Mario Álvarez Cabria

Technologist

mario.alvarez@unican.es

+34 942 20 16 16 Ext. 56123

Biography

Graduated in Biology from the University of Leon since 2003, reaching the title of Doctor by the Universidad de Cantabria in 2010 with qualification Outstanding Cum Laude.

Member of IHCantabria since 2006 where he focuses his work on the study of benthic macroinvertebrate communities, determining the relationships that these communities establish with the aquatic environment, to subsequently apply the knowledge acquired to improve the assessment and management of river ecosystems. In addition, he has participated in many projects and scientific publications that seek to advance knowledge in the relationships established between the terrestrial and aquatic environment and in certain ecological patterns and dynamics that occur in these ecosystems.

He has published 15 articles in international journals indexed in the JCR, as well as several chapters in books. He has participated in 7 competitive R+D+I projects and 27 non-competitive projects for private sector companies and public entities. Mario is the technical manager of the macroinvertebrates area of the Environmental Hydraulics Institute of the Universidad de Cantabria.

Accredited by ENAC for the identification and semi-quantitative analysis of benthic macroinvertebrates (20 kicks method) and the calculation of METI and IBMWP indexes.

RESEARCH LINES

Monitoring, evaluation and management of inland aquatic ecosystems.
Integrated river basin management.
Ecology of inland aquatic communities.
Monitoring, evaluation and management of catalogued species and aquatic spaces.

pUBLiCATIONS

Artículos con revisión por pares (de esta lista, 21 son publicaciones incluidas en el JCR)

  • Sinclair J.S., Welti E.A.R., Altermatt F., Álvarez-Cabria M., Aroviita J., Baker N.J., Barešová L., Barquín J., Bonacina L., Bonada N., Cañedo-Argüelles M., Csabai Z., de Eyto E., Dohet A., Dörflinger G., Eriksen T.E., Evtimova V., Feio M.J., Ferréol M., Floury M., Forio M.A.E., Fornaroli R., Goethals P.L.M., Heino J., Hering D., Huttunen K.L., Jähnig S.C., Johnson R.K., Kuglerová L., Kupilas B., L’Hoste L., Larrañaga A., Leitner P., Lorenz A.W., McKie B.G, Muotka T., Osadčaja D., Paavola R., Palinauskas V., Pařil P., Pilotto F., Polášek M., Rasmussen J.J., Schäfer R.B., Schmidt-Kloiber A., Scotti A., Agnija S., Straka M., Stubbington R., Timm H., Tyufekchieva V., Tziortzis I., Vannevel R., Várbíró G., Velle G., Verdonschot R.C.M., Vray S. & Haase P. 2024. Multi-decadal improvements in the ecological quality of European rivers are not consistently reflected in biodiversity metrics. Nature Ecology & Evolution. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02305-4.
  • Haase P., Bowler D.E., Baker N.J., Bonada N., Domisch S., Garcia Marquez J.R., Heino J., Hering D., Jähnig S.C., Schmidt-Kloiber A., Stubbington R., Altermatt F., Álvarez-Cabria M., Amatulli G., Angeler D.G., Archambaud-Suard G., Arrate Jorrín I., Aspin T., Azpiroz I., Bañares I., Barquín Ortiz J., Bodin C.L., Bonacina L., Bottarin R., Cañedo-Argüelles M., Csabai Z., Datry T., de Eyto E., Dohet A., Dörflinger G., Drohan E., Eikland K.A., England J., Eriksen T.E., Evtimova V., Feio M.J., Ferréol M., Floury M., Forcellini M., Eurie Forio M.A., Fornaroli R., Friberg N., Fruget J.F., Georgieva G., Goethals P., Graça M.A.S., Graf W., House A., Huttunen K.L.,  Jensen T.C., Johnson R.K., Jones J.I., Kiesel J., Kuglerová L., Larrañaga A., Leitner P., L’Hoste L., Lizée M.H., Lorenz A.W., Maire A., Manzanos Arnaiz J.A., McKie B.G., Millán A., Monteith D., Muotka T., Murphy J.F., Ozolins D., Paavola R., Paril P., Peñas F.J., Pilotto F., Polášek M., Rasmussen J.J, Rubio M., Sánchez-Fernández D., Sandin L., Schäfer R.B., Scotti A., Shen L.Q., Skuja A., Stoll S., Straka M., Timm H., Tyufekchieva V.G., Tziortzis I., Uzunov Y., van der Lee G.H., Vannevel R., Varadinova E., Várbíró G., Velle G., Verdonschot P.F.M, Verdonschot R.C.M, Vidinova Y., Wiberg-Larsen P. & Welti E.A.R. 2023. The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt. Nature. DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06400-1.
  • Peñas F.J., Álvarez-Cabria M., Sáinz- Bariáin M., Mata-Campo M.P., Pérez-Haase A., Ventura M., Polo-Gómez M.J., Alonso C., Granados I., Morellón M., Pérez-Martínez C., Rubio-Romero C., Carrillo P., Zamora-Muñoz C., Valladolid-Martín M., Camarero L., Gacia E., Puig M., Buchaca T. & Barquín J. 2023. An evaluation of freshwater monitoring programs in ILTER nodes and mountain National Parks: Identifying key variables to monitor global change effects. Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 65-94. DOI: 1007/s10531-022-02466-x.
  • Rocha Pompeu., Peñas F.J., Goldenberg-Vilar A., Álvarez-Cabria M. & Barquín J. 2022. Assessing the effects of irrigation and hydropower dams on river communities using taxonomic and multiple trait-based approaches. Ecological Indicators (145): 109662. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109662.
  • Jupke J.F., Birk S., Álvarez-Cabria M., Aroviita J., Barquín J., Belmar O., Bonada N, Cañedo-Argüelles M., Chiriac G., Mišíková Elexová E., Feld C.K., Ferreira M.T., Haase P., Huttunen K.L., Lazaridou M., Lešťáková M., Miliša M., Muotka T., Paavola R, Panek P., Pařil P., Peeters E.T.H.M., Polášek M., Sandin L., Schmera D., Straka M., Usseglio-Polatera P. & Schäfer R. B. 2022. Evaluating the biological validity of European River Typology Systems with least disturbed benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Science of the Total Environment 842 (2022) 156689. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156689.
  • Álvarez-Cabria M., Peñas F.J., Sáinz-Bariain M., Estévez E., González-Ferreras A.M., Pérez-Silos I., Goldenberg A., Hoang M., Rocha-Pompeu C., Silió-Calzada A., Álvarez-Martínez J.M. & Barquín J. 2019. Seguimiento del cambio global en los ecosistemas acuáticos del Parque Nacional de los Picos de Europa. RED-Boletín de la Red de Seguimiento del Cambio Global en Parques Nacionales (7): 8-9.
  • Estévez E., Álvarez-Martínez J., Álvarez-Cabria M., Robinson C., Battin T. & Barquín J. 2019. Catchment land cover influences macroinvertebrate food web structure and energy flow pathways in mountain streams. Freshwater Biology (64):1557-1571. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13327.
  • Belmar O., Booker D., Álvarez-Cabria M., Peñas F.J. & Barquín J. 2019. Modelling physical characteristics of river hábitats. River Research and Applications (35): 804-817. DOI: 10.1002/rra.3456.
  • Murria C., Bonada N., Vellend M., Zamora-Muñoz C., Alba-Tercedor J., Sainz-Cantero C.E., Garrido J., Acosta R., El Alami M., Barquín J., Derka T., Álvarez-Cabria M., Sáinz-Bariain M., Filipe A., Vogler A. 2017. Local environment rather than past climate determines community composition of mountain stream macroinvertebrates across Europe. Molecular Ecology 26: 6085-6099. DOI: 1111/mec.14346.
  • Rodríguez-Castillo T., Barquín J., Álvarez-Cabria M., Peñas F.J. & Álvarez C. 2017. Effects of sewage effluents and seasonal changes on the metabolism of three Atlantic rivers. Science of the Total Environment (599-600): 1108-1118. DOI: 1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.067.
  • Álvarez-Cabria M., González-Ferreras A.M., Peñas F.J. & Barquín J. 2017. Modelling macroinvertebrate and fish biotic indices: From reaches to entire river networks. Science of the Total Environment (577): 308-318. DOI: 1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.186.
  • Estévez E., Rodríguez-Castillo T., Álvarez-Cabria M., Peñas F.J., González-Ferreras A.M., Lezcano M. & Barquín J. 2017. Analysis of structural and functional indicators for assessing the health state of mountain streams. Ecological Indicators (72): 553-564. DOI: 1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.052.
  • Álvarez-Cabria , Barquín J. & Peñas F.J. 2016. Modelling the spatial and seasonal variability of water quality for entire river networks: relationships with natural and anthropogenic factors. Science of the Total Environment (545-546): 152-162. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.109.
  • Fernández D., Barquín J., Álvarez-Cabria & Peñas F.J. 2014. Land-use coverage as an indicator of riparian quality. Ecological Indicators (41): 165–174. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.02.008.
  • Peñas F.J., Juanes J.A., Álvarez-Cabria M., Álvarez C., García A., Puente A. & Barquín J. 2013. Integration of hydrological and habitat simulation methods to define environmental flow regimes at the basin scale. Water and Environment Journal (28): 252-260. DOI: 1111/wej.12030.
  • Fernández D., Barquín J., Álvarez-Cabria & Peñas F.J. 2012. Quantifying the performance of automated GIS-based geomorphological approaches for riparian zone delineation using digital elevation models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (16): 3851–3862. DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3851-2012.
  • Álvarez-Cabria M., Barquín J. & Juanes J.A. 2011. Microdistribution patterns of macroinvertebrate communities upstream and downstream of organic effluents. Water Research (45): 1501-1511. DOI: 1016/j.watres.2010.11.028.
  • Álvarez-Cabria M., Barquín & Juanes J.A. 2011. Macroinvertebrate community dynamics in a temperate European Atlantic river.Do they conform to general ecological theory? Hydrobiologia (658): 277-291. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0498-y.
  • Cortes R., Varandas S., Teixeira A., Hughes S.J., Magalhães M., Barquín J., Álvarez-Cabria M., & Fernández D. 2011. Effects of landscape and land use variables on reach habitat characteristics and stream macroinvertebrate communities: Implications for river habitat assessment. Limnetica(30): 347-362.
  • Naura M., Sear D., Álvarez-Cabria M., Peñas F.J., Fernández D. & Barquín J. 2011. Integrating monitoring, ewpert knowledge and habitat management within conservation organisations for the delivery of the water framework directive: A proposed approach. Limnetica(30): 427-446.
  • Barquín J., Fernández D., Álvarez-Cabria M. & Peñas F.J. 2011. Riparian quality and habitat heterogeneity assessment in Cantabrian rivers. Limnetica(30): 329-346.
  • Álvarez-Cabria M., Barquín J. & Juanes J.A. 2010. Spatial and seasonal variability of macroinvertebrate metrics: Do macroinvertebrate communities track river health? Ecological Indicators(10): 370-379. DOI: 1016/j.ecolind.2009.06.018.
  • Álvarez-Cabria M., Barquín J. & Recio M. 2008. Estado de conservación de la comunidad de macroinvertebrados y del bosque de ribera como reflejo de los usos de la cuenca. Locustella (5):88-95.

 

Capítulos de libro

  • Barquín J., Peñas F.J., Álvarez-Cabria M., Rodríguez-Castillo T., González A.M., Estévez E., Lezcano M., Fernández F., Rojo J., García A. & Álvarez C. 2015. Optimización de las redes de seguimiento del estado de conservación en ríos de alta montaña. In: Proyectos de investigación en parques nacionales: 2010-2013. Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales.
  • Barquín J., Ondiviela B., Recio M., Álvarez-Cabria M., Peñas F.J., Fernández D., Oti L., Gómez A., Álvarez C. & Juanes J. A. 2012. The evaluation of habitats and species conservation status: A case study for the 91E0* riparian habitat and the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Cantabrian rivers, Northern Spain. In: River Conservation and Management. Wiley-Blackwell.