Cristina Armas Kulik

Armas, C.,Kim, J.H.,Bleby, T.M.,Jackson, R.B. 2012. The effect of hydraulic lift on organic matter decomposition, soil nitrogen cycling, and nitrogen acquisition by a grass species. Oecologia, 168: 11-22.

Prieto, I.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2012. Water release through plant roots: new insights into its consequences at the plant and ecosystem level. New Phytologist, 193: 830–841 (Tansley Review).

Martínez L.B.,Armas, C.,Miranda, J.D.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Shrubs influence arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities in a semiarid environment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 43: 682-689.

Armas, C.,Miranda, J.D.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Special issue: The Iberian Southeast. Editorial. Journal of Arid Environments, 75: 1241–1243.

Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Valladares, F.,Armas, C.,Miranda, J.D. 2011. Integrated paper sensors for quantification of photosynthetically active radiation.. Prometheus Wiki., CSIRO. Australia.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Plant neighbour identity matters to belowground interactions under controlled conditions. PLoS ONE, 6: e27791.

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Maestre F.T., 2011. Positive plant interactions in the Iberian Southeast: mechanisms, environmental gradients, and ecosystem function. Journal of Arid Environments, 75: 1310-1320.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Belowground zone of influence in a tussock grass species. Acta Oecologica, 37: 284-289.

Miranda, J.D.,Armas, C.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. Climatic change and rainfall patterns: effects on semiarid plant communities of the Iberian Southeast . Journal of Arid Environments, 75: 1302-1309.

Armas, C.,Rodríguez-Echeverría, S.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. A field test of the stress-gradient hypothesis along an aridity gradient. Journal of Vegetation Science, 22: 818–827.

Prieto, I.,Padilla, F.M.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2011. The role of hydraulic lift on seedling establishment under a nurse plant species in a semi-arid environment. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 13: 181– 187.

Armas, C.,Padilla, F.M.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Jackson, R.B. 2010. Hydraulic lift and tolerance to salinity of semiarid species: consequences for species interactions. Oecologia, 162:11-21.

Kikvidze, Z.,Armas, C. 2010. Plant interaction indices based on experimental performance data. In: Positive Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics (F.I. Pugnaire, ed.), pp. 17-37. BBVA Foundation & CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA.

Kikvidze, Z.,Armas, C.,Fukuda, K.,Martínez L.B.,Miyata, M.,Oda-Tanaka, A.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Wu, B. 2010. The role of arbuscular mycorrhizae in primary succession: Differences and similarities across habitats. Web Ecology, 10: 50-57.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2009. Ontogenetic shifts in interactions of two dominant shrub species in a semi-arid coastal sand dune system. Journal of Vegetation Science, 20: 535–546.

Armas, C.,Kikvidze, Z.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2009. Abiotic conditions, neighbour interactions, and the distribution of Stipa tenacissima in a semiarid mountain range. Journal of Arid Environments, 73: 1084–1089.

Brooker, R.W., Maeestre, F.T.,Callaway, R.M., Lortie, C.L.,Cavieres, L.A., Kunstler, G.,Liancourt; P., Tielborger, K.,Travis, J.M.J., Anthelme, F.,Armas, C.,Coll, L., Corcket, E.,Delzon, S., Forey, S.,Kikvidze, Z.,Olofsson, J.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Quiroz, C.L., Saccone, P.,Schiffers, K., Seifan, M.,Touzard, B.,Michalet, R. 2008. Facilitation in plant communities: the past, the present, and the future. Journal of Ecology, 96:18-34.

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Sala, O.E. 2008. Patch structure dynamics and mechanisms of cyclical succession in a Patagonian steppe (Argentina). Journal of Arid Environments, 72: 1552-1561, DOI:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.03.002.

Jackson, R.B.,Pockman, W.T.,Hoffman, W.A.,Bleby, T.M.,Armas, C. 2007. Structure and Function of Root Systems. En 'Functional Plant Ecology' (F. I. Pugnaire & F. Valladares, eds.), pp 151-173. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Luque, M.,Armas, C.,Gutierrez Carretero, L. 2006. Colonization processes in semi-arid Mediterranean old-fields. Journal of Arid Environments, 65: 591-603..

Kikvidze, Z.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2006. The effect of initial biomass in manipulative experiments on plants. Functional Ecology, 20:1-3..

Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2005. Plant interactions govern population dynamics in a semiarid plant community. Journal of Ecology, 93: 978-989..

Armas, C.,Ordiales, R.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2004. Measuring plant interactions: A new comparative index. Ecology, 85: 2682-2686. See Appendices (http://www.esapubs.org/archive/ecol/E085/082/default.htm).

Armas, C. 2004. Balance de la interacción entre plantas superiores en ambientes semiáridos: mecanismos y procesos. Ecosistemas, 03/04..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Valladares, F. 2004. Soil as a mediator in plant-plant interactions in a semi-arid community. Journal of Vegetation Science, 15: 85-92..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C. 2003. Las interacciones entre plantas en ambientes mediterráneos. La Tierra, 60 (Supl.): 9-11..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Tirado, R. 2002. Interacciones entre plantas de alta montaña. Quercus, 177: 28-32..

Balaguer, L.,Pugnaire, F.I.,Martínez-Ferri, E.,Armas, C.,Valladares, F.,Manrique, E. 2002. Ecophysiological significance of chlorophyll loss and reduced photochemical efficiency under extreme aridity in Stipa tenacissima L. Plant and Soil, 240: 343-352..

Callaway, RM,Brooker, RW,Choler, P,Kikvidze, Z,Lortie, CJ,Michalet, R,Paolini, L,Pugnaire, F.I.,Newingham, B,Aschehoug, ET,Armas, C.,kikodze, D,Cook, BJ 2002. Positive interactions among alpine plants increases with stress: a global experiment. Nature, 417: 844-848..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Armas, C.,Tirado, R. 2001. Balance de interacciones entre plantas. En Ecosistemas mediterráneos. Aspectos funcionales. (R. Zamora y F.I. Pugnaire, eds.), pp. 213-235, Ed. CSIC-AEET, Granada..

Pugnaire, F.I.,Lázaro,R.,Armas, C.,Tirado, R. 2001. Las dehesas de retama: Biodiversidad en ambientes semiáridos. Quercus, 176: 26-29..

Luque, M.,Tirado, R.,Armas, C.,Pugnaire, F.I. 2000. Los artinales, ecosistemas en peligro. Quercus, 175: 26-30..

Armas, C.,del Barrio,G.,Puigdefábregas,J. 1998. Control de la variación espacial de la morfometría de las cuencas en el estado de los diques de cabecera del río Guadalentín (Almería, Murcia). A, Gómez Ortiz & F. Salvador Franch Eds. Barcelona. En Investigaciones recientes de la Geomorfología española: 153-160.

Armas, C.,del Barrio,G.,Puigdefábregas,J. 1996. Checkdam condition as an indicator of catchment features associated with storm flood generation in southern Spain. Proceeding of the First European Conference on Erosion Control. Sitges, Spain.