Selected contributions
Gómez-Rodríguez C., M.J.T.N. Timmermans, A. Crampton-Platt and A.P. Vogler (2017). Intraspecific genetic variation in complex assemblages from mitochondrial metagenomics: comparison with DNA barcodes. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8, 248-256 pdf
Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Crampton-Platt, M.J.T.N. Timmermans, A. Baselga and A.P. Vogler (2015). Validating the power of mitochondrial metagenomics for community ecology and phylogenetics of complex assemblages. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6, 883–894 pdf
Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Baselga and J.J. Wiens (2015). Is diversification rate related to climatic niche width? Global Ecology and Biogeography 24, 383-395 pdf
Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Freijeiro and A. Baselga (2015). Dispersal and ecological traits explain differences in beta diversity patterns of European beetles. Journal of Biogeography 42, 1526–1537 pdf
Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Guisan, C. Díaz-Paniagua and J. Bustamante (2012). Integrating detection probabilities in habitat models of amphibians breeding in Mediterranean temporary ponds. Diversity and Distributions 18, 260-272 pdf
Papers listed in ISI Web of Science
35. Gómez-Rodríguez C. and A. Baselga (2018). Variation among European beetle taxa in patterns of distance decay of similarity suggests a major role of dispersal processes. Ecography, in press pdf
34. Benjamin L., A. Crampton-Platt, J. Moriniere, M.J.T.N. Timmermans, C. Andújar, P. Arribas, K. E. Miller, J. Lipecki, E. Favreau, A. Hunter, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, C. Barton, R. Nie, C.P.D.T. Gillett, T. Breeschoten, L. Bocak and A.P. Vogler (2018). The contribution of mitochondrial metagenomics to large-scale data mining and phylogenetic analysis of Coleoptera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 128, 1-11 pdf
33. Patiño, J., Gómez-Rodríguez C., Pupo-Correia, A., Sequeira, M. and A. Vanderpoorten (2018). Trees as habitat islands: temporal variation of alpha and beta diversity in epiphytic laurel forest bryophyte communities. Journal of Biogeography 45, 1727–1738 pdf
32. Castro-Insua A., C. Gómez-Rodríguez , Wiens, J.J. and A. Baselga (2018). Climatic niche divergence drives patterns of diversification and richness among mammal families. Scientific Reports 8, 8781 pdf
31. Castro-Insua A., C. Gómez-Rodríguez , J.C. Svenning and A. Baselga (2018). A new macroecological pattern: the latitudinal gradient in species range shape. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27, 357-367 pdf
30. Pardo, I., Delgado, C., Abraín, R., Gómez-Rodríguez C., García-Roselló, E., García, L. and T.B. Reynoldson (2018). A predictive diatom-based model to assess the ecological status of streams and rivers of Northern Spain. Ecological Indicators 90, 519-528 pdf
29. Freijeiro A., Gómez-Rodríguez C., Castro-Insua A. and A. Baselga (2017). Optimising taxonomic effort to overcome the Linnean shortfall: the case of European leaf beetles. Insect Conservation and Diversity 10, 439-447 pdf
28. Gómez-Rodríguez C., M.J.T.N. Timmermans, A. Crampton-Platt and A.P. Vogler (2017). Intraspecific genetic variation in complex assemblages from mitochondrial metagenomics: comparison with DNA barcodes. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8, 248-256 pdf
27. Castro-Insua A., C. Gómez-Rodríguez and A. Baselga (2016). Break the pattern: breakpoints in beta-diversity of vertebrates are general across clades and suggest common non-contemporary causes. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25, 1279–1283 pdf
26. Serrano L., C. Díaz-Paniagua, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, M. Florencio, M.-A. Marchand, J.G.M. Roelofs and E.C.H.E.T. Lucassen (2016). Susceptibility to acidification of groundwater-dependent wetlands affected by water level declines, and potential risk to an early-breeding amphibian species. Science of the Total Environment 571, 1253-1261 pdf
25. Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Crampton-Platt, M.J.T.N. Timmermans, A. Baselga and A.P. Vogler (2015). Validating the power of mitochondrial metagenomics for community ecology and phylogenetics of complex assemblages. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6, 883–894 pdf
24. Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Baselga and J.J. Wiens (2015). Is diversification rate related to climatic niche width? Global Ecology and Biogeography 24, 383-395 pdf
23. Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Freijeiro and A. Baselga (2015). Dispersal and ecological traits explain differences in beta diversity patterns of European beetles. Journal of Biogeography 42, 1526–1537 pdf
22. Baselga A., C. Gómez-Rodríguez and A.P. Vogler (2015). Multi-hierarchical macroecology at species and genetic levels to discern neutral and non-neutral processes. Global Ecology and Biogeography 24, 873-882 pdf
21. Pardo I., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, R. Abraín, E. García-Roselló and T.B. Reynoldson (2014). An invertebrate predictive model (NORTI) for streams and rivers: Sensitivity of the model in detecting stress gradients. Ecological Indicators 45, 51-62 pdf
20. Díaz-Paniagua C., C. Keller, M. Florencio, A.C. Andreu, A. Portheault, C. Gómez-Rodríguez and I. Gomez-Mestre (2014). Rainfall stochasticity controls the distribution of invasive crayfish and its impact on amphibian guilds in Mediterranean temporary waters. Hydrobiologia 728, 89-101 pdf
19. Florencio M., C. Díaz-Paniagua, C. Gómez-Rodríguez and L. Serrano (2014). Biodiversity patterns in a macroinvertebrate community of a temporary pond network. Insect Conservation and Diversity 7, 4-21 pdf
18. Baselga A., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, F. Novoa and A.P. Vogler (2013). Rare failures of DNA bar codes to separate morphologically distinct species in a biodiversity survey of Iberian leaf beetles. PLoS ONE 8(9): e74854 pdf
17. Florencio M., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, L. Serrano and C. Díaz-Paniagua (2013). Competitive exclusion and habitat segregation in seasonal macroinvertebrate assemblages in temporary ponds. Freshwater Science 32, 650-662 pdf
16. Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Guisan, C. Díaz-Paniagua and J. Bustamante (2012). Integrating detection probabilities in habitat models of amphibians breeding in Mediterranean temporary ponds. Diversity and Distributions 18, 260-272 pdf
15. Baselga A., C. Gómez-Rodríguez and J.M. Lobo (2012). Historical legacies in world amphibian diversity revealed by the turnover and nestedness components of beta diversity. PLoS ONE 7(2), e32341 pdf
14. Kelly M.G., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, M. Kahlert, S.F.P. Almeida, C. Benett, M. Bottin, F. Delmas, J.-P. Descy, G. Dörflinger, B. Kennedy, P. Marvan, L. Opatrilova, I. Pardo, P. Pfeister, J. Rosebery, S. Schneider and S. Vilbaste (2012). Establishing expectations for pan-European diatom based ecological status assessments. Ecological Indicators 20, 177-186 pdf
13. Pardo I., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, J.-G. Wasson, R. Owen, W. van de Bund, M. Kelly, C. Bennett, S. Birk, A. Buffagni, S. Erba, N. Mengin, J. Murray-Bligh and G. Ofenböeck (2012). The European reference condition concept: a scientific and technical approach to identify minimally impacted river ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment 420, 33-42 pdf
12. Lucena-Moya P., C. Gómez-Rodríguez and I. Pardo (2012). Spatio-temporal variability in water chemistry of Mediterranean coastal lagoons and its management implications. Wetlands 32, 1033-1045 pdf
11. Gómez-Rodríguez C., C. Díaz-Paniagua, J. Bustamante, L. Serrano and A. Portheault (2010). Relative importance of dynamic and static environmental variables as predictors of amphibian diversity patterns. Acta Oecologica 36, 650-658 pdf
10. Gómez-Rodríguez C., C. Díaz-Paniagua, J. Bustamante, A. Portheault and M. Florencio (2010). Inter-annual variability in amphibian assemblages: Implications for diversity assessment and conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20, 668-677 pdf
9. Gómez-Rodríguez C., A. Guisan, C. Díaz-Paniagua and J. Bustamante (2010). Application of detection probabilities to the design of amphibian monitoring programs in temporary ponds. Annales Zoologici Fennici 47(5), 306-322 pdf
8. Gómez-Rodríguez C., C. Díaz-Paniagua and J. Bustamante (2010). Evidence of hydroperiod shortening in a preserved system of temporary ponds. Remote Sensing 2, 1439-1462 pdf
7. Díaz-Paniagua C., R. Fernández-Zamudio, M. Florencio, P. García-Murillo, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, A. Portheault, L. Serrano and P. Siljeström (2010). Temporary ponds from the Doñana National Park: A system of natural habitats for the preservation of aquatic flora and fauna. Limnetica 29(1), 41-58 pdf
6. Gómez-Rodríguez C., C. Díaz-Paniagua, L. Serrano, M. Florencio and A. Portheault (2009). Mediterranean temporary ponds as amphibian breeding habitats: The importance of preserving pond networks. Aquatic Ecology 43,1179-1191 pdf
5. Florencio M., L. Serrano, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, A. Millán and C. Díaz-Paniagua (2009). Inter- and intra-annual variations of macroinvertebrate assemblages are related to the hydroperiod in Mediterranean temporary ponds. Hydrobiologia 634, 167-183 pdf
4. Rodríguez-Pérez H., M. Florencio, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, A. Green, C. Díaz-Paniagua and L. Serrano (2009). Monitoring the invasion of the aquatic bug Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis (Hemiptera: Corixidae) in the wetlands of Doñana National Park (SW Spain). Hydrobiologia 634, 209-217 pdf
3. Gómez-Rodríguez C., J. Bustamante, S. Koponen and C. Díaz-Paniagua (2008). High-resolution remote-sensing data in amphibian studies: identification of breeding sites and contribution to habitat models. Herpetological Journal 18, 103-113 pdf
2. Portheault A., C. Díaz-Paniagua and C. Gómez-Rodríguez (2007). Predation on amphibian eggs and larvae in temporary ponds: the case of Bufo calamita in southwestern Spain. Revue d´Ecologie- La Terre et la Vie 62, 315-322 pdf
1. Fortuna M.A., C. Gómez-Rodríguez and J. Bascompte (2006). Spatial network structure and amphibian persistence in stochastic environments. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 273, 1429–1434 pdf
Books and official publications
Sobral, M. and C. Gómez Rodríguez (2018). Biodiversidad y funcionamiento de los ecosistemas: mamíferos y carbono. Unidad didáctica [Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: mammals and carbon. Teaching plan]. Publicacións e Intercambio Científico da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. ISBN 978-84-16954- 72-8 Web
Díaz-Paniagua C. (coord); Díaz-Paniagua C., R. Fernández-Zamudio, L. Serrano, M. Florencio, C. Gómez Rodríguez, A. Sousa, P. Sánchez Castillo, P. García Murillo and P. Siljestrom (authors) (2015). El Sistema de Lagunas Temporales de Doñana, una red de hábitats acuáticos singulares [The System of Temporary Ponds in Doñana, a network of singular aquatic habitats]. Publicaciones del Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales. ISBN 978-84-8014-880-1
Gómez-Rodríguez C., C. Díaz-Paniagua and J. Bustamante (2011). Cartografía de lagunas temporales del Parque Nacional de Doñana [Cartography of temporary ponds in Doñana National Park]. Agencia Andaluza del Agua, Junta de Andalucía. Web Booklet
Pardo I., S. Poikane, W. Bonne (main authors); W. Uszko, W. van de Bund, R. Owen, M. Kelly, D. Pont, S. Birk, C. Bennett, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, G. Wolfram, F. Ecke, M. van den Berg, D. Ritterbusch, G. Phillips, S. Brucet and J. Ortiz-Casas (secondary authors) (2011). Revision of the consistency in reference criteria application in the phase one of the European Intercalibration Exercise. Publications Office of the European Union. ISBN: 978-92-79-20443-2. Web
Díaz-Paniagua C., C. Gómez Rodríguez, A. Portheault and W. de Vries. (2005). Los anfibios de Doñana [Amphibians in Doñana]. Publicaciones del Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales. ISBN 84-8014-600-1.
Pardo I., R. Abraín, C. Gómez-Rodríguez and E. García-Roselló (2010). Tipología de ríos y conformidad con las comunidades biológicas en el ámbito de las Confederaciones Hidrográficas del Cantábrico y Miño – Sil [River typology and biological communities in Cantabrian and Miño-Sil River Basin Districts]. Convenio entre la Universidad de Vigo y las Confederaciones Hidrográficas del Cantábrico y Miño-Sil. 28 + xi pp. NIPO 783-10-003-9. pdf
Pardo I., C. Gómez-Rodríguez and R. Abraín (2010). Sistema de clasificación del estado ecológico de los ríos en el ámbito de las Confederaciones Hidrográficas del Cantábrico y Miño- Sil [Ecological status classification system in Cantabrian and Miño-Sil River Basin Districts]. Convenio entre la Universidad de Vigo y las Confederaciones Hidrográficas del Cantábrico y Miño- Sil. 46pp. NIPO 783-10-002-3. pdf
Pardo I., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, S. Poikane, W. Bonne and W. van de Bund (2010). IC Guidance Annex III: Guidance for deriving reference conditions and defining alternative benchmarks. European Commission-Joint Research Centre.
Other publications
Florencio M., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, A. Gómez, M. Reina, E. Gutiérrez, P. Siljeström, L. Serrano and C. Díaz-Paniagua (2009). Towards a quantitative classification of temporary ponds in Doñana (SW Spain). In: Fraga i Arguimbau, P. (ed.). International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds. Proceedings and Abstracts. Consell Insular de Menorca. Recerca, 14. Maó, Menorca. P. 83-92.
Díaz-Paniagua C., C. Gómez-Rodríguez, M. Florencio and A. Portheault (2009). Why a system of heterogeneous temporary ponds favours amphibian communities? Amphibians in Doñana National Park, an example of preserved breeding habitats. In: Fraga i Arguimbau, P. (ed.). International Conference on Mediterranean Temporary Ponds. Proceedings and Abstracts. Consell Insular de Menorca. Recerca, 14. Maó, Menorca. P. 245-254.
Díaz-Paniagua C., R. Fernández-Zamudio, M. Florencio, P. García-Murillo, C. Gómez-Rodríguez, P. Siljeström and L. Serrano (2008). The temporary ponds of Doñana: conservation value and present threats. European Pond Conservation Network Newsletter, nº1 summer 2008.
Díaz-Paniagua C., A. Portheault and C. Gómez-Rodríguez (2007). Depredadores de los anfibios adultos de Doñana: Análisis cualitativo [Predators of adult amphibians in Doñana: Qualitative analysis]. Munibe 25, 148-157 pdf
Díaz-Paniagua C., C. Gómez Rodríguez, A. Portheault and W. de Vries (2006). Distribución de los anfibios del Parque Nacional de Doñana en función de la densidad y abundancia de los hábitats de reproducción [Amphibian distribution in Doñana National Park and its relationship with the density and abundance of breeding hábitats]. Revista Española de Herpetología 20, 17-30 pdf
Publications for non-specialists // Outreach
Gómez-Rodríguez, C. , A. Tate, A. Fayet, M. Rueda and M. N. Barrios García Moar (2018). International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Invited post in Animal Ecology in Focus (blog by Journal of Animal Ecology) Blog post
Guest at Efervesciencia (04/02/2018), radio program about Science in the RadioGalega Podcast (from minute 13)
Gómez-Rodríguez, C. and A.P. Vogler (2017). Fast-Moving Biodiversity Assessment: Are We Already in the Future?. Invited post in Methods Blog (British Ecological Society) Blog post
Gómez-Rodríguez, C. (2016). Onde se concentra un maior número de especies e por que?. Setestrelo (CulturaGalega) Web publication
Interview with Esturirafi (2016), blog about ecology and sustainable life Interview
Díaz Paniagua, C., M. Florencio, C. Gómez Rodríguez , R. Fernández Zamudio, A. Sousa Martín, P. García Murillo, P. Siljestrom, L. Serrano Martín (2014). Las lagunas de Doñana siguen estando en peligro. Quercus 340, 36-44 Link