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Josefa Velasco

Josefa Velasco

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
4476
World Ranking
6949
National Ranking
243

Overview

Josefa Velasco is affiliated with the University of Murcia in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Ecology. Subfields within their work include Ecology, Genetics, Insect Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research topics encompass a range of areas such as Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution.

Josefa Velasco has contributed to various publication venues, revealing a consistent presence in journals related to biology and ecology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Insects
  • Freshwater Biology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Journal of Thermal Biology

The scientist has authored several recent papers, reflecting ongoing research interests in aquatic insects and their ecological and physiological traits. Notable recent publications include:

  • Cuticle Hydrocarbons Show Plastic Variation under Desiccation in Saline Aquatic Beetles, 2021, Insects
  • Thermal Biology of Aquatic Insects in Alpine Lakes: Insights from Diving Beetles, 2023, Freshwater Biology
  • Thermal Tolerance Differs Between Co-Occurring Congeneric Beetle Species in Marine Supratidal Rockpools, 2021, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Cryptic Lineages, Cryptic Barriers: Historical Seascapes and Oceanic Fronts Drive Genetic Diversity in Supralittoral Rockpool Beetles (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae), 2022, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Thermal Tolerance Does Not Explain the Altitudinal Segregation of Lowland and Alpine Aquatic Insects, 2024, Journal of Thermal Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors who have contributed to multiple publications together. These frequent coauthors include:

  • Andrés Millán
  • Juana María Mirón-Gatón
  • Antonio José García-Meseguer
  • Susana Pallarés
  • María Botella-Cruz

Best Publications

  • Effects of salinity changes on aquatic organisms in a multiple stressor context.

    Josefa Velasco;Cayetano Gutiérrez-Cánovas;María Botella-Cruz;David Sánchez-Fernández;David Sánchez-Fernández

  • Contrasting effects of natural and anthropogenic stressors on beta diversity in river organisms

    Cayetano Gutiérrez-Cánovas;Andrés Millán;Josefa Velasco;Ian P. Vaughan

  • Response of biotic communities to salinity changes in a Mediterranean hypersaline stream.

    Josefa Velasco;Andrés Millán;Juan Hernández;Cayetano Gutiérrez

  • Are Water Beetles Good Indicators of Biodiversity in Mediterranean Aquatic Ecosystems? The Case of the Segura River Basin (SE Spain)

    David Sánchez-Fernández;Pedro Abellán;Andrés Mellado;Josefa Velasco

  • Nutrient And Particulate Inputs Into The Mar Menor Lagoon (Se Spain) From An Intensive Agricultural Watershed

    J. Velasco;J. Lloret;A. Millan;A. Marin

  • Mediterranean saline streams in southeast Spain: What do we know?

    Andrés Millán;Josefa Velasco;Cayetano Gutiérrez-Cánovas;Paula Arribas

  • Hydrological classification of natural flow regimes to support environmental flow assessments in intensively regulated Mediterranean rivers, Segura River Basin (Spain).

    Oscar Belmar;Josefa Velasco;Francisco Martinez-Capel

  • Dispersal ability rather than ecological tolerance drives differences in range size between lentic and lotic water beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

    Paula Arribas;Josefa Velasco;Pedro Abellán;David Sánchez-Fernández

  • Effects of flow regime alteration on fluvial habitats and riparian quality in a semiarid Mediterranean basin

    Oscar Belmar;Daniel Bruno;Francisco Martínez-Capel;José Barquín

  • Are the endemic water beetles of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands effectively protected

    David Sánchez-Fernández;David T. Bilton;Pedro Abellán;Pedro Abellán;Ignacio Ribera

  • Assessing conservation priorities for insects: status of water beetles in southeast Spain

    Pedro Abellán;David Sánchez-Fernández;Josefa Velasco;Andrés Millán

  • Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity: a Comparison of Different Area Selection Methods

    Pedro Abellán;David Sánchez-Fernández;Josefa Velasco;Andrés Millán

  • Impacts of environmental filters on functional redundancy in riparian vegetation

    Daniel Bruno;Cayetano Gutiérrez‐Cánovas;Cayetano Gutiérrez‐Cánovas;David Sánchez‐Fernández;Josefa Velasco

  • Nutrient Bioaccumulation in Phragmites australis: Management Tool for Reduction of Pollution in the Mar Menor

    M. Ruiz;J. Velasco

  • Aquatic Coleoptera and Heteroptera assemblages in waterbodies from ephemeral coastal streams ("ramblas") of south-eastern Spain

    J. L. Moreno;A. Millan;M. L. Suarez;M. R. Vidal-Abarca

  • Effectiveness of protected area networks in representing freshwater biodiversity: the case of a Mediterranean river basin (south‐eastern Spain)

    Pedro Abellán;David Sánchez‐Fernández;Josefa Velasco;Andrés Millán

  • Responses of Mediterranean aquatic and riparian communities to human pressures at different spatial scales

    Daniel Bruno;Oscar Belmar;David Sánchez-Fernández;Simone Guareschi

  • Evaluating drivers of vulnerability to climate change: a guide for insect conservation strategies

    Paula Arribas;Pedro Abellán;Josefa Velasco;David T. Bilton

  • ­­Cross-taxon congruence in wetlands: Assessing the value of waterbirds as surrogates of macroinvertebrate biodiversity in Mediterranean Ramsar sites

    Simone Guareschi;Pedro Abellán;A. Laini;Andy J. Green

  • The influence of natural flow regimes on macroinvertebrate assemblages in a semiarid Mediterranean basin

    O. Belmar;J. Velasco;C. Gutierrez-Canovas;A. Mellado-Diaz

  • Macrophytic, epipelic and epilithic primary production in a semiarid Mediterranean stream

    J. Velasco;A. Millan;M. R. Vidal-Abarca;M. L. Suarez

  • Conservation genetics in hypersaline inland waters: mitochondrial diversity and phylogeography of an endangered Iberian beetle (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)

    P. Abellán;J. Gómez-Zurita;A. Millán;D. Sánchez-Fernández

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrés Millán
Andrés Millán University of Murcia
David Sánchez-Fernández
David Sánchez-Fernández University of Murcia
Paula Arribas
Paula Arribas Spanish National Research Council
David T. Bilton
David T. Bilton Plymouth University
Ignacio Ribera
Ignacio Ribera Spanish National Research Council
Andy J. Green
Andy J. Green Spanish National Research Council
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles University of Barcelona
Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Piero Calosi
Piero Calosi Université du Québec à Rimouski
Albert Soler
Albert Soler University of Barcelona

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