A5068409212- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Forest ecology and management
- Plant and animal studies
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Geography and Environmental Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Growth and nutrition in plants
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx
2017-2025
Estación Biológica de Doñana
2019-2024
Stanford University
2016-2019
Carnegie Institution for Science
2015-2018
Universidade de São Paulo
2011-2018
Boiron (France)
2008
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
2006
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
1998
Instituto de Botânica
1990
Abstract Understanding the distribution of biodiversity across Earth is one most challenging questions in biology. Much research has been directed at explaining species latitudinal pattern showing that communities are richer tropical areas; however, despite decades research, a general consensus not yet emerged. In addition, global patterns being rapidly altered by human activities. Here, we aim to describe large‐scale richness and diversity terrestrial vertebrate scavenger...
The organization of ecological assemblages has important implications for ecosystem functioning, but little is known about how scavenger communities organize at the global scale. Here, we test four hypotheses on factors affecting network structure terrestrial vertebrate and its functioning. We expect to be more nested (i.e. structured): 1) in species‐rich productive regions, as nestedness been linked high competition carrion resources, 2) regions with low human impact, because most efficient...
Abstract Species assemblages often have a non‐random nested organization, which in vertebrate scavenger (carrion‐consuming) is thought to be driven by facilitation competitive environments. However, not all species play the same role maintaining assemblage structure, as some are obligate scavengers (i.e., vultures) and others facultative, scavenging opportunistically. We used database with 177 from 53 22 countries across five continents identify functional traits of key network structure....
Abstract Context The abandonment of traditional practices has transformed agro-pastoral systems, leading to a more frequent occurrence passive rewilding Mediterranean landscapes. Reconstructing ecosystem responses climate under different grazing conditions (i.e., wild, and domestic ungulates) is important understand the future these ecosystems. Objectives Here we study roles wild herbivory in defining climate-vegetation interaction. Specifically, evaluated (1) effect on primary productivity...
Abstract The continuity of traditional extensive livestock farming is being challenged by rapid socioeconomic and environmental changes, threatening livelihoods ecosystem services critical to food security sustainability. We conducted a large-scale assessment involving 255 farmers across six systems in Spain understand their perceptions vulnerabilities. Using the Coupled Infrastructure Systems framework, we identified 24 different vulnerabilities, mainly caused external biophysical...
  Large extensions of grasslands in Europe are managed with ungulate presence for food production, rural livelihoods, and (more recently) soil carbon sequestration goals. Grazing regimes hold ecological balance, it is not clear how management succession dynamics impact SOC stabilization. While there increasing recognition that integration large herbivores into productive systems can be key restoring quality, research ongoing on under what conditions this may occur,...
C storage in grasslands has been estimated to comprise between 10-30% of global soil C. More than half the world's land surface is grazed, accounting for approximately one fourth potential sequestration world soils. Due this large potential, significant research efforts have oriented toward characterizing grazed lands. Many scientific studies concur that grazing may a positive effect on concentrations at low and moderate levels, negative high levels. However, not characterized fully...
High-resolution airborne imaging spectroscopy represents a promising avenue for mapping the spread of invasive tree species through native forests, but this technology to be useful forest managers there are two main technical challenges that must addressed: (1) single focal amongst diverse array other species; and (2) detecting early outbreaks plant often hidden beneath canopy. To address these challenges, we investigated performance single-class classification frameworks—Biased Support...
Abstract Interactions between plants and their root‐associated fungi (RAF) may influence the relative abundance of tree species determine forest community diversity. Such plant–soil feedbacks in turn depend on degree to which spatial distance phylogenetic relatedness host trees structure pathogen mutualist communities, but research detailing these aspects RAF communities is lacking. Here, we characterize plant–RAF associations across a diverse plant community, focusing are structured by...
Plant–animal interactions are key to sustaining whole communities and ecosystem function. However, their complexity may limit our understanding of the underlying mechanisms species involved. The ecological effects epizoochory remain little known compared other seed dispersal given few vectors identified. In addition, is mostly considered non-mutualistic since dispersers do not obtain nutritional rewards. Here, we show a widespread but unknown mutualistic interaction between parrots plants...
Animal populations have developed multiple strategies to deal with environmental change. Among them, the demographic buffering strategy consists in constraining temporal variation of vital rate(s) that most affect(s) overall performance population. Tortoises are known buffer their adult survival, which typically has highest contribution population growth rate λ, at expense a high variability on reproductive rates, contribute far less λ. To identify effects projected increases droughts its...
Abstract Zoonoses constitute a major risk to human health. Comprehensive assessments on the potential emergence of novel disease outbreaks are essential ensure effectiveness sanitary controls and establish mitigating actions. Through continental‐scale survey rural settlements conducted over 13 years in 15 Neotropical countries, we document vast extent poaching meet local demand for pets, resulting thousands families living with ca. 275 species wild animals without any controls. Parrots...
Abstract The management of animal endangered species requires detailed information on their distribution and abundance, which is often hard to obtain. When animals communicate using sounds, one option use automatic sound recorders gather the for long periods time with low effort. One drawback this method that processing all manually large amounts Our objective was create a relatively “user‐friendly” (i.e., does not require big programming skills) detection algorithm improve our ability get...
Summary The widespread degradation of natural ecosystems requires cost‐efficient restoration techniques that minimize risk and consider context‐specific conditions. However, meeting these demands can be difficult because information on ecosystem‐level factors controlling vegetation continuous spatial data species interactions are often lacking. Using airborne light detection ranging (LiDAR) from a Hawaiian dry forest, we delineated crowns assessed the 3D structure more than 700 000 shrubs...
Abstract Aim No human activity has changed natural habitat availability and ecosystem functioning more than agriculture. As a consequence, species may be forced to use croplands as foraging habitat, resulting in potential conflicts with farmers. To assess the causes consequences of wildlife–agriculture interactions, we investigated underlying associations among traits, climate landscapes factors that determine parrot croplands, related them their conservation status. Location Global. Methods...
Parrots stand out among birds because of their poor conservation status and the lack available information on population sizes trends. Estimating parrot abundance is complicated by high mobility, gregariousness, patchy distributions, rarity many species. Roadside car surveys can be useful to cover large areas increase probability detecting spatially aggregated species or those occurring at very low densities. However, such may biased due inability handle differences in detectability...