The Full Professor emeritus Rafael Jordana, one of the leading experts on collembolans in history
With more than sixty years dedicated to research, Dr. Jordana has described more than 247 new species for science.
FotoManuel Castells/<br>Rafael Jordana
17 | 12 | 2020
Rafael Jordana, Full Professor emeritus of Physiology and Zoology at the University of Navarra, has been recognized by the journal Soil Organism as one of the leading experts on springtails in history.
Soil Organism is an international journal that collects articles from research original articles on soil organic biology. A December 2020 article "Towards a global synthesis of Collembola knowledge - challenges and potential solutions" addresses the current status of Collembola taxonomy, new technologies for species identification, improvements in collecting data, as well as the main challenges facing research in this subject of soil microarthropods.
Among the issues mentioned in this article are the species described for Science, where Professor Jordana is in seventh place in the ranking of scientists in history who have described more species of springtails for science, with more than 247.
A degree program at the service of Science, as researcher, manager and professor.
Rafael Jordana (born in Zaragoza in 1941) earned a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Barcelona and a doctorate from the University of Navarra. Among Professor Jordana’s notable achievements are thetwo Chairs obtained through civil service examination Animal Physiology and Applied Zoology atthe School of Science the University of La Laguna in 1971.
In addition to his work in teaching research, and his numerous publications—including articles and books—Jordana has taken on other management responsibilities management his degree program: Dean the School of Science at the University of Navarra (1981–1990), director department Zoology (1972–1999), founder and director University of Navarra’s Museum of Zoology (1980–2011), as well as conducting audits for food companies, among many other roles.
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Potapov, A.; Bellini, B.; Chown, S.; Deharveng, S.; Janssens, F.; Kováč, L.; Kuznetsova, N.; Ponge, J-F.; Potapov, M.; Querner, P.; Russell, D.; Sun, X.; Zhang, F.; Berg, M. (2020). Towards a global synthesis of Collembola knowledge - challenges and potential solutions. Soil Organisms, 92 (3), pp. 161-188. DOI: doi.org/10.25674/so92iss3pp161.
