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Overview

Benjamín S. Gimeno is affiliated with Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to soil science, environmental chemistry, and related subfields.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Gimeno has published research in various scientific venues, most frequently in:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Environmental Pollution
  • European Journal of Soil Science

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Nitrogen dynamics in cropping systems under Mediterranean climate: a systemic analysis" (2021, Environmental Research Letters)
  • "Fertilization strategies for abating N pollution at the scale of a highly vulnerable and diverse semi-arid agricultural region (Murcia, Spain)" (2023, Environmental Research Letters)
  • "Impact of changing agricultural management on the exceedance of empirical critical loads of nitrogen in terrestrial habitats of Southwestern Europe" (2025, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Stakeholders' Perspectives on the Current State and Transition to Sustainable Soil Management Across Europe" (2025, European Journal of Soil Science)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gimeno include:

  • Luis Lassaletta
  • Alberto Sanz-Cobeña
  • Eduardo Aguilera
  • Gilles Billen
  • Josette Garnier

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in World Biodiversity Hotspots: the Need for a Greater Global Perspective in Assessing N Deposition Impacts

    Gareth K. Phoenix;W. Kevin Hicks;Steve Cinderby;Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna

  • A synthesis of AOT40-based response functions and critical levels of ozone for agricultural and horticultural crops

    G. Mills;A. Buse;B. Gimeno;V. Bermejo

  • Managing soil carbon for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Mediterranean cropping systems: A meta-analysis

    Eduardo Aguilera;Luis Lassaletta;Luis Lassaletta;Andreas Gattinger;Benjamín S. Gimeno

  • Nitrogen critical loads and management alternatives for N-impacted ecosystems in California

    M.E. Fenn;E.B. Allen;S.B. Weiss;S. Jovan

  • Strategies for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in Mediterranean agriculture: a review.

    A. Sanz-Cobena;L. Lassaletta;E. Aguilera;A. del Prado

  • Interactive effects of ozone and drought stress on pigments and activities of antioxidative enzymes in Pinus halepensis

    R. Alonso;S. Elvira;F. J. Castillo;B. S. Gimeno

  • Nitrogen processes in terrestrial ecosystems

    Klaus Butterbach-Bahl;Per Gundersen;Per Ambus;Jürgen Augustin

  • New critical levels for ozone effects on young trees based on AOT40 and simulated cumulative leaf uptake of ozone

    P.E. Karlsson;J. Uddling;S. Braun;M. Broadmeadow

  • Empirical and simulated critical loads for nitrogen deposition in California mixed conifer forests

    M.E. Fenn;S. Jovan;F. Yuan;L. Geiser

  • Risk assessments for forest trees: the performance of the ozone flux versus the AOT concepts.

    P.E. Karlsson;S. Braun;M. Broadmeadow;S. Elvira

  • Evidence of ozone-induced adverse effects on crops in the Mediterranean region

    Ivano Fumagalli;Benjamin S Gimeno;Dimitris Velissariou;Ludwig De Temmerman

  • An international cooperative programme indicates the widespread occurrence of ozone injury on crops

    J Benton;J Fuhrer;B.S Gimeno;L Skärby

  • Agriculture-induced increase in nitrate concentrations in stream waters of a large Mediterranean catchment over 25 years (1981-2005).

    Luis Lassaletta;Héctor García-Gómez;Benjamín S. Gimeno;José V. Rovira

  • Seasonal and species-specific response of VOC emissions by Mediterranean woody plant to elevated ozone concentrations

    J Llusià;J Peñuelas;B.S Gimeno

  • On the response of pigments and antioxidants of Pinus halepensis seedlings to Mediterranean climatic factors and long-term ozone exposure

    Susana Elvira;Rocío Alonso;Federico J. Castillo;Benjamín S. Gimeno

  • Effects of ozone concentrations on biogenic volatile organic compounds emission in the Mediterranean region

    J Peñuelas;J Llusià;B.S Gimeno

  • Effect of different physiological traits on grain yield in barley grown under irrigated and terminal water deficit conditions

    A. González;V. Bermejo;B. S. Gimeno

  • Adverse effects of ambient ozone on watermelon yield and physiology at a rural site in Eastern Spain

    Benjamin S. Gimeno;Victoria Bermejo;Richard A. Reinert;Youbin Zheng

  • Ozone exposure induces the activation of leaf senescence-related processes and morphological and growth changes in seedlings of Mediterranean tree species

    Àngela Ribas;Josep Peñuelas;Susana Elvira;Benjamín S. Gimeno

  • Growth response to ozone of annual species from Mediterranean pastures.

    B.S. Gimeno;V. Bermejo;J. Sanz;D. de la Torre

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep Peñuelas
Josep Peñuelas Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), CSIC
Gina Mills
Gina Mills University of Gothenburg
Mark E. Fenn
Mark E. Fenn US Forest Service
Jürg Fuhrer
Jürg Fuhrer University of Bern
Luis Lassaletta
Luis Lassaletta Technical University of Madrid
Lisa Emberson
Lisa Emberson University of York
Andrzej Bytnerowicz
Andrzej Bytnerowicz US Forest Service
Thomas Meixner
Thomas Meixner University of Arizona
María José Sanz
María José Sanz Basque Centre for Climate Change
Miguel Quemada
Miguel Quemada Technical University of Madrid

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