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Miriam Muñoz-Rojas is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. The subfields linked to their work include Soil Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with significant attention to Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Algal Biology and Biofuel Production, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Fire Effects on Ecosystems.

The list of recent papers authored or co-authored by Miriam Muñoz-Rojas reflects their diverse interests:

  • Climate change impacts on agricultural suitability and yield reduction in a Mediterranean region, 2020, Geoderma
  • Changes in ecosystem properties after post-fire management strategies in wildfire-affected Mediterranean forests, 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Cyanobacteria as a Nature-Based Biotechnological Tool for Restoring Salt-Affected Soils, 2020, Agronomy
  • Biocrust cyanobacterial composition, diversity, and environmental drivers in two contrasting climatic regions in Brazil, 2021, Geoderma
  • Soil, Site, and Management Factors Affecting Cadmium Concentrations in Cacao-Growing Soils, 2020, Agronomy

Frequent co-authors include Todd E. Erickson, Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja, Náthali Machado de Lima, Stephan Getzin, and Hezi Yizhaq.

Regarding publication venues, Miriam Muñoz-Rojas has multiple publications in Geoderma, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Applied Ecology, Agronomy, and Plant and Soil.

Best Publications

  • Soil ecosystem services, sustainability, valuation and management

    Paulo Pereira;Igor Bogunovic;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Eric C. Brevik

  • IMPACT OF LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGES ON ORGANIC CARBON STOCKS IN MEDITERRANEAN SOILS (1956-2007)

    Miriam Munoz-Rojas;Miriam Munoz-Rojas;A. Jordán;L. Zavala;D. De la Rosa

  • Soil physicochemical and microbiological indicators of short, medium and long term post-fire recovery in semi-arid ecosystems

    Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Todd E. Erickson;Dylan Martini;Kingsley W. Dixon;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • Soil quality indicators to assess functionality of restored soils in degraded semiarid ecosystems

    Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Todd E. Erickson;Kingsley W. Dixon;Kingsley W. Dixon;David J. Merritt

  • Soil quality indicators: critical tools in ecosystem restoration

    Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas

  • Organic carbon stocks in Mediterranean soil types under different land uses (Southern Spain)

    Miriam Munoz-Rojas;Miriam Munoz-Rojas;A. Jordan;L. Zavala;D. De La Rosa

  • Short-term effects of experimental fire for a soil under eucalyptus forest (SE Australia)

    Arturo J.P. Granged;Antonio Jordán;Lorena M. Zavala;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas

  • Cyanobacteria inoculation enhances carbon sequestration in soil substrates used in dryland restoration.

    M. Muñoz-Rojas;M. Muñoz-Rojas;J.R. Román;B. Roncero-Ramos;T.E. Erickson

  • Changes in land cover and vegetation carbon stocks in Andalusia, Southern Spain (1956–2007)

    M. Muñoz-Rojas;M. Muñoz-Rojas;D. De la Rosa;L.M. Zavala;A. Jordán

  • Climate change impacts on agricultural suitability and yield reduction in a Mediterranean region

    Sameh K. Abd-Elmabod;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Antonio Jordán;Mariá Anaya-Romero

  • Benefits of adopting seed-based technologies for rehabilitation in the mining sector: a Pilbara perspective

    Todd Erickson;Miriam Munoz-Rojas;Miriam Munoz-Rojas;Olga Alexandrovna Kildisheva;Brad Stokes

  • Soil respiration dynamics in fire affected semi-arid ecosystems: Effects of vegetation type and environmental factors.

    Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Wolfgang Lewandrowski;Todd E. Erickson;Kingsley W. Dixon;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • Climate change impacts on soil organic carbon stocks of Mediterranean agricultural areas: A case study in Northern Egypt

    Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Sameh K. Abd-Elmabod;Lorena M. Zavala;Diego De la Rosa

  • Climate and land use changes effects on soil organic carbon stocks in a Mediterranean semi-natural area

    Beatriz Lozano-García;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Luis Parras-Alcántara

  • Environmental Factors Controlling Soil Organic Carbon Stocks in Two Contrasting Mediterranean Climatic Areas of Southern Spain

    Bárbara A. Willaarts;Cecilio Oyonarte;Miriam Muñoz‐Rojas;Miriam Muñoz‐Rojas;Juan José Ibáñez

  • Effects of indigenous soil cyanobacteria on seed germination and seedling growth of arid species used in restoration

    M. Muñoz-Rojas;M. Muñoz-Rojas;A. Chilton;G. S. Liyanage;T. E. Erickson

  • Evaluation of forest ecosystem services in Mediterranean areas. A regional case study in South Spain

    María Anaya-Romero;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Beatriz Ibáñez;Teodoro Marañón

  • Climate and soil factors influencing seedling recruitment of plant species used for dryland restoration

    Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Todd E. Erickson;Dylan C. Martini;Kingsley W. Dixon;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • The role of organic amendments in drylands restoration

    P. Hueso-González;M. Muñoz-Rojas;M. Muñoz-Rojas;J.F. Martínez-Murillo

  • Assessment of Soil Suitability for Improvement of Soil Factors and Agricultural Management

    Sameh Kotb Abd-Elmabod;Noura Bakr;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Paulo Pereira

  • Evaluating Soil Threats Under Climate Change Scenarios in the Andalusia Region, Southern Spain

    María Anaya-Romero;Sameh Kotb Abd-Elmabod;Miriam Muñoz-Rojas;Gianni Castellano

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Merritt
David J. Merritt University of Western Australia
Antonio Jordán
Antonio Jordán University of Seville
Kingsley W. Dixon
Kingsley W. Dixon Curtin University
Eric C. Brevik
Eric C. Brevik Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Paulo Pereira
Paulo Pereira Mykolas Romeris University
Artemi Cerdà
Artemi Cerdà University of Valencia
Yolanda Cantón
Yolanda Cantón University of Almería
Mark K. J. Ooi
Mark K. J. Ooi University of New South Wales
Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja
Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja University of Castilla-La Mancha
Kerstin Wiegand
Kerstin Wiegand University of Göttingen

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