Amaia Angulo Rodeles

Amaia Angulo Rodeles is a doctoral research personnel at the University of Vigo, affiliated with the Faculty of Biology and the Marine Research Center. As part of the XB2 Evolutionary Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation research group, her work focuses on freshwater fish conservation, river connectivity, and anthropogenic impacts on aquatic ecosystems.

• Doctorate (2019): University of Navarra
• Thesis: "River connectivity and its implications for freshwater fish conservation: Methods of study in the Iberian Peninsula"
• Advisors: Rafael Miranda Ferreiro, David Galicia Paredes

Research Interests

Her research spans Freshwater Ecology, Conservation Biology, and Environmental Impact Assessment, with emphasis on:

• River fragmentation caused by anthropogenic barriers
• Metabolism dynamics in intermittent rivers
• Carbon cycling in fragmented river networks
• Fish meta-population connectivity
• Invasive species interactions
• Development of conservation indices

Publication Trends

Recent work (2025-2016) analyzes:

• Fragmentation impacts on Mekong River Basin fish
• Temporal dependencies in Iberian Peninsula river metabolism
• Underestimated carbon emissions from drying rivers
• Integration of biodiversity into connectivity indices