Julio De la Rosa Álamos
PhD in Biology from the University of Granada, with a strong passion for the sea and its biodiversity. I began my professional career as a diving instructor at Buceo La Herradura in 1992. In 2004, I joined the University of Granada as an Associate Professor of Marine Botany and became involved in the Sustainable Management of the Marine Environment Program of the Andalusian Regional Government, combining both professional activities until 2021, when I joined the Department of Botany at the University of Granada as a full-time teaching and research staff member.
As a lecturer, I teach several subjects, including Biological Invasions within the Master’s Degree in Biodiversity Management, Conservation and Restoration. My research has focused on marine algae and seagrasses, particularly over the last decade on invasive macroalgae in marine ecosystems, with special emphasis on Rugulopteryx okamurae. I was part of the research team responsible for the risk assessment that supported its inclusion in the Spanish Catalogue of Exotic Species, as well as the drafting of the National Control Strategy for the species and the R. okamurae Biomass Management Plan for the Autonomous City of Melilla.
I have also participated in the organization and coordination of several national and international workshops on R. okamurae. Over more than three decades as a diver, especially along the Andalusian coastline, I have gained a historical perspective on marine biodiversity and the threats posed by biological invasions in the Alboran Sea environment.
Currently, I serve as Director of the Aula del Mar CEI-Mar at the University of Granada.
