SCI Papers
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2024
146. R, Riera &. J. Pausas. 2024. Fire ecology in marine systems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution (in press)
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.001.
2023
145. Geppi, E., R, Riera, I. Colodro & Á. Pérez-Ruzafa. 2023. Small but key to nature conservation: Small packed communities in a small lagoon from a biodiversity hotspot. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 295: 108546
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108546.
144. Herrera, A., R, Riera & R. Rodríguez. 2023. Alpha species diversity measured by Shannon’s H-index: Some misunderstandings and underexplored traits, and its key role in exploring the trophodynamic stability of dynamic multiscapes. Ecological Indicators, 156: 111118.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoind.2023.111118.
143. Riera, R., F. Torquato, P. Range, R. Ben-Hamadou, P. Möller & V. Tuset. 2023. Are offshore platforms a good candidate to restore functional diversity of reef fish communities in the Arabian Gulf? Regional Studies of Marine Sciences, 66: 103171.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103171.
142. odríguez, S., r. Riera, R., A. Fonteneau, S. Alonso-Pérez & J.B.D. López-Darias. 2023. 2023.African desert dust influences migrations and fisheries of the Atlantic skipjack-tuna. Atmospheric Environment, 312, 120022.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120022.
141.Riera, R., B.D. Fath, A.M. Herrera & R. Rodríguez. 2023. & A. Urzúa. 2023. Concerns regarding the proposal for an ecological equation of state: an assessment starting from the organic biophysics of ecosystems (OBEC). Ecological Modelling, 484: 110462.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodl.2023.110462.
140. Guzmán-Rivas, F., J. Ortega, S. Mora, P. Barría, R. Riera. & A. Urzúa. 2023.Temporal and inter-individual changes in the integrated biochemical condition of the gonads of female swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the Southeastern Pacific Ocean. PeerJ 11:e15524
DOI: 107717/peerj.15524.
139.Vasconcelos, J., R. Sousa, J. Ferro, A.R. Pinto, M. Freitas & R. Riera. 2023.Fecundity, an overlooked life-history trait for coastal managemet of commercial molluscs? Frontiers of Marine Science: 10, 1173629.
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.117362.
138. Palamara, G.M., A. Rozenfeld, C.N. de Santana, J. Klecka, R. Riera., V.M. Eguíluz & C. Melián. 2023. Biodiversity dynamics in landscapes with fluctuating connectivity. Ecography, e06385.
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.06385.
137. Vasconcelos, J., J. Ferro, R. Sousa, A.R. Pinto & R. Riera. 2023 Fecundity strategy of the highly exploited limpet Patella ordinaria from an oceanic archipelago. Regional Studies of Marine Science, 60: 102849
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2023.102849.
136. Riera, R., R. Quesada-Cabrera, A. Martínez & S. Dupont. 2023. Embracing diversity during researcher evaluation in the academic scientific environment. Frontiers in Education, 8: 1098319.
DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1098319.
135. Escandell-Westcott, A., R. Riera. & N. Hernández-Muñoz. 2023. Posidonia oceanica restoration review: Factors affecting seedlings. Journal of Sea Research, 191: 102337.
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2023.102337.
2022
134. .Díaz, C., Sobenes, C., Cruz-Motta, J.J. & R. Riera.. 2022. Settlement experiment of spat using three different collectors in two contrasting coastal sites from Chile (SE Pacific Ocean).
Frontiers in Marine Science, 9: 1068305 DOI: 10.1007/s13131-022-2052-y.
133. Laukaityte, S., & R. Riera. 2022. The status of research and utilisation on the subtidal kelp along the Chilean coast: a literature review. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 41(12): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-022-2052-y.
132. Escánez, A., Á. Guerra, R. Riera, A. Ariza, A.F. González & Aguilar-de-Soto, N. 2022. New contribution to the knowledge of the mesopelagic cephalopod community off the western Canary Islands slope. Regional Studies of Marine Science 55: 102572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102572
131. Ribeiro, C., P. Neves, M. Kaufmann, R. Araújo & R. Riera. 2022. A baseline for prioritizing the conservation of the threatened seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in the oceanic archipelago of Madeira, Journal for Nature Conservation 68: 126224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126224
130. Riera, R. & R. Rodríguez. 2022. What if peer-review process is killing thinking-out-of-the-box science? Frontiers in Marine Science, 9: 924469. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.924469
129. Geppi, E. & R. Riera. 2022. Responses of intertidal seaweeds to warming: A 38-year time series shows differences of sizes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 270: 107841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107841
128. Pinillos, F. & R. Riera. 2022. The influence of boundary habitat continuity on spillover from a Mediterranean marine protected area. Thalassas. 38, 687-696. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-022-00396-7
127. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos, I. Vera-Escalona & R. Riera. 2022. Occurrence of potential human pathogenic bacteria in a harvested intertidal sea snail. Molluscan Research.,42(1): 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2022.2028970
126. Riera, R., R.A. Rodríguez, D. McAfee & S.D. Connell. 2021. COVID-19 lockdown provides clues for better science communication on environmental recovery. Environmental Conservation https://doi.org/10.1017/S037689292000369
2021
125. Vasconcelos, J., D. Caamaño, V.M. Tuset, R. Sousa & Riera, R. 2021. The shell phenotypic variability of the keyhole limpet Fissurella latimarginata: Insights from an experimental approach using a water flow flume. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 87(4):eyab043. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyab043
124. Riera, R ., A.M. Herrera & R.A. Rodríguez. 2021. Relationships between ergodic indicators of dispersal intensity, IUCN Red List values, and selected environmental variables in connection with European birds whose foraging and flying behavior is associated to roads and highways. Journal for Nature Conservation, 126083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.JNC.2021.126083
123. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos, I. Vera-Escalona, A.R. Pinto, S.J. Hawkins, M. Freitas, J. Delgado, J.A. González & R. Riera. 2021. Pleistocene expansion, anthropogenic pressure and ocean currents: Disentangling the past and ongoing evolutionary history of Patella aspera Röding, 1798 in the archipelago of Madeira. Marine Environmental Research, 105485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105485
122. Vadziutsina, M. & R. Riera. 2021. Artisanal trap fisheries from tropical and subtropical reefs: Targeted species and conservation of fish stocks. Journal of Fisheries and Environment, 45(2): 69-83. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JFE/article/view/247386.
121. Torquato, F., M.H. Omerspahic, P. Range, S.S. Bach, R. Riera & R. Ben-Hamadou. 2021. Epibenthic communities from offshore platforms in the Arabian Gulf are structured by platform age and depth. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 173: 112935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112935
120. Vasconcelos, J., A. Jurado-Ruzafa, J.L. Otero-Ferrer, A. Lombarte, R. Riera & V. Tuset. 2021. Thinking of fish population discrimination: population average phenotype vs. population phenotypes. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8: 740296. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.740296
119. Moreno, J.M., S.E. Solleliet-Ferreira & R. Riera. 2021. Distribution and abundance of coastal elamosbranchs in Tenerife (Canary Islands, NE Atlantic Ocean) with emphasis on the bull ray, Aetomylaeus bovinus. Thalassas. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00316-1
118. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos, I. Vera-Escalona, J. Delgado, M. Freitas, J.A. González & R. Riera. 2021 Major ocean currents may shape the microbiome of the topshell Phorcus sauciatus in the NE Atlantic Ocean. Scientific Reports, 11: 12480. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91448-0
117. Ibáñez, C., R. Riera, T. Leite, M. Díaz-Santana-Iturrios, R. Rosa & M.C. Pardo-Gandarillas. 2021. Stomach content analysis in cephalopods: past research, current challenges, and future directions. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 31: 505-522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09653-z
116. Montecinos, C., C. Álvarez, R. Riera & A. Brante. 2021. Inbreeding vs. outbreeding depression in a marine species with low disperse potential. Marine Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12635
115. Reis, D.B., A. Shcherbakova, R. Riera , M.V. Martín, P. Domingues, J.P. Andrade, P. Jiménez-Prada, C. Rodríguez, A.V. Sykes & E. Almansa. 2021. Effects of feeding with different live preys on the lipid composition, growth and survival of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae. Aquaculture Research 52(1): 105-116. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14873
114. Escánez, A., Á. Guerra, R. Riera, & F.J. Rocha. 2021. Revised species reveal the Canary Islands as a cephalopod biodiversity hotspot. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 41: 101541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101541
2020
113. Delgado, J.D. & R. Riera. 2020. Anthropogenic disturbances and conservation of coastal environments in an ocean archipelago. Journal of Integrated Zone Management 20(4): 249-264. https://doi.org/10.5894/rgci-n267
112. Edgar, G.J., A. Cooper, S.C. Baker, W. Barker, N.S. Barrett, M.A. Becerro, A.E. Bates, D. Brock, D. Ceccarelli, E. Clausius, M. Davey, T.R. Davis, P. Day, A. Green, S.R. Griffiths, J. Hicks, I.A. Hinojosa, B. Jones, M.F. Larkin, N. Lazzari, S.D. Ling, P. Mooney, E. Oh, A. Pérez-Matus, J.B. Pocklington, R. Riera, J.A. Sanabria-Fernández, Y. Seroussi, I. Shaw, D. Shields, J. Shields, M. Smith, G.A. Soler, J. Stuart-Smith, J. Turnbull, & R.D. Stuart-Smith. 2020. Reef Life Survey: Establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life. Biological Conservation, 252: 108855. https://doi:org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108855
111. Álvarez, L.N., S. García-Sanz, N.E. Bosch, R. Riera & F. Tuya. 2020. Optimizing costs to collect local infauna through grabs: Effect of sampling size and replication. Diversity, 12: 410. https://doi:10.3390/d12110410
110. Bruno, C., C.F. Cornejo, R. Riera & C.M. Ibáñez. 2020. What is on the menu? Feeding, consumption and cannibalism in exploited stocks of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas in south-central Chile. Fisheries Research, 233: 105722 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105722
109. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos & R. Riera 2020. Weight-length relationships of four intertidal mollusk species from the NE Atlantic Ocean and their potential for conservation. Molluscan Research, 40(4): 363-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2020.1809810
108. Montecinos, C., R. Riera & A. Brante. 2020. Site fidelity and homing behaviour in the intertidal species Chiton granosus (Polyplacophora) (Frembly, 1889). Journal of Sea Research, 164: 101932. ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2020.101932
107. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos & R. Riera. 2020. Unravelling the effects of exploitation on the size structure of intertidal topshell Phorcus sauciatus in harvested and non-harvested Atlantic regions. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 38: 101387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101387
106. Riera, R., J. Vasconcelos, S. Baden, L. Gerhardt, R. Sousa & E. Infantes. 2020. Severe shifts of Zostera marina epifauna: Comparative study between 1997 and 2018 on the Swedish Skagerrak Coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 158: 111434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111434
105. Sousa, R., A.R. Pinto, J. Vasconcelos & R, Riera. 2020. Do harvesting affect the relative growth in Patella aspera Röding, 1798? The European Zoology Journal https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1791266
104. Vasconcelos, J.,R. Sousa, V. Tuset & R. Riera. 2020. Island effect in the shell phenotypic plasticity of an intertidal gastropod. Zoology, 141: 125802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2020.125802
103. Riera, R., J.D. Delgado, L. Moro, R. Herrera & M.A. Becerro. 2020. Difficulties to identify global and local key biodiversity areas in diverse and isolated marine jurisdictions. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 24: 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-020-00732-0
102. Bernal, A., R. Toresen & R. Riera 2020. Distribution and Diet of Myctophids across the Indian Ocean and Role of the Southern Tropical Gyre in the Microplastic Ingestion. Deep Sea Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2019.104706
101. Riera, R & J.D. Delgado. 2020. Identifying integrative management needs for regional marine policies in a context of human impact in an oceanic archipelago. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 61: 61-71. https//doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.4A9FD40
100. Sousa, R., P. Henriques, J. Vasconcelos, J. Delgado & R. Riera . 2020. The protection effects of MPAs on exploited molluscs from and oceanic archipelago. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystem, 30(4): 717-729. https://doi.org/10.1001/aqc.3285
99. Rodríguez, R.A., R. Riera, I. Reyes & J.D. Delgado . 2020. Entropy vs. human ontogeny: The Shannon information measure; a reliable general indicator of human health? Interdisciplinary Science Review 45: 186-206. https://doi.org/10.1080/0308011.2019.1696026
98. Vadziutsina, M. & R. Riera . 2020. Review of fish trap fisheries from tropical and subtropical reefs: main features, threats and management solutions. Fisheries Research, 223: 105432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105432
97. Guzmán, F., M. Bascur, L. Olavarria, S. Mora, R. Riera & Á. Urzúa. 2020. Seasonal and interannual changes in reproductive parameters and eggs biochemical composition of the fishery resource Pleuroncodes monodon (Decapoda: Munididae) from the Humboldt Current System. Fisheries Research, 221: 105404. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5622 <
96. Vasconcelos, J., R. Sousa, P. Henriques, A. Amorim, J. Delgado & R. Riera. 2020. Two sympat-ric, not externally discernible and heavily-exploited deep species with coastal migration during spawning season: Implications for sustainable stocks management of Aphanopus car-bo and A. intermedius around Madeira. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(1): 124-131. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0423
2019
95. Brante, A., R. Riera & V. Cartes. 2019. Post-settlement movement as response to interspecific competition between the bioengineer mussels Semimytilus algosus and Perumytilus purpuratus. Journal of Sea Research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2019.101809
94. Brante, A., R. Riera & P. Riquelme. 2019. Aggressive interactions between the invasive anemone Anemonia alicemartinae and the native anemone Phymactis papillosa. Aquatic Biology 28: 127-136 https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00718
93. Torquato, F., P. Range, R. Ben-Hamadou, E.E. Sigsgaard, P.F. Thomsen, R. Riera , M.I. Berumen, J.A. Burt, D.A. Feary, A. Marshell, D. D´Agostino, J.D. DiBattista, P.R. Møller. 2019. Consequences of marine barriers on genetic diversity of the coral-specialist yellowbar angelfish from the Western Indian Ocean. Ecology and Evolution, 9(19): 11215-11226.
92. Seguel, V., F. Guzmán, M. Bascur, R. Riera & Á. Urzúa. 2019. Temporal variation in larval biochemical condition at hatching of the red squat lobster Pleuroncodes monodon (Decapoda: Munididae) from Humboldt Current System. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 63(4): 282-293. "https://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2019.1647471
91. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos, R. Riera , A.R. Pinto, J. Delgado & P. Henriques. 2019. Potential impact of harvesting management measures on the reproductive parameters of the limpets Patella aspera and Patella candei from Madeira island. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 226: 106264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106264
90. Sanabria-Fernández, J.A., J.G. Alday, N. Lazzari, R. Riera & M. Becerro. 2019. Marine protected areas are more effective but less reliable in protecting fish biomass than fish diversity. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 143: 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.015
89. Vasconcelos, J., P. Henriques, R. Sousa, A. Amorim, J. Delgado & R. Riera. 2019. Deep stocks avoid competition migrating horizontal and vertically: The example of two scabbardfishes (Aphanopus spp.) targeted by long-liners in grounds next to an oceanic archipelago. Regional Studies in Marine Sciences, 28: 100605 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100605
88. Talamo, D. & R. Riera. 2019. Elements for a future EBSA (Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Area) process in the Alboran Sea and connected areas. A case study for North-South cooperation. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 60: 211-222. https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.AEA64492
87. Sousa, R., P. Henriques, J. Vasconcelos, G. Faria, R. Riera, A.R. Pinto, J. Delgado & S. Hawkins. 2019. First observations of hermaphroditism in the patellid limpet Patella piperata Gould 1846. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of United of Kingdom, 99(7): 1615-1620. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315419000559
86. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos, J. Delgado, R. Riera, J.A. González, M. Freitas & P. Henriques. 2019. Disentangling exploitation of the intertidal grazer Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in an ocean archipelago: Implications for conservation. Marine Ecology, 40(2): e12540. https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12540
85. Castro, J.J., E. Didovich, A. Delgado de Molina Acevedo, A. Barrera-Luján & R. Riera. 2019. Reconstruction of marine small-scale fisheries captures in the Canary Islands (NE Altantic Ocean) from 1950 to 2010. Scientia Marina 83(1): 7-17. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04837.18A
84. Rodríguez, R., R. Riera, J.M. Duncan, M.J. Vanni, J.D. Delgado & M. González. 2019. Degrees of freedom: definitions and their minimum and most meaningful combination for interdisciplinary ecological modelling. Ecological Modelling, 392: 226-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.11.021.
83. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos, R. Riera, J. Delgado, J.A. González, M. Freitas & P. Henriques. 2019. Filling biological information gaps of the marine topshell Phorcus sauciatus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) to ensure its sustainable exploitation. Journal of Marine Biological Association of United of Kingdom 99(4): 841-849. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315418001054
82. Sousa, R., J. Vasconcelos, P. Henriques, A.R. Pinto, J. Delgado, J.A. González, M. Freitas & R. Riera. 2019. Long-term population status of two harvested intertidal grazers (Patella aspera and P. candei), before (1996-2006) and after (2007-2017) the implementation of management measures. Journal of Sea Research 144: 33-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.11.002
81. Escánez, A., A. Guerra, R. Riera, A.V. Ariza, A.F. González, F.J. Rocha & N. Aguilar. 2019. Octopods of the Canary Islands. New records and biogeographic relationships. Molluscan Research, 39(1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2018.1527970
2018
80. Escánez, A., J. Rubio, R. Riera & E. Almansa. 2018. Assessment of various anesthetics effects on Octopus vulgaris paralarvae. Journal of the Aquaculture World Society, 49(6): 1019-1025. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12444
79. Viña, N., M. Bascur, F. Guzmán, R. Riera, K. Paschke & Á. Urzúa. 2018. Interspecific variation in the physiological and reproductive parameters of porcelanid crabs from the Southeastern Pacific coast: potential adaptation in contrasting marine environments. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 226: 22-31. https://doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.07.006
78. Escánez, A., A. Roura, A., R. Riera, A.F. González & A. Guerra. 2018. New data on the systematics of comb-fin squids Chtenopteryx spp. (Cephalopoda: Chtenopterygidae) from the Atlantic Ocean. Zoological Studies, 57: 37-40. https://doi:10.6620/ZS.2018.57-40
77. Sanabria-Fernández, J.A., N. Lazzari, R. Riera & M. Becerro. 2018. Building up marine biodiversity loss: artificial habitats decrease the number and abundance of low occupancy benthic and sessile species. Marine Environmental Research, 140:190-199. https://doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.06.010
76. Vasconcelos, J., R. Sousa, R. Riera, J. Delgado, G. Faria & L.S. Gordo. 2018. Stock assessment of the blue Jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825) in the North-eastern Atlantic. Fisheries Management and Ecology 25: 233-239. https://doi:10.1111/fme.12289
75. R. Riera,V. Tuset, R. Betancur-R, A. Lombarte, C. Marcos & A. Pérez-Ruzafa. 2018. Modelling alpha-diversities of coastal lagoon fish assemblages from the Mediterranean Sea. Progress in Oceanography 165: 100-109.
74. Rodríguez, R.A., J.M. Duncan, J.D. Delgado, M.J. Vanni, R. Riera, & M.J. González. 2018. Additional empirical evidence on the intrinsic trend to stationarity in the long run and the nested relationship between abiotic, biotic and anthropogenic factors starting from the organic biophysics of ecosystems (OBEC). Ecological Modelling, 283: 23-30.
2017
73. Rodríguez, R., J.M. Duncan, J.D. Delgado, M.J. Vanni, R. Riera, A.M. Herrera & M.J. González. 2017. Ecosystem trophodynamic power assessment: searching for a reliable model based on the power equation for an oscillating string. Ecological Modelling, 362: 80-86.
72. Castilla, A.M. R. Riera, M. Ali-Humaid, T.J. Garland, A. AlKuwari, S. Muzaffar, H.A. Naser, S. Al-Mohannadi, D. Al-Ajmi, A. Chikhi, J. Wessels, M. Al-Thani & A. Valdéon. 2017. Contribution of citizen science to improve knowledge on marine biodiversity in the Gulf region. Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Basic and Applied Sciences, 24: 126-135.
71. R. Riera, Ó. Pérez, C. Cromey, M. Rodríguez, E. Ramos, O. Álvarez, J. Domínguez, Ó. Monterroso & F. Tuya. 2017. MACAROMOD: a tool to model particulate waste dispersion and benthic impact from offshore sea-cage aquaculture in the Macaronesian region. Ecological Modelling, 361: 122-134.
70. R. Riera, V. Tuset, M. Rodríguez, O. Monterroso & A. Lombarte. 2017. Analyzing functional diversity to determine the effects of fish cages farms in insular coastal fish assemblages. Aquaculture, 479: 384-395.
69. Rodríguez, R.A., J.M. Duncan, M.J. Vanni, A.V. Melkikh, J.D. Delgado, R. Riera, A.M. Herrera, T. Camarena, A. Quirós, J.M. Fernández-Palacios, J.V. Miranda, M.E. Perdomo, M.J. Fernández-Rodríguez, A. Jiménez-Rodríguez, R. Otto, C.G. Escudero, R.M. Navarro-Cerrillo & M.J. González. 2017. Exploring the analytical consequences of ecological subjects unwittingly neglected by the mainstream of evolutionary thought. Ecological Modelling, 355: 70-83.
68. Torquato, F., H.M. Jensen, P. Range, S.S. Bach, R. Ben-Hamadou, E.E. Sigsgaard, P.F. Thomsen, P.R. Moller & R. Riera. 2017. Vertical zonation and functional diversity of fish assemblages revealed by ROV videos at oil platforms in The Gulf. Journal of Fish Biology
67. Delgado, JD., R. Riera R.A. Rodríguez, P. González-Moreno & J.M. Fernández-Palacios. 2017. A reapprasial of the role of humans in the biotic disturbance of islands. Environmental Conservation, DOI:10.1017/S0376892917000236.
66. Rodríguez, R.A., R. Riera & J.D. Delgado. 2017. Ecology: Science or philately? An interdisciplinary analysis of sustainability by exploring if it is possible to get more and more information by reducing collateral environmental damages. Science of the Total Environment, 596-597: 43-52.
65. Costa, J.Z., U. McCarthy, O. Pérez, E. Ramos, M. Rodríguez, Ó. Monterroso R. Riera(2017). Pasteurellosis in farmed meagre in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Thalassas, 33(1): 65-71.
2016
64. Garrido, D., V.M. Martín, C. Rodríguez, J. Iglesias, J.C. Navarro, A. Estévez, F. Hontoria, M. Becerro, J.J. Otero, J. Pérez, I. Varó, D.B. Reis, R. Riera, A.V. Skykes & E. Almansa. 2016. Meta-analysis approach to the effects of live prey on the growth of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae under culture conditions. Reviews in Aquaculture.
63. R. Riera, R. Herrera, Ó. Pérez, M.J. Garrido, O. Álvarez, Ó. Monterroso & J. Núñez. 2016. Lack of recovery symptoms of an endangered and harvested mollusk in the last 20 years. Journal of Marine Biological Association of United of Kingdom, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416001430.
62. R. Riera, Ó. Monterroso, J. Núñez A. Martínez. 2016. Distribution of meiofaunal abundances in a marine cave complex with secondary openings and freshwater filtrations. Marine Biodiversity, DOI.10.1107/s12526-016-0586-y.
61. Rodríguez, R.A., A.M. Herrea, J. Duncan, R. Riera, A. Quirós, M.E. Perdomo, A. Jiménez-Rodríguez, J.M. Fernández-Palacios, M.J. Vanni, R. Otto, C.G. Escudero, T. Camarena, R.M. Navarro-Cerrillo, J.D. Delgado & M.J. González. 2016. Response to comments on “Uncertainty principle in niche assessment: A solution to the dilemma redundancy vs. competitive exclusion, and some analytical consequences. Ecological Modelling, 341: 1-4.
60. R. Riera, C. Menci, J.A. Sanabria-Fernández & M.A. Becerro. 2016. Do recreational activities affect coastal biodiversity? Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 178: 129-136.
59. Esquete, P., E. Ramos R. Riera. 2016. New data on the Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Canary Islands, with a description of a new species of Apseudopsis. Zootaxa, 4093(2): 248-260.
58. Rodríguez, R., A.M. Herrera, A. Quirós, M.J. Fernández-Rodríguez, J.D. Delgado, A. Jiménez-Rodríguez, J.M. Fernández-Palacios, R. Otto, C.G. Escudero, J. Santander, J.V. Miranda, R.M. Navarro-Cerrillo, M.E. Perdomo & R. Riera,. 2016. Exploring the spontaneous contribution of Claude E-Shannon to eco-evolutionary theory. Ecological Modelling, 327: 57-64.
57. Dauvin, J.C,, Andrade, H., De-la-Ossa-Carretero, J.A., Del-Pilar-Ruso, Y. & R. Riera,. 2016. Polychaete/amphipod ratios: An approach to validating simple benthic indicators. Ecological Indicators, 63: 89-99.
2015
56. R. Riera,, O. Pérez, O. Álvarez, D. Simón, D. Díaz, O. Monterroso & J. Núñez. 2015. Clear regression of harvested intertidal mollusks. A 20-year (1994-2014) comparative study. Marine Environmental Research, 113. 56-61.
55. R. Riera,, C. Sangil & M. Sansón. 2015. Long-term herbarium data reveal the decline of a temperate water algae in its range southern limit. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 165: 159-165.
54. Rodríguez, R.A., A.M. Herrera, J. Santander, J.V. Miranda, M.E. Perdomo, A. Quirós, R. Riera, & B. Fath. From stationary to a non-stationary ecological state equation: Adding a tool for ecological monitoring. Ecological Modelling, 320: 44-51
53. Tuya, F., S. Betancor, M.A. Viera-Rodríguez, R. Guedes, R. Riera, R. Haroun & F. Espino. 2015. Effect of chronic versus pulse perturbations on a marine ecosystem: integration of functional responses across organization levels. Ecosystems, 18: 1455-1471..
52. Tuya, F., S. Betancor, M.A. Viera-Rodríguez, R. Guedes, R. Riera, R. Haroun & F. Espino. 2015. Effect of chronic versus pulse perturbations on a marine ecosystem: integration of functional responses across organization levels. Ecosystems, 18: 1455-1471..
51. Rodríguez, R.A., Herrera, A.M.,Herrera, A.M., Santander, J., Miranda, J.V., Fernández-Rodríguez, M.J., Quirós, A., R. Riera,, Fernández-Palacios, J.M., Otto, R., Escudero, C.G., Jiménez-Rodríguez, A., Navarro-Cerrillo, R.M., Perdomo, M.E. & J.D. Delgado. 2015. Uncertainty principle in niche assessment: A solution to the dilema redundancy vs. competitive exclusion, and some analytical consequences. Ecological Modelling, 318: 87-110.
50. Rodríguez, R.A., Herrera, A.M., R. Riera,, Santander, J., Miranda, J.V., Quirós, A., Fernández-Palacios, J.M., Otto, R., Escudero, C.G, Fernández-Rodríguez, M.J., Jiménez-Rodríguez, A., Navarro-Cerrillo, R.M., Perdomo, M.E. & J.D. Delgado. 2015. Distribution of species diversity values: A link between classical and quantum mechanics in ecology. Ecological Modelling, 313: 163-180.
49. Fabbri, F., F. Espino, R. Herrera, L. Moro, R. Haroun, R. Riera,, N. González-Henríquez, O. Bergasa, O. Monterroso, M. Ruiz de la Rosa & F. Tuya. 2015. Trends of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Magnoliophyta) in the Canary Islands: population changes in the last two decades. Scientia Marina 79(1): 7-13.
48. Rodríguez, R.A., A.M. Herrera, R. Riera, Escudero CG, Delgado JD. 2015. Empirical clues about the fulfillment of quantum principles in ecology: Potential meaning and theoretical. Ecological Modelling 301: 90-97.
47. Rodríguez, R.A., A.M. Herrera, R. Riera, J.D. Delgado, A. Quirós, M.E. Perdomo, J. Santander, J.V. Miranda, M.J. Fernández, A. Jiménez-Rodríguez, J.M. Fernández-Palacios, R. Otto, C. G. Escudero, R.M. Navarro-Cerrillo. 2015. Thermostatistical distribution of a trophic energy proxy with analytical consequences for evolutionary ecology, species coexistence and the maximum entropy formalism. Ecological Modelling, 296: 24-35.
46. Reis, D.B., I. García-Herrero, R. Riera, B.C. Felipe, C. Rodríguez, A.V. Sykes, M.V. Martín, J.P. Andrade & E. Almansa. 2014. An insight on Octopus vulgaris paralarvae lipid requirements under rearing conditions. Aquaculture, doi:10.1111/any.12205.
2014
45. R. Riera, M.A. Becerro, R. Stuart-Smith, J.D. Delgado & G.J. Edgar. 2014. Out of sight, out of mind: threats to the marine biodiversity of the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic Ocean). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 86(1/2): 9-18
44. R. Riera, F. Tuya, Ó. Pérez, E. Ramos, M. Rodríguez & Ó. Monterroso. 2014. Effects of proximity to offshore fish farms over soft-bottom macrofauna. Journal of Marine Biological Association of United of Kingdom. doi:10.1017/S0025315414001386
43. R. Riera, P. Sánchez-Jerez, M. Rodríguez & Ó. Monterroso. 2014. Artificial marine habitats favour a single fish species on a long-term scale: the dominance of Boops boops around off-shore fish cages. Scientia Marina. doi:10.3989/scimar.04083.08A
42. R. Riera, J. Núñez, & M.C. Brito. 2014. Temporal variations of shallow subtidal meiofauna in Los Cristianos Bay (Tenerife, Canary Islands, NE Atlantic Ocean). Brazilian Journal of Oceanography 62(3): 167-177.
41. R. Riera, Ó. Pérez, M. Rodríguez, E. Ramos & Ó. Monterroso. 2014. Are assemblages of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata enhanced in sediments beneath offshore fish cages? Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 33(4): 108-111.
40. Tuya, F., L. Png-González, R. Riera, Haroun & F. Espino. 2014. Ecological structure and function differs between habitats dominated by seagrasses and green seaweeds. Marine Environmental Research, 98: 1-13.
39. Riera, R., A. Sacramento, Ó. Pérez, Ó. Monterroso, E. Ramos, M. Rodríguez & E. Almansa. 2013. Effects of organic enrichment on macrofauna community structure: an experimental approach. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 61(4): 223-229.
38. Riera, R., 2014. Are marine drifting species cosmopolitan? The example of the isopod Idotea metallica.Thalassas, 30(1): 75-77.
2013
37. Riera, R., M.A. Becerro, E. Ramos, Ó. Monterroso & M. Rodríguez. 2013. Response of different benthic habitats to off-shore fish cages. Aquaculture Research. doi: 10.1111/are.12306.
36. Jiménez-Prada, P., A, Scherbakova, Riera, R., B.C. Felipe, A.V. Sykes, R.A. Gonçalves, J.P. Andrade, C. Perales-Raya, C. Rodríguez & E. Almansa. 2014. Characterization of deformed hatchlings of Octopus vulgaris obtained under captivity from a small female. Fisheries Research, 152: 62-65.
35. Riera, R., & J.A. de-la-Ossa-Carretero. 2013. Response of benthic opportunistic polychaetes and amphipods index to different perturbations in coastal oligotrophic areas (Canary archipelago, North East Atlantic Ocean). Marine Ecology. Doi: 10.1111/maec.12094.
34. Pérez, Ó., E. Almansa, Riera, R., M. Rodríguez, E. Ramos, J. Costa & Ó. Monterroso. 2014. Food and faeces settling velocities of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) and its application for modelling waste dispersion from sea cage aquaculture. Aquaculture, 420-421: 171-179.
33. Riera, R., F. Tuya, M. Rodríguez, Ó. Monterroso & E. Ramos. 2013. Confounding response of macrofauna from a confluence of impacts: brine and sewage pollution. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 32(10): 74-81
32. Junoy, J., C. Castellanos, R. Bernardo-Madrid, Riera, R. & J.M. Viéitez. 2013. Macroinfaunal recovery on the beach severely affected by the “Prestige” oil spill (O Rostro, Galicia, north-west Spain). Journal of Marine Biological Association of United of Kingdom. doi.:10.1017/S002531541300132X
31. >Núñez, J.,Riera, R. & Y. Maggio. 2013. A new Ophryotrocha species (Polychaeta: Dorvilleidae) from circalittoral seabeds of the Cantabrian Sea (NE Atlantic Ocean). Journal of Marine Biological Association of United of Kingdom, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315413001082.
30. Riera, R., M. Rodríguez, E. Ramos, Ó. Monterroso & J.D. Delgado. 2013. Hard and soft-bottom macrozoobenthos in subtidal communities around an inactive harbour area (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands). Vie et Milieu, 63(1): 1-4.
29. Riera, R., J. Núñez & M.C. Brito. 2013. Temporal dynamics of shallow subtidal meiobenthos from a beach in Tenerife (Canary Islands, northeast Atlantic Ocean). Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 32(8): 44-54.
28. Rodríguez, RA., J.D. Delgado, A.M. Herrera, Riera, R., R.M. Navarro, A. Quirós & L. Dieguez. 2013. Effects of two traits of the ecological state equation on our standing of species coexistence. Ecological Modelling, 265: 1-13.
27. Junoy, J., C. Castellanos, J.M Viéitez & Riera, R.. 2013. Seven years of macrofauna monitoring at Ladeira beach (Corrubedo Bay, NW Spain) after the Prestige oil-spill.
Oceanologia, 55(2): 393-407.
26. Rodríguez, RA., A.M. Herrera, J.D. Delgado, R. Otto, A. Quirós, J. Santander, J.V. Miranda, A. Jiménez, Riera, R., R.M. Navarro, M.E. Perdomo, J.M. Fernández-Palacios, J.R. Arévalo, C. Escudero & L. Diéguez. 2013. Biomass-dispersal trade-off and the functional meaning of species. Ecological Modelling, 261/262: 8-18.
25. Riera, R., F. Tuya, A. Sacramento, E. Ramos, Ó. Monterroso & M. Rodríguez. 2013. Influence of the combined disposal of sewage and brine on meiofauna. Ciencias Marinas, 39(1): 15-27.
2012
Riera, R., J. Núñez & M.C. Brito. 2012. Influence of a freshwater runoff on temporal variations of an intertidal meiofauna assemblage. Vie et Milieu 62(3): 105-114.
Riera, R., J. Nuñez, M.C. Brito & F. Tuya. 2012. Differences in diversity, structure and variability between intertidal and subtidal meiofaunal assemblages. Ciencias Marinas, 38(4): 677-693.
Riera, R., F. Tuya, E. Ramos, M. Rodríguez & Ó. Monterroso (2012). Variability of macrofaunal assemblages on the surroundings of brine disposal. Desalination. 291: 94-100.
Riera, R., P. Sánchez-Jérez, M. Rodríguez, Ó. Monterroso & E. Ramos. 2012.Long-term monitoring of fish farms: Application of Nematode/Copepod index to oligotrophic conditions. Marine Pollution Bulletin 64(4): 844-850.
Escánez, A.,R. Riera, L Márquez, A Skalli, BC Felipe, I García-Herrero, D Reis, C Rodríguez & E Almansa. 2012. A general survey of the feasibility of culturing the mysid Gastrosaccus roscoffensis (Peracarida, Mysida): Growth, survival, predatory skills, and lipid composition. Ciencias Marinas, 38(3): 475-490.
Escánez, A., R. Riera, A.F. González & Á. Guerra. 2012. On the occurrence of egg-masses of diamond-shaped squid Thysanoteuthis rhombus, Troschel 1857 in the subtropical eastern Atlantic (Canary Islands). A potential commercial species? Zookeys 222: 69-76..
Riera, R., J.D. Delgado, M. Rodríguez, Ó. Monterroso & E. Ramos. 2012. Macrofaunal communities of threatened subtidal maërl seabeds on Tenerife (Canary Islands, NE Atlantic Ocean) in summer. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 31(1): 98-105.
Monterroso, O.,R. Riera, J. Núñez.2012. Subtidal soft-bottom macroinvertebrate communities from the Canary Islands. An ecological approach Brazilian Journal of Oceanography. 60(1):1-9.
2011-2002
García-Herrero., I., D. Reis, C. Rodríguez, Riera, R, A.V. Sykes, B.C. Felipe, V. Martín, J.E. Villamandos, & E. ALmansa. 2011. Lipid composition of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) paralarvae fed with alternative preys and a microdiet. Journal of Shellfish Researh, 30(3): 1003-1004 (conference paper)
Riera, R., J. Núñez, M.C.Brito & F. Tuya. 2011. Temporal variability of a subtropical meiofaunal assemblage: contrasting effects at the species and assemblage-level. Vie et Milieu, 129-137
Riera, R., J. Núñez & D. Martín. 2011. Effects of the thermal pollution on the soft bottoms surrounding a power station in the Canary Islands(NE Atlantic Ocean) Oceanology 51(6)1102–1107
Riera, R., F. Tuya, A. Sacramento, E. Ramos, M. Rodríguez & Ó. Monterroso. 2011. The effects of brine disposal on a subtidal meiofauna community Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 93: 359-365.
Riera, R., Ó. Monterroso, M. Rodríguez, E. Ramos & Ó. Pérez. 2011. Biotic indexes reveal the impact of harbour enlargement on benthic fauna. Chemistry and Ecology 27(4): 311-326.
Riera, R., Ó. Monterroso, M. Rodríguez, E. Ramos & A. Sacramento 2011. Six-year study of meiofaunal dynamics in fish farms in Tenerife (Canary Islands, NE Altantic Ocean). Aquatic Ecology. 45(2): 221-229.
Feyjoo, P., R. Riera, B, Felipe, A. Skalli & E. Almansa. 2011. Tolerance response to ammonia and nitrite in paralarvae of Octopus vulgaris and its toxic effects on prey consumption rate and chromatophores activity. Aquaculture International 19: 193-204.
Delgado, J.D., R. Riera, Ó. Monterroso & J. Núñez. 2009. Distribution and abundance of meiofauna in intertidal sand substrata around Iceland. Aquatic Ecology, 43. 221-233.
Riera, R., J. Núñez & M.C. Brito. 2007. A new species of the interstitial genus Neopetitia (Syllidae, Eusyllinae) from Tenerife, with developed acicular setae in males. Helgoland Marine Research, 61(3): 221-223.
Riera, R, J. Núñez & M.C. Brito 2006. Two new species of Comesomatidae Filipjev, 1922 (Nematoda: Chromadorida) from sandy bottoms of Tenerife. Zootaxa 1126: 53-61
Riera, R., J. Núñez & M.C. Brito 2006. A new species of the genus Parapionosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from the Canary Islands, with a description of a new species. Zootaxa, 1110: 17-25.
Brito, M.C., J. Núñez & R. Riera. 2006. A new species of the genus Aonides Clapàrede, 1864 (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Macaronesian Region (Eastern Central Atlantic). Scientia marina, 70S3: 59-64.
Delgado, J.D., J. Núñez, R. Riera & O. Monterroso. 2003. Abundance and diversity patterns of meiofaunal annelids from intertidal areas in Iceland. Hydrobiologia, 496: 311-319.
Martín, D., J. Núñez, R. Riera. & J. Gil. 2002. On the associations between Haplosyllis (Polychaeta, Syllidae) and gorgonians (Cnidaria, Octocorallaria) with the description of a new species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 77: 455-477.
Projects
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On-GOING PROJECTS
2015-2018. Assessing the importance of offshore platforms as marine biodiversity hot spots, protected areas, and genetic stepping stones for the conservation of coral reefs in Qatar ”(cod: NPRP 7-1129-1–201). Funded Agency: Ministry of Education of Qatar. Main Researcher: Rodrigo Riera.
2014-2017. Management effects on marine functional diversity: a global study (cod. 304139/2014-9). Funded Agency: Ministry of Science of Brazil. Main Researcher: Rodrigo Riera.
PAST PROJECTS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
2009-2011. Use of alternative preys as food for octopus paralarvae (PRESAPUL). Funded agency: Canarian Government (ACISII). Main Researcher: Rodrigo Riera.
2010-2012. Modelling tool to predict the environmental response of organic load from off-shore aquaculture cages in the Canarian archipelago (CANAMOD). Funded agency: Ministry of Science and Innovation (CDTI). Main Researchers: Óscar Pérez (CIMA SL) and Rodrigo Riera.
2011-2013. Dispersion of organic matter in fish farms: development of a mathematical model to ensure sustainable development (MACAROMOD). Main Researcher: Fernando Tuya (ULPGC).
