{"id":726,"date":"2026-05-11T10:52:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:52:03","slug":"erin-karine-villanueva-coronado","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/erin-karine-villanueva-coronado\/","title":{"rendered":"Erin Karine Villanueva Coronado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/05\/Erin-835x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-722 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/05\/Erin-835x1024.jpg 835w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/05\/Erin-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/05\/Erin-768x942.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/05\/Erin-1252x1536.jpg 1252w, https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2026\/05\/Erin-1670x2048.jpg 1670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I am originally from Peru, where I completed my bachelor\u2019s degree in Marine Biology at Universidad Cient\u00edfica del Sur. During my undergraduate studies, I worked on projects focused on benthic communities and marine sponges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I later joined the International master&#8217;s in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea), which allowed me to study across several European universities. My master\u2019s thesis investigated temporal and seasonal changes in epifaunal communities associated with&nbsp;<em>Zostera marina<\/em>&nbsp;meadows in the Skagerrak region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026, I started my PhD in Benthic Ecology at Nord University under the supervision of Professor Henning Reiss. My research focuses on temporal changes in sub-Arctic benthic communities, trophic interactions, and the role of larval supply in fjord ecosystems.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of research, I enjoy crocheting, reading, hiking and exploring new places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am originally from Peru, where I completed my bachelor\u2019s degree in Marine Biology at Universidad Cient\u00edfica del Sur. During my undergraduate studies, I worked on projects focused on benthic communities and marine sponges. I later joined the International master&#8217;s in Marine Biological Resources (IMBRSea), which allowed me to study across several European universities. My [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[12],"class_list":["post-726","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":727,"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/726\/revisions\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.nord.no\/benthic-ecology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}