HR Excellence in Science

MSc. Ma. Cristina Paule Mercado, Ph.D.

Job Position: Research Scientist - Department of Hydrochemistry and Ecosystem Modelling (HEM)

Contact details

Phone: +420 387 77 5876
E-mail: cristina.mercado@hbu.cas.cz
Room: 323NB

Description

Research interest:
• Numerical and computer modelling of hydrodynamics and water quality in waterbodies
• Limnology, eutrophication, and nutrient cycles in lakes and reservoirs
• Nonpoint source pollution monitoring, modelling and management
• GIS application on water quality, land use and land cover and climate change and watershed management
• Faecal indicator bacteria and metagenomics

Curriculum vitae

Researcher ID

 

Web of Science ResearcherID: AAC-2513-2021

OCID: 0000-0002-3694-4535

SCOPUS ID: 57120044900

 

Education:

 

2010-2016 - Integrated MS and PhD Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering & Energy, Myongji University, South Korea (Dissertation: “Stormwater Quantity and Quality Changes in Response to Land Development”).

2002-2006 – BSc. Forestry, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños (Thesis: “GIS-Aided Biological Diversity Assessment of a Production Forest: The Case of SUDECOR, Mindanao, Philippines”).

 

Scientific and professional experience:

 

2024 – present - Associate Scientist, Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, 37005, Czech Republic.

 

2019 – 2024 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, 37005, Czech Republic.

 

2016 – 2019 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Myongji University, 17058, South Korea

 

2011- 2016 – Researcher, Department of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Myongji University, 17058, South Korea

 

2007 – 2011 – Researcher, Geographic Information System and Image Processing Laboratory International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, 4031, Philippines

 

Teaching experience:

 

2011 – 2016 (every spring semester) - Water quality modelling, Department of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Myongji University, 17058, South Korea

 

Projects:

2023–2025 – Team member of the project “Water scarcity hotspots in Central Europe based on the composition of water isotopes in lakes: hydrological, climatic, and socio-economic determinants” (Czech Science Foundation (23-07152S), principal investigator Yuliya Vystavna).

 

2021–2024 – Team member of the project “Drinking WAter Readiness for the Future” (Technology Agency CR, EEA and Norway Grants, principal investigator Petr Porcal)

 

2018–2022 – Team member (joined in 2019) of the project "Biomanipulation as a tool for the improvement of reservoir water quality" (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport CR from support of EU funds, principal investigators Jan Kubečka and Tomáš Jůza)

 

2016–2019 – Co-investigator Team member of the project " Development of advanced technologies for assessing nonpoint pollution in watershed " (Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, co-principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2016–2019 – Team member of the project "Development of integrated estuarine management system " (Korea Institute of Marine Science &Technology Promotion, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2016–2019 – Team member of the project "Study on improvement of marine environments in the Shihwa costal reservoir: ocean total pollution load management system" (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2014–2016 – Team member of the project " Development of integrated estuarine management system " (Korea Institute of Marine Science &Technology Promotion, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2013–2014 – Team member of the project " Study of ocean total pollution load management system" (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2011–2016 – Team member of the project " Development of advanced technologies for assessing nonpoint pollution in watersheds" (Kyungpook National University Industry and Academia Cooperation Foundation, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2011–2013 – Team member of the project " Study on improvement of marine environments in the Shihwa costal reservoir: ocean total pollution load management system" (Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2011–2012 – Team member of the project " Development of integrated estuarine management system (policy management: Youngsan river estuary)" (Inha University Industry and Academia Cooperation Foundation, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

2010–2011 – Team member of the project " Development of integrated estuarine management system (integrated estuarine management system: policy management division)" (Inha University Industry and Academia Cooperation Foundation, principal investigators Chang-Hee Lee)

 

Awards received

 

2020 - Incorporation of the Biology Centre of the CAS into the European Research Area (IBERA), Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, 37005, Czech Republic.

 

2016 - Meritorious Academic Achievement Award, Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea, Inc. Philippine Embassy, Seoul City, South Korea

 

2010 – 2016 - Myongji University International Scholarship, Integrated MS and Doctoral Degree, Yongin City, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, South Korea

 

Reviewer or member of steering committees

 

Reviewer of Journals: Science of the Total Environment (February 2016 to present; >10 times); Water Science and Technology (2017 to present; >10 times); Desalination and Water Treatment (June 2014 to present; >15 times); Ecological Indicator (July 2018 to present; >5 times); Sustainability (November 2019 to present; >5 times)

 

Editorial boarder and/or member of steering committees: Water (Topical Advisory Panel), Inland Waters (Associate Editor)

 

Membership/affiliations

  • Member, The International Society of Limnology (2020 – present)
  • Member, Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) (2020 – present)
  • Member, Korean Society of Environmental Engineers (2011 – present)
  • Member, Organization of Filipino Scholars in Korea (2011 – present)
  • Registered Forester Republic of the Philippines Professional Regulation Commission (since 2007)
  • University of the Philippines Los Baños Forestry Society

 

Publications

 

  1. Published papers in TR or SCOPUS listed journals
  1. I. Salim, R. U. Sajjad, M. A. Paule-Mercado, S. A. Memon, B. Lee, C. Sukhbaatar and C.-H. Lee. (2019) Comparison of two receptor models PCA-MLR and PMF for source identification and apportionment of pollution carried by runoff from catchment and sub-watershed areas with mixed land cover in South Korea, Science of The Total Environment, 663, 746-775. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.377.

 

  1. R. U. Sajjad, M. A. Paule-Mercado, I. Salim, S. A. Memon, C. Sukhbaatar and C.-H. Lee. (2019) Temporal variability of suspended solids in construction runoff and evaluation of time-paced sampling strategies, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191(2):110. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7195-8.

 

  1. Salim, M. A. Paule-Mercado, R. U. Sajjad, S. A. Memon, B.-Y. Lee, C. Sukhbaatar and C.-H. Lee. (2019) Trend analysis of rainfall characteristics and its impact on stormwater runoff quality from urban and agricultural catchment, Membrane and Water Treatment, 10, (1) 45-55. DOI: 10.12989/mwt.2019.10.1.047.

 

  1. M. A. Paule-Mercado, I. Salim, B.-Y. Lee, C.-H. Lee, D. Jahng. (2019) Intra-event variability of bacterial composition in stormwater runoff from mixed land use and land cover catchment, Membrane and Water Treatment, 10, (1) 29-38. DOI: 10.12989/mwt.2019.10.1.029.

 

  1. M. A. Paule-Mercado, I. Salim, B.-Y. Lee, S. Memon, R. Sajjad, C. Sukhbaatar and C. Lee. (2018) Monitoring and quantification of stormwater runoff from mixed land use and land cover catchment in response to land development, Ecological Indicator, 93, 1112-1125. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.06.006.

 

  1. M. A. Paule-Mercado, B.Y. Lee, S.A. Memon, S.R. Umer, I. Salim, and C.-H. Lee. (2017) Influence of land development on stormwater runoff from a mixed land use and land cover catchment, Science of the Total Environment. 599-600, 2142-2155. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.081.

 

  1. M. A. Paule-Mercado and C.-H. Lee. (2017) Calibration of the SWMM for a mixed land use and land cover catchment in Yongin, South Korea. Desalination and Water Treatment. 63, 381-388. DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2017.11441.

 

  1. S. Memon, M. A. Paule-Mercado, S. Yoo, R. Umer, B.-Y. Lee, C. Sukhbaatar, and C.-H. Lee. (2017) Trend of storm water runoff pollutants temporal variability from different land use sites in Korea. Desalination and Water Treatment. 63, 433-441. DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2017.11455. IF = 1, TC = 4

 

  1. M. A. Paule-Mercado, J. S. Ventura, S. A. Memon, D. Jahng, J.-H. Kang and C.-H. Lee. (2016) Monitoring and predicting the fecal indicator concentrations from agricultural, mixed land use and urban stormwater runoff. Science of Total Environment, 550, 1171-1181. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.026.

 

  1. R. Sajjad, K. Kim, S. Memon, C. Sukhbaatar, M. A. Paule, B.Y. Lee and C-H. Lee. (2015) Characterization of Stormwater Runoff from a Light Rail Transit Area. Water Environment Research. 87(9), 813-822. doi: 10.2175/106143015X14362865226356.

 

  1. M. A. Paule, J.-R. S. Ventura, S. Memon, B.-Y. Lee, D. Jahng, M. Kang and C.-H. Lee. (2015). Fecal contamination in Yongin watershed: association to land use and land cover and stormwater quality. Desalination and Water Treatment. 53(11), 3026-3038. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.922281.

 

  1. L. Alfonso, K. Madarang, M. Lee, D. H. Lee, M. A. Paule, C.-H. Lee and J. Kang. (2015) Wet weather discharge characteristics of phosphorus and management implications in a mixed land-use watershed. Desalination and Water Treatment. 53(11) 3054-3065. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.922290.

 

  1. S. Memon, M. A. Paule, B.-Y. Lee, R. Umer, C. Sukhbaatar and C.-Hee Lee. (2015) Investigation of turbidity and suspended solids behavior in storm water run-off from different land-use sites in South Korea. Desalination and Water Treatment. 53(11), 3088-3095. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.922312.

 

  1. M. A. Paule, S. A. Memon, B.-Y. Lee, S. R. Umer and C.-H. Lee. (2014) Stormwater runoff quality in correlation to land use and land cover development in Yongin, South Korea. Water Science & Technology. 70(2), 218-25. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.207.

 

  1. S. Memon, M. A. Paule, S. Park, B.-Y. Lee, S. Kang, R. Umer and C.-H. Lee. (2013) Monitoring of land use change impact on stormwater runoff and pollutant loading estimation in Yongin watershed Korea. Desalination and Water Treatment. 51(19-21), 4088–4096. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.781105.

 

  1. B.-Y. Lee, S. Park, M. A. Paule, W. Jun, and C.-H. Lee. (2012) Effects of Impervious Cover on the Surface Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem of the Kyeongan Stream in South Korea. Water Environment Research. 84 (8) 635-645. DOI: 10.2175/106143012X13373550426878.

 

  1. Published papers in Refereed but Non-TR or SCOPUS listed journals

 

  1. Hejzlar J., Porcal P., Jarošík J., Paule-Mercado M., Voght R.D., Haaland S. (2024) Řízení kvality vody v nádržích režimem vypouštění, zkratováním přítoku a selektivním odtokem z různých hloubek. [Control of water quality in reservoirs through discharge mode, short-circuiting of inflow and selective outflow from different depths.] Schválená metodika 1-50.

 

  1. Hejzlar J., Porcal P., Kopáček J., Jarošík J., Paule-Mercado M. (2023) Předpovědní model DOC v přítoku do VN Římov a ve vodárenském odběru z nádrže. [Forecast model of DOC in the inflow to the Římov water reservoir and in the withdrawal of water from the reservoir.] Sborník konference Vodárenská biologie 45–50.

 

  1. M. A. Paule, S. Memon, B.-Y Lee, U. Raja, C. Sukhbaatar, J.-R S. Ventura, D. Jahng, J. Kang, and C.-H. Lee. (2014) Statistical Evaluation of Intra-event Variability of Fecal Indicator in Stormwater Runoff from Different Land uses. In: Ames, D.P., Quinn, N.W.T., Rizzoli, A.E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, June 15-19, 2014, San Diego, California, USA. ISBN: 978-88-9035-744-2.

 

  1. M. A. Paule, J. G. Cuerdo, M.A. Reyes, A. Rala, J. van Etten, A. Nelson, and R.J. Hijmans, 2010. Mapping genebank collections. Rice Today 9(2): 30-31.

Publications
Total found: 18 records
Clopin F., Micella I., Mesman J.P., Paule-Mercado M., Amadori M., Lin S., de Senerpont Domis L.N., de Klein J.J.M. (2025) Integrated models of nutrient dynamics in lake and reservoir watersheds: A systematic review and integrated modelling decision pathway. Environmental Modelling & Software 185 : 106321.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106321
Hejzlar J., Potužák J., Míček M., Jarošík J., Paule-Mercado M., Znachor P., Porcal P. (2025) Vliv způsobu vypouštění z nádrže Římov za povodně v září 2024 na následnou jakost vodárenského odběru. [The influence of the type of discharge from the Římov reservoir during the flood in September 2024 on the subsequent quality of the water withdrawal.] Sborník konference Vodní nádrže 41–48.
Cianci-Gaskill J.A., Klug J.L., Merrell K.C., Millar E.E., Wain D.J., van Wijk D., Paule-Mercado M., Finlay K., Glines M.R., Munthali E.M., Teurlincx S., Borre L., Yan N.D. (2024) A lake management framework for global application: monitoring, restoring, and protecting lakes through community engagement. Lake and Reservoir Management 40 : 66–92.
DOI: 10.1080/10402381.2023.2299868
Haaland S., Hejzlar J., Eikebrokk B., Orderud G., Paule-Mercado M., Porcal P., Sláma J., Vogt R.D. (2024) Predicting the dissolved natural organic matter (DNOM) concentration and the specific ultraviolet absorption (sUVa) index in a browning central European stream. Ecological Indicators 165 : 112200.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112200
Harris T.D., Reinl K.L., Azarderakhsh M., Berger S.A., Berman M.C., Bizic M., Bhattacharya R., Burnet S.H., Cianci-Gaskill J.A., Domis L.N.d.S., Elfferich I., Ger K.A., Grossart H., Ibelings B.W., Ionescu D., Kouhanestani Z.M., Mauch J., McElarney Y.R., Nava V., North R.L., Ogashawara I., Paule-Mercado M., Soria-Píriz S., Sun X., Trout-Haney J.V., Weyhenmeyer G., Yokota K., Zhan Q. (2024) What makes a cyanobacterial bloom disappear? A review of the abiotic and biotic cyanobacterial bloom loss factors. Harmful Algae 133 : 102599.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2024.102599
Hejzlar J., Porcal P., Jarošík J., Paule-Mercado M., Voght R.D., Haaland S. (2024) Řízení kvality vody v nádržích režimem vypouštění, zkratováním přítoku a selektivním odtokem z různých hloubek. [Control of water quality in reservoirs through discharge mode, short-circuiting of inflow and selective outflow from different depths.] Schválená metodika 1-50.
Paule-Mercado M., Rabaneda Bueno R., Porcal P., Kopáček M., Huneau F., Vystavna Y. (2024) Climate and land use shape the water balance and water quality in selected European lakes. Scientific Reports 14 : 8049.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58401-3
Weyhenmeyer G., Chukwuka A.V., Anneville O., Brookes J., Carvalho C.R., Cotner J.B., Grossart H., Hamilton D.P., Hanson P.C., Hejzlar J., Hilt S., Hipsey M., Ibelings B.W., Jacquet S., Kangur K., Kragh T., Lehner B., Lepori F. , Lukubye B., Marce R., McElarney Y., Paule-Mercado M., North R., Rojas‐Jimenez K., Rusak J., Sharma S., Scordo F., de Senerpont Domis L.N., Sø J.S., Wood S.A., Xenopoulos M., Zhou Y. (2024) Global lake health in the Anthropocene: Societal implications and treatment strategies. Earth's Future 12 : e2023EF004387.
DOI: 10.1029/2023EF004387
Hejzlar J., Porcal P., Kopáček J., Jarošík J., Paule-Mercado M. (2023) Předpovědní model DOC v přítoku do VN Římov a ve vodárenském odběru z nádrže. [Forecast model of DOC in the inflow to the Římov water reservoir and in the withdrawal of water from the reservoir.] Sborník konference Vodárenská biologie 45–50.
Kong X., Determann M., Andersen T.K., Barbosa C.C., Dadi T. , Janssen A.B.G., Paule-Mercado M., Pujoni D.G.F., Schultze M., Rinke K. (2023) Synergistic effects of warming and internal nutrient loading interfere with the long-term stability of lake restoration and induce sudden re-eutrophication. Environmental Science & Technology 57 : 4003–4013.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c07181
Reinl K.L., Harris T.D., North R.L., Almela P., Berger S.A., Bizic M., Burnet S.H., Grossart H., Ibelings B.W., Jakobsson E., Knoll L.B., Lafrancois B.M., McElarney Y., Morales-Williams A.M., Obertegger U., Ogashawara I., Paule-Mercado M., Peierls B.L., Rusak J., Sarkar S., Sharma S., Trout-Haney J.V., Urrutia-Cordero P., Venkiteswaran J.J., Wain D.J., Warner K., Weyhenmeyer G., Yokota K. (2023) Blooms also like it cold. Limnology and Oceanography Letters 8 : 546–564.
DOI: 10.1002/lol2.10316
Vogt R.D., Porcal P., Hejzlar J., Paule-Mercado M., Haaland S., Gundersen C.B., Orderud G., Eikebrokk B. (2023) Distinguishing between sources of natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) based on its characteristics. Water 15 : 3006.
DOI: 10.3390/w15163006
Vystavna Y., Paule-Mercado M., Schmidt S., Hejzlar J., Porcal P., Matiatos I. (2023) Nutrient dynamics in temperate European catchments of different land use under changing climate. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 45 : 101288.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101288
Hejzlar J., Jarošík J., Mercado M., Porcal P. (2022) Optimalizace odtokového režimu ve VN Římov z hlediska vodárenského odběru. [Optimization of the outflow regime in the Římov reservoir from the point of view of water supply.] Vodní nádrže 2022 26-31.
Paule-Mercado M., Salim I., Sajjad R.U., Memon S.A., Sukhbaatar C., Lee B.-Y., Lee C.-H. (2022) Quantifying the effects of land use change and aggregate stormwater management practices on fecal coliform dynamics in a temperate catchment. Science of the Total Environment 838 : 155608.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155608
Schmidt S., Hejzlar J., Kopáček J., Mercado M., Porcal P., Vystavna Y., Lanta V. (2022) Forest damage and subsequent recovery alter the water composition in mountain lake catchments. Science of the Total Environment 827 : 154293.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154293 0048-9697
Schmidt S., Hejzlar J., Kopáček J., Paule-Mercado M., Porcal P., Vystavna Y. (2021) Relationships between a catchment-scale forest disturbance index, time delays, and chemical properties of surface water. Ecological Indicators 125 : 107558.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107558
Vystavna Y., Mercado M., Juras R., Schmidt S., Kopáček J., Hejzlar J., Huneau F. (2021) Effect of snowmelt on the dynamics, isotopic and chemical composition of runoff in mature and regenerated forested catchments. Journal of Hydrology 598 : 126437.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126437

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