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Xavier D. Quintana

Xavier D. Quintana

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Ecology and Evolution

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36
Citations
4173
World Ranking
7213
National Ranking
254

Overview

Xavier D. Quintana is a researcher affiliated with the University of Girona in Spain. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with substantial contributions to subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their research topics encompass a range of interconnected areas including coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, land use and ecosystem services, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, fish ecology and management studies, and marine biology and ecology research.

Xavier's publication record includes research disseminated in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Hydrobiologia
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Data in Brief
  • Aquatic Sciences

Recent papers authored include:
  • "Metacommunity resilience against simulated gradients of wildfire: disturbance intensity and species dispersal ability determine landscape recover capacity", 2021, Ecography
  • "Nitrogen in surface aquifer - Coastal lagoons systems: Analyzing the origin of eutrophication processes", 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Effects of salinity on species composition of zooplankton on Hau River, Mekong Delta, Vietnam", 2020, Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology
  • "Heterogeneity in the isolation of patches may be essential for the action of metacommunity mechanisms", 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Effects of morphology and sediment permeability on coastal lagoons' hydrological patterns", 2022, Journal of Hydrology

Collaborative work is a significant part of Xavier's academic profile, with frequent coauthors including:
  • Dani Boix
  • Stéphanie Gascón
  • Jordi Compte
  • David Cunillera-Montcusí
  • Jordi Sala

These collaborative relationships reflect ongoing research partnerships contributing to various aspects of environmental and ecological studies.

Best Publications

  • State of the art in the functioning of shallow Mediterranean lakes: workshop conclusions

    Meryem Beklioglu;Susana Romo;Ifigenia Kagalou;Xavier Quintana

  • Factors influencing zooplankton size structure at contrasting temperatures in coastal shallow lakes: Implications for effects of climate change

    Sandra Brucet;Sandra Brucet;Dani Boix;Xavier D. Quintana;Elisabeth Jensen

  • State of the art in the functioning of shallow Mediterranean lakes: workshop conclusions

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  • Patterns of composition and species richness of crustaceans and aquatic insects along environmental gradients in Mediterranean water bodies

    D. Boix;S. Gascón;J. Sala;A. Badosa

  • A new index of water quality assessment in Mediterranean wetlands based on crustacean and insect assemblages: the case of Catalunya (NE Iberian peninsula)

    Dani Boix;Stéphanie Gascón;Jordi Sala;Mònica Martinoy

  • Succession of the animal community in a Mediterranean temporary pond

    Dani Boix;Jordi Sala;Xavier D. Quintana;Ramon Moreno-Amich

  • Climate change and the future of freshwater biodiversity in Europe: a primer for policy-makers

    Brian Moss;Daniel Hering;Andy J. Green;Ahmed Aidoud

  • Species richness of crustacean zooplankton and trophic structure of brackish lagoons in contrasting climate zones: north temperate Denmark and Mediterranean Catalonia (Spain)

    Sandra Brucet;Dani Boix;Stéphanie Gascón;Jordi Sala

  • Effects of temperature, salinity and fish in structuring the macroinvertebrate community in shallow lakes: implications for effects of climate change.

    Sandra Brucet;Dani Boix;Louise W. Nathansen;Xavier D. Quintana

  • How to choose a biodiversity indicator – Redundancy and complementarity of biodiversity metrics in a freshwater ecosystem

    Belinda Gallardo;Stephanie Gascón;Xavier Quintana;Francisco A. Comín

  • Nutrient and plankton dynamics in a Mediterranean salt marsh dominated by incidents of flooding. Part 1: Differential confinement of nutrients

    Xavier D. Quintana;Ramon Moreno-Amich;Francisco A. Comín

  • Zooplankton structure and dynamics in permanent and temporary Mediterranean salt marshes: taxon-based and size-based approaches

    Sandra Brucet;Dani Boix;Rocio Lopez-Flores;Anna Badosa

  • Nutrient and plankton dynamics in a Mediterranean salt marsh dominated by incidents of flooding. Part 2: Response of the zooplankton community to disturbances

    Xavier D. Quintana;Francisco A. Comiín;Ramon Moreno-Amich

  • A nonparametric method for the measurement of size diversity with emphasis on data standardization

    Xavier D. Quintana;Sandra Brucet;Dani Boix;Rocío López-Flores

  • Nutrients and zooplankton composition and dynamics in relation to the hydrological pattern in a confined Mediterranean salt marsh (NE Iberian Peninsula)

    Anna Badosa;Dani Boix;Sandra Brucet;Rocío López-Flores

  • Comparison of nutrient and contaminant fluxes in two areas with different hydrological regimes (Empordà Wetlands, NE Spain)

    Rocı́o López-Flores;Xavier D Quintana;Victoria Salvadó;Manuela Hidalgo

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of pioneer macrofauna in recently created ponds: taxonomic and functional approaches

    A. Ruhí;D. Boix;J. Sala;S. Gascón

  • Size and species diversity of zooplankton communities in fluctuating Mediterranean salt marshes

    Sandra Brucet;Dani Boix;Rocío López-Flores;Anna Badosa

  • Nestedness and successional trajectories of macroinvertebrate assemblages in man-made wetlands.

    Albert Ruhí;Dani Boix;Stéphanie Gascón;Jordi Sala

  • A benthic macroinvertebrate size spectra index for implementing the Water Framework Directive in coastal lagoons in Mediterranean and Black Sea ecoregions

    A. Basset;E. Barbone;A. Borja;S. Brucet

  • Zooplankton taxonomic and size diversity in Mediterranean coastal lagoons (NE Iberian Peninsula): Influence of hydrology, nutrient composition, food resource availability and predation

    Anna Badosa;Dani Boix;Sandra Brucet;Rocío López-Flores

Frequent Co-Authors

Dani Boix
Dani Boix University of Girona
Sandra Brucet
Sandra Brucet Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles
Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles University of Barcelona
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University
Albert Ruhí
Albert Ruhí University of California, Berkeley
Torben L. Lauridsen
Torben L. Lauridsen Aarhus University
Mariana Meerhoff
Mariana Meerhoff University of the Republic
Susana Romo
Susana Romo University of Valencia
Francisco A. Comín
Francisco A. Comín Spanish National Research Council
Eloy Bécares
Eloy Bécares University of Leon

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