Jorge L. Gutiérrez
Dr. in Biology, 2003
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata, Argentina
I investigate how the activities or traits of particular organisms affect biodiversity and functions in the ecosystems they live, with emphasis on impacts that proceed via the physical creation, modification, and maintenance of habitats - or physical ecosystem engineering. Most of my current field research focuses on physical-biological interactions in Argentinean rocky intertidal habitats, considering both the effect of physical ecosystem engineers (such as mussels, macroalgae, or rock-boring bivalves) on their biodiversity and functions, and the effect of physical factors (such as wave action and dessication) on these engineers. Other field research relates to biogeography and natural history of intertidal organisms. I am also involved in synthetic, conceptual developments thar relate the ecosystem engineering concept with other fields of ecological research (e.g., invasive species, biogeochemical processing) and aid to its integration into ecological theory.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Gutiérrez, J.L., Jones, C.G, Ribeiro, P.D., Findlay, S.E.G., Groffman, P.M. 2017. Crab burrowing limits surface litter accumulation in a temperate salt marsh: implications for ecosystem functioning and connectivity. Ecosystems (DOI 10.1007/s10021-017-0200-6).
Bagur, M., Gutiérrez, J.L., Arribas, L.P., Palomo, M.G. 2016. Complementary influences of co-occurring physical ecosystem engineers on species richness: insights from a Patagonian rocky shore. Biodiversity and Conservation
doi:10.1007/s10531-016-1203-x
Gutiérrez, J.L., Palomo, M.G., Bagur, M., Arribas, L.P., Soria, S.A. 2015. Wave action limits crowding in an intertidal mussel. Marine Ecology Progress Series 518: 153-163
Gutiérrez, J.L., Jones, C.G., Byers, J.E., Arkema, K.K., Berkenbusch, K., Committo, J.A., Duarte, C.M., Hacker, S.D., Hendriks, I.E., Hogarth, P.J., Lambrinos, J.G., Palomo, M.G., Wild, C. 2011. Physical ecosystem engineers and the functioning of estuaries and coasts. In: Heip, C.H.R., Philippart, C.J.M., Middelburg, J.J. (Eds.). Volume 7: Functioning of Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems. In: Wolanski, E., McLusky, D. (Eds.), Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. pp. 53-81.
Gutiérrez, J.L., Jones, C.G. 2006. Physical ecosystem engineers as agents of biogeochemical heterogeneity. BioScience 56: 227-236.
Gutiérrez, J.L., Jones, C.G., Strayer, D.L., Iribarne, O.O. 2003. Mollusks as ecosystem engineers: The role of shell production in aquatic habitats. Oikos 101: 79-90.
Punta Cantera, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
