Marine Ecology and Palaeoecology Marine Biogeochemical Cycles (with a focus on the role of seagrasses as a Blue Carbon sink and the reconstruction of past metal pollution in coastal areas). Seagrass Ecology and Paleoecology Global Change Use of Stable Isotopes in Ecological Studies Basic and Applied Ecology of Aquatic Macrophytes Balance of Ecosystem Detrital Compartment in Marine Macrophytes Biomarkers and Analysis of Ecosystem Health