Fernando Bastida is Associate Professor of Weed Science and Agricultural Botany at the University of Huelva, Spain. He has authored or co-authored different publications in refereed journals. He has been member of the board of the Spanish Weed Science Society (SEMh). His research focus is on weed biology and ecology in Mediterranean agro-ecosystems, including seed dispersal, seed germination and seedling emergence patterns, soil seed bank dynamics, population dynamics and functional diversity.