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Environmental Sciences
Spain
2023

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Plant Science and Agronomy

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51
Citations
8776
World Ranking
2038
National Ranking
74

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
55
Citations
10090
World Ranking
3882
National Ranking
97

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

César Plaza is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with numerous contributions to both fields.

Their work covers several subfields, including soil science, ecology, plant science, atmospheric science, and nature and landscape conservation. Key topics addressed in their research include soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, microbial community ecology and physiology, peatlands and wetlands ecology, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, iron oxide chemistry and applications, and land use and ecosystem services.

Recent publications by César Plaza highlight their involvement in global ecological and soil-related studies. Notable papers include:

  • Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands, 2022, Science
  • Global hotspots for soil nature conservation, 2022, Nature
  • Global homogenization of the structure and function in the soil microbiome of urban greenspaces, 2021, Science Advances
  • Soil biodiversity supports the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions in urban greenspaces, 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide, 2023, Nature Communications

César Plaza frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, David J. Eldridge, Miguel Berdugo, Marco Panettieri, and Ana Rey.

Their research has been published in various scientific venues, with multiple contributions to Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Global Change Biology, Geoderma, The Science of The Total Environment, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Long-term effects of municipal solid waste compost application on soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass

    J.C Garcı́a-Gil;C Plaza;P Soler-Rovira;A Polo

  • Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands

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  • Physical, chemical, and biochemical mechanisms of soil organic matter stabilization under conservation tillage systems: A central role for microbes and microbial by-products in C sequestration

    César Plaza;Denis Courtier-Murias;José M. Fernández;Alfredo Polo

  • Microbial activity in pig slurry-amended soils under semiarid conditions

    C. Plaza;D. Hernández;J.C. García-Gil;A. Polo

  • A comparative survey of recent results on humic-like fractions in organic amendments and effects on native soil humic substances

    Nicola Senesi;César Plaza;Gennaro Brunetti;Alfredo Polo

  • Soil resources and element stocks in drylands to face global issues.

    César Plaza;César Plaza;César Plaza;Claudio Zaccone;Kasia Sawicka;Ana M. Méndez

  • Direct observation of permafrost degradation and rapid soil carbon loss in tundra

    César Plaza;César Plaza;César Plaza;Elaine Pegoraro;Rosvel Bracho;Gerardo Celis

  • Global homogenization of the structure and function in the soil microbiome of urban greenspaces

    Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo;David J. Eldridge;Yu-Rong Liu;Blessing Sokoya

  • Molecular and Quantitative Analysis of Metal Ion Binding to Humic Acids from Sewage Sludge and Sludge-Amended Soils by Fluorescence Spectroscopy

    César Plaza;Gennaro Brunetti;Nicola Senesi;Alfredo Polo

  • Global hotspots for soil nature conservation

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  • Effects of sewage sludge amendment on humic acids and microbiological properties of a semiarid Mediterranean soil

    J. C. García-Gil;C. Plaza;N. Senesi;G. Brunetti

  • Soil biodiversity supports the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions in urban greenspaces

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  • Aridity and reduced soil micronutrient availability in global drylands.

    Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez;César Plaza;Hugo Saiz;Rebeca Manzano;Rebeca Manzano

  • Biochemical properties and barley yield in a semiarid Mediterranean soil amended with two kinds of sewage sludge

    José M. Fernández;César Plaza;Juan C. García-Gil;Alfredo Polo

  • Detection of Copper(II) and zinc(II) binding to humic acids from pig slurry and amended soils by fluorescence spectroscopy

    Diana Hernández;César Plaza;Nicola Senesi;Alfredo Polo

  • Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide

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  • Enzyme activities in vineyard soils long-term treated with copper-based fungicides.

    David Fernández-Calviño;David Fernández-Calviño;Pedro Soler-Rovira;Alfredo Polo;Montserrat Díaz-Raviña

  • Response of different soil organic matter pools to biochar and organic fertilizers

    César Plaza;Beatrice Giannetta;José M. Fernández;Esther G. López-de-Sá

  • Influence of pig manure and its biochar on soil CO2 emissions and soil enzymes

    G. Gascó;J. Paz-Ferreiro;P. Cely;C. Plaza

  • Binding of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by humic acids formed during composting

    César Plaza;Baoshan Xing;José M. Fernández;Nicola Senesi

  • Organic matter humification by vermicomposting of cattle manure alone and mixed with two-phase olive pomace.

    C. Plaza;R. Nogales;N. Senesi;E. Benitez

  • Carbon mineralization in an arid soil amended with thermally-dried and composted sewage sludges

    José M. Fernández;César Plaza;Diana Hernández;Alfredo Polo

  • Soil microbial respiration adapts to ambient temperature in global drylands.

    Marina Dacal;Mark A. Bradford;César Plaza;César Plaza;Fernando T. Maestre

  • Role of Humification Processes in Recycling Organic Wastes of Various Nature and Sources as Soil Amendments

    Nicola Senesi;César Plaza

  • In situ remediation of metal-contaminated soils with organic amendments: role of humic acids in copper bioavailability.

    Pedro Soler-Rovira;Engracia Madejón;Paula Madejón;César Plaza

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfredo Polo
Alfredo Polo Spanish National Research Council
Nicola Senesi
Nicola Senesi University of Bari Aldo Moro
Gennaro Brunetti
Gennaro Brunetti University of Bari Aldo Moro
José M. García Fernández
José M. García Fernández University of Seville
Gabriel Gascó
Gabriel Gascó Technical University of Madrid
Ana Méndez
Ana Méndez Technical University of Madrid
Jorge Paz-Ferreiro
Jorge Paz-Ferreiro RMIT University
Donald L. Sparks
Donald L. Sparks University of Delaware
Fernando T. Maestre
Fernando T. Maestre King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo Spanish National Research Council

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