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Manuel Nogales is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses a broad range of ecological topics, with particular emphasis on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Ecological Modeling. The main research themes cover plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, species distribution and climate change, plant parasitism and resistance, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal ecology and behavior studies, and genetic diversity and population structure.

Manuel Nogales has published research in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by Manuel Nogales include:

  • A Review on the State of the Art in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal on Islands and the Implications of Global Change (2024) in The Botanical Review
  • Macaronesia as a Fruitful Arena for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology (2021) in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Species functional traits and abundance as drivers of multiplex ecological networks: first empirical quantification of inter-layer edge weights (2020) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Changes in the structure of seed dispersal networks when including interaction outcomes from both plant and animal perspectives (2021) in Oikos
  • Impact of Volcanic Sulfur Emissions on the Pine Forest of La Palma, Spain (2022) in Forests

Collaboration has been an important aspect of Manuel Nogales's work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Anna Traveset
  • Rúben Heleno
  • Sandra Hervías-Parejo
  • Félix M. Medina
  • María Guerrero-Campos

Best Publications

  • A global review of the impacts of invasive cats on island endangered vertebrates

    Félix M. Medina;Elsa Bonnaud;Elsa Bonnaud;Eric Vidal;Bernie R. Tershy

  • A Review of Feral Cat Eradication on Islands

    Manuel Nogales;Aurelio Martín;Bernie R. Tershy;C. Josh Donlan;C. Josh Donlan

  • The diet of feral cats on islands: a review and a call for more studies

    E. Bonnaud;E. Bonnaud;F. M. Medina;Eric Vidal;M. Nogales

  • Feral Cats and Biodiversity Conservation: The Urgent Prioritization of Island Management

    Manuel Nogales;Eric Vidal;Félix M. Medina;Elsa Bonnaud

  • Frugivory and seed dispersal by the lizard Gallotia galloti (Lacertidae in a xeric habitat of the Canary Islands

    Alfredo Valido;Manuel Nogales

  • Ecological effects and distribution of invasive non-native mammals on the Canary Islands

    M. Nogales;J. L. Rodríguez‐Luengo;P. Marrero

  • Invaders of pollination networks in the Galápagos Islands: emergence of novel communities

    Anna Traveset;Rubén H. Heleno;Rubén H. Heleno;Rubén H. Heleno;Susana Chamorro;Susana Chamorro;Pablo Vargas

  • Seed dispersal networks in the Galapagos and the consequences of alien plant invasions

    Ruben H. Heleno;Jens M. Olesen;Manuel Nogales;Pablo Vargas

  • Environmental temperatures shape thermal physiology as well as diversification and genome-wide substitution rates in lizards

    Joan Garcia-Porta;Iker Irisarri;Martin Kirchner;Ariel Rodríguez

  • Impact of Alien Plant Invaders on Pollination Networks in Two Archipelagos

    Benigno Padrón;Anna Traveset;Tine Biedenweg;Diana Díaz

  • Evidence for overlooked mechanisms of long-distance seed dispersal to and between oceanic islands

    Manuel Nogales;Rubén H. Heleno;Rubén H. Heleno;Anna Traveset;Pablo Vargas

  • Bird-flower visitation networks in the Galápagos unveil a widespread interaction release

    Anna Traveset;Jens M. Olesen;Manuel Nogales;Pablo Vargas

  • Phylogenetic relationships of the Canary Islands endemic lizard genus Gallotia (Sauria: Lacertidae), inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences.

    Pedro González;Francisco M. Pinto;Manuel Nogales;José Jiménez-Asensio

  • A review on the impacts of feral cats (Felis silvestris catus) in the Canary Islands: implications for the conservation of its endangered fauna

    Félix Manuel Medina;Manuel Nogales

  • Underlying impacts of invasive cats on islands: not only a question of predation

    Félix M. Medina;Elsa Bonnaud;Eric Vidal;Manuel Nogales

  • A review on the effects of alien rodents in the Balearic (Western Mediterranean Sea) and Canary Islands (Eastern Atlantic Ocean)

    Anna Traveset;Manuel Nogales;Josep Antoni Alcover;Juan D. Delgado

  • Macaronesia as a Fruitful Arena for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology

    Margarita Florencio;Jairo Patiño;Jairo Patiño;Jairo Patiño;Sandra Nogué;Anna Traveset

  • Comparing seed dispersal effectiveness by frugivores at the community level.

    Aarón González-Castro;María Calviño-Cancela;Manuel Nogales

  • Shrikes, lizards and Lycium intricatum (Solanaceae) fruits: a case of indirect seed dispersal on an oceanic island (Alegranza, Canary Islands)

    Manuel Nogales;Juan D. Delgado;Félix M. Medina

  • Colonization of the Galápagos Islands by plants with no specific syndromes for long-distance dispersal: a new perspective

    Pablo Vargas;Rubén H. Heleno;Anna Traveset;Manuel Nogales

  • Effect of native and alien vertebrate frugivores on seed viability and germination patterns of Rubia fruticosa (Rubiaceae) in the eastern Canary Islands

    Manuel Nogales;Concepción Nieves;Juan Carlos Illera;David Pérez Padilla

  • Seed dispersal by common ravens Corvus corax among island habitats (Canarian Archipelago).

    Manuel Nogales;Elizabeth C. Hernández;Francisco Valdés

  • Significance and extent of secondary seed dispersal by predatory birds on oceanic islands: the case of the Canary archipelago

    David P. Padilla;David P. Padilla;Aarón González-Castro;Manuel Nogales

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Traveset
Anna Traveset Spanish National Research Council
Ruben H. Heleno
Ruben H. Heleno University of Coimbra
Pablo Vargas
Pablo Vargas Spanish National Research Council
Jens M. Olesen
Jens M. Olesen Aarhus University
Juan Carlos Illera
Juan Carlos Illera University of Oviedo
Pablo Vargas
Pablo Vargas Institute Curie
Pedro Oromí
Pedro Oromí University of La Laguna
Bernie R. Tershy
Bernie R. Tershy University of California, Santa Cruz
Jaime A. Ramos
Jaime A. Ramos University of Coimbra
Paulo J. Oliveira
Paulo J. Oliveira University of Coimbra

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