Arturo Elosegi

e-mail: [email protected]

Professor of ecology and limnology in the University of the Basque Country. Expert on stream ecosystem functioning, with especial emphasis on the links between hydrogeomorphology and nutrient retention, stream metabolism, or organic matter dynamics. Studied the impacts of changes in soil uses, eutrophication, water abstraction or stream channel modifications. Involved in several river restoration projects, as well as in committees for nature conservation. Published over 85 papers in SCI journals, a dozen books and over 35 book chapters.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: He leads WP7-ECOSYSTEM. He also collaborates to WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION and WP14- MANAGE.

Jesús Pozo

e-mail: [email protected]

Professor of ecology and limnology in the University of the Basque Country. Expert on stream ecosystem functioning, with especial emphasis on leaf litter decomposition and organic matter budgets. Studied the impacts of changes in soil uses, eutrophication, stream regulation and temperature. Published 85 papers in SCI journals and 40 other publications.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP7-ECOSYSTEM, WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION.

Ana Basaguren

e-mail: [email protected]

Lecturer of Ecology at the University of the Basque Country. My research is focused on macroinvertebrate communities, mainly within the context of ecosystem functioning. I have been involved in different research projects focusing on diversity, water quality, trophic relationships, secondary production, and in the context of the functioning of stream ecosystems, specially in the role of macroinvertebrates in leaf litter breakdown. I have authored more than 30 papers in SCI journals and 5 book chapters.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP7-ECOSYSTEM, WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION.

Askoa Ibisate

e-mail: [email protected]

Senior lecturer of Physical Geography at the University of the Basque Country. Researcher on hydrogeomorphology, flood processes and especially the impacts of land uses changes and human impacts on river geomorphology. Lately participant in some river restoration projects, mainly in morphological monitoring and defining morphological reference conditions. Contributions are related to these issues.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP7-ECOSYSTEM, WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION.

José Ramón Díez

e-mail: [email protected]

Assistant Professor at Mathematics and Experimental and Science Didactic Department of the Basque Country University, Vitoria-Gasteiz. He was envolved in some projects about stream complexity and effects on ecosistem functioning, in especial in the interaction of land and river ecosystem

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP7-ECOSYSTEM, WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION.

Aitor Larrañaga

e-mail: [email protected]

Lecturer of ecology and limnology and researcher in the University of the Basque Country. Stream ecosystem functioning and macroinvertebrates are the main focus of my studies. I have been involved in research projects concerning land use changes, eutrophication, acidification of waters, water regulation and climate warming. I have an educational background in Biology and Environmental Sciences as well as in experimental design, data treatment and GIS. I have authored 23 papers in SCI journals and 5 book chapters.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP7-ECOSYSTEM, WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION.

Luz Boyero

e-mail: [email protected]

Ikerbasque Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country. Research focused on links between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, global-scale biodiversity patterns, effects of multiple stressors on ecosystems, and eco-evolutionary dynamics (with streams as model systems). Has been associate editor for 3 journals and reviewer for 33 journals and several funding agencies. Involved in 9 research projects as principal investigator and collaborated in another 11 projects. Leads an international network of stream ecologists from +20 countries. Has published 49 papers in ISI-ranked journals (Scopus: 622 citations, h index 16) and several other papers and book chapters.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP7-ECOSYSTEM, WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION.

Maite Arroita

e-mail: [email protected]

She is a PhD student at the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology at the University of the Basque Country. Her research focuses on the effects of water abstraction on stream ecosystem functioning, mainly on organic matter processing, nutrient retention and metabolism.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP7-ECOSYSTEM, WP6-BIOL, WP8-SERVICES, WP10-VALUATION, WP13-DISSEMINATION.

Daniel Von Schiller

e-mail: [email protected]

Born on 14th August 1978 in Segovia, Spain. Bs.C in Biology from the Complutense University of Madrid (2002). Ph.D in Biology from the University of Barcelona/Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes-CSIC (2008). Postdoctoral research at the Leibniz-Insitute of Ecology and Inland Fisheries (2008-2011) and at the Catalan Institute for Water Research (2011-2014. Since January 2015 postdoctoral researcher of the Globaqua project at the University of the Basque Country . His main area of research is aquatic ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry with major emphasis on the effects of global change on nutrient and carbon dynamics. He has participated in several national and international projects on these topics.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: WP 7. Ecosystem stressors analysis (ECOSYSTEM).

Olatz Pereda Iriondo

e-mail: [email protected]

She is a PhD student at the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology at the University of the Basque Country. Her research focuses on the effects of urban pollution, together with other environmental stressors such as water scarcity, on stream ecosystem functioning, focussing mainly on nutrient dynamics, ecosystem metabolism, biofilm activity and organic matter processing.

Activities in GLOBAQUA: participant in WP7

Libe Solagaistua

e-mail: [email protected]

She is a PhD student at the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology at the University of the Basque Country. Her research focuses on the response at different levels (cellular reaction, individual response and ecosystem functioning) to impacts related with global change focusing on the timing of the response (early warning signals and long term responses).

Activities in GLOBAQUA: participant in WP7