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Regino Zamora is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain, where they conduct research in the domains of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their scholarly output spans subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecological Modeling.

Their work addresses several key topics including Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Mediterranean and Iberian Flora and Fauna, Plant Ecology and Soil Science, and Tree-ring Climate Responses.

Zamora's recent papers include:

  • Long-term monitoring of the Iberian ibex population in the Sierra Nevada of the southeast Iberian Peninsula, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Land-Use Legacies and Climate Change as a Double Challenge to Oak Forest Resilience: Mismatches of Geographical and Ecological Rear Edges, 2020, Ecosystems
  • Implications of mistletoe parasitism for the host metabolome: A new plant identity in the forest canopy, 2021, Plant Cell & Environment
  • Ecological Diversity within Rear-Edge: A Case Study from Mediterranean Quercus pyrenaica Willd., 2020, Forests
  • RecruitNet: A global database of plant recruitment networks, 2022, Ecology

Zamora frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Antonio J. Pérez-Luque, José A. Hódar, Alba Lázaro-González, Sergio Puertas-Ruíz, and Domingo Alcaraz-Segura.

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with notable contributions to Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Forests, Ecosistemas, Scientific Data, and the International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation.

Best Publications

  • Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order

    Richard J. Hobbs;Salvatore Arico;James Aronson;Jill S. Baron

  • 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

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

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

  • Seedling establishment of a boreal tree species (Pinus sylvestris) at its southernmost distribution limit: consequences of being in a marginal Mediterranean habitat

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

  • Use of Shrubs as Nurse Plants: A New Technique for Reforestation in Mediterranean Mountains

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

  • 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

  • Interactions of drought and shade effects on seedlings of four Quercus species: physiological and structural leaf responses

    José Luis Quero;José Luis Quero;Rafael Villar;Teodoro Marañón;Regino Zamora

  • Geographical variation in seed production, predation and abortion in Juniperus communis throughout its range in Europe

    Daniel García;Regino Zamora;José M. Gómez;Pedro Jordano

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

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

  • Pine processionary caterpillar Thaumetopoea pityocampa as a new threat for relict Mediterranean Scots pine forests under climatic warming

    José A Hódar;Jorge Castro;Jorge Castro;Regino Zamora

  • Impact of vertebrate acorn- and seedling-predators on a Mediterranean Quercus pyrenaica forest

    José M. Gómez;Daniel Garcı́a;Regino Zamora

  • Conditional outcomes in plant/herbivore interactions: neighbours matter

    Elena Baraza;Regino Zamora;José A. Hódar

  • Yew (Taxus baccata L.) regeneration is facilitated by fleshy-fruited shrubs in Mediterranean environments.

    Daniel Garcı́a;Regino Zamora;José A Hódar;José M Gómez

  • Birds as suppliers of seed dispersal in temperate ecosystems: conservation guidelines from real-world landscapes.

    Daniel Garcia;Regino Zamora;Guillermo C. Amico

  • Generalization vs. specialization in the pollination system of Hormathophylla spinosa (Cruciferae)

    José María Gómez;Regino Zamora

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

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

  • Age structure of Juniperus communis L. in the Iberian peninsula: Conservation of remnant populations in Mediterranean mountains

    Daniel Garcı́a;Regino Zamora;José A Hódar;José M Gómez

  • 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

  • Seed predation and dispersal in relict Scots pine forests in southern Spain

    Jorge Castro;José M. Gómez;Daniel García;Regino Zamora

Frequent Co-Authors

José A. Hódar
José A. Hódar University of Granada
Jorge Castro
Jorge Castro University of Granada
José M. Gómez
José M. Gómez Spanish National Research Council
Daniel García
Daniel García University of Oviedo
José Luis Quero
José Luis Quero University of Córdoba
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio
Lorena Gómez-Aparicio Spanish National Research Council
Fernando Valladares
Fernando Valladares Spanish National Research Council
Teodoro Marañón
Teodoro Marañón Spanish National Research Council
Rafael Villar
Rafael Villar University of Córdoba
Luis Cayuela
Luis Cayuela King Juan Carlos University

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