Antonio J. García-Meseguer- PhD in Biodiversity and Environmental Management
- Researcher at University of Murcia
Antonio J. García-Meseguer
- PhD in Biodiversity and Environmental Management
- Researcher at University of Murcia
Digit_Artro project: Towards conservation of Iberian arthropods using digital tools
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I work at the Department of Ecology and Hydrology, University of Murcia. I research in biogeography, ecology and macroinvertebrate conservation. My current project is 'Digit_Artro': Towards conservation of Iberian arthropods using digital tools
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Coastal habitats are amongst the most dynamic on Earth, due to their simultaneous exposure to terrestrial, oceanic and atmospheric processes. Coastal taxa are therefore often ecologically specialised and adapted to withstand frequent shifts in sea level, wave exposure, temperature or salinity. This specialisation often resulting in significant cryp...
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Supratidal rockpools stand out as some of the most extreme environments on the planet. These pools are exposed to the wave’s action, fluctuations in sea level, dramatic shifts in water temperature, high salinity levels, desiccation, and intense sunshine. As a result, only a handful of species can survive there, with aquatic beetles o...
Here we focused on the co-occurrence pattern on regional and local scales, and on the niche differences of two species of congeneric beetles (Ochthebius quadricollis and O. lejolisii, Hydraenidae) exclusive of supratidal rockpools. Abundances of adults and larval stages from both species and environmental variables were obtained in 10 pools from 12...
Obra de referencia donde se recoge todo el conocimiento de este grupo animal en la Región de Murcia, tanto las citas históricas como las obtenidas durante los recientes trabajos del grupo de investigación ECOMED (Dpto. de Ecología e Hidrología, Universidad de Murcia), y que aborda la primera evaluación del estado de conservación de las especies, se...
Organisms in dynamic environments like supratidal rockpools, exposed to extreme fluctuations of salinity and water levels, with periods of complete drought, have evolved diverse strategies to manage desiccation and osmotic stress, involving various physiological and behavioural adaptations. Under a multiple-stress context, exposure to a particular...
1. Freshwater microbial communities are essential for maintaining ecosystem functions and services, with aquatic fungi playing a particularly critical role in decomposing terrestrial organic matter entering streams and converting it into energy and nutrients that sustain higher trophic levels. However, freshwater ecosystems face growing threats fro...
This study aims to contribute to the current knowledge of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities (mainly coleoptera, hemiptera, and molluscs) in the Quípar River, designated as a Special Area of Conservation as part of the Natura 2000
Network. A total of 30 species belonging to 19 families were recorded. The lower sections, with some saline influenc...
Understanding how biotic, abiotic, and historical factors interact to shape species distribution is a central theme in ecology and evolution, with significant implications for biodiversity conservation. Coastal habitats, which are ecotones affected by marine and terrestrial conditions, include supratidal rockpools, which are extremely dynamic and f...
Temperature significantly impacts ectotherm physiology, with thermal tolerance and metabolic traits typically varying with latitude across species ranges. The drivers of this variation remain unclear, however, despite obvious consequences for population persistence and conservation in the face of ongoing global change. This study explored local ada...
A checklist of water beetles of the family Hydrochidae from Morocco is presented. The study compiles data gathered from a deep literature review and field surveys at 397 freshwater localities between 1985 and 2023. The checklist also contains information concerning type localities and detailed distributions for the eight species found. We include a...
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We studied the flight dispersal of two congeneric beetle species (Ochthebius quadricollis and Ochthebius lejolisii) living in Mediterranean coastal rockpools; temporary and fragmented habitats with extreme environmental conditions (high salinity, high temperature, and strong desiccation). We used a multi-approach (experimental flying...
This chapter provides simple and direct identification keys for adults (at genus level) and larvae (at family level) of the Mediterranean aquatic Coleoptera considered as “true water beetles,” that is, those species of beetles that spent most of the time of their adult stage submerged (larvae and pupae may be aquatic or terrestrial). We have includ...
Aquatic ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS), leading to multi-faceted ecological, economic and health impacts worldwide. The Iberian Peninsula comprises an exceptionally biodiverse Mediterranean region with a high number of threatened and endemic aquatic species, most of them strongly impacted...
Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin covers the entire Mediterranean basin, including parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean islands, but excluding other biogeographic locations with Mediterranean climates located outside the region. The book provides an extensive description of the taxonomy an...
Determining the saline niche of the congeneric and co‐existing species that inhabit supralittoral rockpools subjected to extremely fluctuating saline conditions is a crucial concern to understand their spatial distributions and occurrence, and to predict their ability to face increasing environmental instability due to climate change.
Therefore, we...
The knowledge of the life cycle of species occurring in extreme environments such as supratidal rockpools is crucial to better understand mechanisms enabling their coexistence and to predict the species responses to climate change. Here, we compared the life cycle of two Ochthebius species (O. lejolisii and O. quadricollis) living on the Iberian Me...
The supralittoral rockpools, on the land and sea ecotone, are highly dynamic habitats with extreme conditions. The few and exclusive species living there are subjected to multiple stressors (i.e., salinity, temperature, desiccation). Among them, several species of the genus Ochthebius (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) are frequently cooccurring. Whether fu...
The conservation of freshwater biodiversity is one of the main challenges for this century, especially in Mediterranean ecosystems. This study aims to improve the knowledge on the aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Sierra Espuña Regional Park, one of the protected spaces of higher interest in the Iberian southeast. Through field sampling and bibliog...
New findings of Pinctada radiata at Mar Menor are reported
In the context of global change, it is important to know species’ physiological limits and their behavioural responses to environmental changes, especially those living in extreme environments like
rockpools. Our main study objective was to determine the thermal tolerance of three beetle species (Ochthebius quadricollis, O. subinteger, O. lejolisi...
The alien aquatic hemipteran Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Corixidae), has been found in Región de Murcia (Spain) for the first time. An isolated male was detected in a small supratidal rockpool at Cala Reona (Cabo de Palos, Cartagena).
Scientists are renewing their efforts to predict the impact of climate change on biodiversity. Subterranean environments represent ideal systems to study the effect of global change in species with poor dispersal capabilities.
We assess the vulnerability to climate change of the subterranean pseudoscorpion Neobisium (Blothrus) vasconicum vasconicum...
GARCÍA-MESEGUER AJ, MIRÓN-GATÓN JM, BOTELLA-CRUZ M, MILLÁN A, & VELASCO J. Environmental variables influencing abundance of two congeneric water beetles species from supratidal rockpools. 14th International Conference Of The ISSRL (International Society Of Salt Lake Research) (18-22 October 2021, Murcia, Spain):
Supratidal rockpools are singular a...
Se presenta una lista actualizada de las especies exóticas que se encuentran en etapa de establecimiento o de propagación de la invasión en aguas continentales de la península ibérica. La lista está basada en la evaluación sistemática de los datos en colaboración con un amplio equipo de expertos de España y Portugal. Esta lista de actualización es...
An updated list is presented of the alien species in the establishment or spread invasion stage in in-land waters at the Iberian Peninsula. The list is based on a systematic assessment of information in collaboration with a wide expert team from Spain and Portugal. This updated list is an important tool supporting the implementation of the IAS Regu...
An updated list is presented of the alien species in the transport or introduction invasion stage in inland waters of the Iberian Peninsula. The list is based on a systematic assessment of information in collaboration with a wide expert team from Spain and Portugal. This list is an important tool to support the implementation of the IAS Regulation,...
GARCÍA-MESEGUER AJ, SÁNCHEZ-FERNÁNDEZ D, MILLÁN A, ESTEVE MA & ROBLEDANO F. Biogeography and conservation of terrestrial and aquatic molluscs in a semiarid Mediterranean region. XX Congress of Iberian Association of Limnology (AIL-2020) & III Iberoamerican Congress of Limnology (CIL-2020) (26-29 October 2020, Murcia, Spain):
The aquatic ecosystems...
The catalog of continental molluscs of the Region of Murcia has been updated. Based on a recent preliminary catalog of 86 taxa, through a review of bibliography, expert consultation and a field sampling campaign, a substantial increase in the number of taxa recorded has been achieved, incorporating 35 new taxa (of which 18 are first records).
With...
An analysis of the situation of the Phyllum Mollusca in the Región of Murcia (Southeastern Spain) has been carried out, focusing on updating the composition and threat status of the species, especially with regard to the situation of this group in the neighboring autonomous communities (Andalucía, Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha). To do this, in ad...
GARCÍA-MESEGUER AJ, ESTEVE MA & ROBLEDANO-AYMERICH. Diversidad malacológica en la Región de Murcia: Catálogo y evaluación preliminar de su estado de conservación. V Congreso de la naturaleza de la Región de Murcia y II del Sureste ibérico (25-28 November 2015, Murcia, Spain):
En este trabajo se ha realizado un análisis de la situación del Phyllum...
In this work, an analysis of the situation of the Phyllum Mollusca in the Región
of Murcia (Southeastern Spain) has been undertaken, with a main focus on updating
the composition and threat status of the species, especially with regard to the
situation of this group in the neighboring autonomous communities (Andalucía and
Valencia).
To do this, in...
New localities for the alien snail Helix lucorum (Linnaeus, 1758) are reported for the Iberian Peninsula
