A5045060473- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Climate variability and models
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Forest ecology and management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
University of Alicante
2014-2024
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2023-2024
Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies
2021-2023
Drought-related tree mortality is a global phenomenon that currently affects wide range of forests. Key functional variables on plant hydraulics, carbon economy, growth and allocation have been identified play role in drought responses. However, thresholds based such are difficult to identify, especially under field conditions. We studied several Aleppo pine populations differently affected by an extreme event 2014, with rates ranging from no 90% the most severely population. hypothesized...
Tree growth and forest development depend to a large degree on climatic conditions. This is mostly because they are determining primary production, respiration losses, water demand availability. The complex nature interacting climate components, however, represents challenge if carbon sequestration should be evaluated under changing Therefore, we apply physiologically-based model (LandscapeDNDC) that has been 15 ICOS flux tower sites, all forested area in Germany order investigate the...
Abstract Groundwater resources are typically the main fresh water source in arid and semi‐arid regions. Natural recharge of aquifers is mainly based on precipitation; however, only heavy precipitation events (HPEs) expected to produce appreciable aquifer these environments. In this work, we used daily monthly level time series from different locations over a Mediterranean region Southeastern Spain identify critical threshold value define HPEs that lead region. Wavelet trend analyses were...
Abstract Mediterranean aquifers are frequently subject to the joint effect of intensive exploitation and low recharge values. Besides, groundwater is only available water resource in many regions. Groundwater studies therefore necessary underpin management practices. This manuscript presents a methodology estimate small limestone aquifer southeastern Spain. The HYDROBAL model used calculate daily soil balances on basis hydrological data as well vegetation cover. Deep drainage outputs...
Acer monspessulanum (Montpellier Maple) is an important deciduous tree species native to the Mediterranean region. It largely distributed in southern part of western Europe; however, it geographically less present north Africa and Asia. The effects most significant environmental variables for its habitat suitability, climate change, are unclear terms future changes distribution. objective study was model current geographical potential distribution Montpellier Maple basin West Asia using...
Abstract. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the regions most affected by climate change, which poses significant challenges to agricultural efficiency and food security. While rising temperatures decreasing precipitation levels already impose great risks, effects compound extreme events (CEEs) can be significantly more severe amplify risk. It therefore high importance assess these risks under change on a regional level implement efficient adaption strategies. This study focuses false-spring...
Algeria, the main fire hotspot on southern rim of Mediterranean Basin, lacks complete dataset with official perimeters, and existing one contains inconsistencies. Preprocessed global regional burned area (BA) products provide valuable insights into patterns, characteristics dynamics over time space, their impact climate change. Nevertheless, they exhibit certain limitations linked inherent spatio-temporal resolutions. To address need for reliable BA information in we systematically...
Estimating groundwater recharge is essential to ensure the sustainable use of resources, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Soil water balances have been frequently advocated as valuable tools estimate recharge. This article compares performance three soil balance models (Hydrobal, Visual Balan v2.0 Thornthwaite) Ventós-Castellar aquifer, Spain. The were used simulate wet dry years. Recharge estimates transformed into table fluctuations by means a lumped model. These, turn,...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has seen remarkable population growth over the last century, outpacing other global regions resulting in an over-reliance on food imports. In consequence, it become heavily dependent grain imports, making vulnerable to trade disruptions (e.g., due Russia-Ukraine War). Here, we quantify importance of imported grains for dietary protein energy, determine level import reductions at which countries are threatened with severe hunger. Utilizing...
Land Surface Phenology (LSP) metrics are increasingly being used as indicators of climate change impacts in ecosystems. For this purpose, it is necessary to use methods that can be applied large areas with different types vegetation, including vulnerable semiarid ecosystems exhibit high spatial variability and low signal-to-noise ratio seasonality. In work, we evaluated the hidden Markov models (HMM) extract phenological parameters from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)...
Abstract Questions Knowledge of how extreme drought events induce plant dieback and, eventually, mortality, may improve our forecasting ecosystem change according to future climate projections, especially in Mediterranean drylands. In them, shrublands are the main vegetation communities transition areas from a subhumid semi‐arid climate. This study analyzed differences after an unusual 2014 and identified their underlying factors relation three groups explanatory variables: water...
Afforestation as a climate change mitigation option has been the subject of intense debate and study over last few decades, particularly in tropics where agricultural activity is expanding. However, impact such landcover changes on surface energy budget, temperature, precipitation remains unclear feedbacks between various components are difficult to resolve interpret. Contributing this scientific debate, regional models varying complexity can be used test how reacts afforestation. In study,...
Algeria, the main fire hotspot on southern rim of Mediterranean Basin, lacks a complete dataset with official perimeters, and existing one contains inconsistencies. Preprocessed global regional burned area (BA) products provide valuable insights into patterns, characteristics, dynamics over time space, their impact climate change. Nevertheless, they exhibit certain limitations linked inherent spatio-temporal resolutions as well temporal geographical coverage. To address need for reliable BA...
Research Highlights: Seedlings of different Quercus suber L. populations and half-sib families differ in their response to multiple stressors, which may have consequences on the future distribution this Mediterranean species. Background Objectives: Global change will likely increase frequency severity drought drylands. Plant species’ distributions largely depend ability respond combined effect other environmental stressors. Genetic diversity morpho-functional traits are key components...
 Heat and drought stress events have a significant impact on plant phenology. Changes in phenology can alter the length of growing season affect carbon, water, energy fluxes. Some these changes persist for several years, especially response to successive events. In this work, we combine remote sensing data process-based modeling investigate effect different heat land surface (LSP) water carbon fluxes deciduous coniferous forest southwest Germany. We used climate characterize...