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Overview

Carlos Gracia is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has made contributions to environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, plant science, water science and technology, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's work predominantly focuses on topics such as ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, fire effects on ecosystems, plant and animal studies, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, forest ecology and management, water quality and pollution assessment, and fecal contamination and water quality.

Recent notable publications by Carlos Gracia include:

  • Characterization of sugar content in sweet cherry populations for genetic analyses, 2024, Acta Horticulturae
  • Grazing Legacy Shapes Biodiversity: Impacts on Plant and Butterfly Communities Across Successional Stages in Subalpine Ecosystems, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Grazing Legacy Shapes Biodiversity: Impacts on Plant and Butterfly Communities Across Successional Stages in Subalpine Ecosystems, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors in Carlos Gracia's research include Daniel Nadal-Sala, Daniel Oró, Andreu Ubach, Moisès Guardiola, and Pau Sanosa-Cols.

The main publication venues for their work are the SSRN Electronic Journal, Climate, Journal of Environmental Management, and Acta Horticulturae.

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe

    Dagmar Schröter;Wolfgang Cramer;Rik Leemans;I. Colin Prentice

  • Extreme climatic events shape arid and semiarid ecosystems

    Milena Holmgren;Paul Stapp;Chris R. Dickman;Carlos Gracia

  • Likely effects of climate change on growth of Quercus ilex, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Pinus sylvestris and Fagus sylvatica forests in the Mediterranean region

    Santiago Sabaté;Santiago Sabaté;Carlos A. Gracia;Carlos A. Gracia;Anabel Sánchez

  • Comparing and evaluating process-based ecosystem model predictions of carbon and water fluxes in major European forest biomes

    Pablo Morales;Martin T. Sykes;I. Colin Prentice;Pete Smith

  • Models for supporting forest management in a changing environment

    L. Fontes;J.-D. Bontemps;H. Bugmann;M. Van Oijen

  • Are forest disturbances amplifying or canceling out climate change-induced productivity changes in European forests?

    Christopher P.O. Reyer;Stephen Bathgate;Kristina Blennow;Jose G. Borges

  • Evaluation of six process‐based forest growth models using eddy‐covariance measurements of CO2 and H2O fluxes at six forest sites in Europe

    K. Kramer;I. Leinonen;H. H. Bartelink;P. Berbigier

  • Soil water stress and coupled photosynthesis-conductance models: Bridging the gap between conflicting reports on the relative roles of stomatal, mesophyll conductance and biochemical limitations to photosynthesis

    Trevor Keenan;Santi Sabate;Santi Sabate;Carlos Gracia;Carlos Gracia

  • Annual and seasonal changes in fine root biomass of a Quercus ilex L. forest

    B. López;B. López;S. Sabaté;C.A. Gracia

  • Improved understanding of drought controls on seasonal variation in Mediterranean forest canopy CO2 and water fluxes through combined in situ measurements and ecosystem modelling.

    T. Keenan;R. García;A. D. Friend;Sönke Zaehle

  • GOTILWA: An Integrated Model of Water Dynamics and Forest Growth

    Carlos A. Gracia;Estíbaliz Tello;Santiago Sabaté;Juan Bellot

  • Mediterranean Forests Under Focus

    M. Palahi;R. Mavsar;C. Gracia;Y. Birot

  • Process based inventory of isoprenoid emissions from European forests: model comparisons, current knowledge and uncertainties

    T. Keenan;Ü. Niinemets;Santi Sabaté;Santi Sabaté;C. Gracia;C. Gracia

  • The importance of mesophyll conductance in regulating forest ecosystem productivity during drought periods

    Trevor Keenan;Santi Sabate;Santi Sabate;Carlos Gracia;Carlos Gracia

  • Fine roots dynamics in a Mediterranean forest: effects of drought and stem density

    Bernat López;Santiago Sabaté;Carlos Gracia

  • Growth response of mixed Mediterranean oak coppices to rainfall reduction: could selective thinning have any influence on it?

    Miriam Cotillas;Santi Sabaté;Santi Sabaté;Carlos Gracia;Carlos Gracia;Josep Mª Espelta

  • Seasonal variability of foliar photosynthetic and morphological traits and drought impacts in a Mediterranean mixed forest.

    D. Sperlich;C.T. Chang;J. Peñuelas;C. Gracia

  • Seasonality of monoterpene emission potentials in Quercus ilex and Pinus pinea: Implications for regional VOC emissions modeling

    Trevor Keenan;Ülo Niinemets;Santi Sabate;Santi Sabate;Carlos Gracia;Carlos Gracia

  • Structure and Dynamics of the Root System

    Josep Canadell;Arezki Djema;Bernat López;Francisco Lloret

  • Thinning effects on carbon allocation to fine roots in a Quercus ilex forest.

    B. C. López;S. Sabate;C. A. Gracia

  • Canopy structure within a "Quercus ilex" forested watershed : variations due to location, phenological development, and water availability

    Anna Sala;Santiago Sabaté;Carlos Gracia;John D. Tenhunen

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Sabaté
Santiago Sabaté University of Barcelona
Marcus Lindner
Marcus Lindner European Forest Institute
Trevor F. Keenan
Trevor F. Keenan Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Sönke Zaehle
Sönke Zaehle Max Planck Society
Marc Hanewinkel
Marc Hanewinkel University of Freiburg
Bart Muys
Bart Muys KU Leuven
Anna Sala
Anna Sala University of Montana
Seppo Kellomäki
Seppo Kellomäki University of Eastern Finland
Heli Peltola
Heli Peltola University of Eastern Finland
Godefridus M. J. Mohren
Godefridus M. J. Mohren Wageningen University & Research

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