I am currently a researcher at CONICET (National Council of Scientific and Technical Research), Argentina and a member of the Limnology Laboratory (Lab. No. 65) at the "Bernardino Rivadavia" Argentine Natural Science Museum. In June 2005, I finished my PhD on "Trophic ecology of the juveniles of the dominant sciaenids in Bahia Blanca estuary". I did my bachelor studies in the Department of Biology at the Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina.
My current CV can be found here.
Research Interests and Areas
Biology and ecology of aquatic invasive species and their role in the native ecosystem.
Dynamic and diversity of aquatic benthic communities and their relationship with ecological processes.
Estuarine fish trophic ecology.
Estuaries as nursery areas for juvenile fish.
Projects Involved in
2005 – 2008 : Project PICT ANPCyT 25275. “Impact and control of the invasive mollusc Limnoperna fortunei”. Project Leader: Dr. Demetrio Boltovskoy.
2005 – 2007: Project “Prevention of coastal contamination and management of marine biological diversity” FMAM-BIRF 28385-AR PNUD ARG/02/018. Subproject B-B-13: “Risk evaluation for aquatic invasive species, monitoring ballast water in overseas ports of Patagonia” Project Leader: Dr. Demetrio Boltovskoy
2004 – 2007: Project: UBA X096. “Impact of the invasive bivalve Limnoperna fortunei on aquatic local systems”. Project Leader: Dr. Demetrio Boltovskoy.
2002 – 2004: Universidad Nacional del Sur. Group Research Project: “Trophic ecology of the juveniles of the dominant sciaenids in Bahia Blanca estuary. Striped weakfish (Cynoscion guatucupa) and whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri)”. Project Leader: Dra. Andrea Lopez Cazorla
Publications
Journals
Sardiña,
P., D. H. Cataldo and D. Boltovskoy. 2008. The effects of the invasive mussel,
Limnoperna fortunei, on associated fauna in South American freshwaters:
importance of physical structure
and food supply. Fundamental and Applied Limnology. (Submitted 2007; accepted June 2008; to appear).
Sardiña, P. and A. Lopez Cazorla. 2005. Feeding habits of the juvenile striped weakfish, Cynoscion guatucupa Cuvier 1829, in Bahía Blanca estuary (Argentina): Seasonal and ontogenetic changes. Hydrobiologia 532(1): 23-38.
Sardiña, P. and A. Lopez Cazorla. 2005. Ontogenetic and seasonal changes in the diet of the whitemouth croaker, Micropogonias furnieri (Pisces: Sciaenidae), in South-western Atlantic waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 85: 405-413.
Sardiña, P. and A. Lopez Cazorla. 2005. Feeding interrelationships and comparative morphology of two young sciaenids co-occurring in South-western Atlantic waters. Hydrobiología 548: 41-49.
Journals - In preparation
Sardiña, P., D. H. Cataldo and D. Boltovskoy. Effects of adult Limnoperna fortunei on gregarious larvae settlement.
(For a full list including national and international conferences see my CV.)
