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Jorge de las Heras is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with substantial contributions in subfields such as global and planetary change, soil science, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, and plant science.

The scientist's work extensively addresses topics related to fire effects on ecosystems, soil erosion and sediment transport, rangeland and wildlife management, aeolian processes and effects, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and forest biomass utilization and management.

Jorge de las Heras has authored multiple papers, including:

  • "Changes in ecosystem properties after post-fire management strategies in wildfire-affected Mediterranean forests," 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Effects of wildfire and logging on soil functionality in the short-term in Pinus halepensis M. forests," 2020, European Journal of Forest Research
  • "Changes in soil functionality eight years after fire and post-fire hillslope stabilisation in Mediterranean forest ecosystems," 2021, Geoderma
  • "Burning season and vegetation coverage influenced the community-level physiological profile of Mediterranean mixed-mesogean pine forest soils," 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Short-term effects of prescribed fires with different severity on rainsplash erosion and physico-chemical properties of surface soil in Mediterranean forests," 2022, Journal of Environmental Management

Frequent co-authors include Daniel Moya, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Esther Peña-Molina, J. González-Romero, and Pedro Antonio Plaza-Álvarez.

Their research has been published predominantly in venues such as Forest Ecology and Management, Journal of Environmental Management, Agronomy, Forests, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Best Publications

  • Post-Fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests

    Francisco Moreira;Margarita Arianoutsou;Piermaria Corona;Jorge De las Heras

  • Effect of burnt wood removal on the natural regeneration of Pinus halepensis after fire in a pine forest in Tus valley (SE Spain)

    Juan José Martı́nez-Sánchez;Pablo Ferrandis;Jorge de las Heras;José Marı́a Herranz

  • Soil microbiological properties and enzymatic activities of long-term post-fire recovery in dry and semiarid Aleppo pine ( Pinus halepensis M.) forest stands

    J. Hedo;M. E. Lucas-Borja;C. Wic;M. Andrés-Abellán

  • Irrigation with treated wastewater: Effects on soil, lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) crop and dynamics of microorganisms

    Pilar Mañas;Elena Castro;Jorge de Las Heras

  • Quality of maritime pine ( Pinus pinaster Ait.) seedlings using waste materials as nursery growing media

    Pilar Mañas;Elena Castro;Jorge de las Heras

  • Short-term changes in infiltration between straw mulched and non-mulched soils after wildfire in Mediterranean forest ecosystems

    Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja;Demetrio Antonio Zema;Bruno Gianmarco Carrà;Artemio Cerdà

  • Does post-fire forest management increase tree growth and cone production in Pinus halepensis?

    Ana I González-Ochoa;Francisco R López-Serrano;Jorge de las Heras

  • Post-Fire Management of Serotinous Pine Forests

    Jorge de las Heras;Daniel Moya;José Antonio Vega;Evangelia Daskalakou

  • The burn severity and plant recovery relationship affect the biological and chemical soil properties of Pinus halepensis Mill. stands in the short and mid-terms after wildfire.

    D. Moya;S. González-De Vega;E. Lozano;F. García-Orenes

  • Changes in ecosystem properties after post-fire management strategies in wildfire-affected Mediterranean forests

    Manuel E. Lucas-Borja;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Pedro Antonio Plaza-Álvarez

  • Optimal intensity and age of management in young Aleppo pine stands for post-fire resilience

    D. Moya;J. De las Heras;F.R. López-Serrano;V. Leone

  • Effects of high temperatures on germination ofPinus halepensis Mill. andP. pinaster Aiton subsp.pinaster seeds in southeast Spain

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  • Effects of silvicultural treatments and seasonal patterns on foliar nutrients in young post-fire Pinus halepensis forest stands

    Francisco R. López-Serrano;Jorge de las Heras;Ana I. González-Ochoa;F.A. García-Morote

  • Immediate fire-induced changes in soil microbial community composition in an outdoor experimental controlled system

    M.E. Lucas-Borja;I. Miralles;R. Ortega;P.A. Plaza-Álvarez

  • Assessment of regulated rivers with indices based on macroinvertebrates, fish and riparian forest in the southeast of Spain

    Cáliz Navarro-Llácer;Domingo Baeza;Jorge de las Heras

  • Effects of Different Land Uses (Abandoned Farmland, Intensive Agriculture and Forest) on Soil Hydrological Properties in Southern Spain

    Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja;Demetrio Antonio Zema;Pedro Antonio Plaza-Álvarez;Vesna Zupanc

  • Effects of several applications of digested sewage sludge on soil and plants.

    Jorge de las Heras;Pilar Mañas;Juana Labrador

  • Establishment of Pinus halepensis Mill. saplings following fire: effects of competition with shrub species

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  • Temporal characterisation of soil-plant natural recovery related to fire severity in burned Pinus halepensis Mill. forests.

    D. Moya;S. González-De Vega;F. García-Orenes;A. Morugán-Coronado

  • Effects of Thinning and Induced Drought on Microbiological Soil Properties and Plant Species Diversity at Dry and Semiarid Locations

    Javier Hedo de Santiago;Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja;Consuelo Wic-Baena;Manuela Andrés-Abellán

  • Pesticide contamination in groundwater bodies in the Júcar River European Union Pilot Basin (SE Spain)

    Alfonso Menchen;Jorge De las Heras;Juan José Gómez Alday

  • Tree density and site quality influence on Pinus halepensis Mill. reproductive characteristics after large fires

    Daniel Moya;Josep M. Espelta;Iraima Verkaik;Francisco López-Serrano

  • Mycorrhization of Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pinus pinaster Aiton seedlings in two commercial nurseries

    Ana Isabel González-Ochoa;Jorge de las Heras;Pilar Torres;Elena Sánchez-Gómez

Frequent Co-Authors

Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja
Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja University of Castilla-La Mancha
Raúl Sánchez-Salguero
Raúl Sánchez-Salguero Pablo de Olavide University
Margarita Arianoutsou
Margarita Arianoutsou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
J. Julio Camarero
J. Julio Camarero Spanish National Research Council
Demetrio Antonio Zema
Demetrio Antonio Zema University of Reggio Calabria
Piermaria Corona
Piermaria Corona The Canadian Real Estate Association
Paulo M. Fernandes
Paulo M. Fernandes University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Josep Maria Espelta
Josep Maria Espelta Autonomous University of Barcelona
José A. Vega
José A. Vega Xunta de Galicia
Miriam Muñoz-Rojas
Miriam Muñoz-Rojas University of New South Wales

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