Juan is a marine biologist and coastal manager interested in species interactions and ecosystem dynamics. He has experience with manipulative field and laboratory experiments in behavioural-, physiological- and community ecology. Currently, Juan is working as a PhD fellow to better understand how the terrestrial organic material affects the benthic compartment across the land-ocean gradient, focusing on macrofauna functional traits and carbon fluxes. He also has a keen interest in ocean and coastal literacy initiatives, with experience in outreach activities with primary school children.