PhD in Oceanography. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain (2009)
MSc in Oceanography. Universidad de Las Palmas de GC, Spain (2007)
BSc in Biology. Universidad de León, Spain (2004)
Courses and teaching
BIO204 - Zoophysiology (BSc in Biology)
Work experience
2020 - present. Associate Professor in Marine Ecology. University of Agder, Norway
2013-2020. Researcher. University of Hamburg, Germany
2011-2013. Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow. University of Hamburg, Germany
2010. Research Assistant. Spanish Oceanographic Institute, Gijón, Spain
2005-2009. PhD Fellow (Spanish Ministry of Science). Universidad de Las Palmas GC, Spain
Selected publications
Moyano M., Illing B., Kotterba P., Polte P., Peck M.A. (2020) Linking individual physiological indicators to the productivity of fish populations: a case study of Atlantic herring Ecol Ind 113: 106146
Cominassi L., Moyano M., Claireaux G., Howald S., Mark F.C., Zambonino-Infante J.L., Peck M.A. (2020) Food availability modulates the combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on fish growth. Sci Rep 10: 2338
Moyano M., Illing B., Christiansen L., Peck M.A. (2018) Linking rates of metabolism and growth in marine fish larvae. Mar Biol 165DOI: 10.1007/s00227-017-3252-4
Moyano M., Candebat C., Ruhbaum Y., Claireaux G., Zambonino-Infante J.L., Peck M.A. (2017) Effects of warming rate, acclimation temperature and ontogeny on the Critical Thermal Maximum of marine fish larvae. PLoS ONE 12(7): e0179928
Bils F., Moyano M., Aberle N., Hufnagl M., Alvarez-Fernandez S., Peck M.A. (2017) Exploring the microzooplankton-ichthyoplankton link: A combined field and modeling study of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in the Irish Sea. J Plankton Res. 39(1): 147-163
Peck M.A., Moyano M. (2016) Measuring respiration rates in marine fish larvae: challenges and advances. J Fish Biol 88: 173-205
Illing B., Moyano M., Hufnagl M., Peck M.A. (2016) Projected habitat loss for marine fish in the world’s largest brackish sea. Mar Environ Res 113: 164-173
Moyano M., Rodríguez J.M., Hernández-León S. (2014). Larval fish distribution and retention in the Canary Current system during the weak upwelling season. Fish Oceanogr 23: 191-209
Álvarez E., Moyano M., López-Urrutia A., Nogueira E., Scharek R. (2014) Routine determination of plankton community composition and size structure: a comparison between FlowCAM and light microscopy J Plankton Res 36: 170-184
Hernández-León S., Franchy G., Moyano M., Menéndez I., Schmoker C., Putzeys S. (2010) Dust deposition, zooplankton and the lunar cycle: do we know the fate of a bloom? Limnol Oceanogr 55: 2503-2512
Moyano M., Rodríguez J.M., Hernández-León S. (2009) Larval fish abundance and distribution during the late winter bloom in the Canary Island waters. Fish Oceanogr 18: 51-61
Scientific publications
Vindas, Marco; Engdal, Vilde Arntzen; Kavaliauskiene, Simona; Folkedal, Ole; Höglund, Erik; Moyano, Marta; Øverli, Øyvind; Frisk, Michael; Johansen, Ida Beitnes (2024). Importance of environmental signals for cardiac morphological development in Atlantic salmon. Journal of Experimental Biology. ISSN: 0022-0949. 227 (20). doi:10.1242/jeb.247557.
Akimova, Anna; Peck, Myron A.; Börner, Gregor; van Damme, Cindy; Moyano, Marta (2023). Combining modeling with novel field observations yields new insights into wintertime food limitation of larval fish. Limnology and Oceanography. ISSN: 0024-3590. 68 (8). s 1865 - 1879. doi:10.1002/lno.12391.
Ofelio, Claudia; Moyano, Marta; Sswat, Michael; Rioual, Fanny; Moullec, Fabien; Aguirre Velarde, Arturo; Peck, Myron A. (2023). Temperature and prey density drive growth and otolith formation of the world's most valuable fish stock. Scientific Reports. ISSN: 2045-2322. 13doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43168-w.
Conradt, Jan; Börner, Gregor; López-Urrutia, Ángel; Möllmann, Christian; Moyano, Marta (2022). Automated Plankton Classification With a Dynamic Optimization and Adaptation Cycle. Frontiers in Marine Science. ISSN: 2296-7745. 9doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.868420.
Howald, Sarah; Moyano, Marta; Crespel, Amélie; Kuchenmüller, Luis L.; Cominassi, Louise; Claireaux, Guy; Peck, Myron A.; Mark, Felix C. (2022). Effects of ocean acidification over successive generations decrease resilience of larval European sea bass to ocean acidification and warming but juveniles could benefit from higher temperatures in the NE Atlantic. Journal of Experimental Biology. ISSN: 0022-0949. 225 (9). doi:10.1242/jeb.243802.
Rasmussen, Jeppe Have; Moyano, Marta; Fuiman, Lee A.; Oomen, Rebekah Alice (2022). FishSizer: Software solution for efficiently measuring larval fish size. Ecology and Evolution. ISSN: 2045-7758. 12 (3). s 1 - 10. doi:10.1002/ece3.8672.
Bils, Franziska; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Van Damme, Cindy J.G.; Peck, Myron A.; Moyano, Marta (2022). Role of protozooplankton in the diet of North Sea autumn spawning herring (Clupea harengus) larvae. Marine Biology. ISSN: 0025-3162. 169doi:10.1007/s00227-022-04076-1.
Goodwin, Morten; Halvorsen, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen; Jiao, Lei; Knausgård, Kristian Muri; Martin, Angela Helen; Moyano, Marta; Oomen, Rebekah Alice; Rasmussen, Jeppe Have; Sørdalen, Tonje Knutsen; Thorbjørnsen, Susanna Huneide (2022). Unlocking the potential of deep learning for marine ecology: overview, applications, and outlook. ICES Journal of Marine Science. ISSN: 1054-3139. 79 (2). s 319 - 336. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsab255.
Blanco, Edurne; Reglero, Patricia; Ortega, Aurelio; Folkvord, Arild; de la Gándara, Fernando; Hernández de Rojas, Alma; Moyano, Marta (2020). First estimates of metabolic rate in Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae. Journal of Fish Biology. ISSN: 0022-1112. 97 (5). s 1296 - 1305. doi:10.1111/jfb.14473.
Cominassi, Louise; Moyano, Marta; Claireaux, Guy; Howald, Sarah; Mark, Felix Christopher; Zambonino-Infante, J; Peck, Myron A. (2020). Food availability modulates the combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on fish growth. Scientific Reports. ISSN: 2045-2322. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58846-2.
Moyano, Marta; Illing, Björn; Polte, Patrick; Kotterba, Paul; Zablotski, Yury; Gröhsler, Tomas; Hüdepohl, Patricia; J. Cooke, Steven; Peck, Myron A. (2020). Linking individual physiological indicators to the productivity of fish populations: A case study of Atlantic herring. Ecological Indicators. ISSN: 1470-160X. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106146.
Peck, Myron A.; Alheit, Jürgen; Bertrand, Arnaud; Catalán, Ignacio A.; Garrido, Susana; Moyano, Marta; Rykaczewski, Ryan R.; Takasuka, Akinori; van der Lingen, Carl D. (2020). Small pelagic fish in the new millennium: a bottom-up view of global research effort. Progress in Oceanography. ISSN: 0079-6611. 191doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102494.
Bils, Franziska; Moyano, Marta; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; van Damme, Cindy J.G.; Nash, Richard David Marriot; Kloppmann, Matthias; Loots, Christopher; Peck, Myron A. (2019). Broad-scale distribution of the winter protozooplankton community in the North Sea. Journal of Sea Research. ISSN: 1385-1101. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2018.11.006.
Illing, Björn; Moyano, Marta; Berg, Julia; Hufnagl, Marc; Peck, Myron A. (2018). Behavioral and physiological responses to prey match-mismatch in larval herring. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. ISSN: 0272-7714. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2016.01.003.
Cominassi, Louise; Moyano, Marta; Claireaux, Guy; Howald, Sarah; Mark, Felix Christopher; Zambonino-Infante, J; Le Bayon, Nicolas; Peck, Myron A. (2018). Combined effects of ocean acidification and temperature on larval and juvenile growth, development and swimming performance of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). PLOS ONE. ISSN: 1932-6203. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0221283.
Moyano, Marta; Illing, Björn; Christiansen, Lars; Peck, Myron A. (2018). Linking rates of metabolism and growth in marine fish larvae.. Marine Biology. ISSN: 0025-3162. doi:10.1007/s00227-017-3252-4.
Moyano, Marta; Candebat, Caroline Lourdes; Ruhbaum, Yannick; Alvarez-Fernandez, Santiago; Claireaux, Guy; Zambonino-Infante, J; Peck, Myron A. (2017). Effects of warming rate, acclimation temperature and ontogeny on the critical thermal maximum of temperate marine fish larvae. PLOS ONE. ISSN: 1932-6203. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179928.
Bils, Franziska; Moyano, Marta; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Hufnagl, Marc; Alvarez-Fernandez, Santiago; Peck, Myron A. (2017). Exploring the microzooplankton–ichthyoplankton link: a combined field and modeling study of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in the Irish Sea. Journal of Plankton Research. ISSN: 0142-7873. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbw074.
Peck, Myron A.; Moyano, Marta (2016). Measuring respiration rates in marine fish larvae: challenges and advances. Journal of Fish Biology. ISSN: 0022-1112. doi:10.1111/jfb.12810.
Peck, Myron A.; Baumann, Hannes; Clemmesen, Catriona; Hermann, Jens-Peter; Moyano, Marta; Temming, Axel (2015). Calibrating and comparing somatic-, nucleic acid-, and otolith-based indicators of growth and condition in young juvenile European sprat (Sprattus sprattus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. ISSN: 0022-0981. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2015.06.011.
Illing, Björn; Moyano, Marta; Niemax, Jan; Peck, Myron A. (2015). Direct Effects of Microalgae and Protists on Herring (Clupea harengus) Yolk Sac Larvae. PLOS ONE. ISSN: 1932-6203. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129344.
Silva, Luis; Moyano, Marta; Illing, Björn; Faria, Ana M.; Garrido, Susana; Peck, Myron A. (2015). Ontogeny of swimming capacity in plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) larvae. Marine Biology. ISSN: 0025-3162. doi:10.1007/s00227-015-2621-0.
Moyano, Marta; Rodriguez, J.M.; Benítez-Barrios, Verónica María; Hernández-León, Santiago (2014). Larval fish distribution and retention in the Canary Current system during the weak upwelling season. Fisheries Oceanography. ISSN: 1054-6006. doi:10.1111/fog.12055.
Alvarez, Eva; Moyano, Marta; López-Urrutia, Ángel; Nogueira, Enrique; Scharek, Renate (2014). Routine determination of plankton community composition and size structure: a comparison between FlowCAM and light microscopy. Journal of Plankton Research. ISSN: 0142-7873. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbt069.
Moyano, Marta; Garrido, Susana; Teodósio, Alexandra; Peck, Myron A. (2014). Standard metabolism and growth dynamics of laboratory-reared larvae of Sardina pilchardus. Journal of Fish Biology. ISSN: 0022-1112. doi:10.1111/jfb.12337.
Brochier, Timothée; Mason, Evan; Moyano, Marta; Berraho, Amina; Colas, Francois; Sangra, Pablo; Hernández-León, Santiago; Ettahiri, Omar; Lett, Christophe (2011). Ichthyoplankton transport from the African coast to the Canary Islands. Journal of Marine Systems. ISSN: 0924-7963. doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.02.025.
Moyano, Marta; Hernández-León, Santiago (2011). Intra- and interannual variability in the larval fish assemblage off Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) over 2005–2007. Marine Biology. ISSN: 0025-3162. doi:10.1007/s00227-010-1556-8.
Hernández-León, Santiago; Franchy, Gara; Moyano, Marta; Menéndez, Inmaculada; Schmoker, Claire; Putzeys, Sébastien (2010). Carbon sequestration and zooplankton lunar cycles: Could we be missing a major component of the biological pump?. Limnology and Oceanography. ISSN: 0024-3590. doi:10.4319/lo.2010.55.6.2503.
Moyano, Marta; Rodríguez, J.M.; Hernández-León, Santiago (2009). Larval fish abundance and distribution during the late winter bloom in the Canary Island waters. Fisheries Oceanography. ISSN: 1054-6006. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2419.2008.00496.x.
Bécognée, Pierrick; Moyano, Marta; Almeida, Carlos; Rodríguez, J.M.; Fraile-Nuez, Eugenio; Hernández-Guerra, Alonso; Hernández-León, Santiago (2009). Mesoscale distribution of clupeoid larvae in an upwelling filament trapped by a quasi-permanent cyclonic eddy off Northwest Africa. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. ISSN: 0967-0637. doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2008.10.008.
Moyano, Marta; Hernández-León, Santiago (2009). Temporal and along-shelf distribution of the larval fish assemblage at Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Scientia Marina. ISSN: 0214-8358. doi:10.3989/scimar.2009.73sl085.
Rodríguez, J.M.; Moyano, Marta; Hernández-León, Santiago (2009). The ichthyoplankton assemblage of the Canaries–African Coastal Transition Zone: A review. Progress in Oceanography. ISSN: 0079-6611. doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2009.07.009.
Moyano, Marta (2023). Sensitivity of early life stages of fishes to anthropogenic stressors and relevance for population dynamics.
Moyano, Marta; Maat, Douwe; van Bleijwijk, Judith; Börner, Gregor; Kurbjuweit, Stefanie; Auch, Dominik; van Damme, Cindy J.G.; Peck, Myron A. (2023). Shedding light into the larval diets of North Sea herring and Peruvian anchovy using metabarcoding.
Börner, Gregor; Otto, Saskia A; Aberle-Malzahn, Nicole; Harmer, Rachel; Bils, Franziska; van Damme, Cindy JG; Kloppmann, Matthias; Nash, Richard David Marriot; Loots, Christophe; Peck, Myron A.; Möllmann, Christian; Moyano, Marta (2022). Spatio-temporal distribution of the North Sea winter protozooplankton community and size-structure between 2013 and 2021.
Börner, Gregor; Huertas, Maria C.; Folkvord, Arild; Brüggemann, Daniel; Goldenberg, Silvan; Sswat, Michael; Riebesell, Ulf; Moyano, Marta (2022). Response of Atlantic herring larvae to ocean alkalinity enhancement.