My main scientific interest lies in plankton ecology, especially the spatial distribution of organisms, community dynamics and interaction between species. These interests led me to carry out a PhD on the distribution of gelatinous zooplankton, mainly jellyfish, siphonophores and pelagic tunicates. Afterwards, I have worked as a technician, delving deeper into different plankton groups, such as, zooplankton, phytoplankton and picoplankton.
These opportunities have allowed me to participate in several surveys and oceanographic campaigns, apply molecular and microscope techniques, carry out in vivo experiments, maintain different types of cultures and manage projects.
- Plankton ecology
- Species interaction
- Spatial ecology
PhD, 2023
Universitat de Barcelona
MsC Biodiversity, 2014
Universitat de Barcelona
BsC Environmental Biology, 2013
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Selected papers
- Pastor-Prieto, M., Raya, V., Sabatés, A., Guerrero, E., Mir-Arguimbau, J., & Gili, J. M. (2024). Assemblages of planktonic cnidarians in winter and their relationship to environmental conditions in the NW Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Marine Systems, 245, 103987.
- Pastor-Prieto, M., Sabatés, A., Raya, V., Canepa, A., Parraguez, T. I., & Gili, J. M. (2022). The role of oceanographic conditions and colony size in shaping the spatial structure of Pyrosoma atlanticum in the NW Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Plankton Research, 44(6), 984-999.
- Pastor-Prieto, M., Bahamon, N., Sabatés, A., Canepa, A., Gili, J. M., Carreton, M., & Company, J. B. (2021). Spatial heterogeneity of Pelagia noctiluca ephyrae linked to water masses in the Western Mediterranean. PLoS One, 16(4), e0249756.
- Pastor-Prieto, M., Ramos, R., Zajková, Z., Reyes-González, J. M., Rivas, M. L., Ryan, P. G., & González-Solís, J. (2019). Spatial ecology, phenological variability and moulting patterns of the Endangered Atlantic petrel Pterodroma incerta. Endangered Species Research, 40, 189-206.