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Lorena Gómez-Aparicio

Lorena Gómez-Aparicio

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
8625
World Ranking
6012
National Ranking
195

Overview

Lorena Gómez-Aparicio is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research expertise spans several domains within agricultural and biological sciences and environmental science, with a focus on plant science, nature and landscape conservation, and ecology.

Their scientific contributions include several recent papers published in reputable journals. These include:

  • "A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "An excess of niche differences maximizes ecosystem functioning" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Net plant interactions are highly variable and weakly dependent on climate at the global scale" (2022, Ecology Letters)
  • "Tree decline and mortality following pathogen invasion alters the diversity, composition and network structure of the soil microbiome" (2022, Soil Biology and Biochemistry)
  • "Climate change impact on the population dynamics of exotic pathogens: The case of the worldwide pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi" (2022, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology)

Their research primarily covers topics such as:

  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Plant pathogens and resistance
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Botany and plant ecology studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Species distribution and climate change

Frequent coauthors in their work include Luis Matías, Pablo Homet, Christopher J. Lortie, Enrique Andivia, and Óscar Godoy.

Lorena Gómez-Aparicio has disseminated their research findings in multiple publication venues, notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Their scientific endeavors encompass significant involvement in subfields such as plant science, nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecology more broadly, and soil science. This multidisciplinary approach supports the study of interactions between plants, pathogens, and environmental changes, especially regarding climate effects on ecosystems and species distributions.

Best Publications

  • APPLYING PLANT FACILITATION TO FOREST RESTORATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF SHRUBS AS NURSE PLANTS

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Regino Zamora;Jose M. Gómez;Jose A. Hódar

  • Testing predictions of the Janzen–Connell hypothesis: a meta‐analysis of experimental evidence for distance‐ and density‐dependent seed and seedling survival

    Liza S. Comita;Liza S. Comita;Simon A. Queenborough;Stephen J. Murphy;Janelle L. Eck

  • The role of plant interactions in the restoration of degraded ecosystems: a meta‐analysis across life‐forms and ecosystems

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio

  • Benefits of Using Shrubs as Nurse Plants for Reforestation in Mediterranean Mountains: A 4-Year Study

    Jorge Castro;Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar;José M. Gómez

  • Diversity increases carbon storage and tree productivity in Spanish forests

    Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Alain Paquette;Christian Messier

  • Disentangling the relative importance of climate, size and competition on tree growth in Iberian forests: Implications for forest management under global change

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Raúl García-Valdés;Paloma Ruíz-Benito;Paloma Ruíz-Benito;Miguel A. Zavala;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Canopy vs. soil effects of shrubs facilitating tree seedlings in Mediterranean montane ecosystems

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Jose M. Gómez;Regino Zamora;Janis L. Boettinger

  • Patterns and Drivers of Tree Mortality in Iberian Forests: Climatic Effects Are Modified by Competition

    Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Paloma Ruiz-Benito;Emily R. Lines;Emily R. Lines;Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Miguel A. Zavala

  • Functional traits and phenotypic plasticity modulate species coexistence across contrasting climatic conditions

    Ignacio M. Pérez-Ramos;Luis Matías;Luis Matías;Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Óscar Godoy

  • A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network

    Martin Enders;Martin Enders;Frank Havemann;Florian Ruland;Florian Ruland;Maud Bernard-Verdier;Maud Bernard-Verdier

  • Facilitation of tree saplings by nurse plants: Microhabitat amelioration or protection against herbivores?

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Regino Zamora;Jorge Castro;Jose A. Hódar

  • 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

  • Are pine plantations valid tools for restoring Mediterranean forests? An assessment along abiotic and biotic gradients

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Miguel A. Zavala;Francisco J. Bonet;Regino Zamora

  • 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

  • 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

  • Neighbourhood analyses of the allelopathic effects of the invasive tree Ailanthus altissima in temperate forests

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Charles D. Canham

  • Spatial patterns of soil pathogens in declining Mediterranean forests: implications for tree species regeneration

    Lorena Gómez‐Aparicio;Beatriz Ibáñez;María S. Serrano;Paolo De Vita

  • Differential light responses of Mediterranean tree saplings: linking ecophysiology with regeneration niche in four co-occurring species

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Fernando Valladares;Regino Zamora

  • Spatial patterns of recruitment in Mediterranean plant species: linking the fate of seeds, seedlings and saplings in heterogeneous landscapes at different scales

    Lorena Gómez-Aparicio

  • Phylogenetic relatedness as a tool in restoration ecology: a meta-analysis

    Miguel Verdú;Lorena Gómez-Aparicio;Alfonso Valiente-Banuet

Frequent Co-Authors

Paloma Ruiz-Benito
Paloma Ruiz-Benito University of Alcalá
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos
Ignacio Manuel Pérez-Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Regino Zamora
Regino Zamora University of Granada
José Avila
José Avila Synchrotron SOLEIL
Miguel A. Zavala
Miguel A. Zavala University of Alcalá
Oscar Godoy
Oscar Godoy University of Cádiz
Teodoro Marañón
Teodoro Marañón Spanish National Research Council
José M. Gómez
José M. Gómez Spanish National Research Council
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Jorge Castro
Jorge Castro University of Granada

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