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José F. Gonçalves

José F. Gonçalves

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Ecology and Evolution

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40
Citations
5082
World Ranking
6202
National Ranking
111

Overview

José F. Gonçalves is affiliated with the University of Brasília in Brazil and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research focuses extensively on the ecology of freshwater systems, with significant contributions to understanding freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology.

The scientist has published primarily in journals such as Limnologica, Limnology, Biotropica, Fungal Ecology, and Aquatic Sciences. These venues collectively reflect a concentration on aquatic and ecological studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with José F. Gonçalves include Renan de Souza Rezende, Alan M. Tonin, Guilherme Sena, Renato Tavares Martins, and Adriana O. Medeiros. These collaborations have resulted in a substantial body of work across multiple interrelated research themes.

José F. Gonçalves's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

With important subfields in:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Soil Science

The researcher's main topics of work cover:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

José F. Gonçalves has contributed to several research articles, among the recent publications are:

  • 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
  • Leaf litter quality drives the feeding by invertebrate shredders in tropical streams, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Effects of Phylloicus case removal on consumption of leaf litter from two Neotropical biomes (Amazon rainforest and Cerrado savanna), 2020, Limnology
  • Habitat heterogeneity increases leaf litter retention and fragmentation in a Cerrado savanna stream, 2021, Limnologica

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

    Scott D. Tiegs;David M. Costello;Mark W. Isken;Guy Woodward

  • 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

  • Leaf-litter breakdown in 3 streams in temperate, Mediterranean, and tropical Cerrado climates

    José F. Gonçalves;Manuel A. S. Graça;Marcos Callisto

  • Litter decomposition in a Cerrado savannah stream is retarded by leaf toughness, low dissolved nutrients and a low density of shredders

    J. F. Gonçalves;M. A. S. Graça;M. Callisto

  • Plant litter dynamics in the forest-stream interface: precipitation is a major control across tropical biomes

    Alan M. Tonin;Alan M. Tonin;José F. Gonçalves;Paulino Bambi;Sheyla R. M. Couceiro

  • Leaf Breakdown in a Tropical Stream

    José Francisco Gonçalves;Juliana S. França;Adriana O. Medeiros;Carlos A. Rosa

  • Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

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

  • What is more important for invertebrate colonization in a stream with low-quality litter inputs: exposure time or leaf species?

    Raphael Ligeiro;Marcelo S. Moretti;José Francisco Gonçalves;José Francisco Gonçalves;Marcos Callisto

  • Leaf litter as a possible food source for chironomids (Diptera) in Brazilian and Portuguese headwater streams

    Marcos Callisto;José F. Gonçalves Jr;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • Leaf breakdown in two tropical streams: Differences between single and mixed species packs

    Marcelo Moretti;José Francisco Gonçalves;Marcos Callisto

  • Invertebrates Colonization on Native Tree Leaves in a Neotropical Stream (Brazil)

    Marcelo S. Moretti;José Francisco Gonçalves;Raphael Ligeiro;Marcos Callisto

  • Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: is variability the norm?

    Luz Boyero;Richard G Pearson;Mark O Gessner;David Dudgeon

  • Dynamics of allochthonous organic matter in a tropical Brazilian headstream

    José Francisco Gonçalves Júnior;Juliana Silva França;Marcos Callisto

  • Composition and dynamics of allochthonous organic matter inputs and benthic stock in a Brazilian stream

    Juliana Silva França;Rener Silva Gregório;Joana D'Arc de Paula;José Francisco Gonçalves Júnior

  • Relationship between dynamics of litterfall and riparian plant species in a tropical stream

    José Francisco Gonçalves;Renan de Souza Rezende;Rener Silva Gregório;Graziele Cristina Valentin

  • A Global Assessment of the Effects of Eucalyptus Plantations on Stream Ecosystem Functioning

    Verónica Ferreira;Luz Boyero;Luz Boyero;Luz Boyero;Clementina Calvo;Francisco Correa

  • Organic-matter dynamics in the riparian zone of a tropical headwater stream in Southern Brasil

    J.F. Gonçalves;M. Callisto

  • Invertebrate colonisation during leaf processing of native, exotic and artificial detritus in a tropical stream

    José Francisco Gonçalves;José Francisco Gonçalves;Renan de Souza Rezende;Juliana França;Marcos Callisto

Frequent Co-Authors

Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Mark O. Gessner
Mark O. Gessner Technical University of Berlin
Manuel A. S. Graça
Manuel A. S. Graça University of Coimbra
Andrea C. Encalada
Andrea C. Encalada Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Eric Chauvet
Eric Chauvet Paul Sabatier University
Richard G. Pearson
Richard G. Pearson James Cook University
Catherine M. Yule
Catherine M. Yule University of the Sunshine Coast
Verónica Ferreira
Verónica Ferreira University of Coimbra
Alonso Ramírez
Alonso Ramírez North Carolina State University

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