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José M. Iriondo is affiliated with King Juan Carlos University in Spain. Their research primarily lies at the intersection of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. The scholar's work covers significant subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their studies focus on key topics including Plant and animal studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Botanical Research and Chemistry.

Iriondo has published in multiple scientific venues with a frequent presence in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Ecosistemas, Journal of Ecology, Frontiers in Plant Science, and Scientific Reports. Their recent papers include:

  • Plasticity to drought and ecotypic differentiation in populations of a crop wild relative, 2020, AoB Plants
  • Gene flow effects on populations inhabiting marginal areas: Origin matters, 2020, Journal of Ecology
  • Searching for Abiotic Tolerant and Biotic Stress Resistant Wild Lentils for Introgression Breeding Through Predictive Characterization, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Linking ecological niche models and common garden experiments to predict phenotypic differentiation in stressful environments: Assessing the adaptive value of marginal populations in an alpine plant, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Modeling the continua in the outcomes of biotic interactions, 2023, Ecology

The scholar regularly collaborates with several coauthors, including Carlos Lara-Romero, Javier Morente-López, María Luisa Rubio Teso, Alfredo García-Fernández, and Samuel Prieto-Benítez. These collaborations have been notable in producing a substantial share of their research output.

Best Publications

  • How successful are plant species reintroductions

    Sandrine Godefroid;Sandrine Godefroid;Carole Piazza;Graziano Rossi;Stéphane Buord

  • Extreme climatic events and vegetation: the role of stabilizing processes

    Francisco Lloret;Adrian Escudero;José María Iriondo;Jordi Martínez‐Vilalta

  • Plant conservation: old problems, new perspectives

    Vernon H Heywood;José M Iriondo

  • Spatial analysis of genetic diversity as a tool for plant conservation

    Adrián Escudero;José M Iriondo;M.Elena Torres

  • Structural equation modelling: an alternative for assessing causal relationships in threatened plant populations

    José M. Iriondo;Marı́a J. Albert;Adrián Escudero

  • Reproductive limits of a late-flowering high-mountain Mediterranean plant along an elevational climate gradient.

    L. Giménez-Benavides;A. Escudero;J. M. Iriondo

  • Gap analysis: a tool for complementary genetic conservation assessment

    Nigel Maxted;Ehsan Dulloo;Brian V Ford-Lloyd;Jose M. Iriondo

  • Local Adaptation Enhances Seedling Recruitment Along an Altitudinal Gradient in a High Mountain Mediterranean Plant

    Luis Giménez-Benavides;Adrián Escudero;José M. Iriondo

  • Reassessing global change research priorities in mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems: how far have we come and where do we go from here?

    E. Doblas-Miranda;J. Martínez-Vilalta;F. Lloret;A. Álvarez

  • Crop wild relative conservation and use

    N. Maxted;B. V. Ford-Lloyd;S. P. Kell;J. M. Iriondo

  • Recent Anthropogenic Plant Extinctions Differ in Biodiversity Hotspots and Coldspots.

    Johannes J. Le Roux;Cang Hui;Cang Hui;Maria L. Castillo;José M. Iriondo

  • Short communication: Weighted-Interaction Nestedness Estimator (WINE): A new estimator to calculate over frequency matrices

    Javier Galeano;Juan M. Pastor;Jose M. Iriondo

  • Factors affecting establishment of a gypsophyte: the case of Lepidium subulatum (Brassicaceae).

    Adrián Escudero;José M. Iriondo;José M. Olano;Agustín Rubio

  • Genetic structure of an endangered plant, Antirrhinum microphyllum (Scrophulariaceae): allozyme and RAPD analysis.

    Elena Torres;José M. Iriondo;César Pérez

  • Ecogeographical land characterization maps as a tool for assessing plant adaptation and their implications in agrobiodiversity studies

    Mauricio Parra-Quijano;Mauricio Parra-Quijano;José M. Iriondo;Elena Torres

  • Conserving plant genetic diversity in protected areas : population management of crop wild relatives

    José María Iriondo;Nigel Maxted;Mohammad Ehsan Dulloo

  • Growing with siblings: a common ground for cooperation or for fiercer competition among plants?

    Rubén Milla;Diana M. Forero;Adrián Escudero;Jose M. Iriondo

  • Agrobiodiversity conservation: securing the diversity of crop wild relatives and landraces.

    N. Maxted;M. Ehsan Dulloo;B. V. Ford-Lloyd;L. Frese

  • Crop wild relative conservation and use: establishing the context.

    N. Maxted;S. P. Kell;B. V. Ford-Lloyd;J. M. Iriondo

  • FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF NARROW ENDEMIC ERODIUM PAULARENSE IN CONTRASTING MICROHABITATS

    M. J. Albert;A. Escudero;J. M. Iriondo

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel Maxted
Nigel Maxted University of Birmingham
Brian Ford-Lloyd
Brian Ford-Lloyd University of Birmingham
Adrián Escudero
Adrián Escudero King Juan Carlos University
Rubén Milla
Rubén Milla King Juan Carlos University
José Miguel Olano
José Miguel Olano University of Valladolid
José J. Ramasco
José J. Ramasco Spanish National Research Council
Andy Jarvis
Andy Jarvis Bezos Earth Fund
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro University of Oviedo
François Lefèvre
François Lefèvre INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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