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Verónica Ferreira

Verónica Ferreira

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
7421
World Ranking
6051
National Ranking
46

Overview

Verónica Ferreira is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal and has a research focus predominantly within Environmental Science, with 108 publications in this area. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Water Science and Technology, and Plant Science.

The main topics of their research include freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, which accounts for 62 publications. Additionally, their work encompasses fish ecology and management studies, soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and sediment transport processes, hydrology and watershed management studies, as well as aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, and aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior.

Frequent coauthors in Verónica Ferreira's research include Manuel A. S. Graça with 9 collaborations, Ana Pereira with 5, Arturo Elosegi with 4, Luz Boyero with 4, and Andreas Bruder with 4 joint works.

The scientist has published regularly in several journals and venues. Notable frequent publication venues are Hydrobiologia and Microbial Ecology with 4 publications each, Revista de Ciência Elementar also with 4, Freshwater Biology with 3, and The Science of The Total Environment with 3 publications.

Recent selected papers by Verónica Ferreira include:

  • "Ecosystem services provided by small streams: an overview", 2022, Hydrobiologia
  • "Organic Matter Decomposition and Ecosystem Metabolism as Tools to Assess the Functional Integrity of Streams and Rivers-A Systematic Review", 2020, Water

Other related recent papers that cite or align with themes of their research include:

  • "Impacts of hypoxic events surpass those of future ocean warming and acidification", 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "A global synthesis of human impacts on the multifunctionality of streams and rivers", 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "Litter quality and stream physicochemical properties drive global invertebrate effects on instream litter decomposition", 2022, Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Best Publications

  • Continental-scale effects of nutrient pollution on stream ecosystem functioning.

    Guy Woodward;Guy Woodward;Mark O Gessner;Paul S Giller;Vladislav Gulis

  • 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

  • Stimulation of leaf litter decomposition and associated fungi and invertebrates by moderate eutrophication : implications for stream assessment

    V. Gulis;V. Ferreira;M. A. S. Graça

  • Synergistic effects of water temperature and dissolved nutrients on litter decomposition and associated fungi

    Verónica Ferreira;Eric Chauvet;Eric Chauvet

  • A meta-analysis of the effects of nutrient enrichment on litter decomposition in streams

    Verónica Ferreira;Bastien Castagneyrol;Bastien Castagneyrol;Julia Koricheva;Vladislav Gulis

  • Whole-stream nitrate addition affects litter decomposition and associated fungi but not invertebrates

    Verónica Ferreira;Vladislav Gulis;Vladislav Gulis;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • Impacts of hypoxic events surpass those of future ocean warming and acidification.

    Eduardo Sampaio;Eduardo Sampaio;Catarina Santos;Inês C. Rosa;Verónica Ferreira

  • 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

  • A conceptual model of litter breakdown in low order streams

    Manual A.S. Graça;Verónica Ferreira;Christina Canhoto;Andrea C. Encalada;Andrea C. Encalada

  • 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

  • Effects of human-driven water stress on river ecosystems: a meta-analysis

    Sergi Sabater;Sergi Sabater;Francesco Bregoli;Francesco Bregoli;Vicenç Acuña;Damià Barceló;Damià Barceló

  • Effects of litter diversity on decomposition and biological colonization of submerged litter in temperate and tropical streams

    Verónica Ferreira;Andrea C. Encalada;Andrea C. Encalada;Manuel A. S. Graça

  • Riparian land use and the relationship between the benthos and litter decomposition in tropical montane streams

    Andrea C. Encalada;Andrea C. Encalada;Juan Calles;Veronica Ferreira;Cristina M. Canhoto

  • Future increase in temperature more than decrease in litter quality can affect microbial litter decomposition in streams

    Verónica Ferreira;Eric Chauvet;Eric Chauvet

  • Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

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

  • Role of physical fragmentation and invertebrate activity in the breakdown rate of leaves

    Verónica Ferreira;Manuel A. S. Graça;João L. M. P. de Lima;Ricardo Gomes

  • Stream ecosystem functioning in an agricultural landscape: The importance of terrestrial-aquatic linkages

    Sally Hladyz;Kajsa Åbjörnsson;Eric Chauvet;Michael Dobson

  • Effects of anthropogenic heavy metal contamination on litter decomposition in streams - A meta-analysis.

    Verónica Ferreira;Julia Koricheva;Sofia Alexandra Ferreira Duarte;Dev K. Niyogi

  • Evaluation of stream ecological integrity using litter decomposition and benthic invertebrates.

    José Castela;Verónica Ferreira;Manuel A.S. Graça

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel A. S. Graça
Manuel A. S. Graça University of Coimbra
Eric Chauvet
Eric Chauvet Paul Sabatier University
Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Andrea C. Encalada
Andrea C. Encalada Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Mark O. Gessner
Mark O. Gessner Technical University of Berlin
José F. Gonçalves
José F. Gonçalves University of Brasília
Brendan G. McKie
Brendan G. McKie Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Catherine M. Yule
Catherine M. Yule University of the Sunshine Coast
Marcos Callisto
Marcos Callisto Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Jesús Pozo
Jesús Pozo University of the Basque Country

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