Félix Picazo

As far back as I can remember, I see myself with binoculars around my neck and a notebook in hand, exploring the surroundings of the little village where I was born, imitating my namesake, Dr. Rodríguez de la Fuente. While my early days as a naturalist focused on birds and mammals, my initial steps in «Academia» sparked a passion for botany and led me to graduate as a Forest Technical Engineer (UCLM, 2002). Later, I completed a degree in Environmental Sciences (UMU, 2007) and, after earning a Master’s in Biodiversity (UA, 2009), I delved into the (huge) field of entomology during my PhD, writing a dissertation on diversity patterns of coleopterans in inland aquatic ecosystems (UMU, 2016). My postdoctoral journey took me as far as China, where I researched microorganisms in mountain rivers at the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology (2018–2019). In 2021, I joined the EcosphereLab at the University of Granada (UGR), where I teach and conduct research on the ecology of microbial and macroinvertebrate communities in inland aquatic ecosystems. To add a finishing touch to this mix, I engage in science communication through Ecomandanga, a blog I founded and coordinate.