Luz Boyero

Ikerbasque Research Professor, EHU

Ikerbasque Research Professor at the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology of EHU

Research line:

Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, global change, freshwater ecosystems

Has previously researched in James Cook University (Australia), Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Panama-USA) and CSIC - Doñana Biological Station, National Museum of Natural Sciences - in Spain

Doctor in Biology in 2002 from the Autonomous University of Madrid.

Publications
Congresses & Proceedings

2025

Article / Positive Feedback on Climate Warming by Stream Microbial Decomposers Indicated by a Global Space-For-Time Substitution Study

Global Change Biology

Pérez, J.; Boyero, L.; Pearson, R.G.; Gessner, M.O.; Tonin, A.; López-Rojo, N.; Rubio-Ríos, J.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Alonso, A.; Cornejo, A.; Albariño, R.J.; Anbalagan, S.; Barmuta, L.A.; Boulton, A.J.; Burdon, F.J.; Caliman, A.; Callisto, M.; Campbell, I.C.; Cardinale, B.J.; Carneiro, L.S.; Casas, J.J.; Chará-Serna, A.M.; Chauvet, E.; Colón-Gaud, C.; Davis, A.M.; de Eyto, E.; Degebrodt, M.; Díaz, M.E.; Douglas, M.M.; Encalada, A.C.; Figueroa, R.; Flecker, A.S.; Fleituch, T.; Frainer, A.; García, E.A.; García, G.; García, P.E.; Giller, P.S.; Gómez, J.E.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Graça, M.A.S.; Hall, R.O.; Hamada, N.; Hepp, L.U.; Hui, C.; Imazawa, D.; Iwata, T.; Junior, E.S.A.; Landeira-Dabarca, A.; Leal, M.; Lehosmaa, K.; M'Erimba, C.M.; Marchant, R.; Martins, R.T.; Masese, F.O.; Maul, M.; McKie, B.G.; Medeiros, A.O.; Middleton, J.A.; Muotka, T.; Negishi, J.N.; Ramírez, A.; Rezende, R.S.; Richardson, J.S.; Rincón, J.; Serrano, C.; Shaffer, A.R.; Sheldon, F.; Swan, C.M.; Tenkiano, N.S.D.; Tiegs, S.D.; Tolod, J.R.; Vernasky, M.; Wanderi, E.W.; Watson, A.; Yule, C.M.

Article / Industrial impacts on eastern Amazon streams assessment with benthic EPT community, leaf litter decomposition and associated fauna

Environmental Research

Rivera-Pérez, J.M.; Pérez, J.; Shimano, Y.; Firmino, V.C.; Lima, A.C.; Silva-Pereira, J.L.; Boyero, L.; Juen, L.

Article / Impacts of land use changes on leaf litter decomposition in tropical streams

Global Ecology and Conservation

García, G.; Pérez, J.; Bennett-Vaz, R.M.; Araúz, G.; Boyero, L.; Cornejo, A.

Article / Decomposition of different organic matter substrates and algal biomass accrual as early warning indicators of human impacts on stream ecosystems

Ecological Indicators

Rojo, D.; Alonso, A.; Pérez, J.; Agut, A.; Hermosilla, B.; Tiegs, S.D.; Boyero, L.

2024

Article / Human activities shape global patterns of decomposition rates in rivers

Science

Scott D. Tiegs1, Krista A. Capps2,3, David M. Costello4, John Paul Schmidt2, Christopher J. Patrick5, Jennifer J. Follstad Shah6, Carri J. LeRoy7, Vicenç Acuña8, Ricardo Albariño9, Daniel C. Allen10, Cecilia Alonso11, Patricio Andino12, Clay Arango13, Jukka Aroviita14, Marcus V.M. Barbosa15, Leon A. Barmuta16, Colden Baxter17, Brent Bellinger18, Luz Boyero19, Lyubov Bragina20, Lee E. Brown21, Andreas Bruder22, Denise A. Bruesewitz23, Francis Burdon24, Marcos Callisto25, Antonio Camacho26, Cristina Canhoto27, María M. Castillo28, Eric Chauvet29, Joanne Clapcott30, Fanny Colas31, Checo Colón-Gaud32, Julien Cornut22, Verónica Crespo-Pérez12, Wyatt F. Cross33, Joseph Culp34, Michael Danger35, Olivier Dangles36, Elvira de Eyto37, Alison M. Derry38, Veronica Díaz Villanueva9, Michael M. Douglas39, Arturo Elosegi19, Andrea C. Encalada40, Sally Entrekin41, Rodrigo Espinosa42, Verónica Ferreira27, Carmen Ferriol43, Kyla M. Flanagan44, Alexander S. Flecker45, Tadeusz Fleituch46, André Frainer47,48, Nikolai Friberg49, Paul C. Frost50, Erica A. Garcia51, Liliana García-Lago52, Pavel Ernesto García Soto53, Mark O. Gessner54,55, Sudeep Ghate56, Darren P. Giling57,58, Alan Gilmer59, José Francisco Gonçalves Jr60, Rosario Karina Gonzales61, Manuel A.S. Graça27, Mike Grace62, Natalie A. Griffiths63, Hans-Peter Grossart55,64, François Guérold35, Vlad Gulis65, Pablo E. Gutiérrez-Fonseca66, Luiz U. Hepp67, Scott Higgins68, Takuo Hishi69, Joseph Huddart70, John Hudson71, Moss Imberger72, Carlos Iñiguez-Armijos73, Mark W. Isken74, Tomoya Iwata75, David J. Janetski76, Andrea E. Kirkwood77, Aaron A. Koning78, Sarian Kosten79, Kevin A. Kuehn80, Hjalmar Laudon81, Peter R. Leavitt82, Aurea L Lemes da Silva83, Shawn Leroux84, Peter J. Lisi85, Richard MacKenzie86, Amy M. Marcarelli87, Frank O. Masese88, Peter B. McIntyre89, Brendan G. McKie90, Adriana Medeiros91, Kristian Meissner92, Marko Miliša93, Shailendra Mishra94, Yo Miyake95, Ashley Moerke96, Shorok Mombrikotb70, Rob Mooney97, Timothy Mo

Article / Dieback and Replacement of Riparian Trees May Impact Stream Ecosystem Functioning

Microbial Ecology

Alonso, A.; Boyero, L.; Solla, A.; Ferreira, V.

Article / Joint effects of warming and salinization on instream leaf litter decomposition assessed through a microcosm experiment

Hydrobiologia

García, G.; Pérez, J.; Boyero, L.; Alonso, A.; Tuñon, A.; Pérez, E.; Cornejo, A.

Article / Wildfires alter stream ecosystem functioning through effects on leaf litter

Fire Ecology

Pérez, J.; Brand, C.; Alonso, A.; Sarasa, A.; Rojo, D.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.

Article / Loss of amphibian species alters periphyton communities in montane ponds

Hydrobiologia

Alonso, A.; Bosch, J.; Boyero, L.

Article / Salamander loss alters montane stream ecosystem functioning and structure through top-down effects

Animal Conservation

Alonso, A.; Bosch, J.; Pérez, J.; Rojo, D.; Boyero, L.

2023

Article / Agricultural impacts on lowland tropical streams detected through leaf litter decomposition

Ecological Indicators

Pérez, J.; Boyero, L.; Raquel Tuñón, A.; Checa, B.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Guerra, A.; Tuñón, A.; Castillo, D.; Pérez, E.; García, G.; Rodríguez, R.; Cornejo, A.

Article / Evenness modulates effects of the loss of plant litter from rare species on fungal decomposers in tropical streams

Fungal Ecology

Rabelo, R.S.; Tonin, A.M.; Medeiros, A.O.; Boyero, L.; Gonçalves Júnior, J.F.

Article / Warming overrides eutrophication effects on leaf litter decomposition in stream microcosms

Environmental Pollution

Pérez, J.; Cornejo, A.; Alonso, A.; Guerra, A.; García, G.; Nieto, C.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Rojo, D.; Boyero, L.

Article / PRELIMINARY RECORDS OF ABUNDANCE AND MORPHOMETRY OF THE TIGER CRAB, AEGLA CONCEPCIONENSIS (SCHMITT, 1942) (ANOMURA, AEGLIDAE) IN A LAKE OF SOUTHERN CHILE

Crustaceana

Ulloa-Yáñez, A.A.; Figueroa-Muñoz, G.; Núñez, D.; Boyero, L.; de Los Ríos-Escalante, P.; Martin, J.; Jaque, X.; Esse, C.; Correa-Araneda, F.

Article / The legacy of forest logging on organic matter inputs and storage in tropical streams

Biotropica

Bambi, P.; Tonin, A.M.; Rezende, R.d.S.; Vieira, F.; Graciano Miranda, F.G.; Boyero, L.; Gonçalves Júnior, J.

Article / Plant Litter from Rare Species Increases Functional Diversity and Decomposition of Species Mixtures

Ecosystems

Rabelo, R.S.; Tonin, A.M.; Boyero, L.; Miranda, F.G.G.; Gomes, P.P.; Bambi, P.; Sena, G.; Gonçalves Júnior, J.F.

2022

Chapter / Multi-scale biophysical factors driving litter dynamics in streams

The Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystems

Tonin AM, Gonçalves JF Jr, Pearson RG, Graça MAS, Pérez J, Boyero L

Article / Amphibian loss alters periphyton structure and invertebrate growth in montane streams

Journal of Animal Ecology

Alonso, A.; Monroy, S.; Bosch, J.; Pérez, J.; Boyero, L.

Article / Functional consequences of alder and oak loss in stream ecosystems

Freshwater Biology

Alonso, A.; López-Rojo, N.; Pérez, J.; Boyero, L.

Article / Microplastic concentration, distribution and dynamics along one of the largest Mediterranean-climate rivers: A whole watershed approach.

Environmental Research

Correa-Araneda, F.; Pérez, J.; Tonin, A.M.; Esse, C.; Boyero, L.; Díaz, M.E.; Figueroa, R.; Santander-Massa, R.; Cornejo, A.; Link, O.; Jorquera, E.; Urbina, M.A.

Article / No evidence of biodiversity effects on stream ecosystem functioning across green and brown food web pathways

Freshwater Biology

López-Rojo, N.; Boyero, L.; Pérez, J.; Basaguren, A.; Cardinale, B.J.

Article / Global Patterns and Controls of Nutrient Immobilization on Decomposing Cellulose in Riverine Ecosystems

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Costello, D.M.; Tiegs, S.D.; Boyero, L.; Canhoto, C.; Capps, K.A.; Danger, M.; Frost, P.C.; Gessner, M.O.; Griffiths, N.A.; Halvorson, H.M.; Kuehn, K.A.; Marcarelli, A.M.; Royer, T.V.; Mathie, D.M.; Albariño, R.J.; Arango, C.P.; Aroviita, J.; Baxter, C.V.; Bellinger, B.J.; Bruder, A.; Burdon, F.J.; Callisto, M.; Camacho, A.; Colas, F.; Cornut, J.; Crespo-Pérez, V.; Cross, W.F.; Derry, A.M.; Douglas, M.M.; Elosegi, A.; de Eyto, E.; Ferreira, V.; Ferriol, C.; Fleituch, T.; Follstad Shah, J.J.; Frainer, A.; Garcia, E.A.; García, L.; García, P.E.; Giling, D.P.; Gonzales-Pomar, R.K.; Graça, M.A.S.; Grossart, H.P.; Guérold, F.; Hepp, L.U.; Higgins, S.N.; Hishi, T.; Iñiguez-Armijos, C.; Iwata, T.; Kirkwood, A.E.; Koning, A.A.; Kosten, S.; Laudon, H.; Leavitt, P.R.; Lemes da Silva, A.L.; Leroux, S.J.; LeRoy, C.J.; Lisi, P.J.; Masese, F.O.; McIntyre, P.B.; McKie, B.G.; Medeiros, A.O.; Miliša, M.; Miyake, Y.; Mooney, R.J.; Muotka, T.; Nimptsch, J.; Paavola, R.; Pardo, I.; Parnikoza, I.Y.; Patrick, C.J.; Peeters, E.T.H.M.; Pozo, J.; Reid, B.; Richardson, J.S.; Rincón, J.; Risnoveanu, G.; Robinson, C.T.; Santamans, A.C.; Simiyu, G.M.; Skuja, A.; Smykla, J.; Sponseller, R.A.; Teixeira-de Mello, F.; Vilbaste, S.; Villanueva, V.D.; Webster, J.R.; Woelfl, S.; Xenopoulos, M.A.; Yates, A.G.; Yule, C.M.; Zhang, Y.; Zwart, J.A.

Article / Extension of the known distribution range and habitat use of the Tiger Crab Aegla concepcionensis Schmitt, 1942 (Decapoda, Aeglidae)

Limnetica

Correa-Araneda, F.; Jaque-Jaramillo, X.; Esse, C.; Saave-Dra, P.; Ulloa-Yáñez, A.; Martin, J.; De los Ríos-Escalante, P.; Boyero, L.; Ovalle, K.; Santander-Massa, R.; Figueroa-Muñoz, G.

2021

Book / The Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystems

Swan CM, Boyero L, Canhoto C

Chapter / Global patterns of plant litter decomposition in streams

The Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystems

Boyero L, Gessner MO, Pearson RG, Chauvet E, Pérez J, Tiegs SD, Tonin AM, Correa-Araneda F, López-Rojo N, Graça MAS

Chapter / The role of key plant species on litter decomposition in streams: alder litter as experimental model

The Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystems

Pérez J, Basaguren A, López-Rojo N, Tonin AM, Correa-Araneda F, Boyero L

Article / Microplastics increase susceptibility of amphibian larvae to the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Scientific Reports

Bosch, J.; Thumsová, B.; López-Rojo, N.; Pérez, J.; Alonso, A.; Fisher, M.C.; Boyero, L.

Article / Effects of gamma irradiation on instream leaf litter decomposition

Hydrobiologia

Boyero, L.; López-Rojo, N.; Pérez, J.; Tonin, A.M.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Davis, A.; Pearson, R.G.

Article / Key plant species and detritivores drive diversity effects on instream leaf litter decomposition more than functional diversity: A microcosm study

Science of the Total Environment

Rubio-Ríos, J.; Pérez, J.; Salinas, M.J.; Fenoy, E.; López-Rojo, N.; Boyero, L.; Casas, J.J.

Article / Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

Nature Communications

Boyero, L.; López-Rojo, N.; Tonin, A.M.; Pérez, J.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Pearson, R.G.; Bosch, J.; Albariño, R.J.; Anbalagan, S.; Barmuta, L.A.; Basaguren, A.; Burdon, F.J.; Caliman, A.; Callisto, M.; Calor, A.R.; Campbell, I.C.; Cardinale, B.J.; Jesús Casas, J.; Chará-Serna, A.M.; Chauvet, E.; Ciapała, S.; Colón-Gaud, C.; Cornejo, A.; Davis, A.M.; Degebrodt, M.; Dias, E.S.; Díaz, M.E.; Douglas, M.M.; Encalada, A.C.; Figueroa, R.; Flecker, A.S.; Fleituch, T.; García, E.A.; García, G.; García, P.E.; Gessner, M.O.; Gómez, J.E.; Gómez, S.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Graça, M.A.S.; Gwinn, D.C.; Hall, R.O.; Hamada, N.; Hui, C.; Imazawa, D.; Iwata, T.; Kariuki, S.K.; Landeira-Dabarca, A.; Laymon, K.; Leal, M.; Marchant, R.; Martins, R.T.; Masese, F.O.; Maul, M.; McKie, B.G.; Medeiros, A.O.; Erimba, C.M.M.; Middleton, J.A.; Monroy, S.; Muotka, T.; Negishi, J.N.; Ramírez, A.; Richardson, J.S.; Rincón, J.; Rubio-Ríos, J.; dos Santos, G.M.; Sarremejane, R.; Sheldon, F.; Sitati, A.; Tenkiano, N.S.D.; Tiegs, S.D.; Tolod, J.R.; Venarsky, M.; Watson, A.; Yule, C.M.

Article / Environmental determinants of COVID-19 transmission across a wide climatic gradient in Chile

Scientific Reports

Correa-Araneda, F.; Ulloa-Yáñez, A.; Núñez, D.; Boyero, L.; Tonin, A.M.; Cornejo, A.; Urbina, M.A.; Díaz, M.E.; Figueroa-Muñoz, G.; Esse, C.

Article / Litter Quality Is a Stronger Driver than Temperature of Early Microbial Decomposition in Oligotrophic Streams: a Microcosm Study

Microbial Ecology

Pérez, J.; Ferreira, V.; Graça, M.A.S.; Boyero, L.

Article / Litter decomposition can be reduced by pesticide effects on detritivores and decomposers: Implications for tropical stream functioning

Environmental Pollution

Cornejo, A.; Pérez, J.; López-Rojo, N.; García, G.; Pérez, E.; Guerra, A.; Nieto, C.; Boyero, L.

Article / Loss of Key Riparian Plant Species Impacts Stream Ecosystem Functioning

Ecosystems

Alonso, A.; Pérez, J.; Monroy, S.; López-Rojo, N.; Basaguren, A.; Bosch, J.; Boyero, L.

Article / High sensitivity of invertebrate detritivores from tropical streams to different pesticides

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Cornejo, A.; Encina-Montoya, F.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Rovira, D.; García, G.; Nieto, C.; Villarreal, V.; Jaramillo, N.; Pérez, E.; Valderrama, A.; Pérez, J.; Boyero, L.

Article / Comparison of sampling methods for benthic macroinvertebrates in forested wetlands

Ecological Indicators

Correa-Araneda, F.; Núñez, D.; Díaz, M.E.; Gómez-Capponi, F.; Figueroa, R.; Acuña, J.; Boyero, L.; Esse, C.

Article / Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition

Science Advances

Boyero, L.; Pérez, J.; López-Rojo, N.; Tonin, A.M.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Pearson, R.G.; Bosch, J.; Albariño, R.J.; Anbalagan, S.; Barmuta, L.A.; Beesley, L.; Burdon, F.J.; Caliman, A.; Callisto, M.; Campbell, I.C.; Cardinale, B.J.; Jesús Casas, J.; Chará-Serna, A.M.; Ciapała, S.; Chauvet, E.; Colón-Gaud, C.; Cornejo, A.; Davis, A.M.; Degebrodt, M.; Dias, E.S.; Díaz, M.E.; Douglas, M.M.; Elosegi, A.; Encalada, A.C.; De Eyto, E.; Figueroa, R.; Flecker, A.S.; Fleituch, T.; Frainer, A.; França, J.S.; García, E.A.; García, G.; García, P.; Gessner, M.O.; Giller, P.S.; Gómez, J.E.; Gómez, S.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Graça, M.A.S.; Hall, R.O.; Hamada, N.; Hepp, L.U.; Hui, C.; Imazawa, D.; Iwata, T.; Junior, E.S.A.; Kariuki, S.; Landeira-Dabarca, A.; Leal, M.; Lehosmaa, K.; M’Erimba, C.; Marchant, R.; Martins, R.T.; Masese, F.O.; Camden, M.; McKie, B.G.; Medeiros, A.O.; Middleton, J.A.; Muotka, T.; Negishi, J.N.; Pozo, J.; Ramírez, A.; Rezende, R.S.; Richardson, J.S.; Rincón, J.; Rubio-Ríos, J.; Serrano, C.; Shaffer, A.R.; Sheldon, F.; Swan, C.M.; Tenkiano, N.S.D.; Tiegs, S.D.; Tolod, J.R.; Vernasky, M.; Watson, A.; Yegon, M.J.; Yule, C.M.

Article / Extreme temperature events alter stream ecosystem functioning

Ecological Indicators

Pérez, J.; Correa-Araneda, F.; López-Rojo, N.; Basaguren, A.; Boyero, L.

Article / Shifts in Key Leaf Litter Traits Can Predict Effects of Plant Diversity Loss on Decomposition in Streams

Ecosystems

López-Rojo, N.; Pérez, J.; Pozo, J.; Basaguren, A.; Apodaka-Etxebarria, U.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.

2020

Book / Methods to Study Plant Litter Decomposition. A Practical Guide (2nd edition)

Graça MAS, Gessner MO, Barlöcher F

BOYERO L, Pearson RG, Albariño RJ, Callisto M, Correa-Araneda F, Encalada AC, Moretti M, Ramírez A, Sparkman A, Swan CM, Yule CM, Graça MAS

Article / Extreme temperature events alter stream ecosystem functioning

Ecological Indicators

Pérez J, Correa-Araneda F, López-Rojo N, Basaguren A, BOYERO L

Article / Effects of salt used in land-based fish farms on stream macroinvertebrates

Aquaculture Environment Interactions

Encina-Montoya F, BOYERO L, Tonin AM, Aguayo MF, Esse C, Vega R, Correa-Araneda F, Oberti C, Nimptsch J

Article / Effects of two measures of riparian plant biodiversity on litter decomposition and associated processes in stream microcosms

Scientific Reports

López-Rojo, N.; Pérez, J.; Basaguren, A.; Pozo, J.; Rubio-Ríos, J.; Casas, J.J.; Boyero, L.

Article / Scavenging crustacean fauna in the Chilean Patagonian Sea

Scientific Reports

Figueroa-Muñoz, G.; Retamal, M.; De Los Ríos, P.R.; Esse, C.; Pérez-Schultheiss, J.; Vega-Aguayo, R.; Boyero, L.; Correa-Araneda, F.

Article / Agriculture impairs stream ecosystem functioning in a tropical catchment

Science of the Total Environment

Cornejo, A.; Pérez, J.; López-Rojo, N.; Tonin, A.M.; Rovira, D.; Checa, B.; Jaramillo, N.; Correa, K.; Villarreal, A.; Villarreal, V.; García, G.; Pérez, E.; Ríos González, T.A.; Aguirre, Y.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.

Article / Rigid laws and invasive species management

Conservation Biology

Oficialdegui, F.J.; Delibes-Mateos, M.; Green, A.J.; Sánchez, M.I.; Boyero, L.; Clavero, M.

Article / A common fungicide impairs stream ecosystem functioning through effects on aquatic hyphomycetes and detritivorous caddisflies

Journal of Environmental Management

Cornejo, A.; Pérez, J.; Alonso, A.; López-Rojo, N.; Monroy, S.; Boyero, L.

Article / Relationship between salt use in fish farms and drift of macroinvertebrates in a freshwater stream

Aquaculture Environment Interactions

Encina-Montoya, F.; Boyero, L.; Tonin, A.M.; Aguayo, M.F.; Esse, C.; Vega, R.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Oberti, C.; Nimptsch, J.

Article / Extreme climate events can slow down litter breakdown in streams

Aquatic Sciences

Correa-Araneda, F.; Tonin, A.M.; Pérez, J.; Álvarez, K.; López-Rojo, N.; Díaz, A.; Esse, C.; Encina-Montoya, F.; Figueroa, R.; Cornejo, A.; Boyero, L.

Article / Microplastics have lethal and sublethal effects on stream invertebrates and affect stream ecosystem functioning

Environmental Pollution

López-Rojo, N.; Pérez, J.; Alonso, A.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.

Article / High within-stream replication is needed to predict litter fluxes in wet–dry tropical streams

Freshwater Biology

M. Tonin, A.; Boyero, L.; Bambi, P.; Pearson, R.G.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Jr., J.F.G.

Article / Microplastics impair amphibian survival, body condition and function

Chemosphere

Boyero, L.; López-Rojo, N.; Bosch, J.; Alonso, A.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Pérez, J.

Article / Effects of coexistence and predator experience on antipredatory responses of montane amphibian larvae towards native and introduced salmonids

Biological Invasions

Polo-Cavia, N.; Boyero, L.; Martín-Beyer, B.; Navazo, T.; Bosch, J.

Article / In-situ severe breeding habitat intervention only achieves temporary success in reducing Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection

Amphibia Reptilia

Fernandez-Loras, A.; Boyero, L.; Bosch, J.

2019

Book / Protocolo de Biomonitoreo para la Vigilancia de la Calidad del Agua en Afluentes Superficiales de Panamá

Cornejo A, López-López E, Sedeño-Díaz JE, Ruiz-Picos RA, Macchi P, Kohlmann B, Correa-Araneda F, BOYERO L, Bernal-Vega J, Ríos T, Ávila I, Tuñón AR.

Article / Eradication of invasive fish allows successful reintroduction of a stream-dwelling amphibian

Plos One

Bosch J, Bielby J, Martín-Beyer B, Rincón PA, Correa-Araneda F, BOYERO L

Article / Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis lowers heat tolerance of tadpole hosts and cannot be cleared by brief exposure to temperatures elevated to CTmax

Plos One

Fernández-Loras A, BOYERO L, Correa-Araneda F, Hettyey A, Bosch J

Article / Plant diversity loss affects stream ecosystem multifunctionality

Ecology

López-Rojo, N.; Pozo, J.; Pérez, J.; Basaguren, A.; Martínez, A.; Tonin, A.M.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.

Article / Spatial distribution of freshwater crustaceans in Antarctic and Subantarctic lakes

Scientific Reports

Díaz, A.; Maturana, C.S.; Boyero, L.; De Los Ríos Escalante, P.; Tonin, A.M.; Correa-Araneda, F.

Article / The invasive red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) increases infection of the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

Biological Invasions

Oficialdegui, F.J.; Sánchez, M.I.; Monsalve-Carcaño, C.; Boyero, L.; Bosch, J.

Article / Effects of multiple stressors associated with agriculture on stream macroinvertebrate communities in a tropical catchment

PLoS ONE

Cornejo, A.; Tonin, A.M.; Checa, B.; Tuñon, A.R.; Pérez, D.; Coronado, E.; González, S.; Ríos, T.; Macchi, P.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.

Article / Unravelling the global invasion routes of a worldwide invader, the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

Freshwater Biology

Oficialdegui, F.J.; Clavero, M.; Sánchez, M.I.; Green, A.J.; Boyero, L.; Michot, T.C.; Klose, K.; Kawai, T.; Lejeusne, C.

Article / Biodiversity of leaf litter fungi in streams along a latitudinal gradient

Science of the Total Environment

Seena, S.; Bärlocher, F.; Sobral, O.; Gessner, M.O.; Dudgeon, D.; McKie, B.G.; Chauvet, E.; Boyero, L.; Ferreira, V.; Frainer, A.; Bruder, A.; Matthaei, C.D.; Fenoglio, S.; Sridhar, K.R.; Albariño, R.J.; Douglas, M.M.; Encalada, A.C.; Garcia, E.; Ghate, S.D.; Giling, D.P.; Gonçalves, V.; Iwata, T.; Landeira-Dabarca, A.; McMaster, D.; Medeiros, A.O.; Naggea, J.; Pozo, J.; Raposeiro, P.M.; Swan, C.M.; Tenkiano, N.S.D.; Yule, C.M.; Graça, M.A.S.

Article / A Global Assessment of the Effects of Eucalyptus Plantations on Stream Ecosystem Functioning

Ecosystems

Ferreira, V.; Boyero, L.; Calvo, C.; Correa, F.; Figueroa, R.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Goyenola, G.; Graça, M.A.S.; Hepp, L.U.; Kariuki, S.; López-Rodríguez, A.; Mazzeo, N.; M’Erimba, C.; Monroy, S.; Peil, A.; Pozo, J.; Rezende, R.; Teixeira-de-Mello, F.

Article / Infection with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis lowers heat tolerance of tadpole hosts and cannot be cleared by brief exposure to CTmax

PLoS ONE

Fernández-Loras, A.; Boyero, L.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Tejedo, M.; Hettyey, A.; Bosch, J.

Article / Eradication of introduced fish allows successful recovery of a stream-dwelling amphibian

PLoS ONE

Bosch, J.; Bielby, J.; Martin-Beyer, B.; Rincón, P.; Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.

Article / Patterns of flow, leaf litter and shredder abundance in a tropical stream

Hydrobiologia

Wootton, A.; Pearson, R.G.; Boyero, L.

2018

Article / Joint effects of temperature and litter quality on detritivore-mediated breakdown in streams

Aquatic Sciences

Landeira-Dabarca, A.; Pérez, J.; Graça, M.A.S.; Boyero, L.

Article / Interactions between large and small detritivores influence how biodiversity impacts litter decomposition

Journal of Animal Ecology

Tonin, A.M.; Pozo, J.; Monroy, S.; Basaguren, A.; Pérez, J.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Pearson, R.; Cardinale, B.J.; Boyero, L.

Article / Leaf traits drive plant diversity effects on litter decomposition and fpom production in streams

PLoS ONE

López-Rojo, N.; Martínez, A.; Pérez, J.; Basaguren, A.; Pozo, J.; Boyero, L.

2017

Article / Plant litter dynamics in the forest-stream interface: Precipitation is a major control across tropical biomes

Scientific Reports

Tonin, A.M.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Bambi, P.; Couceiro, S.R.M.; Feitoza, L.A.M.; Fontana, L.E.; Hamada, N.; Hepp, L.U.; Lezan-Kowalczuk, V.G.; Leite, G.F.M.; Lemes-Silva, A.L.; Lisboa, L.K.; Loureiro, R.C.; Martins, R.T.; Medeiros, A.O.; Morais, P.B.; Moretto, Y.; Oliveria, P.C.A.; Pereira, E.B.; Ferreira, L.P.; Pérez, J.; Petrucio, M.M.; Reis, D.F.; Rezende, R.; Roque, N.; Santos, L.E.P.; Siegloch, A.E.; Tonello, G.; Boyero, L.

Article / Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

Scientific Reports

Boyero, L.; Graça, M.A.S.; Tonin, A.M.; Pérez, J.; Swafford, A.J.; Ferreira, V.; Landeira-Dabarca, A.; Alexandrou, M.A.; Gessner, M.O.; McKie, B.G.; Albariño, R.J.; Barmuta, L.A.; Callisto, M.; Chará, J.; Chauvet, E.; Colón-Gaud, C.; Dudgeon, D.; Encalada, A.C.; Figueroa, R.; Flecker, A.S.; Fleituch, T.; Frainer, A.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Helson, J.E.; Iwata, T.; Mathooko, J.; M'Erimba, C.; Pringle, C.M.; Ramírez, A.; Swan, C.M.; Yule, C.M.; Pearson, R.G.

Article / River ecosystem processes: A synthesis of approaches, criteria of use and sensitivity to environmental stressors

Science of the Total Environment

von Schiller, D.; Acuña, V.; Aristi, I.; Arroita, M.; Basaguren, A.; Bellin, A.; Boyero, L.; Butturini, A.; Ginebreda, A.; Kalogianni, E.; Larrañaga, A.; Majone, B.; Martínez, A.; Monroy, S.; Muñoz, I.; Paunović, M.; Pereda, O.; Petrovic, M.; Pozo, J.; Rodríguez-Mozaz, S.; Rivas, D.; Sabater, S.; Sabater, F.; Skoulikidis, N.; Solagaistua, L.; Vardakas, L.; Elosegi, A.

Article / Resource-allocation tradeoffs in caddisflies facing multiple stressors

Ecology and Evolution

Correa-Araneda, F.; Basaguren, A.; Abdala-Díaz, R.T.; Tonin, A.M.; Boyero, L.

Article / Stream nitrogen concentration, but not plant N-fixing capacity, modulates litter diversity effects on decomposition

Functional Ecology

Tonin, A.M.; Boyero, L.; Monroy, S.; Basaguren, A.; Pérez, J.; Pearson, R.G.; Cardinale, B.J.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Pozo, J.

Article / Joint effects of rising temperature and the presence of introduced predatory fish on montane amphibian populations

Animal Conservation

Polo-Cavia, N.; Boyero, L.; Martín-Beyer, B.; Barmuta, L.A.; Bosch, J.

Article / Global-scale coordinated networks as a tool for exploring the functioning of stream ecosystems

Limnetica

Boyero, L.; Pearson, R.G.

2016

Article / Aquatic hyphomycetes, benthic macroinvertebrates and leaf litter decomposition in streams naturally differing in riparian vegetation

Aquatic Ecology

Ferreira, V.; Castela, J.; Rosa, P.; Tonin, A.M.; Boyero, L.; Graça, M.A.S.

Article / Niche partitioning between invasive and native corixids (Hemiptera, Corixidae) in south-west Spain

Aquatic Sciences

Coccia, C.; Fry, B.; Ramírez, F.; Boyero, L.; Bunn, S.E.; Diz-Salgado, C.; Walton, M.; Le Vay, L.; Green, A.J.

Article / Newly created ponds complement natural waterbodies for restoration of macroinvertebrate assemblages

Freshwater Biology

Coccia, C.; Vanschoenwinkel, B.; Brendonck, L.; Boyero, L.; Green, A.J.

Article / Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: A global study

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Boyero, L.; Pearson, R.G.; Hui, C.; Gessner, M.O.; Pérez, J.; Alexandrou, M.A.; Graça, M.A.S.; Cardinale, B.J.; Albariño, R.J.; Arunachalam, M.; Barmuta, L.A.; Boulton, A.J.; Bruder, A.; Callisto, M.; Chauvet, E.; Death, R.G.; Dudgeon, D.; Encalada, A.C.; Ferreira, V.; Figueroa, R.; Flecker, A.S.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Helson, J.; Iwata, T.; Jinggut, T.; Mathooko, J.; Mathuriau, C.; M’Erimba, C.; Moretti, M.S.; Pringle, C.M.; Ramírez, A.; Ratnarajah, L.; Rincon, J.; Yule, C.M.

2015

Article / Latitudinal gradient of nestedness and its potential drivers in stream detritivores

Ecography

Boyero, L.; Pearson, R.G.; Swan, C.M.; Hui, C.; Albariño, R.J.; Arunachalam, M.; Callisto, M.; Chará, J.; Chará-Serna, A.M.; Chauvet, E.; Cornejo, A.; Dudgeon, D.; Encalada, A.C.; Ferreira, V.; Gessner, M.O.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Graça, M.A.S.; Helson, J.E.; Mathooko, J.M.; McKie, B.G.; Moretti, M.S.; Yule, C.M.

Article / Parasitism by water mites in native and exotic Corixidae: Are mites limiting the invasion of the water boatman Trichocorixa verticalis (Fieber, 1851)?

Journal of Insect Conservation

Sánchez, M.I.; Coccia, C.; Valdecasas, A.G.; Boyero, L.; Green, A.J.

Article / Ecology of streams in a biogeographic isolate - The Queensland Wet Tropics, Australia

Freshwater Science

Pearson, R.G.; Connolly, N.M.; Boyero, L.

Article / Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: Is variability the norm?

Freshwater Science

Boyero, L.; Pearson, R.G.; Gessner, M.O.; Dudgeon, D.; Ramírez, A.; Yule, C.M.; Callisto, M.; Pringle, C.M.; Encalada, A.C.; Arunachalam, M.; Mathooko, J.; Helson, J.E.; Rincón, J.; Bruder, A.; Cornejo, A.; Flecker, A.S.; Mathuriau, C.; M'Erimba, C.; Gonçalves, J.F.; Moretti, M.; Jinggut, T.

Article / Joint effects of climate warming and exotic litter (Eucalyptus globulus Labill.) on stream detritivore fitness and litter breakdown

Aquatic Sciences

Correa-Araneda, F.; Boyero, L.; Figueroa, R.; Sánchez, C.; Abdala, R.; Ruiz-García, A.; Graça, M.A.S.

Article / A conceptual model of litter breakdown in low order streams

International Review of Hydrobiology

Graça, M.A.S.; Ferreira, V.; Canhoto, C.; Encalada, A.C.; Guerrero-Bolaño, F.; Wantzen, K.M.; Boyero, L.

2014

Article / Can differential predation of native and alien corixids explain the success of Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis in the Iberian Peninsula?

Hydrobiologia

Coccia C, BOYERO L, Green AJ

Article / Biotic vs. abiotic control of decomposition: A comparison of the effects of simulated extinctions and changes in temperature

PLoS ONE

Boyero, L.; Cardinale, B.J.; Bastian, M.; Pearson, R.G.

Article / Can differential predation of native and alien corixids explain the success of Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Hemiptera, Corixidae) in the Iberian Peninsula?

Hydrobiologia

Coccia, C.; Boyero, L.; Green, A.J.

2012

Article / Global patterns of stream detritivore species richness: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates

Global Ecology and Biogeography

BOYERO L, Pearson RG, Dugeon D, Ferreira V, Boulton AJ, et al

2010

Article / Evaluación de la calidad del agua en la cuenca del río Capira, Panamá

Tecnociencia

Sánchez-Argüello R, Cornejo A, BOYERO L, Santos-Murgas A

2009

Article / Shredders in Malaysia: abundance and richness are greater in cool upland tropical streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Yule CM, Leong MY, Ratnarajah L, Schmidt K, Wong HM, Pearson RG, BOYERO L

2008

Chapter / Tropical Stream Ecology

Dudgeon D

Boulton AJ, BOYERO L, Covich AP, Dobson MK, Lake PS, Pearson RG

Chapter / Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape

Stork N, Turton S

Connolly N, Christidis F, McKie B, BOYERO L, Pearson RG

2005

Article / Latitudinal gradients in biodiversity

Ecology.Info

BOYERO L

2019

Invited talk | Globalization demands global ecology

XV Congreso de la Sociedad Chilena de Limnología - Invited talk

Boyero, L.

2018

Invited talk | A global perspective on the functioning of tropical streams

AQUATROP: Ecosistemas Acuáticos Tropicales en el Antropoceno - Invited talk

BOYERO L

2016

Invited talk | Global-scale experiments: an emerging tool for exploring the functioning of freshwater ecosystems

18th Conference of the Iberian Association of Limnology - Invited talk

BOYERO L

2014

Invited talk | Estructura y dinámica de las comunidades de macroinvertebrados fluviales: escalas espaciales y heterogeneidad

XII Spanish and IV Iberian Congress of Limnology - Invited talk

Boyero, L.