Óscar Belmar Díaz

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Posdoc researcher

Dept. Ecology & Hidrology (UMU)

  • PhD. University of Murcia, 2013.
  • M.S. in Water management and administration. University of Murcia, 2009.
  • M.S. in Hydrological consultancy and aquatic ecosystems management. University of Murcia, 2008.
  • B.Sc. Environmental Science. University of Murcia, 2007.
e-mails:
1) um.es : oscarbd
2) gmail.com : oscarbelmardiaz
Research stays:

    Department of Geography, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. 2009. 3 months.
    School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States. 2010. 3 months.
    Environmental Hydraulic Institute, University of Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, Spain. 2011. 3 months.

Research interest:

    Environmental flows.
    Ecosystem indicators.
    Conservation.
    Responses to disturbances

Selected publications (ask me for any of them):

BELMAR, O.; BRUNO, D.; MARTÍNEZ-CAPEL, F; BARQUÍN, J.; VELASCO, J. 2013. Effects of flow regime alteration on fluvial habitats and riparian quality in a semiarid Mediterranean basin. Ecological Indicators 30:52-64. Link.

BELMAR, O.; VELASCO, J.; GUTIÉRREZ-CÁNOVAS, C.; MELLADO, A., MILLÁN, A. & WOOD, P.J. 2012. The role of natural flow regimes on macroinvertebrate assemblages in a semiarid Mediterranean basin. Ecohydrology. DOI: 10.1002/eco.1274. Link.

BELMAR, O.; VELASCO, J.; GUTIÉRREZ-CÁNOVAS, C.; MILLÁN, A.; MELLADO-DÍAZ, A. & WOOD, P.J. 2012. Flow stability and minimum flows as the major determinants of macroinvertebrte communities in a semiarid Mediterranean basin, the Segura River (SE Spain). In: 9th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE) 17/09/2012-21/09/2012, Vienna (Austria). Open link .

BELMAR, O.; VELASCO, J.; PEREDO-PARADA, M.; MARTÍNEZ-CAPEL, F. & SNELDER, T.H. 2012. Are a priori classifications useful to support environmental flow assessments in a Mediterranean basin? Water Resources Management 26:3801-3817 . Link.

BELMAR, O.; VELASCO, J. & MARTÍNEZ-CAPEL, F. 2011. Hydrological classification of natural flow regimes to support environmental flow assessments in intensively regulated Mediterranean Rivers, Segura River Basin (Spain). Environmental management 47: 992-1004. Link.

BELMAR, O.; VELASCO, J., MARTÍNEZ-CAPEL, F. & MARÍN, A. 2010. Natural flow regime, degree of alteration and environmental flows in the Mula stream (Segura River basin, SE Spain). Limnetica* 29 (2): 353-368. Open link.

* Awarded as the best paper published by a young researcher (biennium 2010-2011)

BELMAR, O.; VELASCO, J., MARTÍNEZ-CAPEL, F. & MILLÁN, A. 2008. Caracterización del régimen natural de caudales del río Moratalla (Murcia, España) y sus implicaciones en la ghestión del agua. In: 6º Congreso Ibérico sobre Gestión y Planificación del Agua, 04/12/2008-07/12/2008, Vitoria (Spain) Open link.

Last update: 20/03/2013.