Group Functional ecology

Formed in 1998, the research activities are centred on three main lines:

  • Physiological plant ecology
    The analysis of physiological traits that determine the current plant distribution in semi-arid SE Spain. Particularly, water relations, gas exchange and nutrient dynamics.

  • Species interactions

    Positive (facilitation, mutualism) and negative (competition, interference) interactions among higher plant species in stressful environments.

  • Community dynamics

    Evolution of plant communities in response to disturbance and climatic fluctuations.

Publicidad de Proyectos

El proyecto IMPACTOS DEL CAMBIO GLOBAL EN ECOSISTEMAS ALPINOS: INTERACCIONES ENTRE MICROORGANISMOS DEL SUELO Y FUNCIÓN ECOSISTÉMICA está financiado por Financiado por la Dirección General de Investigación y Transferencia del Conocimiento de la Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades de la Junta de Andalucía.

Video desarrollado en el marco del proyecto LAS CONDICIONES AMBIENTALES COMO MODULADORAS DE LA INTERACCION PLANTAS-MICROORGANISMOS DEL SUELO financiado por Plan Nacional PN2020 - Proyectos I+D+i «Retos Investigación» con el codigo PID2020-120390RB-100

El proyecto LAS CONDICIONES AMBIENTALES COMO MODULADORAS DE LA INTERACCION PLANTAS-MICROORGANISMOS DEL SUELO, PID2020-120390RB-I00, está financiado por financiado por MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033

Members
Nombre Apellidos Categoría Ext.
Investigadores de Plantilla
Francisco I. Pugnaire de Iraola www [Profesor de Investigación] 440360
Ana Novoa Pérez [Científico Titular] 312
Cristina Armas Kulik www [Científico Titular] 440410
Deseada Parejo Mora [Científico Titular] 440407
Michael J. O'Brien www [Científico Titular] 440361
Jesús Miguel Avilés Regodón www [Investigador Científico] 440380
Investigadores en Formación
Arnau Bosch Guiu [Predoctoral FPI] 440316
Personal Técnico
Christian Kindler [Contratado con cargo a proyecto] 440441
María Alejandra Romero Espinosa [Contratado con cargo a proyecto]
Mª José Jorquera Barquero [Ayudante de I+D] 440363
Estancias Temporales
Angela Salido Delgado [Permiso de estancia] 440422

Latest publications
  1. Forest maturation and its drivers on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau - Wang, Y. , Zhang, L. , Pugnaire, F.I. , Liang, E. - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, - 2025. Scopus
  2. Body size as a mediator of climatic effects: Insights from a long-term study of social Iberian magpies - Avilés, J.M. , de la Cruz, C. , González-Medina, E. , Villegas, A. , Valencia, J. , Masero, J.A. - Ecology, 6 - 2025. Scopus
  3. Cultural integration of invasive species - Jaric, I. , Fernández-Llamazares, Á. , Molnár, Z. , Arbieu, U. , Canavan, S. , Correia, R.A. , Essl, F. , Kamelamela, K.L. , Ladle, R.J. , Maurice, A.-C. , Meinard, Y. , Novoa-Pêrez,A. , Nuñez, M.A. , Pyšek, P. , Roll, U. , Sbragaglia, V. , Shackleton, R.T. , Shani, L. , Sherren, K. , Teff-Seker, Y. , Vaz, A.S. , Wehi, P.M. , Jeschke, J.M. - NPJ Biodiversity, 1 - 2025. Scopus
  4. Microbial effects and home-field advantage in holm oak (Quercus ilex) germination - Pugnaire, F.I. , E. Diaz , M. Hurtado , C. Kindler , Manrique, E. - Ecosphere, 6 - 2025. Scopus
  5. Pollination effectiveness affects the level of generalisation of a plant species with phenotypically plastic flowers - Gómez, J.M. , Navarro, L. , González-Megías, A. , Armas, C. , Perfectti, F. , Caravantes, Á. , R. Sánchez - AoB PLANTS, 3 - 2025. Scopus
  6. Nest-box provisioning as an offset or greenwashing practice in renewables projects - Avilés, J.M. , Parejo, D. , Fargallo, J.A. , Blanco, G. , Rodríguez, A. , Cabello-Vergel, J. - Biological Conservation, - 2025. Scopus
  7. Size, not color, drives assortative mating and influences fledging survival, weight and immunity in a polymorphic owl - Parejo, D. , González-Medina, E. , Cruz, A. , Avilés, J.M. - Scientific Reports, 1 - 2025. Scopus
  8. Announcing the invasions newsletter - Novoa-Pêrez,A. , Canavan, S. , Faulkner, K.T. , Genovesi, P. , Lieurance, D. , Simberloff, D. , Wang, H.-H. , Zengeya, T. , Meyerson, L.A. - Biological Invasions, 7 - 2025. Scopus
  9. Sustainability of large language models—user perspective - Pipek, P. , Canavan, S. , Canavan, S. , Capinha, C. , Gippet, J.M.W. , Novoa-Pêrez,A. , Pyšek, P. , Souza, A.T. , Wang, S. , Jaric, I. - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 5 - 2025. Scopus
  10. Caragana versicolor shrub expansion is enhanced by moderate warming but later constrained by climate extremes in the southwestern Tibetan Plateau - Cui, G. , Zhang, L. , Yang, L. , A, L. , Ren, Z. , Ale, R. , Ma, P. , Sun, J. , Liang, E. , Pugnaire, F.I. - Global Ecology and Conservation, - 2025. Scopus
  11. Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland - T. Henke , Bárðarson, H. , Thorlacius, M. , Ólafsdóttir, G.A. - NeoBiota, - 2025. Scopus
  12. A call for broadening the altmetrics tent to democratize science outreach - Jaric, I. , Pipek, P. , Novoa-Pêrez,A. - PLoS Biology, 2 - 2025. Scopus
  13. Site-Specific Nutrient Data Reveal the Importance of Soils in Driving the Mycorrhizal Make-Up of Woody Vegetation Worldwide - Hua, X. , Lusk, C.H. , Dickie, I.A. , Adu-Bredu, S. , Allen, K.J. , Araus, V. , Augusto, L. , Barsukov, P. , Bauman, D. , Brédoire, F. , Burslem, D.F.R.P. , Dalling, J.W. , Depauw, L. , Dexter, K.G. , Drouet, T. , Godlee, J.L. , Godoy, R. , Muledi, J.I. , Jacobs, A. , Kooyman, R. , Latorre, C. , Angulo, J.L. , Macé, S. , Maes, S.L. , Gonçalves, F.M.P. , Junior, B.H.M. , Nicolas, M. , Nilus, R. , O'Brien MJ , Menor, I.O. , Piper, F.I. , Read, J. , Reynolds, G. , Saldaña, A. , Marimon, B.S. , Verheyen, K. , Westoby, M. , Wigley, B. , Wright, I.J. - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 1 - 2025. Scopus
  14. Culturomics and iEcology provide novel opportunities to study human and social dimensions of alien species introductions - Novoa-Pêrez,A. , Jaric, I. , Pipek, P. , Pyšek, P. - Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 1 - 2025. Scopus
  15. Key concepts and a world-wide look at plant recruitment networks - Alcántara, J.M. , Verdú, M. , Garrido, J.L. , Montesinos-Navarro, A. , Aizen, M.A. , Alifriqui, M. , Allen, D. , Al-Namazi, A.A. , Armas, C. , Bastida, J.M. , Bellido, T. , Paterno, G.B. , Briceño, H. , Camargo de Oliveira, R.A. , Campoy, J.G. , Chaieb, G. , Chu, C. , Constantinou, E. , Delalandre, L. , Duarte, M. , Faife-Cabrera, M. , Fazlioglu, F. , Fernando, E.S. , Flores, J. , Flores-Olvera, H. , Fodor, E. , Ganade, G. , Garcia, M.B. , García-Fayos, P. , Gavini, S.S. , Goberna, M. , Gómez-Aparicio, L. , González-Pendás, E. , González-Robles, A. , Ipekdal, K. , Kikvidze, Z. , Ledo, A. , Lendínez, S. , Liu, H. , Lloret, F. , López, R.P. , López-García, Á. , Lortie, C.J. , Losapio, G. , Lutz, J.A. , Máliš, F. , Manzaneda, A.J. , Marcilio-Silva, V. , Michalet, R. , Molina-Venegas, R. , Navarro-Cano, J.A. , Novotny, V. , Olesen, J.M. , Ortiz-Brunel, J.P. , Pajares-Murgó, M. , Perea, A.J. , Pérez-Hernández, V. , Pérez-Navarro, M.Á. , Pistón, N. , Prieto, I. , Prieto-Rubio, J. , Pugnaire, F.I. , Ramírez, N. , Retuerto, R. , Rey, P.J. , Rodriguez-Ginart, D.A. , Sánchez-Martín, R. , Tavsanoglu, Ç. , Tedoradze, G. , Tercero-Araque, A. , Tielbörger, K. , Touzard, B. , Tüfekcioglu, I. , Turkis, S. , Usero, F.M. , Usta-Baykal, N. , Valiente-Banuet, A. , Vargas-Colin, A. , Vogiatzakis, I. , Zamora, R. - Biological Reviews, - 2024. Scopus

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