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Overview

Alonso Ramírez is affiliated with North Carolina State University in the United States. Their research primarily centers on environmental science with a strong focus on freshwater biodiversity and ecological processes.

Their published work spans diverse topics within environmental and ecological research, particularly emphasizing freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology. Their main fields and subfields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Chemistry

Ramírez's research addresses specific topics such as:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes

The scientist has contributing authorship on several recent papers, reflecting a consistent scholarly output in top-tier journals. Some notable publications include:

  • "A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research," 2021, Ecology Letters
  • "Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Disturbance and resilience in the Luquillo Experimental Forest," 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "When the rainforest dries: Drought effects on a montane tropical stream ecosystem in Puerto Rico," 2020, Freshwater Science

Ramírez collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors, indicating ongoing research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Pablo E. Gutiérrez-Fonseca
  • Catherine M. Pringle
  • J. Checo Colón-Gaud
  • Jesús E. Gómez
  • Mark O. Gessner

Their research contributions appear regularly in specific publication venues, which reflect their disciplinary focus. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Hydrobiologia
  • PLoS ONE
  • PeerJ
  • Ecology Letters

Overall, Alonso Ramírez's work engages deeply with the ecological dynamics of freshwater environments, combining biodiversity, species interactions, and environmental change factors within the scope of environmental science and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Twenty-six key research questions in urban stream ecology: an assessment of the state of the science

    Seth J. Wenger;Allison H. Roy;C. Rhett Jackson;Emily S. Bernhardt

  • A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner;Leon A. Barmuta

  • Functional feeding groups of aquatic insect families in Latin America: a critical analysis and review of existing literature

    Alonso Ramírez;Pablo E. Gutiérrez-Fonseca

  • Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns.

    Luz Boyero;Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;David Dudgeon;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • Are tropical streams really different

    Luz Boyero;Luz Boyero;Alonso Ramírez;David Dudgeon;Richard G. Pearson

  • Landscape variation in phosphorus concentration and effects on detritus‐based tropical streams

    Amy D. Rosemond;Catherine M. Pringle;Alonso Ramírez;Michael J. Paul

  • Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study.

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner

  • Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates

    Luz Boyero;Richard G. Pearson;David Dudgeon;Verónica Ferreira

  • A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.

    Alain Maasri;Alain Maasri;Sonja C. Jähnig;Sonja C. Jähnig;Mihai C. Adamescu;Rita Adrian;Rita Adrian

  • Macroconsumer effects on insect detritivores and detritus processing in a tropical stream

    Amy D. Rosemond;Catherine M. Pringle;Alonso Ramírez

  • A TEST OF TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP CONTROL IN A DETRITUS-BASED FOOD WEB

    A. M. Y. D. Rosemond;Catherine M. Pringle;Alonso Ramirez;Michael J. Paul

  • Structure and Production of a Benthic Insect Assemblage in a Neotropical Stream

    Alonso Ramírez;Catherine M. Pringle

  • Use of both benthic and drift sampling techniques to assess tropical stream invertebrate communities along an altitudinal gradient, Costa Rica

    Catherine M. Pringle;Alonso Ramírez

  • Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

    Luz Boyero;Manuel A. S. Graca;Alan M. Tonin;Javier Perez

  • Tropical Stream Conservation

    Alonso Ramírez;Catherine M. Pringle;Karl M. Wantzen

  • Urban streams in Puerto Rico: what can we learn from the tropics?

    Alonso Ramírez;Rebeca De Jesús-Crespo;Diana M. Martinó-Cardona;Noraida Martínez-Rivera

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of invertebrate drift in streams draining a Neotropical landscape

    Alonso Ramírez;Catherine M. Pringle

  • Capítulo 5. Odonata

    Alonso Ramírez

  • Urban impacts on tropical island streams: Some key aspects influencing ecosystem response

    Alonso Ramírez;Augustin Engman;Keysa G. Rosas;Omar Perez-Reyes

  • Secondary production, longevity and resource consumption rates of freshwater shrimps in two tropical streams with contrasting geomorphology and food web structure

    Wyatt F. Cross;Alan P. Covich;Todd A. Crowl;Jonathan P. Benstead

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine M. Pringle
Catherine M. Pringle University of Georgia
Mark O. Gessner
Mark O. Gessner Technical University of Berlin
Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Andrea C. Encalada
Andrea C. Encalada Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Richard G. Pearson
Richard G. Pearson James Cook University
Eric Chauvet
Eric Chauvet Paul Sabatier University
Manuel A. S. Graça
Manuel A. S. Graça University of Coimbra
Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
David Dudgeon
David Dudgeon University of Hong Kong
Catherine M. Yule
Catherine M. Yule University of the Sunshine Coast

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