Dr. (PhD)

Gregorio Alejandro López Moreira Mazacotte

Postdoc
Department
(Dept. 1) Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
Email
gregorio.lopezmoreira@igb-berlin.de
Phone
+49 30 64181-523
Room
403

Müggelseedamm, 310, 12587 Berlin

Profile
Research group
Landscape Ecohydrology
Expertise
  • Bayesian inference
  • Numerical methods
  • Ecological modelling
  • Ecohydrological modelling
CV

Academic Background

  • From October 2015 to January 2019: PhD in River Science within the "Science for MAnagement of Rivers and their Tidal systems" Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate (SMART EMJD). Dissertation: "Ecological Modelling of Lake Ecosystems: Integrating hydro-thermodynamics and biogeochemistry in a reduced complexity framework"
    • Primary University: University of Trento (UniTrento, Trento, Italy)
    • Secondary University: Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
    • Associate Partner: Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB, Neuglobsow, Germany)
  • From 2006 to 2014: Engineering degrees in Environmental Engineering and Industrial Engineering. Department of Civil, Industrial and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción" Catholic University (UCNSA, Asunción, Paraguay).
  • From 2011 to 2013: Technical degree in Computer Applications Programming. Department of Systems Analysis, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, UCNSA (Asunción, Paraguay).

Research Positions

  • From April 2022: Postdoctoral researcher in ecohydrological modelling within the Urban Water Interfaces DFG Research Training Group (UWI) at the IGB.
  • From January 2022 to May 2022: Guest scientist at the IGB.
  • From September 2020 to December 2021: Principal Investigator for the joint UniTrento-UCNSA project to develop an integrated monitoring and modelling system for Ypacaraí Lake (Paraguay), co-funded by the National Council of National and Technology of Paraguay (CONACYT) and the UCNSA.
  • From 6 May 2019 to 31 December 2021: Postdoctoral researcher in ecological modelling within the CLIMSHIFT project at the IGB.
  • From 1 December to 5 May 2019: Research fellow, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering of the UniTrento.
  • From August 2016 to May 2019: Guest doctoral researcher at the IGB.
  • From October 2015 to January 2019: Doctoral researcher within the GIAMT (Group of Environmental Hydraulics and Morphodynamics Trento) research group of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, UniTrento.
  • From 2011 to 2015: Junior Researcher within the Unit of Hydro-Environmental Studies of the Centre for Appropriate Technology (CTA), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, UCNSA.

Fellowships and Awards

  • 2020: Research grant awarded by the National Council of Science and Technology of Paraguay (CONACYT) for the proposal to develop an integrated monitoring and modelling system for Ypacaraí Lake.
  • 2015: National Youth Award in Science and Technology (National Youth Secretariat of Paraguay).
  • 2015: Erasmus Mundus Fellowship for the SMART Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate programme (EACEA, European Commission).

Publications

2024

2023

2022

August 2022
David C. Richardson; Meredith A. Holgerson; Matthew J. Farragher; Kathryn K. Hoffman; Katelyn B. S. King; María B. Alfonso; Mikkel R. Andersen; Kendra Spence Cheruveil; Kristen A. Coleman; Mary Jade Farruggia; Rocio Luz Fernandez; Kelly L. Hondula; Gregorio A. López Moreira Mazacotte; Katherine Paul; Benjamin L. Peierls; Joseph S. Rabaey; Steven Sadro; María Laura Sánchez; Robyn L. Smyth; Jon N. Sweetman

A functional definition to distinguish ponds from lakes and wetlands

Scientific Reports. - 12(2022), Art. 10472
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14569-0

2021

January 2022
Michael F. Meyer; Robert Ladwig; Jorrit P. Mesman; Isabella A. Oleksy; Carolina C. Barbosa; Kaelin M. Cawley; Alli N. Cramer; Johannes Feldbauer; Patricia Q. Tran; Jacob A. Zwart; Gregorio A. López Moreira M.; Muhammed Shikhani; Deviyani Gurung; Robert T. Hensley; Elena Matta; Ryan P. McClure; Thomas Petzoldt; Nuria Sánchez-López; Karline Soetaert; Mridul K. Thomas; Simon N. Topp; Xiao Yang

The AEMON-J “Hacking Limnology” workshop series & virtual summit: incorporating data science and open science in aquatic research

Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. - 30(2021)4, S. 140-143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lob.10475

2020

2018

July 2018
Gregorio Alejandro López Moreira M.; Luigi Hinegk; Andrea Salvadore; Guido Zolezzi; Franz Hölker; Roger Arturo Monte Domecq S.; Martina Bocci; Sebastiano Carrer; Luca De Nat; Juan Escribá; Carmen Escribá; Gilberto Antonio Benítez; Claudia Raquel Ávalos; Inocencia Peralta; Mario Insaurralde; Fátima Mereles; Jean Michel Sekatcheff; Andrés Wehrle; Juan Francisco Facetti-Masulli; Juan Francisco Facetti; Marco Toffolon

Eutrophication, research and management history of the shallow Ypacaraí Lake (Paraguay)

Sustainability. - 10(2018)7, 2426
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10072426
https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl%3A6409492

SMART

The SMART Joint Doctorate focuses on the core areas of natural and engineering sciences relevant to the sustainable management of river systems from their headwaters to estuaries. SMART aims to provide education and research at PhD level by offering a 3-year programme within the Erasmus Mundus action. It adopts a multidisciplinary, multi-scale approach that integrates relevant aspects of the physical, chemical and biological sciences, including relevant theory, monitoring and modelling.
Contact persons
Ina Severin
Franz Hölker
Department(s)
(Dept. 1) Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology
(Dept. 4) Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Start
10/2011
End
10/2018
Topic

ILES

Skyglow, the diffuse illumination of the night sky by artificial light, has never before been experienced during evolutionary history. Together with another feature of global change – the brownification of lakes caused by humic substances – skyglow disrupts the current light conditions in lake ecosystems. We will elucidate the ecological consequences of these phenomena and the mechanisms underlying them.
Contact persons
Mark Gessner
Franz Hölker
Department(s)
(Dept. 1) Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology
(Dept. 3) Plankton and Microbial Ecology
(Dept. 4) Fish Biology, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Start
07/2015
End
06/2018
Topic

Urban Water Interfaces

DFG Research training group

 
Contact persons
Mark Gessner
Sabine Hilt
Department(s)
(Dept. 1) Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
(Dept. 2) Community and Ecosystem Ecology
(Dept. 3) Plankton and Microbial Ecology
Start
07/2015
End
06/2024
Topic