BENEDICTO SOTO GONZALEZ

Benedicto Soto Gonzalez is a full-time researcher in the Department of Plant Biology and Soil Sciences at the Faculty of Biology, University of Vigo. He specializes in soil science, environmental biology, and hydrological processes, focusing on the impact of human activities and natural events on soil and water systems.

• Education: PhD in Environmental Biology (1993) from the University of Santiago de Compostela, with a thesis on forest fires' effects on soil fertility and erodibility in Galicia.

His research spans microplastic pollution in rivers, erosion dynamics, climate change impacts on hydrology, and sustainable land use. He integrates machine learning and life cycle assessment to analyze environmental data. Recent studies examine biodegradable microplastics' ecological effects and urbanization's role in freshwater biodiversity loss.

Key trends in his publications include:

• Microplastic contamination in aquatic ecosystems
• Hydrological modeling with AI techniques
• Climate-induced thermal and flow regime shifts
• Eucalyptus afforestation's environmental trade-offs

As a member of the BA2 Environmental Biology research group, he contributes to understanding soil-water interactions and pollution mitigation.

Labs & Teams: Affiliated with the BA2 Environmental Biology research group at the University of Vigo, focusing on experimental hydrology and soil contamination studies.