PhD in Geography (Physical) from the University of Barcelona (1997). Research and lecturing in the University of the Balearic Islands from October 1998.My research interests are on: i) fluvial geomorphology (effects of hydropeaking in initiation of motion in gravel-bed rivers, sediment transport in rivers, fluvial network evolution), ii) hydrology in Mediterranean temporary streams (time series analyses, zero-flow hydrology and freshwater ecology), iii) water resources in Mediterranean regions (water management, urban and tourist water consumption, water pricing) and iv) historical aerial photography for assessing long-term landscape change.Recent research projects- 2024-26. LocAll4Flood. Flash flood risk prevention & resilience in Mediterranean area through an Integrated Multi-stakeholder Governance Model, gathering prevention, adaptation and mitigation solutions (Euro-MED0200814). Interreg Euro-MED. PI: University of Vic. 2.343.206€. IP partner UIB Celso Garcia. - 2023-28. Accelerating and mainstreaming transformative NATure-bAsed solutions to enhance resiLIEence to climate change for diverse bio-geographical European regions. Horizon Europe (HORIZON-MISS-2022-CLIMA-01). Project: 101112859-NATALIE. 15.033.486 €. IP Partner UIB: Celso Garcia. - 2022-24. El papel de la eliminacion de represas en la restauracion del equilibrio morfosedimentario y flujos de carbono en redes fluviales: balance de agua y recarga de acuiferos (TED2021-130815B-C33). UNDAMMED. IP: Celso García. - 2021-24. Caudales ambientales de los torrentes de la isla de Menorca. Ref: PDR2020/38. Conselleria de Fons Europeus, Universitats i Cultura. Govern Illes Balears. IP: Pablo Rodríguez-Lozano.Most recent publications-Carlson, S.M., Ruhi, A., Bogan, M.T., Wölfle-Hazard, C., Ayers, J., Grantham, T.E., Batalla, R.J., Garcia, C. 2024. Losing flow in free-flowing Mediterranean-climate streams. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 22: e2737. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2737-García, C., Deyà-Tortella, B., Lorenzo-Lacruz, J., Morán-Tejeda, E., Rodríguez-Lozano, P., Tirado, D. 2023. Zero tourism due to COVID-19: an opportunity to assess water consumption associated to tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 31(8), 1869-1884. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2022.2079652-Rotger-Pujadas, C., García, C., Rodríguez-Lozano, P. 2023. How are non-perennial streams depicted by mass media? The influence of a catastrophic flood. Ecosystems and People, 19:1, https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2023.2263097 -Rodríguez-Lozano, P., Lobera, G., Pardo, I., García, L. Garcia, C. 2023. Conservation of temporary streams: the relevance of spatiotemporal variation in beta diversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4005 - Lorenzo-Lacruz, J., Morán-Tejeda,E., Vicente-Serrano, S.M., Hannaford, J., García, C., Peña-Angulo, D., Murphy, C. 2022. Streamflow frequency changes across western Europe and interactions with North Atlantic atmospheric circulation patterns, Global and Planetary Change, 212,103797 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103797- Lobera, G., Pardo, I., García, L., Garcia, C., Ribeiro, L. O., Verdonschot, P. F. M. 2021. Responses of resources and consumers to experimental flow pulses in a temporary Mediterranean stream. Science of The Total Environment 753, 141843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141843-Mestre-Runge, C.; Lorenzo-Lacruz, J.; Ortega-Mclear, A.; Garcia, C. 2023. An Optimized Workflow for Digital Surface Model Series Generation Based on Historical Aerial Images: Testing and Quality Assessment in the Beach-Dune System of Sa Ràpita-Es Trenc (Mallorca, Spain). Remote Sensing 15 (8), 2044. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15082044 -López, R., Ville, F., Garcia, C., Batalla, R.J. Vericat, D. 2023. Bed-material entrainment in a mountain river affected by hydropeaking. Science of The Total Environment 856, Part 1, 2023, 159065, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159065 - Cruz-Pérez, N., Rodríguez-Martín, J., García, C. et al. 2021. Comparative study of the environmental footprints of marinas on European Islands. Scientific Reports 11, 9410 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88896-z- García, C., Ginard-Bujosa, A., Petrus, J.M. 2021. Interés geoestratégico de las Islas Baleares y actividades de reconocimiento aéreo de la Royal Air Force (1941-1944). Investigaciones Geográficas, 75, 187-202. https://doi.org/10.14198/INGEO.17692- Batalla, R. J., Gibbins, C. N., Alcazar, J., Garcia, C., & Vericat, D. (6/12) 2021. Hydropeaked rivers need attention. Environmental Research Letters 16(2),021001 https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abce26
