Publications

[33] De Lima, V.M.M.; De Mendonça-Filho, J.C.G.; Lima, M.K. de O.; Honório, L.C.B.; Falkenberg, J.M.; Yamada, F.H.; Yamada, P. de O.F.; Lustosa-Costa, S.Y.; Ramos, T.P.A.; Teixeira de Mello, F.; Menezes, R.F.; Windsor, F.M.; Lacerda, A.C.F. Unveiling new data on fish parasite diversity in reservoirs of the Brazilian semi-arid. Journal of Helminthology, v. 99, p. 2–11, 2025. 

[32] Sousa, José Welton G.; Falkenberg, Julia M.; Lima, Vitória Maria M.; Winkeler, Igor E.; Ramos, Telton Pedro A.; Lustosa-Costa, Silvia Yasmin; Menezes, R. F.; Lacerda, Ana Carolina F. Revealing the first records of endoparasitic interactions in the non-native fish Moenkhausia costae within a reservoir in Northeastern Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 97, p. 1/e20240651-12, 2025. 

[31] Barbosa, Luciana G.; Ostrovsky, Ilia; Morais, Manuela; Anufriieva, Elena; Parra, Gema; Zadereev, Egor; Camacho, Antonio; Schwalb, Antje; Bagella, Simonetta; Menezes, R. F.; Soto, Luz Marina; López, Carlos; Ilheu, Maria; Morales, Eduardo A.; Saber, Abdullah A.; Kara, Hichem; Riad, Peter; Teshome, Gizachew; Shadrin, Nickolai. Consequences of human conflicts on aquatic ecosystems in drylands areas: Future management perspective. Journal of Arid Environments, v. 229, p. 105375, 2025. 

[30] Dantas, Anderson; Menezes, R. F.; Ribeiro-Neto, José Domingos; Alencar, Janderson Batista Rodrigues; Brito, Carlos Henrique de. Rainy season decreases ground-dwelling ant richness, but increases the difference in species composition in a tropical relictual mountain forest. Tropical Ecology, 65(4), 609–618, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-024-00344-x

[29] Farias da Silva, Heloysa; Menezes, R. F. ; Costa, Loise Araujo; Barros Felix,  Juliana Rayssa; Barbosa, Flavia Rodrigues; Fiuza, Patricia Oliveira. Environmental drivers and sampling techniques influence neotropical hyphomycetes composition in lakes and streams. Fungal Biology, v. 128, p. 2274-2284, 2024. 

[28] Menezes, R.F.; Andrade, A. S. ; Attayde, J. L. ; Wanderley B. M. S. ; Amado, A. M. . Reduced CO2 emissions despite higher mineralization rates in reservoirs from drier areas of the tropical semi‑arid. Hydrobiologia, v. x, p. x-x, 2024. 

[28] Menezes, R.F.; Andrade, A. S. ; Attayde, J. L. ; Wanderley B. M. S. ; Amado, A. M. . Reduced CO2 emissions despite higher mineralization rates in reservoirs from drier areas of the tropical semi‑arid. Hydrobiologia, v. x, p. x-x, 2024. 

[27] Silva, M. E. N., Ribeiro N., J. D., Lion, M. B., & Menezes, R. F. (2023). The invasive Tradescantia zebrina does not inhibit germination of the native Hymenaea courbaril but does modulate its growth. Plant Ecology & Diversity, 16(1–2), 77–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2023.2239242 (link).

[26] Menezes, R. F.; Svenning, J-C.; Fu, Hui; De Meester, L.; Lauridsen, T. L.;  Søndergaard, M.; Conde-Porcuna, J. M. ; Jeppesen, E. Fish Beta Diversity Patterns across Environmental Gradients in 63 European Shallow Lakes: Effects of Turbidity, Nutrient Enrichment, and Exotic Species. Water, 15, 183, 2023. (link) https://doi.org/10.3390/w15101831

[25] Álvaro, E. L. F.; Menezes, R. F. ; Severiano, J. S.; Molozzi, J. Phytoplankton and macroinvertebrate diversity and eco-exergy responses to rainfall diverge in semiarid reservoirs. Ecological Indicators, v. 147, p. 110012, 2023. (link)

[24] Lima, D. J. N.; Menezes, R. F.; Araújo, F. O. Phosphorus fractions and their availability in the sediments of eight tropical semiarid reservoirs. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 982–993, 22, 2022. (link)

[23] Cardoso, M. M. L.; Sousa, W.; Brasil, J. ; Costa, M. R. A.; Becker, V.; Attayde, J.L. ; Menezes, R. F. Prolonged drought increases environmental heterogeneity and plankton dissimilarity between and within two semiarid shallow lakes over time. Hydrobiologia, 3995-4014, 849, 2022. (link)

[22] Arranz, I. ; Davidson, T. A. ; Benejam, L.; Brucet, S.; Sanchez-Hernadez, J.; Landkildehus, F.; Lauridsen, T. L.; Mazzeo, N.; Vidal, N.; Ozkan, K.; Gallego, I.; Wischnewski, J.; Menezes, R.F.; Tserenpil, S.; Jeppesen, E. Interactive Effects of Lake Morphometry and Sticklebacks on the Trophic Position of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus (L.), across Lakes in Western Greenland. Journal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research, v. 8, p. 101-115, 2022. (link)

[21] Attayde, J. L.; Menezes, R. F.; Kosten, S.; Lacerot, G.; Jeppesen, E.; Huszar, V.; Castelo Branco, C. W.; Mota-Marques, D. ; Kruk, C.; Teixeira-de-Melo, F.; Gomes, J. H. C.; Machado, C. C. C.; Meerhoff, M. ; Mazzeo, N.  Potential effects of warming on the trophic structure of shallow lakes in South America: a comparative analysis of subtropical and tropical systems. Hydrobiologia, 3859-3876, 849, 2022. (link)

[20] Ramos, T. P. A.; Lustosa-Costa, S.Y.; Lima,  R.M.O.; Barbosa, J.E.L.; Menezes, R.F. First record of Moenkhausia costae (Steindachner 1907) in the Paraíba do Norte basin after the São Francisco River diversion, Biota Neotropica, 21 (2), 2021 (link) 

[19] Alvarado, F.; Liberal, C. N.; Dantas, T. A.V.; Bérgamo, D. B.; Menezes, R. F. (2020) Diversity and resource selection of dung beetles in a relictual mountain forest in Brazil, International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (link).

[18] Brasil, J.; Santos, J.B.O; Sousa, W.; Menezes, R.F.; Huszar, V.; Attayde, J. L. (2020) Rainfall leads to habitat homogenization and facilitates plankton dispersal in tropical semiarid lakes, Aquatic Ecology (link).

[17] Barbosa, L. G.; Amorim, C. A.; Parra, G.; Portinho, J. L.; Morais, M.; Morales, E. A.; Menezes, R. F. (2020) Advances in limnological research in Earth's drylands, Inland Waters (link).

[16] Costa, M.; Menezes, R.F.; Sarmento, H.; Attayde, J. L.; Sternberg, L.; Becker, V. (2019) Extreme drought favors potential mixotrophic organisms in tropical semi-arid reservoirs, Hydrobiologia (link).

[15] Menezes, R.F.; Kosten, S.; Lacerot, G.; Souza, L.C.; Costa, L.S.; Sternberg, L.; Santos, A. C.; Medeiros, M.R.; Jeppesen, E. (2019) Differences in food webs and trophic states of Brazilian tropical humid and semi-arid shallow lakes: implications of climate change, Hydrobiologia (link).

[14] Rocha-Junior, C. A. N.; Costa, M.; Menezes, R. F., Attayde, J. L.;  Beckker, V. (2018) Water volume reduction increases eutrophication risk in tropical semi-arid reservoirs, Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia (link).

[13] Vasconcelos, F. R.; Menezes, R.F.; Attayde, J. L. (2018) Effects of the nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) on the plankton community of a tropical reservoir during and after an algal bloom, Hydrobiologia (link).

[12] Petry, A. C.; Sarmento-Soares, L. M; Vieira, J. P.;  Garcia, A. M.;  Teixeira de Mello, F.;  De Melo, F. A. G., Meerhoff, M.; Attayde, J. L.; Menezes, R. F.;  Mazzeo, N.;  Di Dario, F.;  Guimarães, T. F. R.;  Vasconcellos, F. M., Hartz, S. M., Becker, F. G.; Rosa, R. S.; Goyenola, G.;  Caramaschi, E. P.; Díaz de Astarloa, J. M. (2016) Fish composition and species richness in eastern South American coastal lagoons: additional support for the freshwater ecoregions of the world, Journal of Fish Biology (link)

[11] Jeppesen, E.; Brucet, S.; Naselli-Flores, L.; Papastergiadou, E.; Stefandis, K.; Nõges, T.; Nõges, P.; Attayde, J. L.; Zohary, T.; Coppens, J.; Bucak, T.; Menezes, R. F.;  Freitas, F. R. S., Kernan, M.; Søndergaard, M.; Beklioglu, M. (2015) Ecological impacts of global warming and water abstraction on lakes and reservoirs due to changes in water level and related changes in salinity, Hydrobiologia (link).

[10] Menezes, R.F.; Borchsenius, F.; Svenning, J-C.; Davidson, T.A.; Søndergaard, M.; Lauridsen, T. L.; Landkildehus, F.; Jeppesen, E. (2015) Homogenization of fish assemblages in different lake depth strata at local and regional scales, Freshwater Biology (link).

[9] Šorf, M.; Davidson, T. A.; Brucet, S.; Menezes, R.F.; Søndergaard, M.; Lauridsen, T. L.; Landkildehus, F.; Liboriussen, L.; Jeppesen, E. Zooplankton response to climate warming: a mesocosm experiment at contrasting temperatures and nutrient levels. Hydrobiologia, (link), 2014.

[8] Eskinazi-Sant’Anna, E.M., Menezes, R., Costa, I.S., Araújo, M., Panosso, R. and Attayde, JL. (2013). Zooplankton assemblages in eutrophic reservoirs of the Brazilian semi-arid. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 73:37-52 (link)

[7] Menezes, R. F. (2012) Community assembly, diversity and dynamics of fish in freshwater lakes. PhD thesis, Aarhus University, Denmark. 

[6] Menezes, R. F.; Borchsenius, F.; Svenning, J-C; Søndergaard, M.; Lauridsen, T. L.; Landkildehus, F.; Jeppesen, E. (2012). Variation in fish community structure, richness and diversity in 56 Danish lakes with contrasting depth, size, and trophic state: does the method matter? Hydrobiologia, (link)

[5] Menezes, R. F.; Attayde, J.L; Lacerot, G.; Kosten, S.; Coimbra e Sousa, L.; Costa, L.S.; Nes, E. H. V.; Jeppesen, E. (2012) Lower biodiversity of native fish but only marginally altered plankton biomass in tropical lakes hosting introduced piscivorous Cicha cf. ocellaris. Biological Invasions, 14:1353–1363 (link)

[4] Menezes, R. F.; Attayde, J. L.; Vasconcelos, F. (2010) Effects of omnivorous filter-feeding fish and nutrient enrichment on the plankton community and water transparency of a tropical reservoir. Freshwater Biology, 55:767-779 (link)

[3] Attayde, J. L.; Menezes, R. F. (2008) Effects of fish biomass and planktivore type on plankton communities. Journal of Plankton Research, 30: 885-892 (link)

[2] Attayde, J. L.; Okun, N.; Brasil, J.; Menezes, R. F.; Mesquista, P. (2007) Impactos da introdução da tilápia do Nilo, Oreochromis niloticus, sobre a estrutura trófica dos ecossistemas aquáticos do Bioma Caatinga. Oecologia Brasiliensis, 11: 450-461 (link)

[1] Eskinazi-Sant'Anna, E.; Menezes, R. F.; Costa, I. A. S.; Panosso, R.; Araujo, M. F. F.; Attayde, J. L. (2007) Composição da comunidade zooplanctônica em reservatórios eutróficos do semi-áriod do Rio Grande do Norte. Oecologia Brasiliensis, 11:410-421 (link)