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Alonso Ramírez

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Alonso Ramírez's Degrees

Bachelors Biology University of Costa Rica
Masters Ecology University of Costa Rica
PhD Ecology University of Costa Rica

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According to Wikipedia, Luiz Alonso Ramírez Ulate is a Costa Rican ecologist and a professor at North Carolina State University. From 2020 to 2021 he served as president of the Society for Freshwater Science. Early life and education Ramírez grew up in Costa Rica and has stated that even as a child, he was "fascinated" with dragonflies. He attended the National University of Costa Rica as an undergraduate, performing research in stream ecology and writing a thesis about dragonfly nymphs. Ramírez conducted ecological fieldwork at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica, including during graduate school as a masters and doctoral student working with Catherine Pringle. Papers from his graduate research on macroinvertebrate community structure and decomposition in Costa Rican streams have each been cited over 150 times by other scientists. At the same time as he was conducting this work, he published a taxonomic checklist of Odonate species in Costa Rica with two colleagues.

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Alonso Ramírez's Published Works

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Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude (2017) (617)
Twenty-six key research questions in urban stream ecology: an assessment of the state of the science (2009) (347)
A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration. (2011) (280)
Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns. (2011) (178)
Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study (2016) (166)
Landscape variation in phosphorus concentration and effects on detritus‐based tropical streams (2002) (157)
Macroconsumer effects on insect detritivores and detritus processing in a tropical stream (1998) (155)
Functional feeding groups of aquatic insect families in Latin America: a critical analysis and review of existing literature. (2014) (141)
A TEST OF TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP CONTROL IN A DETRITUS-BASED FOOD WEB (2001) (139)
Are tropical streams really different? (2009) (138)
Structure and Production of a Benthic Insect Assemblage in a Neotropical Stream (1998) (128)
Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates (2012) (127)
Use of both benthic and drift sampling techniques to assess tropical stream invertebrate communities along an altitudinal gradient, Costa Rica (1998) (105)
Poverty, urbanization, and environmental degradation: urban streams in the developing world (2016) (103)
Urban streams in Puerto Rico: what can we learn from the tropics? (2009) (88)
Spatial and temporal patterns of invertebrate drift in streams draining a Neotropical landscape (2001) (74)
Urban impacts on tropical island streams: Some key aspects influencing ecosystem response (2012) (62)
Tropical Stream Conservation (2008) (60)
Invertebrate drift and benthic community dynamics in a lowland neotropical stream, Costa Rica (1998) (56)
Biotic and abiotic controls on the ecosystem significance of consumer excretion in two contrasting tropical streams (2010) (56)
Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: is variability the norm? (2015) (54)
Effects of urbanization on stream physicochemistry and macroinvertebrate assemblages in a tropical urban watershed in Puerto Rico (2011) (51)
Secondary production, longevity and resource consumption rates of freshwater shrimps in two tropical streams with contrasting geomorphology and food web structure (2008) (51)
Temporal and spatial patterns in stream physicochemistry and insect assemblages in tropical lowland streams (2006) (49)
Effects of stream phosphorus levels on microbial respiration (2003) (49)
A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research. (2021) (48)
Fast growth and turnover of chironomid assemblages in response to stream phosphorus levels in a tropical lowland landscape (2006) (46)
New vistas in Neotropical stream ecology—Preface (2006) (37)
Urbanization and stream ecology: diverse mechanisms of change (2016) (36)
Spatio-temporal variation in stream water chemistry in a tropical urban watershed (2014) (29)
Effect of habitat type on benthic macro invertebrates in two lowland tropical streams, Costa Rica (1998) (29)
Fish assemblage structure in urban streams of Puerto Rico: the importance of reach- and catchment-scale abiotic factors (2012) (29)
Aquatic Insect Assemblages in Shrimp-dominated Tropical Streams, Puerto Rico1 (2004) (27)
Relationships between land cover, riparian vegetation, stream characteristics, and aquatic insects in cloud forest streams, Mexico (2016) (23)
Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics (2021) (23)
Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition (2021) (22)
Odonata of Costa Rica: Diversity and checklist of species (2000) (21)
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 (2018) (21)
The benthic macro invertebrate community in Caribbean Costa Rican streams and the effect of two sampling methods (1998) (20)
Diversity of Benthic Biofilms Along a Land Use Gradient in Tropical Headwater Streams, Puerto Rico (2014) (20)
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 (2006) (19)
Multiple Stressors in the Neotropical Region: Environmental Impacts in Biodiversity Hotspots (2019) (18)
Rainfall-Driven Amplification of Seasonal Acidification in Poorly Buffered Tropical Streams (2012) (17)
Disturbance and resilience in the Luquillo Experimental Forest (2021) (17)
Drought Facilitates Species Invasions in an Urban Stream: Results From a Long-Term Study of Tropical Island Fish Assemblage Structure (2018) (16)
Nutrient export and elemental stoichiometry in an urban tropical river. (2019) (15)
Phosphorus retention in a lowland Neotropical stream following an eight-year enrichment experiment (2016) (14)
Alkali-Treated and Raw Sugarcane Bagasse as Roughages in Complete Rations for Lactating Cows (1972) (12)
Freshwater Decapod Diversity and Conservation in Central America and the Caribbean (2016) (12)
Stable isotope analyses of web-spinning spider assemblages along a headwater stream in Puerto Rico (2015) (11)
Land use effects on leaf litter breakdown in low-order streams draining a rapidly developing tropical watershed in Puerto Rico. (2014) (11)
Experimental acidification of two biogeochemically-distinct neotropical streams: buffering mechanisms and macroinvertebrate drift. (2013) (11)
The use of a Stream Visual Assessment Protocol to determine ecosystem integrity in an urban watershed in Puerto Rico (2011) (10)
Leaf litter decomposition and macroinvertebrate assemblages along an urban stream gradient in Puerto Rico (2019) (10)
When the rainforest dries: Drought effects on a montane tropical stream ecosystem in Puerto Rico (2020) (10)
Leaf Breakdown in a Tropical Headwater Stream (Puerto Rico): The role of Freshwater Shrimps and Detritivorous Insects (2007) (9)
The Neotropical Dragonfly Genus Macrothemis: New Larval Descriptions and an Evaluation of Its Generic Status Based on Larval Stages (Odonata:Libellulidae) (1999) (9)
Life history and phenology of Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) in a tropical rainforest stream of Puerto Rico (2018) (9)
Urbanization increases the proportion of aquatic insects in the diets of riparian spiders (2019) (8)
Understanding tropical forest abiotic response to hurricanes using experimental manipulations, field observations, and satellite data (2019) (8)
Tropical freshwater sciences: an overview of ongoing tropical research (2015) (7)
Trophic basis of production in tropical headwater streams, Puerto Rico: an assessment of the importance of allochthonous resources in fueling food webs (2020) (7)
Knowledge to Serve the City: Insights from an Emerging Knowledge-Action Network to Address Vulnerability and Sustainability in San Juan, Puerto Rico (2014) (7)
Do omnivorous shrimp influence mayfly nymph life history traits in a tropical island stream? (2014) (6)
The streams of Gorgona Natural National Park within the global context: an introduction to the special issue (2009) (6)
Allochthonous vs. autochthonous energy resources for aquatic insects in cloud forest streams, Veracruz, Mexico (2016) (6)
Predation of Telebasis vulnerata (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) eggs by detritivorous caddisfly larva, Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) (2016) (6)
The dynamics of phosphorus retention during an eight-year P-addition in a Neotropical headwater stream (2008) (6)
Using empirical field data of aquatic insects to infer a cut-off slope value in asymptotic models to assess inventories completeness (2014) (5)
Preface: Recent advances in tropical lake research (2020) (4)
Identifying Stream Invertebrates as Plant Litter Consumers (2020) (4)
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND THE COSTA RICAN PARK SYSTEM (2004) (4)
Aquatic insects of Puerto Rico: a list of families (2013) (4)
Meteorological data from El Verde Field Station: NADP Tower (2017) (4)
Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) from Puerto Rico: a checklist with notes on distribution and habitat (2020) (4)
The Larva of Neocordulia batesi longipollex Calvert, 1909 (Odonata: Corduliidae) (1995) (4)
Urban streams in Latin America: Current conditions and research needs (2020) (4)
[Fresh water macroinvertebrates of Costa Rica I]. (2010) (3)
The neotropical damselfly genus Cora: new larval descriptions and a comparative analysis of larvae of known species (Odonata: Polythoridae) (2011) (3)
[Freshwater macroinvertebrates from Cocos Island, Costa Rica: species and comparison with other islands of the Eastern Tropical Pacific]. (2013) (3)
Mayfly emergence production and body length response to hydrology in a tropical lowland stream (2020) (3)
Freshwater research in Latin America: Current research topics, challenges, and opportunities (2020) (3)
First record of Telebasis filiola Perty (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) preying on small web-building spiders (Arachnida: Tetragnathidae) (2013) (3)
Decreases in the size of riparian orb webs along an urbanization gradient (2017) (3)
Effects of experimental pool level reduction on Phylloicus pulchrus (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae) feeding and conspecific behavior from a tropical rainforest stream (2018) (2)
[Studies on Latin American freshwater macroinvertebrates: recent advances and future directions]. (2014) (2)
New records of Anacroneuria Klapálek, 1909 (Plecoptera: Perlidae) for Central America. (2015) (2)
Occurrence of nematodes on Ephemeroptera nymphs in a tropical rainforest stream (2016) (2)
Riparian spider communities as indicators of stream ecosystem condition in the Río Piedras watershed of Puerto Rico Comunidades de arañas ribereñas como indicadores de la condición de los ecosistemas fluviales en la cuenca del Río Piedras de Puerto Rico (2017) (2)
Tropical Stream Ecology: Research Needs in a Changing Planet (2013) (1)
The larva of Perissolestes remotus (Williamson & Williamson, 1924) (Zygoptera: Perilestidae) (2018) (1)
Axis modifiers of biophysical conditions in the Térraba River Basin. (2012) (1)
[Leaf litter decomposition in six Cloud Forest streams of the upper La Antigua watershed, Veracruz, Mexico]. (2014) (1)
Rearing methods and life cycle characteristics of Chironomus sp. Florida (Chironomidae: Diptera): A rapid-developing species for laboratory studies (2021) (1)
The Food Web of a Tropical Island Stream (2015) (0)
Feeding Preferences and Growth of Tallaperla spp. (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae): A Cross-Site Comparison using Tropical and Temperate Leaves (2010) (0)
Organic Matter Dynamics in Tropical Island Streams: Allochthonous Inputs, Particulate Exports, and Benthic Standing Stocks (2012) (0)
Habitat Shapes Assemblage Composition, Production, and Food Web Structure of Shrimp Dominated Tropical Island Streams (2016) (0)
AS QUEBRADAS DEL PARQUE NACIONAL NATURAL GORGONA DENTRO DEL CONTEXTO GLOBAL: INTRODUCCIÓN AL NÚMERO ESPECIAL (2009) (0)
Do Omnivorous Shrimp Influence Mayfly Nymphs in a Tropical Island Stream (2014) (0)
[Ecological ensembles and assemblages - a reply to Monge-Nájera]. (2016) (0)
Ecological evaluation of streams in Puerto Rico: major threats and evaluation tools (2016) (0)
Macroconsumer Effects on Stream Benthos and Organic Matter Processing in a Tropical Headwater Stream: Are Shrimps More Active at Night? (2010) (0)
Potential Direct and Indirect Effects of Omnivorous Shrimp on Mayfly Naiads in a Tropical Island Stream: A Laboratory Study (2011) (0)
Long-term ecological research in lowland streams in Costa Rica: The importance of groundwater-surface water interactions on ecosystem dynamics (2013) (0)
The larvae of Epigomphus jannyae Belle, 1993 and E. tumefactus Calvert, 1903 (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphidae) (2016) (0)
A Case for Developing Long-Term Macroinvertebrate Assemblage Datasets in Headwater Streams at the LUQ-LTER, Puerto Rico (2014) (0)
The larvae of Heteragrion majus Selys and H. atrolineatum Donnelly, with a key to known species from Costa Rica (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae). (2013) (0)

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