Fran Cabada-Blanco

Research interests

I specialized in applying multidisciplinary approaches for the conservation of marine biodiversity, working in the interface between research and practice. Early on in my academic career I focused on vairous systems as models, including coral reefs, coral's microbiota, plankton, seagrasses and rocky shores and used experimental approaches to describe ecological processes and the mechanisms that underpin them.

As I increase my time as practitioner, I became interested in socio-ecological systems and completed a Doctorate in conservation and management of marine resources. My focus is on rare species, monitoring techniques to assess their status and that of marine biodiversity more accurately, leveraging technology to improve the way and the pace high-level indicators are infromed and updated.

Teaching responsibilities

Postgraduate:

Course Lead for teh MSc in Applied Aquatic Biology
Coordinator M28934 Science and the Media
Coordinator M20154 Aquatic Biology research Project
Contributor:
- Research Skills | Statistics
- Marine Planning, Policy and Conservation | Prioritisation frameworks for species conservation

Undergraduate

Contributor:
- Experimental Biology | Statistics (L4)
- Introduction to Marine Ecology and Ocenography | Species Interactions (L4)
- Marine Organisms and Ecosystems | Plankton, Macroalgae, Coral Reefs (L5)
- Ecology Skills and Field Course | Biogeography , Modelling Species Interactions (L5)
- Marine Ecology and Conservation | Megafauna (L6)
- Marine Ecophysiology | Physiological Responses of Macroalgae (L6)

Research outputs

2025

Toxicological assessment of tyre-derived compounds: effects of 6PPD-quinone, diphenylguanidine, and mercaptobenzothiazole on Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Obanya, H. E., Couceiro, F., Ford, A. T., Cabada-Blanco, F.

12 Jun 2025, In: Aquatic Toxicology. 286, 10p., 107457

Research output: Article

Eco-friendly structures for sustainable mangrove restoration

Mohan, M., Selvam, P. P., Ewane, E. B., Moussa, L. G., Asbridge, E. F., Trevathan-Tackett, S. M., Macreadie, P. I., Watt, M. S., Gillis, L. G., Cabada-Blanco, F., Hendy, I., Broadbent, E. N., Olsson, S. K., Marin-Diaz, B., Burt, J. A.

1 May 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 978, 11p., 179393

Research output: Article

Revealing the status of Orbicella: main reef-builder of Morrocoy National Park and Cuare Wildlife Refuge, Venezuela, Southern Caribbean

Yranzo-Duque, A., Herrera-Reveles, A. T., Villamizar, E., Cabada-Blanco, F., Pérez-Benítez, J., Boadas, H., Rodríguez Quintal, J. G., Pereira, C., Narciso, S., Bustillos, F. A.

7 Feb 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 2, p. 1-16, 16p., e0317728

Research output: Article

2024

Using local ecological knowledge to determine the status of Cantor's giant softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii in Kerala, India

Jain, A., Akshay, V. A., Deepak, V., Das, A., Barnes, P., Tapley, B., Cavada-Blanco, F.

1 May 2024, In: ORYX. 58, 3, p. 300-309, 10p.

Research output: Article

2023

Literature-based occurrences data of marine species in Venezuela

Peralta, A. C., Scott-Frias, J., Carmona-Suarez, C., Rodriguez, C., Perez-Benitez, J., Lopez-Ordaz, A., Marquez-Rojas, B., Lira, C., Gomez-Acevedo, S., Carballo-Barrera, Y., Rodriguez, B., Cavada-Blanco, F., Delgado, J. R., Klein, E.

3 Feb 2023, In: Biodiversity Data Journal. 11, 24p., e98213

Research output: Article