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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
60
Citations
11091
World Ranking
1235
National Ranking
40

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

Ecology, Mediterranean climate, Evergreen, Soil water and Ecosystem are his primary areas of study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Litter and Atmospheric sciences in addition to Ecology. His work carried out in the field of Mediterranean climate brings together such families of science as Water balance, Surface runoff, Seasonality and Tree canopy.

His Evergreen study combines topics in areas such as Fagaceae and Deciduous. His work in Soil water tackles topics such as Leaf area index which are related to areas like Throughfall and Canopy. He combines subjects such as Nutrient and Nitrogen cycle with his study of Ecosystem.

His most cited work include:

  • Modeling temporal and large‐scale spatial variability of soil respiration from soil water availability, temperature and vegetation productivity indices (472 citations)
  • How Tree Cover Influences the Water Balance of Mediterranean Rangelands (322 citations)
  • The dehesa system of southern Spain and Portugal as a natural ecosystem mimic (264 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Botany, Ecology, Mediterranean climate, Evergreen and Agronomy. His research integrates issues of Nutrient and Horticulture in his study of Botany. His work deals with themes such as Shrubland, Fire regime, Surface runoff and Respiration, which intersect with Mediterranean climate.

His Evergreen research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Seasonality, Phenology, Deciduous, Mediterranean vegetation and Stepwise regression. Richard Joffre has included themes like Throughfall, Soil water, Nitrogen cycle and Plant litter in his Agronomy study. His Soil water research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Organic matter and Water content.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (29.75%)
  • Ecology (19.83%)
  • Mediterranean climate (19.01%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Ecosystem (15.70%)
  • Chenopodium quinoa (4.96%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (6.61%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ecosystem, Chenopodium quinoa, Atmospheric sciences, Mediterranean climate and Biodiversity. The concepts of his Ecosystem study are interwoven with issues in Greenhouse gas and Environmental resource management. His study in Chenopodium quinoa is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Taproot, Agronomy and Ecotype.

Richard Joffre focuses mostly in the field of Atmospheric sciences, narrowing it down to topics relating to Vegetation and, in certain cases, FluxNet and Leaf area index. His work focuses on many connections between Mediterranean climate and other disciplines, such as Botany, that overlap with his field of interest in Bioenergy, Phytoremediation, Partial least squares regression and Nutrient. To a larger extent, he studies Ecology with the aim of understanding Biodiversity.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • Interpreting canopy development and physiology using a European phenology camera network at flux sites (73 citations)
  • Which strategy is best to predict soil properties of a local site from a national Vis–NIR database? (57 citations)
  • Relationships between photochemical reflectance index and light-use efficiency in deciduous and evergreen broadleaf forests (55 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Ecosystem
  • Botany

His primary scientific interests are in Botany, Deciduous, Evergreen, Agronomy and Mediterranean climate. His work on Photorespiration, Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll and Photoprotection as part of general Botany study is frequently linked to Ascorbic acid, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Evergreen research incorporates themes from Vegetation, Canopy, Physical geography and Phenology.

His studies deal with areas such as Chenopodium pallidicaule and Ecotype as well as Agronomy. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Biodiversity and Species richness. Biodiversity is a subfield of Ecology that he explores.

Best Publications

  • Modeling temporal and large‐scale spatial variability of soil respiration from soil water availability, temperature and vegetation productivity indices

    Markus Reichstein;Ana Rey;Annette Freibauer;John Tenhunen

  • How Tree Cover Influences the Water Balance of Mediterranean Rangelands

    Richard Joffre;Serge Rambal

  • The dehesa system of southern Spain and Portugal as a natural ecosystem mimic

    R. Joffre;S. Rambal;J. P. Ratte

  • Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe

    Claire Fortunel;Eric Garnier;Richard Joffre;Elena Kazakou

  • Simulating climate change impacts on fire frequency and vegetation dynamics in a Mediterranean‐type ecosystem

    Florent Mouillot;Serge Rambal;Richard Joffre

  • Soil water improvement by trees in the rangelands of southern Spain

    R. Joffre;S. Rambal

  • Spatial and temporal variations of soil respiration in a Eucalyptus plantation in Congo

    Daniel Epron;Daniel Epron;Yann Nouvellon;Olivier Roupsard;Welcome Mouvondy

  • Using near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to predict carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus content in heterogeneous plant material

    Dominique Gillon;Claudie Houssard;Richard Joffre

  • Drought controls over conductance and assimilation of a Mediterranean evergreen ecosystem: scaling from leaf to canopy

    Serge Rambal;Jean-Marc Ourcival;Richard Joffre;Florent Mouillot

  • Long‐term transpiration change with rainfall decline in a Mediterranean Quercus ilex forest

    J. M. Limousin;S. Rambal;J. M. Ourcival;A. Rocheteau

  • The dehesa: an agrosilvopastoral system of the Mediterranean region with special reference to the Sierra Morena area of Spain

    Richard Joffre;Jean Vacher;Carlos de los Llanos;Gilbert Long

  • Seasonal and annual variation of carbon exchange in an evergreen Mediterranean forest in southern France

    Vincent Allard;J. M. Ourcival;S. Rambal;R. Joffre

  • Modelling rainfall interception in a mediterranean Quercus ilex ecosystem: Lesson from a throughfall exclusion experiment

    Jean-Marc Limousin;Serge Rambal;Jean-Marc Ourcival;Richard Joffre

  • Summer and winter sensitivity of leaves and xylem to minimum freezing temperatures: a comparison of co-occurring Mediterranean oaks that differ in leaf lifespan

    Jeannine M Cavender-Bares;P. Cortes;S. Rambal;R. Joffre

  • Between-tree variations in leaf δ13C of Quercus pubescens and Quercus ilex among Mediterranean habitats with different water availability.

    C. Damesin;S. Rambal;R. Joffre

  • Interpreting canopy development and physiology using a European phenology camera network at flux sites

    L. Wingate;J. Ogée;E. Cremonese;G. Filippa

  • Seasonal and annual changes in leaf δ13C in two co-occurring Mediterranean oaks: relations to leaf growth and drought progression

    C. Damesin;S. Rambal;R. Joffre

  • Some determinants of the spatio-temporal fire cycle in a mediterranean landscape (Corsica, France)

    Florent Mouillot;Jean-Pierre Ratte;Richard Joffre;Jose Manuel Moreno

  • The growth respiration component in eddy CO2 flux from a Quercus ilex mediterranean forest

    S. Rambal;R. Joffre;J. M. Ourcival;Jeannine M Cavender-Bares

  • Co-occurrence of trees with different leaf habit: A functional approach on Mediterranean oaks

    Claire Damesin;Serge Rambal;Richard Joffre

  • Internal remobilization of carbohydrates, lipids, nitrogen and phosphorus in the Mediterranean evergreen oak Quercus ilex.

    Bénédicte Cherbuy;Richard Joffre;Dominique Gillon;Serge Rambal

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge Rambal
Serge Rambal Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Marc Ourcival
Jean-Marc Ourcival Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Daniel Epron
Daniel Epron Kyoto University
Christophe Jourdan
Christophe Jourdan Montpellier SupAgro
Jean-Marc Limousin
Jean-Marc Limousin Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Paul Berbigier
Paul Berbigier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Claire Damesin
Claire Damesin University of Paris-Saclay
Florent Mouillot
Florent Mouillot Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Denis Loustau
Denis Loustau International Sleep Products Association
Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada
Jesús Rodríguez-Calcerrada Technical University of Madrid

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