Luis Giménez is a senior lecturer in marine
biology, specializing in the larval ecology of benthic invertebrates and benthic
ecology. In 1991, he graduated in Biological Sciences at the Facultad de Ciencias,
Universidad de la República, Uruguay. He completed his MSc (1996) and PhD (2000) in Uruguay, as part of the Uruguayan Postgraduate Programme (PEDECIBA)
and the German academic exchange program (DAAD). Luis Giménez’s research
interests focus on determining the causes of the distribution patterns of marine organisms
with emphasis on the larval ecology of marine benthic invertebrates. He works
in eco-physiology (effects of environmental conditions on larval growth,
development, and survival), in understanding the role of larval supply, and
phenotypic plasticity (maternal, carry-over, latent, and other developmental
effects) driving the recruitment of benthic invertebrates. Luis Giménez also
works in community ecology, studying causes of patterns of community structure
at multiple spatial scales and in the role of larvae for metapopulation
connectivity and benthic–pelagic coupling.
