In this page we display our scientific publications contributing to the state of the art on the restoration of river connectivity.
2024
Parks, M.V., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Jones, P.E., Jones, J., 2024. Modelling remote barrier detection to achieve free-flowing river targets. Environmental Research Letters. 19 084055
Sexton, A.N., Beisel, JN., Staentzel, C. et al. Inland navigation and land use interact to impact European freshwater biodiversity. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 1098–1108 (2024).
2023
Brockington, C. I. M., Murray, T., Buttrey, F., Charlesworth, D., Consuegra, S., & Garcia de Leaniz, C. (2023). Understanding and Reducing Conflict over the Recreational Use of Rivers. Leisure Sciences, 1–19.
Carolli, M., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Jones, J., Belletti, B., Huđek, H., Pusch, M., Pandakov, P., Börger, L., van de Bund, W., (2023). Impacts of existing and planned hydropower dams on river fragmentation in the Balkan Region. Science of the Total Environment. 871
Milner, N. & García de Leániz, C. (2023) The identification and characterisation of small salmon populations to support their conservation and management. NRW Evidence Report No: 674
Minett, J.F., Fowler, D.M., Jones, J.A.H. et al. (2023) Conservation of endangered galaxiid fishes in the Falkland Islands requires urgent action on invasive brown trout. Biol Invasions 25, 1023–1033.
Rodríguez-Rey M, Consuegra S, Garcia de Leaniz C (2023) Models based on chronological data correctly predict the spread of freshwater aliens, and reveal a strong influence of river access, anthropogenic activities and climate regimes. Aquatic Invasions 18(4): 455-472.
Parasiewicz, P., Belka, K., Łapińska, M. et al. Over 200,000 kilometers of free-flowing river habitat in Europe is altered due to impoundments. Nat Commun 14, 6289 (2023).
2022
Dopico, E., Arboleya, E., Fernandez, S. et al. Water security determines social attitudes about dams and reservoirs in South Europe. Sci Rep 12, 6148 (2022).
Garcia de Leaniz, Carlos. (2022). LA FRAGMENTACIÓN DE LOS RÍOS. Investigación y Ciencia. 6. 47-57.
Garcia de Leaniz, C., O’Hanley, J.R., (2022) Operational methods for prioritizing the removal of river barriers: Synthesis and guidance. Science of the Total Environment. 848, 157471.
2021
Amaia A. Rodeles, David Galicia, Rafael Miranda (2021) A simple method to assess the fragmentation of freshwater fish meta-populations: Implications for river management and conservation. Ecological Indicators, 125, 107557.
Consuegra, S., O’Rorke, R., Rodriguez-Barreto, D., Fernandez, S., Jones, J., Garcia de Leaniz, C., (2021) Impacts of large and small barriers on fish assemblage composition assessed using environmental DNA metabarcoding. Science of the Total Environment. 148054.
Gilbey, J., Utne, K. R., Wennevik, V., Beck, A. C., Kausrud, K., Hindar, K., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Cherbonnel, C., Coughlan, J., Cross, T. F., Dillane, E., Ensing, D., García-Vázquez, E., Hole, L. R., Holm, M., Holst, J. C., Jacobsen, J. A., Jensen, A. J., Karlsson, S., … Verspoor, E. (2021). The early marine distribution of Atlantic salmon in the North-east Atlantic: A genetically informed stock-specific synthesis. Fish and Fisheries, 22, 1274–1306.
Jones PE, Champneys T, Vevers J, et al. Selective effects of small barriers on river-resident fish. J Appl Ecol. 2021; 58: 1487–1498.
Jones PE, Tummers JS, Galib SM, Woodford DJ, Hume JB, Silva LGM, Braga RR, Garcia de Leaniz C, Vitule JRS, Herder JE and Lucas MC (2021) The Use of Barriers to Limit the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Animal Species: A Global Review. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9:611631.
Minett JF, de Leaniz CG, Brickle P, Consuegra S. A new high-resolution melt curve eDNA assayto monitor the simultaneous presence of invasive browntrout (Salmo trutta) and endangered galaxiids. EnvironmentalDNA. 2021;3:561–572
Muha TP, Rodriguez-Barreto D, O’Rorke R, Garcia de Leaniz C and Consuegra S (2021) Using eDNA Metabarcoding to Monitor Changes in Fish Community Composition After Barrier Removal. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9:629217.
Mulligan, M., Lehner, B., Zarfl, C., Thieme, M., Beames, P., van Soesbergen A., Higgins, J., Januchowski-Hartley, SR., Brauman, KA., De Felice, L., Wen, Q., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Belletti, B., Mandle, L., Yang, X., Wang, J. and Mazany-Wright, N. (2021) Global Dam Watch: curated data and tools for management and decision making Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain. 1 033003
2020
Belletti, B., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Jones, J. et al. More than one million barriers fragment Europe’s rivers. Nature 588, 436–441 (2020).
Amaia A. Rodeles, David Galicia, Rafael Miranda (2020) A new method to include fish biodiversity in river connectivity indices with applications in dam impact assessments. Ecological Indicators,117,106605.
Rodeles, A. A., Galicia, D., & Miranda, R. (2020). Barriers to longitudinal river connectivity: review of impacts, study methods and management for Iberian fish conservation. Limnetica 39(2).
Deinet, S., Scott-Gatty, K., Rotton, H., Twardek, W. M., Marconi, V., McRae, L., Baumgartner, L. J., Brink, K., Claussen, J. E., Cooke, S. J., Darwall, W., Eriksson, B. K., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Hogan, Z., Royte, J., Silva, L. G. M., Thieme, M. L., Tickner, D., Waldman, J., Wanningen, H., Weyl, O. L. F. (2020) The Living Planet Index (LPI) for migratory freshwater fish – Technical Report. World Fish Migration Foundation, The Netherlands.
2019
Rodeles, A. A., Leunda, P. M., Elso, J., Ardaiz, J., Galicia, D., & Miranda, R. (2019). Consideration of habitat quality in a river connectivity index for anadromous fishes. Inland Waters, 9(3), 278–288.
Jones PE, Consuegra S, Börger L, Jones J, Garcia de Leaniz C. (2019) Impacts of artificial barriers on the connectivity and dispersal of vascular macrophytes in rivers: A critical review. Freshwater Biology. 2020; 65: 1165–1180.
Jones, P. E., Svendsen, J. C., Börger, L., Champneys, T., Consuegra, S., Jones, J. A. H., & Garcia de Leaniz, C. (2020). One size does not fit all: inter and intraspecific variation in the swimming performance of contrasting freshwater fish. Conservation Physiology, 8(1), Article coaa126.
2018
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2017
Rodeles AA, Galicia D, Miranda R. (2017) Recommendations for monitoring freshwater fishes in river restoration plans: A wasted opportunity for assessing impact. Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst. 2017;27:880–885.
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