A5080440236- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Universitat de Barcelona
2016-2025
Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de Barcelona
2017-2023
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
2021
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
2021
Universidade Federal do Paraná
2021
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
2021
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2021
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
2020
Clínica Diagonal
2015-2017
Universidad de Granada
2004-2008
Aquatic insects and other benthic invertebrates are the most widely used organisms in freshwater biomonitoring of human impact. Because high monetary investment management, decisions often based on results, a critical comparative review different approaches is required. We 12 criteria that should be fulfilled by an "ideal" tool, addressing rationale, implementation, performance method. After illustrating how century-old but still Saprobian system does not meet these criteria, we apply them...
Abstract Streams in mediterranean regions have highly seasonal discharge patterns, with predictable torrential floods and severe droughts. In contrast, is less variable temperate intermittent flow conditions are uncommon. Hydroclimatic models predict that climate change would increase frequency severity of droughts across Europe, thus increasing the proportion streams characteristics actually areas. Correspondingly, understanding actual ecological differences between may help to anticipate...
Headwaters (stream orders 1–2) traditionally have been considered depauperate compared to mid-order streams (orders 3–4)—a conclusion that arises from a perception of as linear systems and emphasizes change in average α (local) diversity along streams. We hypothesized an opposite pattern for β (among-site) suggest headwaters might account large degree basin-scale biodiversity if within the more realistic framework branching networks. assembled pre-existing data across globe test this...
Abstract Temporal environmental fluctuations, such as seasonality, exert strong controls on biodiversity. While the effects of seasonality are well known, predictability fluctuations across years may influence in ways that less understood. The ability a habitat to support unique, non‐nested assemblages species at different times year should depend both (occurrence events specific periods year) and (the reliability event recurrence) characteristic ecological conditions. Drawing tools from...
Community ecology recognises today that local biological communities are not only affected by biotic interactions and abiotic environmental conditions, but also regional processes (e.g. dispersal). While much is known about how metacommunities organised in space terrestrial, marine freshwater ecological systems, their temporal variations remain poorly studied. Here, we address the question of dynamics highly variable using intermittent rivers (IRs), those which temporarily stop flowing or...
Abstract The hypotheses that beta diversity should increase with decreasing latitude and spatial extent of a region have rarely been tested based on comparative analysis multiple datasets, no such study has focused stream insects. We first assessed how well variability in insect metacommunities is predicted by group, latitude, extent, altitudinal range, dataset properties across drainage basins throughout the world. Second, we relative roles environmental factors driving variation assemblage...
Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are watercourses that cease flow at some point in time space. Arguably Earth's most widespread type of flowing water, IRES expanding where Anthropocenic climates grow drier human demands for water escalate.However, have attracted far less research than perennial undervalued by society, jeopardizing their restoration or protection. Provision ecosystem services is especially poorly understood, hindering integration into management plans...
Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable biodiversity loss
Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, and meeting the challenges of this crisis requires bold goals mobilisation substantial resources. While reasons are varied, investments in both research conservation lag far behind those terrestrial marine realms. Inspired by a global consultation, we identify 15 pressing priority needs, grouped into five areas, an effort to support informed stewardship biodiversity. The proposed agenda aims advance globally as critical step improving...
Abstract An index of riparian quality useful for the management streams and rivers is presented. The purpose to provide managers with a simple method evaluate habitat quality. easy calculate can be used together any other water assess ecological status rivers. It may also tool defining ‘high status’ under EC Water Framework Directive. index, named QBR, based on four components habitat: total vegetation cover, cover structure, channel alterations. takes into account differences in...
Drought leads to a loss of longitudinal and lateral hydrologic connectivity, which causes direct or indirect changes in stream ecosystem properties. Changes macrohabitat availability from riffle–pool sequence isolated pools are among the most conspicuous consequences connectivity loss. Macroinvertebrate assemblages were compared 3 distinct macrohabitats (riffles [R], connected riffles [Pc], disconnected [Pd]) 19 Mediterranean-climate sites northern California examine influence habitat...
Abstract Climate change is predicted to have profound effects on freshwater organisms due rising temperatures and altered precipitation regimes. Using an ensemble of bioclimatic envelope models ( BEM s), we modelled the climatic suitability 191 stream macroinvertebrate species from 12 orders across E urope under two climate scenarios for 2080 a spatial resolution 5 arc minutes. Analyses included assessments relative changes in species’ climatically suitable areas as well their potential...
Summary Intermittent rivers are increasingly viewed as shifting mosaics of lotic (flowing water), lentic (standing water) and terrestrial (dry riverbed) habitats. The diversity, spatial arrangement, temporal turnover connectivity these habitats controlled by the magnitude, frequency, duration extent drying rewetting events, which maintain habitat heterogeneity control biodiversity biogeochemical processes in intermittent rivers. We consider spatiotemporal landscape to identify implications...
Abstract Metacommunity studies commonly use spatial distances or, more recently, landscape resistance measures between study sites as a surrogate for connectivity. However, local communities are connected to many other sources of colonisation than the included in study, and availability distance potential may be better surrogates dispersal sampling sites. Here we test effect habitat connectivity on assembly stream‐riffle macroinvertebrates with different abilities, after controlling...