The team

Coordination

Nick J. Riddiford
Investigador principal and TAIB founder member

Inmaculada Férriz
Coordinator

She is a biologist with a Masters in protected natural areas and another in agro-ecology. She joined TAIB’s scientific team over a decade ago, specialising in entomology and in particular Heterocera (moths). Her role includes the collation and analysis of data generated by the scientific studies and the organisation and training of the volunteer groups.

Laura Royo Marí
Coordinator

She is an oceanographer with GIS experience. She has been an integral part of TAIB’s scientific team for more than 10 years, having first participated as a trainee volunteer. Using her interest in the coastal zone, she began a monitoring study of the beach-dune system to assess the damage to foredune vegetation and impacts from humans and tourism. She is now implementing the TAIB website. Some of her interests are ecosystem services, marine ecology and sustainable tourism.

Equip en actiu

Jeroen Veraart
Water quality

Specialist in land use, aquatic bioindicators, hydrology, water conservation and global change in the Earth System Science and Climate Change Group, Wageningen University, Netherlands. He has contributed with the Dialogue on Water and Climate; text for the International Panel on Climate Change. 1999-present

Martin Honey
Enthomologist

Anteriorment, curador actiu de la col·lecció de lepidòpters del Museu d’Història Natural de Londres, Regne Unit, n’és ara científic associat. Assesor del TAIB en temes de taxonomia i membre actiu de l’educació entomològica i d’investigació, particularment al camp dels lepidòpters. 1999-actualitat.

Nick Owens
Enthomologist

Ecòleg i naturalista especialitzat en la clase himenoptera aculeata. Co-autor i il·lustrador de la Guia dels Aucells del Parc Natural de s’Albufera de Mallorca. TAIB from 1997.

Paul Lupton
Ecologist

Environmental consultant, terrestrial & freshwater ecology, UK.TAIB from 1997

Elisabeth Riddiford
Coordinator of community initiatives

Coordinator of Community Conservation Initiative, Kenya, 2004-2011, project focused on sustainable use of resources amongst rural communities, job creation for women, environmental education for children, community health care, project outreach and facilitation. Webmaster and support co-ordinator for the Fair Isle Marine Environment and Tourism Initiative http://www.fimeti.org.uk/.

Anna Díaz i Lorca
Biologist

She is a curator of natural history collections with expert knowledge of preventive measures for their conservation. She works at the Natural Sciences Museum, Barcelona, and at IMEDEA (Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies). She also collaborates with the Miquel Crusafont Catalan Institute of Paleontology.

Equip pioner

Prof. Palmer Newbould –Director of the first ever Masters course in Ecology in the World (University College London, 1970). First Principal Investigator TAIB (as Earthwatch Europe Project S’Albufera), 1989-90. Dr Franklyn Perring – who created and directed the first ever Atlas of distribution in the World (Botanical Atlas of the British Isles, 1963). Co-Principal Investigator TAIB (as Earthwatch Europe Project S’Albufera), 1991-92. Terry Wells – a leading world expert on Orchid population ecology (from Monks Wood Experimental Station, UK). Co-Principal Investigator TAIB (as Earthwatch Europe Project S’Albufera), 1992-94. Dr Dinah McLennan – iIlustrador botanic. Illustrator of Plants of s’Albufera paths, marsh & meadows. 1989-2003 Jo Newbould – co autor, Plants of s’Albufera paths, marsh & meadows (TAIB production). 1989-2003 Carolina Encinas – First local member of The Albufera International Biodiversity group (team TAIB), 1997-99 Joana Ma Garau – Dir. Gral. de Recursos Hídrics de la Conselleria de Medi Ambient de les Illes Balears. Second local member of team TAIB, 1999-2003 Rob Strachan – Mammologist;  terrestrial, aquatic and bat ecology.  TAIB 1993-2014 Chris Donnelly – Naturalista, interessada en habitats i bases de dades. 1991-2004 Dr Raquel Vaquer – aquatic invertebrates; especialista en processos metabòlics marins. IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB). Local member of team TAIB. 2003-2006 Sara Hawkswell – The Wildlife Trusts. Logistics. 1991 Rachel Richards (née King) – plants i fongs studies. 1997-2001, 2004. Sheila Wells – fungi studies. 1991-1994 Simon McKelvey – fish ecology, 1990 Barbara McKelvey – logistics, 1990 Florent Prunier – Biologist with wide ecological interests & database skills, 2002-2005 Tony Serjeant – reedbed biodiversity studies, Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, 1998-2007 Pamela Hill – Molluscs studies, 1998-2007 Michelle Chapman – invertebrats aquatics studies. Earthwatch Europa, 1994-2000 Dr Martin Ebejer – one of the most active and respected fly (diptera) specialists in the Mediterranean (formerly University of Malta) 2001, 2006 Richard Green – mamífers (bats) & marine ecology studies. Consultor ambiental.2000-07

Científics col·laboradors

Dr Brian Eversham – ex Director of the British Biological Records Centre; Director of Beds, Cambs, Northants and Peterborough Wildlife Trust 2002-03, 2005. David Gibbs – dipterologist. 2006-07, 2009 Richard Lyszkowski – entomòleg, Royal Museums of Scotland, 2008-09 Dr Brigitte Poulin – reedbed bird specialist, Tour du Valat Biological Station, the Camargue, France, 1999-2001 Dr Gaetan Lefebvre – reedbed bird specialist, Tour du Valat Biological Station, the Camargue, France, 1999-2001 Dr André Mauchamp – specialist in the ecology of Phragmites and other reedbed plants, also from the Tour du Valat.1997 Dr Glen Tyler – British expert on the Bittern Botaurus stellatus (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), 2000 Dr Heinz Hafner – ex President of the IUCN group of experts for Herons Dr Chris Paul – President of the British Conchological Society Rod Stern – Conservation officer, British Bryological Society, 1994, 1996, 2992 Dr David Agassiz – ex President of the European Society for Lepidoptera, 1997, 2001, 2006 Barry Goater – author of British Pyralid Moths Carlos Herrero – statistics Pere Tomàs Vives – Consultor ambiental, Station biologique de la Tour du Valat. Dr Jane Sedgeley – mammalogist Wendy Hayes – Estudis de macrófitos y calidad del agua. MSc Freshwater & Coastal ScienciesUniversity College Londres 2005-06. Dr Enrico Ercole – Estudis de Micorhyza associades a l’orquídia de camp. Universitat de Torino-ITALIA. 2010 Elizabeth Beckett – author, Flora of Mallorca Dr Roger Riddington – editor, British Birds. 1993 Mishka Stuip – specialist in hydrology, UNESCO and Wetlands International. 2000-01 Alessandro Ghetti – Estudis de geomorfologia al sistema platja-duna d’Es Comú. Keith Bowey – RSPB, Estudis de Milvus milvus. 1990-94 Dr Naomi Riddiford – Experta en arqueologia ambiental i comunicació, Royal Holloway College, University of London. Angelo Gross – Expert en isòpodes. 2003 Dr Suzanne Marshall – Biòloga marina. 1999-2000 Dr Macarena Mata – Estudi d’impacte dels supermercats nòrdics sobre l’agricultura a Espanya, Uni of Amsterdam, Uni. of Bedford. 1995-98 Dr Charlie Rugeroni – Entomòleg, treballa per Butterfly conservation.1998 Dr Mayumi Sato – Estudis de libèl·lules. Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University. Henry Stanier – Entomòleg especialitzat en odonats. The Wildlife Trusts. 2001-04 Dr Emma Whittingham – Estudis d’ecologia d’herbeis submergits. Newcastle & Exeter Universities.1997 Dr Rudolf de Groot – Center for Environment and Climate Studies, University of Wageningen, Holland. Carmen Portero-Marti – Environmental System Analysis Group, University of Wageningen, Holland. Dr Macià Blazquez Salom – Geògraf, Departament de Ciències dela Terra. Universitat de les Illes Balears. Dr Jaume Servera Nicoulau – Geomorfòleg, Departament de Ciències dela Terra. Universitat de les Illes Balears. 1997 Jordi Serra – bats ; Catalunya. 2006-07 Dr Javier Benavente – Geomorfòleg, Universidad de Cadiz. Dr Javier Alcántara – Geomorfòleg, Universidade de Vigo. Helen Wood – GIS specialist, University of 2007-08 Jon King – ornithologist, Edward Grey Institute, University of Oxford, 1991-93 Aina (Hannah) Bonner – environmental artist. 1993. Roy Taylor, ornithologist, RSPB research department. 1993-94. Phil Withers – diptera, France, 2008 David Baldock – himenopter aculeate, UK, 2012 Cristina Fiol París – ornitòloga, Mallorca José Luis Martínez – ornitòleg, Mallorca

Col·laboradors habituals

Elisa Miquel Riera, Mallorca. 2001-present Ingirid Eunson, Shetland-Escòcia, 2000-2009. Marga Roig, Mallorca, 1999-2000. Inmaculada Mateo, Mallorca. 1997- Giulia Fiorillo, Pinerolo-Italia. Rocío García, Eivissa. 2011- Mika Noguera, Mallorca. 2006-2008, 2011-2012 Sara Vallecillo, Mallorca. Rafel Mas, Mallorca. Beatriz Férnandez Lemos, Galicia. Marta Fernández Clemente, Mallorca Laura Jones Albertí, Pollença. Teresa Tomás Villarias, ALbacete. Azahara Garcia Ordoñez, Tomares-Sevilla. Ann Prior, UK. Sarah Knight, UK Imma Gamundi, Mallorca. 2004, Sue Squirrell, UK. Rosie Salazar, UK. 2005, 2008 Maria Cantallops Alba, Mallorca Pep Borràs, Mallorca.

Advisers

Matíes Rebassa – Director del PN de s’Albufera Gabriel (Biel) Perelló – Tècnic d’ús i gestió del PN de s’Albufera Pere Vicens – Naturalista Peter Hodge – coleoptera David García – bats José Luis Martínez – bird ringing Cristina Fiol – bird ringing Toni Muñoz – GOB conservació Dr Cristian Altaba – molluscs Dr Garth Foster – UK’s foremost water beetle expert

Volunteers

Aïssa Regalla, Guinea Bissau. Sidi Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed, Mauritània. Aurora Reboredo Fernández, Galicia. Salvador Ramos Barceló, Portocolom-Mallorca. Lupe Suarez, Mallorca. Gerardo Costea Llabrés, Inca-Mallorca. Juan Pedro Velasco Martin, Madrid. María Pita Fernández, Alcorcon-Madrid. Darío Delgado Blanquet, Madrid. Sergi Álvarez, Barcelona. Maria Tauler, Mallorca. Toni Brugués, Mallorca. Vanessa Seriñà, Girona. Morana Babajko, Zadar-Croatia. Francisco (Kiko) Berdejo, Zaragoza. Matea Špika, Dubrovnik-Croatia. Sebastián Trenado Plaza, Palma de Mallorca. Luka Katušiÿ, Zagreb-Croatia. Fanny Minvesa Pérez, Mallorca. Emma Broad, Wrexham-UK Kari Bettoney, UK Jerónimo Suarez Riera, Palma de Mallorca. Irene Baspino Fernández, A Corunha-Galicia. Raquel Betanzos Muÿoz, Huelva-Andalucia. Helena Pascual Borrás, Palma de Mallorca. Krishna Sivillà Rubio, Manresa-Catalunya. César Chaneta Fernández, Màlaga-Andalusia Hans Schweitl, Austria-Bunyola Marta Cascaller Abalo, Galicia Jordi Baldrich Justel, Barcelona Núria Amengual Mañosa, Palma, Mallorca Miquel Mir, Mallorca Francisca Carbonell, Mallorca, Cecília Caralt, La Bisbal de l’Empordà, Evelyng Astudillo, Ecuador. Jaume Reus Viver, Mallorca. 2008 Raquel Gutierrez, Mallorca. Marina Arias Royo, Cuenca. Joana Guiu Moreno, Mallorca. Kristina Raab, UK. Christian Asseburg, Alemanya. Eduard Cuadrado de Juan, Mallorca. María Dolores Luna, Mallorca. Ángela Medina, Mallorca. 2001 Pere Antoni Amengual, Mallorca. Teresa Ros Dosda, Waggenningen-Països Baixos. David Carreras, Barcelona. Marta Quinzan, Galicia. Isabel Catalán, Córdoba. Maite Hernandez Sanchez, Ávila. Abdelkrim Sid Bachir, Algeria. Fabricio Pardo Cervera, Zaragoza. Emilia Blasco Gartner, Alemanya. John Steele, UK. Marta Asensi, Mallorca. Juan Cervantes Sanchez, Madrid. Charlotte Francis, UK. Rose Pride, UK. Maria Vidal Rigo, Mallorca. Nick Ward, UK. Michael Wood, UK. Sergio Romero, biologist, Aiguamolls. Barbara Aldridge, UK. John Clark, UK. Kater Hockley, UK, 2000-02, 2005. Silvia Saldana, Córdoba.

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