Dr. Gemma Burgazzi
Research Interests
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Metacommunity ecology
- Spatial ecology
- Intermittent rivers
- Aquatic invertebrates
- Biodiversity
Academic History
| 01/2021 - present | Postdoctoral researcher at the Quantitative Landscape Ecology Group, University of Koblenz-Landau, DE. |
| 02.2018 – 12.2020 | Postdoctoral researcher at the Aquatic Ecology Group, University of Parma, IT. |
| 11.2014 – 03.2018 | PhD in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Parma, IT. |
| 10.2011 – 02.2014 | MSc in Ecology and Conservation of Nature, University of Parma, IT. |
| 10.2007 – 04.2011 | BSc in Natural Sciences, University of Parma, IT. |
Publications
Selected Publications
Laini A, Beermann AJ, Bolpagni R, Burgazzi G, Elbrecht V, Zizka VMA, Leese F, Viaroli P. 2020. Exploring the potential of metabarcoding to disentangle macroinvertebrate community dynamics in intermittent streams. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 4, e51433. doi: 10.3897/mbmg.4.51433
Burgazzi G, Laini A, Ovaskainen O, Saccò M, Stubbington R, Viaroli P. 2020. Communities in high definition: Spatial and environmental factors shape the micro-distribution of aquatic invertebrates. Freshwater Biology, 65(12), 2053–2065. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13599
Burgazzi G, Bolpagni R, Laini A, Racchetti E, Viaroli P. 2020. Algal biomass and macroinvertebrate dynamics in intermittent braided rivers: New perspectives from instream pools. River Research and Applications, 36(8), 1682–1689. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3675
Soria M, Gutiérrez‐Cánovas C, Bonada N, Acosta R, Rodríguez‐Lozano P, Fortuño P, Burgazzi G, Vinyoles D, Gallart F, Latron J, Llorens P, Prat N, Cid N. 2020. Natural disturbances can produce misleading bioassessment results: Identifying metrics to detect anthropogenic impacts in intermittent rivers. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(2), 283–295. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13538
Burgazzi G, Guareschi S, Laini A. 2018. The role of small-scale spatial location on macroinvertebrate community in an intermittent stream. Limnetica, 37(2), 319–340. doi: 10.23818/limn.37.26
Burgazzi G, Laini A, Racchetti E, Viaroli P. 2017. Mesohabitat mosaic in lowland braided rivers: Short-term variability of macroinvertebrate metacommunities. Journal of Limnology. doi: 10.4081/jlimnol.2017.1650