We currently lead or participate in four different projects/research lines, all of them related to the ecology, evolution and conservation of plant species, populations and communities:
1.- Systematics of the sweet vernal grasses (genera Anthoxanthum L. and Hierochloë R. Br., Poaceae). Genera Anthoxanthum and Hierochloë are composed by around 50 species whose taxonomic relationships are poorly understood. In this study we intend to: i) clarify the taxonomic and phylogenetic position of each of these species and genera; ii) unravel the biogeography of the genera, clarifying where and when the different speciation events took place and iii) clarify the position of these genera in the large Aveneae/Poeae clade of the Pooid grasses.
2.- Taxonomic and evolutionary studies in orchids. Within this research line, two main projects are currently underway. First, we are studying the taxonomy and conservation of different Galician orchids, mainly Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz and Orchis coriophora L. Second, we participate in the analysis of the phylogeny and evolution of the orchid subtribe Orchidinae.
3.- Multigenomic Evolution of temperate grasses (Poaceae; Pooideae). In this project, we use sequences from different genomes (chloroplast, mitochondrial and nuclear) to unravel the evolution, biogeography and phylogeography of several key genera (Anthoxanthum-Hierochloë, Brachypodium P. Beauv., Bromus L., Festuca L. and Vulpia C. C. Gmel), within the large grass subfamily Pooideae, many of whose members present a high economic and ecological value.
4.- Analysis and conservation of Peatlands  plant communities in NW Iberian. These ecosystems have significant environmental and natural value due to their paper to the maintenance of biodiversity, in the hydrological and water quality control; in the balance of trophic webs and they are indicators of large-scale environmental impacts and witnesses of paleoenvironmental changes. In Galicia exists a great variety of peatland compared to the Iberian Peninsula. To provide data to develop a comprehensive plan for use, conservation and restoration of Galician peatlands, we try to characterize peatland flora and their communities, study the biology and adaptations of peatland plant species and established the relationship among species distribution and environmental parameters.