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Overview

Manuel B. Morales is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, encompassing key subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's work addresses topics including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Recent publications by Manuel B. Morales include:

  • How can the European Common Agricultural Policy help halt biodiversity loss? Recommendations by over 300 experts (2022, Conservation Letters)
  • Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity (2020, Science)
  • Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems (2020, Functional Ecology)
  • Environmental Objectives of Spanish Agriculture: Scientific Guidelines for their Effective Implementation under the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2030 (2021, Ardeola)
  • Solar photovoltaic energy development and biodiversity conservation: Current knowledge and research gaps (2024, Conservation Letters)

Manuel B. Morales has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Juán Traba
  • Gérard Bota
  • Santi Mañosa
  • Vincent Bretagnolle
  • Beatriz Arroyo

The scientist has published multiple works in prominent academic venues. Among them, the most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Ardeola (4 publications)
  • Conservation Letters (3 publications)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (3 publications)
  • Bird Conservation International (3 publications)
  • Biological Conservation (3 publications)

In addition to journal articles, Manuel B. Morales has contributed to book publications with recognized publishers such as Springer International Publishing and the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Notable book titles include "Little Bustard: Ecology and Conservation" (2022) and "Manual de gestió de guarets per a la conservació d'ocells estèpics" (2022).

Best Publications

  • Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland

    Flavia Geiger;Jan Bengtsson;Frank Berendse;Wolfgang W. Weisser

  • How Agricultural Intensification Affects Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    M. Emmerson;M.B. Morales;J.J. Oñate;P. Batáry

  • Agricultural intensification and biodiversity partitioning in European landscapes comparing plants, carabids, and birds

    Andreas Flohre;Christina Fischer;Tsipe Aavik;Jan Bengtsson

  • Effect of Weekend Road Traffic on the Use of Space by Raptors

    Luis M. Bautista;Jesús T. García;Ricardo G. Calmaestra;Carlos Palacín

  • How can the European Common Agricultural Policy help halt biodiversity loss? Recommendations by over 300 experts

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  • The decline of farmland birds in Spain is strongly associated to the loss of fallowland

    Juan Traba;Manuel B. Morales

  • Response of ground-nesting farmland birds to agricultural intensification across Europe: Landscape and field level management factors

    Irene Guerrero;Manuel B. Morales;Juan J. Oñate;Flavia Geiger

  • Sexual differences in microhabitat selection of breeding little bustards Tetrax tetrax: Ecological segregation based on vegetation structure

    M.B. Morales;J. Traba;E. Carriles;M.P. Delgado

  • Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity

    David Serrano;Antoni Margalida;Juan M. Pérez-García;Javier Juste

  • Effects of human activity on physiological and behavioral responses of an endangered steppe bird

    Rocío Tarjuelo;Isabel Barja;Manuel B. Morales;Juan Traba

  • Maximum entropy niche-based modelling of seasonal changes in little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) distribution

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  • Determining high value areas for steppe birds in Spain: hot spots, complementarity and the efficiency of protected areas

    Juan Traba;Eladio L. García de la Morena;Manuel B. Morales;Francisco Suárez

  • PARTIAL MIGRATION, AND LEK AND NESTING AREA FIDELITY IN FEMALE GREAT BUSTARDS

    Juan C. Alonso;Manuel B. Morales;Javier A. Alonso

  • Proximate and ultimate causes of natal dispersal in the great bustard Otis tarda

    J. C. Alonso;E. Martín;J. A. Alonso;M. B. Morales

  • Selection of breeding territory by little bustard ( Tetrax tetrax ) males in Central Spain: the role of arthropod availability

    Juan Traba;Manuel B. Morales;Eladio L. García de la Morena;María-Paula Delgado

  • Landscape composition influences farm management effects on farmland birds in winter: A pan-European approach

    Flavia Geiger;Geert R. de Snoo;Geert R. de Snoo;Frank Berendse;Irene Guerrero

  • Adverse Effects of Capture and Handling Little Bustard

    Anna Ponjoan;Gerard Bota;Eladio L. García De La Morena;Manuel B. Morales

  • Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems

    Carlos P. Carmona;Irene Guerrero;Begoña Peco;Manuel B. Morales

  • Annual productivity and individual female reproductive success in a Great Bustard Otis tarda population

    Manuel B. Morales;Juan C. Alonso;Javier Alonso

  • Can landscape composition changes predict spatial and annual variation of little bustard male abundance

    Manuel B. Morales;Jesús T. García;Beatriz Arroyo

  • Foraging activity and use of space by Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni in relation to agrarian management in central Spain

    Jesús T. García;Manuel B. Morales;Jesús Martínez;Laura Iglesias

  • SEASONAL MOVEMENTS OF MALE GREAT BUSTARDS IN CENTRAL SPAIN

    J. A. Alonso;C. A. Martín;J. C. Alonso;M. B. Morales

  • Migration Patterns in Male Great Bustards (Otis tarda)

    Manuel B. Morales;Juan C. Alonso;Javier A. Alonso;Enrique Martín

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Traba
Juan Traba Autonomous University of Madrid
Juan C. Alonso
Juan C. Alonso Spanish National Research Council
Jan Bengtsson
Jan Bengtsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Beatriz Arroyo
Beatriz Arroyo Spanish National Research Council
Jaan Liira
Jaan Liira University of Tartu
Wolfgang W. Weisser
Wolfgang W. Weisser Technical University of Munich
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Tomas Pärt
Tomas Pärt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sönke Eggers
Sönke Eggers Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Frank Berendse
Frank Berendse Wageningen University & Research

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