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1 LAURA SERRANO MARTÍN Institution: University of Sevilla Centre: Faculty of Biology Unit: Department of Plant Biology and Ecology Address: P.O. Box 1095, Sevilla (Spain) Phone: +(34) Fax: +(34) Research interest / Lineas de investigación -Ecology of temporary aquatic systems -Biogeochemistry of nutrients: sediment-water interactions -Planktonic communities -Ecosystem-based aquaculture

2 Publications in SCI journals Dulce pond, Doñana National Park, SW Spain : Fernández-Rodríguez, M.J., C. Hidalgo-Lara, A. Jiménez-Rodríguez & L. Serrano. Bloomforming microalgae in high-species phytoplankton assemblages under light fluctuating and low phosphate conditions. Estuaries & Coasts DOI: /s : Florencio, M., L. Serrano, P. Siljeström, R. Zamudio-Fernández, P. García-Murillo & C. Díaz- Paniagua. The influence of geomorphology on the composition of aquatic flora and fauna within a temporary pond network. Limnetica 33: : Florencio, M., C. Díaz-Paniagua, C. Gómez-Rodríguez & L. Serrano. Biodiversity patterns in a macroinvertebrate community of a temporary pond network. Insect Conservation and Diversity 7: : Florencio, M., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, L. Serrano & C. Díaz-Paniagua. Competitive exclusion,

3 predation and habitat segregation in seasonal macroinvertebrate assemblages in temporary ponds. Freshwater Science 32: : Shinn, C., A. Marco & L. Serrano. Influence of low levels of water salinity on toxicity of nitrite to anuran larvae. Chemosphere 92: : Elkhiati, N., M. Ramdani, J.L. Espinar, K. Fahd & L. Serrano. Two wetland Ramsar sites with strong ecological similarities: Sidi Boughaba (NW Morocco) and the Doñana National Park (SW Spain). Journal of Limnology 72: : Zimmermann, J., M.C. Portillo, L. Serrano, W. Ludwig & J.M. Gonzalez. Acidobacteria in freshwater ponds at Doñana National Park, Spain. Microbiology Ecology 63: : Florencio, M., C. Díaz-Paniagua, I. Gómez-Mestre & L. Serrano. Sampling macroinvertebrates in a temporary pond: comparing the sutability of two techniques to detect richness, spatial segregation, and diel activity. Hydrobiologia 689: : Florencio, M., C. Díaz-Paniagua, L. Serrano & Bilton, D.T. Spatio-temporal nested patterns in macroinvertebrate assemblages across a pond network with a wide hydroperiod range. Oecologia 166: : Reina, M., L. Serrano & H.L. Golterman. A sequential procedure for the quantification of biologically produced polyphosphate in sediment samples. Limnetica 30:

4 2010: Gómez-Rodríguez, C., C. Díaz-Paniagua, J. Bustamante, L. Serrano & A. Portheault. Relative importance of dynamic and static environmental variables as predictors of amphibian diversity patterns. Acta Oecologica 36: : Badosa, A., D. Frisch, A. Arechederra, L. Serrano & A.J. Green. Recovery of zooplankton diversity in a restored Mediterranean temporary marsh in Doñana National Park (SW Spain). Hydrobiologia 654: : Fahd, K., A. Arechederra, M. Florencio, D. León & L. Serrano. Copepods and Branchiopods of temporary ponds in the Doñana Natural Area (SW Spain): a four-decade record ( ). Hydrobiologia 634: : Florencio, M., L. Serrano, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, A. Millán & C. Díaz-Paniagua. Inter and intraannual variation of macroinvertebrate assemblages in temporary ponds from the Doñana National Park (SW Spain). Hydrobiologia 634: : Rodríguez-Pérez, H., M. Florencio, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, A. J. Green, C. Díaz-Paniagua & L. Serrano. Monitoring the invasion of the aquatic bug Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Hemiptera: Corixidae) in Doñana (SW Spain). Hydrobiologia 634: : Espinar, J.L. & L. Serrano. A quantitative geomorphological approach to the classification of temporary wetlands in the Doñana National Park (SW Spain). Aquatic Ecology 43: : Serrano, L. & M. Zunzunegui. The relevance of preserving temporary ponds during drought:

5 hydrological and vegetation changes over a 16-year period in the Doñana National Park (southwest Spain). Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems 18: : Reyes, I., M.A. Casco, J. Toja & L. Serrano. Hydrological complexity supports high phytoplankton richness in the Doñana marshland (SW Spain). Hydrobiologia 614: : Portillo, M.C., M. Reina, L. Serrano, C. Saiz-Jimenez & J.M. González. Role of specific microbial communities on the bioavailability of iron in the Doñana National Park. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 30: : Shinn, C., A. Marco & L. Serrano. Inter- and intra-specific variation in sensitivity of larval amphibians to nitrite. Chemosphere 71: : Fahd, K., M. Florencio, C. Keller & L. Serrano. The effect of the sampling scale on zooplankton community assessment and its implication for the conservation of temporary ponds in south-west Spain. Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems 17: : Reina, M., J.L. Espinar & L. Serrano. Sediment phosphate composition in relation to emergent macrophytes in the Doñana Marshes (SW Spain). Water Research 40: : Serrano, L. & K. Fahd. Zooplankton communities across a hydroperiod gradient of temporary ponds in the Doñana National Park (SW Spain). Wetlands 25: : De Vicente, I., L. Serrano, V. Amores, V. Clavero & L. Cruz-Pizarro Sediment phosphate

6 fractionation and interstitial water phosphate concentration in two coastal lagoons (Albuferas de Adra, SE Spain). Hydrobiologia 492: : Serrano, L., I. Calzada-Bujak & J. Toja. Variability of the sediment phosphate composition of a temporary pond (Doñana National Park, SW, Spain). Hydrobiologia 492: : Fahd, K., L. Serrano & J. Toja. Crustacean and rotifer composition of temporary ponds in the Doñana National Park (SW Spain) druing floods. Hydrobiologia 436: : Serrano, L., M.D. Burgos, A. Díaz-Espejo & J. Toja. Phosphorus inputs to wetlands following storm events after drought. Wetlands 19: : Díaz-Espejo, A., L. Serrano & J. Toja. Changes in sediment composition of seasonal ponds during filling. Hydrobiologia 392: : Golterman, H., J. Paing, L. Serrano & E. Gómez. Presence of and phosphate release from polyphosphates or phytate phosphate in lake sediments. Hydrobiologia 364: : Serrano L. & Luis Serrano. Influence of groundwater exploitation for urban water supply on temporary ponds from the Doñana National Park (SW Spain). Journal of Environmental Management 46: : L. Serrano & J. Toja. Limnological description of four temporary ponds in the Doñana National Park (SW, Spain). Archiv für Hydrobiologie 133:

7 1994: Galindo, M.D., L. Serrano, H. Segers & N. Mazuelos. Lecane donyanaensis n. sp. (Rotifera: Monogononta, lecanidae) from the Doñana National Park (Spain). Hydrobiologia 284: : Serrano L. Sources, abundance and disappearance of polyphenolic compounds in temporary ponds of Doñana National Park. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45: : Serrano L. Leaching from vegetation of soluble polyphenolic compounds, and their abundance in temporary ponds in the Doñana National Park. Hydrobiologia 229: : Serrano, L. & P.I. Boon. Effects of dissolved polyphenolic compounds on alkaline phosphatase its implication for Phosphorus regeneration in Australian freshwaters. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 123: : Guisande C. & L. Serrano. Analysis of protein, carbohydrate and lipids in rotifers. Hydrobiologia 186: Other publications 2014: C. Díaz-Paniagua, M. Florencio, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, R. Fernández-Zamudio, A. Sousa, P. García Murillo, P. Siljëstrom, L. Serrano. Las lagunas de Doñana siguen estando en peligro. Quercus 340:

8 2009: M. Florencio, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, A. Gómez,, M. Reina, E. Gutierrez, P. Siljestrom, L. Serrano & C. Díaz-Paniagua. Towards a quantitative classification of temporary ponds in Doñana (SW Spain). In: P. Fraga (ed.) International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds. Proceedings & Abstracts. Consell Insular de Menorca, Maó: : L. Serrano & J. Toja. The aquatic systems of Doñana. In: F. García Novo & C. Marín-Cabrera (eds.) Doñana, Water and Biosphere. Spanish Ministry of Environment, Madrid: : L. Serrano M. Reina, G. Martín, I. Reyes, A. Arechederra, D. León & J. Toja. The Aquatic systems of Doñana (SW Spain): watersheds and frontiers. In: J. Armengol, R. Moreno-Amich & A. Palau (eds.) The ecology of the Iberian inland waters: homage to Ramón Margalef. Limnological Iberian Association, Barcelona: : L. Serrano & H. L. Golterman (editors). Phosphates in Sediments. Proceedings of the 4th international Symposium, Carmona (Spain), 9-12 th September Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, 202 pp. 2005: L. Serrano, I. De Vicente, M. Reina, J. Toja & L. Cruz-Pizarro. Phosphate release from sediment in highly eutrophic coastal lagoons of southern Spain. In: L. Serrano & H.L. Golterman (eds.) Phosphate in Sediments. Proceedings of the 4 th International Symposium, Carmona (Spain), 9-12 th September Backhuys Publishers, Leiden: : L. Serrano & J. Toja. Influencia de las extracciones de agua sobre las lagunas perdunares

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