SCI Publications


77. Orihuela-Torres A, Morales-Reyes Z, Hermoso V, Picazo F, Sánchez-Ferrández D, Pérez-García JM, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F, Sebastián-González E. Carrion ecology in inland aquatic ecosystems: a systematic review. Biological Reviews, in press.

76. Naves-Alegre L, Sebastián-González E, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2024. Behavioral interactions are modulated by facilitation along a heterotrophic succession. Ecology, 105: e4236.

75. Pérez-García JM, Sebastián-González E, Rodríguez-Caro R, Sanz Aguilar A, Botella F. 2024. Blind shots: non-natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird. Animal Conservation, in press.


74. Škrábal J, Krejčí Š, Raab R, Sebastián-González E, Literák I. 2023. Soaring over open waters: horizontal winds provide lift to soaring migrants in weak thermal conditions. Movement Ecology, 11: 76.

73. Sebastián-González E, Graciá E, Morán-Ordóñez A, Pérez-Ibarra I, Sanz-Aguilar A, Sobral M. 2023. Ten simple rules for a mom-friendly Academia. Plos Computational Biology, 19(8): e1011284.

72. Sebastián-González E, Morant M, Moleón M, Redondo D, Morales-Reyes Z, Pascual-Rico R Sánchez-Zapata JA, Pérez-García JM, Arrondo E. 2023. The underestimated role of carrion in diet studies. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32: 1302-1310.

71. Arrondo E, Sebastián-González E, Moleón M, Morales-Reyes Z, Gil-Sánchez JM, Cortés-Avizanda A, Montelió E, Ceballos O, González S, Donázar JA, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2023. Vulture culture: dietary specialization of an obligate scavenger. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290: 20221951.

70. Silva GG, Pizo MA, Green AJ, Sebastián-González E, Bugoni L, Maltchick L. 2023. A waterfowl seed-dispersal network from the Neotropical region is nested and modular. Biotropica, 55: 480-488.

69. Orihuela-Torres A, Sebastián-González E, Pérez-García JM. 2023. Outdoor recreation alters terrestrial vertebrate scavenger assemblage and carrion removal in a protected Mediterranean wetland. Animal Conservation, 26: 633-641.

68. Green AJ, Lovas-Kiss A, Reynolds C, Sebastián-González E, Silva GG, van Leeuwen CHA, Wilkinson DM. 2023. Dispersal of aquatic and terrestrial organisms by waterbirds: a review of current knowledge and future priorities. Freshwater Biology, 68: 173-190.

67. Morant J, Arrondo E, Cortés-Avizanda A, Moleón M, Donázar JA, Sánchez-Zapata JA, López-López P, Ruiz-Villar H, Zuberogoitia I, Morales-Reyes Z, Naves-Alegre L, Sebastián-González E. 2023. Large-Scale Quantification and Correlates of Ungulate Carrion Production in the Anthropocene. Ecosystems, 26: 383-396.


66. Naves-Alegre L, Morales-Reyes Z, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Sebastián-González E, Ovaskainen O. 2022. Scavenging in the realm of senses: smell and vision drive recruitment at carcasses in neotropical ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289:20220843.

65. Naves-Alegre L, Morales-Reyes Z, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Sebastián-González E. 2022. Scavenger assemblages are structured by complex competition and facilitation processes among vultures. Journal of Zoology, 318: 260-271.

64. Oliva-Vidal P, Sebastián-González E, Margalida A. 2022. Scavenging in changing environments: woody encroachment shapes rural scavenger assemblages in Europe. Oikos, 12:e09310.

63. Pérez-García JM, Morant J, Arrondo E, Sebastián-González E, Lambertucci SA, Santagneli A, Margalida A, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Donázar JA, Carrete M, Serrano D. 2022. Priority areas for conservation alone are not a good proxy for predicting the impact of renewable energy expansion. PNAS, 119: e2204505119 (Reply to Dunnet et al. 2022 PNAS

62. Orihuela-Torres A, Pérez-García JM, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F & Sebastián-González E. 2022. Scavenger guild and consumption patterns of an invasive alien fish species in a Mediterranean wetland. Ecology and Evolution, 12: e9133.

61. Carrete M, Hiraldo F, Romero-Vidal P, Blanco G, Hernández-Brito D, Sebastián-González E, Díaz-Luque JA, Tella JL. 2022. Worldwide distribution of antagonistic-mutualistic relationships between parrots and palms. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10:790883.

60. Redondo-Gómez D, Quaggiotto MM, Bailey DM, Eguía S, Morales-Reyes Z, López-Pastor BN, Daniel Martín-Vega, Martínez-Carrasco C, Sebastián-González E, Sánchez-Zapata JA & Moleón M. 2022. Comparing scavenging in marine and terrestrial ecosystems: a case study with fish and gull carcasses in a small Mediterranean island. Basic and Applied Ecology, 59: 92-104.


59. Hart PJ, Ibanez T, Paxton K, Tredinnick G, Sebastián-González E, Tanimoto-Johnson A. 2021. Timing is everything: Acoustic niche partitioning in two tropical wet forest bird communities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9:753363.

58. Pascual-Rico R, Morales-Reyes Z, Aguilera-Alcalá N, Olszańska A, Sebastián-González E, Naidoo R, Moleón M, Lozano J, Botella F, von Wehrden H, Martín-López B, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2021. Usually hated, sometimes loved: a review of wild ungulates’ contributions to people. Science of the Total Environment, 801: 149652.

57. Orihuela-Torres A, Pérez-García JM, Morales-Reyes Z, Naves-Alegre L, Sánchez-Zapata JA & Sebastián-González E. 2021, Avian-power line interactions in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia: Are mitigation actions effective? Avian Research, 12: 41.

56. Naves-Alegre L, Morales-Reyes Z, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Durá Alemañ CJ, Gonçalves Lima L, Machado Lima L, Sebastián-González E. 2021. Vertebrate scavenger guild composition and functioning in the Cerrado hotspot. Biotropica, 53: 1582-1593.

55. Sebastián-González E, Morales-Reyes Z, Botella F, Naves-Alegre L, Pérez-García JM, Mateo-Tomás P, Olea PP, Moleón M, Barbosa JM, Hiraldo F, Arrondo E, Donázar JA, Cortés-Avizanda A, Selva N, Lambertucci SA, Bhattacharjee A, Brewer A, Abernethy E, Turner T, Beasley JC, DeVault TL, Gerke HC, Rhodes Jr OE, Ordiz A, Wikenros C, Zimmermann B, Wabakken P, Wilmers CC, Smith JA, Kendall CJ, Ogada D, Frehner E, Allen ML, Wittmer HU, Butler JRA, du Toit JT, Read J, Margalida A, Oliva-Vidal P, Wilson D, Jerina K, Krofel M, Kostecke R, Inger R, Per E, Ayhan Y, Ulusoy H, Vural D, Akino I, Koike S, Samson A, Perrig PL, Spencer E, Newsome TM, Heurich M, Anadón JD, Buechley ER, Gutiérrez-Cánovas C, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2021. Functional traits driving species role in the structure of terrestrial vertebrate scavenger networks. Ecology, 102: e03519.

54. Hernández-Brito D, Romero-Vidal P, Hiraldo F, Blanco G, Díaz-Luque J, Barbosa J, Symes C, White T, Pacífico E, Sebastián-González E, Carrete M, Tella JL. 2021. Epizoochory in parrots as an overlooked yet widespread plant-animal mutualism. Plants, 10: 760.

53. Orihuela-Torres A, Morales-Reyes Z, Pérez-García JM, Naves-Alegre L, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Sebastián-González E. 2021. Unravelling the vertebrate scavenger assemblage of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Journal of Arid Environments, 190:104509.

52. Gil-Sánchez JM, Aguilera-Alcalá N, Moleón M, Sebastián-González E, Margalida A, Morales-Reyes Z, Pérez-García JM, Durá Alemañ CJ, Oliva-Vidal P, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2021. Biases in the detection of intentionally poisoned fauna: public health and conservation implications from a field experiment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18: 1201.


51. Sebastián-González E, Morales-Reyes Z, Naves-Alegre L, Durá Alemañ CJ, Gonçalves Lima L, Machado Lima L, Sánchez-Zapata JA.  2020. Which bait should I use? Insights from a camera-trap study in a highly diverse cerrado forest. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 66:99

50. Ostertag R, Sebastián-González E, Peck R, Hall T, Kim J, DiManno N, Rayome D, Cordell S Banko P, and Uowolo A. 2020. Linking plant and animal functional diversity with an experimental community restoration in a Hawaiian lowland wet forest. Food Webs, 25: e00171.

49. Almeida B, Sebastián-González E, dosAnjos, L, Green AJ. 2020. Comparing the diversity and composition of waterbird functional traits between natural, restored and artificial wetlands. Freshwater Biology, 65: 2196-2210.

48. Sebastián-González E, Lovas-Kiss A, Soons M, van den Broek B & Green AJ. 2020. Waterbird seed-dispersal networks are similarly nested but less modular than those of frugivorous species, and not driven by species ecological traits. Functional Ecology, 34: 1921-1932.

47. Sebastián-González E, Morales-Reyes Z, Botella F, Naves-Alegre L, Pérez-García JM, Mateo-Tomás P, Olea PP, Moleón M, Barbosa JM, Hiraldo F, Arrondo E, Donázar JA, Cortés-Avizanda A, Selva N, Lambertucci SA, Bhattacharjee A, Brewer A, Abernethy E, Turner T, Beasley JC, DeVault TL, Gerke HC, Rhodes Jr OE, Ordiz A, Wikenros C, Zimmermann B, Wabakken P, Wilmers CC, Smith JA, Kendall CJ, Ogada D, Frehner E, Allen ML, Wittmer HU, Butler JRA, du Toit JT, Read J, Margalida A, Oliva-Vidal P, Wilson D, Jerina K, Krofel M, Kostecke R, Inger R, Per E, Ayhan Y, Ulusoy H, Vural D, Akino I, Koike S, Samson A, Perrig PL, Spencer E, Newsome TM, Heurich M, Anadón JD, Buechley ER, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2020. Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages at the global scale: drivers and ecosystem functioning implications. Ecography, 43: 1143-1155.

46. Gutiérrez-Cánovas C, Moleón M, Mateo-Tomás P, Olea PP, Sebastián-González E, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2020. Large home range scavengers support greater rates of carcass removal. Functional Ecology, 34: 1921-1932 (Also in: bioRxiv 2020.02.07.938415)

45. Oñate-Casado J, Sebastián-González E, Hart PJ. 2020. Response of male Hawaii ‘elepaio Chasiempis sandwichensis to conspecific songs: a small-scale playback study. Ardeola, 67: 387-400.

 

44. Sebastián-González E, Hiraldo F, Blanco G, Hernández Brito D, Romero-Vidal P, Gómez-Llanos E, Pacífico E, Tella JL. 2019. The extent, frequency and ecological functions of food wasting by parrots. Scientific Reports, 9: 15280.

43. Paxton KL, Sebastián-González E, Hite JM, Crampton LH, Kuhn D, Hart PJ. 2019. Loss of cultural song diversity and the convergence of songs in a declining Hawaiian forest bird community. Royal Society Open Science, 6: 190719.

42. Sebastián-González E, Barbosa JM, Pérez-García JM, Morales-Reyes Z, Botella F, Olea PP, Mateo-Tomás P, Moleón M, Hiraldo F, Arrondo E, Donázar JA, Cortés-Avizanda A, Selva N, Lambertucci SA, Bhattacharjee A, Brewer A, Anadón JD, Abernethy E, Rhodes Jr OE, Turner T, Beasley JC, DeVault TL, Ordiz A, Wikenros C, Zimmermann B, Wabakken P, Wilmers CC, Smith JA, Kendall CJ, Ogada D, Buechley ER, Frehner E, Allen ML, Wittmer HU, Butler JRA, du Toit JT, Read J, Wilson D, Jerina K, Krofel M, Kostecke R, Inger R, Samson A, Naves-Alegre L, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2019. Scavenging in the Anthropocene: human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale. Global Change Biology, 25: 3005-3017.

41. Astegiano J*, Sebastián-González E*, Castanho CT*. 2019. Unraveling the gender productivity gap in science: a meta-analytical review. Royal Society Open Science, 6: 181566 *All authors contributed equally.

40. Schroeder J, Martin J, Angulo D, Barbosa J, Perea R, Arias-Del Razo I, Sebastián-González E, Dirzo, R. 2019. Host phylogeny and abundance predict root-associated fungal community composition and diversity of mutualists and pathogens. Journal of Ecology, 107: 1557-1566.

39. Almeida B, Sebastián-González E, Green AJ, dos Anjos L, Botella, P. 2019. A functional perspective for breeding and wintering waterbird communities: temporal trends in species and trait diversity. Oikos, 128: 1103-1115.

 

38. Pascual-Rico R, Pérez-García JM, Sebastián-González E, Botella F, Giménez A, Eguía S, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2018. Is diversionary feeding a useful tool to avoid human-ungulate conflicts? A case study with the Aoudad. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 64:67.

37. Almeida B, Green AJ, Sebastián-González E, dos Anjos L. 2018. Changes in waterbird functional diversity and composition along environmental gradients in the neotropics. PlosOne, 13(7): e0200959.

36. Sebastián-González E, Camp RJ, Tanimoto AM, de Oliveira PM, Lima BB, Hart PJ. 2018. Density estimation of sound-producing terrestrial animals using automatic sound recorders. Avian Conservation and Ecology, 13 (2): 7

35. Sebastián-González E, Pérez-García JM, Carrete M, Donázar JA, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2018. Using network analysis to identify indicator species and reduce collision fatalities at wind farms. Biological Conservation, 224: 209-212.

34. Schroeder JW, Martin JT, Angulo DF, Barbosa JM, Perea R, Arias-Del Razo I, Sebastián-González E, Dirzo R. 2018. Community composition and diversity of Neotropical root-associated fungi in common and rare tres. Biotropica, 50: 694-703,

33. Sebastián-González E, van Aardt J, Sacca K, Barbosa JM, Kelbe K, Hart PJ. 2018. Testing the acoustic adaptation hypothesis with native and introduced birds in a Hawaiian forest. 2018. Journal of Ornithology, 159(3), 827-838.

32. Hart PJ, Sebastián-González E, Tanimoto A, Atencio-Picado M, Thompson A, Speetjens T, Hopkins M. 2018. Bird song characteristics are related to fragment size in a neotropical forest. Animal Behavior, 137: 45-52.

 

31. Sebastián-González E, Green AJ. 2017. Phylogenetic relatedness of co-occurring waterbird communities: a test of Darwin’s competition-relatedness hypothesis. Journal of Avian Biology, 48: 1372-1382.

30. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Hart PJ. 2017. Birdsong meme diversity in a fragmented landscape depends on landscape and species characteristics. Oikos, 126: 1511-1521. 

29. Sebastian-Gonzalez E. 2017. Drivers of species role in avian seed-dispersal mutualistic networks. Journal of Animal Ecology, 86: 878-887. 

28. Gaudioso-Levita JM, Hart PJ, LaPointe DA, Veillet AC, Sebastian-Gonzalez E. 2017. Biogeographical variation of plumage coloration in the sexually dichromatic Hawai`i `Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens). Journal of Ornithology, 158: 955-964.

27. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Pires MM, Donatti CI, Guimarães Jr PR, Dirzo R. 2017. Species traits and interaction rules shape a species-rich seed dispersal interaction network. Ecology and Evolution, 7: 4496-4506.

26. Morales-Reyes Z, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Botella F, Carrete M, Moleón M. 2017. Scavenging efficiency and red fox abundance in Mediterranean mountains with and without vultures. Acta Oecologica, 79: 81-88.

25. Cantor M, Pires MM Marquitti FMD, Raimundo RLG, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Coltri P, Perez SI, Barneche D, Brandt DYC, Nunes K, Daura-Jorge FG, Floeter SR, Guimarães Jr PR. 2017. Nestedness across biological scales. Plos ONE, 12(2): e0171691. 

24. Tanimoto AM, Hart PJ, Pack AA, Switzer R, Banko PC, Ball DL, Sebastián-Gonzalez E, Komarczyk L, Warrington MH. 2017. Changes in vocal repertoire of the Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) from past wild to current captive populations. Animal Behavior, 123: 427-432.

 

23. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Green AJ. 2016. Reduction of avian diversity in artificial wetlands. Ecography, 39: 1176-1184.

22. Pérez-García JM, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F. 2016. Selecting indicator species of infrastructure impacts using network analysis and biological traits: bird electrocution and power lines. Ecological Indicators, 60: 428-433.

21. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Moleón M,  Gibert JP, Botella F, Mateo-Tomás P, Olea PP, Guimarães Jr. PR, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2016. Nested species-rich networks of scavenging vertebrates support high levels of interspecific competition. Ecology, 97: 95-105.

20. Barbosa JM, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Asner GP, Knapp DE, Anderson C, Martin RE, Dirzo R. 2016. Hemiparasite-host plant interactions in a fragmented landscape from high-resolution imaging spectroscopy and LiDAR. Ecological Applications, 26: 55-66.

 

19. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Pang-Ching J, Barbosa JM, Hart PJ. 2015. Bioacoustics for species management: Two case studies with a Hawaiian forest bird. Ecology and Evolution, 5: 4696–4705.

18. Moleón M, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Owen-Smith N. 2015. Carcass size shapes the structure and functioning of an African scavenging assemblage. Oikos, 124: 1391–1403.

17. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Alexander, KL, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F. 2015. Key factors controlling the metapopulation dynamics in a human-made network: the little grebe in irrigation ponds. Ardeola, 62: 151-161.

16. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Dalsgaard B, Sandel B, Guimaraes PR. 2015. Macroecological trends in nestedness and modularity in seed-dispersal networks: human impact matters. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 24: 293-303.

15. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Botella F, Ovaskainen O, Delgado A, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2015. Artificial irrigation ponds as foraging habitat for breeding larids of conservation concern.  Marine and Freshwater Research, 66: 831–84.

 

14. Pérez-García JM, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Alexander KL, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F. 2014. Effect of landscape configuration and habitat quality on the community structure of waterbirds using a man-made habitat. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 60: 875-883.

13. Sebastian-Gonzalez E & Green AJ. 2014. Habitat use by waterbirds in relation to pond size, water depth and isolation: lessons from a restoration in Southern Spain. Restoration Ecology. 22: 311–318.

 

12. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Donázar JA, Selva N, Cortés-Avizanda A, Hiraldo F, Blázquez M, Botella F, Moleón M. 2013. Interactive effects of obligate scavenger and community richness on carcass consumption patterns. Ibis, 155: 881-885.

11. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Fuentes C, Ferrández M, Echevarrías JL & Green AJ. 2013. Habitat selection of Marbled Teal and White-headed Duck during the breeding and wintering seasons in south-eastern Spain. Bird Conservation International 23: 344-359.

 

10. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Gómez R. 2012. Habitat selection of two sympatric species of Ameiva in East Costa Rica. Acta Herpetologica 7: 347-353.

9. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Molina JA, Paracuellos M. 2012. Distribution patterns of a marsh plant-community in relation to habitat configuration and species abundance. Aquatic Biology 16: 277:285.

8. Moleón M, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Real J, Pires MM, Gil-Sánchez JM, Bautista J, Palma L, Bayle P, Guimaraes PR, Beja P. 2012. Changes in intrapopulation resource use patterns of an endangered raptor in response to a disease-mediated crash in prey abundance. Journal of Animal Ecology 81: 1154:1160.

7. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Navarro, J, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F, Delgado A. 2012. Sources underlying isotopic variability in a network of agricultural water ponds. Journal of Limnology. 71: 191-199.

 

6. Alexander K, Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Botella F, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2011. Occupancy patterns of irrigation ponds by Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus. Ardeola 58: 175-182.  

5. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F, Figuerola J, Hiraldo F, Wintle B. 2011. Cost-efficiency evaluation of management strategies: waterbirds in a wetland network. Biological Conservation 144: 2354-2361.

 

4. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Sánchez-Zapata JA y Botella F. 2010. Agricultural ponds as alternative habitat for waterbirds: spatial and temporal patterns of abundances and management strategies. European Journal of Wildlife Research. 56: 11-20. 

3. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Paracuellos M, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F. 2010. Processes driving temporal dynamics in the nested pattern of waterbird communities. Acta Oecologica 36: 160-165.  

2. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Botella F, Sempere R, Sánchez-Zapata JA. 2010. An empirical example of the Ideal free distribution: Little Grebes Tachybaptus ruficollis breeding in agricultural intensive landscapes. Ibis 152: 643-650.  

1. Sebastian-Gonzalez E, Sánchez-Zapata JA, Botella F, Ovaskainen O. 2010. Testing the heterospecific attaction hypothesis with time-series data on species co-occurrence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277: 2983-2990.