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Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research predominantly covers areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on soil science, agronomy, and ecology among related fields.

The scientist's publication record illustrates engagement with various topics including soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, agronomic practices and intercropping systems, crop yield and soil fertility, soil and water nutrient dynamics, agricultural sustainability and environmental impact, peatlands and wetlands ecology, as well as soil geostatistics and mapping.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Claudia Di Bene, Carlos Cantero-Martínez, Samuel Franco-Luesma, María Alonso-Ayuso, and Silvia Vanino. These collaborations suggest a consistent network within the research community focused on agricultural and environmental sciences.

Recent papers highlight a range of topics and publication venues:

  • Ensemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long-term bare-fallow soils, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • A comprehensive assessment of diversified cropping systems on agro-environmental sustainability in three Mediterranean long-term field experiments, 2022, European Journal of Agronomy
  • Crop diversification practices in Europe: an economic cross-case study comparison, 2023, Sustainability Science
  • Irrigation and tillage effects on soil nitrous oxide emissions in maize monoculture, 2020, Agronomy Journal
  • Diversification and Management Practices in Selected European Regions. A Data Analysis of Arable Crops Production, 2020, Agronomy

Publication venues where Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes has frequently appeared include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), SSRN Electronic Journal, Soil and Tillage Research, Agronomy Journal, and Agronomy.

The scientist has also contributed a book titled Impacto ambiental, social y económico de los proyectos de energías renovables eólicos y fotovoltaicos en Aragón, published by Universidad de Zaragoza eBooks in 2022.

Best Publications

  • How to measure, report and verify soil carbon change to realize the potential of soil carbon sequestration for atmospheric greenhouse gas removal.

    Pete Smith;Jean‐Francois Soussana;Denis Angers;Louis Schipper

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

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

  • Tillage Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Fractions in Mediterranean Dryland Agroecosystems

    J. Álvaro-Fuentes;M. V. López;C. Cantero-Martinez;J. L. Arrúe

  • Identifying soil organic carbon fractions sensitive to agricultural management practices

    Daniel Plaza-Bonilla;Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes;Carlos Cantero-Martínez

  • Assessment of the soil organic carbon stock in Spain

    J.A. Rodríguez Martín;J. Álvaro-Fuentes;J. Gonzalo;C. Gil

  • Carbon management in dryland agricultural systems. A review

    Daniel Plaza-Bonilla;José Luis Arrúe;Carlos Cantero-Martínez;Rosario Fanlo

  • Long-term analysis of soil water conservation and crop yield under different tillage systems in Mediterranean rainfed conditions

    Jorge Lampurlanés;Daniel Plaza-Bonilla;Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes;Carlos Cantero-Martínez

  • Effect of long-term conservation tillage on soil biochemical properties in Mediterranean Spanish areas

    E. Madejón;J.M. Murillo;F. Moreno;M.V. López

  • Soil Aggregation and Soil Organic Carbon Stabilization: Effects of Management in Semiarid Mediterranean Agroecosystems

    J. Álvaro-Fuentes;C. Cantero-Martínez;M. V. López;K. Paustian

  • Tillage and cropping intensification effects on soil aggregation: Temporal dynamics and controlling factors under semiarid conditions

    J. Álvaro-Fuentes;J.L. Arrúe;R. Gracia;M.V. López

  • Soil carbon dioxide fluxes following tillage in semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystems

    J. Álvaro-Fuentes;C. Cantero-Martínez;M.V. López;J.L. Arrúe

  • Yield and water use efficiency of barley in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem: Long-term effects of tillage and N fertilization

    F.J. Morell;J. Lampurlanés;J. Álvaro-Fuentes;C. Cantero-Martínez

  • Tillage and nitrogen fertilization effects on nitrous oxide yield-scaled emissions in a rainfed Mediterranean area

    Daniel Plaza-Bonilla;Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes;José Luis Arrúe;Carlos Cantero-Martínez

  • Potential soil carbon sequestration in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem under climate change: Quantifying management and climate effects

    Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes;Keith Paustian

  • Climate change effects on organic carbon storage in agricultural soils of northeastern Spain

    Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes;Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes;Mark Easter;Keith Paustian

  • Tillage and cropping effects on soil organic carbon in Mediterranean semiarid agroecosystems: Testing the Century model

    J. Álvaro-Fuentes;M.V. López;J.L. Arrúe;D. Moret

  • Soil aggregation and organic carbon protection in a no-tillage chronosequence under Mediterranean conditions

    Daniel Plaza-Bonilla;Carlos Cantero-Martínez;P. Viñas;Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes

  • Soil salinization as a threat to the sustainability of deficit irrigation under present and expected climate change scenarios

    R. Aragüés;E. T. Medina;W. Zribi;I. Clavería

  • Soil organic carbon storage in a no-tillage chronosequence under Mediterranean conditions

    J. Álvaro-Fuentes;D. Plaza-Bonilla;J. L. Arrúe;J. Lampurlanés

  • Soil CO2 fluxes following tillage and rainfall events in a semiarid Mediterranean agroecosystem: effects of tillage systems and nitrogen fertilization.

    F.J. Morell;J. Álvaro-Fuentes;J. Lampurlanés;C. Cantero-Martínez

  • Ensemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long‐term bare‐fallow soils

    Roberta Farina;Renata Sándor;Mohamed Abdalla;Jorge Álvaro‐Fuentes

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Cantero-Martínez
Carlos Cantero-Martínez University of Lleida
J. L. Arrúe
J. L. Arrúe Spanish National Research Council
Keith Paustian
Keith Paustian Colorado State University
Eric Justes
Eric Justes Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Jean-François Soussana
Jean-François Soussana INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Raul Moral
Raul Moral Miguel Hernandez University
Claire Chenu
Claire Chenu University of Paris-Saclay
Bertrand Guenet
Bertrand Guenet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Kristiina Regina
Kristiina Regina Natural Resources Institute Finland
Engracia Madejón
Engracia Madejón Spanish National Research Council

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