Listando PUBLICACIONS CIENTÍFIQUES por autor/a "Alcaraz, Carles"
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Adaptation of the European Fish Index (EFI+) to Include the Alien Fish Pressure
Aparicio, Enric; Alcaraz, Carles; Rocaspana, Rafel; Pou-Rovira, Quim; García-Berthou, Emili (Fishes, 2023-12-29) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsThe European Fish Index EFI+ is the only fish-based multimetric index for the assessment of the ecological status of running waters that is validated and thus applicable across most countries of the ... -
Addressing the analytical challenges for the detection of ciguatoxins using an electrochemical biosensor
Leonardo, Sandra; Gaiani, Greta; Tsumuraya, Takeshi; Hirama, Masahiro; Turquet, Jean; Sagristà, Núria; Rambla-Alegre, Maria; Flores, Cintia; Caixach, Josep; Diogène, Jorge; O'Sullivan, Ciara K.; Alcaraz, Carles; Campàs, Mònica (Analytical Chemistry, 2020-03-05) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsThe importance of ciguatoxins (CTXs) in seafood safety and their emerging occurrence in locations far away from tropical areas highlight the need for simple and low-cost methods for the sensitive and ... -
Agricultural policies against invasive species generate contrasting outcomes for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation
Pérez-Méndez, N.; Alcaraz, C.; Bertolero, A.; Català-Forner, M.; Garibaldi, L.A.; González-Varo, J.P.; Rivaes, S.; Martínez-Eixarch, M. (Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2022-10-19) Aigües Marines i Continentals; Cultius Extensius SosteniblesDirect consequences of biological invasions on biodiversity and the environment have been largely documented. Yet collateral indirect effects mediated by changes in agri-environmental policies aimed at ... -
Assessing methane emissions and soil carbon stocks in the Camargue coastal wetlands: Management implications for climate change regulation
Martinez-Eixarch, Maite; Masqué, Pere; Lafratta, Anna; Lavery, Paul; Hilaire, Samuel; JORNET TORREN, LLUÍS; Thomas, Cyrille; Boisnard, Arnaud; Pérez-Méndez, Néstor; Alcaraz, Carles; Martínez-Espinosa, Columba; Ibáñez, Carles; Grillas, Patrick (Science of the Total Environment, 2024-08-03) Aigües Marines i Continentals; Cultius Extensius SosteniblesCoastal wetlands are crucial in climate change regulation due to their capacity to act as either sinks or sources of carbon, resulting from the balance between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly ... -
Bivariate and multivariate analyses of allometric growth in larvae of farmed meagre (Argyrosomus regius): an integrated approach to define growth stages and ontogenetic transitions
Santana-Piñeros, Ana María; Chacón-Guzmán, Jonathan; Alcaraz, Carles; Reyes-Mero, Byron M.; Duncan, Neil; Gisbert, Enric (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025-11-19) Aigües Marines i Continentals; AqüiculturaFish larval rearing represents a critical stage due to the extreme fragility of larvae, small size, and specific nutritional needs during rapid growth. Successful larviculture requires understanding ... -
Chironomid sentinel cards: an easy-to-apply method for assessing predation rates freshwater (agro)ecosystems
Pérez-Méndez, Néstor; Echeverría-Progulakis, Sebastián; Llevat, Raül; Alcaraz, Carles; Martinez-Eixarch, Maite; CATALA FORNER, MARIA DEL MAR (Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024-12-05) Aigües Marines i Continentals; Cultius Extensius SosteniblesGlobal change is eroding freshwater biodiversity at higher rates than in any other ecosystem, potentially entailing a parallel degradation of ecosystem functions such as the predation function. However, ... -
Colorimetric DNA-based assay for the specific detection and quantification of Ostreopsis cf. ovata and Ostreopsis cf. siamensis in the marine environment
Toldrà, Anna; Alcaraz, Carles; Andree, Karl B.; Fernández-Tejedor, Margarita; Diogène, Jorge; Katakis, Ioanis; O'Sullivan, Ciara K.; Campàs, Mònica (Harmful Algae, 2019-03-16) Aigües Marines i Continentals; AqüiculturaOstreopsis is a toxic benthic dinoflagellate largely distributed worldwide in tropical and temperate areas. In the Mediterranean Sea, periodic summer blooms have been reported and have become a serious ... -
Conservation Challenges Under Taxonomic Uncertainty: Introgression Patterns and Environmental Correlates in Mediterranean Brown Trout
Aparicio, Enric; Rocaspana, Rafel; García-Berthou, Emili; Alcaraz, Carles; Vera, Manuel; Heras, Sandra; García-Marín, José-Luis (Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2025-11-30) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsThe Mediterranean brown trout (Salmo trutta species complex) comprises genetically and ecologically distinct lineages primarily distributed across the Western Mediterranean region. Conservation of the ... -
Cyclodextrin polymers as passive sampling materials for lipophilic marine toxins in Prorocentrum lima cultures and a Dinophysis sacculus bloom in the NW Mediterranean Sea
Campàs, Mònica; Rambla-Alegre, Maria; Wirén, Charlotta; Alcaraz, Carles; Rey, María; Safont, Anna; Diogène, Jorge; Torréns, Mabel; Fragoso, Alex (Chemosphere, 2021-07-09) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsCyclodextrins, cyclic oligomers that form a conical structure with an internal cavity, are proposed as new and sustainable materials for passive sampling of lipophilic marine toxins. Two applicability ... -
Detection of Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa single cells using recombinase polymerase amplification combined with a sandwich hybridization assay
Gaiani, Greta; Toldrà, Anna; Andree, Karl B.; Rey, María; Diogène, Jorge; Alcaraz, Carles; O'Sullivan, Ciara K.; Campàs, Mònica (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021-04-10) Aigües Marines i Continentals; AqüiculturaDinoflagellates of the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa are known to produce several bioactive compounds including the potent neurotoxic ciguatoxins (CTXs) which are able to accumulate in fish and through ... -
Detection of Ostreopsis cf. ovata in environmental samples using an electrochemical DNA-based biosensor
Toldrà, Anna; Alcaraz, Carles; Diogène, Jorge; O'Sullivan, Ciara K.; Campàs, Mònica (Science of the Total Environment, 2019-06-28) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsOstreopsis cf. ovata is a benthic microalga distributed in tropical and temperate regions worldwide which produces palytoxins (PlTXs). Herein, an electrochemical biosensor for the detection of this toxic ... -
Disentangling drivers of soil organic carbon storage in deltaic rice paddies from the Ebro Delta
Belenguer-Manzanedo, María; Rochera, Carlos; Alcaraz, Carles; Martinez-Eixarch, Maite; Camacho, Antonio (CATENA, 2023-04-17) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsPaddy farming can potentially sequester carbon. However, agricultural practices may alter the stability of the soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and thereby increase carbon mobilization in the topsoil ... -
Distribution and ten-year temporal trends (2009–2018) of perfluoroalkyl substances in gull eggs from Spanish breeding colonies
Colomer-Vidal, Pere; Bertolero, Albert; Alcaraz, Carles; Garreta-Lara, Elba; Santos, Francisco Javier; Lacorte, Silvia (Environmental Pollution, 2021-11-19) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsGull eggs are excellent bioindicators of environmental pollution as reflect the contamination levels of coastal areas, especially of persistent and bioacumulative compounds such as perfluoroalkyl ... -
Diversity and structure of fragmented populations of a threatened endemic cyprinodontid (Aphanius sophiae) inferred from genetics and otolith morphology: Implications for conservation and management
Alcaraz, Carles; Gholami, Zeinab (Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 2019-12-02) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsThe assessment of population structure and genetic diversity is crucial for the management and conservation of threatened species. Natural and artificial barriers to dispersal (i.e., gene flow) increase ... -
Ecological restoration of field margins enhances biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in rice agroecosystems
Pérez-Méndez, Néstor; Alcaraz, Carles; CATALA FORNER, MARIA DEL MAR (Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2025-01-21) Aigües Marines i Continentals; Cultius Extensius SosteniblesEcological restoration of non-productive agricultural areas such as field margins has been identified as a key priority to enhance biodiversity and promote multiple ecosystem services within agroecosystems. ... -
Effect of post-harvest practices on greenhouse gas emissions in rice paddies: flooding regime and straw management
Belenguer-Manzanedo, María; Alcaraz, Carles; Camacho, Antonio; Ibáñez, Carles; Català-Forner, Mar; Martínez-Eixarch, Maite (Plant and Soil, 2022-03-22) Aigües Marines i Continentals; Cultius Extensius SosteniblesAims To assess 1) the effect of the combination of flooding (winter flooding vs. non-winter flooding; WFL vs NWF) and timing of straw incorporation (early vs late straw incorporation; ESI vs LSI) in ... -
Effects of enhanced hydrological connectivity on Mediterranean salt marsh fish assemblages with emphasis on the endangered Spanish toothcarp (Aphanius iberus)
Prado, Patricia; Alcaraz, Carles; Jornet, Lluis; Caiola, Nuno; Ibáñez, Carles (PeerJ – the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences, 2017-02-28) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsThe hydrological connectivity between the salt marsh and the sea was partially restored in a Mediterranean wetland containing isolated ponds resulting from former salt extraction and aquaculture activities. ... -
Effects of landscape complexity on biodiversity of rice agroecosystems: A meta-analysis
Cambero-Conejero, Gema; Alcaraz, Carles; Pérez-Méndez, Néstor (Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2025-11-26) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsAgricultural intensification is one of the primary drivers of landscape simplification and biodiversity loss. Understanding how different taxa respond to landscape complexity is key to address the ... -
Effects of water pollution and river fragmentation on population genetic structure of invasive mosquitofish
Díez-del-Molino, David; García-Berthou, Emili; Araguas, Rosa-Maria; Alcaraz, Carles; Vidal, Oriol; Sanz, Nuria; García-Marín, Jose-Luis (Science of the Total Environment, 2018-05-22) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsWe analyzed variation at the GPI-2 locus and eleven microsatellite loci of eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki populations introduced to the Ebro River (Spain), sampling above and below a dam (Flix ... -
Evaluating adaptation options to sea level rise and benefits to agriculture: The Ebro Delta showcase
Genua-Olmedo, Ana; Temmerman, Stijn; Ibáñez, Carles; Alcaraz, Carles (Science of The Total Environment, 2021-09-28) Aigües Marines i ContinentalsSea level rise (SLR) is threatening low-lying coastal areas such as river deltas. The Ebro river Delta (Spain) is representative of coastal systems particularly vulnerable to SLR due to significant ...