Dania Estela Rosabal Lopez

• Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma, Cuba. 05/10/2020- present
• Universidad de Oriente, Santiago de Cuba. 24/08/2006-26/08/2016
Teaching experience
She has been teaching introductory and upper level courses in Monera, Fungi, Plant Systematic, Plant Ecology and Lichen Ecology. She is trained in pedagogic and didactic methods for different teaching styles. She has created the syllabus and the timetable for the courses and she has been lecturer of these courses. Also, she has planned, evaluated and revised course content and course materials.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Biological Sciences. University of Oriente, Santiago de Cuba. 17/10/2016
Dissertation entitle: “Diversity, co-occurrence patterns and spatial distribution of corticolous lichens in a montane rainforest”, supervised by Dr. Ana Rosa Burgaz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
• MSc. Botany-Mycology. University of Havana, Havana, Cuba. 13/10/2012
Dissertation entitle: “Substrate preferences and phorophyte specificity of corticolous lichens on five tree species of the montane rainforest”, supervised by Dr. Ana Rosa Burgaz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Awarded by the Cuban Society of Botany to the best Master Thesis, 2012.
• B. A. Biology. University of Oriente, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. 22/07/2006. (Suma cumme laude)
Dissertation entitle: “Diversity of vascular epiphytes in a coastal shrubland of SE Cuba”, supervised by MSc. Nilia Cuéllar Araújo, Universidad de Oriente.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Lichen diversity and ecology

Scopus Publications

A Review of Laboratory Requirements to Culture Lichen Mycobiont Species
Dania Rosabal, Raquel Pino-Bodas
Journal of Fungi, 2024
Lichens are symbiotic associations between fungi (the mycobiont) and algae or cyanobacteria (the photobionts). They synthesize a large number of secondary metabolites, many of which are potential sources of novel molecules with pharmacological and industrial applications. The advancement of in vitro culture methods of lichen-forming fungi would allow the comprehensive application of these compounds at large scales, enable improvements in the synthesis, facilitate understanding of the role of the partners in the synthesis of these compounds and increase our knowledge about the genes associated with secondary metabolites production. The aim of this work is to summarize the nutritional and physicochemical requirements that have been used to date to culture different lichen-forming fungi species. In total, the requirements for the cultivation of 110 species are presented. This review can provide a starting point for future experiments and help advance the methods of culturing lichenized fungi. The type of diaspore selected to isolate the mycobiont, the composition of the isolation and culture media and the corresponding physicochemical parameters are essential in designing an efficient lichen culture system, allowing the achievement of a suitable growth of lichen-forming fungi and the subsequent production of secondary metabolites.
Partitioning beta-diversity of lichens assemblages in a vertical gradient on five tree species of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Cuba
Botanica Complutensis, 2016
Lichen species co-occurrence patterns on five trees species of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
Dania Rosabal, Ana Rosa Burgaz, Orlando J. Reyes
Botanica Complutensis, 2014
This study aims to determine lichens co-occurrence patterns on five phorophyte species in the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba. In each plot, all trees of these five species: Gomidesia lindeniana, Coccoloba wrightii, Clusia tetrastigma, Dendropanax arboreus and Brunellia comocladifolia were surveyed. On the 51 sampled phorophyte trees, 53 lichen species were found. Only Gomidesia lindeniana and Coccoloba wrightii exhibited probabilities for the C-score and CHECKER indices significantly higher than expected by chance; consequently, lichens co-occurrence are non-random on these phorophytes. For Dendropanax arboreus , Clusia tetrastigma and Brunellia comocladifolia the null hypothesis for these indices was not rejected. The enhanced of frequency of lichen species, increase the number of species pairs forming a checkerboard distribution. In conclusion, lichen species co-occurred less often than expected by chance, although this pattern was not similar for all phorophytes species.
Substrate preferences and phorophyte specificity of corticolous lichens on five tree species of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
Dania Rosabal, Ana Rosa Burgaz, Orlando J. Reyes
Bryologist, 2013
Research concerning ecological relationships between corticolous lichens and substrate factors in Cuba is limited. This study aims to determine the variation of composition, richness, frequency and cover area of corticolous lichens of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra in Cuba related to physical and chemical substrate factors, including diameter of the trunk, roughness, per cent moisture, pH, and concentration of bark phenols. In addition, lichen-phorophyte specificity of the tree species Gomidesia lindeniana, Coccoloba wrightii, Clusia tetrastigma, Dendropanax arboreus and Brunellia comocladifolia was determined. On 51 sampled phorophyte trees, 53 lichen species were found, 19 of which are new records to Cuba. Canonical Correspondence Analysis showed a segregation pattern in the species composition due to diameter of the trunk, pH and phenol concentration of the bark. Lichen-phorophyte specificity was almost absent, with only two lichen species, Ocellularia terebrata and Chapsa neei, showing a significant association with Brunellia comocladifolia.
Diversity and vertical distribution of corticolous lichens in the montane rainforest of the Gran Piedra, Cube
Botanica Complutensis, 2012
Differences in diversity of corticolous lichens between interior and edge of the Monte Barranca semi-deciduous forest, Santiago de Cuba
Dania Rosabal, Ana Rosa Burgaz, Adeline Altamirano, Gregorio Aragón
Bryologist, 2012
The epiphytic lichen flora in the semi-deciduous forest of Monte Barranca, Santiago de Cuba differs between the edge and interior due to differences in light levels. Four transects of 50 m were establish: two on the edge and two on the interior. Sixty randomly-chosen trees were surveyed, fifteen trees in each transect. The trees were sampled from the ground to two meters in height. Seventy-four corticolous lichen species were recorded, including 51 newly recorded for Cuba. Reproductive strategies were as varied for those lichens on the edge of the forest as for those in the interior, but most of the species were reproducing sexually. Porina distans, a generalist species, is highly adapted to the Monte Barranca semi-deciduous forest.
One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: A signature of undiscovered global diversity
H. T. Lumbsch, T. Ahti, S. Altermann, G. A. De Paz, A. Aptroot, U. Arup, A. B. Pena, P. A. Bawingan, M. N. Benatti, L. Betancourt, C. R. Bjork, K. Boonpragob, M. Brand, F. Bungartz, M. E. S. Caceres, M. Candan, J. L. Chaves, P. Clerc, R. Common, B. J. Coppins, A. Crespo, M. Dal-Forno, P. K. Divakar, M. V. Duya, J. A. Elix, A. Elvebakk, J. D. Fankhauser, E. Farkas, L. I. Ferraro, E. Fischer, D. J. Galloway, E. Gaya, M. Giralt, T. Goward, M. Grube, J. Hafellner, J. E. Hernandez, M. D. H. Campos, K. Kalb, I. Karnefelt, G. Kantvilas, D. Killmann, P. Kirika, K. Knudsen, H. Komposch, S. Kondratyuk, J. D. Lawrey, A. Mangold, M. P. Marcelli, B. Mccune, M. I. Messuti, A. Michlig, R. M. Gonzalez, B. Moncada, A. Naikatini, M. P. Nelsen, D. O. Ovstedal, Z. Palice, K. Papong, S. Parnmen, S. Perez-Ortega, C. Printzen, V. J. Rico, E. R. Plata, J. Robayo, D. Rosabal, U. Ruprecht, N. S. Allen, L. Sancho, L. S. De Jesus, T. S. Vieira, M. Schultz, M. R. D. Seaward, E. Serusiaux, I. Schmitt, H. J. M. Sipman, M. Sohrabi, U. Sochting, M. Z. Sogaard, L. B. Sparrius, A. Spielmann, T. Spribille, J. Sutjaritturakan, A. Thammathaworn, A. Thell, G. Thor, H. Thus, E. Timdal, C. Truong, R. Turk, L. U. Tenorio, D. K. Upreti, P. Van den Boom, M. V. Rebuelta, M. Wedin, S. Will-Wolf, V. Wirth, N. Wirtz, R. Yahr, K. Yeshitela, F. Ziemmeck, T. Wheeler, R. Lucking
Phytotaxa, 2011
The number of undescribed species of lichenized fungi has been estimated at roughly 10,000. Describing and cataloging these would take the existing number of taxonomists several decades; however, the support for taxonomy is in decline worldwide. In this paper we emphasize the dire need for taxonomic expertise in lichenology. We bring together 103 colleagues from institutions worldwide to describe a total of 100 new species of lichenized fungi, representing a wide taxonomic and geographic range. The newly described species are: Acarospora flavisparsa, A. janae, Aderkomyces thailandicus, Amandinea maritima, Ampliotrema cocosense, Anomomorpha lecanorina, A. tuberculata, Aspicilia mansourii, Bacidina sorediata, Badimia multiseptata, B. vezdana, Biatora epirotica, Buellia sulphurica, Bunodophoron pinnatum, Byssoloma spinulosum, Calopadia cinereopruinosa, C. editae, Caloplaca brownlieae, C. decipioides, C. digitaurea, C. magnussoniana, C. mereschkowskiana, C. yorkensis, Calvitimela uniseptata, Chapsa microspora, C. psoromica, C. rubropulveracea, C. thallotrema, Chiodecton pustuliferum, Cladonia mongkolsukii, Clypeopyrenis porinoides, Coccocarpia delicatula, Coenogonium flammeum, Cresponea ancistrosporelloides, Crocynia microphyllina, Dictyonema hernandezii, D. hirsutum, Diorygma microsporum, D. sticticum, Echinoplaca pernambucensis, E. schizidiifera, Eremithallus marusae, Everniastrum constictovexans, Fellhanera borbonica, Fibrillithecis sprucei, Fissurina astroisidiata, F. nigrolabiata, F. subcomparimuralis, Graphis caribica, G. cerradensis, G. itatiaiensis, G. marusa, Gyalideopsis chicaque, Gyrotrema papillatum, Harpidium gavilaniae, Hypogymnia amplexa, Hypotrachyna guatemalensis, H. indica, H. lueckingii, H. paracitrella, H. paraphyscioides, H. parasinuosa, Icmadophila eucalypti, Krogia microphylla, Lecanora mugambii, L. printzenii, L. xanthoplumosella, Lecidea lygommella, Lecidella greenii, Lempholemma corticola, Lepraria sekikaica, Lobariella sipmanii, Megalospora austropacifica, M. galapagoensis, Menegazzia endocrocea, Myriotrema endoflavescens, Ocellularia albobullata, O. vizcayensis, Ochrolechia insularis, Opegrapha viridipruinosa, Pannaria phyllidiata, Parmelia asiatica, Pertusaria conspersa, Phlyctis psoromica, Placopsis imshaugii, Platismatia wheeleri, Porina huainamdungensis, Ramalina hyrcana, R. stoffersii, Relicina colombiana, Rhizocarpon diploschistidina, Sticta venosa, Sagenidiopsis isidiata, Tapellaria albomarginata, Thelotrema fijiense, Tricharia nigriuncinata, Usnea galapagona, U. pallidocarpa, Verrucaria rhizicola, and Xanthomendoza rosmarieae. In addition, three new combinations are proposed: Fibrillithecis dehiscens, Lobariella botryoides, and Lobariella pallida.
Epiphytic lichens of the coastal shrub-land in the ecological reserve Siboney-Jutici (Cuba)
Botanica Complutensis, 2010
Diversity and distribution of epiphytic macrolichens on tree trunks in two slopes of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
Dania Rosabal, Ana Rosa Burgaz, Rudy De la Masa
Bryologist, 2010
The macrolichens are a conspicuous component of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba. This study aims at comparing the species composition, frequency and cover area of epiphytic macrolichens between the north and south slopes, as well as to determine the variation in species composition and frequency of epiphytic macrolichens in communities along and around the tree trunk. Six plots were sampled; three on the north-facing slope and three on the south slope. We found 21 species of macrolichens. Sticta beauvoisii, Hypotrachyna lineariloba and Pannaria tavaresii are new records for Cuba. Differences were observed in species composition between slopes, whereas neither the species composition nor the frequency changed significantly with cardinal orientation or vertical distribution on the trunk. Heterodermia leucomelaena and Leptogium austroamericanum were considered as indicators of the north slopes, and Cladonia ceratophylla of the south slope.

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Fundamentos teórico-conceptuales para un modelo de desarrollo de habilidades investigativas en la carrera de Medicina
DER López, JER Estacio
Revista de Ciencias Médicas de la UTMACH 1 (1), 59-66 , 2025
2025
A review of laboratory requirements to culture lichen mycobiont species
D Rosabal, R Pino-Bodas
Journal of Fungi 10 (9), 621 , 2024
2024
Citations: 12
Potencial terapeutico de los metabolitos liquenicos y su uso en Cuba. Retos y perspectivas
D Rosabal
Revista Cubana de Medicina Natural y Tradicional 4 , 2022
2022
Citations: 1
Estrategias didácticas para la enseñanza de la bioestadística, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma
RL Dania Estela, MB Luis Armando, PR Nora María
cibamanz2021 , 2021
2021
Citations: 3
Associations between tree snails and corticolous lichens in a secondary forest in eastern Cuba/Asociaciones entre moluscos arborícolas y líquenes cortícolas en un bosque …
B Reyes-Tur, A González-Guillén, D Rosabal, A Capote-Danet
Poeyana, 18-26 , 2020
2020
Citations: 4
Asociaciones entre moluscos arborícolas y líquenes cortícolas en un bosque secundario de Cuba oriental
B Reyes-Tur, A González-Guillén, D Rosabal, A Capote-Danet
2020
Prevalencia de epibiontes en larvas de camarón Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) en el Centro de Desove del Camarón de Manzanillo.
D Rosabal, M Sola, A Ocaña
2020
Analizando la diversidad beta en ensambles de líquenes en un gradiente vertical sobre cinco especies de forófitos en la pluvisila montana de la Gran Piedra, Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz Moreno, OJ Reyes
Ediciones Complutense , 2016
2016
Citations: 6
Lichen species co-occurrence patterns on five trees species of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, OJ Reyes
Botanica complutensis 38, 97 , 2014
2014
Citations: 3
Substrate preferences and phorophyte specificity of corticolous lichens on five tree species of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, OJ Reyes
The Bryologist 116 (2), 113-121 , 2013
2013
Citations: 60
Differences in diversity of corticolous lichens between interior and edge of the Monte Barranca semi-deciduous forest, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, A Altamirano, G Aragón
The Bryologist 115 (2), 333-340 , 2012
2012
Citations: 23
Diversidad y distribución vertical de líquenes corticícolas en la pluvisilva montana de la Gran Piedra, Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, OJ Reyes
Botanica Complutensis 36, 19 , 2012
2012
Citations: 22
One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity
HT Lumbsch, T Ahti, S Altermann, GA De Paz, A Aptroot, U Arup, AB Peña, ...
Phytotaxa 18, 1-127 , 2011
2011
Citations: 292
Diversity and distribution of epiphytic macrolichens on tree trunks in two slopes of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, R De la Masa
The Bryologist 113 (2), 313-321 , 2010
2010
Citations: 27
Líquenes epífitos en el matorral costero de la Reserva Ecológica Siboney-Juticí (Cuba)
G Aragón, D Rosabal
2010
Citations: 2
Líquenes epífitos en el matorral costero de la Reserva Ecológica Siboney-Juticí (Cuba)
D Rosabal, G Aragón
Botanica Complutensis 34, 21 , 2010
2010
Citations: 8
Líquenes corticícolas en dos formaciones vegetales de la Reserva Ecológica Loma del Gato-Monte Líbano (Cuba)
AR Burgaz
Botanica complutensis , 2010
2010
Citations: 2

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity
HT Lumbsch, T Ahti, S Altermann, GA De Paz, A Aptroot, U Arup, AB Peña, ...
Phytotaxa 18, 1-127 , 2011
2011
Citations: 292
Substrate preferences and phorophyte specificity of corticolous lichens on five tree species of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, OJ Reyes
The Bryologist 116 (2), 113-121 , 2013
2013
Citations: 60
Diversity and distribution of epiphytic macrolichens on tree trunks in two slopes of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, R De la Masa
The Bryologist 113 (2), 313-321 , 2010
2010
Citations: 27
Differences in diversity of corticolous lichens between interior and edge of the Monte Barranca semi-deciduous forest, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, A Altamirano, G Aragón
The Bryologist 115 (2), 333-340 , 2012
2012
Citations: 23
Diversidad y distribución vertical de líquenes corticícolas en la pluvisilva montana de la Gran Piedra, Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, OJ Reyes
Botanica Complutensis 36, 19 , 2012
2012
Citations: 22
A review of laboratory requirements to culture lichen mycobiont species
D Rosabal, R Pino-Bodas
Journal of Fungi 10 (9), 621 , 2024
2024
Citations: 12
Líquenes epífitos en el matorral costero de la Reserva Ecológica Siboney-Juticí (Cuba)
D Rosabal, G Aragón
Botanica Complutensis 34, 21 , 2010
2010
Citations: 8
Analizando la diversidad beta en ensambles de líquenes en un gradiente vertical sobre cinco especies de forófitos en la pluvisila montana de la Gran Piedra, Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz Moreno, OJ Reyes
Ediciones Complutense , 2016
2016
Citations: 6
Associations between tree snails and corticolous lichens in a secondary forest in eastern Cuba/Asociaciones entre moluscos arborícolas y líquenes cortícolas en un bosque …
B Reyes-Tur, A González-Guillén, D Rosabal, A Capote-Danet
Poeyana, 18-26 , 2020
2020
Citations: 4
Estrategias didácticas para la enseñanza de la bioestadística, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma
RL Dania Estela, MB Luis Armando, PR Nora María
cibamanz2021 , 2021
2021
Citations: 3
Lichen species co-occurrence patterns on five trees species of the montane rainforest of Gran Piedra, Santiago de Cuba
D Rosabal, AR Burgaz, OJ Reyes
Botanica complutensis 38, 97 , 2014
2014
Citations: 3
Líquenes epífitos en el matorral costero de la Reserva Ecológica Siboney-Juticí (Cuba)
G Aragón, D Rosabal
2010
Citations: 2
Líquenes corticícolas en dos formaciones vegetales de la Reserva Ecológica Loma del Gato-Monte Líbano (Cuba)
AR Burgaz
Botanica complutensis , 2010
2010
Citations: 2
Potencial terapeutico de los metabolitos liquenicos y su uso en Cuba. Retos y perspectivas
D Rosabal
Revista Cubana de Medicina Natural y Tradicional 4 , 2022
2022
Citations: 1
Fundamentos teórico-conceptuales para un modelo de desarrollo de habilidades investigativas en la carrera de Medicina
DER López, JER Estacio
Revista de Ciencias Médicas de la UTMACH 1 (1), 59-66 , 2025
2025
Asociaciones entre moluscos arborícolas y líquenes cortícolas en un bosque secundario de Cuba oriental
B Reyes-Tur, A González-Guillén, D Rosabal, A Capote-Danet
2020
Prevalencia de epibiontes en larvas de camarón Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) en el Centro de Desove del Camarón de Manzanillo.
D Rosabal, M Sola, A Ocaña
2020