Papers SCI

• Cebrian E, Vila M, Tomas F, López-Sendino P, Ballesteros E (2018) Biodiversity facilitates invasion success in a benthic seaweed forest. Biological Invasions 20: 2839–2848. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1736-x
• Wangensteen O, Cebrian E, Palacín C, Turon X (2018) Under the canopy: Community- wide effects of invasive algae in Marine Protected Areas revealed by metabarcoding. Marine Pollution Bulletin 127: 54-66. DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.11.033
• Verdura J, Sales M, Ballesteros E, Cefalì ME, Cebrian E (2018) Restoration of a canopy- forming alga based on recruitment enhancement: methods and longterm success assessment. Frontiers in Plant Sciences 9: 1832 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01832
• Verdura J, Linares C, Ballesteros E, Coma R, Uriz MJ, Bensoussan N, Cebrian E (2019) Biodiversity loss in a Mediterranean ecosystem due to an extreme warming event unveil the role of an engineering gorgonian species. Scientific Reports 9:5911 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41929-0
• Cefalì ME, Cebrian E, Chappuis E, Terradas M, Mariani S, Ballesteros E (2019) Community-dependent variability in species composition and richness on rocky shores at a regional scale. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 230: 106425 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106425
• de Caralt S, Verdura J, Vergés A, Ballesteros E, Cebrian E (2020) Differential effects of pollution on adult and recruits of a canopy-forming alga: implications for population viability under low pollutant levels. Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73990-5
• Verdura J, Santamaría J, Ballesteros E, Smale D, Cefalì ME, Golo R, de Caralt S, Vergés A, Cebrian E. (2020) Local-scale climatic refugia offer sanctuary for a habitat-forming species during a marine heatwave. Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13599
• Santamaría J, Tomas F, Ballesteros E, Ruiz JM, Bernardeau-Esteller J, Terrados J, Cebrian E (2020). Biotic resistance against an invasive marine macroalga depends on competition, herbivory and their interaction. Ecology. Submitted.
• Santamaría J, Golo R, Cebrian E, García M, Vergés A (2020). Stressful conditions give rise to a novel and cryptic filamentous form of Caulerpa cylindracea. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.548679/abstract
• Santamaría J, Tomas F, Ballesteros E, Cebrian E (2020). Fish herbivory on Caulerpa cylindracea: An assessment of the importance of omnivorous sparid fishes. Biological Invasions. Submitted.
• de Caralt S, Verdura J, Vergés A, Ballesteros E, Cebrian E. Synergic effects of temperature and radiation on two species of canopy-forming macroalgae living in contrasted hydrodynamic conditions. In prep.
• Golo R, Pilar D, Hoffman R, Cebrian E, Verges A. Unraveling the origin and potential invasivility of Lophocladia sp. in the Mediterranean Sea. In prep.
• Golo R, Fiorenza M, Verges A, Cebrian E. Comparison among communities during an Invasion process. In prep.
• Golo R, Santamaria J, Verges A, Cebrian E. Temperature response of tropical species (L. trichoclados) from native and invaded sources. In prep.
• Cebrian E. & Santamaría J. 2021. Hidden in plain sight: Morphological flexibility facilitates cryptic invasion of marine benthic habitats. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Accepted.

International conferences

• Santamaría J, Tomas F, Ballesteros E, Ruiz JM, Terrados J, Cebrian E (2018) A little can be enough. Native fish from the Western Mediterranean Sea can act as a control agent for the invasive alga Caulerpa cylindracea. 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity. PeerJ Preprints 6:e26772v1 https://peerj.com/preprints/26772/
• Golo R, Vergés A, Cebrian E. 2018 Unraveling the origin and potential invasibility of Lophocladia sp in the Mediterranean Sea. Xth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-X) http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/3d8d46_2058145fbae54efa8d5b26c751637506.pdf
• Clapés L, Santamaría J, Cebrian E, Vergés A. 2018 Can we rely on climate warming as a limiting factor for Caulerpa cylindracea invasion? Xth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-X) Abstracts e-book, page 147 http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/3d8d46_2058145fbae54efa8d5b26c751637506.pdf
• Cebrian E, Linares C, Garrabou J. 2018. Even two is too much. Additive effects of global warming and bioinvasions may drive drastic effects on calcareous systems. Xth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-X) Abstracts e-book, page 46 http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/3d8d46_2058145fbae54efa8d5b26c751637506.pdf
• Santamaría J, Tomas F, Ballesteros E, Ruiz JM, Terrados J, Cebrian E. 2018. When natives can control aliens. Fish herbivory reduces the proliferation of the invasive alga Caulerpa cylindracea in the Western Mediterranean Sea. Xth International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB-X) Abstracts e-book, page 146 http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/3d8d46_2058145fbae54efa8d5b26c751637506.pdf
• de Caralt S, Jana Verdura, Alba Vergés, Enric Ballesteros and Emma Cebrian. 2019. Effects of pollution on populations of Cystoseira crinita. Keynote and Oral Papers, European Journal of Phycology, 54:sup1, 60-61, DOI:10.1080/09670262.2019.1626627
• Raul Golo, Enric Ballesteros, Jana Verdura,  Fiona Tomàs, Alba Vergés and Emma Cebrian. 2019. The boom-bust invasion by Lophocladia lallemandii has a lower impact than expected on native ecosystems. Keynote and Oral Papers, European Journal of Phycology, 54:sup1, 62, DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2019.1626627
• Jana Verdura, Sónia de Caralt, Jorge Santamaria, Alba Vergés, Maria-Elena Cefalí, Luisa Mangialajo, Ljiljana Ivesa, Simone Farina, Simonetta Fraschetti, Enric Ballesteros and Emma Cebrian. 2019. Can thermal history shape the thermotolerance response of mediterranean marine habitat-forming macroalgaes? Keynote and Oral Papers, European Journal of Phycology, 54:sup1, 63, DOI:10.1080/09670262.2019.1626627
• Jorge Santamaría, Raül Golo, Jana Verdura and Emma Cebrian. 2019. Learning takes time. Sarpa salpa´s preferential feeding on the invasive alga Caulerpa cylindracea shifts throughout the invasion process. Keynote and Oral Papers, European Journal of Phycology, 54:sup1, 77-78, DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2019.1626627
• Alba Vergés, Marc Padrosa, Raül Golo, Sònia de Caralt and Emma Cebrian. 2019. Effect on the growth of marine Bangia populations under pollutants. Are there ecotypes? Posters, European Journal of Phycology, 54:sup1, 176-177, DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2019.1626628
• Cebrian, E.; Verdura, J.; de Caralt, S.; Santamaria, J.; Vergés, A.; Mangialagio, L.; Ivesa, L.; Farina, S.; Cefalì, M.E.; Fraschetti, S.; Ballesteros, E. Local temperature regimes may determine Cystoseira thermal tolerance to future warming. Abstract book of the 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) & XIV AEET meeting, February, 4-7 2019, Barcelona, Spain pp 241. DOI: 10.7818/SIBECOLandAEETmeeting.2019.
• de Caralt, S.; Verdura, J.; Verges, A.; Ballesteros, E.; Cebrian, E. Marine pollution impacts on the viability of Cystoseira crinita populations. Abstract book of the 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) & XIV AEET meeting, February, 4-7 2019, Barcelona, Spain pp 321. DOI: 10.7818/SIBECOLandAEETmeeting.2019.
• Golo, R.; Cebrian, E.; Verges, A. Unraveling the origin and potential invasibility of Lophocladia sp in the Mediterranean Sea. Abstract book of the 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) & XIV AEET meeting, February, 4-7 2019, Barcelona, Spain pp 37. DOI: 10.7818/SIBECOLandAEETmeeting.2019.
• Santamaría Pérez, J.; Golo, R.; García, M.; Azzurro, E.; Verges, A.; Cebrian, E. Can climate warming be a limiting factor for the Caulerpa cylindracea invasion?. Abstract book of the 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) & XIV AEET meeting, February, 4-7 2019, Barcelona, Spain pp 235. DOI: 10.7818/SIBECOLandAEETmeeting.2019
• Verdura, J.; Vergés, A.; Santamaria, J.; de Caralt, S.; Ballesteros, E.; Cebrian, E. Climate change as a driver of Mediterranean marine forest decline. Abstract book of the 1st Meeting of the Iberian Ecological Society (SIBECOL) & XIV AEET meeting, February, 4-7 2019, Barcelona, Spain pp 235. DOI: 10.7818/SIBECOLandAEETmeeting.2019