A5042413271- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant and animal studies
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Forest Management and Policy
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Forest ecology and management
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems Analysis
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
2016-2025
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2016-2025
Centre for Ecological Research
2007-2020
University of South Florida
2013-2015
Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
2008
Universitat de Barcelona
1995-2007
Estación Biológica de Doñana
2007
Intensification or abandonment of agricultural land use has led to a severe decline semi-natural habitats across Europe. This can cause immediate loss species but also time-delayed extinctions, known as the extinction debt. In pan-European study 147 fragmented grassland remnants, we found differences in debt from different trophic levels. Present-day richness long-lived vascular plant specialists was better explained by past than current landscape patterns, indicating an contrast,...
Summary Although invasions by alien plants are major threats to the biodiversity of natural habitats, individual habitats vary considerably in their susceptibility invasion. Therefore risk assessment procedures, which used increasingly environmental managers inform effective planning invasive plant control, require reliable quantitative information on extent different susceptible It is also important know whether levels invasion locally specific or consistent among regions with contrasting...
Summary 1. The quantitative relationship between size and reproductive output is a central aspect of plant’s strategy: the conversion growth into fitness. As plant allocation allometric in broad sense, i.e. it changes with size, we take an perspective review existing data on individual vegetative ( V , x ‐axis) R y biomass within populations, rather than analysing ratios such as effort /( + )). 2. among individuals population most informative when cumulative at senescence (total –...
ABSTRACT Aim Recent studies using vegetation plots have demonstrated that habitat type is a good predictor of the level plant invasion, expressed as proportion alien to all species. At local scale, types explain invasion much better than propagule pressure. Moreover, it has been shown patterns are consistent among European regions with contrasting climates, biogeography, history and socioeconomic background. Here we use these findings basis for mapping in Europe. Location Union some adjacent...
BIOPRESS (‘Linking Pan-European Land Cover Change to Pressures on Biodiversity’), a European Commission funded ‘Global Monitoring for Environment and Security’ project, produced land cover change information (1950—2000) Europe from aerial photographs tested the suitability of this monitoring habitats biodiversity. The methods results related work are summarized. Changes in were established through 73 window 59 transect samples distributed across Europe. Although sample size was too small...
ABSTRACT Aim Recent studies of plant invasions in habitat types across different climatic regions Europe have made it possible to produce a European map invasions. Parallel research led the formulation integrated scenarios future socio‐economic development, which were used create spatially explicit land‐use change for 21st century. Here we integrate these two lines and first projections years 2020, 2050 2080. Location The Union (except Bulgaria Romania), Norway Switzerland. Methods We...
ABSTRACT Aim To explore the environmental correlates of tree species distributions in Catalonia according to chorological status species. Location The study area is region Catalonia, north‐eastern Spain. Methods We used presence‐absence data for 24 species, sampled random plots distributed throughout forests Catalonia. A climate model provided variables. classification analysis realized niches predictive accuracy models was assessed using ROC curve approach. Potential distribution maps were...
Abstract Questions: 1. Which habitats have the highest degree of invasion? 2. Do native species‐rich communities also a high 3. patterns association between and alien species richness vary habitats. Location: Catalonia region (NE Spain). Methods: We conducted large regional analysis 15655 phytosociological relevés to detect differences in invasion European Nature Information System (EUNIS) representative temperate Mediterranean areas. Results: Alien were present less than 17 % represented 2%...
Questions: 1. Which habitats have the highest degree of invasion? 2. Do native species-rich communities also a high 3. patterns association between and alien species richness vary habitats. Location: Catalonia region (NE Spain). Methods: We conducted large regional analysis 15 655 phytosociological releves to detect differences in invasion European Nature Information System (EUNIS) representative temperate Mediterranean areas. Results: Alien were present less than 17 % represented 2% total...
ABSTRACT Aim To address the relative role of adjacent land use, distance to forest edge, size and their interactions on understorey plant species richness composition in perimetropolitan forests. Location The metropolitan area Barcelona, north‐eastern Spain. Methods Twenty sampling sites were distributed two size‐categories: small patches (8–90 ha) large areas (> 18,000 ha). For each forest‐size category, five placed crops urban areas. Vascular recorded human frequentation was scored...