Article
Ecology
Encarnacion Fenoy, Francisco J. Moyano, J. Jesus Casas
FRESHWATER SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Limnology
Encarnacion Fenoy, Juan Rubio-Rios, Jose M. Gonzalez, Maria J. Salinas, Francisco J. Moyano, J. Jesus Casas
Summary: The study found that local population adaptation to low-quality leaf-litter is not common among macroinvertebrate shredders, with adaptation being more species-dependent. The superior ability of snails to cope with low-quality litter suggests that ecosystem processes in lowland streams may resist reductions in litter quality.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Luz Boyero, Javier Perez, Naiara Lopez-Rojo, Alan M. Tonin, Francisco Correa-Araneda, Richard G. Pearson, Jaime Bosch, Ricardo J. Albarino, Sankarappan Anbalagan, Leon A. Barmuta, Leah Beesley, Francis J. Burdon, Adriano Caliman, Marcos Callisto, Ian C. Campbell, Bradley J. Cardinale, J. Jesus Casas, Ana M. Chara-Serna, Szymon Ciapala, Eric Chauvet, Checo Colon-Gaud, Aydee Cornejo, Aaron M. Davis, Monika Degebrodt, Emerson S. Dias, Maria E. Diaz, Michael M. Douglas, Arturo Elosegi, Andrea C. Encalada, Elvira de Eyto, Ricardo Figueroa, Alexander S. Flecker, Tadeusz Fleituch, Andre Frainer, Juliana S. Franca, Erica A. Garcia, Gabriela Garcia, Pavel Garcia, Mark O. Gessner, Paul S. Giller, Jesus E. Gomez, Sergio Gomez, Jose F. Goncalves, Manuel A. S. Graca, Robert O. Hall, Neusa Hamada, Luiz U. Hepp, Cang Hui, Daichi Imazawa, Tomoya Iwata, S. A. Junior Edson, Samuel Kariuki, Andrea Landeira-Dabarca, Maria Leal, Kaisa Lehosmaa, Charles M'Erimba, Richard Marchant, Renato T. Martins, Frank O. Masese, Megan Camden, Brendan G. McKie, Adriana O. Medeiros, Jen A. Middleton, Timo Muotka, Junjiro N. Negishi, Jesus Pozo, Alonso Ramirez, Renan S. Rezende, John S. Richardson, Jose Rincon, Juan Rubio-Rios, Claudia Serrano, Angela R. Shaffer, Fran Sheldon, Christopher M. Swan, Nathalie S. D. Tenkiano, Scott D. Tiegs, Janine R. Tolod, Michael Vernasky, Anne Watson, Mourine J. Yegon, Catherine M. Yule
Summary: The study found significant differences in the impact of litter functional diversity on decomposition processes across different latitudes, indicating distinct evolutionary adaptations of litter-consuming detritivores at low and high latitudes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Luz Boyero, Naiara Lopez-Rojo, Alan M. Tonin, Javier Perez, Francisco Correa-Araneda, Richard G. Pearson, Jaime Bosch, Ricardo J. Albarino, Sankarappan Anbalagan, Leon A. Barmuta, Ana Basaguren, Francis J. Burdon, Adriano Caliman, Marcos Callisto, Adolfo R. Calor, Ian C. Campbell, Bradley J. Cardinale, J. Jesus Casas, Ana M. Chara-Serna, Eric Chauvet, Szymon Ciapala, Checo Colon-Gaud, Aydee Cornejo, Aaron M. Davis, Monika Degebrodt, Emerson S. Dias, Maria E. Diaz, Michael M. Douglas, Andrea C. Encalada, Ricardo Figueroa, Alexander S. Flecker, Tadeusz Fleituch, Erica A. Garcia, Gabriela Garcia, Pavel E. Garcia, Mark O. Gessner, Jesus E. Gomez, Sergio Gomez, Jose F. Goncalves, Manuel A. S. Graca, Daniel C. Gwinn, Robert O. Hall, Neusa Hamada, Cang Hui, Daichi Imazawa, Tomoya Iwata, Samuel K. Kariuki, Andrea Landeira-Dabarca, Kelsey Laymon, Maria Leal, Richard Marchant, Renato T. Martins, Frank O. Masese, Megan Maul, Brendan G. McKie, Adriana O. Medeiros, Charles M. M' Erimba, Jen A. Middleton, Silvia Monroy, Timo Muotka, Junjiro N. Negishi, Alonso Ramirez, John S. Richardson, Jose Rincon, Juan Rubio-Rios, Gisele M. dos Santos, Romain Sarremejane, Fran Sheldon, Augustine Sitati, Nathalie S. D. Tenkiano, Scott D. Tiegs, Janine R. Tolod, Michael Venarsky, Anne Watson, Catherine M. Yule
Summary: The study revealed a positive relationship between detritivore diversity and decomposition, especially evident in tropical areas, with abundance and biomass playing a key role in higher latitudes. Detritivore extinctions may affect litter decomposition, especially in tropical regions where diversity is already low.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Juan Rubio-Rios, Javier Perez, Maria J. Salinas, Encarnacion Fenoy, Luz Boyero, Jose Jesus Casas
Summary: This study investigated the effects of climate and soil conditions on the plasticity of leaf traits of riparian vegetation and predicted the consequences for stream food webs. The results showed that aridity had a major influence on leaf trait plasticity, with different patterns for different plant functional types. Leaf quality of deciduous species may decrease, while that of evergreen species may increase, which could have significant impacts on ecosystem functioning.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Encarnacion Fenoy, Arunava Pradhan, Claudia Pascoal, Juan Rubio-Rios, Daniela Batista, Francisco J. Moyano-Lopez, Fernanda Cassio, J. Jesus Casas
Summary: Evidence suggests a strong connection between biodiversity and ecosystem functions in aquatic fungal communities, which can be influenced by environmental variables and leaf-litter traits. Functional redundancy among fungi may counteract the effects of biodiversity changes on ecosystem functioning. Temperature and nutrients impact taxonomic and functional diversity of aquatic fungi in leaf-litter decomposition processes.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Limnology
Daphne Donis, Evanthia Mantzouki, Daniel F. McGinnis, Dominic Vachon, Irene Gallego, Hans-Peter Grossart, Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis, Sven Teurlincx, Laura Seelen, Miquel Lurling, Yvon Verstijnen, Valentini Maliaka, Jeremy Fonvielle, Petra M. Visser, Jolanda Verspagen, Maria van Herk, Maria G. Antoniou, Nikoletta Tsiarta, Valerie McCarthy, Victor C. Perello, Danielle Machado-Vieira, Alinne Gurjao de Oliveira, Dubravka Spoljaric Maronic, Filip Stevic, Tanja Zuna Pfeiffer, Itana Bokan Vucelic, Petar Zutinic, Marija Gligora Udovic, Ludek Blaha, Rodan GeriS, Marketa Fankova, Kirsten Seestern Christoffersen, Trine Perlt Warming, Tonu Feldmann, Alo Laas, Kristel Panksep, Lea Tuvikene, Kersti Kangro, Judita Koreiviene, Jurate Karosiene, Jurate Kasperoviciene, Ksenija Savadova-Ratkus, Irma Vitonyte, Kerstin Haggqvist, Pauliina Salmi, Lauri Arvola, Karl Rothhaupt, Christos Avagianos, Triantafyllos Kaloudis, Spyros Gkelis, Manthos Panou, Theodoros Triantis, Sevasti-Kiriaki Zervou, Anastasia Hiskia, Ulrike Obertegger, Adriano Boscaini, Giovanna Flaim, Nico Salmaso, Leonardo Cerasino, Sigrid Haande, Birger Skjelbred, Magdalena Grabowska, Maciej Karpowicz, Damian Chmura, Lidia Nawrocka, Justyna Kobos, Hanna Mazur-Marzec, Pablo Alcaraz-Parraga, Elzbieta Wilk-Wozniak, Wojciech Krzton, Edward Walusiak, Ilona Gagala-Borowska, Joana Mankiewicz-Boczek, Magdalena Toporowska, Barbara Pawlik-Skowronska, Michal Niedzwiecki, Agnieszka Napiorkowska-Krzebietke, Julita Dunalska, Justyna Sienska, Daniel Szymanski, Marek Kruk, Agnieszka Budzynska, Ryszard Goldyn, Anna Kozak, Joanna Rosinska, Piotr Domek, Natalia Jakubowska-Krepska, Kinga Kwasizur, Beata Messyasz, Mikolaj Kokocinski, Beata Madrecka-Witkowska, Iwona Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, Magdalena Frak, Agnieszka Bankowska-Sobczak, Michal Wasilewicz, Agnieszka Ochocka, Agnieszka Pasztaleniec, Iwona Jasser, Ana M. Antao-Geraldes, Manel Leira, Vitor Vasconcelos, Joao Morais, Micaela Vale, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Vitor Goncalves, Boris Aleksovski, Svetislav Krstic, Hana Nemova, Iveta Drastichova, Lucia Chomova, Spela Remec-Rekar, Tina Elersek, Lars-Anders Hansson, Pablo Urrutia-Cordero, Andrea G. Bravo, Moritz Buck, William Colom-Montero, Kristiina Mustonen, Don Pierson, Yang Yang, Jessica Richardson, Christine Edwards, Hannah Cromie, Jordi Delgado-Martin, David Garcia, Jose Luis Cereijo, Joan Goma, Mari Carmen Trapote, Teresa Vegas-Vilarrubia, Biel Obrador, Ana Garcia-Murcia, Monserrat Real, Elvira Romans, Jordi Noguero-Ribes, David Parreno Duque, Elisabeth Fernandez-Moran, Barbara Ubeda, Jose Angel Galvez, Nuria Catalan, Carmen Perez-Martinez, Eloisa Ramos-Rodriguez, Carmen Cillero-Castro, Enrique Moreno-Ostos, Jose Maria Blanco, Valeriano Rodriguez, Jorge Juan Montes-Perez, Roberto L. Palomino, Estela Rodriguez-Perez, Armand Hernandez, Rafael Carballeira, Antonio Camacho, Antonio Picazo, Carlos Rochera, Anna C. Santamans, Carmen Ferriol, Susana Romo, Juan Miguel Soria, Arda Ozen, Tunay Karan, Nilsun Demir, Meryem Beklioglu, Nur Filiz, Eti Levi, Ugur Iskin, Gizem Bezirci, Ulku Nihan Tavsanoglu, Kemal Celik, Koray Ozhan, Nusret Karakaya, Mehmet Ali Turan Kocer, Mete Yilmaz, Faruk Maraslioglu, Elif Neyran Soylu, Ozden Fakioglu, Meral Apaydin Yagci, Sakir Cinar, Kadir Capkin, Abdulkadir Yagci, Mehmet Cesur, Fuat Bilgin, Cafer Bulut, Rahmi Uysal, Koker Latife, Reyhan Akcaalan, Meric Albay, Mehmet Tahir Alp, Korhan Ozkan, Tugba Ongun Sevindik, Hatice Tunca, Burcin Onem, Hans Paerl, Cayelan C. Carey, Bastiaan W. Ibelings
Summary: This study collected data from 230 lakes in Europe, finding that light climate and stratification strength are the main explanatory variables for phytoplankton biomass variance. In nutrient-rich lakes, light and stratification metrics are better predictors for phytoplankton biomass.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. Rubio-Rios, J. Perez, M. J. Salinas, E. Fenoy, N. Lopez-Rojo, L. Boyero, J. J. Casas
Summary: The study found that plant diversity has positive effects on detritivore-mediated decomposition, litter nutrient losses, and detritivore biomass, especially in the presence of a key species - alder. However, there were negative effects on microbially mediated processes and fungal biomass, indicating that plant diversity loss can slow down the decomposition process and affect stream ecosystem functioning.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Cynthia Giagnocavo, Miguel de Cara-Garcia, Monica Gonzalez, Melchor Juan, Jose Ignacio Marin-Guirao, Sepide Mehrabi, Estefania Rodriguez, Jan van der Blom, Eduardo Crisol-Martinez
Summary: This article explores sustainability transitions in agriculture through analyzing niche initiatives and their impact on farmers' relationships with nature. The study suggests that through agroecological practices, farmers can gain a deeper understanding of the ecosystems in which they operate and transition to more sustainable agricultural systems.
Article
Ecology
Irene Gallego, Anita Narwani
Summary: Competition for limited resources plays a crucial role in shaping ecological communities. The minimum resource requirements (R*s) of species can predict competitive outcomes and undergo adaptive evolution in simple communities. In this study, natural phytoplankton communities were subjected to different types of resource limitation in outdoor mesocosms. The results showed that R*s were good predictors of species changes in relative abundance and the dominant species, Desmodesmus armatus, displayed evolutionary changes in R*s under resource limitation, indicating the potential for adaptive trait change to modify competitive outcomes in natural communities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jorge Jodar, Sergio Martos-Rosillo, Emilio Custodio, Luciano Mateos, Javier Cabello, Jesus Casas, Maria Jacoba Salinas-Bonillo, Jose Maria Martin-Civantos, Antonio Gonzalez-Ramon, Thomas Zakaluk, Christian Herrera-Lameli, Javier Urrutia, Luis Javier Lamban
Summary: Nature-Based Solutions for Integrated Water Resources Management aim to improve the quality and sustainability of water resources, reduce water-related disaster risks, and enhance climate change adaptation through natural processes. The Sierra Nevada range and Andean Cordillera in Spain are examples of this approach, using channels and infiltration to regulate water resources and provide ecosystem services.
Article
Environmental Sciences
J. Rubio-Rios, J. Perez, E. Fenoy, M. J. Salinas-Bonillo, J. J. Casas
Summary: Understanding how stream detritivores can cope with riparian plant invasions is important for predicting their impact on detritivore assemblages and small stream ecosystems. This study found that coprophagy can be a suitable feeding strategy for stream detritivores, improving their fitness in the absence of high-quality litter.
Article
Forestry
Juan Rubio-Rios, Maria J. Salinas-Bonillo, Javier Perez, Encarnacion Fenoy, Luz Boyero, J. Jesus Casas
Summary: The abandonment of traditional farming and pastures in the Mediterranean basin led to ambitious afforestation programs, resulting in a drastic transformation of the landscape. The potential ecological impacts of these programs on recipient ecosystems were not considered. In this study, the researchers assessed the effects of pine plantations on stream ecosystem functioning and found that the presence of black alder in the riparian zone and/or as leaf litter within the stream mitigated the impacts. Thinning of pine plantations combined with the planting of native deciduous species, such as alder, is recommended to alleviate the effects on Mediterranean streams.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David G. Angeler, Jani Heino, Juan Rubio-Rios, J. Jesus Casas
Summary: Resilience research is crucial for addressing the sustainability challenges of ecosystems and human societies in a rapidly changing world. This paper presents a resilience perspective of meta-ecosystems, highlighting the importance of considering connectivity across different ecosystems. The authors discuss applications in riparian ecology and meta-ecosystem research, emphasizing the potential of understanding meta-ecosystem resilience for supporting decision making in natural resource management.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Naiara Lopez-Rojo, Javier Perez, Ana Basaguren, Jesus Pozo, Juan Rubio-Rios, J. Jesus Casas, Luz Boyero
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)