmus research assistant (Marine Biology), under the supervision of Dr. Ana Costa. University of Azores, Department of Biology. Ladeira da Mãe de Deus, 9501‐855. Ponta Delgada. Portugal
08/2008‐ 11/2008 Undergraduate research training (Marine Biology and Zoology), under the supervision of Dr. Katrine Worsaae. University of Copenhagen. Marine Biology Section, Strandpromenaden, 5. 3000. Helsingør. Denmark.
BIBLIOMETRIC STATISTICS OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION
Number of publications: 50, of which 29 in ISI Web of Science; 5 book chapters; 3 books. Manuscript revision: for 9 journals Invited seminars: 14, in 5 countries (Portugal, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Colombia) Invited speaker in international conferences and workshops: 1, in Japan Member of PhD committees: 2, both in Universidad Complutense de Madrid Indexes evaluating scientific production (from Google Scholar, 10/11/2017): ‐ Total number of citations = 350 ‐ Hirsch’s H index = 10 Research profiles: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alejandro_Martinez21 https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=fAPGrvUAAAAJ&hl=en
3. PUBLICATIONS
Peer‐reviewed published articles (32)
1. Ping Liu, Lei Xu, Shao Lin Xu, Alejandro Martínez, Hua Chen, Dan Cheng, Henri Dumont, Bo‐Ping Han, Diego Fontaneto (2018). Species and hybrids in the genus Diaphanosoma Fischer, 1850 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Cladocera), the “tropical Daphnia”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 118:369‐378. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.016 2. Brett C Gonzalez, Katrine Worsaae, Diego Fontaneto, Alejandro Martínez (in press). Troglomorphism in Annelida: anophthalmia and elongation of body appendages in cave scale worms (Aphroditiformia, Annelida). Zoologica Scripta. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12258 3. Alvaro García‐Herrero, Nuria Sánchez, Guillermo García‐Gómez, Fernando Pardos, Alejandro Martínez (in press). Two new stygophilic tanaidomorphs (Peracarida, Tanaidacea) from Canary Islands and Southeastern Iberian Peninsula. Marine Biodiversity. doi: I 10.1007/s12526‐017‐0763‐7 4. Brett C Gonzalez, Alejandro Martínez, Danny Eybye‐Jacobsen, Katrine Worsaae (in press). Phylogeny and Systematics of Aphroditiformia. Cladistics. doi: 10.1111/cla.12202 5. Rodrigo Riera, Jorge. Núñez, Oscar Monterroso, Alejandro Martínez (in press). Distribution of meiofaunal abundances in a marine cave complex with secondary openings and freshwater filtrations. Marine Biodiversity. doi: 10.10007/s12526‐016‐0586‐y 6. Brett C. González, Alejandro Martínez, Elizabeth Borda, Thomas M. Iliffe, Diego Fontaneto, Katrine Worsaae (2017). Genetic spatial structure of an anchialine annelid indicates the presence of a crevicular spelean corridor within ‐ but not between ‐ islands of the Great Bahama Bank. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 109:259‐270. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.003 7. Brett C Gonzalez, H. Cecilie Pettersen, Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Maickel Armenteros, Erik García‐ Machado, Peter R. Moeller and Katrine Worsaae (2017). Phylogeny and biogeography of the scaleless scale worm Pisione (Sigalionidae, Annelida). Ecology and Evolution 7:2894‐2915. doi: 10.10002/ece3.2853 8. Alejandro Martínez, Kirsten Kvindebjerg, Thomas M Iliffe, Katrine Worsaae (2017). Evolution of cave suspension feeding in Protodrilidae. Zoologica Scripta 46(2):214‐226. doi: 10.1111/zsc.12198 9. Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Alejandro Martínez, Fernando Álvarez, Geoffrey. Boxshall, William F Humphreys, Damia Jaume, Lisa E Becking, Guilherme Muricy, Peter J van Hengstrum, Stefanie Dekeyzer, Wim Decock, Bart Vanhoorne, Leen Vandeptte, Nicolas Bailly, Thomas M Iliffe (2016). World Register of Cave Species (WoRCS): a new Thematic Species Database from marine cave biodiversity. Research Ideas and Outcomes 2:e10451. doi: 10.3897/rio.2.e10451 10. Felipe Gusmäp, Maikon Di Domenico, Cecilia Amaral, Alejandro Martínez, Brett C Gonzalez, Katrine Worsaae, J. Ivar do Sul, PC Lana (2016). In situ ingestion of microfibers by meiofauna from sandy beaches. Environmental Pollution 216:584‐590. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.015 11. Cecilie H Petersen, Brett C Gonzalez, Alejandro Martínez, Katrine Worsaae (2016). New species of Pisionidens (Sigalionidae, Annelida) from Akumal, México. Zootaxa 4136(1):165‐173. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.1.8 12. Nuria Sánchez, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Fernando Pardos, Martin V. Sørensen, Alejandro Martínez (2016). Morphology disentangles the systematics of a ubiquitous but elusive meiofaunal group (Kinorhyncha: Pycnophyidae). Cladistics 32(5):479‐505. doi: 10.1111/cla.12143 13. Alejandro Martínez, Maikon Di Domenico, Greg W. Rouse, Katrine Worsaae (2016). Phylogeny and systematics of Protodrilidae (Annelida) inferred with total evidence analyses. Cladistics 31(3):250‐276. doi: 10.1111/cla.12089 14. Katrine Worsaae, Kirsten Kvindebjerg, Alejandro Martínez (2015). Morphology of a new interstitial Psammodrilus (Psammodrilidae, Annelida) from Sardinia, Italy. Zoologischer Anzeiger 259:13‐21. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2015.09.001 15. Federico Rubio, Emilio Rolán, Katrine Worsaae, Alejandro Martínez, Brett C Gonzalez (2015). Description of the first anchialine gastropod from a Yucatán cenote, Teinostoma brankovitsi n. sp.(Caenogastropoda: Tornidae), including an emended generic diagnosis. Journal of Molluscan Studies 82(1):169‐177. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyv049 16. Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Paulo da Cunha Lana, Katrine Worsaae (2014). Molecular and morphological phylogeny of Saccocirridae (Annelida) reveals two cosmopolitan clades with specific habitat preferences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 75:202‐218. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.02.003 17. Alejandro Martinez, Maikon Di Domenico, Katrine Worsaae (2014). Gain of palps within a lineage of ancestrally burrowing annelids (Scalibregmatidae). Acta Zoologica 95(4):421‐429. doi:10.1111/azo.12039 18. Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Cecília Amaral, Paulo da Cunha Lana, Katrine Worsaae (2014). Saccocirrus (Saccocirridae, Annelida) from the southern and southeastern Brazilian coasts. Marine Biodiversity 44(3):313‐325. doi:10.1007/s12526‐014‐0208‐5 19. Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Tito C. M. Almeida, Mariana O. Martins, Katrine Worsaae, Paulo da Cunha Lana (2014). Response of the meiofaunal annelid Saccocirrus pussicus (Saccocirridae) to sandy beach morphodynamics. Hydrobiologia 734(1):1‐16. doi:10.1007/s10750‐014‐1858‐9 20. Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Birgen H. Rothe, Alejandro Martínez (2013). Tubiluchus lemburgi, a new species of meiobenthic Priapulida. Zoologischer Anzeiger 253(2):158‐163. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2013.08.004 21. Marcel Rodríguez, Pablo Muniz, Natalia Venturini, Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Katrine Worsaae (2013). First occurrence of the interstitial polychaete Saccocirrus pussicus (Saccocirridae, Polychaeta) in exposed beaches of Uruguay. Pan‐American Journal of Aquatic Sciences 8(3):194‐198 22. Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Paulo da Cunha Lana, Katrine Worsaae. Protodrilus (Protodrilidae, Annelida) from the southern and southeastern Brazilian coasts (2013). Helgoland Marine Research 67(4):733‐748. doi:10.1007/s10152‐013‐0358‐z 23. Alejandro Martínez, Maikon Di Domenico, Katrine Worsaae (2013). Evolution of cave Axiokebuita and Speleobregma (Scalibregmatidae, Annelida). Zoologica Scripta 42(6):623‐636. doi:10.1111/zsc.12024 24. Alejandro Martínez, Maikon Di Domenico, Katharina Jörger, Jon Norenburg, Katrine Worsaae (2013). Description of three new species of Protodrilus (Annelida, Protodrilidae) from Central America. Marine Biology Research 9(7):676‐ 691. doi:10.1080/17451000.2013.765574 25. Marco Curini‐Galletti, Tom Artois, Valentina Delogu, Willem H De Smet, Diego Fontaneto, Ulf Jondelius, Francesca Leasi, Alejandro Martínez, Inga Meyer‐Wachsmuth, Karin Sara Nilsson, Paolo Tongiorgi, Katrine Worsaae, M Antonio Todaro (2012). Patterns of Diversity in Soft‐Bodied Meiofauna: Dispersal Ability and Body Size Matter. PLoS ONE 7(3):e33801. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033801 26. María Carmen Brito, Alejandro Martínez, Jorge Núñez (2009). Changes in the stygobiont polychaete community of the Jameos del Agua, Lanzarote, as a result of bioturbation by the echiurid Bonellia viridis. Marine Biodiversity 39(3):183‐ 187. doi:10.1007/s12526‐009‐0025‐4 27. Horst Wilkens, Thomas M. Iliffe, Pedro Oromí, Alejandro Martínez, Terence N. Tysall, Stefan Koenemann (2009). The Corona lava tube, Lanzarote: Geology, habitat diversity and biogeography. Marine Biodiversity 39(3):155‐167. doi:10.1007/s12526‐009‐0019‐2 28. Stefan Koenemann, Armin Bloechl, Alejandro Martínez, Thomas M. Iliffe, Mario Hoenemann, Pedro Oromí. (2009). A new, disjunct species of Speleonectes (Remipedia, Crustacea) from the Canary Islands. Marine Biodiversity 39(3):215‐ 225. doi:10.1007/s12526‐009‐0021‐8 29. Alejandro Martínez, Ana María Palmero, María del Carmen Brito, Jorge Núñez, Katrine Worsaae (2009) Anchialine fauna of the Corona lava tube (Lanzarote, Canary Islands): Diversity, endemism and distribution. Marine Biodiversity 39(3):169‐182. doi:10.1007/s12526‐009‐0023‐6 30. Katrine Worsaae, Alejandro Martínez, Jorge Núñez (2009). Nerillidae (Annelida) from the Corona lava tube, Lanzarote, with description of Meganerilla cesari n. sp. Marine Biodiversity 39(3):195‐207. doi:10.1007/s12526‐009‐ 0027‐2 31. Jorge Núñez, Alejandro Martínez, M. Carmen Brito (2009). A new species of Sphaerosyllis Claparède, 1863 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from the Atlantida Tunnel, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Marine Biodiversity 39(3):209‐214. doi:10.1007/s12526‐009‐0026‐3 32. David Villegas‐Ríos, Alejandro Martínez, Ana María Palmero, José Manuel N. Azevedo (2009). Early development stages of the red blenny, Parablennius ruber (Teleostei: Blenniidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(3):605‐608. doi:10.1017/S0025315408002646
Peer‐reviewed published articles in review (3) 33. Katrine Worsaae, Gonzalo Giribet, Alejandro Martínez (in review). Phylogeny of Psammodrilidae, an enigmatic lineage of interstitial annelids. Invertebrate Systematics 34. Ana Milena Lagos, María Victoria León, Sigmer Y Quiroga, Alejandro Martínez (in review). Interstitial annelids from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Revista de Biología Tropical 35. Guillermo García‐Gómez, Álvaro García‐Herrero, Nuria Sánchez, Fernando Pardos, Andrés Izquierdo‐Muñoz, Diego Fontaneto, Alejandro Martínez (in review). Microscale ecological correlates of the distribution of marine mites associated to Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Non‐peer reviewed published articles (7) 36. Carlos Sangil, Sabrina Clemente, Laura Concepción, José Carlos Hernández, Kilian Toledo‐Guedes, Alejandro Martínez, Raúl Fernández (2008) Ambientes litorales marginales en las islas Canarias: estructura y composición de las comunidades bentónicas en las Lagunas Echentive (La Palma). Vieraea 36:143‐162. 37. Eugene Burreson, Alejandro Martínez, Jorge Núñez, Leopoldo Moro (2007) Primeros registros en Canarias de sanguijuelas marinas (Hirudinea, Piscicolidae). Revista de la Academia Canaria de las Ciencias 18(3‐4):61‐65. 38. Alejandro Martínez., Ana María Palmero, María del Carmen Brito, Jorge Núñez (2007) Primer registro de Eupanthalis kinbergi McIntosh (Polychaeta, Acoetidae) en aguas de Canarias. Vieraea 35:1‐8. 39. Alejandro Martínez, Jaume Mora, Ana María Palmero, Jorge. Núñez (2007) Primer registro del prosobranquio Terebra corrugata (Lamarck, 1822) (Mollusca, Gastropoda) en el litoral de Canarias. Vieraea 35:87‐91. 40. Fernando Álvarez, Alejandro Martínez, Lisandra Núñez, Jorge Núñez (2004) Sobre la presencia en Canarias de varias especies de pequeños braquiópodos (Brachiopoda: Rhynchonella) en cuevas y cornisas submarinas. Vieraea 33:261‐ 279. 41. Alejandro Martínez, Lisandra Núñez, Jorge Núñez, Oscar Monterroso (2004) Tanatocenosis de los gasterópodos de una cueva submarina al sur de Tenerife. Revista de la Academia Canaria de las Ciencias 16(4):161‐177. 42. Ana María Palmero, Alejandro Martínez, María Teresa Aguado, María del Carmen Brito, Jorge Núñez (2004) Primer registro para Canarias de Opisthodonta pterochaeta Southern, 1914 y discusión sobre la presencia de Streptosyllis arenae Webster & Benedict, 1884 en el área Atlántico‐mediterránea (Polychaeta, Syllidae, Eusyllinae). Vieraea 33:287‐296.
Book chapters (5)
43. Alejandro Martínez, Günter Purschke, Katrine Worsaae (2017). Family Protodrilidae. In Handbook of Zoology: A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Wilfried Westheide and Günter Purschke (Eds.). De Gruyter. 44. Alejandro Martínez, Gunther Purschke, Katrine Worsaae (in press). Family Protodriloididae. In Handbook of Zoology: A Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Wilfried Westheide and Günter Purschke (Eds.). De Gruyter. 45. Alejandro Martínez, Brett Gonzalez (in press). Research in anchialine caves: anchialine lava environments in Lanzarote as case of study. In Cave Ecology. Oana Teodora Moldavan, Lubomir Kovac and Stuart Halse (Eds). Springer Verlag. 46. Pedro Oromí, Alejandro Martínez, Heriberto López (in press) Canary Islands. In Encyclopaedia Speleologica. Christian Juberthie and Vasile Decu (Eds.). Editorial SIBIOS, Mouils. Bucharest. 47. Celia Besteiro, Jorge Núñez, Alejandro Martínez. (2012) Familia Nerillidae Levinsen, 1883 In Annelida Polychaeta III. Parapar, J., Alós, C., Núñez, J., Moreira, J., López E., Aguirrezabalaga, F., Besteiro, C. and Martínez. A. Fauna Ibérica vol. 36. M.A. Ramos et al. (Eds.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC. Madrid: 335‐345
Books (3)
48. Alejandro Martínez, Brett C. Gonzalez, Jorge Núñez, Horst Wilkens, Pedro Oromí, Thomas M. Iliffe, Katrine Worsaae (2016). Guide to the anchialine ecosystems of Jameos del Agua and Túnel de la Atlántida. Centro de Publicaciones del Cabildo de Lanzarote, Área de Medio Ambiente. 310 pages. ISBN‐13:978‐84‐95938‐92‐3 49. Alejandro Martínez, Brett C. Gonzalez, Jorge Núñez, Horst Wilkens, Pedro Oromí, Thomas M. Iliffe, Katrine Worsaae (2016). Guía Didáctica de los Ecosistemas Anquialinos de los Jameos del Agua y el Túnel de la Atlántida. Centro de Publicaciones del Cabildo de Lanzarote, Área de Medio Ambiente. 312 pages. ISBN‐13:978‐84‐95938‐93‐0 50. Julio Parapar, Carmen Alós, Jorge Núñez, Juan Moreira, Eduardo López, Florencio Aguirrezabalaga, Celia Besteiro, Alejandro Martínez (2012) Annelida, Polychaeta. III. Fauna Ibérica vol. 36. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, España Scientific reports (2)
51. Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Geoffrey Boxshall, Thomas M. Iliffe, Alejandro Martínez, Fernando Álvarez, William F Humphreys, Damiá Jaume, Stephanie Dekeyzer, Wim Decock, Bart Vanhoorne, Francisco Souza Dias, Nathalie De Hauwere, Nicolas Bailly. (2016). Report of the First Editor Workshop of the World Register of marine Cave Species (WoRCS) in WoRMS. Ostend (Belgium): Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ).
General science articles (2)
52. Alejandro Martínez. (2012) “Biodiversidad oculta entre la lava”, Nu2 Mar y Arte, 23: 12‐13. 53. Alejandro Martínez. (2012) “Lanzarote: vida entre las lavas ahogadas del volcán”, MAKARONESIA, 14:91‐107 54. Alejandro Martínez. (2017) “Habitantes del inframundo majo: cangrejos abisales, fósiles vivientes y gusanos imposibles”, Revista Nu2: Mar y Arte, 44:6‐9
4. SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES
Participation (24, * indicates that I attended the conference; presenting authors are underlined) 2017. VIII North American Echinoderm Conference. Massachussetts, USA. Poster (1)
POSTER. Renata Alitto, Karin R. Seger, Ana B. Christensen, Luciana B. Lourenço, Alejandro Martínez, Itziar Colodro‐ Saínz, Maikon Di Domenico, Cecilia Z. Amaral, Michela Borges. Population genetic structure of Ophiactis spp (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from two ecoregions.
2017. *IV International Conference of Invertebrate Morphology. Moscow, Russia. Accepted talks (1, 1 coauthor)
TALK. Alejandro Martínez. Do cave animals really look so weird? Unravelling adaptation using comparative methods in several anchialine exclusive lineages, mainly annelids and decapods. TALK. Viatcheslava Ivanenko, Bert Hoeksema, Sofya Mudrova, Mikhail Nikitin, Alejandro Martínez, Nadezda Rimskaya‐Korsakova, Michael Berumen, Diego Fontaneto. Do cave animals really look so weird? Unravelling adaptation using comparative methods in several anchialine exclusive lineages, mainly annelids and decapods.
2017. XX World Sponge Conference. Galway, Ireland. One poster. Accepted poster (1) POSTER. Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Alejandro Martínez, Leontine E. Becking, Guilherme Muricy, Fernando Álvarez, Geoff Boxshall, William F. Humphreys, Damià Jaume, Peter J. van Hengstum, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Nicole Boury‐ Esnault, Thierry Perez, Eleni Voultsiadou, Stefanie Dekeyzer, Wim Decock, Bart Vanhoorne, Leen Vandepitte, Nicolas Bailly, Thomas M. Iliffe. World Register of marine Cave Species (WoRCS): a tool for evaluating sponge diversity in marine caves and anchialine systems of the world.
2016. VII International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks. English Riviera, United Kingdom. Poster (1)
POSTER. G. Andrade‐Agama, Clara Bonilla‐Cabrera, Inés Cazorla‐Godoy, Alejandro Martínez, Elena Mateo‐ Mederos, Valeria Scura‐del Hierro. “Jameo”, a word to remember in the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Geopark.
2016. *XXII International Congress of Zoology. Okinawa, Japan. Invited speaker. Talks (1) TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Brett C Gonzalez, Diego Fontaneto, Katrine Worsaae. What can we learn from evolution and macroecology by studying neglected groups inhabiting cryptic submarine labyrinths? A case of study with Annelida. 2016 .*Congresso Nazionale Congiunto SITE‐UZI‐SIB. Milano, Italy. Talks (1)
TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Marco Curini‐Galletti, Diego Fontaneto. Patterns of diversity of marine cave meiofauna: Italy as a case of study.
2016 *XVI International Meiofauna Conference. Heraklion, Greece. Posters (3) POSTER. Alejandro Martínez, Vasilis Gerovasieleiou, Fernando Álvarez, Geoffrey Boxshall, William H. Humphreys, Damia Jaume, Thomas M Iliffe, Nicolas Bailly, Diego Fontaneto, Katrine Worsaae. World Register of Marine Cave Species: a tool for investigating meiofaunal diversity in marine and anchialine subterranean systems. POSTER. Álvaro García‐Herrero, Guillermo García‐Gómez, Nuria Sánchez, Alejandro Martínez, Fernando Pardos. Richness patterns of tanaidaceans: Iberian Peninsula and surrounding areas.
POSTER. Guillermo García‐Gómez, Fernando Pardos, Nuria Sánchez, Alejandro Martínez, Álvaro García‐Herrero. Microscale distribution of marine mites in Posidonia oceanica meadows: Are they spatially segregated?
2016. XII International Polychaete Conference. Cardiff, United Kingdom. Poster (2)
POSTER. Brett C Gonzalez, Alejandro Martínez, Elisabeth Borda, Thomas M Iliffe, Danny Eibye‐Jacobsen, Katrine Worsaae. Investigating the complexities of the Sigalionidae using a total evidence approach (Aphroditiformia; Annelida)
POSTER. Paulo da Cunha Lana, Nalitta Scamparie, Karin Fehlauer‐Ale, Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Katrine Worsaae. Molecular data support Pharyngocirrus gabriellae (Saccocirridae: Annelida) as an amphi‐ Atlantic and amphi‐American species
2015. SICB Annual Meeting, Talks. Florida, USA. Talk. (1 as coauthor) TALK. Brett C Gonzalez, Cecilie Petersen, Alejandro Martínez, Katrine Worsaae. Colonization and adaptation of scale worms to interstitial and anchialine habitats (Aphroditiformia, Annelida)
2015. *IV International Workshop on Scalidophora. A Graña, Galicia. Talks (2 as coauthor) TALK. Nuria Sánchez, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Fernando Pardos, Martin Sørensen, Alejandro Martínez. Phylogeny of Pycnophyidae TALK. Andreas Schmidt‐Rhaesa, Alejandro Martínez. Overview on Tubiluchus 2015. *IV International Conference on Anchialine Ecosystems. Mérida, México. Talks (1 as speaker, 3 coauthor) TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Brett C Gonzalez, Diego Fontaneto, Katrine Worsaae. Comparative methods shed light on the origin of anchialine fauna: Do any anchialine species have a deep sea origin?
TALK. Vasilis Gerovasieleiou, Alejandro Martínez, Fernando Álvarez, Geoffrey Boxshall, William H. Humphreys, Damia Jaume, Nicolas Bailly, Thomas M Iliffe. World Register of Marine Cave Species (WoRCS): establishing a new thematic species database for marine cave biodiversity TALK. Brett C Gonzalez, Cecilie Petersen, Alejandro Martínez, Katrine Worsaae. Unexpected patterns of crevicular connectivity in the anchialine scale worm Pelagomacellicephala iliffei.
TALK. Katrine Worsaae, Brett C Gonzalez, Alejandro Martínez, Tracing the cave story of Nerillidae (Annelida) – The meiofaunal conquistadores of anchialine caves. 2014. *III International Conference Invertebrate Morphology. Berlin, Germany. Talks (1 coauthor, 1 speaker) Posters (2)
TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Brett C Gonzalez, Tobias Jørgensen, Michele Jørgensen, Sebastian A Stamatis, Diego Fontaneto, Katrine Worsaae. Meta‐analyses on the origin of anchialine cave fauna, with emphasis on kinship, adaptations and ecology of Annelida. TALK. Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Paulo da Cunha, Katrine Worsaae. PROTODRILIDA POSTER. Alejandro Martínez, Michele Jørgensen, Sebastian A Stamatis, Brett C Gonzalez, William Humphreys, Thomas M Iliffe, Katrine Worsaae. Evolution of anchialine, cave endemic spionids (Spionidae, Annelida): the first clade of cave annelids with full‐Tethyan distribution. POSTER. Brett C Gonzalez, Cecilie Petersen, Alejandro Martínez, Katrine Worsaae. Colonization and adaptation of scale worms to interstitial and anchialine habitats (Aphroditiformia, Annelida). 2012. III Simposio Latinoamericano de Poliquetos Isla Margarita, Venezuela. Poster (2) TALK. Maikon Di Domenico, Alejandro Martínez, Tito Almeida, Paulo da Cunha, Katrine Worsaae. Poliquetas intersticiais da costa sul e sudeste do Brasil. POSTER. Alejandro Martínez, Maikon Di Domenico, Katharina Jorger, Jon Norenburg, Katrine Worsaae. Descripcão de tres novas especies de Protodrilus (Protodrilidae, Annelida) da América Central
2011. *II International Conference of Invertebrate Morphology Boston, USA. Talk (1 as speaker) TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Kirsten Kvinderbjerg, Thomas M Iliffe, Katrine Worsaae. On the ecological shift leading to unique adaptations of primiarly interstitial annelids to Atlantic anchialine environments: the case of Protodrilus. Best student talk award
2011. II Congreso Brasileiro de Biologia Marinha. Natal, Brasil. Talk (1 as coauthor)
2010. *XX International Polychaete Conference. Lecce, Italy. Talk (1 as speaker) TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Kirsten Kvinderbjerg, Thomas M Iliffe, Katrine Worsaae. Unique adaptations of Protodrilus n. sp. to anchialine caves.
2010. *XX International Conference of Subterranean Biology Postojna, Slovenia. Talk (1 as speaker) TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Kirsten Kvinderbjerg, Katrine Worsaae. Annelid diversity in anchialine systems: unique adaptations and functional morphology of Protodrilus n. sp. to the cave environment of La Corona lava tube (Canary Islands, Lanzarote).
2009. *I Conference on Anchialine Ecosystems: Reflection and Prospects Mallorca, Spain. Talk (1 as speaker) TALK. Alejandro Martínez, Horst Wilkens. Origin and ecology of the anchialine fauna of Lanzarote (Canary Islands). 2008. XV Simposio Ibérico de Estudios de Biología Marino. Funchal, Portugal. Poster (1)
POSTER. Carlos Sangil, Sabrina Clemente, Laura Concepción, José Carlos Hernández, Kilian Toledo, Alejandro Martínez, Raúl Fernández‐de León. Aportaciones al estudio de los ambientes marginales de Canarias: comunidades bentónicas de las lagunas de Echentive (La Palma)
2008. *I International Conference on Invertebrate Morphology. Copenhagen, Denmark. Poster (1) POSTER. Alejandro Martínez, María del Carmen Brito, Jorge Núñez, Katrine Worsaae. New records of the Nerillidae from the Canary Islands (Annelida, Polychaeta), with special attention to cave dwelling species.
2008. *XIX International Conference of Subterranean Biology. Perth, Australia. Posters (3), Talk (1 as speaker) TALK. Alejandro Martínez, María del Carmen Brito, Jorge Núñez, Katrine Worsaae. Distribution patterns of the interstitial Nerillidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) in La Corona lava tunnel (Lanzarote, Canary Islands), with some remarks on the recent colonization processes of the meiobenthic communities of the cave.
POSTER. Alejandro Martínez, María del Carmen Brito, Thomas M Iliffe, Stefan Koenemann, Katrine Worsaae, Jorge Núñez. Anchialine fauna from the Canary Islands: a checklist of recorded taxa for the La Corona lava tunnel (Lanzarote). POSTER. Jorge Núñez, Alejandro Martínez, María del Carmen Brito. A new species of genus Sphaerosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from the Atlantida Tunnel, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. POSTER. Jorge Núñez, Alejandro Martínez, María del Carmen Brito. Changes in the stygobiont polychaetes communities due to the bioturbative activity of Bonellia viridis in the lagoon cave of Jameos del Agua, Lanzarote. 2006. *XIV Simposio Ibérico de Estudios de Biología Marino. Barcelona, Spain. Poster (2) POSTER. Ana María Palmero, Alejandro Martínez, María del Carmen Brito, Jorge Núñez. La familia Acoetidae Kinberg, 1858 (Polychaeta, Aphroditoidea) en la Península Ibérica y la Macaronesia Central. POSTER. Alejandro Martínez, Ana María Palmero, María del Carmen Brito, Jorge Núñez. Fauna anquialina del complejo de tubos volcánicos del Malpaís de la Corona (Lanzarote, Islas Canarias).
2004. *XIII Simposio Ibérico de Estudios del Bentos Marino. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Poster (1) POSTER. Alejandro Martínez, Lisandra Núñez, Óscar Monterroso, Jorge Núñez. Tanatocenosis de las poblaciones de moluscos asociadas a los sedimentos de la cueva de los Cerebros (Playa San Juan, Tenerife) Organization (1)
2018. IV Internation Symposium of Anchialine Ecosystem, expected in. Lanzarote, 2018 after election in the previous conference. 5. EDITORIAL WORK 2015‐. Editorial board member of the database “World Register of Marine Cave Species” responsible for the sections on Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Priapulida, meiobenthos, as well as the geographical areas of Africa, Cuba, and Atlantic Oceanic Islands (Canary Islands, Selvagens, Madeira, Azores, Cabo Verde and Ascension). (www.marinespecies/worcs) 2016. Editor for the Special Issue: “I International Workshop to Marine and Anchialine Meiofauna ‐ Lanzarote 2011”, currently in preparation in Marine Biodiversity. 2016. Member of the Scietific Board “Scientia Insularum” new journal published by Universidad de La Laguna on the study of organisms, ecological and geological process in Islands and the impact of human activities on them.
6. PERSONAL GRANTS, FUNDING AND AWARDS
Personal awards (4)
2011. Award to the Best Student Talk at II International Congress of Invertebrate Morphology at Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA, USA).
2010. Beca para la elaboración de un informe sobre la fauna de Los Jameos del Agua, Lanzarote, from Gobierno de Lanzarote, developed during 2012. Budget: 17.500 €
2009. Award to the Best Graduate Student in Zoology at University of La Laguna, Spain. 2008. Award to the Best Student Talk at XIX International Conference of Subterranean Biology at Western Australian Museum, Perth (Australia).
Personal research grants and other obtained funding (4)
2013. Carlsberg Foundation Research Grant, at University of Copenhagen. Project title: “Meta‐analysis on the origin of marine cave fauna: Insights on global ecological and evolutionary processes”, to be developed from 01.01.2014‐ 01.01.2016. Budget: 1.100.100 kr (ca. 150.000€)
2013. Becas para trabajos para la conservación y mejora del patrimonio rural en la Isla de Lanzarte. Proyecto 1247854: “Asistencia Técnica para elaboración de La Guía didáctica sobre la Fauna y Ecosistemas Anquilianos de Los Jameos del Agua de la Isla de Lanzarote”, del Gobierno de Lanzarote, developed during 2014. (37.200€)
2010 Grant from Reserva de la Biosfera Department, Government of Lanzarote (Spain) for the preparation of a report about the conservation status and biodiversity in the anchialine habitats of the island. (17.500 €)
2008. Research Introduction Grant, Spanish Ministry for Education, Society and Sports for training as a researcher in Department of Zoology, University of La Laguna during one year (3.000 €) Travel and student grants (5)
2011 Thorson Foundation Travel Grant for attendance at the II International Conference of Invertebrate Morphology, Cambridge (MA, USA) (5.000DKK).
2010. Encyclopedia of Life Travel Fellowship for attendance at the Encyclopedia of Life Course on Meiofauna at STRI Bocas del Toro (Panama) (600$).
2010 ISSB Student Travel Fellowship for attendance at the XX International Conference of Subterranean Biology, Postojna (Slovenia) (500€).
2007. Socrates‐Erasmus Travel Grant for highly qualified ungraduated students to cover expenses during my stay at the University of Azores (90 €/month, 6 months). 2005. César Manrique Foundation Investigation Grant on Environment, Spatial Planning and Natural Heritage of the Canary Islands. Project: “Jameos del Agua: Biodiversity and Conservation Status” (3.000€).
7. INTERNSHIPS AND SHORT STAYS IN SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS (LESS THAN ONE MONTH)
11/2017. Universidad del Magdalena (Colombia). Student supervision and training on techniques for studying meiofauna, in the group of Prof. Sigmer Quiroga.
08/2017. Lomonosov Moscos State University (Russia). Research on copepods symbiosis in Dr. Viatslava Ivanenko group.
11/2016. Sesoko Marine Station, University of the Ryukyus (Japan). Research on marine annelids and marine meiofauna, invited by Dr. Hiroshi Yamasaki 09/2016. White Sea Marine Biology Station, University Lomosonov Moscow (Russia). Research on marine annelids and marine meiofauna, invited Dr. Nadya Rimskaya‐Korsakova
09/2016. University of Sassari (Italy), for sampling marine meiofauna, invited by Prof. Marco Curini‐Galletti.
02/2016. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (Belgium), editorial workshop of the World Register of Cave species. 02/2015. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain), teaching MsC course on Zoology, invited Prof. Fernando Pardos and supervising the students Alvaro García and Guillermo García, and collaboration with Nuria Sánchez.
11/2014. Universidad de La Habana (Cuba), for sampling and identification of marine meiofauna, invited by Assoc. Prof. Maickel Armenteros and Erik García‐Machado, funded by Assoc. Prof. Katrine Worsaae.
08/2013. Artic Station, University of Copenhagen (Greenland), for sampling marine meiofauna, invited by Assoc. Prof. Katrine Worsaae and Prof. Reinhardt Kristensen.
05/2011. Station Biologique de Roscoff (France), for sampling of marine meiofauna within the ATOL team. 06/2010. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama), for attendance of the course “Encyclopedia of Life Short‐ course in Meiofauna Diversity and Taxonomy”.
10/2010. University of Sassari (Italy), for sampling marine meiofauna, invited by Prof. Marco Curini‐Galletti.
07/2007 Kristineberg Marine Station (Sweden), for attendance of the course: “MGE Summer Course: Analyzing Biodiversity and Life History Strategies”.
8. EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROJECTS AND REPORTS
Environmental assessment projects as researcher (2) 2017. Design and implementation of the “Action plan towards the conservation of the squat lobster Munidopsis polymorpha and the remipede Morlockia ondinae”. Request by the Government of the Canary Islands.
2011. Report on the conservation status of Los Jameos del Agua lake, Lanzarote: “Biodiversity in Los Jameos del Agua and other anchialine ecosystems in Lanzarote”. Requested by the Government (Cabildo) of Lanzarote. Environmental assessment projects as student (6)
2006 Student assistant in the project “Environmental Impact Assessment on the effect of the industrial harbor of Arinaga, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands)”. Task: Field work. 2005 Student assistant in “Technical Assistance for the production of a checklist of marine species inhabiting reefs and underwater caves in the Canary Islands”. Task: Field work, species identification and writing the report.
2004 Student assistant in “Environmental impact report on the impact of the regeneration of Abama beach over Los Cerebros marine cave (Tenerife, Canary Isl)”. Tasks: Sorting and identification of meiofauna from sediment samples.
2004 Student assistant in the project “Evaluation and monitoring of the impact of the fuel spill from the tanker Prestige over the “Islas Atlánticas” National Park and other protected areas in the Galician coast”. Tasks: Identification of crustaceans, annelids and molluscs from benthic samples.
2004‐2006 Student assistant in ”Environmental Technical Assistance during the conditioning works at the coasts of Sector‐3 at La Guirra, Antigua, Fuerteventura (Canary Islands)”. Tasks: Field work and writing of the report. 2003‐2008 Project: “Ecological study and management plan of the marine communities near UNELCO thermal plant, Granadilla (Tenerife, Canary Isl.)”. Tasks: Assistance in the preparation of a report every two years. Sampling of sediments. Sorting and identification of fauna. Writing of the report.
9. FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE
Field trips as participant
2016. Sampling of Marine Meiofauna in Okinawa, Japan. Invited by Dr Hiroshi Yamasaki.
2016. Sampling of Marine Meiofauna in the White Sea, Russia. Organized by Dr Nadya Rimskaya‐Korsakova. 2016. Sampling of Marine Meiofauna at the Asinara National Park, Sardinia. Invited by Prof .Marco Curini‐Galletti.
2015. Expedition to Mexican Cenotes (Akumal, Quintana Roo). U. Copenhagen, Assoc. Prof. K. Worsaae.
2014 Tropical Marine Ecology Course, Quintana Roo, México. Texas A&M, invited by Dr. T. Iliffe.
2014 Asinara Meiofauna Workshop, Sardinia (Italy). U. di Sassari, invited researcher by Dr. Marco Curini‐Galletti
2014. Cuba Cave Diving Expedition, Holguin & Matanzas. U. Copenhagen, Assoc. Prof. K. Worsaae
2013 Artic Meiofauna Expedition, Disko Island, Greenland. U. Copenhagen, invited researcher by Dr. R.M. Kristensen 2011 Station Biologique de Roscoff, Assemble Project, as PhD student.
2010 La Maddalena Meiofauna Workshop, Sardegna. U. of Sassari, as PhD student.
2008 La Atlántida International Cave Diving Expedition, Texas A&M University, as student assistant.
2007 IV Workshop Palaeontology in Atlantic Islands. U. Azores, as student assistant.
2004 Macaronesia 2000, Expedición Fuerteventura 2004. University of La Laguna, as student assistant. Field trips as organizer
2017. Sampling for the Action plan towards the conservation of the squat lobster Munidopsis polymorpha and the remipede Morlockia ondinae. ISE‐CNR, as responsible 2016. Survey to cave and marine meiofauna in El Hierro (Canary Islands). U. Copenhagen, as main researcher 2014 Expedition to Túnel de la Atlántida ’15. U. of Copenhagen, as responsible 2013. Expedition to Gulf of Napoli, Italy. Responsible together with Dr. Maikon Di Domenico (U. Paraná) 2011I International Expedition to Anchialine and Marine Meiofauna. U. Copenhagen, responsible. 2006 Expedición Jameos del Agua’06. U. La Laguna, responsible.
10. TEACHING AND OUTREACH
Training Courses in Pedagogy
2012. Introduction to Pedagogy. University of Copenhagen
Teaching of university level lectures and advances courses 2017. Azores CIBIO (Research center for biodiversity and genetic resources), a lecture entitled “Introduction to Systematics of Annelida: morphological identification of main lineages of polychaetes” in the workshop “Azores Workshop on Polychaeta Taxonomy”.
2017. Center of Ecosystems Study, Italian National Research Council (CNR‐ISE, Pallanza), a lecture entitled “Geographical Information Systems using R”, in the course “CNR‐ISE R course”. Responsible of the course: Ester Eckert
2015. Center of Ecosystems Study, Italian National Research Council (CNR‐ISE, Pallanza), one lecture in the course “I Corso di Filogenesi” about molecular clock analyses. Responsible for the course: Dr. Diego Fontaneto.
2015. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, one lecture in the MsC course “Frontiers in Zoology”, about introduction on Phylogenetics in Ecology and Systematics. Responsible for the course.
2009‐2015. University of Copenhagen, BsC and MsC courses in Animal Morphology, Field Biology, Marine Biology. Responsible for the course, Assoc. Prof. Katrine Worsaae.
2004‐2008. University of La Laguna, BsC and MsC courses in Zoology and Oceanography; Techniques in Zoology. Responsible for the course Assoc. Prof. Jorge Núñez.
Supervision of students (11) 2017. ISE‐CNR co‐supervision of graduate student Álvaro García‐Herrero, invited for a student project at the Microbial Ecology Group, with Dr. Diego Fontaneto.
2017. ISE‐CNR co‐supervision of graduate student Guillermo García‐Gómez, Eramus Practice Student at Microbial Ecology Group, with Dr. Diego Fontaneto.
2015. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; two MsC students in the group of Assoc. Prof. Fernando Pardos Martínez.
2009‐2015 University of Copenhagen: three BsC Project, one short research projects, three MsC projects and one lab technician final project in the group of Assoc. Prof. Katrine Worsaae. PhD evaluation committee membership (2)
02/2017. PhD Thesis: “The family Myrmeleontidae (Insecta, Neuroptera) in the Iberian Peninsula and Baleares: larval stages, phylogeny and distribution models”. Candidate Fernando Azevedo. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Victor Serrat Montoya. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. 09/2015. PhD Thesis: “Evolution and Systematics of Homalorhagida, Kinhorhyncha”. Candidate Nuria Sánchez. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Fernando Pardos. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
Outreach and Invited seminars (14, in 5 countries)
2017. Centro de Conferencias, Universidad del Magdalena (Colombia). “¿Qué nos enseñan los animales microscópicos de los grandes problemas en ecología y evolución? Organized by Prof. Sigmer Quiroda, atended by students and researchers from INVEMAR and Universidad del Magdalena.
2017. Día del Biólogo, Universidad del Magdalena (Colombia). “¿Cómo podemos trabajar en lo que nos gusta y responder preguntas interesantes para todos?”. Organized by the University of Magdalena, attended by all biology students.
2017 Casa de los Volcanes, Jameos del Agua (Spain). “La fauna anquialina de Lanzarote: el Tesoro de Haría”, aimed at the general public. Organized by the Government of Haría, Lanzarote. (In Spanish) 2017 Casa de los Volcanes, Jameos del Agua (Spain). “Diversidad del Inframundo Majo”, aimed at high school students. Organized by the Government of Lanzarote. (In Spanish)
2017 ISE‐CNR Tuesday Seminars (Italy). “Cosa possiamo imparare in ecologia ed evoluzione studiando gli animali cavernicoli marini?”, aimed at general public and collegues at the ISE‐CNR (In Italian)
2016 Medical School, University of La Laguna (Spain). “El mito de la caverna:¿Qué podemos aprender de la evolución a través de la fauna de cuevas submarinas?”, aimed at MsC student of the Medical School. (In Spanish)
2016 Casa de los Volcanes, Jameos del Agua (Spain). “Conociendo al jameíto y otros endemismos del Túnel de la Atlántida”, aimed at high school students. Organized by the Government of Lanzarote. (In Spanish)
2016 Casa de los Volcanes, Jameos del Agua (Spain). “Conociendo al jameíto y otros endemismos del Túnel de la Atlántida”, aimed at high school students. Organized by the Government of Lanzarote. (In Spanish) 2016 Café, Debate y Ciencia Event, Cabildo de Lanzarote (Spain). “Qué nos cuentan el jameíto y otros endemismos subterráneos sobre el Pasado de Lanzarote”, aimed at general public. Organized by the Government of Lanzarote. (In Spanish) 2014 Cabildo de Lanzarote Conferece Room (Spain). “Biodiversidad única de los Jameos del Agua y el Túnel de la Atlántida”, aimed at high school students. Organized by the Government of Lanzarote. (In Spanish)
2014 Cabildo de Lanzarote Conferece Room (Spain). “Los animales subterráneos de Lanzarote: fauna única de los Jameos del Agua y el Túnel de la Atlántida”, aimed at high school students. Organized by the Government of Lanzarote. (In Spanish)
2014 VII Jornada de Genética, University of La Laguna (Spain). “Genetics as a tool to infer the past – the Past as a basis to understand the Present”, aimed at undergraduate students in Molecular Biology. Organized by the department of Genetics, University of La Laguna. (In Spanish) 2012 Infuscience talks, University of La Coruña (Spain). “Tales of interstitial annelids, cave annelids and interstitial cave annelids”, mainly aimed at graduate and undergraduate students in Biology, but also general public. (In Spanish)
2011 Centro de la Cultura de Lanzarote (Spain).”Lanzarote, biodiversity hidden among the lavas”, aimed at the general public. Organized by the Government of Lanzarote. (In Spanish) 2009 Speleological Society of the University of Aveiro (Portugal). “The discovery of subterranean faunas”, aimed at the general public (mostly attended by cavers and amateur biospeleologists). (In Portuguese) 2009 Workshop Introduction to research, University of La Coruña (Spain). “How to be a researcher without dying in the attempt”, aimed at undergraduate students in Biology. (In Galician)
2008. Danish Society of Marine Biology (Denmark). “The cave fauna of La Corona lava tunnel in Lanzarote, with emphasis on the distribution, adaptations and habitats of meiofaunal Annelida”, aimed at the general public. (In English) Scientific advisor for scientific exhibitions (1)
2014. Scientific advisor for the public exhibition DISAlab, directed to teach high school students about the subterranean fauna of Lanzarote (Spain).
Referee for scientific journals (11) https://publons.com/author/1183863/alejandro‐martinez‐garcia#profile
Marine Biodiversity Records (1), Hydrobiologia (2), PlosOne (1), Zoological Science (2), Zootaxa (1), Zoologica Scripta (1), Marine Ecology (1), Archipelago (1), Journal of the Marine Biology Association UK (1), Biogeographia (1)
OTHER MERITS
Member of the Council of the International Society of Subterranean Biology (2010‐2013)