**About the Editor**

#### **Rafael Miranda**

Ph.D. graduated in 1998, and performs his research activity in the field of Hydrobiology and Animal Ecology, especially dealing with Freshwater Fishes and Management and Conservation of Wildlife in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America. He is a professor and researcher in the Department of Environment Biology at the University of Navarre.

Currently, his research projects aim to analyze the implications of the knowledge of biodiversity for the management and conservation of protected areas, in collaboration with some Latin-American institutions. He is a member of the External Affairs Committee of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the treasurer of the Iberian Ichthyologic Society (SIBIC). Dr. Miranda has published more than 90 papers in scientific international journals, related to conservation, hydrobiology, and limnology, especially on the ecological analysis of human impacts.
