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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
46
Citations
6219
World Ranking
2759
National Ranking
115

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Gene

Ismael Aranda mainly investigates Botany, Fagus sylvatica, Stomatal conductance, Horticulture and Quercus suber. He has researched Botany in several fields, including Water use and Agronomy. His Fagus sylvatica study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Quercus petraea and Fagaceae.

His Stomatal conductance research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Photoinhibition and Shade tolerance. His studies examine the connections between Horticulture and genetics, as well as such issues in Water content, with regards to Chlorophyll and Photosynthetic capacity. Ismael Aranda combines subjects such as Leaf size and Specific leaf area with his study of Quercus suber.

His most cited work include:

  • The greater seedling high-light tolerance of Quercus robur over Fagus sylvatica is linked to a greater physiological plasticity (231 citations)
  • Phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in leaf ecophysiological traits of 13 contrasting cork oak populations under different water availabilities (129 citations)
  • Effects of the interaction between drought and shade on water relations, gas exchange and morphological traits in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings (127 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ismael Aranda spends much of his time researching Botany, Horticulture, Agronomy, Stomatal conductance and Fagus sylvatica. His work in Quercus petraea, Photosynthesis, Canopy, Drought tolerance and Seedling is related to Botany. His Horticulture research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Soil water and Quercus suber.

His Agronomy research includes themes of Mediterranean climate, Osmoregulation and Understory. His work deals with themes such as Photosynthetic capacity, Photoinhibition, Shade tolerance and Plant physiology, which intersect with Stomatal conductance. His Fagus sylvatica study introduces a deeper knowledge of Beech.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (53.33%)
  • Horticulture (27.62%)
  • Agronomy (25.71%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Agronomy (25.71%)
  • Drought tolerance (18.10%)
  • Stomatal conductance (23.81%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Agronomy, Drought tolerance, Stomatal conductance, Mediterranean climate and Metabolome. His Agronomy study combines topics in areas such as Range, Turgor pressure and Osmoregulation. The various areas that Ismael Aranda examines in his Stomatal conductance study include Beech and Fagus sylvatica.

His studies in Mediterranean climate integrate themes in fields like Intraspecific competition and Growing season. His Metabolome research incorporates themes from Juvenile, Ontogeny and Pinus pinaster, Botany. His Leaf water study in the realm of Botany interacts with subjects such as Quinic acid.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Extreme droughts affecting Mediterranean tree species’ growth and water-use efficiency: the importance of timing (28 citations)
  • Correlated evolution of morphology, gas exchange, growth rates and hydraulics as a response to precipitation and temperature regimes in oaks (Quercus). (11 citations)
  • Mediterranean trees coping with severe drought: Avoidance might not be safe (11 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Botany
  • Gene

Ismael Aranda focuses on Mediterranean climate, Agronomy, Drought tolerance, Quercus faginea and Ballota. His Mediterranean climate research includes elements of Adaptation, Hydraulic conductivity and Plant morphology. His Drought tolerance study results in a more complete grasp of Botany.

His Quercus faginea research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Range, Evergreen, Water use, Turgor pressure and Osmoregulation. The study incorporates disciplines such as Growing season, Woody plant, Water-use efficiency, Ecosystem and Habit in addition to Ballota.

Best Publications

  • The greater seedling high-light tolerance of Quercus robur over Fagus sylvatica is linked to a greater physiological plasticity

    Fernando Valladares;José Manuel Chico;Ismael Aranda;Luis Balaguer

  • Phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in leaf ecophysiological traits of 13 contrasting cork oak populations under different water availabilities

    Jose Alberto Ramírez-Valiente;David Sánchez-Gómez;Ismael Aranda;Fernando Valladares;Fernando Valladares

  • Effects of the interaction between drought and shade on water relations, gas exchange and morphological traits in cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings

    I. Aranda;L. Castro;M. Pardos;L. Gil

  • Water relations and gas exchange in Fagus sylvatica L. and Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. in a mixed stand at their southern limit of distribution in Europe

    Ismael Aranda;Luis Gil;Jose Alberto Pardos

  • Population differences in juvenile survival under increasing drought are mediated by seed size in cork oak (Quercus suber L.).

    J.A. Ramírez-Valiente;F. Valladares;F. Valladares;L. Gil;I. Aranda

  • Shade tolerance, photoinhibition sensitivity and phenotypic plasticity of Ilex aquifolium in continental Mediterranean sites

    Fernando Valladares;Sagrario Arrieta;Ismael Aranda;David Lorenzo

  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database

    Rafael Poyatos;Víctor Granda;Víctor Flo;Mark A. Adams;Mark A. Adams

  • Intra-specific variability in biomass partitioning and carbon isotopic discrimination under moderate drought stress in seedlings from four Pinus pinaster populations

    Ismael Aranda;Ricardo Alía;Unai Ortega;Ângelo K. Dantas

  • Responses to water stress of gas exchange and metabolites in Eucalyptus and Acacia spp.

    Charles R. Warren;Ismael Aranda;F. Javier Cano

  • Effects of drought on mesophyll conductance and photosynthetic limitations at different tree canopy layers

    F. Javier Cano;David Sánchez-Gómez;Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada;Charles R. Warren

  • Variation in photosynthetic performance and hydraulic architecture across European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) populations supports the case for local adaptation to water stress

    Ismael Aranda;Francisco Javier Cano;Antonio Gascó;Hervé Cochard;Hervé Cochard

  • Metabolomics demonstrates divergent responses of two Eucalyptus species to water stress

    Charles R. Warren;Ismael Aranda;F. Javier Cano

  • Water-use efficiency in cork oak (Quercus suber) is modified by the interaction of water and light availabilities.

    Ismael Aranda;Marta Pardos;Jaime Puértolas;Maria Dolores Jiménez

  • Species-specific water use by forest tree species: from the tree to the stand

    Ismael Aranda;Alicia Forner;Barbara Cuesta;Fernando Valladares;Fernando Valladares

  • Anatomical basis of the change in leaf mass per area and nitrogen investment with relative irradiance within the canopy of eight temperate tree species

    I Aranda;F Pardo;L Gil;J.A Pardos

  • Seasonal changes in apparent hydraulic conductance and their implications for water use of European beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak [ Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl] in South Europe

    I. Aranda;L. Gil;J.A. Pardos

  • Elucidating the role of genetic drift and natural selection in cork oak differentiation regarding drought tolerance

    J. A. Ramírez-Valiente;Z. Lorenzo;A. Soto;F. Valladares;F. Valladares

  • Extreme droughts affecting Mediterranean tree species’ growth and water-use efficiency: the importance of timing

    Alicia Forner;Fernando Valladares;Fernando Valladares;Damien Bonal;André Granier

  • Variation in functional leaf traits among beech provenances during a Spanish summer reflects the differences in their origin

    T. Matthew Robson;David Sánchez-Gómez;F. Javier Cano;Ismael Aranda

  • Seasonal water relations of three broadleaved species (Fagus sylvatica L., Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) liebl. and Quercus pyrenaica willd.) in a mixed stand in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula

    I. Aranda;L. Gil;J. Pardos

  • Epigenetic variability in the genetically uniform forest tree species Pinus pinea L.

    Enrique Sáez-Laguna;María-Ángeles Guevara;Luis-Manuel Díaz;David Sánchez-Gómez

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Valladares
Fernando Valladares Spanish National Research Council
Luis Gil
Luis Gil Technical University of Madrid
José Alberto Pardos
José Alberto Pardos Technical University of Madrid
Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada
Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada Technical University of Madrid
Ricardo Alía
Ricardo Alía Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
T. Matthew Robson
T. Matthew Robson University of Cumbria
Isabel Cañellas
Isabel Cañellas Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
Charles R. Warren
Charles R. Warren University of Sydney
Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín
Eustaquio Gil-Pelegrín University of Zaragoza
Christophe Plomion
Christophe Plomion University of Bordeaux

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