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Josu G. Alday

Josu G. Alday

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
3094
World Ranking
7478
National Ranking
269

Overview

Josu G. Alday is affiliated with the University of Lleida in Spain and contributes extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

Their research spans several key subfields including:

  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change

Alday's work primarily addresses topics related to:

  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

They have published articles in notable journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Forests
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Public attitudes toward biodiversity-friendly greenspace management in Europe", 2020, Conservation Letters
  • "Soil physico-chemical properties have a greater effect on soil fungi than host species in Mediterranean pure and mixed pine forests", 2021, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • "Similar diurnal, seasonal and annual rhythms in radial root expansion across two coexisting Mediterranean oak species", 2020, Tree Physiology
  • "Acceptance of near-natural greenspace management relates to ecological and socio-cultural assigned values among European urbanites", 2020, Basic and Applied Ecology
  • "Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests", 2020, Forest Ecology and Management

Josu G. Alday has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • José Antonio Bonet (23 coauthored works)
  • Juán Martínez de Aragón (16)
  • Sergio de-Miguel (14)
  • Carles Castaño (12)
  • R.H. Marrs (9)

In addition to journals, Alday has contributed to book publications, notably with the European Organization for Nuclear Research. One such work is "Manual d'itineraris de gestió micològica a Catalunya" published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Multiple ecosystem services landscape index: a tool for multifunctional landscapes conservation.

    Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz;Josu G. Alday;Josu G. Alday;Miren Onaindia

  • Soil microclimate changes affect soil fungal communities in a Mediterranean pine forest.

    Carles Castaño;Björn D. Lindahl;Josu G. Alday;Andreas Hagenbo

  • Processes driving nocturnal transpiration and implications for estimating land evapotranspiration

    Víctor Resco de Dios;Jacques Roy;Juan Pedro Ferrio;Josu G. Alday

  • Vegetation succession on reclaimed coal wastes in Spain: the influence of soil and environmental factors

    Josu G. Alday;Rob H. Marrs;Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

  • Soil and vegetation development during early succession on restored coal wastes: a six-year permanent plot study

    Josu G. Alday;Rob H. Marrs;Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

  • Public attitudes toward biodiversity-friendly greenspace management in Europe

    Leonie K. Fischer;Leonie K. Fischer;Lena Neuenkamp;Lena Neuenkamp;Jussi Lampinen;Maria Tuomi

  • Traditional ecological knowledge and medicinal plant diversity in Ecuadorian Amazon home gardens.

    Veronica Caballero-Serrano;Brian McLaren;Juan Carlos Carrasco;Josu G. Alday

  • Can understorey native woodland plant species regenerate under exotic pine plantations using natural succession

    Miren Onaindia;Ibone Ametzaga-Arregi;Mikel San Sebastián;Anaïs Mitxelena

  • The importance of topography and climate on short-term revegetation of coal wastes in Spain

    Josu G. Alday;Rob H. Marrs;Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

  • Long-term effects of rotational prescribed burning and low-intensity sheep grazing on blanket-bog plant communities

    Hyohyemi Lee;Josu G. Alday;Rob J. Rose;John O'Reilly

  • Recovering Quercus species on reclaimed coal wastes using native shrubs as restoration nurse plants

    Paloma Torroba-Balmori;Pilar Zaldívar;Josu G. Alday;Belén Fernández-Santos

  • Mushroom biomass and diversity are driven by different spatio-temporal scales along Mediterranean elevation gradients.

    Josu G. Alday;Juan Martínez de Aragón;Sergio de-Miguel;José Antonio Bonet

  • Plant diversity and ecosystem services in Amazonian homegardens of Ecuador

    Veronica Caballero-Serrano;Miren Onaindia;Josu G. Alday;David Caballero

  • Experimental evidence for sustained carbon sequestration in fire-managed, peat moorlands.

    Rob H. Marrs;E.-L. Marsland;Rachel Lingard;Peter G. Appleby

  • Factors Affecting Herbaceous Richness and Biomass Accumulation Patterns of Reclaimed Coal Mines

    Y. Pallavicini;J. G. Alday;C. Martínez‐Ruiz

  • Overcoming resistance and resilience of an invaded community is necessary for effective restoration: a multi-site bracken control study

    Josu G. Alday;Emma S. Cox;Robin J. Pakeman;Mike P. K. Harris

  • Effects of fire regime shift in Mediterranean Basin ecosystems: changes in soil seed bank composition among functional types

    Victor M. Santana;Victor M. Santana;Josu G. Alday;M. Jaime Baeza

  • Lack of thinning effects over inter-annual changes in soil fungal community and diversity in a Mediterranean pine forest

    Carles Castaño;Josu G. Alday;Björn D. Lindahl;Juan Martínez de Aragón

  • Integrating stakeholders’ demands and scientific knowledge on ecosystem services in landscape planning

    Igone Palacios-Agundez;Beatriz Fernández de Manuel;Gloria Rodríguez-Loinaz;Lorena Peña

  • Vegetation convergence during early succession on coal wastes: a 6-year permanent plot study

    Josu G. Alday;Rob H. Marrs;Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

  • Endogenous circadian regulation of carbon dioxide exchange in terrestrial ecosystems

    Víctor Resco de Dios;Michael L. Goulden;Kiona Ogle;Andrew D. Richardson

  • Functional groups and dispersal strategies as guides for predicting vegetation dynamics on reclaimed mines

    Josu G. Alday;Yésica Pallavicini;Rob H. Marrs;Carolina Martínez-Ruiz

  • A simple test for alternative states in ecological restoration: the use of principal response curves

    Josu G. Alday;Rob H. Marrs

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob H. Marrs
Rob H. Marrs University of Liverpool
Alexandru Milcu
Alexandru Milcu Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Juan Pedro Ferrio
Juan Pedro Ferrio Spanish National Research Council
Arthur Gessler
Arthur Gessler ETH Zurich
Jacques Roy
Jacques Roy Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jordi Voltas
Jordi Voltas University of Lleida
David T. Tissue
David T. Tissue Western Sydney University
Mark G. Tjoelker
Mark G. Tjoelker Western Sydney University
Michael Bahn
Michael Bahn University of Innsbruck
Björn D. Lindahl
Björn D. Lindahl Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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