Has been part of 7 CREAF projects Projects involved in NUTRIARID Unraveling and providing solutions to mitigate and adapt to the changes in the elementomes of organisms, communities and ecosystems ELEMENTALSHIFT Impacts of anthropogenic global changes in bioelemental stocks and flows on nature and humans FutureArctic A glimpse into the Arctic future: equipping a unique natural experiment for nextgeneration ecosystem research Research groups this member belongs to Global Ecology Unit rosa.casanovas@creaf.uab.cat935814036Office: C5b/-160BS and Master in Biology, at the University of Barcelona (1999). I have 4 years of experience as researcher in the Ecology department (UB) and 11 years of experience as technical assistance. Since September 2014, I’m working as Technical assistant of the Global Ecology Unit at CREAF.I have been working in as Project manager, fieldwork (macro and microinvertebrates, phytoplankton, phytobenthos and aquatic plants sampling, fishingand hydromorphological descriptions)and lab analysis (macroinvertebrates, chironomids taxonomy and aquatic plants identification, as well as physico-chemical analysis).My main projects were focused in the Water Framework Directive implementation in Spain, river restoration, invasive species monitoring and documents for spreading environmental information.I am currently working as technician as well as some other administrative works but I would also continue with my limnological studies.InterestsLimnology and PaleolimnologyMacroinvertebratesMacrophytesImplementation of the Water Framework DirectiveEnvironmentalImpactStudyGlobal change