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Saúl Blanco Lanza Surname(s): Name: DNI: Date of birth: Gender: Nationality: Country of birth: Aut. comm./reg. of birth: Contact province: City of birth: Contact address: Rest of contact address: Postcode: Contact country: Contact aut. comm./reg.: Contact city: Land line phone: Fax: Email: Personal web page:

Blanco Lanza Saúl 09811434W 12/03/1977 Male Spain Spain Castile and León León León IMARENABIO La Serna, 58 24007 Spain Castile and León León (+34) 987293136 (+34) 987291563 sblal@unileon.es http://unileon.academia.edu/SaulBlanco

Current professional situation Name of institution: Universidad de León Department, service, etc.: Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Instituto de Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales y Biodiversidad Category/position or post: Técnico Teaching staff (yes/no): No Especialista de Laboratorio City of job: León, Castile and León, Spain Phone: (+34) 987293136 Fax: (+34) 987291563 Email: sblal@unileon.es Start date: 01/01/2012 Type of contract: Temporary employment Type of dedication: Full time contract Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology Secondary (UNESCO code): 241704 - Limnology; 250808 - Limnology Tertiary (UNESCO code): 241713 - Plant ecology; 241720 - Plant taxonomy; 250501 - Biogeography; 250811 - Quality of water; 330800 - Environmental technology and Engineering; 330811 - Water pollution control Current professional activity: Taxonomía y ecología de diatomeas de agua dulce Bioindicadores ambientales Comunidades algales en el tratamiento de purines mediante lagunaje Control de calidad en la aplicación de índices bióticos para la monitorización de ríos y lagos Activity keywords: Aquatic environment; Ertrophication; Lake; Aquatic biology; Algology; Taxonomy; Hydrobiology; Algology; Biodiversity characterisation; Systematics phylogeny taxonomy; Biogeography; Biodiversity indicators; Benthic ecosystems; Aquatic environment; Environmental indicators (environment, fisheries and aquaculture interactions); Aquatic ecology; Environmental research Type of management activity: University

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Appl. in teaching and/or research: Publicaciones: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-5529-2009 http://scholar.google.es/citations?user=_2lUCf8AAAAJ

Previous posts and activities Name of institution Universidad de León

Category/position or post Titulado Superior Investigador

Start date 01/01/2006

Name of institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Department, service, etc.: Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, IMARENABIO City of job: León, Castile and León, Spain Category/position or post: Titulado Superior Teaching management: No Investigador Phone: (34) 987293136 - 3136 Fax: (34) 987291563 - 1563 Email: sblal@unileon.es Start date: 01/01/2006, 7 years End date: 31/12/2012 Type of contract: Temporary employment contract Type of dedication: Full time Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology Secondary (UNESCO code): 241704 - Limnology Tertiary (UNESCO code): 330800 - Environmental technology and Engineering Professional activity: Taxonomía y ecología de diatomeas de agua dulce Bioindicadores ambientales Comunidades algales en el tratamiento de purines mediante lagunaje Control de calidad en la aplicación de índices bióticos para la monitorización de ríos y lagos Activity keywords: Aquatic environment; Ertrophication; Lake; Taxonomy; Hydrobiology; Aquatic biology; Environmental indicators (environment, fisheries and aquaculture interactions); Algology; Biodiversity characterisation; Systematics phylogeny taxonomy; Biogeography; Biodiversity indicators; Benthic ecosystems; Aquatic environment; Aquatic ecology; Environmental research Type of management activity: University

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Official training received University education University degrees, engineering degrees or master's degrees 1

Official qualification: Higher degree Name of qualification: Máster en Gestión y Auditorías Ambientales City of qualification: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Castile and León, Spain institution issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University las Palmas de Gran Canaria Date of qualification: 01/03/2004 Average mark: Excellent

Official qualification: Higher degree Name of qualification: Diploma de Estudios Avanzados City of qualification: León, Castile and León, Spain institution issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León Date of qualification: 01/05/2003 Average mark: Excellent

Official qualification: Higher degree Name of qualification: Especialista Universitario en Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad City of qualification: Madrid, Castile and León, Spain institution issuing the qualification: Universidad Type of institution: University Nacional de Educación a Distancia Date of qualification: 01/06/2002 Average mark: Excellent

Official qualification: Higher degree Name of qualification: Grado de Licenciatura en Biología City of qualification: León, Castile and León, Spain institution issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León Date of qualification: 01/03/2001 Average mark: Excellent

Official qualification: Higher degree Name of qualification: Licenciado en Biología City of qualification: León, Castile and León, Spain institution issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León Date of qualification: 01/09/2000 Average mark: Good

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Doctorates Doctorate programme: Ecología y Tecnología Ambiental University issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León City of qualification: León, Castile and León, Spain Date of qualification: 01/07/2007 University where DEA was obtained: Universidad de León DEA, date: 01/05/2003 Thesis title: Ecología trófica de los peces en lagunas someras y su efecto sobre el epifiton de las plantas Thesis director: Margarita Fernández Aláez Thesis co-director: Susana Romo Pérez Mark: Sobresaliente cum laude

Specialised, lifelong, technical, professional and refresher training (other than formal academic and healthcare training) 1

Training title: Foro científico sobre energías convencionales y renovables”. Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales de la Universidad de Leon. 30 horas.

Training title: Francés superior”. Centro de Idiomas de la Universidad de León. 120 horas.

Training title: I Jornadas de estudios africanos” Universidad de León. 12 horas.

Training title: Identificación de algas y su utilización como indicadores de la contaminación en ríos”. Universidad de León. 45 horas.

Training title: Inglés superior”. Centro de Idiomas de la Universidad de León. 120 horas.

Training title: Iniciación al estudio de las algas”. Universidad de Murcia. 40 horas.

Training title: Introducción a la Astrofísica”. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. 120 horas.

Training title: Introducción a la Ecología del Paisaje”. Universidad de León. 50 horas.

Training title: Introducción a la programación y al análisis de datos con el sistema SAS”. SAS Institute, S.A. 20 horas.

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Training title: La Astronomía como ciencia interdisciplinar”. Instituto Superior de Formación de Profesorado. 40 horas.

Training title: La cultura cientifica en la sociedad de la información”. Observatorio de la Cultura Cientifica de la Universidad de Oviedo. 6 horas.

Training title: Los valores en la ciencia y en la cultura”. Instituto de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de León. 35 horas.

Training title: Lucha contra incendios forestales”. Universidad de León. 40 horas.

Training title: Naturaleza en acción”. Universidad de León. 3 horas.

Training title: Primates”. Universidad de León. 20 horas.

Training title: Reproducción en cautividad de animales exóticos y salvajes”. Universidad de León. 20 horas.

Training title: Taller de identificación de diatomeas continentales”. Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva. 40 horas.

Training title: XIV Jornadas Estatales de Astronomía”. Asociación Leonesa de Astronomía. 30 horas.

Language skills Language French English

Speaking Elementary Advanced

Reading Advanced Advanced

Teaching activity

Writing Elementary Advanced

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Subjects given 1

Type of teaching: Unofficial teaching Name of subject/course: Astronomía: principios integrales Type of programme: Curso instrumental Type of teaching: In person theory Start date: 2009 End date: 2009 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University City: León, Castile and León, Spain

Type of teaching: Unofficial teaching Name of subject/course: Directiva-Quadro da Água: Diatomáceas bentônicas e sua utilização para a avaliação da qualidade da água em rios de Portugal Continental Type of programme: Curso de formación Type of teaching: In person theory Start date: 2007 End date: 2007 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University City: Évora, Portugal

Type of teaching: Unofficial teaching Name of subject/course: Introducción a la Biología práctica Type of programme: Otros cursos Type of teaching: In person theory Start date: 2007 End date: 2007 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Department: Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental City: León, Castile and León, Spain

Type of teaching: Unofficial teaching Name of subject/course: Diagnostico de la calidad de las aguas fluviales mediante indices diatomológicos Type of programme: Cursos instrumentales Type of teaching: In person theory Start date: 2006 End date: 2006 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Department: Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental City: León, Castile and León, Spain

Type of teaching: Unofficial teaching Name of subject/course: Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible Type of programme: Cursos de verano Type of teaching: In person theory Start date: 2006 End date: 2006 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Department: Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental City: Valencia de Don Juan, Castile and León, Spain

Type of teaching: Official teaching Name of subject/course: Ecología Type of programme: Bachelor’s degree Type of subject: Core Qualification: Licenciatura en Biología Course given: 1º Start date: 2003 Type of hours/credits: Credits

Type of teaching: Practical work (classroom-problems)

Number of times: 2 End date: 2005

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Number of hours/credits: 4 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Faculty, institute or centre: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales Department: Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental City: León, Castile and León, Spain

Type of teaching: Official teaching Name of subject/course: Ecología I Type of programme: Bachelor’s degree Type of teaching: Practical work (classroom-problems) Type of subject: Core Qualification: Licenciatura en Ciencias Ambientales Course given: 2º Start date: 2003 End date: 2004 Type of hours/credits: Credits Number of hours/credits: 1 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Faculty, institute or centre: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales Department: Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental City: León, Castile and León, Spain

Type of teaching: Official teaching Name of subject/course: Índices Bióticos de la calidad del Agua Type of programme: Bachelor’s degree Type of teaching: Practical work (classroom-problems) Type of subject: Core Qualification: Licenciatura en Ciencias Ambientales Course given: 2º Number of times: 2 Start date: 2003 End date: 2004 Type of hours/credits: Credits Number of hours/credits: 1 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Faculty, institute or centre: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales Department: Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental City: León, Castile and León, Spain

Type of teaching: Official teaching Name of subject/course: Limnología Type of programme: Bachelor’s degree Type of teaching: Practical work (classroom-problems) Type of subject: Optional Qualification: Licenciatura en Biología Course given: 5º Start date: 2002 End date: 2003 Type of hours/credits: Credits Number of hours/credits: 1,5 institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Faculty, institute or centre: Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales Department: Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental City: León, Castile and León, Spain

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Supervision of dissertations and/or final projects 1

Project title: Monitorización de los ecosistemas dulceacuícolas mediante métricas basadas en diatomeas Type of project: Doctoral thesis Co-director of thesis: Eloy Bécares Mantecón University issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Doctorate student: Cristina Cejudo Figueiras Mark: Sobresaliente cum laude Keywords of title: Water pollution; Water management; Aquatic biology; Hydrobiology; Algology; Aquatic ecology Date of reading: 01/01/2011

Project title: Las diatomeas fluviales epilíticas de la parte española de la Cuenca del Duero, aspectos ecológicos, florísticos y biogeográficos Type of project: Doctoral thesis University issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Doctorate student: Irene Álvarez Blanco Mark: Sobresaliente cum laude Keywords of title: Taxonomy; Hydrobiology; Algology; Systematic botany; Systematics phylogeny taxonomy Date of reading: 01/12/2009

Project title: Autoecología de las diatomeas epilíticas de los ríos de la Cuenca Hidrográfica del Duero Type of project: Work leading to an ASD University issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Doctorate student: Irene Álvarez Blanco Mark: Sobresaliente Keywords of title: Hydrobiology; Algology; Aquatic ecology Date of reading: 01/10/2008

Project title: Estudio comparativo de las diatomeas epifíticas de las lagunas de la Depresión del Duero Type of project: Work leading to an ASD Co-director of thesis: Eloy Bécares Mantecón University issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Doctorate student: Cristina Cejudo Figueiras Mark: Sobresaliente Keywords of title: Water management; Hydrobiology; Algology; Benthic ecosystems Date of reading: 01/10/2008

Project title: Analisis de la calidad de las aguas de los ríos de la Cuenca Hidrográfica del Duero utilizando índices diatomológicos Type of project: Minor thesis University issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e City: León, Castile and León, Spain Doctorate student: Irene Álvarez Blanco Mark: Sobresaliente Keywords of title: Water management; Hydrobiology; Algology; Quality of the environment Date of reading: 01/02/2008

Project title: Diatomeas epilíticas en lagos europeos. Diversidad florística y relación con factores ambientales Type of project: Minor thesis Co-director of thesis: Eloy Bécares Mantecón University issuing the qualification: Universidad de Type of institution: University León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Doctorate student: Cristina Cejudo Figueiras Mark: Sobresaliente Keywords of title: Water management; Taxonomy; Hydrobiology; Algology; Systematic botany; Quality of the environment Date of reading: 01/02/2008

Courses and seminars given oriented to university teaching training 1

Name of the event: Astronomía en el tiempo libre”. Ayuntamiento de León (Formación de monitores de tiempo libre). 6 horas.

Name of the event: Ciencias para el Mundo Contemporáneo”. Centro de Formación de Profesorado e Innovación Educativa de León. 3 horas

Name of the event: La Astronomía, un recurso educativo”. Centro de Formación de Profesorado e Innovación Educativa de León. 6 horas.

Name of the event: Proyecto ESTALMAT I”. Centro de Formación de Profesorado e Innovación Educativa de León. 1 hora

Other activities/achievements not included above 1

Description of the activity: Tutoría Externa de Empresa Organising institution: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Activity end date: 26/10/2012

Description of the activity: Conferencia Contaminación lumínica”. I Semana Verde de la Universidad de León. León, 4/5/2009

Description of the activity: Conferencia Didymo, una amenaza para la pesca fluvial”. XLIII Semana Internacional de la Trucha. León, 11/6/2009

Description of the activity: Conferencia Observación astronómica y escucha nocturna”. I Semana Verde de la Universidad de León. León, 5/5/2009

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Experience in science and technology Participation in research, development or innovation groups/teams Name of the group: LIMNOLOGÍA APLICADA A LA CONTAMINACIÓN Y TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS Aims of the group: Investigación Name of the group's manager: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of members: 10 Standardised code: LIMNO Type of collaboration: Co-authorship of projects and their development City: León, Castile and León, Spain Institution the group belongs to: Universidad de León Type of institution: University Describe using keywords: Hydrobiology; Microbiology; Algology; Protozoology; Wastewater management; Aquatic ecology

Scientific or technological activity Participation in R&D&I projects funded in competitive calls by public or private bodies 1

Name of the project: Caracterización de comunidades microbianas en humedales construidos para el tratamiento de aguas residuales y su relación con la eliminación de patógenos y contaminantes Describe using keywords: Use of biochemical, microbiological and biological tools; Biological engineering; Wastewater management; Applied ecology; Sewage sludge Describe using keywords: Use of biochemical, microbiological and biological tools; Biological engineering; Wastewater management; Applied ecology; Sewage sludge Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Number of people/year: 8 Type of participation: Collaborator Code acc. to the funding institution: CTM2008-06676-C05-03 Start date: 01/01/2009, 3 years End date: 31/12/2011 Total amount: 89.540 Most relevant results: Hijosa-Valsero M., Sidrach-Cardona R., Martín-Villacorta J., Bécares E. 2010 Optimization of performance assessment and desing characteristics in constructed wetlands for the renoval of organic matter. Chemosphere. 81:651- 657. Dedication: Part time Applicant's contribution: Godos I, Vargas VA, Blanco S, García MC, Soto R, García-Encina PA, Becares E, Muñoz R 2010. A comparative evaluation of microalgae for the degradation of piggery wastewater under photosynthetic oxygenation. Biores. Technol. 101: 5150-5158

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Name of the project: Impacto ecológico y sanitario de las infestaciones del alga invasora Didymosphenia geminata en Castilla y León Describe using keywords: Aquatic biology; Invasión; Biodiversity characterisation; Ecosystem management; Benthic ecosystems Describe using keywords: Aquatic biology; Invasión; Biodiversity characterisation; Ecosystem management; Benthic ecosystems Project type: Basic research (including Project area: Regional archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Eloy Bécares mantecón Number of researchers: 5 Number of people/year: 5 Type of participation: Collaborator Start date: 01/01/2010, 1 year - 10 months End date: 31/10/2011 Total amount: 34.717,3 Most relevant results: Beltrami ME, Blanco S, Ciutti F, Cappelletti C, Monauni C, Pozzi S, Rimet F, Ector L. 2008. Distribution and ecology of Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt (Bacillariophyta) in Trentino watercourses (northern Italy). Cryptogamie Algol. 29: 141-160 Dedication: Part time Applicant's contribution: Blanco S, Ector L 2009. Distribution, ecology and nuisance effects of the freshwater invasive diatom Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt: a literature review. Nova Hedw. 88: 347-422

Name of the project: Tratamiento de purines mediante consorcios de algas y bacterias: Oxigenación fotosintética y eliminación de nutrientes Describe using keywords: Use of biochemical, microbiological and biological tools; Biological engineering; Applied ecology; Sewage sludge Describe using keywords: Use of biochemical, microbiological and biological tools; Biological engineering; Applied ecology; Sewage sludge Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 6 Number of people/year: 6 Type of participation: Collaborator Code acc. to the funding institution: CTM2005-06457-C05-03 Start date: 16/02/2007, 2 years - 7 months - 13 days End date: 29/08/2009 Total amount: 32.000 Most relevant results: Reinoso R. Torres L., Bécares E. (2008) Protozoan cysts removal and their relations with indicator microorganisms in a combined constructed wetland for wastewater treatment. Sci. Total Environ. 395 (2-3): 80-86 Dedication: Part time Applicant's contribution: Godos I, Blanco S, García-Encina PA, Bécares E, Muñoz R 2009. Long-term operation of high rate algal ponds for the bioremediation of piggery wastewaters at high loading rates. Biores. Technol. 100: 4332-4339

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Name of the project: Caracterización de comunidades microbianas y mecanismos involucrados en la eliminación de organismos patógenos en sistemas combinados de humedales construidos Describe using keywords: Use of biochemical, microbiological and biological tools; Biological engineering; Applied ecology; Sewage sludge Describe using keywords: Use of biochemical, microbiological and biological tools; Biological engineering; Applied ecology; Sewage sludge Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 8 Number of people/year: 8 Type of participation: Collaborator Code acc. to the funding institution: CTM2005-06457-C05-03 Start date: 31/12/2005, 3 years End date: 31/12/2008 Total amount: 83.300 Most relevant results: Reinoso R. Torres L., Bécares E. (2008) Protozoan cysts removal and their relations with indicator microorganisms in a combined constructed wetland for wastewater treatment. Sci. Total Environ. 395 (2-3): 80-86 Dedication: Part time Applicant's contribution: Godos I, Blanco S, García-Encina PA, Bécares E, Muñoz R 2009. Long-term operation of high rate algal ponds for the bioremediation of piggery wastewaters at high loading rates. Biores. Technol. 100: 4332-4339

Name of the project: Bases científicas para la definición del estado ecológico de los sistemas lagunares de la depresión del Duero. Establecimiento de indicadores de calidad y condiciones de referencia Describe using keywords: Lake; Hydrobiology; Ecosystem management; Aquatic ecology Describe using keywords: Lake; Hydrobiology; Ecosystem management; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Margarita Fernández Aláez Number of researchers: 14 Number of people/year: 14 Funding institution or bodies: MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA Type of institution: State agency Type of participation: Collaborator Code acc. to the funding institution: REN2003-03718 Start date: 01/01/2004, 3 years End date: 31/12/2006 Total amount: 97.520 Most relevant results: García-Criado F., Bécares E., Fernández-Aláez C., Fernández-Aláez M., (2005). Plant-associated macroinvertebrates and ecological status of shallow lakes in north-west Spain. Aquat. Conserv. 15: 31-50. Dedication: Part time

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Applicant's contribution: Cejudo-Figueiras C, Álvarez-Blanco I, Bécares E, Blanco S 2010. Epiphytic diatoms and water quality in shallow lakes: the neutral substrate hypothesis revisited. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 61: 1457-1467

Name of the project: Aplicación de la directiva marco del agua a los lagos de la comunidad de Castilla-León. Bases científicas para la definición de ecotipos indicadores de calidad y condiciones de referencia Describe using keywords: Lake; Hydrobiology; Ecosystem management; Aquatic ecology Describe using keywords: Lake; Hydrobiology; Ecosystem management; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: Regional archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Margarita Fernández Aláez Number of researchers: 9 Number of people/year: 9 Funding institution or bodies: JUNTA C.Y L.- SERVICIO TERRITORIAL Type of institution: State agency AGRICULTURA Y GANADERÍA City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain Type of participation: Collaborator Code acc. to the funding institution: LE33/03 Start date: 19/02/2003, 2 years - 10 months End date: 31/12/2005 Total amount: 21.800 Most relevant results: Rodríguez-Villafañe C., Bécares E., Fernández-Aláez M. (2007) Waterfowl grazing effects on submerged macrophytes in a shallow Mediterranean lake. Aquatic Botany 86:. 25-29. Dedication: Part time Applicant's contribution: Cejudo-Figueiras C, Blanco S, Álvarez-Blanco I, Ector L, Bécares E 2010. Nutrient monitoring in spanish wetlands using epiphytic diatoms. Vie et Milieu / Life Environment 60: 89-94

Name of the project: Centro para la Difusión y Promoción de las Ciencias en León Describe using keywords: Science communication; Dissemination of culture Describe using keywords: Science communication; Dissemination of culture Project type: Demonstration, pilot projects, Project area: National conceptual formulations and design of processes and services Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Delio Del Rincón Igea Number of researchers: 4 Funding institution or bodies: Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología Type of institution: Foundation City: León, Castile and León, Spain Type of participation: Collaborator Code acc. to the funding institution: 29502/224-4G Start date: 01/01/2002, 1 year End date: 31/12/2002

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Total amount: 4.000 Most relevant results: Pérez CL, Blanco S, Taboada A 2002. Aplicación del modelo de Science-Shop a la universidad española: El Bazar de las Ciencias de la Universidad de León (ponencia oral). Congreso Internacional La Ciencia ante el Público”. Salamanca. 28-31/10/2002. Actas, pp. 302-312. ISBN: 84-688-2676-6. Applicant's contribution: Pérez CL, Blanco S, Taboada A 2002. Aplicación del modelo de Science-Shop a la universidad española: El Bazar de las Ciencias de la Universidad de León (ponencia oral). Congreso Internacional La Ciencia ante el Público”. Salamanca. 28-31/10/2002. Actas, pp. 302-312. ISBN: 84-688-2676-6.

Name of the project: Ecological quality and functioning of shallow lake ecosystems with respect to the needs of the european water framework directive Describe using keywords: Lake; Aquatic biology; Hydrobiology; Climate change; Aquatic ecology Describe using keywords: Lake; Aquatic biology; Hydrobiology; Climate change; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: European Union archaeological digs, etc) Role: Colaborador Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Brian Moss Number of researchers: 11 Number of people/year: 11 Funding institution or bodies: Comisión Comunidades Europeas Type of institution: State agency Type of participation: Collaborator Name of the programme: ECOFRAME Code acc. to the funding institution: EVK1-1999-00261 Start date: 01/03/2000, 3 years End date: 28/02/2002 Total amount: 1.000.000 Most relevant results: Moss, B., Brönmark, C., Andersson, L.-A., Jeppesen, E. George, G. (2003): Small lakes and ponds. In: Polunin, N. Zehnder, A.J.B. (eds): Environmental future of aquatic ecosystems. Cambridge University Press.(In press) 13-08-2003.Moss, B., Stephen, D., Alvarez, C., Jensen, J.P., Jeppesen, E. Wilson, D. (2003): The determination of ecological status in shallow lakes - a tested system (ECOFRAME) for implementation of the European Water Framework Directive. - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 13: 507-549 Dedication: Part time

Name of the project: Shallow Wetland Lake Function and Restoration in a Changing European Environment Describe using keywords: Lake; Aquatic biology; Hydrobiology; Climate change; Aquatic ecology Describe using keywords: Lake; Aquatic biology; Hydrobiology; Climate change; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: European Union archaeological digs, etc) Role: Colaborador Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head(s) researcher(s): Timo Kairesalo Number of researchers: 8 Number of people/year: 8 Funding institution or bodies: Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas Type of institution: State agency

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Type of participation: Collaborator Name of the programme: SWALE Code acc. to the funding institution: PL 9710066 Start date: 01/10/1997, 3 years - 1 month End date: 01/11/2000 Total amount: 168.283 Most relevant results: Freshwater Biology vol. 49 Dedication: Part time Applicant's contribution: Blanco S, Romo S, Fernández-Aláez M, Bécares E 2007. Response of epiphytic algae to nutrient loading and fish density in a shallow lake: a mesocosm experiment. Hydrobiologia 600: 65-76 Blanco S, Fernández-Aláez M, Bécares E. 2008. Efficiency of top-down control depends on nutrient concentration in a Mediterranean shallow lake: A mesocosm study. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 59: 922-930

Participation in R&D&I non-competitive projects, contracts or agreements with administrations or public or private bodies 1

Name of the project: Procesado, análisis y cálculo de índices diatomológicos de cuatro muestras de fitobentos fluvial Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 3 Number of people/year: 3 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: TAXUS. GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL, ECOLOGÍA Y Type of institution: Business CALIDAD, S.L. City: Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 25/06/2012, 18 months Total amount: 600 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Análisis de diatomeas de las lagunas de Doñana Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 2 Number of people/year: 2 Participating bodies: Universidad de León

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Funding institution or bodies: Universidad de Sevilla City: Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain

Type of institution: University

Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 18/11/2011, 2 years - 1 month Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Estudio de la biodegradación de materia orgánica y recuperación de nutrientes a partir de aguas residuales de origen agroalimentario mediante sistemas siombióticos microalgas-bacterias. Optimización a escala laboratorio Describe using keywords: Waste disposal; Wastewater management Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 3 Number of people/year: 3 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: Junta de Castilla y León Type of institution: otros City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 05/06/2011, 1 year - 5 months - 10 days Describe using keywords: Waste disposal; Wastewater management

Name of the project: Evaluación y control de Didymosphenia geminata en la cuenca del Duero. Detección precoz y valoración del impacto en el hábitat fluvial. Muestreos 2010-2011 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 5 Number of people/year: 5 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: CONFEDERACIÓN HIDROGRÁFICA DEL DUERO Type of institution: State agency City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 05/11/2010, 1 year Total amount: 21.140,9 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

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Name of the project: Elaboración de los atlas de identificación de los organismos utilizados como elementos de calidad biológicos en las nuevas redes de control en aplicación de la directiva marco del agua (Parte diatomeas) Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Number of people/year: 4 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: AMBINOR CONSULTORÍA Y PROYECTOS, S.L. Type of institution: Business City: León, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 06/08/2010, 1 year - 4 months - 26 days Total amount: 6.490 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Diseño e impresión de la guía de diatomeas de la Cuenca del Duero Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Number of people/year: 4 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: CONFEDERACIÓN HIDROGRÁFICA DEL DUERO Type of institution: State agency City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 20/07/2010, 1 year - 5 months - 12 days Total amount: 21.122 Most relevant results: Blanco S, Álvarez-Blanco I, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Bécares E 2011. Guía de las diatomeas de la cuenca del Duero. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Marino / Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero, León, 212 pp. NIPO: 771-10-005-1. Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Índices Diatomológicos - Proyecto SMURFIT 2 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc)

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Number of people/year: 4 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: UNITED RESEARCH SERVICES ESPAÑA, S.L. (URS ESPAÑA, S.L.) City: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 28/11/2009, 2 years - 1 month - 1 day Total amount: 1.600,8 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Índices diatomológicos - Proyecto GUADIANA 2 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Number of people/year: 4 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: UNITED RESEARCH SERVICES ESPAÑA, S.L. (URS ESPAÑA, S.L.) City: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 28/11/2009, 2 years - 1 month - 1 day Total amount: 3.134,9 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Estudio Limnológico del Lago Carucedo Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 5 Number of people/year: 5 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: ICTHIOS GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL, S.L. Type of institution: Business

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e City: León, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 03/11/2009, 2 years - 1 month - 26 days Total amount: 7.656 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Elaboración de un atlas de diatomeas de la cuenca del Duero (Fase III de III). Control y seguimiento del alga invasora didymosphena geminata Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 6 Number of people/year: 6 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: CONFEDERACIÓN HIDROGRÁFICA DEL DUERO Type of institution: State agency City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 25/08/2009, 2 years - 4 months - 7 days Total amount: 139.812,26 Most relevant results: Blanco S, Bécares E, Hernández N, Ector E 2006. Evaluación de la calidad del agua en los ríos de la cuenca del Duero (España) mediante índices diatomológicos. Ing. Civil 148: 139-153 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Índices diatomológicos-Proyecto FRANCOLÍ II Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Number of people/year: 2 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: UNITED RESEARCH SERVICES ESPAÑA, S.L. (URS ESPAÑA, S.L.) City: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 27/07/2009, 2 years - 5 months - 5 days Total amount: 1.914 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

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Name of the project: Asesoramiento de indicadores biológicos de contaminación Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Number of people/year: 4 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: ENTIDADES DIVERSAS Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 28/11/2008, 3 years - 1 month - 1 day Total amount: 27.436,39 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Asesoramiento y determinación de índices biológicos y la elaboración de un Atlas de diatomeas bentónicas de la cuenca del Duero (fase II) Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 10 Number of people/year: 10 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: CONFEDERACIÓN HIDROGRÁFICA DEL DUERO Type of institution: State agency City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 28/04/2008, 2 years - 9 months - 3 days Total amount: 111.490,5 Most relevant results: Blanco S, Bécares E, Hernández N, Ector E 2006. Evaluación de la calidad del agua en los ríos de la cuenca del Duero (España) mediante índices diatomológicos. Ing. Civil 148: 139-153 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Determinación de índices diatomológicos y concentración de pigmentos fotosintéticos en dos muestras biológicas Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc)

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 4 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: TAXUS. GESTIÓN AMBIENTAL, ECOLOGÍA Y CALIDAD, S.L. City: Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain

Type of institution: University

Number of people/year: 4

Type of institution: Business

Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 28/02/2008, 3 years - 10 months - 2 days Total amount: 446,6 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Análisis ecológico de diatomeas lacustres Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 2 Number of people/year: 2 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: UNITED RESEARCH SERVICES ESPAÑA, S.L. (URS ESPAÑA, S.L.) City: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 26/01/2008, 1 year - 11 months - 5 days Total amount: 2.500 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e CONFEDERACIÓN HIDROGRÁFICA DEL DUERO City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain

Type of institution: State agency

Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 16/02/2007, 4 years - 6 months - 26 days Total amount: 65.258,54 Most relevant results: Blanco S, Bécares E, Hernández N, Ector E 2006. Evaluación de la calidad del agua en los ríos de la cuenca del Duero (España) mediante índices diatomológicos. Ing. Civil 148: 139-153 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Determinación de muestras de diatomeas de las lagunas de Muniellos Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 2 Number of people/year: 2 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: Universidad de Oviedo Type of institution: University City: Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 13/11/2006, 5 years - 2 months - 16 days Total amount: 406 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Identificación, cuantificación y análisis de dos muestras de diatomeas bentónicas fluviales Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 2 Number of people/year: 2 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: CIMERA ESTUDIOS APLICADOS, S.L. Type of institution: Business City: Tres Cantos, Community of Madrid, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 08/11/2006, 1 year Total amount: 185,6

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Análisis y aplicación de índices de diatomeas en la cuenca del Duero Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 6 Number of people/year: 6 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: CONFEDERACIÓN HIDROGRÁFICA DEL DUERO Type of institution: State agency City: Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 26/07/2005, 4 years - 6 months - 6 days Most relevant results: Blanco S, Bécares E, Hernández N, Ector E 2006. Evaluación de la calidad del agua en los ríos de la cuenca del Duero (España) mediante índices diatomológicos. Ing. Civil 148: 139-153 Describe using keywords: Water management; Algology; Ecosystem management; Applied ecology; Aquatic ecology

Name of the project: Estudio sobre el establecimiento de las bases para la aplicación de las diatomeas como indicadores de calidad en la margen derecha del río Duero Describe using keywords: Water pollution; Algology; Ecosystem management; Benthic ecosystems Project type: Basic research (including Project area: National archaeological digs, etc) Role: Researcher Institution where project took place: Universidad Type of institution: University de León City: León, Castile and León, Spain Head researcher: Eloy Bécares Mantecón Number of researchers: 2 Number of people/year: 2 Participating bodies: Universidad de León Funding institution or bodies: FUNDACIÓN GENERAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE Type of institution: Foundation LEÓN Y DE LA EMPRESA (FGULEM) City: León, Castile and León, Spain Type of project: Cooperation Start date: 17/06/2004, 2 years - 7 months - 15 days Total amount: 24.964,64 Most relevant results: Blanco S, Bécares E, Cauchie HM, Hoffmann L, Ector L. 2007. Comparison of biotic indices for water quality diagnosis in the Duero Basin (Spain) Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. Large Rivers 17: 267-286 Describe using keywords: Water pollution; Algology; Ecosystem management; Benthic ecosystems

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Scientific and technological activities Scientific production H index: 9

Publications, scientific and technical documents 1

Cristina Delgado; Luc Ector; Maria Helena Novais; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Lucien Hoffmann; Isabel Pardo. Epilithic diatoms of springs and spring–fed streams in Majorca Island (Spain) with the description of a new diatom species Cymbopleura margalefii sp. nov.Fottea. 13, pp. 87 - 104. Praga(Czech Republic): Czech Phycological Society, 2013. ISSN 1802-5439 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 4 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: The Island of Majorca (Spain) is characterized by a Mediterranean climate and a karstic geology that favors the formation of numerous springs and spring–fed streams on the island’s Northwester zone. Water and epilithic diatom samples were collected from two springs and four spring–fed streams, located at altitudes ranging from 0 to 756 m a.s.l., in different seasons between 2005 and 2008. Water chemistry in these systems is characterized by high concentrations of dissolved calcium and pH values ranging from 6.6 to 8.4. A total of 111 diatom taxa belonging to 40 genera were found and the most abundant taxa were illustrated with LM and SEM. The diatom communities of the studied sites were dominated by species such as Achnanthidium minutissimum, A. pyrenaicum, Amphora pediculus, Cymbella vulgata, Diploneis separanda, Encyonopsis minuta, Gomphonema lateripunctatum and Navicula cryptotenella, reflecting the calcareous geological nature of Majorca Island. In the framework of the study 22 diatom taxa, which are new for Balearic Islands were recorded, such as Achnanthidium straubianum, Amphora indistincta, Cymbella lange–bertalotii,Encyonopsis subminuta, Karayevia kolbei, Navicula aff.margalithii, N. reichardtiana and N. subalpina. In addition, a new freshwater diatom species belonging to the genus Cymbopleura,C. margalefii was found in the Torrente of Deià. Cymbopleura margalefiiis described as a new species based on LM and SEM observations, and compared with similar taxa. A checklist of the 309 diatom taxa recorded so far from the Balearic Islands is also presented. Relevant publication: Yes

Tiina Nõges; Timo Kairesalo; Erik Jeppesen; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Ellen van Donk; Elizabeth Gross; Lars-Anders Hansson; Kenneth Irvine; Brian Moss; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Epiphytic diatoms along environmental gradients in Western European shallow lakes. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water. Malden(United States of America): Wiley, 2013. Disponible en Internet en: <DOI: 10.1002/clen.201200630>. ISSN 1863-0650 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 2,046 Position: 19

Category: Science Edition - WATER RESOURCES Journal in the top 25%: No No. of journals in the cat.: 80

Relevant results: Diatom-based assays have been successfully associated worldwide with the trophic status of lakes. Several studies have demonstrated a correlation between epiphytic diatoms and nutrient load in shallow lakes and wetlands. We examine the relative importance of environmental factors in explaining the structure of epiphytic diatom communities in a set of Western European shallow lakes. The effects of lake physical/chemical, morphometric and geographical variables on diatom assemblages were tested using distance-based, canonical

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e correspondence and regression analyses. Our results show that epiphytic diatom communities respond, mainly to physical/chemical variables, overriding the effects of lake depth, size and location. The clustering of studied systems based along a total phosphorus concentration gradient concurs with previous classification of diatom taxa and nutrient state. Assessment of epiphytic diatoms provided a potential method for shallow lake classification. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Ignacio De Godos; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Raúl Muñoz; Héctor O. Guzmán; Virgilia A. Vargas; Roberto Soto. New diatom taxa from high-altitude Andean saline lakes. Diatom Research. 28, pp. 13 - 27. Oxon(United Kingdom): Taylor & Francis, 2013. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2012.734528>. ISSN 0269-249X Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Impact index: 0,656 Relevant results: During a biological survey carried out in five shallow, high-altitude saline lakes of the Bolivian Altiplano in 2009, six unknown diatom taxa were found in various lake populations. Detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations allowed the description of the following new taxa: Navicula venetoides (distinguished from N. veneta Kützing by having coarser lineate striae), Pinnularia boliviana (similar to P. rhombarea var. halophila Krammer but with coarser striae and a narrower central area), Nitzschia sansimoni (morphologically close to N. supralitorea Lange-Bertalot, the latter having denser striae), Surirella striatula var. halophila (differing from the nominate and other varieties in a distinctly heteropolar outline and the presence of denser fibulae) and S. moralesii (with large, strictly isopolar valves and a deep pervalvar depression). Differential diagnostic criteria with respect to similar taxa, together with ecological and biogeographical implications of these findings, are briefly discussed. Relevant publication: Yes

Irene Álvarez-Blanco; Saúl Blanco; Cristina Cejudo-Figueiras; Eloy Bécares. The Duero Diatom Index (DDI) for river water quality assessment in NW Spain: design and validation. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 185, pp. 969 - 981. Heidelberg(Germany): Springer Netherlands, 2013. Disponible en Internet en: <dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-012-2607-z>. ISSN 0167-6369 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Impact index: 1,400 Relevant results: Diatom indices developed in certain geographic regions are frequently used elsewhere, despite the strong evidence that such metrics are less useful when applied in regions other than that where species-environment relationships were originally assessed, showing that species have particular autoecological requirements in different geographic areas. The goal of this study was to develop a new metric, the Duero Diatom Index (DDI), aimed at monitoring water quality in Duero basin watercourses (NW Spain). In summer 2008 and 2009, a total of 355 epilithic diatom samples were collected following standard protocols. The 2008 samples were used to develop the DDI, whereas the samples collected during 2009 were used in the index testing. Weighted averages method was used to derive the autoecological profiles of diatoms with respect to pH, conductivity, biological oxygen demand, ammonia, nitrates, and phosphates. The optimum and tolerance values for the measured environmental variables were determined for 137 taxa with abundances and frequencies of occurrence above 1 %, and subsequent trophic indicator and sensitivity values were defined for the DDI. The correlation between the observed and the diatom-inferred nutrient concentrations was highest for phosphates (# (S) = 0.72). Significant statistical relationship were observed between DDI values and the chemistry-based General Quality Index values (p = 0.006) and the specific pollution index (SPI) diatom metric (p = 0.04). DDI has demonstrated a better correlation with water chemistry than SPI diatom metric. Relevant publication: Yes

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Saúl Blanco Lanza; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; José Manuel Recio Espejo; César Borja Barrera; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Fernado Díaz del Olmo; Rafael Cámara Artigas. The diatom flora in temporary ponds of Doñana National Park (southwest Spain): five new taxa.Nordic Journal of Botany. 31, pp. 489 - 499. Malden(United States of America): Elsevier, 2013. Disponible en Internet en: <doi: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.01691.x>. ISSN 1756-1051 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0,595

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Relevant results: Doñana temporary ponds (southwest Spain) form a system of water bodies of remarkable ecological singularity with a high protection status. However, its species composition, diversity, and distribution of algal communities are largely unknown. During a biological survey carried out in shallow temporary ponds in 2010, several unknown diatom taxa were found in various population densities in the epiphyton of these systems. Detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations allowed the description of five of them (Eunotia vozmedianoi,Planothidium lacustre,Halamphora tharsis,G. undulans andPinnularia acidophilavar.baetica) as taxa new to science. Differential diagnostic criteria with respect to similar taxa, together with ecological and biogeographical implications of these findings, are briefly discussed. Our results support recent studies indicating that endemism in diatoms might be a widespread pattern. Relevant publication: Yes

Irene Álvarez Blanco; Saúl Blanco Lanza. Benthic Diatoms from Mediterranean Coasts. pp. 1 - 472. J. Cramer, 2013. Collection: Bibliotheca Diatomologica Type of production: Book Format: Book Relevant results: Benthic marine algae play a key role in the structure and functioning of its ecosystems and, within this group, diatoms represent the most abundant and diversified component. Littoral diatoms are useful biological markers for reconstructing paleolimnological and paleooceanographical environments, and their biological features make them also excellent water quality indicators, this having promoted their study at international level. A taxonomic study on the benthic diatoms from selected Mediterranean coasts is presented in this work. An iconographic catalogue, together with detailed taxonomic, nomenclatural and bibliographic information, is provided as a practical reference for further taxonomic and floristic studies. The book gathers 120 representative diatom taxa in terms of abundance, but also poorly known species, selected from 23 samples collected during spring 2010. The analyzed diatom samples were collected from coastal rocks at seven locations from the northern Mediterranean coasts, including the Adriatic and the Aegean Seas. Certain taxa which could not be identified to specific level are also presented. For each diatom species the following information is provided: information about the type material, a list of synonyms, a comparative table with morphometric data provided in the literature, an exhaustive list of illustrated bibliographic references and an iconographic series illustrating the taxon’s morphological variability, with a total of 572 LM and 212 SEM photos arranged in 91 plates. The nomenclature, taxonomy and systematic position are updated. Eight taxa are described as new to Science and other seven are nomenclaturally recombined. Eight taxa are new records for the Mediter-ranean Sea and five are for the first time illustrated in SEM. Relevant publication: Yes

Soizic Morin; Arielle Cordonier; Isabelle Lavoie; Ardeline Arini; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Thi Thuy Duong; Elisabet Tornés Bes; Berta Bonet; Natàlia Corcoll; Leslie Faggiano; Martin Laviale; Florence Pérès; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Michel Coste; Agnes Feurtet-Mazel; Claude Fortin; Helena Guasch; Sergi Sabater. Consistency in diatom response to metal-contaminated environments. Geiszinger A, Guasch H, Ginebreda A (eds) The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry - Emerging and Priority Pollutants: Bringing Science into River Management Plans. pp. 117 - 146. New York(United States of America): Springer, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25722-3_5>. ISBN 978-3-642-25722-3 Collection: Earth and Environmental Science Type of production: Chapters of books Format: Book Ranking: 5 Acting as: Author or co-author of chapter in book

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Relevant results: Diatoms play a key role in the functioning of streams, and their sensitivity to many environmental factors has led to the development of numerous diatom-based indices used in water quality assessment. Although diatom-based monitoring of metal contamination is not currently included in water quality monitoring programs, the effects of metals on diatom communities have been studied in many polluted watersheds as well as in laboratory experiments, underlying their high potential for metal contamination assessment. Here, we review the response of diatoms to metal pollution from individual level (e.g. size, growth form, and morphological abnormalities) to community structure (replacement of sensitive species by tolerant ones). These potential effects are then tested using a large, multi-country database combining diatom and metal information. Metal contamination proved to be a strong driver of the community structure, and enabled for the identification of tolerant species like Cocconeis placentula var. euglypta, Eolimna minima, Fragilaria gracilis, Nitzschia sociabilis, Pinnularia parvulissima, and Surirella angusta. Among the traits tested, diatom cell size and the occurrence of diatom deformities were found to be good indicators of high metal contamination. This work provides a basis for further use of diatoms as indicators of metal pollution. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Loïc Tudesque; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector. Are diatom diversity indices reliable monitoring metrics?. Hydrobiologia. 695, pp. 199 206. Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland(Holland): Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1113-1>. ISSN 0018-8158 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 1.985 Relevant results: A biological survey was carried out in 640 stations spread over the Loire-Bretagne National Network (France) between 1996 and 2000. Epilithic diatom inventories were obtained following standard methods. A total of 934 diatom taxa were identified. Common diversity indices (species richness, Shannon’s diversity, equitability, dominance, etc.) were calculated and compared against abiotic factors verify their reliability as biomonitoring metrics. Sampling stations were classified according to their trophic status (TP concentration). Several theoretical predictions about the relationship between community structural parameters and limnological variables were tested. In general, diversity indices exhibited poor linear correlations with environmental factors indicating ecological status. No clear patterns were found concerning species accumulation curves, occurrence-abundance, frequency-abundance and frequency distribution of diatom taxa between different trophic levels, although assemblages from stations with lower TP levels were characterized by relatively high dominances of certain taxa, mainly Achnanthidium minutissimum. In the light of these findings, the use of diatom diversity indices in biological quality surveillance protocols in continental waters is discouraged. Results are compared and discussed with similar studies. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Contribution to the diatom flora of Cambodia. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 50, pp. 258 - 266. Oxford(United Kingdom): John Wiley Sons, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1759-6831.2012.00189.x>. ISSN 1759-6831 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 1.851

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Relevant results: Cambodian aquatic ecosystems are extremely diversified and constitute major preservation targets. However, the species composition, diversity, and distribution of the inhabiting algal communities are largely unknown. During a sample collection carried out in the Angkor and Banteay Srei monuments area in 2010, several unknown diatom taxa were found in various population densities in the artificial lakes surrounding these temples. Detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations allowed the description of five of them

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e (Pinnularia cambodiana, P. shivae, Gomphonema angkoricum, G. paradaphnoides, and Frustulia lacus-templi) as taxa new to science. Differential diagnostic criteria with respect to similar taxa, together with the ecological and environmental implications of these findings, are briefly discussed. Relevant publication: Yes

Maria Helena Novais; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Cristina Delgado; Manuela Morais; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector; Luc Ector. Ecological assessment of Portuguese reservoirs based on littoral epilithic diatoms. Hydrobiologia. 695, pp. 265 - 279. Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland(Holland): Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1197-7>. ISSN 0018-8158 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 1.985 Relevant results: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether biological methods based on epilithic littoral diatoms are a valuable complement to other biological elements for the assessment of the ecological potential of reservoirs in Portugal, in accordance with the requirements of the European Water Framework Directive. The statistical analysis performed (PCA, DCA, ANOSIM and SIMPER) based on the study of diatom communities of 18 reservoirs allowed the following results: (i) the separation of all the a priori defined types (North, Main Courses and South) was proved; (ii) there were no significant differences between reservoirs classified as reference and non-reference and (iii) the classification of the reservoirs as reference or non-reference based on the use of the diatom Specific Pollution sensitivity Index as a complementary variable allowed the definition of Maximum Ecological Potential reservoirs for the North and South types. Methods based on the use of epilithic littoral diatoms can therefore contribute, together with other biological elements, for the assessment of the ecological potential of aquatic lentic systems in Portugal, almost exclusively constituted by reservoirs. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Bart Van de Vijver; Alicia Vinocur; Gabriela Mataloni; Joan Gomà; Maria Helena Novais; Luc Ector. Hippodonta lange-bertalotii Van de Vijver, Mataloni & Vinocur sp. nov. and related small-celled Hippodonta taxa. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. 141, pp. 39 - 52. Stuttgart(Germany): Schweizerbart science publishers, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <http://medsci.cn/sci/show_paper.asp?id=38823397277>. ISBN 978-3-443-51063-3 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0.809 Relevant results: Hippodonta lange-bertalotii Van de Vijver, Mataloni & Vinocur sp. nov. is described from Crater Lake, Deception Island (South Shetland Islands). Present paper reports a detailed morphological descrip-tion of this species by means of light and scanning electron microscopy. The main diagnostic criteria in-clude the rhombic outline of the valves, the comparatively narrow striae and the presence of two shortened striae delimiting the central area. The adscription of this new species to the genus Hippodonta and the differences with related taxa are briefl y discussed. Additionally, the morphological variability of the similar H. pseudacceptata is examined analyzing the valvar ultrastructure of different populations collected from Western Europe or published in the literature. Hippodonta pumila is presented as a heterotypic synonym of H. pseudacceptata Relevant publication: Yes

Maria Kahlert; Martyn Kelly; Raino-Lars Albert; Salomé FP Almeida; Tomáš Bešta; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Michel Coste; Luc Denys; Luc Ector; Markéta Fránková; Daša Hlúbiková; Plamen Ivanov; Bryan Kennedy; Petr Marvan; Adrienne Mertens; Juha Miettinen; Joanna Picinska-Fa#tynowicz; Juliette Rosebery; Elisabet Tornés; Sirje Vilbaste; Andrea Vogel. Identification versus counting protocols as sources of uncertainty in diatom-based ecological status assessments. Hydrobiologia. 695, pp. 109 - 124. Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland(Holland): Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1115-z>. ISSN 0018-8158

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Impact index: 1.985 Relevant results: In 2009, seventeen analysts participated in a pan-European diatom ring-test (intercalibration), analyzing nine samples from seven countries following the European standard EN 14407. The objective of this exercise was to agree on practical conventions on diatom identification to facilitate future intercalibration work and to assess the extent to which national differences in sample analysis (counting protocol and identification conventions) contribute to variability in EU-level comparisons of diatom-based methods. Differences in the reported taxa lists were large, but not a major source of variation in values of a common metric (the phytobenthos Intercalibration Common Metric, ICM). Therefore, every country can apply its own identification conventions for national assessments, and still be fairly confident that the ICM reflects the national classification of its streams. Part of the index variation was due to differences in counting protocols and care should be taken when handling broken valves, girdle views and small taxa. More work at both national and European level is needed to provide a harmonized way of using diatoms for ecological status assessments in the future. Relevant publication: Yes

Erik Jeppesen; Thomas Mehner; Ian J Winfield; Külli Kangur; Jouko Sarvala; Daniel Gerdeaux; Martti Rask; Hilmar J Malmquist; Kerstin Holmgren; Pietro Volta; Susana Gabriela Romo Pérez; Reiner Eckmann; Alfred Sandström; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Andu Kangur; Henrik Ragnarsson Stabo; Marjo Tarvainen; Anne-Mari Ventelä; Martin Søndergaard; Torben L Lauridsen; Mariana Meerhoff. Impacts of climate warming on the long-term dynamics of key fish species in 24 European lakes. Hydrobiologia. Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland(Holland): Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1182-1>. ISSN 0018-8158 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 14 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 1.985 Relevant results: Fish play a key role in the trophic dynamics of lakes. With climate warming, complex changes in fish assemblage structure may be expected owing to direct effects of temperature and indirect effects operating through eutrophication, water level changes, stratification and salinisation. We reviewed published and new long-term (10–100 years) fish data series from 24 European lakes (area: 0.04–5,648 km2; mean depth: 1–177 m; a north–south gradient from Sweden to Spain). Along with an annual temperature increase of about 0.15– 0.3°C per decade profound changes have occurred in either fish assemblage composition, body size and/or age structure during recent decades and a shift towards higher dominance of eurythermal species. These shifts have occurred despite a reduction in nutrient loading in many of the lakes that should have benefited the larger-sized individuals and the fish species typically inhabiting cold-water, low-nutrient lakes. The cold-stenothermic Arctic charr has been particularly affected and its abundance has decreased in the majority of the lakes where its presence was recorded. The harvest of cool-stenothermal brown trout has decreased substantially in two southern lakes. Vendace, whitefish and smelt show a different response depending on lake depth and latitude. Perch has apparently been stimulated in the north, with stronger year classes in warm years, but its abundance has declined in the southern Lake Maggiore, Italy. Where introduced, roach seems to take advantage of the higher temperature after years of low population densities. Eurythermal species such as common bream, pike–perch and/or shad are apparently on the increase in several of the lakes. The response of fish to the warming has been surprisingly strong and fast in recent decades, making them ideal sentinels for detecting and documenting climate-induced modifications of freshwater ecosystems. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco. Id-Tax. Catálogo y Claves de Identificación de Organismos Fitobentónicos Utilizados como Elementos de Calidad en las Redes de Control del Estado Ecológico. pp. 1 - 444. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, 2012. Disponible en Internet

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e en: <http://www.magrama.gob.es/es/ministerio/servicios/publicaciones/Libros_2012_Letra_C.aspx>. ISBN 978-84-491-1199-0 Legal deposit: M-18469-2012 Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book Relevant results: Para facilitar y homogeneizar el tratamiento y la interpretación de la información generada en las redes de control biológico se presenta una colección de fichas descriptivas de los organismos fitobentónicos que incluyen: nombre científico, común, sinónimo, propiedades, descripción, ecología, ruta taxonómica e índices y métricas, foto o ilustración incluyendo la propiedad y el autor. Esta guía ha sido elaborada por la Dirección General del Agua y forma parte de una colección de cinco tomos Relevant publication: Yes

Trophic Ecology of Fishes in Shallow Lakes and their Effect on Plant Epiphyton. pp. 1 - 104. Köln, Köln(Germany): AV Academikerverlag GmbH Co. KG, 2012. Disponible en Internet en: <https://www.lap-publishing.com/catalog/ details//store/gb/book/978-3-8473-4209-0/trophic-ecology-of-fishes-in-shallow-lakes>. ISBN 978-3-8473-4209-0 Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book Relevant results: This work is based on five research papers covering different aspects of fish trophic ecology in several shallow lakes. The feeding ecology of the Iberian endemic fish Chondrostoma arcasii and the introduced mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki was studied experimentally by means of bifactorial mesocosm experiments performed in two shallow lakes, testing different nutrient concentrations and fish population densities. The results show that, for C. arcasii, water turbidity was high at the fish-added treatments, but decreased in higher nutrient mesocosms due to cladoceran proliferation. This species exhibited a generalist diet with an important contribution of non-planktonic components. An ontogenic shift towards bentho-detritivory was observed. The proportion of zooplankton in gut contents increased with nutrient additions. C. arcasii selected cladocerans over copepods and rotifers, these dominated in the resulting zooplankton community. Some fish-added mesocosms kept high water transparency probably due to physiological alterations related to high ammonium concentrations. For G. holbrooki, results confirm that it is a planktivorous and omnivorous species, also ingesting algae and detritus. Nutrient fertilization caused almost no changes in feeding behavior of this species, but larger mosquitofish stocks induced a shift to zooplanktivory. When submerged macrophytes were present, the predation affected to planktonic and plant-associated zooplankton, otherwise predation on bottom macroinvertebrates increased. Females preyed upon almost all animal prey more intensely than males and also on detritus. Males and juveniles did not overlap in their diet, the former selected ostracods, while juveniles consumed mainly detritus, rotifers and cladocerans. The fish communities inhabiting some shallow Spanish Mediterranean coastal lakes were also investigated. Gut contents were analysed to determine the foraging pattern of each species and the influence on the lake food web. Almost no piscivorous species were recorded and, in general, omnivorous species dominated independently of lake trophic state. Dietary differences between fishes were found between lakes and also between available preys. Maximum fish biomass and diversity were found in the Albufera lake, where mugilids and Cyprinus carpio dominated. The other lakes had young populations of Atherina boyeri and Liza ramado, endemic (Barbus guiraonis, Aphanius iberus) or introduced species (Lepomis gibbosus, Micropterus salmoides, Gambusia holbrooki). Fish were mainly detritivorous but shifted to zooplanktivorous, depending on the abundance of large zooplankton. Fish demographic changes and facultative prey influenced food webs of the lakes by both direct predation and indirect effects (sediment bioperturbation and excretion). For the Albufera Lake (Spain), an exhaustive historical review of the ichthyofauna data is presented, together with fishery records. The results pointed out a remarkable reduction in the richness of fish species, especially from the 1950s onwards, a noticeable increase in the populations of introduced species and an increase of mugilid populations. This trend is in accordance with the severe eutrophication, dissapearance of submerged macrophytes and over-fishing of some species in earlier periods. Seasonal cycles were observed for the specific composition of the captures, which is related to the population dynamics of each species and to manipulation of the hydrological cycle of the lake for rice cultivation. The highest commercial fish captures occurred between October and January, which reduced the predation on macrozooplankton and increased water transparancy, which had other consequences on the lake food web. Finally, experimental results were studied about the effect of fish density (C. arcasii) and nutrients on the epiphyton of a shallow lake (lake Sentiz, León). Nutrient additions caused significant decrease in total epiphyton biovolume and specially of bacillariophyceans and zygnematophyceans, with an increment in the number of cyanobacteria. The presence of fish enhanced the abundance and biovolume of all algal groups, except that of cyanobacteria. The different response of algal groups at higher nutrient treatments is attributed to

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e their ecophysiological constraints and resistance to toxicant (ammonium) accumulation. Fishes had an inconsistent effect on the abundance of plant-associated macroinvertebrates and on epiphytic algae. Fish indirect effects are suggested as one of the main causes for algal growth in fish-added mesocosms. Submerged macrophytes and epiphyton decreased at increasing nutrient levels, as a result of the phytoplankton increase. In summary, the role of direct and indirect effects of fishes and the importance of their dietary features are stressed as key factors for understanding the causes that control epiphyton and food web structure of the study shallow lakes. Fishes affected biodiversity, quality and water tranparency. Restoration of eutrophic shallow lakes must involve control of nutrient inputs and fish communities, with adequate policies for fish and plant management and conservation Relevant publication: Yes

Luc Ector; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Eduardo Morales; Carlos Eduardo Wetzel; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Lucien Hoffmann. Analysis of the type of Fragilaria construens var. subsalina (Bacillariophyceae) and description of two morphologically related taxa from Europe and the United States. Phycologia. 50, pp. 67 - 77. Lawrence(United States of America): Allen Press, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.2216%2F09-40.1>. ISSN 0031-8884 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 5 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 2.000 Relevant results: Fragilaria construens var. subsalina is a common diatom found in a wide variety of aquatic systems worldwide. It was described by Hustedt (1925) from brackish waters in Oldesloe, Germany; a lectotype specimen was established by Simonsen (1987). We analysed the ultrastructure of specimens from the lectotype material by means of light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and show that this taxon should be placed at the species level within the genus Pseudostaurosira (as Pseudostaurosira subsalina). A similar but distinct taxon from the United States, found in waters with low electrolyte content, is proposed as a new species of Pseudostaurosira, namely Pseudostaurosira americana sp. nov. We also describe a second new species from Spain (Pseudostaurosira alvareziae sp. nov.), found in waters with moderate conductivity, which was misidentified as P. subsalina in the past. A morphometric analysis of the valve shape supports the morphological separation between the three species. The present study clarifies the taxonomy, ecology and systematic position of these three taxa and provides a comparison with other, similar taxa. Relevant publication: Yes

Cristina González Fernández; Berta Riaño Irazábal; Beatriz Molinuevo Salces; Saúl Blanco Lanza; María Criz García González. Effect of operational conditions on the degradation of organic matter and development of microalgae-bacteria consortia when treating swine slurry. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 90, pp. 1147 - 1153. Berlin, Berlin(Germany): Springer, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00253-011-3111-z>. ISSN 0175-7598 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 4 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 3.425 Relevant results: There is great controversy regarding the best substrate (fresh or anaerobically digested swine slurry) for the development of microalgae–bacteria consortia. This study aims to elucidate the best substrate by assessing biomass productivity, microorganism predominance, and their ability for organic matter removal. In addition to the different substrates, different operational conditions and influent strengths were evaluated. Increasing organic matter content when favourable temperature and illumination conditions were present improved biomass production. However, these conditions were not favourable for microalgal growth, but they were favourable for bacteria. Regardless of the operational conditions, reactors fed with fresh slurry not only resulted in the highest biomass productivity, but also the greatest removal of total and soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD). On the other hand, reactors fed with digested slurry showed biomass productivity and COD removal values

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e lower than those obtained for reactors fed with fresh slurry, most probably due to the recalcitrant nature of the former. Nevertheless, digested slurry was the substrate more appropriate for microalgae growth under harsh operational conditions (16 °C and 9-h illumination) at low influent strength and optimum operational conditions (30 °C and 24-h illumination) at higher influent strength. Relevant publication: Yes

Irene Álvarez Blanco; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Ignacio De Godos; Raúl Muñoz; Saúl Blanco. Las diatomeas de los salares del Altiplano boliviano: singularidades florísticas y biogeográficas. Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia natural Sección Biología. 105, pp. 67 - 82. Madrid(Spain): 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <rshn.geo.ucm.es/cont/publis/boletines/140.pdf>. ISSN 0366-3272 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 5 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Roberto Reinoso; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Linda Alejandra Torres Villamizar; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Mechanisms for parasites removal in a waste stabilization pond. Microbial Ecology. 61, pp. 684 - 692. Berlin, Berlin(Germany): 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00248-010-9791-6>. ISSN 0095-3628 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 2.912 Relevant results: A waste stabilisation pond (WSP) system formed by two anaerobic ponds, a facultative pond and a maturation pond was studied from December 2003 to September 2004 in north-western Spain in order to evaluate its efficiency in the removal of faecal indicator bacteria (total coliforms, Escherichia coli, faecal streptococci), coliphages, helminth eggs and protozoan (oo)cysts (Cryptosporidium and Giardia). Furthermore, sediment samples were collected from the bottom of the ponds to assess the settling rates and thus determine the main pathogen removal mechanisms in the WSPs system. The overall removal ranged from 1.4 log units for coliphages in the cold period to 5.0 log units for E. coli in the hot period. Cryptosporidium oocysts were reduced by an average of 96%, Giardia cysts by 98% and helminth eggs by 100%. The anaerobic ponds showed significantly higher surface removal rates (4.6, 5.2 and 3.7 log (oo)cysts/eggs removed m#2 day#1, respectively) than facultative and maturation ponds. Sunlight and water physicochemical conditions were the main factors influencing C. parvum oocysts removal both in the anaerobic and maturation ponds, whereas other factors like predation or natural mortality were more important in the facultative pond. Sedimentation, the most commonly proposed mechanism for cyst removal had, therefore, a negligible influence in the studied ponds. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Neodetonia nom. nov., a replacement name for Detonia Frenguelli (Bacillariophyceae).Phycologia. 50, pp. 32 - 32. Lawrence(United States of America): Allen Press, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.2216/10-92.1>. ISSN 0031-8884 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 2.000 Relevant results: The diatom generic name Detonia Frenguelli, 1949, is a later homonym of the fungal name Detonia Saccardo, 1889. The generic name Neodetonia is proposed here to replace Detonia Frenguelli Relevant publication: Yes

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Eduardo Alexis Lobo Alcayaga; Carlos Eduardo Wetzel; Luc Ector; Kazuhiro Katoh; Shigeki Mayama; Saúl Blanco Lanza. Response of epilithic diatom community to environmental gradients in subtropical temperate Brazilian rivers. Limnetica. 29, pp. 323 - 340. Valencia, Valencian Community(Spain): Asociación Ibérica de Limnología, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://unileon.academia.edu/SaulBlanco/Papers/396414/ Lobo_EA_Wetzel_CE_Ector_L_Katoh_K_Blanco_S_Mayama_S_2010._Response_of_epilithic_diatom_community_to_ ISSN 0213-8409 Legal deposit: V-2404-1986 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 6 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 0.421 Relevant results: This work aims to analyse the response of epilithic diatom communities to environmental gradients in subtropical temperate southern Brazilian rivers to contribute to the development of a widely applicable methodology for water-quality monitoring. Samples for physical, chemical and biological determination were collected monthly, from December 2001 to November 2002 and from March 2003 to February 2004, at 9 stations along the rivers Pardo and Pardinho in the hydrographical basin of Rio Pardo, State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. Physical and chemical variables (water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, nitrates, nitrites, phosphates and total dissolved solids) and biological variables (epilithic diatom communities) were used as parameters for water-quality assessment. The data matrix was examined by means of a multivariate ordination using Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA). In total, 270 taxa were identied to specic or infra-specic levels. The results showed that of all the physical and chemical variables used, the main gradient along the DCA rst axis was eutrophication, which was indicated by its signicant correlation with phosphates ( p 0.001). Hence, the species’ scores on the DCA axis were used as an operational criterion for indicating their tolerance to eutrophication. From this analysis, the 10 taxa that were the most tolerant to eutrophication were: Cyclotella meneghiniana, Fallacia monoculata, Nitzschia acicularis, N. clausii, N. nana, N. palea, Nitzschia sp., Pinnularia sp., Sellaphora pupula sensu lato and Ulnaria acus. The present study showed that epilithic diatom assemblages reect anthropogenic changes in hydrographic basins in subtropical temperate streams, especially pollution by organic enrichment and eutrophication. Phycology, Diatom taxonomy, Bioindicators, Limnology, and Freshwater Biology Share Relevant publication: Yes

Irene Álvarez Blanco; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Saúl Blanco Lanza. Spatiotemporal changes in diatom ecological profiles: implications for biomonitoring. Limnology. 12, pp. 157 - 168. Berlin, Berlin(Germany): Springer, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10201-010-0333-1>. ISSN 1439-8621 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 4 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0.983

Category: Science Edition - LIMNOLOGY

Relevant results: Diatom indices developed in certain geographic regions are frequently used elsewhere, despite the strong evidence that such metrics are less useful when applied in regions other than that where species–environment relationships were originally assessed, showing that species have particular autoecological requirements in different geographic areas. In this study, we define the ecological profiles for selected environmental variables in three common epilithic diatom species in the Duero Basin (NW Spain), comparing our results with data gathered from different geographic regions. We assess differences in autoecological parameters obtained from the northern and southern subbasins, and from different years, in order to observe whether significant small-scale, spatiotemporal changes exist. Our results show that there are variations in species’ autoecological parameters between different regions. Furthermore, there are significant changes comparing northern and southern Duero subbasins for certain species and physiochemical variables. Additionally, different autoecologies have been observed for certain diatoms and environmental factors comparing two different years. It can be concluded that freshwater diatom autoecologies can vary between different geographic areas. This implies that, in order to improve water-quality bioassessments, autoecology-based diatom metrics should be developed by

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e quantifying species distributions along environmental gradients, using datasets representative of the areas or river types where the metrics will be applied. Relevant publication: Yes

Agata Wojtal; Luc Ector; Bart Van de Vijver; Eduardo Morales; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Piatek Jolanta; Agata Smieja. The Achnanthidium minutissimum complex (Bacillariophyceae) in southern Poland. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplementband Algological Studies. 136-137, pp. 211 - 238. Stuttgart, Stuttgart(Germany): E. Schweizerbart Science Publishers, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/1864-1318/2011/0136-0211>. ISSN 0342-1120 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 5 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: Representatives of the Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kütz.) Czarn. complex are common and widespread diatoms in Poland. The following species were included in this study: Achnanthidium affine (Grunow) Czarn., A. caledonicum (Lange-Bert.) Lange-Bert., A. eutrophilum (Lange-Bert.) Lange-Bert., A. exile (Kütz.) Heib., A. jackii Rabenh., A. lineare W. Sm., and A. minutissimum. Two additional species are here formally described, namely Achnanthidium polonicum Van de Vijver, Wojtal, E. Moraleset Ector and A. acsiae Wojtal, E. Morales, Van de Vijver et Ector. Information for an additional taxon is presented here, but it has been left unidentified until a larger population is found. Results of morphological analyses performed with light and scanning electron microscopy on this group of diatoms inhabiting springs, streams, rivers and lakes in southern Poland are illustrated and briefly discussed. Distribution of Achnanthidium caledonicum, A. eutrophilum, A. exile, A. lineare and A. minutissimum in waters of southern Poland corresponds well with literature reports of their autecology. Relevant publication: Yes

Eduardo Morales; Luc Ector; Erika Fernández; Maria Helena Novais; Daša Hlúbiková; Paul B Hamilton; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Morgan L Vis; John Patrick Kociolek. The genus Achnanthidium Kütz. (Achnanthales, Bacillariophyceae) in Bolivian streams: a report of taxa found in recent investigations. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplementband Algological Studies. 136-137, pp. 89 - 130. Stuttgart, Stuttgart(Germany): E. Schweizerbart Science Publishers, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1127%2F1864-1318%2F2011%2F0136-0089>. ISSN 0342-1120 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 7 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: Populations of Achnanthidium Kütz. occurring in samples collected from epilithic habitats in Bolivian rivers and streams were studied using light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Thirteen taxa were identified, 8 of which corresponded to diatoms that could not be identified based on local, regional or global literature. The known taxa include Achnanthidium exiguum (Grunow) Czarn., Achnanthidium jackii Rabenh., Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kütz.) Czarn., Achnanthidium saprophilum (H. Kobayasi et Mayama) round et Bukht., and Achnanthidium sehuencoense E. Morales. Of these, only A. minutissimum, A. jackii, and A. sehuencoense were found in relative abundances between 1 and 60 %. The undetermined taxa include Achnanthidium cf. alpestre (lowe et Kociolek) Lowe et Kociolek, Achnanthidium cf. catenatum (J. Bílý et Marvan) Lange-Bert., Achnanthidium cf. modestiforme (Lange-Bert.) Van de Vijver, Achnanthidium cf. rivulare Potapova et Ponader, Achnanthidium sp. 1 COROICO, Achnanthidium sp. 2 COROICO, Achnanthidium sp. 2 ROCHA, Achnanthidium sp. 2 SEHUENCAS, all of which occurred at relative abundances less than 1 %. However, one undetermined taxon, namely Achnanthidium sp. 2 SEHUENCAS, was found under SEM in sufficient numbers to justify its description as a new species: Achnanthidium cadimae E. Morales, E. Fernán dez et Ector. Additionally, type material of Achnanthes kryophiloides Hohn, originally described from the Peruvian Amazon, was examined using LM and SEM, thereby establishing its distinctness from A. sehuencoense, which thrives in Bolivian streams. Since Hohns taxon is a later homonym of a species described from Spitsbergen, Norway, a new name is required for the Peruvian taxon: Achnanthidium peruvianum E. Morales et Ector nom. nov. Based on current taxonomic and ecological literature for the genus, the above taxa are discussed. Relevant publication: Yes

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Saúl Blanco Lanza; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Guía de las Diatomeas de la Cuenca del Duero. pp. 1 - 212. Valladolid, Castile and León(Spain): Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Marino / Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.chduero.es/descarga.aspx?fich=/Publicaciones/guiadiatomeas.pdf>. Collection: NIPO: 771-10-005-1 Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book Relevant results: En esta obra se recogen los 200 taxones de diatomeas (pertenecientes a 60 géneros distintos) más importantes de las identificadas en más de 600 muestras de epiliton fluvial recogidas durante campañas de muestreo efectuadas entre 2003 y 2007 en la parte española de la cuenca, dentro de los programas de seguimiento del estado de las masas de agua superficiales de la Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero. Esta selección atiende a un doble criterio, que valora la importancia de cada taxón dentro del inventario general de la cuenca, de forma que se han considerado las especies más abundantes y/o más ampliamente distribuidas en la zona de estudio; así como, por su interés florístico o biogeográfico, se incluyen algunos taxones adicionales (especies exóticas, poco conocidas o que representan novedades para la Península). Para cada especie se ofrece la siguiente información: una descripción morfológica y autoecológica (parte II), un mapa de distribución en la cuenca del Duero (parte III) y una serie de fotografías en microscopía óptica de campo claro donde se ilustra la variabilidad morfológica de cada taxón, reunidas en 36 láminas (parte II). Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza. The Role of Fish Communities in the Eutrophication of Shallow Lakes. Webber CD (ed) Eutrophication: Ecological Effects, Sources, Prevention and Reversal. pp. 41 - 66. New York(United States of America): Nova Publishers, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <https://www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=24439>. ISBN 978-1-61728-911-8 Collection: Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology Type of production: Chapters of books Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of chapter in book Relevant results: The progressive anthropogenic eutrophication, the uncontrolled introduction of exotic fish species, and the lack of conservation and management strategies are highlighted as the main causes explaining the long-term changes in water biological quality in freshwater ponds and their surrounding aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Experimental evidence shows that fish direct and indirect effects on lake food web lead to algal growths and increased turbidity and nutrients concentration in fish-added treatments. Consequently, submerged macrophytes and epiphytic algae usually decline at increasing nutrient levels. Additionally, many freshwater fishes exhibit a generalist diet with an important contribution of non-planktonic components, and ontogenic shift towards bentho-detritivory has been observed in several species. Field studies on the feeding ecology of both endemic and introduced taxa show that demographic changes and facultative predation influence food webs in freshwater ponds by both direct predation and indirect effects (sediment bioturbation and excretion), however, cascading effects caused by introduced fish species may be more relevant for the food webs in certain bioclimates, e.g. Mediterranean shallow ponds and wetlands, where almost no piscivorous species are recorded and, in general, omnivorous species dominate independently of lake trophic state. Thus, the role of direct and indirect effects of fishes and the importance of their dietary features are stressed as key factors for understanding the causes that control the trophic status of freshwater ponds. Fishes affect biodiversity, quality and water transparency. Restoration of eutrophic ponds must involve control of nutrient inputs and fish communities, with adequate policies for fish and plant management and conservation. Relevant publication: Yes

Ignacio de Godos; Virginia A Vargas; Saúl Blanco Lanza; María Cristina García González; Roberto Soto; Pedro García-Encina; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Raúl Muñoz; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Raúl Muñoz. A comparative evaluation of microalgae for the degradation of piggery wastewater under photosynthetic oxygenation. Bioresource Technology. 101, pp. 5150 - 5158. Oxford(United Kingdom): Elsevier, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.biortech.2010.02.010>. ISSN 0960-8524 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 3 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Category: Science Edition - AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Impact index: 4.365 Relevant results: Two green microalgae (Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlorella sorokiniana), one cyanobacterium (Spirulina platensis), one euglenophyt (Euglena viridis) and two microalgae consortia were evaluated for their ability to support carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous removal in symbiosis with activated sludge bacteria during the biodegradation of four and eight times diluted piggery wastewater in batch tests. C. sorokiniana and E. viridis were capable of supporting the biodegradation of four and eight times diluted wastewater. On the other hand, while S. obliquus and the consortia isolated from a swine manure stabilization pond were only able to grow in eight times diluted wastewater, S. platensis and the consortium isolated from a high rate algal pond treating swine manure were totally inhibited regardless of the dilution applied. TOC removal efficiencies (RE) ranging from 42% to 55% and NH4+-RE from 21% to 39% were recorded in the tests exhibiting photosynthetic oxygenation. The similar oxygen production rates exhibited by the tested microalgae under autotrophic conditions (from 116 to 133 mg O2 L#1 d#1) suggested that factors other than the photosynthetic oxygenation potential governed piggery wastewater biodegradation. Microalgal tolerance towards NH3 was hypothesized as the key selection criterion. Further studies in a continuous algal–bacterial photobioreactor inoculated with C. sorokiniana, S. obliquus and S. platensis showed that C. sorokiniana, the species showing the highest NH3-tolerance, rapidly outcompeted the rest of the microalgae during the biodegradation of eight times diluted wastewater, achieving TOC and NH4+-RE comparable to those recorded in the batch biodegradation tests. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Are biotic indices sensitive to river toxicants? A comparison of metrics based on diatoms and macro-invertebrates. Chemosphere. 79, pp. 18 - 25. Oxford(United Kingdom): Elsevier, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.chemosphere.2010.01.059>. ISSN 0045-6535 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 3.155 Relevant results: Biotic indices based on macro-invertebrates and diatoms are frequently used to diagnose ecological quality in watercourses, but few published works have assessed their effectiveness as biomonitors of the concentration of micropollutants. A biological survey performed at 188 sites in the basin of the River Duero in north-western Spain. Nineteen diatom and six macro-invertebrate indices were calculated and compared with the concentrations of 37 different toxicants by means of a correlation analysis. Several chemical variables analysed correlated significantly with at least one biotic index. Sláde#ek’s diatom index and the number of macro-invertebrate families exhibited particularly high correlation coefficients. Methods based on macro-invertebrates performed better in detecting biocides, while diatom indices showed stronger correlations with potentially toxic elements such as heavy metals. All biotic indices, and particularly diatom indices, were especially sensitive to the concentration of fats and oils and trichloroethene. Relevant publication: Yes

Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Saúl Blanco Lanza. Epiphytic diatoms and water quality in shallow lakes: the neutral substrate hypothesis revisited. Marine and Freshwater Research. 61, pp. 1457 - 1467. Collingwood(Australia): CSIRO publishing, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1071%2FMF10018>. ISSN 1323-1650 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 4 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 1.572

Category: Science Edition - LIMNOLOGY

Relevant results: For bioassessment of freshwaters, diatom indices have been mainly used in streams although their applicability in shallow lakes has been demonstrated in several studies. However, the influence of sampling

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e substrata on periphytic diatom communities and on the ecological quality inferred from them has been paid little attention. In this paper, we test the ‘neutral substrate hypothesis’, which predicts no relevant influence of host plant type on their epiphytic community. Nineteen shallow permanent lakes from north-west Spain were studied and classified into three trophic levels. Epiphytic diatom communities growing on three different macrophytes for each trophic level were sampled and analysed. We assess: (1) which of the most common diatom indices provides a reliable water quality assessment, (2) how different plant substrata influence the diatom communities growing on them and (3) how these differences affect water quality assessment. Similarity tests showed significant differences in the composition of diatom assemblages among nutrient concentrations and host macrophytes. In contrast, ANOVA results for selected diatom-based metrics showed significant differences among trophic levels but not between different plant substrata. This supports the use of epiphytic diatoms as biological indicators for shallow lakes irrespective of the dominant macrophyte. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Generador de números aleatorios para recuentos en microscopía óptica. Algas. 43, pp. 30 - 31. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Sociedad Española de Ficología, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.sefalgas.org/algas/numalgas/ALGAS43.pdf>. ISSN 1695-8160 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Maria Elena Beltrami; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Nicolas Scheidecker; Francesca Ciutti; Cristina Cappelletti; Laura Mancini; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector. Gomphonema vidalii sp. nov. a new diatom from Mediterranean streams. Diatom Research. 25, pp. 29 - 42. Oxford(United Kingdom): Taylor Francis, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2010.9705827>. ISSN 0269-249X Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Impact index: 1.030 Relevant results: A new benthic diatom species, Gomphonema vidalii sp. nov., is described with light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations. It was found in three Mediterranean watercourses: Farfa (Central Italy), Bévéra (France and Italy) and Paillon streams (South-Eastern France). Valves have a clavate shape and striae are slightly radial, the central ones being shorter than the others; one stigma is present in the central area. G. vidalii belongs to the group of Gomphonema species with doubly-punctate striae, a feature which is considered by some authors typical of the genus Gomphoneis. Distinct to Gomphonema vidalii is the presence of stigmoid areolae in the central area, different in structure from stigmata and stigmoids which can be found in some Gomphonema and Gomphoneis species. Relevant publication: Yes

Ignacio de Godos; Saúl Saúl Blanco; Pedro A García Encina; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Raúl Muñoz. Influence of flue gas sparging on the performance of high rate algae ponds treating agro-industrial wastewaters. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 179, pp. 1049 - 1054. Oxford(United Kingdom): Elsevier, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.jhazmat.2010.03.112>. ISSN 0304-3894 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 3.723

Category: Science Edition - ENGINEERING, CIVIL

Relevant results: The influence of flue gas sparging (7% CO2) on the performance of two 465 L High-Rate Algal Ponds (HRAPs) treating diluted swine manure at 10 days of hydraulic retention time was evaluated under continental climatic conditions (Castilla y León, Spain). COD, NH4+, and PO43# removal efficiencies were not

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e significantly affected by flue gas input (at 2.2 and 5.5 L min#1), which suggests that CO2 sparging does not compromise wastewater treatment in HRAPs. In this particular study, COD and NH4+ removal efficiencies of 56 ± 31% (near to maximum swine manure biodegradability) and 98 ± 1%, respectively, were consistently maintained, regardless of the environmental and operational conditions. CO2 sparging resulted however in lower pH values (#2 units lower) and an enhanced NH4+ nitrification (higher NO3# and NO2# concentrations) compared to the system operated in the absence of flue gas supply. Biomass concentration was only higher (#30% than in the control HRAP) when flue gases were supplied at 5.5 L min#1, probably due to the fact that the higher irradiances and temperatures prevailing within this experimental period resulted in an inorganic carbon-limited scenario in the control HRAP. Therefore, it can be concluded that CO2 assimilation would be ultimately dependent on the occurrence of inorganic carbon limitation and will never occur in light, COD or nutrients-limited scenarios. Relevant publication: Yes

Jonathan C Taylor; Anatoliy Levanets; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Luc Ector. Microcostatus schoemanii sp. nov., M. cholnokyi sp. nov. and M. angloensis sp. nov. three new terrestrial diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from South Africa. Phycological Research. 58, pp. 177 - 187. Weinheim(Germany): John Wiley Sons, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1440-1835.2010.00576.x>. ISSN 1440-1835 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 3 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 1.186 Relevant results: The terrestrial diatom Microcostatus schoemanii sp. nov. is described from dry soils of the Faan Meintjies Nature Reserve (North-West Province, South Africa). Microcostatus cholnokyi sp. nov. and Microcostatus angloensis sp. nov. are described from sandy soils at a colliery near the town of Kriel (Mpumalanga Province, South Africa). The morphology of these taxa is examined using both light and scanning electron microscopy and new taxa are compared with similar species. In M. schoemanii the density of the striae combined with the valve outline and the distance between the central raphe endings are the main distinguishing morphological features. M. cholnokyi is differentiated by the presence of a conopeum and the distinct structure of the microcostae. M. angloensis is similar to M. schoemanii but differentiated by the shape of the cell and the apices, the angle of striation and the distance in between the proximal raphe endings. Relevant publication: Yes

Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Luc Ector; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Nutrient monitoring in spanish wetlands using epiphytic diatoms. Vie et Milieu / Life and Environment. 60, pp. 89 - 94. Banyuls-sur-Mer, Languedoc-Roussillon(France): Observatoire Océanologique - Laboratoire Arago Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.obs-banyuls.fr/Viemilieu/index.php/ volume-60-2010/60-issue-2/602-article-2/download.html>. ISSN 0240-8759 Collection: Diatoms Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0.474

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Relevant results: The Water Framework Directive requires that the European Union countries determine the biological state of their waters with respect to sites of high quality. Although bioindicators have been widely applied in running waters and deep lakes throughout Europe, little is known about their applicability in shallow lakes and wetlands. The objective of this work is to check the effectiveness of epiphytic diatoms as indicators of the trophic state in two wetlands of Álava Province (N Spain). Diatom and water chemical samples were collected during summer and autumn 2007, following standard methodology. Stems of submerged macrophyte (Carex riparia, Iris pseudacorus, Veronica anagallis-aquatica) were sampled in each lake. Based on the number of statistically significant correlations between diatom indices and environmental factors, the SID index was show as the most suitable method to assess nutrients within these systems. SID was significantly correlated with TP, NTK and

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e ammonium levels. Among three different plants, only the indices calculated from I. pseudacorus samples were significantly correlated with nutrients. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Un humedal abulense alberga una especie de alga diatomea desconocida para la ciencia. Quercus. 288, pp. 12 - 12. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): América Ibérica, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.quercus.es/noticia/3303/Avances/humedal-abulense-alberga-especie-alga-diatomea-desconocidaciencia.html>. ISSN 0212-0054 Legal deposit: M-1778-82 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Lucien Hoffmann. Atlas de las Diatomeas de la Cuenca del Duero / Diatom Atlas of the Duero Basin. pp. 1 - 386. León, Castile and León(Spain): Universidad de León - Área de Publicaciones, 2010. ISBN 978-8-4997-3536-6 Legal deposit: LE-1157-2010 Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book Relevant results: This book gathers the 200 main diatom taxa in terms of abundance and occurrence, selected from more than 600 samples of river epilithon collected during annual surveys carried out between 2003 and 2007 in the Spanish part of the basin. Certain taxa that could not be identified to specific level are also presented. For every diatom species, the following information is provided: a morphometric and autoecological description, a selection of illustrated bibliographic references and an iconographic series illustrating the taxon’s morphological variability, with a total of 3110 photographs in light and scanning electron microscopy gathered into 109 plates. The nomenclature, taxonomy and systematic position of taxa follow the most recent phycological literature. 118 species new to the Duero Basin and 29 species new to the Iberian Peninsula are presented. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Darwin y las Algas. Algas. 40, pp. 23 - 24. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Sociedad Española de Ficología, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.sefalgas.org/algas/numalgas/ALGAS40.pdf>. ISSN 1695-8160 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Maria Helena Novais; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector. Eolimna becaresii sp. nov., a new diatom taxon from Spanish shallow lake. Diatom Research. 24, pp. 487 - 494. Oxford(United Kingdom): Taylor Francis, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2009.9705815>. ISSN 0269-249X Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 0.985 Relevant results: In 2003 during a biological survey carried out on the shallow lakes located on the northern Iberian plateau, a diatom community dominated by an unknown Eolimna sp. was found as an epiphyte on Chara connivens in Lake Constanzana (Spain). Detailed light and scanning electron microscopy observations allowed the description of this new species. Differential diagnostic criteria with respect to similar taxa, especially E. archibaldii J.C. Taylor Lange-Bertalot, together with ecological implications of this finding, are briefly discussed. Relevant publication: Yes

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Ignacio de Godos; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Pedro García-Encina; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Raúl Muñoz. Long-term operation of high rate algal ponds for the bioremediation of piggery wastewaters at high loading rates. Bioresource Technology. 100, pp. 4332 - 4339. Oxford(United Kingdom): Elsevier, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.biortech.2009.04.016>. ISSN 0960-8524 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Impact index: 4.253 Relevant results: The performance of two 464-L high rate algal ponds (HRAPs) treating 20- and 10-folds diluted swine manure at 10 days of hydraulic residence time was evaluated under continental climatic conditions in Castilla y Leon (Spain) from January to October. Under optimum environmental conditions (from July to September), both HRAPs supported a stable and efficient carbon and nitrogen oxidation performance, with average COD and TKN removal efficiencies of 76 ± 11% and 88 ± 6%, respectively, and biomass productivities ranging from 21 to 28 g/m2 d. Nitrification was identified as the main TKN removal mechanism at dissolved oxygen concentrations higher than 2 mg/L (accounting for 80–86% of the TKN removed from January to May and for 54% from July to September). On the other hand, empirical evidences of a simultaneous nitrification– denitrification process were found at dissolved oxygen concentrations lower than 0.5 mg/L (high organic loading rates). However, despite the achievement of excellent COD and nitrogen oxidation performance, phosphorous removal efficiencies lower than 10% were recorded in both HRAPs probably due to the high buffer capacity of the piggery wastewater treated (absence of abiotic pH-mediated View the MathML source precipitation). Finally, a detailed monitorization of the dynamics of microalgae population revealed that the combination of moderate temperatures/solar irradiances and high organic loading rates, prevailing during late spring and summer, supported higher microalgae diversities than those found during winter conditions. Relevant publication: Yes

Daša Hlúbiková; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Elisa Falasco; Joan Gomà; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector. Nitzschia alicae spec. nov. and N. puriformis spec. nov., new diatoms from European rivers and comparison with the type material of N. sublinearis and N. pura.Journal of Phycology. 45, pp. 742 - 760. Weinheim(Germany): John Wiley Sons, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1529-8817.2009.00692.x>. ISSN 1529-8817 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Impact index: 2.270 Relevant results: Nitzschia sublinearis Hustedt and N. pura Hustedt are common oligosaprobic freshwater diatom species that frequently occur in diatom inventories, thus being important in water quality studies. Both are considered as species with overlapping diagnostic criteria in several floras, which is typical of the whole genus Nitzschia. The type material of Hustedt of N. sublinearis and N. pura was examined using LM and EM in order to document the range of variation within the type populations and to compare it with populations occurring in different European rivers. Detailed observations allowed recognition of two new freshwater diatom species: N. alicae sp. nov., occurring in mesotrophic up to eutrophic conditions, and N. puriformis sp. nov., mostly occurring in oligotrophic habitats, both in rivers and streams at middle and high altitudes. The most reliable taxonomic features that separate both new species from the most similar taxa are the density of fibulae and striae, valve shape, and valve width as well as the shape of areolae. Morphological examination of different populations indicates that N. puriformis is relatively common in European rivers and has been overlooked to date and confounded with N. pura by several researchers. By contrast, N. alicae has, to date, been collected only in Slovakia and Northern Italy, but with a high frequency of occurrence and sometimes in high abundance at sites. Relevant publication: Yes

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Fernanda Ferrari; Carlos Eduardo Wetzel; Luc Ector; Saúl Blanco Lanza; João Cláudio Cerqueira-Viana; Eduardo Mendes da Silva; Denise de Campos-Bicudo. Perinotia diamantina, sp. nov., a new diatom species from the Chapada Diamantina, Northeastern Brazil. Diatom Research. 24, pp. 79 - 100. Oxford(United Kingdom): Taylor Francis, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080%2F0269249X.2009.9705784>. ISSN 0269-249X Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 4 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 0.985 Relevant results: The diatom flora of tropical freshwater environments of South America is unique when compared to temperate areas of the continent such as Austral and Antarctic zones, where the species composition tends to present many cosmopolitan elements. The present work describes a new diatom species from the Chapada Diamantina (BA, Brazil), a semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil, belonging to the recently described monospecific genus Perinotia Metzeltin Lange-Bertalot. This work also provides additional information on valve structure observed under electron and light microscopy for the generitype. Perinotia diamantina differs from the type species, P. jankae Metzeltin Lange-Bertalot, by presenting greater valve width and smaller length/width ratio. Irregularly distributed puncta around the terminal raphe endings also differ between P. diamantine from P. jankae. Ecological information for both species is given. Relevant publication: Yes

Maria Helena Novais; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Daša Hlúbiková; Elisa Falasco; Joan Gomà; Cristina Delgado; Plamen Ivanov; Éva Ács; Manuela Morais; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector. Taxonomic revision, morphological examination and biogeography of the Gomphonema rosenstockianum and G. tergestinum species complex (Bacillariophyceae). Fottea. 9, pp. 257 - 274. Praha, Praha(Czech Republic): Czech Phycological Society, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://fottea.czechphycology.cz/_contents/F09-2-2009-10.pdf>. ISSN 1802-5439 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 1.762

Category: Science Edition - PLANT SCIENCES

Relevant results: The type material of Gomphonema rosenstockianum LANGE–BERT. et E. REICHARDT from La Gomera (Canary Islands, Spain) and epilithic material of rivers from several European countries were examined using light and scanning electron microscopy in order to improve the knowledge on the taxonomical status of the G. rosenstockianum and G. tergestinum (GRUNOW) M. SCHMIDT species complex. Two other Gomphonema species, G. supertergestinum E. REICHARDT and G. angustius E. REICHARDT, recently described and belonging to the same group, are also presented in detail. After the analysis of several populations of G. rosenstockianum and G. tergestinum it was possible to define several reliable criteria to allow morphological differentiation of both species under LM and SEM as well. A geometric morphometric analysis clearly demonstrated the separation of these taxa considering valve outline, size and shape of the central area and position of the stigma. Apart from the morphological analysis, compilation of the results of this study has also revealed differences in ecological preferences of the two species. World and European distribution maps of the four Gomphonema taxa are presented. Relevant publication: Yes

Elisa Falasco; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Francesca Bona; Joan Gomà; Daša Hlúbiková; Maria Helena Novais; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector. Taxonomy, morphology and distribution of the Sellaphora stroemii complex (Bacillariophyceae). Fottea. 9, pp. 243 - 256. Praha, Praha(Czech Republic): Czech Phycological Society, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://fottea.czechphycology.cz/_contents/F09-2-2009-09.pdf>. ISSN 1802-5439 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Impact index: 1.762 Relevant results: Live and treated materials from three populations of diatoms collected in Italy, Slovakia and Spain, identified in previous inventories as Navicula stroemii HUST. sensu KRAMMER et LANGE–BERTALOT, were examined under light and scanning electron microscopy. The analyses highlighted the typical single H– shaped plastid, characteristic of the genus Sellaphora. Considering this, we thoroughly investigated type materials from the Sellaphora stroemii complex. According to the standard European diatom flora of KRAMMER LANGE– BERTALOT (1986: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa 2/1), six species should be considered as taxonomic synonyms of Navicula stroemii, now Sellaphora stroemii (HUST.) H. KOBAYASI in MAYAMA et al.: Navicula aggerica E. REICHARDT, N. rivularis HUST., N. subbacillum HUST., N. subcontenta WILLI KRIEG., N. vasta HUST. and N. ventraloides HUST. The type materials of these species were examined using both light and scanning electron microscopy and geometric morphometric analysis. The analysis of the valve ultrastructure demonstrated the affiliation of Navicula aggerica, N. subbacillum, N. vasta and N. ventraloides to the genus Sellaphora. A Principal Component Analysis based on the shape of the valve outline, allowed us to define the European taxa Sellaphora stroemii, S. ventraloides and S. aggerica as three separated taxa, clearly distinct from the Indonesian diatom Sellaphora subbacillum, comb. nov. Moreover, considering the need of a replacement name for Navicula subcontenta (KRIEGER 1943), already validly published by HUSTEDT in 1942, we propose the new name Navicula petrmarvanii nom. nov. for KRIEGER’s species. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Una nueva alga invasora llega a España: Didymosphenia geminata. Quercus. 283, pp. 30 - 35. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): América Ibérica, 2009. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.quercus.es/noticia/3094/Art%C3%ADculos-de-fondo/nueva-alga-invasora-llega-espanadidymosphenia-geminata.html>. ISSN 0212-0054 Legal deposit: M-1778-82 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Cristina Cejudo Figueiras. A test on different aspects of diatom processing techniques.Journal of Applied Phycology. 20, pp. 445 - 450. Heidelberg(Germany): Springer, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-007-9292-2>. ISSN 0921-8971 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Impact index: 1.209 Relevant results: A factorial experiment was carried out in order to assess the effects of four treatment steps in diatom processing techniques (the quantity of hydrogen peroxide added to the sample, the time allowed to the digestion reaction, the use of centrifugation and the method used to settle the frustules onto the coverslip) on different aspects of the quality of the resulting microscopic slide: the concentration of organic and inorganic matter, the density, randomness and homogeneity of the frustule distribution in the slide, and the abundance of broken frustules and girdle views. The results show no significant effects of any of the experimental treatments on the proportion of broken frustules in the samples. No significant effects were related to the duration of the oxidation reaction in any of the aspects evaluated in the quality of the slides. A sample:hydrogen peroxide ratio of 1:1 for a 6-h oxidizing reaction can be used to optimize the protocol. Despite being more time consuming, the use of successive decantations instead of centrifuging is more appropriate to achieve better results. Slide quality can also be improved by leaving the coverslips to dry at room temperature in order to improve the distribution of frustules. Relevant publication: Yes

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Saúl Blanco Lanza; Luc Ector; Viola Huck; Olivier Monnier; Henry-Michel Cauchie; Lucien Hoffmann; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Diatom assemblages and water quality assessment in the Duero Basin (NW Spain). Belgian Journal of Botany. 141, pp. 39 - 50. Meise(Belgium): Royal Botanical Society of Belgium, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.jstor.org/stable/20794650>. ISSN 0778-4031 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0.205

Category: Science Edition - PLANT SCIENCES

Relevant results: In order to determine water quality status in the Duero basin (NW Spain), epilithic diatom samples were collected and analyzed in 137 stations in August 2004 following normalized standard protocols. The floristic particularities of the diatom assemblages in the basin are discussed. A total of 429 diatom taxa were identified in the basin and 90 taxa (21%) were new for the Iberian Peninsula. Especially noticeable was the presence of Achnanthidium rivulare, only known until now from North America. Ordination revealed the existence of five species assemblages related to the following environmental factors: 5-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5), [PO43-], and conductivity. Light and scanning electron microscopy micrographs are provided for some common, infrequent or exotic diatom species present in the Duero basin. Three diatom indices (Specific Pollution Index SPI, European Index CEC and Biological Diatom Index BDI) were applied. All of them correlated significantly with water physical and chemical variables, but SPI achieved the best correlations, and is therefore recommended as the reference diatom index for this Mediterranean basin. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Luc Ector. Didymosphenia geminata (Bacillariophyta, Gomphonemataceae), una amenaza para nuestros ríos. Cuadernos de Biodiversidad. 26, pp. 3 - 6. Alicante, Valencian Community(Spain): Universidad de Alicante, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/6320/1/cuadbiod26_01.pdf>. ISSN 1575-5495 Legal deposit: MU-1286-1999 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Maria Elena Beltrami; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Francesca Ciutti; Cristina Cappelletti; Catia Monauni; Sabrina Pozzi; Frédéric Rimet; Luc Ector. Distribution and ecology of Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt (Bacillariophyta) in Trentino watercourses (northern Italy).Cryptogamie-Algologie. 29, pp. 141 160. Paris, Île de France(France): Association des Amis des Cryptogames, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.cryptogamie.com/pagint_en/recherche/affich_art.php?cid=237>. ISSN 0181-1568 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0.667

Category: Science Edition - PLANT SCIENCES

Relevant results: In 2000 the European Parliament and The European Union Council recommended that member countries assess water quality using diatoms, as part of the phytobenthos. In Italy this recommendation has given new impetus to the study of diatom communities and the application of biotic indices. During the summer of 2004, a total of 11 rivers of the Trentino province (Northern Italy) were sampled, revealing the presence in low abundances of the diatom Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt. The sites where this diatom occurred were characterised by a low pollution impact; they were also lake fed or had a regulated flow regime, although with different geologies. Morphological features of D. geminata frustules were analysed using LM and SEM and specimens could be referred to the morphotype geminata. In many countries this species is expanding its distribution and in New Zealand it is considered an invasive alga. This work provides an initial report on the presence of D. geminata in the Trento province, and contributes to increasing the knowledge on its distribution in Italy and its ecology in the Alps. Relevant publication: Yes

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Saúl Blanco; Luc Ector. Distribution, ecology and nuisance effects of the freshwater invasive diatom Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt: a literature review. Nova Hedwigia. 88, pp. 347 - 422. Stuttgart, Stuttgart(Germany): E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1127%2F0029-5035%2F2009%2F0088-0347>. ISSN 0029-5035 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0.619

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Relevant results: The diatom Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M.Schmidt has been commonly considered a taxon restricted to pristine habitats in mountainous areas of circumboreal regions. Recent studies show that it has a broader distribution and ecological amplitude. This shift seems to have occurred recently, as it now forms large growths in rivers within its native geographical area (North America, Europe) but also mass developments have recently appeared in New Zealand, where it is considered an aggressive invasive species with dramatic ecological and economic impacts. This nuisance organism grows attached in streambeds and may impact freshwater fish and aquatic plants and insects, causing severe disturbance in food webs. This paper investigates the historic and current biogeographic range of this invasive species (and varieties) based on 1000 citations collected mainly from the scientific literature. The locations where this diatom has appeared, including both fossil and recent records, are presented in world distribution maps. Our results confirm that the native range of D. geminata is almost restricted to the Holarctic region, though its distribution area is broader than usually reported in the literature. The ecological profile of this alga, along with its nuisance effects, is also discussed. Excessive growths do not only appear in areas where this species is presumably exotic. Contrarily to general statement, reports of mass developments of D. geminata date back to the 19th century. World references to D. geminata have increased exponentially during the last decades; however; with respect to the whole diatom literature during the XIX and XX centuries, the relative frequency of citations has decreased progressively. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Ecología trófica de los peces en lagunas someras y su efecto sobre el epifiton de las planta. Ambiociencias. 1, pp. 40 - 42. León, Castile and León(Spain): Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales. Universidad de León., 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=3246960>. ISSN 1988-3021 Legal deposit: LE-903-2007 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of educational publication Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Margarita Fernández Aláez; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Efficiency of top-down control depends on nutrient concentration in a shallow lake: a mesocosm study.Marine and Freshwater Research. 59, pp. 922 - 930. Collingwood(Australia): CSIRO publishing, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1071%2FMF07212>. ISSN 1323-1650 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 1.500

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Relevant results: In shallow lakes, the influence of top-down control is considered to be less important under a Mediterranean bioclimate, although little experimental data support this hypothesis. The present study aimed to experimentally assess the importance of top-down forces in the trophic status of Mediterranean shallow lakes. A bifactorial mesocosm experiment was carried out in a shallow lake using a range of nutrient concentrations and fish population densities. The results demonstrated an expected increase in turbidity levels as nutrients and fish density increased, as a result of both sediment resuspension and chlorophyll a concentrations. Nevertheless, at higher nutrient additions, turbidity decreased in the mesocosms in response to cladoceran proliferation because the fishes were unable to control zooplankton growth under such conditions. Fish diet content analysis showed

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e a generalist diet with an important contribution of non-planktonic components; the proportion of zooplankton in the diet contents increased with nutrient additions. Fishes preferred cladocerans over copepods and rotifers, these latter taxa dominated the resulting zooplankton community. Some fish-added mesocosms retained high transparency levels, most likely because of physiological changes in response to high ammonium concentrations. In summary, the dietary spectrum of Chondrostoma arcasii [Steindachner], despite some electivity patterns, depends largely on available resources. The trophic ecology of cyprinids, acting both through direct and indirect effects on food webs, is a determinant factor explaining, in part, stable high turbidity levels in many shallow lakes. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Susana Gabriela Romo Pérez; Margarita Fernández Aláez; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Response of epiphytic algae to nutrient loading and fish density in a shallow lake: a mesocosm experiment. Hydrobiologia. 600, pp. 65 - 76. Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland(Holland): Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-007-9176-0>. ISSN 0018-8158 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Impact index: 1.449 Relevant results: Studies on the effect of eutrophication on the ecology of shallow lakes, usually pay scant attention to changes within the epiphytic algal community, though the contribution of this to the ecosystem dynamics is transcendental. In order to test the influence of nutrient loadings and fish densities in the structure of algal epiphyton in a shallow lake, an experiment was performed using in situ mesocosms. Nutrient additions were related to significant decreases in the total epiphyton biovolume and that of bacillariophyceans and zygnematophyceans, but with increases in the abundance of cyanobacteria. The different response of algal groups at the higher nutrient concentrations (increases or decreases in their abundance and/or biovolume) can be related to their ecophysiological constraints such as different resistance to toxicant ammonium accumulation. Plant-associated macroinvertebrates numbers were positively correlated with total numbers of epiphyton. The presence of planktivorous fish enhanced the abundance and biovolume of all algal groups, except cyanobacteria. Fishes enhanced the abundance of plant-associated animals and of total epiphyton. Fish indirect effects (e.g., nutrients release) and their dietary particularities were among the factors that together with nutrients influenced epiphyton growth. The role of indirect effects of fishes and the importance of their dietary particularities are stressed as key factors to understand the processes controlling epiphyton ecology and the food web structure of shallow lakes. Relevant publication: Yes

Bart Van de Vijver; Martin Kelly; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Amelie Jarlman; Luc Ector. The unmasking of a sub-Antarctic endemic: Psammothidium abundans (Manguin) Bukhtiyarova et Round in European rivers. Diatom Research. 23, pp. 233 - 242. Oxford(United Kingdom): Taylor Francis, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080%2F0269249X.2008.9705749>. ISSN 0269-249X Type of production: Article Ranking: 3 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

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Impact index: 0.607 Relevant results: Psammothidium abundans (Manguin) Bukhtiyarova Round was described 50 years ago from the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen archipelago (southern Indian Ocean). Apart from single occurrences in South Africa, southern Australia and Tierra del Fuego, the reported distribution of this species is restricted to the (sub-)Antarctic Region. In the northern hemisphere, the species was only very sporadically reported from two rivers in Scotland. During surface water surveys in Sweden, United Kingdom and Ireland (as part of water quality investigations), several populations of an Achnanthoid species similar in appearance to P. abundans have been found in rivers and brooks. The morphological analysis of the European forms, together with a thorough examination of the type material (including lectotypification of P. abundans), could not reveal any morphological differences between the

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e European and sub-Antarctic (type) populations. This paper is the result of the morphological study of this species and raises questions about how the species ended up so far from its original distributional range. After elimination of all possible dispersion abilities, it is most likely that the species has always been present in the European rivers but has been overlooked till now. Possible causes for this are the lack of appropriate identification literature during standard European water monitoring, species drift and force-fitting and the fact that many rivers have not been thoroughly studied. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco. Trophic ecology of fishes in shallow lakes and their effect on plant epiphyton. Alquibla. 47, pp. 24 24. Valencia, Valencian Community(Spain): Asociación Ibérica de Limnología, 2008. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.uv.es/ael/alquibla/alqui47.pdf>. ISSN 1134-5535 Legal deposit: M-44149-1988 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of published critical note or commentary Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Henry-Michel Cauchie; Lucien Hoffmann; Luc Ector. Comparison of biotic indices for water quality diagnosis in the Duero Basin (Spain). Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplementband Large Rivers. 17, pp. 267 - 286. Stuttgart, Stuttgart(Germany): E. Schweizerbart Science Publishers, 2007. Disponible en Internet en: <dx.doi.org/10.1127/lr/17/2007/267>. ISSN 0945-3784 Collection: Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Use of Algae for Monitoring Rivers, Hungary, Balatonfüred, 12–16 September 2006 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: Several methods for water quality assessment have been proposed for European rivers. The EU Water Framework Directive requires the use of ecological indicators for stream monitoring networks and has encouraged research on biological indices. However, there is a lack of integrative studies comparing the efficiency of such methods in the determination of the ecological status in rivers. The present work, carried out in the Spanish side of the Duero Basin, the largest in the Iberian Peninsula, aimed at comparing different water quality indices. The survey was conducted during autumn 2003 and summer 2004 in 95 sites covering the entire basin. Epilithic diatoms and benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled and analysed following standard methods for the calculation of the macroinvertebrate index IBMWP and 18 different diatom indices. Additionally, water physical and chemical variables were measured and Habitat (IHF) and Riparian (RQI) indices were determined in situ. In general, both diatom and macroinvertebrate indices were strongly correlated with each other and with abiotic factors. The highest correlation coefficients between water physical and chemical data (especially with the concentrations of phosphates and N-derived compounds) were obtained for the diatom index SPI and the IBMWP, though no biotic method detected changes in the concentrations of toxicants (Zn2+, Cr III). The use of diversity metrics as monitoring indices is not recommended. The results indicated that several different biotic indices, based on a wide range of biotic communities, must be integrated in water quality surveillance protocols, in order to reflect complementary aspects of the ecological status in river ecosystems. Relevant publication: Yes

Zlatko Levkov; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Svetislav Krstic; Teofil Nakov; Luc Ector. Ecology of benthic diatoms from Lake Macro Prespa (Macedonia). Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplementband Algological Studies. 124, pp. 71 - 83. Stuttgart, Stuttgart(Germany): E. Schweizerbart Science Publishers, 2007. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1127%2F1864-1318%2F2007%2F0124-0071>. ISSN 0342-1120 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: Lake Prespa belongs to the group of ancient lakes. By subterranean channels it is connected with Lake Ohrid. In the past two decades, Lake Prespa has been characterized by a decrease of its water level and an increased cultural and natural eutrophication. In this period, very few ecological studies were performed, based mainly on composition and biomass of the phytoplankton community. From June 2002 to May 2003

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e analyses of 18 physical and chemical parameters and composition of benthic diatoms were performed on 12 sampling sites of Lake Macro Prespa. About 300 diatom taxa were identified in the lake. Relative abundances were calculated by counting 200 diatom valves. 143 diatom taxa had abundances of more than 1 % in at least one sampling site. Deep benthic communities were dominated by Cyclotella ocellata and Diploneis mauleri, while in the littoral region these communities were dominated by small Navicula sensu lato species. For statistical analyses, the 17 most abundant diatom taxa ( 1 % in total abundance) were used. Contrarily to the expectations, TP had a negligible influence on diatom community structure. The main environmental factors controlling species distribution and abundances were ammonium and metallic cations (Cu, Mn, K) and, secondarily, dissolved oxygen and Secchi depth, as inferred from both correlation and multivariate (CCA) analysis. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bñecares Mantecón; Noemí Hernández; Luc Ector. Evaluación de la calidad del agua en los ríos de la cuenca del Duero (España) mediante índices diatomológicos. Ingeniería Civil. 148, pp. 139 - 143. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): CEDEX, 2006. Disponible en Internet en: <http://hispagua.cedex.es/sites/default/files/hispagua_articulo/Ingcivil/2007_148_139.pdf>. ISSN 0213-8468 Legal deposit: M-28150-1971 Collection: NIPO: 163-12-002-5 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: En verano de 2005 se realizó un muestreo en 140 estaciones de la red ICA de la cuenca del Duero, a fin de determinar la calidad ecológica del agua en estos puntos utilizando diatomeas como bioindicadores. Los resultados muestran que el índice de diatomeas más apropiado para esta cuenca es el Índice de Poluosensibilidad Específica(IPS). Según este índice, el 61, 4% de los puntos alcanzan un estado ecológico de sus aguas Bueno o Muy Bueno, cumpliendo con los objetivos determinados por la Directiva Marco del Agua. Sin embargo, el 38, 6% de los puntos no llegan a un nivel aceptable según dicho criterio Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Susana Gabriela Romo Pérez. Ictiofauna del Lago de la Albufera de Valencia: evolución histórica y situación actual.Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural Sección Biología. 101, pp. 45 - 56. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, 2006. Disponible en Internet en: <http://rshn.geo.ucm.es/cont/publis/boletines/56.pdf>. ISSN 0366-3272 Legal deposit: S-581-1988 Type of production: Article Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: Despite of the traditional socioeconomic importance of fisheries in Lake Albufera of Valencia, documented since the XIII century, there is an absence of long-term and comparative studies, and recent studies on the composition and ecological relevance of its fish assemblages. Available data are almost obsolete or fragmentary, and mainly based on qualitative analyses of species composition or on commercial captures. In consequence, an exhaustive historical review of the ichthyofauna data together with fishery records were analysed, and additionally fish communities were studied during summer 2000 and spring 2002. The aim is to determine the present status and fish changes since first records in 1865, and ascertain the influence of fish associations on the lake ecology. Results pointed out: a) a remarkable reduction in fish species richness, especially from the 1950s to 2002; b) a noticeable increase in the populations of exotic species, mainly Gambusia holbrooki and Lepomis gibbosus, that replaced to autochthonous species, such as Aphanius iberus, Barbus bocagei, Chondrostoma arrigonis or Valencia hispanica; c) that since the decade of 1950, mugilid captures increased (from 80 to 490 t year-1) in detriment of species, such as Anguilla anguilla or Dicentrarchus labrax. This trend agrees with the severe eutrophication, dissapearance of submerged macrophytes and over-fishing of these species in earlier periods; d) seasonal cycles were observed for the specific composition of the captures, which is related to each species population dynamics (common in coastal lakes) and to manipulation of the lake water renewal for rice cultivation. The highest commercial fish captures occurred between October and January, which reduced the predation on macrozooplankton and had consequences on the lake food web and water transparency, e) a relationship between fish assemblages and the lake trophic state was observed. The progressive anthropogenic eutrophication of the lake, the uncontrolled introduction of exotic species and scarce

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e conservation and management of the lake and surrounded ecosystems, as well as of its fish resources, are pointed out as some of the main causes for the changes observed in its ichthyofauna Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Método de muestreo de diatomeas epífitas en lagunas para la aplicación de la Directiva Marco del Agua. Tecnología del Agua. 277, pp. 42 47. Bilbao, Basque Country(Spain): Reed Business Information, 2006. Disponible en Internet en: <dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=2139060>. ISSN 0211-8173 Legal deposit: B-4156-1984 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: Se propone un método para la toma de muestras de diatomeas epífitas en lagos y lagunas con el fin de aplicar dichas comunidades algales en la determinación del estado ecológico de estos sistemas acuáticos de acuerdo con los requisitos de la Directiva Marco del Agua. La metodología se basa en el empleo de muestradores tipo Kornijów para la recolección del epifiton desarrollado sobre helófitos. Los resultados preliminares muestran la eficacia de este método en la evaluación de la calidad del agua. La aplicación de esta sencilla metodología permite el empleo de las diatomeas epífitas como indicadores biológicos de los medio lacustres, generando resultados reproducibles en el tiempo y basados en un protocolo común fácilmente aplicable. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Valoración económica de los análisis diatomológicos en la implantación de la Directiva Marco del Agua. Algas. 36, pp. 4 - 5. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Sociedad Española de Ficología, 2006. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.sefalgas.org/algas/numalgas/ALGAS36.pdf>. ISSN 1695-8160 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez; Jordi Llorca; José Ángel Docobo; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Óscar Díez. Bólidos: cómo estudiarlos y distinguirlos de otros fenómenos luminosos. Tribuna de Astronomía: Revista de Astronomía, Astrofísica y Ciencias del Espacio. 75, pp. 68 - 77. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Sirius, 2005. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=2410957>. ISSN 0213-5892 Legal deposit: GU-389-1985 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: La observación de un bólido es uno de los momentos más emocionantes para cualquier aficionado a la Astronomía. Estos eventos revisten un extraordinario valor científico dado que anuncian el encuentro de la Tierra con fragmentos de asteroides y cometas de grandes dimensiones. El estudio preciso de sus trayec-torias en el cielo desde varios lugares permite establecer si se producen meteoritos y delimitar su lugar de caída. La Red Española de Investigación sobre Bólidos y Meteoritos está recopilando valiosa información sobre estos eventos y a disposición de la comunidad amateur para asesorar sobre estos temas. Este artículo pretende destacar el extraordinario valor de estudiar los bólidos, informar qué datos se requieren para su estudio científico y mostrar cómo distinguirlos de otros objetos que surcan los cielos. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Ricardo Chao; José Vicente Casado; Óscar Díez; Jordi Llorca; José Ángel Docobo; Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez; Alberto J Castro-Tirado. Fuego en el Cielo: El superbólido del 4 de Enero de 2004 y el meteorito Villalbeto de la Peña. Tribuna de Astronomía: Revista de Astronomía, Astrofísica y Ciencias del Espacio. 67, pp. 26 - 35. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Sirius, 2005. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=2442695>. ISSN 0213-5892 Legal deposit: GU-389-1985

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Format: Journal Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: El domingo 4 de enero de 2004 a las 16h46m45s T.U.C. un impresionante bólido con destellos más intensos que la Luna llena fue observado por miles de personas desde la mitad norte peninsular. Del objeto inicial, con una masa preatmosférica aproximada de media tonelada, han sido recuperados varios meteoritos, los primeros recuperados en territorio español en más de medio siglo. En el presente artículo se describe la labor de los aficionados en la búsqueda y recuperación de fragmentos así como también en la calibración de las fotografías y el vídeo casual que van a permitir el cálculo de la trayectoria atmosférica y de la órbita heliocéntrica del cuerpo progenitor con una precisión jamás obtenida desde nuestro país Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Luc Ector; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Muestreo del fitobentos en ríos, lagos y humedales: requisitos y recomendaciones para la Directiva Marco del Agua, con especial enfoque a los trabajos desarrollados sobre diatomeas en la Cuenca del Duero. Algas. 34, pp. 42 - 47. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Sociedad Española de Ficología, 2005. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.sefalgas.org/algas/numalgas/ALGASESPECIALBIOINDICADORES.pdf>. ISSN 1695-8160 Collection: Bioindicadores y monitorización Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Luc Ector; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Epiphytic diatoms as water quality indicators in Spanish shallow lakes. Vie et Milieu / Life and Environment. 53, pp. 71 - 79. Banyuls-sur-Mer, Languedoc-Roussillon(France): Observatoire Océanologique - Laboratoire Arago - Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 2004. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.obs-banyuls.fr/Viemilieu/index.php/volume-54-2004/54issues-2-3/542-3-article-2/download.html>. ISSN 0240-8759 Collection: Diatoms Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI Impact index: 0.587

Category: Science Edition - ECOLOGY

Relevant results: The Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that the European Union countries determine the biological state of their waters with respect to sites of high quality. Despite bioindicators have been widely applied in running waters and deep lakes throughout all Europe, little is known about their applicability in shallow lakes. In this context, the objective of this work is to check the effectiveness of epiphytic diatoms as indicators of the trophic state in six shallow lakes of León Province (NW Spain). Epiphyton was sampled from helophyte stems in six shallow lakes covering different ecological conditions. A significant correlation was found between the total nitrogen concentration and the diatom indices SPI (Specific Polluosensitivity Index) and BDI (Biological Diatom Index), this correlation being lower with respect to the total phosphorus concentration. The classification of the lakes according to the trophic and saprobic levels based on diatoms corresponds to that obtained from the analysis of the limnological and chemical parameters of the studied systems. Despite the use of these indices has been traditionally limited to rivers and channels, our results show the effectiveness of epiphytic diatoms as biological indicators of the quality of water in Mediterranean shallow lakes and the applicability of common diatom indices for biomonitoring purposes in these aquatic ecosystems Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Susana Gabriela Romo Pérez; María José Villena Álvarez. Experimental study on the diet of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) under different ecological conditions in a shallow lake. International Review of Hydrobiology. 89, pp. 250 - 262. Weinheim(Germany): WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH Co. KGaA, 2004. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iroh.200310684>. ISSN 1434-2944 Type of production: Article Format: Journal

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Category: Science Edition - MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Impact index: 0.742 Relevant results: We studied the diet of the eastern mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki with in situ experimental mesocosms located in a shallow lake. Different nutrient concentrations (phosphorus and nitrogen) and fish population densities were tested. Our results confirm that it is a planktivorous species, with also a great ingestion of algae and detritus. Nutrient fertilization caused almost no changes in this species feeding behavior, but larger mosquitofish stocks induced a shift to zooplanktivory and a decline in detritivory. When macrophytes were present, the predation effect focused on zooplankton and plant-associated animals, otherwise predation on bottom macroinvertebrates increased. Females preyed upon almost all groups more intensely, including detritus. Males and juveniles did not overlap diet, the former being more selective on ostracods, while juveniles consumed detritus, rotifers and cladoceran. Our data support the idea that mosquitofish can cause important top-down effects in shallow lakes under a wide variety of ecological conditions, being an important zooplanktivore in both turbid and plant-dominated shallow lakes especially in the Mediterranean zone, where high temperatures and absence of piscivores promote maintenance of its populations during the whole year. Relevant publication: Yes

Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Ana Conty Fernández; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Carlos Rodríguez Villafañe. Funcionamiento de los lagos someros mediterráneos. Ecosistemas. 13 - 2, pp. 2 - 12. Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre, 2004. Disponible en Internet en: <http://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/8689/1/ECO_13(2)_02.pdf>. ISSN 1132-6344 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 3 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: Aún existe un importante desconocimiento sobre el funcionamiento de las lagunas o lagos someros mediterráneos. Ante la carencia de estudios propios de estos ambientes, la abundancia de estudios en el norte de Europa ha supuesto una generalización de procesos y características potencialmente aplicables a nuestros lagos. Sin embargo, la comparación de los distintos estudios en ambas zonas demuestra que las lagunas mediterráneas presentan peculiaridades únicas y un funcionamiento significativamente diferente. Tamaños más pequeños, mayor aislamiento, fuertes oscilaciones de la lámina de agua, mayor productividad y ausencia de ciertos grupos tróficos, entre otras, son características distintivas de nuestros sistemas. Estas características tienen importantes implicaciones en la dinámica de sus poblaciones y en la estructura y funcionamiento de las comunidades. Relevant publication: Yes

Enrique Alegre; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Manuel Castejón; Raúl López; Lidia Sánchez. Segmentación autónoma y extracción de características geométricas en diatomeas. XXV Jornadas de Automática. Ciudad Real. Actas.26, pp. 1 - 6. Ciudad Real(Spain): 2004. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.ceautomatica.es/old/actividades/jornadas/XXV/documentos/26-nrtierrale.pdf>. ISBN 84-688-7460-4 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 2 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: En este trabajo se ha realizado una aplicación que extrae automáticamente las principales características geométricas de las algas diatomeas. Estas algas resultan de gran utilidad en la monitorización de la calidad de las aguas, de ahí la importancia que la automatización de los procesos de análisis conlleva. La aplicación extrae 15 descriptores geométricos de cada diatomea almacenando su valor tanto en píxeles como en micrómetros. Se obtiene también la presencia o no del estigma al ser éste un valor determinante en la clasificación. Para llegar a este resultado es necesario realizar con anterioridad una segmentación autónoma de las imágenes digitales obtenidas mediante fotografía digital. Dicha segmentación autónoma requirió del desarrollo de un método específico basado en la combinación de dos técnicas: binarización por umbralización y detección de bordes utilizando el filtro de Canny. La separación de objetos solapados se resolvió mediante un método que combina binarizaciones, filtrados, adelgazamientos, operaciones morfológicas y el detector de bordes de Canny. Los valores geométricos calculados se compararon con los resultados proporcionados por un experto, tras realizar

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e las mediciones de forma manual. Los resultados son muy similares por lo que se considera correcto el desarrollo realizado. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Susana Gabriela Romo Pérez; María José Villena Álvarez; Susana Martínez. Fish communities and food web interactions in some shallow Mediterranean lakes. Hydrobiologia. 506, pp. 473 - 480. Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland(Holland): Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. Disponible en Internet en: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:HYDR.0000008583.05327.da>. ISSN 0018-8158 Collection: Shallow Lakes 2002 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Impact source: ISI

Category: Science Edition - MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Impact index: 0.72 Relevant results: Fish communities of five shallow Spanish Mediterranean lakes were studied and stomach content analysed to determine the foraging pattern of each species and the influence on the lake food web. Lakes ranged from 0.5 to 2300 ha with less than 3 m mean depth, while the trophic state varied from mesotrophy to hypertrophy. We fished during summer 2000 and 2001, and for one lake also during spring 2002. Almost no piscivores species were recorded and in general omnivorous species dominated independently of lake trophic state. Fish dietary differences were found among lakes and prey availabilities. Maximum fish biomass and diversity were found in the Albufera lake, where mugilids (Mugil cephalus and Liza aurata) and Cyprinus carpio dominated. The other lakes had young populations of Atherina boyeri and Liza ramada, endemic species (Barbus guiraonis, Aphanius iberus) or introduced species (Lepomis gibbosus, Micropterus salmoides, Gambusia holbrooki). Fish were mainly detritivorous and shifted to zooplanktivorous depending on abundance of large zooplankton. Fish demographic changes and facultative preys influenced food webs of the lakes by both direct predation and indirect nutrient recycling from the sediment. Omnivorous structure of fish communities in these Mediterranean warmer lakes resembles that described in some food webs of tropical lakes. Bottom-up mechanisms seem to be more relevant in warmer lakes and submerged plants were special key factors to maintain clear waters in the study lakes. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Margarita Fernández Aláez; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Susana Gabriela Romo Pérez; Luc Ector. Réponses de la communauté de diatomées épiphytes aux changements expérimentaux du réseau trophique dans un lac peu profond (Espagne). Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de l Ouest de la France, Supplement Hors Serie. 2, pp. 288 - 304. Nantes, Pays de la Loire(France): Société des Sciences Naturelles de l Ouest de la France, 2003. ISSN 0758-3818 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee Relevant results: The main goal of this study is to test the effect of the variations in nutrients concentration (bottom-up” effects) and predator fish density (top-dow” effects) on the composition and abundance of the community of epiphytic diatoms in a shallow lake. We have carried out a 6 week, bifactorial (nutri-ents input x fish density) mesocosm experiment. Results show that nutrients addition leads to a greater total abundance of diatoms, but there is a differential pattern between species, thus only few taxa (Gomphonema parvulum, Nitzschia palea) grew under eutrophic conditions, while others (Achnanthidium minutissimum, Cocconeis placentula) only grew in control treatments. Nutrients excess seems to have a negative effect over total growth. The presence of planktivorous fish (Chon-drostoma arcasii) also increased the density of some species (G. parvulum, N. palea), in detriment of others. We discuss the role of epiphyton in the lacustrine eutrophication precess and the use of mesocosm experiments to study diatom autoecology, and its use as bioindicators of the trophic sta-tus in lakes and wetlands. Relevant publication: Yes

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Saúl Blanco. Estudio experimental sobre la influencia de los nutrientes en la ecología trófica de los peces en una laguna somera. Ecosistemas. 11 - 1, pp. 24 - 25. Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid(Spain): Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre, 2002. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.revistaecosistemas.net/pdfs/pdfcompleto_revista_2002_1.pdf>. ISSN 1132-6344 Legal deposit: M-44149-1988 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of published critical note or commentary Relevant results: El presente estudio se enmarca dentro del Proyecto de la Unión Europea Shallow Wetland Lake Function and Restoration in a Changing European Environment (PL 9710066 Swale) cuyo principal objetivo es la determinación de los principales factores que regulan el las condiciones ecológicas de las lagunas someras europeas. Para ello se realizó durante 1998 y 1999 un experimento consistente en la alteración tanto del estado trófico como de la densidad poblacional de depredadores (distintas especies de Ciprínidos) en diversos mesocosmos instalados en lagunas de cinco localidades de la Unión Europea. Se contrastan así dos explicaciones alternativas acerca de la dinámica trófica de los sistemas lénticos. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco. Estudio experimental sobre la influencia de los nutrientes en la ecología trófica de los peces en una laguna somera. Alquibla. 33, pp. 19 - 19. Valencia, Valencian Community(Spain): Asociación Ibérica de Limnología, 2001. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.uv.es/ael/alquibla/alqui33.pdf>. ISSN 1134-5535 Legal deposit: M-44149-1988 Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of published critical note or commentary Relevant results: El presente estudio se enmarca dentro del Proyecto de la Unión Europea Shallow Wetland Lake Function and Restoration in a Changing European Environment (PL 9710066 Swale) cuyo principal objetivo es la determinación de los principales factores que regulan el las condiciones ecológicas de las lagunas someras europeas. Para ello se realizó durante 1998 y 1999 un experimento consistente en la alteración tanto del estado trófico como de la densidad poblacional de depredadores (distintas especies de Ciprínidos) en diversos mesocosmos instalados en lagunas de cinco localidades de la Unión Europea. Se contrastan así dos explicaciones alternativas acerca de la dinámica trófica de los sistemas lénticos. Relevant publication: Yes

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Estudio Experimental sobre la Influencia de los Nutrientes en la Ecología Trófica de los Peces de una Laguna Somera. pp. 1 - 188. León, Castile and León(Spain): Universidad de León. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Microbiología, 2001. Disponible en Internet en: <http://books.google.es/books? id=SZVOcgAACAAJhl=essource=gbs_slider_cls_metadata_0_mylibraryredir_esc=y>. Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book Relevant results: El presente estudio se enmarca dentro del Proyecto de la Unión Europea Shallow Wetland Lake Function and Restoration in a Changing European Environment (PL 9710066 Swale) cuyo principal objetivo es la determinación de los principales factores que regulan el las condiciones ecológicas de las lagunas someras europeas. Para ello se realizó durante 1998 y 1999 un experimento consistente en la alteración tanto del estado trófico como de la densidad poblacional de depredadores (distintas especies de Ciprínidos) en diversos mesocosmos instalados en lagunas de cinco localidades de la Unión Europea. Se contrastan así dos explicaciones alternativas acerca de la dinámica trófica de los sistemas lénticos Relevant publication: Yes Reviews in journals: 2

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Creencias populares. pp. 1 - 128. Lulu, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http:// www.lulu.com/shop/sa%C3%BAl-blanco-lanza/creencias-populares/paperback/product-15331185.html>. ISBN 978-1-4467-5104-6 Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book

074e80783eb05e24623902cd2ef7d48e Relevant results: ¿Sabía Vd. que el frío no provoca resfriados? ¿o que Edison no inventó la bombilla? ¿o que es falso que nazcan más niños durante la luna llena? En este libro se desmontan más de 200 creencias erróneas y falsos mitos procedentes del mundo de la ciencia, la historia y la cultura popular.

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Uranoscopia. Curiosidades Astronómicas para el Aficionado. pp. 1 - 230. Lulu, 2011. Disponible en Internet en: <http://www.lulu.com/shop/sa%C3%BAl-blanco-lanza/uranoscopia-curiosidades-astron %C3%B3micas-para-el-aficionado/paperback/product-15828486.html>. ISBN 978-1-4467-5099-5 Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book Relevant results: Este volumen recoge una selección de 20 artículos y ensayos relacionados con la Astronomía (a veces de forma remota), publicados a lo largo de la pasada década en diferentes publicaciones.

Saúl Blanco Lanza. Miscelánea Astronómica. La Astronomía Contada en Pocas Palabras. pp. 1 - 330. Madrid, Community of Madrid(Spain): Bubok Publishing, 2010. Disponible en Internet en: <http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/cgisirsi/ApT2GHpjkq/BNMADRID/96170214/123>. ISBN 978-8-4991-6457-1 Legal deposit: M-1546-2010 Type of production: Book Format: Book Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of entire book Relevant results: Este libro contiene una selección de casi 300 breves columnas sobre Astronomía publicadas en el periódico Diario de León entre 2003 y 2009 bajo el epígrafe A Ras de Cielo”.

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Olivier Monnier; Luc Ector. Convenio específico de colaboración entre la Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero y la Universidad de León dentro del convenio marco de colaboración general entre el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y la Universidad de León para el análisis y la aplicación de índices de diatomeas en la cuenca del Duero. Estudio de la situación actual de la calidad de las aguas superficiales mediante índices de diatomeas en la cuenca. Campañas 2004 – 2005. Informe de síntesis. pp. 1 - 85. Valladolid, Castile and León(Spain): Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero, 2006. Type of production: Scientific and technical document Format: Scientific and technical document or report or report Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of reserved scientific or technical document

Cristina Cejudo Figueiras; Irene Álvarez Blanco; Saúl Blanco Lanza; Eloy Bécares Mantecón. Convenio específico de colaboración entre la Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero y la Universidad de León dentro del convenio marco de colaboración general entre el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y la Universidad de León para el análisis y la aplicación de índices de diatomeas en la cuenca del Duero. Estudio de la situación actual de la calidad de las aguas superficiales mediante índices de diatomeas en las estaciones de la Red de Control Biológico. Campaña 2004. pp. 1 - 85. Valladolid, Castile and León(Spain): Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero, 2006. Type of production: Scientific and technical document Format: Scientific and technical document or report or report Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of reserved scientific or technical document

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Olivier Monnier; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Luc Ector. Establecimiento de las Bases para la Aplicación de las Diatomeas como Indicadores de Calidad en la Cuenca del Río Duero. Estudio de la Situación Actual de la Calidad de las Aguas Superficiales Mediante Índices de Diatomeas en la Cuenca. Campaña 2005. pp. 1 - 42. Valladolid, Castile and León(Spain): Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero, 2006. Type of production: Scientific and technical document Format: Scientific and technical document or report or report Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of reserved scientific or technical document

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Saúl Blanco Lanza; Viola Huck; Olivier Monnier; Eloy Bécares Mantecón; Luc Ector. Establecimiento de las Bases para la Aplicación de las Diatomeas como Indicadores de Calidad en la Cuenca del Río Duero. Estudio de la Situación Actual de la Calidad de las Aguas Superficiales Mediante Índices de Diatomeas en la Cuenca. Campaña 2004.pp. 1 - 49. Valladolid, Castile and León(Spain): Confederación Hidrográfica del Duero, 2005. Type of production: Scientific and technical document Format: Scientific and technical document or report or report Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of reserved scientific or technical document

Saúl Blanco Lanza; Frédéric Rimet. Rubrique nécrologique: Prof. Dr. Ramón Margalef. Diatomania. 8, pp. 30 - 31. Thonon-Les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes(France): Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française, 2004. Disponible en Internet en: <http://adlaf.free.fr/DIATOMANIA-2004.pdf>. Type of production: Article Format: Journal Ranking: 1 Acting as: Author or co-author of article in journal with external admissions assessment committee

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"20. Ector L, Blanco S 2007. Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt: a review of its world distribution and nuisance effects in European countries (panel). IV European Phycological Congress. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 129. Oviedo (España). 23-27/7/2007".

"21. Ector L, Blanco S 2007. Biogéographie mondiale et écologie d’une diatomée coloniale envahissante à tendance cosmopolite : Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt, bientôt une peste dans tous les cours d’eau européens? (panel). 26ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 23. Aveiro (Portugal). 5-8/9/2006".

"22. Van de Vijver B, Kelly M, Blanco S, Jarlman A, Ector L 2007. Psammothidium abundans (Manguin) Bukht. et Round: une espèce endémique antarctique ou cosmopolite negligée? (panel). 26ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 30. Aveiro (Portugal). 5-8/9/2006".

"23. Van de Vijver B, Kelly M, Blanco S, Jarlman A, Ector L 2007. Psammothidium abundans: the unmasking of an Antarctic endemic (panel). 19th North American Diatom Symposium. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 30. Pellston, Estados Unidos. 19-22/9/2007".

"24. Blanco S, Fernández-Aláez M, Bécares E, Romo S, Ector L 2003. Variabilidad morfológica del género Gomphonema (Bacillariophyceae) en el epifiton de una laguna somera (León, NO España) (ponencia oral). XIV Simposio de Botánica Criptogámica. Libro de Resúmenes, pp. 23. Murcia. 17-19/12/2003".

"25. Alegre E, Blanco S, Castejón M, López R Sánchez E, 2004. Segmentación autónoma y extracción de características geométricas en diatomeas (panel) XXV Jornadas de Automática. Programa científico, pp. 11. Ciudad Real. 8-10/9/2004".

"26. Blanco S, Huck V, Monnier O, Albaladejo PV, Hernández N. Sanz U, Cauchie HM, Bécares, Ector L 2005. Diatomeas epilíticas y calidad del agua en la cuenca del río Duero (NO España) (panel). XV Simposio de Botánica Criptogámica. Libro de Resúmenes, pp. 33. Bilbao. 21-24/9/2005".

"27. Blanco S, Ector L, Bécares E 2006. Diatomeas exóticas de los ríos de la cuenca del Duero (panel). 2º Congreso Nacional sobre Especies Exóticas Invasoras. Libro de resúmenes pp. 70. León. 19-22/9/2006".

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"28. Álvarez I, Cejudo C, Blanco S, Hernández N Bécares E 2007. Análisis de calidad de las aguas de los ríos de la cuenca hidrográfica del Duero utilizando índices diatomológicos (panel). XVI Simposio de Botánica Criptogámica. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 32. León. 19-22/9/2007".

"29. Cejudo C, Blanco S, Bécares E 2007. Diatomeas epífitas en lagos europeos: diversidad florística y relación con factores ambientales (panel). XVI Simposio de Botánica Criptogámica. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 33. León. 19-22/9/2007".

"30. Falasco E, Bona F, Badino G, Torrisi M, Blanco S, Ector L 2008. Autoecologia e distribuzione di alcune specie di diatomee invasive (panel). XVIII Congresso Gadio. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 12. Alessandria (Italia). 9/5/2008".

"31. Novais MH, Ector L, Gomà J, Falasco E, Delgado C, Hlúbiková D, Ivanov P, Van de Vijver B, Blanco S, Morais M, Hoffmann L 2008. Morphological characterization of the type material of Gomphonema rosentockianum Lange-Bertalot Reichardt and related taxa from European rivers (panel). II Central European Diatom Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 65. Trento (Italia). 12-15/6/2008".

"32. Hlúbiková D, Blanco S, Falasco E, Gomà J, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2008 Biogeography and taxonomy of Nitzschia pura and N. sublinearis: Comparison of the type material of Hustedt with different populations from European rivers (panel). II Central European Diatom Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 67. Trento (Italia). 12-15/6/2008".

"33. Delgado C, Ector L, Novais MH, Blanco S, Hoffmann, Pardo I 2008. Diatoms of Mallorca (Balearic Islands): Springs and spring-fed streams (panel). II Central European Diatom Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 40. Trento (Italia). 12-15/6/2008".

"34. Ector L, Blanco S 2008. Didymosphenia geminata (Lyngbye) M. Schmidt: Distribution, invasiveness and bibliometric data (panel). II Central European Diatom Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 47. Trento (Italia). 12-15/6/2008".

"35. Falasco E, Blanco S, Bona F, Gomà J, Hlúbiková D, Novais H, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2008. Morphological observations in the Sellaphora stroemii complex: Light and electron microscopy analysis of type materials and of some European populations (panel). II Central European Diatom Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 71. Trento (Italia). 12-15/6/2008".

"36. Van de Vijver B, Kelly M, Blanco S, Jarlman A, Ector L 2008. Psammothidium abundans: The unmasking of an Antarctic endemic (panel). II Central European Diatom Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 83. Trento (Italia). 12-15/6/2008".

"37. Ferrari F, Wetzel CE, Ector L, Blanco S, Viana JC, Silva EM, Bicudo DC 2008. Le genre Perinotia dans la région nord-est du Brésil : morphologie et taxinomie d’une nouvelle espèce et de P. jankae (panel). 27ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 26. Dijon (Francia). 1-4/9/2008".

"38. Blanco S, Novais MH, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2008. Une nouvelle espèce d’Eolimna épiphyte dans un étang espagnol (presentación oral). 27ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 30. Dijon (Francia). 1-4/9/2008".

"39. Taylor JC, Levanets A, Blanco S, Ector L 2008. Taxinomie, diversité et distribution des diatomées du genre Microcostatus Johansen et Sray dont trois nouvelles espèces terrestres d’Afrique du Sud (panel). 27ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 35. Dijon (Francia). 1-4/9/2008".

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"40. Wetzel CE, Ector L, Blanco S, Hoffmann L, Bicudo DC 2008. Taxinomie des Eunotia planctoniques dans le bassin du Rio Negro (Amazonie, Brésil) (presentación oral). 27ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 39. Dijon (Francia). 1-4/9/2008".

"41. Cejudo C, Álvarez I, Blanco S, Hlúbiková D, Bécares E, Hernández N, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2008. Flore des diatomées du bassin hydrographique du Duero (Espagne) : résultats préliminaires (presentación oral). 27ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 44. Dijon (Francia). 1-4/9/2008".

"42. Novais MH, Blanco S, Delgado C, Morais M, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2008. Écologie et taxinomie des diatomées épilithiques des lacs de barrage du Portugal (panel). 27ème Colloque de lAssociation des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 58. Dijon (Francia). 1-4/9/2008".

"43. Rodríguez-Villafañe C, Blanco S, Conty A, Bécares E 2008. Interactive effects of Crucian carp and tench on the limnological variables of a shallow lake (panel). Shallow lakes conference Structure and functioning of world shallow lakes”. Punta del Este (Uruguay), 23-28/11/2008".

"44. Blanco S, Cejudo C, Álvarez I, Bécares E, Sáenz de Buroaga M, Lobo L 2008. Water quality assessment in two Spanish shallow lakes using epiphytic diatoms (panel). Shallow lakes conference Structure and functioning of world shallow lakes”. Punta del Este (Uruguay), 23-28/11/2008".

"45. Beltrami ME, Ector L, Blanco S, Scheidecker N, Ciutti F, Cappelletti C, Mancini L, Hoffmann L 2009. Découverte d’une nouvelle espèce de Gomphonema (Bacillariophyceae) dans les rivières méditerranéennes d’Italie et de France (panel). 28ème Colloque de l’Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française, Programa científico, pp. 31. Banyuls (Francia), 7-10/9/2009".

"46. Cejudo-Figueiras C, Blanco S, Álvarez-Blanco I, Bécares E, Sáenz de Buroaga M, Lobo L, Ector L 2009. Utilisation des diatomées épiphytes pour lévaluation de la qualité de leau dans les lagunes (Province d’Alava, Nord de l’Espagne). 28ème Colloque de l’Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française, Programa científico, pp. 61. Banyuls (Francia), 7-10/9/2009".

"49. Novais MH, Blanco S, Delgado C, Morais M, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2009. Diatom-based ecological assessment in Portuguese reservoirs (panel). 9èmes Journées Internationales de Limnologie, Association Française de Limnologie et Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann. Abstract book, pp. 89. Luxemburgo, 6-9/4/2009".

"51. Novais MH, Blanco S, Delgado C, Morais M, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2009. Ecological assessment of Portuguese reservoirs based on littoral epilithic diatoms (panel). International Symposium Use of Algae for Monitoring Rivers”. Abstracts book, pp. 96. Belvaux (Luxemburgo), 23-25/11/2009".

"52. Moreno M, Martínez JM, De Castro S, Bécares E, Blanco S 2009. Vigilancia de microcistinas en aguas de consumo humano tras un bloom algal en la provincia de Zamora (panel). X Congreso Español y I Iberoamericano de Salud Ambiental. Libro de Resúmenes, pp. 20. A Coruña, 28-30/10/2009".

"53. Becares E, Jubete F, Carranza F, Hernández N, Blanco S 2009. The effect of birds and water management on Boada Lake water quality (panel). 6th International Symposium on Limnology and Aquatic Birds. Abstracts book, pp. 19. Huesca, 27-30/10/2009".

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"54. Blanco S, Bécares E 2010. The invasive diatom Didymosphenia geminata: first occurrences of mass infestations in the Iberian Peninsula (panel). Symposium on non-native freshwater species introduction in the Iberian Peninsula. Pamplona, 12-13/11/2009".

"55. Novais MH, Blanco S, Morais M, Hoffmann L, Ector L 2010. Freshwater diatoms of Portugal: a catalogue and an iconographic atlas (panel). XV Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y VII Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 47. Ponta Delgada (Portugal). 5-9/7/2010".

"56. Blanco S, Álvarez-Blanco I, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Hernández N, Bécares E 2010. Atlas de las diatomeas de la Cuenca del Duero (panel). XV Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y VII Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 79. Ponta Delgada (Portugal). 5-9/7/2010".

"57. Blanco S, Escudero A, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Álvarez-Blanco I, Seisdedos P, Bécares E 2010. Didymosphenia geminata: a new biological invasion in the duero basin (presentación oral). XV Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y VII Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 148. Ponta Delgada (Portugal). 5-9/7/2010".

"58. Blanco S, Bécares E 2010. Are biotic indices sensitive to river micropollutants? A comparison of metrics based on diatoms and macroinvertebrates (panel). Workshop Emerging and Priority Pollutants: Bringing Science into the river Management Plans”. Abstracts book, pp. 48. Girona, 25-26/3/2010".

"59. Alvarez-Blanco I, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Bécares E, Blanco S 2011. The Duero Diatom Index (DDI): a new metric for assessment of rivers and streams in the Duero basin (Spain). 5th Central European Diatom Meeting (5th CE-Diatom) and 25 Treffen Deutschsprachiger Diatomologen mit Internationaler Beteiligung. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 67. Szczecin (Polonia). 24-27/3/2011".

"60. Cejudo-Figueiras C, Blanco S, Alvarez-Blanco I, Bécares E, Hoffmann L, Ector L. 2011. Diatom atlas of the Duero basin (Spain). 5th Central European Diatom Meeting (5th CE-Diatom) and 25 Treffen Deutschsprachiger Diatomologen mit Internationaler Beteiligung. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 73. Szczecin (Polonia). 24-27/3/2011".

"61. Álvarez-Blanco I, Blanco S, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Bécares E. 2011. The Duero Diatom Index (DDI) for river water quality assessment in NW Spain: design and validation. Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS 7). Libro de resumenes. Girona (Spain). 27-1/6-7/2011".

"62. Cejudo-Figueiras C, Álvarez-Blanco I, Bécares E, Blanco S 2011. Epiphytic diatoms along environmental gradients in European shallow lakes. (poster). Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS 7). Libro de resúmenes, Girona (España). 27-1/6-7/2011".

"63. Blanco S, Álvarez-Blanco I, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Bécares E 2012. Contribution to the diatom flora of Cambodia: five new freshwater taxa. 6th Central European Diatom Meeting (5th CE-Diatom) and 26 Treffen Deutschsprachiger Diatomologen mit Internationaler Beteiligung. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 46. Innsbruck (Austria). 23-25/3/2012".

"64. Álvarez-Blanco I, Blanco S, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Bécares E 2012. New diatom taxa from high-altitude Andean saline lakes. 6th Central European Diatom Meeting (5th CE-Diatom) and 26 Treffen Deutschsprachiger Diatomologen mit Internationaler Beteiligung. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 45. Innsbruck (Austria). 23-25/3/2012".

"65. Cejudo-Figueiras C, Blanco S, Álvarez-Blanco I, Recio JM, Bécares E, Díaz del Olmo F 2012. The diatom flora in temporary ponds of Doñana National Park (SW Spain): six new taxa. 6th Central European Diatom Meeting (5th CE-Diatom) and 26 Treffen Deutschsprachiger Diatomologen mit Internationaler Beteiligung. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 49. Innsbruck (Austria). 23-25/3/2012".

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"Abarca N, Jahn R, Israde I, Blanco S 2007. Diatoms as indicators of water quality in the Lerma River, Mexico (panel) 1st Central European Diatom Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 23. Berlín (Alemania). 23-25/3/2007".

"Blanco S, Alegre E, Castejón, López R, 2004. Determination of morphometric parameters in diatoms using image analysis (panel). 18th International Diatom Symposium. Programa científico y libro de resúmenes, pp. 83. Mi#dzyzdroje (Polonia). 2-7/9/2004".

"Blanco S, Bécares E, Ector L 2006. Diversidad de diatomeas epilíticas en la Cuenca del Duero (panel). XIII Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y V Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 64. Barcelona (España). 2-7/7/2006".

"Blanco S, Bécares E, Ector L, Hernández N, Coleto C, González G, Miró I, Hoffmann L 2006. Comparison of biotic indices for water quality diagnosis in the Duero basin (Spain). (ponencia oral). 6th International Symposium on Use of Algae for Monitoring Rivers. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 28. Balatonfüred (Hungría). 12-16/9/2006".

"Blanco S, Bécares E, Fernández-Aláez M 2000. Estudio experimental del espectro trófico de dos especies de peces en una laguna somera de León (panel). X Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y II Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Programa científico y libro de resúmenes, pp. 214. Valencia (España). 12-16/6/2000.".

"Blanco S, Bécares E, Fernández-Aláez M, Romo S 2004. Epiphytic biomass in Spanish shallow lakes (ponencia oral). 5th conference in the ecology and management of shallow lakes. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 14. Dalfsen (Holanda). 5-9/6/2005".

"Blanco S, Ector L 2003. Diatomées épiphytes comme indicateurs trophiques dans les lacs peu profonds européens (panel). 22éme Colloque de l’ Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 11. Espot (Lleida). 9-12/9/2003".

"Blanco S, Ector L 2004. Taxonomie de quelques Gomphonema épiphytes au moyen de la géométrie morphométrique (ponencia oral). 23éme Colloque de l’ Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 23. Orléans (Francia). 14-16/9/2004.".

"Blanco S, Escudero A, Cejudo-Figueiras C, Álvarez-Blanco I, Seisdedos P, Bécares E 2009. Didymosphenia geminata en la cuenca del Duero: caracterización preliminar (panel). 3º Congreso Nacional sobre Especies Exóticas Invasoras. Libro de resúmenes pp. 78. Zaragoza. 19-22/9/2009".

"Blanco S, Fernández-Aláez M, Bécares E, Romo S 2004. Caracterización preliminar de la biomasa epifítica en lagunas de Castilla y León (panel). XII Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y IV Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Programa científico y libro de resúmenes, pp. 106. Oporto (Portugal). 5-9/7/2004".

"Blanco S, Fernández-Aláez M, Bécares E, Romo S, Ector L 2002. Étude expérimentale sur linteraction des communautés de diatomées épiphytes et du réseau trophique dun lac peu profond (Lac de Sentiz, Leon, Espagne) (panel). 21éme Colloque de l’ Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 3. Nantes (Francia). 10-13/9/2002".

"Blanco S, Fernández-Aláez M, Romo S, Bécares E 2005. Response of epiphytic algae to nutrient loading and fish predation in a shallow lake (panel). American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 61. Santiago de Compostela (España). 6/19-24/2005".

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"Blanco S, Huck V, Monnier O, Hernández N. Sanz U, Cauchie HM, Bécares, Ector L 2005. Evaluation de la qualité de l’eau dans les rivières méditerranéennes du bassin du Duero (Espagne) au moyen des diatomées épilithiques (ponencia oral). 24éme Colloque de l’ Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 39. Bordeaux (Francia). 6-8/9/2005".

"Blanco S, Rodríguez-Villafañe C 2007. Contribución a la flora de diatomeas de la Reserva Natural de Muniellos (Asturias, España) (panel). VIII Coloquio Internacional de Botánica Pirenáico-Cantábrica. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 45. León. 4-6/7/2007".

"Blanco S, Romo S 2004. Comunidad piscícola del Lago de la Albufera de Valencia (España). Evolución histórica y situación actual (panel). XII Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y IV Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Programa científico y libro de resúmenes, pp. 88. Oporto (Portugal). 5-9/7/2004".

"Blanco S, Romo S, Villena MJ 2002. Estudio dietario de Gambusia holbrooki bajo diferentes condiciones ecológicas (panel). XI Congreso de la Asociación Española de Limnología y III Congreso Ibérico de Limnología. Programa científico y libro de resúmenes, pp. 103. Madrid (España). 17-21/6/2002".

"Blanco S, Romo S, Villena MJ 2002. Fish communities and food web interactions in six shallow Mediterranean lakes (panel). International Conference on Limnology of Shallow Lakes. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 206. Balatonfüred (Hungría). 25-30/5/2002".

"Ector L, Blanco S, Monnier O, Bécares E 2006. Use of epilithic diatoms for monitoring rivers in the Duero basin (NW Spain) (panel). 19th International Diatom Symposium. Libro de resúmenes, pp. 25. Irkutsk (Rusia). 28/8-3/9/2006".

"Ector L, Bouillon P, Bey MY, Blanco S, Bouillon C, Chavaux R, Georges A, Guillard D, Horn M, Lalanne-Cassou C, Monnier O, Olivesi R, Peeters V, Rimet F, Vandewalle C, Vidal H, Voisin JF, Zydek N 2005. Exercice annuel d’intercalibration IBD et découverte des diatomées épilithiques particulières des rivières de la región du Limousin (Massif central, France) (ponencia oral). 24éme Colloque de l’ Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 25. Bordeaux (Francia). 6-8/9/2005".

"Ector L, Hlúbiková D, Hoffmann L, Blanco S. 2009. Apparition de Didymosphenia geminata et autres diatomées exotiques invasives dans le bassin hydrographique du Duero (Espagne) (panel). 9èmes Journées Internationales de Limnologie, Association Française de Limnologie et Centre de Recherche Public Gabriel Lippmann. Abstract book, pp. 78. Luxemburgo, 6-9/4/2009".

"Levkov Z, Blanco S, Krstic S, Nakov T, Ector L 2005. Ecologie des diatomées benthiques du Lac Prespa (Macédoine) (panel). 24éme Colloque de l’ Association des Diatomistes de Langue Française. Programa científico, pp. 39. Bordeaux (Francia). 6-8/9/2005".

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Experience in R&D&I management and participation in scientific committees Scientific advisory committees, scientific societies 1

Committee title: Asociación Española de Científicos Primary (UNESCO code): 240000 - Life Science

Committee title: Asociación Ibérica de Limnología Primary (UNESCO code): 241704 - Limnology

Committee title: Asociación de Diatomólogos francófonos Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology

Committee title: International Society for Diatom Research Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology

Committee title: Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural Primary (UNESCO code): 240000 - Life Science

Committee title: Sociedad Española de Biología Evolutiva Primary (UNESCO code): 240000 - Life Science

Committee title: Sociedad Española de Ficología Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology

Experience organising R&D&I activities 1

Title: Semana de la Ciencia Type of activity: Colaborador City: León, Castile and León, Spain Type of participation: Colaborador Start date: 2009 End date: 2009

Area of the activity: Universitario

Title: XVI Simposio de Botánica criptogámica Type of activity: Miembro del comité organizador City: León, Castile and León, Spain Type of participation: Organiser Start date: 2007 End date: 2007 Title: XIV Jornadas Estatales de Astronomía Type of activity: Vocal del comité organizador City: León, Castile and León, Spain

Area of the activity: National

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R&D&I management experience 1

Title/name of the activity: Phytotaxa. ISSN 1179-3155 Responsibility held: Editor Asociado

Title/name of the activity: International Journal of Ecosystem. ISSN 2165-8889. Responsibility held: Editor asociado.

Other achievements Stays in public or private R&D&I centres 1

institution: Department Environment and Agro-biotechnologies City: Belvaux, Luxembourg Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology Secondary (UNESCO code): 241720 - Plant taxonomy Tertiary (UNESCO code): 330800 - Environmental technology and Engineering Start date: 08/01/2009, 1 year End date: 31/12/2009 Aims of the stay: Post-doctoral Describe using keywords: Taxonomy; Algology

institution: Department Environment and Agro-biotechnologies City: Belvaux, Luxembourg Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology Secondary (UNESCO code): 241720 - Plant taxonomy Tertiary (UNESCO code): 330800 - Environmental technology and Engineering Start date: 15/04/2005, 3 months End date: 15/07/2005 Aims of the stay: Doctorate Describe using keywords: Taxonomy; Algology

institution: Cellule de Recherche en Environnement Type of institution: Public Research Body et Biotechnologies City: Luxemburgo, Luxembourg Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology Secondary (UNESCO code): 241720 - Plant taxonomy Tertiary (UNESCO code): 330800 - Environmental technology and Engineering Start date: 16/09/2002, 3 months End date: 21/12/2002 Aims of the stay: Doctorate Describe using keywords: Taxonomy; Algology

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institution: Departamento de Microbiología y Type of institution: University Ecología Faculty, institute or centre: Universitat de València City: Burjassot, Valencian Community, Spain Primary (UNESCO code): 241707 - Phycology Secondary (UNESCO code): 241720 - Plant taxonomy Tertiary (UNESCO code): 330800 - Environmental technology and Engineering Start date: 01/01/2001, 6 months End date: 30/06/2001 Aims of the stay: Doctorate Describe using keywords: Taxonomy; Algology

Grants and scholarships obtained 1

Name of the grant: Beca de Colaboración del Consejo Social de la Universidad de León (1999, 1 año).

Name of the grant: Beca de Colaboración del Departamento de Ecología y Microbiología de la Universidad de Valencia (2001, 6 meses).

Name of the grant: Beca de Investigación de la Universidad de León (2001, 4 años).

Name of the grant: Beca de colaboración como investigador de Proyecto de la Unión Europea Shallow wetland lake function and restoration in a changing European environment”

Name of the grant: Beca de la Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana para la realización del Máster en Gestión y Auditorías Ambientales (2002, 2 años).

Name of the grant: Beca del Centre de Recherche Publique Gabriel Lippmann (Luxemburgo) (2002, 3 meses).

Recognition/accreditation for teaching work and compensation received 1

Description: Certificate - Proficency test Benthic Diatoms 2011 Conferring institution: External Quality Assessment Type of institution: University Trials Phytoplankton - Universität Rostock City: Rostock, Germany Date of recognition: 22/10/2012

Description: Evaluado positivamente para la contratación de profesorado universitario en la figura de PROFESOR AYUDANTE DOCTOR, PROFESOR CONTRATADO DOCTOR y PROFESOR DE UNIVERSIDAD PRIVADA Conferring institution: Agencia para la Calidad del Sistema Educativo de Castilla y León Date of recognition: 2012

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Description: Evaluado positivamente para la contrataciรณn de profesorado universitario en la figura de PROFESOR AYUDANTE DOCTOR Conferring institution: Agencia Nacional de Type of institution: ANECA Evaluaciรณn de la Calidad y Acreditaciรณn Date of recognition: 2008