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Cene Fišer is affiliated with the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Their research primarily focuses on subterranean biodiversity, taxonomy, and related ecological studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these broad categories, Fišer's subfields of study concentrate on Ecology, Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Ecological Modeling.

Key topics that Fišer investigates encompass:

  • Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Fišer has contributed to various articles published in multiple journals. Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology," 2020, Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Towards evidence-based conservation of subterranean ecosystems," 2022, Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem," 2023, Global Change Biology
  • "A subterranean adaptive radiation of amphipods in Europe," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome," 2021, Conservation Letters

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors. Notable frequent collaborators include Špela Borko, Maja Zagmajster, Ester Premate, Teo Delić, and Žiga Fišer.

In terms of publication venues, Fišer has often published in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Diversity
  • Functional Ecology
  • Zoologischer Anzeiger

Best Publications

  • Cryptic species as a window into the paradigm shift of the species concept

    Cene Fišer;Christopher T. Robinson;Christopher T. Robinson;Florian Malard

  • A molecular test for cryptic diversity in ground water: how large are the ranges of macro-stygobionts?

    Peter Trontelj;Christophe J. Douady;Cene Fišer;Janine Gibert

  • Scientists' Warning on the Conservation of Subterranean Ecosystems

    Stefano Mammola;Pedro Cardoso;David C Culver;Louis Deharveng

  • The importance of naming cryptic species and the conservation of endemic subterranean amphipods

    Teo Delić;Peter Trontelj;Michal Rendoš;Cene Fišer

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • Eocene habitat shift from saline to freshwater promoted Tethyan amphipod diversification

    Zhonge Hou;Boris Sket;Cene Fišer;Shuqiang Li

  • Ecomorphological convergence of cave communities.

    Peter Trontelj;Andrej Blejec;Cene Fišer

  • Cryptic species diversity should not be trivialised

    Peter Trontelj;Cene Fišer

  • Geographic variation in range size and beta diversity of groundwater crustaceans: insights from habitats with low thermal seasonality

    M. Zagmajster;David Eme;Cene Fiser;Diana M.P. Galassi

  • Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology

    Stefano Mammola;Stefano Mammola;Isabel R Amorim;Maria E Bichuette;Paulo A V Borges

  • A phylogenetic perspective on 160 years of troubled taxonomy of Niphargus (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

    Cene Fišer;Boris Sket;Peter Trontelj

  • Do cryptic species matter in macroecology? Sequencing European groundwater crustaceans yields smaller ranges but does not challenge biodiversity determinants

    David Eme;David Eme;Maja Zagmajster;Teo Delić;Cene Fišer

  • The late blooming amphipods: Global change promoted post-Jurassic ecological radiation despite Palaeozoic origin.

    Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu;Špela Borko;Cene Fišer

  • Diversity and distribution of freshwater amphipod species in Switzerland (Crustacea: Amphipoda).

    Florian Altermatt;Roman Alther;Cene Fišer;Jukka Jokela

  • Toward a unified taxonomy of Niphargus (Crustacea: Amphipoda): a review of morphological variability

    Cene Fišer;Peter Trontelj;Roman Luštrik;Boris Sket

  • A subterranean adaptive radiation of amphipods in Europe.

    Špela Borko;Peter Trontelj;Ole Seehausen;Ajda Moškrič

  • Molecular phylogeny of the subterranean genus Niphargus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the Middle East: a comparison with European Niphargids

    Somayeh Esmaeili-Rineh;Alireza Sari;Teo Delić;Ajda Moškrič

  • A conservation roadmap for the subterranean biome

    J. Judson Wynne;Francis G. Howarth;Stefano Mammola;Stefano Mammola;Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira

  • Can environment predict cryptic diversity? The case of Niphargus inhabiting Western Carpathian groundwater.

    Ioana Nicoleta Meleg;Valerija Zakšek;Cene Fišer;Beatrice Simona Kelemen

  • Niche-based mechanisms operating within extreme habitats: a case study of subterranean amphipod communities

    Cene Fišer;Andrej Blejec;Peter Trontelj

  • Morphologically Cryptic Amphipod Species Are "Ecological Clones" at Regional but Not at Local Scale: A Case Study of Four Niphargus Species.

    Žiga Fišer;Florian Altermatt;Florian Altermatt;Valerija Zakšek;Tea Knapič

  • Contribution of rare and common species to subterranean species richness patterns.

    Petra Bregović;Cene Fišer;Maja Zagmajster

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Trontelj
Peter Trontelj University of Ljubljana
Florian Altermatt
Florian Altermatt University of Zurich
Boris Sket
Boris Sket University of Ljubljana
Stefano Mammola
Stefano Mammola National Research Council (CNR)
Florian Malard
Florian Malard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Cardoso University of Lisbon
Diana M. P. Galassi
Diana M. P. Galassi University of L'Aquila
Louis Deharveng
Louis Deharveng French National Museum of Natural History
Christian Griebler
Christian Griebler University of Vienna
David C. Culver
David C. Culver American University

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