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Dr.  Boix Masafret, Daniel

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Category
PROFESSOR AGREGAT
Department
CIÈNCIES AMBIENTALS
Area of knowledge
ECOLOGIA
Institute
INSTITUT D'ECOLOGIA AQUÀTICA
Research group
Grup de recerca en Ecologia aquàtica continental (GRECO)
ORCID PRC:
0000-0001-5468-2236

Brief CV

BRIEF CV - Dr. Dani Boix - University of Girona (email: dani.boix@udg.edu)

Nationality: Spanish                           ORCID: 0000-0001-5468-2236

Address: Faculty of Sciences, Campus Montilivi, University of Girona; c) Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 69; 17003-Girona

 

Dani Boix is Associate Professor of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Senior Researcher of the Institute of Aquatic Ecology of the University of Girona. Dani Boix is developing a research focus on the ecology of aquatic communities in Mediterranean temporary ponds. He mainly studies the biotic and abiotic factors affecting species composition and community structure in these ecosystems, where changes in water turnover and hydroperiod length are strongly affected by Mediterranean climate. Food webs dynamics of shallow waters are another of the topics of his research. He is also interested on the measurement of the biodiversity and the study of the local, regional and global factors which determine it. He is involved in some applied projects for the restoration of Mediterranean wetlands and ponds. The aim of these projects is to recover water ecosystems in areas where they have disappeared in order to improve the populations of aquatic species, mainly threatened ones such as amphibians or aquatic reptiles.

 

Recent publications (selection of twenty-five publications)

POCH, S., ESCORIZA, D. & BOIX, D. In press. Morphological Variation of the European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758) on the Island of Menorca. Reptiles & Amphibians.

ESCORIZA, D., POCH, S., MARTÍNEZ-SILVESTRE, A., BUDÓ, J., PASCUAL, G., BERTOLERO, A., FRANCH, M., SOLER, J., MASCORT, R., GARCIA, S., POU, Q., RIVAES, S., CAMPOS, M., PÉREZ, I., FANLO, E., MARTÍNEZ, D., CRUSET, E., PORCAR, A., SUNYER-SALA, P., FERRER-MORELL, J., BAKHOUCHE, B. & BOIX, D. In press. Alien turtles in Spain: Modeling a growing problema. Management of Biological Invasions.

BOIX, D., BONADA, N., MUÑOZ, I., BAQUERO, E., JORDANA, R., CUNILLERA-MONTCUSÍ, D., TORNERO, I., FORTUÑO, P., ACOSTA, R., GASCÓN & SALA, J. 2024. Class Hexapoda: general introduction. p. 225-281. In: Maasri, A & Thorp J.H. (eds.). Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin. Elsevier.

BORTHAGARAY, A.I., CUNILLERA-MONTCUSÍ, D., BOU, J., TORNERO, I., BOIX, D., ANTÓN-PARDO, M., ORTIZ, E., MEHNER, T., QUINTANA, X.D., GASCÓN, S. & ARIM, M. 2023. Heterogeneity in the isolation of patches may be essential for the action of metacommunity mechanisms. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11: 1125607.

CANO-BARBACIL, C., CARRETE, M., CASTRO-DÍEZ, P., DELIBES-MATEOS, M., JAQUES, J.A., LÓPEZ-DARIAS, M., NOGALES, M., PINO, J., ROS, M., TRAVESET, A., TURON, X., VILÀ, M., ALTAMIRANO. M., ALVAREZ, I., ARIAS, A., BOIX, D., CABIDO, C., CACABELOS, E., COBO, F., CRUZ, J., CUESTA, J.A., DÁDER, B., DEL ESTAL, P., GALLARDO, B., GÓMEZ LAPORTA, M., GONZÁLEZ-MORENO, P., HERNÁNDEZ, J.C., JIMÉNEZ-ALFARO, B., LÁZARO LOBO, A., LEZA, M., MONTSERRAT, M., OLIVA-PATERNA, F.J., PIÑEIRO, L., PONCE, C., PONS, P., ROTCHÉS-RIBALTA, R., ROURA-PASCUAL, N., SÁNCHEZ, M., TRILLO, A., VIÑUELA, E. & GARCÍA-BERTHOU, E. 2023. Identification of potential invasive alien species in Spain through horizon scanning. Journal of Environmental Management, 345: 118696.

CUENCA-CAMBRONERO, M., BLICHARSKA, M., PERRIN, J.A., DAVIDSON, T.A., OERTLI, B., LAGO, M., BEKLIOGLU, M., MEERHOFF, M., ARIM, M., TEIXEIRA, J., DE MEESTER, L., BIGGS, J., ROBIN, J., MARTIN, B., GREAVES, H.M., SAYER, C.D., LEMMENS, P., BOIX, D., MEHNER, T., BARTRONS, M. & BRUCET, S. 2023. Challenges and opportunities in the use of ponds and pondscapes as Nature-based solutions. Hydrobiologia, 850: 3257-3271.

ESCORIZA, D., POCH, S. & BOIX, D. 2023. Spatial Patterns in the Morphological Diversity of Madagascan Frogs. Ecologies, 4: 499-511.

HERNÁNDEZ-CARRASCO, D., CUNILLERA-MONTCUSÍ, D., ANTÓN-PARDO, M., CAÑEDO-ARGÜELLES, M., BAS-SILVESTRE, M., COMPTE, J., GASCÓN, S., QUINTANA, X.D. & BOIX, D. 2023. Ecological restoration promotes zooplankton network complexity in Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Restoration Ecology, 31: 13920.

ZAMORA-MARÍN, J.M., RUIZ-NAVARRO, A., OFICIALDEGUI, F.J., ANASTÁCIO, P.M., MIRANDA, R., GARCÍA-MURILLO, P., COBO, F., RIBEIRO, F., GALLARDO, B., GARCÍA-BERTHOU, E., BOIX, D., MEDINA, L., MORCILLO, F. , OSCOZ, J., GUILLÉN, A., HERRERO-REYES, A.A., AGUIAR1, F.C., ALMEIDA, D., ARIAS, A., AYRES, C., BANHA, F., BARCA, S., BIURRUN, I., CABEZAS, M.P., CALERO, S., CAMPOS, J.A., CAPDEVILA-ARGÜELLES, L., CAPINHA, C., CARAPETO, A., CASALS, F., CHAINHO, P., CIRUJANO, S., CLAVERO, M., CUESTA, J.A., DELTORO, V., ENCARNAÇÃO, J., FERNÁNDEZ-DELGADO, C., FRANCO, J., GARCÍA-MESEGUER, A.J., GUARESCHI, S., GUERRERO-GÓMEZ, A., HERMOSO, V., LÓPEZ-CAÑIZARES, C., LÓPEZ-SORIANO, J., MACHORDOM, A., MARTELO, J., MELLADO-DÍAZ, A., MORENO, J.C., OLIVO DEL AMO, R., OTERO, J.C., PERDICES, A., POU-ROVIRA, Q., QUIÑONERO-SALGADO, S., RODRÍGUEZ-MERINO, A., ROS, M., SÁNCHEZ-GULLÓN, E., SÁNCHEZ, M.I., SÁNCHEZ-FERNÁNDEZ, D., SÁNCHEZ-GONZÁLEZ, J.R., SORIANO, O., TEODÓSIO, M.A., TORRALVA, M., VIEIRA-LANERO, R., ZAMORA-LÓPEZ, A. & OLIVA-PATERNA, F.J. 2023. A multi-taxa assessment of aquatic non-indigenous species introduced into Iberian freshwater and transitional waters. NeoBiota, 89:17-44.

EPELE, L.B., GRECH, M.G., WILLIAMS-SUBIZA, E.A., STENERT, C., MCLEAN, K., GREIG, H.S., MALTCHIK, L., PIRES, M.M., BIRD, M.S., BOISSEZON, A., BOIX, D., DEMIERRE, E., GARCÍA, P.E., GASCÓN, S., JEFFRIES, M., KNEITEL, J.M., LOSKUTOVA, O., MANZO, L.M., MATALONI, G., MLAMBO, M.C., OERTLI, B., SALA, J., SCHEIBLER, E.E., WU, H., WISSINGER, S.A. & BATZER, D.P. 2022. Perils of life on the edge: Climatic threats to global diversity patterns of wetland macroinvertebrates. Science of The Total Environment, 820: 153052.

CUNILLERA-MONTCUSÍ, D., BORTHAGARAY, A.I., BOIX, D., GASCÓN, S., SALA, J., TORNERO, I., QUINTANA, X.D. & ARIM, M. 2021.  Metacommunity resilience against simulated gradients of wildfire: disturbance intensity and species dispersal ability determine landscape recover capacity. Ecography, 44(7): 1022-1034.

ESCORIZA, D., POCH, S., SUNYER-SALA, P. & BOIX, D. 2021. Growth patterns of Emys orbicularis across a range of aquatic habitats: a long-term study. Basic and Applied Herpetology, 36: 35-43.

ESCORIZA, D., SUNYER, P., POCH, S. & BOIX, D. 2021. Habitat overlap and body condition in aquatic turtles: are there additive effects between invasive and native species? Knowledge & Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 422: 2.

LOPES DA CUNHA, R., SALA, J., MACHADO, M., BOIX, D., MADEIRA, C., MADEIRA, P., CRISTO, M., CANCELA DA FONSECA, L. & CASTILHO, R. 2021. Distinctive genetic signatures of two fairy shrimp species with overlapping ranges in Iberian temporary ponds. Freshwater Biology, 66: 1680-1697.

QUINTANA, X.D., ANTÓN-PARDO, M., BAS-SILVESTRE, M., BOIX, D., CASAMITJANA, X., COMPTE, J., CUNILLERA-MONTCUSÍ, D., GASCÓN, S., MENCIÓ, A., OBRADOR, B., TORNERO, I. & SALA, J. 2021. Identifying critical transitions in seasonal shifts of zooplankton composition in a confined coastal salt marsh. Aquatic Sciences, 83: 69.

BOIX, D., CALHOUN, A.J.K., MUSHET, D.M., BELL, K.P., FITZSIMONS, J.A. & ISSELIN-NONDEDEU, F. 2020. Conservation of Temporary Wetlands. In: Goldstein, M.I. & DellaSala, D.A. (eds.) Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes, 4: 279-294. Elsevier. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.12003-2

CUNILLERA-MONTCUSÍ, D., ARIM, M., GASCÓN, S., TORNERO, I., SALA, J., BOIX, D. & BORTHAGARAY, A.I. 2020. Addressing trait selection patterns in temporary ponds in response to wildfire disturbance and seasonal succession.  Journal of Animal Ecology, 89: 2134-2144.

MORA-GÓMEZ, J., BOIX, D., DUARTE, S., CÁSSIO, F., PASCOAL, C., ELOSEGUI, A. & ROMANÍ, A.M. 2020. Legacy of summer drought on autumnal leaf litter processing in a temporary Mediterranean stream. Ecosystems, 23: 989-1003.

MENCIÓ, A. & BOIX, D. 2018. Response of macroinvertebrate communities to hydrological and hydrochemical alterations in Mediterranean streams. Journal of Hydrology, 566: 566-580.

BOIX, D., CARIA, M.C., GASCÓN, S., MARIANI, M.A., SALA, J., RUHÍ, A., COMPTE, J. & BAGELLA, S. 2017. Contrasting intra-annual patterns of six biotic groups with different dispersal mode and ability in Mediterranean temporary ponds. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68: 1044-1060.

CALHOUN, A.J.K., MUSHET, D.M., BELL, K.P., BOIX, D., FITZSIMONS, J.A. & ISSELIN-NONDEDEU, F. 2017. Temporary wetlands: challenges and solutions to conserving a ‘disappearing’ ecosystem. Biological Conservation, 211: 3-11.

GARCÍA-DE-LOMAS, J., SALA, J., BARRIOS, V., PRUNIER, F., CAMACHO, A., MACHADO, M., ALONSO, M., KORN, M., BOIX, D., HORTAS, F., GARCÍA, C.M., SERRANO, L & MUÑOZ, G. 2017. How threatened are large branchiopods (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in the Iberian Peninsula? Hydrobiologia, 801: 99-116.

BOIX, D., KNEITEL, J., ROBSON, B.J., DUCHET, C., ZÚÑIGA, L., DAY, J., GASCÓN, S., SALA, J., QUINTANA, X.D. & BLAUSTEIN, L. 2016. Invertebrates of freshwater temporary ponds in Mediterranean climates. p. 141-189. In: Batzer, D. & Boix, D. (eds.). Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands: An international perspective on their ecology. Springer International Publishing.

SALA, J., GASCÓN, S., CUNILLERA-MONTCUSÍ, D., ALONSO, M., AMAT, F., CANCELA DA FONSECA, L., CRISTO, M., FLORENCIO, M., GARCÍA-DE-LOMAS, J., MACHADO, M., MIRACLE, M.R., MIRÓ, A., PÉREZ-BOTE, J.L., PRETUS, J.L., PRUNIER, F., RIPOLL, J., RUEDA, J., SAHUQUILLO, M., SERRANO, L., VENTURA, M., VERDIELL-CUBEDO, D. & BOIX, D. 2017. Defining the importance of landscape metrics for large branchiopod biodiversity and conservation: the case of the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. Hydrobiologia, 801: 81-98.

BAGELLA, S., GASCÓN, S., FILIGHEDDU, R., COGONI, A. & BOIX, D. 2016. Mediterranean Temporary Ponds: new challenges from a neglected habitat. Hydrobiologia, 782: 1-10.

 

Participation in national and international congress and workshops (selection of ten recent presentations in scientific meetings)

1)

Meeting: ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023. Resilience and Recovery in Aquatic Systems. Palma de Mallorca, Spain (June 4 - June 9, 2023)

Title of poster: Ecological restoration promotes zooplankton network complexity in Mediterranean coastal lagoons

Authors: Herrnández, D., Cunillera-Montcusí, D., Antón-Pardo, M., Cañedo-Argüelles, M., Bas-Silvestre, M., Compte, J., Gascón, S., Quintana, X.D., Boix, D.

2)

Meeting: ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023. Resilience and Recovery in Aquatic Systems. Palma de Mallorca, Spain (June 4 - June 9, 2023)

Title of poster: Colonization process in new creation Mediterranean coastal lagoons

Authors: Equisuany, A., Boix, D., Cunillera-Montcusí, D., Sala, J., Quintana, X.D., Gascón, S.

3)

Meeting: ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023. Resilience and Recovery in Aquatic Systems. Palma de Mallorca, Spain (June 4 - June 9, 2023)

Title of poster: Environmental drivers of litter decomposition in Mediterranean ponds

Authors: Martín, L., Pastor, A., Cuenca-Cambronero, M., Antón-Pardo, M., Hidalgo, J., Florit, M., Brucet, S., Boix, D., Romaní, A.M.

4)

Meeting: SEFS 13 - Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences. Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK (June 19 - June 23, 2023)

Title of oral presentation: Drivers of amphibian richness in European ponds

Authors: López-de Sancha, A., Benejam, L., Boix, D., Briggs, L., Cuenca-Cambronero, M., Davidson, A.T., De Meester, L., Fahy, J.,  Lemmens, P., Martin, B., Mehner, T., Oertli, B., Rasmussen, M., Sayer, C.& Brucet, S.

5)

Meeting: 2nd SIBECOL “Ecology: Bettering our sustainable future through scientific knowledge”. Aveiro, Portugal (July 3 – July 8, 2022)

Title of oral presentation: Zooplankton diversity across land use and hydroperiod gradients in Mediterranean ponds: preliminary results from the PONDERFUL project

Authors: Rincon-Palau, K., Cuenca-Cambronero ,M., Badosa, A., Anton-Pardo, M., Boix, D., Brucet, S.

6)

Meeting: AIL-2020. XX Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology (online congress), Murcia, Spain (October 26 – October 29, 2020)

Title of oral presentation: Trans-National Horizon Scanning for Aquatic Invasive Alien Species in the Iberian Peninsula: a preliminary Action of INVASAQUA

Authors: Oliva-Paterna, F.J., Ribeiro, F., Anastacio, P.A., García-Murillo, P.1, Gallardo, B.1, García-Berthou, E.1, Boix, D., Cobo, F., Morcillo, F., Almeida, D., Arias, A., Banha, F., Barca, S., Biurrum, I., Cabezas, M.P., Calero, S., Capdevila, L., Capinha, C., Campos, J.A., Casals, F., Clavero, M., Cuesta, J.A., Encarnazao, J.P., Fernández-Delgado, C., Franco, J., Guareschi, S., Guillén, A., Hermoso, V., Machordom, A., Martelo, J., Medina, L., Mellado, A., Miranda, R., Oficialdegui, F., Olivo del Amo, R., Oscoz, J., Rodríguez-Merino, A., Ros, M., Perdices, A.I., Pou, Q., Sánchez, E., Sánchez, M.I., Sánchez-Fernández, D., Sánchez-González, J.R., Teodósio, M.A., Torralva, M. & Vieira, R.

7)

Meeting: Workshop in temporary wetlands future in drylands under the projected global change scenario, Baeza, Spain (March 9 – March 11, 2020)

Title of oral presentation: Mediterranean temporary ponds, biodiversity refuges that need protection: a case study

Authors: Brucet, S., Compte, J., Boix, D., Benejam, L., Sgarzi, S., Bartrons, M., Sala, J., Gascón, S., Badosa, A.

8)

Meeting: SEFS-11. Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences held in Zagreb, Croatia (June 30 – July 5, 2019)

Title of poster presentation: Demographics and survivorship in the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis: a 31–year study.

Authors: Escoriza, D., Franch, M., Ramos, S., Sunyer-Sala, P. & Boix D.

9)

Meeting: OIKOS 2018. Conference of the Nordic Society Oikos, Trondheim, Norway (February 19 – February 22).

Title of poster presentation: Distance-decay of community similarity in small-scale pond networks: the role of dispersal mode and spatial extent

Authors: Tornero, I., Bagella, S., Pinto-Cruzc, C., Caria, M.C., Belo, A., Lumbreras, A., Gascón, S., Sala, J., Compte J., Boix, D.

10)

Meeting: 7th EPCN. Workshop of the European Pond Conservation Network, Faro, Algarve, Portugal (May 1 – May 6, 2017).

Title of oral presentation: Interaction between temporary pond isolation and faunal dispersal ability.

Authors: Cunillera-Montcusí, D., Gascón, S., Borthagaray, A., Arím, M., Compte, J., Tornero, I., Sala, J. & Boix, D.

 

Participation in national and international projects (selection of five recent projects)

1)

2020-2024 - POND Ecosystems for Resilient FUture Landscapes in a changing climate (PONDERFUL). H2020-LC-CLA-2019-2. PI: Sandra Brucet (University of Vic). PI University of Girona: Dani Boix. European Commission; Horizon 2020. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/869296

2)

2016-2020 - Respuesta a las perturbaciones a nivel de comunidad y metacomunidad en ecosistemas acuáticos someros (CGL2016-76024-R). PI: Xavier Quintana (University of Girona). Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spanish Government).

3)

2014-2018 - De-urbanizing and recovering the ecological functioning of the coastal systems of La Pletera. PI: Xavier Quintana (University of Girona). European Comission; Programme Life+ Nature.

4)

2012-2014 - Evaluación de la conexión entre la estructura de las redes tróficas, el espectro de tamaños corporales y sus determinantes ambientales en lagunas mediterráneas. (CGL2011-23907). PI: Estefania Gascón. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spanish Government).

5)

2009-2011 - Control biológico en comunidades de lagunas mediterráneas someras: la depredación. (CGL2008-05778/BOS). PI: Dani Boix (University of Girona). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spanish Government).

 

Supervision of doctoral theses

1)

Title & Year: Estructura i dinàmica del sistema bentònic en llacunes costaneres dels aiguamolls de l'Empordà (2003)

Author: Gascón García, Stéphanie

Faculty & University: Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona

Qualification: Excellent cum laude

2)

Title & Year: Food Webs of Mediterranean coastal lagoons (2010)

Author: Compte Ciurana, Jordi

Faculty & University: Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona

Qualification: Excellent cum laude

3)

Title & Year: Primary succession in man-made wetlands: biodiversity, structure and dynamics of macrofaunal assemblages (2012)

Author: Albert Ruhí Vidal

Faculty & University: Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona

Qualification: Excellent cum laude and Extraordinary Award

4)

Title & Year: Physicochemical and macroinvertebrate community trends in manmade ponds constructed in reclaimed opencast coal mines (2013)

Author: Leticia Miguel Chinchilla

Faculty & University: Facultad de Biología, Ciencias Ambientales y Química; Alcalá de Henares

Qualification: Excellent

5)

Title & Year: Factors regulating the invasion of two Mediterranean anurans. The role of niche conservatism, species interaction and habitat selection (2015)

Author: Escoriza, Daniel

Faculty & University: Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona

Qualification: Excellent cum laude

6)

Title & Year: Resilience of aquatic metacommunities. Implications for disturbance impacts and recovery (2020)

Author: David Cunillera Montcusí

Faculty & University: Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona

Qualification: Excellent cum laude

7)

Title & Year: Metacommunities and biodiversity patterns in Mediterranean temporary ponds: the role of pond size, network connectivity and dispersal mode (2020)

Author: Irene Tornero Pinilla

Faculty & University: Faculty of Sciences, University of Girona

Qualification: Excellent cum laude

 

Other scientific merits

1) Associate Editor of Scientific Journals

  1. a) Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, from 2011 to present.
  2. b) Hydrobiologia - from 2017 to present.

 

2) Guest editor of special issues of scientific journals

  1. a) Special issue on “Pond Research and Management in Europe” in Hydrobiologia (2012).
  2. b) Special issue on “Understanding the role of ponds in a changing world” in Hydrobiologia (2014).
  3. c) Special issue on “Mediterranean Temporary Ponds” in Hydrobiologia (2016).

 

3) Editor of scientific books

Batzer, D. & Boix, D. (eds.). 2016. Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands: An international perspective on their ecology. Springer International Publishing.

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