Peer-reviewed publications

Water security determines social attitudes about dams and reservoirs in South Europe

Eduardo Dopico; Elena Arboleya; Sara Fernandez; Yaisel Borrell; Sonia Consuegra; Carlos García de Leaniz; Gloria Lázaro; César Rodríguez; Eva Garcia-Vazquez
Springer Nature

Impacts of large and small barriers on fish assemblage composition assessed using environmental DNA metabarcoding

SofiaConsuegra; RichardO'Rorke; DeieneRodriguez-Barretoa; SaraFernandez; JoshuaJones; CarlosGarcia de Leaniz
Elsevier Science of the Total Environment

Dams in South Europe: socio‑environmental approach and eDNA‑metabarcoding to study dam acceptance and ecosystem health

Sara Fernandez; Elena Arboleya; Eduardo Dopico; Eva Garcia‑Vazquez
Wetlands Ecology and Management

River Connectivity is Crucial for Safeguarding Biodiversity but May be Socially Overlooked. Insights From Spanish University Students

Elena Arboleya, Sara Fernández, Laura Clusa, Eduardo Dopico and Eva Garcia-Vazquez.
Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective effects of small barriers on river-resident fish

Peter E. Jones, Toby Champneys, Jessica Vevers, Luca Börger, Jon C. Svendsen, Sofia Consuegra, Joshua Jones, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz
Journal of Applied Ecology

Selective effects of small barriers on river-resident fish

Peter E. Jones, Toby Champneys, Jessica Vevers, Luca Börger, Jon C. Svendsen, Sofia Consuegra, Joshua Jones, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz
Journal of Applied Ecology

Temporary turbine and reservoir level management to improve downstream migration of juvenile salmon through a hydropower complex

Stéphane Tétard, Romain Roy, Nils Teichert, Jocelyn Rancon, Dominique Courret
Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Rapid response of fish and aquatic habitat to removal of a tidalbarrier

Jingrui Sun, Shams M. Galib, Martyn C. Lucas
Aquatic Conservation

More than one million barriers fragment Europe’s rivers

Barbara Belletti, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz, Maciej Zalewski .
Nature

Using eDNA Metabarcoding to Monitor Changes in Fish Community Composition After Barrier Removal

Muha, T. P., Rodriguez-Barreto, D., O'Rorke, R., Garcia de Leaniz, C. & Consuegra, S.;
CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY.

One size does not fit all: inter-and intraspecific variation in the swimming performance of contrasting freshwater fish

Jones, P. E., J. C. Svendsen, L. Börger, T. Champneys, S. Consuegra, J. A. Jones and C. Garcia de Leaniz;
CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY.

The use of barriers to limit the spread of aquatic invasive animal species: a global review

Jones, P. E., J. S. Tummers, S. M. Galib, D. J. Woodford, J. B. Hume, L. G. Silva, R. R. Braga, C. Garcia de Leaniz, J. R. Vitule and J. E. Herder ;
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION .

River connectivity restoration for upstream-migrating European river lamprey: The efficacy of two horizontally-mounted studded tile designs

Angus J. Lothian, Jeroen S. Tummers, Atticus J. Albright, Martyn C. Lucas;
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.

Impacts of artificial barriers on the connectivity and dispersal of vascular macrophytes in rivers: A critical review

Jones, P. E., S. Consuegra, L. Börger, J. Jones and C. Garcia de Leaniz ;
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY.

Planning dam portfolios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in the Mekong

R. J. P. Schmitt, S. Bizzi, A. Castelletti, J. J. Opperman, G. M. Kondolf;
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.

The Spatial Ecology Of Brown Trout

J. Barry, P. McLoone, C. J. Fitzgerald, J. J. King
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.

Impacts of artificial barriers on the connectivity and dispersal of vascular macrophytes in rivers: a critical review

Jones, Peter; Swansea University, Biosciences Consuegra, Sofia; Swansea University, College of Science Börger, Luca; Swansea University, Biosciences Jones, Josh; Swansea University Garcia de Leaniz, Carlos; Swansea University, BioSciences 2020
Freshwater Biology 00:1–16.

Effect of artificial barriers on the distribution of the invasive signal crayfish and Chinese mitten crab

Chloe Victoria Robinson, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz, & Sofia Consuegra; 2019
Nature, 7230 (2019)

How can eDNA contribute in riverine macroinvertebrate assessment? A metabarcoding approach in the Nalón River (Asturias, Northern Spain)

Fernández, Sara. Rodríguez‐Martínez, Saúl. Martínez, Jose L. Garcia‐Vazquez, Eva. Ardura, Alba. 2019.

Non‐indigenous fish in protected spaces: Trends in species distribution mediated by illegal stocking

Sara Fernández, Elena Arboleya, Eduardo Dopico, Alba Ardura, Eva Garcia‐Vazquez. 2018.

A comprehensive assessment of stream fragmentation in Great Britain

Joshua Jones, Luca Börger, Jeroen Tummers, Peter Jones, Martyn Lucas, Jim Kerr, Paul Kemp, Simone Bizzi, Sofia Consuegra, Lucio Marcello, Andrew Vowles, Barbara Belletti, Eric Verspoor , Wouter van de Bund, Peter Gough, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz 2019
Science of The Total Environment, Volume 673, Pages 756-762

Passage performance and behaviour of wild and stocked cyprinid fish at a sloping weir with a Low Cost Baffle fishway

Angus J. Lothian, Chris J. Gardner, Toby Hull, Daniel Griffiths, Eleanor R. Dickson, Martyn C. Lucas. 2019
Ecological Engineering, Volume 130, Pages 67-79

A simple, rapid method for detecting seven common invasive fish species in Europe from environmental DNA

Laura Clusa, E.García‐Vázquez 2018

Moving beyond fitting fish into equations: Progressing the fish passage debate in the Anthropocene

Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Paul Franklin, Martin Wilkes, Kim Aarestrup 2018
Aquatic Conservation, Volume 29, Issue 7, Pages 1095-1105

Evaluating freshwater macroinvertebrates from eDNA metabarcoding: A river Nalo´n case study

Sara Fernandez, Saul Rodriguez, Jose L. Martinez, Yaisel J. Borrell, Alba Ardura, Eva Garcia-Vazquez, 2018
PLoS ONE 13(8): e0201741

Comparison of coarse‐resolution rapid methods for assessing fish passage at riverine barriers: ICE and SNIFFER protocols

James Barry, Brian Coghlan, Alan Cullagh, James R. Kerr, James J. King. 2018

Enhancing the upstream passage of river lamprey at a microhydropower installation using horizontally-mounted studded tiles

Jeroen S. Tummers, James R. Kerr, Pat O’Brien, Paul Kemp, Martyn C. Lucas 2018
Ecological Engineering, Volume 125, Pages 87-95

Public knowledge of alien species: a case study on aquatic biodiversity in North Iberian 2 rivers.

Laura Clusa, Laura Miralles, Sara Fernández, Eva García-Vázquez, Eduardo Dopico 2018
Journal for Nature Conservation, Volume 24, Pages 53-61

Robotic photosieving from low-cost multirotor sUAS: A proof-of-concept

P.E. Carbonneau S. Bizzi G. Marchetti 2017
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Environmental DNA for freshwater fish monitoring: insights for conservation within a protected area.

Sara Fernandez​, Miguel M. Sandin, Paul G. Beaulieu, Laura Clusa, Jose L. Martinez, Alba Ardura, Eva García-Vázquez 2018
Peer J, 6:e4486

The future of fish passage science, engineering, and practice

Ana T. Silva, Martyn C. Lucas, Theodore Castro-Santos, Christos Katopodis, Lee J. Baumgartner Jason D. Thiem, Kim Aarestrup, Paulo S. Pompeu, Gordon C. O’Brien, Douglas C. Braun, Nicholas J. Burnett, David Z. Zhu, Hans-Petter Fjeldstad, Torbjørn Forseth, Nallamuthu Rajaratnam, John G. Williams, Steven J. Cooke 2017
Fish and Fisheries, Volume 19, Issue 2

Monitoring the eradication of the highly invasive topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) using a novel eDNA assay

Robinson C. , de Leaniz C. G. , Rolla M. , Consuegra S.
Environmental Dna, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 74-85

30 years of data reveal dramatic increase in abundance of brown trout following the removal of a small hydrodam

Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Martin H. Larsen, Jan Nielsen, Kim Aarestrup 2017
Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 204, Part 1

eDNA for detection of five highly invasive molluscs. A case study in urban rivers from the Iberian Peninsula

Clusa L, Miralles L, Basanta A, Escot C, Garcia-Vazquez E, 2017
PLoS ONE 12(11): e0188126

Adaptive management in the context of barriers in European freshwater ecosystems

Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Jeroen S. Tummers, Martyn C. Lucas, Kim Aarestrup 2017
Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 204, Part 1

Shining a light on the loss of rheophilic fish habitat in lowland rivers as a forgotten consequence of barriers, and its implications for management

Kim Birnie-Gauvin, Kim Aarestrup, Thorsten M. O. Riis, Niels Jepsen, Anders Koed 2017
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems as a Short Communication

An extremely sensitive nested PCR-RFLP mitochondrial marker for detection and identification of salmonids in eDNA from water samples

Laura Clusa, Alba Ardura, Sara Fernández, Agustín A. Roca and Eva García-Vázquez 2017
PeerJ 5:e3045