Search Results - "QUINTANA, Xavier"

Effects of temperature, salinity and fish in structuring the macroinvertebrate community in shallow lakes: implications for effects of climate change by Brucet, Sandra, Boix, Dani, Nathansen, Louise W, Quintana, Xavier D, Jensen, Elisabeth, Balayla, David, Meerhoff, Mariana, Jeppesen, Erik

“…Climate warming may lead to changes in the trophic structure and diversity of shallow lakes as a combined effect of increased temperature and salinity and…”
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Factors influencing Zooplankton size structure at contrasting temperatures in coastal shallow lakes: Implications for effects of climate change by Brucet, Sandra, Boix, Dani, Quintana, Xavier D., Jensen, Elisabeth, Nathansen, Louise W., Trochine, Carolina, Meerhoff, Mariana, Gascón, Stéphanie, Jeppesen, Erik

“…We assessed the importance of temperature, salinity, and prédation for the size structure of Zooplankton and provided insight into the future ecological…”
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Phytoplankton composition in Mediterranean confined coastal lagoons: testing the use of ecosystem metabolism for the quantification of community-related variables by Bas-Silvestre, Maria, Antón-Pardo, Maria, Boix, Dani, Gascón, Stéphanie, Compte, Jordi, Bou, Jordi, Obrador, Biel, Quintana, Xavier D.

“…Estimations of ecosystem metabolism have rarely been used to quantify productivity in structural reductionist approaches for the description of phytoplankton…”
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Nestedness and successional trajectories of macroinvertebrate assemblages in man-made wetlands by Ruhí, Albert, Boix, Dani, Gascón, Stéphanie, Sala, Jordi, Quintana, Xavier D.

“…Current successional models, primarily those based on floral succession, propose several distinct trajectories based on the integration of two key hypotheses…”
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Metacommunity resilience against simulated gradients of wildfire: disturbance intensity and species dispersal ability determine landscape recover capacity by Cunillera‐Montcusí, David, Borthagaray, Ana Inés, Boix, Dani, Gascón, Stéphanie, Sala, Jordi, Tornero, Irene, Quintana, Xavier D., Arim, Matías

“…Disturbances, such as wildfires, are one of the main drivers of biodiversity dynamics, and their frequency and intensity are expected to increase due to global…”
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Dataset for modeling the hydrological patterns and salinity fluctuations of a Mediterranean confined coastal lagoon system (La Pletera salt marsh area, NE Spain) by Meredith, Warren, Casamitjana, Xavier, Quintana, Xavier D., Menció, Anna

“…This dataset is related to the research article entitled “Effects of morphology and sediment permeability on coastal lagoons’ hydrological patterns” (W…”
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Direct and indirect impacts of wildfire on faunal communities of Mediterranean temporary ponds by Cunillera‐Montcusí, David, Gascón, Stéphanie, Tornero, Irene, Sala, Jordi, Àvila, Núria, Quintana, Xavier D., Boix, Dani

“…The Mediterranean region has historically been affected by wildfires. However, studies addressing wildfire impacts have traditionally focused first on…”
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Size‐based interactions and trophic transfer efficiency are modified by fish predation and cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Mývatn, Iceland by Ersoy, Zeynep, Jeppesen, Erik, Sgarzi, Serena, Arranz, Ignasi, Cañedo‐Argüelles, Miguel, Quintana, Xavier D., Landkildehus, Frank, Lauridsen, Torben L., Bartrons, Mireia, Brucet, Sandra

“…Trophic cascade studies have so far mostly focused on changes in the abundance, biomass, or average size of prey and predators. In contrast, individual…”
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Untangling the roles of centrality and environmental contribution in diversity patterns across spatial scales by Tornero, Irene, Gascón, Stéphanie, Cunillera‐Montcusí, David, Sala, Jordi, Compte, Jordi, Quintana, Xavier D., Boix, Dani

“…The application of graph theory to metacommunity ecology allows a deeper analysis of the effect of network structure on diversity patterns. Here, we set out to…”
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State of the art in the functioning of shallow Mediterranean lakes: workshop conclusions by BEKLIOGLU, Meryem, ROMO, Susana, KAGALOU, Ifigenia, QUINTANA, Xavier, BECARES, Eloy

“…Issue Title: Theme: Shallow Lakes in a Changing World Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Shallow Lakes, held at Dalfsen, The Netherlands, 5-9…”
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Decomposition processes in coastal lagoons and their implications for the assessment of ecological health by Menéndez, Margarita, Abril, Meritxell, Colls, Miriam, Quintana, Xavier D.

“…Aside from structural indicators, functional indicators have been suggested as a tool for assessing the health of transitional water ecosystems. The aim of…”
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Ecological restoration promotes zooplankton network complexity in Mediterranean coastal lagoons by Hernández‐Carrasco, Daniel, Cunillera‐Montcusí, David, Antón‐Pardo, Maria, Cañedo‐Argüelles, Miguel, Bas‐Silvestre, Maria, Compte, Jordi, Gascón, Stéphanie, Quintana, Xavier D., Boix, Dani

“…Ecological recovery following restoration is typically evaluated using metrics based on species diversity and composition. However, increasing evidence…”
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The role of plant type and salinity in the selection for the denitrifying community structure in the rhizosphere of wetland vegetation by Bañeras, Luís, Ruiz-Rueda, Olaya, López-Flores, Rocío, Quintana, Xavier D, Hallin, Sara

“…Coastal wetlands, as transient links from terrestrial to marine environments, are important for nitrogen removal by denitrification. Denitrification strongly…”
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Emergent Macrophytes Act Selectively on Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria and Archaea by Hallin, Sara

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Policies and practices impacting the implementation of nature-based solutions: a comparative study of ponds and pondscapes in eight countries by Ryfisch, Simon, Başoğlu Acet, Deniz, Benejam, Lluís, Biggs, Jeremy, Boissezon, Aurélie, Boix, Dani, Brucet, Sandra, Decrey, Marine, Dolcerocca, Antoine, Hansen, Kristoffer, Lago, Manuel, Lemmens, Pieter, Lindoso, Diego, Llausàs, Albert, McDonald, Hugh, Meerhoff, Mariana, Mehner, Thomas, Pereira, Gissel, Perrin, Jacques-Aristide, Quintana, Xavier D., Rasmussen, Marzenna, Ribas, Anna, Sander Johansson, Liselotte, Wijns, Robby, Blicharska, Malgorzata

“…Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly suggested to address biodiversity decline and climate change. However, many ecosystems are hardly used as NBS,…”
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Large- and small-regional-scale variables interact in the dispersal patterns of aquatic macroinvertebrates from temporary ponds by Cunillera-Montcusí, David, Boix, Dani, Sala, Jordi, Compte, Jordi, Tornero, Irene, Quintana, Xavier D., Gascón, Stéphanie

“…Dispersal is one of the main determinants of metacommunity assembly, yet its interaction with the landscape network structure has not been fully elucidated…”
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Identifying critical transitions in seasonal shifts of zooplankton composition in a confined coastal salt marsh by Quintana, Xavier D., Antón-Pardo, Maria, Bas-Silvestre, Maria, Boix, Dani, Casamitjana, Xavier, Compte, Jordi, Cunilllera-Montcusí, David, Gascón, Stéphanie, Menció, Anna, Obrador, Biel, Tornero, Irene, Sala, Jordi

“…Zooplankton assemblages in the confined coastal lagoons of La Pletera salt marshes (Baix Ter wetlands, Girona, Spain) are dominated by two species: one…”
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Environmental factors affecting the balance of autotrophs versus heterotrophs in the microbial food web of temporary ponds by Àvila, Núria, López-Flores, Rocio, Boix, Dani, Gascón, Stéphanie, Quintana, Xavier D.

“…The relative abundance of autotrophic (A) and heterotrophic (H) organisms in the microbial food web of temporary ponds and its relationship to environmental…”
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Feeding of nauplii, copepodites and adults of Calanipeda aquaedulcis (Calanoida) in Mediterranean salt marshes by Brucet, S, Compte, J, Boix, D, López-Flores, R, Quintana, XD

“…Feeding of the different developmental stages of Calanipeda aquaedulcis on natural particles (bacterio-, phyto- and microzooplankton) was measured in a…”
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The microbial food web in the Doñana marshland: Influence of trophic state and hydrology by Àvila, Núria, López-Flores, Rocío, Quintana, Xavier D., Serrano, Laura

“…We investigated the composition of the microbial food web in the marshland of Doñana National Park (SW Spain). We analysed factors affecting the predominance…”
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