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Santiago Sabaté

Santiago Sabaté

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
44
Citations
8589
World Ranking
5032
National Ranking
161

Overview

Santiago Sabaté is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans several fields within environmental and earth sciences, with a primary focus on understanding ecological and climatic interactions and processes.

The main fields of study Santiago Sabaté contributes to include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, more specific subfields have been addressed:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering

Their work frequently explores topics such as:

  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Urban Stormwater Management Solutions

Sabaté has authored or co-authored multiple research papers, some notable recent contributions include:

  • "Accuracy, realism and general applicability of European forest models," published in 2022 in Global Change Biology
  • "Forest resilience to global warming is strongly modulated by local-scale topographic, microclimatic and biotic conditions," published in 2021 in Journal of Ecology
  • "MEDFATE 2.9.3: a trait-enabled model to simulate Mediterranean forest function and dynamics at regional scales," published in 2023 in Geoscientific Model Development
  • "Modelling the seasonal impacts of a wastewater treatment plant on water quality in a Mediterranean stream using microbial indicators," published in 2020 in Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Increasing aridity will not offset CO2 fertilization in fast-growing eucalypts with access to deep soil water," published in 2021 in Global Change Biology

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Daniel Nadal-Sala
  • Jofre Carnicer
  • Adrià Barbeta
  • Teresa Sauras-Yera
  • Francesc Sabater

Their studies have been published in several venues known for environmental research outputs, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Ecology

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem Service Supply and Vulnerability to Global Change in Europe

    Dagmar Schröter;Wolfgang Cramer;Rik Leemans;I. Colin Prentice

  • Extreme climatic events shape arid and semiarid ecosystems

    Milena Holmgren;Paul Stapp;Chris R. Dickman;Carlos Gracia

  • Likely effects of climate change on growth of Quercus ilex, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Pinus sylvestris and Fagus sylvatica forests in the Mediterranean region

    Santiago Sabaté;Santiago Sabaté;Carlos A. Gracia;Carlos A. Gracia;Anabel Sánchez

  • Comparing and evaluating process-based ecosystem model predictions of carbon and water fluxes in major European forest biomes

    Pablo Morales;Martin T. Sykes;I. Colin Prentice;Pete Smith

  • Predicting the future of forests in the Mediterranean under climate change, with niche- and process-based models: CO2 matters!

    Trevor Keenan;Trevor Keenan;Josep Maria Serra;Francisco Lloret;Miquel Ninyerola

  • Are forest disturbances amplifying or canceling out climate change-induced productivity changes in European forests?

    Christopher P.O. Reyer;Stephen Bathgate;Kristina Blennow;Jose G. Borges

  • Evaluation of six process‐based forest growth models using eddy‐covariance measurements of CO2 and H2O fluxes at six forest sites in Europe

    K. Kramer;I. Leinonen;H. H. Bartelink;P. Berbigier

  • Large-scale environmental correlates of forest tree distributions in Catalonia (NE Spain)

    Wilfried Thuiller;Jordi Vayreda;Joan Pino;Santi Sabate

  • Soil water stress and coupled photosynthesis-conductance models: Bridging the gap between conflicting reports on the relative roles of stomatal, mesophyll conductance and biochemical limitations to photosynthesis

    Trevor Keenan;Santi Sabate;Santi Sabate;Carlos Gracia;Carlos Gracia

  • Short-term water stress impacts on stomatal, mesophyll and biochemical limitations to photosynthesis differ consistently among tree species from contrasting climates

    Shuangxi Zhou;Belinda Medlyn;Santiago Sabaté;Dominik Sperlich

  • Tree mortality submodels drive simulated long-term forest dynamics: assessing 15 models from the stand to global scale

    Harald Bugmann;Rupert Seidl;Florian Hartig;Friedrich Bohn;Friedrich Bohn

  • Determinants of drought effects on crown condition and their relationship with depletion of carbon reserves in a Mediterranean holm oak forest

    Lucía Galiano;Jordi Martínez-Vilalta;Santi Sabaté;Santi Sabaté;Francisco Lloret

  • Assessment of the impacts of climate change on Mediterranean terrestrial ecosystems based on data from field experiments and long-term monitored field gradients in Catalonia

    Josep Peñuelas;Jordi Sardans;Iolanda Filella;Marc Estiarte

  • Annual and seasonal changes in fine root biomass of a Quercus ilex L. forest

    B. López;B. López;S. Sabaté;C.A. Gracia

  • Impacts of global change on tree physiology and forest ecosystems

    G.M.J. Mohren;K. Kramer;S. Sabaté

  • Improved understanding of drought controls on seasonal variation in Mediterranean forest canopy CO2 and water fluxes through combined in situ measurements and ecosystem modelling.

    T. Keenan;R. García;A. D. Friend;Sönke Zaehle

  • GOTILWA: An Integrated Model of Water Dynamics and Forest Growth

    Carlos A. Gracia;Estíbaliz Tello;Santiago Sabaté;Juan Bellot

  • Process based inventory of isoprenoid emissions from European forests: model comparisons, current knowledge and uncertainties

    T. Keenan;Ü. Niinemets;Santi Sabaté;Santi Sabaté;C. Gracia;C. Gracia

  • Contrasting growth and water use strategies in four co-occurring Mediterranean tree species revealed by concurrent measurements of sap flow and stem diameter variations

    Elisenda Sánchez-Costa;Rafael Poyatos;Santiago Sabaté

  • Towards a New Generation of Trait-Flexible Vegetation Models

    Fabio Berzaghi;Fabio Berzaghi;Ian J. Wright;Koen Kramer;Sylvie Oddou-Muratorio

  • The importance of mesophyll conductance in regulating forest ecosystem productivity during drought periods

    Trevor Keenan;Santi Sabate;Santi Sabate;Carlos Gracia;Carlos Gracia

  • Fine roots dynamics in a Mediterranean forest: effects of drought and stem density

    Bernat López;Santiago Sabaté;Carlos Gracia

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlos Gracia
Carlos Gracia University of Barcelona
Trevor F. Keenan
Trevor F. Keenan Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Francesc Sabater
Francesc Sabater University of Barcelona
Anna Sala
Anna Sala University of Montana
Francisco Lloret
Francisco Lloret Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bart Muys
Bart Muys KU Leuven
Pilar Llorens
Pilar Llorens Spanish National Research Council
Jean-Christophe Domec
Jean-Christophe Domec Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Mark A. Adams
Mark A. Adams University of Sydney
Ram Oren
Ram Oren Duke University

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