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34
Citations
5560
World Ranking
7553
National Ranking
752

Overview

Marc Rius is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, they focus on subfields such as Ecology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various research topics, notably Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species.

Marc Rius's recent publications include:

  • How does eDNA decay affect metabarcoding experiments? (2021) in Environmental DNA
  • Animals, protists and bacteria share marine biogeographic patterns (2021) in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • The ecological and evolutionary consequences of tropicalisation (2023) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Introducing the World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) (2021) in Management of Biological Invasions
  • Genomic Tools in Biological Invasions: Current State and Future Frontiers (2023) in Genome Biology and Evolution

Frequent coauthors include Luke E. Holman, Mark de Bruyn, Simon Creer, Gary R. Carvalho, and Xavier Turón. Collaboration with these researchers reflects recurring partnerships in related scientific inquiries.

Marc Rius's work has been published repeatedly in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Diversity and Distributions, Marine Pollution Bulletin, and Biological Invasions. The presence of multiple publications across these venues indicates an ongoing engagement with both general and specialized scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • How important is intraspecific genetic admixture to the success of colonising populations

    Marc Rius;John A. Darling

  • Corridors for aliens but not for natives: effects of marine urban sprawl at a regional scale

    Laura Airoldi;Laura Airoldi;Xavier Turon;Shimrit Perkol-Finkel;Marc Rius

  • Marine alien species of South Africa — status and impacts

    TB Robinson;CL Griffiths;CD McQuaid;M Rius

  • Detection of introduced and resident marine species using environmental DNA metabarcoding of sediment and water.

    Luke E. Holman;Mark de Bruyn;Mark de Bruyn;Simon Creer;Gary R. Carvalho

  • Revealing the scale of marine bioinvasions in developing regions: a South African re-assessment

    A. Mead;J. T. Carlton;C. L. Griffiths;M. Rius;M. Rius

  • Hydrodynamic stress and habitat partitioning between indigenous (Perna perna) and invasive (Mytilus galloprovincialis) mussels: constraints of an evolutionary strategy

    G. I. Zardi;K. R. Nicastro;C. D. McQuaid;M. Rius

  • Introduced and cryptogenic marine and estuarine species of South Africa

    A. Mead;J.T. Carlton;C.L. Griffiths;M. Rius

  • Marine invasion genetics: from spatio-temporal patterns to evolutionary outcomes

    Marc Rius;Xavier Turon;Giacomo Bernardi;Filip A. M. Volckaert

  • Tough Adults, Frail Babies: An Analysis of Stress Sensitivity across Early Life-History Stages of Widely Introduced Marine Invertebrates

    M. Carmen Pineda;Christopher D. McQuaid;Xavier Turon;Susanna López-Legentil

  • Cryptic speciation or global spread? The case of a cosmopolitan marine invertebrate with limited dispersal capabilities.

    Rocío Pérez-Portela;Vanessa Arranz;Marc Rius;Xavier Turon

  • Phylogeography of the widespread marine invader Microcosmus squamiger (Ascidiacea) reveals high genetic diversity of introduced populations and non-independent colonizations

    Marc Rius;Marta Pascual;Xavier Turon

  • Recommendations for developing and applying genetic tools to assess and manage biological invasions in marine ecosystems

    John A. Darling;Bella S. Galil;Gary R. Carvalho;Marc Rius

  • Wave action and competitive interaction between the invasive mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the indigenous Perna perna in South Africa

    Marc Rius;Christopher D. McQuaid

  • Applications of next-generation sequencing to the study of biological invasions

    Marc Rius;Steve Bourne;Harry Guy Hornsby;Mark A. Chapman

  • Range expansions across ecoregions: interactions of climate change, physiology and genetic diversity.

    Marc Rius;Marc Rius;Marc Rius;Susana Clusella-Trullas;Christopher D. McQuaid;René A. Navarro

  • Tracking invasion histories in the sea: facing complex scenarios using multilocus data.

    Marc Rius;Xavier Turon;Víctor Ordóñez;Marta Pascual

  • Optimising the detection of marine taxonomic richness using environmental DNA metabarcoding: the effects of filter material, pore size and extraction method

    Kristy Deiner;Jacqueline Lopez;Steve Bourne;Luke Holman

  • Larval settlement behaviour in six gregarious ascidians in relation to adult distribution

    Marc Rius;George M. Branch;Charles L. Griffiths;Xavier Turon

  • How does eDNA decay affect metabarcoding experiments

    Luke E. Holman;Yi Chng;Marc Rius;Marc Rius

  • Facilitation and competition between invasive and indigenous mussels over a gradient of physical stress

    Marc Rius;Christopher D. McQuaid

  • Spread of Microcosmus squamiger (Ascidiacea: Pyuridae) in the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent waters

    Xavier Turon;Teruaki Nishikawa;Marc Rius

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Turon
Xavier Turon Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blane
Christopher D. McQuaid
Christopher D. McQuaid Rhodes University
Gary R. Carvalho
Gary R. Carvalho Bangor University
Simon Creer
Simon Creer Bangor University
Peter R. Teske
Peter R. Teske University of Johannesburg
Marta Pascual
Marta Pascual University of Barcelona
Charles L. Griffiths
Charles L. Griffiths University of Cape Town
Frédérique Viard
Frédérique Viard University of Montpellier
Luciano B. Beheregaray
Luciano B. Beheregaray Flinders University
Shane T. Ahyong
Shane T. Ahyong Australian Museum

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