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Esther Cepeda Gamella
PhD Student

Research interests:

  • Isotopic analysis
  • Marine food webs
  • Benthic ecology

 

Contact Info
Email: esther.cepedagamella@ugent.be
UGent profile: https://www.marinebiology.ugent.be/node/81340
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Esther-Cepeda-Gamella
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esther-cepeda-gamella-844b07bb
ORCID: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Esther-Cepeda-Gamella
Education
BSc, Biology, UC Madrid (2017)
MSc, Marine Biological Resources - Global Ocean Change, Ghent University (2020)
Research Question
What is the contribution of faecal pellets produced by fouling fauna to the organic matter pool of an offshore wind farm?

To determine the contribution of the faecal pellets produced by fouling fauna to the organic matter pool of an Offshore Wind Farm, it is fundamental to distinguish between the different contributors to this organic matter pool. For this reason, my current work focuses on looking for a specific-species tracer that can be used distinctive marker, like a fingerprint. I do this by looking at the 13N isotopic signal of the amino acids present in the faecal pellets produced by the species subject of this study; Mytilus edulis, Metridium senile, and Jassa herdmani.