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José Luis Quero

José Luis Quero

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
8623
World Ranking
7255
National Ranking
258

Overview

José Luis Quero is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work explores various subfields including Plant Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, among which are:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Plant Pathogens and Resistance
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Irrigation Practices and Water Management

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, José Luis Quero has coauthored publications with Rafael Villar, Aurelio Díaz Herraiz, Cristina C. Bastías, Rocío Hernández-Clemente, and Pablo C. Salazar, among others.

The scientist has published articles in several journals repeatedly, including:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Global Change Biology

Some recent papers authored by José Luis Quero feature:

  • "Modelling hyperspectral- and thermal-based plant traits for the early detection of Phytophthora-induced symptoms in oak decline" (2021), published in Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "The Database of European Forest Insect and Disease Disturbances: DEFID2" (2023), published in Global Change Biology
  • "Opportunities of super high-density olive orchard to improve soil quality: Management guidelines for application of pruning residues" (2021), published in Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Bioclimatic habitat limitations for argan trees (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) in Northern Africa and Spain" (2022), published in Regional Environmental Change
  • "Small-Scale Abiotic Factors Influencing the Spatial Distribution of Phytophthora cinnamomi under Declining Quercus ilex Trees" (2020), published in Forests

Best Publications

  • Plant Species Richness and Ecosystem Multifunctionality in Global Drylands

    Fernando T. Maestre;José L. Quero;Nicholas J. Gotelli;Adrián Escudero

  • Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands

    Fernando T. Maestre;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo;Thomas C. Jeffries;David J. Eldridge

  • Decoupling of soil nutrient cycles as a function of aridity in global drylands

    Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo;Fernando T. Maestre;Antonio Gallardo;Matthew A. Bowker

  • Interactions of drought and shade effects on seedlings of four Quercus species: physiological and structural leaf responses

    José Luis Quero;José Luis Quero;Rafael Villar;Teodoro Marañón;Regino Zamora

  • It is getting hotter in here: determining and projecting the impacts of global environmental change on drylands

    Fernando T. Maestre;Roberto Salguero-Gómez;José L. Quero

  • Functional diversity enhances the resistance of ecosystem multifunctionality to aridity in Mediterranean drylands

    Enrique Valencia;Fernando T. Maestre;Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet;José Luis Quero

  • Changes in biocrust cover drive carbon cycle responses to climate change in drylands

    Fernando T. Maestre;Cristina Escolar;Mónica Ladrón de Guevara;José L. Quero;José L. Quero

  • Intransitive competition is widespread in plant communities and maintains their species richness

    Santiago Soliveres;Fernando T. Maestre;Werner Ulrich;Peter Manning

  • Soil fungal abundance and plant functional traits drive fertile island formation in global drylands

    Raúl Ochoa‐Hueso;David J. Eldridge;Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo;Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo;Santiago Soliveres

  • Oak seedling survival and growth along resource gradients in Mediterranean forests: implications for regeneration in current and future environmental scenarios

    Lorena Gomez-Aparicio;Ignacio M Perez-Ramos;Irene Mendoza;Luis Matias

  • Response of tree seedlings to the abiotic heterogeneity generated by nurse shrubs: an experimental approach at different scales

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Fernando Valladares;Regino Zamora;José Luis Quero

  • Seed-mass effects in four Mediterranean Quercus species (Fagaceae) growing in contrasting light environments

    José Luis Quero;Rafael Villar;Teodoro Marañón;Regino Zamora

  • Non-linear effects of drought under shade: reconciling physiological and ecological models in plant communities

    Milena Holmgren;Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;José Luis Quero;José Luis Quero;Fernando Valladares;Fernando Valladares

  • Uncovering multiscale effects of aridity and biotic interactions on the functional structure of Mediterranean shrublands

    Nicolas Gross;Nicolas Gross;Luca Börger;Luca Börger;Sara I. Soriano‐Morales;Sara I. Soriano‐Morales;Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet

  • Water-use strategies of six co-existing Mediterranean woody species during a summer drought

    José Luis Quero;José Luis Quero;Franciscus Johannes Sterck;Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Rafael Villar

  • Cascading effects from plants to soil microorganisms explain how plant species richness and simulated climate change affect soil multifunctionality

    Enrique Valencia;Enrique Valencia;Nicolas Gross;Nicolas Gross;Nicolas Gross;José L. Quero;Carlos P. Carmona

  • Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality peak at intermediate levels of woody cover in global drylands

    Santiago Soliveres;Santiago Soliveres;Fernando T. Maestre;David J. Eldridge;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo;Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo

  • Climate and soil attributes determine plant species turnover in global drylands

    Werner Ulrich;Santiago Soliveres;Fernando T. Maestre;Nicholas J. Gotelli

  • Functional traits determine plant co-occurrence more than environment or evolutionary relatedness in global drylands

    Santiago Soliveres;Fernando T. Maestre;Matthew A. Bowker;Rubén Torices

  • Relating leaf photosynthetic rate to whole-plant growth: drought and shade effects on seedlings of four Quercus species

    José L Quero;Rafael Villar;Teodoro Marañón;Regino Zamora

  • Variation in relative growth rate of 20 Aegilops species (Poaceae) in the field: The importance of net assimilation rate or specific leaf area depends on the time scale

    Rafael Villar;Teodoro Marañón;José Luis Quero;Pilar Panadero

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando T. Maestre
Fernando T. Maestre King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo Spanish National Research Council
Santiago Soliveres
Santiago Soliveres University of Alicante
Julio R. Gutiérrez
Julio R. Gutiérrez University of La Serena
Regino Zamora
Regino Zamora University of Granada
Rafael Villar
Rafael Villar University of Córdoba
Matthew A. Bowker
Matthew A. Bowker Northern Arizona University
David J. Eldridge
David J. Eldridge University of New South Wales
Pablo García-Palacios
Pablo García-Palacios Spanish National Research Council
Teodoro Marañón
Teodoro Marañón Spanish National Research Council

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