Emili García-Berthou

Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona

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Emili’s CV and research projects

Positions and education

Selected publications

Citation statistics

Research interests

Selected current projects

Selected invited international talks

Principal courses taught

Reviewer and editorial activity

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Emili García-Berthou

Current position

  • Professor of Ecology (Catedrático de Universidad, Ecología), University of Girona

Past positions

  • Associate Professor of Ecology (Profesor Titular de Universidad, Ecología), Univ. of Girona, 2001-2009
  • Assistant Professor of Ecology, Univ. of Girona, 1991-2001

Education

  • B.Sc., University of Barcelona, 1988
  • Ph.D., University of Girona, 1994

Postdoctoral experience

Awards

Selected publications • Full list of publications

  • Comte L. et al. RivFishTIME: A global database of fish time-series to study global change ecology in riverine systems. Global Ecology and Biogeography: in press. [.HTML] [Database]
  • Radinger J. & García-Berthou E. 2020. The role of connectivity in the interplay between climate change and the spread of alien fish in a large Mediterranean river. Global Change Biology 26: 6383–6398.  [.HTML] [.PDF] [Suppl. info]
  • Cano-Barbacil C., Radinger J. & García-Berthou E. 2020. Reliability analysis of fish traits reveals discrepancies among databases. Freshwater Biology 65: 863–877. [.HTML]
  • Radinger J., Britton J.R., Carlson S.M., Magurran A.E., Alcaraz-Hernández J.D., Almodóvar A., Benejam L., Fernández-Delgado C., Nicola G.G., Oliva-Paterna F.J., Torralva M. & García-Berthou E. 2019. Effective monitoring of freshwater fish. Fish and Fisheries 20: 729-747. [.HTML] [Wiley’s read only .PDF] [Preprint]
  • Radinger J., Alcaraz-Hernández J.D. & García-Berthou E. 2019. Environmental filtering governs the spatial distribution of alien fishes in a large, human-impacted Mediterranean river. Diversity and Distributions 25: 701–714. [Publisher .HTML] [.PDF with suppl. info]
  • Roy H.E. et al. 2019. Developing a list of invasive alien species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the European Union. Global Change Biology 25: 1032–1048. [Publisher .HTML]  [.PDF with suppl. info]
  • Dawson W., D. Moser, M. van Kleunen, H. Kreft, J. Pergl, P. Pyšek, M. Winter, B. Lenzner, T. Blackburn, E.E. Dyer, P. Cassey, S.L. Scrivens, E.P. Economo, B. Guénard, C. Capinha, H. Seebens, P. García-Díaz, W. Nentwig, E. García-Berthou, C. Casal, N.E. Mandrak, P. Fuller, C. Meyer & F. Essl.  2017. Global hotspots and correlates of alien species richness across taxonomic groups. Nature Ecology and Evolution 1: 0186. [.HTML]
  • Azevedo-Santos V.M., Vitule J.R.S., Pelicice F.M., García-Berthou E. & Simberloff D. 2017. Non-native fish to control Aedes mosquitoes: a controversial, harmful tool. BioScience 67: 84-90. [.PDF]
  • McKnight E., García-Berthou E., Srean P. & Rius M. 2017. Global meta-analysis of native and non-indigenous trophic traits in aquatic ecosystems. Global Change Biology 23: 1861–1870. [.PDF with suppl. info]
  • Soto D.X., J. Benito, E. Gacia, E. García-Berthou & J. Catalan. 2016. Trace metal accumulation as complementary dietary information for the isotopic analysis of complex food webs. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7: 910–918. [.PDF]
  • Essl F., et al. 2015. Crossing frontiers in tackling pathways of biological invasions. BioScience 65: 769–782. [.PDF]
  • Simberloff D., Martin J.-L., Genovesi P., Maris V., Wardle D.A., Aronson J., Courchamp F., Galil B., García-Berthou E., Pascal M., Pyšek P., Sousa R.,Tabacchi E. & Vilà M. 2013.Impacts of biological invasions – what’s what and the way forward. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 28: 58–66. [PDF] ISI’s HIGHLY CITED PAPER
  • Carmona-Catot G., Benito J. & García-Berthou E. 2011. Comparing latitudinal and upstream-downstream gradients: life-history traits of invasive mosquitofish. Diversity and Distributions 17: 214–224. [.PDF(including appendix)]
  • Santos L.N., García-Berthou E., Agostinho A.A., Latini J.D. 2011. Fish colonization of artificial reefs in a large Neotropical reservoir: material type and successional changes. Ecological Applications 21: 251–262. [.PDF]
  • Olden J.D., Kennard M.J., Leprieur F., Tedesco P.A., Winemiller K.O. & García-Berthou E. 2010. Conservation biogeography of freshwater fishes: recent progress and future challenges. Diversity and Distributions 16: 496–513. [.PDF] ISI’s HIGHLY CITED PAPER
  • Benejam L., Angermeier P.L., Munné, A., García-Berthou E. 2010. Assessing effects of water abstraction on fish assemblages in Mediterranean streams. Freshwater Biology 55: 628-642. [.PDF]
  • Copp G.H., Britton R., Cucherousset J., García-Berthou E., Kirk R., Peeler E. & Stakenas S. 2009.Voracious invader or benign feline? A review of the environmental biology of European catfish Silurus glanis in its native and introduced range. Fish and Fisheries 10: 252-282. [.PDF]
  • Benejam L., Alcaraz C., Sasal P., Simon-Levert G. & García-Berthou E. 2009.Life history and parasites of an invasive fish (Gambusia holbrooki) along a latitudinal gradient. Biological Invasions 11: 2265–2277. [.PDF]
  • Tedesco P., Benito J. & García-Berthou E. 2008. Size-independent age effects on reproductive effort in a small, short-lived fish. Freshwater Biology 53: 865-871.[.PDF]
  • Alcaraz C., Bisazza A., García-Berthou E. 2008. Salinity mediates the competitive interactions between invasive mosquitofish and an endangered fish. Oecologia 155: 205–213. [.PDF]
  • Alcaraz C. & García-Berthou E. 2007. Life history variation of an invasive fish (Gambusia holbrooki) along a salinity gradient. Biological Conservation 139: 83–92. [.PDF]
  • García-Berthou E. 2007. The characteristics of invasive fish: what has been learned so far? Journal of Fish Biology 71 (Supplement D): 33–55. [.PDF] ISI’s HIGHLY CITED PAPER
  • Clavero M. & García-Berthou E. 2006. Homogenization dynamics and introduction routes of invasive freshwater fish in the Iberian Peninsula. Ecological Applications 16: 2313-2324. [.PDF]
  • Alcaraz C., Vila-Gispert A. & García-Berthou E. 2005. Profiling invasive fish species: the importance of phylogeny and human use. Diversity and Distributions 11: 289-298. [.PDF]
  • García-Berthou E., Alcaraz C., Pou-Rovira Q., Zamora L., Coenders G. & Feo C. 2005. Introduction pathways and establishment rates of invasive aquatic species in Europe. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 453-463.
  • Clavero M. & García-Berthou E. 2005. Invasive species are a leading cause of animal extinctions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20: 110. [.PDF]
  • García-Berthou E. 2001. On the misuse of residuals in ecology: testing regression residuals vs. the analysis of covariance. Journal of Animal Ecology 70: 708-711. [.PDF] ISI’s HIGHLY CITED PAPER
  • García-Berthou E. & Moreno-Amich R. 2000. Introduction of exotic fish into a Mediterranean lake over a 90-year period. Arch. Hydrobiol. 149: 271-284. [Scan .PDF]
  • Byström P. & García-Berthou E. 1999. Density dependent growth and size specific competitive interactions in young fish. Oikos 86: 217-232. [.PDF]
  • García-Berthou E. & R. Moreno-Amich. 1993. Multivariate analysis of covariance in morphometric studies of the reproductive cycle. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50: 1394-1399. [Scan .PDF]

Citation statistics

According to this ranking (Ioannidis et al. (2020) Plos Biology; see also Ioannidis et al. (2019)) based on Scopus data, I’m the 23th most-cited Spanish biologist (August 2021, citations up to 2020, excluding self-citations). According to the same ranking, I’m also the world’s 32,198th scientist (all disciplines), world’s 1503th biologist, world’s 96th fisheries scientist, world’s 375th aquatic biologist (“Marine Biology & Hydrobiology”), 322th Spanish scientist, 7th Spanish aquatic biologist, and 4th scientist at the University of Girona. Note that citation statistics vary markedly among scientific disciplines (e.g. researchers in Clinical Medicine coauthor more publications and get more citations than in other fields). This ranking by Ioannidis et al. 2020 Plos Biology might be one of the best citation rankings available (e.g., it does not rely on a single metric, standardized by scientific field, excludes self-citations, etc.).

Included in Essential Science Indicators, Thomson Reuters (“GARCIA-BERTHOU, E”) as 1% of the most cited scientists (#1975 in the field “ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY” by October 2019).

According to this ranking (Grupo DIH) based on the Web of Science, I’m the 15-18th Spanish scientist with the highest h-index in the field of MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY (by March 2022). Only two researchers from the University of Girona are listed in the Biology ranking.

According to the exaly ranking, I’m the 1st most cited author in Journal of Fish Biology (2007), 3rd most cited author in Journal of Animal Ecology (2001), 3rd most cited author in Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2013), 4th most cited author in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (2005), 7th most cited author in Biological Invasions (2005), and 29th most cited author in Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Lifetime), among others.

According to the Influscience ranking (March 2021), I’m the 42nd (Plant & Animal Science) and 90th (Environment/Ecology) Spanish scientist with most social influence (altmetrics).

Citation statistics according to Google Scholar Citations
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=OG5WezAAAAAJ
Total Articles in Publication List: 212
Sum of the Times Cited: 14047
h-index: 57
Last Updated: 18 January 2022

Citation statistics according to Publons/Web of Science ResearcherID
https://publons.com/researcher/1202493/emili-garcia-berthou/metrics/
Publications: 160
Sum of the Times Cited: 8598
h-index: 45
Last Updated: 9 May 2022

Publons Garcia-Berthou

Origin of citations according to Publons (14 April 2022)

Check Google Scholar Citations, Scopus, publons, or exaly for more updated citation metrics and my Impactstory profile or InfluScience for altmetrics and social influence.

Research interests

Gambusia holbrooki

male of Gambusia holbrooki (© Enric Aparicio)

Ecology of freshwater fish, with focus on invasive species. My Lab has been mainly investigating the ecology of invasive fishes (e.g. largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, pumpkinseed sunfish Lepomis gibbosus, mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki…) in Lake Banyoles, Iberian coastal lagoons (e.g., the impact on the native cyprinodont Aphanius iberus) and rivers. With my graduate students, we have also performed large-scale macroecological analyses of invasive species, e.g. trying to identify the features that determine the success of invasive species or describing the routes and vectors of introduction and biotic homogenization. We have used invasive mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) as a model species, investigating its life-history traits and ecological impacts on endemic, endangered species such as Aphanius iberus. We also help the Catalan Water Agency, the Confederación Hidrográfica del Ebro and the Spanish Ministry with the implementation of the EU water framework directive using fish as indicators in streams and reservoirs.

Statistical ecology, particularly the application of linear models (ANOVA, regression…) and the application of new techniques to ecological data.

See also the research group website for further information

Selected current projects

  • 2020-2023. Conservation biology of endangered endemic cyprinodontiform fishes: ecology (Project APHANIUS). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, PID2019-103936GB-C21. PI UdG: E. García-Berthou
  • 2020-2021. Red Temática sobre Invasiones Biológicas (InvaNET) [Thematic network on biological invasions]. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, RED2018‐102571‐T. https://invasiber.org/InvaNET/ PI: E. García-Berthou

Selected past projects

  • 2018-2020. Working Group: sTWIST – Theory and Workflows for Alien and Invasive Species Tracking. sDiv, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv). PIs: Melodie McGeoch & Marten Winter
  • 2017-2019. ODYSSEUS – Between Scylla and Charybdis – managing connectivity for freshwater fish. European Commission, BiodivERsA. PCIN-2016-168. PI: G. Englund. PI UdG: E. García-Berthou
  • 2017-2019. Evaluación de los efectos directos e indirectos del cambio global sobre la ictiofauna nativa fluvial. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, CGL2016-80820-R. PI UdG: H. Guasch & A. Vila-Gispert
  • 2015-2018. Red temática sobre peces y pesca continentales [Excellence network on inland fish and fisheries]. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, CGL2015-69311-REDT. https://invasiber.org/ICTIOS/. PI: E. García-Berthou
  • 2015-2017. Programa Pesquisador Visitante Especial (PVE) – Ciência sem fronteiras. Ministério da Educação (Brasil), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPES. Ref. 88881.068352/2014-01. PI: L.N. dos Santos & E. García-Berthou
  • 2014-2017. Hacia un uso sostenible de los ecosistemas fluviales mediterráneos: efectos directos e indirectos de la alteración hidrológica en peces [Towards a sustainable use of Mediterranean stream ecosystems: direct and indirect effects of hydrological alteration on fish]. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, CGL2013-43822-R. PI: E. García-Berthou
  • 2013-2017. European Information System for Alien Species (ALIEN Challenge).COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), Action TD1209. PI: Helen Roy (NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology).
  • 2012-2016. Networking on Environmental Safety & Sustainability Initiative for Engineering (NESSIE). European Commission, Erasmus Mundus Partnership. PI: Georges Zissis (Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier)
  • 2012-2016. Euro-Asia partnership to promote Medical, Environmental and Engineering Technology Education and Research Exchanges (TECHNO II). European Commission, Erasmus Mundus Partnership. PI: Jean-Michel Baleynaud (Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier)
  • 2011-2015. Euro-Asia partnership to promote Engineering Technology Education and Research Exchanges (TECHNO). European Commission, Erasmus Mundus Partnership. PI: Sovan Lek (Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier)
  • 2010-2014. Assessing and predicting effects on water quantity and quality in Iberian rivers caused by global change (SCARCE). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Programa Consolider-Ingenio 2010, CSD2009-00065. PI: Damià Barceló (CSIC)
  • 2010-2012. Invasibilidad de ríos por peces introducidos: determinantes ecológicos [River invasibility by introduced fish: ecological determinants]. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, CGL2009-12877-C02-01. PI: E. García-Berthou
  • 2006-2009.Conveni de col·laboració entre l’Agència Catalana de l’Aigua, la Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, les Universitats de Barcelona, Girona i Lleida, i l’Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries per ajustar l’índex d’integritat biòtica (Ibicat) basat en l’ús dels peixos com a indicadors de la qualitat ambiental als rius de Catalunya i intercalibrar-lo a nivell europeu tal com preveu la Directiva marc de l’aigua (2000/60/CE). Agència Catalana de l’Aigua. PI: E. García-Berthou
  • 2006-2009. Éxito invasor de la gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki): plasticidad ecológica [Invasive success of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki): ecological plasticity]. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, CGL2006-11652-C02-01/BOS. PI: E. García-Berthou
  • 2006-2009. Cambios globales en sistemas fluviales: efectos sobre la biodiversidad, la red trófica y el funcionamiento del sistema. Fundación BBVA. PI: Sergi Sabater
  • 2005-2008. Estudio de las dinámicas de las poblaciones de peces en el río Ebro entre el embalse de Ribarroja y la desembocadura. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agència Catalana de l’Aigua. PI: E. García-Berthou
  • 2004-2008. Distinció de la Generalitat de Catalunya per a la promoció de la recerca universitària (Catalan Government Distinction Award for university research for the year 2004), Generalitat de Catalunya
  • 2003-2006. Impacto ecológico de los peces invasores y su medición: de la gambusia (Gambusia holbrooki) al siluro (Silurus glanis). [Ecological impact of invasive fish and its measurement: from mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) to wels (Silurus glanis).] Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, REN2003-00477. PI: E. García-Berthou. Researchers: E. García-Berthou, R. Moreno-Amich, Anna Vila-Gispert, Lluís Zamora, Quim Pou, Carles Alcaraz, Joaquim Carol, Lluís Benejam
  • 2004-2005. Programa de cooperació interregional, Mobilitat interregional d’investigadors (AIRE), Generalitat de Catalunya. PI: E. García-Berthou
  • 2003-2004. InvasIBER: website sobre la introducción de especies exóticas en España. [InvasIBER: a website on invasive species in Spain.] Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, REN2002-10059-E. PI: E. García-Berthou
    Researchers: E. García-Berthou, M. Casadevall, L. Vilar, C. Gómez, R. Moreno, J. Font, D. Boix, A. Vergés, P. Pons, C. Alcaraz, C. Feo

Selected INVITED international talks

Principal courses taught

  • Ecology
  • Biological Invasions
  • Multivariate analysis of environmental data
  • Experimental design (Experimentació)
  • Multivariate analysis (Anàlisi avançada de dades)
  • Ecology of freshwater fish: diversity, habitat and trophic ecology

Check here for courses and syllabuses of the current academic year

Reviewer of papers for journals

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Conservation, Aquatic Invasions, Aquatic Sciences, Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Bioinvasions Records, Biological Conservation, Biological Invasions, Biology Letters, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ciencias Marinas, Conservation Biology, Conservation Letters, Diversity and Distributions, Ecography, Ecological Indicators, Ecology, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Environmental Biology of Fishes, Evolutionary Ecology, Fisheries Management and Ecology, Fisheries Research, Freshwater Biology, Global Change Biology, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Hydrobiologia, International Review of Hydrobiology, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Fish Biology, Limnetica, Oikos, PLoS ONE, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, River Research and Applications, Science of the Total Environment, Scientia Marina, Scientific Reports, Web Ecology

In the 98th percentile for verified review contributions on Publons up until October 2019 (#11 from University of Girona), although I don’t have records of many reviews. Publons Verified Record (July 2018). #15 from Spain (#1 from University of Girona) in terms of # Verified Editor Records (October 2019).

Membership of Editorial Boards

Reviewer/Jury of Ph.D. theses, HDR, and academic positions

Australia, Canada, France, Pakistan, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, and the United States of America

Reviewer of research proposals and groups for agencies

Agence Nationale de la Recherche, France; BiodivERsA; Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS); Czech Science Foundation; Irstea/Cemagref, France; Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, República Argentina; National Research Foundation, South Africa; National Science Centre, Poland; National Science Foundation, USA; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada; Rufford Foundation, UK; Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), USA; Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland

Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación (ANECA), Spain; Agencia Estatal de Investigación & former Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Prospectiva (ANEP), Spanish Ministry of Science; Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR), Generalitat de Catalunya; Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya (AQU Catalunya); Fundación BBVA

2012-2020: Specific commission for Life Sciences, Research Assessment Commission (CAR), Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya), Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia)

2021- : Area coordinator of Natural Sciences and Agrifood, Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR), Generalitat de Catalunya

Emili GARCÍA-BERTHOU, Ph.D
GRECO, Institute of Aquatic Ecology
& Dept. Environmental Sciences
University of Girona

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