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Celina Aznarez

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Former BC3 researcher

Celina Aznarez

Main Research Field:
Ecosystem services modelling. Social distribution of ecosystem services and well-being.

Was employee in BC3 from 2020-10-01 to 2023-12-31



Short CV

Celina holds since 2019 a Licentiate degree in Environmental Management from the University of the Republic (Uruguay). Between 2015 and 2018 she worked on different problem-related projects, mainly on local territorial-productive conflicts in Uruguay ranging from water quality affection, participatory ecosystem services assessments, climate change in coastal areas, and tourist-driven gentrification. Also, between 2016 and 2018 she worked as a teaching assistant and co-responsible for courses in the Licentiate degree of Environmental Management (Uruguay).

From 2017 to 2018, she conducted research funded by the Scientific Research Sectorial Commission (CSIC) to analyse the distributional patterns of ecosystem services in the Maldonado River wetland (a key area for conservation in Uruguay) from an ecological-distributive perspective. In her previous research, she addressed the socio-cultural valuation and distribution of ecosystem services in a gentrified coastal landscape in Eastern Uruguay, for which she obtained the first prize for the (degree) thesis category, in the National Urbanism Prize (2019), awarded by the Uruguayan Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment. https://youtu.be/SfXlfNWmdJU

Since mid-2018 she moved to Denmark and collaborated in research activities on the project “Climate change effects on phytoplankton and periphyton in streams and shallow lakes” (Aarhus University-Sino Danish Center). In this, she acquired experience in ecology experimental research, and laboratory activities complimenting her field background with basic science research. Further, she collaborated with international researchers on hydrological modelling of ecosystem services.

In 2020, she was awarded an INPHINIT fellowship from the “La Caixa” foundation (2020) to join the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) and ICTA-UAB to develop her PhD thesis. In her doctoral research, she explores the biodiversity contributions sustaining urban green infrastructure multifunctionality in ecosystem services provision through the lens of environmental justice.

Her latest publication is: Aznarez, C., Svenning, JC., Pacheco, J.P. et al. Luxury and legacy effects on urban biodiversity, vegetation cover and ecosystem services. npj Urban Sustain 3, 47 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00128-7

Journal Articles

  • 2024
  • Aznarez, C., Kumar, S., Marquez-Torres, A., Pascual, U., Baró, F. 2024. Ecosystem service mismatches evidence inequalities in urban heat vulnerability. Science of the Total Environment. 922. DOI (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171215).
  • 2023
  • Aznarez, C., Svenning, J.C., Pacheco, J.P., Have Kallesøe, F., Baró, F., Pascual, U. 2023. Luxury and legacy effects on urban biodiversity, vegetation cover and ecosystem services. npj Urban Sustainability. 3 (1) DOI (10.1038/s42949-023-00128-7).
  • 2022
  • Aznarez, C., Svenning, J.C., Taveira, G., Baró, F., Pascual, U. 2022. Wildness and habitat quality drive spatial patterns of urban biodiversity. Landscape and Urban Planning. 228. DOI (10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104570).
  • Pacheco, J.P., Aznarez, C., Levi, E.E., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., Jeppesen, E. 2022. Periphyton responses to nitrogen decline and warming in eutrophic shallow lake mesocosms. Hydrobiologia. 849. (17-18) 3889-3904. DOI (10.1007/s10750-021-04755-y).
  • Pacheco, J.P., Calvo, C., Aznarez, C., Barrios, M., Meerhoff, M., Jeppesen, E., Baattrup-Pedersen, A. 2022. Periphyton biomass and life-form responses to a gradient of discharge in contrasting light and nutrients scenarios in experimental lowland streams. Science of the Total Environment. 806. DOI (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150505).
  • 2021
  • Aznarez, C., Jimeno-Sáez, P., López-Ballesteros, A., Pacheco, J.P., Senent-Aparicio, J. 2021. Analysing the impact of climate change on hydrological ecosystem services in laguna del sauce (Uruguay) using the swat model and remote sensing data. Remote Sensing. 13. (10) DOI (10.3390/rs13102014).
  • Liu, Y., Aznarez, C., Jeppesen, E., He, H., Li, W., Levi, E.E., Pacheco, J.P., Cao, Y. 2021. Responses of submerged macrophytes and periphyton to warming under two nitrogen scenarios: A microcosm study. Hydrobiologia. 848. (6) 1333-1346-1346. DOI (10.1007/s10750-021-04530-z).
  • Pacheco, J.P., Aznarez, C., Meerhoff, M., Liu, Y., Li, W., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., Yu, C., Jeppesen, E. 2021. Small-sized omnivorous fish induce stronger effects on food webs than warming and eutrophication in experimental shallow lakes. Science of the Total Environment. 797. DOI (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148998).

Affiliation previous to BC3

Aznarez, C., Svenning, JC., Pacheco, J.P. et al. Luxury and legacy effects on urban biodiversity, vegetation cover and ecosystem services. npj Urban Sustain 3, 47 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-023-00128-7

Aznarez, C., Svenning, J. C., Taveira, G., Baró, F., & Pascual, U. (2022). Wildness and habitat quality drive spatial patterns of urban biodiversity. Landscape and Urban Planning, 228, 104570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104570

Calvo, C., Pacheco, J. P., Aznarez, C., Jeppesen, E., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., & Meerhoff, M. (2022). Flow pulses shape periphyton differently according to local light and nutrient conditions in experimental lowland streams. Freshwater Biology, 00, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13916

Pacheco, J.P., Aznarez, C., Levi, E.E., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., & Jeppesen, E. Periphyton responses to nitrogen decline and warming in eutrophic shallow lake mesocosms. Hydrobiologia (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04755-y

Pacheco, J. P., Calvo, C., Aznarez, C., Barrios, M., Meerhoff, M., Jeppesen, E., & Baattrup-Pedersen, A. (2021). Periphyton biomass and life-form responses to a gradient of discharge in contrasting light and nutrients scenarios in experimental lowland streams. Science of The Total Environment, 150505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150505

Pacheco, J. P., Aznarez, C., Meerhoff, M., Liu, Y., Li, W., Baattrup-Pedersen, A., ... & Jeppesen, E. (2021). Small-sized omnivorous fish induce stronger effects on food webs than warming and eutrophication in experimental shallow lakes. Science of The Total Environment, 148998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148998

Aznarez, C., Jimeno-Sáez, P., López-Ballesteros, A., Pacheco, J. P., & Senent-Aparicio, J. (2021). Analysing the Impact of Climate Change on Hydrological Ecosystem Services in Laguna del Sauce (Uruguay) Using the SWAT Model and Remote Sensing Data. Remote Sensing, 13(10), 2014. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13102014

Liu, Y., Aznarez, C., Jeppesen, E. et al. Responses of submerged macrophytes and periphyton to warming under two nitrogen scenarios: A microcosm study. Hydrobiologia 848, 1333–1346 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04530-z

Affiliation previous to BC3

Aznarez, C. (2021). Social distribution and access to ecosystem services: approaches for the alleviation of socio-environmental inequalities. In: M. Apollo and P. Moolio (Eds.), Poverty and Development: Current Problems and Prospects. ISBN: 9781845418465. Channel view publications, UK.

Affiliation previous to BC3

Short film about the winning project of the national urbanism award (Uruguay) in the thesis category.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfXlfNWmdJU&ab_channel=CanalMVOTMA
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