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Pedro J. Rey

Pedro J. Rey

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
6935
World Ranking
6566
National Ranking
224

Overview

Pedro J. Rey is affiliated with the University of Jaén in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Insect Science, and Genetics.

The research topics covered in their publications include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Pedro J. Rey has co-authored research with a number of frequent collaborators. These include Carlos Martínez-Núñez, Antonio J. Manzaneda, Teresa Salido, Julio M. Alcántara, and Rubén Tarifa.

The scientist has contributed papers to prominent venues such as Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal of Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Plants, and Ardeola. The number of publications in these venues highlights the focus and consistency in relevant ecological and agricultural journals.

Selected recent papers by Pedro J. Rey include:

  • "Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands," 2022, Science
  • "Agricultural intensification erodes taxonomic and functional diversity in Mediterranean olive groves by filtering out rare species," 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Unforeseen plant phenotypic diversity in a dry and grazed world," 2024, Nature
  • "Hotspots of biogeochemical activity linked to aridity and plant traits across global drylands," 2024, Nature Plants
  • "Environmental Objectives of Spanish Agriculture: Scientific Guidelines for their Effective Implementation under the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2030," 2021, Ardeola

Best Publications

  • Beyond species loss: The extinction of ecological interactions in a changing world

    Alfonso Valiente‐Banuet;Marcelo A. Aizen;Julio M. Alcántara;Juan Arroyo

  • Recruitment dynamics of a fleshy‐fruited plant (Olea europaea): connecting patterns of seed dispersal to seedling establishment

    Pedro J. Rey;Julio M. Alcántara

  • Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands

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  • Interaction of pollinators and herbivores on plant fitness suggests a pathway for correlated evolution of mutualism- and antagonism-related traits

    Carlos M. Herrera;Mónica Medrano;Pedro J. Rey;Alfonso M. Sánchez-Lafuente

  • Spatio‐Temporal Variation in Fruit and Frugivorous Bird Abundance in Olive Orchards

    Pedro J. Rey

  • Environmental aridity is associated with cytotype segregation and polyploidy occurrence in Brachypodium distachyon (Poaceae)

    Antonio J. Manzaneda;Antonio J. Manzaneda;Pedro J. Rey;Jesús M. Bastida;Christopher Weiss-Lehman

  • Conflicting selection pressures on seed size: evolutionary ecology of fruit size in a bird-dispersed tree, Olea europaea.

    J. M. Alcántara;P. J. Rey

  • FACTORS SHAPING THE SEEDFALL PATTERNOF A BIRD-DISPERSED PLANT

    Julio M. Alcántara;Pedro J. Rey;Francisco Valera;Alfonso M. Sánchez-Lafuente

  • Floral integration, phenotypic covariance structure and pollinator variation in bumblebee-pollinated Helleborus foetidus

    C. M. Herrera;X. Cerdá;M. B. García;J. Guitián

  • Factors shaping the seedfall pattern of a bird-dispersed plant

    Julio M. Alcantara;Pedro J. Rey;Francisco Valera;Alfonso M. Sanchez-Lafuente

  • Phylogenetic signatures of facilitation and competition in successional communities

    Miguel Verdú;Pedro J. Rey;Julio M. Alcántara;Gemma Siles

  • Early effects of rodent post‐dispersal seed predation on the outcome of the plant–seed disperser interaction

    Julio M. Alcántara;Pedro J. Rey;Alfonso M. Sánchez‐Lafuente;Francisco Valera

  • Fruit size in wild olives: implications for avian seed dispersal

    P. J. Rey;J. E. Gutiérrez;J. Alcántara;F. Valera

  • Geographical variation in diaspore traits of an ant-dispersed plant (Helleborus foetidus): are ant community composition and diaspore traits correlated?

    José L. Garrido;José L. Garrido;Pedro J. Rey;Xim Cerdá;Carlos M. Herrera

  • Preserving frugivorous birds in agro-ecosystems: lessons from Spanish olive orchards

    Pedro J. Rey

  • Geographical variation in autonomous self-pollination levels unrelated to pollinator service in Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae).

    Carlos M. Herrera;Alfonso M. Sánchez-Lafuente;Mónica Medrano;Javier Guitián

  • Spatial variation in ant and rodent post‐dispersal predation of vertebrate‐dispersed seeds

    P. J. Rey;J. L. Garrido;J. M. Alcántara;J. M. Ramírez

  • Natural variation of flowering time and vernalization responsiveness in Brachypodium distachyon.

    Christopher J. Schwartz;Mark R. Doyle;Antonio J. Manzaneda;Pedro J. Rey

  • Extended phylogeny of Aquilegia: the biogeographical and ecological patterns of two simultaneous but contrasting radiations

    Jesús M. Bastida;Julio M. Alcántara;Pedro J. Rey;Pablo Vargas

  • Environmental niche variation and evolutionary diversification of the Brachypodium distachyon grass complex species in their native circum-Mediterranean range.

    Diana López-Alvarez;Antonio J. Manzaneda;Pedro J. Rey;Patricia Giraldo

  • Habitat alteration and plant intra-specific competition for seed dispersers: an example with Olea europaea var. sylvestris

    Julio M. Alcántara;Pedro J. Rey;Francisco Valera;Alfonso M. Sánchez-Lafuente

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Valera
Francisco Valera Spanish National Research Council
Carlos M. Herrera
Carlos M. Herrera Spanish National Research Council
Xim Cerdá
Xim Cerdá Spanish National Research Council
Lúcia G. Lohmann
Lúcia G. Lohmann Universidade de São Paulo
Miguel Verdú
Miguel Verdú University of Valencia
José M. Fedriani
José M. Fedriani Spanish National Research Council
Alfonso Valiente-Banuet
Alfonso Valiente-Banuet National Autonomous University of Mexico
Daniel García
Daniel García University of Oviedo
Thomas Mitchell-Olds
Thomas Mitchell-Olds Duke University
Raphaël Boulay
Raphaël Boulay François Rabelais University

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