Alonso Ramirez

Can we see the nitrate from the trees? Long-term linkages between tropical forest productivity and stream nitrogen concentrations

Ardon, M., Clark, D. A., Marzolf, N. S., Ramirez, A., & Pringle, C. M. (2023, February 22). BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, Vol. 2.

Do experimental pH increases alter the structure and function of a lowland tropical stream?

ECOSPHERE, 13(7).

Natural history of Odonata assemblages in tropical streams in Puerto Rico

NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY, 8(1), 112–123.

Partitioning inorganic carbon fluxes from paired O-2-CO2 gas measurements in a Neotropical headwater stream, Costa Rica

Marzolf, N. S., Small, G. E., Oviedo-Vargas, D., Ganong, C. N., Duff, J. H., Ramirez, A., … Ardon, M. (2022, July 16). BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, Vol. 7.

A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research

Maasri, A., Jaehnig, S. C., Adamescu, M. C., Adrian, R., Baigun, C., Baird, D. J., … Worischka, S. (2021, December 1). ECOLOGY LETTERS, Vol. 12.

Disturbance and resilience in the Luquillo Experimental Forest

BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 253.

Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12(1).

Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 7(13).

Rearing methods and life cycle characteristics of Chironomus sp. Florida (Chironomidae: Diptera): A rapid-developing species for laboratory studies

PLOS ONE, 16(2).

Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) from Puerto Rico: a checklist with notes on distribution and habitat

PEERJ, 8.

Mayfly emergence production and body length response to hydrology in a tropical lowland stream

PEERJ, 8.

Preface: Recent advances in tropical lake research

Ramirez, A., Caballero, M., Vazquez, G., & Colon-Gaud, C. (2020, November). HYDROBIOLOGIA, Vol. 847, pp. 4143–4144.

Trophic basis of production in tropical headwater streams, Puerto Rico: an assessment of the importance of allochthonous resources in fueling food webs

HYDROBIOLOGIA, 847(8), 1961–1975.

Understanding tropical forest abiotic response to hurricanes using experimental manipulations, field observations, and satellite data

BIOGEOSCIENCES, 17(12), 3149–3163.

When the rainforest dries: Drought effects on a montane tropical stream ecosystem in Puerto Rico

FRESHWATER SCIENCE, 39(2), 197–212.

Leaf litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate assemblages along an urban stream gradient in Puerto Rico

BIOTROPICA, 51(5), 641–651.

Multiple Stressors in the Neotropical Region: Environmental Impacts in Biodiversity Hotspots

In Multiple Stressors in River Ecosystems (pp. 205–220).

Nutrient export and elemental stoichiometry in an urban tropical river

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 29(2).

Urbanization increases the proportion of aquatic insects in the diets of riparian spiders

Freshwater Science, 38(2), 379–390.

Comunidades de arañas ribereñas como indicadores de la condición de los ecosistemas fluviales en la cuenca del Río Piedras de Puerto Rico.

Actualidades Biológicas, 39(107), 1–23.

Drought Facilitates Species Invasions in an Urban Stream: Results From a Long-Term Study of Tropical Island Fish Assemblage Structure

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6.

Effects of experimental pool level reduction on Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) feeding and conspecific behavior from a tropical rainforest stream

Intropica, 3, 13.

Large-scale climatic phenomena drive fluctuations in macroinvertebrate assemblages in lowland tropical streams, Costa Rica: The importance of ENSO events in determining long-term (15y) patterns

PLOS ONE, 13(2), e0191781.

Life history and phenology of Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) in a tropical rainforest stream of Puerto Rico

Revista De Biología Tropical, 66(2), 814.

Superfamily Gomphoidea

In Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates (pp. 377–397).

The larva of Perissolestes remotus (Williamson & Williamson, 1924) (Zygoptera: Perilestidae)

The larva of Perissolestes remotus (Williamson & Williamson, 1924) (Zygoptera: Perilestidae). International Journal of Odonatology, 21(3-4), 173–179.

18. Rivers of Costa Rica

In M. Kappelle (Ed.), Costa Rican Ecosystems (pp. 621–655).

Decreases in the size of riparian orb webs along an urbanization gradient

Journal of Arachnology, 45(2), 248–252.

Facilitation between shrimps and mayflies in montane stream ecosystems, Puerto Rico

Revista De La Asociación Colombiana De Ciencias Biológicas, 1(29), 15–20. https://www.revistaaccb.org/r/index.php/accb/article/view/136/131

Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

Scientific Reports, 7(1).

Allochthonous vs. autochthonous energy resources for aquatic insects in cloud forest streams, Veracruz, Mexico

Hidrobiológica, 26(3), 483–496.

Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1829), 20152664.

Evaluación de la calidad ecológica de los ríos en Puerto Rico: principales amenazas y herramientas de evaluación

Hidrobiológica, 26(3), 433–441.

Freshwater Decapod Diversity and Conservation in Central America and the Caribbean

In A Global Overview of the Conservation of Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans (pp. 267–301).

Ocurrencia de nemátodos en ninfas de Ephemeroptera en una quebrada de bosque tropical lluvioso

Intropica, 11, 67.

Phosphorus retention in a lowland Neotropical stream following an eight-year enrichment experiment

Freshwater Science, 35(1), 1–11.

Poverty, urbanization, and environmental degradation: urban streams in the developing world

Freshwater Science, 35(1), 429–435.

Predation of Telebasis vulnerata (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) eggs by detritivorous caddisfly larva, Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae)

International Journal of Odonatology, 19(4), 253–256.

Rivers of Costa Rica

In M. Kappelle (Ed.), Costa Rican Ecosystems (pp. 621–655).

Sobre ensambles y ensamblajes ecológicos - respuesta a Monge-Nájera

Revista De Biología Tropical, 64(2), 817.

The larvae of Epigomphus jannyae Belle, 1993 and E. tumefactus Calvert, 1903 (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphidae)

PeerJ, 4, e2338.

Urbanization and stream ecology: diverse mechanisms of change

Freshwater Science, 35(1), 272–277.

Dinámica metabólica del periliton de ríos de la cuenca alta del río La Antigua, Veracruz, México

In J. Alcocer, M. Merino-Ibarra, & E. Escobar-Briones (Eds.), Tendencias de investigación en Limnología tropical: Perspectivas universitarias en Latinoamérica (pp. 155–164). Mexico: Asociación Mexicana de Limnología, A.C., Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, UNAM, y Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología.

Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: is variability the norm?

Freshwater Science, 34(2), 759–769.

New records of Anacroneuria Klapálek, 1909 (Plecoptera: Perlidae) for Central America

Zootaxa, 3994(3), 445.

Relationships between land cover, riparian vegetation, stream characteristics, and aquatic insects in cloud forest streams, Mexico

Hydrobiologia, 768(1), 167–181.

Stable isotope analyses of web-spinning spider assemblages along a headwater stream in Puerto Rico

PeerJ, 3, e1324.

Tropical freshwater sciences: an overview of ongoing tropical research

Freshwater Science, 34(2), 606–608.

Descomposición de hojarasca en seis arroyos de Bosque Mesófilo de Montaña en la cuenca alta del río La Antigua, Veracruz, México

Revista De Biología Tropical, 62, 111.

Diversity of Benthic Biofilms Along a Land Use Gradient in Tropical Headwater Streams, Puerto Rico

Microbial Ecology, 68(1), 47–59.

Do omnivorous shrimp influence mayfly nymph life history traits in a tropical island stream?

Revista De Biología Tropical, 62, 41.

Estudios sobre macroinvertebrados acuáticos en América Latina: avances recientes y direcciones futuras

Revista De Biología Tropical, 62, 9.

Functional feeding groups of aquatic insect families in Latin America: a critical analysis and review of existing literature

Revista De Biología Tropical, 62, 155.

Knowledge to Serve the City: Insights from an Emerging Knowledge-Action Network to Address Vulnerability and Sustainability in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Cities and the Environment (CATE), 7(1), 5. http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol7/iss1/5

Land use effects on leaf litter breakdown in low-order streams draining a rapidly developing tropical watershed in Puerto Rico

Revista De Biología Tropical, 62, 129.

Protocolo de evaluación visual de quebradas para Puerto Rico.

Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: Universidad de Puerto Rico, recinto de Río Piedras.

Puerto Rico

In P. Alonso-EguíaLis, J. M. Mora, B. Campbell, & M. Springer (Eds.), Diversidad, conservación y uso de los macroinvertebrados dulceacuícolas de México, Centroamérica, Colombia, Cuba y Puerto Rico. Jiutepec, Morelos, México: Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua.

Spatio-temporal variation in stream water chemistry in a tropical urban watershed

Ecology and Society, 19(2).

Using empirical field data of aquatic insects to infer a cut-off slope value in asymptotic models to assess inventories completeness

Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 85(1), 218–227.

Aquatic insects of Puerto Rico: a list of families

Dugesiana, 20(2), 215–219.

Experimental acidification of two biogeochemically-distinct neotropical streams: Buffering mechanisms and macroinvertebrate drift

Science of The Total Environment, 443, 267–277.

First record of Telebasis filiola Perty (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) preying on small web-building spiders (Arachnida: Tetragnathidae)

International Journal of Odonatology, 16(4), 289–292.

Macroinvertebrados dulceacuícolas de la Isla del Coco, Costa Rica: especies y comparación con otras islas del Pacífico Tropical Oriental

Revista De Biología Tropical, 61(2), 657–668.

Temporal variation on Odonata larval assemblage diversity in a lowland stream in western Mexico

Odonatologica, 42(4), 309–323.

The larvae of Heteragrion majus

Zootaxa, 3609(1), 96–100.

Fish assemblage structure in urban streams of Puerto Rico: the importance of reach- and catchment-scale abiotic factors

Hydrobiologia, 693(1), 141–155.

Rainfall-Driven Amplification of Seasonal Acidification in Poorly Buffered Tropical Streams

Ecosystems, 15(6), 974–985.

A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration

Ecology Letters, 14(3), 289–294.

Effects of urbanization on stream physicochemistry and macroinvertebrate assemblages in a tropical urban watershed in Puerto Rico

Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 30(3), 739–750.

Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns

Ecology, 92(9), 1839–1848.

Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates

Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21(2), 134–141.

The neotropical damselfly genus Cora: new larval descriptions and a comparative analysis of larvae of known species (Odonata: Polythoridae)

International Journal of Odonatology, 14(3), 249–256.

The use of a Stream Visual Assessment Protocol to determine ecosystem integrity in an urban watershed in Puerto Rico

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 36(12), 560–566.

Urban impacts on tropical island streams: Some key aspects influencing ecosystem response

Urban Ecosystems, 15(2), 315–325.

Biotic and abiotic controls on the ecosystem significance of consumer excretion in two contrasting tropical streams

Freshwater Biology, 55(10), 2047–2061.

Introducción a los grupos de macroinvertebrados acuáticos

Revista De Biología Tropical, 58(Suppl. 4), 3–37.

Métodos de recolección

Revista De Biologia Tropical, 58(Suppl. 4), 41–50.

Odonata

Revista De Biologia Tropical, 58(Suppl. 4), 97–136.

Are tropical streams really different?

Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28(2), 397–403.

The streams of Gorgona Natural National Park within the global context: An introduction to the special issue

Actualidades Biologicas, 31(91), 105–110.

Twenty-six key research questions in urban stream ecology: an assessment of the state of the science

Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28(4), 1080–1098.

Urban streams in Puerto Rico: what can we learn from the tropics?

Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28(4), 1070–1079.

Secondary production, longevity and resource consumption rates of freshwater shrimps in two tropical streams with contrasting geomorphology and food web structure

Freshwater Biology, 53(12), 2504–2519.

The dynamics of phosphorus retention during an eight-year P-addition in a Neotropical headwater stream

SIL Proceedings, 1922-2010, 30(4), 551–554.

Toward Quantifying the Relative Importance of Invertebrate Consumption and Bioturbation in Puerto Rican Streams

Biotropica, 40(4), 477–484.

Tropical Stream Conservation

In D. Dudgeon (Ed.), Tropical Stream Ecology (pp. 285–304).

Biodiversidad de insectos acuáticos y el funcionamiento de los ecosistemas

In R. N. Gutierrez & P. E. Alonso-Equia-Lis (Eds.), Entomología Acuática Mexicana: estado actual de conocimiento y aplicación. (pp. 39–49). Jiutepec: Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia del Agua, Sociedad Mexicana de Entommologia.

Leaf Breakdown in a Tropical Headwater Stream (Puerto Rico): The role of Freshwater Shrimps and Detritivorous Insects

Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 22(4), 581–590.

Fast growth and turnover of chironomid assemblages in response to stream phosphorus levels in a tropical lowland landscape

Limnology and Oceanography, 51(1), 189–196.

New vistas in Neotropical stream ecology—Preface

Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 25(1), 61–65.

Soluble Reactive Phosphorus Transport and Retention in Tropical, Rainforest Streams Draining a Volcanic and Geothermally Active Landscape in Costa Rica. : Long-Term Concentration Patterns, Pore Water Environment and Response to ENSO Events

Biogeochemistry, 81(2), 131–143.

Temporal and spatial patterns in stream physicochemistry and insect assemblages in tropical lowland streams

Journal of North American Benthological Society, 25(1), 108–125.

Aquatic Insect Assemblages in Shrimp-dominated Tropical Streams, Puerto Rico

Biotropica, 36(2), 259–266.

Do macroconsumers affect insect responses to a natural stream phosphorus gradient?

Hydrobiologia, 515(1-3), 235–246.

Ecological Research and the Costa Rican Park System

Ecological Applications, 14(1), 25–27.

Effects of stream phosphorus levels on microbial respiration

Freshwater Biology, 48(1), 88–97.

Landscape variation in phosphorus concentration and effects on detritus-based tropical streams

Limnology and Oceanography, 47(1), 278–289.

A Test of Top-Down and Bottom-up Control in a Detritus-based food web

Ecology, 82(8), 2279–2293.

Spatial and temporal patterns of invertebrate drift in streams draining a Neotropical landscape

Freshwater Biology, 46(1), 47–62.

Dragonflies and damselflies of Costa Rican Cloud Forests

In N. Nadkarni & N. T. Wheelwright (Eds.), Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest (p. 97). New York: Oxford University Press.

Odonata of Costa Rica: Diversity and checklist of species

Revista De Biología Tropical, 48(1), 245–252.

The Neotropical Dragonfly Genus Macrothemis: New Larval Descriptions and an Evaluation of Its Generic Status Based on Larval Stages (Odonata:Libellulidae)

Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 18(1), 67–73.

Effect of habitat type on benthic macroinvertebrates in two tropical lowland streams, Costa Rica

Revista De Biología Tropical, 46(Suppl.6), 201–213.

Invertebrate drift and benthic community dynamics in a lowland neotropical stream, Costa Rica

Hydrobiologia, 386(1/3), 19–26.

Macroconsumer effects on insect detritivores and detritus processing in a tropical stream

Freshwater Biology, 39(3), 515–523.

Structure and Production of a Benthic Insect Assemblage in a Neotropical Stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 17(4), 443–463.

The benthic macroinvertebrate community in Caribbean Costa Rican streams and the effect of sampling methods

Revista De Biología Tropical, 46(Suppl. 6), 185–199.

The larva of Macrothemisinacuta (Odonata: Libellulidae)

Entomological News, 109(5), 301–306.

Use of both benthic and drift sampling techniques to assess tropical stream invertebrate communities along an altitudinal gradient, Costa Rica

Freshwater Biology, 39(2), 359–373.

Description and natural history of the Costa Rican Odonata larvae. V: Megaloprepus caerulatus (Drury, 1782) (Zygoptera, Pseudostigmatidae).

Odonatologica, 26(1), 75–81.

Lista de especies costarricenses del orden Odonata (Insecta) de las que se conoce la náyade

Revista De Biología Tropical, 44/45(3/1), 225–232.

Six new dragonfly larvae of the family Gomphidae in Costa Rica, with a key to the Central American genera (Anisoptera)

Odonatologica, 25(2), 143–156.

A note on phototactic behavior and on phoretic associations in larvae of Mecistogaster ornata Rambur from northern Costa Rica (Zygoptera: Pseudostigmatidae)

Odonatologica, 24(2), 219–224.

Descripción e historia natural de las larvas de odonatos de Costa Rica. IV: Mecistogaster ornata (Rambur, 1842) (Zygoptera, Pseudostigmatidae).

Bulletin of American Odonatology, 3, 43–47.

The larvae of Neocordulia batesi longipollex Calvert, 1909 (Odonata: Cordulidae)

Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 103(2), 180–184.

Descripción e historia natural de las larvas de odonatos de Costa Rica. III: Gynacantha tibiata (Karsch, 1891) (Anisoptera Aeshnidae).

Bulletin of American Odonatology, 2, 9–14.

Descripción e historia natural de las náyades de odonatos de Costa Rica. II: Archilestes neblina (Garrison,1982) (Odonata, Lestidae), con una clave para las especies del género en Costa Rica

Folia Entomológica Mexicana, 90, 9–16.

Megapodagrionidae (Odonata, Zygoptera) de Mexico y Centro América I: Las náyades de Philogenia carrillica, P. peacocki y P. terraba.

Acta Zoológica Mexicana, 63, 61–73.

Description and natural history of Costa Rican dragonfly larvae. I: Heteragrion erythrogastrum Selys, 1886 (Zygoptera: Megapodagrionidae)

Odonatologica, 21(3), 361–365.